Chapter 252: It Has Returned
“Splash!”
A strand of light erupted from Zuo Qiu Hong Ting’s brow, pushing back like a light screen.
Immediately, the immortal feather burned, and Luan Sheng Lin You had no power to block and was thrown flying, their body turning into a fireball and falling into the sea.
The entire sea area boiled endlessly.
Li Weiyi and Ge Xian Tong looked at each other, then both turned to Zuo Qiu Hong Ting. This trump card… no wonder she held it back and didn’t dare to use it; this thing no longer seemed like something from the mortal world.
The light at Zuo Qiu Hong Ting’s brow dissipated, revealing a face as pale as porcelain, her spirit and energy seemingly drained in an instant: “Li Weiyi, is it fair now? At the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, you must fully assist my Zuo Qiu Gatehouse. To save you… I also exposed the secret I least wanted to expose… that’s going all out…”
Her body went soft, sinking toward the underwater.
“Swish!”
Li Weiyi flashed over to catch her, checking her breath and neck.
Fortunately, she was just exhausted!
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On Taoli Mountain, the older strong practitioners from the major powers fell silent for a long time, then let out a long sigh of relief.
Luan Sheng Lin You’s strength, state of mind, and wisdom were all exceptional, and the forces they controlled were immensely vast. Winning against them was truly too difficult.
Both sides had already given everything.
Soon, the older strong practitioners, with their spirits relaxed, thought of Luan Sheng Lin You’s immortal feather and the broken lamp in Zuo Qiu Hong Ting’s forehead spirit realm.
“That is absolutely the immortal feather left by Yu Jia, containing immortal dao scripture and part of an ancient immortal’s power, a supreme treasure.”
“If only we could comprehend the immortal dao scripture on it; it would greatly aid cultivation.”
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Someone asked the old man in the robe: “That lamp of Hong Ting’s is not simple, right? Even the immortal feather couldn’t block it.”
The old man in the robe looked solemn and let out a long sigh: “Since it’s already exposed, there’s nothing to hide. It’s a supreme magic tool, but damaged. The Zuo Qiu Gatehouse tried many methods but couldn’t repair it. It could only be given to this young Son of Heaven of our Zuo Qiu Gatehouse to slowly nourish!”
Sounds of astonishment rose one after another.
That was a supreme magic tool; even damaged, it still had unparalleled value and extraordinary power.
One must know that the entire Lingxiao Life Realm had fewer than ten supreme magic tools, each with a famous name. It was the strongest foundation of a power; as soon as it was unleashed, even Transcendent could only flee in haste.
Supreme magic tool referred to the pinnacle in the domain of magic tools.
The finest among people, the supreme among tools.
“The Zuo Qiu Gatehouse already had one supreme magic tool, and now another; it truly is destiny’s mandate.” Someone deliberately stared at the Second Palace Master’s imperial carriage and said this.
The old man in the robe hurriedly explained: “It’s just a damaged tool. If it could be repaired, how could it be entrusted to a junior to wield?”
Someone else said: “This Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival will surely be talked about a thousand years from now. Too extraordinary: a mortal genius with fully golden veins, the strongest martial cultivator with a pair of immortal eyes, the dragon and phoenix descendants wielding an immortal feather, and the Zuo Qiu hidden dragon wielding a supreme magic tool. Any one of them could dominate an era.”
“The Dragon Hall, Lu Cangsheng, Tang Wan Qiu, Cang Li, and Zhu Yi Bai are actually very strong too; given time, they will surely become peaks among mortal world martial cultivators, but they are overshadowed by those four.”
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At this moment, many finally understood why Du’e Temple had its eyes on Zuo Qiu Hong Ting and Luan Sheng Lin You.
As for who the hidden dragon would fall to, there were still variables.
After all, Li Weiyi’s performance was quite outstanding. If Du’e Temple still favored the forces behind Luan Sheng Lin You, it might pull off a divide-and-conquer ploy.
The juniors fought to the death like chess pieces; everything was clear.
The magic battles between the old guys were the truly unpredictable ones, with their inner true thoughts and the external situational environment all like mist, hard to discern true from false.
The seabed turned blue, emitting brilliant rosy clouds, forming a vortex that released a terrifying energy aura.
“Swish! Swish…”
The twelve Du’e Temple Patrol Immortal Envoys immediately rushed over.
“Splash!”
Luan Sheng Lin You burst out of the water, their back’s blue wings larger by a circle, hovering dozens of feet above the ground.
The charred skin showed a rift that quickly spread, becoming dense and intricate. From the cracks, dazzling rosy clouds burst forth.
The old shell shed completely.
The aura and energy erupting from the new body were tyrannically strong, like a divine mountain standing there, giving an unshakeable presence.
Ge Xian Tong’s gaze was grave: “What an impressive Luan Sheng Lin You. Not only has their sea of qi reached perfection, but the Great Dao was also crossed in one step, instantly stepping into the Dao Seed Realm. No wonder they survived that earlier power; they broke through!”
Li Weiyi said: “Could they have already obtained a dragon seed long ago?”
“Can’t rule out that possibility.” Ge Xian Tong thought to themself that, with their understanding of the Dao Seed Realm and cultivation experience, without a dragon seed, it would take at least several days to complete seeding the Dao and initially consolidate the realm.
Luan Sheng Lin You’s breakthrough was too fast.
The Du’e Temple Patrol Immortal Envoy who had been following Li Weiyi spoke: “A breaking realm dao seed equals voluntarily forfeiting the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival. Luan Sheng Lin You, hand over the three tickets you hold to the opponent who forced you to break through.”
Zuo Qiu Hong Ting had awakened but was extremely weak, supported by Li Weiyi’s magic energy to barely stand.
The immortal feather in Luan Sheng Lin You’s hand was damaged, only the immortal dao scripture still emitting light. Their gaze fell on Zuo Qiu Hong Ting: “You wield such a supreme treasure; losing to you is not unjust!”
They took out a stack of invitations from Zu Tian and scattered them toward the three.
They spread their blue fire wings and flew toward the Dragon Palace.
The twelve Du’e Temple Patrol Immortal Envoys chased after, fearing Luan Sheng Lin You would break the rules.
That stack of invitations was drawn in by Li Weiyi with magic energy.
Ge Xian Tong kept poking their fingers, assessing their current state, and finally restrained themself, sighing inwardly.
People like Li Weiyi and Zuo Qiu Hong Ting were someone they very much wanted to befriend, but serving different masters meant destined enmity.
“Dong!”
On Taoli Mountain, the second bell rang.
“Brother Weiyi, tonight on the Shangyuan Festival, you two have become the biggest winners. Congratulations! Even if both are conferred as hidden dragons at the same time, Ge would be convinced. Luan Sheng Lin You actually flew toward the Dragon Palace; shall we go take a look too?” Ge Xian Tong said.
Li Weiyi felt uneasy and wanted to secure the win quickly, to soon obtain the longevity pill, dragon seed, and dragon bone, so they nodded, wrapped Zuo Qiu Hong Ting, and headed to the Dragon Palace.
Ge Xian Tong said: “This Dragon Palace is said to be the place where the flying dragon lived back then. When the Mist Heavenly Child battled it, Du’e Temple probably sneaked in and raided the home. The wealth and treasures collected by the flying dragon, I guess, definitely ended up in Du’e Temple’s pockets.”
Li Weiyi looked at the island-sized immortal turtle, then at the magnificent and splendid palace halls on its back, naturally amazed in their heart. They decided to find time to ask Zen Sea Observing Mist about her entanglements with Du’e Temple and the events of those years.
Zuo Qiu Hong Ting said: “You can see it, right? Du’e Temple has actually always leaned more toward the Far West Ash Region, thinking Luan Sheng Lin You would win. The dragon seed and dragon bone hold more value for them, with flying dragon bloodline. Bringing out the Dragon Palace seems like returning it to its original owner, building momentum for them.”
Ge Xian Tong nodded: “Unfortunately, we won.”
“Have you all felt an extraordinary aura?”
Li Weiyi frowned and looked up.
Only to see, above their heads, black clouds billowing from the south side, quickly devouring the clear moonlit sky.
The night wind grew fiercer!
Luan Sheng Lin You, who had flown outside the Dragon Palace, gazed south toward the sea surface several li away, where the city protection great formation’s light veil connected heaven and earth. They said: “I lost, failing your expectations.”
Those light veils layered one upon another, representing Qiu Zhou Prefectural City’s strongest defense.
Everyone felt an extraordinary aura.
Just as everyone was wondering who Luan Sheng Lin You was speaking to.
On the other side of the light veils, two enormously massive black shadows appeared out of thin air.
One stood on the left sea surface, one flew in the right airspace.
The black shadow standing on the sea surface was like a lion or tiger from shadow puppetry. The black shadow flying in the air had double wings connecting to the eastern and western horizons.
“Splash!”
As the black clouds devoured the bright moon, a bolt of lightning tore through heaven and earth. The brilliant light illuminated the entire Bing Zu Marsh, and the whole Qiu Prefecture land flickered.
This lightning illuminated the two black shadows on the other side of the city protection great formation light veils.
Qilin and green luan, like mythological legends descending; the former stood on the sea surface, enormously vast beyond description by mountains, its body forged from myriad metals of different colors, erupting incomparable rosy clouds.
The green luan was covered in flames, its double wings like clouds hanging from the sky.
The lightning vanished, and the Qilin and green luan reverted to two black shadows; heaven and earth returned to silence.
The next moment, deafening thunder and the auras of the Qilin and green luan came crashing down together, sweeping majestically toward Qiu Zhou Prefectural City.
“Rumble!”
The seawater of Bing Zu Marsh rose in waves dozens of feet high, as if to strike the sky dome.
Long Ting and Li Shentong flashed out of the Dragon Palace like lightning.
The immortal turtle let out a long whistle from its mouth, countless strange scriptures surging from its body to envelop itself and the Dragon Palace. Then, it soared up, like a flying immortal island, rushing toward Taoli Mountain for refuge.
The upheaval came too fast, just the time of one lightning bolt.
No time to escape; the terrifyingly extreme auras of the Qilin and green luan spread into the city protection great formation, immediately impacting the nearest young martial cultivators.
The young martial cultivators were almost all severely injured; just the aura pressure alone toppled them in swaths, their spirits and minds unable to withstand it.
Including the heavily injured Zuo Qiu Hong Ting and Ge Xian Tong; they fell backward.
“Splash!”
Li Weiyi faced the wind and waves, going all out to support, continuously injecting magic energy into the blood handprint demonic armor, barely able to hold on. But in their heart surged a great terror of being adrift in storm-tossed winds, liable to be torn to shreds at any moment.
“Splash—”
In the distance, a massive palm pressed the Qiu Zhou Prefectural City’s city protection great formation light veils, distorting and denting them continuously, grabbing toward the immortal turtle fleeing to Taoli Mountain.
The palm had not yet broken through the light veils but had already locked the immortal turtle in midair.
As if space had solidified and time stopped, with unmatched might.
Li Weiyi gritted their teeth, their gaze following that palm in the sky dome; they felt that once the protection light veils broke, their own scalp might explode along with it.
At that moment, Zen Sea Observing Mist’s voice came by their ear: “It has returned! Fortunately, it hasn’t reached the level of Martial Dao Son of Heaven yet. This battle, I hope they can block it…”
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