Chapter 325 - 158: Advancing to Immortal Robe, Reaching the Peak of the Power Barrier: The Once ’Qi and Sword Dual Proficiency’ Young Lady Heir, Xiao Mingli

Chapter 325: Chapter 158: Advancing to Immortal Robe, Reaching the Peak of the Power Barrier: The Once ’Qi and Sword Dual Proficiency’ Young Lady Heir, Xiao Mingli

In that case, it wouldn’t matter if you were in the Three Daoist Art Realms or had even refined Magical Power. You would still find it difficult to harm a Martial Artist who had achieved the ’Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe’!

Even a Qi Dao Grandmaster with impure True Qi and a Lower Grade Qi Sea would be unable to break through this layer of Immortal Robe when facing such a prodigy, even if they used their True Qi to execute a Secret Martial art.

Countless records in the Archives have documented such events.

Prodigies who reached the pinnacle of the Power Barrier, seeking a Peak Qi Sea, would temper their Martial Dao Will and condense a Flesh Treasure Body. They would not hesitate to use their Three-Limited Body to fight and defeat a Grandmaster from a higher realm!

And they would emerge victorious!

Examples like this were innumerable.

Those who attain a Dao Grade Immortal Robe are considered to have already formed the foundation for achieving the ’Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe’.

In theory, as long as they possess a consistent Limit-Breaking Technique to overcome the Skin Barrier Great Limit, they have a sixty to seventy percent chance of shattering their bottleneck and achieving a complete sublimation. The probability is frighteningly high.

It’s no exaggeration to say that as long as such individuals can swallow their pride, give up the ethereal pursuit of a Peak Qi Sea, and lower their standards to cultivate a Middle or Lower Grade Qi Sea...

...they could achieve it in the snap of a finger. They are bona fide candidates to become a Grandmaster!

「Main Courtyard.」

Perched on the balcony, leaning against the rail and listening to the wind, Xiao Mingli sat in her wheelchair. She had only just awoken.

Sensing the Anomaly caused by Ji Xiu’s breakthrough into the Immortal Robe Realm, she couldn’t help but raise a delicate eyebrow and gaze out the window.

’He’s achieved his Immortal Robe? So quickly...’

She murmured to herself, her gaze falling upon the bronze mirror before her.

The woman in the mirror had a face as cold as frost, yet her brows held a hint of heroic spirit. Dressed in a black, wide-sleeved, high-collared robe cinched with a jade belt, she still possessed some of the aura of the prodigy she once was.

’What a coincidence.’

’She had received a formal invitation from the Xie Family this morning. On the rare occasion she decided to dress as she had in her prime, she just happened to witness that boy’s breakthrough to the Immortal Robe Realm. And the aura of it...’

’...was identical to her own, all those years ago.’

"Nishang Scroll..."

Xiao Mingli murmured the name, recalling the details of her mother teaching her the ’Feathered Immortal Robe’ and guiding her Cultivation.

Her fair wrist turned, and she tapped a finger on her wheelchair, a smile playing on her lips.

"That boy... not a single thing on him is without a grand origin."

"The Sword Plaque on his back holds a Martial Saint’s Residual Thought, something one can sense after reaching the Qi Dao."

"The blade at his waist was once worn by a True Inheritance disciple of the Sword Dao Ancestral Court; it still bears their mark."

"Even the jade pendant he wears contains a wisp of Dragon Monarch Essence Blood. From head to toe, none of his possessions are simple."

"I thought that was the extent of it. But..."

"...is he actually cultivating the Xie Family’s ’Feathered Immortal Robe’?"

"I didn’t notice it before, when there was no sign."

"He certainly is audacious. This is a Secret Inheritance from a Giant House. Although it’s only a Power Secret Scroll and not restricted solely to the Direct Lineage, the versions that circulate in the outside world are all incomplete fragments."

"But to study it without permission..."

"Is he truly not afraid the Xie Clan will find out and come for him?"

At her side, Li Xuanyi had been helping the Young Lady Heir get ready since early morning, applying her makeup, adding a touch of rouge, and selecting her attire.

Hearing her senior sister’s words, she paused her work and smiled.

"But doesn’t he have you to protect him, Senior Sister?"

"I’ve heard of the Xie Family’s ’Feathered Immortal Robe’ as well. The first three scrolls are one thing, but the fourth—the one for the Refined Purple Ribbon and Treasure Condensation Body—is the most crucial part. It’s kept under lock and key, passed down only to core disciples."

"Ji Xiu likely only managed to obtain the first three scrolls through some other means."

"But if he wants to complete his Cultivation... he will inevitably have to get involved with the Xie Family."

"And as it happens, just such a person has recently arrived in Jiangyin Prefecture."

"If he manages to get on her good side..."

At this thought, the smile at the corners of Li Xuanyi’s eyes faded slightly.

"When that happens, he might not remain so close to you, Senior Sister."

Xiao Mingli extended her slender fingers and took the lip-coloring paper from the hands of the junior sister who had never abandoned her. She pressed it lightly to her lips, and they bloomed with a dazzling, peachy color that lit up her face.

Hearing this, she gently shook her head, her newly colored lips parting slightly.

"People strive for greater heights, just as water flows downward."

"That boy has a wide-open road ahead of him. It’s only natural he’ll want to cultivate the Purple Ribbon and condense a Treasure Body."

"If I am the one holding him back, it’s only right that he find a better patron."

Facing the bronze mirror, the woman raised an eyebrow. She rarely bothered with cosmetics, but when she did, her beauty was truly breathtaking.

Li Xuanyi looked at the Young Lady Heir before her. Dressed in her namesake black robes, Xiao Mingli lacked the delicate softness of an ordinary woman. Instead, she possessed the innate aura of Nobility that commanded one’s gaze. Li Xuanyi pouted.

"Senior Sister, I think that boy is a fine choice. I heard the Marquis once intended to hold a ’Flower-Pinning Banquet’ for you, to select a dependable husband for your future..."

"His Lordship is caught in a political vortex, all alone. He’s afraid that if the worst should happen, you’ll have no one to look after you."

"In my opinion, that boy is a good man. If you nurture him carefully, in three to five years, who’s to say he won’t be..."

"Ouch!"

A flick of Xiao Mingli’s finger tapped Li Xuanyi on the forehead. She then drew her hand back into her wide sleeve, folded her arms, and closed her eyes.

"I am a cripple. In this life, my chronic affliction can only be cured if I find Celestial Materials and a National Master willing to exhaust their life’s blood to treat me."

"But you must understand, I have already been delayed for many years."

"A thousand sails pass by the sunken ship. The decline of my Qi and Blood and my Qi Dao cultivation is inevitable. All my old acquaintances have surpassed me, while I languish in this courtyard, a veritable money pit, merely prolonging my pathetic existence."

Unconsciously, beneath her robes, Xiao Mingli’s fist clenched. A self-mocking smile touched her lips.

"Someone like me... if I were to be cast out from the splendor of the Marquis’s Mansion, which of those fair-weather flatterers would give me a second glance?"

"The boy is a good man, but Xuanyi, you are overstepping."

"I only give him pointers because I see he has a future, thinking that one day he could become a valuable asset for my father, the Marquis. Furthermore, he is one of the chosen for the Mountain and Sea Search and can be of use to me. That is the only reason for our association."