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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 2: [Jiuli Insect Valley]
Chapter 64 (91): [Thirty Li of Snow, Two Hundred Li of Sword]
(64th of Volume 2)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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The Magnificent Carriage that entered the courtyard was over ten feet long and wide, easily accommodating a bed inside.
Jade spirit lamps hung from each corner of its canopy.
The outermost layer of the carriage curtains was embroidered with images of six or seven ancient immortal giant beasts, the decoration lavish and intricate.
The silver-horned deer pulling the carriage radiated silver light from their antlers. They were not only majestic but also possessed the sharp, piercing gaze of a Martial-Mystic Cultivator.
The Five Seas Realm experts from the Sui Sect, like gods and Buddhas filling the sky, occupied strategic positions throughout the courtyard. They activated their spiritual artifacts, and beams of destructive light shone so brightly that Li Weiyi could barely keep his eyes open.
Their powerful auras influenced the surrounding environment with every movement.
The Martial-Mystic Cultivators who had accompanied Yang Qingxi to this mansion were all deeply involved in the events unfolding.
They were eager for the upcoming turmoil in Li Prefecture, clenching their fists and eagerly anticipating the chaos, determined to allow no room for error.
Shi Liuyu sneered, sizing up the extraordinary figures surrounding him. His gaze lingered especially long on the two attractive young female true inheritors of the Sui Sect, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he stared them down.
Yang Qingxi remained inside the carriage, her cold yet melodious voice echoing from within: "Dharma King, shouldn't you offer an explanation for this bloody scene?"
Li Weiyi had previously tested Shi Liuyu with his Thunder Ice Technique. Seeing that the Dharma King showed no surprise, he realized the Sui Sect likely had some subtle connection to the Earth Wolf King's Army.
These two groups were likely in contact long before today.
If Li Weiyi wanted to survive, she had to exploit the weaknesses of these Barbarian Bandits, provoke conflict between them, and carve out a space for himself in the middle.
Shi Liuyu wasn't a cunning, patient strategist. Instead, he suffered from the common flaw of Barbarian Bandit leaders: reckless arrogance and an excessive concern for face. He couldn't shake the bandit habit of preferring plunder and bloodshed over scheming and calculation.
Li Weiyi deliberately whispered in Shi Liuyu's ear, "How arrogant."
Shi Liuyu reacted instantly, his eyes narrowing.
'That's right,' he thought, 'Yang Qingxi, a mere junior, already showed contempt by refusing to dismount for a Dharma King. Now she's aggressively demanding an explanation. If I let a little girl get the upper hand today, wouldn't I lose all face?'
The thought of being mocked by Shi Jiuzhai, Shi Qiqing, and reprimanded by the Heavenly King made Shi Liuyu's head ache.
Displaying his Dharma King's authority, Shi Liuyu said sternly, "For such a major matter, you sent a bunch of useless guards? They deserve to die. It's a lesson you need to learn."
"You slaughtered my people, leaving a river of blood, yet you speak of it so casually. If the Earth Wolf King's Army doesn't provide a satisfactory explanation to the Sui Sect, this matter won't be resolved," Yang Qingxi replied, her voice soft but firm.
Ultimately, as the leader of the Sui Sect's younger generation, she needed both authority and dignity. Without them, she couldn't command respect.
Shi Liuyu, though vain, didn't want a minor misunderstanding to escalate into a serious rift between the two factions. He turned to Li Weiyi, signaling him to step forward and clarify the situation.
Li Weiyi understood immediately. He nodded and, despite the oppressive pressure of battle intent emanating from the Five Seas Realm experts, took several steps forward with a defiant air.
"Yang Qingxi, who do you think you are? Our Dharma King's reputation shakes the Southern Territory. He's a figure of immense stature. Why would he deign to explain himself to a mere upstart like you? Your arrogance will lead you to a miserable end."
Shi Liuyu's eyes widened in shock.
"How dare you!"
His words instantly enraged the Sui Sect's elite.
"You're courting death!"
Wang Daozhen, who deeply respected and admired Yang Qingxi, reacted most fiercely.
His form split into five phantom images. With a palm strike that resembled a tidal wave, he aimed to obliterate Li Weiyi in a single blow.
The Wang Clan was one of the Sui Sect's seven great clans, and Wang Daozhen ranked among the top three of the younger generation. His cultivation far surpassed that of Xu Changlin and Tang Yan.
Li Weiyi had no way to evade the strike. He felt an insurmountable divine wall pressing down on him, threatening to crush him into dust.
To make matters worse, Shi Liuyu stood idly by, watching. Li Weiyi knew he'd gone too far.
With his life on the line, he couldn't afford to think about anything else. He took a step back, spread his legs into a bow stance, channeled all his Spiritual Qi into his arms, and slammed his palms forward with all his power.
The palm strike he unleashed with everything he had was like a fluttering leaf in a gale, offering no resistance at all.
"Boom!"
Li Weiyi was sent flying back like a cannonball, crashing four or five feets away.
His body slammed into the stone platform beneath the eaves, embedding itself in the stone, which cracked all around him.
His arms felt as if they were broken, and he couldn't lift them anymore.
His internal organs were severely damaged, and blood gushed from his mouth.
Shi Liuyu hadn't intervened. While Li Weiyi's earlier insults had secretly amused him, he also saw through the young man's insincerity, realizing he had ulterior motives.
Even so, he wouldn't stand by and watch Li Weiyi be killed.
More importantly, the palm strike Li Weiyi had unleashed earlier had shocked him. It had far exceeded his expectations, easily capable of withstanding a blow from Wang Daozhen.
'Is this kid really just in the Surging Spring Realm?'
Wang Daozhen was inexplicably enraged that a mere Surging Spring Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator had survived his palm strike. He charged forward, intending to deliver another blow.
"Good, good, good! How dare you kill someone under my protection? Do you have any respect for the Dharma King at all?"
Shi Liuyu, consumed by fury, sent Wang Daozhen spinning with a palm strike. With a thunderous crash, Wang Daozhen's body smashed through the courtyard wall and the Hundred- Inscriptions (Wen) Formation, plummeting onto the street outside.
"Roar!"
Shi Liuyu roared, his voice like a dragon and tiger exploding in the void. The Spiritual Qi he exhaled locked onto every Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic cultivator present.
'I must display my strength to earn their respect. Otherwise, future cooperation will only lead to constant exploitation.'
"Hiss... hiss..."
He clenched his fingers into claws, unleashing scorching power. The air within the mansion's walls rapidly heated up, as if immersed in boiling water.
Green flames, like fiery dragons, erupted from his fingertips, colliding with the Spiritual Artifacts wielded by the nine Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic cultivators.
In the next instant, the green flames wrapped around the nine cultivators, filling them with terror.
They tried to escape, but found themselves completely immobilized. Within moments, they would likely be reduced to ashes.
Only now did the Sui Sect disciples realize Shi Liuyu's true terror. This demon could kill them with ease.
Li Weiyi desperately circulated his Spiritual Qi to heal his injuries. He knew Shi Liuyu wouldn't let him die at the hands of the Sui Sect - he still had value. He also realized that Shi Liuyu was not easy to be fooled. Today, he had been too clever, leaving too many obvious clues, which had backfired spectacularly.
"Is it snowing?"
A crystal-clear snowflake landed on Li Weiyi's hand, sending a chill through his skin.
Another snowflake, then another...
The heavy snow fell in a swirling dance, blanketing the entire hundred Li Mansion.
The midsummer month of July instantly transformed into a scene from the depths of winter. The very atmosphere of the world shifted, a truly bizarre phenomenon.
The green flames Shi Liuyu had unleashed gradually flickered and died out in the falling snow.
His emerald eyes, filled with wariness, fixed on the carriage not far away. He muttered, "Thirty Li (miles) of snow, two hundred Li (miles) of sword, the gentle scholar Yao Qian. No wonder Yang Qingxi has been so dismissive of this Dharma King. You were in the carriage all along."
Yao Qian's name truly resonated throughout the Southern Territory, where he was known as the "Chief of Li Prefecture."
With his own strength, he had subdued an entire generation of the Jiu Li Tribe.
Legend had it that when he unleashed his full power, his Spiritual Qi could summon snow to fall within a thirty-mile radius, blanketing mountains and freezing rivers. His Gentleman's Sword, meanwhile, could kill a man from two hundred miles away.
In other words, within thirty miles, he could reshape the heavens and earth; within two hundred miles, his sword could point at all living things.
How could Shi Liuyu not fear such a legendary figure?
Yao Qian's voice, as smooth and refined as jade, drifted from the carriage: "I asked Qingxi to stay in the carriage to warm my wine. Why should the Dharma King concern himself with such a trivial matter? The Changlin Gang is nothing more than a minor nuisance. No explanation is necessary. Just hand them over to me."
Shi Liuyu glanced at Li Weiyi, who had crawled out from between the rocks and was now standing again. He was surprised.
"He's just a Surging Spring Realm kid. With your cultivation, why bother stooping to his level?"
Of course, Shi Liuyu had to protect Li Weiyi.
This involved the Jiu Li Hidden Sect.
Although the four factions were cooperating, whoever gathered the most information would clearly have an advantage in the division of spoils. Li Weiyi had already become an extremely important card for the Earth Wolf King's Army.
"Six Desires Dharma King, you're underestimating that Surging Spring Realm kid by your side!"
Yang Qingxi's melodious voice, like the gentle murmur of a stream, echoed from the carriage. Just her voice alone was enough to stir the imagination, making Yao Qian even more enviable for having such a peerlessly beautiful woman warming his wine.
She continued, "To withstand Wang Daozhen's palm strike and recover so quickly, his strength likely rivals that of a Hundred Meridians Pure Silver Immortal Physique."
Shi Liuyu knew exactly what a Hundred Meridians Pure Silver Immortal Physique meant: the pinnacle of combat power within the same realm, a talent on par with the legacy holders of the Ten Thousand Sects.
It was equivalent to a major power's signature trump card.
Fourteen years ago, the Jiu Li Tribe had been defeated and no longer considered one of the ancient Ten Thousand Clans. But because of the emergence of a Hundred Meridians Pure Silver Immortal Physique, various factions now believed the Jiu Li Tribe had been revitalized and might one day reclaim its former glory.
This is the influence of the Hundred Meridians Pure Silver Immortal Physique!
Such a prodigy is unparalleled throughout the entire Earth Wolf King's Army, from top to bottom.
Shi Liuyu stared in astonishment at Li Weiyi.
Could this kid's talent truly be this extraordinary?
No wonder the Jiu Li Hidden Sect valued him so highly, sending him to Jiu Li City for training. They clearly weren't treating him like an ordinary disciple.
"A Mortal body with combat power comparable to the Hundred Meridians Pure Silver Immortal Physique is just a fraction of the secrets he holds."
Yao Qian, though seemingly still inside his luxurious carriage, seemed to have eyes everywhere, capable of reconstructing the entire battlefield.
He continued, "The Thirty-Three Inscriptions Soul Battle Formation was broken by a High-Grade Spiritual Artifact, but its aura hasn't completely dissipated. Many of the corpses on the ground were killed by Fierce Insects. Though the bodies of Shi Chuan Yu, Xu Changlin, and Tang Yan have been cleared away, their Blood Qi still lingers. If this truly was his doing alone, the secrets he carries might be far more profound than we can imagine."
Li Weiyi was terrified, his body turning icy cold. His gaze drifted towards the opulent carriage, and he felt as if it contained not a person, but a deity - a demon.
Only a deity or a demon could see through all the world's illusions, finding the truth in the most minute details.
This terror didn't stem from the opponent's unparalleled cultivation, but from their penetrating insight and wisdom, capable of shattering all pretense.
Yang Qingxi's voice followed closely behind: "Three of his companions who cultivated at the Jiu Li Dao Academy and the Cang Li Clan Academy have already completed their Pure Immortal Physique transformation. This group must be hiding an unknown secret. And I believe that all roads lead back to Li Weiyi. Hand him over to us, and we can account for everything that happened here."
Li Weiyi's expression darkened further as he realized his Senior Brother, Senior Sister Cai, and Gao Huan had been within reach of enemy forces all along.
Shi Liuyu's gaze turned cold and penetrating, his hostility intensifying.
This boy had concealed too much from him.
How many truths had he spoken?
From outside the door, a deep, amused voice echoed: "If he holds such extraordinary secrets, why should we hand him over to your Sui Sect? The Earth Wolf King's Army is also very interested in unraveling his mysteries."
Shi Jiuzhai was the first to enter.
Shi Shishi followed closely behind.
Shi Liuyu found Shi Jiuzhai's words reasonable: "If he can trigger Pure Immortal Physique transformations in several people, the Heavenly King will undoubtedly be very interested. Ninth Brother, Tenth Brother, take him away first. I'll hold them off."
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END OF CHAPTER
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