Dao Ye is going to ascend

Chapter 679 Black Emperor Xuan Ape, Qianjin White Tiger

The divine realm trembled slightly and slowly expanded. Perhaps because Li Yuan's divine realm was already vast and enormous, it was not very obvious at first glance. On the contrary, the changes in the Xuan Teng Tree were more astonishing.

In what seemed like only a few moments, it had already reached a height of nearly two hundred feet, and its already lush branches and leaves continued to extend, as if to cover the entire island.

The growth of the Mystic Vine Tree further fed back into the Divine Realm, which is the place where essence, energy, and spirit converge and manifest outwards. Li Yuan could feel that his physique was also changing.

"The power of the Azure Emperor..."

Li Yuan focused his mind on the Xuan Teng Tree, feeling the transformation of his natal spiritual plant after absorbing the power of the Azure Emperor. Then, his mind returned to his body.

He could hear the rhythm coming from his body.

As the muscles and bones gradually contract and stretch, they become more and more resilient, and the bones become more and more translucent, like jade being polished.

The pale golden blood was very active, as if it had absorbed a great deal of nourishment, and was circulating rapidly throughout the body.

Li Yuan sensed an extremely vigorous life force.

The Azure Emperor's magical power had a remarkable effect on nourishing essence, energy, and spirit, and the changes in his physique were the most obvious. He even felt as if countless roots were growing from his own flesh and blood.

While making the body more solid and resilient, it also explores outwards, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, just like the Xuan Teng tree taking root in the earth.

"The body is the tree!"

Li Yuan knew this was not a misperception.

The first step of the Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture is to plant a tree with divine power. The second step is to become "the body is the tree". Only when the Mysterious Vine Tree reaches this step can it be considered a true natal spiritual plant.

His extremely dense roots weave between his muscles, bones, and skin, reaching every pore of his body, greatly increasing his physical resilience and giving him the ability to absorb and exhale the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Of course, that requires cultivating to the third level of the Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture, which the Xuan Teng Tree, which is only two hundred feet tall at the moment, cannot achieve.

"No wonder it's called the Longevity Scripture!"

Li Yuan slowly opened his eyes, feeling that his energy and spirit had reached an unprecedented peak.

In theory, as long as Xuan Tengshu doesn't die, even if he is seriously injured, he can instantly return to his peak condition. Xuan Tengshu is like a second life!
When one cultivates the Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture to the third level, the pores of one's body become like the roots of a mysterious vine tree, able to continuously absorb the spiritual energy of the green wood between heaven and earth, keeping one's essence, energy, and spirit at their peak.

"His lifespan has increased again."

Li Yuan subconsciously did some calculations and discovered that after acquiring the power of the Azure Emperor, the Azure Emperor Yan underwent a transformation and had already reached the twentieth level of magical restrictions.

In the blink of an eye, a realization dawned on him:
"One thousand five hundred and sixty years..."

This is his lifespan, which is nearly six hundred years longer than that of other cultivators of the same level.

"If one can cultivate the Azure Emperor Longevity Scripture to the sixth level, one's lifespan will be twice that of other cultivators of the same level! No wonder the Azure Emperor Longevity Scripture is the foremost of the Five Scriptures, granting double the lifespan."

Li Yuan was very satisfied; the increased lifespan made him feel very fulfilled.

"With my current talent, and the added benefit of the Xuan Teng snake molt, even without the aid of elixirs, I can refine all eighty-one strands of Azure Emperor magic power in at most twenty years..."

"Fortunately, the advancement to the Divine Palace Realm only requires one type of magic power to be cultivated to perfection, so whether the Azure Emperor's magic power is perfect or not has no impact."

"Moreover, the extra mana can increase the speed at which the divine palace is forged..."

Li Yuan stretched out his palm, and a wisp of pale golden magic power rose from his palm, with divine restrictions flowing within it, exuding a powerful and continuous aura.

"One strand of Azure Emperor's magic power is equivalent to three strands of Kunpeng's magic power, which is nine strands of low-grade magic power. The quality is so high that it is nine times stronger than low-grade magic power, whether for cultivating spells or refining magic treasures."

Woo~
The pale golden magic power swirled around his finger, like a small golden snake, quite agile and lively, maintaining a high degree of activity even after leaving his body.

"Even if I sever my connection, this magical power can still exist in the world. If it falls into the mountains or lakes, it can even transform into a spirit tree or a spirit beast?"

Li Yuan played with this magical power, quite fond of it.

He tried to activate the spells and found that by using only this magic power, which combined the characteristics of the Azure Emperor and the Kunpeng, the power of the spells not only increased dramatically, but the energy consumption was also greatly reduced.

"It's a pity there's only one; for now, we can only use it as a trump card."

Li Yuan regretfully put away the magical power, then opened the Communicative Sphere and entered the Battle Hall.

This time, however, he didn't go to the battle arena. Instead, he changed his mind and opened the Weitian Martial Arts Hall, which was only accessible to disciples of the Weitian Dao Sect.

Having cultivated superior magical power, he was eager to find someone to test his skills on.

He needs to maintain a perfect record on the Tian Shi Yuan Battle Arena, but he doesn't need to on the Wei Tian Martial Arts Arena.

……

hum~
With a flash of light and shadow, Li Yuan landed on a desolate mountain.

He opened the photo list with practiced ease, and without even glancing at the photos above, he scrolled directly to the bottom, where a senior student named 'Kizaru' was sitting in on the class.

The photo list only has a very vague introduction, but being listed at the bottom is naturally because this senior brother has the lowest cultivation level and the worst battle record.

"Is it the Arctic Black Emperor's Netherworld Scripture? That makes it even more suitable!"

Li Yuan nodded secretly.

He joined the sect too late; his fellow disciples had been in the sect for three hundred years. Even if they were not as talented as him, they were still disciples of Dongxuan Mountain and were not far behind.

After three or four hundred years of cultivation, no one's realm has become low.

"I haven't seen this senior brother before, but he's most likely a fourth-realm cultivator, and less likely a peak third-realm cultivator. I hope it's the latter..."

Thinking to himself, Li Yuan chose his opponent.

hum~
The next instant, he saw a streak of light descend from the sky and land on a distant barren mountain, making a loud 'boom' and sending earth and rocks flying.

Li Yuan had excellent eyesight and could see the appearance of that senior brother Huang Yuan even from hundreds of miles away. He was extremely tall, probably close to ten feet, and his muscles and bones were bulging under his wide robe, making him look like a body-refining cultivator.

"Not the Four Realms!"

Feeling that overwhelming momentum, Li Yuan felt a sense of relief.

At least when the last Weitian Martial Arts Competition ended, this Senior Brother Huang Yuan had not yet broken through to the fourth realm, making him one of the senior brothers with the lowest realm he had ever seen since joining Dongxuan Mountain.

"There's plenty to fight!"

Li Yuan raised his hand and cleaved the starlight in front of him into a nine-smoke veil. He then stepped away and disappeared from the spot. Almost simultaneously, the desolate mountain where he had just stood exploded with a loud 'boom'.

A cloud of dust billowed into the sky as a figure about four feet tall arrived at lightning speed, striking first despite being behind, and throwing a punch at Li Yuan, who had been teleported a thousand miles away.

"?!"

Li Yuan's pupils contracted.

It was a ferocious monkey head, four feet tall, with a hunched face, red eyes, and black fur like steel needles. Its fangs protruded outwards, making it extremely vicious.

"Black Emperor Ape!"

At a glance, Li Yuan recognized it as the Black Emperor Xuan Ape, one of the nine true forms of the Black Emperor Netherworld Scripture. The next instant, a hairy fist came flying at him, a light, fleeting touch.
They pierced through his Kunming Ten Thousandfold Armor, Dharma Robe, and Nine-Smoke Silk!
"So fierce?!"

Li Yuan leaped backward, using the Heavenly Roc Escape Technique to dodge in the blink of an eye. With a loud 'boom,' the fist imprint shattered thousands of miles of mountains and rivers into dust.

"Mysterious Gang Heavy Water!"

As he shifted, Li Yuan was shocked to realize that the black fur on the black monkey's body was actually Xuan Gang Heavy Water, which had been condensed to the extreme!

'His Xuan Gang Heavy Water technique has so many layers of magical restrictions...'

A thought flashed through Li Yuan's mind, and even while he was still teleporting, he felt a chill run down his spine. Then, he saw the ferocious black ape.

And that black-haired fist.

"Bang!" ...

"Four moves!"

Inside the bamboo building, Li Yuan opened his eyes and, recalling the crushing defeat just now, realized with a start that he had underestimated his fellow disciples from Dongxuan Mountain.

"This Senior Brother Huangyuan is probably at the eighth or ninth level of the Divine Palace Realm..."

Li Yuan's analysis was half debriefing and half speculation:

"The Black Emperor's magical power, the extremely high level of Xuan Gang Heavy Water cultivation, and the Heavenly Roc Escape Technique, including the Black Emperor Xuan Ape, at least seven or eight spiritual manifestations..."

"This must mean he'll have to fully refine all nine True Form Diagrams of the Black Emperor's Netherworld Scripture!"

Recalling the battle just now, Li Yuan felt a pang of toothache.

He dodged the first attack with Nine Smoke Garland, Myriad Armor, and Heavenly Roc Escape Technique. He defended against the second attack with the help of the Mysterious Vine Tree. He blocked the third attack with the only remaining wisp of Azure Emperor's power, which activated the Myriad Armor, but half of his body was still smashed.

The fourth move was unavoidable; he had nowhere to dodge or flinch, and was sent flying by a single punch...

Aside from that fleeting glimpse when he arrived, he didn't even get a second look at that senior brother, Kizaru!
"Realm, magical power, spells, spiritual form... completely overwhelming, there's no way to fight."

The monkey's three punches completely extinguished Master Li's desire to test his skills with his fellow disciples. This served no purpose in honing his abilities; he was simply getting beaten up.

"If we go again, maybe we can last a few more moves? I reckon even Senior Brother Li Xuanyong and Senior Brother Wang Jingyi might not be able to defeat this Senior Brother Huangyuan..."

Despite the crushing defeat, Li Yuan remained unaffected. Although he didn't want to try again for the time being, he was quite eager to give it a shot.

Back then, how miserable he was when he first fought against the sword intent left by Wan Zhuliu, but in the end, he only needed one hammer to defeat Wan.

"I will use this senior brother Kizaru as a mirror to hone myself. The day I achieve victory will be the day I reach the top of the battle rankings!"

With this thought in mind, Li Yuan's fighting spirit soared. He swallowed a spirit pill, replaced the Xuan Teng Serpent's molted form, and gained control of the ancient scroll, including the 'True Form Diagram of the Qianjin White Tiger'.
And four fragmented treasures that meet the conditions for its control.

He was preparing to condense his second spiritual form.

"Roar!"

The moment Li Yuan took control of the 'True Form Diagram of the White Tiger of the Western Regions', he heard a domineering and extremely fierce tiger roar, which made his heart tremble.

He focused his mind.

In the darkness, a true image was revealed: a colossal, snow-white mountain peak, as solid as gold and iron, with a white tiger standing proudly atop it. With a roar, the sea of ​​clouds dispersed.

In the western sky, the stars shone upon it.

"Qian metal and white tiger, the master of killing and warfare!"

As Li Yuan gazed at the True Form Diagram, a sudden gust of wind arose within his Niwan Divine Realm, causing the sea tides to surge and the leaves of the Xuan Teng vines to rustle.

"Woo~"

The mystical vine swayed gently, and thousands of its branches all turned toward the direction where the gale suddenly rose, as if facing a formidable enemy.

The Five Extremes Sutra is also well-versed in the principles of the Five Elements.

The tiger of the west can cut down the tree of the east; its energy is just beginning to rise, and the mysterious vine tree has already sensed it.

"Wow!"

In the next instant, the golden-winged roc, which had been cultivating the Taiyin Sword Qi, was stirring up divine restrictions in the tree canopy. It let out a long cry, leaped into the sea, and transformed into a giant Kun, stirring up towering waves.

In the Five Elements, metal generates water, and water is associated with the Kunpeng (a mythical bird), which can mitigate the conflict between metal and wood.

boom!
A giant Kun fish stirs up the sea, causing towering waves.

Amidst the billowing steam, Li Yuan focused his mind and, with the aid of the ancient scroll and his immense spiritual power, meticulously sketched the silhouette of a white tiger.

"Roar!"

Within the sea of ​​the mind, the Qianjin White Tiger roared repeatedly.

Li Yuan remained unmoved, his mind as still as a rock. Before long, the water in the divine realm calmed down, and a white tiger, no bigger than a fist, was swept away by the gale and fell under the Xuan Teng tree.

"Woo~"

The little white tiger opened its mouth and roared angrily, its voice as tender as a raccoon's.

The mystic vine swayed its trunk, and a leafy branch drooped down, gently stroking the furious white tiger. The tiger initially bared its teeth and claws, but gradually calmed down.

The Tiger of Qian Metal can cut down Green Wood, but since Green Wood is strong while White Tiger is weak, it can also suppress it in the opposite way.

"Stab~"

The white tiger grabbed a handful of leaves, swallowed them with a reluctant air, and absorbed the essence of the green wood to strengthen its western tiger form.

This is the principle of metal and wood overcoming each other and generating life within.

“Nourish wood with water, strengthen metal with wood, visualize it every day, and combine it with elixirs and incense. It may be usable in one or two years, and can be perfected in a few years.”

Inside the bamboo building, Li Yuan nodded slightly; this progress was indeed extremely rapid.

Without the guidance and support of the Commander of Weapons, even he would have needed at least ten or twenty years to condense his second spiritual form, and it would have delayed his cultivation of spells and magical power.

"Wood generates fire, which can weaken metal. The Nine-Headed Serpent belongs to the category of water and fire. If one contemplates it before the metal element is strong, there is a risk that the two elements will clash, causing the metal to be weakened and the fire to be extinguished..."

After a moment's thought, Li Yuan suppressed his thoughts of visualizing the Nine-Headed Serpent's True Form Diagram and instead focused on the nascent form of the White Tiger's spiritual image. Suddenly, an idea struck him.

"The True Form of the Western Extremity is malevolent, and killing can strengthen it... Perhaps the method of refining demons can be useful?"

Li Yuan wields the ancient scroll of the True Form Diagram of the Qianjin White Tiger. His understanding of this true form is no less profound than that of the Kunpeng True Form Diagram, which he mainly cultivates. He also knows the methods to strengthen the true form like the back of his hand.

"Not only the Western Extreme True Form, but also the forms of ferocious beasts such as the Nine-Headed Serpent and the Black Emperor Ape can be nourished by killing and slaughtering. And the ferocity of the Heavenly Demon is a perfect match!"

The more Li Yuan thought about it, the more he felt it made sense.

The Heavenly Demon Realm is vast and boundless, containing countless types of demons such as tiger demons, ape demons, and snake demons, not to mention their sheer numbers.

If it can be used, it may be possible to condense the spirit forms of the Nine-Headed Serpent and the White Tiger in a very short time.

After all, he had the True Form Diagram to control, and he was very familiar with all the techniques for condensing these two True Forms.

"Thinking about it this way, the Heavenly Demon Realm is indeed a treasure land for cultivation."

Li Yuan pondered and felt that he should adjust his focus and try to forge a divine furnace as soon as the Azure Emperor's magic power was sufficient.

"call!"

Letting his emotions surge, Li Yuan slowly pushed the Azure Emperor's magic power, inhaling and exhaling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that it had drawn in, gradually strengthening the magic power within his body.

The Azure Emperor's magical power contained divine patterns far exceeding that of the Kunpeng, attracting a greater abundance of spiritual energy from heaven and earth. Before long, wisps of azure light enveloped the main building.

……

……

The Azure Emperor's magical power, the White Tiger's spiritual form, cultivating the skeletal demon, practicing magic, comprehending the method of forging the divine furnace...

There were too many cultivation techniques to practice. Even though Li Yuan had the ability to multitask, he felt overwhelmed and even broke his rule of sleeping only once every ten days.

"Fire arises from the divine, and magic power is the furnace. This divine furnace is exquisitely crafted. The reason why it is said that it cannot be forged without superior magic power is because superior magic power contains more divine runes..."

A bluish light permeated the entire bamboo building, and Li Yuan, who was practicing his cultivation and refining his magical power, was also trying to comprehend the method of forging a divine furnace.

(End of this chapter)