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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 5: [Seeking Immortality in the Eastern Sea]
Volume 5 (Pinyin): [Dong Hai xun xian]
Chapter 22 (459): [Three Generations at the Same Table]
(22nd of Volume 5)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Ku-Di knew Li Weiyi was strong, but she was still astonished by how effortlessly he defeated the First Commander of an entire province.
With a smear of blood at the corner of her mouth, she stayed close to Li Weiyi, whispering telepathically, "It was my fault. I should have listened to your advice. But please, don't force your way through again. Don't antagonize the Jiu Li Tribe for my sake."
"Do you think I want to do this? I promised Palace Master An I'd protect you! If we don't fight, you won't be able to move freely on this island. Guan Shan and the Twin Rice Sect have offended too many human Martial-Mystic Cultivators. Even if the Jiu Li Tribe doesn't attack, other forces will."
"Your Twin Rice Sect experts should be on the island, right? Why haven't they come to retrieve you yet? It's outrageous!"
Li Weiyi was puzzled.
Given Palace Master An's Transcendent cultivation and innate talent, her disciple - a genius Inheritor - should hold a high position.
After hearing his words, Ku-Di's prejudice against Li Weiyi diminished significantly.
She finally understood why her Master, despite suffering a great humiliation at his hands, remained so tolerant of him - even forbidding her from mentioning the incident.
At the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, she and Li Weiyi had been bitter rivals. Yet now, Li Weiyi was standing in her shoes, considering her perspective.
At the end of the pier stood an Azurewood Carriage.
Three exotic birds with iridescent plumage pulled the carriage, driven by a man in his thirties with thick, crimson eyebrows.
Rings of dense Spiritual Qi emanated from the carriage, spreading thirty zhang outward to Li Weiyi's position.
It felt like layers of gaseous walls pressing down on him.
Within the Spiritual Qi waves surged an ocean of scriptures.
The scriptures' power solidified the surrounding space.
"I am Chi Yan Zhen, Clan Chief of the Chi Li Tribe," an aged voice echoed from within the carriage, "You must be from beyond the Lingxiao Realm. The Jiu Li Tribe has held a century-long grudge against Guan Shan. Young Master Liu, please honor your promise and allow our Heaven's Chosen Daughter to settle this feud with Guan Shan's foremost genius in a decisive battle to the death."
Li Weiyi didn't stop. He shattered the layers of Spiritual Qi waves and the ocean of scriptures, step by step, closing in on the shore.
"When did I ever make such a promise? I made no such promise. Furthermore, Tribe Leader Chi, you shouldn't so readily send your Heaven's Chosen Daughter into a life-or-death battle. What if she perishes prematurely?"
"Impudence!"
The red-browed man driving the carriage roared, convinced Li Weiyi was trying to intimidate them.
Li Weiyi glanced back. Shang Biao had already returned to the pier and was approaching with Cang Li, Yin Shi Yi, and Yaoyin, their steps measured and deliberate.
Li Weiyi was well aware of the long-standing feud between the Jiu Li Tribe and Guan Shan. If not for his promise to An Xianjing, why would allies turn against each other?
He declared with bold confidence, "Today, this Young Master will take Miss Ku-Di to Moon Dragon Island, no matter what! I dare ask, how many more experts does the Jiu Li Tribe have? Send them all at once!"
From within the carriage, the Clan Chief of the Chi Li Tribe spoke, "If you can overcome my challenge and set foot on Moon Dragon Island, the Jiu Li Tribe will abide by the island's rules and cease hostilities."
"Excellent! Clan Leader, prepare yourself. This junior will show no mercy!"
Ten more Earth Sword Talismans shot forth from Li Weiyi's brow center spirit realm, merging with the four already circling him to form a river of swords. This torrent shattered Chi Yan Zhen's Spiritual Qi and scriptures like brittle reeds.
Enveloping Ku-Di and Yu'er in Spiritual Light, Li Weiyi followed closely behind the fourteen golden ancient swords.
The distance continued to close.
When they were only seven zhang away from the carriage, a gust of wind lifted the curtain, revealing Chi Yan Zhen's ancient and weathered face.
With a flick of his hand, he hurled a flame-encased, pagoda-shaped Spiritual Artifact toward the Fourteen Swords.
"Boom!"
The air trembled.
In an instant, the pagoda-shaped artifact transformed into a thirty-six-story metallic tower, its copper surface gleaming as it towered over the shore like a mountain.
From the tower's gate, three thousand six hundred scriptures erupted, circling the structure before descending upon Li Weiyi and his companions.
"Slash!"
Li Weiyi's long hair billowed as his eyes blazed like torches. He pointed his sword finger skyward, manipulating the fourteen Earth Sword Talismans to form a sword formation.
Within the formation, a golden sword shadow, fourteen zhang tall, surged upward.
At Li Weiyi's command, the colossal golden blade slashed horizontally, sending Chi Yan Zhen's Third-Grade Thousand-Inscriptions Artifact - the Flaming Ancient Pagoda - flying.
In the next instant, before the countless onlookers could react, Li Weiyi and his companions had already leaped over the Azurewood Carriage, landing gracefully on the streets of Moon Dragon Island's Sea Market.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The fourteen Earth Sword Talismans, now dimmed, surged back like a tide, all retracting into Li Weiyi's brow center spirit realm to be nourished.
Li Weiyi, holding his folding fan, glanced back at the carriage and bowed deeply.
"Thank you, Senior, for showing mercy."
As the Chi Li Tribe's foremost expert and Clan Chief, Chi Yan Zhen, though not a Immortal Realm Giant, undoubtedly possessed numerous formidable trump cards and high-grade Spiritual Artifacts.
Yet he had only used a single one.
Among the Jiu Li Tribe's nine Clan Chiefs, six were Immortal Realm experts.
As a whole, even excluding the Hidden Sect and the Holy Spiritual Master of the Jiu Li Divine Hall, the Jiu Li Tribe boasted around ten Immortal Realm Giants.
The Cangli Tribe, the most powerful among them, served as the Jiu Li Tribe's main clan.
In terms of overall strength and accumulated resources, the Jiu Li Tribe far surpassed the Sui Sect and even the transcendent families of the Imperial Court.
Yet Yang Shenjing, a single expert from the Sui Sect, had the entire Jiu Li Tribe to its suffocated, leaving them gasping for breath with no one capable of matching him.
When Yang Shenjing proposed the Battle of Mount Mangshan years ago, the Jiu Li Tribe had been forced to accept, clashing under his rules and enduring humiliation while losing significant interests.
Externally, there was Xu Fodu; internally, Yang Shenjing; and lurking in the shadows, Yuwen Yan.
The major powers and ancient sects poured endless resources into nurturing their Inheritors and True Inheritances, all for this very reason: cultivating one warrior capable of defeating ten thousand is far more crucial than training ten thousand ordinary soldiers.
Inside the carriage, Chi Yan Zhen chuckled bitterly: "Whether I held back or not, I couldn't have stopped you. Having lived in Li Prefecture for so long, I'd become a frog in a well. Only upon arriving at Moon Dragon Island did I realize how dazzling the younger generation has become."
Yin Shi Yi was stunned: "This sword wielder is so formidable that even the Clan Chief couldn't restrain him! You've been beyond our borders - what's his background?"
"The southern Yingzhou Living Realm teems with countless environments," Yaoyin replied, "It's only natural for such Heaven's Chosen to emerge."
Yaoyin and Cang Li both shook their heads slightly.
Qi Jianru, a Immortal Realm Giant from Calamity Crossing Temple, remarked, "His Psychic Power attribute is extraordinary, one in ten thousand. He could be considered a legendary Psychic Master."
"Legendary? Does he even deserve that title?" Yin Shi Yi scoffed, believing only the Divine Hidden One worthy of such acclaim.
Over half of the senior figures from the Lingxiao Realm's Twenty-Eight Prefectures - including the First Commander and all Dao Seed Realm cultivators from the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Heavens - had already converged on Moon Dragon Island.
Inside an ancient coral fortress where the Imperial Court's Martial-Mystic Cultivators had gathered, Tai Shi Yu observed, "It resembles the Earth Sword Talisman, but its power is far greater. With all fourteen swords unleashed, few in the world could withstand them."
"What's even more terrifying is that he might possess more than fourteen swords," Tai Shi Bai added, "No wonder he's called the Sword Gentleman. Every figure from beyond our borders proves to be extraordinary. Do we have anyone in the Lingxiao Realm below the Immortal Realm who can hold their own?"
"This is going to be difficult," Tai Shi Yu murmured, shaking his head. Then, a thought struck him, "Would Qiongji Daozi count?"
Qiongji Daozi appeared ten steps away in the center of the street, his elegant bearing and refined demeanor immediately drawing attention.
He turned to Li Weiyi with a courteous smile, "Junior Sister, who is this guest you haven't introduced to your Senior Brother?"
Ku-Di's gaze remained indifferent, showing little warmth, "Sword Gentleman, Liu Fengshu."
During their Master's humiliation, Qiongji Daozi had been present but chose to protect himself, offering only a perfunctory plea for mercy before retreating to the sidelines.
How could she possibly feel any closeness toward him after that?
Qiongji Daozi smiled and clasped his hands in a formal greeting to Li Weiyi, signaling his desire for friendship.
"Qiongji Daozi, First Divine Son of the Lingxiao Twin Rice Sect. Brother Liu's swordsmanship is truly remarkable, and his three-colored Psychic Power is profoundly mysterious. Would you honor us by joining us on our ship for a discussion?"
Beside him, Si Kong Yanlun chuckled and introduced himself, "Si Kong Yanlun, Divine Son of the Lingxiao Twin Rice Sect. Greetings, Young Master Liu. Wine and dishes have already been prepared on the ship."
Li Weiyi waved dismissively: "No need for a meal. I have urgent matters to attend to. Miss Ku-Di, since your Senior Brother has come to fetch you, we'll part ways here."
Li Weiyi was burdened with countless troubles and enemies, and he was traveling with the Grand Palace Master, whose presence could attract catastrophic danger at any moment. Ku-Di's continued association with him would be exceedingly perilous.
Now, under the watchful eyes of countless observers, he was entrusting Ku-Di to Qiongji Daozi.
Qiongji Daozi would undoubtedly exert every effort to protect her, lest he face the wrath of Palace Master An later.
Moreover, Li Weiyi had secretly slipped her an Earth Sword Talisman and a Divine Swiftness Talisman, fulfilling his duty of care.
Ku-Di had no desire to accompany Qiongji Daozi and Si Kong Yanlun to the Twin Rice Sect. If she could have fit in there, why would she have traveled with Palace Master An in the first place?
She would have joined the Twin Rice Sect's younger generation of Martial-Mystic Cultivators at the Sea Market on Moon Dragon Island long ago.
Ku-Di watched Li Weiyi and Yu'er's retreating figures, biting her lip but ultimately remaining silent.
She knew that following Li Weiyi would only bring him trouble.
Besides, he clearly resented her, having repeatedly mentioned handing her over to the Twin Rice Sect.
Qiongji Daozi gazed at Yu'er beside Li Weiyi, a nagging sense of familiarity tugging at his mind.
As the two figures vanished completely, his expression darkened. "Junior Sister, has Master emerged from seclusion? Has her injury fully healed?"
"None of your concern," Ku-Di retorted.
Si Kong Yanlun's voice was cold and calculating, "Who exactly is Liu Fengshu? Hand over whatever he secretly gave you."
Ku-Di feared they might discern something from the talismans, "Mind your own business."
"Master would never let you come to Moon Dragon Island alone without a trump card to save your life. You might as well give it to me now. As your Senior Brother, I'm perfectly capable of protecting you." Qiongji Daozi offered a warm, friendly smile.
'They shouldn't have recognized Yu'er! How could a normal person age three years in just three months? A three-year difference would completely change her appearance.
Besides, no one has ever been close to Yu'er for an extended period.'
Li Weiyi mused inwardly, his nose catching the savory aroma of cooked food. He swallowed hard.
During his seclusion, the meals had been barely enough to fill his stomach. His inner organs were severely deprived.
He glanced at Yu'er beside him.
She was also swallowing, her eyes fixed on the restaurant, rooted to the spot.
"Let's go. Time to treat our mouths and bellies."
Yu'er nodded eagerly, like a chick pecking at grain, "Yes! Master is the best! I want to eat a whole table full of dishes!"
The two of them, overjoyed, hurried up the stairs to the second floor of the restaurant, one after the other.
"Waiter! Bring us one of everything on the menu!" Li Weiyi shouted boldly.
The dishes were served quickly, eighteen plates in all, featuring the finest seafood delicacies.
Lobster, conch, shellfish, and fish of every variety filled the table.
As the master and disciple were feasting heartily, footsteps approached, and an unexpected guest sat down at their table.
The newcomer wore a white conical hat and a veil, their gaze sweeping over the dishes.
"Your appetite is truly remarkable! What brings you to the Lingxiao Realm?"
It was Yao Qingxuan's voice.
Li Weiyi was stunned.
He glanced around and, using his original voice, sent a telepathic probe: "Master, do you remember what this disciple stole from the Southern Purity (Nanqing) Palace?"
When Yao Qingxuan heard Li Weiyi's voice coming from "Liu Fengshu," her eyes widened slightly beneath her veil.
She had come to investigate after seeing "Liu Fengshu" deliberately antagonizing the Jiu Li Tribe by the sea.
If there were any hidden threats, she needed to uncover them in advance or eliminate them discreetly.
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END OF CHAPTER
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