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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 155 (410): [The Void Enlightenment Manual]
(155th of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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"Boom!"
Sensing the scorching heat wave rapidly approaching from behind, Ge Xiantong circulated his Spiritual Qi, activating the five-foot-long Kanglong Whip in his hand.
Instantly, dense Scripture inscriptions emerged on the golden whip, radiating a brilliant golden light that stretched for tens of thousands of miles.
He turned and slashed, unleashing a massive wave of golden light.
The dozen or so Seven-Clawed Flame Heavenly Dragons pursuing him exploded one after another, transforming into fiery rain that scattered in all directions.
The golden light energy was incredibly potent, spreading hundreds of meters along the Jade Steps toward the summit.
Ge Xiantong clearly saw the Mist Emperor standing motionless. When the golden light energy reached her, it automatically parted to either side.
Li Weiyi didn't use his superior Psychic Power.
Instead, he channeled his Spiritual Qi into his legs, executing a profound Body Technique.
His body moved like a wisp of green smoke, crossing dozens of Jade Steps in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared behind Ge Xiantong, his fingers forming a Finger Seal as he thrust a finger forward.
"Shatter!"
As if he had eyes in the back of his head, Ge Xiantong sensed the immense danger and immediately released his Dao Heart Manifestation.
The space behind him became bizarre, chaotic, and ethereal.
A sun and moon rose, swirling into existence.
The cyclical dance of the sun and moon transformed into a vortex of Martial-Mystic Qi, which met Li Weiyi's lightning-fast finger strike.
Li Weiyi let out a soft gasp, feeling his finger, arm, and body all being pulled into the vortex.
His sleeves tore apart, shredding into fragments.
"Bang!"
A domineering and powerful beam of light surged from Li Weiyi's fingertip, shooting into the vortex of sun and moon.
The vortex crushed the finger force, but the residual energy sent Ge Xiantong trembling.
His balance shattered, and he stumbled forward, plummeting from two zhang above the Jade Steps back onto them.
The heavy impact of his fall caused numerous formation glyphs to appear on the Jade Steps.
Li Weiyi also landed on the steps, examining his slightly sore arm and torn sleeve.
"Old Ge, not bad. You've silently broken through to the Sixth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm."
Their positions had shifted.
Li Weiyi now stood below, his back to the palace gate, blocking Ge Xiantong's escape route.
A Formation enveloped the Phoenix Pavilion, preventing any external perception of the commotion within.
Ge Xiantong calmed his surging Blood Qi, his face etched with astonishment.
"You just used Martial-Mystic Dao power?"
"Don't you have Immortal Eyes? Can't you see?" Li Weiyi replied.
"But you're only at the Fourth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm," Ge Xiantong countered.
At the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, everyone had believed Li Weiyi had defeated Luan Sheng Lin You, a Seventh Sea Great Perfection cultivator, despite being only at the initial stage of the Sixth Sea.
While Li Weiyi had still been significantly weaker than Luan Sheng Lin You at the time, he had been able to trade blows with him.
When joined by the severely injured Zuoqiu Hongting, they had managed to hold their own against Luan Sheng Lin You at his peak.
The fact that Li Weiyi, despite being a realm lower, had fought Xie Chucai to a standstill had shocked the world. If they had been at the same cultivation level, it would have been a complete massacre.
But no one knew that Li Weiyi had actually been at the Fifth Sea realm at that time, fighting against a foe two realms above him.
This was the fundamental reason for Ge Xiantong's shock!
Li Weiyi had defeated Xie Chucai primarily through the use of Psychic Power.
Ge Xiantong calmed himself and quickly analyzed the situation: "I don't care how you two got in here or what sinister plots you're harboring. But this Phoenix Pavilion is my domain. I know every inch of its formations. Trigger any one of them, and I can kill you both. Considering our past friendship, leave now, and I'll spare your lives."
Li Weiyi laughed: "Do you think we're that easily fooled? Try triggering those formations if you dare."
Ge Xiantong had been stalling for time, channeling Spiritual Qi into his Kanglong Whip while speaking to Li Weiyi.
"Swish!"
Li Weiyi saw through his intentions and struck first, his body flickering left and right, leaping and changing positions unpredictably.
Ge Xiantong raised his Kanglong Whip and slammed it against the ground. The golden whip transformed into a golden pillar dozens of meters tall, unleashing a torrent of energy waves that surged outward in all directions.
The wind howled in his ears.
Ge Xiantong snapped his head up.
He saw Li Weiyi descending from above the golden pillar, stomping down with a single foot.
It was too late for Ge Xiantong to change his move with the Kanglong Whip. He could only gather all his Spiritual Qi, channeling the power of the sun and moon into a single palm strike aimed at the heavens.
The force of the palm and the wind it generated caused the air to bulge and explode, creating an arched energy barrier.
Li Weiyi's footfall manifested a colossal and mysterious Jade Cauldron Shadow, which collided with the palm strike.
Ge Xiantong felt the crushing weight of ten thousand jun descend upon him. The Jade Cauldron above his head, seemingly real, forced him to take a step back. His body sank as he strained to withstand the impact.
Li Weiyi, at the peak of the Fourth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm, possessed far superior physical strength.
He had completely seized the advantage.
"Boom!"
Ge Xiantong's arm arced backward, pulling against Li Weiyi's Jade Cauldron Shakes Mountains and Rivers technique to dissipate its overwhelming force.
Then, with a flash of his Body Technique, he spun halfway around, intending to retrieve the Kanglong Whip.
Only by wielding the Kanglong Whip could he hope to turn the tide.
"Old Ge, not bad! Your combat strength now rivals that of a Seventh Heaven Martial-Mystic Cultivator in the Dao Seed Realm!" Li Weiyi, having missed his initial strike, shot forward like a released bowstring, colliding with Ge Xiantong to prevent him from retrieving the Kanglong Whip.
"Bang! Bang..."
After exchanging dozens of palm strikes, bothof them retreated simultaneously.
Ge Xiantong's face flushed purple, his throat tasted metallic, and he finally couldn't suppress the blood any longer, spitting out a mouthful.
Zen Hai Guanwu said, "Stop wasting time. Let's finish this quickly."
Ge Xiantong turned and fled, his body soaring like a great bird toward a grand hall, intending to activate the Formation surrounding it.
But Zen Hai Guanwu had anticipated his move, landing beneath the hall first. Her red robes billowed, her form resembling a painted scroll.
"Good!"
Li Weiyi's body flickered with radiant flames, instantly covering a distance of over ten yards.
He appeared above Ge Xiantong's head and slashed downward with his finger, unleashing a Taiyi Kaihai Sword Qi that stretched for several yards.
"I'll fight you both to the death!"
Ge Xiantong gritted his teeth, both palms thrusting forward to block the "Taiyi Opens the Sea" sword qi.
Simultaneously, his Double Pupils erupted with two completely different forces, countless mysterious Scriptures emerging from their depths.
"Boom!"
The palm force and sword qi exploded outward simultaneously.
A rune from an Immobilization Talisman flew from Li Weiyi's forehead and struck Ge Xiantong.
Instantly, Ge Xiantong froze in place, his hands still raised in a supporting gesture.
The Scriptures within his pupils vanished.
Li Weiyi quickly stepped forward, landing beside Ge Xiantong.
He immediately sealed the Meridian Veins around his Ancestral Field and then bound him into a human pillar with a chain spiritual artifact.
Zen Hai Guanwu approached, raised her right arm, and conjured Spiritual Light at her fingertips.
She shone the light close to Ge Xiantong's pupils, observing them intently.
"The Moon Pupil is yin in nature, covered in Scriptures, and saturated with the aura of death, like a bottomless abyss of corpses and ghosts. A transcendent Other Shore Heavenly Pill has been integrated into it."
Great Powers in the Immortal Realm cultivate the "Golden Core."
Upon reaching the Other Shore Realm, this transforms into a "Heavenly Pill."
Ge Xiantong, immobilized and unable to speak, rolled his eyes, his gaze filled with shock and bewilderment.
He himself had only just realized that something so terrifying had been integrated into his pupils... an Other Shore Heavenly Pill!
How could this be possible?
How could he possibly contain the energy of the Other Shore Heavenly Pill?
'Other Shore Heavenly Pill... aura of death...'
Li Weiyi's mind raced: "Ge Xiantong was brought back to Lingxiao City by the Grand Palace Mistress twenty-two years ago. The timing roughly coincides with when the Grand Palace Mistress brought back the Mother-Child Spring. Could this Other Shore Heavenly Pill belong to the Holy Infant?"
"It's possible."
Zen Hai Guanwu's fingertip glowed with Spirit Light, illuminating Ge Xiantong's other eye.
"The Sun Pupil seems to have an even greater origin, imbued with a trace of Immortal essence. It's likely meant to balance the deathly Yin Qi of the Moon Pupil."
Ge Xiantong stared fixedly at Zen Hai Guanwu, his mind reeling with questions.
His eyes widened in shock, and his heart churned like a tempestuous sea. But he couldn't speak, the pressure unbearable.
Li Weiyi sighed: "Every Young Celestial Emperor truly conceals profound secrets and possesses opportunities beyond the comprehension of ordinary mortals. With such powerful Double Pupils, he should be a prodigy of spiritual power. Why does he seem so inept at using them?"
Zen Hai Guanwu shook her head gently.
"He's a promising seedling! If the Other Shore Heavenly Pill in his eye truly belongs to the Holy Infant, then he must be a backup plan left behind by Yu Yao."
Li Weiyi glanced at Ge Xiantong, seeing his desperate agitation.
He clapped his palm, shattering the Immobilization Talisman.
Ge Xiantong's gaze remained fixed on Zen Hai Guanwu: "Who are you? Who exactly are you? You can't possibly be Zuoqiu Hongting!"
Li Weiyi said, "Now that you're our prisoner, answer our questions first. Is that Heavenly Pill of the Holy Infant truly in your eye?"
"How would I know? Master sealed it with a seal. I can only draw upon some of its power for cultivation and combat."
Ge Xiantong's heart was in turmoil, his eyes brimming with a mixture of shock, disbelief, hope, excitement, and anxiety.
Zen Hai Guanwu said, "You're also cultivating the Void Enlightenment Manual, aren't you? Who has been teaching you the Martial-Mystic Dao all these years?"
Ge Xiantong sensed a different aura emanating from her.
He quickly replied, "After Master sealed herself away, I sought guidance from the Second Palace Master whenever I had questions about the Martial-Mystic Dao. How did you know we cultivate the Void Enlightenment Manual? It's a secret of the Lingxiao Palace, known to only a select few."
"Void! Void Enlightenment! Cultivating both Buddha and Nether, living as long as heaven and earth."
Zen Hai Guanwu walked aside and retrieved a sword from her sleeve, gently caressing it.
Ge Xiantong recognized it as Master's Supreme Artifact, the Void Enlightenment Sword.
He stood frozen, his mind racing.
An overwhelming emotion surged through him, his eyes moistening, his throat choked with countless words he couldn't find the words to express.
Li Weiyi stepped in front of him and asked, "What's the situation in the Western Territory right now?"
Ge Xiantong replied, "At dusk, reports reached Lingxiao City. Zhu Prefecture City, the seat of the Zhu Sect, has fallen, and all three prefectures have been lost. What's truly infuriating is that after the war broke out, the Zuoqiu Sect and the Snow Sword Tang Court only made token, symbolic attacks, refusing to come to the Zhu Sect's aid. They clearly don't understand the principle of 'when the lips are gone, the teeth grow cold.'"
"Even more despicable, the Snow Sword Tang Court took advantage of the chaos to seize Feng Prefecture in the Northern Territory."
Li Weiyi didn't believe the Zuoqiu Sect hadn't informed the Zhu Sect's Transcendents after learning of the Demon Race and Twin Rice Sect's plan.
The Human Race Transcendents must have their own agenda.
Li Weiyi asked, "What about the casualties among the Zhu Sect's Transcendents and Immortal Realm Great Powers?"
"Rumor has it that after Zhu Prefecture City fell, the Zhu Sect's remaining forces were absorbed by the Western Sea Slaves and are now stationed at Divine Light Pass, the Western Territory's first fortress. No detailed reports have yet arrived," Ge Xiantong said.
Li Weiyi turned to Zen Hai Guanwu: "I suspect the Zhu Sect knew they couldn't defeat the Demon Race, so they deliberately retreated, likely withdrawing their elite troops. This provides an opportunity to cleanse their ranks, purging hidden Ember Spirits, Undead, and Heretical Sect spies."
Ge Xiantong shook his head vigorously.
"That's impossible! No one would willingly abandon their ancestral lands and clansmen, especially not three provinces!"
Li Weiyi countered, "What if the Zhu Sect knew all along that the Zuoqiu Sect and the Snow Sword Tang Court wouldn't come to their rescue?"
Ge Xiantong's eyes widened in realization.
"If those two Sects didn't intervene, the Imperial Court and the Thundercloud Sect would certainly hesitate to act. In such a desperate situation, the Zhu Sect would have no choice but to retreat. But... why? The Zuoqiu Sect and the Snow Sword Tang Court shouldn't be so short-sighted..."
Li Weiyi replied, "Because the Demon Race's true target all along has been Lingxiao City."
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