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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 2: [Jiuli Insect Valley]
Chapter 37 (64): [The Shao Yang Star]
(37th of Volume 2)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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This primeval, dense jungle - towering ancient trees, gnarled vines, tangled shrubs and wild grasses, even the thick layer of fallen leaves beneath Li Weiyi - was being gradually torn apart and smeared away like a painting, vanishing into the blood-red mist.
The ground beneath him was now bare, leaving only a vast expanse of reddish-brown earth.
The soil wasn't hard or dry; it resembled the seabed of a dried-up ocean, stained blood-red by blood that had soaked into it for millennia.
...
Li Weiyi sat cross-legged, eyes closed, meditating deeply, unaware of the changes occurring outside.
When Senior Spirit Tablet taught the Spiritual Path Meditation Technique, he explained it this way:
"Light can penetrate even the most indestructible metal, boil the seas, and burn the heavens. It illuminates the universe. It is the most wondrous thing in the world, the source of all energy, and the fundamental basis for the birth of consciousness."
"Psychic (Telekinesis) Power is cultivated from Soul Consciousness, a path entirely distinct from the spiritual power cultivated through physical training."
"Soul Consciousness is a mutated form of light particles."
"Cultivating Psychic (Telekinesis) Power involves absorbing light particles from the universe and transforming them into spiritual light particles within the body. When enough spiritual light particles are accumulate, they coalesce into a ball of spiritual fire, which then breaks through the Third Eye Spirit Realm located at the Yintang Acupoint."
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Li Weiyi understood the grandeur and mystery of light in the natural world. Like all energy on Earth, its ultimate source was almost entirely the sun.
That colossal star suspended in the void was arguably the most awe-inspiring sight visible from Earth, wielding a domineering energy that surpassed all gods. Yet because it was always there, it had become commonplace, merely a patch of light in the sky.
The meditation technique Senior Spirit Tablet had taught was called the "One Blade Grass Meditation Technique."
Imagine yourself as a tiny plant, constantly absorbing light particles.
Li Weiyi desperately wanted to picture himself as a blade of grass, but the magnificent sight of the Fusang Divine Tree he had seen from the Bronze Ship kept intruding into his mind.
So, he decided to follow his instincts.
He imagined himself as two Fusang Divine Trees, capable of drawing all the light particles between heaven and earth into his body to forge his own Golden Crow or sun.
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Under the scorching sun, Xue Zheng stood atop a hill in the Mang Mountain Range, brandishing his long blade.
He had followed Li Weiyi's escape trail all the way here.
Misled by the scent of Yang Yun's blood, he had indeed taken a detour. After backtracking, he finally discovered Li Weiyi's true escape route on the opposite bank of the Sui River, wasting considerable time.
By the time he reached this point, it was already noon.
In his field of vision, towering mountains pierced the sky, vast forests stretched between the peaks, and clouds billowed like steam.
Numerous massive Strange Birds soared through the clouds in flocks.
Deafening roars from unknown beasts echoed from deep within the mountains, instilling a sense of awe that discouraged any reckless actions.
Legends of the Mangshan Mountain Range's supernatural phenomena, dangers, and bizarre occurrences were countless. Even Xue Zheng, a man of unwavering resolve and self-confidence, felt immense pressure as he ventured deeper into the mountains.
Dozens of miles away, a large area suddenly darkened.
Despite the clear sky above and no mountains to block the sun, how could such a strange phenomenon occur?
"Whoosh!"
Murong Xiao caught up, retracting her black wings and landing beside Xue Zheng. The quiver on her back was already refilled with arrows: "Changlin Gang Leader Xu Changlin has personally delivered Yang Yun to Jiu Li City to claim credit. Vice Gang Leader Tang Yan will arrive here within fifteen minutes at most."
Xue Zheng spoke with a metallic clang: "Li Weiyi is severely wounded and can't have gone far. We must find him before his injuries heals, or killing him will become an extremely troublesome task."
Murong Xiao knew Xue Zheng, the fourth-ranked member of Seven Springs Hall, was formidable. Known as the "Invincible Swordsman," he had never been defeated.
Though three older men ranked above him, even they couldn't break through his Silver Half-Immortal Physique's defenses.
However, their achievements were more dazzling, and they had lived longer, hence their rankings were higher.
Xue Zheng was far younger than them. The reason he hadn't yet reached the Five Seas Realm was because he aimed to become a Nine Springs Supreme.
Though Murong Xiao ranked twenty-first, she knew that in a one-on-one ground battle, Xue Zheng could kill her with a single strike.
She said, "Young Miss Yang has multiplied the reward several times and added the news of Li Weiyi possessing multiple spiritual artifacts to the Murder Warrant. This will undoubtedly cause a major earthquake. I suspect even some Five Seas Realm cultivators might be drawn here. We must hurry!"
"Shhh! Shhh!"
The two followed Li Weiyi's lingering traces, disappearing over the hilltop.
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Countless motes of light from all directions converged on Li Weiyi's Yintang Acupoint, located between his eyebrows.
More and more gathered, coalescing into a larger, brighter point that filled the entire acupoint. A sensation of swelling and pain followed.
"Boom!"
The acupoint vibrated violently.
A tiny space, no larger than a square inch, suddenly tore open in the center of his forehead. Within this miniature world, a rice-grain-sized flame of Spiritual Light floated suspended. Countless spiritual light particles swirled around the flame, merging into it.
"A world born within the forehead... the human body truly is an unfathomable treasure trove."
"I've only just experienced Spiritual Light's sudden illumination, yet I've already accumulated enough spiritual light particles to open the Third Eye Spiritual Realm? Is this rate of absorbing light particles too absurd?"
Li Weiyi remembered that Cai Yutong had spent seven days accumulating spiritual light particles after her own Spiritual Light's sudden illumination before she could open her Third Eye Spiritual Realm.
Even then, it had earned the praise of Senior Spirit Tablet, who repeatedly hailed her as a prodigy on the Spiritual Path.
Though his eyes remained closed, Li Weiyi could clearly see the tiny world beneath his forehead and the flame of Spiritual Light suspended at its center. The walls of this miniature world shimmered with iridescent light, a truly wondrous sight.
This is the first realm of the Spiritual Master's three stages: the Square Inch Flame (Fang Cun Flame).
"Square Inch" refers to the size of the Third Eye (Yin Tang) Spiritual Realm.
"Flame" refers to the size and intensity of the Spiritual Light Flame.
The second and third realms of the Spiritual Master are the Square Inch Blaze (Fang Cun Blaze) and the Square Inch Bright Flame (Fang Cun Bright Flame).
As for Li Ling's Earthly Flame Realm, it belongs to the first realm of the Great Spiritual Master's three Realms: Fang Chi.
The combat power of a Great Spiritual Master corresponds to the Five Seas Realm of Martial-Mystic Cultivators.
Beyond that lies the Spiritual Master's Fang Zhang, corresponding to the Dao Seed Realm of Martial-Mystic Cultivators.
Fang Cun (Square Inch), Fang Chi (Square Foot), Fang Zhang (Ten Foot)...
Mind Master, Great Mind Master, Spiritual Mind Master...
It is said that only upon reaching the level of Spiritual Mind Master does one truly begin Spiritual cultivation and the transformation of Psychic (Telekinesis) Power. The first two realms are merely about cultivating and nurturing the flame.
Li Weiyi opened his eyes and exhaled deeply.
The fatigue, pain, and weakness in his body seemed to have eased considerably.
But the sudden, drastic change in his surroundings startled him.
He glanced around and immediately stood up.
"What is this place?"
Everywhere was shrouded in blood-red mist, wisps like gauze or smoke.
The muddy ground beneath his feet left footprints with each step, and blood seeped into the impressions.
Li Weiyi felt a chill run down his spine. He clearly remembered sitting in a primeval forest before his meditation, with an iron-hard-barked tree just three steps away. The ground was covered in a thick layer of fallen leaves, emitting the musty scent of decaying vegetation.
It couldn't be...
Had he stumbled into something supernatural?
The Mangshan Mountain Range itself was a vast imperial tomb complex, saturated with yin energy. Countless tales of Dead Spirits and other strange occurrences had circulated for generations.
Moreover, on the other side of the mountain range lay the boundless, endless darkness of the Nether Realm of the Dead.
Li Weiyi had specifically researched the Mangshan Mountain Range because he knew the Tomb of the Azure King was located there.
Ironically, the more he learned, the more uneasy he became.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
He quickly retrieved the Evil Camel Bell and removed the Stone Coffin, Spirit Tablet, and Bone Urn from within.
These three beings undoubtedly understood the Mangshan Mountain Range. If he had inadvertently entered a forbidden zone, they might know how to help him escape.
The Blue-and-White Bone Urn, as soon as it touched the blood-soaked earth, seemed to detect something. It began bouncing excitedly, hopping around in the mud!
"How is this possible?"
"How did you do this?"
"How did you do this..."
"Haha, I thought you'd need to reach the Immortal Realm in order to bring us here."
"This is so sudden!"
"Am I dreaming?"
Seeing Master Guan's excitement and familiarity with the place, Li Weiyi finally relaxed.
"Master Guan, stop jumping around. What exactly is this place?"
Senior Spirit Tablet looked puzzled: "You don't know where you are? Then how did you get here?"
Li Weiyi recounted how he had suddenly experienced a flash of inspiration and, in one breath, opened the Third Eye Spiritual Realm.
The other three were no longer surprised by his heaven-defying cultivation talent, but they still fell into a long, frustrated silence.
Senior Stone Coffin spoke first: "It seems that for the master of the Dao Ancestor's Tai Chi Fish to enter the Shaoyang Star, it's not an insurmountable challenge. All one needs is to cultivate Spiritual Light."
Senior Spirit Tablet exclaimed, "This is simply unbelievable!"
"What's there to marvel at? How can we mere mortals fathom a treasure like the Dao Ancestor's Tai Chi Fish? Besides, the fact that he became its master proves he already had some connection to it," Master Guan said.
Listening to their conversation, Li Weiyi fell into thought. He reached for his neck and pulled the Dao Ancestor's Tai Chi Fish from beneath his collar.
The eyes of the two Bronze Yin-Yang Fish were now empty, only the pale green Dao Ancestor's brow bone remained.
The other, a pale red Buddha's Relic, had vanished again, leaving a bean-sized hole in its place.
Li Weiyi couldn't believe it. He tentatively asked, "Are we... standing inside the Buddha's Relic right now? Is the Buddha's Relic what you call the Shaoyang Star?"
Li Weiyi had heard Zhao Meng's detailed explanation: under a microscope, the Buddha's Relic resembled a pale red planet like Mars, with towering mountain ranges, ancient river channels, and a vast, crimson Withered Sea.
The Bronze Ship had once docked on the shores of that sea.
Senior Spirit Tablet confirmed, "The Shaoyang Star is indeed that fish eye! The blood-soaked ground beneath our feet is likely a fragment of that star. We know this because, a thousand years ago, all of the Cultivators gathered on this very planet before the great battle. Its mysteries - or rather, the mysteries of the Dao Ancestor's Tai Chi Fish - far surpass your imagination."
Senior Stone Coffin suggested, "Try walking forward and see if you can break through the blood mist."
If they were truly standing inside a bean-sized Buddha's Relic, it was an utterly mind-boggling concept.
Li Weiyi forced himself to calm down.
He took seven steps forward, reaching the edge of the blood mist, and reached out to touch it.
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END OF CHAPTER
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