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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 2: [Jiuli Insect Valley]
Chapter 63 (90): [Dharma King, Don't Forget the Reward You Promised]
(63rd of Volume 2)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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"Whoosh!"
Fueled by the Blood Sacrifice and the spiritual Qi of a Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator, the Three-Headed Serpent Blood Soul burst forth from the bracelet.
When Director Yang performed the Blood Sacrifice, the released Three-Headed Serpent Blood Soul was merely a wisp, barely a bowl's width and six or seven meters long - extremely faint and ethereal.
But under Yin Ershi Si's urging, the Blood Soul that emerged from the bracelet grew to over ten meters long, as thick as a water bucket, its body incredibly solid, its scales gleaming like cast metal.
The entire courtyard was suffused with Blood Qi.
The Blood Soul, with its three heads, clashed with the Ghost General wielding the Phoenix Beak Blade.
In moments, it swallowed the Ghost General whole.
"Boom!"
The Three-Headed Serpent Blood Soul surged forward, instantly shattering the Thirty-Three Inscriptions Soul Battle Formation. All thirty-three Blue-Robed Eunuchs were flung into the air, with more than half dying instantly.
Yin Ershi Si channeled even more potent spiritual Qi to activate the Three-Headed Serpent Bracelet.
Immediately, the blood from the corpses on the ground transformed into streams of Blood Qi, flowing ceaselessly into the bracelet on her wrist.
The color of the Blood Jade Bracelet deepened to a crimson hue.
Li Weiyi stared in astonishment.
After Yin Ershi Si retrieved the Three-Headed Serpent Blood Soul into her bracelet, she noticed Li Weiyi's gaze.
She quickly explained, "As expected, it's just a Blood Soul comparable to the Third Realm of the Five Seas. But it's more than enough to deal with a Thirty-Three Inscriptions Soul Battle Formation formed by a group of Spring Surge Realm Martial-Mystic cultivators."
The more she explained, the less Li Weiyi believed her: "Why don't you just return the bracelet to me?"
"This Blood Sacrifice... really consumes Blood Qi and is incredibly damaging to the body. I don't know how long it will take to recover..." Yin Ershi Si feigned weakness, her face turning pale.
Li Weiyi said, "I'm not completely ignorant about Blood Sacrifice spiritual artifacts. The stronger the enemy and the longer the battle, the greater the Blood Qi consumption. You only had one exchange just now and broke the battle formation. How could it have drained you this much?"
Caught in her lie, Yin Ershi Si's small face flushed with embarrassment.
She hid the bracelet deeper into her sleeve.
"Don't worry, leave the Radiant Flame Pill to me. I'll definitely gather the money. Those seven insects of yours... they're not simple at all. Five of them working together can overwhelm even a Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic cultivator."
She was utterly astonished!
She had seen the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors stealing medicinal herbs from the Medicinal Cuisine Hall several times.
Before this, how could Yin Ershi Si have imagined that Li Weiyi, with his meager Psychic (Telekinesis) Power, possessed seven fierce insects of such formidable combat prowess?
Shi Chuan Yu, seeing Li Weiyi and Yin Ershi Si both staring at him, felt his heart sink into despair.
"Boom!"
Yin Ershi Si, riding the wind, flashed forward and struck him squarely in the chest with a palm strike.
Shi Chuan Yu's body flew through the air, crashing through a pavilion and disappearing into the rubble.
"Pfft!"
Li Weiyi descended from the sky, his sword piercing Shi Chuan Yu's heart and pinning him to the ground.
"You... you have no idea... what kind of storm... you've gotten yourselves caught in... You won't come to a good end..." Blood gushed from Shi Chuan Yu's mouth, a sinister smile twisting his lips as if he could already see the fates of Li Weiyi and Yin Ershi Si.
Li Weiyi's expression turned grave...
He then began looting the corpses.
The Changlin Gang was incredibly wealthy, casually possessing a hundred thousand Silver Coins - a sum no other gang could match.
After thoroughly searching the three Gang Leaders, Li Weiyi seized a Seven Springs Martial-Mystic Cultivator and rushed to the backyard to find the gang's treasury.
He knew time was of the essence and that they couldn't linger here. Therefore, he only made a cursory sweep, avoiding a deeper search.
When Li Weiyi reached the backyard dungeon, he found it packed with young girls and children, all shackled. Fury surged through him, and he swiftly beheaded the Seven Springs Martial-Mystic Cultivator who had led him there.
Gazing into the dungeon at their pitiful, pleading eyes, Li Weiyi was momentarily paralyzed. Even if he opened the cells and freed them, they wouldn't survive on their own. They would either starve or fall into the hands of evil men.
The suffering of humanity was a burden no single person could bear alone.
He returned to the surface and hurried to the front courtyard.
The seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors had already eliminated all survivors, ensuring the secret wouldn't be exposed.
Yin Ershi Si had already opened all thirty-two giant crates from the eight carriages. Purple lightning crackled from within, and dense, wormlike electric patterns had already formed on the ground.
As Li Weiyi approached, electric patterns shot toward him.
A tingling, painful sensation shot through his skin.
He immediately retreated two steps, creating distance.
Inside the crates, he saw blocks of what looked like purple ice crystals. The crystals glowed brilliantly, with countless blinding flashes of lightning interwoven within.
Li Weiyi could clearly sense the terrifying destructive energy contained within these objects.
Yin Ershi Si retreated even further than Li Weiyi: "Thunder Law Profound Ice? How could this be? What is the Sui Sect planning?"
"This thing feels incredibly dangerous. What is it used for?" Li Weiyi had only been in this world for a few months and still had so much to learn.
Yin Ershi Si replied, "Breaking formations and attacking cities. Thunder Law Profound Ice is harvested from the eight-hundred-mile Thunder Sea and is known as the bane of formations. Even a single piece of it, if released, could obliterate everything within this hundred-acre estate. Stay away. I've broken the sealing runes on the boxes, making them extremely unstable. Even a slight shake could trigger them."
Li Weiyi immediately retreated several more steps and asked, "Have you interrogated those Blue-Robed Eunuchs?"
"There's no need. They're undoubtedly from Dragon Sect."
Yin Ershi Si continued, "Thunder Law Profound Ice is the Thundercloud Sect's most treasured artifact. It seems the top powers in the Eastern Territory think the Southern Territory isn't chaotic enough. They want to add fuel to the fire, hoping we'll destroy ourselves through infighting. The Sui Sect is ambitious, so this is a perfect match."
The Dragon Sect and the Thundercloud Sect were two of the Eastern Territory's Ancient Myriad Sects.
Li Weiyi finally understood Shi Chuan Yu's last words: getting caught in the power struggles of such major powers was indeed extremely dangerous.
Yin Ershi Si said, "Release all the girls and children. Then activate the Thunder Law Profound Ice to erase all traces of our presence here."
Li Weiyi's gaze drifted three miles away to a watchtower belonging to the City Defense Camp. The tower stood dozens of meters tall, and he clearly saw a gaunt figure, as thin as a monkey, fly directly from the ground to its summit with ghost-like speed.
The gaunt figure stood atop the tower, scanning the surroundings, searching for something.
When Li Weiyi saw the figure's face, his expression changed drastically.
At the same moment, the Six Desires Talisman on his chest began to glow, radiating intense heat.
"We have to leave now!" Li Weiyi urged.
Yin Ershi Si followed his gaze and saw the gaunt figure descend from the watchtower and fly toward them.
"It's Shi Liuyu! It must be the Six Desires Talisman. He can sense my approximate location through his connection to the talisman. He'll be here soon."
Li Weiyi's face was ashen. He quickly considered his options, then shoved Yin Ershi Si forward. "Hurry, leave! I'll handle this."
Yin Ershi Si knew exactly who Shi Liuyu was.
The lecherous villain was notorious throughout the Southern Territory, yet his cultivation was terrifyingly high - he was the First Commander of the Earthwolf King's Army.
"We leave together or not at all." She grabbed Li Weiyi's arm.
"Don't be foolish," Li Weiyi said, "I can't escape. Besides, fleeing back to the Coffin Sea Pavilion now would expose too much! I'll hold him off while you fetch reinforcements. Don't just stand there - once he arrives, you'll be my weakness."
Li Weiyi pushed her all the way to the gate.
"Alright, wait for me."
Yin Ershi Si hesitated no longer. She broke through the formation and burst out of the gate.
Only then did the eight Aberrant Humanoid Martial-Mystic Cultivators guarding the gate realize what had happened inside. Li Weiyi raised his sword and, with a series of lightning-fast movements, swiftly killed them all.
He sheathed his sword.
Then he pushed the two bronze doors fully open.
Li Weiyi stored all his spiritual artifacts, including the Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperor and the corpses of the three Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators, into his Blood Mud Space.
Next, he calmly walked to the backyard dungeon, cleaved the iron lock from the cell door, and freed the hundreds of girls and children imprisoned inside.
Shi Liuyu, wearing a loose gray robe that made him look like a monkey in human clothes, arrived at the mansion gates.
Seeing the eight corpses sprawled on the stone steps, he knew he had finally found the right place.
He could indeed sense the Six Desires Talisman, but the sensation was subtle, only allowing him to determine a general direction.
If the distance was too great or the obstruction too thick, the connection would vanish.
Before he even entered the gate, raggedly dressed girls and children began fleeing the mansion.
Shi Liuyu's eyes lit up. He grabbed a plump girl, roughly fondling her before releasing her with a satisfied grin, after she let out a shriek of terror and tears.
Entering the courtyard, he found Li Weiyi sitting under the eaves, longsword in hand, methodically severing the shackles from the ankles of a group of girls and children.
With each shackle broken, someone would quickly flee the mansion.
"The Dharma King is the most powerful cultivator of this Sixty-Year Cycle. Why must you bully these unfortunate souls?" Li Weiyi didn't even bother to look up at him.
Shi Liuyu wasn't in a hurry to attack.
Stepping through the blood-soaked mud, he surveyed the courtyard filled with corpses.
"You've got quite the killing streak, kid. Not a single member of the gang survived."
"Killing dozens to save over a hundred? I'd say I made a profit!" Li Weiyi retorted.
Shi Liuyu waited until Li Weiyi had severed the shackles of all the captives and released them before approaching him.
"You've played the good guy long enough. Now it's time to play the bad guy! Tell me, where are the people from the Jiu Li Hidden Sect?"
Li Weiyi replied, "I don't know."
"You're still too young to play tricks on This Dharma King."
Shi Liuyu's gaze instantly turned cold, and a wave of icy energy erupted from him, encasing Li Weiyi in a layer of frost.
Li Weiyi's entire body became rigid, his skin numb, as if he were about to freeze to death.
He stammered, "I truly don't know. If the Jiu Li Hidden Sect were so easily exposed, how could the Sui Sect have spent a thousand years without finding a trace of them? Would a figure like the Jiu Li Clan Chief not know their true strength?"
Shi Liuyu's eyes narrowed in suspicion.
After a moment of thought, he asked, "Where is the Jiu Li Hidden Sect? What is their strength? And how did you end up here?"
Once his body regained freedom, Li Weiyi immediately channeled his spiritual Qi to melt the frost on his skin.
He replied calmly, "The Jiu Li Hidden Sect investigated me and learned about my feud with the Changlin Gang. That's why they arranged this trial. Fortunately, I'm on good terms with the Cangli Tribe, so they didn't suspect my identity."
Shi Liuyu had been observing Li Weiyi's eyes and expression throughout their exchange, and he was deeply impressed by the young man's courage and composure.
For other Martial-Mystic Cultivators, even many at the Five Seas Realm, being stared down by Shi Liuyu would have sent them immediately to their knees, stammering in fear.
Shi Liuyu was unaware of Li Weiyi's feud with the Changlin Gang. The Changlin Gang was too insignificant to even catch his attention.
He asked, "What does this trial entail?"
"This year, the Jiu Li Tribes have selected a total of twenty-six genius youths to send to the Jiu Li Hidden Sect. Only five will survive and become disciples of the sect. The trial is the method of selection and elimination," Li Weiyi explained.
"So cruel," Shi Liuyu murmured, making a mental note of this information. He might be able to infer the Hidden Sect's strength from it.
Blood gushed from Li Weiyi's mouth as he coughed several times.
"Of course it's cruel. I almost died in this trial. The Changlin Gang is filled with experts, and there's also a group of eunuchs... Dharma King, what is that thing? It looks dangerous..." He pointed at the eight carriages.
Shi Liuyu had already examined them earlier, and he now snapped, "Did you damage the talismanic patterns on the boxes?"
"What's wrong with that?" Li Weiyi feigned ignorance.
Shi Liuyu ground his teeth: "Never mind! Stay out of this. Just answer this Dharma King's questions."
Shi Liuyu had long heard that the Thundercloud Sect would provide several batches of Thunder Law Profound Ice to the Sui Sect to help them break the formations of the Jiu Li Dao Academy, the Prefectural Governor's Office, and the Great Clans.
But he hadn't expected the Sui Sect to be so unreliable.
A single Spring Surge Realm cultivator had nearly destroyed the Thunder Law Profound Ice.
Didn't they even send a Five Seas Realm cultivator to guard it?
Li Weiyi said, "When I go to the Jiu Li Hidden Sect, I'll wear a black cloth bag over my head to block my senses. It'll be the same when I leave. When I remove the bag, I'll already be outside the Changlin Gang Headquarters."
"That's what I expected!"
Shi Liuyu nodded and asked, "How long will it take to travel from the Jiu Li Hidden Sect to here?"
"Hmm, it's hard to say. My perception will be distorted while wearing the black cloth bag. I estimate it'll take five to seven days... maybe, roughly speaking!" Li Weiyi replied.
Shi Liuyu didn't fully trust Li Weiyi.
While gathering information, he was also assessing its veracity. He pressed on, "Where exactly is the Jiu Li Hidden Sect located?"
"I don't know."
Seeing Shi Liuyu's stern expression and the light in his brow, Li Weiyi quickly added, "I have a Death Spirit Fire planted in my skull. Don't use Psychic (Telekinesis) Power on me. Otherwise, I'll die instantly, and you'll get no information. It's a lose-lose situation!"
"Haha, don't be scared. I was just teasing you."
Shi Liuyu bared a row of snow-white teeth, then immediately sneered: "Don't you dare lie to me! If a single word you say differs from what Li Qing told me, I'll throw you into the wolf pit, where you'll beg for death but never find it."
Li Weiyi feigned terror, struggling to recall and think.
Suddenly, something clicked.
"The Jiu Li Hidden Sect might be in the Nethe Rrealm of the Dead, on the other side of the Mangshan Mountain Range. It's perpetually shrouded in darkness there, with heavy yin energy and frequent appearances of Dead Spirits."
Shi Liuyu pondered for a moment, his eyes suddenly lighting up.
"A thousand years ago, the Jiu Li Clan occupied the Nine Provinces, and eight of them were swallowed by the Nether Realm of the Dead. If the Jiu Li Hidden Sect truly exists and has managed to evade the Sui Sect's surveillance, it's entirely possible they're located somewhere within those eight provinces... Haha, so that's it, so that's it... Tell me everything else you know, quickly!"
Suddenly, a blinding blur of motion shot through the doorway and landed in the center of the courtyard.
As the figure settled, it gradually became clear.
It was a Martial-Mystic Cultivator in his early twenties with a Pure Immortal Physique, clad in the true transmission disciple robes of the Sui Sect. His spiritual Qi was bright and potent, clearly marking him as a master of the Five Seas Realm.
Wang Daozhen, one of the top three talents of the Wang Clan within the Sui Sect, surveyed the corpses strewn across the ground.
His gaze then swept sharply over Shi Liuyu and Li Weiyi, and he said coldly, "Junior Sister, something's happened!"
Li Weiyi had already heard the sound of carriages, the clatter of Strange Beast hooves, and the rush of footsteps outside the door.
He knew Yang Qingxi had returned.
He leaned close to Shi Liuyu's ear and whispered, "Dharma King, it hasn't even been two months. Don't forget the reward you promised."
"Swish! Swish..."
One after another, afterimages erupted into blinding speed, appearing to teleport into the mansion.
Among them were renowned young Heavenly Prides and venerable Elders from the older generation.
Each radiated immense power, wielding spiritual artifacts, and they swiftly surrounded the two men.
"Boom!"
"Rumble! Rumble!"
A silver-horned deer beast, as massive as an elephant, pulled a grand carriage the size of a house and drove straight through the gates of the estate.
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