Cultivation Begins from Infancy - Chapter 340

Volume 3 - Chapter 68: Sorrow - Part 1

The two Sacred Heart Treasures, both attack-oriented, were a pale yellow short sword and a violet pagoda.

The treasures radiated a glow reminiscent of the sun and moon, hovering in the air, their brilliance blending harmoniously with the heavens and earth.

Holding the Sacred Heart Treasures, Long Jue Shen and Feng Lingxiao exchanged glances, understanding that if they did not swiftly crush the Li family, they would be unable to report back to the Three Desolate Gods.

"I'll break the formation, and you take care of that old dog!" Feng Lingxiao declared coldly.

"Once the formation is broken, your Sacred Palace leads the charge," Long Jue Shen replied.

Although the two top-tier demonic forces had allied, they kept their calculations meticulous and transparent.

Feng Lingxiao, unwilling to aggravate his injuries by battling Li Muxiu, did not argue further, leaving the Sacred Palace elders to compensate for his reluctance.

Both quickly immersed their divine souls into the Sacred Heart Treasures, merging with their cores and communing with the Sacred Heart Spirit to grasp the treasures' properties.

Within moments, their eyes gleamed with radiant light. They absorbed and refined the treasures, then soared skyward, issuing commands.

The demon kings and elders under their banners immediately understood their orders—this was the moment to breach Qingzhou City by force.

One command after another was sent out. Amidst the surging demon horde, banners of demonic clans unfurled, accompanied by the ancient, desolate sound of war horns.

As the demon horde stirred, Long Jue Shen and Feng Lingxiao’s figures darted forward, launching their attack on Qingzhou City.

Boom!

The first ray of sunrise struck Qingzhou City. Amid the morning light, an earth-shattering explosion echoed above the city.

The deafening tremor jolted citizens from their restless slumber. Startled and pale with fear, they hurried to their windows, peering nervously through the cracks.

Above Qingzhou City, a golden array abruptly materialized, resembling an inverted divine bowl, blocking a terrifying violet-black beam of light.

Countless divine patterns flickered rapidly, resembling frenzied butterflies in flight.

The resounding blast alarmed the city defenders.

Soldiers rotating shifts leapt from their barracks along the city walls, awakened by the shock.

On the battlements, Li Muxiu, who had been resting and recuperating with medicinal aid, suddenly opened his eyes. His divine soul extended outward, scanning the battlefield. He immediately spotted two figures hovering beyond the city—none other than the leaders of the two great demonic forces.

His pupils contracted as he noticed the treasures in their hands.

"Sacred Heart Treasures!"

Li Muxiu's face turned grim as he dashed out from the corner tower. His aged body shot skyward as he roared, "Stop!"

Yet Feng Lingxiao, clutching the Profound Universe Pagoda, ignored him, channeling its immense power to strike downward.

The Sacred Heart Spirit within the pagoda unleashed its might, summoning the energy of one hundred thousand drops of Profound Heavy Water. Each drop weighed ten thousand catties. Together, they gathered into a single point, unleashing billions of pounds of force in a single strike that nearly caused the city’s protective array to collapse.

If this were any other city, the array would have shattered instantly.

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Qingzhou City's protective array, however, was no ordinary formation. As the headquarters of the Divine General Mansion, its defensive power ranked among the best in Great Yu, second only to the Xuantian Emperor Array of the Holy Capital.

Like the arrays guarding other provincial capitals under the Divine General Mansion, this formation was personally constructed by the first Grand Si Tian three thousand years ago, at the founding of the nation. Its strength was unparalleled, impervious even to full-strength assaults from those at the Absolute Technique Stage.

Yet under the combined assault of Feng Lingxiao and the Sacred Heart Treasure, the array's power was rapidly diminishing.

Enraged, Li Muxiu charged forward. Suddenly, a figure streaked toward him, intercepting his path.

A flash of pale yellow sword light slashed down, nearly splitting the void before Li Muxiu. The power of the Dao Domain coalesced and enveloped him, constraining his body.

Within the domain, countless sword lights erupted, followed by the roar of a dragon that imposed the weight of its laws upon him. Li Muxiu’s body trembled under the oppressive force, his blood and energy shrinking inward, sapping his strength.

Shocked and furious, Li Muxiu threw a punch. The invincible intent of his Half-Step Invincible Fist enabled him to temporarily enter a state of invulnerability. While a typical Absolute Technique Stage cultivator would struggle to counteract the rules of a Dao Domain, Li Muxiu, harnessing the profound essence of invincibility, managed to envelop himself in his own Dao Domain, resisting Long Jue Shen’s encroaching domain.

The Half-Step Dao Domain was inferior to the Supreme Dao Realm in offensive capability, mainly due to the slower expansion of its domain. However, for defense, its self-enclosing ability was nearly as fast.

"Ten Extreme Sword Shadows!"

Long Jue Shen unleashed the full power of the pale yellow short sword, a Sacred Heart Treasure. The Sacred Heart Spirit within it exerted a suppressive aura as ten dazzling sword lights split from the short sword, roaring toward Li Muxiu with blinding speed.

Li Muxiu’s expression darkened. With a sudden motion, a green ribbon appeared in his hand. The ribbon morphed as if alive, winding around his fist.

Facing the incoming sword shadows, Li Muxiu swung his fist repeatedly.

Bang! Bang!

The sword lights shattered upon impact. Each time Li Muxiu stepped forward, it was a measured stride, steady as a mountain. His fist, shrouded in a radiant green light, radiated devastating power. Though within Long Jue Shen's Dao Domain, he continuously broke through the sword lights, pushing his way toward Long Jue Shen.

Long Jue Shen's face flickered. This old dog still had hidden strength—and that ribbon was clearly another Sacred Heart Treasure.

Still, Long Jue Shen remained cold and composed. After all, with the Divine General Mansion's centuries-old legacy, possessing a few Sacred Heart Treasures was unsurprising.

His expression turned icy as he pressed forward with his Dao Domain's suppressive force. The sound of countless dragon roars reverberated in Li Muxiu's ears, flushing his face red. Although he seemed to advance steadily, his blood churned violently within, barely contained.

Meanwhile, a deafening impact resounded nearby. Feng Lingxiao once again wielded the Profound Universe Pagoda, smashing it onto the protective array. The dazzling violet-black light fell like a collapsing mountain.

“Stop!”

“Block him!”

From within the city, figures shot out one after another, led by Li Xiaoran.

The earlier earth-shaking explosion had not only awakened the city’s citizens but also alerted the Divine General Mansion. The members quickly projected their divine souls outward, observing the battlefield beyond Qingzhou City. They saw Li Muxiu locked in a fierce battle with Long Jue Shen and Feng Lingxiao attacking the protective array.

A brilliant light, like a galaxy tearing through the sky, surged forward, aiming for Feng Lingxiao.

Feng Lingxiao’s gaze turned cold. With a faint sneer, he extended his Dao Domain. The blade light, dazzling as the Milky Way, burned and disintegrated before reaching him. Yet, he remained focused, gripping the Profound Universe Pagoda and driving its immense weight onto the array once more.

The array trembled violently, its divine patterns flashing at an increasingly frantic pace, nearing their limit.

Suddenly, a streak of green sword light shot forth from the city, penetrating the array and striking the Profound Universe Pagoda. Despite the burning effect of the Dao Domain, the sword light’s intensity did not wane, causing the pagoda to shudder, momentarily halting its descent.

Feng Lingxiao’s face darkened as he turned toward the source of the attack—a woman.

The woman was Ji Qingqing. Though only at the Absolute Technique Stage, she had cultivated the Ji family’s unique techniques, placing her on par with the Great Yu Dynasty's imperial clans in strength.

When Ji Qingqing was exiled from the Ji family, despite the elders’ fury at her choices, her father, Ji Tianchao, had secretly entrusted her with several precious artifacts. Among them was the Sacred Heart Treasure she now wielded—the Taiyuan Sword.

The Sacred Heart Spirit within the Taiyuan Sword enabled her attacks to bypass other rules, making it an exceptionally rare and formidable weapon. It allowed Ji Qingqing to wound even those at the Supreme Dao Realm under specific conditions.

Of course, in an open battlefield, a Supreme Dao Realm expert could close the distance and envelop her in their Dao Domain. Even with the Taiyuan Sword, she would be unable to defend herself and would be swiftly annihilated.

However, under the protection of the array, she attacked with impunity.

“Damn it!”

Feng Lingxiao’s anger flared as he channeled more power into the Profound Universe Pagoda, smashing it down again.

Ji Qingqing retaliated with exquisite swordsmanship, her strikes landing on the pagoda and reducing its impact. However, the immense power of the Profound Universe Pagoda’s one hundred thousand drops of Profound Heavy Water, fully concentrated, continued to drain the protective array's strength at an alarming rate.

“Quick, stop him!”

Li Tiangang soared into the air, wielding an ancient bronze saber. The Sacred Heart Treasure, inherited from his ancestors, released its full power as he struck at Feng Lingxiao.

Yet the saber's rule-based power differed from the Taiyuan Sword. It couldn’t bypass Feng Lingxiao’s Dao Domain, and the saber light dissipated before it could reach him.

Li Tiangang’s expression darkened. At the same time, the distant sound of a desolate war horn echoed across the battlefield. The walls of Qingzhou City trembled faintly.

This vibration was felt by everyone in the city, their homes and streets quaking gently as if trampled by countless galloping horses.

Outside the city, it wasn’t mere horses but a massive tide of demons—numbering in the millions. These were the elite forces of the demon horde, forged through relentless slaughter.

With the horn's mournful call, the entire demon tide surged forward in unison.

Li Tiangang’s face paled. The demons had run out of patience and were launching an all-out assault.

“Prepare for battle! Vanguard forces, to the walls!”

Knowing he couldn’t stop Feng Lingxiao, Li Tiangang rushed to the city walls, urgently summoning his subordinates to form defensive military formations.

On the walls, the soldiers, who had been on standby, responded swiftly as the demon tide approached. Waves of fire arrows from the towers rained down in dense black clouds upon the demon horde.

Among the demonic forces, towering figures emerged, revealing their true forms to shield against the soldiers' long-range attacks while wielding their weapons against the protective array.

These figures were the demon kings and elders of the two major forces—over a dozen of them, with some at the Absolute Technique Stage. Their fierce attacks caused the divine patterns of the array to flicker wildly.

Seeing the faltering array, Li Tiangang’s heart grew cold. Though he had expected a disparity in top-tier combat strength, he hadn’t imagined it would be so overwhelming.

As the protective array teetered on the brink of collapse, Li Tiangang’s eyes reddened with determination. Gritting his teeth, he roared, “Activate the array’s Destiny Wheel!”

Qingzhou City’s protective array was one of the ten great arrays of the world, known as the Sunlit Destiny Wheel Array.

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