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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 98 (353): [Five-Star Spiritual Master]
(98th of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Li Weiyi struggled with his decision for a long time before sighing.
"If the Silver-Winged Great Sage and the others hadn't intended to harm Qianqian, why would I have risked intervening? The trials of love have always been the hardest to overcome!"
"Because of Qin Qian," Long Xiangcen said, her almond eyes lighting up with interest.
Li Weiyi nodded, surprised: "You know her?"
"The East Territory Dragon Sect and the Thundercloud Sect used to be close allies, advancing and retreating together. That Qin Clan girl is technically my niece. Didn't she tell you her mother's surname is Long?" Long Xiangcen asked.
Li Weiyi wasn't sure if Long Xiangcen was testing him, so he avoided a direct answer.
"Who knows how complicated the internal relationships of your great clans are? Aunt, if you can help with this matter, Zuo Ning will be at your disposal from now on. She... She seems deeply infatuated with Lu Cangsheng, and my efforts have been completely fruitless."
Long Xiangcen only believed about thirty percent of his words. She rose from the bed, barefoot, and walked towards him, her fragrance filling the air.
She straddled his lap, her body pressing close to his waist, the sensation unmistakable: "What's the point of a little girl? She's utterly boring. I won't be leaving tonight..."
Her slender, boneless hands reached for the back of Li Weiyi's neck.
But she was held in place by a Body-Fixing Talisman.
Li Weiyi clenched his fingers into claws and lunged for her slender, alluring neck.
"Snap!"
Long Xiangcen instantly shattered the Body-Fixing Talisman and unleashed the Dragon Sect's Capturing Technique, countering his claw strike to grip his wrist.
With her other hand, lightning-fast, she formed a sword finger and thrust it toward Li Weiyi's Ancestral Field in his lower abdomen.
Li Weiyi grabbed her wrist, his waist muscles tensing as he surged to his feet, intending to use the momentum to throw her off.
But Long Xiangcen's legs, like clinging vines, wrapped around his waist. With a seductive moan, she whispered close to his ear, "You're hurting me!"
They remained locked in a stalemate, each gripping the other's wrist, one standing, the other wrapped around him.
If anyone else had witnessed this, even a hundred mouths wouldn't be enough to explain the situation.
Long Xiangcen's brow furrowed deeper. The pain in her wrist intensified, as if Li Weiyi were about to snap it.
Neither dared to use Spiritual Qi or Psychic Power, so it was a contest of pure physical strength and endurance.
In terms of physical prowess, Li Weiyi was her equal.
However, in terms of cultivation, he was far behind her.
"What a powerful body! I suspected you might be the Divine Hidden One from the Jiu Li Hidden Sect at the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, but now it seems more likely you're a Centenarian Old Demon. Is your composure due to old age and waning strength?"
Long Xiangcen's forehead was now slick with fragrant sweat: "Let's both release our grips and continue this. Otherwise, I'll have to resort to using Spiritual Qi."
"Alright!"
Li Weiyi could no longer hold on. The bones in his wrist were about to shatter.
The two slowly released their fingers...
The next moment, the two long, slender legs wrapped around his waist erupted with immense force, throwing Li Weiyi off balance and sending him tumbling toward the ground.
Li Weiyi had anticipated her treachery. He slammed a palm against the ground to brace himself while his other hand snatched her tail.
Long Xiangcen yelped in pain, a low moan escaping her lips. Her legs automatically parted, and Li Weiyi, gripping her tail, flung her out the door, where she plunged into the courtyard's pond.
"Splash!"
Drenched and bedraggled, Long Xiangcen leaped from the water, her eyes blazing with murderous intent, ready to strike again.
"Old man, this isn't over..." Sensing something, she vanished into the night.
The commotion of her fall had alerted several nearby guests, who rushed over to investigate.
Li Weiyi smiled: "Nothing to worry about! Just a starving wild cat trying to steal food. I've already taken care of it."
After sending the guests away, Li Weiyi immediately released Seventh Phoenix, ordering it to track Long Xiangcen.
He also released Er Feng, instructing it to memorize her scent.
Long Xiangcen's probing attack had revealed much information.
First, the Demon Clan's understanding of the Twin Rice Sect's internal affairs is indeed limited.
Second, Long Xiangcen and Luansheng Linyou have been in contact. It's highly likely that Luansheng Linyou sent her to probe.
Li Weiyi deliberately mentioned killing the Silver-Winged Great Sage and others for Qin Qian to make Long Xiangcen suspect he was Li Weiyi.
In Li Weiyi's view, this secret was safe to reveal.
When Long Xiangcen left, she deliberately shouted "Old geezer," but this was merely a tactic to lull Li Weiyi into complacency.
After obtaining her results, she would likely meet with Luansheng Linyou.
Li Weiyi returned to his room and looked at the shattered Body-Fixing Talisman on the floor.
"At my current cultivation level, the Body-Fixing Talismans I draw aren't strong enough to hold her. If I were a Five-Star Spiritual Master, and had another perfect opportunity like tonight, I would have captured her for sure."
Moments later, Seventh Phoenix returned to report.
"After entering the Commander-in-Chief's Office, she went straight back to her room?"
Li Weiyi was surprised. This outcome was unexpected.
Had Luansheng Linyou not risked entering South Yan Pass?
Or...
Had he already gone to the Cloud Heaven (Yuntian) Immortal Plain?
"Luansheng Linyou dared to risk entering Qiu Prefecture City, yet he wouldn't dare enter Lingxiao City? That doesn't seem like his style. Never mind, perhaps I'm overthinking this."
Li Weiyi instructed Sev5en Phoenix to continue monitoring the Commander-in-Chief's Office and report immediately if Long Xiangcen left. Then, he activated the Cocoon of Time to refine the Xihe Pill and comprehend the Dragon Seed.
Three days later.
Half a month had passed within the Cocoon of Time, and Li Weiyi had finally reached the peak of Four-Star Spiritual Master.
He immediately boarded a ship and set sail for the Tanggu Sea, intending to use the Golden Crow Radiance to break through to the next major realm and condense his fifth Spiritual Power (Psychic) Star.
On the deck, Li Weiyi sat at the bow, holding the walnut-sized Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone.
This single stone was equivalent to a hundred fragments.
"I only needed one fragment to condense my second Spiritual Power Star," he mused, "Two for the third, and four for the fourth.
Including the two fragments wasted from my two failed attempts, that's six fragments in total. This time, I'll likely need ten fragments to successfully condense my fifth Spiritual Power Star."
Li Weiyi drew the Yellow Dragon Sword and began dividing the stone. It was incredibly hard, but the sword could cut through it. He split it into a hundred pieces, each slightly larger than the previous small fragments and containing even more energy.
Next, he faced the Fusang Divine Tree and entered meditation, replenishing the severely depleted Psychic Power in his Spirit Realm to reach his peak condition as quickly as possible.
At the Four-Star Spiritual Master level, he could only maintain the Cocoon of Time for half a month (T/N: One day in the outside world is equal to five days inside the Cocoon of Time) at a time, while only three days passed outside.
If he could successfully break through, the Cocoon of Time's duration would undoubtedly be much longer.
This wasn't his first attempt at condensing a Spiritual Power Star; everything proceeded methodically.
The first attempt ended in failure.
He wasted a Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone.
This was entirely within Li Weiyi's expectations.
The higher the realm, the more difficult it became to condense a Spiritual Power Star using treasures.
Other Spiritual Masters often needed to spend months or even years cultivating at their peak before successfully condensing a Spiritual Power Star.
Time flowed.
On the fourth attempt, the Spiritual Power Star in his Spirit Realm finally stabilized.
The five stars formed connections, pulling each other closer.
His brow center spirit realm opened, madly absorbing the Golden Crow Radiance and transforming into a crimson-gold vortex.
At that moment, the Golden Crow was rising from the seabed.
Crimson-gold light illuminated the heavens and earth, merging the sea and sky into a single hue as all energy was drawn into its body.
"Whoosh!"
A scorching wave of light erupted from Li Weiyi, spreading five miles outward and stirring up two-story-high waves.
When Li Weiyi's Psychic Power extended five miles out, it began to blur.
As a Three-Star Spiritual Master, his Psychic Power could only reach a mile away.
Reaching five miles with Psychic Power was completely different from a Martial-Mystic Cultivator's Dao Heart Manifestation extending five miles.
Psychic Power was much weaker in terms of offensive power, but its perception was far superior.
For a Martial-Mystic Cultivator to extend their Dao Heart Manifestation five miles, they would normally need to form a Dao Fruit and reach the Seventh Heaven.
Of course, exceptional geniuses were another matter entirely.
Still, powerful perception offered many advantages.
For instance, if someone's Intent landed on him, he could detect it in advance.
Moreover, he could use his Psychic Power to manipulate a Martial-Mystic Cultivator's Intent perception, creating illusions to better conceal himself.
When facing an opponent of similar strength, the best strategy was to attack their mind first, rely on superior perception, seize the advantage of timing and terrain, and then rely on experience and determination.
Only after all these factors were exhausted would the final clash of raw power decide the outcome.
"Whoosh!"
Li Weiyi retracted the towering Fusang Divine Tree Light Shadow behind him into his body.
Then, he condensed a ball of Golden Crow Flame in his palm, carefully examining it as he muttered to himself, "As a Four-Star Spiritual Master, the Golden Crow Flame I infused with my Psychic Power was equivalent to the power of a second-level Great Technique at the beginner level."
"But now, having reached Five-Star Spiritual Master, coupled with my recent direct absorption of Golden Crow Radiance, the power of my Golden Crow Flame should rival the Second-Level-Perfection-Stage Great Technique."
"If I also had the Myriad Manifestations Staff-Spear and the Six Jia Secrets Incantation, I should have few opponents below the Seventh Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm, relying solely on Psychic Power!"
A clear female voice rang out from the ship: "That's certainly impressive, but to think you could become invincible below the Dao Fruit Realm is to underestimate the world. You have trump cards, but so do others. You can transcend realms, and so can they. Unless..."
Without warning, Li Weiyi's heart skipped a beat, then he took a long, slow breath before turning to face Tang Wanzhou, who stood at the stern of the ship.
"When did you wake up?" he asked.
Tang Wanzhou gazed at the distant Golden Crow in the sky, her eyes filled with longing.
Her black robe billowed like a battle flag in the sea breeze, her long hair shimmering like golden threads in the sunlight. A boundless, ten-thousand-zhang heroic spirit radiated from her core.
She seemed completely oblivious to Li Weiyi's voice, lost in her own thoughts.
"Fusang holds up the sea and sky, leaving no trace of the Netherworld," she murmured.
"The Golden Crow illuminates eternal day, banishing the night. The legends are true - beyond Yingzhou, there truly exists such a vast, boundless sea."
Tang Wanzhou gracefully leaped from the Jade Boat, landing directly on the water's surface.
She began walking toward the Fusang Divine Tree, each step like a devout disciple pursuing the Dao, so utterly captivated, so relentlessly determined.
Her pace quickened, until she was racing across the golden-scaled sea, disappearing over the horizon.
"This Young Lord... her mind still seems a bit unstable... not fully recovered..." Li Weiyi worried that she might try to kill him again when she returned, considering whether to immediately retreat to the Blood Mud Space.
Yet he also felt that the Tanggu Sea was too dangerous, with no land in sight. Leaving her here would be utterly heartless.
Before long, Tang Wanzhou returned, het feet still skimming the water's surface.
She sighed deeply: "The Fusang Divine Tree is truly extraordinary - an ideal place to cultivate Imperial Techniques. With such a treasure trove for cultivation, the Ancient Heavenly Emperor is within reach."
Clearly, she didn't made it.
Li Weiyi stood on the ship and asked, "What makes it so extraordinary?"
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