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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 2: [Jiuli Insect Valley]
Chapter 84 (112): [Absorbing the Immortal Energy, the Divine Palace Appears]
(84th of Volume 2)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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"Swish! Swish..."
Wang Daozhen unleashed his trump card, spitting out spiritual Qi that condensed into flying swords.
More than a dozen of them shot forward like a rain of blades toward Li Weiyi.
Hearing the dense, sharp whistling of wind behind him, Li Weiyi gritted his teeth, but ultimately dared not use the Evil Camel Bell or the Black Iron Seal - his most powerful and distinctive weapons. Revealing his identity would invite endless trouble.
Without certainty of killing everyone and silencing them, he also dared not use the Dao Ancestor's Tai Chi Fish's Spatial Power.
Using the Ghost Banner carried less risk of exposure, but he didn't have time to activate it!
Forced to act, Li Weiyi deployed the Clear Void Cicada-Chasing Step. With his peerlessly exquisite footwork, he dodged the spiritual Qi flying swords.
He couldn't avoid them all; two struck him.
However, protected by his Corpse Garment Soft Armor and Nightwalker's Garment, he only suffered internal injuries. His body wasn't pierced, and he could still endure.
"Swish!"
Circulating spiritual Qi through his right arm, he hurled his spiritual artifact short sword like an arrow toward Chen Jingtang on the shore, momentarily halting him.
After landing on the shore, Li Weiyi stood before dozens of youths who hadn't yet crossed the Five Seas Realm Boundary, like an immortal mountain shielding them from the storm. He glared at the Spiritual Light Fire Cloud cast by the Sui Sect's Great Spiritual Master and roared, "Hurry and leave! Leave this to me!"
Once Li Weiyi made a promise, he was determined to keep it.
His gaze was resolute, his will as firm as gold and iron. He raised the Ghost Banner with both hands, frantically channeling Ancestral Field Qi.
"Whoosh!"
A vast amount of Nether Mist surged from the banner, coalescing into a ten-foot-tall Ghost Shadow clad in armor. It wielded a battle spear, its aura both majestic and fierce, and clashed head-on with the Spirit Light Fire Cloud unleashed by the Sui Sect's Great Spiritual Master.
The collision of Nether Mist and Fire Cloud split the world into darkness and light.
"Jingtang, you must win this first battle, and it must be a complete victory, leaving no survivors. This battle in the Spring Surge Realm is the key to forcing the Jiu Li Hidden Sect to reveal themselves. Take this Mid-Grade Spiritual Artifact with you; it will surely aid you in slaughtering your enemies."
The First Commander's words from their parting echoed in Chen Jingtang's mind, filling him with shame.
Watching the Jiu Li Clan's youths flee into the Five Seas Realm Boundary, he felt a mixture of anger and desperation. How could he possibly report back? Would he have to tell the First Commander that a mere Spring Surge Realm youth had single-handedly blocked them all?
Chen Jingtang let out a furious roar and unleashed his Mid-Grade Spiritual Artifact-level iron book.
"Clatter!"
The iron book, composed of thirty-five razor-sharp pages, spun rapidly, transforming into a torrential rain of whistling iron shards that shot out in all directions.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Thirty-five pages of the iron book pierced through the Ghost Banner's defenses.
Hot on the heels of the book pages, Chen Jingtang unleashed a punch that struck like a great bell.
His fist dented the air, and the earth trembled.
Li Weiyi had barely braced himself against the blow when Wang Daozhen, who had suddenly appeared behind him, struck with his Formation-Cracking Whip.
The Corpse Garment Soft Armor and Nightwalker's Garment offered no protection. Li Weiyi's bones seemed to shatter, and his body was flung high into the air before plummeting into the boiling Sui River.
Wang Daozhen had sacrificed seven runes of his Nine-Talisman Treasure Robe to slip behind Li Weiyi, near the Five Seas Realm Boundary, and deliver a fatal blow.
"Let me finish him off!"
A rune flew from the brow of the Sui Sect's Great Spiritual Master, striking Li Weiyi just before he hit the water.
"After taking the Formation-Cracking Whip, he's already dead," Wang Daozhen said, though his face showed no joy despite killing Li Weiyi. The young cultivators of the Jiu Li Clan had all fled into the fog ahead.
With only two runes remaining on his treasure robe, he dared not pursue them.
In the past few months, eight Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator had crossed the Five Seas Realm Boundary and perished in spontaneous combustion. The mysterious energy surrounding Burial Immortal Town was terrifying, dividing the land into distinct regions.
"Clang!"
The sword on Zhuang Yue's back had somehow flown out on its own, but it was too late to intervene.
For some reason, she felt a deep sense of unease: "If all the Martial-Mystic Cultivators of Lingxiao City possessed such responsibility and resolve," she said in a low voice, "what would we have to fear from these rebel traitors?"
Before this, Zhuang Yue could never have imagined that her perception of a person could change three times in a single day.
"I'll go kill them all!" she declared.
Jiang Ning remained calm, as if nothing in the world could stir her emotions. Seeing that Li Weiyi still hadn't emerged from the water, she said indifferently, "The Four Great Sects of Li Province are not rebels. Do you have any reason to kill them? Or are you trying to force them into rebellion? Let me remind you, those of the Phoenix Terrace should not let personal emotions cloud their judgment. As for those seven rare insects, you may take them."
Zhuang Yue asked, "Logically, when an Insect Tamer dies, their insects should lose control even if they don't die. Why are they still attacking those people?"
"Rare insects are naturally different from fierce insects," Jiang Ning replied, "Their special nature is nothing surprising."
Li Weiyi plunged into the boiling Sui River, its waters as scalding as molten metal. Even with the protection of his Nightwalker's Garment and Corpse Garment Soft Armor, a direct strike from the Formation-Cracking Whip left him severely wounded, teetering on the brink of unconsciousness.
To make matters worse, before he fell into the river, the Great Spiritual Master of the Sui Sect had struck him with a rune. His body suddenly became as heavy as ten thousand catties, plummeting rapidly toward the riverbed, unable to surface.
At the bottom of the Sui River flowed a golden substance resembling magma, erupting from the earth's core. It was this incredibly hot material that boiled the river and baked the surrounding lands into a barren desert.
Li Weiyi wasn't afraid of drowning. He had long ago mobilized his Nine Springs Dharma Power, circulating it through his Veins. Nor was he afraid of the scalding water; his Nightwalker's Garment could withstand it.
But the golden substance at the riverbed truly terrified him. Just a glance was enough to tell it could melt gold and iron. What chance did his mortal flesh have?
Fighting through his fading consciousness, Li Weiyi's brow glowed as he summoned his Spirit Light Bright Fire, intending to activate the Dao Ancestor's Tai Chi Fish and retreat into the Blood Mud Space for refuge.
At that moment, the Navel Divine Gate Acupoint, which had remained unresponsive even after twelve Spring-Breaking Needles, suddenly began to swell slightly, radiating a warmth.
Then, wisps of energy began flowing in from the heavens and earth, converging within.
Li Weiyi jolted awake, his consciousness instantly clearing with excitement.
It wasn't an illusion.
Genuine strands of unknown power were entering his body through his navel, fueled by the internal circulation of his 108 Veins.
It was like a fetus in the womb absorbing nutrients through the umbilical cord.
Now, Li Weiyi was that fetus, and the universe was his mother.
This was crucial for opening the Tenth Spring. Li Weiyi didn't care about the danger or his severe injuries; even if the Heavenly King himself came, he wouldn't enter the Blood Mud Space.
However...
He definitely couldn't touch the golden substance at the river bottom. So, after activating the Dao Ancestor's Tai Chi Fish, he summoned Official Zhu Qinfeng of Yanzhou's spiritual artifact Jade Boat from the Blood Mud Space.
"Whoosh!"
The thirty-meter-long Jade Boat landed gently on the slow-moving golden substance at the river bottom.
Li Weiyi's ten-thousand-jin body slammed heavily onto the Jade Boat.
Half an hour later, the power of the rune dissipated, and Li Weiyi's body returned to its normal weight, feeling significantly lighter.
He quickly sat cross-legged.
He opened his eyes.
The surroundings were a dazzling golden hue, and the water temperature was terrifyingly high.
Closing his eyes, he focused on sensing the continuous flow of unknown power entering his navel. The Divine Gate acupoint seemed to truly contain an innate world, with energy pouring in ceaselessly.
However, he couldn't sense this Innate World at the moment.
Li Weiyi continued to circulate his spiritual power internally, using his Psychic Power to communicate with his three Masters in the Blood Mud Space, informing them of the strange situation he was facing.
Master Guan was the most excited: "No doubt about it! This proves at least that the Divine Gate truly exists, that the Tenth Spring is real, and that we've been pursuing the right path."
Spirit Tablet Master said, "According to Wei Yi's description, there's already a vast Innate World beneath his Navel Divine Gate Acupoint, constantly absorbing mysterious energy from the heavens and earth. In other words, unlike the Wind Mansion or Ancestral Field, this Innate World wasn't created; it's always been there."
"It exists between heaven and man, but the Heaven-Human Passage hasn't opened, so it can't be sensed, communicated with, or used."
"What I'm curious about is whether everyone's Divine Gate has such a pre-existing Innate World, or if Wei Yi is the only one?"
Master Guan said, "Why overthink it? Opening it is what matters most. Break through the Tenth Spring, fight your way back, and even a Five Seas Realm cultivator can be slain."
Master Coffin, who had remained silent, had been analyzing and pondering: "The unknown power you absorbed into your Navel Divine Gate could be the Immortal Haze that permeates this world."
"Medicinal herbs can absorb Immortal Haze and transform into rare medicines. Why can't cultivators?"
"Some of these rare medicines aid in the transformation of Pure Immortal Physiques, while others help open the Wind Mansion, Ancestral Field, and Qi Sea. This suggests that the Immortal Haze in Burial Immortal Town possesses both Immortal Transformation Power and Spatial Power."
"Perhaps it's the unique nature of his singular constitution, or perhaps it's his special Breathing Technique. That's why he can absorb the Immortal Haze while in a closed-breathing, internal circulation state."
"Verifying this hypothesis is simple: return to the surface. It's hard to see clearly underwater, but above the surface, whether the Immortal Haze is gathering is immediately obvious."
Li Weiyi had always trusted Master Coffin's knowledge and wisdom. But now, severely wounded and surrounded by enemies on the shore, he truly believed the riverbed was an ideal place to heal and cultivate.
Besides, what if Master Coffin was wrong?
What if the absorption state at his navel disappeared the moment he returned to the shore?
With the prospect of opening his Tenth Spring at stake, Li Weiyi was extremely cautious and unwilling to risk failure. He channeled his Nine Springs Power through his Veins to heal his wounds while maintaining that mysterious absorption state.
Whether it was good or bad, any change was a monumental breakthrough.
.....
Five days later.
The absorption state ceased, no longer able to absorb naturally.
Li Weiyi, his injuries healed, stowed the Jade Boat and swam back to shore.
After disembarking, he found an eerie silence. White mist shrouded the land, and the ground was an endless expanse of scorching red earth, far beyond the Five Seas Realm Boundary. Clearly, the flow of golden substance from the riverbed had carried him downstream.
He maintained a subtle psychic connection with the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors, able to sense they were still alive and roughly gauge their location.
"Those seven little ones... haven't they been captured?"
Li Weiyi distinctly sensed their location was along the path Cang Li and the other Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator had taken to enter the town. Why would they, who weren't even in the Five Seas Realm, be on that path?
They were incredibly fast. Could Wang Daozhen have caught them?
"No matter. I'll break through the Tenth Spring and find them later!"
Li Weiyi sat cross-legged, closed his breath, and circulated his spiritual power internally.
Yet, the Navel Divine Gate Acupoint remained completely unresponsive.
"If natural absorption won't work, I'll try the Spring-Breaking Needle."
He removed his upper garment, retrieved a Spring-Breaking Needle, and pierced it into his navel.
Practicing the Jade Void Breathing Technique, Li Weiyi calmed his mind and spirit, focusing all his senses and consciousness on his Divine Pivot Point.
Gradually, he saw it!
He saw the ethereal, radiant Immortal Haze below his Divine Pivot Point, and simultaneously, a vast Innate World unfolded within his consciousness. But the barrier between this Innate World and his Divine Pivot Point was thicker than all nine springs combined.
"Whoosh!"
With each rhythmic breath of the Jade Void Breathing Technique, the Immortal Haze from the surrounding heavens and earth transformed into streams of radiant light, flowing into his navel's Divine Gate.
The area around him grew brighter, the colorful haze converging to transform the red earth into a celestial realm. Each strand of hair, every inch of skin radiated a divine glow, making him appear like a true immortal.
As the Immortal Haze continuously poured into his Divine Gate's Innate World, it gradually eroded the barrier.
Li Weiyi felt immense joy, sensing that with each passing moment, he was drawing closer to breaking through the Tenth Spring.
He wished he could remain in this state forever.
"Bang!"
A sound of battle echoed from the nearby mist.
Startled, Li Weiyi awoke. He glanced at his navel, where the Spring-Breaking Needle had completely melted.
"It's true - the tree desires stillness, but the wind never ceases. Very well, I'll go closer to Burial Immortal Town to absorb the Immortal Haze. It's denser there, so absorption will be faster. I should break through the Tenth Spring in just a few days."
Li Weiyi donned the Corpse Garment Soft Armor and Nightwalker's Garment, then activated the Nightwalker's Garment's invisibility power. He vanished into the fog, silently heading toward the source of the battle.
The path along the river was off-limits to Five Seas Realm cultivators, so there shouldn't be any high-level experts here.
After walking about two miles, Li Weiyi spotted a black figure fleeing through the fog. The figure moved with incredible speed.
It looked familiar, and the aura was right.
It was Yin Ershi Wu.
Yin Ershi Wu had completed his Pure Immortal Physique transformation. No longer the gaunt figure he once was, he now exuded a cold, noble aura.
"Wait a minute," Li Weiyi thought, "With Yin Ershi Wu's foundation of ninety-one meridian Veins, and having completed the Pure Immortal Physique transformation, who on this Surging Spring path could have forced him to flee?"
Li Weiyi didn't believe that someone of the caliber of the Sixth-Generation Great-Grandson of the Demon King would simply reappear.
"Hand over the Rare Herb, and I'll spare your life."
"Amitabha!"
A thunderous Buddhist chant echoed through the fog, like the toll of a great bell.
Immediately afterward, the ground trembled under the thunderous hoofbeats of a charging horde.
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