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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 5: [Seeking Immortality in the Eastern Sea]
Volume 5 (Pinyin): [Dong Hai xun xian]
Chapter 65 (502): [No More Hiding]
(65th of Volume 5)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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"Fifty miles. At the speed of the Divine Swiftness Talisman, a round trip shouldn't take too long. It's worth the risk."
Li Weiyi affixed the final Body Protection Talisman given to him by the Hidden Lord to his chest and concealed a Divine Swiftness Talisman within his sleeve for emergencies.
The dangers outside were beyond the capabilities of a Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator to withstand.
Yet no one knew if another Immortal Herb would emerge.
All they could grasp was the present moment.
When the time came to fight, they had to fight.
As the storm outside subsided slightly, Li Weiyi retrieved his crimson gourd, donned the Thousand-Inscriptions Artifact Cloak, and charged through the Formation's shimmering barrier at Phoenix Stone Reef.
His sudden action stunned many Martial-Mystic Cultivators on the island.
"Cultivation truly is a path against the heavens. Even a peerless prodigy like Li Weiyi must risk his life in a desperate gamble."
"He has no choice. Only by fighting can the Wind Mansion Dragon Seed break through to the Immortal Realm."
"Immortal Realm... This old man will fight for it too!"
Inspired by Li Weiyi's actions, over a hundred figures surged forth from Phoenix Stone Reef.
They refused to settle for merely collecting Six-Clawed Immortal Dragon Qi, seeking instead an opportunity to change their fate.
They knew well that beneath the feet of every Immortal Realm giant lay the withered bones of hundreds, even thousands, of failures. Yet they refused to live lives of mediocrity, choosing either to die here or to fight for a different way of living.
The talisman light flickered on Li Weiyi's chest as he sped westward.
The towering waves that had ravaged the sea had vanished, replaced by vast fissures.
Within the three-hundred-mile radius encompassed by the nine Dragon-Locking Pillars, the water level was rapidly receding, threatening to transform the area into a barren wasteland.
The number of figures on the sea's surface far exceeded Li Weiyi's expectations.
He had underestimated the weight of the words "Immortal Realm" in the hearts of other cultivators. Not everyone could obtain an Immortality Pill, nor was everyone born as a Young Heavenly Emperor. Breakthroughs were never easy.
The Demon Clan, Calamity Crossing Temple, Rice Palace... all the powerful factions sought to further their innate talent and rise above the masses.
The scent of Immortal Herb permeated the sea.
In Li Weiyi's vision, the majestic yet dilapidated Dragon City Mirage reappeared, perched on the edge of a hundred-zhang-wide waterfall fissure. The three-colored radiance of Immortal Herb emanated from within the Mirage.
"The Dragon City Mirage again? Why is Immortal Herb always associated with it?"
"In the past few months, whenever the Dragon City Mirage appeared, did Immortal Herb also manifest?"
Li Weiyi was the single Martial-Mystic Cultivator closest to the Dragon City Mirage, but he wasn't alone.
Figures emerged from other directions, employing Great Technique-level Evasion Dao Techniques to close the distance at speeds rivaling the Divine Swiftness Talisman.
"It's Li Weiyi of the Lingxiao Realm! He's too fast - we'll be a step behind him."
"Shoot him down!"
"Attack together and stop him!"
Li Weiyi's reputation had spread far and wide among the major powers, making him instantly recognizable.
This was inevitable, given his terrifying combat record.
He had faced two True Disciples of the Rice Palace and emerged unscathed.
Now, the first reaction of anyone encountering him was not to challenge him to a duel, but to prepare for a joint attack.
They treated him like they would Sheng Wulian or Si Wuyan.
The greatest respect and reverence for a powerful opponent lay in uniting all available forces to surround and eliminate him.
"Whoosh! Whoosh..."
Three arrows and two Spiritual Artifacts streaked across several miles from different directions, converging on Li Weiyi.
Each arrow was fired from a Thousand-Inscriptions Spirit Bow, unleashing devastating power.
Li Weiyi couldn't ignore the threat.
He activated the Clear Void Cicada Chase Step, his figure shifting and dodging each attack with practiced ease.
Thunderous booms echoed around him as the arrows and Spiritual Artifacts shattered the Mirage.
This brief delay allowed two figures to close in on Immortal Herb ahead of Li Weiyi.
Clad in spiritual artifact Daoist robes of the Calamity Crossing Temple, they were two Chief Disciples of the Ninth Heaven.
One moved to seize the Immortal Herb.
One of the figures raised his Battle Sword overhead, his Spiritual Qi transforming into a surging river within his body.
From the blade, thousands of sword-shaped scriptures erupted, hurtling toward the Red Silk unleashed by Li Weiyi from two miles away.
With a single strike, the sword unleashed a tidal wave of blades, creating a spectacle of thousands of swords flying in unison.
"Boom!"
The Red Silk shattered all the sword-shaped scriptures and collided with the Battle Sword.
The Calamity Crossing Temple Chief Disciple felt the seemingly weightless Red Silk strike him with the force of a mountain.
He was blasted backward, his arms screaming in agony.
"I can't hold it!" he roared, "It's coming!"
Li Weiyi instantly closed the two-mile distance, soaring over the Chief Disciple's head and striking Cai Wuxiu with a finger strike from afar - the Cihang Enlightenment.
The condensed finger energy shot forth with a whistling sound.
The Calamity Crossing Temple Chief Disciple, who was only a step away from the Immortal Realm, writhed in agony. Unwilling to directly confront Li Weiyi's finger strike, he reluctantly abandoned Cai Wuxiu and dodged sideways.
"Whoosh!"
The finger energy pierced through the Mirage, sending a massive wave crashing across the sea below.
Li Weiyi used the Red Silk to entangle Immortal Herb.
From the depths of the water, a cyan beam as thick as a bucket shot forth with overwhelming, domineering power.
The massive head of the Three-Eyed Chi Jiao rose from the water a hundred zhang away, a beam of light erupting from its third eye.
As the second strongest warrior under Prince Mingjiao, the Chi Jiao had awakened the bloodline of its Ancient Immortal Giant Beast ancestors.
The third eye on its forehead was its Innate Dao Technique.
At the Moon Dragon Island Sea Market, it had joined Bai Yeqing in attacking Li Weiyi and Yaoyin.
Li Weiyi wielded the Red Silk in one hand and unleashed a Buddhist Dao Imprint with the other, forcefully intercepting the water bucket-thick beam of light.
The impact sent him hurtling backward.
Seizing the rare opportunity, the two Chief Disciples of Calamity Crossing Temple charged forward from left and right.
Their coordination was seamless: one thrust his sword toward Li Weiyi's heart, while the other unleashed a grappling technique to seize Immortal Herb from the Red Silk.
Facing three formidable opponents simultaneously, each a peerless expert, Li Weiyi remained calm.
He executed the Yellow Dragon Ascending to Heaven Technique, using the Red Silk to drag Immortal Herb skyward, simultaneously dispelling the Chi Jiao's attack and the sword aimed at his heart.
In the next instant, he dove downward, unleashing the Purple Heaven Thunder Seal.
Thunder and lightning engulfed the area below as tens of thousands of scripture seals crashed into the sea.
The two Chief Disciples of Calamity Crossing Temple paled, raising their Spiritual Artifacts to defend themselves.
But the Purple Heaven Thunder Seal shattered their defenses.
Severely wounded, they abandoned Immortal Herb and fled into the distance.
The Three-Eyed Chi Jiao spat out its dual-colored azure and black Wind-Thunder Banner, blocking most of the Purple Heaven Thunder Seal's power.
It roared, "Give me a petal, and I'll let you leave. Otherwise, when the others arrive, it's anyone's guess whose hands you'll fall into."
Li Weiyi remained silent, a three-colored Psychic Power armor materializing around him as he plunged into the sea of thunder and lightning.
Combining Martial-Mystic Prowess with Psychic Power, he unleashed a palm strike that sent the Chi Jiao's massive body flying.
"Clang!"
The Yellow Dragon Sword shot from his Wind Mansion into his hand, unleashing a river of sword qi.
"Pfft!"
A cloud of blood mist erupted beneath the Chi Jiao's scales as the sword qi struck a vital point, eliciting an earth-shattering roar of agony.
The Chi Jiao's scales were exceptionally tough, inscribed with scriptures that made them impervious to ordinary sword qi. This was precisely why it desperately sought to cultivate the Immortal Body - no matter how hard its scales were, they couldn't withstand internal shockwaves.
Demonic beasts valued physical body cultivation far more than human Martial-Mystic Cultivators.
Li Weiyi desperately wanted to kill the Chi Jiao. Only by eliminating it could he deter future attackers from targeting him and Yaoyin, forcing them to consider the consequences.
If attackers faced no repercussions, their audacity would only grow.
"Whoosh!"
A brilliant blade of light descended from above, its momentum locking onto Li Weiyi completely.
The attacker's strike was unwavering.
The Spiritual Artifact war blade unleashed tremendous power, cleaving through the Mirage and generating swirling vortexes of Qi.
Li Weiyi had sensed the attack coming.
He swung his sword upward, its dragon's roar echoing for dozens of miles, so piercing it could rupture the eardrums of some Martial-Mystic Cultivators.
His attacker was Ye Cang of the Zongsheng Academy.
Ye Cang's figure materialized from invisibility, his eyes burning with murderous intent.
Their blades clashed, sending Ye Cang staggering backward. Blood streamed from the split web between his thumb and forefinger.
He was utterly shocked by the sheer force of Li Weiyi's strike.
Ye Cang quickly realized the truth: Li Weiyi had combined Martial-Mystic Powers with Psychic Power.
His Martial-Mystic Path alone couldn't account for such overwhelming strength.
"You're Liu Fengshu, the one who killed Huoxin?" he exclaimed in disbelief.
Li Weiyi's tri-colored Psychic Power armor shimmered, revealing his Psychic Power aura.
Unconcerned, he sheathed Immortal Herb into his Wind Mansion and prepared to leave immediately.
More powerful cultivators were converging on Mirage Dragon City.
Staying would inevitably lead to being surrounded and overwhelmed.
Ye Cang shouted to the Three-Eyed Chi Jiao, "Neither of us can defeat him alone, but together, we can crush him! Unleash your full power and kill Li Weiyi - the rewards will be immense!"
Even with the Three-Eyed Chi Jiao's assistance, Ye Cang lacked confidence in killing Li Weiyi.
However, the Zongsheng Academy's other three top experts were already on their way. If they could stall until their arrival, even if Li Weiyi possessed three heads and six arms, he would surely die here today.
"Boom!"
Li Weiyi found himself besieged, wielding a sword in one hand and a silk sash in the other, locked in fierce combat with the immensely powerful Three-Eyed Chi Jiao and the lightning-fast Ye Cang.
The Wind-Thunder Banner clashed violently with the Purple Heaven Thunder Seal, while the Yellow Dragon Sword and the war blade clashed in a flurry of strikes.
Li Weiyi wasn't trying to escape; the battlefield was already surrounded by six or seven top-tier experts, including peak Ninth Heaven cultivators and Ninth Heaven Chiefs.
They dared not join the high-level battle directly, but they were bold enough to fire arrows from the perimeter, preventing Li Weiyi's retreat.
"Bang!"
Ye Cang staggered backward, a half-foot-long horizontal sword wound gashing his abdomen, blood gushing forth as the blade pierced his internal organs.
"Aow..."
The Purple Heaven Thunder Seal struck the Three-Eyed Chi Jiao's head, crushing its scales and distorting its skull.
Half of its body was charred black.
Had it not been for its protective treasures that dispelled most of the attack's force, the Chi Jiao would have died instantly, its head reduced to a bloody pulp.
Seizing this opportunity, Li Weiyi unleashed a Heavenly Sword Talisman forged from Transcendent bone, which erupted from the space between his eyebrows.
The sword's radiance tore through half of Mirage Dragon City in an instant, piercing Ye Cang's abdomen before obliterating the Three-Eyed Chi Jiao's body.
Of course, Li Weiyi had crafted more than just one Heavenly Sword Talisman.
Had he truly possessed only one, he would never have revealed it to Princess Dengfeng.
However, the Heavenly Sword Talisman's power was equivalent to a single strike from a First Realm Immortal Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator.
To achieve a guaranteed kill, it had to be deployed at the critical moment.
After all, even a First Realm Immortal Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator would struggle to casually slay experts of Ye Cang and the Three-Eyed Chi Jiao's caliber.
Ye Cang remained frozen in his sword-wielding stance, his abdomen now a gaping void, pierced clean through.
His Ancestral Field had been shattered, leaving behind a mangled mess of flesh and blood.
In his final moments, he let out a mournful roar, tears streaming down his face.
He possessed a life-saving trump card, but the situation had unfolded too rapidly for him to deploy it.
He perished in bitter resentment.
Ye Cang's body folded in half at the waist with a wet thud, plunging into the sea and staining the water crimson.
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END OF CHAPTER
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