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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 59 (314): [God-Slaying Servant]
(59th of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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After a thousand years of transformation and construction, the Main Hall now occupied an area spanning four to five hundred miles, resembling an independent microcosm.
The air was thick with Spiritual Qi, shrouded by layers of Formation Light Veils that shielded it from external dangers.
Li Weiyi and his two companions passed through seven layers of these Formation Light Veils.
Each layer was separated by about ten miles, the intervening spaces varying between desolate deserts, ruined landscapes, rivers of blood, and fortified city walls.
Beneath each Formation Light Veil stood a large contingent of soldiers clad in black robes and masked with veils. Each possessed profound cultivation and sharp, piercing eyes.
To leave the Main Hall, one had to present their Life Token and register at each Formation Light Veil.
Finally, they reached the last Formation Light Veil.
From afar, they could see the towering twelve-foot-high city wall, constructed from massive stones and densely packed metal.
The wall teemed with Twin Rice Sect members, giant beasts, and Spiritual Masters, countless in number.
They worked day and night, reinforcing and raising the wall, and deploying even more powerful Formations.
Clearly, since the opening of the second entrance to the south, the Twin Rice Sect had been under immense survival pressure.
They were actively preparing for war, bracing for the worst-case scenario.
The reason Li Weiyi hadn't noticed this before was because those cultivating in the Mortal Realm Layer were all top-tier geniuses of the Twin Rice Sect, the elite of the elite. They were protected and didn't need to participate in manual labor.
On the city walls, at least tens of thousands of sect members were toiling, each strong and robust, half of them Aberrant Humanoids.
And this was just the southern section of the wall!
"Fourth Divine Son!"
The South City gate was guarded by two elderly cultivators with profound Psychic Power. Their hair was white, and their faces bore the markings of rice stalks.
One of the elders turned to Qi Xiao and Tuoba Butuo.
"Those who leave the Main Hall for missions and training must plant the Death Spirit Fire. This applies to everyone."
Li Weiyi asked, "Does this Divine Son need to as well?"
The elder chuckled: "Your status as a Divine Son is too noble. This old servant would never doubt your loyalty to the Divine Sect. Of course, it's unnecessary."
" Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Two Death Spirit Fires shot out from the black palaces atop the city walls and entered Qi Xiao and Tuoba Butuo's bodies.
Li Weiyi looked up, sensing a suffocating Psychic Power emanating from the black palaces - like a black hole, impossible to probe.
A formidable cultivator was stationed at the Main Hall's southern side.
The next moment, a Buddha statue appeared atop the black palaces, its Double Pupils glowing with golden light.
Instantly, tens of thousands of Scripture characters flashed across its body.
Li Weiyi and his two companions felt an intensely uncomfortable force pressing down on them.
Not only were their Cosmic Pouches and Ancestral Fields exposed, but it felt as if even their bones were being pierced, leaving no trace of their presence concealed.
The Buddha statue's eyes were Ten Thousand Character Scripture Artifacts, capable of piercing through all things in the world to prevent outsiders from infiltrating or escaping.
The Twin Rice Sect possessed eight such Myriad-Character Artifact Buddha statues.
The city gates remained closed.
Instead, Li Weiyi and the other twenty-odd disciples descended through a Celestial Well to the next layer of the world, tens of thousands of meters below.
The Main Hall had developed a total of seven layers.
Each layer was separated by ten thousand meters.
The Mortal Realm Layer, located at the center, was heavily guarded and inaccessible except by descending through the Celestial Well to the first level of the Asura Layer, from which one could then exit.
An hour later.
They arrived at the first level of the Asura Layer.
Li Weiyi finally witnessed the other side of the Twin Rice Sect.
Before him lay low, squat houses and endless stretches of red earth and yellow sand - the training grounds for the God-Slayer Servants.
Everywhere along the road, horse-drawn carts carried away cartloads of corpses, their destination unknown.
In the training grounds, black-clad youths, both male and female, wielded various weapons, locked in brutal combat. Their eyes burned with the ferocity of wild beasts, each strike meant to draw blood, a fight to the death.
The springs opened slowly.
Those in the Spring Surge Realm couldn't open the Eighth Spring.
Those who failed to reach the Five Seas Realm within the prescribed age were also sent to the first layer of the Asura Layer to be trained as God-Slayer Servants.
Through daily combat, their spirits were honed, their hatred cultivated, and their latent potential stimulated.
This extreme method was designed to forge killing machines.
The mortality rate was exceptionally high, but those who survived emerged as formidable figures. Some even surpassed the achievements of Inner Sect Disciples and True Inheritance Disciples.
These individuals weren't the least talented; they were of mid-to-upper-tier talent, deemed worthy of cultivation.
Tuoba Butuo, having some knowledge of the Heretical Sect, secretly transmitted, "These are God-Slayer Servant Seeds! They're incredibly terrifying, far more than mere killers. Their intelligence, cunning, survival skills, resilience, and mastery of secret techniques are all exceptional."
"There was once a God-Slayer Servant who single-handedly slaughtered twelve Dao Seed Realm experts in the Northern Territory. Only after the Young Lord personally intervened was he captured, but he ultimately committed suicide, revealing no information."
"Thud, thud!"
Two Rice People black-clad girls rushed before Li Weiyi, knelt in unison, and bowed deeply to him.
"In this year's Life-or-Death Battle, we ranked thirty-third. We humbly beg Divine Son to accept us as servants."
"Together, we have killed thirty-eight people. We no longer wish to continue killing. We wish to cultivate in the Mortal Realm Layer and serve Divine Son."
Two black-clad youths rushed forward and knelt before Li Weiyi as well.
"In this year's Life-or-Death Battle, we ranked seventeenth. We pledge to serve Divine Son as our Master. If Master lives, we live. If Master dies, we die."
"We swear to remain loyal to Divine Son until death."
More and more God-Slayer Servant Seeds surged forward, kneeling on both sides of the road.
Before officially becoming God-Slayer Servants, they had no names, only their Life-or-Death Battle rankings to identify themselves.
Hall Masters, Venerable Ones, Elders, and Divine Sons and Daughters could all come to the Asura Layer to select servants and death warriors. Most chose God-Slayer Servant Seeds whose strength was already formidable, allowing them to be immediately deployed.
Only those with exceptional talent were exceptions.
For instance, geniuses who had opened their Ninth Spring through brutal combat and fierce struggles.
God-Slayer Servants were also ranked, with some whose cultivation and combat prowess surpassed even Divine Sons and Daughters and Elders, existing like Hidden Ones.
Perhaps because he never considered himself a Divine Son, Li Weiyi had no intention of selecting servants or death warriors.
He quickly led Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao away.
Emerging from the Formation Light Veil, they followed a suspension bridge across the canyon.
The bridge was incredibly long, shrouded in Blood Mist with gales raging through the air.
They couldn't see the bridge's end ahead, the top above, or the bottom below.
Many suspension bridges spanned the canyon, densely packed and staggered at different heights, connecting to various passages and destinations.
On this bridge, only the three of them remained.
Qi Xiao exhaled deeply: "The first layer of the Asura Layer is a training ground for God-Slayer Servants."
"Just in the area we just passed, there were thousands of people. Training grounds were everywhere, and the conditions were harsh."
"Could there be hundreds of thousands of people on this entire layer?"
"How many powerful individuals does this place cultivate each year?"
"The Heretical Sect's hidden and latent power is truly unimaginable."
Tuoba Butuo spoke up: "Among the group who descended from the Celestial Well with us earlier, there was a masked figure. I believe I know him. I sensed a familiar aura from him. He even glanced at me briefly!"
"It's normal for experts hiding outside to return to the Main Hall for cultivation and training. From now on, we should wear masks whenever we go out."
Li Weiyi, remembering something, added, "I've already secured your positions as True Inheritance Disciples of the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall. Never mention the words 'Heretical Sect' again. Be cautious with your words and actions."
Qi Xiao and Tuoba Butuo knew that they had survived and had their severed limbs reattached only because Li Weiyi had risked his life to vouch for them.
Betraying the Twin Rice Sect would be an act of ingratitude.
Therefore, they never once considered using this opportunity to escape the Main Hall.
It's unlikely they'll ever return to the Qi Clan or the Tuoba.
The two men immediately stopped and bowed respectfully: "Rest assured, Divine Son, there won't be a next time."
"As agreed, You'll address me as Divine Son in public, but privately, we're brothers. Let's go, pick up the pace!"
Li Weiyi circulated his spiritual power, activating his Body Technique. He transformed into a wisp of azure smoke and shot across the suspension bridge.
The two men followed close behind.
The ten-mile-long suspension bridge separated the Main Hall from the outside world.
Li Weiyi had read books about the Netherdark Swamp in the Spirit Valley (Linggu) Hall and knew it was still five hundred miles away.
This five hundred miles had been repeatedly cleared by generations of Twin Rice Sect disciples.
With their cultivation levels, the danger was minimal. Only extremely bad luck would lead them to encounter any stray ferocious beasts.
After rushing out for dozens of miles, Li Weiyi and his companions took refuge in a stone cave carved into the cliff face.
"Whoosh!"
Li Weiyi set up a Hidden Light Formation at the cave entrance.
Then, each of them applied a Qi Concealing Talisman to their bodies and waited quietly, watching for any pursuers.
Over the past six months, Li Weiyi had gained some expertise in Formations and Talisman Techniques, allowing him to employ a few minor tricks.
A gust of wind whistled past.
Si Kong Jingyuan and the two Dao Seed Realm elders moved like three streaks of afterimages, hurtling forward at breakneck speed.
They were gaining ground rapidly, but they weren't bothering to scout the area.
"They actually caught up! This Fifth Divine Son seems to have a rather intense interest in me," Li Weiyi mused, leaning against the stone wall at the mouth of the cave, a smile playing on his lips.
He was already plotting his next move.
Tuoba Butuo suggested, "The Fifth Divine Son is one of a pair of Ren Dao brothers, both with Pure Immortal Physiques. They're renowned throughout the Main Hall. Should we take advantage of their separation, when their combat strength is greatly diminished, and eliminate one of them first?"
Li Weiyi was tempted.
He didn't want to be constantly watched like this. There was no point in living in fear of thieves forever.
He shook his head: "We're too close to the Main Hall - only a few dozen miles away. Any major disturbance would surely alert those old geezers. Besides, I suspect Si Kong Jingyuan isn't the only one following us."
Qi Xiao cautioned, "Si Kong Jingyuan is far more powerful than Wang Shu. Don't underestimate him. The two elders trailing behind him also have formidable Spiritual Qi fluctuations. They're not your average Dao Seed Realm cultivators."
Li Weiyi nodded slowly: "Our primary objective here is to find cultivation resources."
They waited another half hour.
Outside, the silence remained unbroken, save for the occasional sound of fierce insects crawling past.
Li Weiyi was about to dismantle the Hidden Light Formation when a chilling sense of danger washed over him. He immediately sat back down, gesturing for Tuoba Butuo and Qi Xiao to remain silent and conceal their Qi.
Moments later, another group of people sped past the cave entrance.
Leading them was Yi Zhouxue, a Thousand-Guard Commander from the Patrol Guard.
Tuoba Butuo's expression turned grave.
"Brother Weiyi was right. There are indeed experts here. Yi Zhouxue is a Great True Inheritance disciple. It's fortunate we didn't act rashly earlier."
Qi Xiao, who had nearly suffocated under the overwhelming pressure, let out a long breath.
"They were probably just passing by, right?"
Tuoba Butuo shook his head: "Everyone who leaves the Main Hall is registered in real-time. If someone of Yi Zhouxue's caliber were to attack the Divine Son, their trail would be easily traced. They would face certain retribution from the Hall Master and the Southern Venerable."
Li Weiyi didn't share their optimism: "The Divine Sect's rules and the Hall Master and Southern Venerable's authority do deter many. But the treasure I carry could also tempt some reckless individuals to take risks. For the past half year, Yi Zhouxue has been completely silent, as if all past grievances had vanished. But it's precisely this kind of person, who knows how to endure and restrain themselves, who is the most dangerous."
"What do we do now? Should we go back?"
Qi Xiao felt that they had no chance of defeating a Great True Inheritance disciple.
"It would be too embarrassing to turn tail and run just after entering. The Underground Immortal Mansion has a complex structure with many dangerous areas. Finding us won't be easy."
"Let's go! Change course and head for the Netherdark Swamp."
Li Weiyi retracted the Hidden Light Formation and turned back, following the intricate paths downward.
Tuoba Butuo looked puzzled: "Weren't we just on the path to the Netherdark Swamp?"
"That was the path to the Truth Zen Forest! Everyone assumes I'll go there, just like Yang Qingxi. So, I'll play along and lead them in that direction," Li Weiyi explained.
Qi Xiao chuckled: "No wonder they didn't bother to search the path carefully when they passed by. Their minds are fixed on the idea that you and the Demoness Yang are on the same side."
"Demoness Yang (Yang Yaonu) is in big trouble!"
Tuoba Butuo smiled and looked at Li Weiyi.
Li Weiyi said, "Yang Qingxi has entered and exited the Truth Zen Forest many times without being attacked or harmed. Clearly, the Yang Family is not to be trifled with."
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END OF CHAPTER
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