Lord of Bones

Chapter 738: The Power of Guidance
Shui Hanyan chuckled, but there was no warmth in her smile: "If that's the case, then let's talk business.

"Are you willing to surrender, or do you want me to take you back myself?"

Li Yuan snorted coldly, his eyes were like torches: "As the deputy leader of Tianyun Sect, you want to attack a junior like me. Aren't you afraid of losing your status and becoming a laughing stock among all the Yuanzhe in the world?"

Shui Hanyan shook her head slightly, her eyes flashing with unquestionable determination:
“Since you dared to openly snatch the Heavenly Bone at Shuiyun Peak and stir up trouble, you should be prepared to bear the consequences.

"As for the opinions of the world's masters, they are nothing but floating clouds to me."

Li Yuan frowned slightly, knowing that it would be difficult to resolve the situation peacefully, so he asked in a deep voice, "So, how does Deputy Sect Leader Shui Hanyan plan to deal with me?"

"Not only did you violate the dignity of Shuiyun Peak, you also killed the great elder Shui Qing. This crime cannot be forgiven.

"For the sake of the sect's glory and order, we will keep you here first and hand you over to Shuiyun Peak for processing!"

Shui Hanyan's voice was filled with chillness, and every word was like an icy blade, cutting through the air and causing the temperature around them to drop sharply.

Li Yuan chuckled, with a bit of helplessness and ridicule: "Back then, when the Tianyun Sect was chasing me relentlessly, did you ever think about the sect's reputation?
"I took the Heavenly Bone only to seek some compensation for your pursuit of me. I don't care about anything else.

“What’s more, I heard some rumors that this piece of heavenly bone didn’t originally belong to the Tianyun Sect.

“Whether it’s true or not, I don’t know, but Shuiyun Peak’s Shui Jing should know.

“As for Great Elder Shui Qing, he was obsessed with the secret of the Spirit Devouring Demon Vine, but he didn’t know that it was just an empty dream.

"I have already killed this monster."

At this point, Li Yuan's eyes changed slightly: "Deputy Sect Leader Shui Hanyan, it seems that you also have a strong interest in the Spirit Devouring Demon Vine.

“But unfortunately, the Spirit Devouring Demon Vine cannot allow you, the Half-Step Life Spirit Realm experts, to advance to the Life Spirit Realm.

"Senior Qiao Muhong's failure is proof of this. Why are you so persistent?"

When the three words "Qiao Muhong" were mentioned, the air seemed to freeze for a moment, and a barely perceptible fluctuation flashed in Shui Hanyan's eyes.

For the Tianyun Sect, this name is a taboo, a pain, and an untouchable regret.

"You know too much." Shui Hanyan's voice suddenly rose, with unquestionable majesty.

The aura around her began to fluctuate violently, like a volcano about to erupt.

A powerful force surged out of her body, distorting the surrounding space into pieces.

The next moment, Shui Hanyan's figure merged into the void and disappeared in an instant, leaving only a faint chill lingering in the air.

Li Yuan's skin suddenly felt cold, as if touched by invisible frost, and he felt a shudder from the depths of his soul.

Facing a strong man who is half a step into the realm of life spirit, any hesitation on his part could be fatal.

Therefore, relying on his profound understanding and control over the power of space, he did not choose to fly backwards.

Instead, he teleported forward in a manner that was almost a gamble on his life.

"boom--"

The moment Li Yuan's figure disappeared, the void hundreds of feet behind the place where he had stayed was torn apart.

A jade hand appeared out of thin air, with the power to destroy the world, and slammed heavily on the void.

The icy energy formed ripples that were visible to the naked eye.

Wherever it passed, space shattered like fragile glass, and cracks in the void spread like a spider web.

Li Yuan suddenly rushed out from the void thousands of feet away, his face pale, with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, obviously suffering the price of the aftermath.

If he had just passed through the void backwards, he would have been beaten into a pulp by this palm.

Even if he reacted quickly enough, the power of a Half-Step Life Spirit Realm expert was not something he could easily resist.

"The power of a true Half-Step Life Spirit Realm is indeed far beyond the reach of the late stage of the Transformation Realm." Li Yuan secretly sighed in his heart, but his eyes flashed with an unyielding light.

“You are able to raise your cultivation to the middle stage of Huawen Realm and only suffer minor injuries from the residual force of my attack. You are indeed quite capable.

"But the gap between you and me is far beyond what you can imagine."

Shui Hanyan's voice suddenly rang in Li Yuan's ears, cold and decisive, as if it came from the cold wind of the underworld, making people shudder.

Li Yuan turned around suddenly and saw Shui Hanyan had quietly appeared behind him.

There was no emotion in those cold eyes, only endless indifference and determination.

She bent her palm slightly, turning it into an eagle claw, with a cold light flashing on her fingertips. She went straight for Li Yuan's throat with lightning speed.

At this moment, the air seemed to freeze and time seemed to stand still.

Li Yuan could clearly feel the breath of death approaching.

"Bam—"

At the critical moment of life and death, a dazzling space crack suddenly appeared in front of Li Yuan.

There was a flickering golden light inside, and a slim golden figure could be vaguely seen, like a female war god traveling through time and space, pulling it into the crack at incredible speed.

At the same time, the golden figure stretched out a delicate, smooth, and white jade-like hand in an elegant yet powerful posture, and greeted Shui Hanyan's jade hand, which condensed the will and strength of a strong man in the half-step life spirit realm.

The touch of the two hands was not just a simple touch, but a fierce collision of the will and strength of two powerful men.

"boom--"

In an instant, an incomparably powerful energy burst out from the contact point like a raging sea wave.

Visible circles of energy ripples formed, spreading rapidly in all directions and tearing the surrounding void into pieces.

Faced with this terrifying impact, Shui Hanyan's face changed slightly.

A hint of surprise flashed in his cold eyes, and his body retreated quickly. The energy around him surged, forming a shield to resist the raging energy storm.

The space crack that Li Yuan entered was pulled by an invisible force at the moment when the energy spread, and it quickly shrank and finally closed completely.

Only silence and emptiness were left, as well as a faint golden glow lingering in the air.

“Huh, I didn’t expect you to have such help.

"Even so, it's all in vain."

Shui Hanyan snorted coldly and shook her shoulders slightly. The powerful force that was rushing towards her dispersed in all directions without causing any effect on her.

Her cold eyes scanned the surroundings, and every inch of space seemed to be visible under her gaze.

At this moment, the void thousands of feet away seemed to be torn apart by an invisible sharp blade.

Two figures rushed out from the crack, one gold and one blue. They were Li Yuan and Cang Yu who arrived in time.

"Pfft!"

However, as soon as Cangyu appeared, he spurted out blood uncontrollably. It was obvious that he was injured by the tremendous force he had just endured in the collision.

"Cangyu, how are you?" Li Yuan's heart tightened when he saw this, and he hurriedly supported Cangyu.

"I'm fine. I can still hold on." Cang Yu endured the pain and waved his hand gently, but his eyes could not hide his fear of Shui Hanyan's strength. "She is very strong."

"Yes, Shui Hanyan, the deputy leader of Tianyun Sect, who has reached the half-step spiritual realm." Li Yuan nodded and said, "I have a scroll with thousands of Dao Yuan patterns engraved on it.

"But with my current cultivation level, I can't fully activate it, and I have consumed too much soul power." "Cangyu, you are in the late stage of Huawen Realm, try to see if you can activate it."

As he spoke, Li Yuan flipped his hand and took out a scroll with ancient Yuan patterns. Light was flowing on it, faintly revealing an ancient and mysterious aura.

Cangyu looked down at the earth, which was surrounded by clouds and mist and towering ancient trees, as if every leaf carried the secret of time.

She shook her head gently and said, “This place is still the heartland of the Tianyun Sect.

“Although the power of the formation is not as vast and majestic as that of Shuiyun Peak, it is enough for Shui Hanyan to take advantage of it and add some strength that cannot be underestimated.

“What’s more, as a deputy sect leader, how could she not have treasures on her?

“A scroll with thousands of elemental patterns interwoven together is worth as much as a mid-grade spiritual treasure.

"Using it on a person who is half way to the Transformation Realm is a waste of talent.

“It may not be possible to kill her in the heart of Tianyun Sect.

“Not to mention, you and I don’t even have the strength to activate this scroll.

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"But don't worry, I have a way to get you out of here."

"What can you do?" Li Yuan was stunned, obviously curious about what Cangyu had not finished saying.

As an array master, he knew how difficult it was to activate a scroll with thousands of elemental patterns.

It is not only a test of cultivation, but also an ultimate control over soul force and elemental force.

Once this kind of scroll is unfolded, the formation it constructs is enough to rival the full-strength attack of a strong man in the Life Spirit Realm.

If it is not engraved by the array master himself and then activated by himself, it needs to be activated by a strong person who possesses the energy of life source.

Only by stepping into the Half-Step Life Spirit Realm can one possess some life energy.

Therefore, it was difficult for both Li Yuan and Cang Yu to activate a scroll with such a large number of Yuan Patterns.

Of course, if the array master inscribes a Element Pattern Scroll and connects it to the user's Element Bone Aura, then any number of Element Pattern Scrolls can be easily activated.

However, this method would limit the users of the Yuanwen Scroll.

For other elements, it has basically no value.

The precious scroll that Ling engraved before his dormant period was connected to Li Yuan's Yuan bone.

It is hoped that this will activate the sealed bone energy on the spiritual pattern life-devouring bone.

Therefore, even if the precious Yuanwen scroll has 5,399 Yuanwen, Li Yuan can activate it with soul power alone.

Cang Yu responded, “In the Longyang Li Clan Ruins, in addition to raising my cultivation to the late stage of Huawen Realm, it also touched the seal deep inside my Yuangu.

"An ancient power from the place of birth has quietly awakened.

“Perhaps it’s the effect of the star power contained in that meteorite.

"That awakened power and the Yuangu seal in my body produced some kind of guiding force."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan frowned, his eyes full of confusion and curiosity: "What does the power of guidance... mean?"

Cang Yu shook his head slightly, his eyes showing both expectation and confusion: "I don't quite understand the details.

“But my intuition tells me that the answers to all this are hidden in the place where I was born.

“Now, as long as I release this guiding force, I can open up a space channel that ignores the numerous formations of the Tianyun Sect.

"And during this process, my cultivation can also be temporarily raised to a higher level with its power, enough to fight Shui Hanyan."

Li Yuan heard this, and a trace of determination flashed in his eyes: "In this case, you should open the passage as soon as possible and make a quick decision.

"Shui Hanyan won't let us go easily."

Cang Yu nodded slightly and said, “However, the space channel opened by the power of guidance can only be used by me.

“But before I leave, I will open up another secret space path to send you directly to the edge of the Tianyun Sect territory.

"Later, you will find a way to pass through the Tianyun Sect's formation barrier and leave."

After saying this, an unusual aura began to surge around Cangyu.

Golden light overflowed from her body, like the first light of dawn, warm and full of hope.

She waved her jade hand lightly, and a dazzling golden feather slowly emerged in her palm.

Complex elemental patterns flow on it, flashing an ancient and mysterious light.

“This is a feather that I refined using my life force blood, and it contains part of my original power.

"If you can find a high-level treasure refiner and integrate it into your Divine Feather Fan, you may be able to upgrade it to a mid-grade spiritual treasure, which will be a great help to you."

Cangyu handed the golden feather to Li Yuan.

Li Yuan declined, "My natal feather is of great significance to you. It is a means of saving your life. How can I accept it?"

Cang Yu smiled slightly and explained, "Why should we be so formal with each other?

“I am a Yuan beast, born with divine bones. Although my natal feathers are important, I have processed them specially to greatly reduce the connection with my soul.

“Even if it’s damaged, it won’t do me much harm.

"If you can preserve the mark of my soul on the feather, perhaps in the future, I will also be able to use the Divine Feather Fan."

Before she finished her words, the air around her suddenly became tense and a powerful pressure approached from a distance.

Immediately afterwards, Shui Hanyan's figure appeared like a ghost, with a cold light flashing in her eyes and murderous intent.

Upon seeing this, Cangyu said no more, gently pushed his natal feather into Li Yuan's arms, and then suddenly jumped up.

Her whole body was shining with golden light, and an unprecedented powerful force burst out from her body, pointing straight to the sky.

Relying on the soft power that Cangyu had injected into his natal feathers, Li Yuan flew thousands of feet away in an instant like an arrow.

"The Thunder-Breaking Demonic Eagle, one of the five great flying thieves that Lingwen Heyuan feared in the past, was severely injured by a divine beast more than 20 years ago. It should be you."

Shui Hanyan, wearing a dress as white as snow, came walking in the air.

Cang Yu raised his head slightly, with a faint smile on his lips: "The deputy leader of Tianyun Sect is really well-informed."

"Why do you want to protect him?" Shui Hanyan looked at Li Yuan in the sky in the distance, "However, with your cultivation level of the late Huawen Realm, you are no match for our sect.

“Besides, this is the territory of Tianyun Sect, and our sect has the power of formation domain to bless us.

"The Tianyun Sect is in need of a guardian beast, so none of you can leave today."

"I'd like to try and see if we can get away." Cangyu's hands flew, his fingertips seemed to shuttle between the stars, and he quickly formed complex seals.

The surrounding space seemed to be torn apart by invisible hands, and a dazzling golden space vortex suddenly took shape, like a gate to another world.

It contains the most mysterious elemental patterns in the universe, which emit a heart-pounding light as it flows, illuminating Cangyu's body as if a god had descended from heaven.

(End of this chapter)