The Primordial Law

Chapter 480 Fireflies on the Sea, Underground Civilization

Below, on the sea surface, appeared a fiery river more than ten zhang wide, stretching for dozens of miles, emerging from a fissure in the seabed. The firelight was extremely bright, scattering into the sky and forming a dazzling mist of light.

The energy of heaven and earth became active, and the seawater boiled.

"Is this the firefly-like flame that appeared in the East China Sea?"

Li Weiyi thought of the letter from the elder of Daojiao Qingzhou.

However, the location mentioned in the letter, as well as the places that Du'e Temple, Daogong, and the demon clan were exploring, were all more than 20,000 li away.

How could there be fireflies here?
"Somewhat something is wrong."

Wu Hongling's graceful figure stopped at the edge of the river of fireflies and flames, and she murmured to herself, "The remains of the ancient immortal dragon are clearly in a distant sea, so why is the same strange phenomenon appearing here?"

Qiongji Daozi arrived a step behind: "Liu Fengshu is far stronger than we thought. Fairy Hongling, should we continue the pursuit? Or should we go back and report first?"

"not good……"

The red ribbon transformed into a streak of red light, shooting straight into the sky and away from the sea.

"Boom!"

The entire sea area, covered with firefly-like flames, collapsed, revealing a deep abyss tens of miles long.

The seawater poured into the abyss.

Li Weiyi reacted faster than Wu Hongling, but was still pulled by a powerful gust of wind, his body spiraling out of control as he plummeted towards the seabed. He channeled his magical energy, activating the governor's robes he wore.

"Spatial power... has lost its effectiveness?"

Li Weiyi's mind was heavy, and he held his breath as his body was submerged and swept away by the seawater.

The sky disappeared, leaving only endless darkness.

During the fall, he secretly calculated the distance he was falling while constantly waving his peach wood staff, unleashing his psychic energy in an attempt to break free from the raging torrent of seawater.

Time passed by minute by minute.

It was a long and agonizing process.

In the end, it became impossible to calculate the depth of the fall, which had far exceeded 10,000 meters, or it was about to fall to the depths of the Earth's core.

"Oh!"

Li Weiyi was hit hard in the back, but due to his strong physique, he was not injured.

Instead of being alarmed, he was delighted. He sensed the mud and rocks nearby with his mental power, and immediately thrust out his staff.

The peach wood staff pierced a foot deep into the muddy rock wall. Li Weiyi grabbed it with one hand, hanging from it, and stared intently at his surroundings. Instantly, he was completely stunned.

This is clearly no longer the East China Sea; the surrounding space is vast and not filled with seawater.

There was air, and a thick, exotic aura.

The stone wall beside them was hundreds of feet high and stretched straight down.

Stone railings, palace eaves, and huge statues have been built on the stone wall, and ancient pictures and texts are carved in some places.

Hundreds of feet below, there was a wide river of golden lava.

The seawater cascaded down from above like a waterfall tens of miles wide, falling into the black plains beside the lava river, transforming into a great river that flowed to an unknown place.

The space in the distance was incredibly vast, and Li Weiyi's eyesight could not see its end. Faintly visible, magnificent mountain ranges rose up.

"Where exactly is this place? Underground in the East China Sea?"

Why are there ancient traces of human activity deep underground?

Li Weiyi was filled with mixed emotions. He looked up at the surging seawater above, pondering how to return to the ground.

"Shh!"

The sound of swords clashing came whistling in.

Almost instinctively, Li Weiyi mobilized his internal energy and struck out with a palm.

His palm was enveloped in lightning, which struck the edge of the Heavenly Sword and deflected it.

"Are you from the Thundercloud Sect?"

Qiongji Daozi stood a hundred feet away to the lower right, secretly alarmed. After retracting the Tianji Sword, he immediately used his movement technique to move along the stone wall and escape into the distance.

Li Weiyi's eyes darkened, and he was filled with murderous intent.

They chased forward for a hundred paces before stopping immediately.

Standing on the eaves of the palace protruding from the stone wall, he assumed a defensive stance, his peach wood staff illuminating the ground beneath him.

Wu Hongling, who had been lying in ambush in the crevice of the stone wall dozens of feet away, suddenly appeared and landed on the top of the hundred-meter-high dragon head stone sculpture. Her red veil fluttered, her beautiful legs were long and slender, and her chest was full like an inverted jade bowl. If you didn't look at her face, she looked like a fairy who could charm people to death.

She smiled and said, "You're very alert. How did you spot the danger?"

“You can evade my telepathic perception! But the lingering aura of yours hasn’t dissipated in the air,” Li Weiyi said.

Seeing that Li Weiyi hadn't fallen for his trick, Qiongji Daozi immediately stopped, then leaped through the air and appeared in another location. He stood tall and proud, holding his sword, forming a combined attack stance with Wu Hongling from the left and right.

The sound of rushing water was deafening.

The three people's Daoist mental manifestations and mental energy fields caused the air to stagnate.

Li Weiyi tried again, but the spatial power of the governor's robe was completely ineffective here.

Unperturbed, he remained calm: "Your magical energy is being severely depleted. Are you sure you want to continue fighting in this unknown place? Danger could strike at any moment. Why don't you try to escape first?"

"We're expending a lot of energy, but you're expending even more."

Qiongji Daozi's green robe was completely dry. He held a sword in one hand, and dense sword-shaped sword energy appeared around him.

"Hey!"

A chill spread from beneath his feet, freezing the stone walls. The ice was blocked by Li Weiyi's psychic energy and could not get close.

Li Weiyi said calmly, "Even if my magical energy is depleted, I still have a physical body with 80% of the strength of a living body, which actually increases my advantage."

Wu Hongling's voice was clear and melodious: "Liu Fengshu, you are the most capable of escaping and the most mentally stable young powerhouse I have seen since I came to the East Sea. You can lie without batting an eye. Make your move!"

The two attacked from the left and right.

Li Weiyi's eyes suddenly darkened, and he stopped hiding his strength, slapping his palm on the insect bag.

Seven phoenix-winged moths flew out, transforming into seven brilliant streams of light that rushed toward Qiongji Daozi.

Wu Hongling's cultivation level was too high, and her Taoist techniques were unpredictable; Li Weiyi was not confident in killing her.

However, they had a sufficient understanding of Qiongji Daozi's cultivation and methods.

One must be killed first, otherwise even the young emperor of the Ninth Heaven would have a headache fighting two against one.

The moment Qiongji Daozi saw the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Kings fly out, his mind exploded. He was momentarily stunned, unable to believe that Li Weiyi would entrust the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Kings to someone else for safekeeping.

The next instant, the hairs on my body stood on end, and a sense of crisis overwhelmed me.

At this moment, he was moving forward at breakneck speed; not to mention retreating, stopping himself would be as difficult as climbing to heaven.

"The Frigid Prison has descended."

Within the ancestral field of Qiongji Daozi, magical energy surged continuously, activating the magical artifact battle armor on his body, and unleashing the third level of a great technique.

A chill gathered around him.

The third phoenix spewed golden crow flames, the fourth phoenix's eyes surged with lightning, and the fifth phoenix was the fastest. The three of them shattered the cold air first, giving Qiongji Daozi no chance to use his Dao techniques.

The other four phoenixes followed closely behind, spreading their membranous wings or brandishing their sharp claws.

Li Weiyi used the Qingxu Chachan Step to fly over the four Phoenix-Winged Moth Kings, wielding his peach wood staff as a sword to unleash the "Taiyi Opening the Sea." Behind him, a red ribbon rapidly spread.

This is your only chance.

Qiongji Daozi slashed at Wufeng with his sword, but Wufeng displayed speed no less than his, dodging the attack. Instead, it passed through the sword curtain and tore at his neck with a claw.

The scriptures emanating from the magical artifact and battle armor blocked the attack.

However, Qiongji Daozi's fighting spirit collapsed instantly, and he lost all will to fight.

Even a single winged moth queen is this terrifying.

Seven of them flew in together, along with a willow tree.

Qiongji Daozi's body suddenly plummeted, desperately trying to escape the battlefield.

"boom!"

The sword light unleashed by the peach wood staff grazed the stone wall and landed on Qiongji Daozi's head, piercing through his protective magical aura. The scriptures emanating from his magical artifact battle armor also dimmed in luster.

The next moment, Qiongji Daozi was overwhelmed by the seven Phoenix Winged Moth Kings and fell into an encirclement.

Wu Hongling cursed Lingxiao Dao Sect members inwardly as utterly useless. She knew that a person who lost their fighting spirit would only die faster; why couldn't they even understand this basic principle? If Qiongji Daozi could withstand the first wave of attacks, she would arrive in an instant, and then it would be Liu Fengshu who escaped.

just now……

A shrill and unwilling scream came from below: "Ah... Liu Fengshu is Li Weiyi, he is..."

Li Weiyi was sent flying dozens of feet away by the red ribbon, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Below, Qiongji Daozi's body was torn into eight pieces by the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Kings, a gruesome sight.

Even more cruelly, the Great Phoenix stole the Heavenly Sword, the Second Phoenix dug out the Dao Fruit, and the Fifth Phoenix took the Boundary Bag.

"Now that it's been exposed, there's nothing left to hide."

Li Weiyi took out the Purple Lightning Seal and struck the stone wall. Instantly, countless purple lightning bolts surged towards Wu Hongling. The seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Kings transformed into seven winding streaks of light, rapidly converging on him.

Wu Hongling stood still, and all the lightning exploded several feet in front of her, making it impossible for her to get close.

"How could her cultivation level be so high?"

Li Weiyi was secretly alarmed. Then, carrying seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Queens, he moved along the stone wall and joined forces to attack.

Wu Hongling gracefully retreated: "This place is dangerous and extremely strange. We are both in a very weak state right now. Let's recover our magical energy first, and then it won't be too late to have a showdown."

"Too late! When I made this suggestion before, why didn't you agree?" Li Weiyi said.

Wu Hongling moved extremely fast, and faster and faster.

Above their heads, the sea waterfall appeared to shrink, and the cracks in the earth were closing.

"Oh no, the seabed crack is closing. If we don't get out before then, we'll be trapped underground forever."

The red ribbon flew upwards.

"Alarmist."

Li Weiyi will not let this opportunity to get rid of her slip by.

“I’m not lying to you! We’ve fallen at least ten thousand feet, and I sensed an abnormal spatial reaction halfway down. Stop chasing, get out of here first.” Wu Hongling’s tone was more urgent than ever before.

Li Wei believed it to some extent; there was indeed a problem with the space here, and the governor's official robes could not be activated.

Wu Hongling clearly has some knowledge of spatial manipulation; otherwise, her red silk magic artifact wouldn't have been able to consistently keep up with Li Weiyi's spatial teleportation. Therefore, it's possible that she could sense subtle changes in space.

Li Weiyi immediately led the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Queens, closely following Wu Hongling, and rushed upwards against the current.

"Ow!"

A deafening dragon roar came from the darkness below, causing the space to shake violently.

"Why is there a dragon roar?"

Both Li Weiyi and Wu Hongling's eardrums ruptured, bleeding profusely. Their magical energy was thrown into chaos, and they were pushed downwards again by the water flow.

(End of this chapter)