Chapter 300: Colluding In Desperation
“Run!”
Ye Nanfeng was very rational, knowing that after these two joined hands, it was simply impossible to rescue Zuo Sheng today.
Ye Beifeng wanted to escape, but he was enveloped layer by layer by Li Weiyi’s mind power web, like being trapped in a swamp, unable to break free.
“Still want to run? Dao Seed Realm Third Heaven, nothing more than that.”
Li Weiyi faced Ye Beifeng alone, the pressure greatly reduced, becoming at ease, and with the help of the six Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors, completely suppressed him.
Seeing no hope of escape, with Ye Nanfeng and Yang Qingxi one fleeing and one chasing, battling into the distance, clearly unable to spare any effort to save him.
Not wanting to end up like Zuo Sheng, Ye Beifeng removed his boundary bag and released two puppet rice scarecrows.
He slit his wrist, sprinkling blood onto them. He said: “You have strange insects as helpers, I also have puppet technique at my side.”
A cluster of spiritual light appeared at Ye Beifeng’s brow, activating the runes on the blood crystals inside the puppet rice scarecrows.
“Bang! Bang!”
The two puppet rice scarecrows explosively released large amounts of black mist, “coming alive,” holding daggers and short swords, attacking Li Weiyi from left and right alongside Ye Beifeng.
They were like ghosts, incredibly fast, proficient in movement technique and swordsmanship.
The puppet rice scarecrows were not refined by Ye Beifeng; he was merely the controller.
Ye Beifeng’s mind power cultivation was limited; over long distances, he could only control one puppet rice scarecrow. Otherwise, with three puppet rice scarecrows all infiltrating Southern Clear Palace to assassinate, in his view, Li Weiyi would undoubtedly die.
The strength of the puppet rice scarecrows was only slightly stronger than one Phoenix Wing Moth Emperor, but their defense was far inferior to the Phoenix Wing Moth Emperor.
Under Li Weiyi’s flame light whip attacks, the two puppet rice scarecrows quickly annihilated.
“So it was you assassinating me, who is behind it?”
Li Weiyi’s sword strikes grew faster one after another, his whips more dangerous one after another, forcing Ye Beifeng into constant peril, continuously retreating, only able to passively endure.
The six Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors flew about, unleashing various attack methods, leaving multiple wounds and bloodstains on him.
How could Ye Beifeng dare reveal the tycoon who gave him the puppet rice scarecrows? After bitterly enduring dozens of moves, he was heavily injured by Li Weiyi’s palm strike, blood flowing from all seven orifices, then his four limbs broken, and thrown into Southern Clear Palace.
Leaving the six Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors to guard.
Li Weiyi held his sword chasing toward Yang Qingxi and Ye Nanfeng, stepping on the Yellow Dragon, soaring through the air. From afar, he swung out a sword opening the sea, dragging a bright sword qi, intercepting Ye Nanfeng who had used an evasion technique.
Ye Nanfeng fell to the ground.
“Boom!”
Two enormous Divine Mulberry light shadows descended from the sky, smashing onto his head.
Countless flame roots spread out, entwining him.
“Swish!”
Yang Qingxi swung out a sword, immediately producing crisscrossing countless sword qi.
The sword qi combined with scriptures had immense power, severing the tendons in Ye Nanfeng’s hands and feet, his body collapsing limply.
Li Weiyi stood at the top of the Fusang Divine Tree light shadow, holding his sword suspended in empty air: “This is the strength of your Dragon Seed Dao Cultivation after one year? If I hadn’t arrived in time, he would have escaped!”
Yang Qingxi’s veil swayed in the wind: “Low realm Dao Seed Realm martial cultivators inherently prioritize cultivating escape technique daoism first. Not everyone is like you, able to use mind power to restrict their escape.”
“You pair of adulterous man and woman… Yang Qingxi, colluding with Li Weiyi, you won’t meet a good end… ah…”
Ye Nanfeng was extremely unwilling; he had come full of confidence to rescue, yet unexpectedly suffered a major setback.
He screamed miserably, struck in the face by Yang Qingxi’s palm.
His entire head pressed into the underground.
“Insulting the Divine Cult’s divine daughter, do you really think I’m still some Five Seas Realm youngster?” Yang Qingxi sheathed her sword back into Zu Tian, then ahead of Li Weiyi, took away Ye Nanfeng’s third-grade Hundred Character Artifact golden pillar.
The golden pillar was very heavy, but once stored in Zu Tian, it lost all weight.
That was the independent space she had opened; as long as her cultivation was strong enough, it could even bear mountains, lakes, and seas.
Li Weiyi was a step slow, staring deeply at Yang Qingxi.
This Young Lady Yang, previously wielding the Sui Sect’s younger generation, had been very magnanimous; now she seemed somewhat changed, actually starting to loot battle treasures.
Ye Nanfeng hadn’t died, just fainted.
Li Weiyi’s expression was even uglier than Yang Qingxi’s; in front of countless Divine Cult disciples, he stripped off Ye Nanfeng’s magic tool battle robe, then took his boundary bag and money bag.
Then.
He stood up, shouting to the crowd watching from afar: “I know there are people from Fourth Divine Son’s Mansion among you, take a message to Wang Shu. He dares dispatch people using puppet rice scarecrows to intrude into Southern Clear Palace and assassinate me, then don’t blame me for not holding back.”
“However, wrongs have heads and debts have owners. I’m very easy to talk to, I only recognize money, not grudges.”
“Within three days, bring one million five hundred thousand Spring Coins to Southern Clear Palace to redeem him.”
Yang Qingxi felt Li Weiyi was too cautious, not ruthless enough, so she said in an elegant tone: “If Wang Shu doesn’t come within three days, Ye Nanfeng, Ye Beifeng, and Zuo Sheng will be castrated, then taken under this divine daughter’s door. That so-called Fourth Divine Son’s Mansion had better remove its sign as soon as possible. We other divine sons and divine daughters can’t afford this embarrassment.”
Figures in the crowd quickly rushed out, heading to Fourth Divine Son’s Mansion, Spirit Valley Hall, Heavenly Principle Hall…
“This divine daughter Your Highness is ruthless!”
“She’s preparing to crush the Fourth Divine Son, then take over all his resources, including subordinates and followers.”
“If the Fourth Divine Son doesn’t go to Southern Clear Palace within three days to regain face, his people below will surely be panicked and switch to other divine sons and divine daughters. Who would follow someone who can’t even protect his own core disciples?”
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Yang Qingxi and Li Weiyi returned together to Southern Clear Palace’s main great hall.
This xie shan roof style grand building was left from the Ancient Bhakara Sect period, with thick and crystalline walls like cast immortal jade. The roof was covered in emerald green tiles, releasing wisps of cool spiritual mist.
Zuo Sheng, Ye Nanfeng, and Ye Beifeng all had their four limbs broken, thrown haphazardly inside, extremely miserable and disheveled.
Li Weiyi directly sat at the highest position in the great hall, on the jade chair holy seat originally belonging to Yao Qingxuan, using the cold jade box to preserve Qi Xiao and Tuo Ba Bu Tuo’s severed arms.
Even though he knew the chances of reattachment were slim.
A sliver of hope was still hope.
Yang Qingxi stood at the center of the great hall, scrutinizing him: “To actually dare take you as a disciple, Southern Venerable isn’t one of your Jiu Li Hidden Sect either, is she?”
“Do you think the Rice Ancestor and the Divine Cult’s hall masters are fools? Would untrustworthy people be entrusted with heavy responsibility, wielding the entire Southern Territory?”
Li Weiyi glanced at her, then closed the box and stood up: “Young Lady Yang is the Divine Cult’s Sixth Divine Maiden, Wang Shu has deep ties with the Sui Sect Wang Family, the Sui Sect Sheng Family’s old ancestor is a Divine Cult Saint Spirit Mind Master elder… Your Sui Sect’s strength surging forward over a thousand years is due to the Divine Cult’s full cultivation, right?”
Yang Qingxi said: “The Jiu Li have planted countless undercover agents within the Sui Sect. If the Sui Sect were entirely cultivated by the Divine Cult, would you know nothing at all?”
“If the Sui Sect truly had that much influence in the Divine Cult, would I go rob people from Wang Shu?”
Li Weiyi laughed: “Who knows? The Divine Cult internally divides into four halls, each with their own benefit pursuits. Under Heaven Hall’s three vice hall masters and five venerables aren’t an ironclad bloc either, right? Every Longevity Realm has their own hilltop.”
The two were probing each other, acquiring the information they wanted.
Yang Qingxi’s gaze was profound: “The existence of the Divine Sect Headquarters, before the Underground Immortal Mansion was exposed, was top secret. One year ago, with my cultivation, I didn’t even know that I was actually a Rice Person, bred from my father and mother’s blood. I guess the entire Sui Sect has no more than ten people who can directly contact the Divine Cult.”
Li Weiyi half-believed it.
Yang Qingxi said: “What? After all this probing, are you worried that I’ll secretly join hands with Wang Shu to deal with you?”
“Young Lady Yang, do you really think that even if you join hands, you can plunge me into the abyss and to death? If I don’t die, you should understand what your end will be.” Li Weiyi walked toward her, his aura very strong.
Yang Qingxi felt an invisible pressure and said: “To deal with the current you, Wang Shu doesn’t need to join hands with me at all. Ye Nanfeng and Ye Beifeng are just two Inferior Root Dao Seed Realm Third Heaven, Wang Shu could defeat them both with one hand. If it were him who came today, you wouldn’t even have a chance to escape.”
“Wang Shu’s younger brother, Wang Zhi, has an even more terrifying departed spirit seed in his body.”
Li Weiyi said: “Then why didn’t he show up?”
“That’s exactly what worries me most!”
Yang Qingxi continued: “Earlier, the reason I didn’t act was to see if you could defeat Ye Nanfeng and Ye Beifeng, forcing Wang Shu to appear. If you could achieve that, then joining hands, we’d have a chance of victory.”
“This current outcome looks like our complete victory, but it’s actually the worst situation.”
“If I’m not wrong, Wang Shu must be at a critical moment condensing his Dao Lotus, so he has no time for you.”
“Once he breaks through to Dao Seed Realm Fourth Heaven, you and I will have no chance of victory at all. Either submit or bet he doesn’t dare intrude into Southern Clear Palace.”
“But now, Southern Venerable has left the headquarters, while Wang Shu’s master, that Heavenly Principle Hall vice hall master, is still at headquarters. With the reason of rescuing people, does he really not dare intrude into Southern Clear Palace?”
Li Weiyi believed Yang Qingxi’s analysis; this woman, at Five Seas Realm, could lead the Sui Sect’s younger generation, making even some elder generation figures willingly obey, her wisdom and ability to analyze the situation extraordinary.
“But you still acted!” Li Weiyi knew clearly that Yang Qingxi must have some scheme.
Yang Qingxi’s red lips glistened under her veil, opening and closing lightly: “Now our only chance of victory is for you to lend me the Blood Handprint Demonic Armor and Ghost Flag; you and I immediately kill toward Fourth Divine Son’s Mansion, not giving him a chance to condense the Dao Lotus, and cripple him.”
Li Weiyi showed a “as expected” smile: “What’s the reason? Without a reasonable reason to intrude into Fourth Divine Son’s Mansion and still want to cripple Wang Shu, do you really think that Heavenly Principle Hall vice hall master is made of clay?”
Yang Qingxi said: “Since we’re already mortal enemies, why hesitate?”
Li Weiyi knew clearly that Yang Qingxi dared to be so bold and reckless, her backing must be very solid. Very possibly, Sui Sect Master Yang Shenjing held an extremely high position in the Twin Rice Cult.
He was different.
He was a halfway cultivator, newly arrived, inherently not trusted, and had to act cautiously.
If he attacked Fourth Divine Son’s Mansion, even if he won, he’d die at the Heavenly Principle Hall vice hall master’s hands. The reason to kill him would be his attempt to rescue Qi Xiao and Tuo Ba Bu Tuo.
Moreover, Li Weiyi felt that Yang Qingxi this woman seemed calm and wise on the surface, but inwardly had a crazy and bold side. She was fully capable of taking a risky sword path, using this opportunity to deal with both Wang Shu and Li Weiyi together.
“Three days! After three days, if Wang Shu doesn’t come to Southern Clear Palace, we’ll go together to Fourth Divine Son’s Mansion to force him to act. As for the Blood Handprint Demonic Armor and Ghost Flag, let me consider it a bit more.”
Li Weiyi wanted to use these three days to impact three-star Spirit Mind Master.
Once successful, his strength would greatly advance, enough to handle all variables.
Now he could only race against time, striving to break through ahead of Wang Shu.
“Looks like after your Zu Tian was wasted, you really lost all drive and hatred; it’s truly too disappointing, I’m starting to regret acting earlier.” Yang Qingxi glanced at him lightly.
Li Weiyi’s eyes narrowed: “Yang Qingxi, don’t forget, on the bed in Evergreen Temple, you owe me five million Spring Coins; I can spank you five times. If you really force me to spend one million Spring Coins to spank you hard once, then you’ll know what drive and hatred are!”
Li Weiyi ignored her no longer, heading to the back courtyard.
Yang Qingxi’s fine brows furrowed slightly, then she sat cross-legged in meditation in the hall, attempting once more to impact Dao Seed Realm Third Heaven. She decided to wait three days for Li Weiyi to see what tricks he was up to.
Having torn faces with Wang Shu, she naturally couldn’t return to Goddess Mansion; being alone was very dangerous.
Li Weiyi left the green-tiled great hall, walking by the blood lake toward the formation where the golden rice was, but suddenly saw Great Phoenix flying out from behind the fake mountain, his heart jolting as he looked around.
The aura on Great Phoenix was very thick, actually grown to one foot long, formally reaching Dao Seed Realm.
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Seems like it’s double now, begging for monthly tickets…
