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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 38 (293): [Brother-in-Law]
(38th of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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The two emerged from the gates of the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace.
Li Weiyi sensed something and glanced into the forest.
He clasped his hands and said, "Master, please wait for a moment."
Yao Qingxuan, always maintaining her aloof demeanor, nodded slightly.
The Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace was located south of the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall, in a densely packed area of buildings backed by low mountains and bordering the Blood River. Dense forests stretched before them, leading to vast rice paddies in the distance.
Zuo Sheng, having met Li Weiyi before and being a seasoned veteran of a hundred years, had been sent by the Fourth Divine Son to relay news about Qi Xiao and Tuoba Butuo.
Unfortunately, Li Weiyi had spent most of his time cultivating in the Tanggu Sea and hadn't heard Zuo Sheng's message.
So Zuo Sheng had been waiting outside the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace, ready to report Li Weiyi's appearance the moment he emerged.
"He's finally come out. It's indeed him. And that...?"
Zuo Sheng saw Li Weiyi and the ethereal white-robed woman standing beside him, who seemed like a Celestial Immortal descended to the mortal realm. He gasped, recognizing her immediately.
Just as he was about to leave...
"Whoosh!"
The air thickened, becoming as viscous as quicksand.
"Damn it, I'm trapped in a Spiritual Power field!"
Zuo Sheng's first reaction was to assume Venerable Nan was targeting him, never considering the Spiritual Power originated from Li Weiyi.
The Spiritual Power was so intense that even his second-layer Dao Seed Realm cultivation was severely restricted.
It wasn't until he saw Li Weiyi charging at him with his sword drawn that he realized the truth.
"What a terrifying aura!"
Zuo Sheng, still reeling from the shock, immediately unleashed his Dao Heart Manifestation. Countless icy crystal patterns spread from his body, shattering Li Weiyi's Spiritual Power restraint.
He fled in panic.
Three flaming light whips shot from Li Weiyi's brow, slicing through the void and lashing out in three overlapping waves of flame.
Zuo Sheng, a century-old cultivator with profound Dao Technique mastery, had cultivated the Minor Technique "Ice Thorn Entanglement Technique" to its second layer. Once activated, it doubled his combat power, surpassing even the might of a Hundred-Character Artifact.
Dao Techniques are divided into Minor Techniques, Great Techniques, and Imperial Techniques.
Minor Techniques, with only three layers, are the preferred choice for Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators.
Typically, a year or two of diligent practice is enough to master the first layer.
Cultivating to the second layer requires over a decade of refinement, while the third layer takes a full Jiazi (sixty years) to even have a chance of success.
Of course, for Immortal Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators, the cultivation time for Minor Techniques is significantly reduced.
Great Techniques, with six layers, are the preferred choice for Immortal Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators and Dao Seed Realm Inheritors.
Even after reaching the first layer of cultivation, the power of Great Technique far surpasses that of Minor Techniques.
Moreover, Great Technique has fourth, fifth, and sixth layers, each increasing in power. At its peak, it can destroy the heavens and earth, move mountains, and shift oceans.
Only Great Immortal cultivators who have lived for centuries can possibly cultivate Great Technique to its sixth layer.
Because Dao Techniques are so difficult to master, the younger generation's Heaven's Chosen typically rely on high-grade Spiritual Artifacts to compensate for the gap in combat power.
Older Martial-Mystic Cultivators, on the other hand, prefer Dao Techniques.
Dao Techniques can be cast at will, without fear of being stolen or destroyed. They remain eternally yours.
Furthermore, many Dao Techniques can even aid in breaking through Martial-Mystic Path cultivation barriers, allowing both technique and law to advance in tandem, complementing each other.
"Boom! Boom..."
As the second layer of the Ice Thorn Entanglement Technique erupted, a dozen Frost Thorns shot out from Zuo Sheng's body, colliding in mid-air with the three Golden Crow Flame Light Whips released from Li Weiyi's forehead.
The whips lashed through the air, creating a howling wind.
The scene was grand.
In an instant, the entire forest was flattened, leaving behind only scorched ashes and frozen earth.
"What a formidable Dao Technique! With this technique, Zuo Sheng is like wielding a Fourth-Grade Hundred-Character Artifact in our battle."
Li Weiyi used his Golden Crow Flame Light Whip and Spiritual (Psychic or Telekinesis) Power to restrain Zuo Sheng, then employed his movement technique to swiftly pursue him, determined to capture him.
A Fourth-Grade Hundred-Character Artifact, worth several hundred thousand Yongquan Coins, would have emptied the pockets of a Martial-Mystic Cultivator in the Second Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm.
Yet here, Zuo Sheng was unleashing such power solely through Dao Techniques.
Moreover, at his age, how could he possibly have mastered only one?
Unfortunately for him, he had crossed paths with Li Weiyi.
Li Weiyi was clad in the Ninth-Grade Hundred-Character Artifact-level Blood Handprint Demon Armor. Such defense was impenetrable to minor techniques, even though he had not yet reached the Dao Seed Realm and could not fully activate the armor's true power.
With the Blood Handprint Demon Armor's defense activated, Li Weiyi traversed the Frost Thorns, feeling the biting cold against his face.
Closing in, he swung his sword straight down.
Two Frost Thorns were severed, and Zuo Sheng was sent flying backward, his protective Spiritual Qi shattered.
"How can he be so strong?"
Zuo Sheng was terrified.
He activated his Evasion Dao Technique.
"Whoosh!"
A light flashed between Li Weiyi's eyebrows as his Spiritual Power attack transformed into a spiderweb, enveloping Zuo Sheng layer by layer.
Zuo Sheng's greatest strength lay in his Evasion Dao Technique. Even against masters from the Jiazi Register, he had a chance of escaping.
Enveloped by Spiritual Power, Zuo Sheng's spells were severely restricted, and even his mind and reflexes had become sluggish. Li Weiyi quickly caught up to him.
Zuo Sheng manipulated Frost Thorns, retreating while fending off Li Weiyi's Battle Sword.
"Qi Xiao and Tuoba Butuo are both in the Fourth Divine Son's hands, Li Weiyi! Don't be so arrogant!"
Hearing this, Li Weiyi's eyes grew colder. He dared not unleash his six-zhang-tall battle intent, but his sword techniques grew increasingly swift, forcing Zuo Sheng into a desperate struggle for survival.
"This is the Divine Cult's Headquarters! Don't be so arrogant here! If you dare kill me, not even Venerable Nan can protect you. The Withered Flourish (Kurong) Hall will tear you to shreds and feed your remains to the rice fields!"
Zuo Sheng's space for maneuver grew smaller with each passing moment. His confidence crumbled as he fought, feeling his century of cultivation reduced to a joke, utterly helpless against a junior who had only cultivated for two years.
"Whoosh!"
"Crack!"
Li Weiyi cleaved through every Frost Thorn Zuo Sheng unleashed. His form shifted unpredictably as his sword struck Zuo Sheng's shoulder.
Zuo Sheng activated his Second-Grade Hundred-Character Artifact Battle Armor to defend himself, which dissipated most of the force. His body was sent flying, crashing to the ground dozens of meters away, where he tumbled and rolled.
Li Weiyi didn't give Zuo Sheng a chance to get back on his feet. He stomped down with the Jade Cauldron's light and shadow, which crashed down with a thunderous roar.
The ground sank, leaving a two-zhang-wide crater.
Even with his Second Heaven cultivation in the Dao Seed Realm, Zuo Sheng couldn't withstand the blow. His bones cracked, leaving him severely injured. He coughed up blood and collapsed, unable to rise again.
"Li Wei... yi... yi... you mustn't kill me... I know who's behind Zuoqiu Qingying... She wants to kill you... The Zuoqiu Clan is plotting against you, and it's someone even more powerful..."
Zuo Sheng, like all men, grew more afraid of death with age.
He groveled at the bottom of the crater, begging for mercy.
Li Weiyi leaped into the crater, stripped Zuo Sheng of his Second-Grade Hundred-Character Artifact Battle Armor, and seized his Boundary Pouch.
He knew his limits. How could he kill Zuo Sheng?
After all, a living Zuo Sheng was far more useful.
Li Weiyi was desperately short of money right now. With enough funds, reaching the Dao Seed Realm would be within his grasp.
Besides Zuo Sheng guarding the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace, Yang Yun, now homeless, was also lurking nearby.
Yang Yun couldn't escape. He was brought before Li Weiyi by six Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors.
His former arrogance was completely gone.
His legs buckled, and he collapsed to his knees, wailing, "Brother-in-law, please return my money! If I can't get it back, my sister will disown me! I can't even return to the Goddess Pavilion now, wandering outside like a lost soul."
Li Weiyi was taken aback by this sudden reversal of roles. He moved aside, unwilling to accept such a grand gesture.
"Get up. Stop shouting nonsense."
"Brother-in-law, I was wrong. I must have been wrong before. For the sake of family, please give me a chance to survive!" Yang Yun sobbed, crawling forward on his knees.
Li Weiyi dodged him again, noticing a crowd of onlookers gathering in the distance - Core Disciples and True Inheritance Disciples of the Twin Rice Sect.
"Get up first. I have a matter that requires your assistance. If you succeed, I'll find a way to appease your sister."
Yang Yun looked up, his face lighting up.
"The 100,000 Yongquan Coins?"
"If you insist on kneeling, then keep kneeling."
Li Weiyi crouched down, reached for Zuo Sheng's left leg, and suddenly applied force with both hands.
"Bang!"
Zuo Sheng screamed as the bone in his left leg snapped.
Yang Yun, attacked by familiar memories, sprang to his feet like lightning, standing ramrod straight.
"Brother-in-law, what orders do you have for me?"
Li Weiyi said, "Go to the Fourth Divine Son and tell him that Zuo Sheng is in my custody. I demand fifty thousand Yongquan Coins for his release - a fair price. As a Divine Son, if he can bear to watch his follower suffer without lifting a finger, no one will ever follow him again."
"Don't leave out a single word of what I just said. Tell him everything exactly as I said it."
Yang Yun wasn't stupid.
He knew the consequences of getting involved in this matter.
Li Weiyi wasn't just using him; he was also trying to drag his sister into it.
"Bang!"
Zuo Sheng's right leg was snapped as well.
Yang Yun wanted to cry but couldn't. Regret twisted his gut until it turned green. Shivering uncontrollably, he pleaded, "Brother-in-law, this isn't a path to survival - you're pushing me to the brink of death!"
Li Weiyi snapped Zuo Sheng's hands as well, breaking all four limbs to prevent escape - the most brutal and secure method.
Li Weiyi stood up, walked over, and patted Yang Yun on the shoulder: "I just want you to deliver a message. Don't overthink it. I'm now a member of the Divine Cult, a disciple of Venerable Nan."
"Ah?"
Yang Yun was stunned, his scalp prickling with a mixture of numbness and tingling.
"Let's go!"
Yao Qingxuan, already impatient, strode ahead toward Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall.
Li Weiyi tossed Zuo Sheng into the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace, ordering the six Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors to guard him.
He then walked past Yang Yun, saying, "Are you stupid? You're working for me, which means I won't kill you. Ten thousand Yongquan Coins for your life - what's so expensive about that?"
Yang Yun, terrified, sank to his knees.
He finally remembered that he had once nearly taken Li Weiyi's life.
"Brother-in-law, rest assured! I'll handle this!"
Yang Yun scrambled away, his first destination not the Fourth Divine Son's Residence, but Yang Qingxi's Goddess Pavilion. He had to deliver the explosive news of Li Weiyi's acceptance as a disciple of Venerable Nan.
Li Weiyi knew he couldn't let Wang Shu lead him by the nose. He couldn't go to Wang Shu's territory to rescue Zuo Sheng - that would be too passive.
Therefore, Zuo Sheng's value had to be maximized.
Li Weiyi had deliberately broken Zuo Sheng's limbs to make a show of force for the disciples of the Twin Rice Sect, forcing Wang Shu to take the initiative.
As the Divine Son, Wang Shu represented the Twin Rice Sect's honor. He had enjoyed the glory, but now he was also on the line.
Yao Qingxuan said, "You're new here. Even if you become my disciple, don't overstep. Everything must be within the rules. If you provoke the ire of the younger generation, I won't be able to protect you. Your focus should be on cultivating Golden Rice."
"They used a Puppet Technique Strawman to assassinate me first. Then Zuo Sheng brazenly hid outside your residence, Master, spying on you with malicious intent. How could I let that slide? My actions were entirely reasonable," Li Weiyi countered.
Yao Qingxuan said, "Wang Shu has been at the Third Realm of the Dao Seed Realm for three years. He's very close to the Fourth Realm, where he will condense his Dao Lotus. You're no match for him!"
Li Weiyi asked, "There's something that's always puzzled me. Wang Shu isn't a Pure Immortal Physique. Why was he chosen as the Divine Son?"
Yao Qingxuan replied, "A Hundred Meridians Pure Silver Immortal Physique is the standard for Inheritor-level geniuses in the Five Seas Realm. But once they reach the Dao Seed Realm, they might not be able to keep up."
"Martial-Mystic Cultivators who fall behind in the Five Seas Realm still have a chance to catch up in the Dao Seed Realm. However, it's incredibly difficult, requiring immense effort, extraordinary opportunities, or exceptional comprehension."
"Cultivation is like rowing upstream - you must strive in every realm, for anyone can catch up at any stage."
Li Weiyi asked, "Which category does Wang Shu belong to?"
Yao Qingxuan replied, "He possesses exceptional comprehension, particularly in Dao Technique cultivation. He broke through to the Dao Seed Realm only three years ago, yet he has already mastered the first layer of the Great Technique, the Golden Armor Mountain-Moving Technique. This grants him a golden armor defense and superhuman strength, allowing him to rival Inheritors of the same realm with his physical power alone. This achievement propelled him to become a Divine Son in one fell swoop."
"If he can master the second layer of the Golden Armor Mountain-Moving Technique, he can instantly forge a Dao Lotus using this technique, reaching the Fourth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm."
"Before this, no young Heavenly Pride below the Fourth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm in the Divine Cult, not even Inheritors, had ever managed to cultivate a Great Technique. Great Techniques are infinitely profound, not something that can be mastered through time alone. They are offensive Laws cultivated by Immortal Realm Giants."
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