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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 5: [Seeking Immortality in the Eastern Sea]
Volume 5 (Pinyin): [Dong Hai xun xian]
Chapter 46 (483): [The Wind Mansion Dao Fruit and the Immortal-Seeking Pearl]
(46th of Volume 5)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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After searching for a long time, she called out, "Li Weiyi, what are you hiding for? Did you find an ancient treasure vault and want to keep it all for yourself?"
Wu Hongling then summoned her Spiritual Artifact Battle Sword and began slashing and stabbing through the stone hall.
Only after a long while, when she was completely unable to find Li Weiyi, did she leave in a fit of anger.
Li Weiyi's eyes remained calm.
After confirming there were no sounds outside, he retrieved Huoxin's headless corpse.
Cautiously, he activated his Heavenly Eye to observe the corpse's Ancestral Field.
Within the Ancestral Field, divine flames burned like a scarlet furnace.
The Dao Fruit floated at the center, dazzling as a blazing sun.
At the bottom of the Ancestral Field lay an incredibly dense mass of Spiritual Qi, more than ten times stronger than Huoxin's own fiery Spiritual Qi.
Nearly a thousand Transcendent Scriptures drifted within this Qi.
Li Weiyi gasped.
Huoxin's body contained such a formidable Transcendent power.
If unleashed, even ordinary Great Powers of the Immortal Realm might suffer a crushing defeat.
'Fortunately, this Transcendent power is difficult to mobilize, and Huoxin never anticipated my sudden counterattack,' Li Weiyi thought, secretly relieved.
Of course, this Transcendent power was certainly weaker than the power contained within the Thousand-Inscriptions Artifact Cloak.
Storing a single strike's power within an artifact consumes an immense amount of one's cultivation energy.
Take Snow Sword Tang Court as an example.
For Tang Shituo, only Tang Wanzhou would likely be worth such a sacrifice. Tang Wanqiu might not qualify for such protection, not because she was unimportant, but because alternative methods existed.
Having foreseen this, Li Weiyi proceeded with utmost caution.
After numerous trials, he finally devised a method.
Using the Evil Camel Bell, he first struck the Huoxin's Ancestral Field, suppressing the transcendent power.
Then, strand by strand, he extracted the Blazing Ember Divine Flame stored within the Dao Palace.
Over the next several hours, Li Weiyi completely absorbed the Blazing Ember Divine Flame.
The entire secret chamber transformed into a sea of fire.
Within the fiery inferno, golden crows, seven-clawed flame heavenly dragons, qilins, luan birds, the Fusang Divine Tree, starlight, and other celestial phenomena materialized.
The third layer of Sixfold Samsara Burning Karma Technique gradually progressed from minor to major completion.
By the end, even the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors struggled to withstand the overwhelming fiery power, curling into tight balls and retreating to the corners.
During this time, Wu Hongling returned three times.
On her third return, she muttered to herself, "Could he have died under some strange power?"
After that, she never came to the main hall again.
A day later.
"Gather!"
Li Weiyi gathered all the transformed flames, strand by strand, like a tidal wave surging toward the Wind Mansion and converging on the Nine-Petaled Dao Lotus.
"Boom!"
The Golden Crow-shaped flames crashed into the lotus, instantly imprinting its petals with scriptures bearing the crow's characteristics - feathers, talons, and soaring birds.
Flames of other forms followed suit, each leaving its Imprint.
The Nine-Petaled Dao Lotus gradually transformed.
Countless scriptures flickered, its petals unfurling to their fullest extent, radiating an explosive burst of light.
After reaching its zenith, the lotus began to wither.
Petals fell one by one, dissolving into flames and scriptures.
New petals then sprouted from the lotus, maintaining its nine-petaled form in an endless cycle.
All nine petals fell and regrew nine times, as if enduring eighty-one trials.
"Whoosh!"
The final nine petals detached, transforming into nine strands of Rosy Mist that permeated the Wind Mansion.
This time, the fiery mist contained no scriptures. All the scriptures had converged onto the bare lotus platform, which condensed into a fruit the size of a green bean.
The formation of the Dao Fruit required vast amounts of Heaven, Earth, and Law Qi.
Unable to enter the Blood Mud Space and unwilling to absorb external Spiritual Qi for fear of attracting Wu Hongling at this critical moment, Li Weiyi faced a dilemma.
Controlling his efforts, Li Weiyi directed the Dao Fruit to absorb only the Immortal Realm Golden Pill within his Wind Mansion.
The Immortal Realm Golden Pill, originally given to him by Yao Qingxuan, had remained stored in his Wind Mansion all this time.
Simultaneously, Li Weiyi consumed the Phoenix Blood Tree Bark and Four-Colored Immortal Moss he had prepared beforehand, and absorbed golden essence bone marrow.
By leveraging the comprehensive bodily enhancement from his Breakthrough, he maximized the refinement of his physical body.
"Sizzle."
The Psychic Radiance between his brows erupted, activating the Dao Ancestor's Tai Chi Fish's Time Power to weave a Time Cocoon around his entire body.
He needed to swiftly consolidate his realm to prevent any unforeseen complications.
'The Time Power isn't suppressed. So it wasn't the Dao Ancestor's Tai Chi Fish after all. My Psychic Power cultivation is simply insufficient to contend with the Heaven, Earth, and Law here.'
Six days later, within the cocoon:
The Dao Fruit in Li Weiyi's Wind Mansion had stabilized, completely absorbing the Immortal Realm Golden Pill. It had grown two to three times larger, its surface shimmering with densely packed, floating Scriptures.
Seven-Clawed Flame Heavenly Dragons circled it, each radiating vitality and seemingly possessing the power to move mountains.
The quality of the Spiritual Qi within his Wind Mansion had surged dramatically.
The Immortal Realm Golden Pill could not be fully utilized, only sustaining Li Weiyi's cultivation up to the Seventh Heaven.
To rapidly advance to the Eighth and Ninth Heavens with the Wind Mansion's Dragon Seed Dao Fruit, he needed either to find another compatible Immortal Realm Golden Pill or to absorb the Six-Clawed Immortal Dragon Qi, seizing the Dao of the Ancient Immortal Giant Dragon - a path that would lead to far swifter progress.
His injuries had fully healed.
Li Weiyi withdrew all flames and Spiritual Qi back into his body.
The dark chamber returned to its dim state.
Having broken through his cultivation realm, Li Weiyi had no intention of remaining in seclusion here.
Firstly, the area was dangerous, requiring immediate departure.
Secondly, the opportunity to excavate the Ancient Immortal Dragon Remains was too significant to miss.
He needed to find an exit and return to the surface without delay.
"Hmm... those seven..."
Emerging from the Time Cocoon, Li Weiyi found the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors absent from the chamber.
However, he noticed a faint blue radiance emanating from a heavily cracked stone wall.
The Qi of the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors drifted from the fissures.
Li Weiyi communicated with them telepathically.
Second Phoenix flew back, its head poking through a crack.
It reported telepathically, "Major discovery! I found it first, and the others followed me."
Li Weiyi drew the Yellow Dragon Sword and began excavating along the fissures.
The stone wall proved incredibly tough, requiring immense effort to carve out a tunnel several meters long.
Beyond the tunnel lay an underground grotto.
At its center was a Celestial Well, a shaft dug deep into the earth.
Li Weiyi stood beside the well, extending his Psychic Power down the tunnel. He couldn't reach the bottom; it was far deeper than ten thousand zhang, leaving him astonished.
Beside the well sat a human skeleton in a meditative posture.
Its bones were like cast gold, clad in a wide, azure Confucian robe. White hair was bound atop its head, secured by a jade hairpin.
How long the skeleton had sat there was unknown, yet it still radiated an extraordinary aura, like the eternal Great Dao itself.
No dust could settle on it.
Li Weiyi extended two fingers, touching the skeletal hand before quickly withdrawing them.
"Flesh, Five Seas - all decayed to nothing. Only the bones remain eternal. He truly cultivated Immortal Golden Bones - a transcendent relic."
He then probed the skeleton's brow and moved downward.
His eyes narrowed sharply as he noticed the Golden Bone of the skeleton's chest was shattered, and countless cracks riddled its spine.
The special Confucian robe was torn to shreds at the chest.
'This must be what killed him here!'
A thought struck him, and Li Weiyi immediately looked at the Celestial Well.
'Did he encounter something terrifying at the bottom of the well, suffer grievous injuries, and then flee upward? Was this Celestial Well tunnel the path he dug in his escape?'
Beside the skeletal remains, Li Weiyi discovered ancient characters etched into the stone wall, now faded and barely legible.
"I, Pu Yanzi, servant of the Zongsheng Academy's Sea of Learning."
"At three, I learned to read; at four, I began Martial-Mystic training; at nine, I passed the imperial examinations and achieved Breakthrough Dao Seed. By twenty, I vowed to banish the darkness of the Dead Spirits and restore the world to an age of light and prosperity. At sixty, I finally realized my youthful arrogance: the Yingzhou Nether Realm cannot be reclaimed by a single man's efforts."
"At three hundred, I traveled the world, witnessing the perils of the Nether Realm firsthand. I felt my own insignificance more keenly than ever - the light of a firefly could never illuminate the hellish depths of the mortal realm."
"After scouring countless scriptures, I found only one path forward: to seek the Immortal Dao Dragon Vein and use its power to shatter the darkness. Thus, I forged the Immortal-Seeking Pearl and journeyed across the Great Wilderness, through hidden realms and deep lakes."
"For five thousand years, I endured solitude and relentless pursuit, finally discovering traces of the Dragon Meridian in the East Sea. I lament that my life ends here, that I cannot fulfill my grand ambition."
After reading this, Li Weiyi felt both awe and reverence.
He revered Pu Yanzi's extraordinary talent, his youthful ambition, and his unwavering dedication to the world.
Despite setbacks and moments of doubt, Pu Yanzi had devoted his entire life to banishing the Nether Realm of the Dead, striving tirelessly until his final breath.
It was thanks to such great sages that the world endured, even when plagued by countless villains and demons.
What astonished Li Weiyi was that Pu Yanzi had actually found the Immortal Dao Dragon Vein.
The Immortal Dao Dragon Vein represented the glorious era of the past, when immortals coexisted with mortals, all things flourished, and Daoist Methods reached profound depths. It was a time when not only Essence Herbs and Emperor Herbs could be cultivated, but even Immortal Herbs could be born.
Immortal Soil was simply the soil near the Immortal Dao Dragon Vein.
Li Weiyi bowed deeply to Pu Yanzi's remains, the resentment he had harbored toward Zongsheng Academy due to Fu Wenyan vanishing like smoke.
Sometimes, a single person's charisma could completely alter public perception of a Life Realm.
Conversely, one person's wickedness could tarnish the reputation of an entire Life Realm.
"An Immortal-Seeking Pearl?"
Li Weiyi noticed seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors vying for a luminous azure pearl.
Scattered on the ground were four pages of paper covered in writing.
Picking them up, he realized they were four pages from the Earth Tome.
It was obvious they had been left behind by Pu Yanzi.
Acknowledging he was no saint, Li Weiyi quickly pocketed the Earth Tome, intending to study it later.
He bowed again to the skeletal remains.
"Having received this opportunity, Senior, if the chance arises, I will ensure your remains are returned to your homeland for proper burial."
He wouldn't make such a promise for just anyone's fortune.
This vow stemmed entirely from his deep admiration for Pu Yanzi.
"What are you fighting over? Give it here. Let me study it first."
Li Weiyi confiscated the luminous azure pearl.
The moment he held it, an icy chill pierced through his skin, which was already seventy percent as strong as an Immortal Body, causing it to ache.
Now he understood why the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors had been tossing the pearl around without daring to swallow it.
Could this truly be the Immortal-Seeking Pearl?
Big Phoenix's willpower surged: "Second Phoenix has already swallowed one! This one should be mine - my abilities are the greatest."
Li Weiyi swiftly grabbed Second Phoenix and held it in his hand.
A white glow pulsed faintly from its abdomen.
"This pearl... it made me swallow it," Second Phoenix's willpower echoed, "A faint consciousness remains within it. It calls itself the Immortal-Seeking Pearl, says it's destined for me, and can guide me to places rich in Immortal Soil and Spiritual Qi."
"If you swallowed the Immortal-Seeking Pearl, then what's this one?" Li Weiyi asked, examining the bright blue pearl in his hand.
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END OF CHAPTER
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