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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 58 (313): [News from Elder Xu]
(58th of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Half a day later, Li Weiyi arrived at the main hall of the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace.
Tuoba Butuo was meditating inside, his cultivation having reached the Third Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm. Spiritual Qi swirled around him like coiling dragons.
Wang Shu had only absorbed a portion of the scriptures from the Dragon Seed and couldn't seize it entirely, so Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao's cultivation continued to advance rapidly.
Tuoba Butuo retracted his Spiritual Qi and opened his eyes, looking at Li Weiyi.
Li Weiyi gestured for him to remain silent.
His body then trembled, his flesh and bones shifting, his skin turning silver.
In an instant, he transformed into Tuoba Butuo's Silver Pure Immortal Physique, even his spiritual aura completely renewed.
Tuoba Butuo was stunned.
Spirit Tablet Master had once said that once Li Weiyi reached the Dao Seed Realm, his Disguise Technique would become truly flawless, a remarkable spell. Even Immortal Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators might be fooled without careful scrutiny.
Therefore, once he reached the Dao Seed Realm, Li Weiyi could travel anywhere in the world without fear of his true identity being exposed.
Li Weiyi walked to Qi Xiao, who was guarding the palace gates, and in Tuoba Butuo's voice, asked, "My mouth's been terribly bland lately. Shall we go to the market town for a bite?"
Qi Xiao didn't notice anything amiss.
He said cautiously, "Let's wait until Brother Weiyi emerges from seclusion. We don't need to fear anyone else, but Sikong Jingyuan and Sikong Yanlun have countless experts under their command. They've been constantly antagonizing us, calling us cowards and provoking us for so long. It wouldn't be worth it to get caught now."
Li Weiyi said, "Aren't you at the Second Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm? What are you afraid of?"
Qi Xiao rolled his eyes: "Do you think everyone is an Inheritor like you? You're at the Third Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm and can escape even if you encounter someone at the Fourth Heaven. How can you compare me to you?"
Li Weiyi asked, "Do you notice anything different about me today?"
Qi Xiao examined him from head to toe for a moment, his expression changing: "Have you condensed a Dao Lotus and reached the Fourth Heaven?"
"Hahaha!"
Li Weiyi and Tuoba Butuo, who had just emerged from within, burst into laughter simultaneously.
Tuoba Butuo said, "Brother Weiyi, look at his face! He keeps calling us brothers, but if I really broke through to the Fourth Heaven today, I guarantee he'd be fuming for days."
"If I hadn't been imprisoned for a year, severely delaying my cultivation, would I have fallen behind you?"
Qi Xiao turned to Li Weiyi, studying him intently.
He exclaimed in amazement, "This Disguise Technique is incredible! Flawless! It's practically indistinguishable from the real thing. If used outside, it could wield unimaginable power in the conflicts of the world."
Li Weiyi reverted to his true appearance and asked, "How are your arms? Have they fully recovered?"
"Almost. Even when using full strength, the broken area only aches slightly."
"It'll probably take several years of nourishing to fully recover."
Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao flexed their arms, smiles on their faces.
"Come, let's first pay a visit to the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall."
Li Weiyi strode forward, asking, "What scriptures did you study in the first level of the Dao Seed Realm?"
Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao instinctively fell half a step behind.
Qi Xiao asked in surprise, "Brother Weiyi, you've reached the Dao Seed Realm?"
"I successfully Seeded Dao in the Wind Mansion."
Li Weiyi's spirits soared, his mood exceptionally high.
But upon hearing this, the two men behind him grew somber, both feeling regret for him.
Though once more powerful than even the Young Emperor at the same cultivation level, he was now forced down a path that was destined to fail.
Fortunately, his innate talent for Psychic Power was also exceptionally high; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to remain as strong as he was now.
If he were to reappear in the outside world, his mastery of Psychic Power alone would be enough to shock many into silence.
Tuoba Butuo said, "In the Spirit Valley(Linggu) Hall's Technique Pavilion, the "Dragon Codex" , "Seven Transformations of the Soaring Dragon", and " Complete Explanation of the Heavenly Dragon Sutra" are all worth studying in detail."
Qi Xiao glanced around and cautioned, "Shouldn't we proceed cautiously? If those two Fifth Divine Sons are at Headquarters and learn of our arrival, they'll definitely come to ambush us."
Li Weiyi chuckled: "We've been hiding for nine months. We're not the same as before. There's no need to keep hiding. If they come to ambush me, can't I just run if I can't beat them? I'll hold them off."
"I'll activate the Ghost Banner," Tuoba Butuo offered.
"That's a good idea! With Tuoba's Third Heaven cultivation, activating the Ghost Banner will give the Yin Ghost Commander the power to fight one of them head-on."
Having reached the Dao Seed Realm, Li Weiyi's confidence had soared. He was brimming with vigor, and his hidden trump cards could finally unleash a fraction of their true power.
"Greetings, Divine Son!"
"Welcome, Divine Son!"
....
Upon entering Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall, all Inner Sect Disciples and Core Disciples respectfully stepped aside to bow, their gazes averted to avoid any offense.
"That's Venerable Nan's Eldest Disciple, the most dazzling figure at the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival. Now, even Luansheng Linyou, who once dominated the Lingxiao Realm, considers him a formidable rival."
"Rumor has it he might be the Hall Master's illegitimate son. They say she even banished the First Divine Son from Headquarters for his sake."
"How dare you speak such words? Are you courting death?"
....
Amidst the murmurs, the three entered the Technique Hall and each went to search for scriptures to study.
Li Weiyi's purpose in bringing Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao to the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall was precisely this.
Both of them needed to cultivate, but they usually dared not leave the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace easily, fearing encounters with Sikong Jingyuan and Sikong Yanlun.
The Twin Rice Sect's "Dragon Codex" , "Seven Transformations of the Soaring Dragon", and " Complete Explanation of the Heavenly Dragon Sutra" were all transcribed and engraved using a Transcendent Intent.
While they differed slightly from the original scriptures, they were more than sufficient for Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators to comprehend.
These three Spiritual Codices (Scriptures) would be invaluable not only in the first level of the Dao Seed Realm but even after forming a Dao Fruit. They were not meant to be fully understood in a short time.
Li Weiyi felt that the"Complete Explanation of the Heavenly Dragon Sutra" would be most beneficial to him. This was an extremely weighty Spiritual Codex, containing hundreds of thousands of annotations on the scriptures, all engraved on a hundred-jin silver-bound volume.
He borrowed it directly.
On the first floor, Elder Xu was responsible for registration.
Li Weiyi whispered, "Lao Xu, what about the person I asked you to keep an eye on? Is Yang Qingxi in the Goddess Pavilion?"
After nine months of cultivation, Li Weiyi had spent a fortune. He had nearly sold off all his valuable treasures, even his Merit Points were exhausted.
He desperately needed to find funds to purchase a Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragment.
Though he lacked the Star Spiritual Pill, Li Weiyi's cultivation speed had already reached the peak of Three-Star Spiritual Master. All he needed was to acquire a Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone to quickly break through.
The nickname "Lao Xu" was Elder Xu's mandatory request.
As Elder Xu registered him, he sent a Spiritual Qi transmission: "She still goes out for training once a month, always to the Zhenli Zen Forest (Truth Zen Forest) in the south. You're a step too late; she left yesterday."
Since killing Wang Shu, Yang Qingxi hadn't returned to the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace.
The so-called sharing of the secret treasure vault...
A woman's words were naturally not to be trusted.
Fortunately, Li Weiyi had long ago asked Elder Xu to keep an eye on her every move.
Though Wang Shu was dead, the Dead Spirit within Wang Zhi had been absorbed by Yang Qingchan. That Dead Spirit contained a fragment of Wang Shu's Soul Spirit, and it might hold some clues.
Elder Xu said, "Her behavior is indeed strange."
Li Weiyi asked, "How so?"
Elder Xu replied, "The Underground Immortal Mansion is vast, like a world thousands of miles in diameter, with the headquarters occupying only a small portion."
"The undeveloped areas outside the headquarters are divided into five directions: east, south, west, north, and below. The below is extremely dangerous, so it's guarded by the Withered Flourish (Kurong) Hall."
"But the southern region is equally dangerous," Elder Xu continued, "The Truth Zen Forest, the Netherblack Swamp, and the Buddha's Head Blood Sea are all perilous areas where many True Inheritance Disciples have perished. Some places are even avoided by Immortal Realm cultivators and the Ancestor of Twin Rice Sect himself. That's why, for a thousand years, the southern region has remained largely unexplored."
"If we had known earlier that there was another entrance to the Underground Immortal Mansion in the extreme south, we would have sealed it off long ago. We wouldn't be in this passive defensive position now."
It was clear that the southernmost entrance to the Underground Immortal Mansion was the one Li Weiyi and Tang Wanzhou had used, separated from the central area by the dangerous Truth Zen Forest, Netherblack Swamp, and Buddha's Head Blood Sea.
The Nether Spirit Plain's danger level paled in comparison.
Elder Xu continued, "The Truth Zen Forest is extremely dangerous, with the lowest probability of finding resources or treasures. Yet Yang Qingxi insists on exploring it every month. It's completely illogical. Oh, and Sikong Yanlun seems to have his eye on her. He set out for the Truth Zen Forest first this morning."
Li Weiyi chuckled: "Didn't Sikong Jingyuan go?"
"The Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall Guard Army brothers guarding the southern formation didn't mention him."
Elder Xu had a vast network of connections at Headquarters, treating many as brothers.
After registering, Li Weiyi and Elder Xu went to the Resource Treasury.
To their surprise, they learned that the Hall Master had taken all the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragments.
Elder Xu, known for his cold demeanor, said, "The Hall Master has ordered that all Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragments found by disciples from now on must be sent to her. She has a great use for them."
Li Weiyi hadn't expected the arrow he'd shot half a year ago to land on him.
"Could I keep a few pieces? I don't need many, just four or five will do."
"The Hall Master said 'all'," Elder Xu replied coldly, showing no leniency.
Li Weiyi and Elder Xu left without much emotion. Even if he could buy Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragments now, he lacked both the money and Merit Points.
He'd have to wait until An Xianjing returned to Headquarters and ask her directly.
After all, he'd done her such a huge favor, he wouldn't be polite.
Moreover, the Golden Rice was about to ripen, so she and Yao Qingxuan would surely return soon.
Li Weiyi asked, "Lao Xu, how many Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragments do disciples find each year?"
"It's hard to say exactly, but at least dozens are brought to the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall to exchange for Merit Points and resources. Even more are taken to the Heavenly Principles (Tianli) Hall, since the Spiritual Masters there are always waiting in line for them," Elder Xu replied.
Li Weiyi asked again, "Where is the most likely place to find them?"
"The Netherblack Swamp to the south! It was a major battlefield during the Ancient Bhagavata Sect's internal conflict. The Meditation Mushrooms that grow there are treasures for Psychic Power cultivation. Many disciples go there to train and search, harvesting the mushrooms to exchange for massive Merit Points. The Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone is just a bonus for the lucky ones who find it alongside the mushrooms."
Elder Xu's expression shifted, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Divine Son, are you planning to break through to Four-Star Spiritual Master and go searching for the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone yourself?"
"Indeed, I have such thoughts."
Li Weiyi smiled faintly, but his primary goal was to find a secluded place to Seed Dao in his Divine Pivot. If he happened to find some Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stones, that would be even better.
After all, with Er Feng's (Second Phoenix's) help in detecting treasure auras, his efficiency would undoubtedly be higher than that of other Martial-Mystic Cultivators.
Elder Xu was astonished by Li Weiyi's rapid cultivation progress. He had only been at Headquarters for less than a year, and his Psychic Power was already on the verge of consecutive breakthroughs?
What kind of heaven-defying genius was this?
"If you must go, be extremely cautious. The area outside Headquarters is dangerous, but the greater danger lies within. Although the Hall Master has made a strong statement, many forbidden zones remain uncharted territory."
Elder Xu was a perceptive man. He spoke only briefly, understanding that to intervene would be a breach of etiquette.
Li Weiyi, Qi Xiao, and Tuoba Butuo left the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall and asked for their opinions.
The two men immediately became excited.
"We're desperate for cultivation resources and have been wanting to go out and find some for ages. Otherwise, even if our cultivation levels rise, our physical bodies will remain severely deficient."
Li Weiyi made a decision: "I suspect news of my emergence from seclusion will reach certain ears soon. There's no time to waste. Let's leave now to avoid being followed."
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END OF CHAPTER
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