The Primordial Law

Chapter 293 Becoming a Disciple of Yao Qingxuan

"What? Tang Wanzhou?"

Li Weiyi was bewildered, not understanding why she asked that question.

Yao Qingxuan realized that Li Weiyi was truly unaware of the situation, and her eyebrows furrowed, her eyes filled with suspicion.

For the past two months, Li Weiyi has been hiding in the Nanqing Palace, cultivating in seclusion, enjoying peace and quiet. Meanwhile, she and Tang Wanzhou are playing a cat-and-mouse game in the outer area of ​​the main altar. Although she has the upper hand and has been suppressing Tang Wanzhou, catching up with him several times and injuring him, she has never been able to catch him.

A thousand years ago, a catastrophe struck the Lingxiao Realm, leaving the land unrecognizable, mountains collapsed, and rivers changed course.

It was around that time that the Twin Rice Cult accidentally discovered the entrance to the underground immortal abode, opened this secret realm of immortals, and obtained the boundless treasures left behind by the ancient Bhagavan Cult.

Because Zen Sea Guanwu had always prohibited the planting of Ren Rice in Lingxiao Habitat, the Rice Cult was in decline at that time and could only hide and survive, gradually excavating the secret realm, exploring the treasure trove, and fighting against the ferocious insects, ghosts, and unknown anomalies in the underground immortal abode.

This matter is of great importance, and I dare not let too many people know about it.

The process of exploration and discovery is the process by which the Twin Rice Cult grows stronger step by step.

However, the underground immortal abode is too vast, like a hollow sphere with a diameter of thousands of miles. It was built by the ancient Bhagavan religion for at least 20,000 to 30,000 years and contains countless dangers, mysteries, and treasures and resources.

The Twin Rice Cult spent a thousand years exploring and building, only to clear and transform the area within a few hundred miles of the entrance. In terms of volume, this area occupies less than one percent of the entire underground immortal abode.

The leading figures in the sect naturally ventured further afield, but various dangers arose one after another, requiring them to gradually set up defensive formations, and then expand and digest them.

They dared not make too much noise, causing an earthquake that would be noticed by the transcendent beings of the Lingxiao Realm.

The speed of transformation and construction is many times slower than that of simple exploration.

In some places, even the rice god is very wary of them and needs to go around them.

Of course, the entrance to the underground immortal abode for the Twin Rice Cult is not the one that was blasted open a year ago by Qilin Zang using a supreme magical artifact. Rather, it is somewhere else.

In fact, the entrance that Qilinzang blasted open was completely unknown to the Twin Rice Sect, as it happened to be located in the farthest part of their exploration area.

It was because of Qilinzang's trick that the Twin Rice Cult was forced to gradually reveal its fangs from its hiding place and come into the open, thus implementing its plan ahead of schedule and making its activities more frequent.

Normally, they planned to wait until Xuejian Tangting went south, Zuoqiu Menting went north, and the righteous army of the world destroyed Lingxiao Palace before coming out to clean up the mess and reap the final victory.

Due to Qilinzang's disruption, all forces, both overt and covert, in Lingxiao Realm have lost control of their plans.

For the past two months, Yao Qingxuan and Tang Wanzhou's pursuit has taken place outside the array formation in the already constructed area of ​​the main altar.

One array after another, like a thousand-layer cake, has been built over a thousand years, covering the entire main altar.

However, he was not infiltrated everywhere. Yao Qingxuan suspected that Tang Wanzhou had already found a loophole and escaped in.

Seeing the unpredictable look in the eyes of the stunningly beautiful woman before him, Li Wei tentatively asked, "Has Tang Wanzhou escaped from the Divine Prison, or has he never been captured?"

"What? Are you happy to learn that she escaped?" Yao Qingxuan asked.

"Tang Wanzhou is my friend."

Li Weiyi did not deny that making low-level excuses in front of a giant in the Longevity Realm would only earn her contempt.

Yao Qingxuan said, "You care so much about your friends, but do you know that your other two friends might be suffering inhuman torture right now? Can you even care about them all?"

Li Weiyi's expression hardened: "What does Senior Yao mean?"

Yao Qingxuan and An Xianjing were both dressed in pure white, untouched by the dust of the world, but their personalities were quite different: one was clear-headed and the other quiet, one was cold and the other gentle.

This once stunningly beautiful woman, with long, straight, and beautiful legs just like Yao Yin, an extremely high waistline, and prominent breasts, was even more graceful. As she walked ahead, a fragrant breeze wafted through the air, her fairy dress fluttering as she stepped into the shimmering rice paddies.

Li Weiyi followed closely behind and asked, "Senior, are you referring to two of the people who were captured two months ago?"

Although he always addressed her as "senior," he often felt a sense of disbelief, thinking that she was Yaoyin grown up, because they looked so alike.

Of course, given that he was now in a dangerous situation and his opponent was a ruthless person, Li Weiyi naturally dared not offend him.

In the blood-red field, the golden rice is growing at an astonishing rate.

It has grown from three feet tall two months ago to more than three meters tall, several times its original height.

Its golden glow is even brighter, and it has a dozen or so leaves with a golden texture, sharp as serrations, and a vibrant life force inside.

It's completely different now. I feel like it can really produce extraordinary geniuses who can crush all human experts.

A charming smile appeared on Yao Qingxuan's usually aloof and jade-like face, a hint of anticipation rising in his heart. He then suppressed his smile and asked, "You didn't use your own blood to nourish it, did you?"

"No, I used the light and shadow of the Fusang Divine Tree to illuminate it. I used the Dharma energy to allow it to breathe better."

“It is the result of your and Lord An’s hard work. If I were to irrigate it with my blood, it would be a desecration to both of you.”

Li Weiyi then channeled a wisp of magical energy, which flew from his fingertips, transforming into clouds that enveloped the golden rice.

Then, the golden rice began to breathe at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"You're overthinking things and creating trouble for yourself. On the path of spiritual practice, you will bleed countless times, either staining the earth or being taken by others. If watering a plant makes you so conflicted and fearful, then your mind must be a tangled mess. When will you ever achieve clarity and understanding?"

Yao Qingxuan cut open her slender, jade-white wrist and spilled her blood into the rice paddy.

Then he had Li Weiyi take out the Cold Jade Bottle, fill it with water, and use it for watering over the next two months.

A shimmering light appeared on her wrist, and the wound disappeared.

"The person you asked Palace Master An to help you find has a major event happening outside, and she doesn't have time to help you. Before she left, she asked me to help you find someone, saying that you have a weakness that would allow you to better help her raise rice."

Yao Qingxuan continued, "That person was imprisoned in the Divine Prison. When the people I sent found the Divine Prison, he had already been taken away by the Fourth Divine Son, Wang Shu. Also taken away at the same time was the successor of the Tuoba clan of the Northern Border."

Li Weiyi's eyes narrowed slightly.

He was well aware of his feud with the Fourth Divine Child. It was obvious without guessing that Wang Zhi and he were brothers, looking exactly alike.

“He doesn’t dare to break into Nanqing Palace, so he’s using my two friends to try and force me to leave.”

Li Weiyi glanced at Yao Qingxuan's indifferent expression and said, "Soldier against soldier, general against general. I guess that puppet scarecrow, even if it comes from the Heavenly Principles Hall, wouldn't be controlled by an elder. It's most likely a king's technique. He didn't take you, Venerable One, seriously at all in order to deal with me."

Yao Qingxuan raised his head slightly, looked at Li Weiyi who was half a head taller than him, and gave him a cold glance: "Is this the level of the Hidden Man of the Nine Li Hidden Sect? Using a Longevity Realm giant in such a straightforward way?"

Li Weiyi quickly explained, "While your throwing of the sword was certainly forceful, it also brought the potential conflict into the open."

"You can see the whole picture from a single spot. Your Rice Cult is by no means monolithic; there must be struggles for interests and power."

"This time, the other side suffered no losses and was only temporarily intimidated. It is foreseeable that they will soon test your bottom line again and undermine your dignity as a venerable one."

"Once this precedent is set, won't the seven elders of the Southern Territory who obey you, and the people below them, think that you are all bark and no bite and that you have ulterior motives? And won't the people above the Divine Cult think that you are not capable enough?"

Given Yao Qingxuan's status, since he sent someone to look for Qi Xiao, how could those people not go to Wang Shu to demand Qi Xiao back?
There is only one explanation.

I contacted him, but Wang Shu didn't give me any face.

Yao Qingxuan had deliberately said that "your friend may be suffering inhuman torture" to provoke Li Weiyi and push him out to compete with Wang Shu.

Li Weiyi naturally obeyed and followed her lead.

Yao Qingxuan stared straight into Li Weiyi's eyes, his pupils like two cold stars.

Li Weiyi met her gaze for a moment, then quickly bowed and said, "As a senior, I would not deign to deal with a mere Wang Shu. Give me a position, and I will help you resolve your troubles and make the provocateur pay the price."

"What kind of identity do you want?" Yao Qingxuan asked.

“Yaoyin and I are as close as siblings, so I can be your senior’s disciple.”

Li Weiyi knew very well that if he wanted to escape from the main altar, he had to do it step by step.

The first step is to obtain an official identity that allows one to move freely around the main altar; otherwise, being trapped in the Nanqing Palace is tantamount to waiting for death.

Yao Qingxuan said, "So you want to join the Divine Cult?"

"The Divine Sect has done nothing to wrong me. Hall Master An and Senior Yao are both kind and benevolent, which has greatly changed my impression of the Divine Sect and made me want to follow them."

Li Wei recited in a clear and resonant voice: "The Twin Rice Cult is invincible. The ancestor of the Rice Cult is accomplished in both literature and martial arts, and will unify the world for thousands of years."

Yao Qingxuan was momentarily dazed: "It seems you took my words to heart! But if I were to ask you where the Nine Li Hidden Sect is hiding, how would you respond?"

Li Weiyi said, "I will not betray the Nine Li Hidden Sect."

"Then where is your sincerity in joining the cult?" Yao Qingxuan asked.

Li Weiyi was about to say some high-sounding words to demonstrate his integrity and pride.

Yao Qingxuan said first, "If those old guys in the sect ask, just pin the blame on me. If you can't, just tell them directly."

"Lizhou has always been a peripheral area of ​​the world. The Divine Sect does not yet have the spare power to target the Nine Li Hidden Sect. As for the overall trend of the world, the Nine Li Clan and the Nine Li Hidden Sect, which have been declining, will have to be ranked after tenth in Lingxiao City, the Ash Region of the Far West, the Demon Clan, the Zuoqiu Clan, the Xuejian Tang Court, the Leixiao Sect, the Zhu Clan, the Longmen Clan, etc."

"Given the tolerant and submissive nature of the chieftains of the various tribes of the Jiuli, this is also a way to preserve themselves."

Li Weiyi was completely stunned, her eyes flickering, wanting to ask the question that had been lingering in her mind.

It should be noted that Li Weiyi first heard about the "Twin Rice Cult" from Yin Jun.

It is claimed that a reclusive elder has sent word that he is being targeted by the Twin Rice Cult. It is also said that the reclusive elder is investigating the cause and wants to defuse the danger beforehand.

It is evident that there must be a reclusive elder lurking within the Twin Rice Cult.

Moreover, if the person targeting him is An Xianjing, how could the Hidden Elder obtain the information so quickly?

He must have a very close relationship with An Xianjing.

Therefore, Li Weiyi had long suspected that Yao Qingxuan might be the reclusive elder.
I never dared to ask, firstly because when Yao Qingxuan first appeared, she was very intimidating and ruthless, leaving corpses all over the ground. Li Weiyi was very wary of her at the time and regarded her as a female demon.

Secondly, she was too talented; Li Weiyi felt that even Lao Li might not be her match. Even if she were truly a member of a hidden sect, she should be a reclusive master from the previous sixty-year period.

Thirdly, Li Weiyi was very worried that asking the question would expose the secret of the Hidden Elder hidden in the Twin Rice Sect, bringing danger to the Hidden Elder.

Fourth, if Yao Qingxuan is a reclusive elder, why doesn't he avoid suspicion?

Logically, she should have sent Li Weiyi directly to the Divine Prison, or immediately handed him over to An Xianjing, trying to avoid getting involved with him as much as possible.

Li Weiyi asked, "Senior Yao, aren't you curious about where the Nine Li Hidden Sect is hidden?"

"Not curious!"

Yao Qingxuan added, "Accepting you as my disciple means that I will bear all the consequences of your actions."

"I will plant the flames of death within you. If you dare to do anything detrimental to the religion, I can obliterate you with a single thought. Even if you flee to the ends of the earth, I will find you."

Li Weiyi couldn't be sure of Yao Qingxuan's identity, but he was certain that the Protector Wife should be able to block her Death Spirit Fire.

So he said, "Don't worry, senior, I know what's important."

"You still call me senior?"

……

Li Weiyi followed Yao Qingxuan out of Nanqing Palace, preparing to go to Linggu Hall to participate in the assessment of true disciples.

With a Venerable-level figure personally leading the way, it's tantamount to a guarantee for him. Coupled with Yao Qingxuan's relationship with the Lord of Linggu Palace, the assessment was naturally just a formality, simply confirming his cultivation level as a Spiritual Master.

(End of this chapter)