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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 30 (285): [The Main Hall of the Twin Rice Sect]
(30th of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Six Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors flitted joyfully over the lake, occasionally nipping at the Flame Lotus. Upon reaching the shore, they landed beside Li Weiyi, chattering incessantly.
Three Phoenix told Li Weiyi that Yaoyin had been very kind to them, letting them eat the strange grasses in the courtyard whenever they wanted.
"Are you stupid? You don't even recognize Yaoyin anymore? It's just someone who looks like her."
Li Weiyi grabbed Three Phoenix's wing and scolded him.
A woman in white, her beauty like a painting, walked along the stone path circling the lake, lined with black trees. Her cold voice cut through the air: "Did you give Yaoyin the cultivation spot at the Calamity Crossing Temple?"
Li Weiyi released Three Phoenix and eyed her warily.
This was an Immortal Realm Giant, the same woman who had severely injured Tang Wanzhou with a single palm strike.
"How did you know?"
Li Weiyi felt an immense pressure of Intent, as if not a peerlessly beautiful woman was approaching, but a towering, hundred-foot-high tsunami crashing down upon him in successive waves.
The woman in white stopped six or seven yards away, her hands hidden in her wide sleeves. A rosy glow shimmered around her, and mist swirled about her form.
"Not only do I know you gave her the cultivation spot, I also know you helped her cultivate the battle intent of the Jiu Li God in the Diligent Garden, near the silver coffin. Fortunately, you treated her well. Therefore, you have a chance to live."
Li Weiyi was deeply shaken.
The woman had clearly been to Diligent Garden in secret.
Or... did she have someone among the Hidden Ones?
Yaoyin? Yin Ershi Si?
"Are you really Yao Qingxuan?" Li Weiyi asked.
The woman in white didn't answer, but stared at him for a moment.
"One hundred and eight Meridian Veins, thirty-six thousand Wind Mansion, all Golden Meridian Veins... quite a unique constitution, indeed. Not bad innate talent."
"Senior Yao, isn't that a bit disrespectful of a junior's privacy?"
Li Weiyi immediately turned inward to examine himself.
Strangely, his Divine Pivot and the twelve Golden Meridian Veins connected to it had truly vanished! Yet... he could still sense their presence.
Who did this?
Had his Guardian Wife, silently hidden them?
Good thing they hadn't been discovered.
The woman in white said, "Your Ancestral Field has been repaired?"
"Indeed. The ancestor of the Zuoqiu Sect's Confucian Dao used the incredibly precious Ancient Heavenly Emperor's Spring Liquid to mend my shattered Ancestral Field," Li Weiyi replied.
The woman in white said, "A reasonable explanation, but your answer was too quick, too practiced. It raises suspicion. No matter, whether it's been repaired or not makes no difference. I'm merely curious about your constitution. The one who truly wants to see you isn't me, but the Hall Master of the Spirit Valley Hall."
Li Weiyi didn't bother to explain or try to salvage the situation further. The more he explained, the more suspicious he'd seem.
I need to be more cautious in the future.
'Could I use my connection with Yaoyin to secure a lifeline?' Li Weiyi mused, quickly catching up to the white-robed woman.
He tried to be as respectful as possible.
"Senior Yaoyin, may I ask why the Hall Master of the Spirit Valley Hall wishes to see me? And when will I be granted an audience?"
The white-robed woman remained silent, each step covering two zhang. Her gait was elegant, as if she could shrink inches into feet.
Upon returning to her residence, she saw the missing fragment of the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone in the lamp cover, her expression momentarily freezing.
Another fragment appeared between her fingers, which she flicked into the cover.
"Stay put in the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace until the Hall Master of the Spirit Valley Hall returns. If you're determined to court death, you're free to leave, but remember this is the Divine Sect's Headquarters."
"Furthermore, if you touch my Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone again, I'll sever your hands."
The white-robed woman passed through bead curtains and screens into a semi-open room. She sat cross-legged on a rush mat by the stream, becoming as still as stone.
Li Weiyi asked, "Divine Cult? Which Divine Cult? The Twin Rice Cult?"
"When will the Hall Master of the Spirit Valley Hall return?"
"Senior Yaoyin, Yaoyin and I are as close as siblings. Can you show me a path to survival? I have great talent and can protect her in the future."
"I saved Yaoyin's life. You must help me."
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Li Weiyi spoke for a long time, trying various methods, but the woman in white simply ignored him. In the end, he had no choice but to take his leave.
As soon as he left, he quickly removed the Second-Grade Hundred-Character Artifact Battle Armor he was wearing.
This was Zuo Shi's battle armor, belonging to the Ren Dao who had infiltrated the Zuoqiu Clan.
If he truly was in the Twin Rice Cult's Headquarters, he would need to be extremely cautious.
The Twin Rice Cult's Headquarters was located in the Underground Immortal Mansion?
This news left Li Weiyi reeling. He couldn't digest it for a long time.
The Twin Rice Cult hadn't just moved its headquarters to the Underground Immortal Mansion ten months ago. They had been entrenched here for who knew how many years!
Could there be another entrance to the Underground Immortal Mansion?
Li Weiyi pondered carefully, finally understanding why Yao Qingxuan had knocked him unconscious earlier.
She hadn't wanted him to learn the path to the Twin Rice Cult's Headquarters!
If that was the case, most of the dangers the Martial-Mystic Cultivators who had investigated the Underground Immortal Mansion had encountered were likely due to secret attacks by the Twin Rice Cult.
Could the restriction preventing Immortal Realm Giants from entering the Underground Immortal Mansion also be the Twin Rice Cult's doing?
The more Li Weiyi thought about it, the more he realized the gravity of the situation. Had Zen Hai Guanwu come here in such haste because they had discovered this secret in Wang Zhi and Wang Shouxin's memories?
Had Yao Qingxuan and her three Masters found the Divine Cult's Headquarters?
Perhaps they were still wandering around the periphery of the Underground Immortal Mansion.
Li Weiyi saw the Governor's Official Robe inside the Blood Handprint Demon Armor.
He quickly removed it and stashed it in his Boundary Pouch, his mind racing with uncertainty.
Had Yao Qingxuan examined the robe?
'Probably not.'
If she had, how could he still be wearing it?
"That Hall Master of the Spirit Valley Hall... I don't know what their background is, but they're probably not good people. They might be trying to probe my constitution to seize my body."
"Yao Qingxuan is so cold! If she cared about Yaoyin, how could she have abandoned her in the Yao Li Tribe for over a decade, never checking on her? Yaoyin's life hasn't been easy."
"But if she doesn't care, why does she know so much about Yaoyin's current situation?"
'Forget it.'
He couldn't rely on a woman who could abandon her own daughter for his survival.
Besides, she only said the outside world was dangerous, not that he couldn't leave.
Li Weiyi made up his mind. He would leave the Southern Purity Palace (Nanqing Palace) and see for himself just how terrifying the Divine Cult's Headquarters truly was. Perhaps he could find a way to escape.
Taking the six little ones with him, Li Weiyi followed their lead and found the Insect Pouch Yao Qingxuan had discarded on the ground.
He stuffed the six little ones into the pouch.
Li Weiyi searched every exit of the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace, even attempting to scale the palace walls, but all his attempts failed.
Finally, he arrived at the southeastern corner of the Blood Lake.
Here, a two-meter-wide Blood River flowed in from the outside, constantly pouring into the lake.
'If water can flow in...'
With a splash, Li Weiyi swam upstream along the Blood River, finally escaping the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace.
After climbing ashore, he used his Spiritual Qi to dry his river-soaked clothes. Gazing back at the silent, massive palace and gardens behind him, he muttered to himself, "A slip in a hundred precautions? Or perhaps she simply doesn't care. After all, this is the Divine Cult's Headquarters."
Footsteps echoed.
Two twin boys, each carrying a skull-shaped Bone Lamp, approached from afar.
They appeared to be fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in dark green Martial Garments.
Their black sleeves were embroidered with two blood-red Spirit Grains.
Li Weiyi could tell they were formidable Martial-Mystic Cultivators in the Five Seas Realm.
At such a young age, their future was boundless.
As he observed the two boys, they were also secretly sizing him up.
When they drew near, Li Weiyi spoke coldly, "What are you staring at? Do you know who I am?"
The two youths, sensing the man's unfathomable cultivation, dared not provoke him and shook their heads repeatedly.
Li Weiyi straightened his chest, his hand behind his back, and pointed his thumb over his shoulder: "I am from the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace!"
The two youths were visibly startled. They immediately bowed deeply and chorused, "Greetings, Senior Brother! We didn't realize you were a disciple of Venerable Nan. Forgive our disrespect, we truly didn't recognize you."
"So Yao Qingxuan is Venerable Nan?" Li Weiyi kept this thought to himself.
He had heard from Yin Jiu that the Twin Rice Sect had five Great Venerables, each responsible for one of the Four Realms - East, South, West, and North - as well as matters in Lingxiao City.
Venerable Nan, along with the Elders of the seven prefectures under his command - Qiu, Li, Li, Han, Fu, Guan, and Shu - managed affairs in the Southern Territory.
One of the youths, somewhat puzzled, said, "We've heard that Venerable Nan never takes disciples, lives in seclusion, and is the most mysterious of the Venerables. Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace disciples are rarely seen at the headquarters."
"What? Are you doubting my identity?" Li Weiyi released his battle intent.
Most practitioners of the Demonic Path were bullies who preyed on the weak. Li Weiyi naturally seized the opportunity to borrow Venerable Nan's reputation and raise his own banner.
At the same time, he was testing Yao Qingxuan's bottom line.
Right outside the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace, she couldn't have failed to sense it.
The two youths were forced to their knees by Li Weiyi's Intent, trembling as they spoke.
"We wouldn't dare doubt Senior Brother, but you haven't worn the straw robe and have never appeared at the Martial Practice Grounds or the Lecture Hall. You're unfamiliar to us, so... so please, Senior Brother, withdraw your battle intent. We're just two Inner Sect Disciples who recently broke through the Five Seas Realm..."
Li Weiyi had already gleaned plenty of information. He glanced at their straw robes, retracted his battle intent, and snorted coldly.
"Only low-level Inner Sect Disciples like you are required to wear the straw robe. As for me, I'm someone even Fourth Divine Son Wang Shu must show respect."
He had learned the name "Wang Shu" from Long Ting.
The two youths stood up cautiously, still trembling and not daring to look up. One of them said, "Of course. Anyone chosen by Venerable Nan must be a True Inheritance disciple of the sect - and a great one at that."
The other whispered, "Senior Brother, can we leave now?"
Seeing how easily they were intimidated, Li Weiyi adopted an arrogant demeanor and asked, "Where are you two headed?"
"Spirit Valley Hall!"
"True Inheritance disciples Ye Nanfeng and Ye Beifeng will be at the Lecture Hall today to guide newly promoted Inner Sect Disciples on how to break through the Qi Sea and open their String Meridians."
The two replied cautiously.
"Need someone to guide you? Pathetic!"
Li Weiyi snorted dismissively, then an idea struck him. This was the perfect opportunity to investigate what Spirit Valley Hall was really like.
After the two left, he activated his Disguise Technique, altering his appearance and physique, and quietly followed them.
The headquarters was vast, dotted with Dao Domains rich in Spiritual Qi, formed by Heavenly Law Earth Springs, creating numerous cultivation hubs.
Some hubs were built atop Spirit Mountains thousands of meters tall. Others were built along lakes. Some were even entire towns.
Li Weiyi gradually realized his worries were unfounded. The Rice Cultivation Headquarters had a massive number of Martial-Mystic Cultivators. Each hub had at least several hundred, so there was no risk of his identity being exposed.
"Let's deal with the straw robe first. It's too conspicuous!"
Li Weiyi landed outside a cultivation settlement that resembled a market town.
He glanced at the two stone statues of the Ancestor of Ren Dao at the town entrance and strode confidently inside.
The market town was small, with only a single street of blue-tiled, white-walled buildings stretching for two or three hundred meters.
On both sides of the street, numerous Ren Dao twins had set up stalls, selling Precious Medicine, ancient artifacts, Fierce Insects, golden Buddha statues, and inscribed stone tablets - all seemingly excavated from an Underground Immortal Mansion.
A significant portion of the pedestrians on the street wore masks, as if trying to conceal their identities.
"I wonder if anyone's selling fragments of Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone," Li Weiyi mused.
Just as the thought crossed his mind, a familiar voice rang out nearby.
"You claim this insect egg can hatch into a Commander-Grade Strange Insect? I find that hard to believe. Heh heh, let me warn you - though I'm just an Inner Sect Disciple, I have powerful backing at home. If you dare deceive me, the consequences will be severe."
Not far away, Yang Yun, wearing a black demon mask, spoke in a sinister tone to a Core Disciple manning a stall.
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