The Primordial Law

Chapter 257 Chaos in the World
Zuoqiu Ting gently pushed him away, straightened her long hair and clothes, and used her folding fan to draw a line: "We are brothers who will live and die together, but we can't be this intimate. If people see us, they'll think we have some kind of special fetish. If word gets out, it won't sound good for our reputation!"

"You... well, you just like to put on airs."

Li Weiyi was utterly deceived, remaining completely unaware from the time she arrived in Zangxian Town until she reached Qiuzhou City. Who would have thought that "Brother Zuoqiu" was actually "Sister Zuoqiu"? Who could accept this?
Now that he knows the truth, how could he let her off so easily?

He began to think to himself.

Since you're still going to lie and pretend, don't blame your brothers for not treating you like a woman. Let's see how long you can keep this up.
Now, it's Li Weiyi's turn to act!

Zuoqiu Ting kept his distance from Li Weiyi, crossed his arms in a defensive stance, and solemnly said, "My sister is a pure Daoist cultivator whose ambition since childhood has been to pursue the ultimate realm of martial arts. She is single-minded, clear-headed, and will not be entangled by romantic feelings. You, give up on that idea!"

Li Weiyi smiled confidently: "You're not her, how do you know she won't fall for me? Pursuing the ultimate realm of martial arts is great, it's exactly the same goal as mine, wonderful."

"On the night of the Lantern Festival, although we had just met, we were extremely in sync, as if we were telepathically connected. On Bingzu Lake, she even risked exposing her most precious treasure to save me. I felt that I was definitely different from other men in her heart."

The two walked along the stone path beside the cliff.

Peach blossoms fluttered down the mountain, filling the air with their fragrance.

Zuoqiu Ting was secretly furious, but tried to keep a calm tone: "You two don't know each other at all. It's all your imagination. You don't understand her at all. She's warm on the outside but cold on the inside. It's very difficult to get close to her. You're not just attracted to her because she's pretty, are you?"

Li Weiyi stopped and blocked her way, pretending to be serious: "In your heart, is this the kind of person I, Li Weiyi, am? I have to admit, your sister does have a stunning beauty that makes me fall in love at first sight. Just one meeting, and I can't forget her at all these days. It's like it's branded in my heart, making me absent-minded and always distracted in everything I do."

"I spent seven days in seclusion trying to break free from this feeling of being bound by emotions, but unfortunately I failed."

"I think of you whether I'm walking or sitting."

Zuoqiu Ting fell into deep thought, and after a long while said, "Don't blame me for not warning you, my sister is a very difficult person to get along with. You'd better control your emotions to avoid getting hurt even more in the future."

Li Weiyi was holding back her laughter, feeling that if they continued talking, she would burst out laughing first. So she said, "Alright, you're right. She's a noblewoman from a prestigious family, what am I? I was indeed being delusional... Has the crisis in Qiuzhou been resolved? What's the situation now?"

Zuoqiu Ting secretly breathed a sigh of relief, regaining his calm and composed demeanor: "The crisis has been temporarily averted! However, the top experts are still fighting, and no one knows what earth-shattering things will happen next."

"A transcendent duel has a tremendous impact; the slightest misstep could determine the survival of an entire clan."

"The combined number of demise from all the rebel armies and the imperial court over the past eleven years does not equal the number of extraordinary beings who have perished in these seven days. It is truly an cataclysmic event, with an impact far more terrifying than the extraordinary duel predicted by many wise men."

Li Weiyi asked in surprise, "In the past eleven years of war, the imperial court has had many experts, yet it has allowed rebels to rise up everywhere?"

Zuoqiu Ting shook his head: "The imperial court has been suppressing rebellions, but for every one that is suppressed here, several more will spring up there. Later, the whole country fell into chaos, with every state and every person rebelling. It was impossible to suppress them all, so the court could only keep shrinking the territory of the core controlled areas."

"No matter how strong the imperial court is, it can never be stronger than the people of the world."

"Furthermore, the imperial court and the rebel army have always avoided direct clashes between the two powers, intentionally controlling the intensity of the war. They are afraid of a situation like the one we see now. They are even more afraid that their top combat forces will be severely weakened, allowing the Ashlands of the Far West and the Netherworld of the Dead to take advantage of the situation."

"Of course, the most fundamental reason is that the imperial court still has Yu Yaozi as a trump card, believing that as long as she takes action, all the current rebellions and crises can be easily resolved."

"The large-scale transcendent battles that have erupted in the past few days have never occurred in the past thousand years."

"It was truly a case of one move affecting the whole situation; almost all the top figures in the entire Lingxiao Realm were alerted."

"According to the news that has been sent back to Qiuzhou City, several Transcendent Realm experts have already fallen, and many more are seriously injured. It is conceivable that the fate of these forces that have lost Transcendent Realm experts will be very tragic in the next few years."

"Even worse off are the people of the various states. After seven days of fighting, the death toll is likely to exceed ten million, perhaps even tens of millions. How many families have been wiped out? How much blood and tears have been shed?"

Following Zuo Qiuting's gaze, Li Weiyi looked towards the city gate and saw a large procession of refugees. Her heart sank as heavily as Zuo Qiuting's. She secretly rejoiced that she was on Taoli Mountain; otherwise, she might have been among those who perished.

He said, "Has this extraordinary battle of wits spread to other prefectures?"

Zuo Qiuting nodded: "In the southern border, the battle has spread from Qiuzhou to Fuzhou, and then from Fuzhou to the eastern border. Both Leixiao Sect and Longmen have served as battlefields. The news that came back today is that the battle has moved westward again, and it seems that they will not stop until the Zhu family is destroyed."

Li Weiyi frowned: "Why is this happening?"

"What's wrong?" Zuoqiu asked.

Li Weiyi said, "Qiuzhou and Fuzhou in the southern border are both prosperous prefectures that have not been affected by war for eleven years. The core prefectures of Leixiao Sect and Longmen in the eastern border must also be the same. The core prefecture of Zhumen in the western border goes without saying."

Zuoqiu Ting understood Li Weiyi's meaning and nodded, saying, "It's all about the battle in densely populated, war-free prefectures. Clearly, the initiative has been firmly in the hands of the demon race, while the human race can only be led around. After this battle, the population of Lingxiao Realm will definitely decrease sharply, and the human race will be exhausted from dealing with rescue, reconstruction, famine, plague, and other matters for a long time. Is Qilin Zang preparing for a protracted war?"

"How could we possibly fathom the thoughts of beings at that level?"

Li Weiyi thought of something and asked, "What about the Northern Border?" Zuoqiu Ting replied, "The Northern Border hasn't been affected yet."

"That's a bit strange!"

Li Weiyi said, "Qilin Zang couldn't possibly be unaware that the Snow Sword Tang Court is a powerful force second only to the imperial court. How could he not steer the war towards the northern border to weaken them?"

Zuoqiu Ting said, "Xuejian Tangting should not have cooperated with the demon race. Almost all the transcendents from the Northern Territory came to this battle and contributed a lot."

"Forget it, with our cultivation level, why should we think about these things?"

Li Weiyi asked with considerable concern, "After the demon race's disturbance, do you think the Du'e Temple will still exchange the tickets we collected at the Qianlong Lantern Festival?"

Zuoqiu Ting said, "It's hard to say! Dragon seeds and dragon bones are limited, and once lost, they can never be found again. As for the Longevity Pill... alas, almost all the invitations and tickets in everyone's hands have been lost, making it impossible to count them. Let's just wait and see how the Du'e Temple can remedy the situation after the Transcendental Battle ends."

Li Weiyi and Zuoqiu Ting arrived at the place where Wu Xiu of the Jiuli tribe was recuperating from his injuries.

Cang Li and Yin Jiu have awakened and gone to a secluded retreat for recuperation.

I did not see the recluse and the two elders, Qinzhuo and Yinjun.

A young martial arts practitioner strode over and used his spiritual energy to report something to Zuo Qiuting.

Zuoqiu Ting looked at Li Weiyi: "Brother Weiyi, how about we go down the mountain for a stroll? The corpse of the Silver Feather Demon King has been brought back and is right at the city gate. Some of his transcendent flesh and blood will be sold. It's a great thing to help with body tempering!"

"There are too many monks and not enough porridge, so we have to fight for it. I reckon that even if some is sent to Taoli Mountain, we juniors won't get much."

Li Weiyi was planning to go down the mountain to buy pills for cultivating mental power in order to break through his cultivation realm as soon as possible and go to the Fusang Divine Tree to temper his Qi, so he readily agreed.

The two descended the mountain.

An elderly man had already parked his car at the mountain gate.

"Young Master Zuoqiu, Brother Li, where are you headed?"

Qi Xiao arrived in a magnificent carriage and stopped in front of the two women. Then, he stepped out from between the two beautiful women who looked like twins.

After jumping out of the car, he tossed his hair triumphantly and laughed, "I thought you were still seriously injured and was about to go up the mountain to visit you. As expected of the Hundred Meridians of Silver and Hundred Meridians of Gold, your healing speed is unmatched."

"However, I, Old Qi, will not be modest! I am now vastly different from before, and you two are no match for me. Haha!"

Li Weiyi noticed Qi Xiao as soon as he got out of the car!
His eyes were sharp and bright, his energy was vigorous, and the purity of the magical energy emanating from his pores far exceeded that of sixth-order energy, reaching a new level.

What's even more remarkable is the invisible Dao aura emanating from Qi Xiao, as if he were one with heaven and earth.

At the same time, he also possesses his own independent domain, within which any martial artist at the Fifth Sea Realm would likely be killed with a single palm strike. Moreover, they would be locked in place, unable to escape.

Li Weiyi said, "Why do I feel like you're even more terrifying than Ge Xiantong and Luan Shenglinyou from the Five Seas Realm?"

"The overlord of the human realm, the realm of the seed of the Dao," Zuoqiu stopped.

"That's right. I am now one of the overlords of the human world, qualified to establish my own sect. I am completely above mortals, and the essence of my life has changed. If I wish, I can even use some of my magical energy to preserve my youth. Even at the age of one hundred, I can still maintain a relatively youthful state."

Qi Xiao was naturally in high spirits. Reaching the Dao Seed Realm meant he had the ability to stand alone and travel the world, officially entering the ranks of masters.

Many of the elders in the clan who were once looked up to are now only at the Dao Seed Realm.

Qi Xiao then said, "Brother Wei, isn't it normal that a Dao Seed Realm cultivator is stronger than a Five Seas Realm martial artist?"

"I have opened nine springs in the Yongquan Realm, cultivated seven seas in the Five Seas Realm, and possess a pure immortal body and a dragon-type Dao. How can someone like me be compared to those inferior Dao seed cultivators in the Eight Springs and Six Seas Realms?"

Zuoqiu Ting said coldly, "Speak properly."

Qi Xiao naturally dared not act presumptuously in front of Zuo Qiuting, even though he was already a Dao Seed Realm expert.

He quickly composed himself: "I just broke through to the next realm and got a little carried away! We are all at the Dao Seed Realm, there is no distinction between high and low, noble and lowly."

(End of this chapter)