Chapter 540: Grand Convergence of Arms

Yangsheng Gate!

True Inheritance Trial Grounds!

Boom.

The tremendous sound echoed, dust billowing, as a towering figure nearly two zhang tall, his features obscured, strode forward. His speed was extreme, weaving and darting across the martial arena!

His strength was immense—every gesture sent waves of air rolling, like meteors crashing from all directions, the momentum tremendous to the extreme!

Yet his fists and kicks, like a rainbow spanning the sun, though they stirred up rolling waves of air, still could not shake that figure standing with hammer in hand amid the dust!

Boom.

The violent Quan Yin surged like a mountain shifting sideways; the air within several hundred zhang seemed to be blasted apart along with it. Li Yuan, however, stood motionless, letting the Quan Yin fall toward his chest, neither dodging nor evading!

Bang!

With Li Yuan's intense focus, he saw only ripples rise invisibly three chi from his chest; that terrifying fist force was entirely deflected in all directions, kicking up dust, sand, and waves of air!

When the force penetrated that invisible barrier, it was less than twenty percent of its original strength, leaving only shallow marks on the Crimson Blood Dragon Pattern Armor; by the time it pierced through, it could not harm him in the slightest!

"A Grandmaster at the Earth Sha level, even with a full-force punch, can no longer harm me. The consumption of true qi is also within a tolerable range.

"

Amid the rolling dust, Li Yuan's eyes shone bright. The augmentation of the Sea-Suppressing Mystic Tortoise Armor meshed perfectly with his externally projected true qi, like a layer of invisible barrier with no blind spots, resisting the heavy blows from all directions!

The true qi consumption during this process, for him who had opened all manner of acupoints and cultivated Tian Yunshan Xuan Bing to the eighth refinement, was nothing to speak of!

"The augmentation of the Mystic Tortoise Armor can deflect over eighty percent of Ba Ba Waili."

This was extremely astonishing!

With Li Yuan's current Wu Gong and physique, even a Grandmaster at the Heaven Gang level, with less than twenty percent of their force, might not be able to gravely wound him. If he layered on several more armors, he could even take a full-force strike from a Heaven Gang-level Grandmaster without injury?

Master's full-force strike?

Of course, this is barehanded; if one wields a top-grade divine weapon, then that's another story!

"The only drawback is that it's best not to move when deflecting force; if you move, the effect is halved!"

"Roar."

After a prolonged battle without victory, the giant flew into a rage. His fists and kicks grew heavier and heavier, burying Li Yuan like a meteor shower, yet he seemed utterly unaware, even closing his eyes, focusing intently on sensing the control effect of the Mystic Tortoise Armor!

"The reason the augmentation of the Sea-Suppressing Mystic Tortoise Armor is so immediate is that the Mystic Tortoise Armor deflects force into the void of heaven and earth, placing no great demand on my physique!"

Li Yuan was very clear about the differences in augmentation among the three Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing.

Whether it was the Star-Shifting Force or the Star Dragon-Tiger, these ultimately had to act upon his body; if his physique wasn't strong enough, he would suffer backlash!

The Mystic Tortoise Armor had no such requirement, so naturally it appeared immediate!

"Roar."

Li Yuan opened his eyes, only to see the giant furiously howl. Intense flames rose around him, weaving and intertwining, transforming into a three-legged fire crow!

"He's already activating his Spirit Phase?"

Li Yuan's mind shifted, and in a flash before his eyes, the fire crow had already pierced through like a flying sword, yet it was still halted three chi from his chest. Invisible ripples spread, and the surrounding air seemed to boil, sending up rolling thick smoke!

A single strike from the Spirit Phase was several times fiercer than fists and kicks. Even though the Mystic Tortoise Armor deflected eighty percent of the force, Li Yuan still felt a pang of pain in his chest; the Crimson Blood Dragon Pattern Armor had not completely blocked this strike!

But it was only a pang of pain—still unable to break through his horizontal training!

"The armor is still insufficient. If the Dragon Mirage Belt hadn't been damaged, even if this giant activated his Spirit Phase, he couldn't break through me!"

Listening to the giant's violent roars, a faint smile appeared on Li Yuan's face. The sense of security brought by the thick armor made his heart steady, the sense of security was ample!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The giant raged, and the fire crow, like a flying sword, left countless traces across the martial arena, shooting toward him from all sorts of tricky angles!

After a dozen or so impacts, Li Yuan's brow furrowed slightly: "With attacks of this intensity, my current true qi can only endure for half an hour. It's that my true qi isn't thick enough; once I enter the Dao and my true qi resonates with heaven and earth, it would be different!"

After several more impacts, the fire crow unwillingly returned, landing on the giant's shoulder. In the next instant, the giant had merged with his Spirit Phase, as if draped in a blazing fire armor, and charged at him with a roar!

"Mm, my turn!"

Li Yuan twisted his wrist, and the hand hammer in his palm instantly flushed crimson. The hammer in his hand was not formed from true qi, but was the Rift Sea Mystic Whale Hammer.

Whooo.

Li Yuan stepped forward, raised his hammer. With a hum, the dust swirling before him, the lingering firelight, and the giant charging toward him all abruptly froze in place!

Then, accompanied by a muffled bang, along with the air within a hundred zhang before him, they were all pounded into the ground together.

The Dragon-Tiger Yangsheng Furnace had various properties, while the Mystic Whale Hammer had only one—heaviness.

"Huu."

Letting out a long breath, blowing away the rolling dust around him, Li Yuan sheathed the Rift Sea Mystic Whale Hammer. The True Inheritance Trial of Yangsheng Gate had ended so pleasantly!

The giant who once forced him to only dodge and weave, chased in disheveled flight, could now not withstand a single hammer strike from him!

Hum. The text on the stone tablet flowed:

【Trial Participant… Li Yuan】

【True Inheritance Trial: Two Victories】

【Reward: Three Zeng Xue Dan, Upper Volume of Yangsheng Scripture】

"Pills again!"

Picking up the porcelain bottle and silk scroll from the stone tablet, Li Yuan sighed. These Zeng Xue Dan were undoubtedly good things, but no matter how good a thing

was, it couldn't withstand having already expired!

"Forget it, better than nothing. Tossing them to Abbess Master Jingxin to study works too. With the Yangsheng Scripture, it's not a loss!"

Li Yuan's figure spun and he had already exited the trial passage. Yu Yu Xuanji had then activated the augmentation of the three Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing, passing once more through the archway of Yangsheng Gate!

【Yangsheng Dao Child: Li Yuan】

"There's nothing good in the True Inheritance Trial of Yangsheng Gate—either wasted pills or pill recipes, all useless. Fortunately, the Yangsheng Scripture is now complete."

Li Yuan flipped through that silk scroll!

Mastering the Health Preservation Furnace is not as simple as the Black Whale Hammer; for now, this Health Preservation Sutra can only be cultivated by himself, with no shortcuts or stacking possible!

Alas, there isn't even a single alchemy furnace in the Health Preservation Gate!

"In the Health Preservation Land, alchemy pills are grown in the fields!"

Putting away the silk scroll, Li Yuan wandered around the Health Preservation Gate; apart from the dark stone statue in the main hall, the entire sect was utterly empty!

"Whether it's the Black Whale Gate or the Health Preservation Gate, it seems they withdrew on their own."

Moments later, Li Yuan exited the Health Preservation Mi Jing!

He pushed open the window; the sky was brightening, the snow had stopped, and early-rising disciples were already sweeping away the accumulated snow!

In the temple next door, Long Xi Xiang had also risen, burning incense to worship the Ancestral Master!

Li Yuan did not disturb him; he sat cross-legged, reviewing and sorting through the True Transmission Trial just completed!

"The Control Combination can also go to extremes, especially the Armor!"

Li Yuan reflected that he had previously underestimated the importance of the Armor; although this was related to the extreme rarity of the Armor, he himself had actually been single-mindedly focused on combining hammers!

"This time combining weapons, I must combine more Armor... hmm, bone ornaments too; entering the temple trial is likely related to that Eight Directions Map, so enhancing the spirit is very necessary!"

"Furthermore, boots cannot be missing!"

"The hammer can be slowed down appropriately!"

"

Li Yuan pondered in his heart; moments later, Long Xi Xiang called him to worship the Ancestral Master!

"I have already sent someone to invite those two old seniors; in a while, I will first probe their intentions; you must not rush to see them!"

"

Inside the small temple, smoke curled; Long Xi Xiang warned: "Although I do not believe in that God-Peeping Sacrifice, I cannot guarantee these two do not believe in it!"

Regarding this, Long Xi Xiang was very cautious!

Judging others by oneself, if the disciple from another sect who assassinated himself in the prophecy and ultimately became the Great Grandmaster was someone else, he too could not guarantee he would not feel the urge to kill!

"Thank you, Master; this disciple understands!"

Li Yuan bowed deeply, offering incense to the Ancestral Masters; in the small temple's incense burner, quite a lot of incense had already accumulated; he casually took it, enough

for half a month of Listening to the Sound!

"Furthermore, for the things you need, I have sent someone to deliver them to the Dragon Gate Warehouse; you just need to hold the token to enter; hmm, wear a mask to avoid being suddenly noticed!"

Long Xi Xiang tossed a token over; before Li Yuan could thank him, he adjusted his Taoist robe and had already left the temple to welcome the Silkworm Daoist!

"

"It still has to be the Old Dragon Head!"

Li Yuan happily accepted the token, put on his mask, and went to the Dragon Gate Warehouse!

The Great Dragon Gate Warehouse was built between two mountains, half outside and half within the mountain's belly; it occupied a vast area, containing the iron, medicinal herbs, and other supplies needed by the various halls and divisions of the Dragon Gate, with strict security!

Although Li Yuan had never been here before, with Long Xi Xiang's token in hand, passage was naturally unobstructed, and someone led him to his destination!

Buzz.

Before even reaching the place, from a distance, Li Yuan caught sight of vast swathes of interwoven Weapon items light!

After meeting the Old Dragon Head, many things became simple; without him needing to appear, the Weapon items, Spirit Boots, and bone ornaments accumulated by Wang Wang Peiyao and Liu Zheng over the past half-year were already being organized and transported here!

Furthermore, with a single order from Grandmaster Long, even some Weapon items and Armor from the Longhu Army's reserves could be transferred over together!

He glanced casually; various Weapon items and Armor numbered no less than ten thousand, while Spirit Boots and various bone ornaments also numbered in the thousands!

This was thanks to the Hundred Forms Dan!

The refining of the Hundred Forms Dan only requires the blood of spiritual beasts; various furs, bones, and tendons naturally accumulate in large quantities; with the connections he left behind, Wang Wang Peiyao naturally took a very large batch!

"The foundation and efficacy of a sect truly cannot be reached by an individual!"

"

Li Yuan felt quite excited in his heart; if he had to collect these things himself, wouldn't it be not only time-consuming but also laborious?

"At the very least, more than ten Divine Weapons can be combined!"

After a brief calculation, Daoist Li was satisfied in his heart; at this moment, with a large amount of incense in his embrace, he still found the Weapon items before him insufficient!

"Combine Weapons."

Buzz!

On the gray Dingxin Dingxin Shitai, smoke and fire swirled!

The wealthy Daoist Li merely roughly categorized them before beginning a frenzy of combining weapons; the Divine Fire Weapon Combining Furnace trembled violently, again and again!

Soon, the pile of various Weapon items, stacked like a small hill, had vanished completely!

In its place was a cloud of interwoven Longhu Longhu Dandan Jin Guang!

"Divine Weapons, Dong Dong Ershisan pieces."

Looking at the newly combined various Divine Weapons, Li Yuan felt extremely pleased:

"Eight bone ornaments, six Spirit Boots, nine Divine Armors."

A pile of low-grade Weapon items without even a single Named Weapon transformed into Dong Dong Ershisan Divine Weapons in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea; if this scene were spread, the entire world would be in an uproar!

"Although the quality is average, they can still be combined further!"

At this point, Li Yuan became very cautious; the eighth-grade incense in his hand totaled only six strands!