The Primordial Law

Chapter 606 Meeting at the Lakeside
After refining the sword energy that had invaded his body, Huoyun Hou rode over on his dragon-elephant corpse, only to be startled himself.

That was a clear morning.

Aside from the true disciples of the ancient sects in the third realm and the emperor's disciples, who can defeat her?
Given Qingzao's skill in movement techniques and Taoist arts, killing her would be doubly difficult.

Capturing her alive will be twice as difficult.

Seeing that the jade boat had been breached, Li Weiyi's eyes narrowed and his brows furrowed. He knew he had arrived too late, so he stopped a hundred feet away.

There's nothing we can do about it; plans inherently carry the risk of failure.

Jingzhen recovered from her shock and immediately lifted Qing Zijin from the jade boat, releasing magical energy with her fingertips to seal her away.

Qing Zijin's veil had long since fallen away, revealing a deathly pale face, bleeding from all seven orifices. She slowly awoke, regaining consciousness: "Go! When you reach the third realm, avenge me... Waaah..."

Blood oozed from his mouth again, and he could no longer speak.

Dark clouds filled the surroundings, and more and more spirit marquises arrived, roaring angrily as they surrounded Li Weiyi.

Jingzhen, holding the Purple Thunder Seal, exuded the noble and elegant air of Baichuan. She smiled and said, "You deliberately let Qingzao lead you away, making me think you had fallen into a trap, so I focused all my energy on attacking the Jade Boat. You first injured Huoyunhou, making him busy with self-defense, thus creating an opportunity for you to fight Qingzao alone."

"Furthermore, it depleted your magical energy, activated the dragon soul, and unleashed a powerful spell, causing Qingzao to completely underestimate you and see an opportunity to exhaust the magical energy within you."

“If Qing Zijin had held on a little longer until you arrived, I’m afraid I would have been at your mercy. After all, Qingzao is a true woman, and if anything were to happen to her, I really couldn’t bear the consequences.”

"But there are no 'what ifs,' and it seems like I've won now!"

Li Wei surveyed the assembled formidable enemies with unwavering confidence: "Do you think I would be controlled by you?"

Jingzhen said confidently, "You are a member of the Sentinel Spirit Army, and you have a responsibility to protect yourself. You certainly wouldn't bear to see Qing Zijin suffer. Actually, there's no need to make a scene like that; it's too ungentlemanly. How about you release Qingzao, and I release Qing Zijin? Then we can have a fair duel. If you win, I'll let you go."

"If you are so naive, or think too little of me, then there is no need to continue negotiating."

Li Weiyi said, "Captain, my magical energy is exhausted. I'm sorry, I can't save you. To prevent you from falling into the hands of evil people and being humiliated, I can only use the killing talisman given to me by the Grand Palace Master to kill Jingzhen. You will most likely die under the talisman as well. Don't blame me. I will avenge you in the future!"

Jingzhen didn't believe Li Weiyi's words were all threats. She held Qing Zijin in front of her and said, "Li Weiyi, do you think the true master didn't come in person? If you dare to use your trump card, I guarantee you won't be able to escape."

"I have Qingzao in my grasp, who dares to stop me?"

Li Weiyi didn't believe Jingzhen would kill Zijin, and was able to figure out his mindset, so he had a slight advantage in this negotiation.

Previously, on the mountain ridge, Jingzhen expressed her love to Qing Zijin. She must have had ulterior motives. How could she possibly kill her so easily?
Qingzao had more than a dozen broken bones in her body, and her magical energy had been sealed by Li Weiyi, leaving her extremely weak: "You two... stop bluffing... Li Weiyi, name your terms!"

“Sister Qing is so straightforward, but I’m afraid Jingzhen won’t agree to the conditions I propose. And what if he doesn’t care about your life or death and goes back on his word?” Li Weiyi said.

Although Qingzao hated Li Weiyi to the core, she could only save her life first: "If I die because of him, someone will not let him go. I'm not just referring to Chu Zhenchuan."

Li Weiyi looked at Jingzhen opposite her: "Did you hear that?"

Jingzhen stared at Li Weiyi, wanting to see what tricks he would pull.

Li Weiyi condensed death spirit fire at his fingertips and injected it into Qingzao's body: "Now, we can exchange hostages! In addition, this also includes the Purple Cloud Thunder Seal Jade Boat and the thirteen battle corpse puppets."

Jingzhen sneered: "You planted the Death Spirit Flame within Chen Shi's body, and could kill her with a single thought. What's the point of exchanging them?"

“I think you’ve underestimated Sister Qing’s cultivation level! With my current mental power, the Death Spirit Fire I planted can withstand to some extent once she breaks the seal. If you give her a helping hand, she can refine it within a quarter of an hour. That’s exactly the time I need to escape your encirclement,” Li Weiyi said.

Qingzao, sensing the intensity of the deathly fire within her body, weakly said, "Promise him."

Jingzhen said, "This kid has already become a force to be reckoned with. If he escapes now, there will be endless trouble in the future."

"If you force him into a corner, you're putting me to death. If I die, you won't have a good life either." Qingzao was very worried that Jingzhen would disregard her life or death.

After all, the Wanzi artifact and Qing Zijin were both things he wanted to obtain. If we add the credit for killing Li Weiyi, it wouldn't be surprising if Jingzhen made any choice.

Jingzhen pondered for a moment: "Because Chenshi underestimated us, we failed at the last minute. You, Chenshi, must bear all the responsibility. Li Weiyi, let's release them together!"

"Oh!"

He threw Qing Zijin several feet away.

Qing Zijin fell to the ground with a miserable cry.

Li Weiyi also threw Qingzao out heavily, then looked at Jingzhen and said, "Place the Purple Thunder Seal on the jade boat, and retreat three miles."

Jingzhen placed the Purple Thunder Seal on the bow of the boat, jumped off the jade boat, but did not retreat three miles away, only taking three steps back. With his left hand behind his back, he secretly mobilized his magical energy and poured it into the Yin-Yang Gong.

Li Weiyi released a burst of spiritual light, enveloping Yu Zhou and Qing Zijin, and suddenly pulled them back.

Even still frames exude a powerful aura, sweeping across the clear morning.

After storing the jade boat and all the war corpse puppets into his bag, Li Weiyi immediately activated the Swiftness Talisman that had been affixed to his inner robe, transforming into a beam of light and rushing out.

At the same time, Li Weiyi had a thought and immediately activated the Death Spirit Fire within Qingzao's body.

"Whoosh! Whoosh..."

With a still frame, her right hand transformed into a phantom, unleashing a series of attacks on Qingzao's entire body, breaking the seal on her.

However, instead of helping Qingzao refine the death spirit fire within her body as Li Weiyi had expected, he immediately struck out the Yin-Yang Gong at Li Weiyi, who was fleeing in the distance.

“Envoy Chen, Li Weiyi just wants to use the Death Spirit Fire in your body to restrain me. If I fall for his trick, the Taiyin Sect will be completely defeated today and will be laughed at by the world.”

Jingzhen used her movement techniques to chase after Li Weiyi.

All the deceased marquises also unleashed their magical artifacts and spells at the two fleeing figures in the distance.

"Wow!"

Li Weiyi activated his governor's robe, carrying Qing Zijin on his back, and disappeared into the purple mist, teleporting more than ten miles away.

The celestial radiance and magical energy had indeed been completely exhausted.

However, there is also the liquid magic power within Shenque.

"Boom!"

The Yin-Yang Gong struck the location of the purple mist, shattering the ground and leveling the hills.

"Is there still magical energy available?"

With the complete release of Jingzhen's Dao Heart's external manifestation, covering Li Weiyi, who was several miles away, he roared: "Spread out and pursue! Use magic weapons for long-range attacks! Use your mental power to attack Qing Zijin! Don't give him another chance to teleport!"

Li Weiyi released the light and shadow of the Fusang Divine Tree, enveloping him and Qing Zijin, and resisting the mental attack coming from behind. Qing Zijin lay on his back, her eyes glazed, and whispered, "Are you stupid? Do you think Jingzhen really cares about Qingzao's life or death? All he cares about is absolving himself. As long as he breaks Qingzao's seal, even if Qingzao dies under the Death Spirit Fire, it will be because you killed her, and it will have nothing to do with him."

“As long as the captain sees the selfishness of the Taiyin Cult, and your Sentinel Army teammates are willing to risk their lives to save you, then it’s all worth it,” Li Weiyi said.

Qing Zijin was furious. She stretched out her weak hand, clenched it into a fist, and gently patted him: "I was so moved I almost cried just now... and you're still doubting me... do you want me to take my heart out and show it to you...?"

Where Li Weiyi couldn't see, Qing Zijin's face rested against his neck, her eyes lost in a deep, melancholy gaze.

“Jingzhen is catching up again. Try activating the psychic star on your wrist; it might scare him,” Li Weiyi said.

"It's too far, and he has a physical body now... I'll give it a try..."

Qing Zijin's brows flickered, but before she could release her spiritual light, a black-robed figure wearing a mask suddenly emerged from the ground beside her and Li Weiyi with a loud bang.

His voice was hoarse: "You all go first, leave everything to me."

The figure in black robes was tall and imposing, with a broad chest and long arms. Beneath the mask, a pair of fierce, tiger-like eyes stared at the Yin-Yang Gong, which was attacking from several miles away.

Around the Yin-Yang Gong, tens of thousands of scriptures condensed into clouds, creating a powerful and imposing sight.

The air within a radius of several miles was trembling violently.

The figure in black robes neither dodged nor evaded, but crouched slightly with his arms outstretched. From his ancestral field, violent longevity scriptures and magical energy surged forth, condensing into a fifth-level protective Dao technique, and a radiant divine tower's light enveloped his body.

"Boom!"

The Yin-Yang Gong struck the divine tower's light and shadow, causing the earth to tremble and energy ripples to spread in all directions.

The divine tower's light and shadow shattered, failing to stop the swastika artifact from unleashing its primal power.

However, most of the power of the swastika was neutralized.

The figure in black robes reached out with his hand, which was covered in metal gauntlets, and grabbed the Yin-Yang Gong. After being thrown back dozens of feet, he stopped and caught sight of "Bai Chuan" who was riding on thousands of sword energies.

Tears of unbearable pain welled up in his eyes. He clenched his left fist and punched the surrounding air, causing it to explode like thunder, annihilating all the sword energy.

"Shirakawa" was also sent flying backwards.

"You've only just possessed this body and haven't even become familiar with it yet. Your combat strength is still far from sufficient. Do you think the Taixu Clan can do whatever they want? You're courting death!"

"Breaking through the void with profound light".

The figure in black robes released a battle intent, which contained a black mystical light that was specifically designed to counter the Void Clan and could melt their souls.

In an instant, the surrounding world became so dark that one could not see their own hand in front of their face.

Upon seeing this black, mysterious light, Bai Chuan's expression changed drastically, and he immediately fled into the distance: "You are..."

"Boom!"

The figure in black robes strode after them, slamming his hands down on the ground.

Instantly, the entire earth churned, and countless blade energies flew out.

The sword energy combined with the mud and dust, condensing into stone blades that sent Bai Chuan and the dozen or so deceased marquises chasing behind him flying backward.

……

Li Weiyi carried Qing Zijin on his back and quickly fled to a place a hundred miles away.

Qing Zijin found it hard to believe: "Who is this person who was able to stop all the pursuers all by himself?"

Enveloped in the light of the runes, Li Weiyi continued his frantic run, wryly saying, "Below the Great Longevity Realm, there are only a handful of experts of this caliber. Besides Mo Duanfeng, who else could it be?"

Qing Zijin asked in surprise, "Why did he conceal his face, change his voice, and even alter his magical energy attributes?"

“There are people in this world who value face and dignity more than their own lives. Before he killed Chu Yutian, he probably felt that he had no face to see the people of Shaoyang Division, and even more so, he was ashamed of the praise from the Emperor of the Holy Capital.”

Li Weiyi added, "Those who can join the Sentinel Spirit Army, apart from spies from the Taiyin Sect, may have various flaws in their character, but they must all have a strong sense of righteousness and responsibility."

After traveling a thousand miles, the energy of the Swift Travel Talisman was exhausted, and it shattered.

Standing on the grassy hillside, Li Weiyi looked down and saw a vast lake, as large as the sea, appear before him.

Under the moonlight of time, the lake water is covered with a layer of milky white mist.

Amidst the vast expanse of misty waves, a colossal magical vessel, a hundred meters long, sailed in with the speed of an arrow.

Wenren Tinghai, the top scholar of the Demon Kingdom, stood elegantly on the deck, gazing at Li Weiyi on the shore, and smiled wickedly: "Brother Weiyi, Tinghai has been waiting for a long time. Since we parted at the East Sea, I never expected you to have risen to such a height. Would you dare to board the ship, reminisce, and drink together?"

Li Weiyi's heart sank to the bottom in an instant.

At this moment, both his internal magical energy and liquid magical power were depleted.

Just as he was about to take out the second Swiftness Talisman to escape, he saw a group of heavily armored Demon Kingdom Longevity Realm experts emerge from the soil and surround him and Qing Zijin.

Li Weiyi laughed heartily: "I heard that Brother Tinghai is loyal to the Crown Prince of the Demon Kingdom. I wonder if he carries any of His Highness's heaven-defying magical arts?"

Wenren Tinghai put away his smile: "If you can unleash Yu Yaozi's ultimate technique, then I can unleash His Highness the Crown Prince's divine power. Whether to fight to the death or sit down and enjoy a cup of warm wine is up to you, Brother Weiyi."

"Since we have fine wine, why don't we invite the entire Shaoyang Division to drink together?" Tang Wanzhou's voice drifted over from afar.

"Shh!"

A sword light pierced through the boundless lake, landing atop the mast of the magical artifact ship, transforming into Tang Wanzhou's extraordinary, upright figure, clad in black robes, his eyes like lightning.

Her aura, representing the third stage of the Longevity Realm, pressed down powerfully on Wenren Tinghai below.

All the martial artists from the Demon Kingdom on the ship felt as if a huge boulder was pressing down on their heads, making it difficult to even breathe.

On the lake, Nangong rode on the back of a strange beast with a dragon's head and a deer's body, holding a jade bamboo in his hand. His whole body shone with holy light, and countless white birds flew around him, as if he were a fairy descending from the misty waves.

"The wine of the third-ranked scholar is definitely different from that of others."

Zhao Tang and Yan Zhiruo appeared on the shore with smiles on their faces. They walked through the group of Longevity Realm martial artists from the Demon Kingdom and went to greet Li Weiyi and Qing Zijin.

(There was a mistake in the previous text; I wrote Bai Chuan as Tai Xu Ying. It should be Mo Duan Feng from Tai Xu Ying. Today, 8,000 words!)

(End of this chapter)