Hidden Lord

The group of powerful figures from Luantai were clearly focused on Phoenix-born Unicorn-young, and ignored Li Weiyi and his companions.

Half an hour later, Li Weiyi and his two companions, along with the Lei Xiao Sect and his two companions, broke out of the formation of the Thirty-Six Tombs of Lei and stood on a low hill, where they could see the city walls and lights of Leiling City.

The Heaven and Earth Mana Qi began to flow, no longer remaining stagnant.

Li Weiyi let out a long sigh and looked back. The towering mountains behind him were silent and eternal, deep and hazy, like two different worlds from the outside.

It is safe for now.

Zhao Qianfeng, overjoyed at surviving such a close call, bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you for saving me, senior. May I ask your esteemed name? The Lei Xiao Sect will surely repay you handsomely."

"No need for a generous reward, just give me the money." Li Weiyi said indifferently, appearing aloof.

Zhao Qianfeng looked embarrassed and glanced at Elder Lin and Qin Qian.

One of them possessed profound spiritual cultivation, while the other came from a distinguished family.

Elder Lin knew the mysterious Old Man possessed profound spiritual power, capable of fighting even Phoenix-born Unicorn-young, so he dared not offend him. After bowing, he said, "We should repay your life-saving grace even if it means going bankrupt. However, two million Spring Coin are simply too much, and we really cannot come up with them at the moment."

Li Weiyi's eyes flashed with displeasure. "Were you lying to me before? I took a huge risk to save you."

"We wouldn't dare, we absolutely did not mean that."

Zhao Qianfeng was filled with fear and trepidation, secretly regretting that he hadn't escaped faster than before, allowing this old monster to catch up with him.

In a life-or-death situation, I'd give any amount of money.

After safety...

Every Spring Coin represents my hard-earned money.

Li Weiyi was a man of his word, and naturally he hoped that others would also keep their promises. "Hand over all your valuables, including the magical artifacts from the ancestral fields and the Feng Mansion."

Qin Qian kept her eyes fixed on him, unsure if he was Li Weiyi.

Furthermore, if I ask directly, the other party will definitely not admit it.

So she said, "I'd like to speak with you alone!"

"What's there to talk about? Stop with the tricks. If you push me too far, I'll sell you all out. If you don't have money, why are you shouting for two million Spring Coin? You're driving me crazy!" Li Weiyi said in a deep voice.

Qin Qian took off the pouch from her waist. "I've collected 500,000 Spring Coin in the past year, and I've been carrying them with me. Let's talk privately..."

Before she could finish speaking...

The pouch in her hand had disappeared and fallen into Li Weiyi's hands.

Li Weiyi opened the bag to check and found that there were indeed 500,000 Spring Coin, packed in five iron boxes. He felt a surge of goodwill towards Qin Qian, realizing she was a person of her word.

It was worth saving her a year ago.

Li Weiyi put away the storage bag, slightly satisfied. "Take out everything else you have on you."

"It's all gone! I don't even have a magic weapon to collect these 500,000 Spring Coin."

Qin Qian gritted her teeth, filled with hatred, but dared not let it out. If the other party wasn't Li Weiyi, but truly a wicked old monster, any rash action she took would surely bring disaster upon herself.

Beside them, Qi Xiao and Tuoba Butuo had already thoroughly examined the two men from the Lei Xiao Sect, counting all their magical artifacts, treasures, and coins, which were only worth 500,000 Spring Coin.

Their main value lies in the two ritual implements, which constitute their entire fortune.

"You're all too poor! Confiscate all their life tablets so you can collect the debts later."

Li Weiyi raised Spring Coin to purchase Thousand-Year Elixir, hoping to quickly raise the Seven Little Ones to the Fourth Heaven the Dao Seed Realm, which was currently in great need.

Although Li Weiyi had saved them earlier, at this moment, the three members of the Lei Xiao Sect felt as if they had been robbed by bandits, and their hearts were filled with hatred.

Suppressing the burning anger in his heart, Zhao Qianfeng, though harboring resentment, calmly said, "Senior, can you come with us to Leiling City? We are confident we can raise the remaining one million Spring Coin."

Elder Lin said, "We can also hold a banquet to entertain our three saviors."

Li Weiyi narrowed his eyes; how could he not see their resentment?

He took the life tablets from Qi Xiao and coldly laughed, "Are you trying to entertain your savior, or are you planning to kill him? Get lost!"

Elder Lin and Zhao Qianfeng realized that the old monster was very vigilant, so they dared not have any more thoughts and immediately flew towards Leiling City.

Qin Qian descended the mountain slowly, transmitting her voice with her spiritual energy. "Your life tablet will reveal your location! Within a certain distance, Longevity Realm Giants from the Lei Xiao Sect can use it to find you."

Keeping promises and not repaying kindness with enmity, Lei Xiao Sect still has some disciples of good character. Li Weiyi nodded slightly, then a thought struck him as he remembered the Divine Child Life Tablet of his Dao Sect.

It might reveal our location, so we'll have to store it in the Blood Mud Space.

Thank you.

Qin Qian, who had already reached the foot of the mountain, heard those two words and trembled all over. It really was him! The anger and hatred she had felt earlier vanished.

She turned abruptly and looked towards the mountaintop, but there was no sign of Li Weiyi and the other two.

It's only about 400 li from Leiling City to Nanyan Pass.

Qi Xiao enveloped the two of them in his magical energy throughout the night as they traveled.

By daybreak, Li Weiyi had fully recovered from his injuries. Looking into the distance, he could see the Nanyan Pass the mountain, about twenty miles away. The structure stretched from the foot of the mountain to the summit in five tiers.

On the road, refugees came from all directions, including many martial arts masters of the Five Seas Realm.

Dao Seed Realm experts even moved their entire families.

In chaotic times, all sides are recruiting soldiers and horses; as long as you have strength, you can at least secure a way to survive.

The Five Seas Realm can protect itself.

The Dao Seed Realm can protect one's family.

Struggle, migration, gambling with one's life, compromising, and barely surviving...

The more remote and chaotic the area, the more unrestrained the undead Demon Race becomes.

The most dangerous places are those without order.

Therefore, everyone felt that Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain the safest place in Lingxiao Shengjing. As a result, most martial arts practitioners from war-torn areas flocked here.

Martial law has been imposed at Nanyan Pass, making it far more difficult to enter than before.

On the plains beyond the Great Wall, shantytowns stretching for twenty miles were erected, housing at least a million people, turning the area into a city of refugees.

A soldier on a sturdy horse galloped past Li Weiyi and his two companions, shouting, "General Taishi is recruiting soldiers to guard the pass. Those with a cultivation level of Five Springs or above and who are registered citizens of the Imperial Court may go to the recruitment point for assessment."

"Martial arts practitioners from the Five Seas Realm who are registered citizens of the Imperial Court and are willing to have their souls taken can participate in the Giant Spirit Army's assessment."

Upon hearing the news of the military recruitment, countless figures rushed out of the refugee city, all hoping to make a living and forge a future.

If this could give us the opportunity to enter the country, that would be ideal.

Li Weiyi sighed inwardly. The large-scale conscription at Nanyan Pass was precisely proof that war was imminent. But how could a martial artist struggling on the brink of life and death think about this?

In any case, the Imperial Court has at least recognized the danger and is actively responding. The officials of the court are not all incompetent.

Li Weiyi said, "Tao Jiao has used the lives of his wife, daughters, and family to hold Zhou Bida, so he must harbor resentment. My journey there may not be safe. You two shouldn't go into the city. If I don't send back news within two days, something has most likely happened to you."

"At that time, one of you must immediately return to the Tuoba Clan or the Qi Family and pass on the message I have given you to the Xue Jian Tang Ting or the Zuoqiu Courtyard."

"Of course, this also means that you have betrayed the Rice Cult, and the Death Spirit Fire within your bodies will be activated. That means death!"

"The other person returns to the Rice Sect and informs Venerable Nan about the situation, so she can prepare a response as soon as possible. The choice then is yours."

Qi Xiao said, "Since there is danger, I will go to the Zhou residence."

"Let me go," Tuoba Butuo said.

Li Weiyi gently shook his head. "Stop arguing! You are all Pure Immortal Body with advanced cultivation. Once you enter seclusion, you will be targeted by the Imperial Court. Besides, this is just in case. If it were truly a great danger, Master would not have asked me to do this."

Li Weiyi had a degree of trust in Venerable Nan.

The reason Li Weiyi didn't immediately betray the Rice Cult and spread the news was that his biggest worry was that it would harm her. Therefore, he spent the entire journey thinking of a solution, trying to find a way to satisfy both sides.

After agreeing on a method of communication, Li Weiyi left alone through the border.

The Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain was already overcrowded, and the Nanyan Pass under strict control. Even for martial artists of the Five Seas Realm with civilian records, it was extremely difficult to enter the pass.

Li Weiyi never considered forging the register of citizens or seizing the passersby's register of citizens.

Nanyan Pass a strategically important military location, and it would certainly be under close surveillance by the Imperial Court. As soon as he enters the Zhou residence, he will definitely be discovered by some agencies. The more he tries to conceal it, the more dangerous it becomes.

In front of the city gate.

Li Weiyi used Disguise Art to reveal his identity Mind Master, and then handed over a visiting card that had been processed using special methods of the Rice Cult: "I have been invited to visit Deputy Commander Zhou, and I would be grateful if you could help deliver this card."

Having learned from the previous experience, Li Weiyi disguised himself as someone in his forties this time.

The soldiers guarding the city gate dared not be negligent, after all, this was a Mind Master, most likely a distinguished guest of the deputy commander-in-chief, and possibly their future superior.

The visiting card was sealed with runes; opening it would destroy it.

Of course, no one would dare to open it without permission.

Before long, an Exotic Beast Carriage picked up Li Weiyi and took her to Nanyan Pass, heading towards the Zhou residence.

The driver was Zhou Bida's personal guard.

Nanyan Pass the mountain, stretching from the Fuzhou Plain all the way to the top of the Xushan Heavenly Vein. It covers an extremely large area, but it is not as bustling and lively as a big city. Everything is orderly, solemn and dignified.

The streets are lined with all kinds of shops, restaurants, car dealerships, medicine shops, and magical artifact shops. The pedestrians are well-dressed and mostly travel by carriage, which is in stark contrast to the refugee city outside.

At every crossroads and at every boundary between city levels, there is a formation tower.

This city gate is one of the four major gateways and transit points to Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain, where the Imperial Court has amassed eight thousand of its most elite Five Seas soldiers.

Legend has it that this Giant Spirit Army, led by Taishi Qingcang, is capable of attacking even the most formidable opponents, and its defense is impregnable.

There were three deputy commanders at Nanyan Pass, one of whom was Zhou Bida, who was in charge of battle formations and city defense.

The Exotic Beast Carriage slowly drove into the Zhou residence.

Li Weiyi lifted the carriage curtain to observe. The mansion was very large, with tree canopies piled high with snow and filled with spiritual plants and precious herbs. However, he could not see any maids or servants, and it was unusually quiet.

"From entering the pass to arriving at the mansion, everything went too smoothly!"

Li Weiyi frowned and quickly put on the Provincial Governor's Official Robe as an inner layer.

If anything changes, immediately use the Spatial Power within your official robes to escape.

He had already investigated when he entered the pass and found that the Light Veil above the city gate was not very strong. With his current cultivation level, he could break through the array and get out.

The formation is not usually fully activated.

The Exotic Beast Carriage suddenly stopped, and the guard driving it announced, "Guests, we've arrived," before driving off, his footsteps fading into the distance.

Li Weiyi got out of the car cautiously and looked to her right.

They discovered that the Exotic Beast Carriage was parked in front of a moon gate, with plum blossoms blooming on the white walls, and the surrounding environment was serene.

Inside the door.

Hidden Lord's familiar voice rang out. "Come in quickly!"

Li Weiyi was slightly taken aback, his mind racing. Many of his doubts were instantly resolved, and he revealed a look of great joy as he quickly stepped into the moon gate.

Wearing a mask and with his hands behind his back, Hidden Lord stood in the pavilion on the edge of the cliff, gazing at the vast, dark mass of refugees on the plains outside the city.

The Zhou residence is located in the fourth-tier city, on a high elevation with a wide view.

The entire Fuzhou Plain was spread out before us.

Zhou Bida was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties. He had thick eyebrows, large eyes, and a tall stature of over two meters. He was wearing heavy black armor and stood next to Hidden Lord. He turned around first to look at Li Weiyi.