Chapter 578: Unifying the Power of the He-Dao Sect

"Hah!"

He exhaled a mouthful of turbid breath, blowing away the churning clouds before his eyes; Li Yuan opened his pores, and a rolling mist of sweat poured out, enveloping an area of several li in a haze like clouds.

Even while sitting motionless, the trembling of his internal organs and blood qi was far more intense than when he practiced the stance method day and night without rest, generating enough heat to melt accumulated snow.

After entering the Dao, his method of tempering his physique changed drastically; he even practiced the stance method far less. A new Wu Gong required only visualization within the Niwan Palace; his body would move spontaneously, allowing him to enter the path, then quickly master it and even reach perfection.

Simultaneously practicing multiple new Wu Gong did not hinder his bone and marrow alteration, deity worship visualization, true qi circulation, or nurturing of the Divine Realm...

With the blessings of the Four Great Daoist Tianyun Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing plus six Divine Weapons, his talent had long reached a level incomprehensible to most people of this age.

The efficiency of his martial arts practice had skyrocketed by an unknown degree.

Of course, this also benefited from the initial unification of body and deity after entering the Dao; only at this stage of martial arts cultivation does true understanding of the mind lead to true understanding of the body.

"At most three to five days, and I can fully digest the 'Dragon Spirit Body' on the 'Divine Dragon Sumeru Staff' and break through the limit of ten thousand forms!"

Li Yuan reached behind his back and drew out a pale golden coiled dragon staff, a dark light flickering in his eyes:

【Divine Dragon Sumeru Staff (Tier 11)】

"Old Pang's face still carries great weight."

Handling this Daoist Tianyun Xuanbing borrowed from the Xinyi Sect, Li Yuan felt a deep sense of sighing.

Over these three years, the reason he could remain detached and meditate quietly in the mountains was that this Great Destiny Ancestral Emperor truly deserved credit.

Whether it was Tan Suo You Jing, the various trials of the Eight Directions Temples, or contacting the various Dao Sects, Pang Pang Wenlong single-handedly shouldered almost all the trivial matters.

Things that the Dragon Dao Lord in years past could not accomplish despite exhausting all his efforts, he solved with a casual gesture; the relationship between the Five Great Dao Sects is now so good it is like one family, at least on the surface.

The Divine Dragon Sumeru Staff was borrowed by Pang Pang Wenlong stepping forward; not just this one, but the Three Yuan One Qi Stance, the Two-Color Azure Dragon Armor, and even that Great Desolation Purple-Gold Spear he thought had no master, he had acquired one after another.

He ultimately chose this Divine Dragon Sumeru Staff to assault the ten thousand forms.

【Dragon Spirit Body: Star-Outer Spirit Dragon, combining the strengths of all dragon beasts...】

【Sumeru Mountain Root: Bears the weight of the ten thousand mountains of the Sea-Splitting Star; those who can bear this weight possess peerless physique...】

The Divine Dragon Sumeru Staff has only two major control effects; Li Yuan chose to borrow this one because the Spirit Dragon Body, the Star-Outer Spirit Dragon, is comparable to the ten thousand forms!

In terms of tier, it is higher than the Star Dragon and Tiger, and even the Sea-Splitting Dark Whale!

If the Dragon Spirit were not incomplete, Li Yuan suspected that this single Sumeru Staff would be enough for him to alter the ten thousand forms; yet even incomplete, this Dragon Spirit Body has allowed him to alter over a thousand forms successively, and it is still not fully digested.

"Third Uncle, time to eat!"

At this moment, Li Yi's voice came through.

"I know!"

Li Yuan put away the Sumeru Staff and responded with a smile.

Three years have passed; the two little ones from Second Brother's family have also grown up. At just over ten years old, they have already reached one meter sixty-seven; especially this boy Li Yi, he is heading for one meter eighty.

His face looks young, yet he is strong and powerful.

"Master Shiyushu is here too, and he brought the eggs you like..."

"You don't like them?"

Li Yuan scolded him playfully.

The reason this boy grew so fast is related to the lack of shortage in nourishing items; the Nuqing Chicken Eggs and the several types of Spirit Milk he collected were consumed in large quantities by the two little ones.

"Hehe."

Li Yi scratched his head; this boy's personality is quite like Li Lin, possessing a kind of unrefined simplicity, appearing more honest compared to that little girl Li Yu.

"Let's go."

He exhaled a wisp of true qi, shaking off the sweat covering his body, and Li Yuan walked toward the small courtyard.

Over these three years, he lived in the back mountain of Longmen; first, because Second Brother's whole family was here, and second, it was convenient to meet Old Dragon Head to discuss martial arts.

The small courtyard has been expanded two or three times; now it has three courtyards inside and out, and is already quite large.

"Junior Brother Li."

From afar, the sound of Master Shiyushu greeting him already reached.

"So lively?"

Li Yuan glanced around; there were more than ten people in the courtyard. Besides Master Shiyushu, there were Yan Yan Sanxing, Gong Gong Yangyu, Liaokong, and others; outside the courtyard were Yue Yue Yunjin, Liang Liang Ashui, and other old friends from Gao Liu.

Seeing Li Yuan, Yue Yue Yunjin and Liang Liang Ashui both felt somewhat awkward.

"Senior Brother Yue, Junior Brother Liang, long time no see."

Seeing old friends, Li Yuan was also quite delighted; after exchanging pleasantries with everyone, he sent someone to notify Wang Wang Peiyao, Qiu Qiu Changying, and others, then called on Second Sister-in-law, who was preparing to cook, and they all went down the mountain together.

With so many people, the small courtyard was not suitable for a welcome banquet.

After the banquet, someone naturally took the drunk Liang Liang Ashui and others to their lodging.

Gong Gong Yangyu accompanied Li Yuan to the Weapon Forge.

That huge order under the Dragon Tiger Temple was naturally placed by Li Yuan; not just the Divine Weapon Valley, over these three years, the Xinyi Sect and the Azure Dragon Pavilion had collected large quantities of weapons, bone ornaments, spirit boots, and the like for him.

With Pang Pang Wenlong's endorsement, plus his current status as a Temple Founder, Li Yuan could to a certain extent mobilize the forces of the Five Great Dao Sects and the Star-Picking Tower.

Such efficiency is naturally incomparable to a single person.

Over three years, the various weapons he collected had not only filled the gray Dingxin Dingxin Shitai but also filled several large warehouses.

Of course, he also used the token to send the elder masters of several Dao Sects on a tour of the Eight Directions Temples in rotation, and on their behalf removed the sword intent left by Wan Wan Zhuliu.

This was the reason those families were willing to serve; the temptation of lifespan was huge for these elders nearing the end of their years.

"All weapons have been delivered to the warehouse; besides the agreed ones, some spirit beast bones and hides were collected along the way; these have also been registered..."

While speaking, Gong Gong Yangyu paused slightly; after glancing around with his peripheral vision, he lowered his voice and transmitted sound:

"Li Yuan, give me a definite answer: is the Dragon Tiger Temple about to make a move against the imperial court..."

"More or less."

Li Yuan was not surprised.

The Wudadao Sect was under the scrutiny of all eyes; a large-scale move could not possibly be hidden from those with ulterior motives. In fact, three years ago, after Pang Pang Wenlong forcibly seized the Dun Tian Zhou, the imperial court had already taken action.

The garrisons and officials in the various Daozhou prefectures had been replaced more than once, and the covert clashes and skirmishes were extremely fierce.

"They are truly making a move!"

Lord Master Gongyang Yu's heart sank; this was not good news for the Divine Weapon Valley.

If the imperial court and the Dao Sects were to go to war, no house in the world would escape unscathed.

"Valley Master need not panic. Even if they make a move, it will not be an all-out war."

Li Yuan comforted him.

Although he had not participated in the actions between Pang Pang Wenlong and the Dao Sects, given his current status and position, nothing significant would be hidden from him.

Pang Pang Wenlong did not intend to overturn heaven and earth, but to eliminate threats and mobilize the entire world's strength to deal with the Great Sun Crisis that might erupt in sixty years.

Regarding this, he had not interfered or asked many questions.

As for rebellion, Pang Pang Wenlong was the most professional.

"What do you mean?"

Lord Master Gongyang Yu's spirit lifted.

"If the Valley Master wishes to know, tomorrow I will take you to pay respects to Senior Qin and the various Dao Masters."

Li Yuan scanned the weapons in the warehouse and nodded silently.

The weapons produced by the Divine Weapon Valley were mostly high-quality; a single glance revealed that most were second or third-tier weapons, with similar forging techniques, making the success rate of He Bing Cheng Gong extremely high.

"Very well."

Lord Master Gongyang Yu frowned tightly. Seeing that Li Yuan seemed unconcerned, he felt slightly relieved, yet could not help but feel a touch of sighing.

In less than five years, I had just completed the refinement of my internal organs, while this young man has already broken through the barrier to entering the Dao and now ranks among the top ten on the Heroes List.

"Then you count them yourself; this old man must go visit a few old friends."

Lord Master Gongyang Yu had matters on his mind, turned, and left.

"Valley Master, take care on your way."

Watching Lord Master Gongyang Yu depart, Li Yuan finally began to count the various weapons in the warehouse.

Then, he began the He Bing Cheng Gong.

Hum~

On the Dingxin Dingxin Shitai, lights of various colors intertwined, and the Divine Fire Weapon-Forging Furnace emitted a series of tremors.

Regarding He Bing Cheng Gong, Li Yuan was already so practiced it flowed naturally. He sorted the weapons by category, from low to high, and in no time, the mountain of weapons piled on the Dingxin Dingxin Shitai had vanished completely.

Afterwards, it was the weapons stacked in the various warehouses.

In the past, when performing He Bing Cheng Gong, he had to be secretive, fearing that the disappearance of so many weapons would attract others' attention, but now he cared little.

If asked, the answer was simply cultivating the Scripture of Nurturing Weapons.

Hum~

Hum~

After a while, Li Yuan returned to the small house in the rear courtyard; several warehouses had been emptied.

He entered the Weapon-Commanding Space, glanced up, and saw a dazzling yellow light; everything had been fused to the sixth tier.

"One hundred and thirty forging hammers, six hundred and twenty hammer weapons, three hundred blades and three hundred swords each, sixty bone ornaments, one hundred and thirty pairs of spiritual boots..."

The weapons' lights shone brilliantly together. Li Yuan felt very satisfied: "One thousand five hundred and forty sixth-tier supreme famous artifacts. If I were to bring them all out at once, Dao Master Long would be startled."

Supreme famous artifacts were nothing special to Li Yuan now, but in fact, before he forged the Dragon-Tiger Pure Yang Sword, Nie Xianshan had used nothing more than supreme famous artifacts.

Without the Divine Fire Weapon-Forging Furnace, even if he scoured the entire world, he might not have been able to gather so many supreme famous artifacts.

"The highest success rate for He Bing Cheng Gong was with this batch from the Dragon-Tiger Temple, followed by those from the Divine Weapon Valley. Indeed, unified forging is not as good as an assembly line..."

Ordinary martial artists disdain such weapons for lacking spiritual nature, but for me, they are the best."

Li Yuan merely did a quick mental tally; the low-tier incense on his person was sufficient. Although he had failed many times, he did not feel much pain.

"However, while weapons are easy to obtain, incense is hard to find."

"I currently possess three strands of ninth-tier incense, twenty-nine strands of eighth-tier, and three hundred and sixty-three strands of seventh-tier. I originally thought that was a lot... I must still prioritize fusing the useful ones first, and I must reserve a batch for Tan Suo You Jing..."

"He Bing Cheng Gong!"

Li Yuan had already calculated this in his mind and wasted no time. He simply commanded the weapons enhanced with the 'Good Luck' incense burner one by one and began the He Bing Cheng Gong for seventh-tier and above.

Hum~

The Divine Fire flickered, and in no time, Li Yuan had finished fusing all the various weapons.

【Divine Fire Ten Thousand Spirits Ring (Ninth Tier)】

【... Forged in the Divine Fire Furnace and nourished by the Weapon-Commanding Master's bloodline, it has the effects of enhancing the five senses and protecting the divine soul...】

【Command Condition: Weapon-Commanding Master's Bloodline】

【Command Effect: Ninth Tier (Red): Perception, Soul Protection】

"Lucky!"

Taking out the second ninth-tier bone ornament, Li Yuan felt a slight relief. He had only three strands of ninth-tier incense in total; if he failed, he feared he would be heartbroken.

The enhancements of the two ninth-tier bone ornaments were nearly identical, both related to divine soul perception.