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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 32 (287): [Encountering the Fourth Divine Son Again]
(32nd of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Li Weiyi found a Boundary Pouch on Yang Yun and snatched it off.
Inside, he discovered a vast quantity of Yongquan Coins.
Li Weiyi, judging from experience, estimated there were about 100,000 coins.
"This kid is loaded! He's richer than some Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators. No wonder he dared to ask about the price of Commander-Grade Strange Insect eggs."
The sheer amount made Li Weiyi hesitate.
After all, Yang Yun only owed him 30,000 Yongquan Coins and a carriage.
Was 70,000 Yongquan Coins for a carriage too extravagant?
After a brief moment of indecision, Li Weiyi tucked the Boundary Pouch into his chest.
After all, Yang Qingxi still owed him 5 million Yongquan Coins.
"Since Yang Yun's blood is inside the Life Token, it'll be difficult to deceive."
Li Weiyi glanced at the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall in the distance. He decided to postpone investigating it for now. Finding a way out of this place was more urgent.
"Whoosh!"
The Formations outside the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall opened.
Six figures with powerful auras emerged.
Leading them were two identical young men.
When Li Weiyi saw their faces, his expression changed, and he immediately concealed himself.
"Wang Zhi? But didn't he die?" Li Weiyi stared at them from afar, utterly bewildered.
Back in the Diligent Garden, Zen Hai Guanwu had used the Soul-Searching technique, triggering the Death Spirit Fire within Wang Zhi. It burned his flesh to charcoal, leaving him utterly dead.
Now, the two young men emerging from the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall's Formation were identical in appearance to Wang Zhi.
Li Weiyi had never seen the Fourth Divine Son, Wang Zhi's older brother, but had overheard his conversation with Long Ting while hiding underground.
During Qin Qian's rescue, he hadn't had time to observe the Fourth Divine Son's appearance.
Outside the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall, Zuo Sheng, standing behind the Fourth Divine Son, was deeply moved, "This truly is the Divine Cult's Headquarters. The Spiritual Codices and Dao Techniques stored here far surpass anything the Zuoqiu Clan could hope to match. That Qi Gathering Formation Pool built beside the Heavenly Law Earth Spring, where the Spiritual Qi has completely liquefied... I can't even imagine how quickly cultivation would progress within it."
"Even that can't compare to using Dao Lotuses and Dao Fruits," the Fourth Divine Son replied.
Wang Zhi stood beside the Fourth Divine Son.
The parasitic Dead Spirit within him was incredibly powerful and highly sensitive. It sensed a familiar aura, its pupils turning blood red as it locked onto Li Weiyi's hiding place.
A chilling, aged laugh, utterly incongruous with his youthful appearance, escaped Wang Zhi's lips.
No longer controlled by the Fourth Divine Son, Wang Zhi transformed into a crimson streak of light and shot out like lightning.
"Hmm?"
The Fourth Divine Son frowned and communicated with the Dead Spirit residing within Wang Zhi's body through Intent.
"There's an inexplicable sense of familiarity! Perhaps someone your brother saw before he died," the Dead Spirit replied.
Though skeptical, the Fourth Divine Son's expression turned grim. He activated the Thread Shadow Dao Technique and pursued Wang Zhi.
The four figures behind them exchanged glances before also giving chase.
"Why do the dead people become even more terrifying?"
Li Weiyi felt a chill envelop him after just a fleeting glance from Wang Zhi. Sensing danger, he immediately unleashed his fastest movement technique, transforming into a wisp of green smoke and fleeing.
Li Weiyi clearly remembered that Wang Zhi was only at the first level of the Dao Seed Realm. Yet the speed Wang Zhi was exhibiting now far surpassed even Long Ting's.
"Flee?"
"Where will you run?"
"Who are you, and why were you hiding in the shadows, spying on me earlier?"
Wang Zhi bared his snow-white teeth, closing in with each stride. The chilling energy radiating from him intensified, and he extended his clawed fingers, reaching out across the distance.
Suddenly, a giant white bone claw, several dozen feet in size, materialized. Spanning a vast distance, it slammed down heavily toward Li Weiyi.
He was locked on - there was no escape.
Li Weiyi's eyes narrowed. His hand instinctively reached for the hilt of the sword on his back.
He turned and slashed.
This strike wasn't meant to shatter the bone claw's attack. It was only meant to sever Wang Zhi's Intent lock, allowing him to use his movement technique and escape.
"Boom!"
As the sword swung, snow filled the sky.
The bone claw exploded, and a path of icy snow sword energy spread toward Wang Zhi.
Wang Zhi's smile froze.
He immediately stopped, making a Dead Spirit Spiritual Light shadow to defend himself.
The blow sent him flying backward.
The Fourth Divine Son, who had been following closely behind Wang Zhi, was secretly shocked. He sensed an overwhelming force of wind and snow energy in the sword intent - as if the entire Northern Territory was bearing down on them.
"This is..."
The Fourth Divine Son's eyes were filled with confusion.
He felt this shouldn't be "that sword."
"The sword is powerful, imbued with immense sword intent, but the kid is weak - not even a Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator. Heh heh, interesting!"
Wang Zhi pursued Li Weiyi again.
"This is getting interesting," the Fourth Divine Son mused, glancing at the Xuantian Spirit Python patrolling the mortal realm from mid-air.
"Lord Xuantian, intercept that Inner Sect Disciple!"
The Xuantian Spirit Python was a Dead Spirit with six eyes and two wings, stretching dozens of meters long. It belonged to the Heavenly Principles (Tianli) Hall's Patrol Guard.
Not only was it a formidable combatant, but it could also identify Life Tokens. Upon detecting an anomaly in Li Weiyi's Life Token, it plunged from the sky, lashing out with its tail.
Relying on the residual Spiritual Qi Tang Wanzhou had left in the Divine Snow Sword, Li Weiyi fought his way through the pursuing enemies, finally returning to the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace.
"Plop!"
He plunged into the Blood River.
Following the river's current, he soon found himself in the Blood Lake within the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace.
Li Weiyi leaped ashore, examining the claw wound on his arm inflicted by Wang Zhi and then the Divine Snow Sword in his right hand, silently relieved.
Unfortunately, the residual Spiritual Qi Tang Wanzhou had left in the sword was completely depleted.
The six pursuers who had followed Li Weiyi to the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace stopped at the riverbank.
Wang Zhi wanted to imitate Li Weiyi and jump in, but the Fourth Divine Son stopped him. This place wasn't for just anyone to enter.
Even the Xuantian Spirit Python in the sky, after circling once, simply departed.
The Fourth Divine Son suddenly spoke, asking, "Doesn't that sword... look like the Divine Snow Sword?"
Zuo Sheng, who had lived for a century and seen much of the world, said, "It's not a matter of resemblance. The power on that sword seems to be Tang Wanzhou's."
"How could Tang Wanzhou's sword fall into that person's hands? He's definitely not in the Dao Seed Realm; his Spiritual Qi level isn't high enough," said a True Inheritance Disciple who followed the Fourth Divine Son.
Another True Inheritance Disciple chuckled, "Daring to trespass into the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace? He's doomed!"
"For years, Venerable Nan has been the only resident of the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace."
Although the Fourth Divine Son knew the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace was a forbidden place, the man had clearly been fleeing here deliberately, jumping into the Blood River without hesitation.
After careful consideration, the Fourth Divine Son led his five companions to the main gate of the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace.
He straightened his robes, bowed respectfully, and then called out loudly, "Wang Shu pays his respects to Venerable Nan and has an urgent matter to report!"
There was no response.
"Venerable Nan, a suspicious individual has fled into the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace," the Fourth Divine Son repeated.
The gate remained tightly shut, and silence hung in the air.
A True Inheritance Disciple suggested, "Perhaps... Venerable Nan isn't in the palace, which is why that person acted so brazenly."
"If that's the case, should we pursue him through the Blood River?" Zuo Sheng proposed.
The Fourth Divine Son shook his head, his expression grave: "Absolutely not! We must report this to the Patrol Guard and the Flourish-Withered (Kurong) Hall. Let them handle it. Venerable Nan is someone we cannot afford to offend."
Li Weiyi sat by the shore of the Blood Lake, meditating to refine the Death Spirit Fire that had seeped into his body through the wound on his arm. It took him a full two hours to completely purify it.
"Why did Wang Zhi suddenly become so powerful? He seems even more terrifying than the Fourth Divine Son, who looks exactly like him. If I hadn't had the Divine Snow Sword, the consequences would have been unimaginable."
Li Weiyi had only truly understood the Fourth Divine Son today.
Behind him, Yao Qingxuan's voice spoke: "It's the Dead Soul Seed collected by the Heavenly Principles (Tianli) Hall in the Nether Realm of the Dead."
Li Weiyi was startled, his heart pounding.
Naturally, he dared not show any resentment.
He stood up, turned to face her, and bowed deeply: "Senior Yao, please show me a path to survival!"
He had realized that escaping the Twin Rice Sect's Headquarters was impossible.
Without a Life Token, even leaving the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace was a life-threatening risk.
Yao Qingxuan and Yaoyin looked remarkably alike. She had entered Immortal Realm through the Jiazi cycle, making her appear to be in her early twenties. Her elegant and ethereal aura bore no trace of the passage of time.
Li Weiyi could easily imagine the scenes Old Zhao had described: Yao Qingxuan in her youth, traversing desolate cities and deserted alleys, her innate talent and charm drawing countless followers.
"Still running around?" Yao Qingxuan asked.
Li Weiyi smiled, "Not anymore!"
"You must fight for your own path to survival. I can't help you," Yao Qingxuan said.
Li Weiyi replied, "If you truly didn't care, I'd be in the Divine Prison right now, not the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace. I won't make things difficult for you. I just want to know why the Hall Master of the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall is looking for me."
Yao Qingxuan gazed at the garden, its ground covered in fallen leaves and overgrown with weeds.
"Clean up the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace for me. I might offer you a few pointers, but I can't guarantee they'll be useful."
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In the Twin Rice Sect, any Inheritor-level Cultivator who reached the Fifth-Stage Five Seas Realm could be appointed a Divine Son or Divine Daughter, granting them the right to establish their own residence.
Divine Son and Divine Daughter status was revoked after the age of sixty.
Currently, the Twin Rice Secr had only six Divine Sons and Divine Daughters combined. Some of these were twin siblings, both possessing Inheritor-level talent, who shared a single position.
At this moment, in the Divine Daughter's Residence built beside a Heavenly Law Earth Spring, Yang Yun knelt in the courtyard, his clothes disheveled, and sobbed, "Sister, you must avenge me! The Divine Cult's Headquarters is full of villains! First, Elder Shu's registered disciple, Dao Zhenhui, tried to swindle my Yongquan Coins using turtle-snake-snail insect eggs."
"Then I met Zuo Sheng, thinking he was a good person. But he was even crueler! While I wasn't paying attention, he knocked me unconscious, stole my Boundary Pouch, and even took my clothes, Life Token, and mask! This is an utter disgrace - a disgrace to our Sixth Divine Daughter's Residence!"
"Oh, and that villain Zuo Sheng is one of the Fourth Divine Son's men! It's clear this was all aimed at you!"
Yang Qingxi sat in the cultivation chamber, meditating and contemplating the Dao.
Her Long River Battle Technique intent had transformed into a Dao Heart Manifestation, becoming even more grand and imposing. It coalesced into a Heavenly River that flowed above the mansion, its waters surging and roaring with deafening thunder.
It was like a real river!
She opened her eyes, her gaze profound.
"I told you to buy medicinal pills, yet you lost my money?"
Yang Yun buried his face in the ground.
"It was Zuo Sheng who robbed me! I was already being so careful, but I couldn't defend against him. He's a Spiritual Master, his cultivation is terrifyingly strong."
"You are my brother, so I won't kill you. But if you can't even handle such a simple task, how can I keep you by my side?"
Yang Qingxi's tone remained calm as she continued, "Zuo Sheng and Zuo Shi are both Ren Dao Martial-Mystic Cultivators from the Zuoqiu Clan, not Spiritual Masters. You couldn't even figure out who robbed you, yet you dare claim you were being careful?"
"Go investigate this matter thoroughly. If you can't uncover the truth... don't come back until you've earned 100,000 Yongquan Coins!"
As the leader of the younger generation of the Sui Sect, Yang Qingxi knew almost every Martial-Mystic Path expert in the Southern Territory by name, their information etched into her memory.
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END OF CHAPTER
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