The Primordial Law

Chapter 331 It was already the winter of next year.

The path leading away from the main altar is located in the Hall of Heaven.

The Hall of Heaven is responsible for all affairs of the world. The Hall Master, the three Deputy Hall Masters, the five Venerables, and the twenty-eight Elders are almost all scattered throughout the twenty-eight states of Lingxiao, not at the main altar.

The Tianxia Palace complex is located south of the mortal realm.

The cultivators who entered the temple almost all wore masks, indicating that they had special identities outside.

Li Weiyi, Tuoba Butuo, and Qi Xiao went to Nanyan Pass together, also wearing masks to conceal their faces and changing their forms before entering the hall. The three handed over their life tablets and successively planted death spirit flames.

The elderly man in charge of registration then asked them where they were going.

Li Weiyi, being a divine son and already imbued with the Death Flame by Yao Qingxuan, didn't need to undergo the process again. He adopted an arrogant demeanor, saying displeasedly, "A divine son's journey must be undertaken on an important mission. How can I easily reveal my whereabouts? If the news leaks, can you bear the responsibility?"

The old man quickly apologized, saying, "It's like this: in order to hide the main altar of the Divine Sect and its entrance, everyone below the Venerable level must be teleported to several Daozu Temples outside through spatial teleportation arrays, and then quietly disperse."

"It's normal that the Fourth Divine Child, who has never left the country, wouldn't know this."

"For example, if His Highness the Divine Child were to go to the Western Territory on official business, but was instead teleported to the Eastern Territory, wouldn't he have to take a lot of unnecessary detours?"

Qi Xiao recalled the small town of Qingyi outside Qiuzhou City. There was a Daozu Temple where a Holy Spirit Master was stationed. It probably had a teleportation array and was one of the gathering places of the Dao Sect.

Beneath Li Weiyi's mask, the coldness in his eyes lessened: "Go to the Eastern Border."

Nanyan Pass is located in the far north of the prefecture, belonging to the southern region.

He deliberately mentioned the Eastern Territory because the registration information of the Heavenly Palace is too easily leaked. Who knows, the news might reach some people as soon as he leaves.

To enter or leave the main altar, one must be inspected by the swastika-shaped Buddha statue.

The boundary bag, the wind mansion, the ancestral field, the internal organs and bones are all unable to conceal people or objects.

Li Weiyi knew this and had already taken the risk of pulling Tang Wanzhou into the Blood Mud Space. The Dao Ancestor Taiji Fish was not something that a mere Buddha statue could see through.

Led by a young inner disciple, the three entered the depths of the cave behind the main hall. An ancient spatial teleportation array appeared before them.

It is three zhang in diameter, with the blood of ancient immortal beasts flowing in the array pattern grooves and inlaid with top-grade blood crystals, very similar to the one in Nanqing Palace.

The cave is spacious, with stone steps carved into the walls that meander upwards, and light can be faintly seen coming from above.

It is natural light.

A cool breeze blew down.

Li Weiyi and the other two looked up, gazing intently for a long time. They knew in their hearts that the exit above must be the one leading directly to the surface. The spatial teleportation array could not penetrate the barrier of the underground immortal palace; they were teleported out from the exit.

Having been trapped underground for over a year, everyone felt a surge of excitement, as if they were about to escape their cage and return to the world of everyday life.

The stone steps were blocked and impassable.

The three of them, along with sixteen other masked members of the Rice Cult, entered the spatial teleportation array.

"Wow!"

The entire formation was shrouded in bloody light, obscuring the outside world. All one could feel was a strong sense of weightlessness, making one feel nauseous and uncomfortable.

My body felt like it was being kneaded and then rapidly lifted up and down.

Fortunately, everyone was highly skilled and able to remain calm and composed.

After the bloody light dissipated, they found themselves in a dark, damp cave. Li Wei and his two companions followed their companions to the surface, where they appeared in the inner hall of a Taoist temple.

After leaving the Daozu Temple, the remaining sixteen people quickly departed, scattering in all directions.

Li Weiyi and his two companions stood outside the Taoist temple, in the vast expanse of white snow. They opened their arms, closed their eyes, and breathed deeply. The gloomy mood in their hearts was swept away, and they felt a sense of exhilaration, like a dragon emerging from the sea, with the sky high and the sea wide.

Qi Xiao roared, "Finally, he's out of the numbness! It's so much more comfortable outside. I'm going to go to the Heavenly Pavilion and order the most expensive dishes, drink the best wine, and have the most beautiful girls play the zither and dance. I must make up for my Dao Seed Feast."

“Haha, I have the same thought! But going to the Immortal Forest is more in line with our current status. We are no longer ordinary Dao Seed Realm cultivators; we can invite immortals to accompany us,” Tuoba Butuo said.

Li Weiyi chuckled softly, "If you're going to Xianlin, I won't accompany you, because we can't get in."

When we entered the underground fairy palace, the autumn air was crisp and clear.

When I went out again, it was already the following winter.

Soon, the three were pulled back to reality. They had deathly flames planted in their bodies, and although they had left the underground immortal abode, they were still tied with a rope.

Outside the Daozu Temple is an ordinary market town with thousands of residents, used as a cover.

"Old Qi, go and ask around, and try to get a car," Li Weiyi said.

Qi Xiao wondered, "Won't this leave a trace and allow someone to track us? I noticed that the masked cultivators earlier were all wary of each other, taking different routes to leave, not even daring to leave footprints."

Tuoba Butuo said, "The fewer people who know, the less risk of exposure."

Li Weiyi narrowed his eyes slightly: "If others want to track and find me, they certainly have plenty of ways. What I mean is, since it's unavoidable, why not see who will track me first? If there's no one at all, we won't have to live in constant fear."

"Understood!"

Qi Xiao's eyes darted around, and he immediately understood. He went to the town to inquire and make purchases. The residents of the town were not simple people; they had intricate connections with the Twin Rice Cult.

After a while, Qi Xiao drove an old and simple carriage to Li Weiyi and Tuoba Butuo, picked them up, and sped off towards the edge of town.

The wheels of their vehicles kicked up the snow on the road, and braving the cold wind, they officially embarked on a journey fraught with uncertainty.

As Qi Xiao cracked his whip and urged his horse on, he said, "This market town is called Chengu Town. It is located in Jin County of Taicang Prefecture, one of the eight prefectures of Liangzhou. It is only 600 li away from Qu County of the prefecture, but it is more than 2,000 li away from Nanyan Pass, where we are going."

Tuoba Butuo said, "The Twin Rice Cult is truly formidable, controlling a spatial teleportation array. Even if ordinary followers go to the main altar, they won't know where it is located. My Tuoba clan is a powerful northern clan with a transcendent ancestor, but this is the first time I've ever seen such a legendary array."

Qi Xiao was moved and nodded slightly: "The Twin Rice Cult can be called a power worth hundreds of millions. What people in the world know about it is only the tip of the iceberg."

The criteria for a power with tens of millions of followers are: First, it must have a history of at least a thousand years. Second, it must possess at least tens of thousands of martial arts practitioners with superior talent. Third, it must have tens of millions of people with whom it can directly exert influence.

All three conditions must be met.

Of course, there are also some hidden conditions.

For example, there must be a transcendent figure in charge, top-level legal codes, an impenetrable mountain gate, and at least ten experts at the level of Longevity Realm and Holy Spirit Mind Master who are completely obedient to him... If these hidden conditions are not met, it will be difficult to be recognized by the world.

Because the Jiuli tribe lacked transcendence, it became a laughing stock among forces with millions of members.

After more than a decade of conquest, those who possessed extraordinary power expanded rapidly, reaping enormous benefits, and their territories and populations reached the level of tens of millions.

However, taking the Tuoba clan as an example, although they have tens of millions of people, they do not have that many completely obedient Longevity Realm giants and top-notch martial artists under their command. Their foundation and resources are incomparable to those of a real clan with tens of millions of members. They rely entirely on the power of their ancestors.

If the ancestor were to die unexpectedly, there would be a crisis of extinction for the entire clan.

Moreover, the Tuoba clan, being in the northern border, had to obey the orders of the Xuejian Tang court and lacked the imposing presence of a powerful clan.

The number of top-tier martial arts practitioners is closely related to the number of experts at the Five Seas Realm level, which in turn affects the strength of the army that can be formed.

A power worth hundreds of millions is generally considered to be more than ten times that of a family with tens of millions of members, and only the imperial court could achieve that.

“The spatial teleportation array is a remnant of the ancient Bhagavan religion. Within the Dao sect, there must be powerful mind masters who have learned the art of setting up the array. However, they are not yet proficient enough, and can only teleport us to the outskirts of Fuzhou,” Li Weiyi analyzed.

Tuoba Butuo said, "That's right! If the array formation ability is strong, they will definitely try their best to teleport to a place far away from the prefecture to avoid the danger of the main altar being discovered."

Li Weiyi also researched spatial teleportation arrays, hoping to combine them with the Buddha's relics. However, he failed because his mental power was not strong enough to draw a complete array diagram.

Ten miles outside the town, the three quietly got out of the car, concealed their presence, and hid in the snow on the right side of the road.

"Boom!"

The carriage continued its frantic gallop, the sound of its wheels and hooves filling the air.

They disappeared into the snowfield.

Half an hour later, a group of powerful martial artists used their movement techniques to follow the cart tracks without leaving a trace in the snow.

After the ear-piercing sound of wind breaking disappeared, Li Weiyi transmitted his voice to the two people in the snow: "There are five people in total, four at the Dao Seed Realm and one at the Spiritual Mind Master. They are from the Patrol Guard. This is quite a big deal. It seems they are determined to get them. One of them is Yizhou Xue!"

"Could it be that they happen to have a mission?" Qi Xiao asked.

Tuoba Butuo said, "No! Yizhouxue is someone who can enter the 'Jiazi Book'. Just now, she used her movement technique to travel at high speed, which exposed her aura and will be detected by the 'Jiazi Book'. The court's supervision of the world is indeed far less than before, but it is still a risk. Yizhouxue must be pursuing us, so she did not hesitate to expose herself to the 'Jiazi Book'."

Li Weiyi smiled and said, "Both Tuoba and I have the potential to be included in the 'Jiazi Book.' To keep a low profile as much as possible, Lao Qi, from now on, we'll have to rely on you for many things!"

"Haha, I never thought that one day I would be put to great use because I wasn't strong enough," Qi Xiao laughed.

"go!"

The three broke through the snow and decided not to wait any longer.

Once the five top patrolmen catch up with the empty car, they will realize they've been tricked and will definitely turn back.

Qi Xiao enveloped Li Weiyi and Tuoba Butuo with his magical energy, and they traveled eastward swiftly on clouds of magical energy, their feet barely touching the ground.

"Why not go west or south? Geographically speaking, Nanyan Pass is to our southwest," Tuoba Butuo asked curiously, wondering what Li Weiyi was worried about.

Li Weiyi said, "Fuzhou is now a dangerous place. Countless experts have gathered on the ground. If you are not careful, you may be targeted. It is better to avoid them. I don't want to fight anyone before completing the mission. The 'Jiazi Book' and Luantai are troublesome. The 'Human Overlord's Register' and Zuoqiu Sect and Du'e Temple are even more troublesome. They can lock onto all martial artists at the Dao Seed Realm level."

The Dao Seed Realm is the overlord of the human world.

Tuoba Butuo suddenly realized and said, "Then we can only detour to Nanyan Pass."

Qi Xiao said, "I have a route. We can take a boat north from Qujiang, disembark at Leiling City, and follow the Xushan Tianmai to Nanyan Pass. That way, the people chasing us won't know our true destination. Oh no, it's Qingyuya! There are tracking experts in that patrol team."

A blue crow circled high in the sky, sometimes in the clouds, sometimes in the sky, as if pointing the way to the people below.

Qi Xiao was very alert and discovered it.

"Can we shoot it down?" Li Weiyi asked.

"It's too high... I'll give it a try."

Qi Xiao took the bow and arrow from Tuoba Butuo, and after drawing the bow, hundreds of scriptures surrounded his body.

(End of this chapter)