Chapter 426: 430. Chapter 429: Xuanhuang Seal

430. Chapter 429: Xuanhuang Seal

Li Yi had crossed dimensions many times and had experienced quite a few things. Now, facing these people who were enthusiastically passing on the Dao and teaching everything they knew, he naturally carried a bit of caution. Xiangxiangzi, in order to teach him cultivation, even went so far as to sacrifice her beauty, which made him have to suspect Xiangxiangzi's true purpose.

"Immortal nun, just now when I guided the spiritual energy in my body into your body, you must have felt it. Although I am in the Dharma-Ending era, I have not degenerated, and my cultivation realm has not fallen. Now, in the Dharma-Ending era, I am humbly seeking the Dao. Such an act of going against the current of heaven is bound to arouse people's suspicion."

Li Yi stood up slowly, his silver eyes looking at Xiangxiangzi, and said: "Does the immortal nun really want to know if I can gather the five qi in my chest and reopen the three flowers on my head in this Dharma-Ending era? That's why you entered the game with your body to explore the mystery of Dharma-Ending cultivation."

As soon as these words came out, Xiangxiangzi, who was beating someone, stopped her movements, then turned her head and revealed a heartbroken and innocent look: "This humble one has good intentions, wanting to entrust my life and the Great Dao, with a sincere heart, without any ulterior motives. If Tai Yi doesn't believe me, you can kill this humble one now. This humble one would rather die than bear the stain of a bad name."

Li Yi sighed: "In fact, when I came to the Dao Court, I was already prepared for this. Discussing the method of cultivation with the senior cultivators here, going against the current, it is inevitable that it will arouse suspicion and jealousy. However, I can also understand that in this Dharma-Ending era, if someone can cultivate, it will naturally make people have wild thoughts."

He knew that if he wanted to learn top-tier Dao methods in this world, he couldn't avoid this hurdle.

These senior cultivators who practiced cultivation were not fools. It was the Dharma-Ending era, yet someone was humbly seeking the Dao. If it were an ordinary person, it would be fine, but Li Yi clearly came with cultivation, and his body was full of spiritual energy, like a spark in the dark night, exceptionally eye-catching.

Saying he had no secrets on him—he wouldn't believe it even if he were beaten to death.

After all, the cultivators who had experienced the Dharma-Ending era were still alive, and their era had not ended. In the end, there was still a glimmer of hope, hoping to return to the peak.

Old methods or new methods, as long as they could work, it was the same.

Li Yi then scanned everyone: "But it's a pity that I have to tell the senior cultivators that the Dao method has reached a dead end in this world. Spiritual energy recovery will have to wait for thousands of years, or even tens of thousands of years. No one can survive this period. No matter how rich the foundation is, it will be consumed by these Dharma-Ending years."

"If you want to break the situation, there are only two methods: either give up cultivation and create a new method, or wait quietly for the change of heaven."

Everyone fell silent.

Li Yi's words were not false at all. They also knew that if they wanted to cultivate, they could only create a new method. But how easy was it to create a new method? So they gathered in the Dao Court, waiting for the time of heaven, to see if there was a glimmer of life to re-cultivate the Dao method. Otherwise, they would have left this place long ago, built a hut to live in, farmed, and spent their remaining years.

It's just that they waited for so many years, and an unknown number of cultivators died, and finally, they waited for Li Yi today.

"Tai Yi, since the Dao method has reached a dead end, why do you still seek the Dao?" At this time, a Daoist nun from the Heavenly Dao Sect walked over slowly, bowed respectfully, and asked solemnly.

This Daoist nun's identity was also unusual. She was one of the original seven immortal nuns of the Heavenly Dao Sect, Xuanyuezi, and her seniority was the same as Xiangxiangzi's.

And when this question was asked, the bald Daoist, Old Daoist Wu squatting in the corner, and Liu Liu Guzi and others looked at Li Yi in unison, hoping to get an answer.

"The immortal nun's question is very sharp. However, the timing is not ripe, so I don't want to answer," Li Yi said: "I have never met the seniors before, so it is inconvenient to tell many things. But if you are willing to teach me the Dao method, when the time comes, you will naturally understand. If you are not willing, I will not force it. After today, I will leave the Dao Court and look for another way."

As he spoke, he bowed to everyone.

Xuanyuezi's gaze shifted slightly, then she said: "The Dao method of the Heavenly Dao Sect will be taught to you without reservation, and I will not hide anything. To show my determination, I am willing to give this object as a gift."

As she spoke, she took out a yellow little seal from her wide sleeve. The seal was engraved with runes, and there was flowing light on it, which was quite divine.

"Xuanhuang Seal?"

The bald Daoist recognized it at a glance and was surprised: "This Xuanhuang Seal still exists, and it is well-preserved. How did your Heavenly Dao Sect do it? Such a top-tier Dao tool, logically speaking, should have been damaged like my old Daoist's Qiankun Cauldron. It's impossible to preserve it."

"How to preserve it? Naturally, by cutting off three flowers of magic power and implanting them into it, forcibly nourishing it to sustain its life. For this, three of the seven immortal nuns of our Heavenly Dao Sect passed away early. Besides that, the spirit stones collected by the Tianxiang Tower over the years have almost been exhausted." Xuanyuezi looked at the Xuanhuang Seal in her hand, and her expression couldn't help but dim.

The bald Daoist was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Using the lives of three immortal nuns to prolong the life of the Xuanhuang Seal—truly ruthless.

"Tai Yi, take the seal." Xuanyuezi then threw the Xuanhuang Seal out, very decisively.

Li Yi reached out and grabbed it from the air. The Gang Qi rolled back, and he grabbed the Xuanhuang Seal in his hand. He tried to guide the cosmic energy in his body into it. The little seal immediately erupted with immeasurable light, instantly illuminating the entire Tianxiang Tower. Runes floated in all directions, as if suppressing the entire heaven and earth. However, everyone in the Tianxiang Tower felt unimaginable power and instantly fell to their knees, unable to move at all.

But soon, his face changed slightly, feeling the cosmic energy in his body disappearing frantically.

With his own strength, he couldn't control this Dao tool at all.

He immediately interrupted the cosmic energy.

The divine aspect of the Xuanhuang Seal then quickly converged, turning back into a small seal and returning to Li Yi's hand.

"Tai Yi, don't, don't use the Xuanhuang Seal randomly. This is a Dao tool. The explosion of power will destroy the entire Tianxiang Tower, and we will all be shaken to death," the bald Daoist hurriedly climbed up from the ground and shouted.

Fortunately, Li Yi only made a small attempt and stimulated very little power, otherwise, he would have really caused loss of life.

"Such a powerful treasure, why give it to me for no reason?" He looked at the Daoist nun and was puzzled again.

The bald Daoist was like this, and Xiangxiangzi was like this.

It seemed that they trusted him very much and were very willing to entrust him with some things.

Could trust between people be established so quickly?

Xuanyuezi looked at Xiangxiangzi, then said: "Tai Yi, you said just now that the timing is not ripe. When the timing is ripe, perhaps you will understand what we are thinking. You can rest assured and accept this seal. I have no other intentions. I just hope that in exchange for the gift today, Tai Yi will give Xiangxiangzi a chance to pass on the Dao method of our Heavenly Dao Sect to you."

"Xiangxiangzi has lost her cultivation and is no threat to you. If you are suspicious of her, you can kill her directly. There is no need to be troubled by others. Others are the same. If you don't trust them, kill them all together. In the Dao Court, everything is lacking, but there is no lack of cultivators."

Her tone was calm, completely different from Xiangxiangzi's personality of love and hate.

Li Yi just wanted to speak when he suddenly sensed something and looked up at the upstairs.

Immediately after, a scream rang out.

A pungent smell of blood drifted over, and then he heard something rolling down the stairs. Everyone looked at the sound, and the thing that rolled down was a woman's head. The head opened its eyes wide, carrying a trace of despair and a trace of anger, seemingly unwilling to die like this.

Xuanyuezi and Xiangxiangzi trembled when they saw the head, and a trace of grief appeared in their eyes.

"Who dares to kill in the Tianxiang Tower?"

Old Daoist Wu trembled and said. He wanted to stand up, but after thinking about it, he shrank back into the corner.

"Who else could it be? It's the people from the Imperial Court. They were drinking in the Tianxiang Tower today." Xuanyuezi walked over calmly, picked up the woman's head, and wrapped it in her Daoist robe.

Imperial Court?

Hearing the words "Imperial Court," the stall owners who were eating before scattered like birds and beasts, running faster than the other, and in the blink of an eye, there were few people left at the originally lively banquet.

"Are the people of the Imperial Court very powerful? So many cultivators are afraid of them."

Li Yi saw the head and felt it was familiar. It seemed he had seen it when he entered the Tianxiang Tower before, but he didn't expect that it had been less than an hour, and she was dead. This made Li Yi couldn't help but frown.

The bald Daoist smiled bitterly: "The Imperial Court was established by the Heavenly Dao Sect, one of the three major sects of the Dao Court in the past, wanting to imitate the secular world, establish a dynasty, and rule the Dao Court. In recent years, they have been recruiting talents and becoming more and more prosperous. It is no longer what it used to be. After all, Dao methods are extinct, and human Dao is naturally prosperous. We cultivators are old and frail now, with no strength to truss a chicken, so how dare we confront the Imperial Court?"

"If there is the slightest disobedience, you will be beheaded in the street."

"What about your Method of Calling Wind?" Li Yi asked.

The bald Daoist said embarrassedly: "This old Daoist has to cut off the three flowers on my head to cast the Method of Calling Wind. The Heavenly Dao Sect also has Dao method experts, and they have many people, so we can't confront them at all. And people like this old Daoist are still a minority in the Dao Court, so they don't want to provoke three-flower realm experts, just wanting to wait for us to pass away."

"So that's it. Why do they dare to kill people of the Heavenly Dao Sect today?" Li Yi asked.

"Because they are suppressing and annexing our Heavenly Dao Sect."

Xiangxiangzi said faintly: "In the Dao Court, the only one who can threaten the Imperial Court is our Heavenly Dao Sect. In the past few years, we were still safe, but in the last two years, as the seven immortal nuns and thirty-six protectors of our Heavenly Dao Sect passed away one after another, the people of the Imperial Court became more and more unscrupulous. Before, we also fought with the consumption of foundation, and although we won, we lost instead of winning. The foundation was used less and less, and there were more and more people in the Imperial Court."

"It seems that your Heavenly Dao Sect chose the wrong path and didn't retreat in the Dharma-Ending era." Li Yi said.

He understood a little now.

The Heavenly Dao Sect, one of the three major sects of the Dao Court, chose to integrate into the secular world after the Dharma-Ending era arrived, establish a dynasty, and recruit experts. Therefore, even in the Dharma-Ending era, it was still powerful and prosperous. Coupled with the foundation of one of the three major sects, it was almost invincible.

The Heavenly Dao Sect didn't take this path, only thinking about setting up industries, spending their old age in peace, and waiting for the change of heaven, but didn't expect that as time passed, they fell into a disadvantage. ===== CHAPTER 427 =====