vstars Chapter 88 The Final Battle
Chapter 88 The Final Battle
"This is an ancient fragment that I obtained by chance, called the Seven Arts of Yin Talisman - Five Dragons Divine Prosperity Method."
"The Seven Arts of Yin Talisman, the Five Dragons Divine Technique?" Li Qingyi was filled with doubt and surprise, recalling the ancient books she had read in her previous life when she was in college.
"Isn't this the Taoist theory written by Guiguzi of the Qin Dynasty in my previous life? How could it have been transformed into a formation in this world?"
Seeing the strange look in his eyes, Qin Xiyue's eyes brightened slightly: "You've heard of it?"
Li Qingyi suppressed the turmoil in her heart and shook her head, saying:
"I've heard of it briefly, but it's probably just a coincidence of names, and it's not the same as your formation."
Qin Xiyue, however, was not about to let it go and pressed on, "Tell me about it."
Seeing this, Li Qingyi had no choice but to recount the records from the classics she had read in her previous life:
"The Seven Arts of Yin Fu are divided into seven methods: the Spirit Turtle Nourishing Will Method, the Soaring Serpent Realizing Intent Method, the Crouching Bear Dividing Power Method, the Bird of Prey Dispersing Power Method, the Fierce Beast Turning in Circles Method, the Spirit Yarrow Losing and Exchanging Method, and the Five Dragons Flourishing Divine Method that you just used."
Qin Xiyue's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and her fingertips unconsciously began to calculate:
"The names you mentioned correspond one by one to the other six methods mentioned in the fragments I obtained. Unfortunately, I only have the Five Dragons' Divine Prosperity scroll in my possession."
"Could it be such a coincidence?" Li Qingyi thought to herself, secretly alarmed. "Could it be that this Cangling Domain really has some connection to Earth from my previous life?"
He thought it was unlikely; what a coincidence!
Qin Xiyue pressed further, "Then do you know the mysteries of the other six methods?"
Li Qingyi's lips twitched, and she thought to herself:
"Those things are merely the essential thoughts left behind by the Taoist sages; there's nothing mysterious about them..."
Besides, he watched it during his freshman year of college, so how could he remember so much?
Li Qingyi smiled wryly and said, "I forgot..."
Qin Xiyue: "..."
For once, her face showed an expression that looked like she wanted to strangle someone.
She obtained the Five Dragons Divine Technique in an ancient cultivation cave in her previous life. Upon first reading it, she found it extremely profound. Later, it took her a hundred years to master it and create this formation.
It was named after the incantation.
Now that she has suddenly learned the clues to the other six methods, how could she not be excited?
Who knew this fellow would say he'd forgotten!
Finally, she let out a long sigh, suppressing her turbulent emotions.
Opportunities are something that cannot be forced.
"Tell me about the wonders of your Five Dragons Divine Technique," Li Qingyi changed the subject.
Qin Xiyue glanced at him, remained silent for a while, and then spoke:
"This formation can draw upon the dragon energy of heaven and earth to empower oneself."
Li Qingyi asked, "Dragon energy? What is dragon energy?"
Qin Xiyue explained:
"Dragon energy is the accumulation of a nation's fortune, supporting the mountains, rivers, and the state below, and corresponding to the stars and constellations above. Generally speaking, only royal family cultivators can borrow it, and there are both advantages and disadvantages after borrowing it."
The advantage is a surge in cultivation under the blessing of dragon energy; the disadvantage is a strong bond with the royal family—their fortunes are intertwined, and their fates are intertwined.
She paused for a moment and continued, "The Five Dragons Divine Technique only borrows dragon energy and does not bear the risk of being bound to the royal family."
Upon hearing this, Li Qingyi felt that it was just as shameless as going to a brothel, sleeping with a girl, and then refusing to pay.
He then asked:
"After harnessing the dragon's energy, to what level will my cultivation improve?"
"With your current foundation at the late stage of Qi Refining, I can use three strands of dragon energy to empower you, allowing you to reach the half-step Foundation Establishment cultivation level within half an hour."
"Half-step Foundation Establishment?" Li Qingyi fell into deep thought. 'Half-step Foundation Establishment cultivation, combined with the resentment crystal, seems quite plausible.'
"A 50% probability, that's pretty high." Thinking this, Li Qingyi grinned.
"Isn't this thousands of times higher than the 0.2% chance in those gacha games of my past life?"
Thinking about it this way, his confidence immediately increased.
Li Qingyi: "If we borrow the five dragon energies, wouldn't we be able to temporarily reach the Foundation Establishment stage?"
Qin Xiyue shook her head and said, "Five dragon energies can only be maintained for one breath with my Qi Refining Level 5 cultivation. If we cannot defeat them within one breath, we will surely be defeated."
"The three dragon energies are the most reliable and can last for half an hour. Your magic weapon will continuously erode Lu Zhenxuan's soul. As long as we can bring him down within half an hour, we will have won."
Upon hearing this, Li Qingyi's expression hardened, realizing that the situation was far more dangerous than she had imagined.
However, he no longer felt as uneasy as he had at the beginning.
With the blessing of three dragon energies, he faced the Foundation Establishment stage with his half-step Foundation Establishment cultivation.
He was still confident that he could use the Netherworld God-Slaying Talisman to obliterate it.
As for attracting cultivators from the Purple Mansion realm, let's talk about that later.
Qin Xiyue lightly waved her jade-like hand, and the array patterns flowed, completely concealing all traces. Then, she used a concealment technique to hide in the shadows with Li Qingyi.
Li Qingyi then manipulated the Green Puppet to leave escape trails along the way, luring Lu Zhenxuan into a trap.
What he didn't realize was that Ling'er was following him closely, hundreds of meters away.
……
The morning mist had not yet dissipated in Xuan Ce City when a cultivator dressed in a coarse cloth Taoist robe walked slowly down the long bluestone street.
Street vendors were busy setting up their stalls, and the sounds of pots and pans clattering together filled the air.
The monk in plain clothes casually found a porridge stall and sat down.
"Waiter, three bowls of congee, please."
"Alright, sir, please wait a moment."
Before long, the waiter wiped his hands with a towel from his waist and brought over three bowls of steaming hot white porridge.
The monk in plain clothes stared blankly at the rising steam from the bowl.
"How many years has it been since I've tasted the flavors of everyday life?"
Lu Zhenxuan had long forgotten.
"Li Qingyi..." he murmured the name, a fierce glint appearing in his eyes.
"If I were to kill you, the personal disciple of the Listening Rain Pavilion Master, I wonder if that old demon would be filled with immense grief?"
Since that night, he has had only one obsession—to uproot Tingyu Pavilion.
He instinctively touched his chest, "It's a pity that this old wound has lingered for many years and has never fully healed."
After a bowl of hot porridge entered his stomach, a figure dressed in white appeared before his eyes.
"Heh... If that senior had been willing to take me as his disciple back then, how could I have suffered such a great grudge..."
Lu Zhenxuan's thoughts gradually drifted back to that rainy night.
That night, flames raged across the sky, while a light rain fell softly.
But the rain could not extinguish the raging inferno.
The wails of his clansmen seemed to echo in his ears again, and the arrogant laughter of Hei Sha lingered in his mind.
Lu Zhenxuan felt as if he had returned to the night his family was destroyed.
"Sir, sir?"
Lu Zhenxuan was awakened by the vendors' calls. When he came to his senses, he realized that it was already broad daylight.
The steaming white porridge had long since cooled down.
He shook his head and smiled bitterly, not expecting that two hours would pass in a moment of distraction.
He took a few copper coins from his storage ring, placed them on the table, and got up to leave.
Lu Zhenxuan looked up at the sky and saw that it was covered with dark clouds.
Without further delay, he immediately unleashed his Foundation Establishment cultivator's divine sense, covering the entire Xuan Ce City, and began searching for Li Qingyi's whereabouts.
A moment later, he stopped abruptly and stood frozen in place.
"You said you personally witnessed Li Qingyi leaving Xuan Ce City at dawn?"
"Of course, I can't believe it myself. This morning, before dawn, he sneaked out from the north of the city."
"It's good that this plague is gone; we can finally live in peace."
Throughout the city, there was talk of Li Qingyi's escape.
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhenxuan felt a surge of murderous intent.
Why did he run away? Who leaked my whereabouts?
No, I travel alone; there's no way anyone could know my whereabouts. Could it be that he has some kind of magic to avoid danger and attract good fortune?
How could Lu Zhenxuan let Li Qingyi escape?
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for revenge!
How could he bear to miss out?
Without hesitation, he immediately took off on the wind and chased after the city in the north.
During his flight, he activated his full divine sense, leaving no stone unturned.
Those footprints that Li Qingyi had deliberately concealed, yet which revealed flaws, all fell into his eyes.
"A mere trick." He sneered and sped off in that direction.
Before long, a majestic canyon appeared in Lu Zhenxuan's divine sense.
He knew that it was Tianqing Gorge.
Back then, when he was saved by that senior in white robes, the senior left a mark by slashing with his sword in order to intimidate powerful enemies.
At the entrance to the canyon, a young man in blue robes was slowly regulating his breathing.
In the far distance, a young girl was secretly following a boy at the entrance of the canyon.
These events were all captured by Lu Zhenxuan's divine sense.
Lu Zhenxuan didn't care about the strange girl.
In his eyes, there was only Li Qingyi.
The pressure of the Foundation Establishment stage erupted suddenly.
The terrifying aura caused even the drifting clouds in the sky to pause.
Ling'er was also startled by this sudden change.
"You little beast! Give me your life!" Lu Zhenxuan roared and lunged at Li Qingyi.
Ling'er cried out in alarm, "Brother Qingyi, run!"
Just as he was about to touch Li Qingyi, the figure turned into a wisp of blue light and disappeared.
"What?!"
Lu Zhenxuan was shocked. He couldn't understand how a living person could disappear right under his nose.
In his astonishment, countless eerie ghostly energies transformed into a wisp of black smoke, rushing in from afar and enveloping Lu Zhenxuan.
The black smoke tore through his physical defenses and rushed straight into the depths of his consciousness, aiming directly at his soul!
Lu Zhenxuan felt a splitting headache. Now that things had come to this, he knew he had been ambushed.
Just as he was about to back away, the murmurs of hundreds of thousands of people suddenly echoed in his mind.
"Why kill us? What did we do wrong?"
"Why? Why...why?!"
"Don't you immortals care at all about the lives of us mortals?"
"Damn it! Damn it... You immortals all deserve to die!"
Lu Zhenxuan clutched his head and roared, feeling as if ten thousand ghosts were devouring his heart.
The next moment, he was horrified to discover that hundreds of thousands of vengeful spirits were gnawing at his soul.
These vengeful spirits were none other than the faces I had seen in Xuan Ce City this morning!
"Those beasts from Tingyu Pavilion! They still prefer to resort to these underhanded tactics!"
Lu Zhenxuan cursed angrily, feeling his mind completely muddled, the last bit of clarity in his head gradually fading away.
His eyes gradually turned blood red, and his body was shrouded in black mist.
Upon closer inspection, one can also see countless translucent hands wrapped around his entire body.
"Aaaaaaah!"
Lu Zhenxuan roared to the sky and unleashed a devastating attack in all directions.
In an instant, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked, the wind and clouds changed drastically, and the surroundings were filled with devastation.
Ling'er, who was hiding in the distance, didn't even have time to react.
She stared at the terrifying magic seal rushing towards her, her pupils shrinking, completely bewildered as to what had happened in those few breaths.
Just as the magic seal was about to strike her, three dragon roars echoed from the canyon.
More than a dozen golden beams of light shot into the sky, layering and merging together, illuminating the dark canyon with a dazzling glow.
Within the array of light, the figure of a young man in green robes appeared instantly.
Three golden dragons soared into the sky, hovered in the air for a moment, and then disappeared into the body of a young man in green robes in an instant.
Li Qingyi's body surged with sword energy, stirring up the wind and clouds, and changing the color of the sky and earth.
His protective sword aura arrived first, enveloping Ling'er and shielding her from a fatal blow.
A graceful figure in icy blue appeared along the perimeter of the battlefield, approaching Ling'er from behind and taking the still-shaken girl away.
The moment Lu Zhenxuan saw Li Qingyi appear, he roared and pounced on her like a madman.
Li Qingyi's eyes sharpened as she watched Lu Zhenxuan charge towards her, her right hand forming a sword-like gesture.
"It's time for us to make a clean break!"