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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 5: [Seeking Immortality in the Eastern Sea]
Volume 5 (Pinyin): [Dong Hai xun xian]
Chapter 62 (499): [Heavenly Sword Talisman]
(62nd of Volume 5)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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The Dragon Soul's power was immense.
Even Si Wuyan, who dared to clash directly with its dragon claws, staggered under the force.
Princess Dengfeng's situation had drastically changed.
Abandoning her retreat, she now engaged Si Wuyan in a fierce counterattack, the battle instantly escalating to a fever pitch.
"True Disciple Si, retreat now! The Demon Race's main force is already on its way. If you don't leave now, you'll truly become the Dead True Disciple!" Water Beaver Immortal shouted across the distance.
"Whoosh!"
Gai Canghai broke free from the Weapon River and Talisman Rain, his movements as ghostly as a phantom.
In an instant, he appeared above Clan Chief Qi Li and the Talisman Controller Priest, slashing down with his blade to unleash over two thousand Scripture characters.
The Scripture characters coalesced into a blade shadow.
The two old men possessed numerous treasures.
One activated the clan's Myriad-Inscriptions Artifact, a cauldron-shaped device inscribed with ten thousand characters, while the other hurled a Battle Soul Talisman crafted by a Holy Spiritual Master.
Gai Canghai's expression darkened.
He cursed inwardly, resentful that such powerful artifacts were wasted on these two old fools.
Unwilling to risk a direct confrontation, he abruptly plunged toward the seabed.
Zuoqiu Hongting had anticipated this move.
She pointed her Peachwood Staff, and a brilliant beam of Spir5it Light struck Gai Canghai, sending him flying backward.
Gai Canghai's armor absorbed the fatal blow, but a sharp pain shot through his chest. He immediately retreated, realizing this group was far more formidable than he'd expected, their preparations too thorough.
He telepathically warned Si Wuyan, "True Disciple, we must withdraw. Their reinforcements are no ordinary troops. They're all Nine-Star Spiritual Masters. Once their formation is complete, its power will be beyond comprehension."
"Trying to escape? You're all staying here!"
"Nine Peaks Formation Tower!"
The four Priests simultaneously activated the Formation, their Spiritual Light surging like a vast ocean, their techniques masterful.
Above, countless formation glyphs materialized in the sky, coalescing into nine luminous, divine peaks that crashed down with thunderous force, relentlessly crushing Si Wuyan's Dao Heart Manifestation until it shattered.
These peaks, resembling nine true divine mountains, radiated overwhelming power.
Even powerhouses like Si Wuyan and Gai Canghai held their breath, the air growing heavy, their bodies unable to remain suspended, plummeting toward the sea.
Princess Dengfeng's voice rang out: "Suppress and kill them! We must weaken the Rice Palace's strength, or the consequences will be dire."
Si Wuyan and Gai Canghai crashed into the sea and immediately fled, desperate to escape the Formation's grasp.
From within the Jellyfish Cloud, a pair of hundred-meter-long Phoenix wings unfurled, blazing like twin fiery clouds.
She swooped down with ferocious speed: "Stop them! Don't let them escape! If Si Wuyan joins forces with Sheng Wulian, no one can stand against them. We must eliminate one of them first."
"This Demon Race princess speaks wisely," one of the Priests declared, "Since we've already offended them, we might as well kill them outright."
Li Weiyi smiled bitterly.
Even the Huoxin's Ancestral Field possessed a reservoir of Transcendent Spiritual Qi.
A True Disciple like Si Wuyan likely harbored world-destroying, desperate techniques.
Cornering him would be far too dangerous.
"Then let's fight!" Li Weiyi declared.
If all else failed, he still had the cloak imbued with the Dragon-Headed Camel's full-force strike.
A chilling aura surged from the eyes of the seven elders of the Jiu Li Clan as they manipulated the Nine Peaks Formation Tower, unleashing waves of murderous light that churned the sea into a raging tempest.
Simultaneously, the Weapon River and Talisman Rain coiled around Si Wuyan and Gai Canghai, restricting their movements and body techniques.
"The Jiu Li Clan dares to defy the Rice Palace?" Si Wuyan roared.
Having cultivated the death qi from the Life-Death Primordial Chaos Qi, Si Wuyan radiated a ferocious aura.
With a flick of his Demon-Slaying Whip, he instantly shattered over a hundred incoming spiritual artifacts, melting them into molten iron.
The whip's tip flashed like golden lightning, lashing out at Li Weiyi and his group.
Zuoqiu Hongting formed a Formation to intercept the strike.
"Boom!"
The whip's impact detonated the air, scattering golden mist and Scripture fragments.
The Formation shattered, sending the group flying backward.
Si Wuyan fared no better, as the White Mist Dragon Soul's tail lashed him back beneath the Nine Peaks Formation Tower.
No matter how powerful an individual's cultivation or combat prowess, two fists can't withstand four hands.
Li Weiyi drew a talisman, pinched it between two fingers, and waited for the perfect moment to strike with lethal precision.
Princess Dengfeng, still seething from being ambushed by three powerful experts and lashed by the Demon-Slaying Whip, seized her chance.
With Si Wuyan restrained, she let out a phoenix scream, and a dazzling Fire Spring materialized a hundred zhang above the sea.
The spring, a three-zhang-wide aperture, continuously spewed molten flames outward.
It resembled a hole torn in the sky, pouring out blinding magma.
"This... this is the Fire Spring, renowned alongside the Wisdom Spring and Mother-Child Spring! How did a mere jellyfish obtain such a treasure?"
Sensing the imminent danger, Si Wuyan activated his spiritual artifact to defend himself.
The Fire Spring unleashed by Princess Dengfeng was no ordinary spring; it was one of the Nine Springs cultivated by ancient powerhouses.
As the molten flames plunged into the sea, the water instantly boiled.
"Splash!"
Seizing the moment while Si Wuyan was fully occupied defending against the Fire Spring and the Nine Peaks Formation Tower, Li Weiyi unleashed the Heaven Sword Talisman.
The talisman soared forth, tearing through the sea's surface.
The seawater parted in two.
As the talisman burned, it transformed into a seven-zhang-long golden greatsword, unleashing the full force of a Immortal Realm First Stage expert's strike.
The sword slammed into Si Wuyan's back.
The blade shattered his Spiritual Artifact Battle Armor and pierced through.
Si Wuyan's body erupted with the aura of a Martial-Mystic Dao Heavenly Emperor.
Within him, seventy-three of his two hundred and six bones glowed brightly. The radiant light from these Heavenly Emperor Bones pierced through his muscles and skin, shining through his entire body.
"Boom!"
A destructive force erupted from within him, instantly shattering the talisman sword that had pierced his body and tearing apart the Nine Peaks Formation Tower above.
This power had been bestowed upon him by a Rice Palace expert.
In the face of death, he could unleash it to annihilate any enemy.
Princess Dengfeng immediately dove into the Fire Spring.
Around the Fire Spring, the luminous projection of the Jellyfish Clan's Founding Ancestor materialized.
Li Weiyi was about to unfurl his cloak when two priests surged forward, positioning themselves to the left and right of the group.
They formed Finger Seals, and from the Spirit Realms between their eyebrows, two Nether Lanterns flew forth.
The lanterns illuminated two ancient runes, passed down through generations by the Divine Temple's Nine Great Priests, each priest guarding one rune.
"Boom!"
The two runes unleashed terrifying energy, blocking the destructive force erupting from Si Wuyan's body.
The priests coughed up blood.
The runes were powerful, but the priests themselves were not strong enough.
"Today's humiliation will be repaid tenfold by the Jiu Li Clan... cough cough..."
Si Wuyan's voice echoed from over ten miles away.
Severely wounded, he had narrowly escaped the Heaven Sword Talisman, using an Escape Talisman to flee at breakneck speed.
Pursuit was impossible; he vanished from their senses in an instant.
The three Clan Elders rushed to support the two Priests.
Li Weiyi used his Body Technique to find Liu Ye seven miles away.
Liu Ye's battle armor was shattered, blood streaming from her chest, yet she stood as straight as a spear.
"Si Wuyan struck me as he fled," she said, "That man is too strong. If he hadn't been so badly injured, his claw would have pierced my chest. As it is, I'm fine - no bones or organs were damaged."
As Li Weiyi and Liu Ye returned, they spotted Princess Dengfeng emerging from the Fire Spring.
Li Weiyi shouted, "This is a huge loss! Not only have we completely antagonized the Rice Palace, but look at the devastating losses we've suffered!"
Princess Dengfeng's ethereal figure descended from the sky, landing lightly on the sea surface.
She smiled: "I will personally cover all losses."
"Repay the debt with petals from the Immortal Herb," Li Weiyi demanded.
"Okay!"
Princess Dengfeng readily agreed, but her tone shifted instantly, "Not this piece today. Once I obtain Immortal Herb in the future, I'll gift the entire plant to the Jiu Li Clan."
Li Weiyi scoffed: "Empty promises. Who would believe you?"
Princess Dengfeng retrieved a medicinal box and tossed it to Li Weiyi.
He opened it to find a Millennium Essence Herb, five thousand years old - enough to allow seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors to break through to the Eighth Heaven within days.
The previous pill had only pushed six of them to the peak of the Seventh Heaven, failing to trigger a breakthrough.
Second Phoenix's breakthrough to the Eighth Heaven was solely thanks to the Immortal-Seeking Pearl.
Ultimately, the problem was too many mouths to feed.
Seven mouths, each entitled to only one-seventh of the pill.
Li Weiyi retorted, "This Herb is barely worth one Heaven Sword Talisman. I've failed countless times and wasted vast resources just to refine a single one. I could easily buy a five-thousand-year-old Essence Herbs from Master Ma - it's not like I can't afford it."
Princess Dengfeng countered, "Five-thousand-year-old Essence Herbs aren't simply bought with money. Even in the Dao Domain Medicinal Gardens of Prefecture Cities, only a few such plants grow - they're exceedingly rare."
"Master Ma sold it to you because he recognized your potential and wanted to forge a connection. Like a Divine Dragon, he appears and vanishes without a trace. You might encounter him at any moment, yet you might never find him even if you seek him out."
Five-thousand-year-old Essence Herb are indeed rare and highly sought after.
They serve as primary ingredients for Low-Grade Spirit Pills, and the Ancient Sects purchase them at exorbitant prices.
The Hidden Lord scoured the Sea Market but managed to acquire only seven Essence Herbs aged between three and four thousand years.
Princess Dengfeng added, "Today, I possess other means and might yet escape. But using my trump card now would make the ensuing conflict far more perilous. Therefore, I will remember this act of kindness from the Jiu Li Clan and repay it generously in the future."
"Your Highness the Princess is too kind," a Priest said humbly, "It was merely a small gesture."
Clan Chief Qi Li of the Qi Li Clan punched the Priest's shoulder.
Clan Chief Qi Li understood that earning Princess Dengfeng's favor was far more valuable than monetary compensation.
"The Jiu Li Clan has suffered significant losses this time, and many have been severely injured. But repayment is unnecessary. The Jiu Li Clan considers Your Highness the Princess a friend."
Princess Dengfeng, with her keen intellect, saw through Clan Chief Qi Li's intentions and readily agreed to forge a favorable alliance.
With the Rice Palace's intervention, the East Sea region was entering an era of chaos.
Every friend gained meant one less enemy.
After exchanging pleasantries, she consulted with Li Weiyi, knowing that the Jiu Li Divine Hidden One's influence surpassed even that of the Clan Chiefs.
"The golden petal you obtained is sufficient to refine your Golden Bone to 99% completion," she said, "The blue petal I acquired will significantly enhance my physical body."
"Though we failed to kill Si Wuyan, we destroyed his life-saving measures. Next time, his death is assured. Moreover, we've uncovered the full extent of his power. He refined seventy-three Heavenly Emperor Bones, allowing him to rapidly cultivate his physical body to 99% strength."
The Martial-Mystic Dao Heavenly Emperor Bones refined by Si Wuyan were similar to the Flying Dragon's Dragon Bone awarded at the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival.
These bones, taken from the corpses of Heavenly Emperor, had already lost their internal essence, retaining only formidable defensive capabilities and faint traces of the Martial-Mystic Dao Heavenly Emperor's Spiritual Qi.
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