Insufficient balance

  One day later, Li Yi slowly opened his eyes in a meditative position, and the scene before him made him slightly purse his lips.

  Only to see, the original blood-colored silk thread like spider silk has disappeared at this moment, and the wolf-tooth blade floating in mid-air has also turned pitch black, not showing any spiritual energy on its surface. Obviously, at this moment, this wolf-tooth blade worth tens of thousands of gold coins has been completely scrapped.

  On the surface of that calm pool, there was a thick blood-colored mist swirling at this moment, which condensed into human faces from time to time, but turned into some kind of magical beast's head in an instant.

  But whether it was a human face or a demon's skull, they all emitted an aura of malevolence that had reached the extreme, and in the face of this aura, people with lower cultivation would probably be unable to resist the urge to turn around and flee.

  Facing this bizarre scene, Li Yi slightly shook his head and said in a low voice: "Old ghost, is this the so-called Blood Demon Array?"

  "Not bad," the voice of the Snake Ancestor echoed faintly, "This Blood Demon Great Array's method of condensing blood evil energy is just one of the shortcuts for cultivating the Heavenly Devil Nine Transformations. If the level of your weapon was a bit higher, this Blood Demon Great Array would be even more sinister. But now... Ah, kid, take a closer look, the blood evil energy that had condensed on that Wolf Tooth Blade has already dispersed into the surrounding heavenly and earthly primal energies. What are you waiting for? Don't you want to seize this opportunity to break through?"

  Li Yi raised his head, narrowed his eyes and looked at the Blood Demon Array for a moment before stepping in slowly.

  At this moment, the bloody aura in the Blood Demon Array was as if it had substance, and the originally clear water surface had a layer of existence like blood clots floating on top. When Li Yi walked on it, he felt as if he was walking on flat ground.

  However, Li Yi obviously ignored this change at the moment. He just walked to the center of the Blood Demon Array and sat down cross-legged. With a strange handprint, the substantial bloody aura around him suddenly rolled and surged in waves.

  As he moved, the wolf-tooth blade that was originally suspended in mid-air trembled slightly and turned into a puff of powder that dispersed into the air...

  Time is like flowing water, always slipping away unnoticed. Before you know it, the sweltering days of summer have vanished, and autumn's coolness has spread across the continent of Dou Shen.

  In the depths of the forest in the forbidden area behind the Li family's mansion, the pool that was originally filled with a bloody aura had once again become clear. The sunlight filtering through the trees fell onto the surface of the water, instantly making it sparkle and shine with countless tiny lights.

  Sitting cross-legged on the stone pedestal in the center of the pool, Li Yi's eyes were slightly closed, and with a long breath, the last wisp of bloody aura that had been lingering above the pool surged into his body.

  As this bloody aura surged in, Li Yi's body began to emit a faint blood-colored glow. Within the halo, countless primordial energies seemed to be frantically tearing apart, driving the primordial energies around the pool into a frenzy. The primordial energies above the pool slowly started to rotate, as if forming a storm of primordial energy.

  The center of the yuanqi storm was Li Yi, who was still meditating with his eyes closed.

  "Bang——"

  A faint, subtle tremor rose up, and the entire world seemed to shake simultaneously. Li Yi suddenly exhaled a mouthful of air, and the blood energy that had been spread all over his body surface madly poured into his body...

  The turbulent heaven and earth yuanqi gradually returned to calmness, Li Yi slowly opened his eyes, feeling the fullness of yuanqi spreading throughout his body. He finally shook his head slightly and stood up, muttering: "Wanting to condense a Dou Qi vortex and reach the Dou Zhe level is indeed not that easy."

  A flash of light appeared on the Cloud Wasteland Seal, and the Serpent Deity's figure slowly emerged. He gazed intently at Li Yi for a moment before saying calmly, "Young one, you don't need to belittle yourself. Two months ago, you had already cultivated the Heavenly Demon Nine Transformations to the Seventh Crystal Qi realm. If those so-called geniuses on the Divine Continent knew about it, they would probably all be ashamed."

  Li Yi furrowed his brow and said, "I don't have anything in particular, but tomorrow is the so-called Family Clan Assembly. Those old folks in the family will definitely cause me trouble. If I lose my position as the heir due to not reaching the Dou Zhe level, I'm afraid I won't have such a comfortable cultivation environment and opportunities in the future."

  Regarding the matter of the Li family, Shezun has known a little about it over the past two months, during Li Yi's training breaks. Over the past two months, Shezun and Li Yi have reached a consensus that no matter what, due to Li Yi's cultivation needs, he cannot lose his identity as the successor of the Li family head.

  So upon hearing Li Yi say this, the Snake Deity pondered for a moment before continuing: "I don't know what kind of Clan Assembly your Li family has, but I think there's one thing that's definitely correct - strength... You currently only have seven crystal cores, but you've only cultivated for three months. This achievement is probably something those old codgers wouldn't dare say much about. However, the younger generation of your Li family are likely to be dissatisfied. So as long as you can resolve each and every one of these dissatisfied individuals, then this problem will naturally be resolved."

  Li Yi nodded and said: "As long as it's not a Dou Shi level strongman, I'm not afraid... but there is a big problem here."

  The snake-like man frowned and said, "What's wrong?"

  Li Yi hesitated for a moment before saying, "With my skills, it wouldn't be too difficult to deal with those young ones from the Li family without using any of my spiritual energy. However, considering that I used the same fighting technique when I seized the Wolf Tooth Blade and the Qingyun Hand, if someone were to associate this with me, it might not end well."

  At this moment, Li Yi also tacitly acknowledged that his own set of phantom kills was also a kind of fighting skill, although it was an imperfect one.

  The Snake Deity pondered for a moment before nodding, saying: "Indeed, although there isn't anyone particularly formidable in this Wan Chao City, your combat skills are truly too exaggerated. You're actually able to be invincible under the hands of a Dou Shi with that set of combat skills. If someone with ill intentions were to take notice of those skills...

  When he heard this, Li Yi also frowned.

  Indeed, my own set of Phantom Kills can kill a warrior without using any Yuan Qi at all. This kind of cross-level killing technique is something that no one would not be tempted by. It seems that when I use Phantom Kills in the future, I'll need to carefully consider the situation.

  Thinking of this, Li Yi said in a low voice: "In that case, I won't be able to use those fighting skills at the clan meeting. The problem is that apart from those skills, I don't know any others. I wonder if it's too late to start practicing Qingyun Hand now..."

  The snake-like figure floating in mid-air rolled his eyes, and even that eerie fighting technique couldn't be used. How could he possibly bring out the stolen Qingyun Hand? This kid was just hinting at himself...

  Thinking of this, even the snake-like elder couldn't help but sigh and say in a low voice: "Young one, it's not that I don't want to help you, but with your current cultivation level, wanting to cultivate high-level fighting skills is basically impossible. To be honest, I really don't have any low-level fighting skills for you to cultivate..."

  Li Yi curled his lips and said lightly: "Then come up with a set of Qinglong-level fighting skills, I won't mind."

  "Qīng Lóng Grade?!?" The Snake Deity let out a wry smile, and immediately a hint of interest flashed in his eyes. "This deity hasn't had the chance to witness that grade's fighting skills yet, but rather it was you young one who used that set of fighting skills, could it be Qīng Lóng Grade?!"

  "Cut the jokes," Li Yi sighed, "Alright, old ghost, let's not waste words... As for the current situation, you should be clearer about it than I am. So, quickly find a decent martial skill that can be learned quickly and give it to me. I'm not asking for anything high-level anymore, even if it's just a low-ranking Xuanwu technique, I'll accept it..."

  "Xuanwu-level numbers of fighting skills, huh?" The Snake Deity pondered in distress, apparently finding it troublesome to recall such a low-level skill. After a moment, he hesitated and said: "Speaking of this low-level skill, I do remember that a long time ago, I encountered a blind guy who came to challenge me with a rather strange fighting skill. Although I easily defeated him, I did pay attention to his skills and stored them away... This should be the lowest-level skill in my possession, but as for whether you can cultivate it or not, I have no idea."

  "Alright, found it."

  With a soft whoosh, a yellowed scroll flew out of Yunhuang's sleeve and landed in Li Yi's hand.

  Li Yi furrowed his brow and quickly unrolled the yellowed scroll, and after a moment, he couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile on his face.

  Back Wind Palm, Vermilion Bird Low-Level Fighting Skill, induces the opponent's offensive, borrowing power to strike back, refined to the highest level, counterattack like a shooting star, can annihilate the enemy in an instant.

  It seems that he saw the expression on Li Yi's face, and Snake Zun said faintly: "This borrowing force to fight technique is clever, but it's not a proper way. For example, that blind guy has only practiced this technique for three or four days, and he thinks he's invincible in the world. Although he has defeated many people, he doesn't even have the chance to borrow power in front of me... So, you can learn from it if you want, but don't put too much energy into this side door..."