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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 107 (362): [Beneath the Fusang Tree]
(107th of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Only shops under the Thousand Mile Mountain Qi sold Extreme Spiritual Light Dew.
A single drop cost thirty to forty thousand Yongquan Coins.
This was because the dew was imported from abroad, harvested only in the Polar Day Land west of Yingzhou. It was the primary ingredient for refining the Star Spiritual Pill.
Li Weiyi had settled for the Xihe Pill, which was far less potent, primarily to avoid the exorbitant cost of Extreme Spiritual Light Dew.
Another reason was that his Psychic Power cultivation had been insufficient.
Clearly, the sea region where the Fusang Divine Tree stood was also a Polar Day Land.
Driven by Tang Wanzhou's profound Immortal Spiritual Qi, the thirty-meter-long Governor's Jade Boat soared above the sea like a streak of light.
After traversing several thousand miles, equivalent to crossing an entire state, it reached the waters near the Fusang Divine Tree.
As they drew closer, the Fusang Divine Tree, once a hazy silhouette, grew increasingly real. The texture of its bark became clear, and its terrifying heat penetrated the Jade Boat's protective light barrier, making the two occupants feel as if they were boiling in water.
Without the barrier, even outside the Golden Crow's emergence, Li Weiyi's current physical strength would be utterly overwhelmed.
The scene before them was too wondrous, too majestic. It was impossible to imagine that such colossal trees, brimming with the power to scorch the heavens and boil the seas, could exist in the world.
Their heights stretched for countless miles, piercing the void above. Each leaf resembled a moon from beyond the cosmos.
Though the Jade Boat was still far from the tree trunks, it had already entered the canopy of the Fusang Divine Tree.
Tang Wanzhou stood at the bow, gazing upward with a dazed expression, her eyes filled with longing for the Great Dao.
Li Weiyi also raised his head.
The sky was scattered with countless moon-like leaves, some bearing the texture of leaves, others radiating a soft, lunar glow.
High above, layers of thin mist veiled the branches, through which flashes of crimson-gold lightning flickered in and out of existence.
In this scene, it was easy to feel a sense of awe and longing, a sense of one's own insignificance compared to the boundless Great Dao.
Even the Immortal Realm seemed insignificant compared to the Fusang Divine Tree.
The Jade Boat ceased its forward progress and began ascending, riding the wind and piercing through the mist.
At an altitude of twenty to thirty thousand meters above the sea, Li Weiyi saw a golden thread descending straight from the sky.
At the bottom of the thread was a golden, radiant droplet, shimmering with brilliant light.
The Extreme Spiritual Light Dew fell from the leaves of the Fusang Divine Tree, like liquid light that continuously dissipated, leaving a trail like a golden thread.
Unable to reach the sea, it dispersed into clouds of colorful mist halfway down.
Li Weiyi released his Psychic Field, enveloping and pulling a droplet of Extreme Spiritual Light Dew falling a kilometer away, capturing it in a special container.
The droplets of Extreme Spiritual Light Dew fell irregularly.
Their descent was incredibly rapid, each droplet separated by vast distances.
Despite spending a considerable amount of time, Li Weiyi managed to collect only forty or so droplets.
Gradually, he sensed something amiss.
The Jade Boat continued to ascend, now at least a hundred thousand meters above the sea.
A strong sense of unease gripped Li Weiyi.
Leaving aside other dangers, even a Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator could be killed by falling from this height.
Moreover, the high-altitude winds were unusually fierce.
The Jade Boat was buffeted by unseen forces, shaking violently.
Li Weiyi stumbled, shouting, "We can't fly any higher! We need to return to the surface immediately. We'll have to make do with what we've gathered for now... Tang Wanzhou... Damn it... Why is she having problems at a time like this?"
Li Weiyi staggered towards the bow and patted her.
No response.
Tang Wanzhou gazed upwards, her gaze fixed on a single leaf of the Fusang Divine Tree. Her mind was completely absorbed in it, as if she were comprehending something profound.
Li Weiyi shouted loudly, blocked her eyes, and tried every method he could think of.
Only her Immortal Spiritual Qi could activate the Jade Boat's defenses enough to withstand the Fusang Divine Tree's heat.
Otherwise, Li Weiyi would have long since pushed her aside and taken control of the Jade Boat himself.
"Tang Wanzhou... If you don't snap out of it soon, I'm going to have to take action..."
Li Weiyi covered her eyes with his palm, his voice urgent.
Tang Wanzhou raised her arm, pushed his hand away, and gave him a calm look: "What action are you planning to take?"
"Whoosh!"
The Jade Boat plunged downwards, carrying the two of them back towards the sea.
Li Weiyi exhaled deeply, stepped back a few paces, and sat down on the edge of the deck: "What was that just now? You were completely possessed."
Tang Wanzhou stood with her hands clasped behind her back, the Fusang Divine Tree serving as her backdrop.
Bathed in radiant light, she resembled a female emperor beneath the divine tree: "If cultivators aren't consumed by obsession, how can they reach the pinnacle of the Martial-Mystic Dao? Just now, I simply entered a state of extreme focus, guided by my intuition. In this state, my comprehension of the Dao accelerates severalfold."
Li Weiyi asked what this state was like.
After hearing her description, Li Weiyi immediately understood. It sounded remarkably similar to the Wisdom Clarity Divine Illumination state he entered after practicing the Jade Void Breathing Technique.
Clearly, individuals of Young Heavenly Emperor-level caliber possessed extraordinary talents that went far beyond mere superiority in combat at the same realm.
Li Weiyi turned to gaze at the sea beneath the Fusang Divine Tree. It wasn't intensely bright but rather a dark crimson, shrouded in mystery and ancient secrets.
With his current level of Psychic Power, Li Weiyi couldn't actively lock onto spatial coordinates. The Jade Boat had to return to the sea region Shaoyang Star had initially locked onto, thousands of miles away.
Tang Wanzhou gazed at the golden scales shimmering on the surface of the sea and suddenly said, "I truly wish we could continue sailing like this forever, to the other side of the sea, to see what lies beyond. Is there another continent, another ancient land? Do they have different customs and cultures?"
Li Weiyi had once traveled on the Bronze Ancient Ship, passing through the Tanggu Sea.
However, the Bronze Ancient Ship was peculiar, seemingly constantly space-jumping.
At the time, he was too weak to perceive its navigation patterns.
Briefly lost in memory, he said, "Legend says the Tanggu Sea stretches for millions of miles. Even with our Jade Boat, safely crossing it would be like climbing to the heavens. Who knows what monstrous creatures of the Immortal Realm or even Transcendents might lurk in the waters far from the Fusang Divine Tree? And..."
A chill ran down Li Weiyi's spine as he thought of the boundless Soul Sea in his mind.
Compared to the unknown dangers of the sea, staying in the Lingxiao Realm felt strangely reassuring.
Tang Wanzhou pushed the Jade Boat to its limits, finally returning to their starting point in the sea just before the Golden Crow emerged from the horizon.
Back in the Blood Mud Space, Li Weiyi finally had time to carefully examine the forty-six drops of Extreme Spiritual Light Dew he had collected.
He was thrilled to discover that each drop contained several times more energy than the Extreme Spiritual Light Dew he had obtained from Hidden Two.
The heat was intense enough to pierce through ordinary spiritual artifacts.
He was now faced with a dilemma.
With his current level of Psychic Power and Pill Dao cultivation, the success rate of refining a normal Star Spiritual Pill was already extremely low.
Using Extreme Spiritual Light Dew, which contained several times more energy, would make the success rate even lower.
While he could always go back to collect more, the time spent traveling back and forth would be considerable.
Moreover, Tang Wanzhou's condition was unstable, posing a significant risk during collection.
Furthermore, the fourteen supplementary medicines needed to refine the Star Spiritual Pill were incredibly expensive.
Zen Hai Guanwu had spent hundreds of thousands of Yongquan Coins to purchase only thirty sets of these medicines.
Li Weiyi suppressed his urge to immediately attempt Pill Refinement.
Instead, he decided to study more Pill Dao classics before proceeding.
He re-condensed the Time Cocoon.
Li Weiyi sat on the ground, consumed a piece of Four-Colored Immortal Moss to temper his body, and focused his energy on rune crafting.
Runes were divided into two categories: storable and non-storable.
Over ninety percent of runes were non-storable.
In other words, Spiritual Masters could only temporarily draw them using Psychic Power Spirit Light.
As the Spirit Light dissipated, the rune's power would vanish.
The speed of rune casting depended entirely on the speed of drawing.
Battle Technique runes, in particular, were notoriously difficult to store. Most could only be drawn temporarily during combat.
It could be said that every battle technique rune capable of being stored was a closely guarded secret of a Major Power, a cornerstone of their heritage never to be shared.
The ability to store a rune meant it could be crafted into a talisman and stockpiled in large quantities.
During combat, these talismans could be unleashed instantly. If enough talismans were prepared, even high-level Martial-Mystic Cultivators would be forced to retreat.
Li Weiyi's Divine Speed Talismans and Bosy-Locking (Immobilization) Talismans were both learned from his Spirit Tablet Master, and were auxiliary, storable talismans.
To bear powerful runes, the talisman paper had to be exceptionally refined.
Previously, Li Weiyi had crafted his Divine Speed and Immobilization Talismans using Divine Cauldron Wood left behind by Zen Hai Guanwu.
Now, after spending a fortune, he had purchased a large piece of Transcendent Leather, which he cut into seventy-four strips, each six inches long and one inch wide.
Using Spiritual Light Flame, he carefully refined the leather strips until they were as thin as paper.
To craft an Immobilization Talisman, auxiliary materials like Mind-Stabilizing Sand and Soul Wood had to be added to enhance its power and improve the success rate of drawing the rune.
He took out one of the talisman papers and placed it before him.
He regulated his breathing, entering the Wisdom Clarity Divine Illumination state, his mind utterly focused.
"Hiss!"
Li Weiyi extended his right index finger as a brush, a wisp of Spirit Light flying from his brow and merging with the talismanic ink he had prepared earlier.
The ink swirled around his finger in concentric circles.
Immobilization Talismans had different grades. The higher the grade, the more complex the runes and the greater the difficulty, with each layer of complexity building upon the last.
As a Five-Star Spiritual Master, Li Weiyi naturally aimed to draw an Immobilization Talisman capable of immobilizing a Fifth Heaven Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator.
Such a talisman required five layers of runes to be drawn on the talisman paper, each layer without a single mistake.
"Boom!"
As he drew the second layer, the talisman paper exploded.
Li Weiyi, already accustomed to this, immediately grabbed a second sheet and started over.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
On the fourth attempt, he finally succeeded.
Li Weiyi immediately released the Golden Crow Flame to temper the talisman, solidifying the runes onto the paper.
The runes flowed across the paper like clouds and water, rising and falling with an unfathomable mystery.
Gazing at his masterpiece, Li Weiyi smiled faintly: "Long Xiangcen should be at the peak of the Fifth Heaven Dao Seed Realm, coupled with her Inheritor constitution. This Immobilization Talisman, once applied, might not kill her outright, but it should hold her for a breath or two. And in a breath or two, life or death can be decided."
"But hitting her with a talisman won't be easy."
"And she might have protective treasures... I'll need to craft two more."
Li Weiyi's Psychic Power in his Spirit Realm was mostly sealed within the runes, requiring meditation to recover.
Over the next few days, he spent considerable time crafting two more Immobilization Talismans and one Divine Speed Talisman.
Li Weiyi then began studying how to incorporate the secret Characters from the Six Jia Secret Incantation into the Immobilization Talismans to enhance their power.
He held the Yellow Dragon Sword, channeling Spiritual Qi through it.
"Whoosh!"
Nine ancient Dao Characters emerged on the sword's surface.
"The 'Zhe' character: Clears the mind and dispels Evil."
"The 'Lin' character: Similar to Puppet Technique."
"The 'Qian' character: Grants instant teleportation and rapid escape."
"The 'Xing' (Move) character: Can be integrated into the Divine Speed Talisman."
"The 'Zhen' character: Enhances the power of the Great Sun-Moon-Stars Formation."
"The 'Dou' character: Creates Spiritual Light Armor, transforming a Spiritual Master into a Martial-Mystic Apprentice. Even without cultivating Martial-Mystic Dao or physical strength, I could engage in close-quarters combat."
"All that remains are the Daoist secret Characters "Bing" (Soldier), "Jie (All), and " "Lie" (Formation)."
Li Weiyi believed that the Nine-Character Six Jia Secret Incantation on the Yellow Dragon Sword had been forged into the blade by the Sages of the Chan Sect.
The methods he had discovered so far were likely only the tip of the iceberg.
Just as the character for "Move" couldn't simply be used to enhance the power of the Divine Speed Talisman, these nine characters were more like the fundamental sources of nine different Technique Laws.
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END OF CHAPTER
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