The Primordial Law

Chapter 569 The Art of War
"Let's also exchange for a 6,000-year-old herb!"

Li Weiyi has no shortage of cultivation resources for the time being; he only wants to feed all seven Phoenix Winged Moth Kings to the Longevity Realm.

The more help you have, the stronger your ability to deal with danger.

They are emperor-level rare insects that hardly need to cultivate. As long as they grow up normally, they will become seven beings comparable to martial arts emperors.

Living beings are not all the same.

For snakes, insects, fish, and birds to transform into dragons, they need millions of years of arduous cultivation and trials, enduring the perilous journey of leaping over the Dragon Gate. But young dragons only need to be fed and grow up to possess that power.

However, getting enough to eat is not an easy thing.

Sitting across the table from Li Weiyi, Liu Tianchen stared at her silently for a moment before saying, "I knew you would want the thousand-year-old herb! But killing Qin Zhengyang will reward you with 30,000 merit points and a six-thousand-year-old herb. Xie Wumian will only reward you with 20,000 merit points and a five-thousand-year-old herb."

“The Deputy Sentinel is a Taiyin Envoy, whose cultivation has reached the second realm. He’s no ordinary person,” Li Weiyi reminded him.

Liu Tianchen said, "Xie Wumian has not only reached the second realm, but he will almost certainly be able to step into the Great Longevity level in the future, and then pursue the Transcendent realm. Therefore, you can receive such a generous reward. Normally, killing a Ghost Lord at the Great Longevity level would only earn you 30,000 merit points."

"You took Xie Wumian's two most valuable thousand-character artifacts, didn't you?"

Before Li Weiyi could speak, Liu Tianchen continued, "I know that you possess enormous wealth, have purchased vast resources, and have refined the Polar Day True Pill for private sale, looking down on a five-thousand-year-old refined herb. But a five-thousand-year-old refined herb is worth twenty million Yongquan coins, or two billion silver coins, enough to support an entire city and cultivate more than one Longevity Realm martial artist."

The Cave Ruins Camp must have a special organization monitoring the every move of all the sentries and sentry spirits. The fact that they were selling the Polar Day True Pill had already been leaked.

Li Weiyi understood the underlying meaning in Liu Tianchen's words.

The meaning is clear: he can turn a blind eye to this matter.

Immediately, Li Weiyi knew he couldn't say anything more: "Deputy Sentinel is wise, and the five-thousand-year-old elixir is quite good. What reward is there for that spiritual light imprint?"

"Ten thousand merit points for a four-thousand-year-old medicinal herb."

Liu Tianchen pointed to the three medicine boxes on the table: "The Shaoyang Division has a special hidden merit book. The merit points for this operation will not be put on the merit list."

Li Weiyi opened the three ice medicine boxes one after another, and a rich medicinal fragrance emanated from them.

These three exquisite medicinal herbs, shrouded in a misty glow, could easily cause a significant upheaval if placed in any habitat.

Although the elixirs aged four thousand and five thousand years cannot directly allow the Phoenix-Winged Moth King to grow to the Longevity Realm, they are enough to make a big leap forward and save time for natural metamorphosis.

Put the three medicine boxes into the boundary bag.

Before taking his leave, Li Weiyi suddenly remembered something and asked, "Hai Shi infiltrated Dongxu Camp. Have you found out who he is?"

"Dealing with the Twelve Taiyin Envoys is the duty of your Shaoyang Division. The task has been assigned to everyone in the Shaoyang Division. Whoever can find them will have accomplished a great feat. If you are unable to defeat them in the Dongxu Camp and instead die at their hands, causing the information to leak, it will be yourselves who will lose face."

Liu Tianchen appeared calm and composed; this level of exchange was an excellent opportunity to train the younger generation.

Having suffered the calamity of losing a large number of sentinels in the East Sea and three crushing defeats, Dongxu Camp is now on high alert. Beneath the calm surface of the water, a full-scale extermination operation is underway against the infiltrators of the Taiyin Sect.

Immediately, Li Weiyi said seriously, "I heard Xie Wumian mention that the Taiyin Sect intends to overthrow the Dongxu Camp, causing the Sentinel Army and the major habitats to lose their eyes in the East Sea."

These words were naturally not spoken by Xie Wumian.

It was Li Weiyi who used the secret technique of awakening corpses, and the sentry spirit that had transformed into a battle corpse spoke of this. Now, through Xie Wumian's words, he was reminding the deputy sentry leader.

"You go ahead!"

How could Liu Tianchen not know the purpose of the Taiyin Sect?
From the moment the immortal dragon veins revived, the world entered a new era of great upheaval, and no one could remain unaffected.

Li Weiyi described Xie Wumian's gaze, tone, and expression to Elder Qin, and the two went over and refined their analysis. After exchanging the sentry token, Li Weiyi finally left the camp.

For the next period of time, he planned to ignore these trivial matters, focus on cultivation, hone his skills and techniques, and digest what he had gained during this period.

After joining the Shaoyang Division, you will no longer be bound by the rules of the recruit camp and will only obey the orders of the Holy Division, giving you a lot of freedom in your time.

Walking on the square paved with green jade stones, bathed in sunlight, the graceful figure of Inamiya Shinden couldn't help but come to mind.

Is it really her?
What exactly is her relationship with the rice plant?
If it really is her, why is she so cold and indifferent, like a stranger?
"Will she..."

Li Weiyi thought of the Yin Corpse planting rice, of possession, of soul devouring, and many other things. He forced himself not to think about these possibilities, but various distracting thoughts lingered and wouldn't go away.

He couldn't accept that Jiang Ning might have died on the way out of Lingxiao City.

If I hadn't selfishly used my spiritual light to knock her unconscious and had Zuoqiu Hongting take her away from Lingxiao City, would the outcome have been different?
Li Wei sighed inwardly, realizing that she had become anxious and insecure, and was no longer at ease.

The wind blows.

He could faintly hear the words Jiang Ning had spoken to him when he learned he had become the Divine Child of the Rice Cult in Lingxiao City: "I don't think you're the bloodthirsty and extreme type. Even if people change, even if one day you become a stranger, no longer the person you used to be, that young man who would fight to the death for others, that young man in the Five Seas Realm of Burial Immortal Town, on the ship in Zhizhou, on the sea of ​​Bingzuze. He had ideals, a sense of responsibility, and goodness."

"If that day ever comes, I will do everything in my power to find you."

...Li Weiyi believed that when Jiang Ning said those words, she meant it sincerely and was truly willing to give everything to find the man she once knew.

Heart to heart.

What about yourself?
Can I overcome all difficulties and find her?
"Inamiya's True Teachings!"

Li Weiyi clenched her hands tightly, her eyes gradually hardening.

At this moment, all he wanted was to break through to immortality as quickly as possible and master the combat power of a true disciple. He needed to know the truth: if Jiang Ning was already dead! He would definitely avenge this.

The Jiang family and the Inamori Palace must pay the price.

Because of her words and her sincere feelings back then.

Even if... we were just friends at first!
Without sufficient cultivation, one might not even be qualified to uncover her true nature.

Ahead, a graceful figure in sage blue stood there, exuding an elegant and refined air. In her, Li Weiyi seemed to see a trace of Jiang Ning, and then, dispelling the delusions in his mind, he asked, "Captain, you haven't left yet?"

Qing Zijin stood at the edge of Qingyu Square, her aloof and indifferent demeanor like an iceberg: "You have broken through to the Holy Spirit Mind Master realm, and you will definitely be entering the Fire Abyss to absorb the Heavenly Fire soon. The Deputy Sentinel Master asked me to pass on the 'Soldier Soul Technique' to you."

"What is the 'Soldier's Soul Technique'?" Li Weiyi asked.

Qing Zijin handed a jade slip to Li Weiyi, then stepped on the spiritual light and went straight down the mountain: "The method to protect the soul! Heavenly fire can burn cursed monsters, but it can also burn our souls. The soul in the physical body is naturally not afraid, as long as the heavenly fire is kept outside the body."

"But your Heavenly Soul has already merged with the Spirit God. If you absorb the Heavenly Fire into the Spirit Realm, wouldn't you burn it?"

"With your high talent and comprehension, you probably don't need me to teach you. Just figure it out and cultivate on your own!"

Li Weiyi gripped the jade slip and quickly caught up with the green figure ahead: "Thank you for passing on the technique, Captain! Is there anything we should be aware of before entering the Fire Abyss?"

Qing Zijin walked gracefully forward, her footsteps as light as smoke: "Before going in, it's best to wear magical artifacts and martial arts attire. Don't go too deep; the deeper you go, the higher the temperature and the more dangerous the heavenly fire becomes."

"Furthermore, even if one cultivates the 'Soldier Soul Technique,' the Heavenly Soul will still be unable to withstand the increasing intensity of the heavenly fire in the Spirit Realm."

"If you can't hold on, come out immediately. Don't think that you can cultivate faster inside and try to tough it out. Damage to the soul affects the spirit and consciousness, and that's no joke."

Li Weiyi wanted to know more: "How fast can you cultivate your mental power inside? How long have you been cultivating inside?"

Although Qing Zijin disliked Li Weiyi, as the team leader, she had to explain the situation of the Fire Abyss to him: "The first time you absorb Heavenly Fire, the biggest boost to your cultivation is about twenty or thirty times faster than usual. Xue Yucai stayed inside for twenty-one days, and I stayed for twenty-eight days."

Li Weiyi was secretly startled: "The captain has been cultivating diligently for several years? Has he managed to condense the eleventh psychic star?"

From the tenth psychic star to the nineteenth, it is the process of a Holy Spirit Psychic Master progressing from the early stage to the peak of the first realm.

It takes a lot of time to condense each one.

From the early to the peak of the first realm, the intensity of spiritual light does not increase significantly; what increases is its quantity. Therefore, although there is a considerable gap in cultivation and combat power, the gap is not so large as to be insurmountable.

"Don't you think you're being presumptuous?" Qing Zijin looked over coldly.

Li Weiyi knew that Qing Zijin was an extremely serious person, so he didn't say anything carelessly or make jokes, as that would backfire. He could only apologize: "I'm sorry! It's really not appropriate to tell others about one's cultivation level."

"It has been condensed."

She glanced at him and answered, then quickened her pace: "The first time I entered the Fire Abyss for cultivation, my progress was the most rapid. According to the instructor, the second time, the cultivation speed was only ten times faster, and it decreased with each subsequent entry, eventually stopping at three times the speed."

“That’s quite considerable! Controlling this Fire Abyss will give the Cave Ruins Camp’s Nian Shi Guard a huge advantage,” Li Weiyi said.

Qing Zijin said, "Do you think you can enter the Fire Abyss anytime? Once you go in to cultivate, you need at least a year to nurture your soul before you can enter again. Unless..."

Li Weiyi looked at her.

Qing Zijin said, "There are some wondrous things in the world that can nourish the soul, such as the legendary Netherworld Soul Essence. There are Netherworld Spirits in the world, and every five hundred years is spring, every five hundred years is autumn, and every two thousand years is a cycle of the four seasons. Their marrow can nourish the soul."

"Li Weiyi, I also have a question to ask you, whether your martial arts have broken the barrier of immortality?"

Li Weiyi smiled and said, "Is this why the captain is so talkative today even though he clearly dislikes me? You must be extremely curious and want to know why I was able to kill Xie Wumian."

Qing Zijin said, "That's right! I don't believe that someone with the cultivation of a first-level Holy Spirit Mind Master can defeat Xie Wumian."

Li Weiyi said, "Of course I can't beat Xie Wumian, but I've raised seven strange insects. Just like you, Captain, don't you also possess the ability to control corpses? Thirteen immortal corpses, how strong must their combat power be?"

"Since we've come this far, I've wanted to explain for a while now. There really was a misunderstanding between us. Li Weiyi is definitely not the kind of person the captain thinks he is. I will definitely lend you the staff and spear in the future. Before... I swear, I didn't mean to tease you in the slightest."

Qing Zijin stopped and looked at him: "Li Weiyi, you have a fiancée. I advise you to keep your distance from any woman. That way, I will naturally believe that everything before was a misunderstanding and trust your character."

"Also, I'm sorry, I overheard what you and Taishi Yu said at the foot of Yanjue Mountain! If you want to find a temporary Daoist partner in Dongxu Camp, please find another woman. I'm sure someone will be willing, after all, you are very talented and have a bright future."

(End of this chapter)