The Primordial Law

Chapter 413 Teacher, I Have Not Slacked Off

The mountains and forests are shrouded in mist.

Inside the thatched cottage, the scarlet gemstone lamps shone eternally.

Zen Sea Mist, dressed in red, walked to the wooden door. Just like three thousand years ago, on that afternoon, his expression was solemn, his face ageless, and his youth undiminished, as he looked at Taishi Cong, who had returned from his playful days.

However, what he held in his hand was not a ruler, but the Void Sword.

Sima Qian stood before the fence gate, his eyes blurred with tears, and he called out in a hoarse and trembling voice, "Teacher, have you come to take me away? At the end of my life, you have come to take me away. I am so happy."

"Only a thousand years have passed, how did you age so much? You haven't been cultivating properly all these years, have you?" Zen Sea Mist also felt the vicissitudes of life.

Sima Qian closed his eyes, wiped away his tears, and smiled, finally accepting the reality before him. The woman from years ago had returned; it wasn't just a figment of his imagination.

……

Zhuo Lao and Yao Qingxuan drove back to Chaoran Mansion.

The array's light veil closed again.

"Oh!"

A bulging black cloth bag made of a special material was thrown out of the car and landed heavily on the ground.

The bag's surface is covered in soft scales, made from the demon king's skin. It is not only tough and unbreakable, but also isolates internal and external auras and senses.

Yao Qingxuan, disguised as a man, stepped out of the carriage and looked at the old man who was quickly approaching and Li Weiyi. Her eyes were cold and sharp, almost shouting: "What are you doing back here? Lingxiao City is more dangerous than ever now."

The old man, who looked like a coachman, also frowned.

I'll explain later.

Li Weiyi asked, "Who's in the bag?"

Yao Qingxuan said, "The head of the Song family is Song Yulou."

"what?"

Li Weiyi couldn't believe their audacity, so he quickly squatted down, untied the ropes and runes from the bag, and released the handsome man who was sealed and bound inside.

It really is Song Yulou!

Song Yulou was conscious, but his eyes were rather dazed. He couldn't speak and his gaze swept over the four people in the courtyard.

He breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing Li Weiyi.

The battle at Liunian Temple revealed Li Weiyi's character and sense of responsibility to many. Even giants in the Longevity Realm would feel admiration for such a person, as they themselves might not be able to do the same.

"You two, one an elder and the other hundreds of years old, how can you act so radically and recklessly? Is Song Yulou someone we can just arrest at will?"

Li Weiyi quickly looked out the door, then looked up at the sky.

I have a feeling that this place is about to be surrounded by the imperial army. I also feel that the Third Palace Master will unleash a beam of light from the array and raze the entire Transcendental Mansion to the ground in the next instant.

Yao Qingxuan remained calm: "With the Zhu family defeated, the enemy must have made their move within ten days, or even earlier. Song Yulou has long been controlled by the Dao Sect and occupies an extremely important position; he must be eliminated immediately."

"We must force the enemy to make a move within three days, at all costs."

"Only by disrupting the enemy's rhythm will the enemy pay the greatest price."

Yao Qingxuan's strategy coincided with Chan Hai Guan Wu's idea.

Song Yulou sat on the ground, his limbs bound, his eyes sharp, shaking his head vigorously.

Li Weiyi glanced at Song Yulou, recalling his life-or-death struggle with the demon child on the plains of Fuzhou. Although he had long suspected him, he always felt that Song Yulou shouldn't be someone blinded by hatred, unable to distinguish right from wrong or prioritize matters.

A martial arts practitioner at the age of sixty who has reached the Longevity Realm is definitely an outstanding individual.

"Let him speak and see what he has to say," Li Weiyi said.

"Wow!"

Sitting in the car, the old man pointed a finger out of the air, and a flash of inspiration struck Song Yulou's neck.

Song Yulou collapsed to the ground, finally able to speak, shouting, "I did have contact with the cult, but it was just a pretense, a feigned control. I want to know what their true purpose is. Only by understanding our opponents can we know when to strike back and inflict heavy damage on them."

“I have already reported this matter to the King of the West Sea. You can verify it and clear my name.”

The old man sneered, "The King of the Western Sea is far away at Shenming Pass, how could we possibly have time to find him?"

Yao Qingxuan took out a book and tossed it to Li Weiyi: "We took it from him. Luckily, we acted in time. According to his route, he should have been heading to Liu Nian Zen Temple." Song Yulou looked puzzled. He tried to recall, but he couldn't remember what happened after nightfall, or even how he was captured.

My memory seems to have been interrupted for several hours.

Li Weiyi opened the book and carefully flipped through it. He immediately held his breath, and his pupils contracted sharply.

Inside, there are diagrams depicting the locations of various array hubs and their associated symbols in the Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain.

There are even array inscriptions from the Nine Heavens Cloud Array.

Song Yulou asked, "What is that?"

Li Weiyi walked over and flipped to one of the pages to show him: "The ink is fresh! The Junior Minister of Lintai is in charge of inspecting the key points of the array formations, so it's not surprising that you could get your hands on the array text catalog. But how did you copy the array text of the Nine Heavens Cloud Array? Isn't the Third Palace Master on the top of Lintai Mountain?"

"This is……"

Song Yulou's eyes narrowed, and after seeing the contents of the book, his scalp tingled and his spine went cold: "The Third Palace Master is fighting with the Crown Prince of the Demon Kingdom and dares not be distracted in the slightest. He has entrusted everything to us."

"The 180 array hubs of Yuntian Immortal Plain are each the responsibility of the city defense battalion managed by Lintai and the Taishi family. Lintai has very detailed information, which I have already read, but I have not yet organized it."

"As for the array inscription of the Nine Heavens Cloud Array, Lintai only has half of it. Many spiritual masters will study it, and each person will master a part independently. This is to ensure that if a major change occurs, everyone can assist the Third Palace Master in activating the array together."

"This is too detailed... Why is it my handwriting? I never copied these things."

Song Yulou was extremely confused. He gritted his teeth and pleaded, "Li Weiyi, something terrible is about to happen in Lingxiao City! I must go see the Third Palace Master immediately. I know I must have a problem, but I swear, I swear on the honor of the West Sea Royal Palace, I will never betray the court, I will never betray the human race."

……

The Grand Historian's Residence, a thatched cottage.

Sima Qian sat properly on the wooden stool, holding the end of his staff with both hands, and looked at the woman in red under the lamp opposite him: "Teacher, I have not slacked off! A thousand years ago, the Netherworld came over in a massive calamity. In that catastrophe, my physical body was almost destroyed, and my spirit was also severely injured. Since then, my cultivation has progressed very slowly."

Zen Sea Observer said, "Don't tell anyone about my return for now."

The Grand Historian nodded, noticing that something was wrong with Zen Sea Observation: "Teacher, something big might happen in Yun Tianxian Plain."

"How did you figure that out?" Zen Sea Observation asked.

Sima Qian said, "Many things are too strange."

"In the Eastern Territory, the Dragon Gate and the Three Islands bandits are keeping the Duke of Donghai and the Thunder Cloud Sect in check. Furthermore, the demon race is causing chaos in Liangzhou, clearly intending to keep me in the Eastern Territory."

"In the Southern Territory, it's quite clear: the cult is using secret techniques to cultivate rice using corpses underground in Fuzhou. The Zuoqiu Clan and the Jiang family are currently unable to move."

"In the Northern Territory, after Xuejian Tangting crossed the Misty Grassland and took over Fengzhou, that old fellow from the Chen family will be unable to leave and will have to keep an eye on things there."

"As for the Western Region, there's no need to say more; it's already on the verge of collapse. The Second Palace Master and Cao Caishen have already set off for Shenming Pass today."

"All the transcendent beings, armies, and immortal beings have been restrained and lured away. Lingxiao City now only has the Grand Palace Master who locks himself in his palace, the Blood-Clad Steward Ye Xuanming, and the Third Palace Master."

"Currently, all of the Third Palace Master's energy is being diverted to the Demon Kingdom's Crown Prince, who is in the Six Thoughts Zen Temple. The two are locked in a standoff, their thoughts intertwined, and they are fully on guard, making it impossible for them to attend to matters within the city."

"How can Ye Xuanming, who is in charge of guarding the imperial treasury and the national treasury, monitor the entire city?"

"Li Longshu and the transcendent Holy Dark Family have disappeared from the Six Thoughts Zen Temple and gone into hiding. No one knows when or where they will reappear to cause the most devastating damage to Lingxiao City."

"In addition, cults must also have their own way of entering the city."

"At least ten forces are involved in the ghost city and the skeleton palace in the Netherworld of the Dead. Conservatively speaking, there are at least ten transcendent spirits who will make a move. Most of them are old monsters who have already entered the city."

"How could Ye Xuanming possibly monitor so many transcendent beings on his own?"

"Everyone thought that the Demon Kingdom's Crown Prince's appearance was to keep the Imperial Court's Transcendental Court occupied in Lingxiao City, preventing it from paying attention to the Western Frontier. But is it really impossible for the enemy to attack Lingxiao City? How much of the Grand Palace Master's deterrent power remains?"

"Teacher, have you gone to see her?"

Zen Sea Observer said, "Don't have any hope for her. Cong'er, the battle of Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain will break out the day after tomorrow, barring any unforeseen circumstances. I want to ignite the war ahead of time. Do you want to join your master in a battle against which there is no chance of victory?"

Knowing full well the danger, Sima Qian still secretly returned to Lingxiao City, which already showed his attitude. He smiled calmly and said, "I thought this would be a fierce battle fought alone, a painful struggle of unwillingness before death. But if I can face it with my teacher, it seems less painful. It's as if I've returned to my youth, full of fighting spirit and anticipation."

Zen Sea Observer said, "Secretly summon Huo Di from the East Sea and Chen Su from my household back."

"What about the Second Palace Master, Cao Caishen, and Song Yanxian?" the Grand Historian asked.

Zen Sea Observer said, “The three of them should guard the western border! Lingxiao City has made too many mistakes over the years and has long lost the hearts of the people. I see no possibility of saving it. Let it be destroyed if it should be destroyed. But the court can perish, but the human race cannot perish. You and I, master and disciple, will fight a dignified end for Lingxiao City here in the Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain and repay the suffering that has been inflicted on the people of the world for more than ten years.”

(End of this chapter)