Breaking Through to the Ninth Spring, Heading to Immortal Burial

The small boat made a sharp turn and arrived at the Silver Beach River Valley.

Hidden Twenty-Five stood upright on a gentle slope on higher ground by the shore, looking as if he had been waiting for them for a long time.

"It's over. We've lingered in the Ash Region for too long. They've probably found out!" Hidden Twenty-Four muttered, growing tense, knowing all too well how severe the Hidden Gate's punishments were.

Li Weiyi said, "Don't be afraid, leave it to me."

Hidden Twenty-Five looked at the three people on the boat and said with a stern face, "Where have the three of you gone?"

The small boat docked.

Li Weiyi disembarked first, passing by Hidden Twenty-Five, and said indifferently, "Do the Hidden Person need to explain to the Hidden People where they go? Is this a rule of the Hidden Gate?"

Hidden Twenty-Five was stunned for a moment.

Hidden Twenty-Four walked over, revealing a sympathetic look. "Someone who isn't even Hidden Person, yet dares to call himself Hidden Person, how big of a heart do you think he is?"

Hidden Twenty-Five's expression changed, his heart filled with unease. He quickly caught up with Li Weiyi, his attitude becoming much more respectful. "It was Hidden Lord who sent me to invite the three of you."

"What is it?" Li Weiyi asked calmly, his hands behind his back.

Hidden Twenty-Five lowered his head. "It seems to be related to what happened in Immortal Burial Town."

Li Weiyi patted him on the shoulder and laughed, "Don't be intimidated by Hidden Twenty-Four, I'm not that petty. Lead the way, I also have something to report to Hidden Lord."

"After falling from the spider cave into the Ash Region, I also encountered six Ember Spirit."

The Hidden Lord's eyes, beneath his mask, were deep and grave as he asked, "How did you escape?"

Li Weiyi said, "Our cultivation levels are too low, and we don't know what we encountered. After entering a purple mist, we returned to the Spider Cave. I feel that this matter is of great importance. The Ash Region may have spread to the vicinity of the Hidden Gate, and it may even have swallowed up the underground of many places in Lizhou."

Hidden Lord clearly understood what the Ash Region represented better than Li Weiyi. His relaxed demeanor vanished completely as he paced back and forth, saying, "You don't need to concern yourselves with this matter. I will personally search for and investigate. I summoned you here because of another important matter."

Then, Hidden Lord briefly recounted the situation in Immortal Burial Town.

Li Weiyi remained calm throughout, but the three people behind him were all incredibly excited, wishing they could sprout wings and fly to Immortal Burial Town immediately.

There was no other way; for these two mortals, Hidden Twenty-Four and Hidden Twenty-Five, what could be more alluring than transforming into Pure Immortal Body?

Although Yao Yin possesses Pure Immortal Body, the "Nine Springs Ancestral Field" barrier has kept countless proud and arrogant Pure Immortal Body from entering the realm of top geniuses.

The difference between the Nine Springs Pure Immortal Body and the Eight Springs Pure Immortal Body is like heaven and earth.

The former was an exceptional genius, surpassing his contemporaries.

The latter is perhaps even better than that of ordinary people in the afterlife.

Moreover, Yao Yin cultivated ninety-two Trace Meridians at the Eight Springs Realm. Once she breaks through to the Nine Springs Realm, she will almost certainly have more than a hundred Myriad Gate Families successors to her lineage.

Among the Jiu Li Tribe, Cangli will no longer be the only dominant force.

The Hidden Lord praised Li Weiyi's composed demeanor and said, "Logically speaking, you are not yet Hidden Person, and you are far from the time to emerge and judge the heroes of the world. But we will make special arrangements; this time you will lead the team with two missions."

"First, gather herbs, the more the better."

"Secondly, you must secretly assist the geniuses from various Nine Li tribes who are participating in the Mang Mountain Grand Sacrifice. The Hidden Gate has received information that someone will take this opportunity to hunt them down."

Li Weiyi asked, "Sui Sect?"

"The Sui Sect alone isn't this arrogant. You'll find out when you get there."

Hidden Lord thought for a moment, then added, "By the way, it's best not to expose your identity as Li Weiyi. Many forces are looking for you right now."

"My plan is to bring Yao Yin into the open, and you and Hidden Twenty-Five will use the Disguise Art to impersonate her two close attendants and head to Immortal Burial Town. She has only been in the Hidden Gate for a short time, and only the Yao Li Tribe chief knows about this, so we can keep it a secret."

Hidden Twenty-Four asked, "Hidden Lord, what about me? Shouldn't I be with them?"

"The Five Seas Realm Hermits are led by Hidden Nine; you have other missions."

The Hidden Lord left Li Weiyi alone and took out a medicine bottle. "Five pills to suppress the Six Desires Talisman have been refined. In addition, I understand that if we can get the nine high priests to help you refine the Six Desires Talisman within your body, they can do so. So, you don't need to worry too much about this."

"Before setting off, go to the Coffin Sea Pavilion's treasury and find the Forty-fifth Grand Elder to obtain a high-grade magic artifact-level Nightwalker's Robe. Its stealth ability is much stronger, and the bonuses to defense and speed are far superior to those of low-grade magic artifacts. Most importantly, it can isolate Shi Liuyu from the Six Desires Talisman's sensing power on your body."

The Hidden Lord continued, "After you go to Immortal Burial Town and find the Crimson Haze Exotic Medicine, break through the Nine Springs Nine Springs Ancestral Field as soon as possible. Then start preparing to break through to the Five Seas Realm. Only by reaching the Five Seas Realm can you be considered to have initially entered the ranks of the younger generation of experts. Hidden Person cannot be too far behind the inheritors. You must catch up with Cangli as soon as possible. Have you forged the Golden Meridian Lines yet?"

"Golden Meridian Lines, is this it?"

Li Weiyi was very direct; he took off his shirt and activated the nine Golden Meridian Lines within it.

The dazzling golden light was so bright that Hidden Lord couldn't open his eyes, and he exclaimed in surprise, somewhat losing his composure, "You've forged nine strands so quickly? And you did it with the cultivation of the Eight Springs Realm!"

"Isn't this exactly what you requested? Refining nine paths will surpass most inheritors."

Li Weiyi suddenly realized something, and upon careful recollection, a strange look appeared in his eyes. The true voice that Hidden Lord had just revealed seemed somewhat familiar.

Hidden Lord quickly suppressed his excitement and, after a moment of contemplation, said, "You should hold off on attempting to break through to the Five Seas Realm for now. Spend more time consolidating in the Spring Realm. Do you have someone you like in the Jiu Li Tribe — Li Ling? Yao Yin? Hidden Twenty-Four? The Hidden Gate can help you find them."

Li Weiyi walked out of the mountain gate and encountered Hidden Twenty-Four.

She said, "You have a lot of influence. Such a serious matter as illegally collecting herbs, yet the Hidden Lord doesn't pursue it at all."

"Get to the point," Li Weiyi said.

Hidden Twenty-Four didn't stand on ceremony with him at all. "Help me gather three of the Crimson Haze Exotic Medicine that can help a Pure Immortal Body transform."

"Three plants? You really dare to ask for that much?" Li Weiyi said.

Hidden Twenty-Four said, "The higher your cultivation level, the more Crimson Haze Exotic Medicine you need... Don't worry, I'll pay for them."

"Can you afford it? Just say so if you want to pay on credit... Never mind, money owed is still money, I'll do my best!" Li Weiyi relented.

Hidden Twenty-Four, smiled sweetly.

The third day of the ninth lunar month is six days away from the Mang Mountain Grand Sacrifice.

Li Weiyi, wearing a bamboo hat and carrying Insect Tube, sat at a noodle stall on the side of a street in Jiu Li City, eating soup noodles with gusto.

The fingertips drew a long ribbon of magical energy in the air. The ribbon of magical energy stretched along the ground and continued to extend into the distance, until it dispersed and merged with the air ten feet away.

"Is this the distance that the ancestral energy can reach?"

Hidden Lord clearly underestimated Li Weiyi. He didn't need any special medicine to break through the Nine Springs Ancestral Field. It broke through naturally in the morning.

As for the legendary Tenth Spring, Li Weiyi had absolutely no idea what to expect.

Even his three masters only had a vague understanding and couldn't offer him any help. From now on, he would have to figure it out on his own.

Upon receiving the secret letter, Zhao Zhizhuo immediately rushed to the noodle stall and sat down opposite Li Weiyi. He was both excited and worried. "It really is you, Brother Li! How dare you come to Jiu Li City? The Yang Clan, the Xue Clan, the Earth Wolf King Army, Coffin Mountain, and all sorts of assassins—martial arts practitioners all over the world are looking for you. It's too dangerous. Come with me to the Tribal School to hide for a while. Chief Jia is very worried about your safety."

As he said this, he took out a money pouch he had prepared beforehand from his pocket and placed it in front of Li Weiyi: "This is all I can repay for now."

Li Weiyi opened the money pouch, counted the money, and then pushed a bowl of soup noodles on the table towards her. "I secretly invited you here because there are a few important things to discuss."

"What's up?"

"You've been staying at the Tribal School for the past few months, have you seen Qi Shanshan?"

Zhao Zhizhuo nodded, then a strange expression appeared on his face, and he smiled, "This Pharmacist Qi is no ordinary person!"

"How so?" Li Weiyi asked.

Zhao Zhizhuo a low voice, "She is just a mortal, her beauty cannot compare to those with Pure Immortal Body, and her cultivation talent is far inferior to that of Proud Daughter of Heaven like Yang Qingxi. But even Outstanding Person like Cangli is infatuated with her, and has already had several arguments with the head of the family and the mistress because of this."

Li Weiyi was dumbfounded.

He knew Qi Shanshan was skilled, but he was surprised that she was so skilled that even Yang Qingxi couldn't win over Cangli!

Zhao Zhizhuo laughed and said, "Shocking, isn't it? Actually, I can understand. Cangli is indeed extremely talented, but he was strictly disciplined by his tribe from a young age, and his shoulders were full of responsibility for revitalizing the Jiu Li Tribe. Everyone was telling him what to do, but no one cared about what he wanted to do."

"How could someone who lacks affection and has absolutely no experience in relationships not fall for a master of romance?"

Li Weiyi nodded in deep agreement.

But he thought deeper and wondered if the Zen Sea Observing Mist within Qi Shanshan's body was the one controlling everything.

"Where is she now?" Li Weiyi asked.

Zhao Zhizhuo said, "Cangli took her to the Immortal Burial Town, saying he wanted to help her collect the Crimson Haze Exotic Medicine to transform into Pure Immortal Body."

Li Weiyi's expression turned grave. The situation had become much more complicated now. To take action against Qi Shanshan, he had to get past Cangli first. He asked, "Where are my senior brother and Cai Yutong?"

Zhao Zhizhuo said, "They have become disciples of the Jiu Li Dao Academy and have already gone to Immortal Burial Town to participate in the Mang Mountain Grand Sacrifice."

This was within Li Weiyi's expectations. After all, Yang Qingxi knew that the two of them had transformed into Pure Immortal Body, so there was no secret between them. Naturally, becoming disciples of the Jiu Li Dao Academy was the best choice.

But Li Weiyi always felt that this was even more dangerous.

"Old Zhao, do you want to fully restore your cultivation?"

Zhao Zhizhuo, who was eating noodles, was struck dumb by Li Weiyi's question. He froze, as if struck by lightning. After a long while, his expression returned to normal. "Could that senior help me recover to the Five Seas Realm?"

"It's the Fifth Realm of the Five Seas ... Don't get excited, eat your noodles first," Li Weiyi said.

Zhao Zhizhuo was no longer in the mood to eat noodles. He said, "Brother Li, just tell me what you want me to do? As long as you can help me recover my peak cultivation level, I'm willing to die the next day."

"I'm not asking you to die, it's not that serious."

Now that Li Weiyi has the backing of the entire Jiu Li Hidden Gate, he naturally becomes bolder and has no need to worry about Zhao Zhizhuo's cultivation level being too high and causing him to suffer a backlash.

How could Li Weiyi not have been worried before?

A person's mindset will inevitably change as their strength increases. Who knows Zhao Zhizhuo, after recovering his cultivation, will still be a reliable person?

"Come on, I'll take you to meet a friend. Remember, no matter how unbelievable things happen, don't ask anything, and keep your mouth shut. Old Zhao, don't betray my trust!"

After finishing their noodles, Li Weiyi led Zhao Zhizhuo out of Jiu Li City and to the dock by the Sui River.

From afar, we could see a large ship flying a flag with the word "medicine" on it.

Yao Yin stood on the deck at the bow of the ship, her figure graceful and beautiful, wearing a blue veil, followed by two maids in white.

The servants of the Yao Li Tribe carried boxes of goods onto the ship.

The three of them split up. After leaving the Jiu Li Hidden Gate, Yao Yin and Hidden Twenty-Five went to the Yao Li Tribe's Tribal Mansion to make all the necessary arrangements.

Yao Yin greeted Li Weiyi and Zhao Zhizhuo, who were boarding the ship, with the elegant demeanor of a well-bred lady, a faint smile always on her face.

"Greetings, Miss Yin."

Zhao Zhizhuo knew some of the legends about this Pure Immortal Body from the Yao Li Tribe, and he was quite surprised, wondering how Li Weiyi had managed to get close to her.

Yao Yin pulled Li Weiyi into the cabin alone and asked, "Who is it?"

"A master, a very high-level one."

Li Weiyi's eyes gleamed with a strange light; he had already begun to secretly plan something.

Yao Yin knew Li Weiyi wouldn't cause any trouble, so she didn't ask any further questions. She said, "I am the granddaughter of the chieftain of the Yao Li Tribe. I have just returned from studying martial arts in a mysterious place outside Lizhou. You and Hidden Twenty-Five are my personal guards, and you come from outside the state. You need to have a new name!"

"Sima Tan."

After choosing a name, Li Weiyi asked, "A mysterious place? Didn't the Hidden Gate make detailed arrangements?"

"The more ambiguous it is, the more intimidating it will be; they will make their own connections," Yao Yin said.

As Li Weiyi entered the cabin arranged by the Yao Li Tribe, he was preparing to continue his research on the application of magical energy in the Nine Springs Ancestral Field when Zhao Zhizhuo knocked on the door and came to visit.

After entering, he lowered his voice. "Brother Li, do you know that this Miss Yin has an extraordinary background? Moreover, she is definitely not as gentle and kind as she appears. Legend has it that she has killed many people in the Yao Li Tribe and her infamy is widespread. Don't be fooled by her appearance!"

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