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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 2: [Jiuli Insect Valley]
Chapter 60 (87): [The Eunuch Delivering Goods]
(60th of Volume 2)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Yin Ershi Si said, "The true value of this high-grade Blood Refinement spiritual artifact lies in the strength of its internal Blood Soul. If the Blood Soul's combat power is only at the third stage of the Five Seas Realm, its price would be no more than 10,000 Yongquan Coins."
"Do you even have 10,000 Yongquan Coins?"
Li Weiyi sized her up, disbelieving that a Hidden One who had only recently broken through to the Five Seas Realm could be so wealthy.
10,000 Yongquan Coins was equivalent to one million Silver Coins or one hundred million Copper Coins.
She was only sixteen years old. How could she possibly have such a fortune?
Yin Ershi Si's expression turned slightly awkward. Hesitantly, she said, "Of course, I don't have that much money right now. But aren't we going to the Spider Cave to gather precious medicine? Those are quite valuable. I won't take a single pound of it."
"That's still nowhere near enough," Li Weiyi waved his hand, "Stop messing around! I really need the money, and I desperately need Radiant Flame Pills."
Radiant Flame Pills were condensed from high-quality Spiritual Light Flames and could only be refined by Spiritual Mind Masters.
They were treasures that helped Mind Masters rapidly improve their cultivation.
Every single pill was a rare and precious item.
The successful creation of a pill was akin to an Extraordinary transformation in the realm of medicine.
"The noodles are ready!"
Two steaming bowls of noodle soup were served.
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"Sell it? Absolutely not."
Yin Ershi Si suspected Li Weiyi didn't fully grasp the value of the Battle Treasure.
"Blood Refined Artifacts typically originate from the Nether Realm of the Dead, the Demon Race, or the Demon Kingdom. Such a treasure should never have fallen into the hands of someone at the Spring Surge Realm. Where did you obtain it?"
The Three-Headed Serpent Bracelet naturally came from the Bronze Ship.
Li Weiyi was selling it because it required his own blood for a Blood Sacrifice to activate.
Just like Director Yang back then, who had exhausted his blood to summon the Three-Headed Serpent Blood Soul, leaving him looking like a dried-up corpse.
Such a self-harming treasure held no appeal for Li Weiyi, no matter how powerful it was.
Li Weiyi chuckled: "Didn't you say I was transparent to the Hidden Sect?"
He wasn't afraid of revealing some spiritual artifacts. After all, he had the Imperial Sword tucked away. If necessary, he could blame everything on Master Coffin (Guan).
Yin Ershi Si knew that Li Weiyi had already caught the eye of the Yin Jun and the Elders, and she couldn't possibly harm him. Still, she first put the Three-Headed Serpent Bracelet on her wrist before tasting the noodle soup.
It was indeed more delicious than the Medicinal Cuisine.
"I won't short you on the Yongquan Coins! As for the Radiant Flame Pills, how many do you need? I might be able to get some for you." She spoke earnestly.
Li Weiyi's expression turned serious, and he reminded her: "This artifact must be activated through a Blood Sacrifice using your own blood. I've seen someone die horribly from blood depletion after activating it."
Yin Ershi Si was clearly aware of the dangers of Blood Sacrifice spiritual artifacts.
"That just means his cultivation was too low, and his Blood Qi wasn't strong enough. You should know that with Blood Refined Artifacts like this, the higher your cultivation, the less blood you expend. Besides, I'm not planning to use it as a constant Battle Treasure. I'll only use it in life-or-death situations. It could be my second life."
Seeing her determination, and realizing he only needed Radiant Flame Pills for the time being, Li Weiyi asked, "How many Radiant Flame Pills can you get?"
"Three to five should be no problem," Yin Ershi Si said.
Li Weiyi immediately looked at her with new eyes, "Are you the illegitimate daughter of a Priest from the Jiu Li Divine Temple?"
In Li Province, when it came to powerful Spiritual Mind Masters capable of refining pills, the Nine Priests of the Jiu Li Divine Temple were absolutely indispensable.
Those nine individuals had undoubtedly reached extraordinary heights in their Spiritual-Cultivation.
Radiant Flame Pills were incredibly precious, each worth tens of millions of Copper Coins.
Even someone like Li Ling, despite her status, likely hadn't consumed one since childhood.
Eating a single pill was equivalent to owning a mansion in Jiu Li City.
Yin Ershi Si replied calmly, "Don't underestimate me. I'm a sixteen-year-old in the Nine Springs Five Seas Realm, one of the top cultivators in all of Li Province. You must be at least twenty, right?"
"Eat your noodles."
After a long silence, Li Weiyi looked up again and said, "Let's return to the Hidden Sect and have an Elder assess the Three-Headed Serpent Blood Soul's true strength. I suspect it's far beyond the third level of the Five Seas Realm. And we need to settle the payment properly."
...
The two left the city and entered the southern district of the Suburban Domain.
Li Weiyi first returned to the mansion where he had been staying before, taking a quick look around before heading to the Changlin Gang Headquarters with Yin Ershi Si.
The Changlin Gang Headquarters was a massive estate covering over a hundred acres. Its walls towered over twenty feet high, enclosing a dense cluster of buildings, artificial rockeries, ponds, and dozens of ancient trees with lush, sprawling branches.
Such extravagant opulence would befit only the most elite Great Clans within the City Domain.
The two of them checked into a room at an inn not far from the Changlin Gang Headquarters and quickly changed into low-grade spiritual artifact night-traveling cloaks.
Li Weiyi channeled his spiritual Qi into the cloak, causing his body to gradually fade from view.
The cloak's low grade prevented complete invisibility.
In the darkness, with sufficient speed, it could offer some concealment. However, attempting to assassinate a Martial-Mystic powerhouse with such a cloak would be a fool's dream.
Yin Ershi Si stood by the window, her sharp eyes never blinking as she observed the comings and goings around the Changlin Gang Headquarters.
"This Main Altar estate is far larger than any ordinary Suburban Domain gang headquarters should be. Even the eight Aberrant Humanoid Martial-Mystic Cultivators guarding the gate likely possess Five Springs or Six Springs cultivation levels."
Li Weiyi joined her at the window, his figure tall and upright, his features sharp and handsome.
The woman in the night-traveling cloak beside him was a head shorter.
After careful observation, Li Weiyi sensed an unusual depth within the vast mansion before him.
"For a gang's Main Altar, isn't it a bit too quiet?" Li Weiyi asked.
"It's a Dharma (Law) formation!" Yin Ershi Si exclaimed, "This Main Altar is shrouded by a Hundred Inscriptions Law formation. What we're seeing isn't the true inner landscape."
Yin Ershi Si had sensed something and her gaze shifted to the end of the wide street below.
A Blue-Clad Caravan was slowly approaching.
Her small hand swiftly grabbed Li Weiyi's arm, pulling him back two steps from the window.
"What's wrong?" Li Weiyi asked.
Yin Ershi Si's expression was grave.
"There's a powerful Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator in that caravan. He was just scanning the surroundings, his gaze was incredibly sharp. When he was observing, his aura as a powerhouse leaked out involuntarily. Otherwise, I wouldn't have sensed him in advance."
Li Weiyi had always considered his perception exceptionally sharp, but compared to a Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator, there seemed to be a gap.
He asked, "Your perception is so remarkable. Have you already cultivated Battle Intent?"
"Is that so strange? I'm a genius too, you know? Excluding the Hidden Sect, only six Nine Springs Supremes have emerged from the entire Jiu Li Clan in the last decade," Yin Ershi Si said, lifting her chin with a proud air.
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The Blue-Clad Caravan below consisted of eight horse-drawn carriages, each carrying four massive wooden crates. They had come to a halt before the three-zhang-wide bronze gates of the Changlin Gang Headquarters.
The thirty or forty Martial-Mystic Cultivators escorting the cargo had tried to dress inconspicuously, disguising themselves as ordinary mortals.
However, Li Weiyi and Yin Ershi Si could see that they were powerful cultivators, many at the Seven Springs Realm.
Yet, despite being men, they exuded a strange effeminate aura.
Tang Yan, the Vice Gang Leader of the Changlin Gang, personally came out to greet them.
Tang Yan was cautious. After carefully surveying his surroundings, he bowed obsequiously to the Five Seas powerhouse leading the caravan.
"Lord Min, you must be exhausted from your long journey. Please, come inside. The gang has prepared fine wines and delicacies to welcome you and wash away the dust of the road."
Lord Min, the leader of the caravan, was a man of immense cultivation but remained remarkably low-key. He rode a sturdy horse and appeared to be in his early thirties, with a pale, clean-shaven face and a high-pitched, effeminate voice, "Where is Yang Qingxi? Did the Sui Sect really entrust such an important matter to you?"
Tang Yan could sense the arrogance and aura of a powerful cultivator emanating from the other man. He dared not show any displeasure.
"Jiu Li City is still primarily under the control of the Jiu Li Clan. With so many eyes and ears there, we'd be easily detected. But here, it's different. The entire district is controlled by the Changlin Gang, with our spies everywhere. No one will ever know about this."
"Moreover, the Young Mistress takes this matter very seriously and will return to Jiu Li City later today."
"Very well. I'll leave the items with you for now. I have something else to attend to and need to enter the city. I'll return here tonight to meet with Yang Qingxi."
Lord Min, accompanied by his four personal attendants, rode toward the city gates.
Tang Yan watched the five figures recede into the distance, a sneer flashing across his eyes. He inwardly scoffed, "Another eunuch showing off his power. What's the point of such power? Heh heh!"
"Move everything into the Main Altar and guard it carefully. Don't let anything go missing."
Tang Yan, his hands clasped behind his back, strode through the Main Altar gates ahead of the others.
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In the distant inn, Li Weiyi gazed at the Changlin Gang Headquarters' main gate: "Why are there so many eunuchs?"
"They must have come from outside. It's all the lingering poison left by Xiaotian Edict," Yin Ershi Si said.
Li Weiyi had heard the term "Xiaotian Edict" more than once. Rumor had it that the chaos in the Lingxiao Realm was directly caused by the Lingxiao Palace's decree. Curiosity piqued, he asked, "What exactly did the Xiaotian Edict say?"
"It's exactly what it sounds like," Yin Ershi Si replied, too lazy to elaborate. After all, it was old news from over a decade ago.
She continued, "For Yang Qingxi to personally rush back from Burial Immortal Town, this shipment must be extraordinary."
"Then let's take down the Changlin Gang before nightfall and present Yang Qingxi with a grand gift," Li Weiyi said.
"Swish! Swish!"
The two activated their spiritual power, unleashing the invisibility power of their night-traveling cloaks. They leaped from the inn window, concealing their auras as they charged toward the Changlin Gang Headquarters' main gate, slipping in behind the last cart of the caravan.
Tang Yan's ears twitched, sensing something amiss. He immediately turned to look back at the caravan.
"Whoosh!"
Li Weiyi moved with unparalleled decisiveness, leaping across the rooftops of carriages.
Cloaked in night attire, his body resembled a semi-transparent shadow streaking through the darkness.
When he reached a point ten feet above Tang Yan, he spread his fingers wide, unleashing a torrent of spiritual power within him.
Spiritual Qi coalesced in front of his palm, forming a three-foot-square divine seal of light and shadow.
He had to strike Tang Yan by surprise and eliminate him swiftly. Otherwise, once Changlin Gang Leader Xu Changlin and a horde of Spring Surge Realm experts surrounded him, he wouldn't even be able to kill anyone. He'd likely have to rely on the Yin Ershi Si's power just to escape.
How humiliating that would be.
Tang Yan had reached the Five Seas Realm over two decades ago, his martial arts mastery reaching its peak. Reacting instantly to Li Weiyi's sudden palm strike, he countered with a punch.
Spiritual Qi blazed like stars on his fist, warping the air into a concave arch.
"Boom!"
Fist met palm with a thunderous crash.
The entire courtyard was engulfed in a gale of spiritual Qi.
Even the eunuchs escorting the goods and the Changlin Gang members in the front courtyard were forced to retreat repeatedly by the surging, colliding forces.
A clash between Five Seas Realm powerhouses shook the heavens and earth, causing the ground itself to tremble.
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END OF CHAPTER
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