Chapter 388

"They're all good stuff!"

Looking at all the obedient divine weapons, Mu Yi felt a bit melancholy; sometimes having too many treasures can be a headache.

But since this place serves as a site of inheritance, he had no intention of emptying it out.

After a moment's thought, Mu Yi reached for the last great seal; he doesn't have three heads and six arms, and with the Great Summer Dragon Sparrow Blade and the Zhanlu Sword, he doesn't need to replace his weapons for now.

The effect of this great seal, however, is rather mysterious.

If it could be combined with the Reincarnation Barrier, perhaps it would produce a remarkable effect.

Heaven Plague Seal

Item Level: 40

Quality: Sacred (Weak)

Type: Strange Artifact/Divine Treasure

Special Effects:

1. Plague Cultivation: Investing heavenly wealth and earthly treasures can cause the heaven plague within the seal to multiply, with a chance to cultivate a powerful heaven plague.

Current seal contains: Heaven Plague (Soul‑Devouring).

Heaven Plague (Soul‑Devouring): The plague devours all heavenly and earthly Qi, unable to harm material objects or spirits.

2. Plague Unification: Consuming the cultivated heaven plague within the seal to unleash a powerful strike that inflicts strong physical damage on objects.

ps: The heaven plague is bizarre and ever‑changing; unfortunately, what I forged is ultimately just a replica—by Duobao Daoist.

Indeed, they are all replicas forged by Duobao Daoist, but still.

It's no surprise that Yuxu Palace has a Yun Zhongzi, and Biyou Palace has a Duobao Daoist who likes forging replicas.

Storing the Heaven Plague Seal within the Hungry Ghost Path, this Qi‑devouring ability matches the evil spirits of that path; if combined, its power might reach a new level.

After making the choice, the power of the rule flickered, and Mu Yi was transported to the crossroads.

Looking again toward the right passage, it was already sealed, and a large door of the same color as the palace blocked the three of them.

"This unexpected encounter is quite delightful!"

Although the difficulty wasn't low, the rewards were plentiful, and even the enemies previously faced seemed somewhat easier compared to here.

"At the end, my master calls this the Trial Path; once you step onto it, various opponents appear. The first opponents should be top‑tier masters, and they grow stronger the further you go."

"My master only took seven steps on this path!"

"With each step forward, you receive a gift of Qi. According to the master, a great door lies at the end of the road, seemingly a more precious place, but he couldn't enter it!"

Li Taibai said, glancing at the divine weapon in his hand, perhaps now he has a chance to surpass his master?

With perfected Dao techniques and a divine weapon in hand, the young man seemed somewhat inflated.

As the three advanced, a bridge narrow enough for only two to walk side by side appeared before them, flanked by lanterns burning warm flames that seemed never to extinguish.

Before stepping onto the bridge, sounds entered their ears and images flooded their minds.

Mu Yi looked oddly at the two beside him, but saw no reaction from them, as if they were unaffected.

These images felt tangible and heavy, as if a real scene were playing out before Mu Yi.

In barbaric times, hunting beasts; in chaotic eras, barely surviving; wild beasts blood‑thirsty, demon races brutal, evil demons fierce, heavenly gods indifferent, humanity strives to survive on its own; forging ahead through thorns, blood paving the way, ending turmoil, building cities and roads…

"Wait, is this an inheritance within the bloodline?"

Mu Yi gradually realized something was off; these images didn't seem to originate here, but the atmosphere had triggered memory fragments hidden in his bloodline.

The fragments slowly faded before Mu Yi, who returned to normal, yet he could feel the churn within his bloodline persisting, a sensation not uncomfortable but rather more invigorating.

"Senior brothers, I'll go first!"

Li Taibai, with a hint of impatience, stepped onto the bridge, seeming to have grand ambitions.

When he took the first step onto the bridgehead, the surroundings changed dramatically, and they found themselves in a vastly broader realm.

Opposite Li Taibai appeared a figure whose face was indistinct.

Its strength matched Li Taibai's, both at Legend level, but the weapon it wielded seemed far inferior to Li Taibai's divine weapon.

"Can't it fully materialize the object?" Mu Yi mused, watching the scene.

Relying on his divine weapon's advantage, Li Taibai slew the opponent in just a few moves.

Then he took the second step, the third step…

The opponents did grow slightly stronger, but against Li Taibai wielding a divine weapon, they still posed little obstacle.

Until the seventh step, the indistinct figure suddenly emitted an aura similar to Li Taibai's.

"Master!" Li Taibai was startled, then quickly realized it was a mark left by his master, the Azure Lotus Sword Master, from the past.

"Not good!" Mu Yi shook his head.

Logically, Li Taibai should have been able to defeat his master's lingering mark, but the image of his master as invincible lingered in his heart, causing his momentum to vanish and his power to drop below thirty percent.

"What a pity!" Lily also noticed the issue.

Amid their regretful expressions, Li Taibai was defeated by a massive Azure Lotus; although his own Azure Lotus should have been more concrete, the disparity in spiritual energy caused him to fall quickly.

When Li Taibai fell, an invisible force sent him down from the bridge.

Li Taibai clearly recognized his flaw, yet having witnessed his master's divine might since childhood, he never imagined he would truly battle his master.

"Lily, you go first!"

Lily didn't hold back, taking several steps at a rapid pace to reach the seventh stage.

The threshold Li Taibai couldn't cross was blasted away by Lily's scorching fireball.

However, by the twentieth step, the opponent was clearly different, exuding a presence even stronger than Lily's.

Standing before Lily was a formidable Golden‑Armored Celestial General!

"Celestial General?" Mu Yi felt a jolt in his heart.

He hadn't expected the Trial within Biyou Palace to spawn heavenly soldiers and generals, but moments later Mu Yi sensed something amiss.

Although this 'Heavenly General' could not see its appearance clearly, it was different from before, standing silently there like a statue, an ancient guardian statue.

Is it some kind of alchemical puppet? Lily cautiously stared at the Heavenly General before her.

But he quickly realized something was off: this Heavenly General was eight feet tall, with a ruddy complexion, its flesh and blood harboring immense power, its skin showing no signs of decay, seeming like a living creature, yet its aura emanated like that of a sculpture.

Although Lily was doubtful, she still narrowed her eyes, the strange situation leaving her no choice but to be careful.

She directly unfurled the Five Elements Banner, condensed fire magic, combined its power with the banner, and unleashed a huge Vermilion Bird, making the whole heaven and earth seem to become scorching hot.

I didn't expect it to be used so smoothly this quickly, Mu Yi said, somewhat surprised. Such divine weapons usually need a break-in period, and he would need to transition with the Soldier Master Divine Ability, but Lily managed to wield it as if it were an extension of her arm right away.

When the Vermilion Bird was about to strike the Heavenly General, the Heavenly General's eyes slowly opened.

Although its appearance could not be seen, one could still feel the oppressive pressure of those eyes slowly opening.

The previously statue-like, frozen vitality suddenly shattered, becoming vigorous again, with a subtle feeling of having returned after countless ages!

Heaven and earth underwent an anomalous change; it felt as if the surroundings had fled into the void, vast and boundless, with countless stars emitting scorching heat and light drifting about, like great suns.

Whoosh—

The observing Mu Yi seemed to hear the sound of a great river rushing, that being the sound of the Heavenly General's blood resuming its flow within its body.

Surging, tumultuous, powerful, endless.

From sound to image, Mu Yi's mind spontaneously conjured a blood-red long river, roaring forth, sweeping everything away, containing power that inspires awe.

Producing such a sensation from a single person's bloodline, even with the contrast of solidified stillness turning into vibrant motion breaking bonds, is enough to demonstrate the might of this Heavenly General!

A high-ranking Legend, and moreover a high-ranking Legend that has touched the threshold of demigodhood.

"Yellow Turban Warrior?" Mu Yi also found a corresponding entity in his mind's knowledge of the Heavenly Court at this moment.

It is not the Heavenly General of the Heavenly Court's regular meaning of the hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals, but a Yellow Turban Warrior created by the 'Beans into Soldiers' divine ability; the caster must be an immensely powerful individual.

Only such great divine ability could produce such an unreasonable existence.

Ha!

A booming voice sounded as he swung his fist; behind him loomed the aspect of mountain ranges, a huge peak seeming to merge with his entire fist.

Aspect of Moving Mount Tai!

The enormous Vermilion Bird didn't even last a second before being shattered by a single punch.

Even from the spectators' perspective, Mu Yi could feel the abundance of power in that punch.

It is said that Yellow Turban Warriors all possess the power to move mountains.

When Mu Yi and Lily first met, the warrior referred to in the Buddhist Scripture of the Warrior Moving Mountains that they obtained actually meant the Yellow Turban Warrior.

Now this living Yellow Turban Warrior appears before us; instantly we feel the rumor holds some truth—the Yellow Turban Warrior's power is indeed terrifying.

Lily exhausted her magic—whether flooding, fire, lightning strikes, or wind assaults—the Yellow Turban Warrior merely threw punches, nullifying all her attacks and continually closing in on her.

"One force subdues ten gatherings!" Mu Yi shook his head; Lily was about to lose, and such a Yellow Turban Warrior happened to have a vague ability to restrain her.

As a mage, Lily cannot use those high-powered spells without a guardian.

Even ordinary spells, or elemental spells strengthened by the Five Elements Banner, cannot inflict the slightest damage on this Yellow Turban Warrior.

However, if she had her own guard, Lily using those relatively cumbersome spells should still be able to defeat the Yellow Turban Warrior before her.

As expected, within a few moves after Mu Yi made his judgment, Lily was closed in on by the Yellow Turban Warrior; a single punch shattered all her defenses, and she promptly admitted defeat and withdrew.

Mu Yi counted; the bridge road probably had about a hundred steps. Lily's strength already counted as strong among her peers, yet she only managed nineteen steps.

Mu Yi was the last to step onto the bridge; originally he wanted to try charging forward in a single step to see what would happen, but he discovered that some unseen rule seemed to bind him, allowing only step-by-step passage.

Although being unable to rush straight through is regrettable, Mu Yi also accepted this challenge; he wanted to see how far he could go.

The first nineteen steps were like walking on flat ground for him; merely the Great Asura Dharma Aspect directly pushed forward.

He stepped out the nineteenth step.

The Yellow Turban Warrior that had blocked Lily's attempt to break through reappeared.

"Let's see just how strong you are!"

Mu Yi gave a slight smile; the Great Asura Dharma Aspect swung its arm, and the great spear in his hand smashed toward the Yellow Turban Warrior with the force of wind and thunder.

The Yellow Turban Warrior gripped the spear shaft tightly with both hands, locking into a struggle with the Great Asura Dharma Aspect.

But as the second hand of the Great Asura Dharma Aspect pressed down on the spear, the Yellow Turban Warrior, which had barely been able to resist, was utterly defeated—without even a grunt—his skull shattered directly by the spear.

"Huh?" Mu Yi raised his hand in slight surprise; a bean that was neither metal nor copper appeared in his palm—obviously this was the prototype of the Yellow Turban Warrior.

Moreover, this bean did not vanish along with the changing surroundings; instead, it remained.

"Is this also a kind of reward?"

Mu Yi put it away, planning to have the Comprehensive Network appraise it later; just from instinct, he could feel that this thing was out of the ordinary.

The demigod-level combat power of the Great Asura Dharma Aspect seemed invincible, encountering no notable resistance all the way up to the thirtieth level.

Until Mu Yi stepped past the thirtieth step, the opponents appearing ahead began to grow stronger.

"Is this a formation?" Mu Yi looked somewhat astonished at the red sand appearing around him, a thought occurring to him.

Although he could not see the one setting up the formation, his instinct told him it was a formation.

"Is this the Blood-transforming Formation, one of the Ten Absolutes Formations?"

This formation uses innate spiritual energy, contains wind and thunder within, and hides several pieces of black sand; when a person or immortal enters the formation, at the sound of thunder, wind sweeps the black sand, and in an instant it turns into blood‑water; even immortals cannot escape its harm.

"But it seems to be a weakened version."

If it truly is the Ten Absolutes version of the Blood-transforming Formation, Mu Yi feels he would likely only be able to lament here, for this formation even the Twelve Golden Immortals, those exalted beings, dare not rashly intrude.

With the roar of thunder, the Great Asura Dharma Aspect's hull was instantly eroded by the red gauze, and Mu Yi could feel that repairing it would be extremely difficult, as if some force were preventing its recovery.

This famous great formation, Mu Yi has certainly heard of it and knows how to break it.

The only way to dispel this formation is to defeat the Blood-transforming Witch guarding it.

However, the red gauze now fills the sky, making it impossible to locate the Blood-transforming Witch's position.

Fortunately, Mu Yi himself is also a formation master; after searching around, he instantly found the formation's eye. Although the Great Asura Dharma Aspect is continually eroded by the red sand and hard to repair, it is still sufficient to hold out for a while.

Mu Yi spread his wings and rushed straight toward the formation's eye.

Crossing the successive layers of red sand, he indeed saw a figure.