The Four Great Dharma Kings of the Earth Wolf King Army
Lu Jingshen said, "Throughout Yingzhou's history, there have been many Nether Realm Great Tribulation in the Netherworld, with countless habitats swallowed by darkness. Not all the humans in these habitats perished; they became the remnants of the Netherworld."
"There is a terrifying being among the dead who has integrated them and passed on to them special techniques that allow them to absorb the Heaven and Earth Mana Qi in the Netherworld, remain unaffected by darkness, and not have their souls corrupted by evil forces, thus maintaining their sanity."
"This is the origin of the Taiyin Sect!"
They believe they were abandoned by the stronger humans in their habitat, harboring deep resentment and hatred towards all humans living in the sunlight. Therefore, they indiscriminately kill innocent people, employing cruel, biased, and extreme methods.
"When an ancient religion is founded on hatred, and is supported by the Netherworld of the Departed to achieve certain goals, one can imagine what kind of people are in it."
Li Weiyi said, "Isn't it even more dangerous than the Demon Kingdom and the Dao Palace?"
Lu Jingshen said, "The Demon Kingdom is indeed incompetent, but it stands on the same side as all humans in the face of the threats from the Netherworld of the Departed and the Demon Race. The Dao Palace is a different story; with our current cultivation level, we simply cannot see through the truth of the world."
"In short, the Taiyin Sect is extremely dangerous! Yet, quite a few forces still cooperate with it to do some shady and disgusting things. Just like this assassination attempt, the one who ordered it was someone from within the Thousand Mile Mountain Sect."
"The Taiyin Sect holds incriminating evidence against many people, including the legendary Dark Ledger, which even involves the Lord of Life Realm and the Sect Master of a Hundred Million Sects."
"The appearance of the Ugly Emissary and the Yin Emissary indicates that Chu Yutian, the true disciple of Taiyin, has most likely arrived in the East Sea as well. This makes sense, considering the legend that a single wisp of Dragon Soul Origin Light can save Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator ten years of arduous cultivation. Who wouldn't be tempted?"
Li Weiyi recalled the words of the battle corpse. Since the Taiyin Sect was coming with great force, they had to go to Leizhou Ferry immediately and take a boat to Moon Dragon Island.
On Moon Dragon Island, there are outposts of the Sentinel Spirit Army and Spatial Teleportation Array.
At a three-way intersection, Lu Jingshen got out of the car, intending to go to Leizhou City first to contact the Thousand Mile Mountain Branch Master in Lingxiao Shengjing.
He suddenly turned around, looked at Li Weiyi sitting in the car, and laughed, "Is the Family Head Li not the real Family Head Li?"
Li Weiyi said, "You could say that."
"Understood. Everyone has their own difficulties when traveling. I will find out your true identity! I hope that next time in Longcheng, I can share a drink with you in person. Farewell!"
Lu Jingshen clasped his hands in a salute, then used his escape technique to vanish from the ground in an instant.
Li Weiyi drove his car towards Leizhou Ferry on the Coast of the East Sea.
Along the way, there were many carriages and groups of martial arts practitioners on the official road, all heading towards the East Sea.
Some went there hoping to rise above others and achieve great things by taking advantage of the resurgence of the Immortal Dao Dragon Vein. Others were drawn by the generous rewards, crossing oceans and leaving their homes to build Dragon City deep in the East China Sea.
The main practitioners are those at the Spring Realm and the Five Seas Realm.
"The Immortal Dao Dragon Vein stretches for 30,000 miles, from the Nine Ring Reef to Moon Dragon Island. The entire sea area is bathed in golden light at dawn and dusk. The dead lands along the coast, shrouded in the Netherworld of the Departed, have sprouted vegetation and are teeming with life in less than three months, making it suitable for establishing sects."
"It is said that in areas where the Immortal Dao Dragon Vein have revived, the Heaven and Earth Mana Qi is comparable to that of the Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain."
"What I've heard is that golden light has recently appeared in the Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain, which is very likely also on the Immortal Dao Dragon Vein."
"If the Heaven and Earth Mana Qi and Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain were to revive again, wouldn't it turn into a miniature Immortal Realm?"
Along the way, Li Weiyi heard all sorts of news.
Aside from the Immortal Dao Dragon Vein, the most discussed topic was the dissipation of darkness and restoration of life in the ten states on the eastern coast of the East Sea, where the Dao Palace established the Bright Dao Realm.
Furthermore, the appearance of the Great Palace Master in the East Sea was also a topic of great interest among the martial arts practitioners.
The blood and tears of Xiao Tian Order have been publicly announced by the Imperial Court, Xue Jian Tang Ting, and Zuoqiu Courtyard, and it was revealed that the Second Palace Master and the Rice Cult colluded to commit the crime. Zuoqiu Courtyard stormed the Rice Cult's headquarters and discovered the altar of the Six Thoughts Mind Curse.
Half a day later, we arrived at Leizhou Ferry.
Li Weiyi was stunned by the sight of thousands of sails before him. The ships were densely packed together, with laborers carrying cargo and martial arts practitioners waiting to set sail.
Various supplies from all over the Twenty-Eight Prefectures of Lingxiao Shengjing are being transported here, ready to be loaded onto ships. They will not only be transported to Dragon City, but also to the ten states of Rice Realm, as well as the islands covered by the Immortal Dao Dragon Vein. Construction is in full swing.
The small town at the ferry crossing was overcrowded.
Li Weiyi and Yu'er, disguised, squeezed onto the street and ate soup noodles.
Its hearing is fully amplified, capturing all kinds of information.
Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out. "Damn it, Shi Qiqing, it's all your fault! We missed such a huge opportunity by excavating the Ancient Immortal Dragon Skeleton! I should never have listened to a woman's advice in this life. We dug in the Underground Immortal Mansion for months and didn't find a single thing. We missed it, we missed a golden opportunity!"
Even from a hundred feet away, Li Weiyi could hear Shi Liuyu's distress, his pain so intense he wanted to bang his head against the wall, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.
On the street a hundred feet away, Shi Liuyu, Shi Jiuzhai, Shi Qiqing, and Shi Wuyan were searching for boats to cross the sea to Longcheng.
Shi Wuyan, with a round face, buzz cut, and full beard, walked very close to Shi Jiuzhai. His tone was gentle. "I heard that all the martial artists who went to the East Sea and absorbed the Six-clawed Immortal Dragon Qi broke through their cultivation realms. Some even broke through the Immortal Realm. Ninth Brother, isn't that infuriating?"
Shi Jiuzhai said, "I heard that Yang Qingxi's cultivation has greatly improved. Three days ago, she defeated an elder of the Seventh Heaven of the Lei Xiao Sect. From now on, if anyone dares to say that she is a babbling brook, they'd better watch out and be killed by her sword. It's so frustrating to be caught up by a junior."
Shi Qiqing had been berated by the three men the whole way, and felt more aggrieved than anyone else. She snorted and said, "You only see that the survivors' cultivation has greatly improved, but you don't know how heavy the casualties were in the East Sea. Can you be sure that you are one of the lucky survivors?"
Why can't we ensure that?
Shi Liuyu, with an air of self-righteousness, declared confidently, "As long as we follow Brother Yi, we'll be absolutely safe."
"Following Brother Yi is the same as following the Jiu Li Leader. What danger could there be?" Shi Jiuzhai said.
Shi Wuyan said, "Following Brother Yi is the same as following the Great Palace Master. If we can get on the Great Palace Master's good side... my god, what an incredible opportunity! Shi Qiqing, it's all your fault that I didn't get to know Brother Yi and couldn't serve the Great Palace Master."
"It's as if I forced you not to go in the first place."
Shi Qiqing also regretted it deeply, because the various news from the East Sea that reached Lingxiao Shengjing was truly shocking.
It should be noted that some of the truth about the Great Palace Master and the Jiu Li Leader has surfaced, causing a great stir and spreading like wildfire throughout the Twenty-Eight Prefectures.
It was regret that drove them to the East Sea, preparing to venture into Dragon City in search of a missed opportunity.
Upon hearing a telepathic message, Shi Jiuzhai's eyes lit up with elation. He abruptly stopped, saying, "Complaining like this won't solve anything. Let's split up and book a boat first."
A moment later, based on the telepathic message, Shi Jiuzhai located the two people, one adult and one child, who were eating noodles at a low table by the street.
A bowl of hot soup noodles had already been ordered for him on the table.
Li Weiyi, dressed in a loose Black Robe and wearing a bamboo hat, looked up at Shi Jiuzhai and said, "Sit down, what are you standing there for?"
Shi Jiuzhai stared intently at Yu'er, who was sitting next to Li Weiyi. Recalling the various rumors circulating in Lingxiao Shengjing recently, he cautiously asked, "And who is this?"
"My name is Yu'er."
Yu'er raised her head, looked at him with a bright smile, her big eyes sparkling.
Seeing a resemblance to the Great Palace Master in her, Shi Jiuzhai nearly collapsed to his knees. He quickly looked around nervously and whispered to Li Weiyi, "Great Palace Master?"
Li Weiyi did not deny it. "I have some questions for you, and some things you need to do for me."
Shi Jiuzhai's legs went even weaker. He looked at Yu'er, who was eating noodles, with awe. "Let's talk somewhere else. We have to eat at the best place, the most expensive place, all on me... um, on me, Shi Jiuzhai's."
"Please sit here," Li Weiyi said.
Shi Jiuzhai couldn't sit any longer. "I'll stand, I prefer to stand."
Li Weiyi asked via telepathy, "What's the current situation regarding the Great Palace Master? How much does the outside world know?"
"The whole world is looking for you now, especially the Imperial Court, which is offering exorbitant prices for any news or clues about you."
Shi Jiuzhai continued, "Yu'er's secret can't be kept hidden. Many people know she's always been with you and calls you Master. Many people speculate that something has happened to the Great Palace Master."
"Even if problems arose, the battle in the East Sea still shocked the world. Of course, these are all just people's speculations. The Great Palace Master is so wise and powerful that there won't be any problems."
Li Weiyi frowned, secretly considering whether to send the Great Palace Master back to the Imperial Court. The Duke Taishi was still trustworthy, and it would be much safer for him to be protected by Chao Ran than to follow him.
"Help me contact Hidden Lord and tell him I'm waiting for him at our usual spot on Moon Dragon Island," Li Weiyi said.
Shi Jiuzhai said, "As far as I know, the Hidden Lord is on Moon Dragon Island and has not yet returned to Lizhou."
Li Weiyi prepared to head to Moon Dragon Island immediately and reached into the boundary bag.
"I'll pay the bill."
After paying for the noodles, Shi Jiuzhai followed closely behind Li Weiyi and Yu'er, looking ready to serve them attentively.
"Aren't you going to meet up with the other three?" Li Weiyi asked.
Shi Jiuzhai smiled and said, "I want to follow the Hidden Person."
Upon arriving at the seaside, Li Weiyi took out a treasure box and handed it to Shi Jiuzhai: "Fifth Brother, you have risked your life with me many times and helped me a lot. Take this box of Six-clawed Immortal Dragon Qi. Also, share some with Sixth Brother; you can decide how much. What I'm about to do is very dangerous, so don't follow me. When I need your help, I will send you the order."
The Six-clawed Immortal Dragon Qi Li Weiyi possessed was not only from the gourd he collected himself, but also from the bags found by Si Wuyan and others in the human realm.
Shi Jiuzhai suppressed his excitement and accepted the gift with both hands. "From now on, Hidden Person, just call me Fifth Brother. Calling me Fifth Brother is worse than killing me. Oh, and there's one more thing. Ever since the news of the leader's return reached Lingxiao Shengjing, King Shi has disappeared without a trace and gone into hiding."
As expected, Li Weiyi said, "You must keep Yu'er and my whereabouts a closely guarded secret."
"How could I dare to utter a single word about this? I wish I could cut out my own tongue right now. Shi Liuyu and the others have followed us; I'll deal with them," Shi Jiuzhai said.
Li Weiyi took out the jade boat, and with Yu'er in tow, they crossed the sea.