Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

Deep in the South China Sea.

Under the moonlight, Li Xiaochen transformed into a blade of light, occasionally taking out a compass to determine his location by comparing it with the starry sky.

"Is that island floating? Otherwise, how come she hasn't found it after all this time?" Su Yuchen wondered to himself.

As the night deepened, Li Xiaochen paused, then turned and headed east. After flying a short distance, her face lit up with joy. Under the night sky, a small island stood quietly on the sea, as if it had always been there.

Under the cover of night, the entire island was shrouded in darkness. Apart from the jagged peaks, there was not a single living creature in sight, nor even a sound. Strangely, the more one tried to see clearly, the more blurred the image became.

Li Xiaochen was clearly extremely wary of the strange island. Although the island was already close at hand, he remained a kilometer away from it and did not approach it.

Su Yuchen didn't know how outsiders felt, but the first thing he saw when he saw the island was a sky full of bloodstains floating in the air, interspersed with tiny specks of golden Buddhist light. The two sides intertwined and fought against each other, preventing the bloodstains from spreading.

"Is it a Buddhist or demonic inheritance? Is this the legendary Blood-Transforming Divine Blade? Or is it the blood demon inheritance of this world?"

Su Yuchen's primordial spirit stirred, and his gaze rose higher and higher, revealing a sight that others could not see: all the unseen bloodstains, each grain of blood-red demonic energy, formed a constantly pulsating blood-red figure; while the specks of Buddhist light combined together formed a Buddhist decree.

[You have seen the Buddhist Dharma of Mind and Light, the Blood God Elder]

【The Mind Light Mantra (projection), one of the most precious treasures of Buddhism, is a manifestation of a wisp of Buddhist sound from the Medicine Buddha. It can illuminate all the suffering and joy in the netherworld, and help one understand the eight sufferings of life, making one clear both inside and out】

[In this realm, one can comprehend the Buddhist Dharma's Pure Land Subduing Demon Heart Seal, and upon attaining Bodhi, one's body will be like pure glass, clear and bright inside and out, pure and without blemish.]

[By comprehending the Heart Seal of Subduing Demons with Lapis Lazuli, one can be guided to the Pure Land of Medicine Buddha, enter the Pure Land of Medicine Buddha, and attain great freedom.]

[The Blood God Elder: A certain Dao Lord from the Heavens projected his image into this realm. He was later subdued and refined by the Dao Ancestor's divine will. Because his Dao was incompatible with the Dao, he was suppressed here by the Heart Light Decree.]

“If it were just a projection of the Great Luo, that would be one thing, but I am the Great Luo himself descending, and I am also protected by the authority of the Dao Ancestor. So I don’t have to worry about being discovered by that thought after I’ve touched this Blood God Elder and being able to escape.”

With this in mind, Su Yuchen used the light to traverse space and instantly arrived on the island, then directed his divine sense toward the island.

………………

As time passed, the moon rose high in the sky, forming a specific angle with the island. Li Xiaochen took out a bright pearl from his sleeve, with a wisp of blood floating uncertainly within it.

Under the moonlight, Li Xiaochen activated the Asura Heavenly Fiend Blade. A ray of blade light, refracted by the pearl, transformed into a bright blade of light mixed with blood streaks, shooting towards the island.

The next moment, a layer of blood-red light appeared out of nowhere on the ordinary island, covering an area of ​​several hundred meters around the island. Li Xiaochen pointed his finger, and a wisp of sword light fell, scooping up a fish from the sea and throwing it over.

As soon as the strange fish, its body entirely silvery-white and shrouded in wisps of ice, approached the crimson light barrier, countless bloodstains seemed to come alive, and crimson threads wrapped around it. In the blink of an eye, the fish was reduced to a pile of white bones, and a moment later, even the bones had vanished.

"It seems I can only go during the day. When the sun shines brightly, it is most effective against such demonic techniques, giving me a slight chance to enter."

"Sigh, I just hope we can find the Buddhist treasures among them as soon as possible. As for whether it will cause a disaster, that's not something I can consider. If the sky falls, there will be tall people to hold it up."

After thinking for a moment, Li Xiaochen sat cross-legged in the void several hundred meters away from the light barrier and began to cultivate by drawing upon spiritual energy.

………………

With a single thought, Su Yuchen's divine sense instantly discovered an unnamed space deep beneath the island. This place was isolated from the outside world, and without a corresponding magical treasure or cultivation technique to guide it, it was impossible to enter.

With a thought, Su Yuchen's Myriad Manifestations Authority automatically moved itself toward the power of the same origin, and the next second it arrived in that space.

What appeared before Su Yuchen were illusory blood-red lotus flowers, with illusory blood flames swirling around them, and a peculiar, refreshing scent of blood wafting through the air.

The bloodstains on the outer islands are more like discarded impurities, completely different from the pure blood energy, not even on the same energy level.

With a thought, the blood-red lotus floating in the void automatically converged towards the thought, and in an instant, a figure wearing a blood-red robe, with scarlet eyes and hair that was red with a hint of black appeared on the spot.

"Such pure energy; even a mere wisp contains the Great Dao of Blood of this world."

"It turns out I was wrong. The golden nature of the Great Luo projection is completely different from mine. It is more like a part of the Great Dao Law of a certain world. Although it can be connected with the laws that are applicable to all heavens, it has greater limitations."

"Therefore, the projection imprint and the 'other self' imprint can only be confined to one world. They can become Heavenly Emperors or manifestations of the Dao, but they cannot transcend the Great Luo realm?"

"Those that also possess the metal element but cannot transcend the world are like the Taiyi Sanshu."

"In this way, Li Jingxu does not possess the Great Luo Golden Nature. He is either a manifestation of the Killing Dao of this world, or a manifestation of the Dao of Space, or both, but he is definitely not the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable."

“The mark can only serve as a time-space beacon, or a vessel for the true self to descend.”

In an instant, Su Yuchen gained a much better understanding of Da Luo and the projection imprint, and this alone made the trip worthwhile.

………………

His original desire to see Li Jingxu completely faded away, and Su Yuchen stepped onto the blood-flame lotus and headed towards the depths of this space.

A crimson figure flashed, and soon in the center of the lotus sea, on a huge crimson lotus platform, a gaunt figure surrounded by crimson light sat cross-legged with his head bowed.

The emaciated figure, nothing more than skin and bones with a layer of bloody skin, showed no signs of spiritual activity.

Above the figure's head, a pale gold token, no bigger than a palm and shimmering with Buddhist light, sealed off all fluctuations.

"Is it truly impossible to completely seal it, or is the energy being allowed to leak out and be used for fishing?"

"They've already asked him to transform the world, wanting to break free from the Dao Ancestor and become a Great Luo existence. I don't believe they'd be so kind."

“Even if it’s not a trap aimed at me, it’s aimed at other Great Luo projections.”

Su Yuchen chuckled and retreated without getting closer, arriving at the outer edge of this space. His crimson figure dissipated, leaving behind a separate space where an identical crimson lotus platform appeared, along with his crimson figure and golden decrees.

Chapter 642 Li Xiaochen Arrives on the Island 1

As the sun rose from the sea, casting a purple glow across the sky, and as the first rays of sunlight fell, the crimson aura surrounding the island was gradually suppressed by the sunlight.

Li Xiaochen stood quietly at a distance, observing without rushing forward. The extremely yin and cold sword energy flowed through her meridians and bones, bringing her an unprecedented sense of peace.

Everything that follows may require sacrificing one's cultivation level, and if things go wrong, everything may have to start from scratch, so one must not rush.

Moreover, for Li Xiaochen, his own "Formless Asura Blade Scripture" is already top-tier in this world. Even if there is no opportunity on this trip, he can only feel disappointed for a while, but he will not gamble everything.

Everything we're doing now is simply driven by an instinct for maximizing profits in the face of a 'natural disaster' on Earth.

So, when the golden light illuminated the world and everything on the island was extinguished by the sunlight, Li Xiaochen swept his blade and plunged deep into the sea. Before long, his blade energy, like a rope, brought back a ferocious beast the size of a whale from the seabed.

As the ferocious beast landed on the island, hopping around on the dry rocks until it reached the end of its life, and until a faint dark red glow appeared beneath its corpse, slowly devouring its flesh, Li Xiaochen finally felt relieved.

As soon as the cold white blade light appeared, countless blade energies followed closely, protecting him, before Li Xiaochen descended towards the highest peak on the island.

He traversed the space without incident, encountering no attacks. Only invisible, faint, and scattered alien auras attempted to erode him, but they could not break through the sword aura shield.

"call……"

Only after landing on the island and realizing that his condition was normal, without any negative buffs, and that his emotions and internal energy were all in a normal state, did Li Xiaochen finally breathe a sigh of relief.

With a flick of his right hand, Li Xiaochen took out the pearl from before and looked around, whispering:

"I only have this pearl, which can cause the changes on the island, as a token, or rather, a stepping stone. Now that I'm in, this pearl shouldn't be without other uses. How can I find the legendary Buddhist treasure?"

"According to that old man, this place is where a powerful Buddhist monk and a great demon fought, and his ancestor saw it from afar and obtained this Blood Demon Pearl. In addition, there should also be a golden token in the hands of that powerful Buddhist monk."

"There must be clues here."

Looking around the island, it was desolate, nothing but rocks, and you could see everything on the island at a glance.

Seeing that the pearl remained unchanged, Li Xiaochen casually put it into her Qiankun bag. For her, she would never activate the pearl unless absolutely necessary, as who knew what changes it would bring.

Moreover, the demonic path is unreasonable and illogical; everything is done at will. Who knows if this pearl might be a trap?

As soon as the blade flashed, dozens of sword energies, each a hundred feet long, rose into the air. Under Li Xiaochen's control, the sword light flowed like a gentle stream, continuously eroding into the mountain peaks beneath their feet.

Feeling the unusual sensation beneath his feet, Li Xiaochen narrowed his eyes. The hardness of this mountain peak was abnormal, far beyond what ordinary rocks could possess; it was even comparable to the hardness of diamond.

But I'm not afraid of you being abnormal, I'm afraid of you being too normal.

Li Xiaochen's spirits lifted, and he focused intently, controlling his sword energy to seep into the mountain peak beneath his feet.

And so, the whole day passed. Just before the sun was about to set, Li Xiaochen rose into the air, pressed down with his right hand, and brought down with tremendous force. The mountain beneath his feet trembled, and with a rustling sound of falling rocks, the mountain was shattered into pieces by countless sword energies.

"There's nothing there, nothing unusual."

Still worried, Li Xiaochen even used his sword to cleave all the rubble on the ground into dust, but still found nothing.

As the setting sun was about to disappear into the distance, Li Xiaochen silently rose, deciding to leave first and return during the day tomorrow.

………………

"Buzz!"

As Li Xiaochen rose into the air, three hundred meters above the island, a phantom of a three-headed, six-armed Mingwang holding a Buddhist treasure appeared out of thin air.

Sensing the Asura Blade Qi emanating from Li Xiaochen, the illusory figure of the Closed-Eyes King opened his eyes and roared, "You wicked creature, you still dare to try to leave this place and wreak havoc on the world!"

As he spoke, the two arms facing Li Xiaochen stared at him, and the vajra in his right hand struck down with a thunderous roar, like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down on Li Xiaochen.

Without hesitation, Li Xiaochen waited until the illusory image of the Ming King lost its intelligence and acted solely on instinct and the energy it sensed. He immediately raised his sword and charged forward, unleashing hundreds of sword energies, each a hundred feet long, like a sea of ​​rain, which struck the Vajra pestle and stirred up a trail of golden light.

Taking advantage of the Vajra being held back by the sword energy, Li Xiaochen flashed his sword light, leaped past, and slashed at the Ming King with the sword light;

Instead of waiting to be killed, the opponent waved his left hand holding the prayer beads, and a string of prayer beads flew out of his hand, growing larger and larger until each bead was like a mountain, crashing down on Li Xiaochen.

Without pausing, Li Xiaochen's blade flashed like silk, manipulating the drill composed of countless strands of blade light to pierce through the golden membrane in the center of the rosary, bringing the face of the Bright King right before his eyes.

Without giving the opponent a chance to react, the sword energy surged like waves, layer upon layer, endless, striking the same spot on the Ming King's neck.

Amidst a flurry of golden light, the enormous head of the King of Light shattered, transforming into streaks of light.

Before Li Xiaochen could even feel happy, the two heads that were originally facing other directions turned around at the same time. One looked angry, and the other looked like a bodhisattva. Each of their four hands held a Buddhist treasure and they smashed it towards Li Xiaochen.

Li Xiaochen's heart was as still as water. The cold aura of the blade made her extremely calm. Her body followed the blade without hesitation. Before the four arms could close, she passed through the gap and came to the Bodhisattva statue. A ray of Buddhist light appeared.

The two arms that had been surrounding them paused, clearly hesitant. The creature before them exuded an aura of Asura, yet also contained a hint of Buddhist aura, making it seem both distinct and ambiguous.

"You wicked creature! How dare you insult the Buddha and slander the Dharma!"

Without hesitation, the angry man on the other side continued to slap his arms.

Li Xiaochen immediately flew towards the Bodhisattva image. Just before he was close to the Bodhisattva's face, the Bodhisattva opened his mouth and a series of Buddhist chants came toward Li Xiaochen.

As the Buddhist chanting began, Li Xiaochen paused, clasped his hands together, and wisps of Buddhist light permeated the sword energy.

Just as two giant hands came crashing down from behind, Li Xiaochen dodged, leaving behind only the words, "You've been tricked!"

The mocked and enraged figure grew even angrier, wielding a bowl and a golden mace, and slammed them down with two loud clangs. The golden light of the Bodhisattva figure immediately flashed from the impact.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Xiaochen rode his sword light and fled thousands of miles away, quickly getting away from the light barrier.

"Damn it! This island can only be entered, not left. Perhaps only Buddhist monks are allowed to enter and leave?"

"Am I supposed to stay and try to comprehend the Buddhist teachings within the 'Formless Asura Blade Sutra'? But its essence cannot be changed!"

As the sunlight completely disappeared, on the small island beneath her feet, wisps of blood-red threads, like worms, appeared and, sensing Li Xiaochen's presence, rushed towards her.

This is truly a case of escaping one tiger's den only to fall into another.

Chapter 643 Yan Shisan's Speculation

Without hesitation, Li Xiaochen swung his sword down, the cold white light carrying an extremely chilling aura, freezing the worm. Then, with a flash of light, the worm was pulverized into a bloody powder.

Seeing that his method was effective, Li Xiaochen exhaled, and instantly the blade light surged, as if a cold moon covered him, with countless blade energies crisscrossing and slashing down in all directions.

After an unknown amount of time, except for the areas around Li Xiaochen illuminated by the cold moon, the rest of the area was completely covered by blood mist, which even Li Xiaochen's eyesight could not penetrate.

Watching the blood-red worms slowly but surely recombine within the surrounding blood mist, Li Xiaochen knew this was not a solution.

During the day, when the sunlight shines down, the blood mist will be suppressed, but the previous three-headed, six-armed Vajra form will likely become even stronger. If this continues, he will only face certain death.

………………

In the cave.

Su Yuchen watched this scene without offering any hints. He had already modified the final level, effectively preventing her from being possessed.

As for whether she can seize the opportunity, Su Yuchen doesn't care at all. Given that he has other options, if Li Xiaochen can break through the barrier, it's an opportunity; if she fails, it's simply not meant for him.

Seeing the little fire dragon that had already awakened in the front yard, Su Yuchen sent a telepathic message to it.

He then ignored it and the image within the circular light technique shifted, turning towards the young monk Xuanzhu from the southern barbarians.

………………

Inside the cave, the little fire dragon and the Yan siblings awoke one after another from their sudden enlightenment. They felt that they were no longer confused about the road ahead. Given some time, taking another step forward would be a natural thing.

When Little Fire Dragon received Su Yuchen's telepathic message, he was taken aback. Yan Shisan and his sister exchanged a glance but did not ask any further questions.

The little fire dragon came to its senses, looking hesitant to speak. It wasn't until they reached the cave exit that the little fire dragon said, "Brother Yan, there's something I want to tell you, but once we're outside the cave, I won't acknowledge you, so don't say it out loud."

Seeing its serious expression, Yan Shisan's expression shifted. Fearing that what he said should not be overheard by others, he immediately gave a wink, signaling his sister to go first.

After Yan Xiaomei left, Yan Shisan's expression turned serious, and he said, "Senior has bestowed upon me this opportunity, and now I am about to step into the Yuan Dan Realm. If there is anything that I need to do, Brother Long, please feel free to give me your orders."

The little dragon shook its head and said:

"This matter has nothing to do with the master, but he mentioned it casually before, which is why I kept it in mind."