The Primordial Law

Chapter 589 Going and Returning

As Chu Yutian arrived, dozens more spirit marquises came from all directions with vast dark clouds, surrounding the group of Shaoyang Guards and Li Weiyi.

Several of these auras were extremely vigorous.

A ghostly figure in a blood-red robe, so tall and vividly colored, exuded a terrifying sense of oppression even from a hundred miles away.

There are murky, putrid, alien spirits whose bodies are liquid and spread across the ground.

……

The situation suddenly became increasingly dangerous.

Chu Yutian slung Mo Duanfeng's metal sword case over his shoulder, leaped down the mountain, and moved with unparalleled grace, heading straight for Baichuan. He said, "I heard that the reason you were only second place is because the Sword Dao Imperial Court left the top spot vacant. Is it because your strength is insufficient?"

Upon seeing the sword case on Chu Yutian's back, Bai Chuan felt a complex mix of emotions, and for the first time, he genuinely felt remorse.

If he and Mo Duanfeng hadn't devised that damned plan, and had joined forces, they could have broken through even the most difficult situation today.

Meanwhile, there were more options available in the valley. One person could stay behind to deter spies, while another could lead a team to break through the stalemate, and Tang Wanzhou could stabilize the situation, thus allowing for both offense and defense.

Shirakawa thought he had taken Chu Yutian, his opponent, very seriously, but it seems he was still oversimplifying things.

"Boom! Boom!"

With both palms forcing back Jade Corpse Marquis and Four-Eared Ghost Monkey Marquis, Bai Chuan spread his arms and rode eight huge array flags into the air, activating all the array runes within them. He stared at Chu Yutian, who was flying towards him: "Where is Mo Duanfeng?"

"He died, he died a horrible death, he was decapitated."

Chu Yutian landed on the ground with a carefree smile on his face, looking at Bai Chuan, who was suspended several feet above the ground.

Bai Chuan said, "Do you think I'd believe you? If he were truly dead, you would have shown up with the body to intimidate me. Chu Yutian, I've long wanted to meet you, to see what the true disciple of the Taiyin Sect is really made of, and how to fight him?"

"How do we fight? Of course, it'll be a group of us against you alone. You don't want to fight me in a ring, do you?"

Chu Yutian's scholarly and refined demeanor vanished when he let out a wild laugh, revealing a strange sense of madness. With a thud, he slapped the scabbard, and a ninth-grade, thousand-character heavy sword flew out of it.

With the knife in hand, he casually swung it.

A red blade of light flew out, instantly turning the land blood-red, covering dozens of miles, displaying the mighty power of a single blade cleaving through a thousand armies.

At the same time, Jade Corpse Marquis and Four-Eared Ghost Monkey Marquis unleashed their ultimate Taoist techniques from two other directions, sealing off Bai Chuan's retreat route.

A battle of wits, comparable to a clash between two immortals, erupted beneath the three mountains of Vanye Valley.

……

On a desolate field a hundred miles away.

Li Weiyi, Qing Zijin, and the four puppet war corpses, each covered with a divine speed talisman, transformed into six beams of talisman light and ran at top speed.

"Boom!"

The thousand-character artifacts kept flying towards them, posing a great threat. They often landed in front of them to slow them down.

The four puppet war corpses distributed on the periphery were all enveloped in magical energy. They rushed out and collided with the Thousand-Character Weapon, their physical bodies extremely powerful.

Li Weiyi, with his senses fully extended, had already detected the group of deceased marquises who had come with Chu Yutian, and a strong sense of urgency arose in his heart. Therefore, he immediately took out a palm-sized jade boat, and poured his magical energy into it continuously.

If they cannot escape before the group of deceased marquises close in from afar, they will surely be caught in a deadly battle.

A true battle to the death.

Because he couldn't bear the consequences of exposing Yu'er in the Ancient Kingdom of Time Ruins. He might have to pay a hundredfold or a thousandfold price to repay it in the future.

The fact that a crown prince could enter the ancient kingdom of the Ruins of Time was enough to pique the curiosity of both the Martial Emperor and the Ghost Emperor.

Three miles behind on the right was the Emperor-Patterned Bone Marquis, whose skeleton was human-bodied and beast-headed, and whose body was three or four meters tall, covered with ancient patterns. Legend has it that these patterns were carved by a martial arts emperor-level expert who was researching some kind of cultivation method.

The Imperial Bone Marquis was a failed product of the Martial Arts Emperor's research.

When Emperor Bone Marquis saw Li Weiyi urging the jade boat, flames flickered in his eye sockets. He shouted loudly, and then the patterns all over his body began to flash.

"boom!"

Thousands of patterns, like an explosive shockwave, scattered outwards, then stirred up the dust and sand of the surrounding world, solidifying in mid-air into a heavy sphere, crashing down on Li Weiyi and his group of six like a star.

The sphere is enormous, with countless patterns shimmering on its surface.

Its power was terrifying and awe-inspiring, and its techniques were exquisite and profound.

"Trying to escape? Do you think you'll get the chance?"

Four miles to the left, Huo Tianming's eyes sharpened, and he unleashed a kind of escape technique.

Flame armor materialized around his body, greatly increasing his speed.

His entire body's magical energy surged into the ring-shaped fifth-grade thousand-character artifact in his hand, and the scriptures on the toothed ring quickly appeared, causing the energy to vibrate the surrounding space.

Huo Tianming swung his arm and threw it.

After the ring-shaped ritual implement left his hand, it burst into flames, transforming into a bright cloud of fire.

Faced with the two's all-out attack, the four puppet war corpses stopped first, and released their magic energy together to unleash the Purple Heaven Thunder Seal.

"Boom!"

The palace-sized rock and soil sphere, located above Li Weiyi and Qing Zijin's heads, was shattered into pieces by the Purple Heaven Thunder Seal, disintegrating into dust and patterns.

Li Weiyi erected the jade boat, which had grown to about ten feet long, and used it as a shield, planting it in the ground.

The array patterns inside the jade boat emerged, and the white light, like clouds, collided with the flying ring-shaped magical artifact.

"Oh!"

The jade boat shook violently, accompanied by a deafening roar.

Li Weiyi, who was behind Yuzhou, felt as if his eardrums were about to burst. He and Yuzhou were plowed backward for a hundred meters before they finally came to a stop, with several meters of mud piling up beneath their feet.

Qing Zijin hid behind the four war corpse puppets and used her protective runes to withstand the shockwaves from the collision.

"Huo Tianming's martial arts cultivation is above Twilight, and should be in the middle of the third realm."

Li Weiyi glanced at Huo Tianming, who was rapidly approaching, and then at what was behind Huo Tianming, where dark clouds were gathering quickly. He struck the jade boat horizontally, causing it to levitate and then fly towards Qing Zijin, who was rushing towards him.

"You take the helm first."

Li Weiyi stood alone in the wilderness, his gaze fixed on Huo Tianming like a tiger, a sudden burst of light emanating from his brow. "Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Dozens of talisman swords flew out, converging into a river, weaving and rushing along the ground.

Hundreds of sword marks were left on the ground.

Huo Tianming's eyelids narrowed as he sensed danger. His nonchalant demeanor vanished, and his aura suddenly surged. After stopping, he slammed his foot into the ground.

The ground trembled like waves, then rose up, forming a natural shield.

At the same time, he used his mind to retrieve the ring-shaped magical artifact that was flying in mid-air, holding it up with both hands. The fifth-grade thousand-character artifact and more than five thousand scriptures rotated in front of him, forming a second layer of defense.

The soil and rocks were broken.

Dozens of talisman swords rushed towards him with overwhelming force.

"Bang bang!"

Some of the talisman swords struck the ring-shaped magical artifact and shattered.

Many more bypassed the ring-shaped magical artifact and went straight for Huo Tianming's third protective layer.

After a while.

Dozens of talisman swords flew over, shattering Huo Tianming's triple defenses. A shocking gash appeared on his neck, severing blood vessels and instantly turning a large area red.

Huo Tianming's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected Li Weiyi to be so troublesome. He clutched his neck and backed away.

Just then, he saw Li Weiyi take a step forward with his sword. He quickly mobilized all his magical energy to seal the wound, and then disappeared underground, fleeing towards the direction of Fanye Valley.

Huo Tianming's voice echoed from underground: "We can't let this kid escape! Keep chasing him, no matter what, we must bring him down."

"Huo Tianming, the next time we meet will be the day you die."

Li Wei sighed inwardly. The Twelve Taiyin Envoys were indeed carefully selected experts. With his current cultivation at the early stage of the first realm, killing any Taiyin Envoy in the third realm would not be an easy task.

Drawing his sword, Li Weiyi leaped onto the jade boat and stored the mostly dimmed Heavenly Sword Talismans between his brows. Five of them were completely destroyed.

"Bullshit! You're all using crooked tricks. If it's real skill, Master Huo is miles ahead of you. If you've got the guts, stay here. Master Huo will give you a fair chance to fight. Whoever wins gets to sleep with Big Boobs for three days." The voice from underground faded into the distance.

Standing on the bow of the jade boat, Qing Zijin was so angry she wanted to bite her teeth.

Enveloped in the protective array's light shield, the jade boat skimmed close to the ground and sped away.

The powerful spirits who were chasing after him kept throwing out magical artifacts and Taoist spells, but all of them were blocked by Li Weiyi. When the bronze gong with the character "万" (wan) flew over, it was blocked by four battle corpse puppets riding the Purple Heaven Thunder Seal.

Gradually, the attacks decreased.

After flying a thousand miles, they completely shook off the enemy.

Qing Zijin continued to fly forward in the jade boat, gazing at the boundless, dark land, a sense of oppressive sorrow rising in her heart: "Do you think they can escape?"

"Definitely."

In Li Weiyi's mind, the figures of Tang Wanzhou, Liu Ye, Chang Yujian and others appeared one by one. When he thought of the overwhelming number of powerful undead on the battlefield, he actually had no confidence at all.

He and Qing Zijin were able to escape because they were not the enemy's main targets.

It flew out a distance again.

The whole world fell silent.

Li Wei carefully surveyed the area and confirmed that no enemies were pursuing them. The jade boat then stopped at the top of a mountain ridge.

"Are you still going back?"

Qing Zijin's cold eyes were fixed on him.

Li Weiyi put away the jade boat, the cold wind blowing against his clothes, and pretended to be relaxed and carefree: "I have to go back! I won't fight a losing battle, but will sneak back, in case I can be of some help?"

“I’ll go with you,” Qing Zijin said.

Li Weiyi shook his head: "Your strength is insufficient, and you will become a burden to me. You go first, and we can each leave as many as we can. Wait for me in the Netherworld of the Heavenly Capital River, and we will communicate using the secret language of the whistle."

Qing Zijin was not angry: "Fine, I only believe the secret signals of your, Nangong's, and Shengsi's whistles. Bring these two puppet war corpses with me."

Li Wei only took two of the four seventh-realm puppet war corpses: "Take care of yourself! With your cultivation level, if you are careful and sneak around, you will be more than capable of protecting yourself."

"Wow!"

Li Weiyi concealed himself and charged down the mountain ridge, returning to the battlefield.

Before setting off, Li Weiyi and Tang Wanzhou exchanged a stream of magical energy containing their intentions to ensure that they could sense each other's approximate location within a certain range.

The two of them had absolute mutual trust.

Li Weiyi's body was filled with the energy of ten springs, and he used his hands to pinch the spirit crystal to replenish the severely depleted magical energy in his body.

Travel south along a wide river, using the water to conceal your presence and traces.

Six hundred miles away from Vanye Valley, a faint battle fluctuation was sensed.

Li Weiyi's worries dissipated, and a look of joy appeared on his face. The appearance of battle fluctuations here undoubtedly meant that the Shaoyang Division had broken through the encirclement.

They all have extraordinary backgrounds and most likely carry life-saving items.

Once unleashed, who would dare to resist?

"Great!"

Li Weiyi rushed towards the direction from which the battle fluctuations came, climbed to the top of a mountain, and stood there stunned, witnessing the tragic scene below.

The battle is over.

Qiu Cheng died on the banks of the great river. His head was twisted off by a corpse that was half-rotten and chewed in a large hand, revealing a mouthful of sharp, saw-like teeth.

A short, sable-like skeleton stood beside the headless corpse on the ground, drinking blood from its neck.

When the blood of a martial artist in the Longevity Realm enters its body, blood-red patterns immediately appear on its bones.

In addition, two ghost marquises were cleaning up the battlefield, taking stock of their spoils in their realm bags, and refining the longevity pills in their hands.

They were all very powerful, radiating an aura of yin energy, with dark energy covering the entire plain, like four peerless demons emerging from hell.

(End of this chapter)