The True Lord has arrived

Chapter 311 Imperial Decree!

Li Yuanying's actions—first admitting defeat, then immediately reneging and using force to seize it—were extremely abrupt. However, Li Pingyang seemed to have already planned it. With a thought, Li Taibai's sword flew out, stirring up sword energy and shattering the butterflies beside Li Zhiwei.

The sword energy collided with the flowing light, creating ripples.

Li Pingyang grabbed Li Zhiwei and retreated rapidly to avoid further attacks. Li Pingyang already possessed a primordial sword intent from his father, and he also had the opportunity to reshape his spiritual body at Lou Guandao's place, the leader of all the Taoist sects in the world. Although his cultivation level was only sixth grade.

However, with his agile movements, Li Bai's immortal sword made up for his lack of offensive power.

At this moment, one attack and one retreat, both are perfectly executed.

After retreating, with a thought, the longsword with a white crane on its scabbard whistled and flew out on its own, circling around the two of them and pointing in front of them. The originally gentle and kind eyes suddenly revealed a fierce and ruthless spirit.

Li Yuanying did not press his advantage and attack. He simply held up the seal with one hand, his demeanor calm and composed, and said, "...Li Taibai's daughter? I have seen your father before, but unfortunately, although he possessed immortal energy, he did not remain with me."

"Since you are a descendant of an old friend, I will not kill you."

"Zhiwei, you are of the bloodline of my Li family. You should know that rules alone cannot bind you and me. The order of seniority, passed down for thousands of years, and the commands of fathers and elder brothers cannot restrain Second Brother. How can the agreement between you and me bind me?"

Li Yuanying lowered his eyes to look at the girl over there, noticing the resentment in her phoenix eyes.

Li Yuanying sighed: "He really is a child..."

"How can one so easily trust others?"

He held up the seal in his hand as if gazing upon the most beautiful and unparalleled treasure in the world, his eyes burning with a fervent flame as he murmured, "By the mandate of Heaven, may your reign be long and prosperous..."

Li Pingyang summoned his sword intent, intending to use his sword energy to transform into feathers and surround and kill the enemy.

Even at this moment, Li Yuanying's defense was not something the two of them could break through. One by one, like living butterflies, they fluttered their wings and circled, cutting off all the menacing sword energy that attacked.

Li Yuanying said calmly, "Your father has immortal energy, and so do I. We both obtained immortal energy at the same time. Your sword energy cannot break through my defense."

His gaze fell on the seal, and he said:

"This is the seal that my second brother used."

“Father, now this seal is in my hands. Have I fulfilled your expectations of me?” Li Yuanying lowered his eyes. In his memory, his childhood was occupied by two men.

He was called Father, but he was older than most people's grandfather.

A desolate, decadent scene, a face full of wrinkles, a venomous and resentful dragon.

One is spirited and radiant, like a phoenix soaring high in the heavens.

"In any case... the events of the past two hundred years should come to an end. I will be the one to obtain this seal in the end. I will complete this formation, using the [Langyuan Wonderland] as a guide, embedding it into the human destiny of the Great Tang Dynasty, and ultimately, re-establish the Great Tang Immortal Dynasty."

"May it last for a thousand generations, and never perish."

"This is an achievement that surpasses my second brother's; I have finally..."

He walked step by step to the center of the Humanity Luck Array. Li Zhiwei suddenly stepped forward, trying to snatch it, but was knocked to the ground by a force. The girl struggled, but lay on the ground, unable to get up.

Li Zhiwei shouted, "You, Uncle Gao, how could you do this!"

"How many Langzhongs will be born?! You've seen it yourself, how many people will starve to death while sinking into this dream? This world is nothing but a dream, don't continue down this wrong path..."

Li Yuanying ignored her and said softly, "When the great cause is accomplished, I will make you a princess of the Immortal Tang Dynasty. You will also be a descendant of my second brother. I will make your future children the rulers of the Immortal Tang Dynasty."

Humanity's fortune, human achievements, and this vast human world.

"The journey of life is full of suffering, but the true spirit is the core."

"After entering this blessed land, no one will need to compare themselves to others, there will be no need to fight, there will be no more disasters, no one will die of hunger or thirst, and no one will fall because of a sword hilt..."

"Only in this way can we ensure the long-term preservation of the Immortal Tang Dynasty."

Li Yuanying placed the Imperial Seal at the core of the formation, and a faint golden ripple began to spread. His eyes held a gentle expectation, and his obsession and pursuit had reached their peak.

Then, the golden ripples suddenly condensed, but did not converge on him!
Li Yuanying's pupils suddenly contracted.

Li Zhiwei suddenly pressed down on the ground. The girl, who had seemed powerless and had been overturned and unable to move by the force of the force, now gritted her teeth and rushed towards the Imperial Seal.

Before coming to Tengwang Pavilion, Zhou Yan's words echoed in my ears.

'...is the most precious treasure I possess.'

'It's something as important as my heart...'

Li Zhiwei almost instantly realized that there must be a huge connection between the Imperial Seal and Zhou Yan. So, how to thwart Li Yuanying's plan? Naturally, it was to add a third party's power to the formation!
The status of the Imperial Seal of the State, and its relationship with Zhou Yan.

This is what it means—

Li Zhiwei's real gamble!

The real strategy!
Seizing the moment of Li Yuanying's shock, the girl used the momentum from being thrown back by the force of the energy blast to lunge towards the Imperial Seal of the State, which was suspended at the node of the array. A ripple flashed in Li Yuanying's eyes, and he roared, "...You, you lowly servant!!!"

With a flick of his sleeve, the butterfly hurtled towards Li Zhiwei.

Li Zhiwei seemed to no longer care about anything else, letting the butterflies land on her back as she lunged toward the seal. Just as the beautiful golden butterflies were about to tear Li Zhiwei's body apart, a clear sword rang out.

"Soaring through the nine heavens!"

The sword energy transformed into a torrent, striking the butterfly prematurely.

While unable to erase the butterflies, the power of their spells was at least detonated prematurely. Li Zhiwei was thrown over by the force and happened to grab the seal. Li Yuanying, with a grim expression, also grabbed the bottom of the Imperial Seal.

He raised his left hand, his five fingers like dragon claws, and tore at Li Zhiwei's face.

Suddenly, a powerful force pulled at his left arm.

"?!!who!!"

Li Yuanying turned his head and saw the one-armed man with bloodshot eyes. He used his right arm to hold the man's hand tightly. Li Yuanying had great magical power, but his physical body was ultimately inferior to that of a military strategist. With his fifth-rank cultivation level, it was enough for him to desperately hold onto the man's arm.

Li Yuanying roared, "Don't you want your daughter to live?"

"Wang Boze!"

Wang Boze's eyes darted around him in struggle, then he suddenly roared in a frenzied voice, "Your plan didn't even consider the life or death of an ordinary person, did it? How can I believe you?! You don't care about the lives of countless ordinary people, how can Wan'er and I trust you!"

Li Yuanying noticed the struggle in Wang Boze's eyes. He suddenly realized something and looked sharply at the painting that Li Zhiwei had dropped on the ground.

That painting also contains a little girl lying down as if she were dead.

He thought of what Li Zhiwei had just said.

He got it.

These words and this painting were not meant to persuade him, but to convince Wang Boze. Li Yuanying realized that he had ultimately been tricked by his second brother's descendant. He said, "As expected of my second brother's descendant... bold and meticulous."

"However, this king's abilities are not limited to this." He intends to invoke the blessings of this blessed land itself.

Li Zhiwei suddenly shouted, "Great-Grandma!!!"

There was no movement.

Li Zhiwei said, "Do you also want to continue making the same mistakes?"

As if a sigh was heard, a figure detached from Li Zhiwei's body. It was an extremely beautiful woman, none other than Yang Taizhen from the three overseas islands who had been attached to Li Zhiwei.

Yang Taizhen's phantom appeared beside Li Yuanying, raised his hand and used a Daoist incantation to strike behind Li Yuanying. It took several people to barely restrain Li Yuanying for a moment.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Zhiwei grabbed the seal and retreated.

Without hesitation, he placed both hands on the seal and pressed it down forcefully.

The Imperial Seal of the State has once again entered the fray.

Golden ripples spread out.

However, they couldn't continue. Li Yuanying had already sent Wang Boze, Yang Taizhen, and Li Pingyang, who were trying to restrain him, flying away. Ultimately, his cultivation level was extremely high. Wang Boze crashed heavily into a pillar of the Tengwang Pavilion, spitting blood as he fell to the ground.

Yang Taizhen's body rippled, and Li Pingyang's face also showed some pain.

Li Yuanying couldn't afford to pursue the other bandits at this moment. His rhythm was completely dictated by Li Zhiwei, and he also went all out to take control...

No, he could no longer control the formation at this moment; he could only stop Li Zhiwei—which meant that he had ultimately fallen into a disadvantageous and passive position.

Li Yuanying's emotions were complex, containing anger, but also a twisted sense of admiration and resentment.

"Okay, okay, okay—"

"Good grandniece, I underestimated you."

"Even if you tampered with the Imperial Seal, you still cannot surpass me. I am closer to my second brother than to him..."

Li Zhiwei knew that, in any case, this was Tengwang Pavilion, the place where the legends of Li Yuanying gathered, and also his home ground. With all kinds of means at their disposal, Li Yuanying would have an absolute advantage.

The fact that she has managed to struggle step by step to this point is already an extreme achievement.

Lost?
At this moment, Zhou Yan was restrained, while the other three allies were seriously injured. Li Zhiwei looked at Li Yuanying, who was slowly walking towards her and suppressing the Human Dao Qi Luck Array, with resentment in her eyes. Li Yuanying looked at her, but seemed somewhat dazed.

"Bring it here."

"You have done well. I will make you the first subject of the Immortal Tang Dynasty."

Li Yuanying slowly reached out his hand towards her.

Li Zhiwei suddenly relaxed. She closed her eyes, her body trembling as if from fear. She was already petite, and now she looked even thinner. Then she took a deep breath and released her grip.

The next moment, she channeled her inner energy into her palm and struck her own heart.

Li Zhiwei's aura instantly dropped, and her face turned deathly pale. Her attack on her heart directly severed the meridians in her body that were connected to her heart, creating cracks. She felt as if thousands of swords were piercing through her heart.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, which landed on the Imperial Seal of the State.

The direct bloodline of the contemporary Li Tang imperial family, the heart's blood, the Imperial Seal of the State—

In an instant, the Imperial Seal of the State exploded with a violent ripple.

With his heart's blood, he overwhelmed Li Yuanying!
Golden light shone on the array once more. The girl grasped the seal with both hands. The seal's radiance flowed brightly, resonating with the Human Dao Luck Array and emitting bursts of energy. Li Zhiwei's black hair flew, its ends shimmering with gold.

Her face was deathly pale, and her lips were bloodless, yet they were stained a striking crimson with the blood of her heart. Originally a spirited young girl, she now exuded a powerful charm that blended sternness and heroic spirit.

She looked at Li Yuanying, who was being forced back by the activated Humanity Luck Array, his hands gripping the Imperial Seal of the State. Her phoenix eyes narrowed, and she suddenly asked:
"Do you know where the difference lies between you and our ancestor, Emperor Taizong?"

"Grand Uncle Tengwang Gong".

In a daze, as if in a nightmare, as if he had returned to when he was three or five years old, he entered the palace and looked at the man with the appearance of a dragon and phoenix, the face of heaven and earth. Li Yuanying was in a daze and lost his mind.

Li Zhiwei did not answer.

Instead, he revealed a mischievous smile.

Taking advantage of Li Yuanying's momentary lapse in concentration, she pressed down hard with both hands, causing the Humanity Luck Array to circulate!
I was just kidding, nobody wants to tell you that!
This human destiny formation has been prepared for a hundred years and has severed the evil formation that originally existed here. It contains enormous power. Li Zhiwei knew that he could not maintain this state for long.

Using the connection between the Imperial Seal and Zhou Yan, she guided the surge of humanistic fortune, nurtured for a century, to flow towards it. She felt the strain, but gritted her teeth and held on, shouting:

"By the decree of the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor."

"Master Zhou Yan, hailing from Sichuan, is a descendant of the Xiang Emperor and a primordial deity."

"Add an honorific title—"

She took a deep breath and said loudly:
"【The Wondrous Dao of Qingyuan Manifests its Holy Power—The Holy and Heroic King Who Protects the Nation and Manifests His Divine Blessing】!"

The surge of human fortune, momentarily stagnant, immediately rushed towards Zhou Yan. The golden ripples slowly subsided, signifying the convergence of human fortune in the Shu region at this juncture, and the forced theft of all the treasures accumulated over hundreds of years.

However, those who use this tactic cannot do so without incurring a cost.

Li Zhiwei swayed, trying to steady herself, but ultimately couldn't hold on and fell to the side. Her face was pale, and blood kept flowing from the corner of her mouth, quickly soaking her clothes. Her fingers were curled up unconsciously beside her.

Forcing the heart to respond with external force and directing the blood from the heart is no ordinary act of madness.

But only at this moment did that kind of atmosphere, reminiscent of Emperor Taizong, truly emerge.

Li Yuanying was stunned and lost in thought. At this moment, he no longer cared about failure or anything else. He just angrily said, "What exactly do you want to say? Where am I inferior to my second brother!"

“Explain yourself, explain yourself. Martial arts, literary talent? I am certainly inferior to him in these areas, but that's because I haven't had the same experiences and opportunities as him. If I had grown up with him, if we had faced the same…”

Li Zhiwei lay on the ground, looking at the deranged Prince Teng, and murmured:
"You're not ruthless enough to yourself."

In an instant, Li Yuanying felt as if he had been pierced through, and he could no longer speak.

Li Zhiwei's vision became clouded, and her heartbeat grew slower and slower. She could only manage to look up and see the young Taoist priest surrounded by the aura of humanity that had transformed into a suit of armor. Only then did she feel at ease, as her vision was gradually swallowed by darkness.

The rest is in your hands, Master Zhou.

You would never stand by and watch me die.

No?
The girl placed her hand on the ground.

Mother...

I feel so cold.

I'm so scared...

(End of this chapter)