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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 3: [Qiu Prefecture Lantern Festival]
Chapter 46 (190): [Accumulating Qi with Dao Fruit, Another Advancement for the Physical Body]
(46th of Volume 3)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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"Understood! Especially Yin Jiu and Yin Shi, who refuse to submit to the Divine Hidden One. If they dare approach the Silver Coffin without authorization, I'll teach them a lesson," Yin Shiyi said, deeply concerned that the two might obtain the Jiu Li Gods' Battle Technique Intent.
Li Weiyi patted his shoulder: "I trust you to handle this."
Yin Shiyi, now brimming with confidence, chuckled: "We could launch the plan to capture Yang Qingxi ahead of schedule. I'm incredibly strong right now. One Yang Qingxi wouldn't even be a challenge. If there were two, I'd capture both -one on the left, one on the right."
Li Weiyi felt Yin Shiyi had become overly arrogant. If there were truly two Yang Qingxi, their combined combat power would make even ordinary Inheritors wary.
"Don't rush. Wait for my signal. To capture her, we need a near-certain chance of success. That woman is cunning and shouldn't be underestimated," Li Weiyi cautioned.
Yin Shiyi nodded: "Aren't you coming with us?"
"You go ahead. I'll wait for someone."
Li Weiyi decided to stay behind for Zuoqiu Ting.
After all, the man had just saved his life, and he felt he owed him a debt of gratitude.
As the Hidden Ones departed, Diligent Garden fell into an eerie silence.
Li Weiyi didn't go inside.
Brushing off the accumulated snow, he sat alone on a stone bench in the courtyard.
He opened the Ice Jade Medicine Box given to him by the Hidden Lord. Inside lay a golden Millennium Cold Ginseng, already possessing a humanoid form and consciousness. It was equivalent to a living being that had already taken shape. With proper guidance from a master, it could even transform into a genius Martial-Mystic Cultivator of the Demon Race.
It was sealed with runes, bound, and unable to move.
"Humans see Demons as outsiders, herbs as supplements, and beasts as food. But how do Demons view humans?"
"In this world, it's either you eat m,e or I eat you. Weakness is the greatest sin!"
With a sigh, he tossed the Millennium Cold Ginseng to the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors.
Li Weiyi felt the pain from his injuries. He swallowed a Qi Ascension Pill and took out a Blood Crystal, holding it in his hand. As he circulated his spiritual power to heal his wounds, he simultaneously absorbed Blood Qi and stored energy.
He was racing against time, striving for greater cultivation and combat strength.
He waited like this until morning.
The snow had stopped, and the warm morning sun shone down.
To his surprise, Zuoqiu Ting hadn't come to Diligent Garden overnight. He had no way of knowing the outcome of their meeting.
Instead, Yin Shi arrived.
Yin Shi, clad in a Nightwalker's Garment and cloaked in invisibility, entered the courtyard.
The crunch of snow under her feet alerted Li Weiyi to her presence.
She was now only three steps away from him.
Killing him was a mere thought away.
Li Weiyi looked at the slender, curvaceous figure in black that suddenly materialized in the snow before him and sighed, "The gap is this wide?"
Yin Shi wore no makeup or elaborate ornaments, her hair simply tied back in a ponytail - a stark contrast to the exquisite, flamboyant appearance she had during her dance performance.
She said, "How long have you been cultivating? Do you know you've already become famous?"
"Oh? News spread so quickly?" Li Weiyi had assumed it was the aftermath of his battle with Yang Zhiyong the previous night.
After all, Yang Zhiyong was one of Li Province's top ten experts, and the younger generation's martial prowess in Li Province was among the best in the Seven Southern Provinces.
Yin Shi replied, "The Bright Moon Seven Stars Pavilion was filled with Martial-Mystic Cultivators at the time. It would have been impossible to keep it secret."
Li Weiyi realized he had misunderstood!
That didn't make sense either. He had specifically warned Zuoqiu Baiyuan and Qi Wangshu the previous day not to spread rumors about Hidden Ember, as they still couldn't confirm whether the Ember Spirit within Qian Yanzhen was indeed Hidden Ember.
Moreover, spreading this matter far and wide would only provoke the other party.
"Is it about that Ember Spirit?" Li Weiyi asked.
Yin Shi replied, "An Ember Spirit is a trivial matter. What made you famous was your declaration of wanting to capture Yang Qingxi. To say that in front of Yang Qingxi herself - everyone who heard it was stunned!"
"Now, many people treat it as a joke, a topic for idle chatter, and it's even spread to the Immortal Forest."
"Everyone mocks you and Shi Shishi for being arrogant and overestimating yourselves, certain that you'll bring disaster upon yourselves. They're all eager to see how Yang Qingxi will make you pay."
Li Weiyi was utterly speechless: "Really? Good news never travels far, but bad news spreads like wildfire. I'd rather not be famous this way! Wait, how could a single line like 'capture Yang Qingxi' spread so far?"
"Because someone is stirring up trouble. They've explained your motives for wanting to capture Yang Qingxi, spreading rumors about... well, let's just say it involves unspeakable things like 'a streaming stream.' How could the world's busybodies resist such juicy gossip?"
Seeing Li Weiyi's lack of rebuttal and his mortified expression, Yin Shi frowned deeply. "Is it true, then?"
"No! How could that be? Who started this rumor?" Li Weiyi demanded.
Yin Shi studied him closely: "It seems to have spread from the Wolf's Den!"
"Those Earthwolf King's Army soldiers... really..."
Li Weiyi slapped his thigh so hard it nearly went numb. He hadn't done anything, yet he'd earned a reputation as a playboy.
Fortunately, he was still relatively unknown.
After everyone gossiped for a while, it would all blow over.
Yin Shi had come to deliver a Dao Fruit.
She wouldn't have needed to come in person just to deliver a Dao Fruit.
Her presence was due to the Battle Technique Intent of the Jiu Li Gods.
Yin Shiyi had become truly arrogant, showing her no respect whatsoever.
Li Weiyi opened the iron box containing the Dao Fruit. The box was made of an extraordinary, ultra-dense metal.
Three layers of runes were etched on both the surface and interior, and a miniature destruction formation lay within. Forcibly breaking it would obliterate the Dao Fruit.
A Dao Fruit was the foundation of Martial Dao cultivation, only attainable by those who had reached the Dao Seed Realm's peak.
With trembling excitement, Li Weiyi carefully dismantled the runes and formation, finally revealing the treasure: a pigeon egg-sized, azure pearl.
It was so dazzling that Li Weiyi couldn't open his eyes. Countless scriptures covered its surface, constantly shimmering.
The moment it was opened, the entire courtyard was filled with an explosive surge of spiritual Qi, some of which leaked out.
Li Weiyi quickly closed it, pressing his palm against it. He took a long breath and said, "Thank you, Senior Sister Yin Shi, for coming in person."
"There's no need to thank me. It's not a big deal..."
Yin Shi hesitated before continuing, "Yin Shiyi said that I need your permission to comprehend the Battle Technique Intent of the Jiu Li Gods?"
"You know about the Battle Technique Intent of the Jiu Li Gods? I risked my life to bring it out of Burial Immortal Town. Hmm, the Hidden Lord entrusted me with full responsibility for it."
Li Weiyi stopped speaking at this point.
Forced to continue, Yin Shi said, "I understand from Yin Ershi Wu that any Hidden One can attempt to acquire, observe, and sense it."
"That's correct. That's my intention," Li Weiyi replied.
"Then could you write me a note? It's to prevent Yin Shiyi from swaggering around the Silver Coffin, acting so arrogantly."
Yin Shi had already prepared paper and brush, brushed off the snow, and placed them on the stone table beside him.
"What should I write?" Li Weiyi asked.
Yin Shi's patience had reached its limit. She stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "Make me an offer. What do I need to do to obtain the Battle Technique Intent of the Jiu Li Gods?"
"Let me be frank with you," Li Weiyi replied, "The Battle Technique Intent of the Jiu Li Gods is meant to win people over. Its purpose isn't pure, but you understand its value - it can forge a higher-level Dao Seed. If it can't even buy hearts, it's being sold for a pittance!"
Yin Shi nodded: "A fair price! Very well. From now on, you are the Divine Hidden One, and Yin Shi will obey your commands."
Li Weiyi had finally reached this moment.
"You're known as the Dual Sword Prodigy. First, dance for me!"
Yin Shi frowned deeply: "Are you trying to humiliate me?"
"If you can't even fulfill such a small request, how can I believe you truly submit to me? To put it bluntly, you don't take me seriously at all. You just want to rush off and obtain the Battle Technique Intent of the Jiu Li Gods."
Li Weiyi picked up his brush and began writing on the white paper, continuing, "The Hidden Sect's rules dictate that Hidden Ones must obey the Divine Hidden One absolutely. If you only submit when I'm strong enough, it won't just be a dance. By then, even if I order you to serve me in bed, you won't be able to refuse! So, before you do anything, you must consider the consequences. Your true feelings are that Yin Jiu should be the Divine Hidden One, and my sudden appearance has made you deeply uncomfortable."
"Take it! You should be grateful I'm not a harsh or ruthless Divine Hidden One."
Yin Shi never expected a Martial-Mystic Cultivator who had been in the Spring Surge Realm just a few months ago to possess such composure and experience.
She picked up the paper on the table, his beautiful eyes shimmering with tears, and said softly, "Could you add Yin Jiu's name as well? He's extremely proud and probably won't ask you himself!"
"Isn't that a bit too much?" Li Weiyi asked.
Yin Shi replied, "Performing the dance in this outfit will diminish its beauty."
"Fine," Li Weiyi conceded, adding Yin Jiu's name.
After Yin Shi left, Li Weiyi immediately cast the matter aside, opening the iron box again to retrieve the Dao Fruit. He placed it between his palms.
One hand in the sky, the other on the ground, sealed airtight.
Using the Spring in his palms, he absorbed the spiritual Qi from the Dao Fruit and transported it to his Third Qi Sea.
An hour later,
The Third Qi Sea had risen by two folds of Spiritual Qi.
"Using a Dao Fruit is twice as fast as taking a Qi Ascension Pill. If I do both simultaneously, my Qi accumulation speed will triple."
It was impossible to spend twelve hours a day in uninterrupted cultivation. He also needed time to train his physical body, shape his flesh, organs, and viscera, and cultivate more Battle Technique Intents.
As for the Qi refinement process, he had effectively skipped it!
The spiritual Qi absorbed from the Dao Fruit was of extremely high grade and purity.
"Fifth-Level in the Wind Mansion, Sixth-Level in the Ancestral Field - success depends on money." Here, "money" referred to the funds needed to purchase Dao Lotuses and Dao Fruits.
Unfortunately, he hadn't yet begun cultivating the Sixth Sea, the Wind Mansion.
The true value of the Dao Fruit's spiritual Qi was being completely wasted, as he couldn't cultivate Fifth-Level Spiritual Qi.
The disparity in the level and quantity of spiritual Qi had always been the greatest gap between him and Martial-Mystic Cultivators of the Five Seas and Six Seas.
Li Weiyi secretly set a goal: to accumulate Qi for at least eight hours each day.
At this rate, he could fully cultivate his Third Qi Sea in half a month, with three or four days of leeway for flexible scheduling.
Nineteen days remained until Lunar New Year's Eve.
Li Weiyi communicated through Psychic Power, asking, "Master Coffin, could you use Spatial Power to directly inject the Dao Fruit into my Qi Sea?"
"Yes, I could! But your Third Qi Sea is still too small. Injecting the Dao Fruit now would be extremely dangerous, and without first tempering it through your Meridian Veins, its rejection rate would be very high. Wait until you open your Fourth Qi Sea, and if it's large enough, come find me then. I'll lend you a hand. But right now, Wei Yi, you're being a bit too impatient!" Master Coffin replied.
"I know! I'll slowly temper and refine it after the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival."
Li Weiyi felt relieved.
With the Dao Fruit in his Qi Sea, accumulating Qi would be much faster!
For the next five days, Li Weiyi secluded himself in the Diligent Garden, cultivating alone. Zuoqiu Ting never appeared, nor did Yin Shi.
As he practiced "Universal Mirror Reflection," a faint dragon's roar echoed within his body.
His physical body had advanced by a small half-step.
"Clap! Clap! Clap..."
Applause erupted.
Zuoqiu Ting, who had arrived unnoticed, sat gracefully on the eaves of the small pavilion, his handsome face radiant.
He chuckled, "Your blood flows like a dragon's roar. Your physical cultivation is progressing well. Your Blood Qi has reached minor completion!"
Zen Hai Guanwu had long ago mentioned that Li Weiyi's prolonged cultivation on the Shaoyang Star, where he absorbed vast amounts of Blood Mist, would accelerate his Blood Qi cultivation.
Li Weiyi could clearly feel his physical strength surging. If he were to face Yang Zhiyong again now, he wouldn't be completely suppressed!
"I've been waiting for you for days. Why are you only here now?" Li Weiyi retracted his stance and stood in the courtyard.
"I'm the First Inheritor. I have countless headaches to deal with. Do you think I'm idle? Countless mountains are pressing down on me right now."
The voice shifted direction, and Zuoqiu Ting appeared on a stone bench in the courtyard.
"Did you kill Yang Qingxi?" Li Weiyi asked.
"Kill her? How would I enjoy the stream flow then?"
Zuoqiu Ting raised a handsome, unfamiliar face - a face that didn't belong to him.
His bright eyes, half-smiling, were fixed on Li Weiyi.
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