Chapter 306: The True Cultivation Method of Great Arts

"Kid, if it weren't for you happening to restrain me, with your strength, you would have died at my hands long ago."

Wang Zhi was furious, his lungs exploding with anger, feeling humiliated by Li Youyi.

Many cracks appeared on his skin, and blood flowed incessantly.

This was caused by the power he was exerting being too strong.

The lingering spirit within him was bound to this body. If the body were destroyed, it would be like a flame losing its lamp and wick, and his soul would instantly scatter.

Wang Zhi's face was ferocious as he unleashed the Soul Power Separation Method.

Three strands of Yin evil Qi were released from his body, rapidly condensing into three lingering spirit clones. Each clone was comparable to a Third Layer Dao Seed Realm martial cultivator like Ye Nanfeng.

"The power fluctuations emitted by the clones are so formidable. The lingering spirit within him likely has a true cultivation above the Seventh Layer of the Dao Seed Realm. The Twin Rice Sect has definitely mastered some secret art of the ancient Pogaluo Sect; their methods are too heaven-defying, directly subduing lingering spirit powerhouses for their own use."

Li Youyi released six Phoenix-Wing Moth Emperors to intercept Wang Zhi's three lingering spirit clones.

"Clatter!"

Wang Zhi's true body condensed nine soul shackles, like nine winding dragons and snakes, carrying a sky full of Yin mist to attack Li Youyi.

Li Youyi no longer feared him; he used the light and shadow of the Fusang Divine Tree to protect his body, swinging out golden, flaming branches that collided with the nine soul shackles.

At the same time, the Huang Long Sword slashed out streaks of dragon shadows, while his other hand struck out beams of finger-strength light.

The six Phoenix-Wing Moth Emperors had all grown to a foot long and had officially stepped into the Dao Seed Realm, each showing their own divine abilities, beating Wang Zhi's three lingering spirit clones into retreat.

The Third Phoenix spat out Jin Wu flames, burning one lingering spirit clone until its soul body was pierced through, causing it to let out miserable screams.

The Fourth Phoenix released more than a dozen purple lightning bolts from its eyes; after they landed on the three lingering spirit clones, their speed dropped significantly, and they became sluggish, emitting black smoke.

The Fifth Phoenix's speed was like a stream of light, using its membrane wings to directly slice one lingering spirit clone into two.

The most powerful was the Second Phoenix; it didn't know what innate Dao art it had awakened, but it actually condensed a five-colored vortex, rolled one severely injured lingering spirit clone into it, and then swallowed it into its belly.

It had eaten a lingering spirit clone comparable to a Third Layer Dao Seed Realm martial cultivator.

Of course, this was because that clone's soul body had already been burned through beforehand, and its combat power had severely declined, which was why it succeeded.

After stepping into the Commander level, the innate Dao arts of the six little ones had all been raised to a new height. Six against three, they held an absolute advantage.

As the three lingering spirit clones were destroyed one after another, Wang Zhi suffered a severe backlash.

It was as if his soul had been forcibly shaved off three times; his entire person became listless, and his combat power severely declined.

He decisively fled, escaping outside the Fourth Divine Son's Mansion.

"Chase!"

After Li Youyi ordered the six little ones, he swung his sword to cut the chains on Brother Tuoba Butuo and also put him into the insect bag.

Peak of Spirit Spine Mountain.

Yang Qingchan's physical body, even after a year of tempering and improvement, was about the same as Wang Zhi's; at this moment, it was severely overdrawn, and spiderweb-like dense cracks appeared on her white skin.

Like porcelain about to shatter.

Yang Qingxi was injured even more severely, with four sword wounds on her body.

The most serious one had pierced through her magic artifact battle robe, leaving a foot-long bloodstain on her back.

Wang Shu unleashed the Golden Armor Mountain-Moving Technique, his body as if cast from gold, his strength so formidable that even the Yin Ghost Commander could not block it, completely occupying the upper hand and forcing them to the edge of the cliff.

"If we don't escape now, there will be no chance!"

Yang Qingchan looked at the cliff behind her, wanting to jump down immediately and escape this place.

Yang Qingxi glanced in the direction of the Fourth Divine Son's Mansion, feeling very unwilling in her heart. Escaping now meant all previous efforts were wasted, and there was no guarantee they could escape.

"Do you think Li Youyi can save Brother Tuoba Butuo and Brother Qi Xiao? You have Yang Qingchan, I also have Wang Zhi. At this moment, Li Youyi is probably already dead in Wang Zhi's hands..."

Wang Shu's voice had just fallen.

"Boom!"

Wang Zhi crashed through the gate of the Fourth Divine Son's Mansion and escaped from inside.

The six Phoenix-Wing Moth Emperors followed closely behind, chasing out from inside.

Seeing this scene, a smile appeared in Yang Qingxi's eyes: "It seems Wang Zhi's strength is not as strong as you imagined."

A bad premonition arose in Wang Shu's heart; under the urging of his magic power, the battle saber in his hand rushed out hundreds of scriptures, shrouding his entire body, and he swung it with all his might toward Yang Qingxi and Yang Qingchan at the cliff's edge.

"Awoo!"

A Huang Long rushed out of the Fourth Divine Son's Mansion.

Li Youyi stepped on the dragon and ascended into the sky; in mid-air, in his haste, he instinctively condensed a finger technique.

He struck out a finger toward Wang Shu from afar.

Not right...

Li Youyi immediately sensed that this finger was different from the magic power operation route of the Cihang Aperture-Opening Finger.

But the finger strength had actually condensed successfully!

Completely different from the Cihang Aperture-Opening Finger, it was a power with flame attributes, like a fire snake, cutting through the long sky.

Wang Shu slashed Yang Qingxi and Yang Qingchan down the cliff with one saber strike; he didn't turn around, directly using his body to block the incoming finger strength.

"Pop!"

The flame finger strength hit his back, emitting a clanging sound like a bell being struck.

Wang Shu didn't move an inch, sand and stones dancing under his feet, his back still golden and brilliant, indestructible, his defensive power formidable.

He held his saber and turned around, looking at Li Youyi, who had landed on the ground stepping on the dragon shadow: "With just this level of attack power, even if I stand still, you can't hurt me in the slightest. Li Youyi, you haven't broken through to the Dao Seed Realm yet, have you?"

Li Youyi looked at his finger with a puzzled expression: "The operation route just now seems to be the Ash-Extinguishing Finger Technique of the first layer of the Six-Like Burning Karma Technique. But... I haven't cultivated it at all, I just read the book for half a day. This is considered entry-level?"

The Six-Like Burning Karma Technique is a Great Art; to cultivate the first layer to entry-level requires a year of hard cultivation.

Wang Shu saw Li Youyi muttering there, completely ignoring him, and a nameless fire rose in his heart. He really couldn't understand why Yang Qingxi still trusted him so much, even to the point of fighting for his life to buy him time, when his ancestral field was already ruined.

"This Divine Son will weigh just how much ability you, this young Son of Heaven, have?"

Wang Shu held his saber and took a big step forward.

His footsteps became faster and faster.

Entering within ten zhang, his Dao Heart manifestation was instantly released; his entire person was like a golden sun in bloom, and he swung his saber to slash at Li Youyi.

Li Youyi retreated quickly, once again unleashing the Ash-Extinguishing Finger Technique.

This time, it was used in coordination with intent power.

When he used it for the first time just now, he felt that as he pointed his finger, his entire body's intent power was being drawn.

Therefore, he wanted to use this to verify the conjecture in his heart.

"Whoosh!"

As Li Youyi's finger struck out, the light and shadow of the Fusang Divine Tree appeared behind him. Within the tree shadow, streaks of Jin Wu flames surged out, wrapping around his arm and gathering at his fingertip.

Intent power, Jin Wu flames, and finger strength twisted together, transforming into a beam of light that was extremely dazzling, striking the blade of Wang Shu's magic artifact saber.

"Pop!"

The two forces stalemated for about the time of a breath, and both retreated explosively.

Wang Shu landed back on the ground, looking at Li Youyi in disbelief; only he knew how terrifying that finger strength just now was.

The temperature was so high that his Golden Armor Mountain-Moving Technique's defense had almost failed to block it, and his hands holding the saber were still burning with unbearable pain.

The golden armor looked as if it were about to be melted.

Wang Shu said: "You cultivated the first layer of the Six-Like Burning Karma Technique?"

The Six-Like Burning Karma Technique is the nemesis of the Golden Armor Mountain-Moving Technique.

Li Youyi could now be certain that the Six-Like Burning Karma Technique was indeed a Great Art that needed to be combined with intent power to unleash its full power.

"Six-Like" in Buddhism refers to dream, illusion, bubble, shadow, dew, and electricity.

It is the intent power cultivation method of the ancient Pogaluo Sect.

The Six-Like Burning Karma Technique currently recorded in the Spirit Valley Palace can only be called the "Burning Karma Technique," and can only unleash the power of a Great Art level.

The true Six-Like Burning Karma Technique is an Imperial Art; it needs to be combined with intent power to evolve the seventh, eighth, and ninth layers.

This point, even An Xianjing did not know.

In fact, Buddhism has always emphasized the simultaneous cultivation of intent power and martial Dao, with spirit and body transcending together.

Creating the Six-Like Burning Karma Technique was to perfectly combine the power of intent power and martial Dao, erupting with the strongest power.

Relying on the Six-Like Burning Karma Technique, Li Youyi could combine the power of a Three-Star Spirit Intent Master and Seventh Sea martial Dao cultivation to strike.

And only by unleashing this move could a complete combination be achieved.

Yang Qingxi and Yang Qingchan flew up from under the cliff.

Yang Qingchan's soul was powerful, and she sensed that the intent power fluctuations on Li Youyi were extraordinary: "Such fast improvement speed, his intent power talent is too high; he is already a Three-Star Spirit Intent Master."

Yang Qingxi was also secretly surprised, her tone faint: "The person I have my eye on naturally won't be bad."

This battle at the peak of Spirit Spine Mountain was being watched by many True Disciples and Elders.

The Two-Headed Golden-Winged Eagle had wings spread to a full several dozen meters long; one head was a wolf head, the other a turtle head. It had swallowed the blood of ancient immortal giant beasts and possessed combat power comparable to the Seventh Layer of the Dao Seed Realm, comparable to those world-famous demon beasts in the Tianya Ridge and Yin Mountains.

The Divine Son Head Seat, Qiongji Daozi, stood gracefully on the back of the golden eagle, heroic and handsome, his hair neatly combed, tied with a jade hairpin and crown, looking down at the peak of Spirit Spine Mountain like a banished immortal.

Elder Xu stood behind him, shocked until his eyes widened: "No way, he cultivated the first layer of the Six-Like Burning Karma Technique to perfection just like that? Three days ago, it was definitely an act; he had long since learned this art. Too powerful, his comprehension is far superior to Wang Shu's."

Qiongji Daozi said: "One-on-one, Li Youyi's combat power still has a long distance compared to Wang Shu's. His intent power is cultivated quite well, though; he is already a Three-Star Spirit Intent Master."

Elder Xu looked at the patrol guards on the mountain road, his face sinking: "Li Youyi is the Great Disciple of the Southern Venerable. If these Great True Disciples, or Sikong Jingyuan and Sikong Yanlun, intervene later, it will break the potential rules. We should take action to save him and give him a huge favor."

Qiongji Daozi said: "Li Youyi broke the rules himself first, forcibly breaking into the Fourth Divine Son's Mansion to save people. He doesn't consider himself a part of the Divine Sect at all, harboring ulterior motives; he will definitely implicate Qingxuan in the future. Borrowing the hands of Yi Yi Zhou Xue, Sikong Jingyuan, and Sikong Yanlun to eliminate him is actually a good thing."

Elder Xu never expected that Qiongji Daozi would think this way.

In his view, Li Youyi being able to take such a huge risk to rescue his friends definitely made him a person who clearly distinguished between gratitude and grudges. Bestowing favor now might bring unexpected returns in the future.

But there was no way; Qiongji Daozi's cultivation was far superior to his, and he was the current person in charge of the Spirit Valley Palace.

He could only obey orders.

Qiongji Daozi's gaze fell on the six strange insects, and he said again: "Everyone can see the extraordinary value of the six strange insects, the Ghost Banner, and the Blood Handprint Demon Armor. People like Yi Yi Zhou Xue, Sikong Jingyuan, and Sikong Yanlun will definitely not let them go later. We cannot let these treasures be snatched away by them; we must take them and hand them to Qingxuan in the future. A disciple's legacy should naturally be collected by the master."

The six Phoenix-Wing Moth Emperors flew back and told Li Youyi that Wang Zhi had fled down the mountain and they hadn't caught up.

They dared not chase too far, fearing being captured by the experts of the Twin Rice Sect.

Li Youyi looked around and saw many greedy gazes.

He was fearless in his heart.

His backers were not just Yao Qingxuan, but also An Xianjing. As long as the Golden Rice had not matured, who dared to touch him?

Li Youyi looked at Wang Shu: "One-on-one, I am not your match. But Wang Shu, now it is one against ten. Your Dao Lotus hasn't condensed yet, right? My intent power can sense that your aura is very unstable."

Yang Qingxi mobilized her magic power again, urging the Ghost Banner.

The forty-zhang-tall Yin Ghost Commander appeared and walked toward Wang Shu step by step.

Not to mention that Wang Shu hadn't fully broken through to the Fourth Layer, even if he had condensed a Dao Lotus, it would be impossible to fight ten alone.

Without hesitation, he charged to the right, jumped off the cliff, and his voice came back: "Li Youyi, Yang Qingxi, wait until I condense my Dao Lotus and fully break through, then we will fight to the death."

"Wang Shu once explored an underground immortal mansion and found a secret treasury; he must have many resources on him, we cannot let him escape." Yang Qingxi really wanted to swallow the resources on Wang Shu alone, but at this moment, she had to pass this secret to Li Youyi via sound transmission.

Li Youyi had never intended to let Wang Shu go anyway.

Not to mention Wang Shu's future revenge.

If he couldn't avenge Brother Qi Xiao, Li Youyi would live in guilt for a long time to come.

"Wang Shu, your crime of harming many fellow disciples has been exposed, where else do you want to flee?"

Li Youyi charged down the cliff, a Huang Long phantom appearing under his feet, stepping on the dragon to pursue.

The six Phoenix-Wing Moth Emperors accompanied him.

"Fourth Divine Son, we haven't decided the winner yet!"

Yang Qingxi and Yang Qingchan flashed rapidly on the cliff wall, constantly changing positions, chasing down the mountain.

Asking for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month...

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