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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 4: [Shuangsheng Dao Sect (Twin Rice Sect)]
Chapter 137 (392): [Clash at the Peak of Six Thoughts]
(137th of Volume 4)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Dusk.
Thick, cold gray clouds hung low, painting the sky a deep crimson.
Deep within the Six Thoughts Zen Temple, six Demon Mountains stood linked together, their dark silhouettes looming against the backdrop of thin clouds. Their imposing presence exuded an eerie aura.
Xie Chucai, clad in a robe as crimson as blood, strode along the Spiritual Creek, his gaze devoid of its former gentleness. His aura was sharp, no longer concealed or feigned, as he returned to his true self.
His state of mind had reached a new level in the past three days.
Tai Shi Yu's carriage had been following closely behind him for the entire time.
"First Commander Tai Shi must be disappointed, wouldn't you say? Xie has neither fled nor retreated. In three days, I've defeated ten opponents, leaving them either crippled or severely wounded. Do you think the one who fled was Li Weiyi?" Xie Chucai asked casually.
Inside the carriage, Tai Shi Yu's mood was heavy.
He had witnessed all ten battles, gaining a clearer understanding of Xie Chucai's combat prowess. This man could contend with Seventh Heaven Martial-Mystic Cultivators of the Dao Seed Realm using only his physical strength.
If Xie Chucai unleashed his full power, overwhelming Li Weiyi with speed, would Li Weiyi even have a chance to activate his life-saving talisman?
In a clash between a Martial-Mystic Cultivator and a Spiritual Master, even if their cultivation levels were nearly equal, victory or death could be decided in an instant.
No matter how many tricks you had up your sleeve, they were useless if you couldn't use them.
"Whoosh!"
The gates of the Six Thoughts Zen Temple and its Formation Light Veil swung open.
Xie Chucai had arrived first, standing before the gates, facing the crowd outside. He met countless gazes, standing like a lone warrior blocking an army.
Crimson Spiritual Qi surged from his body, forming a vast sea of blood-red clouds that filled the path to the Temple.
The crimson smoke billowed across the wilderness outside the Temple and along the steps and paths within.
A shout rang out from the crowd: "Xie Chucai, you think you can block the gates with your own body? You're overestimating yourself!"
"If the Lingxiao Realm fears losing, then all of you can attack me together. I'll take every Dao Technique from your Immortal Realm Great Powers."
Xie Chucai smiled calmly, facing the crowd without fear.
Then, the Ancestral Field opened, and scriptures poured forth, floating within the blood-red Qi Sea and radiating light like a thousand lamps.
No one moved. Silence fell over the crowd.
Everyone sensed Xie Chucai's formidable intellect.
Tonight, he had every reason to stand before the gates. If anyone other than Li Weiyi attacked him, the Lingxiao Realm would be the one to lose.
The people of the world could enter the Six Thoughts Zen Temple, but if Xie Chucai stood guard today, they would be turned away.
Forcing your way in is certainly an option.
But that would be like the Lingxiao Realm cutting itself off at the knees.
Xie Chucai had already secured his invincibility tonight.
Even if Li Weiyi were to defeat him, it would only be because Xie Chucai had first been besieged and severely wounded by all the Martial-Mystic Cultivators of the Lingxiao Realm.
Even if...
He hadn't been injured at all.
If Li Weiyi were to kill him, the Sacred Dark Family's Heaven's Chosen wouldn't have died at Li Weiyi's hands, but rather been bullied and hunted down by countless Martial-Mystic Cultivators of the Lingxiao Realm.
In the world, everything is interconnected.
If you come under the banner of a challenge, riding the momentum of the masses, you must also be bound by the rules of that challenge.
Lu Wensheng's hatred for Li Weiyi ran deep.
"If Li Weiyi can't even break through the gate, the Imperial Court will become the laughingstock of the world! I reckon the Eighth and Ninth Heavens Martial-Mystic Cultivators will have to intervene in the end. Entering the Zen Temple is inevitable, and so is the humiliation."
The sun had completely set.
Though twilight hadn't fully faded, scattered stars had already begun to emerge.
"Li Weiyi has arrived!"
Someone shouted from atop a distant tower-like structure.
Countless eyes turned toward the source of the cry.
There he was.
Li Weiyi, clad in a loose azure robe, strode down the wide main street. The Wind Mansion at the back of his head glowed brilliantly, forming concentric golden ripples that illuminated the twilight.
His expression was focused and serene.
Contrary to many people's expectations, there was no trace of radicalism or arrogance about him, nor any hint of timidity or hesitation.
He resembled a still lake, embodying the grace and presence of a legendary Spiritual Master - ethereal, transcendent, and unfathomably deep.
Hidden Nine and Yin Shiyi flanked him, ready to sacrifice themselves at any moment.
Cao Shisan and Chen Huang moved along the rooftops on either side of the street, escorting him all the way.
Old Zhuo and several Hidden One Elders walked beneath the shadowed eaves, clearing away any potential threats.
On his way here, Li Weiyi had already survived four assassination attempts by death squads.
Another faction within the Imperial Court was actively trying to prevent him from reaching the Six Thoughts Zen Temple, believing that killing Xie Chucai would unleash a catastrophe.
Amidst the bustling crowd, all Martial-Mystic Cultivators cleared a path.
Suddenly, another assassination attempt erupted.
A figure charged out of the crowd, their cultivation reaching the Ninth Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm.
But they failed.
Princess Yun Chang seized them from afar, crushing them instantly.
There was no point in capturing them alive.
Princess Yun Chang and the other Great Powers knew perfectly well who had ordered the assassination.
Even a death warrior wouldn't reveal anything.
Jiang Ning stepped forward, ignoring the jeering crowd, and produced a suit of silver armor: "The Silver Scale Thousand-Character Armor. I borrowed it for you. Let me help you put it on."
Li Weiyi shook his head gently: "I'm prepared! This gesture of yours is worth ten times more than any armor."
Tai Shi Yu stepped down from his carriage and reminded him, "Xie Chucai's physical body is exceptionally strong, far surpassing his cultivation. That's the fundamental reason he can challenge someone in the Seventh Heaven of the Dao Seed Realm. You absolutely cannot let him get close."
Li Weiyi nodded slightly.
"Boom!"
A five-foot golden Kanglong Whip flew from afar and plunged into the ground at Li Weiyi's feet.
Ge Xiantong said, "The Sacred Dark Family takes this battle very seriously. One of their elders sent Xie Chucai a new Blood Robe. This Kanglong Whip of mine is a Fifth-Grade Thousand-Character Artifact. It should help you break through his defenses."
"Thank you for the information! I won't ask you to compensate for the Grievous Soul Spear you shattered!"
Li Weiyi didn't pick up the Kanglong Whip. He stood relaxed, yet exuded an air of confidence.
Then, he gazed at the thick sea of blood-red clouds and the dense scripture covering the entrance of the Six Thoughts Zen Temple.
Through the haze, he saw Xie Chucai's blurred but upright figure.
Li Weiyi's smile gradually faded as he called out into the night: "Has the Sacred Dark Family prepared to lose a young descendant?"
An aged voice echoed from within the Zen Temple: "As long as it's your own methods and strength, we accept victory or death."
The Sacred Dark Family elder responded this way to protect Xie Chucai and limit Li Weiyi.
Strands of Xie Chucai's Spiritual Qi, like steel chains, wove together tens of thousands of threads before the Zen Temple gate.
Each Scripture, as heavy as a mountain, could crush the earth.
Ordinary Sixth Heaven Martial-Mystic Cultivators in the Dao Seed Realm couldn't even budge them, let alone approach him - it was like trying to climb to the heavens.
"Whoosh!"
A blinding Golden Crow Flame erupted from Li Weiyi's body as he activated the "Forward" secret Incantation Character.
His figure flashed, as bright and sharp as a shooting star streaking across the sky, piercing through Xie Chucai's meticulously arranged blood cloud Qi Sea and Daoist Method Scriptures as if they were mere decorations.
His momentum was unstoppable, like a withering gale.
It was as if no barrier could stop him.
In an instant, Li Weiyi appeared above the Six Thoughts Zen Temple gate, poised to leap over Xie Chucai's head.
Xie Chucai's eyes blazed with bright, piercing light. He pressed his palms forward in mid-air, releasing Profound Ice Force from his palms to form two white, crystalline mist clouds. Frosty mist spread out in wisps, freezing the stone slabs beneath.
"Whoosh!"
The shadow of the Fusang Divine Tree manifested.
Brilliant crimson-gold light shone, its branches solidified, its leaves sharp and swaying, shattering two Profound Ice Palm Seal frost mists with each movement.
The impact shattered dozens of layers of stone steps behind Xie Chucai, sending rocks flying.
"Roar!"
A dragon's roar echoed.
Li Weiyi, riding the shadow of a Yellow Dragon, ascended toward the heavens.
Beneath the branches and leaves of the Earth Demon Pine, ten thousand meters high, he leaped and climbed air staircases, shouting with boundless ambition, "I'll be waiting for you at the Peak of Six Thoughts!"
"He's broken through to become a Six-Star Spiritual Master!" Xie Chucai muttered, and with a whoosh, he erupted with even greater speed than Li Weiyi.
His body cultivation technique became a blood-red streak, chasing after the sky.
His Dao Heart Manifestation, a cloud of blood, spread out first, enveloping Li Weiyi.
At two thousand meters, Xie Chucai caught up to Li Weiyi.
"Whoosh!"
Li Weiyi suddenly flipped, head down, and plunged downward, his fingers forming a seal.
He unleashed the Ember Annihilation Finger Technique, energy erupting as his body transformed into a fiery cloud.
Amidst the violent tremors, a beam of finger force shot out, aimed at Xie Chucai's head.
Psychic Power and Martial-Mystic Power merged into one.
While Sixfold Samsara Burning Karma Technique was indeed a Great Technique of the Heretical Sect, it wasn't exclusive to heretical Martial-Mystic Cultivators.
An Xianjing had cultivated this technique for centuries, yet no one would label her a major figure in the Heretical Sect based on that alone.
"Do you think I'll make the same mistake again?"
Xie Chucai's blood-stained robe released blood clouds and Scripture, lifting his body.
The Dao Technique he had prepared long ago was unleashed, and a clear peacock's scream echoed through the void.
It was the second layer of Profound Ice Force, the Profound Ice Divine Peacock.
The Profound Ice Force transformed into a massive white peacock, spreading its wings and soaring high, blocking the finger force beam.
Simultaneously, countless ice crystal white feathers surged toward Li Weiyi like a rain of Flying Swords.
The Fusang Divine Tree's illusory light around Li Weiyi rooted itself in the void, melting all the incoming ice crystal white feathers into droplets.
"Swish! Swish..."
Body Techniques were unleashed.
In an instant, the two combatants landed on the trunk of the Earth Demon Pine, continuing their battle as they climbed upward.
The Earth Demon Pine's trunk was nearly as thick as a mountain peak, as hard as divine iron, and covered in countless cracks and crevices like a stone cliff.
Below, Martial-Mystic Cultivators from the Lingxiao Realm surged into the Six Thoughts Zen Temple like a tidal wave.
"Who said Hidden Ones couldn't even enter the Six Thoughts Zen Temple? He's a formidable Spiritual Master, a legendary figure - one in a thousand years! What does 'legendary' mean? Even the Holy Spirit Kings of this era wouldn't have dared call themselves legendary in their youth."
Yin Shiyi shouted proudly at the Thunderclap Sect disciples in the distance, as if he himself were the legendary Spiritual Master.
Seeing the shattered and collapsed stone steps behind the temple gates, many gasped in shock, imagining the overwhelming power of the previous clash.
"He's broken through to the Six-Star Spiritual Master realm, putting him on par with Xie Chucai. His Golden Crow Flame Spiritual Power is far stronger than it was a month ago," Song Lin said, turning to Tai Shi Yu.
"Can his Golden Crow Flame's concentration match Xie Chucai's Sixth Heaven Spiritual Qi?"
Tai Shi Yu, his eyes fixed on the two figures chasing each other up the tree trunk, had initially been indifferent to the outcome.
But now, he found himself suddenly invested and tense, sensing a possibility.
"In terms of energy level alone, I'd say they're comparable. But Xiao Li has only just broken through, while Xie Chucai is at the peak of the Sixth Heaven... Damn it, how frustrating! If Xiao Li's Psychic Power had reached the peak of the Six-Star Spiritual Master realm, we might truly have witnessed the ultimate showdown between a Spiritual Master and a Martial-Mystic Cultivator at the same level today."
Song Qingli said, "Doesn't this put Li Weiyi at a significant disadvantage now?"
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