Chapter 233: Gathering Trump Cards
“Long Ting, who killed Zhu Huan in the Bright Moon Seven Stars Pavilion last year, want me to give him to you?” Li Weiyi said.
On the city wall.
The two opposite them smiled and shook their heads.
Feng Yin said, “Our mission is to follow you until dawn.”
“Long Ting is bleeding! This means that beneath his human skin is not an Ash Spirit, but himself. Haven’t you realized the problem with this?” Li Weiyi wanted to use this to lure away the two First Rank experts of the Imperial Court.
Feng Yin and Zhen Yu Yan indeed showed thoughtful expressions.
“Swish!”
Taking this opportunity, Li Weiyi stepped on a wisp of green smoke and rushed down the city wall, heading towards the dense buildings of the Inner City, his figure disappearing.
Given the situation tonight and the challenges he would face tomorrow morning, Li Weiyi had no energy to pursue Long Ting. Finding a way to survive was the most important thing.
It was already late at night.
On the streets, pedestrians were almost non-existent. Only the sounds of fighting, thunder, and the roars of exotic beasts could be heard from all directions, as if threateningly telling everyone in the city that tonight was full of danger and they should not go out.
Li Weiyi moved swiftly in the darkness, and he could constantly hear a faint sound of breaking wind beside his ears.
What Jiang Ning said was not false; Feng Yin’s speed was indeed extraordinary, and it was difficult to shake him off.
Even on the most dangerous nights, there are places bathed in light.
Li Weiyi broke into the Underground Underworld Market of Qiu Zhou Prefecture City.
Here, brothels, gambling dens, slave markets, assassin shops, pawn shops for stolen goods… all sorts of unsavory industries gathered, making it a cesspool.
Let alone Martial Cultivators of the Spring Gushing Realm and Five Seas Realm, even strong practitioners of the Dao Seed Realm, Demon Race, and Departed Spirits could be seen from time to time.
Everyone who dared to come to the Underground Underworld Market was a desperate fugitive. They completely ignored the ongoing battle among the younger generation of the Five Seas Realm tonight and instead started gambling games, betting on who would become the Hidden Dragon and who would get the most Longevity Pill Vouchers…
Zuo Qiu Hong Ting once said that the Disguise Art was an incredibly remarkable secret technique. Cultivating it to a point where it was indistinguishable from reality was even more valuable than a Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator.
Naturally, Li Weiyi had not cultivated to that level.
However, with his current level of Disguise Art, it was already quite useful.
Facing a formidable enemy like Ge Xian Tong, Li Weiyi’s heart was not filled with the passion and fearlessness he had when talking with Jiang Ning. Instead, he had been racking his brains the entire way, thinking of countermeasures.
In his opinion, the Disguise Art was a practical method.
He wasn’t going to fight Ge Xian Tong; he only needed to survive until three days later, when the seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors grew to seven inches. At that time, he would naturally have the power to protect himself.
If Ge Xian Tong couldn’t even find him, how could he kill him?
And before that, he had to find a way to shake off Feng Yin and Zhen Yu Yan.
Li Weiyi entered a bustling gambling house, placing bets and changing his appearance and figure as he went, even changing his clothes.
He walked out of the gambling house in the guise of a middle-aged man.
He then went to the neighboring brothel, bathed, burned incense, and changed his scent.
Upon leaving the brothel, he had changed his appearance again, wearing a splendid brocade robe and appearing tall and thin. However, shortly after leaving the Underground Underworld Market, he discovered Zhen Yu Yan following him in the shadows, and his heart sank.
Can’t shake them off?
Li Weiyi proactively approached Zhen Yu Yan and asked, “May I ask where my flaw is?”
As an Imperial Guard from Lingxiao Palace, Zhen Yu Yan had the same haughty and dead look as Zhuang Yue had initially: “It’s not that you have a flaw, but that I am renowned throughout the land for my tracking abilities. How can you think you can shake me off?”
Li Weiyi said, “I’m just asking a question, no need to be so fierce, right? Before dawn, I may still join the Imperial Court and become your superior.”
Zhen Yu Yan said indifferently, “Many things can change, be hidden, and disguised. But some things cannot change, such as body weight, the unique aura of magic energy…”
“You’re misleading me!”
Li Weiyi didn’t believe it was as mystical as she claimed. He guessed that she must have mastered some secret technique or possessed some talent ability.
For example, the Heavenly Eye.
For example, Er Feng’s ability to sense magic energy.
…
Walking and following, the two arrived at the bank of a great river.
Li Weiyi intended to escape by river, erasing all traces, but saw that Feng Yin was already waiting by the river.
Feng Yin smiled from afar, “Young Master Li, the Second Palace Master greatly admires you. If you join the Imperial Court, you will surely soar to success, and you will have opportunities to obtain Longevity Pills, Dragon Seeds, and Dragon Bones.”
“It seems I can’t shake you off. Let me reconsider.”
Knowing their formidable abilities, Li Weiyi no longer deliberately evaded pursuit. While healing his injuries, he headed towards the Southern City.
“There are still three hours until dawn. Whether I can escape Ge Xian Tong’s killing spree tonight, the preparations before dawn will be crucial. This is also my advantage. I am going all out for this contest, while Ge Xian Tong merely treats it as a mission.”
The reason Li Weiyi did not admit to having the strength of a Successor Level was that, without using his important trump cards, he indeed could not defeat a Successor.
Even his victory against Long Ting was because Long Ting had to conceal his identity and fought with his hands tied.
It was different now. Facing the First Expert of the younger generation, he naturally could no longer conceal his strength.
Every trump card had to be used.
“Spirit Tablet Master, do you have any powerful talismans? Draw one for me,” Li Weiyi communicated with the three masters in the Blood Mud Space.
Du’e Temple only stipulated that Spirit Mind Masters and those in the Dao Seed Realm could not act.
Both Lightning Law and Profound Ice could be used, so talismans drawn by the older generation could obviously also be carried.
Talismans that could be stored in the Forehead Spirit Realm, or could be carried on paper, were extremely rare and very precious, secrets not passed down by the major powers. But considering who the Spirit Tablet Master was in her life, how could she not have mastered some.
“Haha, you finally thought of us. I thought you would keep striving on your own,” Jar Master said with a smile.
Li Weiyi said, “Other martial cultivators can use departed spirits. If I ask the three departed spirit masters to help, it completely fits the regulations.”
The Spirit Tablet Master said, “There are ‘Release Characters’ suspended in the sky. Talismans beyond the level of Great Mind Master will be suppressed. And for talismans at the Great Mind Master level, the maximum single attack power can only reach the level of the Fifth Realm of the Five Seas Realm. It would be useless against a master of Ge Xian Tong’s caliber.”
Li Weiyi was already mentally prepared, “The path of talismans won’t work?”
“Not entirely.”
The Spirit Tablet Master said, “Talismans used against him won’t pose a threat, but some talismans can be used on you. For example, the Divine Movement Talisman!”
“Can it increase my speed?” Li Weiyi asked.
The Spirit Tablet Master said, “With my recovered soul power and mind power, I can help you draw two Divine Movement Talismans at the ultimate Great Mind Master level. But they are only at the ultimate Great Mind Master level. Facing Ge Xian Tong, I don’t think you can still escape, you’ll just have an increased chance of survival.”
With two more trump cards, Li Weiyi was already satisfied and asked, “Jar Master, you were smiling so happily just now, do you have a trump card to give me?”
“No trump cards, but I do have some dirty tricks.”
Jar Master said, “To defeat a stronger opponent with a weaker cultivation base, poison is the most effective. For example, you have seen the Night Emperor Toad Poison from Night City, and the Earth Spirit Grey Mist from Coffin Mountain!”
Li Weiyi’s heart stirred, then he smiled bitterly, “Ge Xian Tong is the number one expert among the younger generation, not the number one idiot. If poison could take him down, he would have died countless times already!”
“As far as I know, Night Emperor Toad Poison requires breaking the skin to enter the bloodstream. Earth Spirit Grey Mist needs to be inhaled into the body. As long as he guards against it…”
Jar Master said, “Ge Xian Tong isn’t a dead person, why wouldn’t he breathe, and why couldn’t he bleed? Anyway, I’m just suggesting, how you implement it depends on your own ability.”
Li Weiyi then asked Jar Master for a trump card.
Jar Master said, “Facing Ge Xian Tong, one must indeed be extremely vigilant. But we are all too weak, and absolutely cannot expose any trace, so we can’t help you much. If you can evade, you must evade. If you can’t… well, how about this: before facing him, put some blood into the blood handprint on the chest of the Corpse Clothes Soft Armor.”
“But you must understand that once it’s used, there might be some trouble afterwards.”
“Also, use your brain more. Many killings can actually be avoided. Everyone has their own interests and things they fear.”
Li Weiyi’s confidence slightly increased, and he looked towards Taoli Mountain, which was getting closer. Finally, he could spare some thought to consider the current situation of Zuo Qiu Gatehouse and the Jiu Li tribe.
Regardless of whether Zuo Qiu Gatehouse and the Jiu Li tribe could withstand tonight, escaping from Qiu Zhou Prefecture City had never been an option for him.
He rushed back to Southern City.
Li Weiyi crept forward cautiously, trying to evade the Imperial Court’s martial cultivators.
The defense formation of “Nanhu Academy,” the headquarters of Zuo Qiu Gatehouse, had already been largely destroyed by the collisions of various Hundred Character Scripture Magic Tools, and its defense perimeter was shrinking.
Amidst the ruins, corpses were scattered everywhere; the battle had been extremely fierce.
From the First Day of the Lunar New Year to the Twelfth Day of the Lunar New Year, the Lightning Law and Profound Ice of all factions had been almost completely depleted.
Now it was a magic battle between magic tools.
The headquarters, naturally, had its irreplaceable importance. It allowed one to wait for the enemy, to heal injuries peacefully, and to use a small number of Mind Masters to block a large number of martial cultivator attacks.
If the headquarters was taken down, it would be equivalent to an army losing its logistics, medical care, shelter, and defensive fortress…
How could it not be defeated?
Zuo Qiu Gatehouse had made thorough preparations and naturally had more than just Nanhu Academy as a base. One had already been destroyed on New Year’s Eve.
Additionally, there were other small bases in the city that were also exposed during tonight’s operation and were under siege.
Li Weiyi roamed the edge areas of various battlefields, gathering a lot of information.
“Taking advantage of the fact that the three major powers have gone all out to conquer Lei Xiao Sect and Dragon Gate, Zuo Qiu Gatehouse divided its forces into three routes to attack the headquarters of the Far West Ash Region, the Governor’s Mansion, and the headquarters of Snow Sword Tang Court. Although they continuously broke through and slew countless enemies, as the pillar of light rose, the five major powers joined forces and crushed them from the Eastern City, completely defeating all three martial cultivator teams of Zuo Qiu Gatehouse.”
“With no formation defenses to rely on, Zuo Qiu Gatehouse’s three martial cultivator teams could only choose to fight a desperate battle against enemies several times their number.”
“After dividing into three routes, Zuo Qiu Gatehouse’s headquarters became empty and was on the verge of being destroyed.”
“Zuo Qiu Hong and Zuo Qiu Ting were killed by Luan Sheng Lin You and Ge Xian Tong, while Cang Li died at the hands of Long Dian and Lu Cangsheng.”
…
Various pieces of information were spreading throughout the city, some true and some false, intended to disintegrate the fighting will of Zuo Qiu Gatehouse’s martial cultivators.
Li Weiyi naturally knew that Zuo Qiu Hong Ting had indeed fallen into a trap and had genuinely dispatched martial cultivators to attack the headquarters in the Far West Ash Region and the Governor’s Mansion.
Anyone else would probably have fallen for it.
Even if she had remained stationary, the enemy would have had a second strategy tonight. Eliminating her was a consensus among the major powers.
Li Weiyi stood at a high vantage point, watching the martial cultivators of various bases fall one after another. It was just a Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, yet he felt the brutality and bloodshed of the battlefield.
Who could guarantee that the world situation would not evolve like tonight?
At that time, it would be the entire Zuo Qiu Gatehouse and the Jiu Li tribe that would be annihilated.
“Zuo Qiu Ting, oh Zuo Qiu Ting, you must hold on, I still need to settle accounts with you!”
Li Weiyi knew that even if he intervened, he couldn’t change the overall situation. In such large-scale confrontations, the role an individual martial cultivator could play was very limited.
Searched all over Southern City, but couldn’t find Cang Li, Yin Nine, or Li Ling. Heard some information about them; it seems they went to Western City to attack the headquarters stronghold of the Far West Ash Region.
Li Weiyi pondered whether to rush to Western City to assist them.
Feng Yin appeared and laughed, “Are you giving up now? Zuo Qiu Gatehouse and the Jiu Li clan will inevitably perish before dawn, Young Master Li, you only have two hours left to consider!”
Li Weiyi cleared the distracting thoughts in his mind and once again faced the sword hanging over his head.
Currently, I am like a clay Bodhisattva crossing the river, unable to save myself.
The extra few tricks I have might be useless against Ge Xian Tong.
The Ghost Generals within the Ghost Flags have combat power comparable to Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivators, but their full-power strike was casually blocked by the injured Luan Sheng Lin You. Ge Xian Tong’s combat power is definitely at that level.
Only by shaking off Feng Yin and Zhen Yu Yan can it be truly solved once and for all.
But Li Weiyi had already tried all sorts of methods…
Headache!
To Feng Yin and Zhen Yu Yan’s surprise, Li Weiyi revealed his true appearance and headed towards Nanhu Academy, where the battle was fiercest.
Zhen Yu Yan said, “He is finally going to make a move?”
“Perhaps he is trying to find a way to escape. Follow him,” Feng Yin said.
