Escape from Death

Qiong Ji Daozi golden eagle, his blue robes flowing like clouds, his demeanor gentle and handsome, his gaze sweeping across the area. All three hundred Patrol Guard concealed their magical energy, jumped off their mounts, and knelt on one knee.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Headmaster!"

Yi Zhouxue, Sikong Jingyuan, and Sikong Yanlun immediately bowed in greeting.

The Divine Child Chief is not only the Divine Child, but also the head of the Divine Sect and the leader of the younger generation of disciples. His power and prestige are so great that most elders must bow down and obey him.

Qiong Ji Daozi sighed, "One of you represents the Heavenly Principle Hall's Patrol Guard, responsible for order and rules, and patrolling for spies and traitors. The other represents the Ku Rong Hall, the enforcers of the Divine Sect. What a trivial matter, yet you've already started fighting?"

Yi Zhouxue, Sikong Jingyuan, and Sikong Yanlun all knew that Qiong Ji Daozi was the second disciple of the Spirit Grain Hall Master and had an extraordinary relationship with the Venerable Nan. They all thought he had come to protect Li Weiyi, and the three of them were uneasy and dared not speak.

Qiong Ji Daozi looked at the blood-soaked ground, his gaze falling on Wang Shu's corpse. "Although I take Venerable Nan as my role model and greatly admire her talent, I will never show favoritism or abuse my power. Wrong is wrong! Anyone who breaks the rules must pay the price."

"The law is not separate from human sentiment, and reason is not separate from the human heart. You each hold your own opinion, and both have their own logic. So, should that person be handed over to the Patrol Guard or the Ku Rong Hall?"

"How about we do it this way?"

"Yi Zhouxue, your junior brother was murdered. As his senior brother, it is only right to avenge him. Sikong Jingyuan, Sikong Yanlun, Yang Qingxi is entrusted to you. You must investigate this matter thoroughly."

Yi Zhouxue, Sikong Jingyuan, and Sikong Yanlun were all stunned, then overjoyed.

He secretly admired the Divine Son Seat; his methods were superb, resolving the conflict with ease. Moreover, both sides benefited, saving face and dignity.

"Senior Brother Shou is wise!"

The three of them shouted in unison.

Li Weiyi looked at the Divine Son Seat with disbelief. The Chief had promised Yao Qingxuan that he would help take care of him.

When Yao Qingxuan left, he even told Li Weiyi to seek his help whenever she encountered a danger she couldn't handle.

Li Weiyi never intended to seek help from Qiong Ji Daozi, but he never expected that this person would take advantage of his misfortune and try to kill him.

Why?

What did I do to offend him?

Qiong Ji Daozi noticed Li Weiyi's gaze, looked at him, and a surge of spiritual power welled up in his eyes. "Li Weiyi, do you know your crime?"

His mental power was too strong, far more terrifying than Yi Zhouxue's Dao Heart Manifestation, directly striking Li Weiyi's spirit and soul.

If it were an ordinary Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivator, they would be forced to kneel down.

Li Weiyi is only at the Five Seas Realm and has not yet cultivated his soul spirit. He must reach the Dao Seed Realm, build a soul bridge, and integrate part of his soul spirit into his Dao Seed to complete the Dao Seed Cultivation before he can slowly nurture and strengthen his soul spirit.

"Whoosh--"

In the spirit realm, three Psychic Power Stars spun rapidly, releasing layers of spiritual light shields that blocked the power of intent in Qiong Ji Daozi's eyes.

Li Weiyi struggled to maintain his composure, his eyes remaining sharp and piercing. He offered no explanation, for it was pointless. He said, "I only became Venerable Nan's Head Disciple three days ago. Three days later, the Head Disciple dies. Does Venerable Nan care about losing face like that? Yi Zhouxue, you dare kill me? If Venerable Nan wanted to kill you, would your master protect you? You're nothing but the next Wang Shu!"

Yi Zhouxue held a long spear, her fighting spirit and killing intent gathering around her, but Li Weiyi's words sent a chill down her spine.

Somewhat indecisive.

"Could it be that I am also a pawn of my master?" he wondered to himself.

Sikong Jingyuan chuckled and said, "Yi Zhouxue, you're afraid of Venerable Nan, but we brothers aren't. Breaking the rules and making mistakes is a capital offense. If there's no law that treats everyone equally, how can the Divine Sect rule the world in the future?"

With the parents of the two hall masters of the Ku Rong Hall, Sikong Jingyuan and Sikong Yanlun are far more courageous than Yi Zhouxue.

"You don't actually think that my only backer is my master, do you?"

Li Weiyi took out the jade array talisman given to him by An Xianjing and held it between two fingers. "I am able to control the array of the entire Southern Clear Palace because of this array talisman bestowed upon me by the Palace Master. Don't you even think about why someone like the Palace Master values me so much? You act rashly without understanding the reason; are you really not afraid of death?"

In private, the jade array talisman is worthless; no one would fear Li Weiyi because of it, and would only kill him to silence him.

But under the watchful eyes of everyone, it was as if it were the Lord of the Palace's decree.

Elder Xu exclaimed in surprise, "No wonder you were able to master the first level of the Six Purifying Karma Talisman; the Palace Master must have taught you it long ago."

Qiong Ji Daozi was a connoisseur; he recognized that the jade array talisman was indeed his master's possession and immediately fell into deep thought.

Sikong Jingyuan and Sikong Yanlun also calmed down considerably. They had just returned from the Netherworld of the Departed and were unaware of Li Weiyi's origins.

They could disregard the disciples of Venerable Nan. However, they should be more cautious about those who could be personally bestowed with array talismans by the Lord of the Spirit Grain Hall.

In other words, Li Weiyi's right to freely enter and leave Southern Clear Palace was granted by the Palace Master.

Was it also the Temple Master's intention for Venerable Nan to accept Li Weiyi as his disciple?

Most importantly, in this situation, even if all the treasures are taken away, they will have to be returned to the palace master in the future; they simply cannot hold onto them.

Seeing that he had intimidated everyone, Li Weiyi whispered to Yang Qingxi, "Let's go!"

Once we return to the Southern Clear Palace, the array formation will be sufficient to defend against them.

If all else fails, you can enter the formation area where the Golden Rice is located.

The three retreated cautiously, weaving through the Patrol Guard, their nerves on edge. If the enemy were to take a desperate gamble and attack without regard for the consequences, they would be utterly annihilated.

Chu Tianshu stood outside the gate of the Heavenly Principle Hall, pondering silently.

Li Weiyi's earlier words had put him in a very passive position. Logically speaking, as a master, no one should criticize him for avenging his disciple.

But why didn't the master intervene to save them?

He wasn't afraid of criticism; what he feared was An Xianjing seizing this opportunity to attack him.

Now Chu Tianshu can only continue to pretend that he is not in the Mortal Layer and is unaware of the situation, as he is pursuing Tang Wanzhou.

"What a cunning young man! It seems we can't let him live. If we allow him to grow stronger, Yao Qingxuan will be like a tiger with wings."

Chu Tianshu's thoughts traveled dozens of miles, transmitting Yi Zhouxue: "The law does not punish the masses. Let the Patrol Guard suppress them. After they are killed, Sikong Jingyuan and Sikong Yanlun will definitely try to take a share. As long as we drag these two into the mess, the water will become muddy!"

Yi Zhouxue understood her master's meaning, so she moved her lips and infused her voice with wisps of magical energy, transmitting it to the three hundred Patrol Guard.

Before Li Weiyi and his two companions could even escape the battle formation of three hundred Patrol Guard, they caught Yi Zhouxue's telepathic message through their mental power. Their hearts sank, and they shouted, "Run!"

"Boom!"

Li Weiyi's mental power transformed into a vast and powerful shockwave of spiritual light, which sent more than a dozen Patrol Guard flying.

We must escape the battle as quickly as possible.

Ahead, ten spears thrust out simultaneously, forming a small array that twisted the power of the ten Patrol Guard into a single force, transforming into a gigantic phantom of a war god that punched towards Li Weiyi.

The smallest battle formation of the Patrol Guard is a ten-man formation.

There are also formations of twenty men, thirty men, and a hundred men...

The more people there are, the stronger the formation becomes.

Li Weiyi was naturally unafraid of a mere ten-man formation, and used his telekinetic light whip to blast the illusory image of the God of War apart.

They dared not linger in battle.

He used the Yellow Dragon Ascends to Heaven to Heaven technique, breaking free from the formation area of three hundred Patrol Guard, and appeared a few feet above the edge of the formation area.

A formation of a hundred people was successfully set up, with Formation Disk a hundred feet in diameter rotating above their heads. At the center of the formation, a large seal of the Seventh-Rank Hundred-Character Artifact flew out, fully displaying its power.

"Boom!"

The seal landed and smashed into the ground, creating a huge crater.

The soil around the giant pit showed signs of melting, and the vegetation that had protected it for dozens of feet turned to ashes.

Li Weiyi used his movement technique to dodge first, but was blasted away by the impact of the seal, rolling several times on the ground, and continued to flee towards the Southern Clear Palace.

As long as Yi Zhouxue doesn't dare to join the pursuit, and given that these Patrol Guards are slow and few are skilled, he is confident he can escape back to the Southern Clear Palace.

"Boom!"

A large number of Patrol Guard, riding their Departed Spirit Soul Beast, surged after Li Weiyi like a tidal wave.

Qiong Ji Daozi stood on the back of the Two-Headed Golden-Winged Eagle, remaining silent ever since Li Weiyi took out the jade array talisman. He knew he had miscalculated today, and if he got involved with his master any further, there would truly be no way to deal with the situation.

He then fell into reflection, wondering why he had made such a mistake.

Tianxin Temple is the largest Daoist temple in the prefecture, with flourishing incense offerings and numerous disciples.

It was the third month of spring, the branches were adorned with emerald green, and the birds sang melodiously.

Wearing a veil and with a red mole on his eyebrow, Yao Qingxuan sat on a futon, looking both dignified and sacred, yet mysterious and beautiful, quietly listening to the messages from his people who had stayed at the main altar, who came to report on Lingji Mountain.

Every moment, new information is transmitted to the ground.

"No one from the Yang Family has shown up?" she asked softly.

The Old Man kneeling outside the door shook his head and said, "No."

"They're really patient! We can ignore the Yang Family then; they weren't even part of our calculations anyway."

Yao Qingxuan was certain that Li Weiyi would go to the Fourth Divine Son's Mansion to rescue people. He also knew that Li Weiyi Qiong Ji Daozi jealous, and the more he cared for Li Weiyi, the less likely Qiong Ji Daozi Li Weiyi protect her.

Therefore, she deliberately left the headquarters, allowing the situation to develop in the direction she had predicted.

Li Weiyi has a special identity and possesses too many treasures, making him a target for many within the Divine Cult.

Some people want him dead.

Some people want the strange insect and the Ghost Flag.

If we don't seize this opportunity to resolve these issues in advance, Li Weiyi will inevitably die an unexplained death sooner or later.

To solve this problem, Hall Master An to take action.

To her surprise, Li Weiyi actually made her move three days later, killing Wang Zhi and Wang Shu. Her strength far exceeded her expectations, and the situation escalated considerably.

What she didn't expect was that not only did Qiong Ji Daozi not help her, but he also tried to take the opportunity to kill Li Weiyi.

If he could maintain his integrity and uprightness to the end, Yao Qingxuan would think highly of him.

But when Li Weiyi took out the Azure Jade Array Talisman, this Divine Son Seat actually backed down!

Yao Qingxuan said, "Li Weiyi is too audacious. He even dared to kill a divine son. He needs to be taught a lesson. Tell Shanze that unless his life is in danger, there's no need to rescue him. Also, send a message to Hall Master An about what happened at the main altar!"

Sikong Jingyuan and Sikong Yanlun followed behind the Patrol Guard, watching Li Weiyi and his two companions get closer and closer to the Southern Clear Palace.

Sikong Yanlun was very unwilling. "We have already offended them to the death today. If we let them go like this, they will definitely retaliate in the future."

Sikong Jingyuan was much calmer. "Even Yi Zhouxue didn't dare to act rashly, and the Divine Son Seat remained silent. This shows that the jade array talisman in Li Weiyi's hand is genuine. Just now, we were only acting as martial artists of the Ku Rong Hall, handling official business, and didn't offend anyone. If we had made a move, there would truly have been no room for maneuver."

Sikong Yanlun said, "What a pity, such a good opportunity."

"Making a move openly isn't a good opportunity," Sikong Jingyuan said.

Sikong Yanlun, "What do you mean?"

"They can't stay at the main altar to cultivate forever; they'll definitely go out on missions. Taking action secretly can avoid a lot of trouble."

Sikong Jingyuan continued, "First, investigate who this Li Weiyi is, what his relationship is with Hall Master An, and why he can control so many treasures?"

They charged forward, leaving behind a trail of Patrol Guard's corpses, before Li Weiyi, Yang Qingxi, and Yang Qingchan stormed into the Light Veil surrounding the Southern Clear Palace.

Li Weiyi was panting heavily, his whole body covered in blood. The Blood Handprint Demonic Armor had been smashed, the scriptures had dissipated, the blood mist had cleared, and his body had been pierced by spears, leaving several bloody holes.

But instead of lying down to rest, he mobilized his mental power and fully activated the great formation of the Southern Clear Palace.

At this moment, Li Weiyi could finally burst into laughter. "Yi Zhouxue, you've been fooled! The worst thing in this world is to do something halfway and then hesitate. Not only do you fail to achieve your goal, but you also make enemies."

He also said this to the Divine Son Seat.

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