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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 2: [Jiuli Insect Valley]
Chapter 90 (118): [Li Ling's Overwhelming Presence]
(90th of Volume 2)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Li Weiyi had clashed with several Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators and had a clear understanding of the quality and level of their spiritual Qi. Privately assessing his own strength, he realized that when simultaneously mobilizing his internal spiritual Qi and Immortal Haze, his level was no less than theirs.
Though not yet in the Five Seas Realm, he was now virtually indistinguishable from those who were.
Of course, the five stages within the Five Seas Realm varied drastically.
The first stage involved opening the first Qi Sea and cultivating Battle Technique Intent.
The second stage involved opening the second Qi Sea, typically several times larger than the first. The spiritual Qi of a second-stage Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator was several times more potent than that of a first-stage Martial-Mystic Cultivator, allowing them to condense their Qi into tangible attacks.
For example, Wang Daozhen could spit out flying swords that could travel ten or even twenty meters to strike down enemies.
In the Third Realm, Martial-Mystic Cultivators not only opened a vast third Qi Sea, but their spiritual Qi also underwent a fundamental transformation.
The most significant change was the manifestation of Battle Technique Intent in this stage, elevating the Martial-Mystic Cultivator's combat prowess to a whole new level.
Cang Li's "White Tiger Intent" and the Dragon Sect Inheritor's "Dragon Intent" were both examples of this manifestation.
Yao Qian's "Thirty Li Snow" was also a form of Battle Technique Intent.
However, upon reaching the Dao Seed Realm, Battle Technique Intent evolved into the "Dao Heart Manifestation," serving as the bridge and medium through which a Martial-Mystic Cultivator's Dao Heart connected with the external world.
In the fourth stage, a Martial-Mystic Cultivator's fourth Qi Sea became the primary sea, surpassing the combined size of the previous three Qi Seas by more than tenfold.
In short, each realm of the Five Seas Realm brought about earth-shattering changes.
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Li Weiyi simultaneously channeled Immortal Haze and spiritual Qi to activate the black Nightwalker's Garment. His body instantly vanished, becoming invisible even to Yaoyin and Yin Ershi Wu, who couldn't sense his presence at all.
This was the true marvel of a High-Grade Spiritual Artifact!
It was like gaining another sinister ability.
But he wondered how close he could approach a Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivators undetected.
"Whoosh!"
Stepping through the Qi Barrier ahead, the familiar and intense sensation of weightlessness washed over him, much like Zhuiwei.
Before him, the Immortal Haze shone blindingly bright, obscuring everything from view.
When Li Weiyi finally regained his footing, he found himself in a world utterly unlike the one he had left behind.
The cracked, scorching red earth of Burial Immortal Town was gone. Instead, an endless expanse of dark green grassland stretched before him, undulating with hills and dotted with solitary black trees.
The grass, over a foot tall, reached his knees. It wasn't tender or brittle, but rather stained a deep, inky black.
The trees were enormous, dwarfing even the hills, which looked like mere mounds of earth at their bases. Their trunks were as black as charcoal.
The ground was black earth, and the sky a hazy yellow.
In midair, Immortal Haze swirled like a misty veil. The pillar of light from Burial Immortal Town appeared on the distant horizon, faintly visible at the edge of the world.
"This is too strange. What exactly is this place? Masters, have you ever been here before?"
Li Weiyi held his breath, trying to contain his shock.
He glanced back.
The Qi Barrier was still there. As long as he crossed it, he should be able to return.
Spirit Tablet Master's voice echoed: "Burial Immortal Town existed even in our time. It was quite lively back then, with people living there. Because it was near the Domain of the Dead Spirits Mist and on the path to the Blood Sea Coffin Dock, the Jiu Li Clan had frequent contact with them. Some even married into the town. We never imagined that this town held such hidden depths, concealing a world-shattering secret."
Master Coffin's voice followed: "When I was young, I followed my elders on Blood Sea Coffin Retrieval missions. I heard some legends about Burial Immortal Town. They joked that a true Immortal was buried nearby, and the town's people were descendants of the tomb guardians."
"They say Burial Immortal Town's history predates even the Jiu Li Clan, and the Jiu Li Gods themselves hold it in utmost reverence. In the ancient era, an Immortal fell from the sky, bathing the world in a radiant glow that took thousands of years to dissipate."
"Perhaps the radiant glow they speak of is the Immortal Haze before us."
Li Weiyi was listening intently when a thunderous roar echoed in the distance, shaking the ground.
Dust billowed from a distant hill several miles away.
"Stop! Leave the Spring Water behind!" a furious shout rang out from behind the hill.
A Human Martial-Mystic cultivator at the first stage of the Five Seas Realm, riding a cloud of spiritual Qi, was fleeing at top speed.
Chasing him were an Ape Demon and a Lynx Demon.
The Lynx Demon, resembling a giant cat of the size of a cheetah, was shrouded in thick Demon aura like a swirling cloud. It sprinted after the fleeing Martial-Mystic cultivator with incredible speed.
The Ape Demon, towering seven or eight meters tall and wielding a warhammer, charged from another direction. It leaped down from the hill and slammed its hammer onto the fleeing Martial-Mystic cultivator.
"Puff!"
The Human Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator instantly turned into a bloody pulp.
The Ape Demon rummaged through the bloody mud and shattered bones, finally finding a spiritual artifact bottle the size of a snow pear. Its lantern-sized eyes immediately flared with intense, burning light.
The Lynx Demon joined Yuan Sheng, leaping nimbly onto its shoulder.
"Yuan Sheng, what treasure have you seized?" a thunderous voice boomed from the top of another hill.
Li Weiyi quickly looked over.
A second Ape Demon appeared, also seven or eight meters tall, covered in long black fur. Thick iron chains, as thick as a human arm, coiled around its neck and waist. At the end of each chain hung a meteor hammer weighing several thousand catties.
This was Yuan Qi, another Demon Cultivator from Heavenly Cliff Ridge, like Yuan Sheng.
Yuan Sheng laughed heartily: "Just a bottle of Golden Spring!"
"Just a bottle?"
Yuan Qi said, "Don't think I don't know. That treasure bottle was forged from a Martial-Mystic Cultivator's Innate World. Though it looks palm-sized, its internal space likely holds one or two cubic meters. That much Golden Spring, if you give it to Lord Wuxin Golden Ape, you could fetch a High-Grade Spiritual Artifact! He has been pushing himself to the limit in body cultivation to compete for the title of Southern Territory's top young cultivator. He wants as much Golden Spring as he can get."
Yuan Sheng said, "The bottle is indeed large, but how could a mere Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator, at the first stage, possibly have collected one or two cubic meters? Why are you still guarding this place? The rare medicines in this Immortal Realm space are almost completely harvested!"
"Lord Wuxin Golden Ape has ordered that we take Sima Qin's head and bring it back to serve as his wine companion. That brat killed the Dharma Dao Fire Ape first, then the Sixth-Generation Grandson. They say the First Commander is furious," Yuan Qi said.
"Heh heh!"
A melodious, silver-bell-like laugh echoed from afar.
A slender figure in red robes, holding a bronze lamp emitting a ghostly blue glow, walked along the trickling stream between the hills. Her long hair flowed freely, framing her delicate, crystal-clear skin. Barefoot, she moved with a flowing Blue Mist Light Trace around her, each step covering dozens of meters.
Soon, she reached the summit of the hill between the two apes, her body weightless as she stepped on the grass tips, supported by the blue mist.
"Li Ling?"
Li Weiyi recognized the woman before him as Li Ling, but her aura had undergone a profound transformation.
When he first met her, she was haughty, cold, and reserved. Later, during their journey to the Blood Sea Coffin Dock, she had been playful and charming, fond of acting and putting on airs. When she deliberately approached Li Weiyi, she had been meticulous and gentle, her demeanor impeccable.
Now, seeing her again, Li Ling still had her melodious laugh and playful, youthful appearance. Yet the aura of a true powerhouse and the mysterious energy field surrounding her were impossible to conceal.
Her eyes held a cold indifference, regarding all living beings as mere ants.
Li Ling, her charm unparalleled, spoke in a calm, unhurried tone: "With your strength, you think you can kill him? Heavenly Cliff Ridge has already sealed your doom."
"Is Cang Li's sister is this arrogant?"
"Be careful. To break through to this point, this girl is definitely no simple matter."
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After exchanging glances, Yuan Sheng, Yuan Qi, and the Lynx Demon circulated their spiritual Qi, their bodies enveloped in demonic aura as they launched a coordinated attacks on Li Ling.
Yuan Sheng and Yuan Qi, with their massive frames, shook the earth with each step, though their speed lagged slightly behind the Lynx Demon's.
The Lynx Demon leaped high, its razor-sharp claws slashing across several dozen feet, leaving behind three trails of air-splitting claw marks that shimmered with deadly brilliance.
Many Demon Cultivators collect various refining materials to forge into their teeth and claws, transforming them into spiritual artifacts. The three claw marks it unleashed were as powerful as a spiritual artifact's attack.
"Whoosh!"
A cloud of blue flames erupted from Li Ling's body, rapidly expanding outward from her center.
The flames neutralized the claw marks, sending the Lynx Demon flying backward while simultaneously engulfing the entire hill in flames.
Flames soared skyward, radiating heat in all directions.
Chains shot out from Yuan Qi's body, each carrying a Thousand Catty meteor hammer that pierced through the flames and hurtled toward Li Ling. But Li Ling's movements were lightning-fast and utterly unpredictable.
With a flick of her toes, she stepped onto the chains and charged toward Yuan Qi.
Yuan Qi was stunned. He immediately spewed out spiritual Qi, condensing it into several flying blades that shot toward Li Ling.
"Pfft!"
Li Ling's eyes turned cold. A dense rain of Spirit Light arrows erupted from her brow, shattering the spiritual Qi flying blades and leaving dozens of bloody holes in Yuan Qi's body.
"Damn it! Her Psychic Power has reached the Heavenly Fire Realm! Her combat strength rivals a Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator in the Third Realm!"
Yuan Sheng never expected a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl to possess such terrifying Psychic Power. Ignoring Yuan Qi's fate, he turned and fled.
"Stop hiding! One for each of us!"
With that, Li Ling, barefoot, moved across the grass blades like the wind, chasing after the Lynx Demon.
Li Weiyi stroked his chin.
Could it be that the High-Grade Spiritual Artifact, the Nightwalker's Garment, was unreliable?
He was at least two or three miles away, yet she had still detected him.
Or did Li Ling possess some unique ability to sense his location?
While Li Ling was strange, she must be hiding a great secret. However, Li Weiyi wasn't overly intimidated. How could anything be stranger than his Guardian Wife?
Without hesitation, he poured all his spiritual Qi into the Nightwalker's Garment and sprinted after Yuan Sheng, who was carrying a warhammer on his shoulder.
Li Weiyi was intrigued by the Golden Spring Yuan Sheng had mentioned earlier. He wondered if it was the same as the Golden Spring of the Hidden Sect, which could help refine the Golden Vein Meridian.
'There's still a hidden expert?'
Yuan Sheng, a second-stage Five Seas Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator, sensed the approaching invisible figure. The figure's speed surpassed even his own.
He could only hear the wind whistling past, but couldn't see the person.
"Stop! Leave the spring water!"
Li Weiyi drew a spiritual artifact bow and arrow to full draw and fired.
The arrow left a trail of lightning that stretched for several meters, narrowly missing Yuan Sheng's shoulder. With a thunderous boom, earth and mud erupted, leaving a one-meter-wide crater in the ground ahead.
"Boom!"
A second arrow followed immediately. Yuan Sheng had no time to dodge. He turned and smashed it with his warhammer, shattering it mid-air.
The distance between them closed.
"Swish! Swish..."
Li Weiyi threw out the Mid-Grade Spiritual Artifact, the Iron Book. Under the cover of spiritual Qi, thirty-five pages of the book whirled around him, emitting a piercing whistling sound.
Within a ten-meter radius, the area transformed into a field of attack.
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END OF CHAPTER
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