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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 44 (299): [Colluding in Desperation]
(44th of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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"Let's go!"
Ye Nanfeng was rational. He knew that with the two of them working together, there was no way they could rescue Zuo Sheng today.
Ye Beifeng tried to escape, but Li Weiyi's Spiritual Power enveloped him layer by layer, trapping him like quicksand.
He couldn't break free.
"Still trying to run? The Third Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm? That's all you've got?"
Li Weiyi, now facing only Ye Beifeng, felt the pressure ease considerably. He moved with ease, completely suppressing his opponent with the help of the six Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors.
Seeing no hope of escape, Ye Beifeng realized that Ye Nanfeng and Yang Qingxi were locked in a distant chase, leaving him with no chance of coming to his aid.
Determined not to suffer the same fate as Zuo Sheng, Ye Beifeng took off his Boundary Pouch and released two Puppet Technique Strawmen.
He slashed his wrist and sprinkled his blood over them.
"You have Strange Insects to help you," he declared, "but I have Puppet Technique to rely on."
A ball of Spiritual Light appeared between Ye Beifeng's eyebrows as he activated the talismanic runes on the Blood Crystals within the Puppet Technique Strawmen.
"Boom! Boom!"
The two Puppet Technique Strawmen exploded with a burst of black mist, "coming to life."
Each wielding a dagger and short sword, they flanked Ye Beifeng, attacking Li Weiyi in tandem.
Moving like wraiths, they moved with incredible speed, mastering both body techniques and swordsmanship.
The Puppet Technique Strawmen weren't crafted by Ye Beifeng; he was merely their controller.
Ye Beifeng's Spiritual Power cultivation was limited. At long distances, he could only control one Puppet Technique Strawman. If he had been able to control all three to infiltrate the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace for the assassination, he believed Li Weiyi would have been doomed.
The Puppet Technique Strawmen were only slightly stronger than a Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperor, but their defenses were far inferior.
Under Li Weiyi's fiery whip attacks, two of the Puppet Technique Strawmen were quickly reduced to ashes.
"So it was you who tried to assassinate me."
"Who ordered you?"
Li Weiyi's sword strikes grew faster and more dangerous with each swing, forcing Ye Beifeng into a precarious situation. He could only retreat and passively endure the onslaught.
Six Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors danced around him, unleashing a variety of attacks that left multiple wounds and bloodstains on his body.
Ye Beifeng dared not reveal the Giant who had provided him with the Puppet Technique Strawmen.
After enduring dozens of blows, he was severely injured by Li Weiyi's palm strike.
Blood flowed from his seven orifices, and his limbs were broken before he was thrown into the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace.
Li Weiyi left the six Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors to guard the palace.
With his sword drawn, he pursued Yang Qingxi and Ye Nanfeng, riding the Yellow Dragon and soaring through the air.
From afar, he unleashed a "Taiyi Opens the Sea Technique" , dragging a brilliant trail of sword qi that intercepted Ye Nanfeng, who had activated a escape technique.
Ye Nanfeng crashed to the ground.
"Boom!"
Two colossal Divine Mulberry tree phantoms descended from the sky, crashing down upon his head.
Countless fiery roots erupted, entangling him completely.
"Swish!"
Yang Qingxi swung her sword, unleashing a torrent of crisscrossing sword qi.
The sword qi, combined with the power of the scriptures, was devastating. It severed the tendons in Ye Nanfeng's hands and feet, causing his body to collapse.
Li Weiyi stood atop the shimmering image of the Fusang Divine Tree, sword in hand, suspended in mid-air.
"This is the strength you've cultivated in a year as a Dragon Seed? If I hadn't arrived in time, he would have escaped!"
Yang Qingxi's veil fluttered in the wind: "Low-level Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators prioritize Evasion Dao Techniques. Not everyone has your ability to use Spiritual Power to restrict their escape."
"You adulterous pair... Yang Qingxi, you and Li Weiyi will come to no good by colluding together... Ah..."
Ye Nanfeng was filled with resentment. He had come brimming with confidence to rescue someone, only to suffer a crushing defeat.
He screamed as Yang Qingxi slapped him across the face, burying his entire head in the ground.
"Daring to insult the Divine Daughter of the Divine Sect? Do you still think I'm the naive young girl from the Five Seas Realm?" Yang Qingxi retracted her sword and returned it to her Ancestral Field.
Then, moving faster than Li Weiyi, she claimed Ye Nanfeng's third-grade Hundred-Character Artifact, the Golden Pillar.
The Golden Pillar was incredibly heavy, but once stored in her Ancestral Field, it lost all its weight. It was a separate space she had created, capable of holding mountains and seas if her cultivation was strong enough.
Li Weiyi was a step too slow, and he stared deeply at Yang Qingxi.
Miss Yang, who had once led the younger generation of the Sui Sect with great generosity, seemed to have changed. She was now also collecting Battle Treasures.
Ye Nanfeng wasn't dead, only unconscious.
Li Weiyi's behavior was even more unsightly than Yang Qingxi's. In front of countless Divine Sect disciples, he stripped Ye Nanfeng of his spiritual artifact battle armor and took his Boundary Pouch and money pouch.
Then, he stood up and shouted to the crowd watching from afar, "I know there are people from the Fourth Divine Son's Residence among you. Tell Wang Shu this: If he dares to send someone to use a Puppet Technique Strawman to infiltrate the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace and assassinate me, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"But, every debt has its debtor. I'm a reasonable person. I only care about money and don't hold grudges."
"Bring 1.5 million Yongquan Coins to the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace within three days to redeem him."
Yang Qingxi thought Li Weiyi was too cautious and not ruthless enough.
In an elegant tone, she added, "If Wang Shu doesn't come within three days, Ye Nanfeng, Ye Beifeng, and Zuo Sheng will be castrated and taken under my wing. The Fourth Divine Son's Residence should remove its plaque as soon as possible. The rest of us Divine Sons and Daughters can't afford to be embarrassed like this."
Figures quickly surged out from the crowd, heading toward the Fourth Divine Son's Residence, Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall, Heavenly Principles (Tianli) Hall...
"This Divine Maiden Highness is a ruthless one!"
"She's planning to crush the Fourth Divine Son and seize all his resources, including his subordinates and followers."
"If the Fourth Divine Son doesn't go to the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace within three days to salvage the situation, his followers will inevitably lose faith and defect to other Divine Sons and Daughters. Who would follow someone who couldn't even protect his own True Inheritance Disciples?"
Yang Qingxi and Li Weiyi returned together to the main hall of the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace.
This magnificent building, with its hip-and-gable roof, had been left behind by the Ancient Bhagavata Sect. Its thick, crystalline walls seemed cast from celestial jade, while the roof was covered with emerald-green tiles that released wisps of cool, spiritual mist.
Zuo Sheng, Ye Nanfeng, and Ye Beifeng lay inside, their limbs broken and scattered in a gruesome, undignified heap.
Li Weiyi strode directly to the highest seat in the hall, the jade throne that had once belonged to Yao Qingxuan. He used a jade box to preserve Qi Xiao and Tuoba Butuo's severed arms, despite knowing the chances of reattachment were slim.
Even a sliver of hope was still hope.
Yang Qingxi stood in the center of the hall, scrutinizing him: "To dare take you as a disciple... Could Venerable Nan also be from your Jiu Li Hidden Sect?"
"Do you think the Ancestor of Rice Sect and the Hall Masters of the Divine Sect are fools? Could someone untrustworthy be entrusted with such a crucial role, governing the entire Southern Territory?" Li Weiyi glanced at her before closing the jade box and rising to his feet, "Miss Yang, you are the Sixth Divine Maiden of the Divine Sect. Wang Shu has deep ties to the Wang Family of the Sui Sect, and the Ancestor of the Sheng Clan of the Sui Sect is a Holy Spiritual Master Elder of the Divine Sect... Isn't the Divine Sect's full support the reason the Sui Sect has seen such rapid growth over the past thousand years?"
Yang Qingxi said, "The Jiu Li Tribe has planted countless spies within the Sui Sect. If the Sui Sect were entirely cultivated by the Divine Sect, wouldn't you have known something about it?"
"If the Sui Sect truly held such power within the Divine Sect, would I have gone to Wang Shu to compete for people?" Li Weiyi chuckled, "Who knows? Within the Divine Sect, there are four halls, each with its own interests. Even the three Vice Palace Masters and the Five Great Venerables of the Heaven Valley (Tianxia) Hall aren't a monolithic entity, are they? Every Immortal Realm cultivator has their own faction."
Both were probing each other, seeking the information they desired.
Yang Qingxi's gaze deepened: "The existence of the Divine Sect's Headquarters was a closely guarded secret before the Underground Immortal Mansion was revealed. A year ago, with my cultivation, I had no idea that I was actually a Ricefolk, nurtured by my father and mother's blood. I suspect that no more than ten people within the entire Sui Sect have direct contact with the Divine Sect."
Li Weiyi remained skeptical.
Yang Qingxi asked, "What? After all this probing, are you worried that Wang Shu and I have secretly joined forces to take you down?"
"Miss Yang, do you truly believe that joining forces will be enough to cast me into the abyss and seal my death? If I survive, you should understand what awaits you." Li Weiyi advanced toward her, his aura radiating power.
Yang Qingxi felt an invisible pressure bearing down on her.
"Wang Shu doesn't need to team up with me to deal with you now. Ye Nanfeng and Ye Beifeng are merely at the Third Heaven of the Inferior Root Dao Seed Realm. Wang Shu could defeat them both with one hand. If he had been here today, you wouldn't have had a chance to escape."
"Wang Shu's younger brother, Wang Zhi, possesses an even more terrifying Dead Soul Seed within him."
Li Weiyi asked, "Then why hasn't he shown himself?"
"That's what worries me most!" Yang Qingxi continued, "The reason I didn't act earlier was to see if you could defeat Ye Nanfeng and Ye Beifeng, forcing Wang Shu to reveal himself. Only if you could achieve that would we have a chance of victory by joining forces."
"This outcome, though seemingly a resounding victory for us, is actually the worst-case scenario."
"If I'm not mistaken, Wang Shu must be at a critical moment in the process of condensing his Dao Lotus, leaving him unable to spare any attention for you."
"Once he breaks through to the Fourth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm, neither of us will stand a chance. We'll either have to submit or gamble on him not daring to enter the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace."
"But now, Venerable Nan has left Headquarters, while Wang Shu's Master, the Vice Palace Master of the Heavenly Principles (Tianli) Hall, remains. With the excuse of rescuing someone, would he really dare to barge into the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace?"
Li Weiyi believed Yang Qingxi's analysis.
This woman had commanded the younger generation of the Sui Sect even during the Five Seas Realm, earning the respect of even some elders. Her wisdom and ability to analyze the situation were extraordinary.
"But you still made your move!" Li Weiyi knew Yang Qingxi must have had her own agenda.
Beneath her veil, Yang Qingxi's crimson lips parted slightly: "Our only chance of victory now is for you to lend me the Blood Handprint Demon Armor and the Ghost Banner. We'll immediately storm the Fourth Divine Son's Residence, preventing him from forming his Dao Lotus and crippling him."
Li Weiyi smiled, as if confirming his suspicions: "And what's your justification? Without a valid reason, barging into the Fourth Divine Son's Residence and trying to cripple Wang Shu... do you really think the Vice Palace Master of the Heavenly Principles (Tianli) Hall is made of clay?"
Yang Qingxi said, "Since we're already sworn enemies, why hesitate?"
Li Weiyi knew Yang Qingxi wouldn't dare act so recklessly without a powerful backer. It was highly likely that Yang Shenjing, the Sect Leader of the Sui Sect, held a position of great authority within the Twin Rice Sect.
But Li Weiyi was different.
He was a latecomer to the cultivation world, still unproven and untrusted. He had to tread carefully.
If he attacked the Fourth Divine Son's Residence, even if he won, he'd die at the hands of the Heavenly Principles (Tianli) Hall's Vice Palace Master. The official reason for his execution would be his attempt to rescue Qi Xiao and Tuoba Butuo.
Moreover, Li Weiyi suspected that beneath Yang Qingxi's calm and intelligent exterior lay a reckless streak. She might seize this opportunity to eliminate both Wang Shu and Li Weiyi in one fell swoop.
"Three days! If Wang Shu doesn't come to the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace in three days, we'll go to the Fourth Divine Son's Residence together and force him to act. As for the Blood Handprint Demon Armor and the Ghost Banner, let me consider them further."
Li Weiyi intended to use these three days to break through to Three-Star Spiritual Master.
Once he succeeded, his strength would surge, allowing him to handle any unforeseen circumstances.
Now, it was a race against time, a desperate attempt to surpass Wang Shu's progress.
"It seems that after your Ancestral Field was ruined, you've truly lost all drive and resentment. You're such a disappointment. I'm starting to regret intervening earlier," Yang Qingxi said, casting a dismissive glance at him.
Li Weiyi narrowed his eyes: "Yang Qingxi, don't forget that on the bed at the Changqing (Evergreen) Temple, you owe me five million Yongquan Coins. I can hit you five times. If you really push me to a million Yongquan Coins, I'll give you a good thrashing. Then you'll know what drive and resentment truly mean!"
Li Weiyi ignored her and headed toward the back courtyard.
Yang Qingxi frowned slightly, then sat cross-legged in the hall to meditate, once again attempting to break through to the Third Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm. She decided to wait for Li Weiyi for three days to see what he was up to.
Having already broken ties with Wang Shu, she couldn't return to the Goddess Pavilion.
Being alone was too dangerous.
As Li Weiyi left the Green Tile Great Hall and walked along the Blood Lake, heading toward the Formations protecting the Golden Rice, he suddenly saw Big Phoenix emerge from behind a rock garden.
Startled, he glanced around warily.
Big Phoenix's aura was now incredibly potent, and it had grown to a foot in length, officially reaching the Dao Seed Realm.
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