Chapter 335: External Manifestation Of The Seven-clawed Heavenly Dragon’s Dao Heart
Qi Xiao and Tuo Ba Bu Tuo were both Scions of a Great Clan born and raised in Lingxiao Life Realm. Having been exposed to it since childhood, their understanding of the various powers naturally surpassed Li Weiyi’s.
Li Weiyi asked curiously, “This Madam Taishi, is she a Longevity Realm Giant?”
This information was extremely important!
It involved, in case relations soured, whether they could cope and the choice of coping method.
Although Lady Long had married into the Taishi Family for many years, Li Weiyi truly did not dare to take lightly anyone from Dragon Gate.
Qi Xiao pondered and said, “This is actually hard to say! Based on the information held by Qi Family and Zuo Qiu Gatehouse, the Taishi Family has only three Giant-level figures.”
“Southern Clear Palace General Taishi Qingcang, and Grand Tutor Taishi Taishi Qingshi. The third is a Clan Elder with vague information, who broke through to Longevity with a Longevity Pill in the last Jia Zi.”
“Among the three Giants, Taishi Qingshi is a Saint Spirit Mind Master, inheriting Grand Tutor Taishi’s Mind Power Cultivation method.”
“Lady Long Long Shexin, calculating her age, should be around seventy. She had no chance to take the Longevity Pill from the last Jia Zi. Normally, with Successor Level talent, breaking through to Longevity at seventy is not an easy matter.”
Tuo Ba Bu Tuo nodded and said, “Without a Longevity Pill, that step is very difficult. Even Successors only have a high probability of reaching Longevity Realm; there are countless who fail to cross it in their lifetime.”
Li Weiyi was quite surprised: “In legends, the Imperial Court’s Four Great Families can contend with the Four Ten Million Gateways. How could there only be two Longevity Realm and one Saint Spirit Mind Master?”
Qi Xiao laughed, “Brother Weiyi, you are Jiu Li Hidden Sect’s Hidden Person and Rice Cult’s Divine Son. Having seen the world’s most mysterious Ancient Clan and top-tier sects, your perception of the number of Masters under Heaven is already distorted. Longevity Realm is not that easy to cultivate. Our rapid breakthroughs are due to Dragon Seed Dao Cultivation.”
Tuo Ba Bu Tuo said, “Lingxiao Palace receives ten Longevity Pills from Du’e Temple every Jia Zi. Thus, in the recent millennium, the Taishi Family has produced fifteen Longevity Realm and three Saint Spirit Mind Masters in history. That’s already very impressive!”
“But Giant figures are not immortal; they just have longer lifespans. The weakest Longevity Realm Giant can only live two hundred years. That Taishi Qingcang has already gone through six or seven chief madams, most of the previous ones died of old age.”
“The Four Great Families can contend with the Four Ten Million Gateways by relying on the Imperial Court.”
“Taking the Taishi Family as an example, though there are only three Giant figures, Grand Tutor Taishi still has three Saint Spirit Mind Master disciples alive, all holding high positions in the Imperial Court.”
“In Eastern Territory, the governors of Li Zhou and Yongzhou, and all the officials of various prefectures and counties below, all follow the Taishi Family’s lead.”
“At the same time, Taishi Qingcang has considerable influence in the military.”
Li Weiyi secretly drew in a breath of cold air: “This is a true Colossus, integrating two states, military, and administration, with disciples and former officials spread throughout under Heaven. Compared to Jiu Li, it’s a huge gap.”
Tuo Ba Bu Tuo laughed, “It looks infinitely glorious, but in terms of Foundation, it far cannot compare to a Ten-Million-Year Ancient Clan like Jiu Li. Jiu Li currently has no Transcendent, so they can shrink their territory, cede benefits, and preserve a corner in Li Zhou, not participating in under Heaven affairs, only seeking preservation.”
“Jiu Li’s Longevity Realm Giants and Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivators are innumerable, all willing to fight desperately for the race, so no one easily moves against them.”
“In contrast, if something happened to Grand Tutor Taishi in the Taishi Family, disaster would strike instantly, the tree falls and the monkeys scatter. Those attached state and prefecture officials, to preserve themselves, would immediately switch to others’ banners; the worse ones might even kick when down.”
“Because the Taishi Family has been prominent for many years, competing for fame and profit, taking too much, offending many powers, and sitting at the core of benefit clashes. When that day truly comes, it’s not something they can retreat from just because they want to.”
“The Imperial Court’s great families look infinitely glorious, but in reality, they all have a strong sense of crisis. That’s why they exhaust every method for strong marriage alliances to increase risk resistance.”
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Li Weiyi returned to his independent Cabin, used Formation Flags to set up a Formation.
Within the Formation, he sat cross-legged in meditation.
“Whoosh!”
Mobilizing Mind Power to activate the two Fish Eyes of Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish. As space distorted, chanting voices and Daoist calls came, and his body reappeared in the ocean of Dao Script and Buddhist Scripture.
Great chaos under Heaven was imminent, everyone adrift like duckweed in the wind.
Great Clans had great crises of Great Clans, individuals had their own struggles and helplessness.
Most of the time, there were no deus ex machina saviors, no one to turn the tide; everything relied on waiting, enduring the long dark night, waiting for dawn that might come who knows when.
In such chaotic times, only by elevating oneself as much as possible, becoming stronger, would there be more capital to survive.
Thus, he must seize every minute.
Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish was indeed a supreme Codex, but too profound, like a child reading a heavenly book.
Li Weiyi borrowed and read almost all Daoist Sect and Buddhist Sect Classics from Spirit Valley Hall, starting from the basics, cross-verifying. After spending a lot of time, he comprehended only fifty-five Scriptures.
These Scriptures, once comprehended, would automatically appear on the Dao Seed, as if engraved.
Plus the original Twelve Character Dao Seed, there were now sixty-seven Scriptures on the Dao Seed.
It was still like a stubborn stone, with no “palpitation” reaction.
Fortunately, after reaching Four-star Spirit Mind Master Realm, Li Weiyi tested it: as long as activating the Pale Green Fish Eye, whether entering this Scripture Ocean or condensing Time Cocoon, the time ratio was about one to five compared to outside.
Higher than the ratio at Three-star Spirit Mind Master.
In other words, five days of cultivation in Scripture Ocean and Time Cocoon was only one day outside; there was plenty of time to study Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish, this heavenly book.
This also showed that Four-star Spirit Mind Master was indeed a threshold.
Perhaps at Seven-star Spirit Mind Master and Saint Spirit Mind Master, the time ratio would be even greater, using it to catch up to those Longevity Realm Giants and Transcendents.
Activating Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish’s time power consumed enormous Mind Power. At most, it could only sustain half a month of cultivation at a time, about three days outside.
Ten days passed in the Scripture Ocean.
Li Weiyi only comprehended three more Scriptures on his Divine Dao Seed.
But in Feng Fu, the Dragon Seed, which he hadn’t cultivated much, palpitated first.
Worried that the commotion of the Realm breakthrough would be too great, Li Weiyi immediately rushed out of the Scripture Ocean and entered Blood Mud Space.
Then, he appeared on Tanggu Sea by boat.
The Dragon Seed palpitated like fetal movement; each tremor expanded Feng Fu by a circle, then triggering vibrations throughout his Magic Energy.
Veins, String Pulse, Physical Body all had a sense of pain, further strengthening.
This was the process of overall Strength metamorphosis for Martial Cultivators triggered by Realm breakthrough.
In Feng Fu.
Scriptures in the Dragon Seed sometimes surfaced, sometimes sank.
The power of the Scriptures changed the attributes of the Magic Energy in Feng Fu. Gradually, the Magic Energy became red-hot, emitting golden light, like Golden Crow Flame.
Strands of Magic Energy twisted together, emitting low, resonant Dragon’s Roar, then forming Dragon Shadow.
Dragon Seed was like a dragon nest.
Myriad dragons surged around.
Li Weiyi’s comprehension and cultivation of Dragon Seed mainly relied on《Sky Dragon Scripture Complete Explanation》.
Sky Dragon was a legendary Ancient Immortal Giant Beast, born with seven claws.
Ancient Heavenly Emperor’s Flying Dragon had only five claws.
Flood Dragon had only four claws.
In Li Weiyi’s Feng Fu, the Flame Dragon Shadows condensed from Magic Energy were all seven-clawed, cultivating toward the Sky Dragon Dao path.
“After palpitation, reaching Dao Seed Realm Second Heaven allows condensing Dao Heart External Manifestation!”
“Hiss whoosh——”
Fully transporting Feng Fu Magic Energy, circulating in Veins.
At the Feng Fu position, space fluctuated, Magic Energy and Mind surging out vastly.
Dragon’s Roar resounded over the Sea Surface.
Within a hundred zhang around Li Weiyi, it turned into a crimson-golden fire domain. Seven-Clawed Fiery Sky Dragons flew around him, with magnificent momentum, domineering and majestic.
“This is my Dao Heart External Manifestation?”
“Do all Dragon Seed Dao Cultivation Martial Cultivators have such divine and flashy momentum? No, Old Qi and Tuoba’s Dao Heart External Manifestations didn’t seem like this.”
Li Weiyi felt his Dao Heart External Manifestation was too exaggerated, with boiling flames and dancing Sky Dragons.
Although his current Cultivation Realm wasn’t very high, once releasing Dao Heart External Manifestation, it would definitely attract attention, hard to stay low-key.
“But that’s not right; I’m only Dao Seed Realm Second Heaven, why can my Dao Heart External Manifestation already reach a hundred zhang away? The distance is just one step short of there.”
“It seems Dragon Seed is indeed an extraordinary superior Dao Seed.”
Li Weiyi set aside the various distracting thoughts in his heart and carefully sensed the Dao Heart External Manifestation.
Gazing intently, he tried controlling the Seven-Clawed Fiery Sky Dragons with only Mind to launch attacks, wanting to know what effect it could achieve.
“Boom! Boom…”
The Seven-Clawed Fiery Sky Dragons were only about a zhang long, with extremely high temperature, burning the Sea Surface to produce White Mist. They either swiped claws, impacted, or swung tails, stirring up waves.
No need for Li Weiyi to act; just sitting there, groups of dragons flew out, attacking all directions.
“I understand! A hundred zhang is just the farthest distance Magic Energy and Mind can reach.”
“In reality, beyond ten zhang, attack power starts to decline, control weakens. At a hundred zhang, Magic Energy is like a gust of wind, unable to condense, hard to achieve wounding effect.”
“The absolute state attack distance is only one-tenth of the Dao Heart External Manifestation.”
This already exceeded Li Weiyi’s expectations by a lot. That《Jia Zi List》 Number One Yao Qian, before breaking through to Longevity, was known as “Thirty Li Snow”. One-tenth absolute attack distance was also three li.
Any move within three li was a full-force strike.
Beyond three li, still able to kill enemies.
Destruction too overwhelming; entering any City would alarm Luantai and Attendant Hall, subject to strict oversight.
Encountering such a Strong Practitioner, how to escape?
Only retreating thirty li away has a chance of survival.
Li Weiyi pondered darkly: “Now away from Southern Clear Palace, I can boldly use Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish without worry.”
“If next I set aside Divine Dao Seed and Mind Power Cultivation, fully focus on cultivating Dragon Seed, with my Dragon Seed comprehension speed, aided by Time Cocoon, one month should reach Dao Seed Realm Third Heaven, no problem for Fourth Heaven within three months, Fifth Heavenly Layer in half a year…”
This thought was quickly discarded by Li Weiyi.
If main cultivating Dragon Seed, back then he might as well have planted it directly in Divine.
The Twelve Character Dao Seed, though hard to cultivate, had greater potential; he could not easily abandon the difficult for the easy.
“Twin Rice Cult’s Daoist Scripture is too few, and without True Scriptures they are all copies. If able to view and comprehend some high enough level Daoist Sect True Scriptures, or have guidance from a renowned Daoist Sect Master, cultivation speed would definitely improve.”
At this moment, Li Weiyi immensely missed his Spirit Tablet Master.
If she were here, he wouldn’t have to fumble entirely on his own, taking many detours.
After the “palpitation” ended, Li Weiyi withdrew his Dao Heart External Manifestation; the Seven-Clawed Fiery Sky Dragon Magic Energy returned to Feng Fu, surging and roaming. He returned to Blood Mud Space, took one Xihe Pill to recover Mind Power consumption in Spirit Realm.
Xihe Pill was something he figured out and refined himself based on Star Day Pill’s Pill Formulas.
Instead of expensive Extreme Day Light Dew as main ingredient, he used Xihe Flower’s Flower Dew as substitute.
Failed many times before the experiment succeeded.
The refined Xihe Pills, each only had one or two tenths the effect of Star Day Pill on Mind Power.
Li Weiyi felt it was at best low-grade Magic Pill or mid-grade Magic Pill, incomparable to those refined by Zen Sea Observing Mist. Fortunately, he refined a lot, taking one every day when idle, like eating candy beans.
Even using it to recover Mind Power, he didn’t feel the slightest heartache.
