The Primordial Law

Chapter 542 Cave Ruins Camp

"This is a question that's not convenient to answer."

Li Weiyi really didn't know what to say.

But Elder Qin understood immediately and nodded: "Don't be embarrassed. It was my fault for being rash. The Grand Palace Master must have given a gag order. But next time, you should at least remind us. What if we accidentally offend the Grand Palace Master? We'd be doomed!"

Yin Jun nodded in deep agreement: "We do not seek merit, but only to avoid mistakes. Don't be fooled by the current glory of Xuejian Tangting, Zuoqiu Menting, and Leixiao Zong. Once the Grand Palace Master breaks through to the Emperor Realm, they will all have to bow down and submit."

Qin Lao said, "It's good that nothing major has happened. The East Sea is too chaotic right now, you must be extremely cautious. Wei Yi, shall we talk privately?"

Li Weiyi thought of the battle corpse in the bag: "That's exactly what I was thinking."

The two used their movement skills to reach the seaside.

As dusk deepened, waves crashed against the rocks.

Li Weiyi took out the battle corpse from the boundary bag and told him about his encounter in the Netherworld of the Dead.

Elder Qin immediately examined the corpse on the ground: "It has been turned into an iron corpse. The process began while it was still alive, which is indeed a method of the Taiyin Sect. It's a pity that it has been turned beyond recognition, its body is full of corpse blood, and its aura has completely changed, making it impossible to identify who it is. How do you know that he is a member of the Sentinel Spirit Army?"

"He swallowed the whistle, for some reason." Li Weiyi took the whistle out.

Qin Lao immediately took the whistle: "Excellent! Every whistle of a spirit is specially made. Bringing it back to Dongxu Camp will allow us to trace its identity. He must know that the Taiyin Sect peeled off his skin to infiltrate Dongxu Camp. So, he preserved the clues in this way. Good lad, you've done a great service!"

Seeing that Elder Qin didn't seem too nervous or worried, Li Wei couldn't help but ask, "Isn't Dongxu Camp in great danger right now?"

Li Weiyi was unable to reveal the secret technique of "blood-dripping to awaken the corpse," but the battle corpse, in its awakened state, had mentioned that the Taiyin Sect intended to overthrow the Dongxu Camp.

Qin Lao said, "The Netherworld of the Dead cultivated the Taiyin Sect precisely to deal with the Sentinel Army. The two sides have clashed countless times and know each other well. This is also why the identity of the Sentinel Army cannot be revealed. Once it is revealed, they will be assassinated by the Taiyin Sect."

"If it were that easy to infiltrate the Cave Ruins Camp, it would have been wiped out by the Netherworld of the Dead long ago."

"This time in the East China Sea, a large number of Sentinel Spirits have perished, posing a significant risk of exposure. We have abandoned the old camp and used it as bait, while the new recruits are all in the new camp."

Li Weiyi said, "The identities and whereabouts of the Sentinel Spirits are kept secret, so why is there a situation where a large number of Sentinel Spirits have perished?"

Qin Lao's eyes were deep and dark: "You don't need to worry about this matter. The Sentinel is investigating it personally, and the truth will come out soon. You're not scared, are you? The leader has already spoken with the Sentinel about your situation, and you can come to the camp at any time."

"Is Master in Dongxu Camp?" Li Weiyi asked.

Qin Lao said, "I was listening from the side at the time, and it seemed that the leader and the sage were former teammates of the sage spirits and had a deep friendship."

Lingxiao Realm is definitely not a place to stay right now, so the Sentinel Spirit Army is indeed a good option. Besides, the curse on Yu'er still needs the help of the Soul-Burning Heavenly Fire.

……

"Yaoyin, I will go to Du'e Temple to find you. If Zuoqiu Hongting bullies you, just say my name."

"I'm afraid that if I mention your name, I'll get beaten even harder. I'm not afraid of the battle for the true lineage."

Li Weiyi bid farewell to Yin Jun, Yao Yin, and Yin Ershisi, claiming that he would go with Qin Lao to meet the leader and enter the Netherworld of the Dead for training.

"Old Li, send a reclusive elder to stay and guard Moon Dragon Island."

Before leaving, Li Weiyi made a request. It was because Elder Qin had told him that the space teleportation array at the Moon Dragon Island outpost was the closest to the Lingxiao Realm.

Half an hour later, Li Weiyi followed Qin Lao to the northern cliff of Yuelong Island, to the outpost of the Sentinel Army.

The outpost was very simple, built of blue stone slabs, and was usually guarded by only a low-ranking sentry with a few sentries.

"What, are you regretting it? Can't bear to part with the warmth and beauty? Afraid of the cold and desolate realm of the dead?" Qin Lao teased, seeing that Li Weiyi, who was following behind him, was in a rather low mood.

Li Weiyi was thinking about how to arrange things for Yu'er.

She's just a little girl; keeping her locked up in the Blood Mud Space is definitely not going to work.

Li Weiyi followed Elder Qin into the white mist behind the outpost: "What kind of gentle beauties are those two? One is skinny, and the other is fierce. Does every outpost have a spatial teleportation array?"

Passing through the white mist, on a flat piece of land, a spatial teleportation array with a diameter of four zhang appeared before Li Weiyi.

The blood of ancient immortal beasts flows in the grooves and patterns on the ground.

"What are you thinking? Only a select few Imperial Mind Masters can set up spatial teleportation arrays. Each one is incredibly precious, and destroying one means losing one less. Each teleportation requires a significant amount of blood crystals and the blood of ancient immortal beasts, making it extremely expensive."

Qin Lao placed the blood crystal in the groove of the ground array platform: "Apart from missions, I have to prepare my own blood crystals every time I use the space teleportation array. Look at me, I've spent more than ten million Yongquan coins just going back and forth. How many mansions could I buy with that?"

"The spatial teleportation array system of Dongxu Camp was built by Emperor Wu back then. It is said that a hundred were built at the beginning."

"At most, only ten can be activated now. Some will be destroyed, and others will have to be hidden to prevent them from being exposed and destroyed by the Wraiths and the Taiyin Cult."

Zen Sea Observation Mist's spatial and mental abilities must be quite remarkable, otherwise how could he have crafted three hundred sets of governor's robes at once and possess the ability to teleport?

"Okay, come in!"

After Qin Lao finished making the arrangements, a spiritual light emanated from between his brows, activating the array platform beneath his feet: "You didn't bring any living people with you in your storage bag, did you? They'll check when you enter the Cave Ruins Camp."

"Does that count as seven strange insects?"

Li Weiyi had long anticipated that entering and exiting the Cave Ruins Camp might be as strictly controlled as entering and exiting the Rice Cult's headquarters, and had already transferred important items to the Blood Mud Space.

"Put them outside the insect bag to prevent it from bursting, which would be a huge loss! There are precedents of insect bags exploding during spatial teleportation," Elder Qin reminded them.

"Whoosh!" The array platform emitted a bright light, followed by a powerful spatial fluctuation.

A feeling of weightlessness came.

Li Weiyi closed her eyes and carefully sensed the surroundings.

This time, the spatial teleportation took much longer than the one at the Rice Cult headquarters.

About ten breaths later, the light at the edge of the teleportation array gradually faded.

Li Weiyi opened his eyes and saw that Elder Qin had already stepped out of the teleportation array. He called out "Ahe" in a drawn-out voice and then chatted with a woman in her forties sitting not far from the array platform, appearing warm and familiar with her.

However, the other party didn't seem to like him much. In a businesslike manner, they coldly said, "First, check the boundary bag, then look in the levitation mirror, and leave a drop of blood before you can leave the teleportation hall. Who did you bring this time? In the entire Cave Ruins Camp, you've violated the rules the most."

The woman, named Yu He, wore a blue robe and no ornaments. She held a vermilion brush and sat behind a desk to register and compile records.

Her cold, piercing eyes, seemingly possessing a terrifying power to see into one's soul, were fixed on Li Weiyi.

Li Weiyi strongly suspected that she had cultivated a secret technique similar to the Heavenly Eye, as she felt uncomfortable all over, as if she could see right through her.

Old Qin straightened his spine and raised his chin to the sky: "I did not break the rules this time. This boy is the one that the Lord of the Sentry specifically requested."

Yu He rolled her eyes at him, clearly not believing him: "The recruitment period for this year's sentinels has passed, so it won't matter who comes. The recruit trials are already over, so hurry up and send them back."

Qin Lao, having finally gotten a chance to shine, wasn't about to let it slip by. Pointing at Li Weiyi, he said, "Those new recruits? Do you believe that the top ten in the sentry trial combined aren't even as good as him? Do you know who defeated Inamiya Shinden? Hehe!"

Yu He was in charge of organizing intelligence for the Dongxu Camp. He thought of someone and his gaze fell on Li Weiyi again, his eyes becoming much more serious: "The disciple that Yu Yaozi took in?"

"Wow!"

The teleportation array's array light shone brightly once more.

Immediately, dozens of figures appeared on the platform, all dressed in black armor, both men and women, with nearly half possessing pure immortal bodies. They were all extremely young, brimming with vitality and spirit.

Even though they concealed their aura, Li Weiyi could still feel a powerful presence emanating from them.

They walked out of the array platform in quiet and solemn silence, heading towards the outside of the teleportation hall.

"Whoosh! Whoosh..."

The mirror, suspended in mid-air, cast beams of light that fell one after another.

Li Weiyi spotted Tang Zhan and Song Yulou. Both of them glanced at him, nodded slightly, and left without daring to speak.

Tang Zhan has clearly broken through to the realm of immortality.

Li Weiyi asked, "Are they all at the Longevity Realm?"

Qin Lao nodded: "They are lower-level sentinels of the first realm, from twenty living realms surrounding the Cave Ruins Ghost City. What you see is only a portion of this year's lower-level sentinels, who have just returned from the trials of the Netherworld of the Dead."

Li Weiyi clicked his tongue in surprise; there were thirty-eight people who had just walked past.

Thirty-eight martial artists at the Longevity Realm?
In the Sentinel Army, martial artists at the Dao Seed Realm are generally "Sentinels," while only those at the Longevity Realm can become "Sentinel Spirits."

Further divided into:

Lower-ranking sentry, middle-ranking sentry, upper-ranking sentry.

Inferior sentry, medium-grade sentry, and superior sentry.

Below the seventh level of the Dao Seed Realm, all are newly enlisted lower-ranking sentries.

To become a superior sentinel, one must be among the top experts in the Dao Seed Realm. For example, the top ten in the recruit trials can directly become superior sentinels.

Other mid-level sentries who want to become top-level sentries must accumulate enough merits and then participate in the top-level sentry assessment, which is extremely difficult.

Upon learning that Qin Lao had brought "Li Weiyi," Yu He released him immediately after the inspection, clearly indicating that instructions had been given beforehand.

Li Weiyi put the seven phoenix-winged moths back into the insect bag.

Following behind Elder Qin, we walked out of the teleportation hall.

The sun shone brightly outside, warming everyone. Verdant mountains rose one after another, clouds formed bridges, and the air was thick with spiritual energy, unlike the desolate realm of the dead.

Li Weiyi looked up and saw a huge circular mirror floating in mid-air, from which a beam of light descended.

After being illuminated by the Mirror of Heaven, Elder Qin enveloped Li Weiyi with his magical energy and flew towards the top of a sacred mountain: "The Sentinel Master is not here. Come with me to see the Deputy Sentinel Master first, and then collect other items and complete the entry procedures."

Li Weiyi looked back down at the increasingly distant teleportation hall, as well as the mountain ravines, training grounds, and palace towers: "This is different from what I thought. I thought the Cave Ruins were built in the Netherworld of the Dead. Now it seems more like a blessed land of immortals."

"How can everyone cultivate if it's built inside the Netherworld of the Dead?"

Elder Qin continued, “This new camp is built on the site of an ancient sect with a population of billions on the edge of the Crimson Bright Realm, right next to the Netherworld of the Dead. Otherwise, why do you think the environment is so elegant? I suggested moving here a long time ago. The Crimson Bright Realm is a medium-to-large-level habitat with a population of billions. It's very prosperous and bustling. This business, oh dear!”

"The Crimson Bright Realm, is that something I can talk about?" Li Weiyi asked.

Qin Lao said, "What can't I tell you? But you mustn't say anything out of the blue. Only veteran sentry spirits know the exact location of Dongxu Camp."

Li Weiyi finally realized the true value of the phrase "You've violated the rules the most".

(End of this chapter)