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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 5: [Seeking Immortality in the Eastern Sea]
Volume 5 (Pinyin): [Dong Hai xun xian]
Chapter 6 (443): [Robbing and Plundering]
(6th of Volume 5)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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"We should be able to cross the White Desert directly in time," she said, "But the Sand Fiend (Demon) Clan holds significant power there. Sand Worms, Sand Snakes, Bone Vultures, and other Fallen Spirit Demons serve as their eyes, constantly relaying information. If we try to travel quickly, it will be nearly impossible to conceal our movements."
"Our only hope now is that the Water Beaver Immortal is too preoccupied with reaching Yu State to bother with us."
Li Weiyi's skeletal structure rapidly shifted, transforming his appearance in an instant.
Yang Qingxi and Yang Qingchan exchanged surprised glances.
His current form bore a striking resemblance to Qin Feng, the Immortal Realm Giant from the Thundercloud Sect they had encountered at sea.
"No wonder you kept observing Qin Feng so intently," Yang Qingxi remarked, circling Li Weiyi and scrutinizing him from head to toe.
"Playing along with this mistake might scare the Water Beaver Immortal. But the aura of an Immortal Realm Giant..."
Li Weiyi promptly released a faint aura characteristic of an Immortal Realm Giant.
Yang Qingxi and Yang Qingchan exchanged another look, baffled by how he had achieved this.
If not for Yu'er on his back and the matching fluctuations of his weapons and Spiritual Qi, they might have suspected that the Li Weiyi before them was an old man in disguise.
Li Weiyi dispelled the Disguise Technique.
"Let's consider this our final trump card. We can't rely on it entirely."
"Whoosh!"
He retrieved the spiritual jade boat, which transformed into a vessel over ten meters long.
Urged on by Yang Qingchan, the Jade Boat sped across the sand, aiming to cross the desert as quickly as possible.
Li Weiyi sat at the stern, first setting up a small concealment Formation.
Within this hidden space, he activated the Dao Ancestor's Tai Chi Fish, weaving a Cocoon of Time.
He then took out pieces of Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone, preparing for his second attempt to break through to the Seven-Star Spiritual Master Realm.
While the Six-Star and Seven-Star Realms might seem only one realm apart, the difference in power was nearly two minor cultivation realms.
As for the gap between the Ninth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm and the Immortal Realm, the disparity was even greater, likely equivalent to three minor realms.
In the Lingxiao Realm, only Tang Wanzhou, the first person in a millennium to achieve this, had managed to match an Immortal Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator while still in the Ninth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm - and even that required leveraging the physical strength of her Immortal Body.
Inheritors in the Dao Seed Realm could typically overcome opponents one minor realm above them.
The Young Heavenly Emperor could even defeat Martial-Mystic Cultivators two minor realms higher.
However, the difficulty of such feats varied greatly depending on factors like Spiritual Artifacts, Dao Techniques, physical prowess, mental state, environmental conditions, Psychic power, and the progress of one's cultivation realm, making the outcome highly uncertain.
In short, once Li Weiyi broke through to become a Seven-Star Spiritual Master, his combat strength would increase dramatically.
Within his brow center spirit realm, radiant light erupted, and flames blazed like a divine furnace.
One day later:
"Sizzle!"
Blood streamed from his eyes, and cracks appeared on the skin of his brow center.
His Spirit Realm seemed on the verge of exploding.
Li Weiyi was forced to halt his breakthrough attempt.
Another failure, wasting seven Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stones.
"Looks like I was still too hasty. Becoming a Seven-Star Spiritual Master is indeed difficult."
It had been less than two months since his breakthrough to Six-Star Spiritual Master.
Even with the time dilation within the Cocoon of Time, it was still too short, always falling just short of the mark.
Fortunately, he had obtained a substantial number of Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stones from Yao Qingxuan's Boundary Pouch, so he didn't need to worry about running out for now.
After regulating his breathing, Li Weiyi pondered for a moment before retrieving a Beast Taming Manual and began studying it.
If breaking through was proving impossible, he would focus on mastering techniques.
For Spiritual Masters dealing with demonic beasts, the Beast Scriptures was the most effective method. If the Beast Scriptures was sufficiently profound and skillfully applied, it could even allow one to subdue certain demonic beasts for their own use.
Within the Cocoon of Time, days passed.
Giant Bone Vultures occasionally appeared in the sky, circling above the spiritual jade boat.
Yang Qingchan surmised that these were enemy scouts.
Li Weiyi used the Thousand-Character Artifact longbow he had seized from the Divine Wing Marquis, shooting down eight Bone Vultures in quick succession over the past few days. Yet the Bone Vultures not only failed to diminish in number, but their appearances grew increasingly frequent.
Li Weiyi ceased his cultivation within the Cocoon of Time, judging that contact with the enemy would occur within the next day or half-day.
They would either break through or turn back to the Lingxiao Realm.
From the inner space of the Evil Camel Bell, Li Weiyi retrieved a corpse.
The corpse was severely decayed, with flesh rotted away in many places, exposing its gleaming golden bones.
It was the body of an Immortal Realm Giant.
During the ambush by Luan Sheng Linyou in Lingxiao City, Li Weiyi and Tai Shi Yu had stored this Immortal Realm corpse in the Blood Mud Space, where Tang Wanzhou had ultimately slain it.
Li Weiyi had already learned the Blood-Awakening Corpse Technique from Zen Hai Guanwu, but his current Blood Qi reserves were insufficient to maintain the awakened state for long, allowing him to deploy it only during battle.
Yang Qingxi sat at the stern of the ship, gazing at Li Weiyi across from her with a smile.
"Who exactly is she?" she asked.
Li Weiyi glanced sideways at Yu'er, who was squatting nearby, diligently carving her daily mark into the ground.
His heart tightened, fearing Yang Qingxi had discovered her secret.
"You're nervous!" Yang Qingxi said with a smile, "It can't be your daughter, after all, we've known each other for three years."
Yu'er secretly pricked up her ears.
Li Weiyi asked, "What is Miss Yang implying?"
"Given your personality, you would never bring a young girl into such a dangerous situation. I'm simply curious," Yang Qingxi replied.
"Yu'er is my disciple. We're both orphans. Can't we rely on each other?"
Li Weiyi immediately changed the subject.
"After Miss Yang claimed forty-eight pounds of Immortal Soil from the Underground Immortal Mansion, did you leave the Sui Sect's headquarters?"
Bathed in the night's darkness, Yang Qingxi appeared serene and beautiful as she gazed at the endless desert glowing with a ghostly white light.
"You want to know why your scheme in Lingxiao City to overthrow the Sui Sect didn't kill me? In truth, the Sui Sect's Holy Spiritual Master, the Sheng Clan's Ancestor, died at the headquarters because of your two Blood Scrolls."
'So she knew all along.'
Li Weiyi said, "I had no other choice."
"That sounds a bit forced!"
Yang Qingxi smiled, returning his earlier words, "Everyone has their own masters to serve, and we all face countless compromises. As long as our personal debts are settled... I would very much like to be your female confidante. I often despise myself. Even though you beat me, even though I know we're just using each other, my heart remains tangled, unable to sever the ties."
"Let's stop here. Let's talk about your true female confidante."
"Do you know who the Hall Master of the Heaven Valley (Tianxia) Hall is?"
Li Weiyi replied, "Since you ask, it must be the Transcendent of the Jiang Clan."
Yang Qingxi nodded solemnly: "After the cataclysmic resurrection of the Monk Corpse at the Underground Immortal Mansion, I met him, and he took me as his disciple."
"I see!" Li Weiyi exclaimed, suddenly understanding, "With your innate talent as a Inheritor and your mastery of Dragon Seed Dao, you were more than qualified to become the disciple of a Transcendent."
"Then do you know who Jiang Ning is?" Yang Qingxi asked.
Li Weiyi replied, "I know her well. She couldn't possibly know about the Jiang Clan's connection to the Twin Rice Sect. She grew up on Phoenix Terrace and hates the Twin Rice Sect to the core."
Yang Qingxi stared at him for a long moment before saying softly, "The Rice blossoms that blanketed several prefectures of the Lingxiao Realm originated from the pavilions and terraces within her Intent, completing the Corpse Cultivation Rice process."
"One body, two lives; ten thousand rice grains, one root."
"I personally witnessed a group of Twin Rice Sect elders kneeling before her, chanting 'Rice Mother' in unison."
Li Weiyi's eyes sharpened, his heart pounding with shock.
The secret of the pavilions and terraces wasn't something Yang Qingxi could have fabricated on the spot.
Yang Qingxi continued, "I shouldn't be telling you all this. But you also carry a great secret. Without proper precautions, you'll suffer greatly in the future."
"Did you see Zuoqiu Hongting in Fu Prefecture?" Li Weiyi asked, his heart filled with worry for her safety.
Yang Qingxi shook her head gently.
'Rustle!'
The ground trembled, and sand danced in the air.
Li Weiyi cleared his mind of distractions, immediately hoisted Yu'er onto his back, and wrapped her in his cloak. He then retrieved an "Jia" Character Immobilization Talisman and handed it to Yang Qingxi, instructing her to use it for a surprise attack at a critical moment.
The "Jia" Character Immobilization Talismans he had crafted as a Five-Star Spiritual Master could briefly immobilize even experts like Xie Chucai.
Now, with his enhanced Psychic Power as a Seven-Star Spiritual Master, the talismans' potency had naturally increased.
This was also an opportunity to test whether he could truly trust her.
In Li Weiyi's mind, Yang Qingxi remained a woman who prioritized her own interests above all else, and he maintained a cautious distance.
"Something's wrong! The Demon Clan isn't ambushing us. They're already engaged in battle with another faction."
Li Weiyi stowed the Jade Boat, suppressed his aura, and swiftly ascended to the crest of a dune.
There, on the other side of the dune, a chaotic clash of Fallen Spirit Demons was erupting.
"Lord Lan is dead! This territory now belongs to the East Sea Demon Clan. Leave behind the treasure you're escorting, and I swear on my immortal honor to let you leave unharmed."
The Water Beaver Immortal, draped in a crimson cloak and wielding a golden halberd in its tiny paws, stood imposingly amidst the chaos, shouting commands to the Nether Soldiers engaged in battle.
Centered around him, the surrounding miles teemed with Sand Fiends, Sand Snakes, and Sand Worms, while hundreds of Bone Vultures circled overhead.
A fierce gale whipped through the battlefield, swirling sand and dust into a blinding frenzy.
The besieged force was a Nether Soldier escort tasked with protecting a Secret Treasure.
The Nether Soldiers, clad in full armor, stood beneath a large banner emblazoned with the character "Orchid," signifying their status as Lord Lan's personal guard.
Their bodies were formed from condensed blue soulfire, radiating a bone-chilling, terrifying aura.
At the vanguard rode the Yin Ghost Commander, mounted on a Bone Flood Dragon.
The Yin Ghost Commander, a cultivator of profound power, wielded a spiritual artifact warblade with imposing dignity, his gaze burning like twin torches. The Bone Flood Dragon beneath him stretched over seventy meters long, its roars echoing ceaselessly.
A seven-story bone pagoda towered atop the Bone Flood Dragon's back, from which deep, resonant dragon roars reverberated.
"As expected, the entire Southeastern Nether Realm has descended into chaos, with battles and warfare erupting everywhere," Li Weiyi murmured.
Li Weiyi had initially planned to seize the opportunity of the Water Beaver Immortal's pillaging to escape.
However, when the dragon roars echoed from within the bone pagoda, the Dragon Seed Dao Lotus in his Wind Mansion began to tremble strangely.
Scriptures materialized on the Dao Lotus, glowing with an unnatural vitality.
"Do you feel it?" Li Weiyi whispered.
Yang Qingxi nodded: "The Dao Lotus is vibrating intensely. Whatever's inside the Bone Tower must be of immense benefit to us Dragon Seed Dao Cultivators. I wonder what it is?"
In the distance, the Yin Ghost Commander, standing atop the Bone Dragon, pointed his war blade at the Water Beaver Immortal.
"Impudence! How dare a mere river beaver like you curse Lord Lan? Withdraw immediately! A major discovery has been made in the East Sea, and I must return to Golden Orchid Plains to report at once. The treasures within the Bone Tower are beyond your reach."
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