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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 2: [Jiuli Insect Valley]
Chapter 8 (35): [The Night Visitor of the Burial Immortal Town]
(8th of Volume 2)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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The Nine Springs Manual was far clearer than the Veins Meridian Manual, with detailed annotations for each spring's location and opening sequence.
The Four Springs, located in the limbs, were naturally the earliest and simplest to open.
The Manual stated:
"Those of superior talent will achieve mastery after ten years of diligent cultivation."
"Those of average talent will require ten to thirty years."
.....
The Fifth Spring, is located in the center of the back.
The Sixth Spring, Tan Zhong, is located on the chest.
The Seventh Spring, Bai Hui, is located at the crown of the head.
Opening all seven springs would allow for full body qi circulation, enabling one to attempt a breakthrough to a higher realm.
"Those of superior talent may achieve seven springs after twenty years of diligent cultivation."
Upon reading this, Li Weiyi realized the extraordinary rarity of Golden Crow Blood.
Even those of superior talent needed twenty years of arduous cultivation to have a chance of opening all seven springs.
How many years of cultivation he had?
No!
In this world, Martial-Mystic Cultivators might begin training and opening springs as early as three years old.
By his age, they would have already been training for fifteen or sixteen years.
Moreover, if he could drink Golden Crow Blood, wouldn't the noble scions of this world possess even more precious blood medicines?
The Golden Crow Blood was merely filling the void of the fifteen or sixteen years he had lost, and it hadn't even come close to making up for it.
Furthermore, this only spoke of those with superior aptitude.
Later, it mentioned that those with exceptional talent could attempt to break through the Fengfu (Wind Palace) at the back of the head, the eighth spring, and the Zutian (Ancestral Field) below the navel, the ninth spring.
If a mortal successfully breached the Fengfu (Wind Palace), they could be called a hero, capable of surpassing Deformed Humanoids and rivaling Pure Immortal Physiques at the same level.
If a mortal successfully breached the Zutian (Ancestral Field), they could be called a supreme being, a manifestation of an ultimate physique whose sharpness could even surpass a Pure Immortal Physique.
Li Weiyi was thrilled.
He had discovered a path to catch up on the Martial Path. Though ordinary, he now realized he still had a chance to challenge Pure Immortal Physiques at the same level.
His fighting spirit burned brighter than ever.
Mortals were suppressed by Deformed Humanoids at the same level and were even crushed across levels by Pure Immortal Physiques at lower cultivation stages.
Li Weiyi refused to live such a stifled existence.
Fengfu (Wind Palace), Zutian (Ancestral Field)...
....
But if mortals can open the Fengfu (Wind Palace) and Zutian (Ancestral Field), couldn't Deformed Humanoids and Pure Immortal Physiques do the same?
Wouldn't they still be suppressed in the end?
Just as Li Weiyi was feeling frustrated, his ears twitched, picking up an unusual sound.
He quickly unfurled the Ghost Banner covering the Evil Camel Bell and draped it over the campfire, extinguishing the flames and leaving only thick smoke.
Darkness enveloped the entire room, the entire Burial Immortal Town.
"Taptaptap!"
Dense footsteps echoed through the town.
Shadowy figures flitted across the rooftops, their movements swift and agile.
Li Weiyi tossed the Nine Springs Compendium into the Evil Camel Bell, draped the Ghost Banner over himself to conceal his aura, and transformed into a black shadow.
He leaped over the earthen wall, darting through several houses before finally hiding in the rafters of a building.
"We clearly saw a firelight from afar. How did it vanish so suddenly?"
"Search! Search every house!"
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The sounds of doors being kicked down and debris being hacked apart echoed through the area.
More than a dozen torches were lit.
Dozens of Earth Wolf King's Army soldiers had entered Burial Immortal Town. All were handpicked elites, each having opened at least two Springs.
Half of them, led by Xing Wanxing, the tenth disciple of Shi Jiuzhai, swiftly marched toward the northeastern corner of the town.
There stood an ancient apricot tree, its trunk so massive that seven or eight people could barely encircle it. Its branches were dense with foliage, and its roots were numerous.
Beneath the apricot tree lay an ancient well, its diameter exceeding thirty feet. Stone railings surrounded the well, and dozens of giant stone statues stood guard.
In the misty gloom, the scene evoked an ancient, ethereal atmosphere.
Torches encircled the well.
"Clang!"
With a mighty pull on iron chains, a massive silver coffin, as large as a row of houses, was hauled up from the well.
It was incredibly heavy, requiring over twenty Deformed Humanoid Martial-Mystic Cultivators of immense strength to pull it up with great effort.
Yesterday, a large force of powerful warriors from the Cang Li Tribe arrived to rescue the town, forcing the Earth Wolf King's Army to retreat.
However, the silver coffin was too heavy and cumbersome to carry away, so they had hidden it in the well.
Xing Wanxing's eyes gleamed with excitement. He had recognized the coffin's extraordinary nature yesterday. Not only was the unknown treasure within of immense value, but the silver coffin itself was priceless.
This Otherworld Coffin would undoubtedly pique the interest of the great figures from the myriad clans and sects.
Selling it for a hundred million silver coins would be nothing out of the ordinary.
A Four Springs Martial-Mystic Cultivator accompanying Xing Wanxing whispered, "Master Xing, why don't we secretly open the coffin, take whatever's inside, and then put it back?"
"Shut up! Once an Otherworld Coffin is opened, its value plummets."
Xing Wanxing wasn't immune to greed.
The truth was, experts could tell at a glance whether an Otherworld Coffin had been opened before.
Shi Jiuzhai was not a fool, and Xing Wanxing simply didn't have the guts to deceive him.
Moreover, opening a blind coffin carried immense risks.
The contents might be worthless, or even completely empty.
Alternatively, the coffin could contain a terrifying, malevolent entity, and opening it could result in countless deaths.
Xing Wanxing had heard a tale of a great clan in a major city that spent thirty hundred million silver coins on a rare Otherworld Coffin. Upon opening it, they unleashed an incomprehensible horror that killed over a million people in the city, turning it into a forbidden, desolate wasteland.
There were also legends of corpses in blind coffins suddenly resurrecting, slaughtering everyone who opened them before finally departing.
Some coffins contained hidden mechanisms and deadly traps, while others held poisonous substances or corpse-eating insects...
If opening Otherworld Coffins truly guaranteed profit without any risk, they would never have circulated on the market.
If retrieving, carrying, and opening these coffins weren't incredibly dangerous, how could the Jiu Li Tribe have monopolized the top of this industry chain for so long?
Risk and reward are always directly proportional.
"Boom!"
The massive silver coffin had just been pulled from the ancient well when the hemp rope binding it suddenly snapped under its immense weight.
The coffin crashed to the ground.
With a loud clang, the lid was jarred open, sliding down over a foot.
Everyone recoiled in shock.
Xing Wanxing was furious.
"Can't you all be more careful? That's..."
From the crack where the lid had slid open, a Silver Auspicious Radiance erupted, releasing a rich, exotic fragrance.
The mist that had enveloped the surrounding buildings instantly turned silver, transforming into a dazzling, mystical cloud formation like something from the Immortal Realm, with silver flowers blooming within.
Xing Wanxing froze, his eyes widening in disbelief.
This was not an ominous coffin.
It was undoubtedly a treasure coffin containing countless Otherworld treasures.
"Master Xing, it wasn't our fault," someone reported after inspecting the coffin, "The sealing nails were already pried loose. That's why the lid slid open when it hit the ground. The Cangli Tribe likely opened it when they fished it out of the Blood Sea!"
The Four Springs Martial-Mystic Cultivator behind Xing Wanxing whispered again, "Since we've already opened a corner, why not see what's inside?"
Xing Wanxing secretly pondered.
If there were truly rare treasures within, why not take them and flee?
After all, given the current situation, returning the coffin would only arouse Shi Jiuzhai's suspicions.
Following Xing Wanxing's order, several Deformed Humanoids combined their strength to lift the heavy silver coffin lid.
The silver radiance emanating from the coffin intensified, illuminating half of Burial Immortal Town.
More and more silver flowers condensed from the mist.
Inside the coffin lay a silver giant's skeleton, eleven or twelve meters long. Starlike rivers seemed to flow within its bones, radiating an extraordinary brilliance. But aside from this, there was nothing else.
Xing Wanxing sighed deeply, his disappointment palpable.
This silver skeleton might hold value for some great Cultivators, but it was utterly worthless to him.
"Perhaps the real treasures were already taken by the Cangli Tribe," he thought.
"Whoosh!"
Li Ling descended like a gentle breeze in the night, her feet tracing blue mist light trails.
Her slender, graceful figure drifted onto the roof of a three-story building not far from the ancient well.
She had originally followed Li Weiyi to Burial Immortal Town, but had stumbled upon an unexpected discovery.
"Aren't those the Buddha's Salvation (Fodu) Bandits from yesterday?"
A chill surged in her eyes as she reached for a golden silk pouch at her waist and tipped it out.
"Wuu wuu!"
Grain-sized, otherworldly insects swarmed out like a dense swarm of fireflies, enveloping the twenty-odd thieves gathered by the ancient well.
Hearing the rapid flapping of wings, Xing Wanxing turned around, his expression changing instantly: "Demonfire Beetles! Don't let them touch you! Scatter!"
It was too late!
The first Deformed Humanoid to be struck by a Demonfire Beetle shrieked in agony. His back was instantly burned through, the flames spreading rapidly until he was engulfed in a massive fireball.
Three breaths later, his towering two-meter-tall frame had been reduced to ashes.
The second, the third...
Soldiers of the Earth Wolf King's Army began to burn one after another.
The scene erupted in a cacophony of screams and wails, complete chaos. Some fled in terror, while others leaped into the ancient well.
Peering through a crack in the window, Li Weiyi recognized the slender figure of a young woman on a distant rooftop. He couldn't believe she was here.
Sensing his gaze, Li Ling turned her head and cast a fleeting glance at the dilapidated mansion where Li Weiyi was hiding.
"Her perception is that strong?"
Li Weiyi quickly averted his gaze, suddenly realizing that Li Ling's presence might be directed at him.
Why?
A multitude of thoughts flooded Li Weiyi's mind in that instant.
Had gratitude turned to resentment?
Or had the secret of his Dharma (Law) artifact been exposed?
Otherwise, why would she be secretly following him?
Something was definitely wrong.
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END OF CHAPTER
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