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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 15 (270): [The Fourth Divine Son]
(15th of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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The purpose of planting Death Spirit Fire was to prevent Psychic Powerhouses from using soul-searching techniques to uncover secrets.
Young Hidden Ones from the Jiu Li Hidden Sect were also required to have Death Spirit Fire planted in them before undertaking missions.
Given the Twin Rice Sect's power and mystery, the Death Spirit Fire planted in Dao Seed Realm members was undoubtedly extraordinary, designed to prevent core secrets from leaking. Even a Holy Spiritual Master attempting to use soul-searching techniques would likely fail.
Yet the red-robed woman before him had managed to detect something despite the Death Spirit Fire burning within her. Shi Jiuzhai leaned against the wall, watching the man and woman in the distance, his earlier contempt for Li Weiyi completely vanished.
This Divine Hidden One, though his Martial-Mystic Dao had been crippled, still possessed terrifying invisibility powers.
Perhaps in the near future, he would once again stun the world as a Psychic Powerhouse and Legendary Insect Tamer.
The question remained: could he catch up to the ten people who had gone to the Calamity Crossing Temple for cultivation?
This would undoubtedly be a difficult path to follow!
By the lake.
Zen Hai Guanwu's skin glowed white in the night, her hair shimmered with an unnatural luster, and a rosy haze enveloped her, creating an aura of mystery and enchantment. In a melodious voice, she began, "The Ren Dao are born from the Benevolent Rice."
"The history of the Benevolent Rice is incredibly ancient, appearing in the earliest records of various Life Realms approximately 600,000 years ago."
"Legend says it originated deep within the Nether Realm of the Dead, serving as sustenance for the highest beings in the World of the Dead. Over time, it gradually spread into the Life Realms and became widely cultivated."
"Therefore, the Benevolent Rice likely existed long before 600,000 years ago, but the passage of time has blurred the ancient past, and the texts have crumbled to dust."
"The Lingxiao Realm, bordering the Blood Sea, is crisscrossed by Blood Rivers flowing beneath the surface, making it the ideal fertile land for cultivating the Ren Dao."
"For this reason, the Ren Dao have always coveted this vast and fertile territory, aiming to transform the entire Life Realm into rice paddies for nurturing their offspring."
"It is precisely because of this that the Ren Dao Realm has forbidden the cultivation of Benevolent Rice for thousands of years, not only due to humanitarian and ethical concerns but also out of fear of the Ren Dao's terrifying reproductive capacity and their enduring ambition to seize this land, which has never faded since ancient times."
"But even a thousand years ago, countless factions in the Ren Dao Realm secretly cultivated Benevolent Rice - it was impossible to eradicate. However, with the Imperial Court's strict control, the Ren Dao could never grow too powerful or appear openly. The lid of the Pandora's Box of disaster remained firmly sealed."
At this point, Zen Hai Guanwu sighed softly, her gaze drifting northward.
That was the direction of Lingxiao City!
Li Weiyi had heard from Zhao Zhizhuo - and confirmed through his own research - that major powers across the land had long begun cultivating Benevolent Rice on a large scale.
First, they used it to select exceptionally talented cultivators for training as death squads, soldiers, or retainers.
Second, it served to replenish the population.
After all, wars among Martial-Mystic Dao powerhouses resulted in high mortality rates, and fields needed tending while mines needed workers.
Third, those without cultivation talent were sold as resources and commodities - forced into slavery, servitude, or used as playthings for Martial-Mystic Dao powerhouses. The trade in Ren Dao rarely led to disputes.
Some brutal rebel armies even fed Ren Dao to their Strange Beast mounts.
When one group of people treats another as food or objectifies them, the issues of morality and humanity are magnified infinitely. Contradictions and hatred, distortions and extremes, fester in the shadows, unnoticed by most.
Zen Hai Guanwu said, "Your friend was indeed tracking Wang Zhi and Yang Qingxi when they left Qiu Prefecture City. According to Wang Zhi's memory, they should have reached a place called Qingyi (Green Robe) Town, located about two hundred miles north of Qiu Prefecture City."
"Green Robe Town."
Li Weiyi memorized the location.
"Should I go there?" Shi Jiuzhai asked.
Li Weiyi shook his head: "It's too dangerous. I have a better candidate."
"Then I'll spend the next few days contacting people from the Demonic Path to gather more information about the Twin Rice Sect."
Shi Jiuzhai sniffed the air intently, then leaped onto the courtyard wall, gazing out at the night sky with a nervous expression.
"That white rose fragrance is coming from Shi Qiqing's body. This entire neighborhood will be in full bloom tonight. She must have done something to me and found her way here!"
Li Weiyi chuckled: "Ninth Brother seems a little afraid of her."
"This is the woman who made even Shi Liuyu flee at the scent of her... I'll distract her. Though the Jiu Li Clan and the Earthwolf King's Army are currently allies, if she discovers we're meeting privately, she's bound to become suspicious," Shi Jiuzhai said.
"Go ahead. I'll handle these two corpses. Tell Hidden Two to inform Hidden Lord about the Twin Rice Sect," Li Weiyi replied.
After Shi Jiuzhai left, Li Weiyi took a deep sniff.
Indeed, a sweet fragrance lingered in the air.
The scent conjured a flood of erotic images in his mind. His heart raced, and the respect and caution he usually held for Zen Hai Guanwu diminished, replaced by an urge to pull her into his arms.
On a distant artificial mountain, Li Ling, who had been keeping watch, was also breathing heavily, her cheeks flushed with a rosy glow.
"What a potent White Rose Fragrance!"
Li Weiyi immediately activated the Jade Void Breathing Technique. His mind cleared instantly, suppressing the distracting thoughts.
The next morning, as dawn broke, the sky was still dim.
The Azure Cloud Carriage Company was filled with black-robed figures, all silent, their atmosphere grim and murderous.
Wang Shu, the Fourth Divine Son of the Twin Rice Sect, stood beside two charred corpses, wearing a golden mask that covered the upper half of his face. His calm gaze was fixed on the shattered small building nearby.
"Whoosh!"
His figure flickered.
As if teleporting, he appeared inside the building, his double pupils turning blood red.
Suddenly, the entire world became crystal clear, down to individual grains of dust on the floor.
The footprints Shi Jiuzhai had left the previous night, the way Wang Zhi had smashed through the wall - every detail was reconstructed in his mind.
In the next moment, the Fourth Divine Son materialized on the street where Wang Zhi and Li Weiyi had fought. The deep grooves in the ground were still visible, and all the traces connected in his consciousness to form a complete picture.
Returning to the Azure Cloud Carriage Company, he examined the two corpses again, his mind already made up.
A black-robed elder, using the Golden Evasion Dao Technique, flashed into existence beside the Fourth Divine Son. His skin, which had been metallic, rapidly reverted to flesh and blood.
His head and face completely concealed by the hood, he rasped, "Have you found out who did it? The Azure Cloud Carriage Company is a crucial intelligence hub for us."
The Fourth Divine Son's voice was cold.
"You were in charge of the events in Qiu Prefecture City. I just arrived."
The Black-Robed Elder knelt to examine the scene.
"No need to investigate further. It was the Divine Hidden One from the Jiu Li Hidden Sect who led the attack. Sui Sect and Yang Qingxi must have left an opening, allowing them to discover this place," the Fourth Divine Son said.
The Black-Robed Elder remarked, "So the Divine Hidden One is preparing to make a comeback, having finally emerged from the shadows of his decline?"
"Anyone with seven Lord-Marquis Grade Strange Insects would regain their confidence. This is likely his last resort. It's laughable, really. The Twin Rice Sect wanted to capture him, but he killed two Dao Seed Realm experts first. You'll have to explain this to the Southern Venerable yourself!" the Fourth Divine Son said.
The Black-Robed Elder replied, "The Death Spirit Fire within their bodies has already been triggered. This indicates the Jiu Li Hidden Sect didn't extract any information. The losses are manageable."
"Manageable? My brother died here! You call this manageable?"
The Fourth Divine Son removed his mask, revealing a youthful face identical to Wang Zhi's: "I will settle this debt with Yang Qingxi. We must capture Li Weiyi as soon as possible. Stop saying Taoli (Peach and Plum) Mountain is a forbidden zone; he can't stay there forever. If the Jiu Li Hidden Sect dares to oppose the Twin Rice Sect, they must pay a price. We'll kill a few of their Hidden Ones."
The Black-Robed Elder wasn't afraid of the Fourth Divine Son. The Divine Son's advantage lay in his exceptional talent and high status, not his cultivation level, which was inferior to the elder's.
Heavenly Prides who reached the Inheritor-level within a Sixty-Year Cycle could be designated Divine Sons or Goddesses. The higher their cultivation, the higher their ranking.
The Fourth Divine Son's animosity toward Yang Qingxi stemmed from the latter's astonishing cultivation speed over the past six months. As the Sixth Goddess of the Dragon Seed Dao, Yang Qingxi had already reached the Second Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm, steadily threatening the positions of other Divine Sons and Goddesses.
Having suffered heavy losses the previous night, the Black-Robed Elder was at a disadvantage and had to tread carefully.
"This is difficult," he said, "The Jiu Li Hidden Sect is unlike other Hidden Sects. They seem to have an extremely small membership and a mysterious selection process. We only know their name, never their faces. The Divine Sect has tried many methods, but we've never been able to infiltrate them."
"If it's too difficult, then don't bother," the Fourth Divine Son said, "Besides, the sect is currently short on Dao Seed Realm cultivators like Wang Zhi."
He examined Wang Zhi's corpse again. The flesh was severely burned, but the bones, Qi Sea, Wind Mansion, and Ancestral Field remained intact. The Innate World hadn't yet collapsed.
He retrieved a porcelain bottle and poured out a golden liquid.
The golden liquid transformed into a rain of light, falling onto Wang Zhi's charred corpse.
To his surprise, the shriveled body began to swell.
This golden liquid was refined from the Life Spring Liquid within the Benevolent Rice that had nurtured both him and Wang Zhi.
In critical moments, it could save their lives.
Of course, Wang Zhi was already dead.
There was no reviving him.
"One body, two souls, ten thousand rice plants from the same root," the Fourth Divine Son murmured.
He pressed one hand onto Wang Zhi's Ancestral Field, infusing it with Spiritual Qi.
The Spiritual Qi flowed through the Meridian Veins, circulating throughout the body.
Simultaneously, he ordered someone to cut open his wrist, allowing his blood to drip continuously onto the corpse.
As a large amount of blood flowed into the body, Wang Zhi's charred corpse, bathed in golden light, began to regenerate flesh and skin.
"Crack!"
The charred outer shell peeled away, revealing an intact corpse beneath.
The Fourth Divine Son's blood had been severely depleted, with about a third lost. He immediately swallowed a Blood Pill to replenish it.
Next, he retrieved a Soul Jar sealed with runes from his Cosmic Pouch and began a ritual only Twinborn could perform.
The Black-Robed Elder realized the Fourth Divine Son intended to refine Wang Zhi's corpse into a Dead Soul Servant and Puppet Substitute to enhance his combat prowess.
This was a privilege reserved for Divine Sons and Goddesses, as well as Elders and higher-ranking figures.
The Soul Jar contained a powerful Dead Spirit suppressed by the Heavenly Principles Hall, the leading hall of the Twin Rice Sect's four halls, in the Nether Realm of the Dead.
These powerful Dead Spirits had been refined into Soul Seeds.
Now, the Fourth Divine Son was planting a Soul Seed along with a strand of his Willful Soul into Wang Zhi's Ancestral Field.
Using Wang Zhi's corpse as a medium, he would control the powerful Dead Spirit.
"Whoosh!"
Crimson light surged back and forth between the Fourth Divine Son and Wang Zhi's corpse.
As the ritual concluded, Wang Zhi, lying on the ground, emitted a low, guttural howl. To the Black-Robed Elder's astonishment, he rose to his feet with an eerie grace, unleashing an aura that even the elder found intimidating.
Wang Zhi attempted to attack the Fourth Divine Son, but the latter's mere thought pressed him to his knees.
"I'll leave this matter to you! That brat Long Ting has summoned me for a meeting, and I must attend."
The Fourth Divine Son, carrying Wang Zhi, sank into the earth and vanished using a Dao Technique-level earth escape.
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END OF CHAPTER
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