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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 3: [Qiu Prefecture Lantern Festival]
Chapter 86 (230): [Blue Heaven Has Fallen, the Yellow Heaven Shall Rise Again]
(86th of Volume 3)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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"Tell me, would you consider me a Inheritor-level Martial-Mystic Cultivator?" Li Weiyi suddenly asked.
Jiang Ning, who had secretly witnessed Li Weiyi's clash with Ku-Di and Dao-Di, was genuinely pleased by his progress: "I suppose so. But Ku-Di only ranked eighth in the Southern Territory First-Tier, and you still have a ways to go to catch up to her. You're several tiers below Ge Xiantong."
Li Weiyi continued, "Li Jiufu had an arm severed by Luansheng Linyou, yet he didn't flee Qiu Prefecture City."
"Cang Li's head was nearly crushed by Luansheng Linyou, but he wasn't intimidated and still dared to fight again."
"Lu Cangsheng and Long Dian knew the Thundercloud Sect and Dragon Sect were far weaker than the Imperial Court and the Far Western Ashlands, yet they still dared to participate in the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival. Honestly, even though I, from my own perspective, might call them the Eastern Territory's two worms, they do possess a spirit of defiance and a heroic courage to embrace challenges."
Jiang Ning's mind drifted back to the Five Seas Realm Boundary of Burial Immortal Town, the clash with the Fire Crow Cavalry on the Sui River, and... that night at the Bing Juze Lake.
Perhaps the reason she valued him so much was because he always possessed an indomitable spirit, the ability to turn the impossible into the possible.
Maintaining her icy expression, Jiang Ning controlled her emotions: "You have your reasons, and I have mine. You can't convince me, and I can't convince you. Perhaps the ways of thinking between women and men are fundamentally different."
"Then let's fight. I'll cripple you, strip you of your current strength, and even revert you to your power from before the New Year. By then, you'll understand why you must leave Qiu Prefecture City!"
Li Weiyi knew Jiang Ning's reason: "Li Weiyi has no chance of surviving Ge Xiantong's grasp."
...
Taoli (Peach and Plum) Mountain, Third Heaven.
The Hidden Lord and Zuoqiu Ling stood side by side, gazing toward East City with grave expressions.
"The Second Palace Master's methods are clear: first recruit, and if that fails, eliminate. If he already used Jiang Ning for recruitment, who will he send to kill?" Zuoqiu Ling already knew the answer.
The Hidden Lord said, "I only hope the Imperial Court underestimates us."
"I'm more worried that Li Weiyi won't even pass Jiang Ning's test. We've all been young. What young man can resist a beautiful woman? Just like Yao Qingxuan back then. If she had only asked me, I would have brought her to the Zuoqiu Clan, and no old fool could have stopped me." Zuoqiu Ling's heart ached every time he recalled the past.
"Still dwelling on the past?"
The Hidden Lord glared at him and said, "You'd better worry about tonight's situation!"
.....
By the riverbank.
Li Weiyi suddenly distanced himself from Jiang Ning, drew his Yellow Dragon Sword, and laughed coldly: "The Imperial Court? It's like the setting sun, a crumbling edifice, rotten inside and out. I advise the Jiang Clan to choose a new master quickly, or rise up in rebellion. Otherwise, you'll face the fate of a ruined clan and extinguished lineage."
Li Weiyi feared Jiang Ning might show mercy, revealing their scheme to the Second Palace Master. Therefore, he spoke with harsh, cruel words, intending to truly enrage her.
"Clang!"
Jiang Ning summoned her Jingyu Sword, and a cloud of Spiritual Qi erupted from her body, enveloping the buildings lining the street.
She said coldly, "You refuse a toast? Then you'll drink a penalty! Daring to curse the Imperial Court and the Jiang Clan? You're truly ungrateful."
The commotion alerted everyone nearby.
"It seems the negotiations have failed!"
....
Many pairs of eyes turned toward them.
Whether Jiang Ning slains Li Weiyi, who had risen like a comet, or Li Weiyi escapes from Jiang Ning's grasp, it was a matter of no small consequence.
"This isn't a curse, but a fact. How many prefectures of the Twenty-Eight Provinces of Lingxiao remain under the control of the Imperial Court? The Turbid World Torrent surges forward relentlessly; you cannot stop it."
Li Weiyi retreated to the bridge, and in the night wind, raised his hand triumphantly and shouted, "Blue Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise! In the year of Jiazi, the world shall be blessed!"
Jiang Ning was genuinely infuriated.
What words dared he utter?
This was forcing her to strike with lethal force.
As a member of the Imperial Court, how could she tolerate such rebellious slogans?
"When autumn comes on the eighth day of the ninth month, I shall open the hundred-kill gate. Fragrant clouds pierce the heavens above Lingxiao, and the entire city shall be clad in golden armor!" Li Weiyi shouted again.
"You seek death!"
Jiang Ning could endure no more, fearing the rebel would spew forth even more treasonous words.
With a sword flash, cold light pierced the night!
Like a flying immortal, she instantly covered a distance of over ten yards, reaching the bridgehead.
"Whoosh!"
The Spiritual Qi emanating from her body automatically condensed into countless sharp white feathers in midair. These white feathers, along with the sword light, attacked Li Weiyi.
Li Weiyi knew Jiang Ning's cultivation was peerless and constantly improving. He dared not confront her directly, so he leaped from the bridge's edge, plunging towards the water.
Like a dragonfly touching the surface, he lightly brushed the water and sprang back up, his feet treading on a trail of azure smoke as he fled south along the river towards South City.
Once he reached South City, the combined strength of the Jiu Li Tribe and the Zuoqiu Clan would make it impossible for either Jiang Ning or Ge Xiantong to harm him.
With the Clear Void Cicada Chase Step, Li Weiyi's speed surpassed even Ku-Di's by a margin.
But...
After only a dozen paces, Li Weiyi was stunned to see white feathers of Spiritual Qi drifting down before him.
Now that he was truly Jiang Ning's enemy, he understood how terrifying these white feathers were. They were everywhere, as sharp as flying knives, constantly battering his protective Spiritual Qi.
Even more terrifying, five-zhang-long white light wings sprouted from Jiang Ning's back, their radiance illuminating the nine heavens, pure and flawless. In an instant, she had caught up to him.
"Trying to escape back to South City? Dream on!"
She hovered a few zhang above the river's surface, her aura reaching its peak.
With a single stroke of her sword, a dazzling sword qi dozens of meters long erupted, completely engulfing Li Weiyi's vision like a solid wave.
There was nowhere to hide.
Li Weiyi stepped onto the river's surface, his battle intent manifesting behind him like a towering wave.
He raised his sword and struck down with a thunderous roar.
"Tai Yi Opens the Sea!"
"Boom!"
A horizontal and a vertical sword beam collided.
Jiang Ning's sword qi was as vast and boundless as the sea itself. Li Weiyi couldn't cleave through it completely and was struck by the residual force.
Fortunately, he had activated the three layers of protective spiritual artifact battle armor he wore, sending him flying backward. It felt as if he had been struck across the chest by a wooden club.
In Burial Immortal Town, Jiang Ning had already possessed the power to hunt down Long Ting.
Since then, she had expanded her Ancestral Field and steadily improved her cultivation over several months.
At her current strength, it would be nearly impossible for an ordinary Inheritor to escape her grasp.
"It seems she truly intends to cripple me and personally expel me from the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival. Ah, yes, if I can't even pass her test, how can I hope to overcome Ge Xiantong's? She's testing my mettle!"
Li Weiyi knew he couldn't fight her in the open.
He left the river, weaving through the forest before diving into narrow alleys and hidden drainage channels to negate Jiang Ning's speed advantage granted by her light wings.
"Whoosh!"
Jiang Ning folded her wings and landed, disappearing into the dense cluster of buildings, out of Li Weiyi's sight.
Li Weiyi felt a surge of unease.
He immediately released his Mental Power, pushing his hearing and sense of smell to their limits. He glanced up at the Inner City wall ahead and continued south.
Suddenly, a sharp premonition struck him.
Hundreds, even thousands, of sword qi surged from the darkness like a tidal wave.
Jiang Ning's sword technique was unlike anything Li Weiyi had seen before. It seemed capable of holding off an army single-handedly, her Spiritual Qi many times more profound than his own.
"Bang! Bang!"
Li Weiyi stepped forward, his sword flashing in a whirlwind of defense. He made an impenetrable wall of steel before him, shattering every sword qi that dared approach.
Shadowy figures flickered before his eyes.
Dozens of sword shadows materialized simultaneously, crisscrossing the air in a chaotic dance.
Li Weiyi remained calm, observing with unwavering focus. He locked onto the true blade among the illusions.
This strike aimed directly at his wrist, seeking to sever his tendons and cripple him for days.
Li Weiyi formed a palm seal with his left hand, unleashing a golden-yellow divine seal of condensed palm force to drive Jiang Ning back.
Jiang Ning didn't retreat, her momentum unwavering. She countered with a palm seal of her own from her left hand.
"Boom!"
The palm seals collided, unleashing a torrent of Spiritual Qi that surged outward.
Li Weiyi was driven back over a dozen yards, his feet plowing a long furrow in the ground.
The left arm that had clashed with Jiang Ning's palm force was numb with pain.
Though his right hand, which held his sword, remained intact, it was still slashed, leaving a bloody wound that broke the skin.
Before he could gather his Spiritual Qi to heal his numb left arm, Jiang Ning unleashed another full-force sword strike.
Li Weiyi met her head-on.
Their swords clashed with a thunderous roar, forcing Li Weiyi to retreat relentlessly until he slammed heavily against the Inner City wall.
Jiang Ning transmitted her voice through Spiritual Qi: "Now do you understand the difference?"
"In terms of speed alone, even Ge Xiantong might not be your equal. But your ability to catch up to me every time doesn't prove anything," Li Weiyi retorted.
"Then let's try again."
Jiang Ning swiftly dragged her war sword across the ground, the friction creating a piercing screech and showering sparks.
Then, she raised her sword and slashed toward his waist.
Li Weiyi had already cultivated the Ruyi Qiankun Sword Technique to an extremely high level.
His sword techniques flowed freely, changing at will.
After blocking her strike, he retreated like a swimming dragon toward the top of the city wall.
Jiang Ning moved like a shadow, her Jingyu Sword seeming to cling to the Yellow Dragon Sword as she pursued him up the wall, aiming for his neck.
She transmitted her voice through Spiritual Qi: "I haven't even used the Dragon Awakening Technique yet!"
"Be careful!" Li Weiyi warned.
Jiang Ning's expression shifted slightly.
Spiritual Qi erupted from her body like an explosion, sending the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors that had been sneaking up on her flying.
Li Weiyi seized the opportunity to retreat, creating distance between them.
In their brief exchange, he had already sustained internal injuries.
Wiping the blood from his lips, he said, "Feather Immortal, you're truly formidable, worthy of being the Second Palace Master's top disciple. But this injury is nothing!"
Even knowing Li Weiyi might already possess the combat power of a Inheritor-level, Jiang Ning was still astonished that he had managed to block so many of her strikes.
She saw in him a masculine vigor that was completely absent in the eunuch officials of the Imperial Court.
Li Weiyi's left arm lashed out like a whip.
After circulating Spiritual Qi through his Golden Meridian, the pain and numbness vanished instantly.
His rapid recovery was another advantage that allowed him to challenge opponents far stronger than himself.
Watching Jiang Ning's slender figure blur and become indistinguishable, Li Weiyi felt a headache coming on.
'She's too fast!'
Spiritual Qi surged through his body and into his feet.
With a powerful push-off, Li Weiyi shot upward like a projectile, appearing ten meters in the air.
As he ascended, a Dragon Shadow flashed beneath his feet.
His second step was a leap into the void, sending his body soaring higher and southward.
Third step, fourth step...
Yellow Dragon Ascends to Heaven - each step ten meters, his speed astonishing.
This movement technique was so extraordinary that no Martial-Mystic Cultivator in the city had ever heard of or seen anything like it.
In moments, Li Weiyi seemed to be ascending to the heavens, appearing beneath the low-hanging, dark clouds, as if preparing to cross the entire city from hundreds of meters above the ground and return to South City.
Unfortunately, he had encountered Jiang Ning, who could fly.
After a brief moment of surprise, Jiang Ning spread her wings and soared into the sky, catching up to him.
Behind her, a magnificent and mysterious tower-palace battle intent manifested.
Just the attack unleashed by her battle intent was enough to disrupt the flow of Spiritual Qi within Li Weiyi, preventing him from using Yellow Dragon Ascends to Heaven any longer. He began to plummet toward the ground.
"The Spiritual Qi of the Fourth Sea is indeed problematic - very unstable."
Li Weiyi released Spiritual Qi clouds from his feet to slow his descent.
"Boom!"
He crashed heavily onto the street, causing it to cave in and crack into a large expanse.
Before he could even rise, Jiang Ning had already arrived above him. The two exchanged blows, one chasing, the other retreating, their swords leaving countless afterimages as they traded blows for several rounds.
"Swish! Swish..."
Seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors arrived, like seven flying knives, surrounding Jiang Ning.
Their bodies were now nearly seven inches long, just one final transformation away from reaching their full potential. Each one's combat power rivaled that of a Mortal Martial-Mystic Cultivator who had just entered the Seventh Sea.
Together, their combined strength was absolutely not to be underestimated.
Initially, they hadn't intended to attack Jiang Ning, but Li Weiyi had convinced them that only by staying could they obtain enough Dragon Bone and Dragon Seed.
These two foods would greatly strengthen their physical bodies and accelerate their transformation into Emperor-Grade Strange Insects.
Li Weiyi and the Seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors joined forces, their eight streams of power colliding with Jiang Ning's battle intent.
The street exploded, sending debris flying everywhere.
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END OF CHAPTER
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