Chapter 387: Divine Weapon Trial

Li Taibai originally thought that after arriving at this Immortal Traces Relic, he could rise to prominence in one leap and become the second strongest under heaven.

However, even with the perfected Azure Lotus Dao Method, it could only increase his combat power somewhat; the idea that he could ascend in broad daylight to become the strongest under heaven is pure nonsense.

"Two seniors, let's head to the right-side relic; it stores a large number of divine weapons, but we can only take one!"

The three advanced along the passage toward the right side, but this time something went wrong.

"Watch out!" Mu Yi suddenly reached out and blocked Lily and Li Taibai.

As his words fell, purple-red flames burst to life before them, condensing into a Vermilion Bird that lunged at the three; the intense heat raised the passage's temperature severalfold, conjuring a sea of fire out of thin air, as if even the void would melt.

At the same time, green vines sprang up around them, sealing off all retreat routes.

The vines were ignited by the sea of fire, making the flames even more vigorous, as if they would burn everything to ashes.

Mu Yi slightly lifted his left hand; the Reincarnation Barrier turned in his palm, blocking all the flames outside an invisible barrier.

"Wood begets fire?" Mu Yi frowned slightly, looking at Li Taibai.

"My master never mentioned anything like this!" Li Taibai's gaze toward Mu Yi was panicked, fearing Mu Yi might kill him with a single palm.

Mu Yi withdrew his gaze; Li Taibai indeed lacked the courage to scheme against them at such a moment.

Recalling the various omens he had seen before, Mu Yi felt this might be aimed at him.

The ashes of the vines burned by the sea of fire gradually merged into a mountain peak, which descended from the sky and pressed hard against the outside of the barrier.

"Fire produces earth? Then the next is earth producing metal?"

Before his words finished, countless streams of metal qi flew from the mountain's summit, transforming into various strange flying creatures that cried as they circled the peak, then rushed toward Mu Yi and the two below, opening their beaks to peck at the barrier.

Yet these birds, forged from metal qi and supposed to be indestructible, could not pierce the barrier's defense; instead, their beaks were battered to ruin.

However, these flying creatures were not living beings; in an instant they restored under the metal qi and resumed their pecking assault.

"This Five Elements circulation is actually quite interesting!"

Mu Yi instinctively wanted to study this Five Elements phenomenon, but as soon as a wisp of vapor appeared inside the barrier, he immediately grew solemn.

This Five Elements mutual generation, surprisingly, could derive corresponding attack methods based on the enemy's response, using infiltration against an unbreakable barrier—truly intelligent.

"Forget it; let me try my newly learned sword!"

"Cut!"

The Zhanlu Sword appeared in his hand; a forward swing shattered the mountain, scattered the birds, and instantly destroyed the Five Elements power enveloping the three.

This strike of Mu Yi directly severed the Five Elements circulation, causing the mutual-generation power to collapse instantly and turn into mutual overcoming, self-destructing.

"Let's go! See what this actually is!"

Mu Yi, supporting the barrier defense, led the way forward, sensing that many strange fluctuations ahead were still awakening.

By the time they reached the passage's bottom, dozens of divine weapons emitting strange light were already hovering in midair.

"So many divine weapons?"

Even Mu Yi was somewhat surprised; according to his senses, each of these divine weapons was hardly inferior in quality to the Great Summer Dragon Sparrow Sword or the Zhanlu Sword.

The next moment, a small flag shot out, radiating Five Elements light, and in an instant the entire passage turned into a vast sea.

It seemed intent on swallowing Mu Yi and the two others in one gulp.

"Ice Seal!" Lily waved her magic book, and the sea surge that was about to engulf everything froze instantly in place.

"What's going on?" Lily asked, puzzled.

"The divine weapons have spirits; they must have sensed our aura, awakened on their own, and are testing us!" Li Taibai said, somewhat fearful, staring at the sky-full of divine weapons.

Sometimes, such trials can cost lives!

It seemed Lily's spell had enraged it; the flag radiating Five Elements light emitted even more intense light.

Within the ice-sealed sea, countless green vines grew, spreading toward the three.

Mu Yi recalled that Lily had also received the Shangqing Immortal Method, so he dropped the barrier, letting Lily face off against the small flag herself.

"Death Wither!"

Lily pointed a finger; death ripples spread out, and the vines that had been growing vigorously instantly began to wither.

At the very moment of withering, just as before, flames rose and transformed into a Vermilion Bird that lunged at Lily.

"Summon Wind and Rain!"

In Mu Yi's astonished gaze, Lily, like Ao Mo, effortlessly summoned a waterfall-like stream in this waterless place, which became a flood dragon that collided with the Vermilion Bird, turning into vapor that evaporated.

Mu Yi stroked his chin, somewhat understanding why Lily was researching bloodlines; it appeared to be a study converting bloodline ability into magic, and from the current performance, this research is quite successful.

Imbuing the water technique with three parts dragon aura boosts its power by more than one level.

Like Ao Mo's true dragon, she can easily summon wind and rain, and the condensed water dragon genuinely possesses three parts dragon aura, appearing also effective for research on the Dragon Tiger Golden Elixir.

Immediately afterward, the sea of fire transformed into a mountain that smashed toward Lily.

"Great Dissolution Technique!"

Lily's expression unchanged, she waved her hand; a pure-white beam struck the mountain, instantly turning it to dust.

The dust in midair became golden flying birds that lunged at Lily, but she waved her hand; a fierce tiger leapt from the void, roaring, gales howling, sweeping all the birds together, then the tiger pounced and dispersed them entirely.

After the entire set of techniques was broken, the small flag no longer emitted intense Five Elements light to draw heavenly and earthly essence; instead, it retracted its light and drifted into Lily's hand, as if retracting its claws in submission.

Lily demonstrated the flag's attributes to Mu Yi via the network.

【Five Elements Flag】

Item Level: 40

Quality: Divine (Weak)

Type: Curio/Magic Treasure

Effects:

1. Five Elements Mutual Generation: When using arts according to the principle of mutual generation, one gains full potency equal to the previous art.

2. Five Elements Mutual Overcoming: When using arts according to the principle of mutual overcoming to counter an art, one gains additional potency.

3. Five Elements Array: using the Five Elements Banner as the core, it draws the essence of heaven and earth to form the formation; within the Five Elements Array, Five Elements spells receive additional spell bonuses.

ps: the Five Elements generate each other and overcome each other; unfortunately, what I forged is ultimately only a replica—Duobao Daoist.

For a mage like Lily, this treasure is truly like adding wings to a tiger.

But what Mu Yi cares about most is still Duobao Daoist's name.

It seems the Five Elements Banner was crafted by Duobao Daoist.

So, does that mean everything being prevented here was forged by Duobao?

Is it a projection, or the true master?

Moreover, from the Qinglian Sword Master's notes and these Divine Weapons' reactions to Li Taibai, it appears that only those who have comprehended the Shangqing Immortal Method can activate these Divine Weapons.

Mu Yi's gaze drifted over the many Divine Weapons, and on the ground lay some equipment completely suppressed by their light, with a conspicuous empty slot that seemed to be a consolation prize for a loser like Li Taibai.

But the next instant, Lily vanished from the spot, and Mu Yi only felt a certain palace rule being triggered.

Mu Yi instantly projected his gaze onto Li Taibai, a faint feral glint appearing in his eyes.

"According to the master's records, once you obtain a Divine Weapon, you will be transported toward the direction of the crossroads!"

Li Taibai only felt a bone‑piercing cold surge from his tailbone straight to his Heavenly Spirit Sense; when Mu Yi withdrew his gaze, a feeling of relief at narrowly escaping death washed over him.

"Go over there and pick a Divine Weapon, then go out and wait for me; the commotion here might get a bit big soon!" Mu Yi squinted, confirmed Lily's safety via the network, and said to Li Taibai.

Li Taibai looked regretfully at the many Divine Weapons floating in the air, knowing these things were beyond his control.

Like the Five Elements Banner just now, it could probably kill him outright; such Divine Weapons can only be subdued by a powerhouse like Mu Yi.

Li Taibai cautiously approached the Divine Weapon whose light had been suppressed behind it, still fearing something might suddenly attack him.

But until he obtained a Divine Sword engraved with Ever‑Green.

Mu Yi did not move, and the Divine Weapons in the sky did not move either.

Seeing Li Taibai teleport away, Mu Yi stepped forward, and all the Divine Weapons suddenly began to hum.

"Didn't expect the weapon master to have this effect!"

Mu Yi felt a slight headache; under normal circumstances, it should be like the Five Elements Banner and Lily's case—only when the eyes meet would the weapon actively test and recognize its master.

But because of the weapon master's divine ability he bears, all the Divine Weapons immediately acknowledged him, intending to test him, and they were so evenly matched that none would yield.

"Fine, let's go together!"

Mu Yi took another step forward, and all the Divine Weapons began to display their might.

A chaos‑colored talisman rose high, ancient rune patterns flashed brightly one after another; Mu Yi felt the surrounding space solidify, the surroundings darkening and murky, as if countless killing intents were about to manifest.

Another was a bamboo branch with nine leaves at its tip, verdant and full of celestial aura, gently swaying, making the surrounding space even more vibrant as countless life forces surged from the void.

There was also a massive hammer, its light soaring, purple lightning spilling, which in the thunder transformed into a seemingly solid giant figure, its might evident, as if the Thunder God walked the world.

Mu Yi sheathed the Great Summer Dragon Sparrow Blade and Zhanlu Sword, formed a strange seal with both hands, and the barrier began to rotate at full power.

The Reincarnation Barrier spread outward; the talisman, bamboo branch, and hammer enveloped by the barrier had their aura gradually weakened, eventually becoming like mundane objects without divine power, and, like the Five Elements Banner before, fully acknowledged Mu Yi.

A Divine Sword pierced the Reincarnation Barrier, instantly plunging Mu Yi into an inescapable tangle of sword light.

The blade's yang script and yin vines ignored the barrier entirely, sweeping directly toward Mu Yi.

Mu Yi was surprised; this Divine Weapon could disregard the spatial barrier, showing no sign of damage to the barrier, as if it passed straight through.

The Great Asura Dharma Form surged forth, a hand grasping the Divine Sword.

At first the Divine Sword struggled, but as the Dharma Form's hand tightened, it eventually released all its power and withdrew its assault on Mu Yi.

Just as Mu Yi suppressed the Divine Sword, the Reincarnation Barrier was shattered by several external Divine Weapons striking together.

"Boundless Eternity!"

Mu Yi clapped his hands, and the surrounding space instantly condensed; this is the upgraded version he grasped after ascending to demigod, learned from the Void.

In an instant, even eternity, all things were enveloped within the Void.

Mu Yi assumed a solemn and majestic posture, as if bearing a weight of a thousand jins, an incredible aura gathering around him.

Recalling the true Reincarnation he saw upon enlightenment, strands of desolate aura emanated from the deepest part of his closed‑eyed soul.

As the aura of space and time appeared, uneasy tremors rose, rippling with layers of mournful wails.

In the still time, the Six Paths Barrier rotated back into Mu Yi's body, replaced by a catastrophic aura of impending disaster appearing in the sky.

Within this silent world and time, Mu Yi lifted his head and gently waved his hand.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Space shattered into a series of mournful fissures; the broken River of Time rewound under this overwhelming force, and the collapsing fractured space took on an even more destructive form.

Crimson!

Boundless crimson!

In an instant, the crimson that swept the entire world covered all Divine Weapons.

All Divine Weapons wailed as they flew backward, shedding their light and returning to their original positions, acknowledging Mu Yi's power and awaiting his selection.

"This kind of consumption is a bit too much for me!"

Mu Yi looked up at the remaining Divine Weapons; although that strike was meant to be evenly distributed, its power should have been enough to crush these weapons.

Or perhaps these Divine Weapons have some special property.

A mirror floated mid‑air, showing no strange sight; the next instant, endless crimson swarmed toward Mu Yi.

Mu Yi startled, used his power to resist, and found that although the crimson was potent, it was only surface deep; the true essence of Reincarnation did not reflect back.

Nevertheless, it still gave Mu Yi a fright; after all, no one knows better than he does the force of his own strike, and feeling it hit himself isn't pleasant.

After the mirror's counterattack, it fell back to its original spot.

Only a strange large seal remained; as Mu Yi wondered what ability it possessed, he suddenly sensed countless tiny beings that even the Thousand‑mile Eye could not see surrounding him, these tiny beings devouring everything in the air.

Even the power of his earlier strike was largely devoured, which is why the great seal was not repelled by a single blow.

But being invisible to the eyes does not mean undetectable; once these tiny beings are discovered, the method to counter them becomes evident.

Mu Yi flashed to appear beside the great seal, throwing a punch. The great seal, which had been as stable as Mount Tai just moments ago, let out a mournful cry and flew backward, returning to its original position, acknowledging Mu Yi.

All the tiny creatures were also completely gathered back by it.