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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 5: [Seeking Immortality in the Eastern Sea]
Volume 5 (Pinyin): [Dong Hai xun xian]
Chapter 70 (507): [Entering the Underground]
(70th of Volume 5)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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The Ancient Immortal Dragon Remains showed signs of re-emergence.
The Calamity Crossing Temple, Rice Palace, Nether Flood Dragon King, and Jellyfish Ancestor - all the powerful figures - acted with utmost caution, devising a strategy.
First, engage in battle, then begin the excavation.
The Jellyfish Ancestor used a Supreme Spiritual Artifact to suppress the Ancient Immortal Dragon Remains back into the depths of the earth.
"Whoosh! Whoosh..."
Transcendent figures surged skyward from the parched seabed, charging toward the Giant Corpse King and the endless darkness.
Some Transcendent waved their sleeves, sweeping up the ships in the surrounding sea and hurling them toward the desiccated area encircled by the nine Dragon-Locking Pillars, to prevent them from being annihilated in the impending clash.
"Everyone, take refuge in the underground first. Don't panic - the sky isn't falling! These Undead powerhouses are here for the Ancient Immortal Dragon Remains. We just need to repel them!"
The Sect Leader of the Thundercloud Sect flew over Phoenix Stone Reef, shouting these words.
Among the Transcendent of the Human Clan who had come to the East Sea from the Lingxiao Realm, he possessed the highest cultivation.
Zuoqiu Hongting immediately approached Li Weiyi: "The Ancestor instructed us to head south after going underground. Don't gather together - spread out as much as possible."
"What does that mean?" Li Weiyi asked, puzzled.
Zuoqiu Hongting explained, "The underworld is also dangerous. Traveling in a group makes us too conspicuous, risking total annihilation. Let's stick together - we can watch each other's backs."
The Martial-Mystic Cultivators of the Jiu Li Tribe and the Zuoqiu Clan's faction had long since assembled.
They immediately charged out of Phoenix Stone Reef and plunged into the seabed riddled with fissures.
Martial-Mystic Cultivators and demonic beasts from the other eight islet reefs also desperately burrowed underground.
With the Transcendent War erupting, none of the nine islet reefs remained safe, and they could crumble at any moment.
Those who had reached the Nine Ring Reef - whether gathered on the nine islet reefs or among the survivors from the crashed ships above - were all formidable individuals capable of holding their own.
Few Martial-Mystic Cultivators were below the Dao Seed Realm.
Li Weiyi carried Yu'er on his back, then released Spiritual Qi to envelop Yaoyin and Hidden Twenty-Four.
Together, they leaped into the chasm with the rest of the group.
During the descent, he sealed Yaoyin and Hidden Twenty-Four with two precise finger strikes, then slipped black cloth bags over their heads to block their senses before storing them in the Blood Mud Space.
The situation was too perilous, and their cultivation levels were too low. This was the safest course of action.
Once underground, Li Weiyi wasn't certain if he could still access the Blood Mud Space.
Zuoqiu Hongting glanced at him curiously.
"Aren't you going to protect Yu'er too?"
Yu'er clung to Li Weiyi's back, her hands still clutching the Treasure Box tightly.
Her lips were pressed into a thin line, her expression tense.
Li Weiyi hesitated for a moment before reaching out to the Treasure Box, intending to store it in his Blood Mud Space.
But the instant his fingers touched the box, a terrifying chill surged through him, spreading from his fingertips to his entire body.
White frost crystallized on his skin.
His entire arm instantly went numb, as if frozen into ice.
Fortunately, Yu'er vigorously rubbed the Treasure Box with both hands, shattering the ice crystals.
This allowed Li Weiyi to withdraw his fingers.
He immediately circulated the Seven-Clawed Flame Heavenly Dragon Qi from his Wind Mansion, channeling it repeatedly into his arm until the frozen limb regained its warmth.
"Here, Master, I'll give it to you," Yu'er said, handing the box to Li Weiyi after rubbing away all the ice crystals.
"Keep it away from me," Li Weiyi warned, holding his breath, "This thing is cursed and counteracts my energy. Don't let it touch me."
Since the emergence of the Ancient Immortal Dragon Remains, the pearl inside the box had grown increasingly frigid, now too cold to even touch.
"Oh!" Yu'er quickly moved the Treasure Box away, holding it with one hand and tucking her wrist behind her back.
She realized she could control it with just one hand after all.
Zuoqiu Hongting still found Li Weiyi strange and incomprehensible.
She shifted her form and features to resemble Liu Fengshu, the Phoenix Tree, and retrieved her Peachwood Staff.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The group landed one after another, simultaneously releasing their Dao Heart Manifestations to cushion their descent.
They then scattered and fled.
The underground space here resembled the one Li Weiyi and Wu Hongling had previously infiltrated. The rocky dome above soared thousands of feet high, constantly shedding fragments of stone.
The Immortal Realm Giants had already fled, understanding the dangers of Transcendent combat far better than Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators.
The intrusion of even a single Transcendent from the Nether Realm of the Dead would spell certain doom.
The farther they fled, the greater their chances of survival.
Few Immortal Realm Giants had dared to gather here in the first place; most were scattered throughout the underground caverns, exploring.
The Ancient Immortal Dragon Remains had crashed down dozens of miles away, resembling a golden mountain range.
The impact had shattered the earth into countless fissures. The radiant light and intense heat emanating from the remains made the ground scorching hot, while Immortal Light and Gray Mist billowed outward.
Even a distant glance at the remains sent shivers down Li Weiyi's spine, compelling him to retreat.
Yet several figures were charging toward it, already locked in fierce combat.
"It's Liu Ye," Zuoqiu Hongting said.
Li Weiyi saw him too, and noticed a fragmented Dragon City Mirage near the dragon's tail. Within it bloomed an Immortal Herb, radiating a three-colored glow.
"Go on ahead! Liu Ye has helped me many times. I need to lend him a hand."
Li Weiyi, wielding the Yellow Dragon Sword, charged toward the four figures locked in fierce combat, each stride covering dozens of meters.
Liu Ye was battling three demonic beasts.
They were in their half-Flood Dragon forms, each creature's serpentine body stretching over thirty meters.
Their cultivation was formidable, and their strength was immeasurable.
"Whoosh!"
Even from a hundred meters away, Li Weiyi unleashed a crescent-shaped arc of sword qi.
The sword qi sent the three demonic beasts flying, shattering their scales and spilling blood across the ground.
Unwilling to fight near the Ancient Immortal Dragon Remains for fear of provoking the Strange, Li Weiyi roared, "Get lost!"
"Fine, we'll get lost."
Realizing they couldn't defeat Li Weiyi, the demonic beasts abandoned their pursuit of Immortal Herb and fled.
As they retreated, one of the beasts snarled, "Immortal Herb won't be so easy to claim. We'll see about that. Li Weiyi, your alliance with Princess Dengfeng has made you an enemy of the Flood Dragon Clan!"
"Hurry and gather it. We need to leave this place immediately," Li Weiyi urged.
"Thank you," Liu Ye said, rushing into the Dragon City Mirage toward Immortal Herb.
Immortal Herb held a fatal allure for any Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator.
"He's right, Immortal Herb won't be so easy to claim."
Fu Wenyan's voice boomed from above, each word ringing with Dao Technique power.
Clad in azure clouds, his Spiritual Qi condensed to an extraordinary density as he descended through a fissure in the rocky ceiling.
"Whoosh!"
The seven-foot-long bronze brush in his hand slashed downward with tremendous force, sending over eight thousand scriptures and brush hairs flying forth, transforming into a long, white river.
Li Weiyi sensed an extraordinary aura emanating from Fu Wenyan.
The bronze brush's power far surpassed its previous capabilities, its strikes as unpredictable as a thousand swords raining down.
In terms of pure Spiritual Qi refinement, Fu Wenyan surpassed even Sheng Wulian and Si Wuyan.
This was the advantage gained from years of cultivating the Great Earth Origin Essence Manual!
Li Weiyi raised his palm to the sky, conjuring a Mirror Light Shield Seal several meters in diameter. Its radiant light blocked the bronze brush's attack.
This was the "Universal Sage's Mirror Reflection," one of the Chan Sect's Twelve Dispersed Hands techniques.
Like a Dao Technique, it formed a Mirror Light Domain to protect his body.
"Boom!"
Fearless and unwavering, Fu Wenyan stepped onto the Mirror Light Shield Seal, his feet resting on azure clouds.
Instantly, the ground beneath Li Weiyi's feet sank, dust billowing into the air as if a mountain had crashed down upon him.
This was another profound technique from the Earth Book, manifesting the weight of mountains upon his body.
"You've reached the Ninth Heaven?" Li Weiyi asked, his hand resting on the mirror-like imprint on his chest, his voice tinged with surprise.
Fu Wenyan was even more astonished. As the Young Heavenly Emperor, he should have been invincible below the Immortal Realm once he reached the Ninth Heaven.
Yet he couldn't break through Li Weiyi's Dao Technique.
"Ye Cang didn't die in vain. You've indeed grown stronger! But today, we settle this with life or death."
Fu Wenyan unleashed his Dao Heart Manifestation, channeling even greater power to suppress Li Weiyi from above.
"This place is too dangerous. Shall we move to a safer location for our battle?" Li Weiyi suggested, his eyes dark and serious. He wanted to settle their feud, but not here, not now.
"Li Weiyi is carrying a little girl on his back. He's holding back, using thirty percent of his strength to protect her. That's why he's suggesting a change of location. We can't let him have his way."
"Three against one, the advantage is ours. Let's finish this quickly. We must kill Li Weiyi before that person returns with the Eternal Life."
Meng Hualong and Fu Bawu of the Zongsheng Academy flanked Li Weiyi, launching a coordinated attack while Fu Wenyan pinned him down from above, aiming to end his life in a single strike.
"Very well!"
Li Weiyi sighed helplessly, lightning crackling from the Wind Mansion point at the back of his head.
The Purple Heaven Thunder Seal shot forth, sending Fu Wenyan, who had been hovering above, flying backward.
In the next instant, Li Weiyi slashed his sword at Meng Hualong and struck Fu Bawu with a palm.
"Boom!"
Facing two opponents simultaneously, he sent both of them staggering back.
This single exchange made all three realize something was wrong.
Normally, with their combined strength, they could suppress even powerhouses at the level of Sheng Wulian and Si Wuyan.
Yet Li Weiyi gave them an overwhelming sense of invincibility, an eerie feeling as if they were facing a Giant of the Immortal Realm.
Giving them no time to react or think, Li Weiyi executed the Clear Void Steps, instantly appearing before Meng Hualong.
Meng Hualong, a top Chief Disciple, immediately unleashed the phantoms of the Seventy-Two Sages and unleashed the fourth-level Great Technique, the Dragon-Seizing Hand.
His hands and arms glowed with a metallic sheen, his physical body cultivation reaching an extraordinary level.
"Bang!"
Li Weiyi's sword sent Meng Hualong flying dozens of meters away, the phantoms of the Seventy-Two Sages shattering like bubbles.
Meng Hualong's Dao Technique was cleaved apart by a single strike, leaving a deep gash across his arms. His eyes widened in terror as Li Weiyi's sword descended again.
"You've earned the right to bear the Meng Clan's name by enduring one strike."
Li Weiyi slashed diagonally downward, the yellow light erupting from the Yellow Dragon Sword tearing through the defensive talismans released by Meng Hualong's Confucian robes and descending toward his neck.
"Clang!"
A bronze brush shot forward, blocking the Yellow Dragon Sword's blade.
Meng Hualong immediately activated the Swimming Dragon Body Technique, transforming into a serpentine phantom as he tumbled away in utter disarray.
"Boom!"
The Yellow Dragon Sword slammed the bronze brush downward, driving it into the ground.
Fu Wenyan felt an agonizing pain in his hands, as if his fingers were about to snap.
The bronze brush nearly slipped from his grasp, and his heart sank to the depths of despair.
He was overwhelmed by an unprecedented sense of helplessness, having never imagined encountering such an invincible foe in the Dao Seed Realm.
"Something's wrong. We need to retreat," Fu Wenyan said decisively, his voice calm despite his inner turmoil.
"Retreat? Where do you think you're going?"
Zuoqiu Hongting, disguised as the Liu Fengshu, strode forward, twirling a Peachwood Staff in her hand.
A sea of talismanic runes and pink peach petals swirled around her.
Fu Wenyan saw Liu Ye, having already harvested Immortal Herb, burst forth from the Dragon City Mirage.
"Junior Sister Hongting, spare us this time. Fu Wenyan will never forget this debt," he pleaded urgently.
"You recognized me? Then I can't let you leave even more."
Zuoqiu Hongting had been concealing her Psychic Power cultivation, hence her disguise as the Liu Fengshu to deceive onlookers.
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END OF CHAPTER
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