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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 3: [Qiu Prefecture Lantern Festival]
Chapter 32 (176): [The Unique Small Gathering]
(32nd of Volume 3)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Yaoyin didn't react with the joy Li Weiyi had expected.
Instead, she hesitated, frowning.
"How much will it cost? If it's truly too precious, I might not be able to afford it."
Li Weiyi was speechless, feeling deeply misunderstood.
The Jiu Li God's battle intent belonged to the Jiu Li Tribe in the first place.
He had never intended to charge for it.
These Hidden Ones were his foundation.
A strong foundation was, naturally, part of his own strength.
If he made these Hidden Ones buy it, who could afford it?
Li Weiyi said earnestly, "This is something I risked my life to bring back. It can't be measured in silver coins. You'll understand later. Don't tell anyone else, not even your sister. She's got a rebellious streak."
After Yaoyin left, Li Weiyi activated the Formation in his small courtyard.
Then, he entered the Blood Mud Space to consult Master Guan on how to absorb the Immortal Soil and shape his internal organs and muscles.
Master Guan said, "Just eat it. That's the simplest and most direct method..."
"What's with that expression?"
"Don't doubt it. Immortal Soil isn't ordinary soil. I ate it myself when I was young, though it didn't taste good. People eat ordinary soil, don't they?"
Li Weiyi was eager to improve his cultivation and combat strength, especially to nourish his lung lobes.
If he could quickly cultivate his lung lobes to a certain level of strength, he could immediately use the Crimson Haze Herb and the Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish's Spatial Power to open a third Qi Sea.
Master Coffin's voice suddenly rang out: "Your Golden Bone has reached a minor completion, and your Blood Qi is flourishing. Your physical body can withstand intense transformation. You could actually combine internal consumption and external refinement, taking both paths simultaneously."
"What do you mean?" Li Weiyi asked.
Master Coffin replied, "Internal consumption of Immortal Soil relies on your physical body's slow digestion, evenly shaping your muscles and internal organs. External refinement involves using the three acupoints - Wind Mansion, Ancestral Field, and Divine Pivot - each possessing an Innate World. You would introduce the Immortal Soil into these three Innate Worlds from the outside. The Spiritual Power surging from the acupoints would refine the Immortal Soil into Immortal Dust particles, which you could then transport to your desired location using Meridian Veins."
"The twelve Meridian Veins of your Tenth Spring Divine Gate connect to your Five Viscera and Six Bowels, as well as your head."
"If you want to quickly strengthen your lung lobes, you can use the Divine Pivot to refine and transport the Immortal Soil."
Li Weiyi immediately asked, "How do I send the Immortal Soil into the Divine Pivot? And how much should I send?"
Master Coffin replied, "Martial-Mystic Cultivators cultivating the Immortal Body typically need around ten pounds of Immortal Soil. Since you're cultivating a Dao Body, I estimate about one pound should be enough to shape your muscles and internal organs to a minor level of mastery."
"First, take one ounce of Immortal Soil. Use Spatial Power to send it into the Divine Pivot."
"You lack understanding of Spatial Power and haven't mastered its control. Let me handle this. I'll use the Nine Emperors Banner to assist you!"
...
With Master Coffin's help, one ounce of Immortal Soil appeared in Li Weiyi's Innate World below his navel. It radiated four-colored light, illuminating the Divine Pivot with dazzling brilliance and harmonizing with the Immortal Haze drifting throughout the space.
"Huu!"
Li Weiyi practiced his Breathing Technique.
Liquid Spiritual Power surged from his acupoints, carrying the four-colored light of the Immortal Soil toward his five lung lobes.
The Golden Meridian Veins passed through all five lung lobes simultaneously.
As a result, the other three lung lobes, which hadn't yet established meridian veins, also received some degree of nourishment and shaping.
.....
After a night of internal cultivation and external refinement, the first and second lung lobes were completely enveloped in a layer of four-colored immortal light.
"At the fastest, two days, at the latest, three days. The strength of my lung lobes will be enough to support the breakthrough to open my third Qi Sea."
Li Weiyi emerged from the Blood Mud Space, pushed open the door, and stepped out.
Gazing at the morning mist over the lake, a smile spread across his face.
Finally, he saw a glimmer of hope for participating in the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival.
It was no longer the utter despair he had felt before.
A graceful figure in white robes appeared along the lake, entering his field of vision.
The beautiful scenery around him suddenly came alive, filling him with infinite longing and anticipation.
"You're here so early!"
Li Weiyi planted the Azure Yin Banner, a High-Grade Spiritual Artifact, in the center of the courtyard of his small dwelling and activated it.
Layers of azure light gauze unfurled, and dozens of armored Dead Spirit Soldiers took up positions to guard the four directions.
Only after completing these preparations did he release the ten-meter-long silver coffin from the Blood Mud Space.
He had to be extremely cautious.
After all, the Jiu Li God's Battle Intent, clinging to the Silver-Boned Celestial Race's skeletal remains, was completely uncontrollable. If its aura leaked out, it would be a major disaster.
Li Weiyi pulled up a chair and sat by the courtyard gate, holding a Blood Crystal in his hand.
He watched Yaoyin approach from afar and chuckled: "What's wrong? Didn't sleep well last night? Were you too excited?"
Today, Yaoyin was meticulously dressed.
Her attire was elegant yet understated, every stitch of her clothes a testament to exquisite craftsmanship. A jade hairpin, a Spiritual Artifact left to her by her mother, adorned her hair, while a jade pendant hung from her waist and pearls adorned her shoes.
Her expression serious, she cleared her throat and corrected him: "I didn't sleep, but not because I was excited. I was refining my Golden Meridian Veins."
The fact that she had begun refining her Golden Meridian Veins meant she had already transformed all the Meridian Veins in her body into silver.
Li Weiyi, knowing her prideful nature, understood exactly what she meant.
He slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "Damn it! I should have asked yesterday. You had to hold it in all night, only to tell me this morning."
Yaoyin's eyes narrowed into crescent moons: "I was ready to break through to the Five Seas Realm, but then you brought back a bottle of Golden Spring. What could I do? With my Hundred Silver Meridian Veins, I had no choice but to continue cultivating in the Surging Spring Realm."
"Come inside. With your Hundred Meridians Pure Silver Immortal Physique, let's see if your talent can earn you a chance."
Li Weiyi entered the courtyard with her, stepping into the azure light curtain and arriving beneath the silver coffin.
The coffin was too tall, like a towering silver wall, obscuring its contents.
Suddenly, a change occurred.
The Jiu Li God's Battle Intent within the coffin, sensing the bloodline aura of a supreme genius's descendant, burst open the lid.
"Boom!"
A black cloud of mist erupted from the coffin, coalescing into a colossal Demonic Shadow. Its overwhelming aura threatened to tear apart the Azure Yin Banner as it surged towards the sky.
Li Weiyi immediately stomped his foot, unleashing a torrent of Spiritual Qi to drive the Azure Yin Banner to its peak, raising it over twenty meters high.
The Demonic Shadow's aura was incredibly powerful. If Yaoyin could absorb it, her combat strength would undoubtedly soar to a terrifying level far beyond her current cultivation realm.
Of course, that was because her cultivation was still low.
Judging by the fluctuations in power emanating from the Demonic Shadow, absorbing it would likely offer only limited combat enhancement to a Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator cultivating the Seventh Sea. The boost wouldn't be overly dramatic.
The Demonic Shadow within the coffin stood with arms crossed, a pitch-black vortex swirling between its palms, devouring all light and energy.
"This is..."
Yaoyin was thrown off balance by the Demonic Shadow's explosive force, her robes fluttering wildly. She stumbled backward repeatedly, unable to stand firm.
The physical strain was secondary; the soul-crushing pressure was the true threat, relentlessly assailing her.
Yaoyin felt as if she were standing in the vast cosmos, facing an infinitely massive black hole vortex. Her body and consciousness were like a leaf, about to be torn apart by its gravitational pull.
Outside the light barrier, Li Weiyi watched Yaoyin's delicate frame tremble violently, her body curling inward as if she were about to collapse to her knees.
He couldn't help her; it was all up to her.
The Jiu Li God's battle intent, recognizing her arrival, had surged forth on its own, a clear sign of its approval for this exceptionally talented descendant.
If she could endure, she was certain to absorb a strand of the Jiu Li God's battle intent.
Li Weiyi sat back down on the chair by the entrance, absorbing Blood Crystals to replenish his Blood Qi.
Hearing a subtle rustling sound, he turned his gaze toward the snowy forest ahead.
"Come out, you sneaky lot!" he called out.
" Whoosh! Whoosh..."
Yin Ershi San, Yin Ershi Si, and Yin Ershi Wu emerged from the shadows, their gazes fixed on the courtyard behind Li Weiyi, their hearts filled with curiosity.
The earlier disturbance had been intense, rousing them from their hiding places.
But a veil of light shrouded the courtyard, obscuring their view.
Yin Ershi Si asked, "Is Yaoyin inside?"
Li Weiyi nodded in response.
Yin Ershi Si hurried towards the gate, only to be blocked by Li Weiyi's outstretched leg.
"Not your turn yet. What's the rush?"
Yin Ershi Wu bowed respectfully and asked, "May I ask, Divine Hidden One, what exactly is happening?"
"A great opportunity awaits you - an even greater one than the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival. Let's call it the Unique Minor Gathering. Everyone here is entitled to a share, but whether you seize the opportunity depends entirely on your own abilities."
Li Weiyi pointed at Yin Ershi Wu: "You have a good attitude. You're next."
"The Unique Minor Gathering? More empty theatrics."
Yin Ershi Si snorted coldly, refusing to believe that Li Weiyi, who always talked about money, would generously offer them such a grand opportunity.
The claim of an even greater opportunity than the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival was pure exaggeration.
Time ticked by, minute after minute.
An hour later, the shimmering azure light emitted by the Azure Yin Banner gradually calmed.
Li Weiyi, who had been absorbing the Blood Qi, opened his eyes and gazed inward. With a gentle wave of his hand, the light curtain parted.
"Boom!"
A powerful surge of energy erupted from the courtyard.
Yaoyin stepped outside the light curtain, and a vortex of wind spiraled out from her feet, causing the trees in the Diligent Garden to sway violently, showering the ground with snow.
Everyone present felt the terrifying aura emanating from Yaoyin.
Yin Ershi San, Yin Ershi Si, and Yin Ershi Wu couldn't control their bodies and were forced backward, their legs trembling as if they were about to kneel before her.
It was a primal reverence rooted deep within their bloodlines.
Yaoyin's mind was still reeling, unable to calm down. She couldn't believe she had truly obtained such an extraordinary opportunity.
Her eyes remained fixed on Li Weiyi, who sat on the chair: "This... is battle intent? Whose Battle Intent... did I inherit?"
"Who else could it be but the Jiu Li God?" Li Weiyi said calmly, exhaling a puff of white mist.
Yaoyin's mind went blank.
While in the Hidden Sect, she had repeatedly visited the ancient texts beneath the "Jiu Li Insect Valley," seeking to comprehend the Jiu Li God's battle intent. Only by mastering it could she hope to break the death curse of the Ice Soul Cold Qi.
Yet here it was, the battle intent of the Jiu Li God, a concept almost mythical, handed to her so easily by Li Weiyi.
It felt unreal, yet it had truly happened.
Frost gathered in Yaoyin's eyes as she stared intently at Li Weiyi.
The words he had spoken the previous night echoed in her mind: "This thing, I risked my life to bring back. It's not something that can be measured in silver coins. You'll understand in time."
She understood now...
She understood everything!
"Boom!"
The three Hidden Ones who heard the words "The Jiu Li God's Battle Intent" felt not just their hearts pounding wildly, but their very heads about to explode!
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