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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 5: [Seeking Immortality in the Eastern Sea]
Volume 5 (Pinyin): [Dong Hai xun xian]
Chapter 89 (526): [Great Advancement in Cultivation]
(89th of Volume 5)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Li Weiyi sat cross-legged on the Tanggu Sea, bathed in the radiant glow of the Fusang Divine Tree, which stood thousands of miles away.
Around him, the sea surface within a several-mile radius remained as smooth as a mirror, undisturbed by even the slightest ripple.
This was due to his psychic power, which shielded the area from wind and waves.
The reflections in the water were crystal clear, down to the smallest detail.
"Splash... Boom!"
Beneath the Fusang Divine Tree, the Golden Crow burst from the water, its twin wings spreading wide.
Scorching light and a world-burning heat surged forth like a tidal wave.
Li Weiyi didn't retreat into the Blood Mud Space.
Instead, he remained meditating on the mirror-like sea surface, his mind focused in deep contemplation.
He used his Immortal Body to withstand the relentless heat. The luminous silhouette of the Fusang Divine Tree rose behind him, mirroring the distant Fusang Divine Tree on the horizon.
Strands of Golden Crow Flame continuously flowed into the Spirit Realm between his eyebrows.
Days turned into weeks.
By the time the Golden Crow emerged from the sea for the third time, Li Weiyi's Spiritual Light had surged dramatically.
His body was enveloped in tri-colored fiery clouds, boiling the seawater beneath him.
Behind him, the towering silhouette of the Fusang Divine Tree, now dozens of meters tall, rapidly sprouted new branches and leaves, surging upward with divine brilliance.
It grew another twenty meters, its foliage becoming even more lush and radiant.
Within his Spirit Realm, the ninth Nianli (Psychic Power) Star had fully coalesced.
Li Weiyi opened his eyes, his Psychic Power stirring.
A blazing whip of light shot forth from the space between his eyebrows, streaking across dozens of miles of ocean, carving through the waves with a piercing hiss.
"Boom!"
The light whip lashed down, leaving a long, watery trench in its wake, sending spray flying in all directions.
"Reaching Nine-Star Spiritual Master, the power of the Spiritual Light Flame has indeed advanced further."
"Now, even without using talismans, Formations, Insect Control, or other Psychic techniques, I can contend with Young Celestial Emperors of the same realm using only the Spiritual Light Flame."
With each breakthrough, Li Weiyi's Spiritual Light Flame grew stronger.
As an Eight-Star Spiritual Master, his Spiritual Light Flame rivaled the perfected Third Layer of a Great Flame Technique.
At that stage, he needed talismans, Formations, secret techniques, and other methods to challenge Young Celestial Emperors of the Eighth Heaven.
Now, his released Spiritual Light Flame surpassed even the Third Layer of that Great Technique.
The Third Layer of Sixfold Samsara Burning Karma Technique is called "Karmic Fire Transformation."
With a mere thought, Li Weiyi's Spiritual Light Flame could now assume myriad forms, its power far exceeding that of the Twin Rice Sect's Martial-Mystic Cultivators who had spent decades cultivating the Third Layer of Sixfold Samsara Burning Karma Technique.
Moreover, his execution speed was vastly superior.
Now, if Li Weiyi were to encounter a young Celestial Emperor like Fu Wenyan, who was at the early stages of the Ninth Heaven, he could hold his own simply by remaining seated and using his Flame.
"Advancing from an Eight-Star Spiritual Master to a Nine-Star Spiritual Master required twelve True Spiritual Pills, costing twelve million Yongquan Coins."
"Moreover, it took countless hours of meditation to absorb the Fusang Divine Tree's radiance, the Book of Radiant Stars, and the Golden Crow Flame."
"Even twenty True Spiritual Pills might not be enough to progress from the early stages of a Nine-Star Spiritual Master to its peak. The cost is too high; I need to find another way."
Li Weiyi had exhausted his supply of True Spiritual Pills.
His gaze drifted toward the distant Fusang Divine Tree, and he realized that cultivating beneath its branches would undoubtedly accelerate his Psychic Power's growth far beyond what any other location could offer.
During his year of seclusion within the Time Cocoon, Li Weiyi had primarily focused on comprehending various True Scriptures and cultivating his Divine Gate Dao Seed.
Now, having reached the Nine-Star Spiritual Master realm, he was just one step away from becoming a Holy Spiritual Master.
Naturally, he had to consider whether to shift his cultivation focus and prioritize breaking through to the Holy Spirit Realm first.
Psychic Masters and Martial-Mystic Cultivators differ greatly.
A Martial-Mystic Cultivator gains only one sixty-year cycle of lifespan for each Immortal Shackles they break.
In contrast, a Psychic Master who reaches the Holy Spirit Realm (Holy Spiritual Master) gains a lifespan of three hundred years - truly transcending the mortal realm and entering a different state of existence.
Given his age and primary focus on the Martial-Mystic Dao, Li Wei's ability to simultaneously cultivate Psychic Power to the Nine-Star Spiritual Master level was due to several factors:
First, an abundant supply of Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stones, obtained each time he seized a Cosmic Pouch from a Twin Rice Sect Martial-Mystic Cultivator.
Second, the Fusang Divine Tree and the Golden Crow.
Third, his willingness to spend astronomical sums - enough to make other Martial-Mystic Cultivators gape in disbelief - on vast quantities of Medicinal Pills.
And, of course, the Time Cocoon.
"Advancing from the early to peak stages of the Nine-Star Spiritual Master realm requires gradual accumulation. Without the True Spiritual Pill, it would take at least five years of cultivation. With sufficient Medicinal Pills and the Time Cocoon, however, one can rapidly reach perfection."
Li Wei's Divine Gate Dao Seed had already condensed into a Dao Fruit, reaching the early stages of the Seventh Heaven.
Meanwhile, the Dragon Seed, after absorbing and digesting the Six-Clawed Immortal Dragon Qi and Immortal Dao Scripture within the Wind Mansion, had broken through to the Ninth Heaven.
This starkly illustrated the difference between cultivating one's own Dao Seed and the Dragon Seed Dao.
The Dragon Seed directly absorbs the Dao of Flying Dragons, allowing a Martial-Mystic Cultivator to rapidly advance from the First Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm to the Ninth Heaven. No extensive comprehension or arduous cultivation is required; one simply inherits the power.
With the assistance of Six-Clawed Immortal Dragon Qi, this advancement becomes even more terrifyingly swift.
Li Weiyi hadn't even begun absorbing the Six-Clawed Immortal Dragon Qi stored in his scarlet gourd.
With this Qi, he could reach the peak of the Ninth Heaven in no time, and even condense a Immortal Golden Pill.
This was why everyone was rushing to the perilous East Sea, despite knowing its dangers: the rewards were simply too immense.
The Divine Gate Dao Seed, however, was different.
Li Weiyi had to cultivate step by step, diligently studying scriptures day and night, and comprehending various Daoist Methods.
Fortunately, the Time Cocoon allowed him to cultivate his Dao Fruit so quickly.
Other Martial-Mystic Cultivators, even those with exceptional talent, would typically spend decades in the Dao Seed Realm to comprehend the Dao.
Even Tang Wanzhou, with her peerless comprehension, spent over a decade in the Dao Seed Realm.
"With my current Wind Mansion cultivation, I should be able to activate the Jade Boat and travel to the Fusang Tree to collect the Extreme Spiritual Light Dew before the Golden Crow rises from the sea."
Li Weiyi's strength had surged dramatically, putting him in an excellent mood.
He yearned to spar with a Great Power of the Immortal Realm, feeling he had already surpassed all opponents in the Dao Seed Realm.
Returning to the Blood Mud Space, his gaze fell upon the Jade Boat enveloped by the Formation Light Veil. He approached and passed through the shimmering barrier, entering the vessel.
Yaoyin sat in meditation at the stern, her body radiating brilliant Spiritual Qi, her delicate figure breathtakingly beautiful.
In just two months, she had condensed her Dao Lotus, her cultivation advancing rapidly each day.
Moreover, by harnessing the Six-Clawed Immortal Dragon Qi, she had transformed her Five-Clawed True Dragon Spiritual Qi into the superior Six-Clawed Immortal Dragon Qi, fundamentally altering the essence of her Spiritual energy.
With the aid of the Six-Clawed Immortal Dragon Qi, Hidden Twenty-Four had swiftly completed the accumulation of her Sixth and Seventh Seas, saving herself at least several years of arduous cultivation and successfully achieving the Dragon Seed Dao.
Now in the Dao Seed Realm, she radiated vitality and vigor.
Spotting Li Weiyi entering the Formation Light Veil, she immediately demanded, "Divine Hidden One, how much longer must we remain on this ship? Why are you allowed to leave while we are confined here?"
Hidden Twenty-Four, unaware of the outside world, assumed that stepping beyond the Formation Light Veil would lead directly to the East Sea or the Lingxiao Realm.
Having been confined to the ship for two months, she was clearly frustrated, a sentiment Li Weiyi understood.
After leaping aboard, he replied, "I'm trapped here too. Don't imagine I'm enjoying myself out there. Just bear with it a little longer."
Hidden Twenty-Four was tall and slender, with a long neck, prominent collarbones, and straight eyebrows.
Her gaze was always sharp, and she rarely smiled.
"I can smell your fragrance, and the scent of the sea," she said.
Li Weiyi had just returned from Tanggu Sea, carrying Xihe's lingering scent. Unsure how to explain, he took the offensive.
"Have you finished digesting the Six-Clawed Immortal Dragon Qi? Already slacking off? Look at your sister Yaoyin - how diligent and composed she is. No wonder she's the Inheritor to the Martial-Mystic Dao Heavenly, the Holy Maiden Yao, while you'll always just be Hidden Twenty-Four. By the way, what's your name?"
"You're a Divine Hidden One. I won't argue with you." Hidden Twenty-Four scoffed and strode toward the ship's bow.
"Her name is Yaofu," Yaoyin called out.
"Can you two stop bickering the moment you meet?"
"Sister, stop questioning him all the time."
"Every decision he makes is carefully considered."
"Divine Hidden One, please stop undermining my sister."
"She's under immense pressure from her cultivation and is already extremely anxious."
Yaoyin opened her eyes, rising with graceful poise, her beauty like a painted scroll. Her skin glowed like jade, and her voice was melodious beyond compare.
She trusted Li Weiyi implicitly, knowing he must have his reasons. Yet she couldn't shake the feeling that he was pushing Hidden Twenty-Four too hard, demanding too much of her.
Li Weiyi stared at Hidden Twenty-Four's retreating figure and called out, "Yaofu!"
Hidden Twenty-Four ignored him, crouching down to examine Yu'er.
"Who exactly is Yu'er?" she asked, "Is she human?"
"What do you mean?"
"What's happened these past few days?"
Li Weiyi's expression instantly turned serious, realizing something must have occurred for her to ask such a question.
He strode quickly to the ship's bow.
Looking at the still-unconscious Yu'er, Li Weiyi's eyes narrowed.
"Has she grown taller again?"
"What do you mean 'again'?" Hidden Twenty-Four asked, looking at him suspiciously.
She couldn't shake the feeling that this Divine Hidden One was secretive and hiding many things.
The little girl draped in the Governor's Robe had grown noticeably taller, her childish features completely gone, now resembling a girl of eleven or twelve.
Her delicate oval face, refined nose, and long, slender eyelashes hinted at the peerless beauty she would possess in adulthood.
In just two months, she had aged two or three years. It would be stranger if Yaoyin and Hidden Twenty-Four hadn't grown suspicious.
Yaoyin approached, her fragrant Qi swirling around her.
"Strange things have been happening these past few days! Sometimes, a divine chanting echoes from within her, accompanied by radiant circles of light."
"Besides the chanting, there's also a bizarre gnawing sound," Hidden Twenty-Four added, her voice tinged with fear, "Even though the gnawing isn't on my body, I feel as if countless insects are devouring my soul spirit. It's excruciating."
She paused, her eyes clouding with a mixture of dread and recollection.
The abnormal phenomena they described piqued Li Weiyi's interest.
He decided to stay and wait for the sacred chanting to resonate within Yu'er again, determined to uncover the truth behind it.
Four hours later, the sounds began: chanting, the rhythmic clack of wooden fish, the whirring of prayer wheels, the resonant tolling of temple bells - a cacophony of ethereal sounds, like gauze or mist, indistinct and hazy.
"Whoosh!"
Rings of light rippled across Yu'er's body.
Her brow furrowed slightly, as if in pain.
"Yu'er!" Li Weiyi hurried toward her, only to find Yaoyin and Hidden Twenty-Four retreating warily into the distance.
In the next instant, the tearing sound Hidden Twenty-Four had described erupted within the sacred chanting - a grating, insect-like gnawing.
Within Li Weiyi's Sea of Consciousness, a luminous, Buddha-radiant insect materialized, its six sharp claws and razor-like teeth glinting.
Immediately, an unbearable agony surged through him, unleashing a torrent of negative emotions.
This pain was unlike any physical injury, searing through his entire being.
Li Weiyi swiftly mobilized his Psychic Radiance, refining it into Flame to obliterate the insect within his Sea of Consciousness.
"This time it's even stronger than before..." Yaoyin's face paled, "Divine Hidden One, we must find a solution quickly!"
Hidden Twenty-Four collapsed to the ground, curled up and trembling violently, her teeth clenched tightly.
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END OF CHAPTER
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