The Primordial Law

Chapter 626 The Spring of Light
"Boom!"

The riverbed, which had risen due to torrential rain, suddenly burst open, and a terrifying figure flew out from the riverbed.

The dense water droplets froze into ice and shot towards the two people on the shore.

"The truth of the ancient truth has arrived!" Nangong was so shocked by the extremely terrifying aura that his heart stopped and he could not breathe.

One can imagine that if Li Weiyi hadn't been alert, the two of them would have been ambushed and attacked like a storm the moment they jumped into the river, and their chances of survival would have been extremely slim.

Li Weiyi roared, strode forward, and cleaved the curtain of water in two with a single sword strike.

The domineering figure above the river used his protective aura and the Longevity Scripture to shatter Li Weiyi's sword energy. In an instant, his true form was right in front of Li Weiyi and Nangong, slashing out with his halberd to cut off their path.

Li Weiyi's eyelids tightened, his eyes were fearless, and he unleashed a palm strike that turned the world upside down.

A holy light emanated from Nangong's body, splitting forth jade bamboo to form a bamboo forest. Within the forest, scriptures flickered.

"Oh!"

The palm print that turned the sky upside down and the bamboo forest scenery were shattered and obliterated by the battle halberd.

Li Weiyi and Nangong Qi were both sent flying backward, unable to resist that force at all. At the same time, a thought arose in their minds: "It's not the ancient truth, it's the Great Longevity."

It was something everyone expected that someone would dare to break through to a higher realm and achieve immortality in the ancient kingdom of Ruins of Time.

No matter how high the price, there will always be brave souls.

However, the fourth immortality lock cannot be broken so easily.

Normally, spending ten years at the peak of the third realm to break the Longevity Lock is considered a very fast pace.

After all, even with Tang Wanzhou's talent, at the peak of the second realm, he admitted that he would need several years of seclusion to break the third longevity lock. Breaking the fourth longevity lock and attempting to break through to the Great Longevity Realm would only be more difficult.

The vast majority of peak experts in the third realm, including Mo Duanfeng and Bai Chuan, entered the Ancient Kingdom of Time Ruins to race against time in order to break through to the fourth realm before the Hundred Realms Competition.

As soon as the two landed, the primal power of the Wanzi artifact emanated from behind them, like the sun shining brightly, its aura capable of destroying heaven and earth.

"Li Weiyi, I borrowed this Shenyu Furnace specifically to counter your Purple Heaven Thunder Seal. Isn't that enough to show you respect?"

Wenren Tinghai laughed loudly and threw out a furnace shaped like a human head.

Shen Yu was the name of an ancient emperor.

Shen Yu Furnace was an opportunity that Gu Zhenxiang found while exploring a secret realm. It was because he saw Wenren Tinghai wielding this furnace that Nangong mistakenly thought that Gu Zhenxiang had come in person after encountering Da Changsheng.

Li Weiyi and Nangong flew to the right, avoiding Shen Yulu.

"boom!"

Shen Yulu crashed into the ground where the two of them had just stood, causing the earth to collapse, the soil to melt, and rocks to fly everywhere.

Heat waves, powerful energy, and scriptures chased after the two who had been flying away, leveling all the broken walls and pillars to the ground.

"Chichi!"

Purple lightning surged forth, blocking Shen Yulu's energy.

Li Wei stood proudly with his seal raised, surveying the battlefield. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the Great Immortal, clad in heavy armor and carrying a halberd, wading across the river and circling behind him and Nangong.

Blocking the way on the other side are the Blood Trials and the Dark True Spirit.

"Break through from the direction of Blood Three Passes," Nangong transmitted telepathically.

Li Weiyi said, "The Dark True Spirit is not necessarily weaker than Wenren Tinghai and that border army's Great Longevity."

“I might have a way to deal with it, but I’m not sure,” Nangong said.

"Then it's up to you!"

Li Weiyi knew very well that he couldn't let them surround him here. As the battle broke out, a large number of enemies would be drawn to the area.

We must break through as quickly as possible.

Li Weiyi looked at Wenren Tinghai across from him and called out, "Brother Tinghai, can you please give me a way out?"

Wenren Tinghai held Shen Yulu in his palm and laughed, "Brother Weiyi, if you had spoken earlier, why would we have gone to such lengths? If you had told me where the Grand Palace Master is hiding, I would have immediately prepared a banquet to apologize to you."

"How could I possibly know the whereabouts of the Grand Palace Master?" Li Weiyi said.

Wenren Tinghai's smile faded: "Then I'll give you one last way out: seal the woman beside you and hand her over to me. You can leave on your own, and we'll face each other again next time."

"Okay, it's settled!"

Li Weiyi grabbed Nangong's wrist, spun it halfway around, and threw her out like an arrow.

Instead of throwing it at Wenren Tinghai, it was thrown at the Blood Trial on the opposite side.

Li Weiyi faced Wenren Tinghai, his body being pulled backward by the spiritual light threads released from Nangong's body, skimming across the river surface.

The Purple Heaven Thunder Seal in his hand erupted with its primal power. Dozens of wrist-thick purple lightning bolts surged from the bottom of the seal, stopping Wenren Tinghai from pursuing him.

"Boom!"

The lightning and voltage were so strong that people could hear the sea, and the current kept receding.

On the other side, standing on the opposite bank of the river, in front of the ruins, Xue Sanguan wore a cruel smile, as if he had long expected Li Weiyi and Nangong to break through from his direction.

Holding his blood-red battle blade, he whispered something to the dark spirit standing beside him.

"Sizzle!" Xue Sanguan's gaze locked onto Nangong, and dark power was released from his body, spreading in all directions.

The Dark Spirit opened its gaping maw, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth. From its grayish-white skin, a third eye shot out a beam of blood-red light, striking Li Weiyi, who had his back to them.

"Wow!"

The ancestral field of Nangong opened, and the light and radiant glow instantly illuminated the darkness, making the surroundings as bright as day.

A vast and blazing spring of light appeared in mid-air and collided with the crimson pillar of light.

The power of light instantly dispersed the dark power released by Xue Sanguan. The dark spirit was in extreme pain, letting out a piercing cry, ignoring Xue Sanguan's calls, and hiding in the ruins behind it.

Li Wei could sense the extraordinary nature of this Bright Spring, which likely had a similar remarkable origin as the Mother-Child Spring, the Life Spring, and the Fire Spring.

He spun around like a whirlwind, his gaze fixed on the Blood Three Passes just a few feet away. Light flowed from his brows and quickly condensed into armor, while the Yellow Dragon Sword in his hand roared with dragon's cry.

Nine ancient runes appeared on the sword.

His killing intent soared to the heavens, his aura terrifying beyond compare.

Li Weiyi roared, "Blood Trials!"

The absolute darkness of the Blood Trial was broken by the Spring of Light, and the Dark True Spirit, its greatest reliance, hid again. It was intimidated by Li Weiyi's aura and was stunned for a moment.

A loud shout shattered his fighting spirit.

Li Weiyi unleashed a sword strike, gathering all the power in his body, and cleaved down with earth-shattering force.

This sword strike must be unstoppable, slaying gods and Buddhas alike, to carve out a path to survival.

Xue Sanguan fought with all his might, unleashing his blood-red blade, which he hadn't fully activated the scriptures to defend himself. He knew that as long as he could block one or two of Li Wei's sword strikes, the combined attack power of Wenren Tinghai and Da Changsheng Huo Tingye would arrive and relieve him from his predicament.

"Oh!"

The Yellow Dragon Sword charged forward relentlessly, never to return, striking the Blood Blade's edge with overwhelming force.

The Blood Blade broke, and the Yellow Dragon Sword fell from above Blood Three Gates' head, piercing through his armor.

"boom!"

Behind the Blood Trial, a long sword path appeared on the ground, and all the ruins and broken walls collapsed.

Behind them, Wenren Tinghai and Da Changsheng Huo Tingye, one on the left and one on the right, roared incessantly, each throwing out a Shenyu Furnace and a battle halberd.

Is it too late?
The tiger's body, as upright as a mountain, collapsed with a crash, its body split in two.

Logically speaking, given his cultivation level, anyone below the Great Longevity realm would find it harder than ascending to heaven to take his life within five moves.

However, his three main reliances—the life-saving runes on his armor—were used up during the last siege of Li Weiyi; the Dark True Spirit was frightened away by the Spring of Light; and the Absolute Dark Domain was broken.

Faced with Li Weiyi's astonishing sword strike, he was intimidated before the battle even began, lost all reason, and his reaction was far less swift than usual.

"Boom!"

Shen Yulu and the battle halberd flew over, causing the riverbank to collapse, but Li Weiyi and Nangong had already escaped underground.

Wenren Tinghai flew over and looked at the corpse of Xue Sanguan on the ground. He was first shocked, then his whole body was filled with murderous aura and he roared angrily.

Huo Tingye arrived a step later and was also shocked.

The power, spirit, and killing intent of Li Weiyi's sword strike just now made him feel cold all over, even though he was on the other side of the river. It was as if a god of death had been born. One can imagine the mental pressure that Xue Sanguan was facing.

"Wow!"

Huo Tingye retrieved the halberd that had been driven deep into the ground, held it in his right hand, and looked at the bloodstains on the halberd's blade: "He's wearing the governor's robes, yet he's stained with blood. He must be seriously injured."

"Keep chasing him! I'll make him wish he were dead! Summon all the border troops and imperial guards, and kill them all!" Wenren Tinghai's voice was almost hoarse as he squeezed out these words from his throat, his whole body contorted in pain.

……

Li Weiyi sat on the back of the ground lion, his lower back burning with pain, blood constantly seeping out.

He paid a heavy price to slay Xue Sanguan, his internal organs were injured by the halberd strike.

Nangong sat behind him, tightly pressing the wound against his skin, her heart filled with remorse: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have blown the whistle. I should have known that the road back to Chunze would be fraught with difficulties, and that exposing our whereabouts would only invite slaughter from all directions. Maybe we shouldn't go, we shouldn't go to Chunze!"

"What nonsense are you spouting? All the experts from the entire Ancient Kingdom of Time Ruins have gathered here. Is there any way out?"

Li Weiyi's eyes were resolute. Thinking of what Tang Wanzhou had once said, he added, "This will be a spiritual journey for us. We must overcome the pressure, conquer our fears, and forge ahead without hesitation. When we reach our destination, our minds will undergo a complete transformation."

Nangong felt that Li Weiyi's voice was resounding and that he possessed a majestic and awe-inspiring presence.

Just now, when Li Weiyi unleashed the sword that slew Xue Sanguan, he clearly felt that his mental state was completely different, and his aura and presence were unlike anything he had ever experienced before.

Now, the Daoist arts and longevity scriptures within his body have become clear and distinct, and the confusion and restlessness he felt during his secluded cultivation period under the Soul Lock have been completely swept away.

The pursuit of martial arts, the quest for the truths of heaven and earth, and the search for the mysterious order and rules, is inherently meaningful and endlessly fascinating. And the path of martial arts is filled with boundless beauty.

"Wow!"

Having exhausted their earth-遁 (earth-遁术, a technique for escaping through the earth), the two arrived at the foot of the towering, mountain-like city walls of Chuncheng, where vines climbed all over the walls, reaching straight into the clouds.

Li Weiyi suppressed his injuries and, together with Nangong Youyi, leaped into the air and landed on top of the city wall.

A frail-looking man in blue robes, resembling a scholar, sat on the crenellation, holding Huangfu Song's nine-foot-long spear. "You've gone to such lengths to rush back to Chun City; it seems all the secrets are hidden here. Both of you are seriously injured, your magical energy is weak and disordered. Are you still capable of fighting?"

(End of this chapter)