Chapter 769

Li Yi explored within this pile of rubble, and finally stopped on a large, stationary, circular floating stone. The power of time near this stone was both within the range he could bear and relatively suitable for cultivation.

"Very good, this is the place."

He stood on this stone, his body being eroded by time, but this speed was much slower than before. He made a slight estimation: staying on this stone for one day was equivalent to one year passing in the outside world.

Li Yi immediately prepared all his cultivation resources.

First were the mystic objects that provided cosmic energy.

Dragon scales, phoenix feathers, and the World Heart Gem.

With three complete mystic objects piled up, a terrifying energy field was released. Just by being enveloped by this energy, the physical bodies of ordinary cultivators would collapse in an instant, directly eroded to death by the energy.

But Li Yi, as a direct-lineage divine blood warrior, had an astonishing physique, and coupled with his cultivation in the Spirit God Realm and the Returning to the Origin Realm, he was able to withstand these four energy fields.

In addition to abundant cosmic energy, he also needed sufficient life essence to replenish what his physical body required.

The life essence overflowing within the Tianyi Palace was just right to be used at this time.

Coupled with the Longevity Pill in hand to prevent his lifespan from being exhausted and being eroded to death by the power of time, all these preparations were finally complete.

Li Yi immediately closed his eyes and sat down, feeling the changes in himself after being eroded by time.

His physical body was currently transforming at a speed visible to the naked eye. This transformation was different from the past; it was the natural growth of the body, and the potential that needed to be tapped into was being unearthed. After all, Li Yi had been cultivating for a short time, and there were shortcomings and deficiencies in certain areas.

At this moment, under the erosion of time, some invisible shortcomings were being compensated for.

With every breath he took, a large amount of life essence rolled out from the Tianyi Palace and merged into his body. On his skin, some ancient traces resembling lightning were quietly emerging, and at the same time, some new acupoints within his body were being opened up.

Li Yi, who already possessed sixty major acupoints, had the sixty-first acupoint naturally opened up from his body in just two hours under the condition of time acting upon him.

With the appearance of this acupoint, a new stream of magic power surged into it instantly, and at the same time, a stream of divine blood was gestated once again.

However, very soon.

Li Yi's expression changed. The Primordial Spirit Dharma Image sitting on the red lotus suddenly emitted a surging Qi of Heart Fire. This Qi of Heart Fire scorched his Primordial Spirit, making him feel a kind of intense pain.

"With the magic power of an additional acupoint, the Qi of the Five Elements is unbalanced."

Li Yi immediately realized where the problem lay.

Previously, with the magic power of sixty acupoints, the power of the Five Elements was balanced, which was why he could achieve the Five Qi Returning to the Origin. Now, with the magic power of an extra acupoint for no reason, the original balance was broken, and the Qi of Heart Fire gained the upper hand. Moreover, under the blessing of the power of time, the Qi of Heart Fire from this one acupoint was enough to scorch his Primordial Spirit Dharma Image.

The conflicts and hidden dangers of cultivating multiple methods had finally appeared.

Fortunately, the precious Red Lotus bloomed with treasure light. Although the Primordial Spirit Dharma Image was scorched by the Qi of Heart Fire, the Red Lotus quickly repaired the Primordial Spirit under the blessing of the power of time.

With one increasing and one decreasing, although Li Yi was in pain, there was no danger to his life.

"I must replenish the other four acupoints as soon as possible to let the magic power of the Five Elements return to balance." He secretly thought to himself and continued his cultivation.

However, under the roasting of the Qi of Heart Fire, his Primordial Spirit Dharma Image became increasingly powerful. In the end, Li Yi's Primordial Spirit Dharma Image was actually able to develop a kind of resistance to the Qi of Heart Fire.

This change was something he had not anticipated.

But just after he had adapted to the roasting of the Qi of Heart Fire, very soon, with the appearance of the sixty-second acupoint, a new stream of magic power appeared. This time, his Primordial Spirit Dharma Image felt bursts of heart-piercing pain.

The Metal Qi of the Five Elements was too strong, and Li Yi's Primordial Spirit Dharma Image suffered the pain of being cut by the Metal Qi.

But as the precious Red Lotus continued to nurture the Primordial Spirit, although his Primordial Spirit Dharma Image was injured, there was no danger. Moreover, as time passed, the tearing of the Metal Qi gradually lost its effect.

However, with the opening of the sixty-third acupoint, new Qi of the Five Elements was once again tempering his Primordial Spirit Dharma Image.

Repeating this over and over.

Li Yi's Primordial Spirit Dharma Image seemed to have undergone the tempering of the Five Elements of time, and an unknown change occurred. This change caused his Primordial Spirit Dharma Image to begin to gradually become immune to the damage of the Qi of the Five Elements.

Very soon.

One day had passed.

Under the condition of time acting upon him, that meant one year had already passed.

Li Yi's physical body and Primordial Spirit had both made very obvious progress. His magic power was more vigorous, his Primordial Spirit was increasingly powerful, and even his strength had obtained a significant increase.

He did not know exactly how much dragon and tiger strength he had increased, but he could be certain that the harvest from this day of bitter cultivation was huge.

"Continue."

Li Yi did not aim too high and continued to cultivate forcefully.

And Master Yulian on the side also discovered this change in Li Yi. After all, in her view, Li Yi was becoming powerful at a speed visible to the naked eye, and this was only after one day had passed.

Master Yulian subconsciously wanted to stop him.

If things continued like this, let alone converting Li Yi, by the time Li Yi finished his transformation, she herself did not know if she would be his match.

But very soon, Master Yulian dismissed this thought.

If she were to take action herself, wouldn't that mean she had already developed fear in her heart and no longer possessed the great fearless spirit of sacrificing herself to convert the demon? If that were the case, her merit would be lacking, and would she still be able to attain Bodhi?

Master Yulian pressed her hands together, repenting for the thought she had just had, and at the same time, she allowed Li Yi to cultivate.

She felt that the more powerful this demon king Li Yi was, the greater her merit would be after converting him, and the more perfect she could become.

Time passed day by day. But under the erosion of time, Li Yi had been sitting on that stone, motionless for several years. The Qi of the Five Elements rotated within him, tempering his Primordial Spirit Dharma Image, his physical body transformed, his divine blood gestated, and his aura became increasingly powerful and terrifying.

If it could be said that Li Yi had only just entered the Returning to the Origin Realm before, then now he should be considered to be in the middle stage of the Returning to the Origin Realm.

Although his progress was rapid, if one looked at the cultivation time, this was not fast. After all, he had been cultivating without interruption for several years, and he also had the Red Lotus helping to gestate his Primordial Spirit Dharma Image.

"The Dao cultivation method is indeed slower the further one goes. No wonder that with the Seven Immortal Maidens' aptitude, it took several hundred years of cultivation to achieve the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown and the Five Qi Returning to the Origin. If I hadn't used the power of incense and fire to borrow the false to cultivate the true, and successfully crossed the Five Qi Realm, I'm afraid I would still be gathering the Five Qi in my chest right now." Li Yi secretly thought to himself at this moment.

However, with such results in just a few days, he was already very satisfied.

Although the power of time was stronger in other places, it was beyond the range he could bear and was not suitable for cultivation.

However, even during this period when Li Yi was cultivating diligently.

Several uninvited guests had arrived at this strange place.

Several figures arrived in an instant, very abruptly. But judging from their attire, they should be immortal cultivators from the Profound Immortal Continent, and their strength was very strong—they were existences at the peak of the Mahayana stage, who had already comprehended the power of space and were capable of teleportation.

"There can be no mistake; Li Yi is in this area. I use the Heavenly Calculation Divine Art to gain insight into the heavenly secrets once every seven days. There had been no movement for a period of time, which shows that Li Yi was not in this world, but just a few days ago, my Heavenly Calculation Divine Art had a reaction, which shows that Li Yi has already quietly crossed the border and returned to Earth."

A Mahayana-stage expert with a long beard hanging to his chest, holding a compass, said with his eyes slightly narrowed.

He was called the Heavenly Secret Daoist, entrusted by immortals to track Li Yi's whereabouts, determined to nip this unstable factor Li Yi in the bud in advance to avoid him growing into a serious threat in the future.

"This place is very strange. I just scanned it with my spiritual sense, but it was directly worn away by a special power. Moreover, time here is all chaotic. Look at the plants over there—they flourish in summer and wither in winter in the blink of an eye. It's very incredible."

Another sword cultivator at the peak of the Mahayana stage reached out and pointed into the distance.

"Events of the Earth's tilting occur frequently, and all kinds of strange things can happen. It seems that Li Yi smuggled himself into this strange place to use the power of time here to charge toward a higher realm. No wonder this person's cultivation speed is so fast." The Heavenly Secret Daoist said.

"The two of us were only entrusted by the immortals to explore Li Yi's whereabouts. Since it is confirmed that this person is here, then we will inform the immortals and let the immortals handle it." That sword cultivator at the peak of the Mahayana stage said in a deep voice.

He still had self-knowledge; after knowing Li Yi's battle record on the battlefield last time, he considered himself no match.

The Heavenly Secret Daoist nodded slightly and said: "However, this matter is of great importance and cannot be taken lightly. We must confirm Li Yi's location before sending the message. If the immortals descend and cannot find Li Yi, then we will be in big trouble."

"Let's go ahead and take a look."

He looked at the compass and continued to go deeper in the direction indicated by the heavenly secrets.

"We shouldn't have taken on this thankless job." This sword cultivator at the peak of the Mahayana stage couldn't help but complain.

"If this matter can be accomplished, you will be rewarded with a piece of immortal material, which can be used to refine your natal immortal sword. You have hope of breaking through to become a Sword Immortal in this life." The Heavenly Secret Daoist said: "The greater the risk, the greater the harvest. There's nothing to complain about."

"That's true." The sword cultivator at the peak of the Mahayana stage felt his mood calm down a lot after hearing this.

The two continued to move forward.

Although it was their first time here, this Heavenly Secret Daoist indeed had some ability. Relying on a certain deduction capability, he actually avoided several dangerous places and kept moving closer to the direction where Li Yi was.

"Careful."

Suddenly.

That Mahayana-stage sword cultivator suddenly gave a low shout, and his natal flying sword flew out violently, erupting with a heaven-shaking sword light, slashing toward a nearby ancient tree with unrivaled momentum.

A figure of an extraordinary creature was hit by the sword light and flew out instantly.

But this strike, which was enough to split mountains and slash open the sky, did not kill the opponent; it only left a negligible wound.

Very soon.

That extraordinary creature, resembling a leopard and a dog, with two horns on its head, stared coldly at these two people, its killing intent permeating the air.

"Run quickly, the opponent's strength is terrifyingly strong." The Heavenly Secret Daoist was shocked when he saw this and retreated rapidly.

"Wait, there seem to be two people on that pile of rubble in the distance."

Because this sword strike had cleared away many obstructions, the sword cultivator suddenly saw two figures.

One of the figures was very familiar.

It was exactly the same as Li Yi on the wanted poster.

"It really is Li Yi; he is indeed here." The Heavenly Secret Daoist looked back and also noticed it.

However, that terrifying extraordinary creature had already killed its way over, its speed extremely fast. With just one strike, it bit off an arm from the Heavenly Secret Daoist's body fiercely.

Blood splattered, and the Heavenly Secret Daoist felt the pain, but he couldn't care about anything else and immediately turned back.

Although he was an immortal cultivator at the peak of the Mahayana stage, he was not good at fighting; otherwise, he wouldn't have cooperated with a sword cultivator.

Seeing this, the sword cultivator slashed out another sword, forcing the extraordinary creature back, and then immediately took the Heavenly Secret Daoist and fled.

After leaving this strange place, the two of them vanished in a teleportation at the same time.

The commotion here was so loud that it was naturally heard by Master Yulian in the distance. However, she only felt that these were two laypeople who had accidentally entered this place and did not take it to heart. Li Yi was also cultivating under the erosion of the power of time, and his perception of the outside world was very dull, so he did not know that this had happened.

(End of chapter)