A Chaotic World
Zuoqiu Ting gently pushed him away, straightened her long hair and clothes, and used her folding fan to draw a line: "We are brothers who will live and die together, but we can't be this intimate. If people see us, they'll think we have some kind of special fetish. If word gets out, it won't sound good on our reputation!"
"You... sigh, you just like to put on airs."
Li Weiyi was utterly deceived, remaining completely unaware from the Immortal Burial Town to the capital of Qiuzhou. Who would have thought that "Brother Zuoqiu" was actually "Sister Zuoqiu"? Who could accept this?
Now that he knows the truth, how could he let her off so easily?
He began to think to himself.
Since you're still going to lie and pretend, don't blame your brothers for not treating you like a woman anymore. Let's see how long you can keep this up.
Now, it's Li Weiyi's turn to act!
Zuoqiu Ting kept his distance from Li Weiyi, crossed his arms defensively, and said solemnly, "My sister is a pure Daoist cultivator whose ambition since childhood has been to pursue the ultimate realm of martial arts. She is single-minded, clear-headed, and will not be entangled by romantic feelings. You, give up on that idea!"
Li Weiyi smiled confidently, "You're not her, how do you know she won't fall for me? Pursuing the pinnacle of martial arts is great, it's exactly what I'm after, wonderful."
"On the night of the Lantern Festival, although we had just met, we were incredibly in sync, as if we were telepathically connected. On the Soldier Ancestor Marsh, she even risked exposing her most precious treasure to save me. I feel that I am definitely different from other men in her heart."
The two walked along the stone path beside the cliff.
Peach blossoms fluttered down the mountain, filling the air with their fragrance.
Zuoqiu Ting secretly furious, but tried to keep a calm tone. "You two don't know each other at all. It's all your imagination. You don't understand her at all. She's warm on the outside but cold on the inside. It's very difficult to get close to her. You're not just attracted to her because she's pretty, are you?"
Li Weiyi stopped and blocked her way, feigning a serious expression. "In your heart, is this the kind of person I Li Weiyi, am? I have to admit, your sister does indeed have a stunning beauty that captivated me at first sight. Just one meeting, and I can't forget her at all these past few days. It's like a brand imprinted on my heart, making me absent-minded and always distracted from everything I do."
"I spent these seven days in seclusion trying to break free from this feeling of being bound by emotions, but unfortunately, I failed."
"At dawn I gaze at the sky, at dusk I watch the clouds; whether I'm walking or sitting, I think of you."
Zuoqiu Ting fell into deep thought, and after a long while, said, "Don't blame me for not warning you, my sister is a very difficult person to get along with. You'd better control your emotions to avoid getting hurt even more in the future."
Li Weiyi was holding back her laughter, feeling she would burst out laughing if the conversation continued. So she said, "Fine, you're right. She's a noblewoman from Myriad Gate Families family, what am I? I was indeed being delusional... Has the crisis in Qiuzhou been resolved? What's the situation now?"
Zuoqiu Ting secretly breathed a sigh of relief, regaining his composure and ease. "The crisis is temporarily averted! However, the top experts are still battling it out, and no one knows what earth-shattering events will unfold next."
"A transcendent duel has a tremendous impact; the slightest misstep could determine the survival of an entire clan."
"The combined number of extraordinary beings who perished in the nearly eleven years of war between the various rebel Rebel Army and the Imperial Court does not equal the number who died in these seven days. It truly was an cataclysmic event, with an impact far more terrifying than the extraordinary duel predicted by many wise men."
Li Weiyi asked in surprise, "In the past eleven years of war, the Imperial Court has had countless experts, yet it has allowed rebels to rise up everywhere?"
Zuoqiu Ting his head. "The Imperial Court has been suppressing rebellions, but for every one that is suppressed here, several more will spring up there. Eventually, the whole country descended into chaos, with every prefecture and every person rebelling. It's simply impossible to suppress them all, so the court can only keep shrinking the territory of the core controlled areas."
"No matter how strong the Imperial Court is, it cannot be stronger than the people of the world."
"Furthermore, the Imperial Court and the Rebel Army have always avoided direct clashes between the two powers, intentionally controlling the intensity of the war. They are afraid of a situation like the one we see now. They are even more afraid that their top forces will be severely weakened, allowing the Ash Region of the Far West and the Netherworld of the Departed to take advantage of the situation."
"Of course, the most fundamental reason is that the Imperial Court still has Yu Yaozi as a trump card, believing that as long as she takes action, all the current rebellions and crises will be easily resolved."
"The large-scale transcendental battles that have erupted in the past few days have not occurred in the past thousand years."
"It's truly a case of one move affecting the whole situation; almost all the top figures in the entire Lingxiao Shengjing have been alerted."
"According to the news that has reached Qiuzhou City, several Transcendent Realm experts have already perished, and many more are seriously injured. One can imagine that the fate of these fallen Transcendent Realm experts will be dire in the next few years."
"Even worse off are the people of the various states. After seven days of fighting, the death toll is likely to exceed ten million, perhaps even tens of millions. How many families have been wiped out? How much blood and tears have been shed?"
Following Zuoqiu Ting's gaze, Li Weiyi looked towards the city gate and saw a large group of refugees. Her heart was as heavy as Zuo Qiuting's. She secretly rejoiced that she was on Peach Plum Mountain, otherwise she might have become one of those who perished.
He said, "Has this extraordinary battle of wits spread to other prefectures?"
Zuoqiu Ting nodded. "In the southern border, the fighting has spread from Qiuzhou to Fuzhou, and then from Fuzhou to the eastern border. Lei Xiao Sect and Dragon Gate have served as battlefields. The news that came back today indicates that the battle has moved westward again, and it seems they won't stop until they destroy Zhumen."
Li Weiyi frowned. "Why is this happening?"
"What's wrong?" Zuoqiu Ting.
Li Weiyi said, "Qiuzhou and Fuzhou in the southern border are both prosperous prefectures that have not suffered from war for eleven years. The core prefectures of the Lei Xiao Sect and Dragon Gate in the eastern border are certainly the same. And the core prefecture of Zhumen in the Western Territory goes without saying."
Zuoqiu Ting understood Li Weiyi's meaning and nodded, saying, "In the battle of magic in densely populated, war-free prefectures, it's clear that the initiative has been firmly in the hands of the Demon Race, while the human race can only be led around. After this battle, the population of Lingxiao Shengjing will definitely decrease sharply, and the human race will be exhausted from dealing with rescue, reconstruction, famine, plague, and other matters for a long time. Is Kirin Zhuang preparing for a protracted war?"
"How could we possibly fathom the thoughts of beings at that level?"
Thinking of something, Li Weiyi asked, "What about the Northern Border?"
Zuoqiu Ting said, "The northern border has not been affected so far."
"That's a bit strange!"
Li Weiyi said, "Kirin Zhuang couldn't possibly be unaware that the Xue Jian Tang Ting is a powerful force second only to the Imperial Court. How could he not direct the war to the northern border to weaken them?"
Zuoqiu Ting said, "Xue Jian Tang Ting should not have cooperated with the Demon Race. Almost all the transcendent beings from the Northern Territory came to this battle and contributed greatly."
"Forget it, with our cultivation level, why should we think about these things?"
Li Weiyi asked with considerable concern, "After the Demon Race's disturbance, do you think the Du'e Temple will still exchange the tickets we collected at the Qianlong Lantern Festival?"
Zuoqiu Ting said, "It's hard to say! Dragon seeds and dragon bones are limited; once lost, they can never be found again. As for the Longevity Pill... alas, almost all the invitations and receipts in everyone's hands have been lost, making it impossible to count them. Let's just wait and see how the Du'e Temple can remedy the situation after the Transcendental Battle ends."
Li Weiyi and Zuoqiu Ting arrived at the place where Wu Jiu Li Tribe was recuperating from his injuries.
Cangli and Hidden Nine have awakened and gone to a secluded retreat for recuperation.
I did not see the recluse or the two elders Hidden Lord and Yinjun.
A young martial arts practitioner strode over and used his spiritual energy to report something to Zuoqiu Ting.
Zuoqiu Ting looked at Li Weiyi: "Brother Weiyi, how about we go down the mountain for a stroll? The corpse of the Silver Feather Demon King has been brought back; it's right at the city gate. Some of his transcendent flesh and blood will be sold. It's a great thing to help with body tempering!"
"There are too many monks and not enough porridge, so we have to fight for it. I reckon that even if some is sent to Peach Plum Mountain, we juniors won't get more than a few pounds."
Li Weiyi was planning to go down the mountain to buy pills for cultivating mental power in order to break through his cultivation realm as soon as possible and go to the Fusang Divine Tree to temper his Qi, so he readily agreed.
The two descended the mountain.
An Old Man had already parked his car at the mountain gate.
"Zuoqiu, Brother Li, where are you headed?"
Qi Xiao arrived in a magnificent carriage and stopped in front of the two women. Then, he stepped out from between the two beautiful women who looked like twins.
After jumping out of the car, he tossed his hair triumphantly and laughed, "I thought you were still seriously injured and were just about to go up the mountain to visit you. As expected of those with Hundred Meridian Lines All Silver and Hundred Meridian Lines All Gold, their healing speed is unmatched."
"However, I, Old Qi, will not be modest! I am now vastly different from before, and you two are no match for me. Haha!"
Li Weiyi noticed Qi Xiao as soon as he got out of the car!
His eyes were sharp and bright, his energy was vigorous, and the purity of the magical energy emanating from his pores far exceeded that of sixth-order energy, reaching a new level.
What's even more remarkable is the invisible Daoist Charm emanating from Qi Xiao, as if he were one with heaven and earth.
At the same time, he also possesses his own independent domain, within which any martial artist at the Five Seas Realm would likely be killed with a single palm strike. Moreover, they would be locked in place, unable to escape.
Li Weiyi said, "Why do I feel like you're even more terrifying than Ge Xiantong and Phoenix-born Unicorn-young from the Five Seas Realm?"
"The Overlord of the Mortal World, the Dao Seed Realm," Zuoqiu Ting.
"That's right. I am now one of the Overlord of the Mortal World, qualified to establish my own sect. I am completely transcendent, above mortals. The essence of my life has changed. If I wish, I can even dedicate a portion of my magical energy to preserve my youth, and even at one hundred years old, I can still maintain a relatively youthful state."
Qi Xiao was naturally in high spirits. Reaching the Dao Seed Realm meant he possessed the ability to stand alone and travel the world, officially entering the ranks of masters.
Many of the elders in the clan who were once looked up to are now only at the Dao Seed Realm.
Qi Xiao then said, "Brother Weiyi, isn't it normal that Dao Seed Realm is stronger than Five Seas Realm martial artist?"
"I have opened nine springs in the Spring Realm, cultivated seven seas in the Five Seas Realm, and possess Pure Immortal Body and a dragon-type Dao. How can someone like me be Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivator in the Eight Springs and Six Seas Realms?"
Zuoqiu Ting said coldly, "Speak properly."
Qi Xiao naturally dared not act presumptuously in front of Zuoqiu Ting, even though he was already Dao Seed Realm expert.
He quickly composed himself, saying, "I just broke through to a higher realm and got a little carried away! We're all at the Dao Seed Realm; there's no distinction of rank or status."