Chapter 313: Star Sea Shatters, Cihang Looks Back
The level of magic energy in the body has completely transformed, like the difference between water and mercury.
The same wisp of energy contains as much “magic” energy as several wisps did before.
“The Dragon Seed has been planted in the Feng Fu, connected to the entire body’s magic energy, and linked to the soul spirit, like the root of magic energy and soul spirit.”
“But I still cannot comprehend the scriptures on the Dragon Seed! Only by continuously comprehending, transforming the Dragon Seed scriptures into my own, and causing it to palpitate, can I be considered to have reached the Second Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm. This allows the Dao Heart to manifest externally.”
In the First Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm, Li Weiyi had only cultivated an intangible field.
With this field, he could suppress and lock down Five Seas Realm martial cultivators, making escape impossible.
Reaching the Second Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm allows the Dao Heart’s external manifestation to be released, giving magic energy more variations and offensiveness.
Whatever the state of the Feng Fu or Zu Tian, and whatever the appearance of the mind, that is the appearance of the Dao Heart’s external manifestation. Therefore, the Dao Heart’s external manifestation for the vast majority of Dao Seed Realm martial cultivators is simply their magic energy field, without any extraordinary scenes.
The magic energy has an ice attribute, capable of inducing snow and frost.
The magic energy has a fire attribute, capable of burning the sky and scorching the plains.
The magic energy has a lightning attribute, capable of destroying all life and traveling ten thousand miles in a day.
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“Master Jar said that the Dragon race’s cultivation methods have complete cultivation paths, systems, and codices, and are widely spread, making them more reliable than figuring things out on my own.”
“I planted the Dragon Seed in my Feng Fu to mislead others; it is by no means my future cultivation path.”
“However, the Dragon race’s cultivation methods can still be studied and used for reference to confirm each other, to avoid going down the wrong path by figuring things out alone.”
“It is said that the Deformed Humanoid Race martial cultivators use the Dragon race’s cultivation methods. For every major realm they advance, they swallow the blood of a different Ancient Immortal Giant Beast, gaining a unique bodily change. They eventually transform into dragons and roam the heavens and earth.”
“Since the Dragon race’s cultivation methods are so widely circulated, it is likely that the Twin Rice Cult also has them.”
Directly contemplating the scriptures on the Dragon Seed is very difficult.
However, the ancient texts of the Dragon race’s cultivation methods contain many annotations for related scriptures.
How to comprehend?
Which scriptures to comprehend first, and which to comprehend later?
How to cultivate the most compatible Daoist Arts based on the comprehended scriptures?
What is the most efficient way to comprehend?
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Even with Dragon Seed Dao Cultivation, there are many aspects that require learning and research, and it is by no means achievable in one step.
The faster one comprehends and learns, the faster one breaks through realms.
Li Weiyi plans to first plant his true Dao Seed in the Divine Palace, and then head to the Spirit Valley Hall to find the ancient texts of the Dragon race’s cultivation methods.
For the main Dao Seed he cultivates, he plans to follow what Master Jar taught: use Battle Intent Divine Shadow to communicate with the wondrous Laws of Heaven and Earth, and comprehend his exclusive scriptures.
Li Weiyi’s twelve Battle Intent Divine Shadows were cultivated based on the Jade Void Breathing Technique and the Chan Sect Twelve Loose Hands, clearly belonging to the Chan Sect’s cultivation system.
He does not know whether the Chan Sect Dao Seed or the Dragon Seed is stronger, but this is, after all, a martial art he has cultivated since childhood. Every breath, every move, every trace of charm has already been integrated into his bones and soul spirit.
“Whoosh! Whoosh…”
The twelve Battle Intent Divine Shadows, like twelve deities, ascended in twelve positions around his body.
Their postures were varied and majestic, like clay statues of deities in a temple, exuding an intangible oppressive aura. Ordinary people who saw them would willingly kneel and kowtow.
Li Weiyi drew the twelve Battle Intent Divine Shadows into his Divine Palace, completely attaching his mind and spirit to them.
Then.
Following the comprehension method recorded in the 《Heavenly Demon Codex》, he used the Battle Intent Divine Shadows as a bridge to comprehend the Dao marks and Laws within it.
There was no other way. Earth’s martial way had declined, and his Master had not taught him any Chan Sect ancient texts. Li Weiyi had no choice but to use the Jiu Li’s codex to grope his way through the Dao Seed Realm.
As time passed.
The Battle Intent Divine Shadow corresponding to “Ci Hang Kai Guang” was the first to flicker, then transformed into a river of scriptures, breaking through the Immortal Radiance around the Divine Palace, entering the endless darkness and void.
It was unknown where it was leading.
Suddenly, an incredibly shocking scene appeared before Li Weiyi’s eyes.
At the end of the darkness and space, a vast sea of stars appeared, very much like the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
A sacred and beautiful figure stood upon the boundless divine sea of the universe, with a lotus platform beneath her feet and a brilliant halo. With a flick of her finger, countless stars fell. A sea of stars was annihilated, turning into a meteor shower that shot into the deep space of darkness.
This figure was exactly the same as his Battle Intent Divine Shadow, but her bearing, supernatural powers, and magic power were incomparable to mere light and shadow.
As if sensing she was being spied upon, she looked back.
Li Weiyi’s scalp tingled as if struck by lightning. He felt that she was real, not a shadow of the Great Dao, and… she seemed to be looking at him. This feeling was terrifying.
Her lips moved, as if she were speaking something.
“Boom!”
Li Weiyi’s entire body trembled, and the forces of time and space around him became extremely chaotic.
He felt lightheaded and as if he were tumbling in the void.
When his vision recovered, he realized he had returned to the Buddhist pagoda formation area in the Southern Clear Palace. His brow burned, and his mind power uncontrollably dispersed, continuously pouring into the Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish.
One fish eye emitted green light, and the other released red radiance.
The two lights intertwined, slowly spinning.
Above his head, an increasingly enormous Tai Chi Millstone condensed…
Li Weiyi didn’t know what had happened and was greatly alarmed.
This was not the first time he had seen the scene before his eyes.
The first time occurred at the Arctic on Earth, where the power of the Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish condensed a Tai Chi Millstone dozens of miles in diameter, pulling everyone into this unknown and strange world.
This is the Divine Sect Headquarters. If such a commotion occurred, An Xianjing probably wouldn’t be able to protect him. It’s even possible they would first seize the Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish.
Li Weiyi quickly closed the Spirit Realm in his brow and retracted all his mind power.
Gradually.
The light from the two fish eyes dimmed.
The Tai Chi Millstone above his head disappeared.
The entire world became peaceful and returned to normal.
Li Weiyi looked around and then looked inward at his Divine Palace. His Divine Palace was empty; the twelve Battle Intent Divine Shadows had dispersed.
“Hoo!”
He let out a long breath, his forehead covered in cold sweat. He had been quite frightened just now.
It was too strange!
He was condensing the Dao Seed and communicating with the Great Dao, yet he saw the destruction of the star sea.
He was clearly sitting in the Blood Mud Space but was pulled back by an unknown force.
He hadn’t mobilized his mind power to activate the Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish, yet his mind power surged out uncontrollably, activating both fish eyes simultaneously and nearly causing a great disaster.
This was the first time such an uncontrollable situation had occurred, leaving Li Weiyi deeply shaken.
“Simultaneously activating both fish eyes resulted in such a change.”
Li Weiyi’s heart was greatly moved as he recalled the wondrous scene he had seen at the Arctic. Within the giant Tai Chi Millstone formed by the Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish, many Dao Script and Buddhist Scripture were flying.
These Dao Script and Buddhist Scripture should also be symbols of the Dao.
Before this, he had been busy with cultivation and had never attempted to activate both fish eyes simultaneously.
“The commotion was too great and completely uncontrolled. I need to leave the Headquarters and then attempt to seed the Dao in my Divine Palace.”
Li Weiyi took a deep breath. After his emotions calmed, he walked out of the Formation Light Gauze.
The area covered by the Formation Light Gauze became completely quiet.
“Clatter!”
“Clatter!”
After a while, from within the Black Buddhist Pagoda, which was over twenty stories high, came the sound of iron chains dragging.
A cold wind suddenly rose, and dust swirled.
On the First Layer of the Buddhist Pagoda, inside the open gate, the withered bone that had been meditating cross-legged actually stood up strangely. Its deep, dark eye sockets stared at the receding back of Li Weiyi outside the light gauze.
It was originally bound by iron chains.
At this moment, terrifying sounds of iron chains breaking echoed within the Buddhist pagoda.
Unfortunately, Li Weiyi had already left and was completely unaware of the horrifying changes inside.
“Dao seeding was successful, and the Feng Fu instantly expanded by more than double. Under the nourishment of the Magic Energy of the Dao Seed Realm, the physical body will be in a state of steady improvement for some time to come.”
“With my current strength, I should be able to contend with an ordinary Martial Cultivator in the Dao Seed Realm Fourth Heaven.”
Li Weiyi had fought against Wang Shu and Wang Zhi before.
Defeating Wang Shu was a combined effort by everyone.
Moreover, Wang Shu had not truly condensed a Dao Lotus.
Defeating Wang Zhi was firstly because the Yellow Dragon Sword and Golden Crow Flame counteracted the Departed Spirit within his body, and secondly, six Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors had helped. Furthermore, Wang Zhi’s strength was only comparable to a Fourth Heaven Martial Cultivator, not a true Dao Seed Realm Fourth Heaven.
Therefore, Li Weiyi had not yet fought a true Fourth Heaven Martial Cultivator alone.
The strength gap between the Dao Seed Realm Third Heaven and the Fourth Heaven is very large and not easily crossed.
Beings who have condensed a Dao Lotus are famous figures throughout any province.
Yao Qingxuan once said that as long as he possessed the strength to defeat a Dao Seed Realm Fourth Heaven Martial Cultivator, he could go to the surface to carry out missions.
His strength, now, is barely enough!
However, two matters still held him back.
One is Golden Rice, and the other is Tang Wanzhou.
Li Weiyi arrived at the formation area where Tang Wanzhou was hiding.
The Buddhist hall has been completely cleared out.
Within the spatial formation, eight high-grade blood crystals were embedded. Together with the ancient immortal giant beast blood in the formation’s grooves, they all emitted a radiant crimson glow, complex and profound.
A month ago, Li Weiyi teleported Tang Wanzhou away.
She has not returned yet.
It’s highly likely she has already perished.
Longevity is merely the lifespan escaping the shackles of mortals, not immortality.
Li Weiyi considered his cultivation to be low and lacked her courage, not daring to blindly use a teleportation formation to an unknown place.
He enjoyed adventure, viewing challenging tasks as enjoyment, but only when he had a certain degree of certainty.
Decisiveness versus impulsiveness, bravery versus recklessness, often hinges on a single thought.
Decisive people are actually the ones who best understand restraint.
Brave people are the ones who best understand sacrifice and know when the most critical moment is.
Li Weiyi cleared out any traces of his presence, withdrew from the formation’s light gauze, and headed towards the formation area where the golden rice was located.
Nine months have passed, and the golden rice has grown to over three zhang tall. Its leaves are like golden giant swords pointing directly at the sky dome. The stalks are bowl mouth thick, their interiors shimmering with flowing light, full of life fluctuations.
Such a plant, if seen outside, would look like an immortal herb, triggering bloody battles for its possession.
Li Weiyi had no intention of claiming it for himself, only a strong sense of anticipation, inwardly excited and joyful.
Nearly a year of nurturing this seed, expending a great deal of energy, magic energy, and spiritual light. Watching it grow stronger day by day, becoming more resilient against wind and rain, how could he not develop feelings for it?
It has already grown golden rice ears, and on each rice ear, there are eighteen grain sacs.
The situation inside the grain sacs could not be seen clearly, but An Xianjing had once said that in most cases, a single rice ear only has two fetuses. Benevolent rice that nurtures four fetuses exists, but it is very rare.
Six, eight… are even rarer.
This is a critical period for the fetuses’ growth, how could Li Weiyi leave for an extended period at such a time?
“Swish!”
He projected magic energy, which transformed into mist and surged towards the golden rice.
Instantly, the rice leaves became even more radiant, and the rice ears swayed, the life within them seeming to leap joyfully.
Regardless of their form, life itself is not at fault.
Either the fault lies with the guide, or the creator, or the time or environment of birth.
Li Weiyi sat on the paddy ridge, projecting the twenty-zhang tall Fusang Divine Tree Light Shadow. Between its branches and leaves, Golden Crow Flame light rain sprinkled down, and he began to tell fairy tales he remembered.
It was like returning to childhood.
Master, Senior Disciple Sister, and Senior Disciple Brother were all there. He ran barefoot through the fields, catching crabs, and climbed the stone steps covered in leaves, returning to the Taoist temple on the mountain. He ran past Senior Disciple Brother carrying water, loudly calling for Master, and Senior Disciple Sister would have already prepared the meal.
How warm it was then, sadly, the memory had already blurred.
The life within the grain sacs seemed to remember Li Weiyi’s voice, able to understand stories. The rice ears swayed rhythmically from side to side, making rustling sounds.
Peaceful, natural, beautiful, everything seemed eternal at this moment.
