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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 6: [Battle for the True Inheritance]
Chapter 21 (562): [Chu Yutian]
(21st of Volume 6)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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At dawn, the sky remained dark, illuminated only by the clear moonlight.
Tang Wanzhou was severely wounded.
Activating the Governor's Robe, she transformed into a slender, ethereal purple shadow and fled, circulating her Spiritual Qi to heal her injuries.
Qin Zhengyang's punches and palm strikes had been brutally fierce, making direct confrontation nearly impossible.
To secure a swift victory and prevent complications, Tang Wanzhou had adopted a near-suicidal strategy: inflict a thousand casualties on the enemy while sustaining eight hundred of her own.
She completely disregarded Qin Zhengyang's attacks, relying solely on the Golden Crow Flame and Immobilization Talisman to guarantee her enemy's demise.
The most challenging part of this plan was landing the talisman.
Tang Wanzhou had feigned retreat to lure Qin Zhengyang into pursuit, then used the Golden Crow Flame to burn through his Protective Spiritual Qi.
By revealing her Second Realm cultivation, she lulled Qin Zhengyang into complacency - all to create an opening to strike with the talisman.
It was precisely because she possessed the Golden Crow Flame and Immobilization Talisman that Tang Wanzhou had devised this strategy: "Terrify the enemy, feign weakness, and stake your life to deliver the talisman."
Without these two techniques, she would have employed an entirely different assassination method.
As for Lu Jingchen's intelligence about Qin Zhengyang's hidden injuries, Tang Wanzhou had never considered it an advantage.
When she decided to assassinate Qin Zhengyang, she hadn't even factored this information into her calculations.
Suddenly...
A terrifying aura of imminent danger surged toward her from the direction of Dragon Island.
On the cliffside, Yang Shenjing thrust his palm into the void, compressing the air and causing the sea surface to sink.
"Boom!"
Behind Tang Wanzhou, a mountain-like wave, hundreds of feet high, surged from the sea.
The arc-shaped wave, suffused with Spiritual Qi, crashed down upon her.
The full moon hung at the crest of the wave.
Yang Shenjing's cultivation was formidable.
Strands of Spiritual Qi coiled around Tang Wanzhou, suppressing her ability to activate the Governor's Robe.
She was about to be crushed into the seabed.
Beneath the waves, dark currents swirled.
A colossal, shadowy creature swam rapidly toward her, its body covered in massive scales and stretching for miles.
With a single flick of its tail, it shattered the wave sweeping toward Tang Wanzhou.
The sea churned violently, the roar deafening.
The shattered wave rained down like droplets.
A deep, resonant voice echoed from the depths, reaching Tang Wanzhou's ears: "The princess says to tell Li Weiyi that debts of gratitude must be repaid. Go now. Leave this to me!"
Tang Wanzhou was momentarily surprised, then clasped her hands in a fist salute.
"Thank you. I will relay the message."
Turning her gaze toward Yang Shenjing's figure on the cliff, Tang Wanzhou projected her voice in a sonic wave: "I am the Holy Commander of the Shaoyang Division of the Sentinel Spirit Army, under orders to eliminate Qin Zhengyang. Yang Shenjing, have you truly pledged allegiance to the Nether Realm of the Dead, declaring war against the entire Human Race?"
The voice carried across the sea, reaching the ears of countless Martial-Mystic Cultivators on Dragon Island.
After that, no one dared to pursue Tang Wanzhou.
"So, the one who was killed was Qin Zhengyang of the Taiyin Sect. Serves him right. Those lackeys of the Nether Realm of the Dead always act like the Human Race abandoned them, resorting to ruthless methods and seeking insane revenge, viewing all living humans as enemies."
"Good riddance! The Sentinel Spirit Army is truly formidable, unlike other human factions that always hesitate, fearing retaliation from the Evil."
"What's the Sentinel Spirit Army?"
"You've never heard of the Sentinel Spirit Army? It's a specialized military force established to monitor every move of the Nether Realm of the Dead. They patrol the most dangerous areas and guard dark, sunless outposts. You've all grown too accustomed to this peaceful era, forgetting that it's all thanks to those nameless heroes who protect us."
"Yang Shenjing actually dared to confront the Sentinel Spirit Army for the sake of a Taiyin Sect fiend. Has he truly defected to the Nether Realm of the Dead?"
"Poor Holy Commander of Shaoyang Division of the Sentinel Spirit Army. After slaying the fiend, she was severely wounded but had to flee immediately, afraid to set foot on the island. She feared her identity would be exposed, leading to retaliation. Even more, she feared people like Yang Shenjing!"
...
Yang Shenjing frowned, watching Tang Wanzhou disappear beneath the waves.
He dared not strike again, forcing a bitter smile.
"True Disciple, she might actually be a member of the Sentinel Spirit Army. If I rashly attack again, the Sui Sect and I will become targets of public condemnation."
"Just because she claims to be with the Sentinel Spirit Army doesn't make it so. Fine, if you're too afraid to act, this True Disciple Lord will personally retrieve what's ours."
The carriage plunged down the steep slope and into the sea.
As it entered the water, a white mist rose, concealing it completely.
.....
At the summit of one of the nine peaks within the Dragon Island Daoist Temple of the Calamity Crossing Temple, Zhuang Shiyan stood in his white Daoist robe, radiating an air of immortal grace.
He gazed out over the sea, stroking his beard with a satisfied smile.
"The Cave Void (Dongxu) Camp has finally pulled off a stunning comeback! Their young Sentinel Spirit killed Envoy Zhongwu, Qin Zhengyang in full view of countless witnesses. Now those Life Realm Lords can finally shut their mouths!"
A voice echoed from behind him: "With this victory, the Cave Void (Dongxu) Camp can now funnel cultivation resources to the Shaoyang Division without resistance. I'm starting to look forward to the upcoming clash between the Shaoyang Division and the Tai Yin Envoy!"
"The Cave Void (Dongxu) Camp must forge an elite force to support the next era, just as we did in our time."
...
Li Weiyi donned the Water-Dragon Scale Armor and plunged into the sea, pursuing Tang Wanzhou southward.
The Water-Dragon Scale Armor was a Seventh-Rank Thousand-Inscriptions Artifact.
Not only did it possess formidable defensive capabilities, but when submerged, it could merge seamlessly with the water, rendering the wearer nearly invisible.
It also granted the wearer speed comparable to the Water Escape Technique Dao Technique.
No matter how meticulously Tang Wanzhou concealed her Qi, she would inevitably leave traces.
Li Weiyi had no way of knowing the extent of Tang Wanzhou's injuries or whether she had already lost consciousness somewhere.
He also couldn't determine whether Tang Wanzhou was on the surface, underwater, buried in the seabed, or had changed direction.
However, with Second Phoenix, a master tracker, and Li Weiyi's knowledge that Tang Wanzhou's destination was the Moon Dragon Island outpost, he could maintain a general sense of direction.
He pursued relentlessly from nightfall until dawn, and then from dawn until the moon hung high in the sky, traversing six thousand li through the water, searching tirelessly.
Along the way, Li Weiyi encountered three groups of pursuing enemies, all Fallen Spirit powerhouses - Ghost Marquises and Bone Marquises, overlords of the Nether Realm.
"Splash!"
Li Weiyi, clad in his black armor, resurfaced.
Scanning the horizon, he spotted the dark coastline of the East Sea's western shore, just four or five li away. He had already traveled thousands of li from the spot where he and Lu Jingchen had landed the previous night.
He approached the shore.
Clad in heavy armor, he sat cross-legged amidst the black vegetation, utterly exhausted and his Spiritual Qi severely depleted.
He immediately retrieved two Top-Grade Blood Crystals, held them in his palms, and began absorbing their Spiritual Qi.
Simultaneously, he dispatched Big Phoenix, Second Phoenix, and Seventh Phoenix - one to maintain vigilance, another to search for Tang Wanzhou, and the third to patrol.
After replenishing fifty to sixty percent of his Spiritual Qi, Li Weiyi opened his eyes.
In his vision, the twin moons hung in the sky above the sea, even fuller than the night before.
The Lantern Festival should have been a time of joyous celebration, with friends and family gathering, trees adorned with lanterns, and the air filled with the aroma of fine wine and delicacies, all culminating in the mesmerizing dragon and fish dances.
Yet every year, the Lantern Festival seemed to devolve into a life-or-death struggle, a frantic race against time that left no room to savor life's beauty.
"Boss Li, enemies are pursuing us!"
Seven Phoenix flew back, her form rapidly enlarging before Li Weiyi's eyes.
Instantly alert, Li Weiyi rose swiftly.
Guided by Seventh Phoenix, he moved to a higher vantage point along the shore, standing amidst the dark vegetation and gazing out at the sea.
There, three strangely shaped undead giant ships sailed on the horizon, shrouded in a gray, ominous mist.
Within the swirling mist, only the faint glow of human-skin lanterns could be seen.
One of the ships, a thirty-zhang-long White Bone Warship, was unmistakably the same vessel Lu Jingshen had used in the Nether Realm of the Dead, later seized by Luo Pingdan and Xie Wumian.
At this moment..
Chu Yutian stood on the deck of the central warship, his gaze fixed on the distant mountains along the shore.
Behind him, black sails billowed skyward, their masts adorned with swaying corpses that danced in the wind.
He was young and handsome, his long hair meticulously combed, resembling a delicate scholar more than a formidable warrior.
After boarding the ship, Xie Wumian, his heart pounding with trepidation, approached Chu Yutian from behind, cradling Qin Zhengyang's severed head.
The head had been delivered in a box by the Rice Palace, accompanied by a brief explanation.
"Old Qin, Old Qin, how could you be so careless? Your head was such a precious thing - how did you lose it?" Chu Yutian cradled Qin Zhengyang's head in both hands, holding it up before him.
Blood dripped continuously from the severed neck, filling the air with a pungent, metallic stench.
The crew held their breath, knowing all too well the True Disciple Lord's volatile temper.
Xie Wumian trembled and knelt the moment Chu Yutian spoke, daring not to lift his head.
He displayed none of the pride or composure befitting a Great Power of the Immortal Realm.
Among the crowd, only Chen Shi Qingzao, clad in a pale yellow robe, offered a gentle reminder with a smile: "The True Disciple is mistaken! It was his body he lost, not his head."
Chen Envoy ranked third among the Twelve Tai Yin Envoys.
With Qin Zhengyang's death, she had risen to second in command.
Chu Yutian slapped his forehead.
"That makes sense! He lost not only his body but also the Void Divine Token. What's the point of leaving me just his head?"
No one dared answer.
Everyone knew the True Disciple was currently harboring intense murderous intent.
Xie Wumian stared fixedly at Chu Yutian's shoes, his voice trembling through clenched teeth.
"The Rice Palace True Disciple must have betrayed us! We must refine that bitch into a battle corpse!"
Chu Yutian glanced down at him, then handed Qin Zhengyang's head to the Chen Envoy.
He crouched down, cradling Xie Wumian's face as if it were Qin Zhengyang's severed head.
Xie Wumian was terrified: "True Disciple... I was wrong! Give me another chance! I'll definitely catch the culprit, sever her head, and retrieve the Void Divine Token... Just one more chance! I can do it! She's already severely wounded... I can defeat her..."
Chu Yutian met his gaze at close range, then helped Xie Wumian to his feet, reassuring him, "I'm not blaming you! Wumian, you're the youngest and weakest among us, yet you managed to escape Dragon Island. You're stronger than old Qin. Don't be afraid. You're right - the culprit is severely wounded and can't escape."
Xie Wumian's chest rose and fell, gradually calming down.
Chu Yutian surveyed the assembled crowd.
"Can anyone tell me when the Shaoyang Division emerged within the Sentinel Spirit Army? And who exactly is this Holy Commander?"
The room fell silent.
"No one knows?" Chu Yutian asked with a smile.
Everyone lowered their heads, avoiding his gaze.
After a long pause, the Chen Envoy spoke up.
"It must be a newly established organization. The name alone suggests they're targeting us. In our previous clashes with the Cave Void (Dongxu) Camp, though we achieved resounding victories, they managed to uncover our internal infiltrators and purge many of our operatives. Investigating the Shaoyang Division will likely take time."
Luo Pingdan said flatly, "Our presence within the Cave Void (Dongxu) Camp is already weak."
"We had instructed the Hai Envoy, who infiltrated the Cave Void (Dongxu) Camp, to remain dormant. But now it seems we must activate him prematurely. Send him a message: he must uncover detailed information about the Shaoyang Division's personnel. Given its recent establishment, its members must be the most outstanding talents of this generation, making them relatively easy to identify."
After issuing these instructions, Chu Yutian continued, "Now, let's discuss last night's defeat. What went wrong? What are your thoughts? Those who betrayed us from the Rice Palace may remain silent."
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END OF CHAPTER
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