Chapter 304: Mighty And Grand
Li Weiyi did not doubt his words.
The Twin Rice Cult having the name of an evil cult meant there were definitely many dark deeds internally, and the style of the cult members was naturally survival of the fittest. Those who could stand out and live to the Dao Seed Realm were all ruthless people.
If Wang Shu had a clean foundation, that would be the biggest oddity.
Li Weiyi looked at Yang Qingxi: “These things, the divine sons, divine daughters, and true disciples within the Divine Cult probably haven’t done any less of them, right? If they were treated as crimes to deal with Wang Shu, wouldn’t Your Highness the Goddess fear that in the future she herself would be dealt with by others on this charge?”
“Li Weiyi, because I trust your abilities and decision-making, I’ve staked my life and honor on you to fight one more time. But now you’re hesitating and overthinking. Has Zu Tian been crippled, taking away your spirit? Are we fighting or not?” Yang Qingxi thought the three days Li Weiyi had delayed were due to him being timid and indecisive.
“Fight! But not to denounce crimes, rather the Sixth Divine Maiden challenging the Fourth Divine Son.”
Li Weiyi’s primary goal was to save people, unlike Yang Qingxi who was purely after cultivation resources, so he had to think of a foolproof plan, not wanting to get two friends killed.
Yang Qingxi was extremely intelligent and instantly understood Li Weiyi’s meaning, her eyes narrowing: “Low-ranking divine sons and divine daughters challenging higher-ranking ones is perfectly reasonable, so many people won’t be able to interfere! Once Wang Shu accepts the challenge, you can take the opportunity to break into the Fourth Divine Son’s Mansion and rescue them first.”
“If Wang Shu doesn’t accept, then have Ye Nanfeng publicize his crimes.”
“But I’m a realm below him, so you have to lend me the Ghost Flag and Blood Handprint Demonic Armor.”
Li Weiyi said: “You’re really not polite! I can lend you the Ghost Flag, but I need the Blood Handprint Demonic Armor.”
Before Yang Qingxi could press further, Li Weiyi gave her a reassuring pill: “After saving them, I won’t abandon you. After all, I don’t want you and the Ghost Flag falling into Wang Shu’s hands. You still owe me five million Spring Coins!”
To prevent Ye Nanfeng and Ye Beifeng from changing their minds at the last moment, Li Weiyi planted Death Spiritual Fire in their bodies.
“There’s also a piece of good news to tell you.”
Yang Qingxi glanced at Zuo Sheng and smiled: “Do you know that within the Zuo Qiu Gatehouse, there’s a remarkable big shot who’s very interested in your Seven Strange Insects and nearly took your life.”
Li Weiyi said: “Don’t think you’re clever! If I didn’t even know that, I’d have died at the hands of Zuo Shi, Zuo Sheng, and Zuo Qiu Qingying long ago, but now two of those three are dead. I’m keeping Zuo Sheng for later use.”
This witness Zuo Sheng, Li Weiyi planned to hand over to Zuo Qiu Ling and Zuo Qiu Hong Ting in the future.
Yang Qingxi’s gaze sharpened slightly, inwardly sighing that Li Weiyi was indeed extraordinary. Even against someone like Zuo Qiu Cang Wu, he could foresee the danger ahead of time and escape with his life.
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In three days’ time, news like “the Sixth Divine Maiden and Southern Venerable’s Senior Disciple mutually planting Six Desires Talismans on each other,” “extortion of 5 million Spring Coins,” “Li Weiyi wanting to rescue Qi Xiao and Tuo Ba Bu Tuo,” “the Fourth Divine Son impacting the Fourth Heaven of Dao Seed Realm”… various messages spread through the twenty-eight mansions, five palaces, and four halls of the headquarters,
causing a huge uproar.
Outside the Southern Clear Palace, a large crowd of young disciples had gathered early, wanting to see if the Fourth Divine Son would come and what Li Weiyi and Yang Qingxi would do.
“Squeak!”
The palace gate opened.
The Sixth Divine Maiden, in a green robe with a veil, her figure graceful and tall, walked out of the Southern Clear Palace, followed by three limping Dao Seed Realm martial cultivators.
Yang Qingxi proudly looked at the spectating Divine Cult disciples, infusing her voice with magic energy: “Today, the Sixth Divine Maiden formally challenges Wang Shu to seize his position as Fourth Divine Son. If you want to watch the excitement, follow along.”
The Twin Rice Cult naturally encouraged competition and challenges between divine sons, divine daughters, and true disciples. The higher-ups always believed one Young Son of Heaven was better than ten divine sons and divine daughters, and one divine son or divine daughter better than ten true disciples.
Only through competition could strong practitioners emerge.
Greenhouses could not grow towering trees.
“Why is there only the Sixth Divine Maiden, where’s Li Weiyi?”
“He wouldn’t have backed out, would he?”
“With a Two-Star Spirit Mind Master’s mind power attainment, challenging the Fourth Divine Son is overreaching to begin with.”
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The crowd of young disciples followed behind Yang Qingxi and the three like a tide, heading toward Lingji Mountain where the Fourth Divine Son’s Mansion was located.
Among them, quite a few wore masks, being cultivators with identities from outside.
Lingji Mountain was one of the twenty-eight cultivation gathering places in the Mortal Layer, structured from purplish-black rock, over two thousand meters high, covered everywhere in cliffs, overgrown with silver-leaf pines.
At the mountain peak was a Heaven Earth Spring, with magic energy cloud waterfalls flowing through the mountains, forming a vast cultivation Dao Domain.
Where the magic energy cloud waterfalls covered, many buildings and towers were constructed, with hundreds of inner disciples cultivating there. Many of them followed Fourth Divine Son Wang Shu’s lead.
It could be said that every divine son, divine daughter, and great true disciple had their own territory and followers at the headquarters.
The “tributes” received every month amounted to a large sum of money.
Those who liked money had money offered; those who liked precious medicines had them dug up by any means; those who liked beauties found it even easier, as the rarity of Pure Immortal Bodies far exceeded that of divine sons, divine daughters, and great true disciples.
Yang Qingxi was new to the headquarters and had been in secluded cultivation for the past year, so many didn’t even know who this Sixth Divine Maiden was. Therefore, she chose the most direct method: crush Wang Shu and take over everything of his.
She had always acknowledged Li Weiyi’s talent and abilities. Before Li Weiyi’s Zu Tian was crippled, she could even be said to be somewhat convinced by him.
This was why she chose Li Weiyi over Wang Shu!
On the mountain path, led by the three Dao Seed Realm martial cultivators, numerous core disciples and inner disciples blocked Yang Qingxi’s way.
They were Wang Shu’s followers.
Yang Qingxi was very decisive, releasing her Dao Heart External Manifestation long river and silver Fifth-grade Hundred-character Artifact War Sword, swiftly and forcefully heavily injuring all three Dao Seed Realm martial cultivators.
She didn’t give them any chance to form a combined attack formation.
Yang Qingxi coldly shouted: “Wang Shu is weak and incompetent, not even saving his two true disciple subordinates and Dao Seed Realm followers. Why are you still following him? Ye Nanfeng, Ye Beifeng, and Zuo Sheng have all surrendered to me. If you don’t want to die, step aside. After I defeat Wang Shu, come worship me then.”
With no leader now, those Five Seas Realm inner disciples and core disciples were all intimidated by Yang Qingxi’s mind, retreating to the sides.
Li Weiyi, in invisibility state, watched this from afar: “This Young Lady Yang, having long wielded power over the young generation of the Sui Sect, has an aura and methods beyond ordinary people. Unfortunately, time was too rushed. If she stepped into the Third Heaven of Dao Seed Realm, Wang Shu might not be her match.”
Sikong Jingyuan and Sikong Yanlun, one with Golden Pure Immortal Body and one with Silver Pure Immortal Body, arrived below Lingji Mountain in a carriage pulled by nine humanoid lost souls.
They were the Fifth Divine Son, just returned from training in the Nether Realm of the Dead.
Their parents were the “Wither” and “Bloom” Hall Master and Deputy Hall Master of Ku Rong Hall, who used the power of the Ten Thousand Character Scripture Magic Tool Golden Mirror and Silver Wheel to cultivate these two successor-level Rice Person geniuses.
This was also the origin of their names!
After four years of training in the Nether Realm of the Dead, Sikong Jingyuan and Sikong Yanlun’s cultivations had greatly advanced, so they came straight to Lingji Mountain to seize the Fourth Divine Son’s position.
Seeing the lively scene on Lingji Mountain, the two immediately ordered the driving elder to inquire.
Learning the causes and effects, the two couldn’t help laughing.
“Even a little girl who’s only had a breaking realm Dao Seed for a year dares to challenge him. Looks like Wang Shu hasn’t improved much in these four years. I’ve lost interest in making a move on him!” Sikong Jingyuan said.
Sikong Yanlun said: “Still need to fight. Third is hard to compete for, but Fourth must be contested. The Divine Cult will manifest under heaven in these couple years, and the rankings of divine sons and divine daughters will spread throughout under heaven. Being one position lower greatly affects prestige.”
“Fine, let’s first see what this little Sixth is made of. They say she mutually planted Six Desires Talismans with someone—quite the player. Interesting!” Sikong Jingyuan laughed.
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Among the Divine Cult’s four halls, only Under Heaven Hall had three deputy hall masters; the other three halls each had only one.
Heavenly Principle Hall was the foremost sacred realm for mind power cultivation, but its Deputy Hall Master Chu Tianshu was a Martial Way Longevity Realm giant, wielding the Patrol Guard, responsible for inspections throughout the Divine Cult, overseeing all elders, disciples, and cult members.
Alongside Ku Rong Hall’s Enforcement Team and Spirit Valley Hall’s Hall Guard Army, each had their duties, with some overlapping powers.
The Patrol Guard’s Thousand Guard General “Yi Zhouxue” was one of Chu Tianshu’s personal disciples, forty-three years old but with the youthful look of under thirty, sharp features, striding into the hall and kneeling on one knee before the stone statue: “Master, they’re targeting Little Junior Brother like this—are we really just watching? Our Patrol Guard has full reason to intervene.”
Chu Tianshu’s stone statue spoke: “Yang Qingxi is the Sixth Divine Maiden challenging the Fourth Divine Son—it’s perfectly justified. How to intervene?”
Yi Zhouxue said: “Little Junior Brother is at the critical moment of condensing his Dao Lotus. As his senior disciple brother, protecting him would also be reasonable.”
The stone statue said: “Yang Qingxi and Li Weiyi are far from his match. In the Divine Cult, with all the rules restricting him, if he can’t even protect himself or deal with two far inferior opponents, how will he survive outside without any rules protecting him?”
Yi Zhouxue said: “But…”
“You’re a great true disciple—absolutely do not intervene. That’s an unwritten rule. Otherwise, Yang Qingxi’s backer Yang Shenjing and Li Weiyi’s backer Yao Qingxuan definitely won’t let it rest.” The stone statue said.
“Fine!”
Yi Zhouxue stood up, preparing to leave.
The stone statue spoke again: “But if they harm your little junior brother’s life or cripple his cultivation, then they’re the ones breaking the rules first! At that point, you’ll have full justification to step in and bring them to Heavenly Principle Hall for me.”
No joy showed on Yi Zhouxue’s face, only deep chill that seemed to freeze the blood, thinking to himself: “So Master wants to sacrifice Little Junior Brother. Could it be he’s also eyeing Li Weiyi’s Seven Strange Insects? Right, those are seven Marquis-level Strange Insects—even Longevity Realm giants would be very tempted.”
Exiting Heavenly Principle Hall, Yi Zhouxue looked toward Lingji Mountain. His stiff face suddenly surged with a strange light, corners of his mouth curving up: “Such strong aura fluctuations—looks like Little Junior Brother’s Dao Lotus condensation succeeded. Yang Qingxi and Li Weiyi are courting death!”
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At the peak of Lingji Mountain, within the Fourth Divine Son’s Mansion, a tide of magic energy surged out like massive waves.
Wang Shu’s voice boomed like thunder: “Yang Qingxi, with your Second Heaven of Dao Seed Realm cultivation, you dare challenge me? Since you’ve chosen to team up with Li Weiyi against me, don’t blame me for not going easy on you as a divine daughter. Once I capture you, I’ll plant a Six Desires Talisman on you too, imprison you in the Fourth Divine Son’s Mansion for three to five years to vent my hatred.”
Outside the Divine Son’s Mansion, Yang Qingxi’s expression changed abruptly, clearly sensing Wang Shu’s Dao Heart External Manifestation rapidly expanding, far surpassing before.
Had he already broken through to the Fourth Heaven of Dao Seed Realm?
Giving her no chance to regret or retreat, Wang Shu shot up like an arrow, then fell like a meteor, slamming a palm down toward her.
Five fingers spread, turning into a sky-covering golden bowl-shaped palm force.
The palm force was too strong, like a hurricane sweeping through, rocks flying. Several spectating inner disciples on the periphery, caught off guard, were blown off the cliffs by the wind force.
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Early month, double period, begging for monthly tickets…
