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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 2: [Jiuli Insect Valley]
Chapter 38 (65): [Cause and Effect (Karma)]
(38th of Volume 2)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Beneath the blood mist, a barrier formed, shifting from soft to solid, blocking his fingers from penetrating further.
Li Weiyi peeled back the layers of blood mist with his hands, catching glimpses of the outside world. The towering and majestic Fusang Divine Tree and the boundless Tanggu Sea flashed before his eyes, replaced by a desolate landscape of reddish-brown earth.
Just now... Did I just imagine that?
He tried walking in other directions several times, but the blood mist blocked him in the same confined space, only a few dozen feet in diameter.
Senior Spirit Tablet, unsure of the exact cause, analyzed, "It's likely your Psychic (Telekinesis) Power isn't strong enough. To reach further, to fully grasp the Shaoyang Star's mysterious power, you need more Spiritual Light and a higher cultivation realm."
Li Weiyi asked, "Masters, how did you ascend to the Shaoyang Star back then?"
"Why did you gather here?"
"And what exactly happened during the great battle a thousand years ago?"
Silence hung heavy in the air for a long moment.
It was Senior Stone Coffin who finally spoke, "Knowing too much at your current stage isn't necessarily a good thing. Just focus on cultivating diligently."
Master Guan was even more direct, "Frankly, we don't know much either."
Senior Spirit Tablet said, "That's right. The three of us know some things, but we only grasp them superficially. Sharing them might mislead you. Whether you see it as a planet or Buddha's relic, you'll need to journey further along the Spiritual Path to uncover its secrets."
"This is your path. You must explore it yourself, step by step."
Senior Stone Coffin seemed to recall something and added, "There are two points I can share with you. First, all participants in the battle back then can return to Shaoyang Star to heal their injuries of bodies or nourish their souls. The condition is that you must personally guide them."
"That's right!" Master Guan exclaimed, his excitement as fervent as before, "If my ashes are buried in this blood-soaked mud to nourish them, and then molded into a human form, there's a slim chance I might grow bones and flesh again, achieving a unique form of rebirth. Though the odds are incredibly slim!"
Senior Spirit Tablet shook his head: "That won't work for me! My physical body was reduced to ashes, leaving only a tiny fragment of my soul."
Senior Stone Coffin replied, "You've always walked the Spiritual Path, cultivating Psychic (Telekinesis) Power. Your physical body isn't as crucial. Even a fragment of your soul can be nourished and strengthened on Shaoyang Star, allowing you to follow the path of a Dead Spirit. If the Bronze Ship hadn't malfunctioned a thousand years ago, isolating us from the outside world, we might not be in this wretched state today."
...
Listening to their conversation, Li Weiyi was dumbfounded, growing increasingly baffled by this planet - or rather, the Dao Ancestor's Tai Chi Fish. What kind of existence was it truly?
The cause and effect (karmic) threads behind it felt beyond comprehension.
Li Weiyi asked, "How many people on the Bronze Ship are still clinging to life?"
"Why weren't they all buried on Shaoyang Star?"
"Wouldn't that have given them all a chance at rebirth as a new life?"
Senior Jar sighed deeply: "Only the three of us are still clinging to life, along with Chan Hai Guanwu and Yu Tuonan. Otherwise, why would the Bronze Ship's master have sent us three to be your guides? Because we also need your help, though the chance is incredibly slim."
"A thousand years ago, we should have been buried on Shaoyang Star, but something went wrong with the Bronze Ship. Its master seemed to be in an unusual state as well," Senior Stone Coffin added.
Senior Spirit Tablet said, "The great war a thousand years ago involved countless participants. The Bronze Ship carried only a fraction of them - perhaps one percent or even one-tenth of one percent. Many survived, and many more, like us, barely clung to life... All those who fought in that war are bound to you by cause and effect (karma). You won't understand this now, but you will in time. Perhaps some survivors from that era will seek you out themselves... Fate is unpredictable."
Senior Stone Coffin said, "The second thing I know about the Shaoyang Star has its extraordinary spatial properties."
"The light particles you absorbed in such a short time, rivaling what the greatest geniuses on the Spiritual Path could absorb in seven days, and the breakthrough you achieved in your Third Eye Spiritual Realm, can be largely attributed to the Shaoyang Star's spatial power."
"It's this spatial power that's pulling light particles from the surrounding space and drawing them to you with incredible force."
Senior Spirit Tablet added, "In short, with the aid of the Shaoyang Star's spatial power, your Psychic (Telekinesis) Power cultivation speed will be more than ten times faster than those so-called geniuses. Of course, once you reach the level of Spiritual Mind Master, the speed will inevitably slow down. At that point, it won't be as simple as just absorbing light particles anymore."
"Ten times faster... doesn't that mean I could catch up to someone who's cultivated for ten years in just one year? Or catch up to someone who's cultivated for a hundred years in just ten years?"
"There is a long and arduous journey ahead!"
Li Weiyi couldn't see his three Masters grinding their teeth, of course - he truly couldn't. He secretly wondered if his Fusang Divine Tree Meditation Technique also provided a boost, feeling both joy, shock, and worry.
He worried because he retained his rationality and wouldn't let pride cloud his judgment.
While spatial power made the Path of the Spirituality easier, absorbing large quantities of light particles would inevitably cause drastic environmental changes, such as the surrounding area growing dim.
This would make him an easy target!
Unless he cultivated in a remote, uninhabited place.
"Right, Senior Coffin, Senior Spirit Tablet, and Master Guan, if Shaoyang Star is a planet, why doesn't it feel heavy around my neck? And... how do I... get... back..."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Weiyi felt a sudden, intense sensation of weightlessness, and his vision darkened.
It was as if he had been instantly pulled into outer space or the Earth's core.
....
In the dense forest, Xue Zheng, having caught Li Weiyi's scent, advanced cautiously with his long sword in hand, channeling his spiritual power to lighten his body as much as possible.
From afar, he couldn't help but be stunned.
At the end of the trail of scent and traces, there was no sign of Li Weiyi.
Only a shallow red, pearl-like object hovered three feet off the ground, enveloped in countless motes of light.
"What is this?" Xue Zheng wondered, utterly curious. Could this be the cause of the dimming light in this area earlier?
Gradually, the motes of light around the pearl dwindled...
"Whoosh!"
Ripples spread in concentric circles across a radius of several dozen feet. Li Weiyi's body materialized out of thin air and crashed to the ground with a thud.
He immediately checked the Dao Ancestor's Tai Chi Fish and found that the Buddha's Relic had returned to the bronze fish's eye.
Could it really have been inside this tiny relic all along?
Before Li Weiyi could ponder further, he sensed danger. Looking up, he saw Xue Zheng flying towards him with a sword raised high.
The sword gleamed brightly, radiating powerful spiritual energy.
Picking up the Yellow Dragon Sword from the ground, Li Weiyi met the attack head-on.
Li Weiyi knew Xue Zheng's power was even more terrifying than Yao ZhengSheng's innate divine strength. He didn't try to meet Xue Zheng head-on, instead relying on the deft, entangling techniques of his swordplay.
He would touch Xue Zheng's sword, entangle it, and then roll away to escape.
"How did he catch up so quickly?"
Li Weiyi glanced back as he fled forward.
He realized it wasn't dawn anymore. It was past noon, already afternoon.
He also noticed that in just half a day, his injuries had recovered by fifty to sixty percent.
The internal injuries, in particular, no longer felt like his five vital organs and six bowels were about to split open with searing pain.
The single Spiritual Light Flame flickering in his Third Eye Spiritual Realm clearly couldn't account for such rapid healing.
Xue Zheng pursued Li Weiyi relentlessly, his gaze sharp and focused.
He naturally realized that the young man ahead possessed an extraordinary spatial treasure.
This wasn't just a storage-type spiritual artifact. It was more like a legendary treasure, capable of assisting Martial-Mystic Cultivators in opening their Qi Sea and helping Spiritual Mind Masters expand their Third Eye Spiritual Realm during breakthrough cultivation.
What kind of value would such a treasure hold?
Not only Yang Qingxi, but even Yao Qian, the Chief of the Sui Sect, would likely go mad for it.
And yet, this incredible opportunity was known only to him.
"Boom!"
The twang of a bowstring echoed deep within the dense forest.
A two-meter-long arrow with four feathered fletching shot forth faster than sound, piercing through ancient trees. The air currents whipped up fallen leaves into a swirling vortex.
By the time Li Weiyi sensed the danger, the hidden arrow was already inches away. He could only roll sideways, narrowly dodging the attack.
A gash opened across his shoulder.
"Boom!"
The arrow struck a tree as thick as a water barrel, cleaving the trunk in two with a thunderous crash.
Murong Xiao's archery skills were peerless, amplified by her spiritual artifact, the giant bow.
Hidden in the shadows, she was even more dangerous than when she had been in the sky.
The voice of Senior Spirit Tablet resonated within the Buddha's Relic: "Try using your Psychic (Telekinesis) Power. Use the Spiritual Light Flame within your Third Eye Spiritual Realm to perceive what's behind you and the world around you. From this moment on, your physical body no longer exists."
Li Weiyi's innate talent was exceptional.
Even in this life-or-death crisis, he could swiftly comprehend Senior Spirit Tablet's theoretical teachings into reality.
After clashing swords with Xue Zheng for over a dozen moves, Li Weiyi's perception sharpened further.
A lamp seemed to ignite between his eyebrows, his skull became transparent, and his eyes lost all blind spots, allowing him to see in all directions. More precisely, it wasn't his eyes that saw, but his Psychic (Telekinesis) Power.
Murong Xiao's second arrow, spanning dozens of meters, struck from behind in a sneak attack.
Li Weiyi didn't even turn around.
With a mere shift, he dodged it.
This was the advantage of cultivating both Martial Law and Psychic(Telekinesis) Power.
A pure Martial-Mystic Cultivator or Spiritual Mind Master would have found it difficult to evade that arrow.
"Your Spiritual Light Flame is now weak and scarce. This state won't last long. End the battle quickly."
"If you can't defeat them, lure them to the Tomb of the Azure King. I'll guide you from there."
"However, my Psychic (Telekinesis) Power is limited. I can't maintain constant awareness of the outside world. I'll guide you once every hour."
"Head south first!" Senior Spirit Tablet instructed.
"Then let's end this battle!"
After once again repelling Xue Zheng, Li Weiyi didn't hesitate. He retrieved the Black Iron Seal.
He poured his spiritual power into it, striking it with the hilt of his sword.
Li Weiyi had long wanted to strike Xue Zheng with a decisive blow, believing his metallic Silver Half-Immortal Physique would be highly susceptible to lightning.
He hadn't used the Black Iron Seal during the chase along the Sui River because its grand display would have immediately alerted Yang Qingxi, forcing her to intervene personally.
"Boom!"
Thunder roared.
A blinding bolt of lightning, as thick as a wrist, shot forth.
"How can there still be a spiritual artifact..."
Xue Zheng's eyes burned with fury as he gritted his teeth, unable to find words to describe his current state.
Terrified, he immediately dodged, but the lightning, having somehow summoned the thunder, curved and pursued him.
Even as he desperately raised his sword to block, he was still struck and sent flying.
He crashed heavily into the fallen leaves, his clothes turning to ash, his Silver arms blackened and charred.
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END OF CHAPTER
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