Chapter 326: Massive Changes In The Underground Immortal Manor
Li Weiyi turned and walked toward the stone steps, using the Myriad Staff Spear to tear open a gap in the formation light screen, bringing in Yang Qingxi, Yang Qingchan, Qi Xiao, and Tuo Ba Bu Tuo from outside.
“Why did it take so long to open the formation? The good stuff, wasn’t it all taken by you first?” Yang Qingxi stared at him suspiciously.
Li Weiyi sighed: “I had to check first if there was any danger? If there was a killing formation or killing talisman, and everyone rushed in together, wouldn’t we all perish here?”
“Good heavens, so much immortal soil, must be dozens of pounds, right?”
“I think more than that, maybe even a hundred pounds.”
Qi Xiao and Tuo Ba Bu Tuo exclaimed in shock.
Yang Qingxi and Yang Qingchan immediately rushed over, instantly stunned by the square-zhang-sized patch of immortal soil, having never seen such a massive fortune before.
One tael of immortal soil was worth ten thousand spring coins.
If there were a hundred pounds, it would be worth ten million spring coins.
More crucially, immortal soil was never hard to sell; high-tier pills, artifacts, and talismans all required immortal soil to be added. Even refining longevity pills and cultivating the longevity body physical body couldn’t do without it.
Li Weiyi walked behind the two Yangs, sniffing the fragrance on their bodies, and said wistfully: “If I, Li Weiyi, were a greedy sort, not a single grain of this immortal soil would you see. The greatest pain in this world is to be misunderstood and wronged by others.”
Not to mention Yang Qingxi and Yang Qingchan, even Qi Xiao and Tuo Ba Bu Tuo believed it, secretly regretting that Li Weiyi still placed too much value on his integrity. With so much immortal soil, let alone secretly taking it all, even directly killing to silence witnesses would be understandable.
Yang Qingchan was moved, looking toward Yang Qingxi: “I believe you now! He truly is a trustworthy person, though sometimes a bit overbearing, but that’s what makes him charming. Even I’ve started to feel moved.”
For Yang Qingchan, this immortal soil here was like timely rain.
It was enough to rapidly elevate her physical body strength, thereby unleashing her full power.
“A total of ninety-six pounds, forty-eight pounds each.”
“Old Qi, Tuo Ba, you two take four pounds each from my share first, go cultivate your physical bodies. After refining and absorbing it all, come find me for more.”
Li Weiyi quickly distributed the immortal soil.
Qi Xiao and Tuo Ba Bu Tuo were naturally overjoyed, thanking him profusely, and genuinely developing respect for Li Weiyi from the heart.
Even Yang Qingxi kept glancing sideways at him repeatedly, as if seeing Li Weiyi anew. Eight pounds of immortal soil were worth eight hundred thousand spring coins.
Li Weiyi lightly scolded her: “What are you looking at? Do you think everyone is like you, Young Lady Yang, selfish and self-interested?”
“When was I ever selfish and self-interested?” Yang Qingxi retorted unconvinced, her eyes round and glaring at him.
Li Weiyi said: “Did you share any of the outer treasury’s gains with me? When I asked you to help earlier, you hemmed and hawed, hesitating, just wanting to reap the maximum benefit? Sigh… forty-eight pounds of immortal soil, worth four million eight hundred thousand spring coins…”
Yang Qingxi knew what he wanted and immediately stored the immortal soil into Zu Tian, her red lips pouting as she smiled softly: “Five million spring coins, Qingxi will definitely repay, but this immortal soil is of great use to me, so please, Your Highness the Divine Son, grant me some time. In the future, wherever Your Highness the Divine Son needs Qingxi, just say the word, and Qingxi will never hesitate again, fully cooperating.”
A strange feeling arose in Li Weiyi’s heart. Yang Qingxi always liked to put on airs, with the proud and aloof demeanor of the younger generation’s leader, yet this was the first time she softened and acted meek before him, calling herself Qingxi.
Like a wild horse that had become docile before him, willing to let him mount. Even if this docility was feigned, it had its own unique appeal.
Li Weiyi knew clearly this was because he had broken through to four-star spirit mind master, truly surpassing her in cultivation.
“Rumble!”
A deafening collapse and shattering sound came, several times louder than thunder.
The entire cave mansion shook violently, the ground trembled, and many rifts appeared on the stone walls. Gravel kept rolling down, and debris shattered everywhere.
Even though the cave mansion was full of masters, they were all terrified, their faces drastically changing as they hurriedly fled outward.
“Could it be because we intruded into the inner layer and touched something we shouldn’t have?” Tuo Ba Bu Tuo said.
Li Weiyi decisively denied it: “The sound came from very far away, accompanied by a powerful energy surge. The underground immortal mansion has erupted into an extremely terrifying battle, at least longevity realm giants clashing.”
Yang Qingxi’s face grew solemn: “Ordinary longevity realm couldn’t cause such a commotion in the underground immortal mansion. Perhaps Transcendent has broken in!”
She knew some inside information, aware that in the past year, tombstones and grave mounds on the surface had been spreading continuously, drawing high attention from all forces in Lingxiao Life Realm.
Countless experts under heaven had gathered in Fu Zhou.
Especially with Tang Wanzhou’s disappearance, it had stirred up huge waves in the Northern Territory, with Transcendent arriving at the underground immortal mansion entrance, constantly trying ways to break in.
Joy appeared in Qi Xiao and Tuo Ba Bu Tuo’s eyes.
Because of Li Weiyi, the two of them certainly wouldn’t betray the Rice Cult. But they were very clear that rice people could never truly accept humans, always viewing them as aliens.
If Snow Sword Tang Court’s and Zuo Qiu Gatehouse’s Transcendent broke in and destroyed the Rice Cult headquarters, they could rescue those imprisoned in the Divine Prison, and he and Li Weiyi would have a chance to regain freedom.
After all, Li Weiyi’s joining the Rice Cult was due to circumstances.
They opened the stone gate and fled the cave mansion.
Outside was an endless stone forest, and the group fled toward the headquarters.
“Boom!”
“Rumble!”
…
Explosive roars continued unceasingly, the entire heaven and earth shaking, with no idea from which direction the battle was coming.
Stone pillars in the stone forest kept shattering, the earth collapsing, giant stones rolling down, passages breaking.
Li Weiyi turned back, looking toward the massive pit connecting to the Nether Flower Black Swamp below, sensing Zen Sea Observing Mist’s aura.
He had a subtle soul spirit connection with Zen Sea Observing Mist, but after a full year in the underground immortal mansion, this was the first time he sensed her.
“You go ahead!”
Li Weiyi didn’t explain, using Qing Xu Cicada Escape Step to turn into a streak of green smoke shuttling between falling rocks, rushing toward that pit dozens of li away.
“Could it be the huge commotion caused by her and the three Masters? They were indeed very strong in life, but their strength shouldn’t have recovered much.”
Li Weiyi put on the governor’s official robe, draping a magic tool robe over it for any eventuality.
Following a blood river, he arrived near that massive pit.
There, an extremely bright energy beam covered the pit dozens of li in diameter, descending from above, the power fluctuations released containing heaven-destroying, earth-extinguishing might.
Even from over ten li away, Li Weiyi didn’t dare approach closer.
Buddhist chants rang in his ears, and heat came from the Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish at his chest.
This strange situation had occurred when he entered the entrance main hall a year ago. Some Buddhist-Dao power had connected with the Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish, activating it.
Just as Li Weiyi prepared to take out the Dao Ancestor Tai Chi Fish to check, several terrifying auras approached from behind at inconceivable speeds.
“Swish! Swish…”
Three figures in a row shot past overhead, so fast like three meteors, impossible to see clearly.
But it was certain they were the Rice Cult’s three longevity realm giants.
“Why aren’t you leaving yet? Back to headquarters!”
Yao Qingxuan seemed to appear out of thin air beside Li Weiyi, magic energy light surging on her skin like immortal jade, her face full of enemy-at-the-gates tension.
“Pa!”
A zen sound came from above the massive pit.
The next instant, a withered bone in Buddhist kāṣāya descended from the bright glow, its large sleeve sweeping to send the three intercepting longevity realm giants flying back, their bodies crashing deep into the rocks with bangs.
Even mere aftershocks sent sand and stones flying.
A single beam of buddha light could pierce through several li of rock layers. With tens of thousands of buddha lights shining, it even forced Yao Qingxuan to retreat.
That withered bone’s combat power exceeded her estimates by far too much.
Yao Qingxuan grabbed Li Weiyi’s left wrist, wrapping his whole body in longevity magic energy, pressing him tightly against herself, fleeing at the fastest speed.
Golden buddha light flew around the two of them, rock layers constantly collapsing.
Even the bronze skeletons supporting the rock layers melted instantly when struck by buddha light.
Li Weiyi’s body felt weightless, pulled along by Yao Qingxuan. At this moment, he had no time to search for Zen Sea Observing Mist; even longevity realm giants had to flee to survive.
He asked: “What happened? What is that thing, why are even you, Master, so afraid of it?”
Yao Qingxuan’s eyes were grave, staring ahead as scenes rapidly receded: “For some unknown reason, a transcendent-level monk’s remains awakened, and it broke through the headquarters’ third heaven to the Sacred Heart Layer. Currently unclear what its goal is, perhaps for that nine-page Bright Star Scroll.”
“A month ago, we discovered the passage it pierced from the Mortal Layer to the Sacred Heart Layer. In the past month, the entire headquarters has been searching for it, until today it finally made its move.”
“No one expected that a monk’s remains that had just awakened would be so overwhelmingly powerful. In life, it must have been a martial dao son of heaven.”
An ancient son of heaven awakening made Li Weiyi think of Zen Sea Observing Mist.
He wondered what level she had recovered to now?
However, Zen Sea Observing Mist wasn’t simply recovering combat power; her ambitions were great, aiming to reverse life and death, recultivate a flesh and blood body, walking a difficult path.
Moreover, she had yet to complete the yang marriage.
Li Weiyi asked: “Monk’s remains reviving, is that common in the underground immortal mansion?”
Yao Qingxuan said: “The underground immortal mansion is very special, related to ancient immortals. The cultivation methods of the ancient Bhakara Sect’s Buddhist cultivators are also strange, and the Sacred Heart Layer hides great secrets. All these mysteries have caused seven instances of monk’s remains awakening over a thousand years, each with different states and strengths.”
“What they have in common is that in the initial awakening phase, their strength isn’t that great and can be easily suppressed and subdued. Only with time does their combat power gradually grow stronger.”
“The taboo on Coffin Mountain, Xu Fudu and Hall Master An’s master, is one of them. The strongest among the seven monk’s remains awakenings, suspected to be an ancient son of heaven monk’s remains revival, but it still took several centuries to reach transcendent-level strength.”
“Precisely because Coffin Mountain has this taboo, the former ten-million-year ancient clan Jiu Li Clan dreads it immensely, paying tribute year after year in exchange for peace and tranquility in Li Zhou. Without a Transcendent, the Jiu Li Clan has no say and is suppressed by a dead person.”
Mentioning the Jiu Li Clan, Yao Qingxuan’s tone carried sarcasm and cold laughter, clearly extremely disappointed with the Jiu Li Clan over the past thousand years. But her eyes flashed with sharp light, clearly intent on breaking all of it.
Li Weiyi stared at her suffocatingly beautiful immortal face, finally asking the question he’d always wanted to ask but hadn’t dared: “Master, why exactly did you fake your death back then and secretly join the Twin Rice Cult?”
