The Primordial Law

Chapter 216 Yang Qingxi is dead

Master Guan said, "Listen to your Master Guan. He has more authority on martial arts. You've already progressed too quickly in the first three seas; you can't afford to destroy your foundation."

"With your cultivation of the Fourth Sea to perfection, your combat power is enough to fight on par with pure immortal bodies like Yang Qingxi and Chen Wenwu who are at the Seventh Sea. If you add the seven Phoenix Winged Moth Queens, you can also contend with weaker inheritors."

"With such combat power and cultivation speed, as long as the people of Du'e Temple aren't blind, they all know that you are the most terrifying hidden dragon."

"If you were to truly reach the level of Dragon Palace and Lu Cangsheng during the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, it would actually be extremely dangerous. Countless eyes are watching Peach and Plum Mountain right now. Didn't Jiang Ning say that even the immortals from Lingxiao Palace have come?"

"As for the Longevity Pill, with Cang Li and Yin Jiu's strength, obtaining one shouldn't be difficult. You must not take all the responsibility on your shoulders. Think clearly, participating in the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival is to hone yourself, not to risk your life."

Li Weiyi, being young at heart, was naturally unwilling to accept this. Suddenly, he thought of something: "Since so many old guys have come, will the Phoenix Winged Moth King be recognized? The strength they have displayed is too extraordinary. I'm afraid many people will not believe that they are just commander-level rare insects."

He previously claimed that this was a commander-level extraordinary insect, the Five-Colored Spirit Moth.

A commander-level rare insect, reaching the Dao Seed Realm strength upon adulthood. Although rare, it wouldn't attract the attention of a Longevity Realm giant.

The spirit tablet master's voice rang out: "Don't worry, I have my own arrangements. During the few days you've been cultivating, I've had them consume the immortal soil. With the influence of the immortal soil and the Xihe flower's aura, unless someone personally investigates, no one will be able to recognize them as Phoenix Wing Moth Queens in a short period of time."

"If you really can't cover it up, then tell the outside world that this is a rare insect of the rank of a marquis, the Xihe Butterfly."

Li Weiyi then realized that his Immortal Soil Medicine Field had been completely messed up by the seven little ones.

The two remaining thousand-year-old medicinal plants planted in the herb field were naturally devoured by them.

If they were placed in a private herb garden, Li Weiyi seriously doubted that they would overeat and die.

The seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Kings have grown to six and a half inches in length, clearly demonstrating further improvement in their strength. At this rate of growth, it is entirely possible that they will reach seven inches in length before the Lantern Festival, achieving the sixth level of martial arts cultivation.

With the combat power of an Emperor-level Strange Insect larva...

Li Wei touched his chin, placing his hopes for the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival on the seven little ones. As their cultivation levels increased, their unique powers manifested one after another, their attack methods became more diverse, and their combat strength further increased.

Thinking of this, Li Weiyi was in a great mood and immediately picked another Xihe flower to prepare for them.

"They grew from five inches to six inches, having consumed two thousand-year-old medicinal herbs and three Xihe flowers."

"Now that they've consumed two thousand-year-old medicinal herbs, they've only grown half an inch. To raise them to seven inches long, I'm afraid I'll need to prepare two more thousand-year-old medicinal herbs."

At this thought, Li Weiyi felt a pang of pain in her heart, remembering the five boxes of Yongquan coins that Yang Qingxi had stolen.

It's important to know that it wasn't just five boxes of Yongquan coins, but also various betting treasures for the final day.

This included the 1,600-year-old Black Dragon Grass that Lu Wensheng brought out.

This single plant possesses medicinal power comparable to two ordinary thousand-year-old medicinal herbs.

If those five boxes were still there, why would we need to worry about the thousand-year-old elixir?

"We must find them! Raising insects is an expensive business, and my cultivation at the Fifth Sea Realm still requires a lot of Dao Lotus and Dao Fruit."

Li Weiyi prepared to leave the Blood Mud Space and begin to address the matter of the Millennium Refined Medicine.

Of course, we can't place all our hopes on the seven phoenix-winged moth emperors; his own strength still has room for improvement.

These seven days have been spent tempering one's Qi and internally consuming celestial soil. Once the muscles and internal organs are fully formed, combat power will be further enhanced.

As for completing the cultivation of the tendons and skin within seven or eight days, that's just wishful thinking.

No matter how difficult it is, our fighting spirit must not be extinguished.

"In your current state, if you engage in combat, especially against an expert of the same level, the Fourth Sea's magical energy is very likely to become uncontrollable. You must be very careful about this!"

Before leaving, the potter gave these instructions.

"Squeak!"

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Li Weiyi finally stepped out of her room.

The sky was overcast and the snow was falling heavily. The view was filled with snowflakes, which was enough to impair vision and had no aesthetic appeal.

This was the heaviest snowfall Li Weiyi had ever seen since birth. Although it was afternoon, it had the dim feeling of dusk.

They went to Yin Jiu's residence, only to find it empty.

Cang Li's residence is next to Yin Jiu's.

Li Weiyi had just stepped inside.

Cang Li's voice came from inside: "He left this morning. He ordered three coffins to transport the bodies of the three masters of the Hidden Sect to the South City first. After the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival ends, he wants to personally send Qin Li and the others back to Lizhou so that they can return to their roots. I will do my best to ensure that they are buried in the Ancestral Realm and given the highest honor."

Outwardly, Cang Li's injuries have healed, but his complexion still looks rather sickly, no longer resembling the terrible state he was in seven days ago.

He stopped meditating, went to the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it. "Shall we talk?" Li Weiyi walked to the window, opened the wooden window, and let the cold wind blow over him. "How is your injury healing?"

“I recovered yesterday. This appearance is just for Tang Wanqiu’s benefit.” After Cang Li sat down in the chair, he continued, “Do you know why the Du’e Temple chose the Zuoqiu Sect instead of the more powerful Xuejian Tang Sect?”

"why?"

In this respect, Li Weiyi is naturally inferior to Cang Li, who was born and raised in this world.

Cang Li said, "Although Xuejian Tangting has taken over the five states of the Northern Territory, its internal forces are mixed and there are countless factions. Yinshan, Yuezhi, Wanyan, and Tuoba are all powerful. It was forcibly integrated over the past ten years."

"Ten years of war have created considerable enmity between us. Currently, Xuejian Tangting is the largest faction, and it has used marriage alliances to bind everyone to its cause. As long as they can keep winning and sweeping across the world, there will naturally be no problems, because everyone can profit from it."

"But once it suffers a defeat, or if a major change occurs in the Xuejian Tangting, it will probably collapse from within and become a pile of loose sand in an instant."

"In contrast, although Zuoqiu Sect only has two and a half provinces, it has been operating for thousands of years and is already deeply rooted. In addition, with the strong support of the Jiuli tribe, it actually controls half of the southern territory."

"If it weren't for the intervention of the Ash Region in the far west, during the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, they could have subjugated forces such as Tianya Ridge, Coffin Mountain, and Night City without shedding a drop of blood, and then taken control of the five states. With the Jiuli Clan helping them stabilize their rear, they could have progressed more steadily than Xuejian Tangting."

Li Weiyi said, "We are just insignificant juniors, is it necessary for us to think so much?"

"Do you really think that the Hidden Dragon Lantern Society has no significant impact on the world situation?"

Cang Li transmitted his voice with his Dharma energy, saying in a low voice: "If the Du'e Temple recognizes that the next generation of Zuoqiu's disciples truly has the potential to become an emperor and is the next Chanhai Guanwu, then the high-ranking officials of Guanshan, Tianya Ridge, and Yecheng will not be able to leave Qiuzhou City after the Qianlong Lantern Festival."

"This may very well be a trap to lure out those who have designs on the southern border."

"We even have a reason to kill them. Colluding with the Ashes of the Far West, the experts from other forces in the Lingxiao Realm can't find fault with it and it won't provoke public anger."

Li Weiyi was shocked, never expecting that Cang Li would have such unique insights into the world situation and the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival.

Cang Li said, "In the past seven days, a lot has happened in the city. All the top forces are expanding their territories and collecting dragon seed tickets and dragon bone tickets. Small forces and individual martial artists have no room to survive and can only rely on the big forces."

"Seven days have passed, and I reckon Tang Wanqiu will be impatient and will take action in the next couple of days. You shouldn't get involved; you didn't promise him anything anyway."

Suddenly, Li Weiyi asked, "Can you get your hands on a thousand-year-old elixir? One with the properties of ice."

"Feeding insects?" Cang Li asked.

Li Weiyi asked in surprise, "How did you know?"

"The whole city is buzzing with rumors that you've raised seven mythical insects at the level of a Marquis. Once they mature, they'll become seven giants at the Longevity Realm. Too many people want to kill you. I've already sent people to investigate the source of this information, and we should have results soon," Cang Li said.

Li Weiyi secretly rejoiced.

Those who want to kill him lack the boldness of imagination.

Seeing that Li Weiyi's expression remained unchanged, Cang Li was greatly surprised and exclaimed, "It really is seven marquis-level rare insects?"

"Oh! I can't hide it from you... You must keep it a secret for me," Li Weiyi said.

Cang Li nodded gently: "I'll think of a way to help you with the matter of the thousand-year-old elixir, but it will take some time."

Outside the door, hurried footsteps sounded.

When Li Ling returned, she looked at Li Weiyi with a rather strange expression, as if something important had happened: "Yang Qingxi is dead!"

"what!"

Both Li Weiyi and Cang Li were surprised.

"Who killed him?" Cang Li asked.

Li Ling looked at Li Weiyi and said, "Him!"

“Don’t slander me. I’ve been in seclusion for the past seven days, not leaving my house at all,” Li Weiyi said.

Li Ling said, "Yang Qingxi... to be precise, her name was Yang Qingchan. She died seven nights ago. Her body fell into the river and was washed ashore at Bingzu Marsh this morning before being pulled out. Yao Qian and Yang Qingxi went to examine her injuries and confirmed that she was undoubtedly killed by Li Weiyi. Yao Qian declared that after the Qianlong Lantern Festival, he would definitely kill Li Weiyi in front of Yang Qingchan's spirit tablet."

Li Weiyi said, "I'm certain she didn't die at my hands. I won't admit to something I didn't do."

"Wait a minute."

Cang Li asked, "Could you tell me first who Yang Qingchan is? And who exactly died?"

“Yang Qingchan is Yang Qingxi’s younger sister. The two look exactly alike and are indistinguishable. I only found out about this today. The Sui Sect must be hiding a lot of power!” Li Ling said.

Cang Li looked deeply at Li Weiyi: "How Yang Qingchan died is no longer important! What's important is that your brilliance in the Seven Days Front is too overwhelming, and someone is pushing you step by step to the forefront of the storm."

Li Weiyi looked thoughtful, then suddenly sensed something and looked towards the door: "Tang Wanqiu is here!"

(End of this chapter)