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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 5: [Seeking Immortality in the Eastern Sea]
Volume 5 (Pinyin): [Dong Hai xun xian]
Chapter 58 (495): [Slaying the Chief Disciple]
(58th of Volume 5)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Behind Fu Wenyan stood Meng Hualong, the foremost talent of the younger generation from the Meng Clan, the leading family among the hundred schools of Zongsheng Academy.
His voice, calm yet thunderous, said, "Old Master Zhu's physical prowess in the Dao Seed Realm is indeed extraordinary. But if even one of us breaks through to Immortal, will he regret his words and actions today?"
Zhu Qishier Chongtian retorted, "Break through then! What's stopping you? Are you lacking Immortality Pills? Would Calamity Crossing Temple ever run out of Immortality Pills?"
Tai Shi Yu squeezed beside Li Weiyi and whispered with a chuckle, "These prodigies traveled all the way to the East Sea instead of secluding themselves to break through to Immortal Realm. The truth is, they're all arrogant and ambitious, secretly hoping to seize an opportunity to cultivate an Immortal Body."
"No wonder none of them have weak physiques," Li Weiyi remarked.
Tai Shi Yu asked, "Can you defeat Fu Wenyan?"
"What's your plan?" Li Weiyi countered.
Tai Shi Yu said, "If you're confident you can defeat him, I'll contact some old-timers from the Ninth Heaven and find an opportunity to corner and eliminate him. If he breaks through to the Ninth Heaven, who knows what chaos he might unleash?"
"Calm down!" Li Weiyi retorted, "You're being recklessly bold. Even Great Powers of the Immortal Realm couldn't kill him - what makes you think we can?"
Tai Shi Yu sighed, assuming Li Weiyi lacked confidence: "True. He is, after all, one of the Young Celestial Emperors, invincible within his realm."
Li Weiyi considered Tai Shi Yu a close friend and didn't want him to get involved in this dangerous confrontation.
This was a battle at the peak level!
"Boom!"
Seven miles away, the Dragon-Locking Bronze atop Phoenix Stone Reef trembled violently.
Instantly, over a dozen bolts of celestial thunder and lightning crashed down, plunging the sky into darkness before abruptly brightening again.
The sea churned violently, sending waves towering dozens of feet into the air.
"Roar!"
A dragon's roar echoed from the sea beyond Phoenix Stone Reef. Clusters of golden light surged from the depths, radiating outward in all directions.
"Six-Clawed Immortal Dragon Qi is leaking out."
"There must be another fissure on the seabed. Fortunately, the Nine Dragon-Locking Pillars are stabilizing the terrain and space. Otherwise, this entire sea area would collapse."
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On the Crimson Jade Ancient Warship, Martial-Mystic Cultivators like Fu Wenyan, Meng Hualong, Ye Baiyue, Ye Cang, Zhu Qishier Chongtian, and others erupted with maximum speed, charging toward the turbulent sea area.
They were acutely aware of the benefits of absorbing the Six-Clawed Immortal Dragon Qi.
Zuoqiu Hongting turned to Li Weiyi: "Shall we go?"
"Let's move."
Li Weiyi produced two Divine Speed Talismans, affixing one to himself and the other to Zuoqiu Hongting.
The pair transformed into streaks of light, swiftly overtaking all the martial cultivators who had departed from the Crimson Jade Ancient Warship.
Unfortunately, beyond Phoenix Stone Reef, within the sea area shrouded by the Nine Dragon-Locking Pillars, the Governor's Robe could no longer be activated.
Fu Wenyan telepathically communicated with Ye Baiyue and Ye Cang: "Stop them. I must absorb enough Six-Clawed Immortal Dragon Qi to break through before the excavation begins."
Ye Cang acted with decisive resolve, unleashing his Dao Heart Manifestation to envelop Li Weiyi.
He harbored no underestimation, knowing Li Weiyi possessed the strength to contend with Zhenxin, ranking among the top five, perhaps even the top three, strongest members of the Human Race in the Lingxiao Realm.
Sensing the Spiritual Qi coiling around him, Li Weiyi didn't turn back.
In his mind's eye, he could vividly picture Ye Cang behind him, hands clenched into claws, his figure splitting into nine distinct forms.
Nine Claw Seal Dao Techniques descended simultaneously, transforming into the colossal claw shadows of nine Ancient Immortal Giant Beasts.
Ye Cang possessed extraordinary comprehension.
He mastered minor techniques with a single glance and mastered Great Techniques far more quickly than other sect leaders.
"Clang!"
Li Weiyi drew the Yellow Dragon Sword, spun around, and unleashed a sword qi blade stretching hundreds of feet across the sea.
The sword's strike echoed with a dragon's roar.
The sword qi materialized as a Yellow Dragon, its form stretching across the waves.
"Boom!"
The nine Dao Techniques Ye Cang had unleashed shattered completely against the single sword strike.
Ye Cang was thrown backward, losing control of his body.
He immediately drew his saber and slashed through the Yellow Dragon-shaped sword qi, finally regaining his footing.
Li Weiyi's sword strike had an immense area of effect, engulfing Fu Wenyan, Zhu Qishier Chongtian, and the others.
Each of them unleashed their own techniques - fists, palms, and other methods - to shatter the sword qi, their hearts filled with awe.
During the Commander's Banquet battle, they had only witnessed Li Weiyi's extraordinary Psychic Power.
But this sword strike made it clear to everyone that Li Weiyi's Martial-Mystic Dao cultivation had also reached the pinnacle.
Li Weiyi wanted to continue concealing Liu Fengshu's identity, so he refrained from using his Three-Colored Spirit Light Flame Psychic Power and instead relied on his Martial-Mystic Dao skills.
Fu Wenyan's heart tightened as he sensed the overwhelming pressure and danger, fueling his urgency to break through to the Ninth Heaven.
With newfound reverence, he shouted, "Truly worthy of the Southern Divine Hidden One! In just three or four years, you've surpassed the progress we've made in decades. With such talent and fortune, even the Wind Mansion Dao Seed can break through to Immortal!"
He was subtly reminding everyone that the treasures to be gained from killing Li Weiyi far outweighed the opportunity presented by the Ancient Immortal Dragon Remains.
Li Weiyi ignored him, charging toward Ye Baiyue with his sword: "I could tolerate your siblings' lawless attempt to assassinate me. But daring to kill my fiancée? I'll make your blood stain the East Sea crimson!"
Ye Baiyue hurled a thumb-thick white jade divine lock, which coiled around Zuoqiu Hongting's neck, attempting to drag her back.
Hearing Li Weiyi's damning words, she was startled.
She had considered seizing the remnant lamp within Zuoqiu Hongting's Mind Realm between her eyebrows, but how could she possibly kill someone in broad daylight, under the eyes of so many witnesses?
That would incite universal outrage.
"Damn it..."
Ye Cang realized Li Weiyi was exploiting the situation and immediately drew his blade to pursue him.
"Crack!"
Li Weiyi's sword severed the Seventh-Grade Hundred-Inscriptions Artifact white jade divine lock.
A cicada-like hum emanated from his body as his footsteps blurred into afterimages, his sword thrusting straight for Ye Baiyue's forehead.
Apart from Ye Cang, the others weren't overly concerned for Ye Baiyue's safety.
After all, she was the foremost disciple of the Ninth Heaven.
Even if outmatched, she could easily escape unscathed.
Ye Baiyue herself shared this confidence, responding with calm precision. Her Ancestral Field opened, releasing a radiant moon that soared forth, bathing the battlefield in violet light as it collided with Li Weiyi's thrusting sword.
With a whoosh, a Thousand-Inscriptions Ancient Sword materialized in her hand.
"Boom!"
Li Weiyi's sword shattered her protective violet aura, its movements fluid as a serpent's dance, plunging downward with relentless force.
Ye Baiyue felt as if the entire sky had transformed into a sea of sword shadows.
The dragon's roar reverberating in her ears sent shivers through her soul spirit, and she sensed an unprecedented level of danger.
The Thousand-Inscriptions Ancient Sword in her hand hummed violently, vibrating from the force unleashed by the Yellow Dragon Sword.
"Sizzle!"
The sword's edge pierced through her left shoulder, only to be blocked by her Spiritual Artifact Battle Armor.
Even a glancing blow from the sword's power felt like being struck by a mountain.
Her body flew sideways to the right, weightless as a feather, the entire left half of her body numb with pain.
Zuoqiu Hongting stood on the sea surface, unfastening the chains around her neck.
Sensing the murderous intent radiating from Li Weiyi, she thought to herself, "This guy's planning to strike first!"
Li Weiyi had discussed with her the plan to have her impersonate Liu Fengshu and meet Princess Dengfeng, working together to deal with Fu Wenyan.
He had also revealed that Fu Wenyan had attempted to assassinate him in Old Yuzhou, nearly killing him.
It was this near-fatal injury inflicted by Fu Wenyan that had forced Li Weiyi to disappear for three months, hiding away to heal.
"Li Weiyi, stop spreading lies! We only intended to intercept you two, not kill you! If you dare harm Baiyue, do you know the consequences?"
Ye Cang understood better than anyone the terrifying power of Li Weiyi's earlier sword strike. Burning with anxiety and regret for listening to Fu Wenyan, he realized they had given this formidable enemy the perfect opportunity to strike.
Sensing the whistling wind of an incoming projectile, Li Weiyi dodged the flying dagger spiritual artifact Ye Cang had launched and swung his second sword strike at Ye Baiyue.
"Bang!"
Ye Baiyue's Thousand-Inscriptions Ancient Sword shattered into two pieces under the Yellow Dragon Sword's assault.
Blood spurted from her mouth and nose, her veil fell away, and she was flung backward like a straw doll.
Without hesitation, Ye Baiyue crushed an Escape Talisman bestowed upon her by her elders, unleashing a burst of speed rivaling that of an Immortal Realm Great Power as she fled into the distance.
"Boom!"
The Purple Heaven Thunder Seal shot forth, controlled by Li Weiyi's Spiritual Qi, and slammed down four times in succession.
Finally, two miles away, the fourth strike shattered the defensive power of Ye Baiyue's Escape Talisman, blasting her into a cloud of blood mist and a golden skeleton.
The entire sea surface was engulfed in purple thunder and lightning, leaving a massive crater in its wake.
Fu Wenyan, Meng Hualong, Zhu Qishier Chongtian, and the others turned to witness the scene.
On distant warships, Lingxiao Realm Human Race Martial-Mystic Cultivators watched from afar, their hearts gripped by terror.
She was the chief disciple of the Ninth Heaven, a figure of unparalleled status.
How could she be killed so casually?
How could escape be impossible?
"Li Weiyi!"
Meng Hualong, already several miles away, roared with fury.
As the strongest among the Zongsheng Academy's group, he was their top chief disciple.
Fu Wenyan sighed inwardly, realizing he had underestimated Li Weiyi's determination to kill him.
The man hadn't lacked the courage to strike; he had simply been waiting for the opportunity.
'I handed Li Weiyi the knife that killed Ye Baiyue.'
But Fu Wenyan's guilt quickly dissipated, replaced by a strange sense of satisfaction.
He declared coldly, "You shattered the alliance between the Calamity Crossing Temple and the Human Race of the Lingxiao Realm. You will bear the consequences. Sister Yue..."
"Thud!"
Zuoqiu Hongting clutched her throat, spitting out a mouthful of blood as she collapsed.
"Damn it! The Zongsheng Academy actually dared to harm the Young Celestial Emperor of the Zuoqiu Sect!"
"This is outrageous! Let's fight them to the death!"
On the warship, the Zuoqiu Sect's Martial-Mystic Cultivators, their fury ignited, charged toward the sea area where Zuoqiu Hongting had fallen.
"And he calls me reckless?" Tai Shi Yu thought silently, watching Li Weiyi's astonishing progress in the Martial-Mystic Dao, having slain a Ninth Heaven Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator within mere moments.
Seizing this opportunity to eliminate Fu Wenyan, Tai Shi Yu led a group of Ninth Heaven elders from the Imperial Court into the fray.
"That old hag Madam Ye slaughtered countless experts of our Imperial Court in Lingxiao City! Now, the Ye Clan's descendants dare to launch a sneak attack on the Heaven's Chosen Daughter of our Lingxiao Realm? This is an outrage we cannot tolerate! Kill them all!"
"The Ye Clan must be after Zuoqiu Hongting's broken lamp."
In the distance, Princess Dengfeng absorbed a strand of Six-Clawed Immortal Dragon Qi into her body.
She stood suspended in mid-air, gazing toward the source of the surging purple thunder and lightning.
"Incredible! Even with life-saving measures, the Myriad-Inscriptions Artifact leaves no one truly safe," Turtle Scholar exclaimed.
His expression turned grave as he continued, "Your Highness, if Li Weiyi uses this opportunity to eliminate Fu Wenyan, how can we negotiate cooperation with him? He's far more assertive and decisive than I imagined."
Princess Dengfeng remained calm: "The Zongsheng Academy won't be so easily annihilated. If they were, how would we explain it to the Calamity Crossing Temple? A full-scale conflict is unlikely... Have Water Beaver Immortal contact Li Weiyi and tell him I possess a five-thousand-year-old Millennium Essence Herb."
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END OF CHAPTER
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