Mutated Tao

The seven chakra points are the Root Chakra, Sacral Chakra, Solar Plexus Chakra, Heart Chakra, Throat Chakra, Third Eye Chakra, and finally, the Crown Chakra.

This was the method to cultivate the “Truth” Doulao had given him. Strayed Ones could cultivate “Truth” because of the primordial breath inside their body. Whenever Li Huowang used his inner sight to push the primordial breath into one of the seven chakra points, his control over the cultivation of “Truth” increased.

When Li Huowang controlled the Root Chakra, he could temporarily turn a stone into an apple.

When he controlled the Sacral Chakra, he could turn the ground into water and even twist arrows to miss their mark.

When he controlled the Solar Plexus Chakra, he could conjure fire out of nowhere and turn someone into mud with just a glare.

When the inner sight and primordial breath from three different Strayed Ones entered his body, he started pushing his primordial breath toward the next chakra point.

With more inner sight, he could move more of his primordial breath.

His cultivation started to grow faster. However, Li Huowang felt that the power was slowly slipping out of his control, as it wasn’t his to begin with. He dared not let his guard down.

Li Huowang lost track of time, oblivious to everything happening outside. His focus was entirely on cultivation.

Li Huowang locked in as he focused on using his inner sight to move the primordial breath. Thanks to the three Strayed Ones, his cultivation speed had increased significantly.

His primordial breath, once as heavy as a skyscraper, slowly moved up to the next chakra point. The moment it did, Li Huowang felt his mind explode, and his consciousness spread out thinly. He then lost consciousness altogether.

When he finally regained consciousness, he found himself suspended in midair, with Li Sui glaring at him as if he were an enemy.

The old furniture in the room had disappeared entirely, and the entire room was painted completely white. Everything around him had completely changed.

Li Huowang looked around, and as he willed, the rafters, chairs, and floorboards returned. He restored the room to its former glory.

Li Huowang was stronger than before, and his range had improved dramatically. He was confident that he could now influence things tens of meters away.

“Father, it looks like my method was correct. You only spent…”

“Wait!”

Li Huowang interrupted Li Sui, his forehead glistening with sweat. “Hold on, don’t say anything just yet. Give me some food and water first.”

He soon ate and drank his fill before laying on the floor to sleep.

It took some time before Li Huowang woke up again. This time, he felt much better. He explained, “In the future, don’t tell me how long I’ve been out after cultivating. If it’s too long, I might actually starve to death.”

Li Huowang had to eat, sleep, and drink before the others told him how long he had been cultivating. Only then could he prevent his death.

“Alright, you can talk now. What were you trying to say?” Li Huowang said, plucking out one of his hairs and using it as a toothpick.

“I wanted to say that you only took two days to finish your cultivation. At least my plan worked.”

Li Huowang shook his head. “No, it’s not enough. Shai ZI and I tricked Zuoqiu Yong last time, but it will not work next time. Zuoqiu Yong could utilize the entire Tianchen Kingdom next time. Having a Siming that controls the Heavenly Dao of Growth and an entire world as our enemy is not a joke.

“Since this plan works, we need to quickly find more Strayed Ones and raise my cultivation to the seventh stage before Zuoqiu Yong attacks! I’m only at the fourth stage right now.”

Still, a quiet worry lingered in Li Huowang’s mind—he wasn’t sure he could defeat Zuoqiu Yong, even if he reached the seventh stage of his cultivation.

Thankfully, he wasn’t alone this time. Both the Qi Kingdom and the Liang Kingdom were on his side.

Li Huowang patted Li Sui’s shoulder before he resumed his cultivation. “I need more Strayed Ones. Find a way to search the entire world.”

Cultivating “Truth” required more than primordial breath and inner sight, but it was the best option right now.

“Father, are there Strayed Ones in the Qi Kingdom? Maybe they can help.”

“Ha. Almost everyone is dead there. I doubt that there are any Strayed Ones there. Tell Gao Zhijian not to plan everything in detail. Don’t hope for the Qi Kingdom alone to fight off the Tianchen Kingdom. It’s impossible.

“I know that the Dragon Veins are precious and that it takes a long time to accumulate Dragon Qi, but we need to use it now. If we fail here, we won’t ever get to use it in the future. The Dragon Veins will become Zuoqiu Yong’s mount if we are conquered.”

Li Huowang believed that he needed to go to the Baiyu Capital to win this time. He refused to believe that the Simings he had saved last time would ignore his plea. What are they doing to begin with?

“Alright, Father. I will find more Strayed Ones now. I’ll take care of everything while you cultivate.”

Seeing Li Sui exit the room, Li Huowang sat down to start cultivating again, but before he could, he realized that he had forgotten something very important.

“Wait, what am I forgetting?”

Li Huowang pondered a moment before he reached for his head.

With a light swipe of his fingernails, his scalp opened like a flower. Li Huowang did it again, and his skull split open. He reached into his brain to search around before he found Hong Zhong’s mahjong tile inside his brain.

Shai Zi had initially placed the mahjong tile into his brain to let him know about the incoming Natural Disaster in the Tianchen Kingdom, which he used to trick Zuoqiu Yong. However, Shai Zi had intentionally left it there. Shai Zi couldn’t have forgotten something like this.

“He’s a bastard that refuses to give up on either side. I need to be careful when I deal with him next time.”

Li Huowang proceeded to crush the mahjong tile into dust.

Li Huowang continued his cultivation once more.

Unbeknownst to him, Li Sui stood outside the cultivation room to observe him. Compared to the insides, the outside of the room had been completely twisted. Old rotting wood had fused with brand-new boards.

Li Huowang’s cultivation caused this. Even Li Sui didn’t know how Li Huowang did it. Rather than being unstable to the brink of collapsing, the room stood firm and breathed like a beast.

“Tell the others to evacuate this region. Don’t leave anyone behind.”

This was only the fourth stage. Who knew what would happen when Li Huowang reached the seventh stage?

Xuan Pin didn’t want the entire Surveillance Bureau of the Liang Kingdom to be destroyed by her father before the fight even began.

One of the pillars beside Xuan Pin answered, “Yes, Chief.”