[Through many years of cultivation, utilizing the "Pseudo-Void Refinement" space and your combat experience, you have gradually absorbed spatial rules from Heaven and Earth, fusing them into your Void Refinement space.]
[You have reached the Early Stage of Void Refinement!]
Inside the Void Refinement Space, a great battle raged.
Just as in years past, Li Wei held the Top-Grade Dharma Treasures—the North Star Spirit-Breaking Spear and the Zhao-Slaying Saber—in his hands.
The Myriad Dao Pagoda protected his body, and he stood atop the Yin-Yang Fish Diagram.
He Hao and Zhen Wu were truly extraordinary as well.
That scoundrel, He Hao, had integrated talismans and the Dao of Formations into his Void Refinement Space.
In such a top-tier Void Refinement Space, a mere phrase could instantly manifest as talismanic techniques and formations.
As for Zhen Wu, the aura of Corpse Stitching Beasts emanated from within his nine ancient bronze gates.
With all nine gates thrown wide open, Zhen Wu's aura had reached its zenith.
In terms of physical body, Spiritual power, and perception, he existed at the very limit of the Void Refinement Realm.
Yet now, Li Wei no longer feared a head-on battle!
[While in the Void Refinement Realm, you have comprehended the Spatial Rule "Mirror Surface" and acquired the Mirror Surface Space!]
[Wherever space is perceived, it becomes a mirror surface. You may traverse through the mirror surfaces or use great Spiritual power to trap targets within the "Mirror Surface"!]
"Suppress!"
As He Hao attacked again, using talismans to channel various Spiritual powers of Heaven and Earth, Li Wei gave a cold shout.
To He Hao's shock, his talismans were sealed within the "Mirror Surface."
A mirror surface appeared before Li Wei.
When he reappeared, he was already right before He Hao's eyes—his long spear thrusting forward, his great saber sweeping across!
"One Thought!"
Instantly, time and space stagnated.
A look of horror appeared on He Hao's face as he cried out in alarm, "Absolutely impossible!"
Immediately, his body vanished.
Li Wei frowned slightly; He Hao had transformed into a sheet of talisman paper and disappeared from the spot.
Just then, a harsh shout rang in his ears.
Zhen Wu, practically flawless in his defense, had already arrived at his side, unleashing a killing technique imbued with the power of the nine bronze gates.
But then, the distinct clattering sound of chains rang in his ears.
Li Wei vanished from his spot.
When he reappeared, he saw Li Dalong standing atop a giant chain that moved like a swimming dragon.
The twin snakes from Li Dalong's sleeves were biting viciously at Zhen Wu, who had been attempting a sneak attack against him!
And beside Li Dalong was a "marionette"—the Old Ancestor of the Zhao Clan!
In an instant.
The Zhao Clan Old Ancestor was already locked in hand-to-hand combat with Zhen Wu, while the chains and twin snakes coiled around Zhen Wu, seeking to entangle him.
Li Wei looked on with a gratified expression.
Over these hundred-plus years, it wasn't just he who had grown, but Li Dalong as well!
[Your descendant, Li Dalong, has fought in the Netherworld for many years.
The Heaven-Piercing Coffin has absorbed sufficient Death Qi, awakening the Coffin's seventh layer of space and obtaining the legacy left by its previous owner, the Heaven-Imprisoning Lock!]
[Heaven-Imprisoning Lock (Low-Grade Spirit Treasure)]
[Nourished and formed by the Death Qi of Heaven and Earth. The Spiritual power of those entangled by it will be ceaselessly drained by the Heaven-Imprisoning Lock.
The more Death Qi the Lock absorbs, the longer the chain grows, allowing for the killing of enemies across vast distances.]
This was the Spirit Treasure sealed within the Heaven-Piercing Coffin. The Death Qi this chain had now absorbed was enough to allow it to span the entire Azure Cloud Prefecture!
Aside from this, Li Wei focused his gaze on the Old Ancestor of the Zhao Clan.
[Your descendant, Li Dalong, has spent many years using the Heaven-Piercing Coffin to refine the "Old Ancestor of the Zhao Clan"—a cultivator at the Peak of the Body Integration Realm—intending to refine him into an Emperor Zombie.]
[Due to the vast quantity of materials required, he was forced to rely on Corpse Driving Techniques.
Over the course of a hundred years, he has barely managed to gain control over the body.
By combining this with the "Yin God" summoning technique from the "Prefecture Lord's Seal," he has enabled the Old Ancestor of the Zhao Clan to engage enemies.]
This was the fruit of over a hundred years of effort by him and Li Dalong.
Back then, they had needed four people—and even required Li Wei to comprehend the "One Thought" ability—just to barely contend with Zhao Tingyu.
But now, either he or Li Dalong could handle a powerhouse at the Peak of the Void Refinement Realm single-handedly!
"Li Dalong! Old Ancestor of the Li Family!"
As another technique blasted toward him, He Hao retreated with a grim expression.
"We are all merely serving the powers behind us; why must we fight to the death?
Why don't we both withdraw right now and go our separate ways, acting as if this never happened?!"
They had been fighting for quite some time, yet He Hao still found it hard to believe.
For three hundred years, his Eternal Immortal Sect had been neighbors with the Azure Cloud Li Clan.
He had tried his best to overestimate the Li Clan's strength, yet he never anticipated that on this expedition to the Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems, the ones who snatched away the "Three Corpses" would be the unassuming Azure Cloud Li Clan, and the ones blocking their path now were also the Azure Cloud Li Clan!
However, in response to these words, the Old Ancestor of the Li Family and Li Dalong did not utter a single word.
In the eyes of those two, nothing remained but a cold, undying killing intent—like the most perilous beasts lurking in the dark shadows of a jungle.
He Hao was struck with sudden horror.
"It was you who sent the layout of the Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems to the Department of Immortal Suppression! You have been waiting for this very day all along!"
The mirror surfaces of the Old Ancestor of the Li Family completely blanketed the space, affecting the entire Mountain of Esoteric Stratagems as well.
Fragments of mirrors paved the interior of the Mountain; rocks collapsed with a roar, completely burying everything.
Even the Void Refinement Space became pitch black.
A mirror surface appeared before his eyes, reflecting a boundless sea of blood. It revealed Li Dalong's gloomy countenance and the cold glint in the Old Ancestor's eyes.
He Hao's face went pale.