Chapter 118: Tenth Spring Opens, Divine Palace Mysteries

Outside the Li clan camp, all the Gushing Spring Realm Wu Xiu walked out, attracted by the Immortal Mist on that person in the distance, with respect, envy, and admiration.

For half a month, "Brother Sima Tan" had been sitting in meditation, practicing martial arts, or swallowing Light Flame Pills. The Immortal Mist from the direction of Burial Xianzhen gathered toward him from time to time, visible to the naked eye, miraculous and mysterious.

This was a true strange person!

Even if the elders of the Li clan Dao Academy had high cultivation, they simply didn't have the mysterious charm that "Brother Sima Tan" possessed, which could break cognition.

Hidden Twenty-Five looked from afar, whispering: "The aura on his body is getting stronger and stronger; is this about to break through to the Five Seas Realm?"

"Break through to the Five Seas Realm here? In this region, once breaking through, the body is likely to burn itself; he should understand this point," Yao Yin said, showing a worried expression.

Hidden Twenty-Five said: "Don't worry! Once a problem arises, he will surely rush into the air barrier ahead and enter the Immortal Realm space at the first opportunity."

The scene ahead was too brilliant; Li Youyi was completely wrapped in dense Immortal Mist, as if sitting on a sea of clouds.

At this moment, he was caught in shock and bewilderment.

The inner-born world of the Divine Palace was completely different from the Ancestral Field, and it was also different from the Qi Sea that Five Seas Realm Wu Xiu spoke of, appearing very chaotic, not the size of one or two sides, as if there was no boundary.

The boundary was shrouded in Immortal Mist, and outside the Immortal Mist was a deep darkness that could swallow everything.

What was even more unimaginable was that the magic power surging from this Tenth Spring was actually liquid.

One must know, even Five Seas Realm Wu Xiu didn't have the saying of condensing liquid magic power.

Only Dao Seed Realm Wu Xiu could condense a small amount of spring liquid in their spring eyes. And it was the Wu Xiu actively condensing it, not the spring eye automatically spraying it out.

The liquid magic power surging from Li Youyi's Divine Palace naturally couldn't be compared with the spring liquid of Dao Seed Realm Wu Xiu, but it was already unimaginable enough.

"Whoosh!"

In the spring eye, the first trace-vein grew out like a rapidly growing vine, directly a golden trace-vein.

This golden trace-vein did not extend very far, spreading to form countless tiny branches that wrapped around the heart.

The heartbeat was like thunder, becoming even stronger and more powerful.

"Whoosh!"

The second golden trace-vein extended out, wrapping toward the lung lobes.

The five lung lobes were like five divine trees with lush branches and leaves, breathing and exhaling more easily and naturally.

"Whoosh!"

The third golden trace-vein rushed out of the spring eye, splitting into two, surging toward the kidneys.

The first eleven trace-veins surged toward the five viscera and six bowels.

The twelfth trace-vein ran along the spine, past the Central Pivot and Wind Mansion, straight to the Hundred Meetings at the top of the head.

The number of trace-veins in Li Youyi's body reached one hundred and twenty, the golden light on his body unable to be suppressed, constantly spreading outward, merging with the Immortal Mist and magic Qi.

Another half a day passed, and after integrating the newly added power and mastering it completely, the golden light, Immortal Mist, and magic Qi were finally withdrawn into his body during breathing and exhaling.

His whole person returned to natural peace.

Li Youyi didn't break through to the Five Seas Realm in one go, planning to hammer the remaining forty-six silver trace-veins in his body into gold first.

If every golden trace-vein was a dragon vein, practicing one hundred and twenty dragon veins would make his foundation truly stable on the future path of cultivation.

Hidden Twenty-Five and Yao Yin rushed over.

"Broken through?" Hidden Twenty-Five asked.

Li Youyi opened his eyes, the whole world becoming incomparably clear, his mood happy, nodding with a smile, and then hurriedly putting on his clothes.

Yao Yin thought Li Youyi had broken through to the Five Seas Realm and was very nervous: "Do you feel the magic Qi in your body becoming scalding and wanting to burn?"

"It's okay, no such feeling for now."

Li Youyi stood up, stretched, and looked at the group of Li clan Wu Xiu watching from afar, curious: "Is everyone not picking medicine? Why have they all returned to the camp?"

Hidden Twenty-Five said: "You have been focusing on impacting the Five Seas Realm, and we didn't dare to disturb you. About seven or eight days ago, the Immortal Realm space on the other side of the air barrier on this Gushing Spring road was blocked by the Five Seas Realm Wu Xiu of Tianya Ridge and the Four Great Sects. Once Li clan Wu Xiu entered, they would be killed. More than ten young Wu Xiu have already died in their hands, including me who almost didn't escape."

"Seven or eight days, so long? I thought only two or three days had passed," Li Youyi said.

Hidden Twenty-Five said: "The time you spent impacting the realm is more than seven or eight days; I fear it would be double that."

Li Youyi showed shock, and then thought of something: "Shouldn't the Long Mountain Great Sacrifice have ended long ago? What is the situation on the boundary of the Five Seas Realm?"

Yao Yin said: "The situation is very bad! We have sent three daredevil teams, a total of eight people, all Seven Springs Wu Xiu, to walk out of the boundary of the Five Seas Realm and rush back to Yao Guan City. But all of them sank into the sea like stones, with no news."

Li Youyi's brows were tightly locked; the distance from the boundary of the Five Seas Realm to the meeting place of the nine Clan Heads was a full hundred li.

The Four Great Sects, even if they only sent one Five Seas Realm powerhouse, could completely cut off the road.

Li Youyi said: "The Li clan's Five Seas Realm Wu Xiu haven't appeared on either side?"

Hidden Twenty-Five nodded: "This is the most worrying thing. If the Li clan's Five Seas Realm cultivators have all been wiped out, we can only wait here to die! Entering the Immortal Realm space is death, and going to the boundary of the Five Seas Realm is also death."

"How much food is left?" Li Youyi said.

The Long Mountain Great Sacrifice was originally planned for nine days, and now about twenty days had passed.

Hidden Twenty-Five said: "The young Wu Xiu participating in the Long Mountain Great Sacrifice have been reduced by one-third. Added to the food searched from the enemies' corpses, eating for another three to five days is no problem."

"Can kill the mounts; it should be able to persist longer."

Li Youyi looked at Yao Yin, seeing her wanting to speak but stopping, and asked: "What do you want to say?"

Yao Yin gripped her fingers tightly, her nails sinking into her palms, struggling for a long time before saying: "Hidden Twenty-Five didn't tell the whole truth. The Li clan Wu Xiu who died in the hands of the Five Seas Realm powerhouses of Tianya Ridge and the Four Great Sects were more than ten, but at first, these Wu Xiu were all captured alive. They wanted to force you to go in, so they released harsh words: if you don't appear for one day, they will kill two people every day. Until now, there are still five or six hostages in their hands."

"Boom!"

Li Youyi's anger rose from his heart, his eyes sinking suddenly, asking: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Hidden Twenty-Five said: "The battle half a month ago was not that all Gushing Spring Realm fled toward the boundary of the Five Seas Realm; a small number fled into the Immortal Realm space. They were the ones who spread the news of your massacre to the major forces; of course, Wang Daozhen might also have contributed."

"In short, whether they want revenge or to slay you in the cradle, they will stop

Yao Yin thought Li Youyi had broken through to the Five Seas Realm and was very nervous: "Can you feel the magic power in your body becoming scorching hot, as if it wants to burn?"

"It's alright, I don't have that feeling for now."

Li Youyi stood up, stretched, and looked at the group of Nine Li clan Wu Xiu watching from afar, curious: "Is everyone not gathering herbs? Why have you all returned to the camp?"

Yin Twenty-Five said: "You were focused on breaking through to the Five Seas Realm, so we didn't dare disturb you. About seven or eight days ago, the Immortal Realm space on the other side of the Gushing Spring Realm path was blockaded by Five Seas Realm Wu Xiu from Tianya Ridge and the four major sects. Once any Nine Li clan Wu Xiu enters, they are killed. More than ten young Wu Xiu have already died at their hands, and even I barely managed to escape."

"Seven or eight days, that long? I thought only two or three days had passed," Li Youyi said.

Yin Twenty-Five said: "The time you spent breaking through your realm was far more than seven or eight days; I'm afraid it's at least double that."

Li Youyi showed shock, then thought of something: "Shouldn't the Long Mountain Grand Sacrifice have ended long ago? What is the situation at the Five Seas Realm boundary?"

Yao Yin said: "The situation is very bad! We have successively dispatched three suicide squads, totaling eight people, all Seven Springs Wu Xiu, to walk out of the Five Seas Realm boundary and rush back to Yao Guan City. But they all vanished like stones into the sea, with no news at all."

Li Youyi's brows were tightly locked; the distance from the Five Seas Realm boundary to the rendezvous point of the nine Clan Leaders was a full hundred miles.

Even if the four major sects dispatched only one Five Seas Realm powerhouse, they could completely cut off the road.

Li Youyi said: "Have the Nine Li clan's Five Seas Realm Wu Xiu not appeared on either side?"

Yin Twenty-Five nodded: "This is the most worrying thing. If the Nine Li clan's Five Seas Realm cultivators have already been wiped out, we can only wait here for death! Entering the Immortal Realm space is death, and going to the Five Seas Realm boundary is also death."

"How much food is left?" Li Youyi said.

The Long Mountain Grand Sacrifice was originally planned for nine days, and now about twenty days had passed.

Yin Twenty-Five said: "The young Wu Xiu participating in the Long Mountain Grand Sacrifice have seen their numbers reduced by one-third. Including the food scavenged from enemy corpses, there is no problem eating for another three to five days."

"We can kill the mounts; that should last longer."

Li Youyi looked at Yao Yin, and seeing her hesitate, asked: "What do you want to say?"

Yao Yin clenched her fingers so hard her nails dug into her palms. After struggling for a long time, she said: "Yin Twenty-Five didn't tell the whole truth. The number of Nine Li clan Wu Xiu who died at the hands of the Five Seas Realm powerhouses from Tianya Ridge and the four major sects is over ten, but at the beginning, these Wu Xiu were all captured alive. They want to force you to enter, so they released a harsh threat: if you don't appear for one day, they will kill two people every day. As of now, there are still five or six hostages in their hands."

"Boom!"

Li Youyi's anger rose from his heart, his gaze suddenly sank, and he asked: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Yin Twenty-Five said: "In that battle half a month ago, not all the Gushing Spring Realm cultivators fled toward the Five Seas Realm boundary; a small number fled into the Immortal Realm space. It was they who spread the news of your massacre to the major forces, and of course, Wang Daozhen might have played a part."

"In short, whether they want revenge or to kill you in the cradle, they will stop at nothing."

"They are too powerful and have strength in numbers; once you walk out, you will surely die."

"What can we do? We couldn't let you, someone who isn't even from the Nine Li clan, fall into a dilemma—either walk out and be killed, or fall into inner torment and guilt. You have already done enough, so after the two of us discussed it, we decided to hide it for the time being."

"We will be the villains; we will bear the inner torment and guilt. You just focus on breaking through your realm."

Li Youyi gradually returned to calm from his anger, his gaze looking toward the energy barrier in front.

Yao Yin said worriedly: "Don't have any psychological burden. This matter itself exceeds the scope of what our cultivation can solve. It is something the Nine Li clan's Five Seas Realm cultivators should handle; that battlefield does not belong to us and has nothing to do with you. The reason I told you is that I didn't want to hide it from you, and I didn't want to lie to you."

"You are right! If you hadn't told me today, it would mean you didn't take me, this God-Hidden person, seriously at all." Li Youyi's figure was upright, and beneath his calm exterior, a sharp killing intent was hidden.

Yin Twenty-Five said: "From the first day they were captured alive, we were waiting for the Nine Li clan's Five Seas Realm Wu Xiu or the Hidden people from the Hidden Sect to arrive, but we never waited for them."

Li Youyi looked toward the distant Nine Li clan camp, his gaze sweeping over the young figures: "This place has truly become an isolated island. It looks safe, but in reality, we are trapped to death. I will go out and investigate; I must carve out a path."

If that really doesn't work, he still has one final method.

"I'll go with you," Yao Yin said.

Li Youyi shook his head: "I have a high-grade magic item, the Night-Walking Cloak, which can make me invisible. Do you have one? You must stay behind to hold the fort; I am not at ease with Yin Twenty-Five's strength."

Yin Twenty-Five's mouth twitched, and he asked: "Which way are you going? Back to Yao Guan City?"

Li Youyi said: "Returning to Yao Guan City is undoubtedly a dead end. After so long, how could the nine Clan Leaders not know that something happened in Burial Xianzhen? If they know and still cannot open the road, what does that mean? The situation outside may have already changed, with smoke and fire rising everywhere."

Yin Twenty-Five and Yao Yin's expressions changed drastically. Li Youyi's analysis might be too extreme and pessimistic, but it was not impossible.

(End of chapter)