Longzang

Chapter 371 is extremely... tragic!
Upon reaching the late stage of the Dao Foundation stage, Wei Yuan's Dao power increased again. Although the increase was not significant, his control over Dao power reached a new level. The benefits of this improvement were comprehensive. The same spell model could either be augmented with more components to become a more powerful Dao spell, or consume less Dao power, or have more variations.

With the help of his blood energy, Wei Yuan's physical body also improved slightly. His physical body was already comparable to that of a Dharma Aspect cultivator, and now, with this further advancement, he is no worse than a normal late-stage Dharma Aspect cultivator.

Now, Wei Yuan's body is radiating a layer of precious light from the inside out, and the power of the Dao is flowing through every part of his body.

Now that his hidden injuries and ailments were gone, Wei Yuan was about to remove the blindfold when the woman pressed his hand down.

"Wait a moment before picking it."

Then a rustling sound came from inside the cave. Wei Yuan didn't deliberately use his divine sense to probe, out of respect. Anyway, the rock blocking the cave entrance could see everything.

A moment later, Wei Yuan removed the blindfold, and the instant his eyes opened, a faint black and white aura swirled within them.

She sat upright on a rock, her former clan's clothing had been trimmed, the lines of which were now simpler, more rigid, and more fitted.

Those slightly arched eyebrows, with sword-like tips, seemed both gentle and strong, and those deep, endless eyes—unique in the world, unforgettable. Her nose was straight and thin, and her jawline was sharply defined.

She is like her sword, incomparably bright and sharp.

If Consort Yuan is like flowing water or falling flowers, then she is like an unparalleled immortal sword; no matter how gentle or melodious, she is still a sword's gleam.

This is what a teacher should be like!

Her long hair was simply tied up, revealing her exquisitely beautiful profile. Although she had lost all her cultivation, she exuded an awe-inspiring presence as she sat there.

Wei Yuan tried to move closer, but she glared at him and snapped, "Sit still!" He obediently returned to his seat. Years of accumulated authority couldn't be easily dispelled.

She drew a map on the ground with stones and said, "This far northern snow mountain range covers an area of ​​about 500,000 li, which is neither too big nor too small. This place is located between the territories of the Liao and Wu tribes, so perhaps we can take advantage of the conflict between them."

Wei Yuan said, "We can travel back and forth along their border. As long as the pursuers from both tribes meet, we won't have to worry about them not fighting."

"Furthermore, my physical body has been reshaped by the Impure Earth White Lotus, and my cultivation level has been reduced to about 70-80%, so I need additional armor to protect myself."

Wei Yuan immediately said, "That's easy, I'll design it right away. It's just... we're still missing some dimensions..."

Seeing Wei Yuan about to approach again, she gave him a cold glance, which made him obediently sit back down. This kid's excuses are all nonsense. What do you mean he's lacking in size? With his powerful primordial spirit, he has a photographic memory; what size is there that he doesn't know?
"Furthermore, my Dao foundation has been destroyed, but my divine consciousness remains. Is there any powerful magical artifact that I can temporarily control, which could deliver a fatal blow at a critical moment? However, I currently lack Dao power and need a mortal body to use it."

Wei Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "This is a little difficult. Let me think about it carefully."

"There's still an hour until dawn, so there's still time to make some preparations."

Having received clear instructions from his master, Wei Yuan dared not delay for a moment and immediately entered the vast land of rivers and mountains. In the blink of an eye, he designed a fish-scale armor and then had three enlightened Dao Foundation warriors make it.

After watching the warriors make armor plates quietly for a while, Wei Yuan suddenly remembered that if it weren't for the Impure World White Lotus, or if the Impure World White Lotus's effects were slightly weaker, Zhang Sheng would have already perished.

He felt another wave of fear.

Although the Daoji warrior had already attained enlightenment, he had no emotions and was not agitated. He simply kept forging armor plates, his movements as precise as three machines.

There was nothing interesting to see about forging armor, so Wei Yuan went to take a look at the group of reincarnated remnants of the race. He found that the remnants were divided into hundreds of groups and were processing stones.

Some of the rock was processed into brick shapes, while others were made into large, thin, hollow slabs. These bricks were also varied; some were thick and coarse, while others were thin and enlarged, becoming hollow bricks, and the latter's proportion was constantly increasing. Only a small portion of the houses under construction were made of solid bricks; most of those built later were converted to hollow bricks.

The true meaning of the cauldron that Wei Yuan had just imparted was quickly mastered by the remnants of the Ming dynasty, who began to use it in new and creative ways.

These survivors were all highly skilled cultivators in their previous lives, at least at the Dao Foundation stage. Although they were reborn as mortals, they still retained some of their past life memories, making it easy for them to understand and master the true meaning of the cauldron.

With the advent of hollow bricks, construction efficiency increased dramatically. Wei Yuan saw that the remnants of the Ming dynasty were no longer satisfied with building houses, but began to pave roads and build canals, and even began to plan city walls.

Wei Yuan was both amused and exasperated, and quickly ordered the city wall removed. What foreign enemies were there in this vast land? What was the point of building a city wall?
To Wei Yuan's further dismay, a small group of people turned to carving, working on a stone to build a statue of him. Then they discovered the three great swords of inheritance, and a new group of worshippers appeared beside each sword.

Wei Yuan realized that these people had nothing better to do, so they would worship whatever was available.

With the intention of giving them something to do, Wei Yuan materialized the information Xu Wenwu had written from his memory and passed it on to them. He then gave them a gun he had developed to launch flying swords and asked them to figure out how to improve it. After that, he withdrew from the vast land.

In the final moments before dawn, Wei Yuan took out the scale armor he had just made and dressed his master in it. As for weapons, that was a different story. Wei Yuan had always activated all his weapons directly with his Dao power; he had never considered weapons that mortals could use.

Then Wei Yuan set up a feng shui formation and pondered what kind of energy to use to elevate the fortune. At this point, Wei Yuan's mastery of feng shui and fortune was already quite profound, almost on par with Ji Liuli. After all, this type of formation also requires talent, and the Child of Fortune is the best talent.

Wei Yuan currently possesses several Immortal-level auras: the Laurel Immortal Tree, the Ice Glass Divine Wood, and the Crimson Lotus Bodhi. Even stronger are the Maiden's Yin-Yang and the Shadow in the Moon. He hasn't yet tested the Gate of All Realms, unsure if it's usable. These auras each have different effects: the Laurel Immortal Tree enhances his own killing power, the Ice Glass Divine Wood plunges enemies into a state of chilling stillness, and the Crimson Lotus Bodhi can dissolve karmic debts.

After some thought, Wei Yuan decided to use the Ice Glass Divine Wood. He wasn't sure about the other effects of the Frostbite Divine Wood, but its ability to slow down enemies was currently its most practical use.

The Ice Crystal Divine Tree cooperated perfectly, handing a piece of Frost Crystal to Wei Yuan.

After improving his luck, Wei Yuan put away the rocks blocking the cave entrance and rushed out as soon as the first ray of dawn appeared, followed closely by a Dao Foundation Warrior carrying Zhang Sheng on his back.

In another cave in the distance, Long Ying sensed the rapidly receding aura, and his expression turned grim.

The terrifying creature outside was still lingering, its gaze occasionally sweeping across the cave entrance. It wasn't until half an hour later that it left. The dragon eagle immediately burst out of the cave and chased after the last remaining mark at full speed.

As they chased, Long Ying suddenly felt an unusual chill in the air. Then, the two Dao Foundation Warriors he was dragging suddenly lost their balance and collided with each other. The two then crashed into several other people nearby, forcing Long Ying to intervene and right them from a distance before he could resume his flight at high speed.

Long Ying's restraint in not unleashing a torrent of curses was already a testament to his composure. These Foundation Establishment cultivators didn't even need to exert any effort; they were essentially being pulled forward by Dao power, yet they still managed to lose their balance?
The cold wind was biting, and in the blink of an eye, the dragon eagle had chased for more than a hundred miles. According to Wei Yuan's speed yesterday, the distance between the two sides should have been reduced by thirty miles just now.

Soon, new marks appeared, and the distance indeed narrowed, now about 500 miles apart. The dragon eagle held nothing back, adding a burst of magic power to the shaman, instantly increasing his speed as well.

By the time the next mark appeared, the dragon eagle had already flown four hundred miles away, closing the distance to Wei Yuan by another hundred miles.

Long Ying's spirits lifted, and he was about to maintain full speed in pursuit when suddenly the Dao Foundation cultivators behind him collided together again, rolling around in a heap!
Long Ying was furious, but he couldn't abandon them out of pride. So he gritted his teeth and said, "Anyone who isn't focused will be killed!"

But before he could finish speaking, the Dao Foundation cultivators started clashing again. Even the shaman noticed something was wrong and said, "Should we put them down for now?"

"Absolutely impossible!" Long Ying gritted his teeth and said.

When they set off again, all the Foundation Establishment cultivators were bound together and dragged along by the dragon eagle. While this prevented any accidents, it inevitably reduced their speed slightly.

Wei Yuan received the message from the mark, knowing that there were still more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators among the pursuers. He immediately changed his strategy, rushing straight southwest, slightly increasing his speed. Now, the speed difference between the two sides was fifty miles per quarter, and the distance was constantly closing.

While consuming his opponent's mana, Wei Yuan moved closer to the territory of the Witch Clan.

Soon, Long Ying realized Wei Yuan's intention and suddenly rushed at full speed, instantly becoming two hundred miles faster than Wei Yuan!

Although this kind of full-speed sprint consumes a lot of mana and cannot be sustained, he finally closed the distance to Wei Yuan to within a hundred miles when the new mark appeared.

If it weren't for the mountains, Wei Yuan could be seen directly from this distance.

Dragon Eagle's divine sense suddenly surged out like a tidal wave, instantly sweeping over Wei Yuan and placing a mark on him. However, after placing the mark, Dragon Eagle's face turned somewhat pale, and his magical power decreased.

However, the mark was placed hastily and was removed by Wei Yuan in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. At this moment, Long Ying closed the distance by ten miles. He gritted his teeth, swept his divine sense across Wei Yuan like a storm, placed another mark on him, and then chased after him frantically. But the mark was quickly removed by Wei Yuan as well.

At this point, the two sides were only seventy miles apart. Despite his exhaustion, Long Ying marked Wei Yuan for the third time, but this time, he couldn't find Wei Yuan even after scanning with his divine sense!

Long Ying was not about to let his efforts go to waste. His divine sense surged like a raging ocean, and after seven attempts, he finally found Wei Yuan and forcibly marked him.

As the two sides continued their back-and-forth struggle, Wei Yuan would disappear from time to time, forcing Long Ying to frequently use his divine sense to scan and lock onto him. In the blink of an eye, the two had been chasing each other from dawn to afternoon, running for more than ten thousand miles, before Long Ying finally caught up with Wei Yuan.

At this moment, the dozen or so Dao Foundation subordinates he was dragging were on the verge of death, and Long Ying himself only had 60% of his magic power left. In Wei Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness, the old ghost of the remnant clan, who was also a true dragon bloodline, finally completed his reincarnation and slowly rose from the earth, transforming into a dragon guard.

Without saying much, Long Ying waved his hand, and the world around them changed, and the two were now in another independent world.

Long Ying stared at Wei Yuan, a sinister smile slowly spreading across his face. "You made me chase you for so long, almost causing you to lose all face. Well done, you're very good! Now it's time for you to pay the price. This is my hunting world. How about it, quite impressive, isn't it? But what truly makes you despair isn't this world, but... it!!"

A tall warrior stepped out from beside Long Ying, wielding a massive saber. His aura was connected to Long Ying's, bearing a striking resemblance.

Long Ying's voice rose eight octaves, his face contorted with fanaticism. He spoke in an almost chanting tone, "See that? This is the legendary Dragon Guard. It's proof of the hunt, proof of status, and proof of strength! Unbelievable, isn't it? I've already completed one hunt. And you will be my second Dragon Guard. For this honor, I will make your death extremely... gruesome!!"

The lingering sound lingers around the beams.

When Long Ying opened his eyes again, he saw two people standing beside Wei Yuan.

On the left is a young girl holding a bright red immortal sword; on the right is a scholar carrying a bundle of tubes that are tied together and spinning rapidly.

(End of this chapter)