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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 134 (389): [The Sacred Dark Family]
(134th of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Li Shentong said, "Those with true mettle will fight even when outmatched, just like the Jiu Li Clan during the Battle of Mount Pang. Their Clan's First Commander may have lost, but at least they had backbone. Unlike those Jiu Li Hidden Ones, who lack even the courage to strike a blow."
The Young City Lord of Li City opened one of the boxes, revealing the corpse of a young man.
"This is a Hidden One from the Jiu Li Hidden Sect who had infiltrated the Li Clan. He hid himself remarkably well. If not for the Transcendent Ancestor sensing something amiss, we would still be completely in the dark. Miss Qingli, please hand him over to Li Weiyi and tell him this Hidden One was as stubborn as they come, refusing to reveal any secrets of the Jiu Li Hidden Sect. But no matter how tough he was, we shattered every bone in his body!"
Several Hidden Ones from the Jiu Li Hidden Sect, including Xingyuenu, Yin Shiyi, and Hidden Nine, gathered at the railing on the upper floors.
From the third floor on the right, Shi Liuyu's laughter echoed: "You're being awfully arrogant. Zhi Prefecture borders Li Province. Be careful of retaliation. Are the Li Clan planning to move their entire clan to the Demon Kingdom?"
"How could they move the entire clan? Ninety-nine percent of their people would die crossing the Nether Realm of the Dead," Shi Jiuzhai said grimly.
The two men had come to freeload on the Li Clan's hospitality.
Li Shentong said, "It seems these two Dharma Kings are Li Weiyi's lackeys. Why don't you pass a message to him?"
Their words were naturally insolent, as their true intention was to force Li Weiyi to reveal himself.
"What's the point of passing a message? I'll test your mettle first."
Shi Jiuzhai leaped over the railing, exhaling a cloud of gray Spiritual Qi. The Qi instantly filled the Heavenly Pavilion, blotting out the sky and triggering countless Formation Light Veils to illuminate.
He clasped his hands together, forming two blinding fire clouds that enveloped Xie Chucai, Li Shentong, and the Young City Lord of Li City.
Xie Chucai remained seated calmly, exhaling a stream of Spiritual Qi that condensed into dozens of flying blades, shattering Shi Jiuzhai's Daoist Method and defenses.
Shi Jiuzhai's expression shifted dramatically as he sensed the impending threat of death.
'At the same cultivation level, I can't even withstand a single breath of his Qi?'
"Whoosh!"
He produced a translucent pearl.
From the pearl, countless scriptures erupted, blocking the incoming barrage of flying blades. He retreated step by step, his defenses on the verge of collapse.
Just as his defenses were about to be breached...
"Ninth Brother, you're not up to the task! Xie Lincai may talk big, but you can't bring such shame upon the Earthwolf King's Army!"
Green flames erupted from Shi Liuyu's body, crushing the flying blades.
His withered body danced in mid-air, his fist clenched as he punched through the void, causing the air to explode and unleashing a massive green flame shockwave.
He wanted to test Xie Chucai's true strength for Li Weiyi, to gauge the true power of this Heaven's Chosen from the Calamity Crossing Temple and assess whether a battle was even possible.
This was the First Commander of the Earthwolf King's Army, a powerhouse at the eighth level of the Dao Seed Realm.
Li Shentong and the Young City Lord of Li City immediately retreated.
Xie Chucai had already risen to his feet, as if facing a formidable enemy. Profound Ice Force surged from his feet, rapidly spreading outward.
In an instant, dozens of pavilions within the Heavenly Pavilion were encased in a layer of icy frost.
"Hiss!"
Dark energy seeped from his Ancestral Field, spreading like wisps of smoke to form a pitch-black area several dozen feet wide.
Within this zone, it was as if a vacuum had been created, devouring all external forces.
Shi Liuyu's punch was undeniably domineering. Though his body was withered, his cultivation at the eighth level of the Dao Seed Realm was anything but weak. Yet, his fist's force seemed to find no purchase, as if striking empty air.
"Boom!"
Within the absolute darkness, a rift tore open in space, and a withered hand, accompanied by countless scriptures, shot forth.
The withered hand exuded an ancient and mysterious aura, as if it had traversed countless ages, arriving from an unfathomably distant era. The moment it emerged, every soul within the Heavenly Pavilion trembled.
The two fists collided.
Shi Liuyu staggered back, landing beside Shi Jiuzhai.
He quickly regained his balance.
The absolute darkness Xie Chucai had conjured shattered, sending him reeling back more than a dozen steps until he reached the Heavenly Pavilion's entrance.
He exclaimed in admiration, "Thank you for the guidance, Eighth Heaven Dao Seed Realm expert!"
Shi Liuyu and Shi Jiuzhai exchanged stunned glances, as if they had seen a ghost.
They were well aware of the Calamity Crossing Temple's Peerless Prodigy's power.
However, a Sixth Heaven cultivator defying the Seventh Heaven was already an act of defiance against the heavens.
For Xie Chucai to withstand a punch from an Eighth Heaven Martial-Mystic Cultivator without injury was completely incomprehensible!
Not only they, but every Martial-Mystic Cultivator in the Heavenly Pavilion was stunned.
Before this, they had heard most about Xie Chucai's three-move defeat of a Seventh Heaven Dao Seed Realm cultivator. Clearly, that wasn't Xie Chucai's full strength.
"If Xie Chucai had been even slightly more serious, Li Weiyi wouldn't have even come close to landing a talisman on him. Even touching his sleeve would have been as difficult as climbing to the heavens."
"No wonder Xie Chucai was so bitter after the defeat at the West Sea Palace. If I had been careless enough to lose to a mere nobody I could crush with a single finger, I'd be mortified too."
An elderly man who had once traveled beyond the borders of Yingzhou stared with a look of horror in his eyes.
"That dark power... it's no simple matter. Could he be... could he be a direct descendant of the Sacred Dark Family?"
A young Martial-Mystic Cultivator nearby, puzzled, asked what the Sacred Dark Family was. He had never heard of them.
The old man replied, "The Sacred Dark Family hails from a Life Realm called Azure Earth. They are the rulers of Azure Earth, claiming dominion over a hundred million clans. Members of this family possess incredibly noble bloodlines, with lifespans twice that of ordinary humans. Even without reaching the Immortal Realm, they can easily live to two hundred years old."
"He shouldn't be surnamed Xie. His true surname should be Xue."
"The Xue clan is an extremely prestigious clan in southern Yingzhou, exclusive to the Sacred Dark Family."
Li Shentong declared, "Brother Xie is indeed a peerless genius of the Sacred Dark Family! To be recognized and considered a worthy opponent by him is, in itself, a great honor."
Xie Chucai's status was too lofty. Though only in the Sixth Realm, he possessed the strength to withstand a full blow from an Eighth Realm expert without injury, even leaving the Song siblings in awe.
The other Hidden Ones naturally dared not show their faces.
"Feather Immortal has arrived!"
Someone shouted, shattering the deathly silence of the Heavenly Pavilion.
Many Martial-Mystic Cultivators in Soaring Cloud City's Life Realm breathed a sigh of relief. No matter how grand Xie Chucai's background or how powerful his cultivation, they knew Feather Immortal could handle him.
He wouldn't become an enemy of Lingxiao City.
Jiang Ning arrived with Ge Xiantong, appearing before the members of the Heavenly Pavilion.
An Imperial Court expert immediately stepped forward, flattering her with good news: "Lord Jiang, you kept this hidden so well! Young Master Xie is actually the Heaven's Chosen of the Sacred Dark Family. With him as your protector, what is there to fear in a world of turmoil? You'll always have a retreat."
Jiang Ning had just returned from the Calamity Crossing Temple. How could she not know Xie Chucai's background?
Xie Chucai immediately stepped forward, his smile gentle and warm.
"Ningning, I didn't mean to reveal my identity. I'm not one for grand displays. It was all for self-preservation. It's been almost a month..."
Before he could finish, Jiang Ning produced a challenge letter.
"Senior Brother Xie, I'm here to deliver this to you."
The Heavenly Pavilion erupted into chaos.
Everyone began speculating about who in the Imperial Court would dare challenge Xie Chucai.
"On New Year's Eve, at the Peak of Six Thoughts. Cold stars reflecting snow, life and death determined by fate." Jiang Ning flicked her finger, sending the challenge letter flying.
Ge Xiantong added, "Li Weiyi said: if you have the courage, accept the challenge. If you lack courage, immediately Crawl Out the Lingxiao Realm and stop bothering Jiang Ning. Jiang Ning is his woman."
"Boom!"
This declaration sent the entire Heavenly Pavilion into an uproar.
Xingyuenu, Hidden Nine, and Yin Shiyi were both exhilarated and deeply worried.
Xie Chucai was no pushover.
Shi Jiuzhai found it hard to believe that Li Weiyi would act so recklessly.
"Could this so-called Challenge Letter be a ploy to force Li Weiyi to show himself?"
Ge Xiantong glanced at him: "Feather Immortal personally delivered the Challenge Letter! Does Jiu Zhai Dharma King really think an Immortal would joke with her reputation?"
Shi Liuyu burst into laughter: "Damn, that takes guts! I'm truly impressed this time. Compared to him, I'm just a greenhorn. No wonder he goes through women like they're disposable. Hahaha! Xie Lincai, you've already lost before the battle even begins! You've completely lost face!"
Xie Chucai's expression darkened.
When he saw that Li Weiyi had chosen the Six Thoughts Zen Temple as the duel location, he instantly understood much more.
He realized there was a deeper meaning behind this challenge.
If anyone else had issued the Challenge Letter, Xie Chucai would have found a way to avoid the fight, perhaps even ignored it altogether.
But this was Li Weiyi!
And the person who delivered the Challenge Letter was Jiang Ning.
How could he possibly avoid this battle?
Xie Chucai clenched the Challenge Letter tightly, his gaze icy as he turned to Jiang Ning.
"I want to know, Junior Sister Jiang, what's your stance on this? Does he hold any weight in your heart?"
"He's my closest friend in this mortal world, my only one," Jiang Ning replied.
"A true friend in the mortal world!"
Xie Chucai strode away, his blood-red robes billowing behind him.
His voice echoed from the night sky: "The one I'm killing is her 'soulmate'! On New Year's Eve, remember to order him a fine coffin."
Inside the Heavenly Pavilion, countless people were baffled.
Why had Jiang Ning chosen a man whose Ancestral Field had been ruined over the peerless prodigy of the Sacred Dark Family?
Those who knew Li Weiyi couldn't understand why he was acting so recklessly, making such an unwise decision.
For a woman, for a matter of pride, was he willing to throw away his life?
Seeing the worry on many faces, Ge Xiantong declared loudly, "So what if it's the Sacred Dark Family? They still have to answer to Xiaoyao Capital! Sometimes, whether you stick your head out or keep it hidden, you're still doomed. Why not stand tall and face it head-on?"
Yao Qingxuan, dressed in male attire, stood by the window of one of the pavilions, gazing at the Hidden One's corpse in the box and the retreating Li Clan Martial-Mystic Cultivators.
She could imagine Li Weiyi's heroic figure as he wrote the challenge letter.
That kid...
He was becoming more and more like a true man.
An Xianjing said, "We can't wait any longer. We have to stop him. I don't know what he's planning, but he's clearly walking toward death. For a woman, he's become so utterly reckless. Can you find him?"
"The Death Spirit Fire I planted in his body allows me to sense his location. But there are many places in Lingxiao City that block perception," Yao Qingxuan replied.
Li Weiyi had secluded himself in the Transcendent Manor, the extraordinary residence of the Jiu Li Hidden Sect.
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As soon as thay entered the Blood Mud Space, Tang Wanzhou exclaimed, "There's a heroic aura here! What do you say? Should I send the Demon Child another challenge letter? If we're going to make a scene, let's make it a grand one. Let those cowardly and timid officials of the Imperial Court witness the boldness of you and me. While others have openly declared their intention to seize the Lingxiao Realm, they still cling to fantasies, feigning deafness and blindness, pretending the invaders are merely tourists."
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