The Primordial Law

Chapter 233 Gathering the Trump Card
“It’s the Dragon Court that killed Zhu Huan at the Bright Moon Seven Star Pavilion before the New Year. How about we give it to you?” Li Weiyi said.

On the city wall.

The two people opposite him shook their heads with smiles.

Feng Yin said, "Our mission is to follow you until dawn."

"Longting is bleeding! This means that beneath his skin is not Jinling, but the real person. Don't you realize the problem here?" Li Weiyi wanted to use this opportunity to lure away the two top-ranking experts from the imperial court.

Feng Yin and Zhen Yuyan indeed showed signs of deep thought.

"Shh!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Weiyi stepped on a wisp of green smoke and rushed down the city wall, heading towards the dense cluster of buildings in the inner city before disappearing from sight.

Given tonight's situation and the challenges to come tomorrow morning, how could Li Weiyi have the energy to chase after Long Ting? Finding a way to save his life is the top priority.

It was already late at night.

The streets were almost deserted, with only the sounds of battle, thunder, and the roars of strange beasts coming from all directions, as if telling everyone in the city in a threatening tone that the night was fraught with danger and that they should not go out.

Li Weiyi moved swiftly through the darkness, and could hear the faint sound of wind breaking in his ears.

Jiang Ning's words were true; Feng Yin's speed was indeed extraordinary, making him difficult to shake off.

Even on the most dangerous nights, there are places where the lights are still on.

Li Weiyi broke into the underground underworld market of Qiuzhou City.

This place is a hub of shady businesses, including brothels, gambling dens, slave trading, assassins' shops, and pawnshops selling stolen goods. It's a veritable den of iniquity.

Not to mention martial arts practitioners at the Yongquan Realm and the Five Seas Realm, even experts at the Dao Seed Realm, demons, and spirits are frequently seen.

Those who dare to come to the underground market are all desperate criminals. They completely ignore the fighting among the younger generation of the Five Seas Realm tonight, and instead start a gambling game to see who can become a hidden dragon and who can get the most longevity pill tickets...

Zuoqiu Hongting once said that the art of disguise is an extraordinary secret technique. When cultivated to the point of being able to deceive people with one's own appearance, it is even more valuable than martial arts practitioners in the Longevity Realm.

Li Weiyi naturally hadn't cultivated to that level.

However, with his current level of disguise skills, it is already quite useful.

Faced with a formidable enemy like Ge Xiantong, Li Weiyi's heart was far from the fervor and fearlessness he displayed when speaking with Jiang Ning. Instead, he racked his brains all the way, trying to come up with a solution.

In his view, the art of disguise was an effective method.

He wasn't going to fight Ge Xiantong; he just needed to survive for three days until the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Queens grew to seven inches. By then, he would naturally have the ability to protect himself.

If Ge Xiantong can't find him, how can he kill him?
Before that, they must find a way to get rid of Feng Yin and Zhen Yuyan.

Li Weiyi entered a bustling gambling den, changing his appearance and body shape as he moved from one place to another, even changing the clothes he was wearing.

He walked out of the casino, looking like a middle-aged man.

He then went to the brothel next door to take a bath and burn incense to change his body scent.

Stepping out of the brothel, he appeared completely different, dressed in a magnificent brocade robe and tall and slender. But not long after leaving the underground market, he spotted Zhen Yuyan following him in the shadows, and his heart sank.

Can't shake them off?
Li Weiyi took the initiative to approach Zhen Yuyan and asked, "May I ask where my weakness lies?"

As a top-tier imperial guard born in the Lingxiao Palace, Zhen Yuyan had the same arrogant demeanor as Zhuang Yue back then: "It's not that you have a weakness, but that I am renowned throughout the world for my tracking abilities. What makes you think you can outrun me?"

Li Weiyi said, "I was just asking a question, there's no need to be so fierce, is there? Before dawn, I may still join the court and become your superior."

Zhen Yuyan said calmly, "Many things can change, can be hidden and concealed. But some things cannot be changed, such as the weight of the body, the unique aura of magical energy..."

You're misleading me!

Li Weiyi didn't believe it was as mysterious as she described, guessing that she must be proficient in some kind of secret technique or possess some kind of innate ability.

For example, the Heavenly Eye.

For example, Erfeng's ability to perceive magical energy.

……

They walked together, one after the other, until they reached the bank of a large river.

Li Weiyi wanted to escape into the river and wash away all traces, but he found that Feng Yin was already waiting by the river.

Feng Yin smiled and said, "Young Master Li, the Second Palace Master greatly admires you. Joining the court will surely lead to great success, and you will have the opportunity to obtain longevity pills, dragon seeds, and dragon bones."

"Looks like I can't shake you off. Let me think about it some more."

Knowing how formidable they were, Li Weiyi stopped trying to evade pursuit and headed towards Nancheng while tending to her injuries.

"There are still three hours until dawn. Whether I can escape Ge Xiantong's killing spree depends heavily on my preparations before dawn, and that is my advantage. I am giving my all to this contest, while Ge Xiantong is just treating it as a mission."

The reason Li Weiyi doesn't acknowledge that he has the strength of a successor is because, without using his most important trump cards, he indeed cannot defeat a successor.

Even when he defeated Longting, it was because Longting wanted to conceal his identity, which made him fight with restraint.

Things are different now. We are about to face the top player of the younger generation, so we can no longer hold back.

Every trump card must be used.

"Master of the spirit tablet, do you have any powerful talismans? Could you draw one for me?" Li Weiyi communicated with the three masters in the Blood Mud Space.

The Du'e Temple only stipulates that Spiritual Masters and those at the Dao Seed Realm cannot intervene.

Since it can use both thunder magic and ice magic, it can obviously also carry talismans drawn by the older generation.

Talismans that can be stored in the spirit realm of the forehead or can be carried on paper are extremely rare and precious, and are closely guarded secrets of major powers. But how could she not know something about the spirit tablet master in her lifetime?

"Haha, you finally thought of us. I thought you would keep striving for self-improvement forever," Master Guan laughed.

Li Weiyi said, "Other martial arts practitioners can use the spirit of the dead, so asking the three spirit masters for help is completely in accordance with the regulations."

The spirit tablet master said, "There are dispelling characters floating in the sky. Talismans that exceed the level of a Grand Mind Master will be suppressed. And the attack power of a single talisman at the Grand Mind Master level can only reach the level of the fifth stage of the Five Seas Realm at most. It is useless against a master of Ge Xiantong's level."

Li Weiyi was already mentally prepared: "Is the path of talismans a dead end?"

"Not entirely," the spirit tablet master said. "Some talismans wouldn't pose a threat to him, but they could be used on you. For example, the Swift Travel Talisman!"

"Can it increase my speed?" Li Weiyi asked.

The spirit tablet master said, "With my current restored soul power and mental power, I can draw two Swiftness Talismans at the peak level of a Great Mind Master for you. But that's only at the peak level of a Great Mind Master. Against Ge Xiantong, I think you still can't escape. It just increases your chances of survival."

With two more trump cards, Li Weiyi was already satisfied and asked, "Master Guan, you were laughing so happily just now, do you have one of your trump cards for me?"

"We don't have any trump cards, but we do have some dirty tricks up our sleeves."

Master Guan said, "If you want to overcome the strong with the weak, at your level of cultivation, using poison is the most effective method. For example, you've already seen the Night Emperor Toad Poison of Night City and the Earth Spirit Gray Mist of Coffin Mountain!"

Li Weiyi's heart skipped a beat, then he smiled bitterly: "Ge Xiantong is the number one expert of the younger generation, not the number one fool. If poison could bring him down, he would have died countless times over!"

"As far as I know, the Night Emperor Toad Venom requires the skin to be broken to enter the bloodstream. The Earth Spirit Gray Mist, on the other hand, needs to be inhaled. As long as he takes precautions..."

The jar master said, "Ge Xiantong isn't dead. Why can't he breathe? Why can't he bleed? Anyway, I'm only responsible for making suggestions. How you implement them is up to you."

Li Weiyi then asked the coffin maker for the trump card.

Master Coffin said, “We must indeed be extremely cautious when facing Ge Xiantong. But we are all too weak and must not reveal any trace, so we can’t help you much. If you can avoid him, you must. If you can’t avoid him… well, how about this, before you confront him, put some blood into the bloody handprint on the chest of the corpse armor.”

"But you need to be clear that once you use it, there might be some trouble later on."

"Also, use your brain more. Many killings can actually be avoided. Everyone has their own interests and needs, as well as things they fear."

Li Weiyi felt a little more confident. Looking at the approaching Peach and Plum Mountain, he was finally able to spare some thoughts to consider the current situation of the Zuoqiu Clan and the Jiuli Tribe.

Regardless of whether Zuoqiu Menting and the Jiuli tribe could hold out tonight, fleeing Qiuzhou city was never an option for him.

Rushing back to Nancheng.

Li Weiyi moved stealthily, trying to avoid the imperial court's martial arts practitioners.

The defensive formation of the headquarters of the Zuoqiu School, "Nanhu Academy," has been mostly destroyed in the collision of various hundred-character scripture artifacts, and is now shrinking its defensive perimeter.

The ruins were littered with corpses; the fighting was extremely brutal.

From the first day of the Lunar New Year to the twelfth day, the various forces had almost exhausted their thunder magic and ice magic.

Now it's a battle between magical artifacts.

The headquarters naturally has its irreplaceable importance. It allows people to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out, to recuperate in peace, and to use a small number of mental cultivators to hold off a large number of martial arts practitioners.

If the headquarters is destroyed, it's equivalent to an army losing its logistics, medical care, shelter, and defensive fortresses...

How could they possibly not be defeated?
Zuoqiu Menting was well-prepared, and naturally, he had more than just one stronghold at Nanhu Academy; one of them had already been destroyed on New Year's Eve.

In addition, other small outposts in the city were exposed during tonight's operation and were besieged.

Li Weiyi traveled to the fringes of various battlefields, gathering a great deal of information.

"While the three major powers were all out to attack Leixiao Sect and Longmen, Zuoqiu Sect divided its forces into three routes to attack the headquarters of the Far West Ash Region, the Governor's Mansion, and the headquarters of Xuejian Tang Court. Although they broke through one after another and killed countless enemies, as the pillar of light rose, the five major powers joined forces and crushed Zuoqiu Sect's three martial arts teams from the East City."

"The three martial arts teams of Zuoqiu Sect have no strongholds or defensive formations to defend, so they have no choice but to fight a bitter battle against enemies several times their size."

"After splitting into three routes, Zuoqiu Menting's headquarters and strongholds were left empty and were about to be destroyed."

"Zuoqiu Hong and Zuoqiu Ting have been killed by Luan Shenglin You and Ge Xiantong, and Cang Li died at the hands of Long Dian and Lu Cangsheng."

……

Various messages, some true and some false, circulated throughout the city, all aimed at undermining the fighting spirit of the Zuoqiu Sect's martial arts practitioners.

Li Weiyi knew, of course, that Zuoqiu Hongting had indeed fallen into a trap and had actually sent martial arts practitioners to attack the headquarters and governor's mansion in the far west Ash Region.

Anyone would probably fall for it.

Even if she remains inactive, the enemy will surely have a backup plan tonight. Eliminating her is the consensus among all the major powers.

Standing on high ground, Li Weiyi watched as martial artists fell one after another at various strongholds. It was just a Qianlong Lantern Festival, yet he could feel the cruelty and bloodshed of the battlefield.

Who can guarantee that the world situation won't evolve like it did tonight?

At that time, the entire Zuoqiu Clan and the Jiuli tribe were wiped out.

"Zuoqiu Ting, Zuoqiu Ting, you must hold on! I still have to settle accounts with you!"

Li Weiyi knew that even if he intervened, he couldn't change the overall situation. In such a large-scale confrontation, the role that individual martial artists could play was extremely limited.

After searching the entire South City, they couldn't find Cangli, Yinjiu, or Liling. They heard some information about them, suggesting that they had gone to the West City to attack the headquarters of the Far West Ash Region.

Li Weiyi pondered whether he should rush to Xicheng to meet them.

Feng Yin appeared and laughed, "Now you've given up? The Zuoqiu Clan and the Jiuli Clan will surely perish before dawn. Young Master Li, you only have two hours left to consider!"

Li Weiyi cleared his mind of distractions and faced the sword hanging over his head once more.

At present, it's like a clay bodhisattva crossing a river, barely able to save itself.

Those extra tricks might be useless against Ge Xiantong.

The ghost generals within the ghost banner possessed combat power comparable to martial artists at the Dao Seed Realm, yet their full-force attack was easily blocked by the injured Luan Shenglin. Ge Xiantong's combat power was definitely at that level as well.

Only by getting rid of Feng Yin and Zhen Yuyan can we truly solve the problem once and for all.

But Li Weiyi has already tried various methods...

Headache!

To Feng Yin and Zhen Yuyan's surprise, Li Weiyi revealed his true form and headed towards Nanhu Academy, where the battle was most intense.

Zhen Yuyan said, "Is he finally going to make a move?"

"Perhaps he's trying to find a way to escape and catch up with him," Feng Yin said.

(End of this chapter)