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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 62 (317): [The Sikong Clan]
(62nd of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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The Core Disciple from the Seventh Sea said, "Your Highness, Divine Son, you must leave with us immediately. A terrifying Blood Mud Wraith with spiritual intelligence has emerged from the depths of the Netherblack Swamp. It's incredibly ferocious and has been pillaging everywhere. Many disciples of the Divine Sect have fallen victim to its attacks."
Li Weiyi stared at him intently: "To speak these words at this critical moment, you are a wise man. Today, this Divine Son will spare your lives."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your mercy."
The five disciples were overcome with relief.
Li Weiyi's tone shifted abruptly: "Hand over all your Meditation Mushrooms and Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stones. If anyone is dishonest, all five of you will be punished equally."
The five disciples looked as if they had just attended their own funerals. Under Li Weiyi's overwhelming Intent suppression, they dared not resist.
The Fourth Divine Son and the Sixth Divine Maiden were rising stars in the Divine Sect, known for their ruthlessness.
After obtaining seven Meditation Mushrooms and a Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone, Li Weiyi issued a final warning to ensure they had surrendered everything.
Only then did he wave his hand and say, "Leave!"
"Your Highness, are you really letting us go? We're willing to submit and even plant the Death Spirit Fire," a Sixth Sea Martial-Mystic Cultivator said anxiously, fearing Li Weiyi wouldn't let them off so easily.
Rumor had it that the Fourth Divine Son was a man of no grace, even stripping the spiritual artifact battle armor from corpses the moment he found them.
Li Weiyi said, "Get out!"
"Wait..."
The five Core Disciples had just charged forward when they were forced to stop again, their hearts pounding with uncertainty. They were thoroughly shaken.
Li Weiyi asked, "Have you seen the Fifth Divine Son, Yi Zhouxue, or the Sixth Divine Maiden?"
Suddenly, a high-pitched roar echoed from deep within the swamp.
It was Tuoba Butuo's voice, urgent and desperate. A second roar followed quickly, then a third.
Li Weiyi's expression shifted slightly.
Ignoring the five Core Disciples, he transformed into a blur and shot toward the source of the roars.
His figure quickly faded and vanished.
Tuoba Butuo's Pure Immortal Physique, like silver forged into flesh, radiated a metallic sheen. He slapped a Divine Swiftness Talisman onto his chest and fled across the swamp at breakneck speed.
A hundred feet behind him, two figures in black robes pursued relentlessly, one to the left and one to the right.
They were Sikong Qin and Sikong Ce, both elderly with gaunt faces and similar features.
One carried a bow and arrows, the other a sword and shield, specializing in long-range attacks and close-range defense, respectively.
Ricefolk surnames typically followed their cultivators, adoptive parents, masters, or owners.
Sikong Qin and Sikong Ce had been raised by the Hall Master of the Withered Flourish (Kurong) Hall, so they naturally belonged to the Sikong Clan.
"This brat is clearly trying to use his howl to rouse the ferocious beasts of the Netherblack Swamp, hoping to escape by exploiting the danger," Sikong Ce said.
"The Tuoba Clan's Successor is indeed swift. He's now a True Inheritance disciple of the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall. We can't let him escape, or we'll be in deep trouble."
Sikong Qin held a silver bow taller than a man. His body seemed weightless as he suddenly floated into the air, rising dozens of feet.
He drew the bowstring, unleashing hundreds of scriptures.
With a thunderous twang, an arrow shot forth, trailing a tail of light over thirty feet long. It instantly caught up with Tuoba Butuo.
"Whoosh!"
Silver light flashed around Tuoba Butuo. His body split into seven clones, each stepping out with a mysterious trajectory to dodge the arrow.
The two-meter-long arrow, which had already flown past him, suddenly emitted a sharp clang. Scriptures materialized on its surface, condensing into a fiery bird that circled once before returning.
"Even the arrow is a Hundred-Character Artifact?"
Tuoba Butuo gripped a rusty war spear, his eyes blazing like a lion's. Seizing the opportunity, he precisely cleaved the fiery bird arrow aside.
This momentary delay allowed Sikong Ce to close within thirty meters and unleash his Dao Heart Manifestation, enveloping Tuoba Butuo.
Tuoba Butuo knew that continuing to flee would only severely restrict his speed due to the Dao Heart Manifestation. He wouldn't escape and would soon be caught in a deadly dance of pursuit and attack. Death was inevitable.
He decided to make a desperate gamble.
Before Sikong Qin could catch up, he would fight to the death and eliminate Sikong Ce, perhaps giving himself a sliver of hope.
With long strides, he turned and charged back, war spear raised.
The spear, weighing ten thousand kilograms, had been unearthed from the swamp's depths.
"A true Inheritor, with impressive courage," Sikong Ce remarked, his eyes narrowing. He struck his circular shield with his war blade.
"Bang!"
The Fourth-Grade Hundred-Character Artifact shield activated, and a massive Qilin-Lion War Beast light shadow burst forth, unleashing the formidable aura of the Fourth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm. It swiped its claws, striking out with immense power.
Li Weiyi arrived nearby just at this moment.
He didn't immediately attack. Instead, he concealed his aura, hiding within the miasma and dense aquatic vegetation.
While observing the battle, he scanned his surroundings.
The two elders before him were the same individuals who had pursued Sikong Jingyuan toward the Truth Zen Forest earlier.
They appeared to have cultivated Dao Lotuses, both wielding powerful Spiritual Artifacts and possessing considerable strength.
"Whoosh!"
Tuoba Butuo displayed a mysterious movement technique, leaping from between the War Beast light shadow's claws and stepping on air. He thrust his spear toward Sikong Ce.
The spear whistled through the air at blinding speed.
Even Sikong Ce, a seasoned veteran, was inwardly startled.
He swung his blade, and a blade aura flashed like a crescent moon.
It was a Dao Technique blade Technique, amplified by his Third-Grade Hundred-Character Artifact warblade. The attack shattered Tuoba Butuo's killing momentum, sending him reeling backward.
"Hahaha! Youngster, you're still too green!"
Sikong Ce laughed, but inwardly, he couldn't find a single reason to smile.
He had given his all, and despite being a realm higher than his opponent, he had failed to inflict even a scratch after a single exchange.
This is a Heavenly Pride who could be appointed a Divine Son!
"Boom!"
The swamp beside Sikong Ce exploded, and an invisible figure shot out.
Sikong Ce's heart leaped, his hair stood on end, and he felt a deathly threat.
Instinctively, he swung his blade, sending the attacker who had been hiding beneath the swamp flying.
A sharp pain shot through his neck, leaving a bloody gash.
He touched the wound, his fingers covered in warm blood.
Had he reacted just a moment slower, his neck might have been severed.
Qi Xiao, wearing his invisibility cloak, was wounded by the blade and plunged back into the swamp. Unable to maintain his invisibility, he materialized as a semi-transparent figure.
Sikong Ce's anger flared.
He sneered, "So that's why you chose to strike back here. You had a helper hiding in the mud. One to break my protective Spiritual Qi, the other to seize the opportunity to attack. Too bad for you, you're facing someone who has cultivated a Dao Lotus. You won't get another chance!"
Sikong Qin arrived and also released his Dao Heart Manifestation, enveloping Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao.
Within the two overlapping Dao Heart Manifestations, countless strands of Spiritual Qi swirled like a celestial net, ensnaring them.
"Flee into the depths of the swamp! I'm skilled in Earth Evasion. You go first, I'll hold them off," Tuoba Butuo said.
Qi Xiao sensed something and turned his gaze behind him.
The endless swamp was half murky water and half decaying mud.
Wearing a mask, Li Weiyi walked unhurriedly across the water plants, his feet treading on wisps of Spiritual Qi mist, like a ghost silently closing in.
"No need to run. Let's fight them head-on," Qi Xiao laughed.
Hearing this, Sikong Qin and Sikong Ce immediately knew who was approaching.
Sikong Ce let out a long laugh: "The Fourth Divine Son has finally shown himself? I thought we'd have to capture them first to lure you out."
The two elders didn't underestimate Li Weiyi, but neither did they overestimate him. A Martial-Mystic Cultivator whose Ancestral Field had been crippled, forced to switch to Psychic Power cultivation - how strong could he possibly be?
Li Weiyi replied, "Why would you want to lure me out? To kill me?"
Sikong Ce dared not answer directly, glancing at Sikong Qin. Having trained together since childhood, their minds were intertwined, their coordination flawless. They exchanged secret telepathic messages, discussing their next move.
Li Weiyi turned to Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao.
"The Spiritual Artifacts they carry are of decent quality. They'll fetch a good price."
"I call dibs on his blade!" Qi Xiao declared, "I don't have a decent Spiritual Artifact myself. If I'd had a good blade just now, I might have already ambushed him and taken his head."
Li Weiyi said, "Alright, his knife is yours. When we attack, circle around behind them to prevent their escape. These old-timers have all honed their escape techniques to perfection. Defeating them is easy, killing them is hard."
"Youngster, you're being too complacent!"
Sikong Qin's bow was a Fourth-Grade Hundred-Character Artifact.
With a single shot, it unleashed a powerful shockwave.
Li Weiyi flicked his finger, lightly tapping the air.
The first level of the Sixfold Samsara Burning Karma Technique, the Ember Annihilation Finger Technique, was unleashed.
Psychic Power and Golden Crow Flame merged into the technique, colliding with the incoming arrow.
The Hundred-Character Artifact-grade arrow instantly shattered, then melted into droplets of liquid within the flames, leaving countless craters in the swamp.
This was the true, perfected Ember Annihilation Finger Technique.
After merging Psychic Power and Golden Crow Flame, its power rivaled a first-level Imperial Technique.
This was An Xianjing's assessment.
A single finger strike stunned the two elders across from them.
Li Weiyi's strength had completely overturned their understanding.
Even Qi Xiao and Tuoba Butuo were taken aback.
'This is just a first-level Martial-Mystic Cultivator who just planted his Seed Dao in the Wind Mansion?'
Li Weiyi handed the Ghost Banner to Tuoba Butuo: "One each. Leave the archer to me."
"Swish!"
Li Weiyi's body flickered, becoming ethereal and vanishing from sight.
The next instant, dozens of bright Psychic Power light shuttles unfolded, coiling around Sikong Qin.
Sikong Qin shattered the light shuttles with his Dao Heart Manifestation, immediately drawing his bow and nocking an arrow, using his Intent to sense and locate Li Weiyi.
But he couldn't lock onto him at all.
He fired three arrows in quick succession, but they only pierced Li Weiyi's phantom images.
"Boom!"
A palm descended from the heavens, its Divine Seal light shadow immense,
unleashing the power of a Minor Technique.
Sikong Qin didn't have time to nock an arrow.
He simply drew his bowstring taut.
Hundreds of scriptures condensed into a Dao Arrow on the bowstring. When released, it collided with the Divine Seal palm force falling from the sky, both forces annihilating each other.
"Not bad," Li Weiyi said, diving down.
The Fusang Divine Tree Light Shadow materialized behind him, its branches swaying and showering the area with fiery rain.
"A Martial-Mystic Cultivator in the Fourth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm hasn't disappointed me."
Li Weiyi's Psychic Power had attacked Sikong Qin's Soul Spirit, causing a momentary lapse in his reaction. Unable to escape, Sikong Qin could only swing his longbow, hacking at the Fusang Divine Tree Light Shadow pressing down on his head.
"Boom!"
The Fusang Divine Tree Light Shadow rooted itself in the mud, creating a massive crater. The scorching heat it released boiled all the puddles nearby.
Sikong Qin was sent flying backward, his hand gripping the bow dripping with blood.
"His Psychic Power... he's already nearly my equal in combat strength just using Psychic Power alone. The flames within it are incredibly fierce - you can't touch them. Even a touch will burn through your protective Spiritual Qi."
Sikong Qin's skin burned, and he realized Li Weiyi hadn't even used his full strength yet.
Feeling the pressure mount, he glanced at Sikong Ce.
But what he saw there was even more perilous.
Tuoba Butuo held the Ghost Banner, summoning a fifty-meter-tall Yin Ghost Commander that resembled a giant from the Demon Realm.
Ghostly Qi shrouded the heavens and earth, forcing Sikong Ce to flee on the illusory form of his Qilin-Lion War Beast.
Li Weiyi stopped attacking Sikong Qin and instead channeled all his Spiritual Qi, condensing the Ember Annihilation Finger Technique.
He aimed a finger at Qi Xiao, who was standing behind Sikong Qin.
Sikong Jingyuan, who had been planning to sneak up and capture Qi Xiao, was forced to reveal himself.
He formed a Dao Technique, conjuring layers of white ice crystals in front of him to intercept the Ember Annihilation Finger Technique.
This was the Withered Flourish Hall's Great Technique: the Myriad Transformations Ice Seal Technique!
"Boom!"
Sikong Jingyuan managed to block the attack, but he was still knocked back three steps.
A flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.
"Such powerful attack strength! Weren't you supposed to have lost your Ancestral Field?"
Qi Xiao finally realized he had been flanked and immediately fled far away.
Li Weiyi smiled faintly: "Since the Ancestral Field is ruined, the Wind Mansion can still be used for cultivation. I was once the Young Emperor, and with my cultivation at the Third Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm, there's no problem for me to fight you across a realm."
Li Weiyi had long suspected that Sikong Jingyuan was hiding nearby, but the latter was too cunning to be found.
That's why he deliberately sent Qi Xiao to intercept Sikong Qin's retreat - in reality, he was trying to lure Sikong Jingyuan out.
Otherwise, such a powerful enemy lurking in the shadows posed too great a threat, as no one knew when he might strike.
'You just Seeded the Dao, right? How could you already be at the Third Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm?'
Qi Xiao and Tuoba Butuo were bewildered, unsure of Li Weiyi's true Martial-Mystic Path cultivation.
If Li Weiyi were truly at the First Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm, they wouldn't believe it for a moment. How could someone at the First Heaven be so strong?
Sikong Jingyuan chuckled: "Stop bluffing. Your Spiritual Qi level is only around the Second Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm. You've combined the Ember Annihilation Finger Technique with Psychic Power quite well, significantly boosting your combat strength. But if that's all you have, you'll likely die here today."
Sikong Jingyuan glanced at Tuoba Butuo and the Yin Ghost Commander, his eyes gleaming with even greater covetousness for the Ghost Banner. If he could wield this treasure, he could immediately leave Headquarters and challenge Luansheng Linyou in the Lingxiao Realm.
"Of course, I can't disappoint the Fifth Divine Son. Please take a look and tell me how far I've progressed in the second layer of the Sixfold Samsara Burning Karma Technique."
Li Weiyi channeled his Spiritual Qi, and a bright, dazzling fiery millstone materialized.
Rolling waves of scorching heat swept out like autumn winds scattering fallen leaves, sending Sikong Qin, who was closest, flying backward.
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