Chapter 720

Chapter 720: The High-Level Cultivator of the State Study Palace

The Heavenly Gate deployed all its forces; honestly, no one wanted to come, and the Evil Dragon Master wanted to come even less.

Why come? To allow Li Sifan, relying on the overwhelming might of Mufeng City, to slaughter them? The grudges from hundreds of years ago were long forgotten, nothing more than distant memories.

Over several hundred years, Yu Family Fortress had been destroyed multiple times. The current group from the Yu family had nothing to do with Li Sifan, nor did they have any connection to the Yu family in Dingzhou. Now, they received an edict from the State Study Palace and had no choice but to come!

The Heavenly Gate, Yu Family Fortress, and the Yu family from Dingzhou sent nine out of ten of their strongest cultivators to block the way of Mufeng City! No one wanted to join this, but how could they oppose the State Study Palace turning them into cannon fodder?

Countless golden seals glittered in the sky. Among the ten Great Families, cultivators from the Xiahou Family and He Family, who had previously been surpassed by the Hao family, arrived. These two families took part to regain their former glory and to share a piece of the pie with Kunlun Hall and the State Study Palace.

Li Hui tossed out twenty-eight glazed black wooden stakes and twenty-nine cow hair fine needles. This was the wedge buried by the State Study Palace in Mufeng City, now radiating ripples.

The wind stopped, and the cultivators surrounding Mufeng City gasped in shock.

Suddenly, they all fell downward; all Dao techniques and spirit treasures failed them, and they couldn’t hear any sound, not even their own screams, as they plummeted straight down from thousands of zhang high.

“Ah…”

“Bang, bang, bang…”

Was the Evil Dragon Master formidable? As the ancestor of the Evil and Strange Outer Way of the Heavenly Gate, he was a cultivator half a step into the Virtual Riding Realm. Yet, under the disturbance of the ripples, he felt dizzy. If it weren’t for his solid body refinement from years ago, he might have sustained an injury from the fall!

“Little Six!” Someone cried.

“Pfft, how… how did he die like this?”

The ground was a mess. Cultivators enhanced their bodies through cultivation, making them significantly stronger than ordinary people. However, the earlier ripples were too cunning, disrupting both their Dao techniques and spirit treasures while sealing their cultivation, leaving them feeling helpless!

The State Study Palace’s onslaught on Mufeng City was as fierce as the level of those cultivators crashing onto the ground!

Li Hui unleashed Thirty-two Grains of Dust. These grains bore talisman seals, and if he could gather thirty-six and form a setup, Mufeng City would likely become an unprotected city.

If Li Hui returned too late and allowed the enemies to complete their plans, Mufeng City would no longer be his concern. Additionally, the remnants of his soul left in the Ancient Tomb could easily be used against him, becoming the source of his curse assassination!

At this moment, the Thirty-two Grains of Dust displayed their might.

The assassination weapon was indeed an assassination weapon, causing the golden seals in the air to clang with chaos, plummeting toward the ground. Before these golden seals could disperse and rise, a greenish massive hand descended from the sky, scooping downward forcefully, and in an instant, not a single gold seal was visible.

Li Hui carefully examined the golden seals he obtained, marveling, "These seals contain immense luck and Merit Golden Light, combining characteristics of Confucianism and artifacts. How intriguing!"

“Buzz…” The golden seals radiated golden light, presenting a reflection of mountains and rivers, quickly forging immeasurable might, as if the earth were pressing down upon them.

“Break!” With a sharp shout, regardless of how powerful these golden seals were, they could not withstand a streak of silver light that ran rampant. Within the Ancient Tomb, a gigantic snake head appeared, gently drawing in, causing the dazzling light to depart from the golden seals.

At that moment, the massive imprint inside the golden seals erupted in anger, roaring, “Which monster dares to destroy the sage seal of the State Study Palace? Silencing your insolence will bring down heavenly punishment!”

Li Hui sneered, “Oh? Heavenly punishment? Let’s see if you can punish me.”

“By mouth and pen, let the deities and mortals unite against you!” The massive golden seal summoned sounds of reading from all directions, beginning to deprive the Yang God and the luck of Mufeng City.

“Hahaha.”

Li Hui laughed heartily, pointing at the golden seals, “The combination of Confucianism and Buddhism, with traces of talismans, ultimately leads back to a treasure cabinet! The refining techniques of these golden seals are truly remarkable, connecting the luck of mountains and earth, akin to a moving dragon vein, summoning the remnants left behind by ancestors to repeatedly damage my cultivation! Alas, you all have exhausted the past treasures in suppressing Dark Immortals! This so-called heavenly punishment is not worth a chuckle.”

“You…” The golden seal trembled, “You know too much!”

“Slap…” Li Hui clapped his hands, and with a forceful suction from the silver snake head, all the golden seals began to break apart. Meanwhile, he gained new insights about the State Study Palace.

This State Study Palace held a status on the Nine-Mystic Continent akin to that of the Great Virtue Kingdom on the Wutu Continent, seizing part of the governing power. They promoted cultivation through literatures and integrated Dao methods, primarily excelling in the use of treasure cabinets.

These golden seals represented a massive treasure cabinet, and there should have been a way to gather them together to unleash their power. Yet, they did not expect to suffer the bitter end of the Thirty-two Grains of Dust, and then face the reflection of the Tian Tun Mirror and the silver snake bracelet, stripping the golden seals of their power of creation, turning them into numerous fragments before they even activated.

At this moment, Xunfeng winds appeared around Mufeng City, carrying many greenish and purplish wind bands, drastically increasing speed as they continued toward the coastline.

Li Hui did not believe that using their methods against them and successfully addressing the arrangements in Mufeng City would allow him to leave the Nine-Mystic Continent smoothly. In fact, the opposite was true; after he pushed back those underhanded tactics, the enemies would surely retaliate with increased fervor.

Previously, the State Study Palace had labeled Li Sifan with the identity of a puppet ghost, intending to claim Mufeng City under the guise of legal reasoning. Since these tactics had failed, they would naturally turn hostile against him.

The Evil Dragon Master looked up at Mufeng City and couldn’t help but applaud Li Sifan, “Good, this kid is sharp, pushing down these cultivators. This way, he has an excuse to stand by and watch the battle; only those foolish enough to charge forward would fall for it.”

Indeed, there were quite a few fools.

“Charge into Mufeng City and find that guy named Li! No wonder he rarely appears; it turns out he is just a puppet! Evil cannot triumph over justice; we, the He Family, have many ways to control ghost cultivators.”

“Right, we seek revenge for our fallen friends!”

It was unclear if the He Family intended to clean up after these idiots, but they were numerous. In contrast, the cultivators from the Xiahou Family remained much calmer, keeping their distance as they watched the He family cultivators rush into the Xunfeng Belt, only for their spirit treasures to shatter, their bodies disintegrating completely, even their legal forms and Remnant Souls unable to escape.

Suddenly, a figure approached from the distance!

The cultivators from the Xiahou Family gasped, quietly transmitting messages, “It’s Lan Shidao from the State Study Palace! This Great Power actually came; I’ve heard he has subdued a third of a formidable Dark Immortal’s body.”

When everyone looked at the middle-aged man in a dark shirt, they felt their minds go hazy. By the time they regained their senses, they found this powerhouse from the State Study Palace had already walked into the outskirts of Mufeng City.

Cannon fodder was too weak; all prior measures had failed. The State Study Palace was decisive, sending out a powerful expert with sufficient weight.

Li Hui’s perception differed from the others; this middle-aged man was like a ruler, measuring the heavens and the earth with each step. All obstacles in the world felt non-existent before him.

Lan Shidao stood in Mufeng City and proclaimed loudly, “I excel in surveying. No matter how high the heavens or how thick the earth, there are no secrets before me. In just a moment, I can assess the depths of Mufeng City.”