Journey to the head

Ten thousand miles away from Jade Pot Island, in a vast expanse of open sea, where there are no islands for miles around, only a bright moon hanging high, countless stars in the sky, and the waves gently surging, this is the battlefield that Hai Yiwei chose for Lu Qian.

Guided by the blood bead, he found the caster of the curse that had bound Xiaolanhua: Hai Mocheng.

At that time, Hai Mocheng was hiding in the Mirage Ruins with a Nascent Soul subordinate. He thought that he still had a chance to escape in the market under the jurisdiction of Tian Shi Yuan Dou Palace. However, he was directly suppressed by the furious Hai Yiwei without even causing any trouble. It is not worth mentioning to outsiders.

If it weren't for the fact that he was spared to test Lu Qian's life, Hai Mocheng would probably have disappeared forever.

Through interrogation, Hai Yiwei swiftly apprehended Hai Mocheng's second subordinate stationed at the Jade Pot Island gate. Hai Yiwei then led Lu Qian and Hai Mocheng, who was imprisoned by Xuanbing, to this open sea.

A terrifying spiritual pressure filled the air, tearing apart the gale-force winds and causing the wild beasts to flee in terror.

"Are you ready?" Hai Yiwei's deep voice rang out.

Lu Qian stared at Hai Mocheng, who was sealed within a large block of ice and looked terrified. Although he hadn't witnessed the battle firsthand, he was right there in the market and hadn't heard a thing.

Furthermore, given that Hai Mocheng didn't seem to have many injuries, he could probably have been suppressed by Hai Yiwei in the blink of an eye.

Both are primordial spirits, but even though one is a newly promoted primordial spirit and the other is a fully developed primordial spirit, the difference between them is astonishing.

Unrivaled among those of the same level—it's no empty boast.

Among the powerful figures who stand out from their peers, Lu Qian has come into contact with Ji Chuan Xuanjun, Hai Yiwei, and the father-son duo Jin Ge Xuanjun and Tian Xing Xuanjun, who are from Taiyi Paradise. He wonders who among them is the strongest.
If it were Lu Qian himself, he would still support Ji Chuan Xuan Jun. After all, Ji Chuan Xuan Jun was only at the early stage of the Primordial Spirit realm, yet he easily suppressed three Primordial Spirit demons and killed two demons from Luzhou with a wave of his hand, thus relieving the siege of Shuyu Temple.

The nine realms and eight directions, the wondrous laws of space, heaven and earth, are all in the palm of your hand!
Within the primordial spirit, it has already reached the pinnacle!
Hai Yiwei glared at Lu Qian, who was lost in thought, and without saying anything more, he slapped his palm, and the Xuanbing on Hai Mocheng's body shattered with a bang!

Hai Mocheng stumbled and steadied himself. When he saw Hai Yiwei and Lu Qian in front of him, his expression was incredibly complex and varied.

But when facing Hai Yiwei, he had completely lost the courage to fight.

"Commander Wei." Hai Mocheng's expression changed, and he was about to say something when he heard Hai Yiwei sneer.

"Hai Mocheng, now, your opponent is not me, but Lu Qian!"

"Didn't you want to take the Ascension Token from him? I'll give you that chance!"

"Fight to your heart's content! If you seize the Ascension Token, I will let you leave. But if you are not skilled enough and die here, you can only blame your own incompetence."

Hai Mocheng pointed at Lu Qian in disbelief. He had no idea what trick Hai Yiwei was trying to pull. Before, when facing the berserk Hai Yiwei, he hadn't even been able to activate his true talisman!
But now, Hai Yiwei not only didn't kill him, but also made him fight Lu Qian?!
"Wei Shuai, are you kidding me?"

However, Hai Yiwei merely scoffed, "You think you're worthy of being mocked?"

He flashed backward, retreating thousands of feet, truly adopting a stance of standing by and watching.

Hai Mo Chengwei was stunned for a moment, then amidst unbelievable elation, a deep sense of humiliation and shame arose, followed by a manic anger.

I am indeed far inferior to you, Hai Yiwei, but you expect me to fight this country bumpkin to the death? What makes you think I would be harmed by this country bumpkin?
He glared at Lu Qian, and the spiritual pressure emanating from his body surged into the sky.

Haiyiwei, I don't know what you're up to, I don't know what kind of shady business you have with this kid, but I'm going to kill this kid right now, and I'll make you regret it!
Buzz! In that instant, Lu Qian made the first move. Bright white light radiated from the Niwan Palace between his eyebrows, and surging mental power swept across the sea. Hai Mocheng's robes fluttered as if being whipped by a strong wind.

Hai Mocheng's eyes widened suddenly. This was psychic power at the primordial spirit level, and it was even slightly stronger than his own!
Damn, it turns out this country bumpkin is actually quite skilled; he possesses the ability to recognize hidden things!

The white light of mental energy surged higher and higher, like a tidal wave. Lu Qian held his breath and focused his mind. His nascent soul in his dantian opened its eyes wide and let out a soft shout. The eighteen jade beads wrapped around his arm shot out like eighteen shooting stars, piercing into the wave of mental energy. Then they hung in the sky and disappeared into the starry sky.

Eighteen array bases have been deployed!
At the same time, a golden silk-patterned array diagram was unfurled in his hands, with three spirit marrows burning fiercely, like a spiritual vein unfolding in mid-air, with spiritual energy gushing out and flowing into the array diagram.

Lu Qian's divine sense surged, and the array diagram and base moved at his will. The sounds of clashing swords and galloping horses came from mid-air. Indistinctly, eighteen figures appeared under the moonlight and starlight, and in an instant, they had surrounded Hai Mocheng in the center.

Hai Mocheng shuddered.

Array Mastery? The Eighteen Spirit Generals Soul-Binding Array?
With the mental power of a primordial spirit driving it and an ample supply of spiritual energy, this great formation possesses the power of a primordial spirit!
Hai Yiwei let me fight him, perhaps he really has confidence in him?

In that instant, all that arrogance vanished. Hai Mochen's eyes sharpened, and his hands moved even faster than his thoughts.

Then don't blame me for going all out!
I will get serious and grant you a dignified death!

Haiyiwei, you will pay the price for underestimating me!

A beam of light shot into the sky from his hand, breaking through the obstruction of the eighteen illusory figures, and exploded in mid-air.

Space distorted, and countless ice-blue runes surged, like a giant curtain descending from the sky, enveloping Hai Mocheng and Lu Qian!
Hai Yiwei, who was watching the battle, changed his expression slightly and couldn't help but take a step forward.

That was actually a True Void Refining Talisman!
True Talisman - Void Ice Lock. Using the spatial power of the Refining Void True Lord, it isolates the inside from the outside, severing all transmission of spiritual power and mental power, cutting off communication, and making it impossible to spy on.

At this moment, even Hai Yiwei could not know what was happening inside the Void Ice Lock!
"I won't give you a chance to call for help, Lu Qian!"

Just as the void ice lock stretched across the sky, Mi Mengcheng, who was hiding his figure in the distant waves, couldn't help but let out a low cry.

"True Talisman."

He was astonished by the people he had encountered and the completely unexpected situation that had arisen during his pursuit. Beside him, Mi Mengyin's mind raced, and she had already made up her mind.

When Hai Yiwei, Hai Mocheng, and Lu Qian appeared at the same time, everything was already destined.

Regardless of who wins or loses between Hai Mocheng and Lu Qian, or who lives or dies, this Ascension Certificate will absolutely not be returned to the Mi family!
The mission was doomed to failure, and I could never return to my family to be imprisoned and humiliated. It was time for me to leave.

It's just a pity I didn't get to see my silly girl.
While Mi Mengcheng was still observing the battle, he suddenly felt a chilling aura surge up from his side. Huge ice spikes grew upwards from the sea level, shining like torches in the night sky!
what? !

He turned his head in astonishment and saw Mi Mengyin backing away.

The next instant, an explosive roar swept across the sky, and the majestic figure slammed into Mi Mengcheng's front with a thunderous explosion, causing waves to surge like mountains.

Haiyiwei!
Mi Mengcheng's heart skipped a beat, and he shouted loudly, "Commander Wei, I am Mi Mengcheng from the Mi family—"

Hai Yiwei merely snorted coldly. With a flick of his hand, terrifying power of the Dharma Domain surged forth, freezing the space and pressing down on Mi Mengcheng.

"You traitor to the Mi family, you must not be allowed to live!"

Boom! How could Mi Mengcheng willingly offer his neck for slaughter? He unleashed his domain, fully utilizing his supernatural powers, barely managing to withstand a palm strike with his late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation. In his divine sense, Mi Mengyin's figure had already transformed into thirteen streaks, shooting off in thirteen different directions.

It was her innate divine power, the Mysterious Mirror Incarnation.

"Mi Mengyin!!!"

He finally understood. Mi Mengyin deliberately exposed herself to lure Hai Yiwei, and Hai Yiwei would naturally attack him, a Nascent Soul Master, first.

Mi Mengyin wants to use Hai Yiwei to kill me!

The treasure voucher can no longer be retrieved by the Mi family, and Mi Mengyin, having failed her mission, must abandon her family!

Or rather, she had already thought of all the plans and was prepared for the worst outcome. Killing her own older brother was just one of her many contingency plans!
boom!
The rolling cold wave radiated in all directions, freezing the sea surface for thousands of feet in radius into solid ice. The waves remained frozen on the surface, maintaining their surging shape.

While Mi Mengcheng was struggling in his death throes, Mi Mengyin had already activated her final treasure under the cover of her avatar.

True Talisman - Great Teleportation Talisman.

Goodbye, Mijia, Fairyfall Islands.

Shuangyao, wait for me, I will definitely come back for you.

Hehehe, if you force me to leave, then no one will be able to keep my Ascension Voucher peacefully!

"No one can save you!"

Within the void of ice, Hai Mocheng spread his arms, unleashing his domain, and the world changed color.

An ancient, frigid ice field stretched out in the sky, and thick, solid ice began to form on the sea below.

Within the realm of law, the sky is an eternal leaden gray, with palm-sized snowflakes of icy ice falling endlessly. Beneath the ice lies the frozen remains of countless ferocious sea beasts and cultivators, and the air is filled with temperatures low enough to shatter magical artifacts.

The Realm of Law: The Eternal Ice Plains!

One of the characteristics of the Dharma Domain is icy erosion. The extreme cold within the Dharma Domain will greatly slow down the flow of energy. The enemy's spiritual power circulation and thought speed will become extremely slow. Furthermore, this extreme cold power will continuously erode the enemy's protective magical artifacts, until even water can wear away stone.

The second characteristic of the Dharma Domain is Ice Soul Resonance. Within the Dharma Domain, Hai Mocheng can mobilize the power of the entire ice plain, multiplying the power of his ice-based secret techniques and supernatural abilities.

Standing on the eternally silent ice plain, the eighteen illusory figures formed by the surrounding array were covered with a thick layer of frost, and the array's operation immediately slowed down. Hai Mocheng looked at Lu Qian in the distance and let out a cold snort.

Perhaps you are an elite on land, but I am a genius among the islands!

The youngest elder in the Hai family's history, possessing a rare dual-attribute magic domain, is enough to prove my profound understanding and extraordinary skills in the art of ice magic!

Lu Qian, you country bumpkin, there's no way you can beat me!

But at that moment, Lu Qian suddenly put away the array diagram, and the eighteen array bases turned back into jade beads and returned to his dantian, wrapping around the nascent soul's arm. The eighteen illusory spirit generals suddenly disappeared.

The great formation has been withdrawn?
Hai Mocheng was now filled with doubt and uncertainty. The array was the foundation of array cultivation. Since he had the knowledge of the hidden array, there was a possibility of challenging the array beyond his level. Why would he take the initiative to withdraw it now? It couldn't be that he was giving up on himself.
Hai Mocheng immediately became vigilant again. Although he didn't know what Lu Qian was up to, he instantly decided to use all his means to take Lu Qian down!

As spiritual energy surged, a pulsating octagonal prism-shaped gem floated before Hai Mocheng's chest, radiating a ghostly blue light and a chilling aura. Rings of extreme cold shockwaves radiated outwards, freezing life and extinguishing spiritual light wherever they passed.

My natal spirit treasure: Heart of Ice Soul.

He reached out and grasped a long spear forged from the essence of ten-thousand-year-old mystic ice, star-like light flowing across its surface. The moment the spear appeared, an incomparably sharp chill locked onto Lu Qian from afar, carving a crack dozens of feet deep into the icy plain.

Lingbao·Frost Meteorite Mark.

His body surged with light, and a heavy suit of armor appeared, completely encasing his entire body, including his head and facial features. Fine runes flowed across the armor, which was extremely heavy and made the ice field crackle and creak.

Lingbao·Eternal Mystic Ice Armor

With another boom, the ice field shook, and a phantom of an ice river stretching across the sky floated up behind Hai Mocheng. There was also howling of ice wind and buzzing of snow and hail. This was the intertwining of supernatural powers and secret techniques!

Hai Mocheng was not satisfied. Three of the Hai family's secret talismans and two genuine talismans were already floating, like dazzling stars, and were rapidly rotating around him.

I, Hai Mocheng, am the sun on the ice field!
Haiyiwei, tell me, how could I possibly lose!
"Lu Qian!" Hai Mocheng pointed his spear diagonally and shouted, "I'll take your life and the treasure voucher!"

Secret Technique: Extreme Cold Assault!

His figure had transformed into an extreme cold current, flashing to Lu Qian's front in an instant. This sun on the icy plain slammed down on Lu Qian!

Hai Mocheng's heart was filled with pride and excitement. He seemed to see Lu Qian being crushed into dust and the Ascension Token floating up afterward.

It's a pity you can't see this, Haiyiwei.

Just at this moment!
A golden beam of light shot into the sky, like a golden waterfall cascading down from the heavens!
Time and space seemed to have been paused at this moment.

Hai Mocheng, wielding so many spiritual treasures and imbued with the power of the Dharma Domain, supernatural abilities, and secret techniques, stood firmly in front of Lu Qian!
Hai Mocheng stared blankly as a two-foot-long branch with three forks and eleven leaves rose from Lu Qian's hand, golden light flowing across it, or rather, the branch being formed from golden light.

What is this? What is this?!
Supernatural powers and secret techniques were completely frozen, the Eternal Silence Ice Plains were deathly still, the light of the Ice Soul Heart was withdrawn like a stubborn rock, and the power of all spiritual treasures was locked away.

I still have real talismans, I still have real talismans—

However, the true talisman, which was meant to be a trump card and possessed the power of Void Refinement, could not be activated at this moment and was just like two pieces of waste paper.

Lu Qian breathed a sigh of relief and nodded slightly to Hai Mocheng.

Thank you so much. If it weren't for the Void Ice Lock separating the inside from the outside, how could I have dared to use the Golden Branch?

Thank goodness you can't see this, Haiyiwei.

Feeling his spiritual energy nearly depleted, Lu Qian swallowed a Rejuvenation Pill without hesitation.

The golden tree branch grew stronger after it matured. The power emanating from it, which I used to think was spatial power, has now become more and more profound, and I realize that it has surpassed space.

However, the consumption was too great. As a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, he had exhausted all his spiritual power trying to stabilize the newly ascended Nascent Soul, Hai Mocheng. Fortunately, he still had the Innate Spirit Pill.

Under Hai Mocheng's horrified gaze, Lu Qian raised his hand, and five-colored divine light pierced the heavens and the earth!

The first five-colored divine light swept across. Those top-grade spiritual treasures that had lost their masters—the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Armor, the Frost Meteor Star Mark Spear, and the Ice Soul Heart—immediately let out a crisp groan, and after resisting stubbornly for a moment, they quietly shattered and disintegrated.

The second beam of five-colored divine light followed closely, gently brushing past Hai Mocheng's body. There was no explosion or struggle; Hai Mocheng's physical body and primordial spirit were completely erased from the world in this magnificent light that annihilated everything, like snow and ice exposed to sunlight.

The Hai family's genius has died. (End of Chapter)