Chapter 445: Breaking Through to the Sixth Heavenly Realm

"It's a powerful artifact... I only wanted a little water from her; I didn't hurt anyone... You are bullying demons too much, repaying kindness with hostility! I even intended to introduce them to Princess Dengfeng..."

Boom!

The Purple Cloud Thunder Seal crashed down, breaking through the dark red immortal smoke.

Streaks of thick purple lightning struck the Water Weasel Immortal.

A large, charred pit, tens of feet in diameter, appeared in the desert, with countless electric currents flowing within it.

Upon closer inspection, once the hazy dust settled:

Despite such a heavy blow, the Water Weasel Immortal, still smoking black, stood upright in the pit, its golden eyes gleaming brightly, not uttering a sound.

"How can its physical body be so strong?"

Li Weiyi frowned deeply and activated the Purple Cloud Thunder Seal again.

"This immortal and your Thunderous Sky Sect... are irreconcilable..."

The Water Weasel Immortal stumbled two steps forward, its head spinning.

With a thud, it toppled over onto its side, all four paws in the air, revealing its round belly.

"Master, A'Li is so pitiful, why don't we let it go?" Yu'er said.

"Alright."

Li Weiyi dragged the unconscious Water Weasel Immortal into the jade boat, then glanced at the pursuing Yin Ghost Commander and Bone Jiao. The immortal corpse leapt into the jade boat and soon fell silent.

It had reverted to a lifeless corpse.

Li Weiyi stood at the bow, personally piloting the jade boat, flying away at top speed. As he did so, he used his mystical energy to retrieve the golden halberd stuck in the sand dune.

The jade boat flew three hundred miles.

They finally shook off the pursuing Bone Jiao and Yin Ghost Commander.

The flock of bone vultures turned into black dots on the horizon.

Half an hour later.

Huang Xu and Kong Xu, two figures, one gray and one white, appeared on the battlefield in the white desert.

Huang Xu crouched down, picked up a handful of sand, and sniffed it: "It's Li Weiyi's scent. This is the direction of Yuzhou."

Kong Xu said meaningfully, "Isn't that on the way? Daozhou is also in that direction... Is he perhaps chasing after the Dao Mother?"

Huang Xu snorted coldly, "As long as he's killed, who will know how he died? However, this individual is exceptionally skilled at escaping; we need help."

"I'm afraid our helpers will be even greedier than us! The allure of the treasures on Li Weiyi would greatly tempt even Longevity Realm powerhouses," Kong Xu said.

Huang Xu replied, "If we invite Longevity Realm powerhouses, we probably won't even get a sip of the soup. I have a plan!"

On the mystical artifact jade boat.

"Ow, that hurt so much..."

The Water Weasel Immortal slowly woke up, opened its eyes, and saw the seven-story bone tower standing nearby, and a man and a woman studying it. Its consciousness immediately returned, and it jolted.

Seeing the man look over, it quickly closed its eyelids.

Pretending to be unconscious.

"A'Li, stop pretending, everyone knows you're awake!" Beside it, Yu'er sat with her knees bent, leaning against the boat railing.

The Water Weasel Immortal opened its eyes, bared its teeth, and its whiskers twitched, utterly enraged: "You're bullying me with numbers, that's hardly a fair victory. If you're so capable, unchain me, and we'll fight again."

Li Weiyi walked over and squatted down: "Answer a few questions for me, and if I'm satisfied, I'll unchain you."

"You're full of tricks, I don't trust you." The Water Weasel Immortal turned its face away.

"Fine, I haven't eaten the meat of a demonic beast of your level yet. It should be able to increase physical strength." Li Weiyi had even eaten the meat of transcendent demonic beasts.

The Water Weasel Immortal became nervous, watching Li Weiyi leave: "Hey, hey... don't scare this immortal. I have a superior, a demon. Have you heard of the Water Weasel King? The Water Weasel King, Lord of the Huangjiang River, is a renowned figure even in the Eastern Region of your Lingxiao Sanctuary."

"Never heard of him."

Li Weiyi asked Yang Qingxi, "Have you heard of him?"

Yang Qingxi gently shook her head.

The Water Weasel Immortal was furious, banging its head against the boat: "You're too young, it's normal you haven't heard. The Water Weasel King has been in secluded cultivation for years and stays in his underwater palace here in the Realm of the Deceased. You human brats..."

"Hmm?"

Li Weiyi's gaze sharpened.

The Water Weasel Immortal immediately changed its tone, speaking softly: "Brother, do you keep your word?"

"You can only trust that I keep my word."

Li Weiyi asked, "Tell me, what were you doing in Yuzhou?"

"This immortal has told them already," the Water Weasel Immortal said.

Li Weiyi said, "If you were going to report to Princess Dengfeng, why did you gather a large group of demons to intercept us?"

"Are you stupi—"

The Water Weasel Immortal calmly said, "I have already dispatched six bone vultures to Yuzhou to deliver the message."

Li Weiyi took out the Yellow Dragon Sword and began wiping it: "Such a great merit, and you'd just hand it over to a few bone vultures?"

As he spoke, he placed the Yellow Dragon Sword near its neck.

The Water Weasel Immortal's eyes widened, and its entire body tensed: "I'll tell you, I'll tell you! This immortal took a fancy to your battle spear that can draw upon the power of the stars. It's definitely a great treasure."

"At least you're honest."

Li Weiyi asked again, "What is Princess Dengfeng doing in Yuzhou? What is her cultivation realm, and what experts are with her?"

"I cannot betray Her Royal Highness," the Water Weasel Immortal said.

Li Weiyi said, "This isn't betrayal! It would be betrayal if I asked you to go against her. I have no grudge against her, and I don't even know who she is; I'm just curious."

The Water Weasel Immortal thought for a moment; it seemed to make sense: "Princess Dengfeng is extraordinary. She is a unique type of jellyfish with the potential of a Demonic Emperor. She possesses immense magical powers, and her subordinates are numerous and highly skilled, only a step away from the Demon Marquis realm. In the East Sea, countless young demonic talents like myself heed her commands."

"A month ago, Princess Dengfeng received news that Lord Lan might have fallen. She was commanded by her clan that as soon as she received confirmation, she was to immediately attack the old Yuzhou Prefectural City and destroy Lord Chifeng's lair."

Whether it's a departed spirit or a demon, one must reach the Longevity Realm to be granted the title of Marquis.

To be granted the title of Lord, one must be a Great Longevity cultivator.

Li Weiyi said, "Such a significant matter, shouldn't it be handled by giants among the demon race?"

The Water Weasel Immortal said, "The battle at Lingxiao City was too terrifying for demons! The old guys heard from somewhere that a bunch of demon kings were killed by the Misty Emperor, falling like rain. You know what rain is like, right? Just heads dropping down in torrents."

"Who is the Misty Emperor? Back then, she was a fierce woman who even beheaded a flying dragon in the East Sea."

"All the old guys have hidden themselves away. Who knows if she'll come to the East Sea to kill? Now, everyone is waiting for news from the west."

Li Weiyi pondered for a moment: "Your physical body should have cultivated to fifty percent strength of a Longevity Body, right? How did you manage that?"

The Water Weasel Immortal's physical body, at fifty percent strength of a Longevity Body, was the reason it could challenge a Martial Cultivator at the ninth heaven of the Dao Seed Realm.

"Talent, how should I put it? You either have it or you don't," the Water Weasel Immortal said.

Li Weiyi moved the Yellow Dragon Sword beneath its crotch: "With such a strong physical body, I wonder if it can withstand my sword."

The Water Weasel Immortal said, "Talent is one part, effort is also very important, and also, resources. For refining muscles and internal organs, use immortal soil. For refining tendons and skin, use phoenix blood tree leaves. To be honest, this immortal's trip to the old Yuzhou Prefectural City is to acquire some phoenix blood tree bark to refine my tendons and skin to full perfection."

"Phoenix blood tree leaves can only refine tendons and skin to fifty percent."

"To refine them to one hundred percent in the Dao Seed Realm, one can only rely on tree bark."

Li Weiyi said, "Is that all?"

"That's all!" the Water Weasel Immortal said.

The sword in Li Weiyi's hand lowered slightly: "What about bones?"

"Bones... require bone marrow gold essence! That is, the golden bone marrow of Longevity cultivators. Of course, it's not about seeking death. In the Realm of the Deceased, many corpses of Longevity cultivators can be dug up. As long as the bone marrow is refined to remove the yin corruption power within, it can be consumed."

The Water Weasel Immortal added, "If you find it disgusting, you can consume the golden bone marrow of demonic beasts. If you have enough capital, you can also buy transcendent marrow liquid at the sea market."

"I heard that some descendants of demon kings, when cultivating the Longevity Body, consume higher quality materials, making cultivation easier."

Li Weiyi had always used Golden Spring to refine his bones.

After his bone strength reached thirty percent of the Longevity Body, the effect of the Golden Spring became increasingly weaker.

Moreover, not much of it was left.

Li Weiyi unchained the Water Weasel Immortal and turned to leave.

"Haha, I'm finally free! You human brat, now, endure this immortal's endless wrath!"

The Water Weasel Immortal leaped up, dark red smoke pouring from its body, and a claw tore towards Li Weiyi.

Li Weiyi turned, his brow flashing, and pointed a finger at it: "Squat back down."

Thud!

The Water Weasel Immortal fell heavily back onto the boat, dizzy and disoriented, already sensing the beast script within its body.

It's over, the sky has fallen!

"May the heavens strike you down! You actually planted a beast script inside this immortal? It's over, it's completely over. My lifelong reputation is completely ruined by you treacherous villains."

After venting, the Water Weasel Immortal hung its head in dejection, but its eyes were secretly darting around.

The beast script wasn't impossible to erase; finding the Water Weasel King would solve the problem. The immediate priority was to keep them pacified.

But the Water Weasel King was so terrified by the Misty Emperor that it had hidden somewhere unknown. When would it be found?

Yu'er patted the Water Weasel Immortal's head: "A'Li, be good! If you make Master angry, I won't be able to protect you next time either."

The Water Weasel Immortal looked up at Yu'er's naive and innocent face, wondering why there was a child besides them. It felt as if it had fallen into a sinkhole, and howled at Yang Qingxi, "Give me some water, I'm dying of thirst!"

To be branded with a script by such a weak group of humans was a minor humiliation.

An uncertain future and unpredictable fate, that was the major concern.

The seven-story bone tower was a mystical artifact.

After three hours, Li Weiyi finally deciphered the runes on the seven-story bone tower.

He first activated the jade boat's defensive shield, then released his Dao Heart Projection to envelop the surroundings before opening the bone tower's gate.

"Roar!"

A dragon's roar echoed from within the bone tower.

Wisps of dragon qi rushed out; they were all in the form of six-clawed immortal dragons, very blurry, as if they could dissipate at any moment.

Li Weiyi retracted his Dao Heart Projection, absorbing all the dragon qi in the form of six-clawed immortal dragons into his Wind Mansion. Then, he immediately sat cross-legged and began to meditate, breathing in and out.

Soon, he entered a breakthrough state, and the Nine-Petaled Dao Lotus in his Wind Mansion rapidly spun.

His Wind Mansion continuously expanded.

His mystical energy transformed, and his physical body was nourished and enhanced accordingly.

Two days later, his realm stabilized, and Li Weiyi's Wind Mansion Dragon Seed reached the sixth heaven of the Dao Seed Realm.

"You can absorb the remaining dragon qi in the tower!"

Li Weiyi said this to Yang Qingxi, then went alone to the stern of the boat and quietly took out the interdimensional bag containing various scriptures and texts from Lingxiao Palace from his blood-mud space.

He wanted to find records about the dragon qi of six-clawed immortal dragons to see what it truly was.

Five claws signify an emperor, and six claws signify an immortal.

The Yin Ghost Commander from Jinlan Plain had clearly collected the dragon qi of six-clawed immortal dragons from the East Sea. There couldn't have been only this much dragon qi, otherwise why would he have rushed back to report?

With such an extraordinary treasure appearing, even Li Weiyi was greatly moved.

Wouldn't those Dragon Seed Dao Martial Cultivators who had only cultivated four-clawed or five-clawed dragon qi be even crazier?

He had to find a way to send the news back to the Lingxiao Sanctuary.