Heaven-Mending Calamity

"To reprimand Chen Xun, Sheng Qingyan, and Huo Qiankun as if they were servants is utterly absurd. Even the Coffin Mountain Four Truths and the Heartless Golden Ape are not this arrogant," said Hidden Eleven.

Li Weiyi recalled the Mars that flew out after Zuoqiu Ting cracked the skin of the Left and Right Attendants and said, "They are very likely Ember Spirit, just hiding under human skin."

Hidden Nine's eyes narrowed. "That explains it. Only the Ember Spirit of the Far West Ash Region possess such terrifying energy. It is said that the young prodigies of various forces encountered Ember Spirit when they retreated from the edge of the Netherworld of the Departed in Lizhou, and many were killed or injured."

Yin Shi keenly grasped something. "If the Ember Spirit possess the ability to hide within human bodies, then how many of them have already hidden within the bodies of the young martial artists from various forces after their ambush? What exactly are they planning to do?"

Li Weiyi recalled what Zen Sea Observing Mist had said and said, "The Ash Region of the Far West is no simple matter. Only the Longevity Realm Giants can fathom its true strength. What they are plotting is definitely not just a struggle among the younger generation. The Sui Sect, the Three Chen Palace, and the Tianyi Gate are all involved with them. We must be careful!"

Hidden Nine and Yin Shi nodded slightly, sensing the danger and pressure.

"This is the box I snatched from them; Chen Xun and the others seem to value it highly."

Li Weiyi took the Black Metal Box out of the Evil Camel Bell and placed it in the center of the house.

The box was tall and bound by chains.

"Whoosh!"

Hidden Eleven fell from the roof beam, propping himself up with his snake tail. He touched the surface with both hands, his eyes shining. "Why does it look like it contains something alive?"

As soon as it was touched, runes appeared on the box.

"I'll remove the talisman."

Yin Shi flicked his sleeve, sending Hidden Eleven flying. From between his jade-white brows, he released a powerful spiritual fire of mental energy. His entire body was enveloped in dazzling flames, and when his fingers touched them, the runes burned into wisps of smoke.

"This is the final stage of the Great Mind Master, Calamity Fire!"

Li Weiyi was quite surprised. This Yin Shi not only had unfathomable martial arts skills, but his Psychic Power Attainment was also astonishing.

With the Nine Springs Pure Immortal Body and the Calamity Fire Realm Great Mind Master, his strength is quite formidable.

"Bang!"

After destroying all the runes, Hidden Eleven commanded his Sword Qi, which flowed from his fingertips, to sever the chains on the iron box.

"I'll drive!"

Li Weiyi walked over.

Yin Shi stepped back, giving him the chance to open the box, since he was the one who had snatched it back.

Li Weiyi opened the lid of the iron box a crack and glanced inside. His already serious expression instantly turned icy, and his mind went blank for a moment.

"Bang!"

Li Weiyi slammed the iron box shut, causing Hidden Eleven, who had been peering over, to let out a strange cry, nearly getting his head caught in the metal.

Li Weiyi tried to calm himself down and looked at Hidden Nine and Yin Shi: "The three of you, why don't you go out for a bit?"

Yin Shi possessed powerful mental energy and had sensed the situation inside. "I'll stay!"

"I can manage on my own!" Li Weiyi said.

Hidden Nine silently stood up, took his axe, and walked out first, followed by Hidden Eleven.

Yin Shi retrieved a set of robes and handed them to Li Weiyi.

She went out and closed the door behind her.

Li Weiyi took a deep breath and reopened the metal box.

Inside the box was a bloody body, its skin peeled off, curled up like a lump of rotten flesh. The head was bald, with the entire scalp removed.

The box was seeping with blood.

His ears were covered in blood, his eyeballs had been gouged out, and he had lost both his sight and hearing.

But she is still alive.

Sensing that the iron box had been opened, she was terrified and panicked, desperately trying to curl up, but the pain from the friction of her skinless flesh was excruciating.

Li Weiyi gripped the edge of the metal box so tightly it was almost deformed, and used her telekinesis to gently tell her, "Zhuang Yue, it's me... Sima Tan... No, Li Weiyi, it's me, Li Weiyi, don't be afraid... don't be afraid..."

Zhuang Yue, curled up in the box, was quiet for a moment, then slowly raised her head and began to sob.

No matter how high her cultivation level is, she is still just a young woman, and she must have a vulnerable side.

Even seeing a stranger in such a terrible state would not leave Li Weiyi unmoved. She and Zhuang Yue weren't particularly close, but how could Li Weiyi not feel pity and sympathy for a girl who had smiled at her?

Li Weiyi released strands of spiritual light, which wove around her body like a layer of skin, radiating a cool temperature to alleviate her pain.

"Tell me, what happened?" Li Weiyi gently draped Yin Shi's clothes over her shoulders, revealing the inner light.

After Zhuang Yue told him everything, Li Weiyi used his telekinesis to hypnotize her, and she fell asleep peacefully.

Li Weiyi opened the door and walked out, meeting the gazes of the three hidden figures waiting outside. "She is one of Jiang Ning's people, the Luantai Angel of Ember Spirit and her skin was peeled off. Most likely, she wants to transform into Jiang Ning's appearance to deal with her."

Yin Shi, being a woman, was very empathetic. She coldly said, "That's too cruel! It's ten times crueler than stripping a woman naked. The loss of spiritual dignity is compounded by physical pain."

Hidden Nine said, "For Ember Spirit, this is not a cruel thing; it's like humans skinning animals and eating their flesh."

"Perhaps many of the young experts who came to Qiuzhou this time have already had their human skin peeled off and their inner essence changed," Hidden Eleven said with a tremor in his heart.

Li Weiyi said, "That battle during the hunt broke out at dawn yesterday. Jiang Ning, Yin Thirteen, and Zhuang Yue were attacked by Ember Spirit, Night City, Coffin Mountain, and Chen Wenwu."

"Zhuang Yue got separated from them and was captured."

"She said that before she was skinned alive, she heard people talking. Jiang Ning must have activated the Hundred Character Scripture Magic Tool Jade Boat, and escaped with Yin Thirteen. But with her cultivation level, she could only fly a maximum of five hundred miles before her magical energy was exhausted."

"My view is that I cannot and will not interfere in the affairs of the Imperial Court officials and the various Rebel Army. But my thirteenth senior brother is a member of the Jiu Li Hidden Gate, and I must care about his life and death."

What do the three of you have to say?

Hidden Nine pretended to think for a while, then said, "You don't need to worry about this matter. Hurry up and go to the state capital with Li Ling. It's much safer there. Thirteenth Brother, the three of us will find a way to rescue him!"

Yin Shi said, "I'll send someone to gather information and see what's going on. Li Weiyi, don't worry. Although we Yinren are all ruthless characters who were the only survivors among our group, we will never be cold-blooded towards our fellow Yinren disciples."

After Yin Shi left, Hidden Nine also quickly left as well.

Hidden Eleven said, "That's just how they are. They're powerful, so they're very opinionated. If you want to command them, I estimate you'll have to wait at least another three years. Your cultivation speed is too fast!"

"By the way, what do you plan to do with that woman? Help her get her human skin back, or rush her to the hospital? Or maybe she should drink the blood of the Ancient Immortal Giant Beast; transforming into Deformed Race would be good, but her eyeballs have been gouged out, which is difficult to handle... It's much easier for her skin to grow back..."

"Keep an eye on her for me."

Li Weiyi was acutely aware of the enemy's brutality and returned to the Cloud Pavilion, intending to bring Li Ling with him.

If danger arises, she can be brought into the Blood Mud Space in time.

Just as I arrived outside the Cloud Pavilion, before even stepping inside, I saw a figure holding a fan standing in the shadow of the lanterns, as if they had been waiting for a while.

Li Weiyi's expression shifted, and she walked towards him.

Zuoqiu Ting still resembled Long Ting, but the transformation was even more lifelike. His face was solemn, and he seemed preoccupied. "You've committed Heaven-Mending Calamity. Do you know what kind of powerful figure you've offended?"

Li Weiyi was in a bad mood. "A dignified successor of the Zuoqiu Courtyard, came all the way here just to scare me?"

"Trying to scare you?"

Zuoqiu Ting's brows furrowed with deep worry. He said, "You deliberately used the Green Yin Banner in the Heavenly Pavilion, wasn't it to lure me here? Tell me, how many good things did you get in the Thirty-three Li Mountain?"

Li Weiyi carefully considered his words and said, "A deceased senior once told me that the Zuoqiu Courtyard family had excellent family education, and the successors would inevitably be of upright character."

Zuoqiu Ting temporarily put aside his thoughts, his eyes filled with hope, and asked, "Was it the senior who taught you the Heavenly Eye that said this? Where is she?"

"In the Netherworld of the Departed, I practiced with her for a period of time." This was the explanation that Li Weiyi and the Spirit Tablet Master had agreed upon in advance.

Zuoqiu Ting's eyes dimmed, but he didn't seem surprised.

Li Weiyi continued, "At Thirty-three Li Mountain, I was truly afraid that you would repay kindness with enmity for the secret of the Heavenly Eye, so I escaped."

Zuoqiu Ting asked, "Why are you now deliberately drawing me out?"

"Because I'm going to participate in the Qianlong Lantern Festival in more than two months, my identity will be exposed sooner or later."

Li Weiyi added, "Moreover, I believe in that deceased senior, and I also believe in the integrity of the Zuoqiu Courtyard's successors."

You should have believed it a long time ago!

Zuoqiu Ting furious. "How much Immortal Soil did you dig up?"

Zuoqiu Courtyard highly valued the Immortal Soil.

This is why a respected successor would condescend to visit Li Weiyi.

Li Weiyi wouldn't reveal his trump card so quickly, and said, "I want a Thousand-Year Elixir, preferably one with the attribute of ice."

"Just for a single medicinal herb?" Zuoqiu Ting asked.

The target of aphrodisiacs is too big. Even with Yao Qian's abilities, the fact that he purchased aphrodisiacs still made it a public spectacle.

Li Weiyi knew his own limitations too well and dared not take the risk. It would be much safer to make a deal with Zuoqiu Courtyard.

Regardless, the most urgent task is to cultivate the Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors to the Fifth Realm of the Five Seas. Li Weiyi has an insatiable thirst for strength.

He added, "I also want an Alchemy Furnace, and all the medicinal herbs on it."

Zuoqiu Ting took the list of medicinal herbs he handed over. "Are you going to refine a pill to rapidly increase your magical energy?"

Li Weiyi was startled. "How did you know?"

The recipe for the Qi Ascension Pill had already been given to him by Zen Sea Observing Mist.

The list of medicinal herbs he gave Zuoqiu Ting was actually tampered with; he added several other precious herbs. The quantity of each herb was also listed as ten or twenty catties, not according to the prescription.

Zuoqiu Ting coldly replied, "There are only a few main ingredients for pills that enhance magical energy. You don't think that only your Jiu Li Hidden Gate possesses such pill formulas, do you?"

"All the Myriad Gate Families have similar pill formulas, but the effects and grades of the pills vary. Instead of buying so many medicinal herbs to refine pills, which might result in a failure, you might as well buy them directly from the Zuoqiu Courtyard."

Li Weiyi clearly had more faith in the elixir formula presented by Zen Sea Observing Mist, whose quality and effects were far superior to those of the Zuoqiu Courtyard.

He asked, "And how do you know I'm from the Jiu Li Hidden Gate?"

"I've met you Hidden Lord once, even though I was with our Old Ancestor. Even if you don't show yourself, I can still find you. You can't hide forever." Zuoqiu Ting rolled his eyes. "What other conditions do you have? Just say them all."