Clan Cultivation: Starting from Foundation Establishment on Mount Luoxia

Within the ruins, bizarre and fantastical things abound, and the laws of nature are in complete chaos.

Under the dark red sky, Li Xiaoyao and Master Shuyu walked side by side.

The two were enveloped in a faint protective aura, and a protective circle composed of puppets spread out over a radius of several dozen feet.

An unspeakable sense of oppression filled the air.

The spiritual energy of the five elements is scarce, resulting in a morbid activity and conflict.

Sometimes the metal energy is violent and cutting like a knife, sometimes the wood energy is corrupt and poisonous, the water energy is icy cold, the fire energy is restless and burning, and the earth energy is stagnant and turbid.

If an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator were here, they would be worthy of the title of a prodigy if they could maintain a stable flow of magical power.

Their divine senses were severely suppressed and distorted, and they could not continue even after probing a hundred feet.

Furthermore, the information transmitted back is often distorted, fragmented, and mixed with a large amount of meaningless noise.

"Three hundred paces to the left, the flowing silver substance there is showing unusually active spiritual energy, seemingly containing a faint trace of Geng metal energy, mixed with a strong baleful poison."

Master Shuyu's voice was clear and cold, and a barely visible thread of water vapor had just been withdrawn from her fingertips.

Li Xiaoyao nodded, the glow of the sunset shimmering in his eyes as he looked in that direction.

A pool of mercury-like substance was slowly flowing on the ground, with bubbles occasionally rising to the surface, releasing a sharp, foul odor when they burst.

The record suggests it may be "Poisonous Geng Flowing Silver," containing the essence of Geng metal but possessing potent poison. Collection requires special containers and purification methods. Its value is moderate, and the risk is moderate to high.

With a thought, a blank jade slip floating beside him automatically recorded the information and coordinates.

This was the seventh hour since they entered the Boundary Ruins.

Along the way, what I have seen and heard has far exceeded the norm.

An upside-down, glowing forest, where the tree branches resemble solidified purple lightning.

A cold, piercing blue lake of fire bursts forth from nowhere; it emits melodious, alluring, and colorful mist.

A bottomless hole formed by a sudden collapse of the ground, from which chewing sounds could be heard...

The danger comes not only from these bizarre environments, but also from the materialized attacks of the chaotic laws of the Realm Ruins themselves.

Those attacks came without warning, often bypassing the warnings of divine sense, and erupted directly from the level of distorted laws.

Two hours earlier, they had stepped into a seemingly calm gray-white sandy area.

In an instant, the concepts of up, down, left, and right seemed to be altered.

Countless gray-white grains of sand shot in from all directions like arrows, each one as heavy as a thousand pounds and carrying the property of annihilating spiritual energy.

If Li Xiaoyao hadn't reacted extremely quickly, using layers of radiant light to dissipate the sandstorm, and if Master Shuyu hadn't simultaneously used the vast water force to deflect and guide the attack, they would have almost been trapped and killed by this strange sandstorm.

That was the first time they had encountered a law attack that their divine sense could not predict.

At this moment, they are traversing an area filled with dark red crystal clusters.

The crystal clusters were silent, emitting a steady, unsettling red glow.

Sudden--

Within Li Xiaoyao's Purple Mansion, the Dingchen Pearl, which had always emitted a cool and stable aura, suddenly emitted a rapid and sharp fluctuation!

His pupils constricted sharply, and he shouted, "Watch out!"

Before the words were even finished, "Buzz!"

A radiant glow gathered on Li Xiaoyao's chest, and his natal magic weapon, the Four Seasons Mirror, instantly appeared!

The mirror's radiance, like clouds, was restrained, while on the first mirror surface, crimson-gold flames suddenly rose and swirled!

"Fire Cloud Barrier!"

With a thought, the firelight on the mirror suddenly burst forth, instantly intertwining and condensing around the two of them, transforming into a solid, thick, and radiant red-gold protective shield!

Above the protective shield, flame patterns and shimmering light intertwined, radiating a scorching yet stable aura, firmly protecting the two within.

Almost at the same instant the fiery protective shield took shape—

"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!"

From all directions, up, down, left, and right, those still, dark red crystal clusters suddenly emitted countless strange, hair-thin, dark red, and almost transparent light needles from their tips without warning!

The light needles ignored spatial distance, as if they had always been there, and instantly shot towards the target!

"Puff puff puff puff!"

The dense, rain-like dark red needles pierced the newly formed fiery protective shield!

The surface of the shield shimmered violently with light, and the flames flickered, emitting a hissing and corrosive sound.

Each beam of light carried an extremely strong penetrating power and a restless, chaotic will, attempting to pierce through the protective shield.

The Fire Cloud Barrier used the changing colors of the clouds to mitigate some of the impact of the laws, and the intense heat of the flames to burn and erode the energy, barely managing to withstand it, but the light visibly dimmed.

"Royal!"

Master Shuyu's reaction was only a breath slower than Li Xiaoyao's!

The instant Li Xiaoyao issued the warning and the fiery cloud barrier rose, she had already begun to cast the hand seals.

With a sharp shout, a fist-sized, azure-blue pearl, seemingly containing endless waves, flew out from her sleeve and hovered above her head.

"Vast Ocean Vortex!"

The pearl shone brightly with blue light, and a vast and profound water elemental power surged forth, instantly forming a rapidly rotating azure water vortex shield outside the fire-colored shield!

The whirlpool was deep and swirling endlessly, carrying a long, lingering Daoist rhythm of dissipation, absorption, and resolution.

The remaining dark red needles shot into the whirlpool, their speed decreased sharply, and their light was quickly worn away and diluted by the swirling water, eventually disappearing without a trace.

Two layers of protective shields, one inner and one outer, one fiery glow and the other a vast ocean, steadily withstood this wave of strange and unpredictable law fragment attacks.

The attack lasted for about three breaths before abruptly stopping.

The surrounding dark red crystal clusters returned to calm, as if the deadly barrage had been an illusion.

The fire shield and the water vortex shield converged simultaneously.

Li Xiaoyao and Master Shuyu exchanged a glance, both seeing the solemnity and lingering fear in each other's eyes.

No words were needed; a tacit understanding had already been established.

If we had been a step slower or had dealt with the situation alone, we would have suffered a great loss.

"The crystal clusters here will intermittently erupt with 'Spirit-Eating Blood-Drying Needles,' which are formed from fragments of chaotic fire, metal, and evil laws."

"Ignoring conventional defenses, it specifically targets and breaks through protective auras, damaging one's vital energy, blood, spirit, and soul."

Li Xiaoyao said in a deep voice, quickly summarizing.

Master Shuyu nodded, her fingertips swirling with moisture as she carefully peeled a trace of residual dark red aura from a crystal cluster and sealed it away as a sample.

After a brief respite, the two prepared to quickly pass through this dangerous crystal cluster area.

The next moment—

"here we go again!"

Li Xiaoyao and Master Shuyu almost simultaneously sensed a warning sign!

This time, the warning signs came from a wider range, as if the laws of the entire crystal cluster region were being activated!

All the dark red crystal clusters within sight, in all directions and in all directions, trembled violently at the same time!

The tip shone with an ominous light once more, and it was even more intense and denser than before!

This time, it wasn't a fine needle, but something far more terrifying was brewing.

"We can't try to withstand it! The area is too large!"

"Master Shuyu said urgently."

Li Xiaoyao's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he roared, "Buy me a breath!"

Before he finished speaking, the Four Seasons Mirror above his head shone brightly, no longer confined to the first mirror.

The entire mirror began to spin rapidly, with four colors of light—red gold, turquoise, azure, and pure white—flashing in turn before finally merging into a magnificent rosy glow, like the dawn of creation!

"The four elements revolve, and the radiant light breaks through boundaries!"

He pushed with both hands, and the Four Seasons Mirror shook violently!

A massive, dazzling torrent of light, containing four ever-changing colors, burst forth from the mirror!

After breaking free from the Four Seasons Mirror, this torrent of rosy light suddenly differentiated and spread, transforming into countless thinner, more dazzling rays of light!

Like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, or like the glow of dawn weaving a net, it shot out indiscriminately in all directions, up, down, left, and right, to every spot where the crystal clusters were lit!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh! ! !

The rays of light moved with incredible speed, arriving before the enemy and precisely meeting the dark red light of the laws that were condensing at the tips of the crystal clusters and were not yet fully formed!

Boom boom boom boom...!!

A series of sounds of intense collisions and annihilation rang out!

The moment the rosy light touched the dark red light, the "ethereal," "changing," and "bearing" qualities contained in the rosy light forcibly disrupted the process of condensing those hot, armor-piercing, and chaotic fragments of law.

The light at the tips of countless crystal clusters flickered erratically, interrupting and delaying the condensation process, and even causing many to collapse directly, triggering small-scale crystal cluster explosions and sending fragments flying.

Li Xiaoyao's face turned pale. Simultaneously manipulating so many rays of light, each imbued with his own Daoist essence, to create widespread interference had greatly depleted his mental and spiritual energy.

"Now!"

Master Shuyu, who had been completely focused, did not hesitate upon seeing this. With a flick of her jade hand, a dark blue array plate, only the size of a palm and engraved with intricate water patterns, appeared in her palm.

She tossed the array plate into the air and sprayed a mouthful of pure Kan Water True Essence onto it.

"Water Mirror Celestial Evolution, Shift!"

The array plate shone brightly with blue light, expanding instantly into a complex and profound azure three-dimensional array phantom that enveloped the two people along with the nearest puppets!

At the same time, Li Xiaoyao had a thought and withdrew the dimmed Four Seasons Mirror, while simultaneously trying his best to suppress his own aura.

A flash of blue light, and the phantom of the array plate, along with the two figures and several puppets within it, vanished from their original spot!