Chapter 123: The magical power is just beginning, the desperate counterattack
In a hidden corner deep within Bone Mountain, time slipped away in a dead silence. Ye Li sat cross-legged, eyes closed, her aura faint, like a candle in the wind. Yet, deep within her sea of consciousness, she saw a different scene.
The two fused fragments of the Samsara Mirror no longer shone with the dazzling brilliance of before. Instead, they shone like dusty ancient jade, their radiance restrained yet profound. Streams of incomparably pure primordial power, imbued with the profound mysteries of life and death, reincarnation, and the alternation of time and space, flowed out slowly but steadily like a trickle, nourishing her severely damaged meridians, internal organs, and even her dimmed soul.
The terrifying backlash from forcibly activating "Ten Thousand Worlds Shift" nearly shook her foundation. Her meridians were ruptured in many places, like cracks in dry earth; her internal organs were displaced, covered in tiny fissures; her sea of consciousness was like a world swept by a storm, in shambles, and the light of her soul flickered.
This wasn't just an overdraft of spiritual power; it was also an overdraft and damage to one's very essence. If the Samsara Mirror wasn't a super-divine artifact, its essence possessed an extremely high level of power, containing a hint of immortality, an ordinary cultivator would have long since perished, their souls scattered.
The repair process was slow and agonizing. Every wisp of the Samsara Mirror's original power flowed with the excruciating pain of meridians being forcibly connected and cracks slowly healed. It felt like millions of ants gnawing at one's bones, like being in an extreme purgatory of ice and fire. Ye Li's forehead was covered in a fine layer of cold sweat, and her body occasionally convulsed slightly from the extreme pain, but she clenched her teeth tightly, not even uttering a muffled groan.
Her will had long been tempered as solid as a rock through the fall of her previous life and the trials of this life.
Qin Yixuan stayed by her side, never leaving. Looking at Ye Li's pale face and the pain she endured, she felt as if her heart was being gripped by an invisible hand, making it difficult to breathe. She wished she could take her place, share her pain. All she could do was carefully transfer her pure and gentle Xuanshui spiritual power into Ye Li's body, trying to help her calm the impact of the violent Origin Power and nourish her damaged meridians.
This process was also a torment and exhaustion for Qin Yixuan. But her eyes were firm, and she didn't retreat at all. She knew that at this moment, she was Ye Li's only support.
Time passed slowly, and I didn't know whether it was a few hours or a day. In the secret realm, there was no sun or moon, only eternal chaos and deathly silence.
Just as Qin Yixuan's face began to turn pale from the continuous output of spiritual energy, and she was exhausted, she suddenly felt that the violent and chaotic aura in Ye Li's body began to gradually stabilize. The life force, as weak as a firefly, seemed to be injected with new vitality and began to grow stronger bit by bit.
It works!
Qin Yixuan was cheered up and did not dare to relax at all, and continued to assist with all his strength.
At this moment, earth-shaking changes were taking place in Ye Li's sea of consciousness.
The original power of the Samsara Mirror not only repaired her injuries, but also wonderfully integrated and sublimated with her own "Emperor's Scripture of the Dark World" and "Ice Emperor's Sealing Heaven Technique", as well as her previous life's cultivation experience and various insights in this life.
She "saw" more fragments of memories from her past lives, no longer simple scenes of betrayal, but insights into the laws of the Dao and the exquisite use of divine powers. She saw her past self, the peerless grace of freezing the galaxy with a wave of her hand and reversing the cycle of reincarnation with a single thought.
She also "saw" clearly the barrier of her current realm. The bottleneck at the peak of the Yuandan realm, under the vast source of reincarnation and the pressure of life and death, became clearer than ever before, even... precarious.
"The Yuan Dan transforms into magical power, and the laws are born from the heart..."
A vague but insightful realization, one that pointed directly to the essence of the Great Dao, flowed through her heart like a clear spring. She understood that the essential difference between the Divine Power Realm and the Yuan Dan Realm lay in the understanding and application of the laws of heaven and earth, from borrowing and imitating to initial mastery and evolution! The Yuan Dan was a highly concentrated form of energy, while the Divine Power was the initial manifestation of the laws!
Her path is extreme cold, confinement, and reincarnation!
On the brink of life and death, under the nourishment and stimulation of the origin of the Samsara Mirror, her understanding of her own way reached a whole new level!
boom--!
It was like the first thunder at the beginning of the universe, exploding deep in her soul!
The Yuan Dan that had been slowly spinning in the Dantian and had been condensed to the extreme suddenly became covered with countless fine cracks that contained the mysteries of the laws! The next moment, the Yuan Dan shattered!
But breaking is not destruction, but rebirth!
The vast, pure spiritual energy intertwined and merged with her understanding of the laws of extreme cold, prohibition, and reincarnation, ultimately condensing into a more profound and restrained talisman seed within her dantian! This seed was a chaotic, icy blue, with countless tiny, star-like runes swirling across its surface. A faint golden glow of reincarnation appeared at its center, emanating a unique aura of mastery over laws and the evolution of magical powers!
Divine power realm! Success!
At the moment of the breakthrough, Ye Li felt a violent tremor throughout his body, his life undergoing another qualitative leap! His injuries, once so severe that he could barely move, began to heal at a visible speed, washed away by the immense vitality and even more refined and powerful divine power brought about by the realm breakthrough! Broken meridians were reshaped, becoming wider and stronger; damaged internal organs were nourished, and the cracks healed; his dimmed soul was like being infused with a clear spring, rapidly solidifying and strengthening, and the range of his spiritual awareness skyrocketed!
What surprised her even more was that along with the breakthrough in realm, the fragments of the Samsara Mirror seemed to have received some feedback, their light was restored a lot, and more information was unlocked - a powerful attack skill that was extremely suitable for her current realm!
"Six Paths of Reincarnation Sword"!
It is not a specific sword move, but a supreme method of integrating the spirit of reincarnation into swordsmanship. With one sword strike, it can induce a trace of reincarnation power, sever cause and effect, and erase the soul, with infinite power!
At the same time, Qin Yixuan, who had been guarding beside her, also clearly felt the earth-shaking changes in Ye Li! The originally weak aura suddenly erupted like a dormant volcano, becoming majestic, vast, and unfathomable! An oppressive force far beyond the Yuan Dan realm naturally spread, mixed with a hint of the reincarnation realm that made her heart palpitate!
She was pleasantly surprised to see that Ye Li's pale face regained its rosy color at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the horrible marks of injuries on his body were also rapidly fading and disappearing!
"Ye Li! You've broken through?!" Qin Yixuan was shocked and delighted, barely believing her eyes. Despite such severe injuries, not only had he fully recovered, but he'd actually broken through the bottleneck of the Divine Power Realm that plagued countless cultivators! This was simply a miracle!
Ye Li slowly opened her eyes. The weariness and weakness of before were gone, now filled with a depth and coldness like the endless starry sky. She felt the immense power surging within her, a force ten times greater than before, and the talisman seed that represented the realm of divine power and contained her own understanding of the laws. A powerful sense of control over her own destiny arose.
"Yes, the Divine Power Realm." She looked at Qin Yixuan, with a hint of relief and tenderness in her eyes, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, Yixuan."
If Qin Yixuan had not ignored her own consumption and continued to use the mysterious water spiritual power to protect her and nourish her meridians, she might not have been able to survive the most dangerous period so smoothly and seize the opportunity to break through in one fell swoop.
Qin Yixuan shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes, but they were tears of joy: "I'm glad you're okay! I'm glad you're okay!"
At this moment, Ye Li's expression suddenly froze, his eyes sharp as a sword, penetrating through layers of formations and looking outside the Bone Mountain.
“They…are coming!”
Almost as soon as she finished speaking, a powerful divine sense swept across the area like a cold venomous snake! Although blocked by the formation, it was unable to immediately lock onto their specific location, but the familiar, disgusting shadowy and deadly aura was already approaching!
The three black-robed men with magical powers returned! Moreover, this time, their search was more careful and patient!
"Hmph, you're hiding really well." Outside the Bone Mountain, the black-robed man in the middle stage of supernatural power hovered in mid-air, his dark blue eyes scanning the vast sea of bones below. "But do you think you can hide from me with just this little formation?"
He slowly raised his hand, and a dense shadow force gathered in his palm, transforming into a continuously rotating black vortex. "Shadow Tide, search for me!"
Buzz——!
With him as the center, an invisible shadow wave spread out in all directions like a tide! Wherever it passed, the bones trembled slightly, and any trace of spiritual power and life force hidden within them could hardly escape!
Snap!
The outermost concealment formation set up by Qin Yixuan, under the impact of the shadow tide, made a crisp sound as if it could not bear the weight and broke instantly!
"I found you!" The black-robed man's eyes shone brightly as he locked onto the direction of the animal skull deep in the bone mountain!
"Oh no! The formation has been broken!" Qin Yixuan's face changed, and she immediately stood up with a sword in her hand, blocking Ye Li. Although facing three powerful people, there was no fear in her eyes, only determination.
Ye Li slowly stood up and gently pulled Qin Yixuan behind her. She flexed her wrist, feeling the magical power surging within her body and the magical talisman seed stirring, a cold yet confident arc curling up at the corner of her mouth.
"This time, it's our turn."
She took a step forward, and her figure appeared outside the beast skull. The pressure of the supernatural realm was unleashed without reservation, colliding with the aura of the three black-robed men!
"Huh? Divine Ability Realm?!" The pupils of the black-robed man in the middle stage of Divine Ability suddenly contracted, and for the first time, a look of disbelief appeared on his face. "How is this possible?! In such a short time, not only have you recovered from your injuries, but you've also broken through the realm?!"
The two black-robed figures behind him, at the early stages of supernatural powers, were also horrified. They clearly remembered that not long ago, this woman was only in the middle stage of the Yuan Dan realm, severely injured and on the verge of death! How long had it been? One day? Two days? She had actually leapt straight through the late Yuan Dan realm, then the peak, and entered the supernatural power realm in one fell swoop! This was simply unnatural!
"Nothing is impossible." Ye Li's voice was calm, yet it carried an unquestionable majesty, as if he had returned to his previous life as Li Zun. "Anyone who hurts me, anyone who stands in my way, shall... be killed!"
As soon as the last word fell, she moved!
There was no earth-shattering sound, just a simple move of fingers together like swords, pointing forward!
"Six Paths of Reincarnation Sword - Hungry Ghost Path, Soul Devouring!"
A gray, seemingly insignificant sword energy shot out from her fingertips! The sword energy split into three in mid-air, shooting towards the three black-robed men respectively!
The sword energy wasn't fast, but it carried a strange, pulling force. Wherever it passed, even light seemed to be swallowed up by it. The surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered madly towards it, causing the power of the sword energy to continue to rise! Even more terrifying, the sword energy contained a hint of the realm of reincarnation, directly locking onto the essence of the three people's souls!
The three black-robed men's expressions changed drastically! They sensed a deadly threat from the grayish sword energy! It wasn't just an energy attack; it involved the soul and the causal level!
"Shadow Barrier!"
"Ten Thousand Souls Protect the Body!"
"Shadow Escapes!"
The three dared not neglect their actions, each employing their own methods. The black-robed man in the middle stage of divine power condensed a thick shadow barrier; the two black-robed men in the early stages of divine power, one summoned countless resentful souls to surround himself, while the other attempted to escape into the shadow space.
However, is it so easy to resist Ye Li's sword energy that contains a trace of the power of reincarnation?
laugh--!
The grayish sword energy touched the shadow barrier, and that barrier, strong enough to withstand the full force of a late-stage supernatural power, melted and was swallowed up like ice and snow under the scorching sun! The sword energy continued to move forward, directly penetrating the barrier and sinking into the body of the black-robed man in the middle stage of supernatural power!
"Ah—!" He let out a shrill scream, feeling as if his supernatural powers and soul were being gnawed at by countless invisible hungry ghosts. His spiritual power, vitality, and even his memories were rapidly evaporating! He desperately urged the power of shadow to resist, but found that the power of reincarnation was like a cancer attached to his bones, impossible to dispel!
Elsewhere, the black-robed figure who had summoned the vengeful spirits to protect him was in even worse shape. The moment the grayish sword energy touched the vengeful spirits, they screamed in terror as if they had met their nemesis, only to be devoured by the sword energy, becoming its sustenance! The sword energy was even more powerful, directly breaking through his defenses and crushing his magical powers to pieces!
The black-robed man who had attempted to escape into the shadowy space was horrified to discover that the surrounding space seemed to be imprisoned by an invisible force of reincarnation. His shadow escape technique had failed! He could only watch helplessly as the life-threatening sword energy sank into his brow!
Puff! Puff!
With two soft sounds, the two black-robed men in the early stage of supernatural powers were annihilated, and their bodies turned into pure shadow energy and dissipated.
In the blink of an eye, three powerful masters were killed, one was seriously injured, and two died!
It all happened so fast that Qin Yixuan didn't even have time to help!
She stood behind Ye Li, looking at the proud black figure standing there, feeling the powerful aura that looked down upon the world, and her heart was filled with shock and pride. This was the man she loved. No matter how desperate the situation, he could always create impossible miracles!
The black-robed man, who was in the middle stage of his magical power, was now at the end of his strength. His breath was weak, his soul was severely damaged, and he looked at Ye Li with a look filled with fear and resentment.
“The power of reincarnation… who the hell are you?!” he roared, knowing in his heart that he had hit a wall this time. No, he had kicked the legendary Chaos Divine Iron!
Ye Li didn't answer, but slowly raised the Xuanbing Sword. Across the blade, icy blue chill and the golden light of samsara intertwined and flowed.
"Send you to the afterlife."
The sword light fell, simple and direct, but it contained the supreme sword intent to freeze all things and end reincarnation.
The shadow shield that the black-robed man had gathered with his last bit of strength shattered like paper under the sword's light. As the sword flashed past, his body, along with the Nascent Soul within it, was instantly reduced to nothingness by the extreme cold and the power of reincarnation.
The battle is over.
Bone Mountain returned to a dead silence. Three powerful cultivators of supernatural powers were so vulnerable before Ye Li, who had entered the supernatural realm!
Ye Li stood, sword in hand, panting slightly. Using the Six Paths of Samsara Sword for the first time had taken a heavy toll on her, but the effect had far exceeded her expectations. The domineering and uncanny power of Samsara had given her the formidable capital to challenge opponents of higher rank.
Qin Yixuan walked up to her and looked at her with stars in her eyes: "Congratulations, Ye Li."
Ye Li sheathed her sword and turned to look at her. The coldness in her eyes melted into tenderness. She reached out and gently brushed away the bits of bone powder that had stained Qin Yixuan's temples.
"It's us," she corrected. "I can't make it without you."
The two exchanged a smile, their words speaking volumes. Breaking through the realm of divine power, defeating a powerful enemy, they had overcome a desperate situation. But they knew this was only the beginning. The forces behind "Dark Eyes," their enemies from past lives, still lurked in the shadows. The road ahead was still long.
But at this moment, their confidence was multiplied. With their magical powers finally formed and their two swords combined, they had the confidence to venture into this Primordial Secret Realm, and even the entire Spirit World!
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