The Primordial Law

Chapter 368 The Demon Kingdom's Leisurely Capital

The other people at the table were all the most outstanding young talents in Lingxiao City, either scions of powerful clans or disciples of transcendent masters, renowned for their fame and formidable cultivation.

It's fair to say that Li Weiyi, as a retainer of the Taishi family, was completely unqualified to sit at this table. His presence next to Jiang Ning only drew more hostile stares.

Jiang Ning was still dressed in her pristine white official robe, wearing a veil, showing no intention of touching her chopsticks, her demeanor as cool and aloof as a jade, as serene as a secluded orchid. She had not come to the West Sea Prince's mansion for the banquet.

"Zuo Ning, you've been in the Earth Wolf King's Army for five years. Are you Shi Liuyu's successor?" Jiang Ning suddenly asked.

Li Weiyi quickly corrected him: "I only worked as a staff member for a few years."

"Should we offer some advice to Shi Liuyu?" Jiang Ning asked.

Shi Liuyu's character is among the worst in the world.

For a moment, Li Wei was caught in a dilemma: to admit it or not to admit it.

Several people at the table frowned deeply, only then realizing that this person's background was so unsavory.

Some people had sharp, cold eyes. If Li Weiyi hadn't been brought by Song Lin and hadn't had a close relationship with Taishi Bai, they would have already kicked him out.

Sitting next to Fairy Yu would be blasphemous.

Jiang Ning looked at him and transmitted her voice with her magical energy: "With your background, how can I entrust Zhuang Yue to you? You only revealed your feelings for Zhuang Yue today to protect yourself. If you truly love her, you should continue to hide these feelings instead of putting her in a precarious situation with no way out. Am I right?"

Of course, that's right; the words are sharp and every single one is correct.

Making excuses will only make her look down on you even more.

Unable to tell her the truth, Li Weiyi remained silent for a long time before replying telepathically, "Hand her over to me, and I will guarantee her safety."

Jiang Ning stared at him intently: "How much were you involved in the Nanyan Pass incident? Are you a member of a cult? I want to hear the truth."

Meeting her breathtakingly beautiful eyes, Li Weiyi felt troubled, with an urgent urge to tell her everything, unable to continue lying.

But Jiang Ning wasn't as obedient as Zhuang Yue; she was too opinionated. Knowing that Lingxiao City was about to collapse would be like the sky falling on her.

Can you handle things as calmly as Zuoqiu Hongting?

Zuoqiu Hongting was able to remain calm because the calamity in Lingxiao City was not directly related to her; rather, it was a crucial opportunity for the Zuoqiu Clan to rise to the top of the world.

"This is such a difficult question to answer. It seems you are indeed connected to a cult. However, given your intelligence, the fact that you didn't lie about Zhuang Yue shows you have sincerity. Is it possible for me to recruit you into the Luantai Party?" Jiang Ning asked.

Is this an attempt to turn him against us?

Everyone at the table could see that Jiang Ning had the upper hand in the conversation, causing Li Weiyi to frown and look troubled.

Ge Xiantong, who was enjoying his meal, suddenly said, "Is it interesting for you to use your magical energy to transmit your voice back and forth? Can't you let us hear it too? Or, you could find a place to finish your private conversation before coming over?"

Long Xiangcen said, "It's really boring! I always feel that Fairy Yu is using the power of the Jiang family and Luantai to bully Zuo Ning."

Jiang Ning responded calmly, "Miss Long, you just arrived in Lingxiao City from the East Sea, right? The war in the East Sea has broken out again. As a powerful figure of the Long family's inheritor level, I suggest you keep a low profile. The fact that the Taishi family can protect you does not mean that Luantai will not investigate you."

Long Xiangcen's eyes curved like crescent moons as she smiled and said, "Cousin, I knew it! Fairy Yu likes to bully people with her power. I wonder how she threatened Zuo Ning just now!"

Tai Shi Bai's tone was very different from before: "Lord Jiang, my people, the Tai Shi family will investigate themselves. If anything happens, I will definitely take responsibility. There is no need for Luan Tai to worry."

"Please remember these words, Grand Historian Jia: I have learned what I wanted to know. Farewell!" Jiang Ning stood up, preparing to leave.

Long Xiangcen said, "No rush. I heard some news that Fairy Yu might be interested in. Everyone, do you know that the heretical cult's divine sons and daughters seem to have six sequences, each of whom is an inheritor and extremely powerful?"

"I have heard of this matter."

At the table sat a high-ranking imperial guard in embroidered robes, who appeared to be around thirty years old with a high nose bridge. He said, "The leader of the heretical sect, the Divine Child, is named Qiongji Daozi. He once appeared in the Southern Territory and fought against Zuoqiu Cangwu, the current head of the Zuoqiu Clan. It is said that Zuoqiu Cangwu was defeated by him."

“Within the span of sixty years, there are only a handful of people who can defeat Zuoqiu Zangwu.” Taishi Bai was quite shocked.

Long Xiangcen said, "On the way to the Prince's Mansion with my cousin Yu, we heard people talking that the fourth divine son of the heretical sect seems to be the Jiuli Hermit who shone brightly at the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival two years ago."

"It is said that there was infighting among the cult's chosen ones, and someone sold his information."

Jiang Ning was indeed drawn to this information, staring at Long Xiangcen before sitting back down: "This news is quite absurd."

Ge Xiantong was very surprised: "Didn't you say that Li Weiyi and Tang Wanzhou both died in the underground immortal mansion? The Jiuli Clan and Xuejian Tangting sent a lot of people in to search for them, and they lost a lot of experts."

Long Xiangcen said, "Hasn't Lord Ge heard the rumors about the cult's headquarters being located in the underground immortal abode? Aren't the two connected? Zuo Ning, haven't you dealt with cults before? You should know more than we do."

Li Weiyi sneered inwardly.

When Luan Shenglinyou directly called out "Li Weiyi" at the Thirty-Six Tombs of Thunder, Li Weiyi knew that someone within the Rice Cult had leaked his information.

Long Xiangcen and Taishi Yu overheard people talking on the road, which must have been intentionally done so that they could hear it.

How could it be such a coincidence?

Li Weiyi looked at Long Xiangcen, his tone threatening: "I was just chased by a cult. I even encountered them at the Heavenly Pavilion in Leiling City and almost lost my life." Long Xiangcen dared not continue probing and stopped there.

Even though she believed Taishi Bai would stand by her side after their falling out, it would still sow the seeds of doubt.

Li Weiyi was almost certain that Luan Shenglin had come to Lingxiao City and had already met with Long Xiangcen, and was still wondering if Zuo Ning was Li Weiyi.

Otherwise, what if Long Xiangcen took the wrong medicine and suddenly brought this up?
The secret that Li Weiyi is the fourth divine son of the evil cult is fermenting in Lingxiao City, which indirectly proves that the cult's headquarters is in the underground immortal palace.

This will force the cult to take action as soon as possible.

The demon race did not want them to delay any longer and wanted to attack Lingxiao City as soon as possible.

Even the most foolish of the Daoist disciples understand this principle and would never expose him so openly in Lingxiao City.

"Zuo Ning, shall we talk about Zhuang Yue's matter privately again?" Jiang Ning said.

Seizing the opportunity, Long Xiangcen laughed and said, "That's right, if we have a frank chat, perhaps Fairy Yu will take pity on you and marry her maid to you?"

Just at this time.

Outside the palace, in the darkness of night.

A deafening laugh rang out: "I have long admired the reputation of Song Yulou, the number one Dao Seed Realm expert in Lingxiao, and have visited him many times, but he has always been in seclusion, and I have been unable to meet him. Today, having learned that he has emerged from seclusion, I have come uninvited. Please forgive me."

The sound waves roared like mountains and seas, shattering countless bowls and plates.

"Bang! Bang..."

The retainers and soldiers guarding the gates of the palace were swept away by the overwhelming demonic energy and fell to the ground like scarecrows.

The powerful figures attending the banquet inside the hall had long anticipated that the Demon Child would arrive tonight, so they were not surprised. However, they were extremely dissatisfied with his domineering behavior, and all of them were filled with hostility. They all stood up and followed Song Yulou outside.

Some martial arts practitioners, like Li Weiyi, were unaware of the reason and asked in surprise, "Who is so arrogant? It's one thing to come uninvited, but to actually attack and force their way into a place like the West Sea King's Mansion?"

"Who else could it be but that person from the Du'e Temple?"

"The strongest Dao Seed Realm expert from the Du'e Temple has already defeated five top experts in a row, none of whom could withstand three of his moves. This person is extremely ruthless. Although he said it was a friendly spar, every move he made was deadly. Anyone who fought him was seriously injured."

"Even if he is from the Du'e Temple, how dare he be so arrogant in Lingxiao City? Isn't he afraid that the older generation will teach him a lesson?"

"It is said that he is not only a disciple of the Du'e Temple, but also has a very deep connection with the Demon Kingdom."

"My God, the Demon Kingdom..."

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Li Weiyi, along with the others from Lingxiao City, walked out of the main hall and stood on the jade steps leading up to the top, looking down.

The demonic energy surged and spread across the plaza below the jade steps.

The "demon child" that everyone was talking about was a child who looked like he was eight or nine years old. He had a bare upper body with a hundred demon tattoos, his hair was tied into six long braids, and there was a red demon tower pattern between his eyebrows.

He treads on demonic energy, walking off the ground. His face lacks the childlike innocence of a child; instead, he exudes an aura of domineering arrogance and domineering power.

If it weren't for the presence of top experts like Zuoqiu Ling and Song Yulou, who blocked his aura, this demonic power alone would have been enough to force countless people to kneel and tremble.

Li Weiyi looked up and saw that the demonic clouds above were spreading out in a mighty torrent, obscuring the stars.

Two other figures accompanied the demon child.

One of them was Xie Chucai, dressed in red, handsome and elegant.

The other person greatly surprised Li Weiyi. It was Li Shentong from Zhizhou in the Southern Territory, a master of the Inheritor level whom no one dared to provoke at the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival.

Back in Yaoguan, when Li Weiyi was still at the Yongquan Realm, he heard Shi Shishi mention that the Li family had produced a great figure who, in a few decades, might become a family with tens of millions in wealth.

At the time, Li Weiyi took it as a joke.

Because the Li family is located in the southern region, their power is far from that level.

It now seems that the great figure from the Li family that Shi Shishi mentioned did not achieve enlightenment in the Lingxiao Realm, but rather made a name for himself in another realm.

With his hands behind his back and sharp eyes, the Demon Child surveyed the group of young experts on the jade steps: "You are all so calm, you must have known I would be here tonight. I heard that the Third Palace Master issued the 'Jiazi Scroll' summons and gathered you rabble?"

"Demon Child, don't be so arrogant! Back then, your Demon Lord Yu Baxian of the Xiaoyao Capital was defeated by the Mist Emperor and fled four million miles, vowing never to set foot in the Lingxiao Palace again, only to save his life. What, your Demon Kingdom is doing well again?" Tai Shiyu shouted coldly.

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