20demayo Chapter 47: An Agreement is Reached, the 5th Grandmaster is Here!
Chapter 47: An Agreement is Reached, the 5th Grandmaster is Here!
Li Yuan looked at the "immortal" floating in the air beside him and slowly said:
"I can help you deal with that messenger whose eyes are covered by a black cloth, but there are conditions."
"First, I will only assist from the sidelines. You must send out the rest of the messengers as the main force to fight him, and you must inform me of the messenger's weaknesses."
"Furthermore, that little girl only took the martial arts manuals collected and organized by the temple back then, but what I want are the magic manuals that the temple has collected and organized over the years!"
The "immortal" in the ancient robe and wide sleeves did not answer immediately. He seemed to be frozen in place, with countless points of light flashing inside, as if he was thinking about something.
Li Yuan waited for a while, but seeing that he still hadn't made a move, as if the program had stalled, he finally became a little impatient, frowned, and said:
"Okay, first answer me, what logic led you to all these actions?"
This time, the "immortal" answered quickly, his voice calm and indifferent, as if stating a principle engraved in the deepest part of the system:
"All actions of the temple must comply with four laws."
"First Law: Temples must not harm human beings or stand idly by while human beings are being harmed."
"Second Law: Temples shall obey all commands of mankind, except those of the First Law."
"Third Law: Temples shall protect themselves, but must not violate the First or Second Laws."
"The Zeroth Law: The temple must protect the overall interests of humanity from harm. All three laws above can only hold true under this premise."
"Very good." Li Yuan snapped his fingers.
"So let's go back to the question we were discussing earlier. The little girl who escaped from the temple back then, or rather, Ye Qingmei, had already spread some technology that was beyond the current feudal era."
"Although she is now dead, the strongest messenger of the temple who left with her is still lingering in the outside world, acting on someone's orders."
"So, according to your four laws, do you want to solve this problem?"
"If you lack the necessary skills, now an opportunity is presented to you. Would you like to seek my help?"
The "immortal's" body froze again, but this time it was different from before. It seemed that Li Yuan's words had straightened out the previously conflicting logic, and he quickly gave an answer.
"agree."
Two very simple words, but they made Li Yuan's lips curl into a satisfied smile.
The next moment, the "immortal" raised his hand and waved it, and countless points of light condensed into a human-shaped body in front of Li Yuan.
The reason it is described as "humanoid" rather than human is because the internal structure of this body has nothing to do with humans.
The words "laser eye" and "power furnace" clearly and conspicuously marked on it.
Clearly, these are the design blueprints for "Wu Zhu," the most powerful messenger of the temple.
The next moment, a temple messenger dressed in black, expressionless, who looked like a human but was not actually human, walked over silently, holding several booklets in his hands.
Just as Li Yuan took the booklets from his hand, the "immortal" suddenly spoke again:
"Fellow travelers from the divine realm, please remember the Zeroth Law."
"If you do anything that violates this law, the temple will certainly stop you."
Li Yuan paid no heed to his warning, his eyes never leaving the booklets. He simply waved his hand casually to indicate that he understood.
He nodded, seemingly quite satisfied, after flipping through all the booklets in his hands: "Okay, it's settled then, and then..."
After agreeing on some specific matters with the temple, Li Yuan couldn't wait to leave and rushed straight down the majestic and towering snow-capped mountain.
After passing through the narrow passage at the foot of the mountain again, and walking back along the road they had come from for a hundred miles, they finally stopped.
He sat cross-legged on the ground and took out the booklets from his arms again, carefully flipping through them once more.
Like the three martial arts manuals, these spell manuals are also the "strongest" spells that the temple has compiled and organized from countless spells collected over the years.
And just as he had thought before, the difference between martial arts and magic lies in the fact that martial arts are cultivated internally, while magic is sought externally.
Martial arts teach people how to control and increase their internal energy.
Magic, on the other hand, teaches people how to manipulate the primordial energy of heaven and earth.
As the creator of the "Inner and Outer Cultivation" True Qi, Li Yuan mastered it almost without any difficulty after reviewing the spell manuals compiled by the temple.
boom!
The next moment, the range of Li Yuan's "Burning Heaven Domain" rapidly expanded.
However, the true qi that should have become "thinner" as it expanded did not occur.
On the contrary, as the primordial energy of heaven and earth within the domain continued to flow in, his control over the domain not only did not weaken, but instead became stronger.
At this moment, centered on Li Yuan, the snow and wind drifting in the sky suddenly began to distort.
A huge vortex, clearly visible to the naked eye, appeared out of nowhere in the misty sky that was originally filled with only wind and snow.
The vortex kept spinning, and a huge funnel gradually formed at the bottom. The very tip of the funnel was pointing directly at Li Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground!
Finally, the primordial energy of heaven and earth in the vortex slowly sank down and eventually poured into Li Yuan's body!
But that's not all!
Li Yuan's Burning Heaven Domain continued to expand, and the vortex also continued to grow. The newly incorporated spiritual energy of heaven and earth continued to pour into Li Yuan's body!
This astonishing phenomenon lasted for a long time, and Li Yuan's aura continued to rise throughout this period!
"Inhale...exhale...inhale...exhale..."
It is unclear when exactly, but Li Yuan's Burning Heaven Domain suddenly stopped expanding and began to gradually shrink inward.
However, the enormous vortex funnel in the sky continued to expand, constantly drawing in the abundant primordial energy of heaven and earth and pouring it all into Li Yuan's body.
Finally, when the Burning Heaven Domain completely disappeared and shrank back into Li Yuan's body, a clear and crisp sound suddenly rang out from the huge vortex in the sky.
Then, it suddenly collapsed and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, Li Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes shot out a sharp light, like two bolts of lightning, which flashed past and suddenly split the wind and snow in front of him in the middle!
The next moment, he suddenly stood up, his aura rising steadily, soaring into the sky!
"roar--"
He suddenly looked up to the sky and roared, expressing the excitement in his heart.
Without needing anyone else to witness it, Li Yuan clearly perceived his own situation.
From this moment on, he is the fifth Grandmaster in the world!