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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 2: [Jiuli Insect Valley]
Chapter 92 (120): [A Clash of Inheritor-Level Power]
(92nd of Volume 2)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Li Weiyi methodically looted Yuan Qi, Yuan Sheng, the Lynx Demon, Chen Ying, and the unknown Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators, collecting their weapons and valuables. Only then did he follow Wang Daozhen's trail.
Wrapped in a Nightwalker's Garment, he concealed his presence and suppressed his aura, remaining cautious at all times.
"He didn't even bother to explain, just left behind a vague 'good' and 'bad.' What exactly is good, and what's bad?" Li Weiyi sighed, pondering the situation.
He concluded that the Four Great Sects should still hold the upper hand in this Five Seas Realm conflict, considering their alliance with various external forces.
Heavenly Cliff Ridge alone boasted a multitude of powerful martial cultivators and a chaotic swarm of Demons.
The Coffin Mountain and Earthwolf King's Army Barbarian Bandits were also formidable forces.
In contrast, the Jiu Li Clan had taken over half a month to send the unreliable Li Ling to this location. The disparity in strength was stark and deeply concerning.
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The grassland stretched vast and boundless.
The yellow sky and black earth resembled the Profound Yellow Ancient Territory of mythical legends.
But...
"The Profound Yellow represents the mixture of heaven and earth, with heaven being dark and earth yellow. Why is it reversed here, with the sky yellow and the earth dark?"
Li Weiyi stood atop a hill overgrown with weeds, gazing at the yellow sky. A deep sense of unease pressed down on his heart.
Even if this world wasn't an Immortal Realm space, it was clearly extraordinary.
After pursuing Wang Daozhen for nearly a hundred miles, his aura grew increasingly close.
Li Weiyi held the Iron Book, held his breath, and slowly approached.
Wang Daozhen lay motionless beneath a massive ancient tree that would take six or seven people to encircle. A pool of crimson blood stained the ground beneath his neck.
After examining him, Li Weiyi found no pulse or breath. He was completely dead.
"No signs of struggle. His neck and throat were severed instantly by a sharp weapon. Wang Daozhen didn't even have a chance to fight back."
"His body is still warm. He died not long ago."
"The Formation-Cracking Whip has been taken. What a pity!"
Li Weiyi had pursued Wang Daozhen intending to subdue him and question him about the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors.
His plan had failed.
Now, he could only rely on his senses to search for them.
A faint fragrance of Li Ling still lingered in the air.
It didn't take a genius to guess that she and Zuoqiu Ting were responsible.
"Truly impressive. A second-stage Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator didn't even get a chance to strike back."
Li Weiyi's mood was heavy.
He knew he wasn't much superior to Wang Daozhen. If Zuoqiu Ting harbored hostility or had ulterior motives, what chance did he have of escaping alive?
The top-ranked figure among the younger generation was truly terrifying.
"I must break through to the Five Seas Realm as soon as possible."
Over the past half year, he had made rapid progress, yet he still lagged far behind the world's top geniuses.
Take Li Ling, for example - her current strength surpassed his.
In just six months, she had advanced from the Earth Fire stage to the Heaven Fire stage.
While he was improving, others were too.
Taking out the spiritual artifact bottle, Li Weiyi decided to try drinking the Golden Spring. Even if it couldn't forge Golden Vein Meridians, boosting his physical strength would still be beneficial.
He took a gulp.
After the Golden Spring entered his stomach, the warmth gradually intensified into a scorching heat.
Li Weiyi sat cross-legged, his hands forming the Yin-Yang Tai Chi Seal. He regulated his breathing, and the spiritual power from his ten Springs surged through his 120 Meridian Veins. Consciously, he guided the Golden Spring's vaporous mist toward a Silver Vein.
As time passed, that Silver Vein began to glow with a golden radiance.
"Excellent! It's transforming. This Golden Spring's tempering ability surpasses even the Hidden Sect's Golden Spring. It truly deserves its reputation as an Immortal Realm space."
Calming his excitement, Li Weiyi quickly took a second gulp.
The Golden Spring in the jade bottle was only a thin layer. Li Weiyi drank six mouthfuls and not a single drop remained.
Yet those six mouthfuls had forged two new Golden Vein Meridians in his body in a short time.
The total number of Golden Vein Meridians in his body now reached seventy-six.
Furthermore, some of the Golden Spring substance had integrated into his bones.
While it couldn't be measured, his bone strength had undoubtedly increased.
Li Weiyi was both elated and distressed.
He was thrilled by the Golden Spring's miraculous properties, which could rapidly transform all his Meridian Veins into Golden Vein Meridians and enhance his bone strength.
But he was also heartbroken - the Golden Spring was gone!
To obtain more, he would have to go to Thirty-Three Li Mountain.
However, according to the Luantai (Phoenix Terrace) Envoy, entering Thirty-Three Li Mountain was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Given the existence of treasures like Immortal Soil and the Golden Spring, they were undoubtedly controlled by Major Powers. Any ordinary Martial-Mystic Cultivator who approached would likely be killed.
Even if he miraculously managed to obtain some Golden Spring, he wouldn't be able to take it away.
Just like the unfortunate fellow who had been killed by Yuan Sheng.
What was even more distressing was that other Martial-Mystic Cultivators would surely be able to collect the Golden Spring to forge their bones. Wouldn't he fall behind in his Martial Dao cultivation?
"Forget it," Li Weiyi sighed, "No matter how great the opportunity, my life is more important. I should focus on finding the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors first!"
Li Weiyi's Psychic Power faintly sensed the presence of the Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperor within this Immortal Realm space, providing a general direction.
Following the direction his Psychic Power indicated, he activated his Invisibility Talisman and sped forward.
In the Immortal Realm, there was no day or night; the sky remained perpetually dim yellow. The light illuminating the world emanated from a distant pillar of light and the Immortal Haze clouds that drifted in the sky.
After traveling over a hundred miles, the hills on the grassland grew increasingly massive, some reaching heights of seven or eight hundred meters.
The trees, initially sparse, gradually became more numerous.
The vegetation diversified beyond the monotonous dark green mugwort, including downy grass, wheatgrass, shrubs, and vast expanses of Heterospecies He Xuan. The Immortal Haze clouds descended to the mid-mountain plains, forming a breathtaking scene reminiscent of a painting.
Having passed through the mid-mountain Immortal Cloud Sea, Li Weiyi reached the summit. There, he witnessed a Martial Dao battle that had never before stirred such profound emotion in his twenty years of life.
On the broad, cow-back-like plateau extending from the summit, a colossal dragon coiled in the air. Its dragon head, scales, and claws were clearly visible, unlike the hazy shadow he had conjured during his Yellow Dragon Ascending to Heaven technique.
A peerless figure in a silver robe and white tunic stood at the center of the coiling dragon. With each swing of their arms, they summoned gusts of hurricane-force winds.
The dragon swooped down, directly toward Jiang Ning, who stood veiled across from them.
Jiang Ning's graceful, ethereal figure stood in the void, a pair of massive white-feathered wings of light shimmering behind her.
Countless feathers formed from spiritual Qi drifted through the heavens and earth, swirling around her.
A magnificent tower, its height immeasurable, emerged from the void behind her and collided with the diving dragon.
"Boom!"
The unleashed spiritual Qi energy surged outward, sending earth and stone flying from the mountaintop. Even the Immortal Cloud Sea halfway up the mountain trembled violently.
Li Weiyi held his breath, his heart swelling with a powerful longing for the Martial Dao. It was like a mortal glimpsing a corner of the celestial palace, forevermore unwilling to remain a mortal.
"That figure... looks remarkably like the mysterious Honored Guest who conspired with Shi Jiuzhai in Burial Immortal Town back then."
Li Weiyi's cultivation had advanced significantly since then, allowing him to clearly discern the forms of the two combatants on the battlefield.
His gaze fell upon the face of the silver-robed, white-clad man, and Li Weiyi was stunned: "Zuoqiu Ting? No, it's just a perfect likeness. They're not the same person. Could it be a twin brother?"
The silver-robed, white-clad man's face was exceptionally handsome, radiating an aura of noble bearing and unparalleled elegance.
His posture was straight, his eyes sharp and piercing - a true man's bearing, without a single discordant note.
"He's manifesting a dragon from his Battle Technique Intent. Could he be the legendary Dragon Sect Inheritor?"
Li Weiyi secretly worried for Li Ling. Zuoqiu Ting was likely a member of the Dragon Sect, otherwise, their resemblance wouldn't be so striking. And the Dragon Sect was one of the masterminds behind the chaos brewing in Li Province.
"Clang!"
Like a Feather Immortal untouched by earthly concerns, Jiang Ning's sword sliced through the air, accompanied by a flurry of feathers.
The blade's brilliance flashed like lightning, swift and blinding. With a single stroke, it pierced the Dragon Shadow and closed in on Long Ting, the Dragon Sect Inheritor.
Long Ting's body was shielded by a layer of Dragon Scale Golden Light. He countered with a two-foot-long Bone Flute.
"Boom!"
Thousands upon thousands of sword qi erupted like celestial maidens scattering flowers, spreading from the center of their clash across the entire mountaintop.
Zhuang Yue, standing with her back to her sword, retreated swiftly, moving further away from the battlefield.
Li Weiyi's gaze fell on Zhuang Yue. He sensed the presence of seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors, the Insect Tube hanging from her shoulder.
"Strange... How did they capture seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors?"
Li Weiyi knew Zhuang Yue's cultivation was profound and dared not act rashly. He channeled his Psychic Power, preparing to inscribe Insect Scriptures to communicate with them.
Suddenly, footsteps sounded behind him.
Startled, Li Weiyi spun around.
His movement caused a ripple in the air, immediately detected by Shi Shishi, who had been stealthily approaching.
Shi Shishi was equally shocked.
He hadn't expected someone else to be hiding nearby!
An Invisibility Talisman?
Or a High-Grade Spiritual Artifact Invisibility Cloak?
The two men stood about eighty or ninety feet apart.
Shi Shishi couldn't see Li Weiyi, but he knew where he was hiding. He immediately dropped to the ground, gesturing for silence.
"I only sensed him within thirty feet. This little fatty truly deserves his title as Dharma King of the Earthwolf King's Army," Li Weiyi quickly recovered from his surprise, no longer daring to make any sudden moves.
Shi Shishi cautiously approached, transmitting his voice through spiritual Qi: "I am Shi Shishi, Dharma King of the Earthwolf King's Army. Which faction do you belong to?"
"The Wang Clan of the Sui Sect, Wang Daozhen," Li Weiyi replied in a low voice, altering his tone.
"Excellent, we're on the same side! Brother Daozhen, what method are you using? Your skill in concealing yourself and your aura is truly remarkable." Shi Shishi was fascinated by invisibility artifacts.
"A family heirloom," Li Weiyi replied, unwilling to reveal too much.
Shi Shishi shifted his gaze away from Li Weiyi's hiding spot, his bright eyes fixed on Zhuang Yue. A smile played on his lips.
"Brother Daozhen, why don't we join forces and seize that woman from the Jiu Li Hidden Sect while we have the chance?"
"Huh?" Li Weiyi was taken aback.
He couldn't understand why Shi Shishi would assume Zhuang Yue belonged to the Jiu Li Hidden Sect. But he dared not ask. To ask would expose his identity.
Shi Shishi said, "After we capture them, we'll force them to reveal the Jiu Li Hidden Sect's secrets. We can share the information between our two families."
Li Weiyi, wanting to probe the forces vying for Li Province, replied, "Such crucial information should be shared with all the Major Powers. We should attack together and eliminate the Jiu Li Hidden Sect first."
"Brother Daozhen, you're one of the few forthright people in the Sui Sect! But before we act, whoever gathers the most exclusive information will gain the upper hand in the negotiations. Didn't Miss Yang teach you this?"
Shi Shishi moved closer!
Li Weiyi suddenly felt uneasy and glared at Shi Shishi: "Don't come any closer! If you get any closer, I'll think you plan to kill me first and then keep the Jiu Li Hidden Sect's secrets for yourself."
Shi Shishi realized that this Wang Daozhen was too shrewd to manipulate. He quickly retracted the palm-held spiritual energy he had been gathering: "We're allies. How could allies harm each other?"
"Then why don't you strike first?" Li Weiyi challenged.
Shi Shishi was wary of Jiang Ning: "That woman who defeated the Dragon Sect Inheritor is terrifying. We should attack together, capture them quickly, and then immediately retreat..."
"Oh no, someone's already gotten there first!" Li Weiyi exclaimed.
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END OF CHAPTER
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