Chapter 176: The Only Small Meeting

Yao Yin did not show the delight Li Wei Yi expected. Instead, she pondered, frowning, "How much money would it cost? If it's truly too precious, I might not be able to afford it."

Li Wei Yi was speechless, feeling profoundly misunderstood.

The battle intent of the God of Jiuli inherently belonged to the Jiuli tribe; he never thought of charging money for it. These hidden people were all part of his core team. When his team grew stronger, it naturally became part of his own strength.

If these hidden people were truly made to buy it, who could afford it?

Li Wei Yi said seriously, "I brought this back risking my life; it's not something that can be measured by money. You'll understand when the time comes. Don't tell anyone else yet, not even your sister – she's too rebellious."

After seeing Yao Yin off, Li Wei Yi activated the formation in his small dwelling.

He then entered the blood-mud space to consult with Master Pot on how to absorb the immortal soil and reshape his organs and muscles.

Master Pot said, "Just eat it directly, that's the simplest and most straightforward way... What's with that expression? Don't disbelieve me. Immortal soil isn't ordinary dirt. I ate it when I was young, though the taste wasn't great. Don't people even eat ordinary dirt?"

Li Wei Yi was eager to improve his cultivation and combat power, especially nurturing his lungs.

If he could quickly strengthen his lungs to a certain degree, he could immediately utilize the spatial power of the Dyed Cloud Elixir and the Dao Ancestor's Tai Chi Fish to open his third Qi Sea.

At this moment, Master Coffin's voice sounded, "Your Golden Bone cultivation is already somewhat accomplished, your vital energy is abundant, and your physical body can withstand intense transformations. In fact, you can pursue internal consumption and external refinement simultaneously."

"How so?" Li Wei Yi asked.

Master Coffin explained, "Ingesting the immortal soil internally means your body slowly digests it, uniformly shaping your entire body's muscles and organs."

"External refinement, on the other hand, utilizes the three spring eyes that possess an inner world: Fengfu, Zutian, and Shenque. You can send the immortal soil into these three inner worlds from the outside. The magic power surging from the spring eyes will refine the immortal soil into immortal dust particles, which can then be transported to your desired location using the mark veins."

"The twelve mark veins of your tenth spring, Shenque, connect to your five vital organs, six internal organs, and your head."

"If you wish to quickly increase the strength of your lung lobes, you can use Shenque to refine and transport the immortal soil."

Li Wei Yi quickly asked, "How do I get the immortal soil into Shenque? And how much?"

Master Coffin replied, "Martial cultivators who practice the Immortal Body usually need about ten catties of immortal soil. You're cultivating a Dao Body, so I estimate about one catty will be enough to achieve minor completion in shaping your muscles and organs."

"First, take one liang of immortal soil and use spatial power to send it into Shenque."

"You lack understanding of spatial power and haven't mastered its nuances. Let me help; I'll use the Nine-Emperor Banner to assist you!"

With Master Coffin's help, one liang of immortal soil appeared in the inner world below his navel, emitting a four-colored glow that brilliantly illuminated Shenque, reflecting the celestial mists floating around it.

"Whoosh!"

Li Wei Yi performed a breathing technique. Liquid magic power surged from the spring eye, carrying the four-colored glow of the immortal soil, and flowed towards his five lung lobes.

This golden mark vein passed through all his lung lobes simultaneously.

Therefore, the other three lung lobes, which had not yet formed string veins, could also be nourished and shaped to some extent.

He spent the night on internal consumption and external refinement.

His first and second lung lobes became entirely covered in a layer of four-colored immortal light.

"In as little as two days, or at most three, the strength of your lung lobes will be sufficient to support the breakthrough to open the third Qi Sea."

Li Wei Yi stepped out of the blood-mud space, pushed open the door, and walked out of the room. Gazing at the morning mist over the lake, a smile appeared on his face. He finally saw a glimmer of hope for participating in the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival.

It was no longer like before, when there was no hope at all.

A graceful figure in white approached along the lake, entering his sight. The beautiful scenery before him suddenly became vibrant, inspiring infinite excitement and anticipation.

"You're here so early!"

Li Wei Yi inserted the high-grade magical artifact, the Azure Yin Banner, into the center of the small dwelling's courtyard and activated it. Layers of azure light gauze were released, and dozens of armored deceased spirit soldiers guarded the four directions.

Only after all this did he release the more than ten-meter-long silver coffin from the blood-mud space.

He had to be careful and cautious.

After all, the battle intent of the God of Jiuli, attached to the Silver Skeleton Celestial Clan's remains, was completely uncontrollable. If its aura were to leak out, it would cause great trouble.

Li Wei Yi pulled up a chair and sat at the entrance outside the courtyard, holding a blood crystal. He looked at Yao Yin, who was approaching from a distance, and chuckled, "What, didn't you sleep well last night? Were you excited all night?"

Today, Yao Yin was dressed meticulously, elegantly simple yet refined. Every stitch of her clothes was skillfully woven, a jade hairpin given to her by her mother adorned her head, ornamental rings hung from her waist, and pearls embellished the tops of her shoes.

Her expression was serious as she cleared her throat and corrected him, "I didn't sleep, but not because of excitement. I was tempering my golden veins."

Beginning to temper golden veins indicated that she had already refined all the mark veins in her body into silver ones.

Seeing her proud demeanor, Li Wei Yi knew exactly what she wanted to express. He slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "I'm such an idiot, I should have asked yesterday! You must have been holding it in all night, only to tell me yourself this morning."

Yao Yin's eyes narrowed into crescent moons. "I was originally preparing to break through to the Five Seas Realm, but just then you brought back a bottle of Golden Spring. There was no other choice; with all hundred mark veins turned silver, I could only continue cultivating in the Spring Realm."

"Go on inside. A pure immortal body with all hundred mark veins turned silver. Let's see if your talent can seize this opportunity."

Li Wei Yi stepped into the courtyard with her, entered the azure light gauze, and stood beneath the silver coffin.

The coffin was too tall, like a high silver wall, making it impossible to see inside.

A sudden change occurred.

The battle intent of the God of Jiuli within the coffin seemed to sense the bloodline aura of a peerless genius descendant and burst forth, pushing open the coffin lid.

"Boom!"

Black mist surged from the coffin, solidifying into a massive demonic shadow. Its immense power seemed to stretch the Azure Yin Banner open as it rapidly grew upwards towards the sky.

Li Wei Yi quickly stomped his foot on the ground. Magic energy surged out, propelling the Azure Yin Banner to its maximum, raising it to over twenty meters high.

The aura released by the demonic shadow was incredibly powerful. If Yao Yin could absorb it, her combat power would undoubtedly reach a terrifying height, far surpassing her current cultivation realm.

Of course, that was because her cultivation realm was relatively low.

Judging by the power fluctuations unleashed by the demonic shadow, absorbing it would indeed provide limited, not exaggerated, improvement to the combat power of a Five Seas Realm martial cultivator practicing the Seventh Sea.

The demonic shadow in the coffin held its arms in a phantom embrace, and between its palms was a pitch-black vortex that devoured all light and energy.

"This is..."

The physical body's endurance of power fluctuations was secondary; continuous soul pressure assailed her.

Yao Yin felt as if she were standing in a vast universe, facing an immense, ultimate black hole vortex. Her body and consciousness felt like a single leaf, about to be torn to shreds by it.

Outside the light gauze, Li Wei Yi saw Yao Yin's delicate body trembling uncontrollably, curling up as if she were about to prostrate herself.

He couldn't help; everything depended on her.

The battle intent of the God of Jiuli had actively surged out upon her arrival, showing extreme recognition for this talented descendant. As long as she endured, she would certainly be able to absorb a strand of the God of Jiuli's battle intent.

Li Wei Yi returned to the chair by the entrance, absorbing the blood crystal to boost his vital energy.

Hearing faint sounds, he looked towards the snowy forest in front of him. He said, "All you sneaking around, come out!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh..."

Hidden Twenty-Three, Hidden Twenty-Four, and Hidden Twenty-Five flashed out, their gazes fixed on the courtyard behind Li Wei Yi, their hearts filled with curiosity.

The previous fluctuations had been very strong, startling them.

But with the light gauze covering it, they couldn't clearly see what was happening inside.

Hidden Twenty-Four asked, "Is Yao Yin inside?"

Li Wei Yi nodded in response.

Hidden Twenty-Four hurried to the entrance, but Li Wei Yi stopped him with an outstretched leg. "It's not your turn yet, what's the rush?"

Hidden Twenty-Five cupped his hands in greeting and asked, "May I ask, Divine Hidden One, what exactly is happening now?"

"A great opportunity awaits you all, an even greater one than the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival. For now, let's call it the 'Li Wei Yi's Gathering.' Everyone here has a share in this gathering; whether you seize the opportunity depends entirely on your own abilities."

Li Wei Yi pointed at Hidden Twenty-Five. "Your attitude is good. You're next."

"'Li Wei Yi's Gathering,' what a pretentious name."

Hidden Twenty-Four scoffed. How could he believe that Li Wei Yi, who talked about money for everything, would generously offer them such a great opportunity? An opportunity greater than the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival was pure bragging.

Time passed minute by minute.

An hour later.

Amidst flickering, the light gauze released by the Azure Yin Banner gradually calmed down.

Li Wei Yi, who had been absorbing vital energy, opened his eyes and looked inside. With a gentle wave of his hand, the light gauze lifted.

"Boom!"

A powerful surge of energy emanated from the courtyard.

Yao Yin stepped out from under the light gauze. Immediately, a vortex of wind spread from her feet, violently swaying the trees in the garden and scattering countless fallen snow.

Everyone felt the terrifying aura around Yao Yin. Hidden Twenty-Three, Hidden Twenty-Four, and Hidden Twenty-Five couldn't control their bodies at all; they were all forced back, their legs trembling, compelled to kneel before her.

It was a reverence stemming from deep within their bloodline.

Yao Yin was still stunned, unable to calm down. She couldn't believe she had truly obtained such an extraordinary opportunity. Her beautiful eyes fixed on Li Wei Yi in the chair. "This is... battle intent? Whose is it that I inherited?"

"Who else could it be but the God of Jiuli?" Li Wei Yi said nonchalantly, exhaling a puff of white mist.

Yao Yin's mind went blank.

Back in the Hidden Gate, she had gone many times to meditate beneath the four ancient characters "Jiuli Insect Valley," hoping to comprehend the battle intent of the God of Jiuli. This was because only by comprehending it could she potentially break the death curse of the Ice Soul Cold Qi.

Who would have thought that the battle intent of the God of Jiuli, almost a mythological legend, could be obtained so easily from Li Wei Yi?

It felt too unreal, yet it had truly happened.

Yao Yin's eyes misted over with disbelief. She stared intently at Li Wei Yi, his words from last night replaying in her mind: "I brought this back risking my life; it's not something that can be measured by money. You'll understand when the time comes."

She understood...

She understood everything!

"Boom!"

The three hidden people who heard about the God of Jiuli's battle intent not only felt their hearts pounding furiously but also felt as if their heads were about to explode!