Chapter 296: Seizing The Dao
If she could get a share from the fight between Li Weiyi and Wang Shu, then the resources for her to cultivate to Dao Seed Realm Third Heaven, or even Fourth Heaven, should be sufficient!
There was also this.
Yang Qingxi really wanted to crush Wang Shu and take all those who followed Wang Shu under her own command.
Although she was a Divine Daughter, in the headquarters, she had almost no usable people, with a shallow foundation.
Otherwise, how could she possibly use Yang Yun?
At this time, news from Spirit Valley Hall arrived.
“Two-Star Spirit Mind Master? Fusang Divine Tree Spirit? What a Li Weiyi, his Mind Power Talent is actually so outstanding. If those few Strange Insects are added, this battle will be fierce.”
Yang Qingxi decisively made a decision and looked at Yang Yun: “Go to Fourth Divine Son’s Mansion and relay Li Weiyi’s words exactly to that Divine Son. Remember, it must be relayed in person.”
“Ah?”
Yang Yun was stunned, feeling that his sister had changed faces too quickly. Could it be… there really was an affair?
Relaying in person, he felt he would be beaten to death by the Fourth Divine Son.
Yang Yun’s feeling was not wrong; Yang Qingxi’s purpose was exactly this.
After all, to have a justifiable cause, she could only first make Yang Yun suffer a bit. Beating to death was impossible, but a severe beating was probably inevitable.
Yang Yun walked out of Goddess Mansion looking as if he had lost his parents.
Yang Qingxi returned to the Cultivation Room, opened a door leading underground, and walked into the pitch-black and eerie narrow space.
An Otherworld Coffin was placed in the center of the Underground Space.
The air was ice-cold, making even Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivators feel piercing chill.
Dark red Blood Mist continuously seeped out from the coffin.
In the Blood Mist lay a woman who looked exactly like Yang Qingxi; it was Yang Qingchan.
During the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, Yang Qingchan’s corpse had been taken away by Twin Rice Cult.
Yang Qingxi had planted a Departed Spirit Seed obtained from Heavenly Principle Hall into the corpse; Yang Qingchan was now her Soul Servant.
In the coffin, Yang Qingchan spoke in the same tone as before: “Where are the High-grade Blood Crystals I need? And the Immortal Soil, Divine Stove Wood, and other Body Refining resources? This physical body is too weak right now, severely limiting my strength.”
Yang Qingxi knew very well that the one lying in the coffin was no longer her sister, but a Departed Spirit Expert cultivated by the Divine Cult through borrowing a shell. She said coldly: “If you want resources, get them yourself.”
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Fourth Divine Son’s Mansion.
Qi Xiao and Tuo Ba Bu Tuo were locked in the formation on the Stone Wall, emaciated like dry wood with none of their former high-spiritedness, their body blood severely depleted.
Wang Shu, in the appearance of a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old young man, sat cross-legged with hands extended straight forward.
From the palms of his hands overflowed Magic Energy and Dao Heart Mind, twisting into Roots that burrowed into Qi Xiao and Tuo Ba Bu Tuo’s Zu Tian, continuously absorbing the power of the Dragon Seeds.
With the Dao Seeds being absorbed, that dual pain from body and mind made the two howl in agony, as if in hell, their bodies trembling all over, finally fainting from the pain.
“It really is too wonderful; as expected of the Ancient Heavenly Emperor’s Dao Law insights. No wonder Yang Qingxi’s cultivation speed is so fast.”
“Dragon Seeds are indeed heaven-defying treasures for changing fate! Unfortunately, they cannot be stripped from their bodies, so they can only be absorbed this way, greatly limiting cultivation speed.”
In the over a month since pulling Qi Xiao and Tuo Ba Bu Tuo out of Divine Prison, Wang Shu’s cultivation had advanced greatly, surpassing the results of half a year of hard cultivation before.
“They cannot be allowed to die; the Dragon Seeds in their Zu Tian must be fully absorbed first before they can die.”
Wang Shu decided to temporarily stop drinking the blood in their bodies, to nourish them well. Impacting Dao Seed Realm Fourth Heaven and condensing the Dao Lotus was already close at hand; success was certain within ten days. But this was far from his goal.
Ye Nanfeng and Ye Beifeng, two Core Disciples of Dao Seed Realm, hurried to the outside of the Cultivation Room.
They were already over fifty, but their cultivation had always been stuck at Dao Seed Realm Third Heaven. Following Wang Shu was to obtain the opportunity to condense Dao Lotus and impact Fourth Heaven.
Ye Nanfeng said urgently: “Your Highness the Divine Son, big trouble. Li Weiyi has been taken as the Senior Disciple by Southern Venerable.”
Wang Shu did not open the door; at this critical moment of cultivation, he did not want extraneous matters: “The Puppet Rice Scarecrows I gave you actually failed to assassinate him?”
The one controlling the Puppet Rice Scarecrows was Ye Beifeng.
He said: “Li Weiyi’s Mind Power Cultivation has advanced greatly; he is already a Two-Star Spirit Mind Master. There is news that even Zuo Sheng was defeated by him and captured alive.”
“Zuo Sheng has cultivated for a hundred years; how can he be so useless?”
Wang Shu’s good mood vanished completely; he only felt he had lost all face and began to think seriously: “Southern Venerable couldn’t even capture a Tang Wanzhou, almost exposing the route into the headquarters. Several Longevity Realm Giants in the cult are already dissatisfied with her, suspecting if it was deliberate.”
“At this critical juncture, she still dares to take Jiu Li Hidden Sect’s Hidden Person as a disciple.”
“Fine! No need to mind for now. Once I condense the Dao Lotus, my strength and status in the cult will be vastly different. Then, there will be many ways to deal with Southern Venerable’s Senior Disciple.”
A Core Disciple arrived using Movement Technique and reported: “Your Highness the Divine Son, Yang Yun, the younger brother of the Sixth Divine Maiden, has come to pay respects, saying he has a matter of utmost importance to report.”
Yang Yun had no other choice.
If he didn’t say it this way, he felt he wouldn’t even get to see the Fourth Divine Son.
Half a moment later.
“Boom!”
Yang Yun was beaten until he crashed through the gate, flying out of Fourth Divine Son’s Mansion, blood flowing from his mouth and nose, tumbling out.
…
Yao Qingxuan was discussing the outside situation with a big shot from Spirit Valley Hall.
Li Weiyi followed Elder Xu to receive the Core Disciple’s Rice Robe and Life Token.
Before condensing the Dao Lotus, the Rice Robe of a Core Disciple was embroidered with four Spirit Grains.
The number of Spirit Grains on the body determined identity, status, and freedom of movement in the headquarters.
Those Divine Sons and Divine Daughters, due to their exceptional talent and high probability of growing into Longevity Realm Giants, had Rice Robes embroidered with seven Spirit Grains, higher status than some Elders, and could view various Codices and Daoist Arts.
As for the Life Token, every disciple had an independent one, requiring a drop of blood.
Elder Xu explained: “Core Disciples can view all Minor Techniques and some Codices in Spirit Valley Hall. The cultivation areas of the twenty-eight Heaven Earth Springs can be freely accessed.”
“The four Great Techniques require executing missions, earning merit for the Divine Cult, and accumulating enough Merit Points to view.”
“Core Disciple Li is naturally different. You are Southern Venerable’s Senior Disciple, the most core insider of Spirit Valley Hall. Whatever you want to view, just tell this old man.”
Li Weiyi secretly sighed at this omnipresent human relations and shrewdly thanked him repeatedly.
“However, executing missions is an inescapable responsibility for Core Disciples. At least one mission must be completed each season.”
Elder Xu reminded him thus, then took Li Weiyi to the mission building of Spirit Valley Hall.
“Guiding Outer Disciples in cultivation for half a month, reward five hundred Spring Coins or five hundred Merit Points.”
“Reclaiming a hundred mu of Rice Paddies, reward one hundred Spring Coins or one hundred Merit Points.”
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The positioning of Spirit Valley Hall in Twin Rice Cult was teaching and nurturing, mainly responsible for cultivating Outer child disciples and Inner Disciples. Once becoming Core Disciples, those with high talent were almost all picked by various sides.
“Spirit Valley” means seeds, which destined that missions in Spirit Valley Hall were mostly low in danger and low in reward.
Of course, there were exceptions.
“Intercept and kill Martial Cultivators intruding into Underground Immortal Mansion. Killing Dao Seed Realm First Heaven, reward one hundred thousand Merit Points. Capture alive doubles!”
“Killing Dao Seed Realm Second Heaven, reward two hundred thousand Merit Points. Capture alive doubles!”
Li Weiyi’s gaze fixed on this wall, myriad thoughts surging in his mind, and he asked: “Can all Core Disciples accept interception missions?”
“Naturally!”
Elder Xu smiled and added: “Moreover, with Saint Spirit Mind Masters or Longevity Realm Giants accompanying, to prevent errors during mission execution by Core Disciples exposing the headquarters. So, there is danger, but not that high; it’s a good opportunity for training.”
Li Weiyi saw bounty missions for some Martial Cultivators with special identities.
Among them, Tang Wanzhou was prominently listed, with a reward of ten million Merit Points.
Merit Points could be used as Spring Coins, exchangeable in Spirit Valley Hall for various cultivation resources.
Li Weiyi asked: “Are there no outside missions?”
“Outside? You mean the Ground? There are, but Spirit Valley Hall has few.”
Elder Xu laughed: “If you want to execute outside missions, go to Under Heaven Hall. Under Heaven Hall handles matters under heaven. Southern Venerable is one of the five Venerables of Under Heaven Hall, managing all affairs of the Seven Prefectures of the Southern Territory. Southern Territory missions are in her hands.”
Li Weiyi had no intention of executing missions for now; under Elder Xu’s lead, he went to the Resource Treasury of Spirit Valley Hall.
To familiarize with the environment and scout the way in advance.
Arriving outside the Resource Treasury, Li Weiyi asked the other Elder Xu guarding here about the price of Spring Fluid.
The two Elder Xus were the Rice Person Brothers.
The Elder Xu guarding the Resource Treasury was much colder, completely different personality, all business: “One drop of Spring Fluid, seven Merit Points or ten Spring Coins.”
Li Weiyi took out one Boundary Bag after another—some robbed from Yang Yun, some from Zuo Sheng and Zuo Shi… all pooled together, a total of one hundred eighty thousand Spring Coins, buying eighteen thousand drops of Spring Fluid.
The mild-mannered Elder Xu smiled: “Core Disciple Li is not simple! Even those Divine Sons and Divine Daughters rarely buy so much Spring Fluid at once during Five Seas Realm. Their Zu Tian can only expand to over twenty thousand square units.”
Li Weiyi feigned a pained expression, then revealed a mad and persistent look: “One must strive for it; if not striving, how can one be content? Elder Xu, I have a Dao Lotus that has released all its Magic Energy here; how many Spring Coins can it exchange for?”
The cold-tempered Elder Xu fetched the Spring Fluid and handed it to Li Weiyi: “Dao Lotus can be refined into Dao Lotus Pills, a great medicine for Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivators to increase cultivation realm. Prices differ for different grades of Dao Lotus.”
Li Weiyi took out the box containing the Dao Lotus and handed it over.
Dao Lotus, what a supreme treasure, comparable to Thousand Year Elixirs. Helping Five Seas Realm Martial Cultivators Accumulate Qi was only a tiny part of its value.
After inspecting, Elder Xu said expressionlessly: “It is a Dao Lotus from a Dao Seed Realm Fourth Heaven Martial Cultivator, and the lowest grade, Three Dao Law Petal Lotus, exchangeable for one hundred eighty thousand Spring Coins.”
Beside him, the other Elder Xu whispered to Li Weiyi: “Spirit Valley Hall buys treasures at much lower prices. If sold at the Market Town, at least twenty thousand more Spring Coins.”
The cold-tempered Elder Xu snorted: “If not afraid of exposing wealth, go ahead. Who dares leak information when selling in Spirit Valley Hall? Additionally, if exchanging resources for resources, there is room for negotiation.”
Li Weiyi was moved and asked: “Does Spirit Valley Hall have Spirit Platform Blazing Star Stone Fragments?”
