The Primordial Law

Chapter 263 Engagement Banquet

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

On the 25th day of the first lunar month, Dongshan Academy, located in the eastern part of the city, was the ancestral home of Zuoqiu Menting.

The night falls and the lanterns come on.

The grand and imposing nine-courtyard ancient house, filled with the fragrance of books, is decorated with lanterns and colorful ribbons, creating a festive and peaceful atmosphere.

In the courtyard, some of the direct descendants of Zuoqiu Menting, as well as the Jiuli clan members summoned by Yin Jun to help make a scene, were all dressed in fine clothes, gathered together, chatting and laughing.

Tonight, Yin Jun's identity is Li Songgu, the head of the Cangli tribe.

Although everything was simplified, it was still a lively and elaborate ceremony, very formal.

Zuoqiu Menting governed his family according to Confucian principles and placed great importance on etiquette.

Li Songgu prepared eighty-one palanquins of betrothal gifts, each bearing a plaque representing one of the nine major tribes. He used this to formally announce to the world that this engagement was a marriage alliance between the Jiuli tribe and the Zuoqiu clan.

"Snow Sword Tang Ting has come to offer his congratulations by presenting two boxes of Millennium Snow Marrow."

"The Wanyan clan of Yingzhou presents a pair of Gu King Jinling bells."

"Lei Xiaozong presents a coral tree from the East Sea."

"Lingxiao Palace...is giving away a copy of the Great Compassion Mantra Taoist manual!"

Besides the younger generation like Ge Xiantong, the representatives of the imperial court also included two imperial guards who were over a hundred years old.

Li Weiyi was dressed in a white brocade robe with cloud and qilin patterns embroidered on the chest, and wore a thin gauze cover-up of the same color. Unlike his usual simple style, he also had a touch of noble elegance.

Yin Ershisi and Yao Yin, who were standing beside him, were both pure immortals with exceptional beauty, but they made him look like two little maids.

They were busy running around, but they didn't complain at all.

It's obvious this is just a show!

"Brother Wei Yi, this 'Great Compassion Mantra' is one I specially picked out for Jiang Ning as a gift for you." Ge Xiantong, a handsome young man, smiled and stepped forward with his hands clasped in greeting.

The power of the field around him was formidable, and his eyes were unfathomable; he had already broken through to the Dao Seed realm.

The invisible aura it exuded was as if it had ascended to a higher level.

The saying that martial arts cultivation is a world unto itself, is not an exaggeration.

Facing Qi Xiao, Li Weiyi felt he had the strength to fight him; the difference in their cultivation levels wasn't as insurmountable as he thought.

But facing Ge Xiantong now, Li Weiyi felt a strong sense of urgency. The phrase "if you don't advance, you retreat" was deeply etched into his mind at this moment.

Unfazed by the Dao Seed Realm's domain, Li Weiyi remained calm: "Don't cause trouble. I've already severed ties with Lord Jiang. Aren't you afraid my fiancée will come after you for this nonsense and reckless behavior?"

Upon recalling the ancient lamp between Zuoqiu Hongting's brows, Ge Xiantong quickly suppressed his smile: "Who dares to cause trouble in Qiuzhou City? Taoist arts are not cheap; this 'Great Compassion Mantra' is absolutely priceless. Come to Lingxiao City with Li Jiao sometime; it'll be my treat!"

After seeing off the court officials, Tang Wanqiu came forward to greet them.

Watching Ge Xiantong's retreating figure, he first offered his congratulations, then whispered, "Brother Weiyi, please don't go to Lingxiao City. There are no perfect people under Commander Tian."

Accompanying Tang Wanqiu was an extremely handsome young man with a pure immortal physique.

Li Wei couldn't see his features clearly, only a sense of "handsomeness." He was surrounded by mist, as if he were standing in an independent space-time he had created.

The young master had no interest in interacting with the younger generation and walked straight toward Yin Jun and Zuo Qiuling, causing space to distort as he moved.

What the three were talking about was inaudible to outsiders.

Li Weiyi sensed an unusual aura: "Who is this?"

“Sister, Tang Wanzhou,” Tang Wanqiu said.

Li Weiyi said, "What terrifying cultivation level."

Tang Wanqiu revealed a proud and smug smile: "My sister is just over thirty years old and her cultivation is too high, so she didn't catch up. If she had participated in the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, Xue Jian Tang Ting would never have been defeated, and Luan Sheng Lin is too young to achieve anything great."

Tang Wanqiu's talent is second only to Luan Shenglinyou, Ge Xiantong, and Zuoqiu Hongting. His confidence in his sister shows that Tang Wanzhou must have real talent and learning.

Li Weiyi remembered this person.

"The north wind knows not that spring is late, and snow presses down on fourteen prefectures in the south. Tang Wanzhou, the youngest peak in the Jiazi Book, is not immortal, yet he can rival immortality. He is the first person in a thousand years to achieve this, and he is indeed awe-inspiring. Young Li, let's also have a drink to celebrate!"

People from the Wolf King's army, including those from Shi Liuyu, Shi Jiuzhai, Shi Shishi, and Bai Shu, all came together.

……

"when!"

With a crisp gong sound, the engagement ceremony officially began.

Zuoqiu Hongting appeared, not dressed as a man, nor in a Taoist robe.

She appeared before everyone for the first time in a gorgeous woman's outfit.

She wore a scarlet dress, her long hair was tied into a high bun, and she wore a gold hairpin inlaid with jewels. Her waist was slender and graceful, and her skirt trailed on the ground, making her appear as if she were walking on lotus flowers.

Even with a veil, her stunningly beautiful face could still be glimpsed, her eyebrows like distant mountains and her eyes like autumn water.

Zuoqiu Hongting and Li Weiyi walked together toward the center of the courtyard under the watchful eyes of many people.

The gasps of amazement were endless!
Many people did not expect that Zuoqiu Hongting not only possessed unparalleled talent in cultivation, but also had a stunningly beautiful figure that surpassed all others.

"I'm so envious! That Li boy, a peasant, has risen step by step, step by step, watching him become famous throughout the land and marry the peerless noblewoman of the Zuoqiu family. It's worse than killing me!" Shi Liu wanted to drink his cup in one gulp.

Ge Xiantong sighed, "Zuoqiu Hongting is even more stunning than that night. Her beauty is in no way inferior. Lord Jiang has no competitive advantage. No wonder someone else became the son-in-law of the Zuoqiu family."

……

The murmurs gradually subsided, leaving only the melodious sounds of string and wind instruments echoing. Li Songgu and Zuoqiu Ling each held a red silk ribbon, one end of which was tied to the wrists of Li Weiyi and Zuoqiu Hongting, respectively.

At the master of ceremonies' shout, the two parties exchanged tokens of affection.

Li Weiyi naturally hadn't prepared any tokens, but Li Ling brought up a tray, which Li Songgu had prepared long ago.

Upon seeing the treasure on the tray, someone exclaimed, "It's the Wind and Fire Dragon and Phoenix Pendant! Separated into the Wind Dragon Pendant and the Fire Phoenix Pendant, both are first-grade thousand-character artifacts. When combined, they are third-grade thousand-character artifacts."

Li Weiyi took off the Fire Phoenix Pendant and handed it to Zuoqiu Hongting with both hands.

Both of them knew that this was just a formality and didn't take it seriously.

But with everyone watching, the act still had to be performed to the fullest extent.

With eyes full of affection, Zuoqiu Hongting accepted the phoenix pendant and then delicately took out the token prepared by the Zuoqiu family.

These were two letters personally written by that extraordinary person from the Zuoqiu school of Confucianism and Taoism. One of them was handed to Li Weiyi.

The book was decorated with a blessing.

Each word contains powerful mental energy.

"Wearing this amulet will protect you from death even if you encounter a formidable enemy at the Longevity Realm," Zuoqiu Ling transmitted to Li Weiyi.

"It's done!"

The emcee shouted loudly.

"boom!"

Sparks flew, and the atmosphere became lively again.

Zuoqiu Hongting stepped back, but Li Weiyi was pulled back and they all stepped forward to offer a toast, which was Zuoqiu Menting's thousand-year-old aged wine.

After drinking dozens of cups, Li Weiyi, who never drinks alcohol, became somewhat drunk.

Shi Jiuzhai and Shi Shishi rescued him and dragged him to the table where Dilang Wangjun was practicing martial arts.

Li Weiyi was still shaken and quickly clasped his hands in thanks. Then he looked at Shi Shishi and asked, "Where's Lao Qi? I haven't seen him."

“He’s now a powerful overlord in the mortal realm at the Dao Seed stage. Just a few days ago, he invited me to his Dao Seed banquet. That’s definitely unusual. Today is your big day, how could he not come?” Shi Shishi said.

Bai Shu smiled and said, "It's hard to say, they've already gone to Fuzhou."

Li Weiyi didn't suspect Yang Qingxi. After all, finding someone was a trivial matter, and with the Qi family's influence in Qiuzhou, they could easily send a subordinate to handle it.

However, Li Weiyi did not expect that because he and Zuoqiu Hongting were about to get engaged, Qi Xiao was worried that the news would leak and be detrimental to him, so he went there in person.

Li Weiyi recalled Qi Xiao's fervor and excitement when he learned about the underground situation in Fuzhou a few days ago, and nodded slightly: "It's quite possible! He's someone who's extremely risky in his pursuit of immortality. By the way, what's the situation in Fuzhou right now?"

Shi Liuyu chuckled and said, "Fuzhou is the Jiang family's territory. Why don't you go ask that Fairy Yu? The Jiang family knows more about the underground situation in Fuzhou than anyone else."

Because Jiang Ning can control seven phoenix-winged moth queens, and because Li Weiyi fought against all sides with two swords during the Lantern Festival, the two were linked together by busybodies, and many true and false love stories were spread.

Shi Jiuzhai said, "The definite news has come back; it is indeed an underground entrance. However, the so-called underground immortal abode seems to have been opened tens of thousands of years ago and built into a labyrinthine ancient sect's ancestral home for cultivation."

"We've only explored a dozen or so miles from the entrance so far, and we've already discovered a large number of ancient buildings, hundreds of passageways, caves, sculptures, stone beasts, training grounds, altars..."

"If you continue deeper, you will encounter extremely dangerous situations."

“Countless experts from the Five Seas Realm have died or been injured, and even some senior experts from the Dao Seed Realm have perished.”

"It is said that someone has found ancient treasures and Taoist stone walls, belonging to a major religion tens of thousands of years ago. Someone else has unearthed a thousand-year-old herb, which is five thousand years old and extremely rare in the world, with incalculable value."

Bai Shu was moved and exclaimed, "A thousand-year-old refined medicine is already very rare. Apart from the medicinal fields of the major sects, one can only search for it in the Netherworld of the Dead and some dangerous secret realms. A five-thousand-year-old refined medicine, even the major sects don't have it, right?"

Shi Liuyu was very interested and eager to try: "The church was built in the Fengfu world, which is as big as a prefecture, and then due to some unknown calamity, the entire church sank underground and was buried for tens of thousands of years. Now it has finally seen the light of day again. The treasures inside are simply unimaginable."

Li Weiyi asked, "What kind of great sect is it? Is there any explanation?"

Shi Jiuzhai said, "It's hard to say. That happened tens of thousands of years ago, and the rulers of this land have changed countless times since then. We can only wait for more news from the explorations to come back, and then we can cross-reference it with the records in the ancient books and make a deduction. It must be related to a great sect that gave birth to ancient immortals..."

"boom!"

Outside the ancestral home, lightning flashed and the earth shook.

More than a dozen gold-lacquered boxes containing congratulatory gifts burst open, releasing energy that turned out to be Thunder Magic Ice.

The sudden turn of events alarmed the experts in the courtyard, who all used their movement techniques to rush outside.

"Who has the audacity to cause trouble at Zuoqiu Zu's residence?"

Shi Jiuzhai and Shi Liuyu had just gotten up, wanting to go out and see what was going on.

Suddenly...

A dangerous force that chilled them to the bone erupted several feet to their right.

A black-clad figure, who had been invisible, suddenly appeared out of thin air, flashed forward, and swung his sword at Li Weiyi's head.

The garden was filled with murderous intent, its atmosphere powerful and terrifying.

"Boom!"

Shi Jiuzhai and Shi Liuyu, whose strength was enough to be included in the "Jiazi Book", released their Dao Heart Manifestations. The howling of wolves within their bodies rose high, breaking through the opponent's mental suppression, and each formed a palm and struck out.

But it's too slow!

The two of them were frozen in mid-air, only able to watch helplessly as the sword struck Li Weiyi's head.

The two were terrified, their pupils constricting as they realized that the assassin's cultivation was extremely terrifying, possibly that of an immortal.

(End of this chapter)