Yin Corpse Sows Rice

The Great Phoenix has two layers of wings; the outer layer is covered with iridescent feathers, as dazzling as Phoenix Feather.

The inner side of the wings is a membrane with mysterious patterns, as sharp as a magical weapon or sword.

Its body radiates a five-colored, Glazed Radiance, and its six sharp claws are covered with fine scales and have sharp hooks.

Even without releasing its disguised aura, it possesses an intimidating presence once it reaches the Dao Seed Realm. A single creature like it could challenge Dao Seed Realm Third Heaven expert like Ye Nanfeng, who was considered to have inferior roots.

With the strength and aura of Commander Level, and by summoning a swarm of insects for assistance, one could even defeat them.

Great Phoenix led the way to the low pavilion near the Red Fire Bamboo Forest in the Southern Clear Palace, where the air was filled with the fragrance of bamboo leaves.

The low building has only two floors, a pavilion-style structure, no windows, and only four-foot-high wooden walls.

Li Weiyi swept the book pavilion.

The bookshelves were covered in dust; Yao Qingxuan rarely came here.

Second floor up.

Tang Wanzhou sat on the floor between two bookshelves, flipping through a yellowed book.

During the chase, she was severely injured, and even her hair ornament was shattered by Yao Qingxuan, leaving her in a very sorry state.

At this moment, her long hair was draped over both sides of her face, her face was deathly pale, and she had lost her magic shoes and boots. She was barefoot, and sat leaning against the bookshelf, which was very unladylike.

"Knock knock!"

Footsteps could be heard coming from the staircase.

Before long, Li Weiyi saw her and immediately felt a headache coming on. He glanced nervously at the distant green-tiled jade Jade Palace and whispered, "Young Master, what are you doing here?"

Tang Wanzhou didn't find the information he was looking for, so he put the car catalog back on the shelf and looked up. "That Venerable Nan is gone, so naturally I've come!"

"If this gets discovered, I won't be able to clear my name even if I jump into the Sui River," Li Weiyi said.

Tang Wanzhou said, "Then how can you clear your name by becoming a disciple of a heretical cult leader and being so intimate with Yang Qingxi, in front of your Fiancée Zuoqiu Hongting and Li Songgu?"

Li Weiyi stared at her for a moment. "Young Master, what is your purpose in coming to the main altar? To rescue people, or was it premeditated?"

Tang Wanzhou leaned against the bookshelf, eyes closed, long eyelashes visible. "Don't be so nervous. I'm not here to coerce you into doing things for me. It just so happens that Southern Clear Palace has become the safest place for the cult's headquarters, a suitable hiding place. You're in danger, unable to control your own destiny, yet you still think of rescuing Qi Xiao and Tuoba Butuo, even at the cost of putting yourself in greater danger. To be honest, I admire you, because in terms of loyalty and righteousness, I am no match for you."

Tang Wanzhou did not give a clear answer, but Li Weiyi already knew the answer.

It turns out that her purpose in gathering a large number of people to enter the Underground Immortal Mansion was to target the Twin Rice Cult.

The so-called search for the Bright Star Book is not the real purpose.

Li Weiyi asked, "I want to know, did you really invite me into the Underground Immortal Mansion to borrow the insect? Or am I also one of the baits used to lure out the Twin Rice Cult?"

Is this question even relevant?

Tang Wanzhou continued, "Just like you said yourself, even if you didn't come with me, you would still venture into the Underground Immortal Mansion. Wouldn't the final result be the same?"

Li Weiyi said, "But your plan resulted in the deaths of many people. Tiger Lord is dead, and Tuoba Butuo is still in the Fourth Divine Son's Mansion, missing an arm. Is it too much to ask for an explanation?"

"Not excessive."

Tang Wanzhou nodded slightly and explained, "At first, I only wanted to use myself as bait, but after entering the Underground Immortal Mansion several times, the Twin Rice Cult didn't make a move. Therefore, I couldn't be sure whether their headquarters were in the Underground Immortal Mansion."

"To lure them into making a move... or rather, to force them to make a move, we need to gather enough experts to act together."

"But I feel it's still not enough."

"Coincidentally, you, the rising star at the Qianlong Lantern Festival, have started a battle with the evil cult and are hunting them down everywhere. At the same time, they are also looking for you, wanting to capture you. I think what they want are the Seven Mysterious Insects. After all, in the environment of the Underground Immortal Mansion, Seven Mysterious Insects can be of great use."

"Taking you and the Seven Mysterious Insects down to the Underground Immortal Mansion will greatly increase the chances of luring them out."

"After investigating your Feng residence, I actually felt a pang of regret for your lack of talent, which is why I advised you not to go, while also subtly warning you of the dangers."

Li Weiyi felt that Tang Wanzhou was like a person without any emotions, and she recounted everything in an extremely calm tone.

Tang Hu, Tuoba Butuo, and other powerful figures and geniuses from the Northern Territory, seemed to be nothing more than pawns to her, ready to be sacrificed at any time as long as they could achieve her goals.

"Just to confirm whether the headquarters of the Twin Rice Cult is in the Underground Immortal Mansion?" Li Weiyi asked.

Tang Wanzhou said, "Do you think this is a small matter?"

Li Weiyi looked out the window at the swaying bamboo branches, waiting for her to continue.

Tang Wanzhou had to persuade Li Weiyi, as only Li Weiyi could take her out, so he was very patient. "You saw the strange changes on the ground! The entire prefecture was suddenly covered by a large number of tombstones and graves, and they are expanding towards Qiuzhou and other surrounding prefectures at an extremely fast speed."

"I've communicated with that Old Ancestor of the Zuoqiu Courtyard of Confucianism and Daoism. Historically, there have been several similar incidents, which can be found in the records. Some were due to the invasion of the Netherworld of the Departed, and some were due to the resurrection of imperial corpses... In short, none of them were good things, and they all caused earth-shattering calamities."

"One of them is related to rice people!"

That chapter is called "The Yin Shi Zhong Dao".

According to records, tens of thousands of years ago, the Rice People set up a grand altar array beneath a habitat, where Yin Shi Zhong Dao, using the power of sacrifice to push the Yin energy from the earth to the surface.

"When the pollen of the rice flowers is blown by the wind and lands on the graves, the corpses in the graves will turn into an army of corpse rice, devouring all the living people in the entire habitat."

"After that, the entire habitat turned into rice paddies, and it remains the land of the rice people to this day."

Li Weiyi frowned deeply. "There are countless masters in the world. Can't we level the tombstones and graves on the ground beforehand?"

"How many people have been buried underground since ancient times? Every time one wave is leveled, another will rise."

Tang Wanzhou continued, "No one knows if the strange events that occurred in Fuzhou are due to this situation, which is why the powerful figures from various forces have been drawn here to investigate the cause."

"The reason we suspect the Twin Rice Cult is because, in recent centuries, cults have become increasingly active, gradually emerging from the shadows."

"When they all dare to show themselves in the open, it means that they have become incredibly powerful, no longer hiding in the shadows."

"The Imperial Court and all the Myriad Gate Families have been investigating and have arrested some cult leaders, but most of them are extremist followers of the Heavenly World Hall. Some of them have only heard of the main altar, while others have had their five senses sealed when entering and leaving the main altar, and do not know what kind of existence the main altar is."

"But all investigations point to the cult's headquarters being hidden in Fuzhou."

"Twelve years ago, the world was thrown into chaos. Since then, no one has had the resources to continue investigating cults, and the Imperial Court has become an enemy of the entire nation."

Li Weiyi said, "Could the chaos in the world be related to the Twin Rice Cult? Is it a way to divert attention from all sides, causing the human race to kill each other? And then, to profit from the chaos and reap the final harvest?"

Tang Wanzhou pondered for a moment, "From the perspective of the biggest beneficiary, it's possible. But I don't think they're powerful enough to influence Yu Yaozi."

She continued, "Actually, this shouldn't have been something I did. I'm just a junior. I'm afraid of death too, and I didn't want to take such a big risk."

"But clearly, the cult quickly realized the danger of the Underground Immortal Mansion being exposed and used some means to prevent those above the Longevity Realm from entering the entrance."

"I, a junior, have suddenly become the strongest person capable of entering the Underground Immortal Mansion. How can the strongest person shirk responsibility?"

Li Weiyi suddenly understood her somewhat and sighed, "Even Chaoran can't break in?"

"It's hard to say, but I think there must be a way to break in."

Tang Wanzhou said, "But do you really think that Kirin Zhuang just happened to accidentally create the entrance to the Underground Immortal Mansion with one strike?"

"He must have deliberately exposed them because he failed to capture Qiuzhou City and Zhumen, knew it would be difficult to take Lingxiao Shengjing in one battle, and didn't want the Twin Rice Cult to reap the benefits."

"The extraordinary individuals of both the human and Demon Race suffered heavy losses a year ago, and very few still possess their full strength."

"Under such circumstances, even if two or three Transcendent beings at their peak managed to infiltrate the Underground Immortal Mansion immortal abode, they would most likely perish there, without a trace. The terrain here is too complex; everything is unknown. Who knows what kind of arrangements the cult has made?"

"The Old Ancestor the Zuoqiu Courtyard of Confucianism and Daoism was an active promoter, wanting to resolve the potential hidden dangers of the Underground Immortal Mansion."

"But the old man told me that he went to the Lei Xiao Sect to seek an alliance with their transcendent Lei Xiao Sect. The master asked him if he had set up a killing formation in the Underground Immortal Mansion, intending to ambush and kill him."

"Lei Xiao Sect is relatively good; although they are afraid of being plotted against by Zuoqiu Courtyard, they have at least sent Longevity Realm Giants to Fuzhou to actively investigate."

"When our Xue Jian Tang Ting's Chaoran went to seek alliances, the other party either declined on the grounds of injury or suspected that Xue Jian Tang Ting was conspiring with the Demon Race to set up killing schemes in the Underground Immortal Mansion."

"Li Weiyi, not everyone in this world has the courage to take responsibility!"

"Unity has always been incredibly difficult to achieve, from ancient times to the present. Unless faced with a life-or-death crisis like that of Kirin Zhuang and the Demon Race, the transcendents either harbor suspicion or want to watch others take risks, letting them die first, thus protecting themselves."

Li Weiyi nodded slightly. "If internal unity can be achieved, there will be no change of dynasties. The root cause of disunity is that everyone is vying for power and profit."

You're right, that's exactly it.

Tang Wanzhou said, "Take the Transcendent War a year ago as an example. As far as I know, a human Transcendent who fell was quickly divided up by other human forces, and his descendants were enslaved, abused, and slaughtered to the point of extermination. It's too heartbreaking!"

"How can you expect someone as extraordinary as Chaoran to give generously?"

"In this era of war and chaos, there are no rules. Even enacting the Longevity Forbidden Martial Order would face immense resistance; no one is willing to submit to anyone else... and there's still a sword hanging over the Imperial Court."

"Without a supreme ruler to set the rules and constrain the masses, everyone can only act with extreme caution."

"Therefore, I can understand the caution of those who are detached from worldly affairs."

"So someone has to step forward, someone has to die first. That's why I came. I want to bring back definite news. Only with definite news can we unite all the forces that can be united and launch a direct attack to resolve the crisis before it erupts."