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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 6: [Battle for the True Inheritance]
Chapter 61 (602): [The Light Mist in the Shadow]
(61st of Volume 6)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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The sudden turn of events caught Qing Zijin completely off guard.
Before she could even ask what was happening, a humanoid figure of ethereal light materialized before her, its features blurred and nearly transparent.
Like a shadow, it possessed no discernible substance and was neither gaseous nor solid.
Yet the danger it posed was undeniably real.
Stunned and pale, Qing Zijin instinctively raised her slender, jade-white wrist.
Her blue sleeve slid down, revealing a bracelet of over a dozen Nianli Stars strung together like lustrous pearls.
"Whoosh!"
"Boom!"
As she frantically channeled a wisp of Spiritual Light into the bracelet, the secret script on the Nianli Stars' surfaces dissolved, unleashing a blinding burst of Spiritual Light.
The light erupted like a thousand sharp arrows.
From afar, the mountain peak appeared to have birthed a true star, its radiant glow visible for hundreds of miles, flickering like a beacon.
The humanoid figure of ethereal light emitted a low, pained groan as the bracelet's intense Spiritual Light sent it crashing down the mountainside.
A horrified, disembodied voice echoed, "A Holy Spirit King... The Starry Sky of Spiritual Power..."
Li Weiyi, having returned in pursuit, glanced at the still-shaken Qing Zijin, who remained dazed and disoriented.
With a powerful leap, he plunged down the mountainside, chasing after the retreating figure of ethereal light.
With a sweeping gesture, Li Weiyi unleashed a massive handprint formed from Immortal Haze Radiance Spiritual Qi, which descended like a thunderous cloud.
The humanoid phantom hovered in mid-air, quickly stabilizing its form and raising its arms to the heavens.
Ripples of semi-transparent energy radiated outward from its body.
Instantly, the Spiritual Qi Li Weiyi had unleashed was continuously absorbed by the phantom.
The massive hand seal disintegrated into wisps of Rosy Mist, losing all offensive power.
Li Weiyi felt a chill run down his spine.
He had never encountered such a bizarre creature.
The records of the Lingxiao Palace stated that the Great Void Clan possessed no physical bodies, instead specializing in attacking and devouring cultivators' soul spirits and consciousness, converting them into their own cultivation power.
Ordinary Spiritual Artifact Battle Armor and Protective Spiritual Qi were utterly ineffective against them.
Once they invaded a body, only Martial-Mystic Cultivators with cultivation levels several times higher could repel or destroy them using Battle Technique Intent.
They were impossible to defend against, making them exceptionally dangerous.
However, the Great Void Clan also had weaknesses.
To launch physical attacks, they needed to possess a host body, through which they could then wield Dao Techniques.
Furthermore, Martial-Mystic Cultivators with unwavering willpower and those who had cultivated special Battle Technique Intent could resist their defenses.
The Great Void Clan's ability to absorb and dissolve Spiritual Qi into nothingness far exceeded Li Weiyi's expectations.
No wonder their Protective Spiritual Qi couldn't stop them from invading his physical body.
"Li Weiyi, you destroyed my Third Immortal Realm peak physical vessel. Now you must compensate with your own body."
The humanoid Spiritual Light's voice shifted between Xu Daoqing's, Tu Mian Gou's, and a woman's, suggesting the Great Void Clan had no fixed gender.
The Spiritual Light rapidly contracted into a fist-sized orb of intense radiance, then shot toward Li Weiyi's chest like a spear.
It doubted Li Weiyi's Psychic Power, even when condensed into Spiritual Light Armor, could withstand its assault.
Li Weiyi retreated swiftly, conjuring one hundred and eight Thunder Annihilation Formations to bombard the orb.
Undaunted by the thunder and lightning, the light orb pierced through the barrage and closed in on him.
Using the Yellow Dragon Ascending to Heaven Technique, Li Weiyi narrowly evaded the orb, refusing to let the Great Void Clan get close.
He wasn't entirely confident his Spiritual Light Armor could withstand Jingzhen's attacks, especially given his early Second Realm Holy Spiritual Master cultivation, while Xu Daoqing, a Third Immortal Realm peak cultivator, had met his demise.
"I refuse to believe there's no power in this world that can restrain the Great Void Clan."
Standing mid-air atop Immortal Haze Radiance, Li Weiyi unleashed a golden Buddhist Dao Imprint, striking at the light orb surging upward from below.
Li Weiyi had thought of using this technique because Tang Wanzhou had once told him that gazing at the Buddhist Dao Imprint on the stone wall felt like being drawn into a vortex, her consciousness on the verge of being shattered.
No matter how enigmatic the Great Void Clan might be, they must possess consciousness.
Within the glowing orb, Jingzhen sensed the Buddhist Dao Imprint's mysterious power, which caused him unbearable discomfort.
His consciousness reeled, and he dared not touch it, immediately dodging to the right.
"It seems the Shaoyang Division's most promising Heavenly Pride isn't Tang Wanzhou, but you, Li Weiyi. Once I find a stronger vessel, killing you will become my top priority."
The glowing orb crashed into the ground and vanished.
"Boom!"
The Buddhist Dao Imprint followed closely behind, slamming into the ground and carving a massive Buddhist Dao Imprint-shaped crater several meters long.
The golden light within the crater lingered for a long time.
Li Weiyi immediately unleashed his Psychic Power to probe the area, but Jingzhen had already vanished without a trace.
The Great Void Clan were inherently difficult to detect and lock onto.
Worried that Jingzhen might attack Qing Zijin again, Li Weiyi turned to rush back to the mountain peak.
But Qing Zijin had already activated the Nianli Star on her wrist and swiftly arrived behind him, ready to lend her aid.
"Where is he?" she asked.
Li Weiyi probed the ground again, then shrugged.
"He got away!"
"What exactly happened?"
Qing Zijin's eyes blazed with fury, realizing Li Weiyi had known Xu Daoqing's true identity all along but deliberately concealed it from her.
Guilt gnawed at Li Weiyi's conscience.
He avoided her burning gaze as he retreated toward the mountain peak, explaining the situation over his shoulder.
The radiant glow of the Nianli Star on Qing Zijin's wrist faded.
Her long skirt billowed as she hurried after him.
"He's the Hai Envoy? You knew he was a spy, a member of the Great Void Clan, and extremely dangerous, yet you sent me to meet him alone without warning me beforehand? Do you realize how dangerous that was? What... what were you thinking?"
Reaching the mountain peak, Li Weiyi retrieved all the Heaven Sword Talisman paper scattered on the ground, absorbing them back into his forehead.
With the aid of these talismans, even Jingzhen, wielding Xu Daoqing's powerful cultivation base, had been forced into retreat during their earlier clash.
The ground was littered with fragments of flesh and blood.
Xu Daoqing's golden skeleton remained relatively intact.
His Ancestral Field, Wind Mansion, Qi Sea, and Cosmic Pouch had all been shattered and annihilated in the spatial void, a loss Li Weiyi secretly lamented.
Qing Zijin stood gracefully in the blood-tinged, frigid wind, her sleeves fluttering like wings.
Her gaze, filled with a mix of sorrow and understanding, fixed on Li Weiyi's silent back as she murmured to herself, "I understand now. You suspect me, you're testing me, aren't you? You... you think I'm a spy for the Taiyin Sect too?"
Li Weiyi didn't dare turn to face her, but he could imagine the look in her eyes.
He knew that, given her temperament, they were now on the brink of a complete rift.
There was no avoiding it.
He retrieved the Myriad Manifestations Staff-Spear, which he had hastily thrown into his Cosmic Pouch earlier.
Holding up the massive chicken wing, he approached her and extended it toward her delicate nose.
"It's still warm. Smell it - the aroma of Immortal Realm chicken is completely different."
Qing Zijin's eyes glistened with tears, brimming with resentment.
She turned and strode away, her voice cold as ice.
"If you've lost your trust in me, let's not travel together anymore. This constant suspicion is painful for both of us."
"Where are you going?" Li Weiyi called after her.
Qing Zijin didn't reply, already activating her Body Technique to descend the mountain.
A moment later, Li Weiyi caught up to her like a wisp of green smoke, blocking her path.
Before she could react, he said, "First, I agree that if two people can't trust each other, they shouldn't force themselves to travel together. But something's happened. Look at your shadow."
Qing Zijin stubbornly refused to look, but after a moment, she glanced at her shadow, stretched long by the moonlight.
Within the shadow, wisps of luminous mist began to materialize.
She waved her hand, but the mist wouldn't disperse.
Activating the Nianli Star Starlight on her wrist only slowly dissipated the mist. It would take at least a day or two to completely dispel it.
She turned to Li Weiyi's shadow.
"I have it too! This must be Jingzhen's doing. With this luminous mist in our shadows, he can track us even if we flee ten thousand miles away. The Great Void Clan's methods defy all logic and comprehension."
Li Weiyi had already tried various methods, but none could do more than slowly refine the mist.
Qing Zijin said, "It doesn't matter. I'm the Wicked Daughter of the Taiyin Sect anyway, so I have nothing to fear. If you want to escape, you'd better hurry. The Taiyin Sect likely has secret communication artifacts, and Jingzhen might already be summoning a large force of experts to kill you. If you don't leave now, it'll be too late."
Forced into a corner, Li Weiyi resorted to his trump card: "Captain, do you know why I've been suspicious of you, and what I've been suspicious of?"
Qing Zijin didn't want to hear a word of it and turned her back to him.
"Someone told me your relationship with Xu Daoqing is ambiguous, and that you've been meeting him in secret," Li Weiyi said.
Qing Zijin instantly flew into a rage, her face flushed with anger and shame.
"What nonsense are you spouting?"
This time, Li Weiyi turned to face her sideways.
"I didn't believe it at first, but Xu Daoqing's passionate words earlier didn't sound like he was saying them for the first time. I figured if your relationship was truly extraordinary, you'd fight me to the death if I attacked him. And if Xu Daoqing pulled another self-inflicted injury act, I'd have no way to defend myself."
Qing Zijin covered her ears with both hands, bit her lip, and stomped her foot.
"You're driving me mad! Who's spreading these lies? Making up stories out of thin air?"
"Nangong," Li Weiyi replied.
Qing Zijin was stunned: "Li Weiyi, are you playing me again? Dare we confront each other face-to-face, all three of us?"
"Why wouldn't I dare?"
After all, Nangong owed Li Weiyi two favors.
Li Weiyi immediately added, "But first, we need to survive the journey to Chun City and find her. The road ahead will be fraught with danger. Only by working together can we hope to make it through."
Qing Zijin's attention was drawn to the Chun City expedition, temporarily forgetting her earlier anger.
She considered the situation seriously.
"Jingzhen must know we're heading to Chun City. He'll likely gather a large force of experts to ambush us along the way. Moreover, the Taiyin Sect is cunning and adept at using others as pawns, turning their enemies' own strength against them."
"It's highly likely they'll reveal your whereabouts to the Demon Kingdom, the Rice Palace, the Demon Race, and all those who harbor deep-seated hatred for you. They might even exaggerate the threat you pose by breaking through to Immortal Realm, despite your already terrifying Martial-Mystic prowess."
"Remember, not every Martial-Mystic Cultivator is as easily swayed as Yu Baoyuan and Yu Shouyi."
Li Weiyi countered, "But there's an advantage to this. Which top expert from any faction wouldn't want to slay Chu Yutian, achieve legendary fame, and earn the adoration and respect of all Martial-Mystic Cultivators? As long as they can keep Chu Yutian occupied, I'm not particularly worried about the Taiyin Sect's remaining Tai Yin Envoys."
Qing Zijin knew Li Weiyi had every right to say that.
She asked, "Have you heard of Gu Zhenxiang?"
"The Demon Kingdom's new Number One Scholar? How could I not? Rumor has it that after reaching the Dao Seed Realm, he didn't cultivate Great Techniques but instead focused on Imperial Techniques. Before breaking through to the Immortal Realm, he had already mastered the Third Layer of Imperial Techniques. His current cultivation level must be unimaginably profound."
Li Weiyi added, "There's also the legend that he's the reincarnation of the Martial-Mystic Dao Heavenly Emperor, born with Imperial Majesty that compels all living beings within a hundred-mile radius to kneel. The tales surrounding him are nothing short of mythical."
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