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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 3: [Qiu Prefecture Lantern Festival]
Chapter 3 (147): [The Battle Intent Technique of the Jiu Li God!]
(3rd of Volume 3)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Li Weiyi had never even heard of a Qi Ascension Pill.
This revelation opened up a whole new world for him!
But he quickly calmed down: "If you could refine it, Senior, you would have done so long ago. Just tell me directly: what do you need?"
"A Pill Furnace, materials... In short, everything. Of course, with enough money, these things are easily obtainable in the Prefectural Giant City. And you're certainly not lacking money right now, are you?" Zen Hai Guanwu was fully aware of Li Weiyi's exploits in Burial Immortal Town.
If he could truly refine a Qi Ascension Pill, it wouldn't just be about money. It would be about making a fortune.
"Wait a few more days. I must first cultivate my first Qi Sea to completion."
Li Weiyi thought of Yanzhou Governor Zhu Qinfeng's Official Robe and desperately wanted to test it to see if he could activate it.
But he hesitated, so he asked, "May I ask, Mist Heavenly Emperor, is the Prefectural Governor's Official Seal on the Spiritual Artifact Jade Boat a treasure you intend to claim for yourself?"
Zen Hai Guanwu wasn't one for idle chatter, but... this man before her was different. She could afford to be patient.
"Setting aside the fact that I forged it a thousand years ago," she said, "can you even activate and use it now?"
"No," Li Weiyi murmured, and he temporarily abandoned the idea of retrieving the Official's Robe.
Bringing it out now would likely lead to its loss. He'd have to wait for a better opportunity.
....
After breaking through to the next realm, Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators almost always choose to enter closed-door cultivation to consolidate their cultivation.
They avoid combat for a short period, as this is a necessary stage for stabilizing their realm.
For two full days, Li Weiyi remained in meditation.
The instant the first Qi Sea was completely filled with spiritual Qi, it resonated with his lungs. Wisps of spiritual Qi overflowed from the Qi Sea, entering his lungs and enveloping them.
Li Weiyi felt his chest swell, and a long stream of spiritual Qi, like a wisp of azure smoke, exhaled from his mouth, forming a long bridge.
Then, he inhaled.
All the spiritual Qi rapidly flowed back into his lungs and returned to the Qi Sea.
"The lungs and Qi Sea have become one. My first Qi Sea is finally complete. From now on, I can use the Breathing Technique to absorb the Law Essence of Heaven and Earth, instead of relying solely on the Ten Springs."
"By simply breathing through my mouth and nose, even if all the spiritual Qi in my first Qi Sea is exhausted, it will only take an hour or two to replenish it."
"And this is just the first lung and first Qi Sea! Next I'll cultivate the second Qi Sea and second lung."
Li Weiyi retrieved an Immortal Haze-tainted Herb, a rare herb that aids in opening Qi Seas, swallowed it directly, and began to attack the second realm of the Five Seas Realm.
Zen Hai Guanwu sensed something. Her figure, radiating Wondrous Grace Immortal Talent, descended from the Spiritual Artifact Jade Boat onto the ten-meter-long Silver coffin. She leaned forward slightly, gazing at the lid and listening intently to its interior.
"What was that sound just now?"
The Soul Shadows of her three Masters immediately gathered around.
They, too, had noticed the subtle movement.
"Boom!"
With a flick of Zen Hai Guanwu's crimson sleeve, the heavy Silver-white coffin lid was violently flung open, crashing to the ground.
Inside lay the Silver-Boned Celestial Clan's skeleton, eleven or twelve meters long, radiating wisps of silver light. The bones' interior was liquid, like compressed star rivers.
"Whoosh!"
A colossal Demonic Shadow, as if about to shatter the Blood Mud Space, erupted from within the Silver-Boned Celestial Clan's skeleton. Brandishing a battle axe and exuding terrifying power, it sent the Soul Shadows of the three Masters flying in all directions.
Even Zen Hai Guanwu was knocked back, landing gracefully on the ground.
The Demonic Shadow resembled a dark cloud mist, utterly chilling and brimming with boundless battle intent, as if capable of cleaving the heavens with a single axe strike.
However, after its initial surge, it receded like a tide, vanishing back into the Silver-Boned Celestial Clan's skeleton.
Zen Hai Guanwu's expression turned grave.
"This doesn't seem like the Silver-Boned Celestial Clan's power fluctuation. It bears a resemblance to Azure King of your Jiu Li Clan."
To the Martial-Mystic Cultivators of the Jiu Li Clan, Azure King was a legend, their Founding Ancestor, and the second most revered figure in their faith, second only to the Jiu Li God.
But to her, he was just a Cultivator she had once met.
Master Coffin's fragmented corpse crawled out of the coffin, his soul-consciousness in turmoil. He cried out, "That's the Battle Technique Intent of the Jiu Li God... I understand now! I understand! It was at Blood Moon Lake, at the burial site of the Jiu Li God. This Battle Technique Intent followed us into the Blood Mud Space and took refuge within the silver-boned skeleton of a Celestial Clan member."
"That shadow of intent just now was indeed extraordinary. Could it truly be a method left behind by the Jiu Li God?" Master Guan asked.
Master Coffin, usually calm and wise, replied, "It's undoubtedly the Battle Technique Intent of the Jiu Li God. The question is whether it's a single Dao or multiple Daos."
Master Guan wondered, "Is the Jiu Li God truly dead? Logically, even the most powerful Cultivator's Battle Technique Intent should dissipate upon their death."
Master Coffin speculated, "Before the Jiu Li God buried himself, he must have used some unfathomable, peerless method to preserve his Battle Technique Intent at Blood Moon Lake. My arrival there triggered a resonance, causing the intent to leave with me."
Master Guan interjected, "Then why didn't the Battle Technique Intent directly inhabit your corpse instead of that Silver-Boned Celestial Clan skeleton?"
Master Coffin didn't know the reason either. He sighed, "Perhaps the Ancestor felt that I was already a cripple and unworthy of possessing his Battle Technique Intent."
Spirit Tablet Master whispered words of comfort.
Li Weiyi, his face pale and swaying, stood up with difficulty. His lungs ached, and a bloodstain clung to his lips as he faced the assembled Dead Spirits.
Zen Hai Guanwu seemed to have anticipated this: "Failed?"
"Yes!" Li Weiyi said, "The difficulty of breaking through in the Five Seas Realm has indeed increased. It's no longer an easy task."
Master Guan retorted, "It's not that the Five Seas Realm breakthrough is harder; it's that you were too impatient, Wei Yi. You'd barely perfected your first Qi Sea before you rushed to break through to the second."
"Why are you injured?" Li Ling asked with concern.
Master Guan replied, "His lung lobes were damaged."
Li Ling asked, "If his lung lobes are damaged, won't he have to wait a year before attempting to break through to the second level of the Five Seas Realm again?"
"Not necessarily. The damage is to the lung lobes of his first Qi Sea. With the nourishment of spiritual Qi, they'll recover quickly. But the pain is still excruciating."
Master Guan continued, "To break through to the second Qi Sea, you must draw upon the spiritual Qi within the first. This places significant demands on the strength of the lung lobe where the first Qi Sea resides. If the lung lobe isn't strong enough, it will naturally suffer injury."
Li Ling asked, "Why didn't you tell him? Did you just stand by and watch him fail and get hurt?"
"His physical body is robust; he can withstand it. Failure is also a valuable lesson. This way, he'll learn exactly how strong his lung lobe needs to be before attempting to break through to the second stage of the Five Seas Realm!"
Master Guan added, "Besides, even if I had warned him earlier, he might not have listened. After all, his breakthrough in the Spring Surge Realm was remarkably smooth!"
Li Weiyi's expression turned serious.
He quickly shook off his dejection and declared with renewed determination, "That's right. This setback has been a valuable learning experience. Now that the first Qi Sea and lung lobe are connected, nurturing them will be swift. I estimate it will take no more than half a month! Give me half a month, and I will break through to the second stage of the Five Seas Realm."
" Whoosh-"
Inside the silver coffin, the colossal Demonic Shadow surged forth once more, its humanoid form radiating immense power.
Unlike before, this time the Demonic Shadow held its hands clasped together, a swirling vortex of pitch-black darkness forming between its palms, devouring all light and energy in its vicinity.
After a moment, the Demonic Shadow receded like a tide.
Li Weiyi could still feel the oppressive aura emanating from within the Demonic Shadow, making him feel as insignificant as dust.
"Master Coffin, if this truly is the Battle Technique Intent of the Jiu Li God, what do you think we should do?"
"Send it to the Jiu Li Hidden Sect," Master Coffin replied, "They can select a suitable Hidden One to inherit it. As a Divine Hidden One, it is your duty to cultivate Hidden Ones."
Master Guan added, "It's a pity your Breathing Technique is so orthodox, completely opposite to the demonic nature of the Jiu Li Clan. Otherwise, absorbing it and adapting it for your own use would have significantly boosted your combat power."
Master Coffin explained, "Only the Li People, those with Jiu Li Clan bloodlines, can directly absorb it."
"Inheriting the Battle Technique Intent of the Jiu Li God might grant you a temporary surge in power, but I believe the Battle Technique Intent cultivated through the Twelve Dispersed Hands of the Chan Sect will ultimately take you further."
After saying this, Zen Hai Guanwu channeled strands of spiritual Qi from her fingertips, levitating the silver coffin's lid and gently closing it again.
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The Nether Realm of the Dead was shrouded in eternal darkness.
Li Weiyi crawled out of the cave and surveyed his surroundings. Once he was certain there was no danger, he retrieved Li Ling and the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors from the Buddha's Relic.
After folding and storing the Ghost Banner, he opened the Insect Tube and gathered all the Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors inside.
The tube was already crowded.
The seven little ones hadn't stopped eating for the past month, consuming a great deal of precious herbs. Their bodies had grown to two and a half inches long, and their strength had also increased significantly.
Li Ling's pupils shimmered with Daoist light, her gaze identical to Zen Hai Guanwu's: "If you were to borrow the power of the Shaoyang Star and travel to the sea where the Fusang Divine Tree stands, harvesting the Xihe fruits and feed them, their growth rate would be far faster than it is now."
Li Weiyi silently made a note of this, resolving to consider it once he had broken through to become a Great Spiritual Master.
He said, "Senior Zen Hai... Mist Heavenly Emperor... Well, this Lingxiao Realm is filled with experts. Even if we use spiritual Qi to communicate telepathically, someone might overhear. I think it's necessary to give you a more discreet title."
"As you wish."
Li Ling stepped ahead, removing Zouwu from the black cloth bag.
She had been feeding it regularly these days, so it hadn't starved.
"You're using Li Ling's appearance, so calling you 'Senior' feels awkward. How about I just call you Li Ling?" Li Weiyi hurried to catch up, walking beside her.
Li Ling clearly wasn't pleased.
"Then how about Miss Chanwu?"
Li Weiyi asked, "Miss Chanwu, how long do you plan to wait before taking the soul spirit that belongs to you from my body? Being constantly tracked like this makes me feel like I have no privacy or security."
"When did I say I'd given up on the Yang Marriage?" Li Ling asked.
Li Weiyi fell silent.
"Give me some more time. I want to try and see if I can feel genuine emotions," Li Ling said.
Li Weiyi chuckled wryly: "This isn't just about you!"
"You could try too. See if you can fall in love with me. Let's try it together?" Li Ling stopped, her phoenix eyes crinkling with a smile that melted the ice and coldness deep within her pupils.
Li Weiyi stared at her for a moment, sensing her sincerity: "Since Miss Chanwu is so earnestly inviting me, I don't mind giving it a try. I can treat it as a form of cultivation. But, you're occupying Li Ling's body. I fear that after this 'cultivation,' my Dao Heart might be thrown into chaos, and I'll end up falling in love with two people. Wouldn't that be disastrous?"
Li Ling pondered for a moment: "You can give me some of your blood. After I absorb it, my true form will be able to leave Li Ling's body at night. Don't worry, I'll trade it for Medicinal Pills. You won't be left empty-handed."
"What exactly is this supposed to be? A love affair?" Li Weiyi asked.
Li Ling's eyes sparkled with allure as she struggled to recapture the feeling of her youth.
"A love between a Heavenly Emperor and a mortal? A yin-yang romance? Both seem to carry forbidden elements, something unnatural, like fire and water that can never mix. But how can we know if it's suitable without trying?"
The two of them walked into the night, the darkness gradually blurring their forms.
"Very well. I hope this will have a good ending."
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END OF CHAPTER
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