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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 19 (274): [Saving Lives is More Profitable Than Killing]
(19th of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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The Martial-Mystic Cultivators of the Zuoqiu Sect failed to find Zuoqiu Qingying.
However, in a wilderness area, they discovered a large quantity of her bloodstains. It was clear without guessing that she was likely dead.
Their killing intent soared.
Thirty experts from the Tiger Camel Army formed a Hundred-Character Battle Formation, trapping the Fourth Divine Son and his three companions.
The battle erupted.
Within the formation, a Dao Seed Realm Commander with a long beard activated a Sixth-Grade Hundred-Character Scripture Artifact, the "Compass."
The thirty Tiger Camel Army experts each unleashed a beam of Spiritual Qi. The Compass immediately soared into the sky, growing to the size of a millstone. It emitted a scorching radiance as it spun and flew out, crushing the Fourth Divine Son's Dao Heart Manifestation inch by inch.
The Fourth Divine Son, aware of the formation's power, paled. He retreated rapidly, releasing a staff-shaped Spiritual artifact from his Ancestral Field while simultaneously summoning Wang Zhi.
Though Wang Zhi was dead, the Dead Spirit within him was incredibly powerful - the Fourth Divine Son's trump card.
On the surface, Wang Zhi appeared no different from an ordinary person. Yet he unleashed an unfathomable speed, bypassing the compass, spreading his claws, tearing through the formation's light barrier, and charging into the battle formation.
His combat prowess far surpassed that of the Fourth Divine Son.
Screams of agony echoed through the formation.
Elite warriors of the Tiger Camel Army were either sent flying by Wang Zhi's impact or directly cleaved down with a palm strike, as if he were slaughtering them.
Li Weiyi, employing the Transformation Technique, burst from the earth. With a wave of his arm, a dense cloud mist of Spiritual Qi erupted from his palm, enveloping the coffin laid on the ground.
Then, activating the Governor's Robe once more, he transformed into a purple mist of light and vanished from the spot.
The entire process unfolded in the blink of an eye.
Over a dozen yards away, the Fourth Divine Son saw the purple mist of light and sensed the spatial fluctuations. But he was trapped, forced to watch helplessly as his opponent snatched the coffin and fled.
A deep sense of dread filled his heart. He feared his opponent might be an Elder-level figure from the Jiu Li Hidden Sect.
The Lingxiao Realm consists of two worlds: the surface world and the underground world.
In the surface world, humans, demons, strange beasts, cursed abominations,
Dead spirits, and countless other races compete for freedom. Each era has its own dominant species and civilization.
The underground world typically lies at least a hundred meters below the surface, with its deepest reaches plunging tens of thousands of meters into the earth's core. Here, Blood Rivers of varying sizes flow eternally, crisscrossing in a treacherous network teeming with danger.
Just as the surface world has Transcendents who claim their territories, the underground world has its own forbidden zones and overlords.
Many of these areas are nests of the Insect Race. Once disturbed, even if you escape back to the surface, you will be relentlessly pursued by swarms of insects.
The underground world is perilous, yet it often becomes the only escape route for those with nowhere else to turn.
Li Weiyi, with a coffin resting on his shoulder and his feet planted on a cloud of Spiritual Qi, sprinted across an Underground River approximately two hundred meters below the surface. Each stride covered several meters.
Big Phoenix led the way, while Second Phoenix brought up the rear.
Their wings and membranous wings beat in unison, radiating dazzling light.
Li Weiyi didn't believe that escaping underground would keep him safe. For a Martial-Mystic Cultivator in the Dao Seed Realm, moving freely between the surface and the depths was effortless. The only places to avoid were the nests of Commander-Grade Strange Insects and certain restricted zones.
He fled north for two to three hundred miles.
His Spiritual Qi severely depleted, Li Weiyi figured it would be difficult for his pursuers to track him through the labyrinthine underground tunnels. He retrieved his Spiritual Artifact Jade Boat, stepped inside, and set down the coffin he had been carrying on his shoulder. Then, he drifted along the three-zhang-wide Underground Blood River.
The stone walls lining the riverbanks were covered in fierce insects emitting green, blue, and red light.
Terrified by the Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperor's aura, they dared not attack the Jade Boat.
After a moment of meditation, Li Weiyi nervously turned his attention to the purplish-black coffin.
"Whoosh!"
He pushed open the coffin lid.
Big Phoenix and Second Phoenix crowded around, their radiant light illuminating the darkness as they peered inside.
The Pure Immortal Physique woman within had awakened. Her body was bound roughly, her face bruised and purple, blood staining her mouth and nose. Her eyes were filled with tension and fear.
When she saw the face of the person who had opened the coffin, she was momentarily stunned, but then a look of joy spread across her features.
Though she had always disliked Li Weiyi, she had to admit he was a true hero of his time.
Even if... this hero had fallen into despair and self-destruction...
It was still far better than falling into the clutches of a Heretical Sect.
Li Weiyi was surprised but relieved, secretly exhaling with relief.
He smiled: "You're that woman from the Thundercloud Sect... Lu Cangsheng's woman..."
He couldn't remember her name.
But he had a strong impression of her.
Her cultivation and talent were both impressive, and her figure and appearance were top-tier, second only to Zuoqiu Hongting and Jiang Ning. Even in her current battered state, her beauty remained undeniable. Her chest, like upturned jade bowls, and her slender waist and legs were features not even ordinary beauties possessed.
Yet she was incredibly arrogant, and... perhaps not very bright!
Li Weiyi's impression of her was rather fixed, as on his first day in Qiu Prefecture City, in the Immortal Forest, she had scornfully dismissed him as "mediocre and unaware of it."
The worst part was that Li Weiyi hadn't even provoked her, hadn't even looked at her.
This woman could attract hatred all on her own!
Li Weiyi seriously doubted that Lu Cangsheng would have kept her by his side if not for her beauty. He would have long since distanced himself.
He fully opened the coffin lid.
The woman inside, though slender and voluptuous, was covered in bloodstains, clearly the result of a prolonged beating by Long Ting. Her survival was purely due to Long Ting's belief that he hadn't exacted enough revenge.
After untying the ropes that bound her, Li Weiyi saw that she remained motionless in the coffin.
He asked, "Where are you injured? Can you still speak?"
Tears welled up in Qin Qian's eyes. Biting her lip, she whimpered with extreme grievance.
"What? Did Long Ting abuse you?" Li Weiyi's gaze softened with pity.
"No, that's not it! Don't talk nonsense... cough... He struck me with brutal force, breaking many of my bones and severely damaging my internal organs. He sealed my Nine Springs acupoints and Five Seas with the Dragon Sect Secret Technique, preventing me from channeling Spiritual Qi to heal myself... I can't move at all right now..."
As she spoke, blood gushed from Qin Qian's mouth, and her full, rounded chest heaved violently.
Li Weiyi felt an inexplicable joy seeing Qin Qian in such a wretched state. He crossed his arms over his chest and asked, "Why didn't you return to the Thundercloud Sect? How did you fall into Long Ting's hands? And where's Lu Cangsheng? What's he doing if he can't even protect his own woman?"
Qin Qian was too severely injured to speak much. She closed her eyes and said, "First, help me break the seal on my Qi Sea! Every word I utter now only worsens my injuries."
"Alright," Li Weiyi replied.
He reached toward her chest, where her lungs were located.
After a moment's thought, he quickly retracted his hand.
Grabbing her left wrist, he pressed a finger into her palm's Laogong acupoint, infusing it with Spiritual Qi.
This was one of the Nine Great Spring Acupoints. Once the seal was broken, she could mobilize a portion of her Spiritual power.
Qin Qian screamed out in agony, her body convulsing violently.
Her left hand's bones had been broken by Long Ting. Li Weiyi's touch had caused the bones to shift even further out of alignment.
Through the pain, a warm, tingling sensation spread from her palm. The seal on her left hand's Laogong acupoint shattered. Li Weiyi gently returned her arm to the coffin.
Next, he moved to break the seals on her right hand's Laogong acupoint, the Surging Spring acupoints on both feet, and the Hundred Wisdoms acupoint atop her head.
Li Weiyi helped her sit up in the coffin and attempted to break the seal on her Wind Mansion at the back of her head. As soon as he injected Spiritual Qi, the inner world barrier of the Wind Mansion began to collapse, startling him into quickly withdrawing his hand.
"This is a strange technique. I can't force it open. First, use the Five Springs Spiritual Qi you've already unlocked to heal your injuries. I'll think this through."
Li Weiyi left her in the coffin, lay down himself, and then sat at the bow of the boat.
Qin Qianning pondered for a moment and realized why Li Weiyi hadn't helped her unlock the Ancestral Field, Zhongdan, Central Pivot, or Five Seas. These locations were too sensitive, requiring her to remove her Spiritual artifact Martial Garment, and even touch some private areas.
"I didn't expect this guy to have a bit of a gentlemanly air. It's quite different from the rumors," she thought to herself.
Little did she know that Li Weiyi was simply trying to avoid trouble, not wanting to have to explain himself to Lu Cangsheng.
After all, Qin Qian was not particularly bright, and if she were to let something slip in the future, it could lead to unforeseen disaster.
To repay her kindness with compassion by saving her was already a sign of mercy.
While he claimed to be pondering how to break the seal, Li Weiyi quickly began breathing and cultivating, replenishing the Spiritual Qi he had expended in his Qi Sea.
Both Tuoba Butuo from the Northern Territory and the Long Ting had incredibly powerful auras.
Clearly, using the Dragon Seed Dao allowed them to cultivate at an astonishing rate.
They were improving every day, gradually surpassing the Senior Sages of the past.
No wonder Qi Xiao risked his life at the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival just for a Dragon Seed Ticket.
This was a true treasure capable of altering one's destiny!
Perhaps they could truly achieve Immortal Realm within a decade, or even just a few years.
A strong sense of urgency surged through Li Weiyi. After finishing his meditation, he retrieved Zuo Shi's corpse from his Cosmic Pouch and began searching for valuable items.
A Second-Grade Hundred-Character Artifact body armor, worth nearly 100,000 Yongquan Coins.
Inside the Cosmic Pouch, he found a few thousand Yongquan Coins and three Medicinal Jade Bottles.
Aside from these, there was nothing else of value.
He searched Zuo Shi's Ancestral Field...
Zuo Shi hadn't cultivated an Ancestral Field, placing him in the Inferior Root Dao Seed Realm.
"After a century of cultivation, he's this poor? Not even a single offensive Spiritual artifact?"
Li Weiyi was speechless. He tossed Zuo Shi's corpse into the Blood River to feed the fierce insects below.
He didn't realize that Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators of such advanced age, having honed their Dao Techniques for years, had no need for offensive Spiritual artifacts. Only a high-grade Hundred-Character Artifact could significantly boost their combat power.
For them, the most significant expense was purchasing medicines to slow aging and maintain their Blood Qi and Life force.
Li Weiyi opened the three jade bottles to examine their contents.
Qin Qian, drawn by the unique fragrance emanating from the bottles, opened her eyes from her healing trance.
"That's Life Spirit Spring. At Thousand Mile Mountain, a small bottle costs 10,000 Yongquan Coins. Could... could I have one bottle?"
After a pause, she said, "Consider me owing you ten thousand Yongquan Coins."
Li Weiyi saw that she understood nothing of human affairs, so he had no choice but to take the initiative, albeit without grace.
"The price of the same medicine varies depending on the time."
Qin Qian gritted her teeth, hating him with all her might.
This guy was clearly taking advantage of her!
But then she remembered her suggestion at the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival to suppress him...
When it came to settling scores, this debt was hard to calculate.
Suppressing her fury, she asked, "How much do you think it should cost?"
"One hundred thousand Yongquan Coins!" Li Weiyi was desperately short of money lately, still owing Yin Er five hundred thousand Yongquan Coins.
Qin Qian's beautiful eyes widened: "That's outrageous! Why don't you just rob me?"
"Life Spirit Spring: twenty thousand Yongquan Coins. Saving you: eighty thousand. As Lu Cangsheng's woman, you're only worth a hundred thousand. What's so expensive? When Lu Wensheng and I were in the ring, he didn't hesitate to bet Millennium Essence Herbs. Suit yourself. Take it or leave it," Li Weiyi said.
"Fine, give it to me! Li Weiyi... you... you're truly a scoundrel. I almost thought you had some integrity just now... cough, cough..."
Qin Qian coughed up two more mouthfuls of blood in her fury.
Li Weiyi told her to open her mouth and administered a bottle of Life Spirit Spring.
Qin Qian hesitated for a moment before whispering, "Can you help me realign and mend my bones? Several of my ribs are broken, and my arm bone..."
"Ten thousand Yongquan Coins per bone," Li Weiyi replied.
Suppressing her pain, she spat, "Get lost!"
Without waiting for payment, Li Weiyi turned and left, silently calculating: "It's true in every world - saving lives always earns more than killing, and it even leaves you with a clear conscience. Fighting and killing only brings in small change, and it's a one-time deal... Hmm..."
Li Weiyi, convinced he had discovered the secret to wealth, felt his spirits soar.
After releasing all seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors to guard the Jade Boat, he opened the box Tang Wanzhou had given him.
"Whoosh!"
A brilliant, ethereal light burst forth from the box.
A fragment of the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone, no larger than a grain of rice, shimmered crystal-clear, its radiance illuminating both banks of the underground river.
Its aura matched the description given by the Spirit Tablet Master exactly - it must be genuine.
Li Weiyi didn't want to delay any longer.
Since they were temporarily safe, he prepared to immediately condense a Spiritual (Nianli) Star and attempt to break through to Spiritual Master.
Once he became a Spiritual Master, he could use his Psychic Power to stand on equal footing with Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators.
"Swish!"
The Spirit Realm in his forehead brightened, overflowing with countless Spirit Light particles that rained down upon the ship like a shower of light.
These Spirit Light particles swirled, forming a miniature vortex that pulled the fragments of the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone from his hand into its center.
In the next instant, the rice-grain-sized fragments of the Blazing Star Stone floated in the center of the Spirit Realm, suspended within a space no larger than a foot square.
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