"Dead..."
The Nirvana Sage Elder caressed the bloodstains on the ground with a gloomy expression.
The blood of the Dao-Glimpsing realm emitted Dao rhythm, gradually seeping into the ground under the world's laws.
"Logically speaking, after an expert dies, if their body is not gathered using special methods, the Dao, laws, and Spiritual power within them will feed back into heaven and earth through the laws of heaven and earth."
"But whether in Shadowfell Prefecture or Deston Prefecture, after the two races die in battle, some of their blood energy seeps underground and vanishes completely..."
The Nirvana Sage Elder murmured.
This was something he had discovered many years ago. The Dao, laws, and Spiritual power of the two races that originally should have returned to heaven and earth were disappearing. The reason he broke the rules and charged into the dynasty was none other than to find these missing things.
"In Deston, Sunreach, and Shadowfell Prefecture, cultivators have continuously arrived over the years, and battles occur daily.
After so many years, the casualties have accumulated for centuries. The worldly spiritual energy they left behind has reached an unimaginable level."
"The human race's Crown Prince, Fei Heng, broke through to the Body Integration realm simply by using a small amount of worldly spiritual energy, coupled with his Corpse-Driving Art."
The Nirvana Sage Elder shook his head.
"It's not too late. Through his corpse, I can still trace the source and find the location of the worldly spiritual energy."
Having spoken, his aged body slowly stood up. The twist-braided dreadlocks behind his head swayed. Two flames flickered in his eyes as he gazed into the void.
He saw over a dozen cultivators besieging a Bodhisattva.
"The human race is truly full of people who use numbers to bully the few."
Immediately, his lips moved slightly, transmitting his voice into the void, "Friend, I have come to assist you."
...
In the void.
Li Wei sat cross-legged on an auspicious cloud, fine wine and delicacies set up beside him, watching the numerous cultivators besiege Nun Dairou.
He saw that the four Void Refinement cultivators from Highsun City, Li Yaoqing, and Perfected Qinghe were still using their previous techniques to fight Nun Dairou.
With the arrival of their Azure Cloud Li Clan, Li Yunlin and Li Tianqi had also joined the battlefield.
As for the others...
They were all spectating alongside Li Wei, slowly recovering after taking Yaoqing's medicinal pills.
Fei Heng was, after all, at the Body Integration realm.
The sudden outburst just now had consumed a considerable amount of Spiritual power from the majority of the people present.
After a day of high-intensity battles, Li Wei also needed to cool down and collect himself.
[Congratulations, you have killed Crown Prince Fei Heng.]
[Obtained Body Integration realm corpse dragon corpse: Seven-Clawed Rot-Horned Azure Dragon.]
Inside the spatial ring, talismans and several Dharma Treasures were currently suppressing the dragon corpse to prevent its pressure from bursting open the ring.
The dragon corpse's massive size was breathtaking.
Even though it was already dead, the dragon corpse still exuded a solemn pressure—an instinctive pressure from the bloodlines of heaven and earth that would make anyone who saw it feel a bit of dread.
"This thing is actually a dragon."
The corners of Li Wei's mouth twitched.
Back at the Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems, he had seen this corpse dragon following the Corpse God.
At that time, he thought the Corpse God had used the Corpse-Stitching Art of the Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems to stitch together bizarre corpses into the shape of a corpse dragon, ultimately creating this so-called corpse dragon.
But when the corpse truly landed in his hands, Li Wei confirmed that it was actually a dragon!
Out of the legends he had heard growing up, Li Wei was full of interest in the dragon corpse inside the spatial ring.
"The Dragon race is exceptionally gifted. They are existences that naturally drift through the void; as long as they reach adulthood, they can break through to the Void Refinement realm."
Learning about the corpse dragon's condition, Li Changyao rejoiced.
In recent years, the clan's flood dragon, Bai Gen, had been trying to break through his racial limits.
The best method was to find a dragon for Old Bai to refine.
Naturally, the intelligence work for this had fallen into the hands of the Heavenly Principle Hall.
But how could dragons be so easy to catch? They were either deep within the Demon Race's territory, raised by certain almighty experts, or dwelling within the Boundless Seas.
While the Dragon race was undeniably strong, aside from their arrogance, they also knew their bodies were full of treasures.
They didn't cause trouble easily, making them even harder to find.
"Even after death, it could be refined into a Body Integration corpse dragon. This dragon is not simple; when it was alive, it was at least at the Body Integration realm."
Li Changyao said excitedly, "The breakthrough for the clan's Divine Beast is finally settled."
Li Wei nodded slightly.
[Seven-Clawed Rot-Horned Azure Dragon]
[An ancient dragon corpse that died tens of thousands of years ago.
It was dug up by the Corpse God of the Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems, who used its dragon energy to break through to Half-Step Body Integration.
After years of refining the corpse, the Azure Dragon was fused into a corpse dragon.]
[The dragon corpse decayed and later transformed into the main part of Crown Prince Fei Heng's Body Integration realm physique.]
Aside from this, Fei Heng was practically completely broke.
"Back then, when the Corpse God of the Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems and Holy Monk Yidian parted ways, the corpse of the Corpse God was sent to Fei Heng shortly after.
Fei Heng said that originally, in his and Min Tiange's plan, they wanted the Corpse God and Holy Monk Yidian to fight to the death, and then give both of their corpses to Fei Heng."
Thinking of this, Li Wei frowned slightly.
Generally speaking, Body Integration experts wouldn't fight each other.
Even with the gap between the Dao-Glimpsing and Dao Integration realms, they wouldn't make a move easily.
People aren't fools; if they can't win, they'll run.
To kill a Body Integration expert, one had to use encirclements and traps like today.
At times like this, Void Refinement cultivators holding the line became extremely important.
"Holy Monk Yidian brought the people of the Grand Tower, and coupled with the presence of our Li Clan, shielded the heavenly secrets and escaped to the Thunder Fire Demon Cave."
Li Wei pondered for a moment.
"As for the Corpse God fighting alongside the corpse dragon, they fought to a draw with Holy Monk Yidian at the time.
Even if he hadn't used his trump cards, it showed the Corpse God's strength. Unfortunately, the Corpse God had no assistance and fell into Min Tiange's hands, which means..."
His heart grew as heavy as a mountain.
Their family had never truly come into contact with Min Tiange.
The only instance was back then, when Min Tiange, from an unknown distance away, used means to turn Yaotie's Thunder Tribulation from the third tier of Divinity Transformation to the fifth tier.
Even if the Corpse God was injured at the time, Min Tiange being able to kill him was still a terrifying matter.
Amidst his thoughts.
The long sword in Li Yaozu's sword box hissed. He slowly said, "Ancestor, someone is coming."