The Primordial Law

Chapter 487 Zuo Qiuran, the Ancestor of Confucianism and Taoism
The true teachings are supreme among the younger generation.

As a true disciple enters the realm of immortality and progresses further on the path to immortality, their power and status will reach even greater heights.

Under the true teachings, no matter how high one's cultivation level, one must bow down and submit.

She had no desire for the white martial arts uniform, embroidered with green rice seedlings, and arrived on the wind, landing lightly and silently on the top of the boat awning.

With his hands behind his back, his young and flawless handsome face framed a pair of greyish-white pupils as he gazed at the two women kneeling below him.

Sheng Wulian radiated divine light, his tone calm: "Get up. Who did you encounter?"

The two women stood up.

Before Wu Hongling could speak, the woman in purple answered first: "Liu Fengshu! This person not only has outstanding attainments in mental power, but his martial arts cultivation is even stronger. This is the real reason why Huoxin died at his hands. That day, the seawater concealed the truth."

Sheng Wulian, with his keen senses, noticed a subtle change in emotion deep within Wu Hongling's pupils: "Hongling, you've fought him the most. What do you think his background is?"

Wu Hongling understood her sister's intention: only if Liu Fengshu was strong enough and had a powerful enough background, and she was defeated by him, could the criticism and ridicule be minimized.

Moreover, Li Weiyi would never dare to admit that he was Liu Fengshu.

“His martial arts prowess surpasses mine, and… he may not have reached the peak of the Dao Seed Realm yet. Such a person might be a disciple of the emperor of some human kingdom,” Wu Hongling said ambiguously.

"Another disciple of the Emperor!"

Sheng Wulian was quite sensitive to these four words. After a moment of contemplation, he asked, "Where is your red silk?"

Wu Hongling clenched her fists tightly and remained silent.

The woman in purple said, "Please, true disciple, help us conceal this for a while and give us some time. We will definitely take back the Red Silk."

She used this to imply that this was the very thing they wanted to hide, thus downplaying the seriousness of the matter.

"I can help you keep this a secret, but Liu Fengshu will see it as another achievement after eliminating the treacherous heart. When he wields the red ribbon and travels the world, what face will you two have left in the Rice Palace?"

"Liu Fengshu might really be a disciple of the Emperor, specially trained to compete against this generation of rice people. You two should quickly break through to the Longevity Realm and kill him to wash away the shame on your bodies."

Life without attachment soared away, its feet treading on a river of smoke and light, disappearing into the sea.

Wu Hongling felt an overwhelming chill in her heart. Her displeasure at the condescending and imperious attitude towards Li Weiyi outweighed her murderous intent towards him.

Her face remained calm, and her emotions returned to normal: "Sister, I have made an important discovery, a great achievement, and I must see the elder immediately. This will be enough to make amends for my past mistakes. However, if we report this to the higher authorities without going through the proper channels, I'm afraid that if Sheng Wulian finds out, he will hold it against us."

"You didn't inform him just now, so you made a choice, didn't you? If you don't want to be subordinate to others, then fight for it. Whether you don't fight or you lose, the result is the same. We will have a hard time controlling our future and can only have our future arranged for us," said the woman in purple.

……

Return to Moon Dragon Island.

At the Zuoqiu Sect's encampment, Zuoqiu Hongting took Li Weiyi to pay respects to Zuoqiu Ran, the ancestor of Confucianism and Taoism.

Zuo Qiuran was one of the few people who knew that Li Weiyi's ancestral land had not been abolished.

His earliest acquaintance with Li Weiyi dates back to that business deal in Yaoguan, Lizhou.

Li Weiyi bought the "Zen Sea Dragon Slaying Diagram" from him.

This ancestor did not possess an aura of superior dominance. He had a long beard and wore a blue robe and turban. Inside the house, he sketched a mirage of phoenix trees and dragon cities.

Li Songgu stood quietly to one side, grinding ink and lighting a lamp.

"You're back now? Xiao Gu, you still need to cultivate your mindset more. If you live to my age and witness the cycle of birth, aging, sickness, and death, and the passing of spring and autumn, you will understand that young people must be given more experience. Only those who survive a hundred battles are true heroes. Those who are carefully protected will never fly high."

"The path to immortality is fraught with peril! It is not uncommon for young emperors to never reach the transcendent realm. Yet, someone of average appearance in his youth was able to reach the transcendent realm and slay his former peers, a feat that cannot help but evoke sighs of regret."

"The wrong paths you're meant to take, the losses you're meant to suffer, the beatings you're meant to endure—you can't avoid them. The sooner you experience them, the less you'll have to pay."

"You two, come in!"

Zuo Qiuran put down his pen. What he had just said was not only for Li Songgu, but also for them.

Having lived for thousands of years, I have witnessed generation after generation of prodigies. Some, with their brilliance fully revealed, met untimely deaths. Others, however, were too well protected and lacked tempering, like a dull knife, unable to break through the bottleneck of transcendence, and died of old age in the realm of immortality.

How to properly raise the next generation has always been an age-old problem.

To the left is death, to the right is destruction.

"Greetings to the Ancestor, greetings to the Head of the Li Family."

Li Weiyi and Zuoqiu Hongting looked like a perfect couple, entering the room one on the left and one on the right, and bowing to each other.

After hearing Li Weiyi's report, Zuo Qiuran's expression also turned solemn. He sat down on the rosewood chair and remained silent for a long time.

Li Songgu was moved: "There is a long-standing legend that the East Sea was once a sealess place, a sacred land of immortals from the ancient era, which was sunk by humans and turned into an inland sea. Could the legend be true?"

Li Weiyi said, "The world below is boundless. Wu Hongling and I only operated in a very limited area, yet we encountered such ferocious demons as the Quru bird flock. Furthermore, there is likely more than one layer underground."

Li Wei then recounted the terrifying dragon's roar.

He secretly pondered whether or not to reveal the matter of Pu Yanzi and the Immortal Dragon Vein. If he did, the Immortal-Seeking Pearl, the Book of Earth, and the Two Phoenixes would inevitably be investigated.

"Fireflies and seabed cracks are all related to the sound of dragons roaring."

Li Songgu looked at Zuo Qiuran: "Du'e Temple, Daogong, and the demon race must have noticed something, which is why they haven't excavated yet. Could it be that the East Sea demon race is deliberately plotting something?" Zuo Qiuran gently shook her head: "If they knew the secrets of the seabed, they would definitely try their best to cover it up. Provoking Du'e Temple and Daogong would not benefit them. From the sea area where Xiao Li fell to the Nine Ring Reef, it's more than 20,000 li. The underground world is too vast, not as simple as just an ancient immortal dragon's tomb."

Li Weiyi said, "There is one more thing, but I don't know if I should say it."

"Speak quickly!" Li Songgu said.

Li Weiyi said, "Down there, I found traces of an ancient sage. He left inscriptions on the stone wall. The inscriptions mentioned the immortal dragon vein."

Li Songgu felt a sudden chill run down his spine.

With Zuo Qiuran's composure and spirit, he immediately stood up and asked, "Whose inscription is this?"

“That man called himself Pu Yanzi,” Li Weiyi said.

Zuoqiu Ran said, "Puyanzi, one of the Seventy-Two Sages of Zongsheng Xuehai? His era was even earlier than Yujia's. It is said that he did spend his whole life exploring the earth, trying to find the depleted immortal dragon veins."

Li Songgu looked at Zuo Qiuran and whispered, "It can't be true, can it?"

"Don't even mention the truth, you can't even get a whiff of it."

Zuo Qiuran paced back and forth in the lamplight, then looked at Li Weiyi: "Does Wu Hongling know about the Immortal Dragon Vein?"

"They probably don't know," Li Weiyi said.

“Even if we don’t go to investigate, Inamiya will definitely go. I hope we don’t cause any major trouble. You two…you three, you must not utter a single word about the Immortal Dragon Vein to anyone.”

A flash of inspiration struck Zuo Qiuran, and she disappeared from the room to go and discuss the matter with someone.

Li Songgu sat down in Zuo Qiuran's seat, looked at Li Weiyi, and slammed his hand on the table, demanding, "Why did you kill Huoxin?"

Zuoqiu Hongting was also extremely curious about this question and looked over.

Li Weiyi said calmly, "When the younger generation clashes, life and death are common occurrences. It can't be that they are allowed to kill me, but I can't kill them?"

Li Songgu tapped the table repeatedly with his finger: "You also know that life and death are common occurrences in clashes between the younger generation? Do you know that after doing this, if those ruthless characters below the Longevity Realm of Inamori make a move, we can only watch helplessly?"

Li Weiyi could sense Li Songgu's worry and helplessness, and sighed, "I never thought I would kill him in public. This was an accident. Old Li, Wu Hongling already knows that Liu Fengshu is me. Daogong will probably take revenge on the Jiuli Clan. Below the Longevity Realm, I will definitely take full responsibility for the mistakes I have made."

"But for those above the Longevity Realm, you need to make preparations in advance."

Seeing that Li Weiyi had admitted his mistake, Li Songgu's expression softened slightly: "As long as you act within the rules, you don't need to feel guilty. It's them who are embarrassed. The Dao Palace supports the Lingxiao Dao Sect, and what they want is definitely not just the land of the ten states. If you give in to them in every way because you are afraid of them, it will only make them take advantage of you."

"Since you believe you can withstand the retaliation from the younger generation of Inamiya, then kill him for his mere malicious intent!"

Li Weiyi's worries dissipated, and he exclaimed in admiration, "Old Li, you're tough!"

"What's so hard about it? Something's happened!" Li Songgu said.

Li Weiyi asked, "What happened?"

……

Li Songgu and Li Weiyi rode in a mythical beast-shaped carriage towards the sea.

Li Songgu put on a metal mask and donned a black robe, transforming into the Hidden Lord: "The little girl spoke without thinking and let it slip. Yao Yin is so clever; after becoming suspicious, she went to find her. The mother and daughter had a big argument and even got into a fight. Yao Yin's personality is stronger than we imagined."

"She's all bark and no bite; she's not someone to be trifled with. Where is Yu'er now?" Li Weiyi was most concerned about the Grand Palace Master.

If she is exposed, the consequences will be too severe.

Yin Jun looked at him in surprise: "The biggest problem now is the mother and daughter. The little girl is being taken care of by others, and she won't be mistreated. You can take this first."

Yin Jun took out three talismans and handed them to Li Weiyi.

These are three amulets!

"Too many! Do Cang Li and Yin Jiu have any?"

Li Weiyi knew that the protective talismans crafted by the Holy Spirit Masters used rare materials and required a lot of materials and time to complete just one talisman.

The cost is extremely high.

If you were to sell them, each one would be worth millions of Yongquan coins, equivalent to a life.

When Wu Hongling resisted Li Weiyi's murderous attack, she used a similar talisman.

Yin Jun said, "You are different from them. You were able to kill Huo Xin and challenge Wu Hongling. You have already become a leader-level expert below the Lingxiao Shengjing and Changshengjing realms. You will definitely be the focus of attention from various forces. The Divine Speed ​​Talisman you refined is already of a very high grade, so I won't give it to you!"

Li Weiyi accepted the three protective talismans and asked again, "Who is taking care of Yu'er?"

“Hidden Twenty-Four,” said the Hidden Lord.

The carriage stopped beside the ritual vessels of the Du'e Temple. Li Weiyi got out of the carriage alone, intending to first investigate Yao Yin's situation.

After meeting Yao Qingxuan, Yao Yin returned to the ship at Du'e Temple and never disembarked again. Young disciples from the Jiuli tribe and the Jiuli Hidden Sect went to visit her, but were all turned away.

After Li Weiyi gave his name, he was greeted by Chang Yujian and his sister Chang Yuqing.

(End of this chapter)