Chapter 333: The Taishi Family
The five masters from the Rice Cult all boarded the ship, each with an overwhelming aura, like demon gods from the Netherworld.
Everyone on the ship was trembling with fear.
Li Weiyi did not deliberately release mind power; relying only on hearing, smell, and other senses, he could precisely grasp each person’s position and state, forming images in his mind.
The two with the strongest auras leaped to the third layer ship deck, with Yi Zhouxue being one of them.
The only spirit mind master among the five had green spiritual light overflowing from his brow, condensing a light shield around his body for protection, slowly walking along the passage on the second layer. Sounds of broken cabin doors, screams, cries, and objects falling constantly came from above.
Finally, there were the two black-robed martial cultivators wearing blood valley pattern masks in the dining hall. They walked past table after table, carefully scrutinizing every person.
Those stared at by them, many directly collapsed limp on the ground in fear, their hearts filled with terror.
Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao’s cabin was on the second floor and would soon be found by that spirit mind master.
A great battle was inevitable!
Li Weiyi focused his hearing entirely on the spirit mind master on the second floor. He was very clear that Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao would definitely strike to kill the moment the other opened the door.
That moment would also be when Li Weiyi made his move to deal with the two in the dining hall.
Strike down three first with thunderous momentum, then slowly deal with the remaining Yi Zhouxue and the other.
The dining hall was exceptionally quiet, where a needle drop could be heard.
“Da da!”
The heavy, slow footsteps of one of the black-robed martial cultivators gradually approached Li Weiyi. Beside him, He Qian and Guo Zhensheng were both drenched in cold sweat, their bodies petrified, without any of their previous strong practitioner demeanor.
Li Weiyi remained calm and natural, but the four mind power stars in the spirit realm in his brow rapidly spun up.
On the second floor, Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao, who had restrained their auras, had circulated their magic energy to the extreme, ready to burst through the door at any moment and deliver a fatal strike to that spirit mind master.
“Hua la la!”
In the night curtain, dense chain sounds rang out, coming from all directions, as if thousands of troops and horses were surrounding the post ship.
Li Weiyi looked around.
Outside the dining hall’s opened doors and windows, dense magic energy surged in. This magic energy twisted and entwined into white chains of varying thickness, crisscrossing densely like a net, imprisoning everyone.
Li Weiyi looked down; white chains threaded through his knee bends, arms, neck, and waist at the same time. The thinnest were like spider silk.
The two Rice Cult strong practitioners holding scythes were the most heavily bound, with dozens of chains around their bodies.
The entire post ship was enveloped.
“Dao heart external manifestation, Hundred Locks Thousand Chains. It’s the Taishi Family’s second rank, Taishi Bai; he is actually on the ship.” In the dining hall, a young martial cultivator exclaimed excitedly and thrilled, no longer fearing the evil cult demon persons.
The number one person on the Jia Zi List was called the leader.
The second person was the second rank.
“Ah…”
A shrill scream came from the third layer ship deck.
The Rice Cult master who was with Yi Zhouxue was an old-generation figure nearly a hundred years old, but in just one exchange, he was killed by two flying swords that flew out from the cabin.
The two flying swords were each only one foot long, one green and one white.
One pierced the throat, one pierced the heart.
The corpse fell from the third layer ship deck, splashing into the icy river water.
Everyone on the ship was overjoyed; the evil cult demon persons deserved it for running into a tough opponent.
A young, cold voice came from above: “Your evil cult is getting more and more arrogant; I’ve long wanted to meet you. Since you’ve come, leave them all behind!”
“Hua la!”
The white magic energy chains spread throughout the first-floor dining hall were yanked upward as if pulled by someone from above, dragging the two black-robed Rice Cult masters, wrapping them tightly, and flying them outside.
It was just like two people stuffed into a fishing net, with the fisherman not even showing himself.
Li Weiyi could tell that the two Rice Cult masters were at least Dao Seed Realm Fourth Heaven figures, capable of standing alone in any force. Yet they were pulled away remotely by Taishi Bai, unable to resist; it was simply divine skill, a terrifying method.
“Boom!”
From the third floor came the sound of Yi Zhouxue and Taishi Bai clashing, with majestic magic energy shockwaves making the post ship’s metal frame creak.
Yi Zhouxue spat blood and flew backwards, his body crashing through the railing and falling toward the river surface.
“You can take my full-force palm; your strength is enough to be listed on《 the Jia Zi List》, and your status in the evil cult should not be low, right?” Taishi Bai’s movement technique was elegant and swift like a flying immortal, chasing toward the river surface.
On the second-floor passage.
That spirit mind master let out a long whistle; in his spirit realm, green radiance surged, shattering all the magic energy chains entwined on his body.
Then, dense green light mark silk threads flew out from his brow, shooting wildly in all directions.
Everyone below Dao Seed Realm on the ship trembled all over, green glow appearing in their pupils, their mental consciousness lost, revealing bloodthirsty ferocious expressions.
Those with war weapons drew various weapons, killing anyone they saw like madmen.
Those without weapons used claws, teeth, fists, any part of their bodies that could attack, striking at any living thing they could see.
The entire post ship was like it had been possessed, with mad laughter, killing sounds, chopping sounds, and screams blending into a chaotic mess.
If anyone boarded the ship at this moment and saw the scene, they would be horrified and flee immediately.
Those two trapped Rice Cult black-robed masters took the opportunity to sever the chains with their magic tool scythes, breaking free and leaping toward the river surface to escape.
“Pu!”
“Puchi!”
One green and one white flying sword pierced their chests, even instantly exploding their magic tool battle robes, unable to block at all.
The two Dao Seed Realm Fourth Heaven masters perished on the spot, their corpses sinking into the river.
In the dining hall, Li Weiyi waved his hand to slap down He Qian and Guo Zhensheng who attacked him, knocking them unconscious on the ground.
Looking at the chaotic, eerie, bloody scene before him, he put on the golden mask given by Yao Qingxuan without hesitation, pinched a finger seal, and spiritual light bloomed from his brow spirit realm.
He uttered one word: “Zhe!”
“Zhe” was one of the nine words on the Daoist Sect’s Six Jia Secret Incantation, combining with mind power to form a circle of sound wave spiritual light that spread out centered on Li Weiyi.
“Hua!”
All the green light mark silk threads were completely washed away.
Those frenzied bloodthirsty people on the ship had their spirits and souls instantly cleared, their eyes restoring clarity; all looked at their hands in shock, unaware of what had just happened.
The golden mask was very special, able to conceal Li Weiyi’s magic energy and mind power aura, altering it.
That spirit mind master on the second floor never expected there to be a mind power expert proficient in clear mind and bright wisdom methods on the ship. He immediately condensed a pair of light wings on his back, wanting to flee.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
The main hall gate on the third-floor cabin opened, and four figures rushed out, each a top expert. One bent a bow and nocked an arrow, one flung a treasure wheel magic tool, one spread wings to pursue, and another struck out Daoist arts.
The four were retainers of the Taishi Family.
Meanwhile, Taishi Bai, chasing along the river surface, heard a melodious flute tune by his ear and looked toward the shore.
A black-robed figure stood straight under a tree dozens of zhang away by the riverbank, playing flute music, his body sometimes real, sometimes illusory.
The falling snow within dozens of zhang on the river surface turned into layer upon layer of snow waves, impacting toward Taishi Bai.
Each flake was imbued with magic energy, sharper than blades.
Taishi Bai struck out with one palm, the palm force thick and solid; the erupting radiance lit up both banks of the great river, depressing the river surface and turning all flying snow within dozens of zhang into powder.
Li Weiyi had already put away the golden mask and walked outside the dining hall, first glancing at Yi Zhouxue who had vanished into the night curtain.
Then he looked toward the black shadow on the shore playing flute music, thinking to himself: “He should be Yi Zhouxue’s brother, Can Yexue. Indeed well-prepared; if surrounded and blocked by them, it would truly be troublesome.”
How could Li Weiyi not investigate his enemies?
Legend had it that Can Yexue had higher talent than Yi Zhouxue, using flute as weapon; not a successor, yet daring to cultivate great techniques, with cultivation speed not slower than successors at all.
In the flute music, the massive waves on the river surface transformed into a ten-zhang-tall white frost giant, striking a fist toward Taishi Bai, the frost seeming to freeze the great river.
“Shua! Shua!”
The one green and one white flying swords were recalled by Taishi Bai, shattering the frost giant to pieces.
Looking again toward the riverbank.
The flute sound dispersed, and the black-clothed person had already vanished.
That spirit mind master failed to escape and was captured by the four Taishi Family retainers, taken to the third-layer pavilion.
Li Weiyi had already returned to the second-floor cabin and rendezvoused with Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao.
Qi Xiao transmitted: “The Taishi Family is one of the Imperial Court’s four great families. Old Ancestor Grand Tutor Taishi holds high position and great authority, a millennial pillar, a Saint Spirit King Mind Master. It is said he was once guided by the Mist Heavenly Child, mastering half of the defense formations of Yun Tian Immortal Plain, Lingxiao City, and the four major passes. The other half is mastered by Luan Tai’s third palace mistress.”
Saint Spirit King Mind Master was a transcendent on the mind power cultivation path; there were only a handful in the entire Lingxiao Life Realm.
Tuoba Butuo said: “This doesn’t seem right! I’ve heard of Taishi Bai’s fame even in the Northern Territory; he is Grand Tutor Taishi’s direct grandson, Taishi Qingcang’s son with the highest talent, absolutely a top young noble in the Imperial Court. For such a figure traveling, how could he not have his own official ship treasure vessel? How could he squeeze onto a ship with so many people?”
Qi Xiao laughed: “Aren’t we also on this ship? True, Taishi Bai is indeed renowned, the Taishi Family’s second expert under sixty, but we are also different from the past, no longer the young juniors from two or three years ago.”
Li Weiyi was silent for a long time, and after thinking: “I made a move just now; the Taishi Family people must have noticed. Now, we have two paths.”
“First path: leave the ship immediately, but very likely to encounter Yi Zhouxue and Can Yexue.”
“Second path: stay on the ship, borrow the Taishi Family’s momentum, and proceed unimpeded all the way. Can Yexue and Yi Zhouxue currently do not know we are on the ship.”
“But if the aura fluctuations from my earlier move have already been detected by《 the Jia Zi List》, and Luan Tai sends people to investigate, it will be no small trouble.”
Qi Xiao laughed: “The Imperial Court’s oversight now is not that strict, unless you caused some earth-shattering event. I think the bigger trouble is me and Tuoba, these two pure immortal bodies; it’s hard to explain our origins clearly. Reporting our names directly would lead to being investigated thoroughly.”
“Why not just go? Isn’t it just Yi Zhouxue and Can Yexue; perfect for honing our battle will.” Tuoba Butuo said.
Li Weiyi made a silencing gesture and looked toward the door and window.
A knock sounded.
A young girl’s voice rang out from outside the door: “The spirit mind master lord inside, you acted righteously just now; my madam is very grateful and specially sent this servant to invite your old man to the third floor for a chat. Please do not decline, lord, and grant this thin face.”
Qi Xiao and Tuoba Butuo exchanged amused glances and smiles, finding the three words “old man” very interesting.
