The Primordial Law

Chapter 544 Changyu Sword Cultivation into a Living Body
"Want to become a valiant guard? You'll have to wait until next year at the earliest, and compete for it yourself during the annual assessment."

Qin Lao said, "Merit points are a good thing. They can be exchanged for holidays, opportunities to cultivate in various ancient sects and academies, and qualifications to cultivate in secret realms... Anyway, just don't break the rules and accumulate as many as possible."

Li Weiyi said, "Didn't you say that I made a great contribution, and that I should get a lot of merit points for it?"

The voice just fell.

"Wow!"

The jade disc before me shimmered with light.

Yuanzhen, who was originally ranked first on the Merit List, has been pushed down to second place.

Li Weiyi's name appeared first, earning him 30,000 merit points.

The two people below the jade disc fell silent.

After a long pause, Li Weiyi said, "Is 30,000 a lot or a little? I feel it's a bit too conspicuous. Won't it attract unwanted attention?"

"Just recruit them! As long as they haven't broken through to immortality, what are you afraid of with a bunch of new recruits? Hurry up and cultivate your mental power, and reach the level of a Holy Spirit Mental Master as soon as possible." Elder Qin was unaware of Li Weiyi's current strength and was afraid that he would become the target of everyone's attacks but was unable to deal with it.

Although the primary test for the Sentinel Spirit Army is character, how can one cultivate to the top level below the Longevity Realm without sufficient sharpness and a competitive spirit?
Placing the "List of Merits" so openly here reveals the intentions of the high command of the Sentinel Army.

Qin Lao took Li Weiyi to the camp and the canteen, and after he became familiar with the environment, he took him to his accommodation.

Because of his outstanding contributions, Li Weiyi was promoted to the rank of senior sentry, unlike the junior and lower-ranking sentries who were crammed into the cliff caves. Instead, he was given a separate barracks on the back mountain of the recruit camp.

Barracks No. 36.

The barracks were simple, built of bluestone.

Fortunately, there is a separate martial arts training courtyard with defensive formations, which is much better than living in that dense cluster of caves.

After Qin Lao left, Li Weiyi immediately went to the recruit camp and exchanged a month's leave.

One hundred merit points can be exchanged for an extra day of vacation.

Merit points aren't directly consumed when redeemed; they accumulate over time. However, once redeemed, the merit points become a numerical value and lose their other meaning.

Tu Nanfeng, who was in charge of the recruit camp, was a medium-level sentry, a deformed human, five meters tall, and repeatedly checked Li Weiyi's waist tag.

The glowing text inside the waist tag indeed indicated 30,000 merit points.

He said with a stern face, "New recruits must participate in necessary survival training in the Netherworld even if they are on leave. Otherwise, they will face great danger when entering the Netherworld for trials or during sentry rotations."

Return to Barracks No. 36 and activate the formation.

Li Weiyi entered the Blood Mud Space and looked into the distance. He saw Yu'er sitting on the jade boat, writing notes.

When Li Weiyi met the Deputy Sentinel, he didn't mention the Soul-Burning Heavenly Flame. If he did, the other party would definitely associate it with the Grand Palace Master. For such a momentous matter, he only trusted Master Coffin.

Unfortunately, Elder Qin told him that Master Coffin had gone to the Corpse Sea to mend his broken body and cultivate his corpse form, and would not return for some time.

"Yu'er, what are you writing down?"

Li Weiyi was very curious; what else could possibly happen in the Blood Mud Space?

Yu'er immediately closed the book, put it into her cloth bag, jumped off the jade boat, and ran over quickly, looking quite heartbroken: "Master, please don't leave me here alone anymore, okay?"

"I will stay here for the next period of time as well."

Li Weiyi sighed inwardly. With his current cultivation level, the amount of Soul-Burning Heavenly Flame he could obtain would be extremely limited, and using it on Yu'er would be like a drop in the ocean.

The only solution is to improve the living environment.

If one can quickly become a lower-level sentinel spirit, one will have their own cave dwelling and be able to bring two attendants, enjoying the treatment of a giant in the Longevity Realm.

Tu Nanfeng gave Li Wei a must-learn Taoist manual called "The Ten Swords of the Sentinel Spirit".

According to him, this is the imperial technique of the Sentinel Army and the foundation of the combined sword formation.

New recruits must master the first level within one year and the second level within three years.

After looking through it once, Li Weiyi tossed it aside and then wove a cocoon of time.

……

For the next month, Li Weiyi waited for Master Coffin to return, occasionally going to the recruit camp to learn, but spending most of his time in the Cocoon of Time to comprehend various scriptures and cultivate mental power.

At the same time, it absorbs the energy of the six-clawed immortal dragon to enhance its cultivation.

After cultivating within the cocoon for approximately five months, the Divine Dao Seed of the Divine Palace made significant progress, reaching the peak of the seventh level of the Dao Seed Realm. The Wind Palace, on the other hand, reached the peak of the ninth level.

At Dongxu Camp, you can purchase the Polar Day True Pill. Li Wei's mental power has improved significantly, but he is still some distance from the peak of a nine-star spiritual master.

"The wrathful Vajra."

Li Weiyi's body was encased inside a three-zhang-tall fire giant, with heat waves spreading outwards in layers, creating a powerful and imposing presence.

After absorbing the karmic fire in the Void Wind Mansion, he finally entered the fourth level of the Six Like Burning Karma.

With his current combat strength, even without using a combination of martial arts and mental techniques, and without relying on the Dragon Soul and the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Kings, he could defeat Yao Qian using only martial arts.

"A month will pass in the blink of an eye." Li Weiyi exited the Blood Mud Space, pondering whether to exchange for another month's vacation, intending to cultivate his mental power to the peak of the ninth level before the three-month agreement with Lu Jingshen.

As I walked out of Barracks No. 36 and along the stone path, a voice rang out in the distance: "Brother Weiyi, I heard you took a month's leave. I've calculated the time, and you should be coming out of seclusion today!"

Chang Yujian's dashing figure stood outside Barracks No. 28, his long hair tinged with purple, a smile on his face, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

Li Weiyi clasped his hands in greeting: "It's true what they say, we've met again anywhere in the world. Brother Chang, since we parted in the East Sea, your cultivation has become even more profound. Have you already cultivated the Longevity Body?"

Changyu Sword did not deny it: "Going to the East Sea to seek opportunities with your life on the line, you should at least gain something. Are you interested in watching a match?"

Li Weiyi was greatly shocked. With Changyu Sword's talent in cultivating a long-lived body, he was fully qualified to compete for the position of the true successor of the ancient sect.

"Yuanzhen?"

"Who else but him."

"You deliberately waited for me to come out of seclusion before challenging me. You're not planning to take me down with you, are you?"

"Haha, do I need to go through all this trouble to challenge you? Don't worry, I just want you to show me how much stronger I am now than Sheng Wulian."

Chang Yujian, having cultivated into a living being, exuded confidence and sharpness. He pulled Li Weiyi along as they walked towards the recruit camp.

Noon is the sentry's rest time.

But almost everyone was cultivating near the martial arts arena, either absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, practicing the "Ten Swords of the Sentinel Spirit," or comprehending the scriptures; none of them were slacking off.

They came from various habitats, and even the lower-ranking sentinels were all outstanding talents who were proud and arrogant before they came.

After a month in the army, I saw people beyond mountains and people beyond people. The arrogance of most people was worn down, leaving only hard work and a desire to catch up.

Chang Yujian shone brightly during the recruit assessment, and almost everyone knew him. His appearance after emerging from seclusion immediately caused a sensation.

"Chang Yujian has finally emerged from seclusion. I heard that he obtained the Longevity Flower in the East Sea and has been cultivating the Longevity Body in seclusion ever since."

"If I had known that the Longevity Flower would be born, I would have gone too! At that time, the elders of the clan said that the excavation of the ancient immortal dragon's remains was fraught with danger, and that martial cultivators at the Dao Seed Realm should not get involved."

"If he were to cultivate into an immortal body, what would become of him? He would become the most talented young person in the Chang family."

"Not just the number one in the Chang family, but also one of the three top scholars and disciples of the Emperor in the Demon Kingdom this sixty years."

All eyes were on Changyu Sword; no one paid attention to Li Weiyi, who had come with him. Except for the sentinels from Lingxiao Realm.

The jade sword shimmered with radiant light as Chang'e walked step by step toward the jade battle platform in the center of the martial arts arena. A chilling wind suddenly arose between heaven and earth: "Yuanzhen, are you ready to accept my challenge?"

"Wow!"

He shot up like a sword, transforming into a beam of light, and landed in the center of the battle platform, his aura fully released as he scanned all the sentries present.

The sentries present all felt that his gaze was as sharp as a sword, making them afraid to meet his eyes and only able to avoid him.

Lu Qing, who looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, stood at the forefront of Lu Qingwei's group of sentries. He put away the sword manual of "Ten Swords of Sentinel Spirit" and sighed, "Such strong blood energy. Even from three miles away, it gives people a sense of oppression."

Yu Zheng was tall and strong, with dark red eyes and a sharp gaze: "Cultivating the Longevity Body is really different! I can't compete with him at the Dao Seed Realm. I can only break through to the Longevity Realm as soon as possible to maintain my advantage in cultivation speed."

Yu Zheng knew, of course, that cultivating a Longevity Body gave him an advantage in cultivation speed within the Longevity Realm, but that advantage wasn't exaggerated to the point of being unattainable.

Sentinels from the Lingxiao habitat used their movement techniques to gather around Li Weiyi.

Among them, Taishi Yu, Song Qingli, and Tuoba Butuo were all old friends, while Cao Shisan and Chenhuang were top experts in the court faction.

The remaining few were not very familiar to me.

If the imperial court wants to hide, Dongxu Camp is undoubtedly an excellent place for the younger generation.

"Li Shenyin, you've finally emerged from seclusion. Seeing you is harder than climbing to heaven. Now that you've latched onto the Grand Palace Master, you no longer recognize your former brothers?" Taishi Yu teased.

Li Weiyi said, "I will truthfully report to the Grand Palace Master in the future if I am associated with those two words."

"The Grand Palace Master is intolerant of any dissent, has a strong personality, and is decisive in killing. Your slanderous words could kill someone." Tai Shi Yu knew Li Weiyi was just joking, but he quickly changed the subject, not daring to say more about the Grand Palace Master: "You and Chang Yujian have already fought? What was the outcome?"

Seeing him arrive with Changyu Sword, the martial arts cultivators of the Lingxiao Realm naturally assumed that the two had already fought.

A duel between Chang Yujian, who had cultivated the Longevity Body, and Li Weiyi would be an absolute clash of titans, with the outcome uncertain. After all, Li Weiyi had already proven herself by defeating Sheng Wulian in the East Sea.

"I reckon a fight will happen sooner or later."

Li Weiyi's gaze fell upon the distant battle platform.

"Changyu Sword, do you think you can win without a fight just by unleashing your aura? Today, I'm going to test the strength of the Longevity Body." A handsome figure in armor broke through the air and instantly traversed several miles.

Before Yuanzhen even landed on the battle platform, their fighting spirits had already clashed.

The moment they entered the battle arena, their magical energy intertwined and clashed, creating a booming sound, before each of them struck out with their palms.

"boom!"

White, transcendent scriptures appeared on Yuanzhen's skin, their radiance dazzling. Thunderous whispers echoed within her body, but she could only hold on for three breaths before being forced back by the force of Changyu Sword's palm.

(End of this chapter)