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Chapter 717 - 659 storms three

Chapter 717: 659 storms three

Top-tier Shadow Exchange Ability allows one to completely replace an opponent’s identity in terms of cause and effect, but the precondition is that the opponent must be weak enough not to resist.

And this squad leader obviously does not meet the criteria.

Therefore, it was necessary to weaken him, to weaken him until he met the requirements of Li Chengyi.

Lushan.

Within the First Cave, a black smoke abruptly condensed and fell, transforming into the complete form of Lord Lushan.

He had just returned from a trip to the Gong Shan Family to attend a small family meeting, which was also about discussing how to deal with the situation involving the Fu Family.

Gong Shanrong’s power and strength were quite conspicuous among the neighboring noble families, so the decision whether to fight or make peace had to be thought out thoroughly.

After the discussion, Lord Lushan was somewhat tired.

"Bring me some tea," he called.

He climbed up to the third floor of the small building and took a seat in his usual chair.

Soon, a deer demon delivered a cup of hot tea with care.

Lord Lushan lifted the cup to drink and immediately furrowed his brows.

"Lacks some taste," he said, looking up at the deer demon before abruptly breaking off a piece of the deer’s antler with a flick of his hand. Crushing it into powder with a single grip, he sprinkled it into his tea cup.

Taking another sip, the taste was much improved.

"Hmm, I knew something was missing. It was the deer velvet," he muttered, nodding in satisfaction and gesturing dismissively for the pained deer demon girl to leave.

"By the way, where are the others?" he asked.

"Master, all the young masters have not returned from their outings," the deer demon girl quickly replied.

"Is that so?" Lord Lushan for some reason felt that something was not quite right.

Ever since Gong Shanzhu was initiated, the atmosphere within the family hadn’t felt as natural as before.

Everyone was becoming increasingly... congenial.

He took another sip from his tea cup.

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Several days later.

Li Chengyi returned once more to the Lushan Cave, resuming his life of seclusion and deep cultivation.

Aside from the squad leader, the members of the Xuanji Sect were now completely subdued by the Ziwei Royal Authority.

But that was as far as it went. With his current level of cultivation and strength, without using the Flower Language Technique and Dimensional Ability, he was at most first-class. The Dimensional Ability was too abnormal and caused too many changes, making it inconvenient. On the other hand, the Flower Language was sufficiently covert.

However, the Flower Language could only be used as a last resort. The key was to enhance True Yuan to continuously accelerate the strengthening of Consciousness Power.

So, after obtaining all the memories and identity of the Xuanji Sect squad leader, Li Chengyi did not immediately replace him but instead returned to Lord Lushan’s side.

After several days of continuous investigation, he chose a rainy day to quietly arrive at Master Lushan’s small building.

Outside, the wind and rain were intense, and thunder roared.

The small building deep in the cave was intermittently lit by lightning that penetrated from the large hole above.

"Master, your disciple has some doubts he wishes to verify, and I was wondering if you might have time to enlighten me?" asked Li Chengyi, bowing earnestly as he spoke.

"What is it? Come in," Lord Lushan’s voice floated out from the building.

Li Chengyi’s face took on a sly smile as he quickly stepped inside.

Following the somewhat worn staircase upwards, his clear footsteps echoed as he quickly reached the third floor.

Master Lushan sat quietly in his chair, holding a tobacco pipe, leisurely puffing away.

The grey-white tobacco smoke continually spread around, somewhat choking.

"Go ahead, what is it?" Lord Lushan asked indifferently.

"Actually, it’s just a minor issue," said Li Chengyi, his face showing concern, "Lately, when practicing my cultivation technique, I’ve been experiencing an intermittent itching sensation, and sometimes my meridians feel a faint numbness...."

Hmm?

Lord Lushan narrowed his eyes.

This was his promising talent; if something were amiss, his own cultivation might have to wait yet again to reach perfection.

Without any doubt, his figure flickered, and he appeared in front of Li Chengyi.

"Let me have a look." He reached out with a single finger to touch Li Chengyi’s shoulder, starting to probe his internal condition.

Streams of extremely fine innate gold yuan flowed out swiftly, circulating through Li Chengyi’s meridians.

"Strange, everything seems normal, and there’s nothing unusual." Lord Lushan furrowed his brow.

"Is that so? Master, could you check a bit more carefully?" Li Chengyi lowered his head, and suddenly, the corners of his mouth curled up.

Hisss!

In an instant, the Flower Language Technique activated in unison.

The Destiny Hit Blade combined with Wisteria Flower’s Language: Hand of Eternal Sleep erupted simultaneously.

Violet and gold lights interwove and sparkled, covering the back of Li Chengyi’s hand and turning it into a thrusting blade.

To Lord Lushan, tens of tons of impact force was nothing, but what astonished him was that Li Chengyi would actually attack him??

And what shocked him even more was that, while the attack seemed weak, why couldn’t he break free from this sudden thrust’s targeting???

An indescribable and uncanny feeling of restraint affected every part of his body, making him only able to stand in place and withstand the stab.

"You!!!?"

Fortunately, the power of the strike was not significant to him, and as long as he survived it, he could immediately capture Gong Shanzhu and interrogate why...

Boom!!!

Suddenly, a loud noise erupted as two figures appeared behind him, one swinging a palm and the other piercing with a sword, both attacking Lord Lushan simultaneously.

What was most exaggerated was that both of their gold yuan were of the unmatched innate level!!

That is, having reached the pinnacle of perfection, so strong there was no room for further advancement, the ultimate gold yuan!!

In the ultimate gold yuan, a faint sense of Dao fruit manifested, causing Lord Lushan to shiver all over.

His expression changed wildly in an instant, and the golden yuan within his body began to scatter outwards frantically, transforming into black, suspended mountain ranges that exploded in all directions.

The immense shockwave turned into a golden explosion, attempting to blast Li Chengyi and the other two away simultaneously.

But unfortunately...

The assailants were two peerless experts, and although they had already lost their minds, completely zombified, their power was far beyond what Lord Lushan could contend with alone.

Shh!

The golden light hadn’t fully erupted before it was suppressed once again, dimming into nothingness.

Lord Lushan stood still in place, spitting out a mouthful of blood. His eyes gradually lost their luster.

"That should suffice," said Li Chengyi, withdrawing his hand and standing straight.

Whoosh!

His body suddenly turned noodle-like and drilled into Lord Lushan’s body through the wound, quickly disappearing completely within.

Before long, Lord Lushan’s body trembled, emitting cries of pain.

But soon, the cries faded and quieted down.

About ten minutes later, he stood upright, a calm expression like Li Chengyi’s previous one spreading across his face.

"With this, the only flaw here has vanished...." With a thought, the two figures of the Yellow Sand Palm disappeared swiftly.

As veteran first-rate experts, Huang Qiu of the Yellow Sand Palm and Chen Yan, the Thousand Facets Swordsman, had their golden yuan quadrupled after zombification, bypassing the Gold Jade stage and reaching the peerless realm of condensing Dao fruit.

However, it seemed that due to the absence of something crucial, the Dao fruits they condensed were not complete, not qualifying as genuine peerless experts.

But Li Chengyi wasn’t picky; as long as he could control them decisively at the critical moment, their full-force sneak attack would not be much less effective.

Li Chengyi got up and walked slowly towards the secret vault of Lord Lushan.

From now on, he would be Lord Lushan, and Lord Lushan would be him; naturally, everything that belonged to the other was his.

Especially the vast experience and insights from practicing Lushan Hundred Transformations, which were of great help to him.

Next were the many treasures within the secret vault that would allow him to smoothly break through the Seventh Layer and reach the Eighth Layer.

Ever since feeling the evil thoughts of Lord Lushan, he had planned this very outcome.

Now, everything seemed to be moving along splendidly.

Soon, he approached a wall in a small building and reached out to touch it.

The wall immediately rippled gently, and Li Chengyi walked through, his body passing through the ripple.

On the other side was a dark secret chamber about five square meters in size.

The walls of the chamber were lined with shelves, and the shelves were filled with numerous treasure boxes of various sizes.

Each box was labeled with different names.

Li Chengyi smiled with satisfaction and reached out for a black treasure box with dragon patterns on it.

The name on it read: Primordial Wood Demon Lotus.

This was precisely the secret medicine he needed for his next breakthrough.

He picked up the treasure box, opened it, and inside was a palm-sized lotus flower of earthy yellow color, emitting speckles of white light.

Picking up the lotus, golden yuan surged in Li Chengyi’s palm, infiltrating it.

Soon, the lotus began to melt, turning into numerous white viscous fluids, which, like a living thing, seeped through his skin.

Hum!

The cultivation of the Seventh Layer of Lushan Hundred Transformations, like the last piece of a missing puzzle, was completed in an instant.

Pure gold color emerged on Li Chengyi’s body.

Quickly, the gold transformed into a darker shade, its quantity increasing rapidly while its density and strength soared at an astonishing rate.

In the outside world, it seemed as though countless formless energies continuously replenished the golden yuan within his body.

More than ten minutes later.

The golden yuan enveloping Li Chengyi transformed into a dark gold color.

This signified his official entrance into the Eighth Layer.

At this point, aside from the original Lord Lushan himself, he now possessed the highest cultivation level among all of Lord Lushan’s disciples.

Just one more layer and he would reach the ultimate Gold Jade realm.

And for Li Chengyi, reaching this last layer wouldn’t take long.

"With this advancement, my body’s endurance is stronger, allowing me to zombify even more powerful experts."

He had tested it; using his consciousness power to sever the lifeline was mainly constrained by his physical and mental stamina, while his consciousness power was more than sufficient.

Previously, his limit was severing the lifelines of first-rate experts, but he could do no more beyond that level.

Above that level, he was not fast enough to sever the lifeline faster than the opponent’s could regenerate.

Yes, those above the first-rate level, the Gold Jade caliber experts, all have regenerating lifelines.

But now, his own cultivation was nearing the Gold Jade level, making it much easier to deal with those of this caliber.

Whoosh!

In an instant, Li Chengyi disappeared from the spot, leaving the cave and heading towards the Xuanji Sect’s contact point.

Having no concerns behind him now, it was time to properly arrange the situation on the other side.

It was night, with heavy rain pouring down.

Midway, Lord Lushan’s body, now Li Chengyi’s, began rapidly transforming into the appearance of the Xuanji Sect’s elite squad captain.

Crack.

Suddenly, the distant night sky burst open with a massive trail of golden light.

Li Chengyi immediately came to a halt, looking up towards that direction.

’That direction... is it the Gong Shan Family?’

He furrowed his brow and summoned several zombies in his mind, sending them to be on the alert.

Gong Shanqinyang and his wife, along with the chubby child, were still in that vicinity; they were relatives and friends, after all, and he couldn’t completely disregard them.

Feeding the golden yuan continuously into the Sword Furnace to burn, the previously dark golden yuan began to shrink and solidify once again.

Moreover, with the cultivation technique of the Eighth Layer of Lushan Hundred Transformations, Li Chengyi estimated that in at most a month, he could step into the Ninth Layer, fully completing it and achieving Gold Jade.

After making arrangements, he continued on his way, rushing towards his original destination.