The Primordial Law

Chapter 237 Sun and Moon Rise Together
Pedestrians on the street, including the noodle shop owners, were all frightened away by the chilling murderous aura that Ge Xiantong had just released.

The bridgehead was deserted; all sound had vanished.

In this eerie silence, only the clatter of chopsticks and bowls from the two people inside the shop could be heard.

Li Weiyi said, "Actually, I'm terrified. Knowing that I'll be facing the jealousy and killing of the number one expert of the younger generation at dawn, I even thought about hiding in the seabed outside the South City and coming out the night after tomorrow."

Ge Xiantong said, "Wouldn't it be better to escape the city?"

“I’m afraid that even if I escape the city, I’ll still be doomed,” Li Weiyi said.

"and many more……"

Ge Xiantong looked at him strangely and asked with a smile, "What is meant by 'jealousy-induced murder'?"

Li Weiyi said, "Everyone in Qiuzhou City knows that I can defeat all enemies of the same cultivation level in five moves. When I cultivate to the seventh sea level, I can also defeat you within five moves. Do you dare to say that you don't feel even a trace of jealousy or a sense of crisis? Did you really come to kill me only out of a sense of public duty?"

Ge Xiantong solemnly said, "If you, Li Weiyi, can serve the court, become a loyal and righteous person, support the country, and save the people from suffering, I will admire you more than anything. Why would I want to kill you?"

"I thought that those with talent at our level should be able to benefit the world and uphold the righteous path, focus on transcendence to cultivate martial arts, and dream of exploring the vast world to follow in the footsteps of the sages. But seeing you today, I am truly disappointed. Your heart and vision are too narrow, still stuck on the jealousy between two teenagers."

Li Weiyi secretly admired Ge Xiantong's sharp wit. He had intended to use the word "jealousy" to shake Ge Xiantong's heart, but Ge Xiantong instead used the word "jealousy" to express his narrow-mindedness and defeated him.

Moreover, he did not fall into the trap of defeating him in five moves when they were in the same realm.

Li Weiyi said, “When poor, one should cultivate one’s own virtue; when successful, one should benefit all under heaven. With our cultivation at the Five Seas Realm, we can’t even cultivate our own virtue; we need the protection of powerful forces behind us. Isn’t it too much of an overestimation of ourselves to shout the slogan of benefiting all under heaven? At present, we can only go with the flow. If you can’t do any of the things that are beneficial to all under heaven, that’s just being unrealistic. These three sentences have some credibility when they come from your master Yu Yaozi.”

Ge Xiantong said, "The Azure Heaven is dead, and the Yellow Heaven shall rise. Are you not ambitious enough? You, Li Wei, have a heart bigger than the heavens. If you are allowed to grow up, you will surely become a great threat to the court."

Li Weiyi said, "So your idea of ​​benefiting the world only applies to benefiting the imperial court? Isn't that narrow-minded?"

Snowflakes began to fall outside.

Inside the stove, the firewood was burning fiercely.

Ge Xiantong finished his noodles first, wiped his lips, and said, "You must have some special relationship with Jiang Ning. Even she couldn't win you over, so I won't waste any more words. Stop dawdling and eat quickly. After you finish, I'll send you on your way."

"By chance, I helped her once, and she really wanted to help me escape today's massacre to repay the favor. Unfortunately, we had different positions and could only part ways, breaking up last night."

Li Weiyi sighed, then asked seriously, "Ge Xiantong, how long do you think this world will remain in chaos?"

Ge Xiantong was amazed by Li Weiyi's calm demeanor. He sat opposite him and called him by his name without any fear or cowardice. He was truly a dragon among men.

Soon, his thoughts drifted back to the closed palace gate deep within Lingxiao Palace, his expression complex, unable to answer Li Weiyi's question.

Li Weiyi said, "The court faces numerous formidable enemies, including the Ash Region in the far west, the Snow Sword Tang Court, the Thunder Cloud Sect, the Vermilion Gate, the Dragon Gate, and many others. In just a few years, once the Ash Region marches west, Lingxiao City will likely be breached this year. And I, this so-called future threat, am merely a small fry."

"Killing me would be meaningless to the imperial court."

Ge Xiantong composed himself and said, "I've heard you're extremely skilled at sophistry, but it won't work on me. Do you know why the imperial court was so determined to crush the Zuoqiu family at the Qianlong Lantern Festival? Even to the point of killing Zuoqiu Hongting?"

"Why?" Li Weiyi asked.

Ge Xiantong said, "You know about the elixir of immortality, right? Whoever obtains the elixir of immortality will rule the world."

"But only the Du'e Temple can refine the Longevity Pill, and every sixty years they send ten of them to the Lingxiao Palace. For the past thousand years, these Longevity Pills have been sent to the Lingxiao Palace, and the court decides who to bestow them upon."

Li Weiyi knew that the elixir of immortality was precious, but he didn't expect it to be this precious: "Only ten elixirs are produced every sixty years. I'm afraid the imperial court will consume them all!"

Ge Xiantong nodded: "Without the Longevity Pill, even a top-ranking expert like Zuoqiu Ling would need to wait until he is fifty years old to break through to the Longevity Realm. His achievement of breaking through to the Longevity Realm at the age of sixty has made countless Dao Seed Realm martial artists admire him to the point of prostration, unable to catch up, and amazed by his extraordinary talent."

"But what the world doesn't know is that, with the help of the Longevity Pill, many martial arts practitioners in the court who are less talented than Zuo Qiuling have already entered the Longevity Realm in their thirties or forties."

Li Weiyi said, "None of the inheritors of countless lineages are qualified to take ten longevity pills every sixty years?"

"They don't even have the right to smell it."

Ge Xiantong said, "The three palace masters who hold core power in the imperial court, and the eight transcendent ones, each have a powerful force behind them. Their disciples, descendants, and the most outstanding talents are all waiting for these ten longevity pills, which are simply not enough to go around."

Li Weiyi said, "The court's actions have led to its current predicament of being an enemy of the world; it is entirely its own fault."

Ge Xiantong did not deny this: "If you were to sit in that position, you wouldn't be much better off. If you don't provide for your disciples and descendants, who will support your family and guard your tomb when your lifespan ends a thousand years later? If you give resources to your enemies, they will plunder your home and desecrate your tomb."

Li Weiyi said, "Therefore, the struggle for the support of the Du'e Temple is essentially a struggle for the distribution of the Longevity Pill. Even if you defeat the Zuo Clan and kill Zuoqiu Hongting, the Du'e Temple will turn to support other rebel armies. They are clearly utterly disappointed with the court and have already abandoned you."

"We're not trying to win over the Du'e Temple, but rather the Zuoqiu School. Hard to understand, right?" Ge Xiantong said, "Didn't you say earlier that everyone knows the Ash Region of the Far West is coming from the west? If it really is coming from the west, where will it be affected first?"

“The Western and Southern territories,” Li Weiyi said. The Far Western Ash Region was clearly already making its moves; otherwise, so many forces in the Western and Southern territories wouldn’t have joined Luan Sheng Lin You’s banner.

Ge Xiantong said, "If the Zuoqiu Clan loses the support of the Du'e Temple and faces the Ash Region of the Far West, they will only have two paths left: either submit to the Ash Region of the Far West or submit to the imperial court. The Zhu Clan will face the same situation."

Li Weiyi then realized that this was how the imperial court was thinking about the issue.

If the Ashlands of the Far West truly sweep in with overwhelming force...

"Faced with the threat of annihilation and the life and death of people across several states, the higher-ups of the Zuoqiu Clan and the Zhu Clan had no choice but to compromise. As for Zuoqiu Hongting, a junior who died in a fair struggle, in the face of the greater good of the world, she was like a pebble thrown into a river, merely a few ripples," Ge Xiantong said.

"Survival and power are both art of compromise."

Li Weiyi nodded slightly and said, "Are you so sure they would just stand by and watch a young emperor be killed by you?"

Ge Xiantong smiled and said, "In the eyes of the Du'e Temple, the martial arts foundation of a young emperor-level being can be cultivated. As long as they are willing, the Dragon Palace can elevate them, as can Lu Cangsheng and Tang Wanqiu. Their discipline and dignity are ten or a hundred times more important than the life of a young emperor."

"Du'e Temple hasn't made a final decision yet, and Zuoqiu Sect has the best chance. So Xuejian Tang Court, Longmen, Zhumen, Leixiao Sect... everyone has come and is vying for it."

"The Jiuli tribe can only choose Zuoqiu Menting, which is just two more paths than the Jiuli tribe."

"In chaotic times, everyone stands on the edge of a cliff. No one can move with ease; everyone is helpless."

Ge Xiantong's murderous aura returned, his eyes devoid of any gentleness: "Zuoqiu Hongting deserves to die! And you, this unexpectedly appearing young emperor, are you not also guilty of a capital offense?"

Li Weiyi calculated the time; it was almost three-quarters of an hour. He wondered if Li Ling, Zuoqiu Hongting, and Cang Li could understand his meaning. Helping them lure Ge Xiantong away was already the limit of what Li Weiyi could do.

The mere invisible killing intent made Li Weiyi feel as if he were trapped in a muddy swamp, as if something was pressing down on him from all sides.

"You've been fighting all night, your magical energy must be severely depleted, right? Are you still at your peak?" Li Weiyi adjusted his breathing, trying to enter a state of clear mind and spirit to prepare for the most difficult life-or-death battle to come.

Ge Xiantong said, "Killing you shouldn't require me to be at my peak! I'm at the Seven Seas Perfection stage, and my breathing can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, allowing me to recover very quickly."

Li Weiyi felt the pressure of Ge Xiantong's battle intent, his body instantly felt incredibly heavy, and his killing intent was boundless.

The surrounding area was shrouded in white mist, obscuring all other scenery and creating an infinitely vast expanse.

His five senses were completely suppressed by the opponent's battle tactics and intentions.

"Wow!"

Opposite him, deep in the void behind Ge Xiantong, a sun and a moon rose, like the two eyes of a cosmic giant, looking down upon all living beings on earth.

After hiding for a night, Qi Xiao and Shi Shi searched for Li Weiyi throughout the city.

Previously, those who were hiding in the shadows naturally heard the three long howls from the city wall and knew that Li Weiyi was nearby.

The two suddenly stopped and looked across the river at the noodle shop next to the bridge.

The place was incredibly eerie; all the snowflakes momentarily froze in mid-air, forming a unique field. They could see Li Wei sitting facing them, and another white figure with its back to them, whose identity was unknown.

“Brother Wei Yi…” Shi Shi shouted.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar came from the direction of the governor's mansion, and the earth trembled.

The Grand Masters of Zuoqiu Sect unleashed a sky full of runes.

Three more high-grade magical artifacts bearing the inscription of a hundred characters of scripture rose from the governor's mansion, releasing brilliant light as they hurtled towards the location of the imperial court's camp. The formation was breached layer by layer, war drums thundered, tigers roared and monkeys howled—a fierce battle to decide the outcome of the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival erupted.

At this moment, however, the most core leader of the imperial court's martial arts practitioners was not at the center of the battlefield.

Ge Xiantong released his battle intent, and the battle with the governor's mansion began almost simultaneously.

Li Weiyi secretly exclaimed, "Heaven is helping me!" He had sensed Ge Xiantong's growing suspicion and doubt from the loosening of his battle intent. So he added fuel to the fire, deliberately provoking him: "Ge Xiantong, you've fallen for my trap! Three long howls mean a breakout from the imperial court in three quarters of an hour. Without you in charge, who among the imperial martial artists can stand against Zuoqiu Hongting, Cang Li, and Zhu Yibai? This bowl of noodles is very expensive."

At the same time, the hand holding the bowl emitted a burst of magical light.

"Oh!"

As the magical energy shattered the bowl, it also activated the earth spirit spring hidden at the bottom of the bowl.

The gray spring burst open instantly, turning into a gray mist that filled the entire shop.

(End of this chapter)