The Primordial Law

Chapter 344 At All Costs

Li Weiyi frowned and asked, "Whom do you take orders from?"

"Venerable Nan... ah..."

Xu Xiangu had barely uttered three words when Li Weiyi pierced her palm with a spear, causing half of her body to go numb and twitch in pain.

She quickly changed her tune: "A year ago, the Yang family secretly took over everything in Yuntianxianyuan and the four major city gates. The elders of the prefecture have already submitted to them. We were forced into this situation."

Li Weiyi squatted down: "Have you met anyone from the Yang family?"

Xu Xiangu shook her head: "They are very cautious. I only learned that the Yang family of Suizong was also a force under the Divine Sect by the elder of the mansion mentioned it once."

Li Weiyi was disappointed. Even someone of Xu Xiangu's high status knew very little about the affairs of the upper echelons. No wonder it was difficult for all parties to find out the core secrets of the Twin Rice Cult.

It seems I must go and meet that elder of the manor.

"Who is the Prefectural Elder?" Li Weiyi asked.

"Jiang Xin, one of the top experts of the third generation of the Jiang family, is the chief of the Attendant Hall of Nanyan Pass."

This time, Xu Xiangu did not hesitate and informed the elder of the manor's information, secretly sneering to herself. She was indeed no match for him and had to submit, but the manor elder was a figure with extraordinary cultivation.

If this kid dares to come knocking on my door, he's walking right into a trap.

Xu Xiangu was imagining how she would avenge herself after Li Weiyi fell into the hands of the manor elders...

"puff!"

Li Weiyi thrust his spear hard, piercing her skull.

Use fire to burn the body to ashes, leaving no trace.

They did not dig up the Dao Lotus, fearing that it would expose their weakness.

But they took away the boundary bag from her.

Unexpectedly, the bag contained a huge amount of Yongquan coins, silver coins, and various treasures, including millennium-old elixirs, worth at least a million Yongquan coins.

Clearly, Daojiao's money in Nanyanguan is in her hands.

Li Weiyi stepped out of the formation in the backyard.

Outside, several Daoist masters who had heard the commotion had gathered, each holding a magical artifact and looking menacing.

Li Weiyi had already made up his mind and was no longer bound by any constraints. Naturally, he walked forward with a calm expression, took out the Evil Camel Bell, and shook it. The surrounding Dao Sect experts immediately became confused and screamed in agony.

The sound of the bell should be kept within a certain range.

Li Weiyi walked out of the gate and quickly blended into the crowd.

Behind them, the backyard of Guanlan Pavilion was filled with roars, slaughter, madness, and maniacal laughter. The minds of the martial artists of the Twin Rice Sect were filled with negative emotions, evil and malevolent forces spread, magical artifacts clashed, and they killed each other.

The stronger a person's evil intentions, the greater the impact they will be.

"Bang! Bang..."

Corpses were smashed through doors, windows, and walls, falling from inside into the street.

Upon seeing this, the Twin Rice Sect's spies stationed outside Guanlan Pavilion immediately went to report the news.

Li Weiyi did not go far. He climbed a watchtower three streets away from Guanlan Pavilion, took out a set of women's clothing from Xu Xiangu's bag, hesitated for a moment, his eyes darkened, and then put it on.

The art of disguise can naturally transform one's appearance into that of a woman.

This is the best way to hide, something Li Weiyi used to resist.

For now, we have no choice but to do it.

He took out the golden smiling Buddha mask, put it on his face, and gazed at Guanlan Pavilion in the distance, quietly waiting for Elder Jiang Xin to arrive.

The Attendant Hall was subordinate to the Luantai (Luan Terrace).

In each prefecture of Lingxiao Realm, there is a hall, which is ruled by a hall master.

It also had "Shouya", "Yuya" and "Zhuaya" under its jurisdiction.

The chief advisor is the strategist, responsible for offering advice and making decisions.

The Feather Office is responsible for all kinds of intelligence, espionage, and infiltration.

The Claw Guard, composed of martial arts masters, is responsible for operations.

The official position in charge of the Three Offices was the Chief Office.

Since Nanyan Pass is not a prefecture city and therefore has no palace master, Jiang Xin, as the head of the palace, is already the highest commander of the Attendant Palace.

Li Weiyi would naturally not go to the Attendant Hall, as that would be tantamount to walking into a trap.

But with the biggest stronghold of the Rice Cult in trouble, Jiang Xin couldn't possibly not come.

Just a quarter of an hour later, a large army arrived and surrounded Guanlan Pavilion. All the formations in the surrounding city were activated, and the formation runes and veils of light enveloped the sky and earth.

Soon after, another magnificent beast-shaped carriage sped toward Guanlan Pavilion, followed by two rows of cavalry from the Attendant Hall.

The mythical beast-shaped carriage stopped outside Guanlan Pavilion.

An elderly man in a purple robe quickly got out of the car. Jiang Xin was not old and frail, with only a few strands of white hair at his temples. He stood upright, with sharp eyes, exuding an aura of authority without anger.

"Master!"

"My lord, why have you alarmed the entire Attendant Hall?"

The soldiers of the city's garrison saluted and kowtowed.

"The Attendant Hall has already discovered the close relationship between Guanlan Pavilion and the cult, and has been secretly monitoring them without taking any rash action, hoping to lure out the mastermind behind it all. Withdraw your people, and leave this place to us," Jiang Xin said calmly, worried that the city defense army might find out something, so he could only offer this excuse before quickly stepping inside.

Li Weiyi did not act rashly and continued to wait.

Another half hour passed, and Jiang Xin cleaned up the hidden dangers in Guanlan Pavilion before coming out. His eyes were restrained but gloomy, clearly indicating that he was suppressing a raging fire of anger.

Who is it?

The methods were too wicked.

Li Weiyi imitated Yao Qingxuan's tone, transmitting his voice with magical energy to Yao's ears: "Elder, your haste to come to Guanlan Pavilion will surely attract the attention of those with ulterior motives and arouse suspicion."

This voice...

Standing outside Guanlan Pavilion, Jiang Xin suddenly raised his head, his pupils narrowed, and he looked around nervously.

He lived to be nearly a hundred years old, possessed unparalleled cultivation, and was the most outstanding expert of the third generation of the Jiang family. He was also one of the twenty-eight elders of the Rice Sect in the Lingxiao Realm.

But the other party was Yao Qingxuan.

Anyone of the same cultivation level could easily kill him.

Yao Qingxuan was able to send his magical energy into his ear, which meant he could kill him with a single blow.

Seeing that Jiang Xin didn't dare to make any rash moves, Li Weiyi knew that Yao Qingxuan must have a great deterrent effect on him, so he said again: "Don't look, and you'd better not play tricks in front of me. I guarantee that you will die before Yao Qian arrives. Even if he arrives, I can send him away."

Jiang Xin quickly calmed down and had a plan in mind. Then, following Yao Qingxuan's guidance, he avoided everyone and climbed the watchtower step by step.

Li Weiyi knew very well that confronting someone of the Elder level in the Heavenly Palace was like dancing on a knife's edge. Once his identity was exposed, or if the other party took a desperate gamble, he would be in grave danger.

But he had no way out.

“He should be more nervous than I am! He's worried about being punished by Yao Qingxuan, and he's also worried about his identity being exposed.”

Li Weiyi calmed down completely and listened to Jiang Xin's footsteps as he climbed the stairs.

Since Jiang Xin previously obeyed Yao Qingxuan and only submitted to the Suizong Yang family a year ago, he must not have entered the core of the Yang family yet.

"You can stop now!" Li Weiyi said calmly.

Jiang Xin stopped on the stairs to the next floor, looked up, and could see a glimpse of Yao Qingxuan. He quickly feigned a look of fear and trepidation, and bowed, saying, "Venerable One, Venerable One... I knew nothing! It was all those people from the Sui Sect who were acting recklessly, definitely trying to eliminate dissidents. I was kept in the dark and only just found out..."

Li Weiyi was too lazy to watch his act: "Purge dissidents? Jiang Xin, are you stupid or have you sided with them? Zhou Bida is dead, isn't he?"

Jiang Xin nodded: "Yao Qian dares not let him live. If he really opens his mouth, the risk is too great."

Li Weiyi felt a pang of pain in his heart, but controlled his emotions: "So this Venerable One said you were foolish, while Yao Qian was extremely intelligent."

Jiang Xin looked bewildered: "Please enlighten me, Venerable One?"

Li Weiyi said, "I don't care whether you have submitted to them or not, but the most important thing for a person is to live with clarity. Zhou Bida is the deputy commander-in-chief, a position of utmost importance. How much effort did the Divine Sect expend to turn him against us? With his death, three months later, when the Divine Sect and the demon race attack Lingxiao City, who will help us break through the barrier? You?"

"What? Attack Lingxiao City?" Jiang Xin was genuinely shocked.

This matter was only finalized a few days ago. As a person with a special identity on the surface, Jiang Xin had to be careful when passing on messages, so naturally he didn't find out so quickly.

Li Weiyi grasped Yao Qingxuan's tone: "Now you know why they killed Zhou Bida, right?"

Jiang Xin's expression changed several times: "But they say that Venerable One, you have something strange about you..."

"Are you saying I have ulterior motives?"

Knowing that Jiang Xin was completely flustered by his words, Li Weiyi pressed his advantage: "So, I say you're foolish. Why would I, the Venerable One, harbor any disloyalty towards the Divine Cult? What benefit would it bring me?"

"The one who truly harbors ulterior motives is Yang Shenjing."

"The Sui Sect was able to grow rapidly thanks to the support of the Divine Sect. But now, they have pledged allegiance to the Second Palace Master, and can get whatever they want. They can travel freely throughout the entire Lingxiao Realm, and have grown rapidly in just two years."

"Once Yang Shenjing breaks through to become a transcendent being, the Sui Sect may become one of the millions of sects in the future, controlling the transportation lifeline of the entire Lingxiao. That will be a time of boundless glory."

"For the sake of their sect's future, they are capable of turning against the Jiuli Clan, and thus they are also capable of turning against the Divine Sect."

"Now you understand why you didn't know about such a big event as attacking Lingxiao City. It's because the main altar didn't even inform Yang Shenjing; they're on guard against them! Since you submitted to them, you're naturally being watched."

"Elder, are you choosing the Sui Sect and following them to achieve great success?"

As she said this, Li Weiyi gently patted the large phoenix hidden in her clothes.

Suddenly.

A terrifying aura of the Longevity Realm erupted from Li Weiyi, causing Jiang Xin to kneel down with a thud. His voice trembled as he cried, "Venerable One, save me... I knew nothing! I was kept in the dark! How could I have known that Yang Shenjing was truly an ungrateful wolf? I wouldn't dare betray the Divine Sect even if I had ten lives... I still possess the Death Spirit Fire of the Rice Ancestor within me, I dare not, absolutely dare not..."

Li Weiyi can only rely on the information gap to quickly confirm that Yang Shenjing and Suizong betrayed the Twin Rice Sect, and push everything onto them in order to save Yao Qingxuan at the main altar.

Sui Zong, a retainer of the Jiuli tribe, indeed had a clean background, making it difficult to trace their relationship with the Rice Cult.

At the main headquarters, there weren't even many people under the Sui Sect's command. Yang Qingxi had to seize the followers under Wang Shu in order to build his own faction.

This is both the Sui Sect's advantage and their disadvantage.

This suggests that the Sui Sect and the Twin Rice Cult are not closely related, and the Sui Sect is not a direct descendant of the Rice People. This makes it possible to pin the betrayal on them.

Moreover, Yang Qingxi's actions against Wang Shu were precisely to prevent the Rice Cult from planting more forces within the Sui Sect to counterbalance the Yang family. This suggests that there must be someone within the Rice Cult who is wary of Yang Shenjing.

If we cannot get help from the imperial court to get rid of Yang Shenjing and Yao Qian.

Then let the Twin Rice Cult clean house.

This is just the first step.

Next, Li Weiyi vowed to find a way to solidify all of this. He wanted to make them regret their actions and suffer the consequences of their own actions.

(End of this chapter)