Chapter 764: Five Provinces' Curse, the Enemy Blocking the Dao (6000)

The Son of Heaven had the detailed battle report for the twenty-seventh year of Hongguang sent to Li Fei.

It was both to tell Li Fei that the future focus of the Great Lan Dynasty was the Western Continent; this was the big picture, and everything else had to give way to this matter!

At the same time, by using the battle examples in the report where one powerhouse after another was surrounded and killed, he let Li Fei know that individual strength ultimately has its limits; only by ascending to a high position, wielding power, and leading a million troops could one truly sway the situation of the world!

When Ye Ze talked with Li Fei that night, he specifically mentioned rogue cultivators, telling him that apart from those few demons, there was not a single peak powerhouse in the world who came from a background of rogue cultivation.

The subtext here was already very obvious.

The later phrase, "To save oneself, one must first save others," was guiding Li Fei on how to conduct himself in the imperial court.

Li Fei could understand all of this.

But he did not entirely agree!

Deliberately writing a note and leaving it in the wooden box was his way of giving his own response.

The words he wanted to tell the Emperor were all in that poem.

"Imperial Brother, what is this?"

On the plaza, Qin Zishu curiously came to the Crown Prince's side and looked at the note in his hand.

"Heh, a lousy poem!"

Before the Crown Prince could speak, the First Imperial Prince at his side suddenly spoke up.

Qin Zishu glanced at him and could clearly feel the anger of this eldest imperial brother.

"A lousy poem?"

The Crown Prince looked at the First Imperial Prince, "I, on the contrary, think this poem is written well! It is written with spirit!"

As he spoke, he handed the note in his hand to Qin Zishu.

The First Imperial Prince looked at the Crown Prince and sneered, "It's just bragging, what spirit is there to speak of?"

The Crown Prince seemed to be in a very good mood: "Whether it is bragging or not, we shall know in a moment."

Ye Ze on the stage, after a brief weighing of the situation, ultimately did not stop Li Fei.

He had the other two representatives from Feng Province step down first, and he himself stepped down as well, leaving the 'stage' entirely to Li Fei.

Others did not understand the changes in national destiny, but Ye Ze, as the Chief Grand Secretary, had a deep understanding of it.

If Li Fei could truly break the historical record of cultivation again, it would be helpful for the enhancement of the national destiny!

On an occasion like today, it could also take advantage of the momentum to strengthen the empire's prestige!

Therefore, Ye Ze ultimately chose to cooperate with Li Fei.

Not only that, he also asked Li Fei to wait a moment, then sent someone to notify Wen Ren-zheng.

When breaking through a realm, the greatest taboo is being disturbed; although the scene today was full of powerhouses, there were not many who truly belonged to the imperial court's side.

To be safe, Ye Ze wanted to invite Wen Ren-zheng over in advance to guard the Dao for Li Fei!

Taking advantage of this gap, Qin Zishu finished reading the poem on the note.

In all fairness, this could indeed be counted as a 'lousy poem,' and calling it a poem was even a bit of a stretch.

But it could not be denied that the spirit contained in these lines was astonishing!

Especially that last line, "A single sword can hold off a million troops," which made even Qin Zishu feel a rare surge of hot-bloodedness.

After she read it over several times, she looked up at Li Fei, who was calm and composed on the stage, and turned to ask the Crown Prince:

"Imperial Brother, was this poem written by the Marquis of Jing'an?"

She did not know the ins and outs of the matter, but her intuition told her that this poem must be related to Li Fei!

The Crown Prince smiled and nodded: "Yes, he wrote it."

Upon hearing this, Qin Zishu looked at Li Fei on the stage again, her eyes bright.

"Zishu."

Just at this moment, the Third Imperial Prince, who had been silent, suddenly called out.

"Third Imperial Brother?"

Qin Zishu looked at the Third Imperial Prince.

Although she knew that he and her Crown Prince brother were in a competitive relationship, it did not hinder her from having a good impression of this dashing and gallant third imperial brother.

And although the Third Imperial Prince did not get along with the Crown Prince, he was still quite good to Qin Zishu, and would have people send her exquisite gifts during holidays.

"Do you think this poem by the Marquis of Jing'an counts as bragging?"

The Third Imperial Prince asked with a smile.

Qin Zishu was startled and glanced at Li Fei on the stage:

"If one only looks at the first two lines, the Marquis of Jing'an is indeed worthy of this claim."

We of our generation should have lofty ambitions, and not let down the rivers and mountains that flow for all eternity.

With the title of number one in history, and the status of a Dao Foundation realm cultivator from ancient times to the present, Li Fei is indeed worthy of these words!

Not to mention that what he is challenging at this moment is the Great Dao that only one person in history has ever traversed!

The Third Imperial Prince was not surprised that Qin Zishu said this, and the First Imperial Prince at the side did not refute it either.

"Then do you think he will succeed in breaking through the realm in a moment?"

The Third Imperial Prince continued to ask.

Qin Zishu smiled: "I think he can!"

"And what if he really succeeds?"

The First Imperial Prince finally could not help but speak up, "A single sword can hold off a million troops? Even Lin Tian would not dare to say such a thing!"

The internal energy of a Dao Foundation martial artist will be exhausted, the supernatural power of a Martial Arts Master is also limited, and the Martial Domain of a Grandmaster cannot be maintained indefinitely.

Even for peak powerhouses who have mastered the Laws of the Dao, although the power of the Great Dao is infinite, the human body has its limits.

Therefore, let alone 'a million troops,' there has never been anyone in history who could defeat 'a hundred thousand troops.'

Even a Martial Saint would likewise die if surrounded and killed by a great army!

So the First Imperial Prince's words were not exactly empty talk.

The Crown Prince glanced at the First Imperial Prince and smiled without speaking.

The Third Imperial Prince also turned away with a smile, no longer discussing this topic.

"The Grand Marshal of the Military Council has arrived—"

A voice suddenly rang out.

Hearing this, everyone present stood up collectively once again.

Wen Ren-zheng had arrived!

Today, the 'God of War' was wearing black armor, his presence like a mountain, as he walked out from within the Zhengyang Gate step by step.

In the seating area on the right, many Martial Arts Masters looked at Wen Ren-zheng with extremely fervent eyes!

To others, they were already an unimaginable peak.

But to these Martial Arts Masters, Wen Ren-zheng, this Martial Saint, was the true peak!

Wen Ren-zheng walked straight toward the seating area on the left.

"Greetings, Grand Marshal."

The Crown Prince and the others bowed one after another.

"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Wen Ren-zheng first returned the salute to the Crown Prince alone, then returned the salute to the First Imperial Prince and the Third Imperial Prince.

"Grand Marshal, please sit."

The Crown Prince took the initiative to invite Wen Ren-zheng to sit beside him.

After Wen Ren-zheng arrived, Ye Ze signaled to Li Fei that he could begin.

The eyes of everyone at the scene were once again focused on Li Fei, and many began to feel nervous.

To suddenly interrupt the process during a national broadcast, and now to have the Grand Marshal of the Military Council appear in advance to personally guard his Dao.

Under such circumstances, if the breakthrough failed, what would be the consequences?

It would likely not be as simple as a demotion in rank or title!

Qin Zishu clasped her hands tightly together, staring fixedly at Li Fei on the stage.

Li Fei appeared very calm from beginning to end; after Ye Ze said he could begin, he slowly closed his eyes.

The next second, a powerful sword intent that pierced the sky and slaughtered the earth erupted from his body, shooting straight into the clouds!

This sword intent made many people present recall the commotion from a few days ago.

Compared to a few days ago, Li Fei's sword intent was even stronger!

Such sword intent was not something that even the Martial Arts Masters present could all compare to.

This meant that the strength of Li Fei's heart and will had already surpassed that of some Martial Arts Masters!

Golden light emerged from the surface of his body, followed immediately by the surging of blood energy like a mountain-sea torrent!

There were many powerhouses present, and Li Fei's sword intent was not enough to shock them too much, but at this moment, the eruption of this majestic blood energy moved everyone.

"Is this a human or a strange beast?"

"With such blood energy, even a Martial Saint would be no more than this, right?"

"Is this his confidence?"

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The various powerhouses had different thoughts.

Wen Ren-zheng, sitting beside the Crown Prince, had a slight movement in his eyes, lost in thought.

The next second, a powerful natal aura surged out from within Li Fei's body.

This aura had once startled half of Lanling City a few days ago!

After Li Fei displayed his powerful blood-energy comparable to that of an exotic beast, everyone was no longer surprised by this natal aura of his.

Streaks of sword energy appeared out of thin air, circling around Li Fei.

Shen Zhen, the Supreme Elder of the Nightmare Sect, had her expression change.

She saw at a glance that these sword energies were not the force of a martial artist, but the true power of a sorcerer.

However, it was her first time seeing true power so concentrated and so sharp.

Whether it was his natal aura or his true power, Li Fei had exceeded her understanding.

Sword intent and blood-energy displayed his martial cultivation, while his natal aura and true power displayed his sorcery cultivation.

After Li Fei activated these powers, his true realm was also clearly and plainly displayed before everyone:

Whether in martial arts or sorcery, he had already stepped half a foot over that threshold!

For martial arts to break through from the Dao Foundation realm to the Master realm, one needs to construct a Dao Foundation.

Incorporating five types of implants cannot be considered a true martial Dao Foundation; one still needs to make them fuse together completely.

In this regard, a Five Elements attribute Dao Foundation has more advantages, because the Five Elements generate each other, and through the Five Elements cycle, one can smoothly allow the five types of implants to complete their fusion.

During the process of fusion, it is necessary for the martial artist's "essence, energy, and spirit" to be sufficiently strong.

Only if the blood-energy is strong enough can the physique withstand the power that erupts when the implants fuse.

Only if the force is strong enough can it support the five types of implants in completing their fusion.

Only if the mind is strong enough can one perform "micro-manipulation" on the implants during the fusion process.

Besides this, the three must also complete their own fusion.

This is why experts at the peak of the Dao Foundation realm have a greater chance of breaking through their realm.

Because their "essence, energy, and spirit" are sufficiently powerful, and they have mastered Dao force, having experienced the process of the three becoming one in advance.

Li Fei's mental power and blood-energy go without saying; even his weakest force, after achieving the unity of law and martial arts and cultivating the sword state, became powerful through the fusion of true power.

Therefore, he fully meets the requirements for constructing a Dao Foundation!

If he were willing, at the very moment the Heavenly Water Soul Bone reached equilibrium, he could directly break through to become a Martial Arts Master!

It is just that he has already embarked on the path of the unity of law and martial arts; once the realms of martial arts and sorcery become imbalanced, he himself will suffer a backlash.

So, in fact, it is not that Li Fei must choose to break through both realms simultaneously, but that the path he has chosen can only be walked this way.

The requirements for breaking through in martial arts have been met; what Li Fei currently lacks is sorcery cultivation.

For breaking through in sorcery, he has already completed the two steps of "building the life bridge" and "condensing true power," and only the final step of "refining the true soul" remains.

Once true power is formed, one can then use true power to resonate with the natal object, thereby continuously refining one's own spirit and tempering it into a true soul.

This process is relatively similar to "condensing true power," and the decisive factors are the strength of mental power and the connection with the natal object.

Li Fei's mental state has already reached the "realm of communicating with the divine," and he can use the sword state to conversely enhance his sorcery mental power, while his natal object is himself; this connection can be described as unparalleled in the world!

Therefore, his speed in refining the true soul is likewise shockingly fast.

In just a few short days, he completed this process!

Now, what he needs to do is to split off a portion of his true soul to merge into his natal object, thereby forming a true spirit:

In his consciousness world, a miniature version of "Li Fei" is taking shape.

This is the true soul that Li Fei split off, which is currently being refined into a true spirit.

The so-called true spirit is equivalent to a sorcerer's "second consciousness," which can assist the sorcerer in controlling their natal magic treasure, while also allowing the natal magic treasure to become even more powerful.

Li Fei's natal magic treasure is himself, so his true spirit is currently taking shape within his body.

This actually reminds him of those cultivation novels he once read; this step is very similar to "forming a Nascent Soul" within the body.

As the true spirit continuously took shape, the two distinct powers erupting from Li Fei on the platform also began to fuse together continuously.

In the seating area on the right side of the high platform, Zhu Fenghua watched this scene intently, revealing a look of astonishment.

Among the many experts present today, his understanding and cognition of the unity of law and martial arts are absolutely the deepest.

The perfect unity of the two powers Li Fei displayed at this moment was something Zhu Fenghua had only ever seen in his own Master!

But even Lin Tianyi, back in the day, was only able to achieve the level Li Fei is at now after simultaneously breaking through to the realms of Grandmaster and top-tier True Person.

"Could it be that on the path of dual cultivation of law and martial arts, he has already walked ahead of my Master?"

Zhu Fenghua could not help but think this.

Having such a thought, he did not mean any disrespect to Lin Tianyi, because Lin Tianyi's educational philosophy for his disciples has always been—a disciple need not be inferior to their master.

"You are the disciples of the world's number one person; naturally, you must have the ambition of the world's number one!"

It is just that although every disciple Lin Tianyi took in was a heaven-gifted talent, not one of them had surpassed the record he once left behind on the path of the unity of law and martial arts.

Let alone surpassing it, they could not even come slightly close.

Now, Zhu Fenghua has witnessed with his own eyes the appearance of someone who has surpassed his Master!

Even if it is only surpassing the Lin Tianyi of the past, it still makes Zhu Fenghua's mind sway!

Soon, the two powers erupting from Li Fei fused together completely.

At this moment, the true soul split off within his body had already completely transformed into his own likeness; the true spirit was formed!

The five types of implants of the 【Primordial Heavenly Gold】 also completed their preliminary fusion during the process just now.

Both martial arts and sorcery had reached the critical point for breaking through!

Li Fei's heart was as still as water, and he entered the sword state.

He would complete the final breakthrough while in the sword state.

On the high platform, a powerful aura erupted from his body, like an invisible giant dragon, soaring into the sky and stirring the clouds!

Not long ago, Lan Ruoyun and Ning Chuan both completed their breakthroughs in Lanling City; the combined auras they erupted at that time did not equal Li Fei's at this moment.

A double breakthrough—another "ascending to the heavens in one step" since Lin Tianyi is about to arrive!

Luo Province, Fuhua Prefecture.

Kang Family Town, which is over three hundred li away from Jiaoshi City.

In the home of Town Mayor Yu Ming, the cellar used for storing supplies had been emptied, and a formation with a strange aura was engraved within this cellar.

Three sorcerers sat cross-legged at three points of the grand formation, while a muscular martial artist stood guard to the side.

A sound of footsteps came, and Town Mayor Yu Ming, holding a wooden box and followed by a martial artist, walked into the cellar cautiously:

"The items have been brought."

"Why are you so slow?"

The muscular martial artist guarding the cellar asked with dissatisfaction.

Yu Ming's body trembled, and he hurriedly explained: "The seller raised the price at the last minute, so it took some time."

The questioning martial artist frowned: "Are the items all bought?"

"They are! Everything you wanted is inside."

Yu Ming handed over the wooden box in his hand.

The martial artist took the wooden box, checked it, and then handed it to the three sorcerers behind him.

The three sorcerers took out the sorcery materials one by one from the wooden box and skillfully arranged them in the grand formation.

Yu Ming watched from the side, his expression somewhat fearful.

The previous snow disaster gave these people the opportunity to take control of Kang Family Town without a sound.

As the Town Mayor, Yu Ming did not want to be killed, so he could only submit to these people and cooperate with them.

After more than ten days of preparation, a grand formation had been set up in the cellar.

Yu Ming did not know what these people were actually trying to do, but his intuition told him that the plot of these people was likely to be very large!

Suddenly, the grand formation carved on the ground lit up.

The temperature in the cellar plummeted!

Yu Ming felt a shock in his heart and shivered.

"His Excellency is preparing to take action!"

One sorcerer shouted with joy.

"Protect the Dharma for us!"

Another sorcerer said to the two martial artists, and then the three sorcerers quickly stood at their respective points, fully stimulating their virtual thoughts to activate the grand formation beneath their feet.

As the grand formation was completely activated, a powerful sorcery fluctuation erupted from Town Mayor Yu Ming's home, spreading to the surroundings and instantly enveloping the entire Kang Family Town!

Within the small town, those who had recited that curse during the previous snow disaster suddenly felt their whole bodies grow cold, and the heat in their bodies drained away rapidly.

Previously, they had felt warmth because of that curse and survived the snow disaster.

Previously, they had also lost their body heat because of that curse and fallen into a coma.

Some people with weaker constitutions even died on the spot!

For a time, the entire small town fell into chaos.

Cries, screams, and curses rang out in unison.

And these negative emotions further fueled the power of the grand formation.

After sweeping up the power of all the "seeds" and the negative emotions produced by the townspeople, a powerful resentment soared into the sky!

At the same time, in dozens of villages and towns throughout Luo Province, resentment soared into the sky.

Outside of Luo Province, the five major provinces in the north of the Great Lan Dynasty, such as Dongping Province and Guihua Province, all experienced the same thing!

These five major provinces were the provinces that had suffered the most severely from the previous snow disaster.

If there were a sorcerer proficient in the Dao of Qi Luck "observing the qi" above the five provinces, they would be able to see pillars made of resentment soaring from the ground into the clouds, eventually dissolving completely at the dome of the sky.

If one were to view a nation's national destiny as a pool of water, when hundreds of resentments dissolved above the five provinces, it would be as if hundreds of small pebbles had been thrown into the pool.

Ripples spread from the location of the five provinces toward the direction of Lanling City.

The ripples generated by destiny spread at an extremely fast speed, and in just a few seconds, the "ripples" reached Lanling City.

The Imperial Palace.

The Emperor, who was watching the live broadcast in the Imperial Study, suddenly frowned and stood up abruptly, a powerful aura like that from the nine heavens emerging spontaneously!

"Your Majesty?"

Feng Cheng, who had been waiting on the side, was startled.

The Emperor did not speak; he beckoned with one hand, and the Imperial Jade Seal placed on the desk suddenly flew out of its box, came into his hand, and burst into dazzling light.

A majestic aura surged into the sky from within the Imperial Palace!

Outside the Imperial City, Wenren Zheng's expression changed.

No one saw how he moved; those around him only felt a blur before their eyes, and this God of War had vanished from his seat.

Wenren Zheng appeared on the wall of the Zhengyang Gate, looked up into the distance, his eyes filled with killing intent.

A terrifying murderous aura erupted from his body; he alone brought the momentum of a thousand armies and mountains of corpses!

Within the seating area, various martial arts masters and True Persons felt their minds shaken and their bodies chilled, hardly daring to look up at Wenren Zheng.

In the arena, only Li Fei, who was in the middle of breaking through his realm, was unaffected by this murderous aura.

But the next second, an aura like that of the stars abruptly surged from within his body, also shooting straight into the sky.

Li Fei, who was breaking through his realm, was taken aback.

This aura was the power belonging to the Star Stone that Qi Jin had previously left in his body using the "Star Fate Infusion Technique."

After Li Fei captured Qi Jin and learned about the "Star Fate Infusion Technique," he had the other party undo the technique on him and confirmed through the Dream Realm that there were no issues.

He had not expected there to be remnants?

He could be certain that Qi Jin had not lied, and since the other party was currently locked in a dungeon, it was impossible for them to cast a spell.

So, was this move by Qi Jin just a setup, and did the person behind the scenes have a follow-up?

For a moment, Li Fei thought of many things.

Even when encountering a sudden change, he did not panic; he quickly calmed his mind and chose to continue breaking through his realm.

But when he fused the powers of the Dharma and Martial paths and launched an assault toward a higher realm in the form of a sword, he encountered an "iron wall"!

This "iron wall" was not a bottleneck between the Master realm and the True Spirit realm, but something created by human hands.

This "iron wall" was formless and intangible; only Li Fei could sense it.

Through the "primer" left by the Star Fate Infusion Technique, someone had transformed a force into an "iron wall," standing across Li Fei's path of destiny!

Because it started from the path of destiny, even though the one guarding Li Fei's path was Wenren Zheng, a Martial Saint, he did not notice it for a moment, allowing the person behind the scenes to succeed.

If the guardian today had been the True Monarch Yunshu, it would not have been so easy for the person behind the scenes to succeed.

It was a pity that the State Preceptor was still in seclusion.

The "iron wall" Li Fei faced was like an eternal and indestructible wall of diamond; his power crashed against it without shaking it in the slightest.

This breakthrough attempt was like a monstrous wave crashing against a cliff; the wave shattered, but the cliff still stood there!

Li Fei let out a muffled groan and opened his eyes abruptly.

Fortunately, this "iron wall" was artificial, and his power for the breakthrough was sufficiently consummate, so even though this attempt failed, he did not suffer heavy injuries like other cultivators who failed their breakthroughs.

He still retained the opportunity to break through, provided he could break the "iron wall" blocking his path.

"This is..."

Li Fei sensed infinite resentment from that formless and intangible "iron wall"!

This "iron wall" seemed to be composed of the mixed resentment of thousands upon thousands of people.

"Audacious evil, how dare you be so presumptuous?!"

Just at this moment, Wenren Zheng, standing on the Imperial City, suddenly shouted loudly.

The voice was like thunder, resounding throughout the entire Lanling City.

The millions of people in the city all had the same feeling at this moment—the Heavens were angry!

Following that, everyone's heart sank, and a heavy feeling came from the sky above their heads, as if dark clouds were pressing down on the city.

"Hahahaha—"

Laughter came from above the firmament, as if an immortal were laughing above the clouds:

"The President of the New Heaven Society, 'Qiming,' has come to observe the ceremony!!"

The voice rolled down from the nine heavens, also resounding throughout the entire city.

The President of the New Heaven Society had suddenly appeared!

The crowd in the plaza was in an uproar; many of them knew the weight of this organization and also knew that this organization was suspected of orchestrating the assassination at the Altar of Heaven last year.

No one had expected that on an occasion like today, the President of the New Heaven Society would dare to appear in public!

On the high platform, the moment "Qiming" spoke, Li Fei understood that the "iron wall" he was facing was related to the other party.

This President of the New Heaven Society said he had come to observe the ceremony.

But to Li Fei, this person was an enemy blocking his path!

(End of chapter)