The Primordial Law

Chapter 443 Sea Raid
The East China Sea is vast, its surface shimmering in the light reflected from the flames, while endless waves rise in the distance.

The vast ancient sea stretches as far as the eye can see.

The ship was burning, accompanied by thick smoke.

"Pfft!"

Amidst ripples of magical energy, ships shattered, cultivators fell into the water, and their corpses floated on the surface.

"Run! It's Qin Feng, the newly promoted Longevity Realm expert of the Thundercloud Sect."

"Thunder Magic Ice... Withered Cloud Beast..."

……

On the sea, martial artists with higher cultivation levels walked on clouds of magical energy, fighting their pursuers.

Screams, the sounds of burning, and the clash of swords filled the entire sea with a cacophony of noise and chaos.

Standing on a white sand ridge only a few dozen feet from the sea, Li Weiyi's robes fluttered in the strong wind. He watched the carnage unfold as an observer.

“These are ships from the Rice Cult. They want to withdraw from the three islands and join forces with the Dragon Gate, White Barbarians, Huai Barbarians, and Merfolk to defend the islands.” Yang Qingxi observed carefully and recognized several aged figures at the Dao Seed Realm flying across the sea.

Li Weiyi was also observing.

It was discovered that most of those besieging the Daojiao ships were disciples of the Leixiao Sect, with a small number being experts from the Imperial Court's East Sea Camp.

It has to be said that in this battle in Lingxiao Realm, Leixiao Sect gained an enormous advantage.

The Zhu Clan of the Western Regions suffered heavy losses in their battle against the demon army, nearly being wiped out. In the battle of Lingxiao City, more than half of the imperial court's experts were killed or wounded.

The Snow Sword Tang Court is locked in a fierce battle with the army of the departed spirits, while the Zuoqiu Sect is attacking the underground immortal abode; all of these are tough battles.

Now that the hard battle is over, the Thunderclap Sect, which has preserved the most strength, has begun to reap the rewards and expand its territory. Although the Rice Sect's headquarters was breached, the fact that so many people escaped shows that the real resources and treasures are on these fugitives.

It is foreseeable that the entire seven states of the Eastern Territory will soon fall under the control of the Thundercloud Sect. The Land of the Dead in the Southeast Netherworld will also become an area covered by their influence.

Next, the major human powers will inevitably launch a massive campaign to seize the resources and treasures of the thirty-one states of the Southeast Netherworld. The Thunderclap Sect has the advantage of terrain and the initiative.

The opportunity is right in front of us. If Leixiao Sect has the ambition to make progress, and has subdued the Dragon Gate and the Three Islands barbarians in the East Sea and stabilized the rear, it is not impossible for them to become the master of Lingxiao Realm again.

"Strange, there are more than a dozen giant ships here, with a large number of martial artists and supplies, so why are there no Longevity Realm giants from the Rice Cult here? That shouldn't be the case!" Li Weiyi was puzzled.

Yang Qingxi said, "Your Highness, didn't Venerable Nan tell you the legend of Daozhou?"

"Daozhou?" Li Weiyi said.

Yang Qingxi said, "Legend has it that the Divine Sect has mastered the Imperial Technique to reverse the Netherworld into a living realm. They have cultivated a small living realm in the Netherworld of the Dead, specifically for growing benevolent rice. The so-called training that Sikong Jingyuan and Sikong Yanlun went into the Netherworld of the Dead was very likely their work of cultivating this land."

"The Lord of the Heavenly Principles Palace is mysterious, and the Heavenly Principles Palace has been able to consistently produce soul seeds refined from powerful spirits. It is very likely that the Lord of the Heavenly Principles Palace is stationed there and subdued the spirits during the pioneering work."

"If I'm not mistaken, the Rice Cult practitioners who went to the East Sea were expendable pawns, used to cover up their true intentions."

"The true elites and strongmen of the Rice Cult will all retreat to Rice State, which is very likely located in some area of ​​that secluded realm behind us."

It's not surprising that Daojiao, possessing nine pages of the "Book of Bright Stars and Mornings," was able to reverse Li Weiyi's fate in the Netherworld.

However, protecting a habitat in the secluded realm is no easy task.

Li Weiyi looked at Yang Qingchan.

“Don’t look at me, I don’t know the exact location of Daozhou. After I was captured, I was turned into a soul seed,” she said.

"Look, there are experts lurking on the ship!" Yang Qingxi exclaimed.

"Wow!"

At sea, from inside a burning giant ship, a small magical boat several meters long flew out, like a streak of light, and sped away.

On the magical boat stood a tall and straight figure. His magical energy was of extremely high quality, and the boat beneath his feet moved at an alarming speed.

The figure on the boat, after a simple disguise, was dressed in a yellow monk's robe that resembled a Buddhist monk's robe, and wore a bamboo hat.

It was none other than Fu Wenyan, a prodigy of heaven, a young emperor-level talent from the Du'e Temple.

The Du'e Temple teaches without discrimination; martial arts practitioners from all habitats in southern Yingzhou, as long as their aptitude is high enough, can go there to participate in the apprenticeship assessment.

Demon Child and Xie Chucai from the Demon Kingdom faction are both exceptionally talented and backed by powerful forces.

The two of them joined the Du'e Temple because the Demon Kingdom intended to demonize and subtly control it. They also wanted to seize the position of the true successor of the Du'e Temple, using the reputation of the Martial Arts Emperor as protection to travel the world.

The true disciples of the Du'e Temple and several other ancient sects in southern Yingzhou are not the true disciples, but rather the successors of the Martial Arts Emperor.

Becoming a true disciple of such an ancient sect means inheriting the mantle of the Martial Arts Emperor. Overnight, one can become famous throughout the prosperous southern region of Yingzhou and become a highly sought-after figure in various habitats.

It's like having an invincible body protecting them. Any older generation of powerful figures who want to harm them must think carefully before deciding whether they've lived long enough.

Fu Wenyan was from the "Fu family" of Zongsheng Xuehai. He became a disciple of Du'e Temple, also wanting to compete for the position of "True Transmission of Du'e".

Despite the fact that Madam Ye, the ancestor of the Fu family, is already a top expert among the transcendents, her status is vastly inferior to that of the Abbot of the Du'e Temple.

The step of becoming a Martial Arts Emperor has blocked countless geniuses and outstanding figures, including Qilin Zang, the Crown Prince of the Demon Kingdom, Yu Yaozi, Lord Lan, and many more. They have been stuck at the level below the Emperor for thousands of years.

Now that Madam Ye has died in Lingxiao City and the strongest member of the Fu family has fallen, the position of "True Disciple of Calamity" has become even more important to Fu Wenyan.

The young emperor's talent was merely a threshold for competing for the true teachings of the ancient religion.

It's like a group of princes vying for the position of crown prince.

However, for Fu Wenyan right now, escaping the Lingxiao Realm and returning to the Du'e Temple or the Zongsheng Academy is the most important thing. Not only are the court's experts searching everywhere for him, wanting to eliminate him completely, but there are also some powerful figures of unknown identity who want to kill him and seize the opportunities he possesses.

Those who become young emperors all possess extraordinary opportunities.

A prodigy at the Inheritor level who seizes his opportunity might be able to advance to the level of a young emperor. At the very least, they could rise to the level of a top-tier Inheritor.

With such allure, which martial arts practitioner with ambition wouldn't want to take the risk?
Just like desolation and emptiness, it was Li's only pursuit.

Fu Wenyan had previously gone to Qiuzhou to seek refuge with the immortal master Zhuang Shiyan of Du'e Temple.

However, the Zuoqiu Sect and the Dao Sect fought fiercely in Fuzhou and Qiuzhou, resulting in mountains of corpses and seas of blood. He was targeted by an unknown powerful figure and fled all the way, concealing his identity and hiding in the Dao Sect's defeated army, where he was taken to the East Sea.

He no longer pinned his hopes on others and planned to risk crossing the East China Sea to escape the Lingxiao habitat.

Suddenly.

A giant whirlpool appeared on the sea surface.

Fu Wenyan looked around and saw nothing but swirling ripples.

He and his magical boat have sunk below the sea level.

An extremely terrifying aura emanated from the center of the vortex.

"It's him again."

Fu Wenyan felt a mix of tension, anxiety, and anger. He had been targeted by that person in Fuzhou and had narrowly escaped death several times. He had only survived thanks to the life-saving techniques carried by his clan.

From within the ancestral field, a bronze paintbrush flew out, transforming into a seven-foot-long brush, and drew a line across the sea.

"Wow!"

More than eight thousand scriptures emerged as the brush tore open the whirlpool and parted the seawater.

After breaking through his opponent's Dao technique, Fu Wenyan abandoned ship, soaring into the air and swiftly escaping on the misty bridge. He knew perfectly well that the opponent was a powerful figure in the Longevity Realm, and he was no match for him.

"boom!"

A dark shadow shot out from the water like an arrow, chasing after Fu Wenyan.

The figure was completely shrouded in a black robe, not daring to release his Daoist manifestation to imprison Fu Wenyan, for fear that the experts from Leixiao Sect and Donghai Camp would discover his identity.

A powerful figure in the Longevity Realm killed a young emperor in the Dao Seed Realm of the Crossing Calamity Temple, seizing his opportunities and Dao Fruits. Once exposed, would the Crossing Calamity Temple and the Fu family let it go?
It was precisely because of the need to act cautiously and to be constantly restrained that Fu Wenyan was repeatedly able to escape.

Yang Qingchan frowned: "That figure in black looks so familiar."

“It’s Yao Qian! He’s using the Sui Sect’s Spinning Robe Technique underwater,” Yang Qingxi said.

"Damn memory lingering."

The spirit within Yang Qingchan was very annoyed.

Li Weiyi didn't know who Yao Qian was chasing, but she had a guess.

The only person who is capable of wielding an eighth-grade thousand-character artifact with the cultivation of a Dao Seed Realm cultivator, and who is also a follower of the Confucian and Daoist lineage, is the young emperor of the Du'e Temple.

"Leave quickly."

Li Weiyi sensed a powerful force coming from the sea and landing on her.

Not sure who it is.

If it were Yao Qian's will, he would probably immediately turn around and attack him.

Li Weiyi enveloped Yang Qingxi and Yang Qingchan with his magical energy, affixed them with a Swiftness Talisman, and swiftly fled through the White Desert, quickly escaping the opponent's range of perception.

He looked at Yang Qingchan: "Did we go in the wrong direction before?"

Li Weiyi remembered that on the map of the Netherworld of the Dead, Shazhou and Haizhou were close to the East Sea coast. Yuzhou, where the Phoenix Blood Tree was located, was inland, further east of Haizhou, thousands of miles from the coast.

Yang Qingchan said, "I deliberately led the way this way to avoid the Water Beaver Fairy. The direction the Water Beaver Fairy went is the direction to Yuzhou. If we had followed the direction it fled in, we might have run into it."

Li Weiyi wondered, "What would a beaver living in the Huangjiang River do, crossing the desert and going through all that trouble to get to Yuzhou?"

"According to it, it was going to deliver a message to a sea monster named Princess Lantern Phoenix, a sea monster from the jellyfish clan," Yang Qingxi said.

Li Weiyi said, "Yuzhou is inland, how come jellyfish have come ashore?"

"The Phoenix Blood Tree, along with many resources controlled by the departed spirits, is attractive to cultivators of any race. Aren't the East Sea Demon Clan and the Netherworld of the Dead mutually restraining and competing with each other? Otherwise, why has the Lingxiao Realm been able to remain stable for a thousand years?"

Yang Qingxi continued, "The news that Lord Lan has fallen, the army of the departed spirits has been defeated, and they have retreated to the border city of Huangjiang with the Rice Sect is now confirmed. Naturally, the Water Beaver Immortal must report the news immediately, and the sea monsters stationed in Yuzhou will no longer have any concerns."

Li Weiyi suddenly realized.

It makes sense, considering that the territory ruled by Lord Lan is even larger than the Lingxiao Habitat.

With his demise, the great war to divide the Lingxiao Realm turned into the plundering of the Southeast Netherworld by surrounding regions. What an enormous amount of resources and wealth this was!

Li Weiyi narrowed his eyes: "Doesn't that mean if we're late, we won't be able to pick up a single leaf from the Phoenix Blood Tree? How do we get there now?"

Having a map doesn't mean you can do whatever you want; many areas are off-limits.

We still need to question Yang Qingchan, this "local".

Yang Qingchan said, "If we go around the coast, we'll have to travel an extra eight thousand li. Just as he said, it's better not to go at all than to go too late."

(End of this chapter)