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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 33 (288): [Breakthrough - Two-Star Psychic (Spiritual) Master]
(33rd of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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The Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace covered hundreds of acres, with over fifty buildings of various types, including pavilions, terraces, towers, and halls. Some areas were off-limits to Li Weiyi.
These restricted zones were shrouded in formations, their ancient structures shrouded in a hazy, mysterious aura.
Li Weiyi had once used his Heavenly Eye to peer into the depths of one of the large formations.
Inside, he saw a black pagoda, over twenty stories tall, surrounded by a desolate courtyard. The walls were crumbling, and not a blade of grass grew. Through the pagoda's first-floor entrance, he saw a seated skeleton bound by chains.
Though the skeleton had been dead for countless ages, it sent a chill down Li Weiyi's spine, filling him with dread.
With his current cultivation and knowledge, he should have remained unfazed by ordinary skeletons.
The fact that he felt such fear meant the danger was real.
After several days of cleaning and clearing, Li Weiyi finally understood.
The hip-roofed jade palaces across the Blood Lake and several other areas shrouded in formations were most likely relics of the Ancient Bhagavata Sect.
Some areas were sacred and magnificent, every brick and tile crafted from precious materials. Others were eerie and dangerous, sealed by Formations. The remaining structures were likely built by the Twin Rice Sect centuries ago.
After finishing his cleaning duties, Li Weiyi approached Yao Qingxuan's meditation chamber. He stood outside the curtain, hesitant to enter. Inside was an Immortal Realm Great Power, whose slightest movement could stir up a storm across an entire province.
"Senior Yao, I've completed the task you assigned! From now on, please leave the cleaning of the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace to me."
Yao Qingxuan faced the stream, her back to the curtain, her voice calm and distant.
"Judging by your actions at the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, I know you're a person of both strength and flexibility. You have an unwavering resolve, fighting for what you believe in. Yet you're also capable of letting go, retreating, and concealing your true abilities. Now that you're at the Divine Sect's headquarters, if you can suppress your inner strength and compromise more, you might have a chance to survive."
"I fear I won't be able to kneel."
Li Weiyi stood straight, his expression solemn.
"Is the Hall Master of the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall trying to recruit me?"
"As long as you have value and that value can be used, you have a chance to survive. If you can't be used, you'll be eliminated," Yao Qingxuan continued, "For now, Hall Master An is merely interested in you. Whether he chooses to eliminate you or use you depends entirely on your own actions!"
Li Weiyi pondered for a moment: "Isn't it about more than just value? Trust is the most crucial factor. The Hall Master of the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall will never trust me."
"Trust has its uses, and distrust has its own. The manifestation of value isn't limited to cultivation talent alone. Think about it carefully!" Yao Qingxuan said.
Li Weiyi pressed, "This is a matter of life and death, Senior Yao. Could you please elaborate?"
"Whoosh!"
A gust of wind, tinged with a faint fragrance, swept through the curtains. Li Weiyi felt his body grow light and dizzy, his vision blurring.
In the next moment, he crashed to the ground beside the Blood Lake with a loud thump.
He was now separated from Yao Qingxuan's meditation spot by numerous buildings and courtyard gates.
Li Weiyi flipped over and sat up, stretching his arms without a trace of resentment.
Yao Qingxuan seemed aloof and cold as an iceberg, yet her earlier words had been surprisingly sincere, a genuine attempt to guide him.
"Yaoyin's mother is ruthless toward other Martial-Mystic Cultivators, capable of killing a multitude in a single strike. Yet she seems rather lenient toward me."
"It seems doing good deeds and accumulating merit is the right path. That's the fundamental way to change one's fate and destiny. If I hadn't saved Yaoyin and helped her so much, my situation today would undoubtedly be vastly different."
Li Weiyi recalled how he had taken the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragment from the lampshade earlier.
Such a treasure, and Yao Qingxuan hadn't even pressed him about it.
If it weren't for Yaoyin's sake, why would she have let it go so easily?
As this thought crossed his mind...
"Very well. Since I have the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone in hand, I'll push my Psychic (Spiritual) Power cultivation realm further. Every bit of strength I gain is a bargaining chip."
Li Weiyi took out the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragment, closed his eyes in meditation to adjust his state, and then pressed it against his forehead.
"Whoosh!"
Spatial ripples surged outward.
A Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragment appeared at the center of the Spirit Realm.
Over the past few days, Li Weiyi hadn't just been cleaning the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace; he'd also been refining Star Spiritual Pills to strengthen his Spiritual Power (Nianli) Star.
The Spiritual Power (Nianli) Star in the Spirit Realm had grown to its limit, qualifying him to attempt a breakthrough to become a Two-Star Psychic (Spiritual) Master.
"Whoosh!"
Psychic (Spiritual) Light surged from Li Weiyi, condensing into two radiant shadows of Divine Mulberry trees that rose from the edge of the Blood Lake.
They bloomed with dazzling brilliance, sparkling with crystalline points, continuously absorbing light from the entire Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace.
Everywhere except the area shrouded by the two Divine Mulberry trees plunged into darkness, where one couldn't see their own fingers.
Even the energy of the light veils formed by the formations was absorbed, causing them to rapidly dim.
Logically, entering the Blood Mud Space and venturing beneath the true Fusang Divine Tree would have greatly increased his chances of a successful breakthrough.
However, living under the same roof as Yao Qingxuan, with her terrifying cultivation, Li Weiyi dared not risk it.
The Fusang Divine Tree's shadow, like a living entity, grew stronger with each of Li Weiyi's breaths, its ability to devour light intensifying.
Gradually...
Darkness spread beyond the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace, absorbing the radiance of an even wider area.
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Four days later.
Yao Qingxuan and a woman in a white lay Buddhist robe stood in the jade palace with blue-tiled roofs on the opposite shore of the Blood Lake. Through the window, the two women gazed at the growing shadows of the two Fusang Divine Trees by the lake. Even with their cultivation, their hearts couldn't help but stir with waves of emotion.
At this moment, the two Fusang trees had grown to over ten meters tall, leaning against each other to create a bright, rain-like area of light.
Within this luminous zone, the Flame Lotuses in the lake were clearly thriving much better than those in the dark region.
Their petals resembled glazed glass, brimming with Life Qi, as if they had aged several years in a matter of days.
Li Weiyi sat in meditation beneath the shadows of the two Fusang trees. Though a Mortal, he possessed an ethereal aura that even a Pure Immortal Physique couldn't match - a mysterious, otherworldly quality like an Immortal Spirit dwelling in the mortal realm, concealing a universe within.
Yao Qingxuan leaned against the window, her jade-like skin and Daoist bones making her look like an Immortal Maiden from a painting.
The White-Robed Buddhist appeared as an ordinary Mortal, with an unremarkable face that lacked Yao Qingxuan's flawless skin and peerless beauty. Yet her entire being exuded a serene, comforting aura, harmonizing with all things in the world and never imposing any sense of authority or pressure.
She was An Xianjing, the Hall Master of the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall.
She was also one of the two Bodhisattvas of Coffin Mountain, an Immortal Realm Great Power who had lived for three hundred and sixty years, making her one of the most formidable figures below the Transcendents.
An Xianjing's slender fingers, adorned with long, elegant nails, gently twirled her red prayer beads as she smiled.
"With the two sangs supporting each other, Life Qi flourishes, and the Psychic (Spiritual) Power around him gradually coalesces into Golden Crow Flame. It seems his Spirit Light's Radiance truly is the legendary Fusang Divine Tree. Truly remarkable. His Martial-Mystic Path is already astonishing, and his Psychic (Spiritual) Power is equally awe-inspiring. If he were to pursue Alchemy or Artifact Refinement, he would undoubtedly achieve great success."
Yao Qingxuan's gaze remained detached, her features as immobile as an ice sculpture.
"Li Songgu must have stumbled upon this seedling somewhere. His luck is truly exceptional."
An Xianjing withdrew her gaze and suddenly said, "Tang Wanzhou may have already arrived at the Main Hall or be searching nearby."
"She hasn't left?" Yao Qingxuan asked.
"No."
The White-Robed Women shook her head gently, "It seems now that her defeat at the Starlight Fire Altar was merely a feint. Leading a large group of experts into the fray was just a ploy to provoke us into action. Her true goal was to find a path to the Main Hall. Truly a person of unparalleled cunning and daring, with a mind that reaches the heavens."
"If she dares to infiltrate the Main Hall, she'll never return," Yao Qingxuan declared.
"Leave this matter to the Heavenly Principles (Tianli) Hall. If Tang Wanzhou has truly slipped in, it's their failure to guard properly."
The White-Robed monk gazed across the Blood Lake at the figure meditating beneath the radiant shadows of the two Fusang Divine Trees.
"He's broken through! Go to the Heavenly Principles (Tianli) Hall and handle this. I want to speak with him alone. This young man's extraordinary talent is truly rare. It would be a pity to simply kill him."
"If Tang Wanzhou has truly found her way to the Main Hall, it's my oversight. The Heavenly Principles (Tianli) Hall and the Wither-Flourish (Kurong) Hall will undoubtedly seize this opportunity to seize control of the Southern Territory. This matter could escalate into a major crisis. I'll personally investigate."
Yao Qingxuan transformed into a wisp of white mist and vanished from the window.
With the help of the Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragment, Li Weiyi condensed his second Spiritual Power (Nianli) Star.
The two Spiritual Power (Nianli) Stars, rotating around each other at the center of the Spirit Realm, formed a binary system, creating a swirling vortex of Psychic (Spiritual) Power shrouded in misty light.
The Spiritual Power (Nianli) Stars had grown several times larger, no longer just the size of green beans. They shone even brighter, resembling two golden pills.
Li Weiyi's heart surged with excitement. With his current Psychic (Spiritual) Power cultivation, the Time Cocoon formed by activating the pale cyan fish eye of the Dao Ancestor's Tai Chi Fish would undoubtedly last much longer, easily supporting prolonged Martial-Mystic Path cultivation.
The Seventh Sea was now within reach.
"As a Two-Star Psychic (Spiritual) Master, my combat strength should be comparable to an ordinary Martial-Mystic Cultivator at the Second Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm, right?"
Li Weiyi pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "I haven't yet cultivated Talisman Techniques, Formations, or Psychic Techniques for offensive purposes. Without Insect Control and relying solely on Psychic (Spiritual) Power, I probably can't stand up to a Martial-Mystic Cultivator at the Second Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm."
A clear, melodious voice rang out from a few yards away: "Not necessarily! Powerful Spiritual Masters are like Inheritors in the Martial-Mystic Path - their combat strength at the same level far surpasses that of ordinary cultivators. Your Psychic (Spiritual) Power can condense into Golden Crow Flame... Well, it's only the thinnest, lowest-grade Golden Crow Flame, but its offensive power is still comparable to a first-level Fire Law Dao Technique."
"Relying solely on your Psychic (Spiritual) Power, you're already at an intermediate level within the Second Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm."
Li Weiyi never expected a stranger to break into the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace.
Moreover, this intruder had approached silently, clearly possessing formidable cultivation.
But it was the voice that truly caught his attention...
He turned to the White-Robed Monk standing nearby, quickly rose to his feet, and said uncertainly, "It's you... No, it's not you..."
Li Weiyi shook his head, then his gaze fell on the red prayer beads in the White-Robed Monk's hand and he studied her tall figure.
The White-Robed Monk he had met outside Jiu Li City, who had been leading a large group of Ren Dao children, had left a deep impression on Li Weiyi. Her melodious voice, in particular, had remained etched in his memory - a unique and unforgettable charm.
The White-Robed Monk standing before him now bore a striking resemblance in attire, figure, and voice.
Yet their faces were completely different.
An Xianjing placed her left hand over her chest and bowed: "Amitabha! Over a year ago, you promised to treat me to noodles next time, and to make sure I had plenty."
"It really is you?"
Li Weiyi was astonished, scrutinizing her from head to toe in utter disbelief.
He chuckled, "So you're also a member of the Twin Rice Sect... No wonder... It seems your cultivation is quite advanced. Not just anyone can enter the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace."
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