The Primordial Law

Chapter 360 Meeting with Hidden Two
Half an hour later.

Li Weiyi met with Yin Er atop a red pavilion in the inner hall of the Coffin Sea Tower in Danyuefang.

Coffin Sea Tower, belonging to the Coffin Sea Chamber of Commerce, is an industry under the Jiuli Hidden Sect.

Upon seeing the person who had arrived, they realized it was indeed Li Weiyi.

Yin Er let out a long sigh of relief, clasped his hands together, and spun around in prayer: "Thank heavens, may the immortals protect us. Shen Yinren, everyone was very worried about your safety, I'm relieved to see you safe and sound!"

Li Weiyi sat down at the table and poured himself a full cup of tea: "Has everyone arrived in Lingxiao City?"

Yin Er is in charge of the secular affairs of the Jiuli Hidden Sect.

"Most of them have already arrived, and some are still on their way. They should all be here before the first day of the twelfth lunar month," Yin Er said.

Li Weiyi frowned: "There are fewer than ten Dao Seed Realm hermits in our sixty-year cycle. Why are they moving so slowly?"

Yin Er was stunned: "The command from the Hidden Man is for all the Hidden Men above the Dao Seed Realm, not just for us in this sixty-year cycle. After I sent the message back to the Nine Li Insect Valley, the forty-five Supreme Elders replied that the ancient Hidden Men are difficult to summon, but the Hidden Men elders from the previous sixty-year cycle should all be present."

The 45th Supreme Elder is the one in the underground treasure vault of the Coffin Sea Pavilion, responsible for guarding the entrance from Jiuli City to the Jiuli Hidden Gate. He is also the recluse from the 45th year of the previous 60-year cycle.

Li Weiyi was stunned for a moment: "Don't the Hidden Elders all listen to the Hidden Lord?"

“If the Hidden Lord encounters misfortune, the Divine Hidden Man will take over. This is the rule of the Hidden Sect throughout the ages!” said Hidden Two.

Li Weiyi took a sip of tea, feeling a significant increase in pressure. Having summoned them, he was now responsible for their safety. He asked, "Still no definite news about the Hidden Lord?"

Yin Er shook his head and sighed, "The Hidden Sect is also doing its best to investigate and inquire, but the imperial court is covering up what happened outside Nanyan Pass. Not only has the Hidden Lord disappeared, but Yang Shenjing has also not shown his face again. Right now, we can only say that no definite news is the best news."

"Is the gathering of so many experts by the Hermit of the Gods in Lingxiao City related to the demon race and evil cults?"

Li Weiyi looked at him in surprise.

Yin Er then recounted how Zuoqiu Hongting, Cang Li, and Yin Jiu had rescued Qi Xiao.

After listening, Li Weiyi finally smiled: "Zuoqiu Hongting's judgment is very accurate. Zuoqiu Menting must not make any rash moves for the time being. If we alert the enemy, the consequences will be unpredictable."

“She’s come to Lingxiao City!” Yin Er said.

Li Weiyi stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "What is she doing here? Doesn't she know how dangerous Lingxiao City is right now? With her talent and potential, so many people want to kill her."

Yin Er laughed and said, "She is a hermit of the Zuoqiu sect in this generation, and she has obviously come with the Zuoqiu sect's plans."

Li Weiyi asked, "Where is she?"

Yin Er spread his hands: "This young emperor is secretive and rarely shows his true face. Who knows where she is?"

Li Weiyi was well aware that her engagement to Zuoqiu Hongting was merely a staged marriage forced by the circumstances at the time, and she didn't know when the engagement would be dissolved, so it shouldn't be taken seriously.

Li Weiyi took out a boundary bag and placed it on the table: "Use the 500,000 coins in the bag to pay back the Hidden Sect first. Use the rest to buy me millennium-old elixirs."

Yin Er opened the boundary bag to investigate and was secretly shocked to find that there were nearly two million Yongquan coins inside.

It should be noted that when the Hidden People purchase cultivation resources, the Hidden Sect bears half of the cost.

In other words, even if Yin Er recovers 500,000 Yongquan coins, he still has to spend another 1.5 million Yongquan coins, totaling 3 million Yongquan coins, to help Li Weiyi purchase the Millennium Essence Medicine.

Anyone in this position would be racking their brains.

Li Weiyi suddenly asked, "Has Yin Wu come to Lingxiao City?"

Yin Er put away his spatial pouch: "Fifth Brother and several Dharma Kings from the Earth Wolf King's army arrived two days ago! Now that there's a great reconciliation within the human race, plus the Longevity Martial Arts Prohibition Order in effect, they're swaggering into the city, joining in the fun everywhere. Right now, they're probably off challenging the 'Ninefold Dao Image Diagram'!"

Li Weiyi asked, "What 'Ninefold Daoist Image Diagram'?"

Yin Er said, "The Hermit only entered the city today, right? Challenging the Ninefold Dao Image Diagram is arguably the hottest event in Lingxiao City recently. Even the Third Palace Master has issued a decree to summon all the masters of the Jiazi Book in the world to jointly attack Lingxiao City. No matter which faction they come from, their safety will be guaranteed. As long as they can break through one level of the Dao Image, there will be a great reward."

Li Weiyi's curiosity was piqued: "What's the story behind this 'Ninefold Daoist Image Diagram'?"

Yin Er said, "This matter has to start with the number one expert in the Dao Seed Realm at the Du'e Temple. He came to the Lingxiao Sheng Realm to challenge Tang Wanzhou."

"But upon arrival, we learned that Tang Wanzhou had already fallen into the underground immortal abode a year ago, and his name had disappeared from the Jiazi Book, most likely he had already perished."

"That number one expert defeated five out of ten heroes in Lingxiao City. None of them could withstand three of his moves without being defeated."

"So he made wild and arrogant remarks, saying that the Lingxiao Realm had declined and was no longer as prosperous as it once was, and was full of useless people. This immediately aroused public anger. Even some martial artists from the sixth and seventh heavens went to challenge him in anger."

"As you can imagine, with a wave of someone's hand, they crushed everything as easily as dust."

“Naturally, some people are not convinced, claiming that they can defeat him if they are in the same realm, that the Du'e Temple is nothing special, and that Lingxiao is full of outstanding people.”

"The first person of the Du'e Temple was prepared and took out the Ninefold Dao Image Diagram that he had brought with him. This is a magical artifact with infinite mysteries. It contains the Dao images of the first person of each realm of the Du'e Temple, which correspond to the nine realms of the Dao Seed Realm."

"The first person claimed that he did not want to bully the Lingxiao Shengjing. The nine people on the Ninefold Dao Image Diagram are the strongest in each realm of the Du'e Temple in this world, not the strongest in history. As long as the martial artist of the Lingxiao Shengjing can break through three of them, he will take back his previous words and apologize."

Li Wei asked, "How many levels have you broken through now?" Yin Er smiled bitterly, "Not even one level! The one with the best record is Xingyue Nu, the disciple of the Third Palace Master. He challenged the one at the sixth level of the Dao Seed Realm... He didn't challenge the Dao Image, but the person himself, who is now the famous Du'e Temple prodigy Xie Chucai. He blocked seven attacks."

Xie Chucai said that he only used half his strength because of Fairy Yu's face. Otherwise, he would have killed her within three moves.

That's not an exaggeration at all!
Tai Shi Bai once commented that in the entire Lingxiao Realm of the same realm, no one could withstand Xie Chucai's attack and remain standing.

It's quite impressive that Xingyue Nu was able to withstand several moves.

Li Weiyi asked, "Ge Xiantong didn't make a move?"

Yin Er said, "Ge Xiantong and the others have just returned from their cultivation at Du'e Temple, so they are considered disciples of the temple. Let's not even talk about whether they can win in this challenge. Even if they do win, that number one expert will only say that it's all thanks to Du'e Temple. If Du'e Temple hadn't helped you improve your foundation, you would be nothing."

"Right now, the reputation of all martial artists in the Lingxiao Realm is at stake, and even Dharma Kings like Yin Wu and Shi Liuyu are itching to fight."

Li Weiyi handed Xu Xiangu's account book to Yin Er, instructing him to send hidden people to investigate the two Daojiao strongholds listed in the account book, hoping to follow the clues and uncover the Daojiao's high-ranking members in Lingxiao City.

"Send out all the Hidden Sect members and focus on investigating the Rice Cult and the Demon Clan. At the Hidden Sect gathering three days later, compile and summarize all the information for me. Remember, do not alert them."

After agreeing on the location for the gathering of the Hidden People on the evening of the first day of the twelfth lunar month with Yin Er, Li Weiyi prepared to leave.

"If something urgent happens, where should I look for you?" Yin Er asked.

Li Weiyi said, "Go to the Taishi family and find a man named Zuo Ning. Also, have Yin Wu take the Six Desires Dharma King to keep an eye on Yunxiufang, where the Taishi family is located, with a focus on Long Xiangcen. The Six Desires Dharma King is very talented in this area."

In Lingxiao City and the Taishi family, Li Weiyi dared not leave Qifeng outside for long, as there was a risk of being discovered by a Changsheng Realm giant or a Holy Spirit Mind Master.

After leaving the Coffin Sea Tower, Li Weiyi randomly found a large merchant guild and purchased various top-grade materials for making talismans.

Over the next three days, I plan to thoroughly study the Swiftness Talisman and the Immobilization Talisman within the Cocoon of Time.

As I stepped out of the Chamber of Commerce, it was afternoon, and the sun was shining obliquely.

"rustle!"

A chilling, biting wind blew through the bustling street.

A layer of white frost formed on the ground, shop flags fluttered in the wind, and goods and various decorations on the stalls were blown all over the sky.

The eerie laughter of the baby, extremely loud and constantly shifting direction, echoed throughout the block.

Li Weiyi sensed danger and looked towards the stone archway ahead on the street. There, a purplish-black ghostly mist surged through the archway like a dark cloud that blotted out the sky.

In an instant, the fairyland-like Lingxiao City was transformed into a gloomy ghost realm.

"Another ghost baby has appeared... Quickly hide inside the shop and activate the protective formation..."

“Look at the archway, that’s… the Demon Mother!”

"This ghost mother possesses such a powerful aura; whose woman is she?"

"I've met her. She's Song Qingli, the pride of the West Sea King's Mansion, a female official of Lintai, and one of the disciples of the Third Palace Master."

……

Li Weiyi narrowed his eyes and saw a woman with disheveled hair standing on the archway a hundred feet away. Her white clothes were stained with blood, and purple-black ghost mist kept surging from her body.

Like a drop of ink falling into water, it corrupts the entire world.

"Is this the Ghost Mother that emerged from the Drinking Mother Spring?"

Suddenly.

An infant's eerie laughter rang out from Li Weiyi's right side.

It was crystal clear, like a sinister laugh whispered in your ear.

Even though Li Weiyi was highly skilled and daring, he was startled and quickly dodged.

A scream rang out as a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, only three zhang away from Li Weiyi, began to convulse violently.

"Shh!"

A baby, only a foot tall, with a blue face and fangs, jumped up from the boy's arms, landed on his shoulder, and was gnawing on a bloody mess in its little hands. It then flew to the roof of the house next to it.

The boy's blood was pooling on the ground, and with a thud, he fell backward onto the ground.

Only then did Li Weiyi realize that the boy's chest cavity had been hollowed out. On the eaves, the ghost infant was holding a human heart.

"Shh!"

With a whooshing sound, the ghost infant lunged straight at Li Weiyi.

(End of this chapter)