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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 46 (301): [Li Weiyi, You Have to Help Me]
(46th of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Li Weiyi pondered, then shook his head gently: "Even if you obtain the results, it won't be easy. The world is now a complex web of shifting alliances and hidden dangers. The Human Race faces the Demon Race as its primary enemy, while internal factions like the rebel armies and the Imperial Court are locked in irreconcilable conflict. The rebel armies themselves are wary of being swallowed up by one another."
"The Twin Rice Sect has been plotting for years, infiltrating every major power like a disease. With just a little manipulation, the Human Race will descend into chaos, leaving them too preoccupied to even defend themselves, let alone attack the Underground Immortal Mansion."
"The Twin Rice Sect and Qilin Zhuang must have been in contact for a long time, but their relationship is one of mutual exploitation."
Tang Wanzhou's eyes flickered with surprise.
"Do you know something I don't?"
Li Weiyi knew his current cultivation was insufficient to meddle in the power struggles at the highest levels.
Betraying An Xianjing would be a death sentence.
Therefore, he dared not reveal that the Bodhisattva An of Coffin Mountain was actually the Hall Master of the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall of the Twin Rice Sect.
Whether in Li Province or at the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, the two sides had cooperated openly and secretly.
He said, "The Imperial Court and the Transcendents of the Ancient Myriad Sects have spent over a thousand years in the Lingxiao Realm without confirming the Twin Rice Sect's main hall is in the Underground Immortal Mansion. How could Qilin Zhuang, who just returned, possibly know?"
"So I suspect there must have been contact and cooperation between the two sides, each exploiting the other. But the Twin Rice Sect never expected to be backstabbed by Qilin Zhuang..."
As Li Weiyi spoke, an idea struck him.
"I've thought of an immature plan!"
"Tell me about it," Tang Wanzhou said.
Li Weiyi continued, "If the Twin Rice Sect and the Demon Race were truly cooperating, why haven't they fallen out after Qilin Zhuang's betrayal?"
Tang Wanzhou pondered: "Yu Jia was the last Ancient Immortal Giant Beast on this land. As Yu Jia's grandson, it's not surprising that Qilin Zhuang would know the various entrances to the Underground Immortal Mansion. I see... The reason the Twin Rice Sect dares not speak out must be that Qilin Zhuang knows the true entrance to their Main Hall."
Li Weiyi asked, "What if we use the Demon Race to spread the secret that the Main Hall is located within the Underground Immortal Mansion?"
Tang Wanzhou chuckled: "They would be at each other's throats in no time! But the Heretical Sect can only cooperate with the Human Race. Their first priority would be to eliminate the Demon Race. However, convincing the Heretical Sect that the Demon Race deliberately betrayed them won't be easy."
From Li Weiyi's perspective, he first wanted to prevent the Corpse-Sowing Rice from sweeping across the Twenty-Eight Provinces of Lingxiao, causing untold suffering. He also wanted to stop the Twin Rice Sect and the Demon Race from joining forces.
In this chaotic world, he could only survive by clinging to the cracks between factions.
Li Weiyi, struck by a thought, tentatively asked, "Who are the chessmasters behind you?"
"Only Snow Sword Tang Court and the Founding Ancestor of Zuoqiu Family's Confucian Dao," Tang Wanzhou replied candidly.
Li Weiyi said, "With your talent and aptitude, having been trapped in the Underground Immortal Mansion for over two months, they must have been active on the surface, right?"
Tang Wanzhou nodded slightly: "The fact that I'm still alive proves the Heretical Sect hasn't handled this easily. The surface world must be in turmoil."
Li Weiyi finally understood why An Xianjing and Yao Qingxuan had rushed to the surface.
"Li Weiyi, do you know where the entrance to the Holy Heart Stratum is?" Tang Wanzhou asked.
Li Weiyi gasped: "Are you insane? The Holy Heart Stratum is where the Rice Ancestor resides. If you dare to intrude, you'll become rice fertilizer. By the way, how did you even enter the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace formation?"
"I cultivate a Space-type Imperial Technique. Ordinary formations can't stop me. Otherwise, why do you think I managed to escape Yao Qingxuan?" Tang Wanzhou tilted her chin, her voice light.
"Imperial Technique!"
Li Weiyi was stunned.
Even Immortal Realm Great Powers struggled to master such techniques, yet she had achieved it in the Dao Seed Realm. No wonder she was audacious enough to consider entering the Holy Heart Stratum.
"The Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace is far from a safe place," Li Weiyi warned, having done all he could, "Since you possess a Space-type Imperial Technique, you should leave the Main Hall immediately and return the way you came to spread the news."
Golden Rice was cultivated in the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace, and An Xianjing could return at any moment.
Tang Wanzhou said, "I can't go back the way I came! I suspect the entrance hall is guarded by Heretical Sect Transcendents. Otherwise, how could no news have gotten out in an entire year? Li Weiyi, you have to help me!"
"I'm just a Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator," Li Weiyi retorted, "It's already a huge favor that I haven't exposed you or turned you in for Merit Points!"
Tang Wanzhou said, "You still have to help me."
"If I help you again, what about my True Disciple status? What about my life?" Li Weiyi protested.
Tang Wanzhou said, "What if they found out that your Wind Mansion's thirty-six thousand seven rare insects aren't just Monarch-Marquis Grade?"
Li Weiyi realized that Tang Wanzhou must have discovered something during the Big Phoenix's transformation.
"Young Lord, are you threatening me?"
Tang Wanzhou said, "If I escape on my own, I'll tell everyone that you joined the Heretical Sect because the Southern Venerable blinded you with her beauty and trapped you in her web of seduction."
"You can say Yang Qingxi, but don't mention the Southern Venerable," Li Weiyi said. If she spread such nonsense, he'd never be able to face Yaoyin and Yin Ershi Si again!
Tang Wanzhou said, "You were the one who said the Southern Venerable is the Heretical Sect's number one beauty. That's what makes this convincing."
"How can I help you?" Li Weiyi asked.
Tang Wanzhou replied, "Find out how many Transcendents and Immortal Realm Great Powers the Heretical Sect has. Also, what are the Hall Master and Vice Hall Master of the Heaven Valley (Tianxia) Hall's identities outside the sect?"
"Alright!" Li Weiyi agreed.
Tang Wanzhou continued, "You need to find a way to become the Heretical Sect's Divine Son and uncover the secrets of the Holy Heart Stratum. I suspect the altar formation for the Corpse-Sowing Rice is located there."
"That's too dangerous. There's no room for discussion on this matter."
Li Weiyi had finally managed to hide in the Wave Valley, and now he was being pushed back into the spotlight as the Rice Sect's Divine Son.
"Very well! Don't wear such a gloomy face. This Sovereign can help you resolve your current predicament and clear your name before the world in the future."
Tang Wanzhou reached into his Cosmic Pouch and pulled out a medicine box, handing it to Li Weiyi.
Li Weiyi opened the box, and a brilliant white light erupted, filling the air with a cleansing medicinal fragrance. Electric veins crisscrossed the air, accompanied by muffled thunderous rumbles.
Inside lay half a stalk of Heavenly Origin Spiritual Grass, transformed into a three-thousand-year-old specimen after absorbing the power of heavenly lightning.
Li Weiyi immediately closed the box, his heart pounding with excitement, "Why is there only half a stalk?"
Tang Wanzhou sat on the ground, pointing at Big Phoenix perched on a bookshelf: "It eats too much. During its transformation, it absorbed a Dragon Seed and half a Heavenly Origin Spirit Grass."
"The Heavenly Origin Spirit Grass was originally meant to be a supplement for my breakthrough into the Immortal Realm."
Big Phoenix fluttered down and affectionately nuzzled against Tang Wanzhou's leg, gently rubbing against her.
"What a waste!" Li Weiyi sighed deeply.
If he had a complete three-thousand-year-old Heavenly Origin Spirit Grass, combined with Xihe and a Dragon Seed, Li Weiyi believed he could have transformed all seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Insects into foot-long creatures.
Now, with only half a grass remaining, he wasn't sure if it would be enough to transform even six of the little ones.
Tang Wanzhou stood up and stretched languidly: "Don't worry, I won't drag you down. I'll leave the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace right now."
She descended the stairs barefoot!
Li Weiyi asked curiously, "Have you broken through to the Immortal Realm?"
"If I hadn't broken through to Immortal, how could I have kept Southern Venerable at bay for so long? Not only is she exceptionally beautiful, but her talent is also unparalleled in the last sixty years. Once I leave, I'll have to investigate her thoroughly."
As Tang Wanzhou walked down the stairs, she leaned weakly against a pillar, one hand pressed against her chest, her face contorted in extreme pain.
Li Weiyi frowned.
This was the Rice Sect's Main Hall. Where could she possibly go?
The Vice Hall Master of the Heavenly Principles (Tianli) Hall was clearly even more formidable than Yao Qingxuan.
After a moment's hesitation, he said, "How about... you stay here?"
"Alright!"
Tang Wanzhou looked up at Li Weiyi on the second floor and asked, "Do you have a good plan?"
Li Weiyi was stunned.
Did the Young Lord just play the victim?
Within the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace, there were several forbidden areas left from the Ancient Bhagavata Sect era, shrouded in Formations and potentially harboring unknown dangers.
No one had entered them for years.
Li Weiyi used an Azure Jade Formation Talisman to bring her into the ruins of a Buddhist Hall. Inside lay a fallen giant stone Buddha statue, a blood pool that had never dried in tens of thousands of years, crumbling walls, barren ground, and thick Blood Mist.
"This is a good place to hide. You absolutely must not wander out on your own. The Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace isn't just home to the Southern Venerable," Li Weiyi warned.
Tang Wanzhou surveyed the surroundings.
"This place is... interesting."
Li Weiyi withdrew from the Formation's protective light curtain.
First, he provided some Spiritual Qi to the Golden Rice before entering the Formation area surrounding the Black Buddhist Pagoda, bringing the seven little ones to the Blood Mud Space.
Big Phoenix had to stay hidden here for the next few days and couldn't show himself again.
Time was tight.
They had at most three days, possibly even less if Wang Shu broke through first and attacked early.
Several months had passed, and the Blazing Flame Power within the six little ones had long subsided. They could now resume taking Xihe.
Li Weiyi harvested a Xihe, the size of a plate, from the Tanggu Sea.
This Xihe was larger and radiated more heat than any the Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperor had consumed before. Li Weiyi's Spiritual Qi nearly burned through.
"Now that I'm a Spiritual Master, I can refine medicinal ingredients."
Li Weiyi decided to find time to refine the Xihe. If he could harness its power to quickly master the Sixfold Samsara Burning Karma Technique, he would gain another trump card he could use openly.
He possessed the Fusang Divine Tree Spiritual Light's Radiant Shadow, which gave him an advantage due to his affinity with the Xihe.
Li Weiyi took six of the nine Dragon Seeds and gave one to each of the six little ones.
As for how to use the Dragon Seeds to plant Dao Seeds in the Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperor, Li Weiyi had already consulted Tang Wanzhou.
Tang Wanzhou said she had never guided the Big Phoenix on how to plant a Dao Seed; it had simply swallowed the seed whole.
Each of the six little ones swallowed a Dragon Seed, and a dragon's roar echoed within them. Then, they pounced forward, ravenously devouring half a Heavenly Origin Spiritual Grass and the Xihe.
Li Weiyi watched them for a long while before opening a spatial barrier and boarding his Jade Boat to head out onto the boundless Tanggu Sea to attempt a breakthrough to Three-Star Spiritual Master.
"Upon breaking through to Three-Star Spiritual Master, the Pale Cyan Fish Eye that forms the Time Cocoon should become more stable and last longer."
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