Chapter 574: Riding the Dragon and Controlling the Qi

Yunshu looked at Li Fei.

This was the heaven-favored child valued by His Majesty, and since the matters ahead required relying on the other's strength, even though time was urgent, every extra second he spent distracted would add a layer of risk to his battle against True Lord Qingxu.

Yet, he still spent time explaining to Li Fei:

"You possess no imperial bloodline, nor do you have the supernatural abilities or methods to wield imperial fortune. If I forcibly attach the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi to you, it will rapidly deplete your vitality. Fortunately, your vitality is exceptionally robust and can withstand it."

These words could only be heard by Li Fei.

As the matter involved the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi, Yunshu did not let the others present learn of the relevant information.

Even though he had used analytical Dao principles, he could not see the Myriad Blood Bead inside Li Fei's body, but he could accurately gauge Li Fei's robust vitality.

This kind of vitality was already comparable to that of a strange beast!

He could be certain that Li Fei's vitality would be able to endure it.

Hearing that it would only damage his vitality, Li Fei immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Furthermore, the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi encompasses the will of the masses, which will cause a strong impact on your mind. However, your mental strength is sufficiently strong and resilient, so this will not be a problem either."

Yunshu continued.

Li Fei had once persisted for such a long time before the Founding Ancestor's stone carvings, and he had viewed the Founding Ancestor's stone carvings multiple times in a single day, demonstrating extreme resilience.

This was also the reason why Yunshu chose Li Fei.

"Very well, please proceed, State Preceptor!"

Li Fei cupped his hands and said.

Since the other party had spoken to this extent, he had nothing to hesitate about.

Thus, Yunshu walked toward Li Fei and directly 'collided' into Li Fei's body.

Li Fei felt as if he had been struck by a high-speed train!

Yet, his entire person was 'fixed' in place, unable to move, and he could only endure this terrifying impact head-on.

Every muscle and every bone in his entire body was groaning!

Fortunately, just as Yunshu had said, the damage brought by the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi acted directly on the level of vitality, while the damage to the physical body was secondary.

Therefore, Li Fei's body did not suffer major damage; only his blood-soul was constantly decreasing.

Besides his body, Li Fei's mind also received an impact.

In a trance, he seemed to see the figures of countless people, seeing their joys, angers, sorrows, and happiness:

Farmers tilling, woodcutters chopping wood, fishermen catching fish, merchants trading, soldiers training...

The microcosm of the billions of people of the Great Lan Dynasty turned into a vast tidal wave at this moment, surging toward Li Fei!

Even though Yunshu had only separated a small wisp of the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi to attach to Li Fei, what Li Fei was enduring was only an extremely tiny portion of the 'will of the masses'.

But this 'will of the masses' was still incomparably powerful, far exceeding the limit that a Dao Foundation realm martial artist could withstand!

At this time, the 'fortune' that Yunshu mentioned played a key role, greatly buffering the impact brought by this 'will of the masses' for Li Fei.

Otherwise, even if a Martial Arts Grandmaster were in his place, without carrying sufficient fortune, they would have either gone mad or become an idiot from this!

In the main hall, Lu Wenxing and the others did not even dare to breathe loudly, all nervously staring at Li Fei, who stood motionless.

They saw purple Qi appearing on Li Fei's face from time to time, followed by golden light, and his whole person radiated an extremely majestic and grand aura!

"Guard your mind, cast aside distracting thoughts."

Yunshu's voice exploded in Li Fei's consciousness:

"Try to control this 'will of the masses' and unearth the power of the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi."

As he spoke, he directly transmitted some techniques to Li Fei through their consciousness.

These techniques were all summarized by him based on his own Dao principles, and they were things that Li Fei could barely utilize at his current realm.

If nothing else, just by obtaining these techniques, Li Fei had already glimpsed the Great Dao to a certain extent!

This harvest was priceless!

However, Li Fei was already reaching his limit just by enduring the impact brought by the 'will of the masses'; asking him to operate according to the techniques given by Yunshu was simply impossible.

He was like a weightlifter who had lifted his maximum weight, but now Yunshu was demanding that he run a five-kilometer cross-country race while holding that weight.

Yunshu waited for a while, but there was no sign that Li Fei could control the 'will of the masses'.

"Sigh."

He sighed and was forced to withdraw his consciousness.

In his battle with True Lord Qingxu, being distracted for this long was already his limit.

Outside the Jinshan Prefecture city, Yunshu spat out a mouthful of blood.

Just now, True Lord Qingxu had taken advantage of his distraction and nearly dealt him a heavy blow!

"You actually expected a young man at the Dao Foundation realm to be able to control the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi; you truly are clutching at straws in your desperation."

True Lord Qingxu continued his psychological warfare.

Upon seeing Yunshu separate a wisp of the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi to descend upon Chongcheng, he immediately understood Yunshu's plan.

Li Fei did indeed possess fortune, but he was too young and his realm was too low; even with extraordinary talent, capable of bearing the damage brought by the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi, it was impossible for him to control that power.

Yunshu remained silent.

In truth, he had only chosen to take this gamble because of Li Fei's performance before the Founding Ancestor's stone carvings.

Unfortunately, it seemed he had lost the bet.

The price was that his injuries worsened, and the time he could hold out was reduced.

Chongcheng.

In the main hall, Li Fei felt Yunshu's consciousness depart.

He called out repeatedly in his consciousness, but after waiting and receiving no response from Yunshu, he re-established his connection with the Myriad Blood Bead.

Out of caution, he had disconnected from the Myriad Blood Bead while Yunshu was present.

His vitality was unaffected and remained vast, but without the damage-sharing, he had to shoulder everything himself.

Now that he had re-established the connection with the Myriad Blood Bead, the physical pain immediately dissipated, and the impact on his mind was also largely transferred, causing Li Fei's pressure to plummet.

Now, Li Fei finally had the spare energy to unearth the power of the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi within him.

He followed the techniques taught to him by Yunshu and attempted to control that 'will of the masses'.

Gradually, purple-gold Qi emerged from his body.

At a certain moment, Li Fei opened his eyes.

Lu Wenxing and the others around him hurriedly retreated.

They had an illusion that a giant dragon had awakened, was stretching its body, and was about to burst and shatter the surrounding space!

Li Fei turned to look at Lu Wenxing and the others; his eyes were pure gold, showing not a hint of human emotion.

Such a gaze made these few Dao Foundation realm experts present feel fear, and they dared not meet his eyes.

"Lord Li?"

Lu Wenxing asked cautiously, "Are you alright?"

He subconsciously used honorifics.

"I am very well."

"Better than ever before!"

Leaving these words behind, Li Fei stepped out of the main hall.

Lu Wenxing and the others hurriedly followed.

They saw Li Fei arrive at the wall of the West City Gate, and then he took a step forward.

The next second, he did not fall off the city wall; instead, his body began to rise.

Lu Wenxing and the others all widened their eyes:

They saw a purple-gold dragon over ten meters long appear beneath Li Fei's feet, carrying Li Fei as it flew into the distance!

Just like that, Li Fei rode the dragon away and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Outside the Jinshan Prefecture city.

When that purple-gold dragon appeared, both Yunshu and True Lord Qingxu sensed it.

"Hahahahaha!"

Yunshu changed his demeanor and laughed loudly:

"Qingxu, this is the mandate of heaven! Heaven protects my Great Lan Dynasty!"

He is truly the greatest in history; Li Fei did not disappoint him!

True Lord Qingxu did not respond, but instead unleashed four sword lights, slashing fiercely at the purple-gold giant dragon, tearing it to pieces!

But soon, supported by the endless stream of the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi, the giant dragon quickly recovered to its original state.

Only, during the time it took for the giant dragon to recover, Yunshu had to endure all the attacks, and his natal magic treasure was struck by several sword lights again.

A crack had already appeared on his Luotian Star Plate!

Regardless of the outcome of this battle, this State Preceptor would pay a very heavy price!

On the other side, Li Fei, who was riding the dragon away, was adapting to his newly acquired power.

The Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi itself possessed no power, but when combined with a person and used properly, it could erupt with unimaginable great power!

Through the techniques taught to him by Yunshu, the first method Li Fei mastered was—riding the dragon.

Materializing the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi and using it as a vehicle for flight.

One must know that many Grandmasters and True Persons did not have the ability to fly.

Besides 'riding the dragon', Li Fei also mastered another method:

Purple-gold Qi constantly emerged from within his body, then circled the surface of his body, continuously changing shape.

Very quickly, a suit of purple-gold Primordial Star Armor appeared on Li Fei!

This was the second method he had mastered—Qi Manipulation.

What he was manipulating was the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi!

By combining the Son of Heaven's Dragon Qi with his own Primordial Vajra Force, the power of his force was instantly and significantly enhanced.

At this moment, Li Fei felt that even if he gathered all five implants and fused the five types of Innate Qi, the Primordial Vajra Force he cultivated would not be as powerful as it was right now!

The speed of riding the dragon was extremely fast, and he soon found his target:

On the highway, over a hundred Imperial Camp cavalrymen were galloping.

In the crowd, a Great Mage in the Possession Realm holding a replica Great Luo Token looked up at Li Fei, who was riding a dragon from afar, and was instantly dumbstruck.

He could not care about his shock and immediately channeled a strand of void thought into the replica Great Luo Token in his hand, ordering all the Imperial Camp cavalrymen to form a formation.

Very quickly, over a hundred Imperial Camp cavalrymen activated their baleful weapons and formed a military formation.

The black baleful energy connected into one piece, resembling a black tide.

Li Fei stood on the head of the purple-gold dragon and drew the Ghost-Slaying Blade.

Strands of purple-gold energy gathered toward the blade.

As more and more purple-gold energy gathered on the blade, the purple-gold dragon beneath Li Fei's feet began to shrink its body.

Ten-plus seconds later, Li Fei landed on the highway, and the purple-gold dragon beneath his feet completely vanished.

A hundred meters ahead, the black tide of baleful energy surged toward him!

This time, Li Fei sensed a strange life force from this tide of baleful energy, as if this baleful energy were some kind of living creature, a ghost-god from the netherworld coming to the mortal realm to harvest lives!

Li Fei was lost in thought; this was perhaps the unique attribute of the baleful energy triggered by an Imperial Camp military formation of over a hundred cavalry.

This was a power sufficient to contend with a Martial Arts Master!

The tide of baleful energy drew closer and closer.

Fifty meters.

Thirty meters.

Ten meters!

Li Fei looked straight ahead with his golden eyes, raised his blade with one hand, and slashed forward in an understated manner.

Under the night sky, a massive purple-gold blade radiance sliced the black tide open from the middle.

Waving the blade to sever the tide!

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(End of this chapter)