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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 20 (275): [The Light and Shadow of Fusang, the Spiritual Master Realm Achieved]
(20th of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Li Weiyi activated the Fusang Divine Tree Meditation Technique, his mind settling into a state of tranquility. With his Intent, he channeled the Spiritual Light from his Spirit Realm, directing it continuously toward the Flame Star Stone.
The difficulty of condensing Spiritual Light into a liquid Spiritual Power Star was immense. Many Great Spiritual Masters spent years in arduous cultivation to achieve this step.
The Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone possessed a mystical power. Not only did it contain a dense concentration of Spiritual Light, but it also continuously absorbed Spiritual Light from the Spiritual Master's Spirit Realm, refining it internally.
Time ticked by, minute by minute.
The Spiritual Light in Li Weiyi's Spirit Realm gradually thinned. In contrast, the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone grew increasingly radiant, its emitted Spiritual Light intensifying, as if it were about to tear the Spirit Realm apart.
By the second day, the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone had completely absorbed the Spiritual Light. Under the influence of its internal energy, its surface began to melt.
Li Weiyi knew this was the critical moment.
He had to maintain the condensed state of the internal Spiritual Light while the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone melted, or all his efforts would be in vain.
As the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone melted, the intensity of the released Spiritual Light surged, expanding the one-foot-square Spirit Realm before rapidly contracting it again. The instability was extreme.
By the third day, Li Weiyi was severely depleted, utterly exhausted. Yet he stubbornly maintained the liquid state of the Spiritual Light within his Spirit Realm.
"Persist! I must succeed. Only then can I unleash the Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish's other power."
Li Weiyi pulled out a Star Spiritual Pill and swallowed it, replenishing the Spiritual Light in his Spirit Realm.
He continued to refine.
Several more hours passed.
"Boom!"
A massive tremor shook Li Weiyi's brow.
Spatial energy and Spiritual Light transformed into concentric ripples that spilled outward, illuminating the underground world around him.
The three days and three nights of drifting had carried the Jade Boat to a section of the river with an exceptionally wide channel, gentle currents, and a towering ceiling - perhaps thirty meters high.
The Spirit Realm in his brow, which had once been a mere square foot in size, had expanded a thousandfold, reaching a full acre.
A liquid Spiritual Power Star, no larger than a green bean, floated at the center of his Spirit Realm, radiating intricate, nerve-like filaments of Spiritual Light that spread throughout the space.
He had finally entered the Spiritual Master Realm!
Li Weiyi could sense that the Spiritual Light in his Spirit Realm had undergone a qualitative shift. Its condensed state and intensity were several times greater than in the Calamity Fire Realm. More importantly, the Spiritual Power Star's Psychic Power filaments, like living nerves, could now extend beyond his body.
Like sensory tendrils, they stretched out at his command - ten meters, twenty meters, thirty meters...
They extended all the way to fifty meters before his perception blurred, revealing boundary effects.
Even with soil and stone blocking the way, the nerve tendrils could still penetrate to some extent.
"This must be what Spirit Tablet Master meant by the Heaven and Earth Nerves!"
"The Heavenly Nerve spreads through the air, while the Earthly Nerve delves deep into the earth."
Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators could also use their Dao Heart Manifestation to perceive the outside world and anticipate danger, but their perception wouldn't be very precise.
Moreover, Martial-Mystic Cultivators at the first level of the Dao Seed Realm could only sense within ten yards, at most twenty.
They couldn't compare to Spiritual Masters.
However, figures like Shi Jiuzhai, recorded in the Jiazi Register, could extend their Dao Heart Manifestation up to three miles away, naturally far surpassing Li Weiyi, a mere one-star Spiritual Master.
After three days, Qin Qian's injuries had largely healed. She sat up in the coffin, gazing toward the bow of the Jade Boat, then looked up, her eyes filled with astonishment.
There, Li Weiyi sat in meditation with his back to her, the entire Jade Boat enveloped in a rain of light.
Two intertwined mulberry trees, each towering over thirty feet tall, stood within the light rain. Their gnarled trunks were covered in dense foliage, and their entire forms seemed to be ablaze.
It was a truly wondrous sight. The two mulberry trees seemed to breathe, flickering with an ethereal glow.
"He... he's actually become a Spiritual Master... How old is he?"
From childhood, Lu Cangsheng had been the first Heavenly Pride Qin Qian had ever encountered. The second-ranked disciple in their Sect paled in comparison, leaving her utterly awestruck. But Li Weiyi... this guy was even more extraordinary.
Not only could he defy cultivation levels in the Martial-Mystic Path to defeat Luansheng Linyou, but after his Martial-Mystic Path was crippled, he had swiftly cultivated to the level of a Spiritual Master.
Qin Qian shook her head vigorously, suppressing the light in her eyes...
'I mustn't think too highly of him. This guy's character is questionable.'
Once his Spiri6 Power Star stabilized, Li Weiyi immediately wanted to activate the Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish. But then he noticed the gaze emanating from the coffin behind him, and he stopped, considering whether to knock her unconscious for testing.
"How long did my breakthrough take?" Li Weiyi walked over and asked.
Qin Qian replied coldly, "We're underground. How would I know? Probably three or four days!"
The bruises and bloodstains on her face had vanished, revealing a slender face with sharp, delicate features and distinct, dark eyebrows.
"So much time has passed already."
Li Weiyi secretly debated whether to go to Qifeng Ancient Prefecture City. Time was already tight. If he didn't go, he felt like he'd be overshadowed by Tang Wanzhou again, which was deeply unsettling.
Having successfully broken through to Spiritual Master, Li Weiyi felt great. If he could quickly cultivate a second Spiritual Power Star, then a third...
Attacking with Spiritual Power alone could cause significant trouble for Martial-Mystic Cultivators in the Second and Third Heavens of the Dao Seed Realm.
He needed to find more fragments of the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone.
Entering the Underground Immortal Mansion with Tang Wanzhou, a first-rate expert, would be far safer than going alone.
More importantly, the Spiritual Qi in Li Weiyi's Wind Mansion had already been fully refined and could only expand and improve slowly.
It was all Zen Hai Guanwu's fault for taking Master Coffin away. He'd been gone for three months without a word. Li Weiyi desperately wanted to try implanting the Dao Fruit into his Wind Mansion himself, but the risk made him hesitate. He dared not act rashly.
"Your Meditation Technique seems extraordinary. Two Divine Tree light projections appeared. If you were on the surface, you'd be draining sunlight from a vast area."
Qin Qian's voice snapped Li Weiyi out of his thoughts.
He looked at her: "Do you want to return to the surface? How's your injury healing?"
"I can only mobilize Five Springs Spiritual Power, so recovery is slow." Qin Qian paused, then said coldly, "Li Weiyi... set my bones... and make it cheaper."
Seeing she was willing to pay, Li Weiyi's interest piqued, "How much wealth do you have? If you can't even scrape together 100,000 Yongquan Coins, I'll have wasted my time! Are you richer than Lu Wensheng?"
Li Weiyi couldn't shake the memory of the first major client from the arena tournament.
Qin Qian was furious.
"Rich? He's practically been driven to the brink of death by you! He owes a fortune to Thousand Mile Mountain, and he's nearly bled Eldest Brother dry."
Li Weiyi froze, unsure how to respond.
Qin Qian continued, "Don't worry. The Qin Clan is a prominent family in the Eastern Territory. Our Ancestor is the greatest expert under the Transcendent realm of the Thundercloud Sect. A mere hundred thousand Yongquan Coins is nothing to us."
"Then why haggle? It's ten thousand Yongquan Coins per bone."
Li Weiyi didn't have time to waste on negotiations. Even if she returned to the surface, with multiple broken and dislocated bones, she wouldn't be able to travel far.
"Fine, fine, very well. I'll remember this. A Divine Hidden One from the Jiu Li Hidden Sect, taking advantage of someone in dire straits. I thought we were supposed to be kindred spirits. I even pitied you for being crippled earlier... Never mind. Ten thousand it is." Qin Qian gritted her teeth.
"Miss Qin, please lie down. I'll treat your injuries."
Li Weiyi strode over with a cheerful expression, his face serious and focused.
First, he carefully realigned and reset the dislocated bones in her arm. Then, using wooden splints carved from the coffin board, he splinted and stabilized the fractures.
"This is ten thousand Yongquan Coins!"
Next came her right collarbone.
It collapsed, shattering into several pieces.
For a Martial-Mystic Cultivator at her level, the process was straightforward: first realign the bones externally, then use Spiritual Qi to stabilize them, allowing them to heal gradually and fully recover.
"You've broken quite a few bones," Li Weiyi said, sensing the difficulty of the situation.
"Perhaps I should just dispel all your seals first?"
Qin Qian understood the implications of this.
She considered asking Li Weiyi to take her to a Thundercloud Sect Martial-Mystic Cultivator, but ultimately closed her eyes and nodded.
"Martial-Mystic Path Cultivators don't dwell on trivial matters. We'll keep today's events strictly confidential. Once we return to the surface, you must never utter a word about this to anyone, or I'll fight you to the death."
"You'd better keep your mouth shut," Li Weiyi retorted, "It's just a matter of dispelling a seal. Nothing happened. You're making it sound far more complicated than it is. My fiancee, Zuoqiu Hongting, is renowned throughout the world. I value my reputation. I've already been thoroughly screwed over by Yang Qingxi; don't you try to screw me over too!"
Li Weiyi closed his eyes, unfastened her Spiritual Artifact Martial Garment, and reached for her chest, searching for the position of her lung lobes.
Qin Qian's breathing was initially rapid and her body trembled.
Gradually, she simply held her breath.
After dispelling the seals on the five Qi Seas within Qin Qian's five lung lobes, Li Weiyi's finger slid down and suddenly struck the Shanzhong Spring Acupoint on her chest, shattering the seal.
Qin Qian groaned softly in pain.
Just as Li Weiyi was about to dispel the seal on her Ancestral Field below her navel, he heard the rushing sound of turbulent water.
Sensing an extraordinary aura rapidly approaching, he immediately opened his eyes.
"Clang!"
The Yellow Dragon Sword was drawn.
He turned, standing tall on the Jade Boat, and gazed behind him.
The underground Blood River, dozens of meters wide, surged with towering waves that relentlessly closed in on the Jade Boat, accompanied by a low, mournful dragon's roar.
"Hahaha! This was meant as a gift for Wang Shu of the Twin Rice Sect. I never expected Li Weiyi to get a taste first. Well, so be it. Today, Long Ting will send you two dogs and bitches on your way. Then, I'll report this sordid affair to Lu Cangsheng."
Long Ting, riding a colossal Azure Dragon Dao Heart Manifestation, cleaved through the waves, pursuing them with the wind at his back.
His laughter echoed throughout the underground space.
Compared to the battle intent he wielded in the Five Seas Realm, the Azure Dragon Dao Heart Manifestation, now transformed into a Dao Heart Manifestation, stretched over a dozen meters, solid and lifelike, resembling a true dragon.
Long Ting's Dao Heart Manifestation could extend up to forty meters, and his aura far surpassed that of Zuo Shi, who was in the second layer of the Dao Seed Realm.
"I'm warning you, don't say a word out of line, or I'll kill you." Li Weiyi summoned a cloud of Spiritual Qi mist from his feet, propelling the Jade Boat forward.
The Jade Boat's speed instantly surged, fleeing downstream.
Li Weiyi naturally wanted to kill Long Ting, to eliminate this enemy consumed by hatred and driven to madness. But he knew clearly that Long Ting's cultivation had become unfathomably deep, and there was no need to risk his life in a direct confrontation at this moment.
What baffled Li Weiyi most was how Long Ting had managed to track them down so precisely, despite their having fled two or three hundred miles, plus several hundred more miles drifting for three days. This was underground, after all!
Li Weiyi turned to Qin Qian.
After mobilizing the Spiritual Qi from her five Qi Seas, she had risen from her coffin, refastened her belt, and stared at Long Ting pursuing them with a mixture of terror and anxiety. She instinctively grabbed Li Weiyi's arm, struggling to maintain her composure.
"Take me away, no matter the cost."
Clearly, Long Ting had become a terrifying specter in her eyes.
Despair and gloom settled over her heart as she realized that Li Weiyi's Ancestral Field had been destroyed. With only the combat power of a one-star Spiritual Master, he was no match for Long Ting's current terrifying cultivation.
She added, "If we can't escape, please... kill me with your sword..."
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END OF CHAPTER
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