Chapter 504

Chapter 504: Traveling the Mountains and Seas

Li Hui used a Small Reincarnation Talisman to regain his energy, sighing, “Reincarnation stones are truly valuable! I must prepare more in the future and also gather several kinds of treasures that are missing from the Golden Luan Cave.”

“Boom…” The tribulation thunder above had reached a significant accumulation.

“Got it, just wait a little longer; it’ll be done soon,” Li Hui said as he picked up the talisman brush, outlining unique patterns along the edge of the decree, which looked like hand-in-hand “Wei” characters.

Using all the talisman ink and treasures, the decree finally rose in a cloud of blue smoke.

“Crack, crack, crack…” The thunder rumbled down, and Old Li mumbled, “This kind of jade demon decree needs to be cleansed by lightning to break through obstacles. The tribulation thunder sent by Heaven serves as both a limitation and assistance; I’ve always viewed it as support. It’s a pity that the tribulation bestowed by Heaven is easier to withstand than to eliminate the demonic tribulations on my body. Hence, there’s always a calamity on the path of cultivation that is incredibly hard to overcome.”

“Puff, puff, puff, puff!” The thunder struck the decree with only a faint sound, and the recently outlined “Wei” patterns lit up one by one.

The surface of the decree was shrouded in mist, and suddenly the sound of flowing water echoed, followed by a howling wind, as if a strange fish swam through the clouds and fog.

With a great “boom,” lightning struck the talisman brush in Li Hui’s hand, and the ball of threads transformed into a human shape, looking up at the sky: “It’s done! Today, by completing this decree, I can finally wash away my past hidden injuries and restore my peak strength. After all, I’m also in the late-stage Bosa, a great demon of this age.”

“Congratulations!” Old Li clasped his fists and formally congratulated him!

“Hahaha, thank you, sect leader! I can’t celebrate without wine now!” The ball of threads was filled with spirit. With the decree beside him attracting the tribulation thunder, he felt quite secure! After breaking through his own obstacles, the Ink Demon Yu Zimao looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old and raised his wine gourd to drink deeply. Today held significant importance for him; it wasn’t just about regaining strength but representing a continuation of his path in the Dao.

Ah, the path of the Dao! He never expected to hope for it again, preparing to exhaust his lifespan and bury himself in Jade Spring Mountain. After all, he was just a brush, taking up little space and needing no coffin.

To his surprise, he followed the right person! While it might not be correct to say one person achieving the Dao makes the chicken and dog ascend, the notion of rising together in circumstances definitely applied to him, as he was now on the rise!

At this moment, the tides surged angrily, the winds and clouds were like the sea, thunder roared like a tide, and Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind mixed with the heavenly tribulations circled around the decree. Li Hui could no longer focus on drinking with the ball of threads. He hurriedly gestured to inject his talisman power, having prepared so many treasures and spirit treasures for the silver snake Legal form, just to unleash its power now.

“Haung, haung, haung!”

“Uh? Is that the call of the Kunpeng?” Li Hui and the ball of threads turned to look; the decree had transformed into a vast ocean, and a big fish was flipping its body. Initially, it appeared blurry; however, as the talisman power was infused, extracting the essence of Kunpeng from all directions, it became increasingly real.

“It worked; we truly condensed a Kunpeng!” The ball of threads felt happier than continuing his path in the Dao. He knew that this decree, if successful, would hold immense significance for him.

Instantly, the decree took shape, and the Kunpeng, like a carp jumping over the Dragon Gate, leaped into the sky, devouring all the thunder in a single bite, which seemed to explode within its belly with a loud cracking sound. Afterward, it transformed back into the decree, slowly floating into Li Hui’s hand.

“Ha! Be humble and cautious; it has just initial success. From now on, I’m relying on this decree to traverse the mountains and seas! I remember a certain ravine produces Dragon King ginseng, and there’s a limestone cave that produces Yuan Meeting greenwood water, which can help enhance my Personal Artifact. Moreover, upstream of Golden Luan River, there are nine pieces of Bagua Spirit Stones that can aid the Dao Rhythm Residual Talisman in recovering vitality; this is precisely what I need for entering the Great Thousand Cave.”

“Boom, boom, boom…”

The silver snake Legal form had already emerged from his Dan Tian and quickly moved into the decree, leaving a voice: “I’m off! You two, keep an eye on my body, and return in fifteen days.”

“Just like that?” The ball of threads quickly arranged things, saying to Little Azure, “Be good, we have enemies who might come looking at any time, so let’s do our best to prepare defenses!”

The silver snake Legal form attached itself to the Kunpeng, and a single use of Beiming Escape could traverse a hundred thousand miles in an instant, crossing over massive mountain ranges and leaving hundreds of lakes behind, entering a mysterious forest.

Old Li observed carefully and nodded: “This is it, the entrance to Yuan Chen Heavenly Mansion. However, before entering, I must delve into the perilous mountains and seas to retrieve a few items quickly; the time may not be sufficient.”

He studied the area for a while longer before the three-foot-long Kunpeng dove underground. When it reappeared, it had already flown to the very peak of a volcano.

Old Li entered the volcano, and not long after, a tremor erupted.

The tremor quickly transformed into a thunder sound, and the volcano glowed red, as if it were about to erupt at any moment, but every time the red light reached its peak, it would instantly recede. Within six hours, the great sound intensified continually, eventually calming down long after the Kunpeng had already flipped away from this place.

“I have slaughtered the ancient flame evil bats; the numbers were somewhat few, but I hope it satisfies those creatures’ appetites.”

While traveling, the Kunpeng also collected Dragon King ginseng and gathered local specialties to store in the decree. Old Li spent five days preparing to enter the Yuan Chen Heavenly Mansion, fully aware of the saying that sharpening the axe does not delay the work of cutting wood.

After retrieving the ancient flame evil bats, he roamed the mountains and seas to collect water from a poisonous river, gathered over three thousand snow lotus from the snowy peaks, and dove into the Underground Cavern to find the remains of two enormous demon beasts. The burden grew heavier, and the speed of the Kunpeng decree slowed to a fraction of its original pace.

On the sixth day, he returned to the mysterious forest, and even riding the Kunpeng to fly quickly through it, it still took two days to find a small trail.

“Efforts will not betray those with heart; I have finally stood before the gates of the Yuan Chen Heavenly Mansion! From now on, if practitioners accidentally discover this place, how many sects will exhaust their efforts to explore? The previous dozens of attempts had all ended in failure. Only when high-level experts from the sects ventured out could the passage be penetrated, which came at a great cost for significant gains. Years ago, I found the heavenly mansion ceramic vase in Li River Cave, which is a product of Yuan Chen Heavenly Mansion.” The Kunpeng passed through the shadows.

“Boom, boom, boom…” The enormous gate, towering thousands of feet high, opened.

No, it couldn’t be said to have opened; it was only knocked open by a massive figure.

The figure resembled a Kunpeng, unmatched in the world, colossal beyond compare; if not for the combined efforts of thousands of practitioners, likely only it could pry open such a grand door.

With the gap created, Old Li slipped through, and the Kunpeng had shrunk to three feet long, disappearing and reappearing constantly, traversing vast areas!

Four hours later, a hazy shadow emerged ahead.

That shadow appeared grand like a luxurious celestial palace, with countless divine birds and auspicious beasts spiraling around it. However, upon approaching, he saw the ground littered with white bones, some of them impressively large. The scene turned eerie and terrifying—where were the divine birds and auspicious beasts?

This was a battlefield, the place where Yuan Chen Heavenly Mansion fell. The Kunpeng suddenly halted as countless green lights shot towards him, impossible to evade regardless of the Dao techniques used.

Old Li quickly scattered a large number of ancient flame evil bat corpses; the green lights, enticed, immediately pierced into the corpses, revealing the presence of malevolent worms covered in mysterious patterns crawling on each head.

“Illuminated Pattern Evil Worms—how many practitioners have been deterred just by this worm alone? Enter the heavenly mansion!” The Kunpeng surged forward, not daring to hesitate for a moment.