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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 6: [Battle for the True Inheritance]
Chapter 60 (601): [Xu Daoqing and Qing Zijin]
(60th of Volume 6)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Li Weiyi and Qing Zijin, enveloped in Spiritual Light, flickered and immediately fled.
After escaping to a rocky hill several miles away, they turned to look back.
An ancient city gate materialized amidst the green Ghost Fire, its majestic silhouette rising grandly.
Hordes of soldiers surged from within the gate, their bodies radiating deathly Qi and their killing intent soaring to the heavens.
Faint sounds of war drums and horns echoed through the air.
Li Weiyi glanced at Qing Zijin and saw her face was deathly pale, her eyes wide with terror.
"Captain, with your knowledge, what's happening here?" he asked.
"During the ancient kingdom's final war, the entire Void Ruins Ancient Kingdom was buried, claiming countless lives. The resentment of the fallen soldiers likely transformed them into resentful souls, slumbering beneath the earth until our earlier clash awakened them," Qing Zijin speculated.
"I suspect this Ancient City Ruins might truly conceal a great secret," Li Weiyi said deliberately, hoping to provoke an unusual reaction from Qing Zijin, such as secretly signaling someone.
Ever since hearing Nangong's revelation, Li Weiyi had sensed a change in Qing Zijin's demeanor.
Her sincerity no longer felt as genuine as before. Yet he detected no hostility from her, leaving him torn between pain and confusion.
He desperately wanted to confront her directly and demand the truth.
However, Li Weiyi sympathized with the Immortal Haze Sect's plight.
If Qing Zijin wasn't too deeply entangled, he was willing to do everything in his power to pull her back.
But the thought of confronting Luo Yinji - if that was her true identity - with his current cultivation level was far too dangerous.
Qing Zijin replied, "Given our current situation, we can't afford to investigate further. Our only option is to find Nangong as quickly as possible and see if she'll be honest with us."
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Ignoring the risk of exposing their location and depleting his Spiritual Qi, Li Weiyi directly piloted the Jade Boat, flying low and at full speed toward the massive, luminous moon looming on the horizon.
After four days of travel, they had already traversed tens of thousands of miles.
Whenever his Spiritual Qi reserves dropped to half, Li Weiyi immediately stopped to replenish them, ensuring he never fell into a weakened state.
On the distant horizon, the radiant light of the moon appeared even larger than the majestic mountains nearby, a testament to nature's awe-inspiring craftsmanship - a sight that seemed almost otherworldly.
The moonlight was gentle, not at all harsh.
The land and rivers lay half-illuminated, casting long, distorted shadows.
Perched atop a high mountain ridge with a panoramic view of the surrounding terrain, Li Weiyi replenished his Spiritual Qi while building a fire.
He skewered a four-foot-long chicken wing with the Myriad Manifestations Staff-Spear and roasted it over the flames.
The firewood crackled and popped.
A concealment Formation surrounded the fire.
Qing Zijin stood nearby, blowing her Spirit Whistle in an attempt to contact the Shaoyang Guard within a thousand-mile radius.
"No response... Where could they all have gone?" she sighed softly, turning to glance at the golden-brown chicken wing.
Her willow-leaf brows furrowed.
"At a time like this, you're still thinking about food?"
"I've been saving this Immortal Chicken wing that Luo Pingdan raised for two years. I couldn't bring myself to eat it - I wanted to share it with you, Captain," Li Weiyi said earnestly, flipping the wing over and over.
Qing Zijin sat down beside him, her eternally melancholic eyes fixed on the flickering flames.
"You know, I despise smooth-talking charmers, but when you say things like that, I don't mind it at all. Do you know why?"
"Why?" Li Weiyi asked calmly.
"Because you do what you say, unlike those who say one thing and do another. Take this chicken wing, for example. If you'd said this two years ago, I wouldn't have believed a word of it."
"But you've kept it all this time, and that truly moves me. I refuse to believe you don't like eating it."
"Similarly, I completely trusted you during those two years you waited in the Netherworld Domain of the Heavenly Capital River."
"Keeping your word is very charming. When words and actions align, it reveals a childlike sincerity that makes being around you incredibly comfortable."
Li Weiyi knew he wasn't as sincere or endearing as she described, and his face flushed with shame, though the firelight concealed his embarrassment.
"This five-thousand-year-old Millennial Essence Herb was harvested from the Nether Domain where I was recovering from my injuries."
Qing Zijin's slender, jade-like fingers retrieved a medicine box containing Millennial Essence Herb from her Boundary Pouch.
"Are you trying to borrow the Myriad Manifestations Staff-Spear?" Li Weiyi asked.
"Didn't I already borrow it during those two months of cultivation at the top of Netherworld Mountain in Fan Ye Valley?" Qing Zijin replied, "Consider this repayment."
Li Weiyi stared into her icy eyes for a long moment before chuckling.
"This is a five-thousand-year-old Essence Herb. Our Captain, always so stingy, suddenly being this generous... it's quite unsettling."
"Take it or leave it," Qing Zijin retorted, tossing the medicine box at his feet.
She turned away, gazing at the distant Void Ruins, her upper body silhouetted against the massive full moon like a serene painting.
Li Weiyi picked up the medicine box and stowed it in his Boundary Pouch at his waist.
"We're only a day's journey from Chun City now. It's the largest Nether Domain in the Void Ruins Ancient Kingdom, said to be shrouded in Nether Spiritual Qi for three thousand miles, making it the richest source of cultivation resources. The strongest cultivators from all factions will undoubtedly converge there..."
Qing Zijin interrupted his musing.
"Did you hear that? A Spirit Whistle. Someone's responding to me, asking who I am."
Li Weiyi listened intently: "If they understand our Shaoyang Guard's secret code, they're likely not from the Tai Yin Sect."
"It's Daoist Xu. He wants to meet me," Qing Zijin replied after identifying herself, receiving a whistle in response.
Li Weiyi was surprised and found himself in a dilemma.
If Qing Zijin was compromised, Daoist Xu's arrival would mean facing two formidable enemies at once.
However, Hai Envoy Jingzhen, residing within Daoist Xu, had initiated this meeting.
If Qing Zijin was truly compromised, she would inevitably reveal her true colors.
This was an unparalleled opportunity to uncover Qing Zijin's true nature!
"Daoist Xu must be a master of divination. Why else would he arrive just as my chicken wings are ready? I really don't want to share... Sigh, don't tell him I'm here. Let's give him a surprise," Li Weiyi said.
Shortly after Qing Zijin responded with her whistle, Daoist Xu's youthful, Immortal-like figure descended on the mountain ridge, riding the wind.
He carried a whisk and scanned the area.
"It seems Daoist Xu is genuine. He came alone, with no followers," Qing Zijin observed.
"Go greet him," Li Weiyi instructed.
Obediently, Qing Zijin stepped out of the concealment Formation and approached Xu Daoqing, who was still a hundred zhang away.
Li Weiyi retrieved the letter Yu Yaozi had given him, concealed it in his sleeve, and narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Xu Daoqing's every subtle expression while sensing whether the two were communicating telepathically.
Unfortunately, only Qing Zijin's back was visible, concealing her expression.
"Thank heavens! This is wonderful! Miss Qing, you're actually alive! Are you alone?" Xu Daoqing's clear eyes rippled with emotion.
"Mm," Qing Zijin nodded slightly, remembering Li Weiyi's promise to give Daoist Xu a surprise.
Xu Daoqing gazed at her with unwavering sincerity, pouring out his feelings.
"Miss Qing, do you know that Daoqing has been searching for you in the south these past days? There is no other woman in the world who could make me so anxious and worried."
"I don't quite understand what Daoist Xu is saying," Qing Zijin replied.
Xu Daoqing stepped forward.
"Miss Qing, I know your background and why you always keep people at arm's length. Give me a chance. I can protect you, with my life if necessary. From the moment I first saw you, I knew you were the woman I had been waiting for."
Qing Zijin hurried toward the concealment formation, her voice cold.
"Daoist Xu, you're being too forward. You feel like a stranger, completely different from before."
Xu Daoqing pursued her.
"Perhaps love itself makes one lose reason, turning them into... Li Weiyi..."
Li Weiyi emerged from the concealment formation, holding a massive roasted chicken wing.
He glanced at the young Daoist chasing after Qing Zijin and smiled.
"Daoist Xu, long time no see?"
The chicken wing steamed, its savory aroma filling the air.
"I'd say he's far from well," Qing Zijin said, stepping beside Li Weiyi and turning to glare warily at Xu Daoqing, her eyes icy.
Li Weiyi explained, "I'll tell you why. Daoist Xu is Tu Miangou. Wouldn't his earlier words make much more sense if they came from Tu Miangou?"
"Moreover, I suspect Brother Jingzhen isn't after you, Captain, but something else entirely."
Li Weiyi was thinking of the Great Void (Taixu) Worm.
What could possibly compel the Great Void Clan, who had remained hidden for millennia, to risk infiltrating the Cave Void (Dongxu) Camp?
There must be something incredibly enticing.
Qing Zijin looked utterly bewildered.
"Tu Miangou? Jingzhen? Why are you speaking in riddles I can't understand?"
Across from them, Xu Daoqing's expression had completely transformed, his eyes now radiating an eerie coldness beneath their deep shadows.
"Whoosh!"
Spiritual Qi erupted from his body, coalescing into a violet glow.
With a flick of his horsetail whisk, its white bristles transformed into countless razor-sharp strands that enveloped the pair.
"Swish! Swish!"
Li Weiyi had anticipated this. The Heavenly Sword Talisman on his forehead unleashed a torrential rain of sword-shaped runes, shattering the whisk's strands and forcing them to recoil.
"Impressive Heavenly Sword Talisman," Xu Daoqing remarked, "but at this close range, a Martial-Mystic Cultivator still holds the advantage."
Enveloped in purple mist's protective aura, Xu Daoqing shot forward like a bolt of lightning.
Before Li Weiyi could fully unleash the Heavenly Sword Talisman, he had already closed the distance, his right hand forming a finger strike aimed at Li Weiyi's vital points.
Spiritual Light coalesced around Li Weiyi, forming a dazzling four-colored fiery armor.
With Psychic-Martial-Mystic Fusion activated, he spread his palm wide and unleashed a full-force strike.
Li Weiyi had studied ancient scriptures from Lingxiao Palace, discovering records about the Great Void Clan.
According to these scriptures, channeling Spiritual Light into a protective barrier could offer some resistance against the Great Void Clan.
"Boom!"
The palm seal collided with the finger strike.
Xu Daoqing's eyes widened in surprise as Li Weiyi's overwhelming palm force sent him staggering backward three steps.
Undaunted, Xu Daoqing regained his footing and released a humanoid phantom from within his body.
The spectral figure darted around Li Weiyi like a wraith, bypassing him entirely and charging straight toward Qing Zijin.
'Damn it!'
Li Weiyi realized he had made a catastrophic mistake.
He had only intended to test Qing Zijin's identity, never considering the dire consequences if she wasn't Luo Yinji.
The root of his error lay in his subconscious conviction that Qing Zijin was Luo Yinji - he had been searching for a question with the answer already in mind.
'Splat!'
The dense barrage of Heavenly Sword Talismans tore Xu Daoqing's body into bloody fragments.
"Captain..." Li Weiyi turned to chase after Qing Zijin, shouting in desperate warning, "Watch out!"
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