Chapter 85: Defeating The Hidden Nine, Confronting The Yang God Realm
“What about the others? What is the meaning of their existence? To continue risking their lives for a spot that is destined to be unattainable?” Li Weiyi said.
“Entering the Hidden Sect is like entering hell. Without this psychological preparation, they have no qualification to appear here.”
Suddenly, a thought floated into Yin Twenty-Four’s mind, and she laughed: “If you are so compassionate, then go comprehend the Jiu Li God’s battle intent, go defeat the three people on the Mind Power Mural. You directly become a Hidden Person, and Yin Twenty-Six’s spot will naturally be vacated.”
Directly becoming a Hidden Person, easier said than done.
The Jiu Li Hidden Sect had not produced such a figure for over a dozen Jia Zi.
She felt that the reason Li Weiyi said those words earlier was because of Yao Yin. Not killing in the Spider Cave, and even intercepting to save Li Qing, his intentions were as clear as day.
The Pure Immortal Body having such charm was not strange at all.
Which hero does not love a beauty?
“Good, then I’ll give it a try.”
Li Weiyi strode toward the Mind Power Stone Wall, having long wanted to exchange moves with those three.
Yin Twenty-Four quickly followed, very curious in her heart: between this unfathomable weirdo and Yin Nine, who was stronger?
Li Weiyi had always possessed an unyielding spirit, full of fighting spirit in the face of any challenge.
Arriving under the Mind Power Stone Wall, he slowly pressed his palm onto it.
“Crash!”
The stone wall vibrated slightly, and spiritual light, magic energy, and scriptures quickly gathered inside, condensing into a humanoid mural.
Thirteen-year-old Yin Nine walked out from the mural, holding a battle axe and asking: “Are you ready?”
Li Weiyi sensed the aura on him that was far stronger than Li Qing’s, similar to facing the Four-Winged Spider King: “I’ll go first!”
“Boom!”
One foot stomped the ground, magic energy surging wildly from underfoot.
Li Weiyi soared several zhang, stepping on the void. His first sword was all-out, unleashing a Heavenly Law Integration level Universe Ruyi Sword, wanting to test Yin Nine’s weight.
Yin Nine slightly raised his head, and in his half-virtual, half-real pupils, over a hundred sword shadows appeared.
“Heaven and Earth Opening!”
The first axe of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Demon Axes.
“Bang bang.”
Sword and axe collided, like gold and stone clashing fiercely again and again, sparking large bursts of fire.
The surrounding ten-odd zhang all had intense air currents appear.
Yin Nine was forced to retreat a step before resolving Li Weiyi’s aggressive sword momentum.
In the next instant, the two fiercely collided again.
“Yin Nine actually retreated!” Yin Twenty-Four could hardly believe it.
Among their batch of Hidden People, no one had ever made Yin Nine retreat even half a step at the Nine Springs Ancestral Field realm.
In the Medicinal Cuisine Room, the two old men who were about to play chess paused, both looking toward the distant plaza where the two figures were fiercely clashing.
Soup Elder said: “Could it be another Mortal Extreme has emerged?”
“Hard to say, hard to say… At least in physical body power, he is not inferior to Yin Nine.” Gatekeeper Old Man said.
Among Supreme Persons who open Nine Springs, some have only over eighty veins in their bodies, while others can reach over ninety.
Mortals and Deformed Humanoid Race do not differ much in vein count, both in the range of eighty-one to ninety-nine. A hundred veins is almost the recorded limit.
But Pure Immortal Body has a much greater advantage over mortals and Deformed Humanoid Race. After opening Nine Springs, they almost all reach over ninety veins. The particularly stunning ones can exceed a hundred.
Every additional vein is an additional advantage.
Soup Elder said: “It seems somewhat evenly matched. Looks like it will depend on who has cultivated more Heavenly Law Integration moves, whose breathing technique is stronger, who has more exquisite magic energy usage… Yin Nine’s situation is somewhat unfavorable…”
“Boom!”
“Boom rumble!”
…
Li Weiyi liked most, when occupying the upper hand, to strike fast with fast, constantly expanding his advantage, and finally crush the opponent with overwhelming force.
After Yin Nine retreated that step, he never advanced again.
Suddenly!
Brilliant light surged on Yin Nine’s body, his form becoming much more solid, swinging out a thick magic energy axe.
Clearly, the Mind Power Stone Wall was simulating Yin Nine’s combat power level when mobilizing massive magic energy from the Ancestral Field.
Li Weiyi had opened Feng Fu, but Feng Fu was only a small Sea of Qi, able to unleash only one supreme strike. This strike naturally could not be used lightly, to be saved for the most critical moment.
“Let’s see how strong your combat power is when you activate the Ancestral Field.”
Li Weiyi grew more excited the more he fought, suddenly filled with heroic spirit, neither dodging nor evading, meeting Yin Nine’s chopping battle axe head-on.
“Boom rumble!”
Sword and axe clashed.
The stone slabs under their feet all exploded, a circle of magic energy waves suddenly spreading out.
The branches and leaves of the distant purple tree forest rustled from the blast.
Li Weiyi finally could not withstand it, flying backwards two zhang. His toes just touched the ground before shooting out again, swinging his sword to open the sea, hard-clashing Yin Nine’s Ancestral Field magic power. His sharp eyes revealed an invincible aura of “I am the number one under heaven.”
Yin Twenty-Four had long held her breath uncontrollably: “He… he seems not to have mobilized Ancestral Field magic energy to enhance his combat power, yet he can still hard-clash with Yin Nine? He is too disdainful of Yin Nine!”
If it were a real person duel, this would surely be disdain.
She could not imagine that Li Weiyi actually currently only had Eight Springs Cultivation, with no Ancestral Field magic energy to mobilize.
Soup Elder asked nervously: “How many exchanges?”
Gatekeeper Old Man had not counted, saying: “Yin Nine’s Ancestral Field magic energy will be depleted soon, he will definitely lose within five moves.”
Soup Elder’s mouth grew dry: “This kid hasn’t even used Ancestral Field magic energy yet. Could he really become the first exceptional Hidden Person in over ten Jia Zi?”
“Chop!”
“Chop again!”
“Third chop!”
Li Weiyi consecutively chopped out three swords of Heavenly Law Integration level Grand Unity Opens the Sea, momentum stronger with each sword. On the third sword, he actually elevated the sword move’s power by one or two tenths purely through momentum and battle intent.
“Bang!”
Yin Nine’s light shadow shattered, turning into particles of light that flew back to the Mind Power Stone Wall.
Yin Twenty-Four, nearly suffocating, finally took a long breath, then slowly exhaled.
Yin Twenty-Three and Yin Twenty-Five were startled by the huge commotion and rushed over, staring wide-eyed at the figure on the plaza.
“Did we miss something?” Yin Twenty-Three said.
After a long silence, Yin Twenty-Four said: “We missed the god-slaying.”
In their eyes as Hidden People, Yin Nine at Nine Springs Realm was truly like a god, bringing them an eternal sense of defeat they could never overcome.
Yin Twenty-Five said: “Yin Nine at Spring Gushing Realm is a Mortal Extreme physique. Defeating him with a mortal body is indeed equivalent to god-slaying. If he becomes Yin Twenty-Six, he will surely be a top contender for Hidden Person.”
Yin Twenty-Four laughed: “Haven’t you realized yet? He is not fighting for Yin Twenty-Six, but to directly become a Hidden Person, to become our leader.”
Yin Twenty-Three and Yin Twenty-Five were both shocked.
“No, he has no chance. Yin Nine is the mortal limit, Hundred Veins All Silver. From physique alone, he can contend with Hundred Veins All Silver Pure Immortal Body. But he was only thirteen then, his body not fully developed, limited in battle technique skill and number of Heavenly Law Integration moves cultivated, his combat power clearly inferior to Hundred Veins All Silver Pure Immortal Body.” Yin Twenty-Three analyzed thus.
Li Weiyi’s arms ached as if splitting, his internal qi and blood churning. He hurriedly sat cross-legged, circulating breathing technique to recover his state.
He still wanted to fight more!
“Although I haven’t cultivated an Ancestral Field and cannot borrow massive magic energy to enhance combat power, my Jade Void Breathing Technique mobilizes magic power faster, continuously, able to make up for some gap to a certain extent.”
Half a shichen later.
Li Weiyi’s state recovered to peak, pressing his palm to the Mind Power Stone Wall again.
“Crash!”
Inside the stone wall, even brighter spiritual light, magic energy, and scriptures gathered like countless silk threads.
A brand new mural appeared, with a majestic body, far taller than thirteen-year-old Yin Nine, holding a zhang-long spear, stepping out from the stone wall.
He shook the spear in his hand, erupting circles of magic energy ripples from the spear tip.
In the distant Medicinal Cuisine Room, Soup Elder reminded: “Hundred Veins All Silver Pure Immortal Body, Yang Shenjing.”
Li Weiyi was surprised: “Li Zhou’s number one strong practitioner, Sui Sect Master Yang Shenjing?”
“It’s him. This Mind Power Mural was bought back many years ago. Yang Shenjing had just cultivated a hundred veins, at Spring Gushing Realm, the threshold for Hundred Veins All Silver Pure Immortal Body. Defeat him, and you pass the second trial.” Soup Elder said.
Gatekeeper Old Man said: “Don’t mislead the kid! Vein count does affect a martial cultivator’s combat power, but a few more or less will never be the decisive factor in winning or losing. When young, Yang Shenjing swept the entire Southern Territory, unrivaled, and his battle techniques were already very proficient at Spring Gushing Realm.”
Yang Shenjing had consecutively defeated six Jiu Li tribe leaders, with brilliant battle record. How could Li Weiyi dare underestimate him?
One sword struck first!
Yang Shenjing stood steady as a divine mountain, shaking his spear.
Wherever the spear tip pointed, it sealed all of Li Weiyi’s attack angles, bringing the advantage of an inch longer weapon to the extreme.
In the next instant, the spear swung out like an iron rod, enveloping Li Weiyi in a sky full of rod shadows.
“Boom!”
Li Weiyi hard-clashed one strike, testing his power.
Just as the sword edge touched the rod shadow, Li Weiyi immediately felt the essential difference between Hundred Veins All Silver Pure Immortal Body and Hundred Veins All Silver mortal. Yang Shenjing’s power was too strong, surpassing Yin Nine by a cut.
At Spring Gushing Realm, he could absolutely lift the Five Seas Pillar.
“Cannot hard-clash.”
Li Weiyi’s arm went numb and aching, hurriedly using movement technique to evade and retreat, opening distance.
But after opening distance, it suited the spear’s assault even more. Yang Shenjing pursued smoothly, his zhang-long weapon like a living flood dragon, rolling up a magic energy vortex that tightly enveloped the Li Weiyi ahead.
Li Weiyi knew he could not escape, immediately mobilizing magic energy from Feng Fu, turning and thrusting out a sword.
At the same time, his feet stepped out Qing Xu Cicada Escape Step.
“Chi chi!”
After breaking the magic energy vortex, the sword edge scraped along the spear shaft, spiritual light and sparks flying.
Li Weiyi’s this sword had an extremely clear goal, straight for Yang Shenjing’s brow.
But all his calculations seemed seen through by the opponent. Yang Shenjing’s body suddenly became extremely bright, mobilizing Ancestral Field magic energy, striking out a magic energy great hand seal with a palm, palm force vast as heaven and earth pressing down.
“Bang!”
Yellow Dragon Sword was struck off direction, nearly flying from his hand.
Li Weiyi could only grit his teeth, mobilizing magic energy from his veins, hastily forming a palm seal to hard-clash a palm with Yang Shenjing.
His body slid backwards five zhang, his entire arm losing sensation, a trace of blood at his mouth. As the spear thrust again, he could only shout the two words “I concede.”
Yang Shenjing turned and walked back into the Mind Power Stone Wall.
Soup Elder was more indignant than anyone, heavily slapping the railing: “Aiya… why not use Ancestral Field magic energy to fight? Yang Shenjing is very strong, but not strong to the point of invincible. Yin Nine could exchange blows with him before his Ancestral Field magic energy depleted.”
Gatekeeper Old Man said faintly: “Perhaps, he hasn’t cultivated an Ancestral Field yet.”
Soup Elder turned to glare at him, then jumped out of the Medicinal Cuisine Room. After a few leaps, he appeared beside Li Weiyi, pointing a finger at his Ancestral Field position.
He retreated three steps in a row, looking at Li Weiyi as if he had seen a ghost.
“Little Twenty-Four, protect him well during the trial.”
Leaving these words, Soup Elder and Gatekeeper Old Man walked toward the Sect Gate, no longer in the mood for chess.
The three Hidden People were all digesting the shock in their hearts. Could he really only be at Eight Springs Cultivation?
On the other side, Li Weiyi left dispiritedly, his mood extremely depressed, chest feeling as heavy as if a mountain was pressing down.
Yao Yin waiting at the edge of Blood Tree Forest saw him return safely and finally relaxed, coming forward: “How did it go?”
“Lost… a complete defeat, absolutely no chance of winning. The opponent seemed to have no weaknesses or flaws…”
Li Weiyi muttered to himself like this, as if completely unable to see Yao Yin, passing by her side, walking alone toward the Cave Mansion.
Yao Yin had never seen him so dejected, feeling a bit bad herself. Seeing Yin Twenty-Four chasing after him to Blood Tree Forest, she asked: “What’s wrong with him? Seems like he suffered a serious blow.”
“He suffered a blow?”
Yin Twenty-Four itched with anger. Who suffered the blow? She said: “You didn’t see how he displayed divine might earlier to defeat Yin Nine.”
Yao Yin’s crescent moon-like beautiful eyes were full of surprised brilliance. One must know that ordinary Nine Springs Supreme Persons could not last even one move against Yin Nine.
“Then why did he say he lost?” Yao Yin could hardly understand.
Yin Twenty-Four said: “Lost to Hundred Veins All Silver Pure Immortal Body, Yang Shenjing.”
Yao Yin found it even harder to understand, saying: “For mortals at the same realm, losing to Pure Immortal Body is perfectly normal, let alone that it’s Hundred Veins All Silver Pure Immortal Body, the pinnacle among Pure Immortal Bodies, Li Zhou’s number one person Yang Shenjing. What’s there to feel bad about?”
Yin Twenty-Four stared deeply at Yao Yin. Pure Immortal Bodies were indeed all proud, but… you are thinking too shallowly this time!
Too lazy to explain more, Yin Twenty-Four arrived outside Li Weiyi’s Cave Mansion and knocked on the stone gate: “Can I come in?”
The door was open.
Yin Twenty-Four had just taken one step inside.
Li Weiyi rushed out from inside, appearing before her, his eyes already restored with vigorous fighting spirit: “I just broke through, I can still cultivate more Heavenly Law Integration moves, can eat Rou Cong Rong and medicinal cuisine to temper my physical body. I think, give me one month, I can definitely defeat him. Right, I can also temper gold veins!”
“You can also break through to Ninth Spring!” Yin Twenty-Four said with a dark face.
Li Weiyi said: “And the legendary Tenth Spring.”
Still pushing his luck. Yin Twenty-Four said: “I’m here on orders to teach you the Disguise Art! Once entering the Hidden Sect, you cannot easily show your former appearance and identity, no longer the former you, no longer possessing the former name.”
Li Weiyi asked: “Even Hidden People can’t?”
“Hidden People naturally have higher freedom.” Yin Twenty-Four said.
Li Weiyi said: “Then why tell me all this?”
If Yin Twenty-Four didn’t know the other might really exceptionally become a Hidden Person, she would have retorted, but now she could only endure again and again, gritting her teeth in a calm tone: “You’re not… not yet a Hidden Person, so we have to follow the rules.”
Li Weiyi asked: “Is there a time limit for the trial?”
“Complete within one month is fine.” Yin Twenty-Four said.
“I’m still not yet an opponent for Nine Springs Hundred Veins All Silver Pure Immortal Body, yet Chang Lin Gang has two Five Seas Realm, numerous Seven Springs masters. This is a tough battle.” Li Weiyi said.
Yin Twenty-Four said: “I’ll go with you to Jiu Li City. Just two Seven Springs Five Seas Realm.”
“My meaning is, I want to first go into secluded cultivation for a while, at least first lift the Five Seas Pillar, practice a few more Heavenly Law Integration moves, and also Mind Power Cultivation…” Li Weiyi immersed in planning and thinking, very focused, wanting to elevate his strength as much as possible.
Jiu Li City was full of dangers, and behind Chang Lin Gang were Yang Clan and Sui Sect.
Yin Twenty-Four floated away, also closing the stone gate: “I’ll come tomorrow to teach you the Disguise Art!”
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