Kin Slaying Kin
Lei Weiyue was not involved in Zhou Siyi's matter.
She only learned that the Lei Clan had gained a new matriarch by chance, when a member of her clan inadvertently let it slip.
Moreover, Lei Jun's marriage this time was exceptionally low-key, and only a few members of the clan knew about it.
Prior to this, she had always believed that Zhou Siyi lived in the cave abode dwelling of the family head, Lei Jun.
It wasn't until she was captured by Song Wen that she learned that Zhou Siyi, like those Rogue Cultivators, had been brought to the Lei Clan.
Lei Weiyue was unaware of the Lei Clan's purpose in capturing Rogue Cultivator; she was merely following orders. However, she did know where these Rogue Cultivators were being held.
After all, a large portion of these were Rogue Cultivator whom she and her men had captured.
These Rogue Cultivator were imprisoned in a dungeon built beneath a mountain.
Therefore, Lei Weiyue guessed that Zhou Siyi was also imprisoned in the dungeon.
However, after entering the Lei Clan, she did not go directly to the dungeon, but instead went to the Lei Clan Ancestral Shrine where the Soul Lamp were kept.
When she parted ways with Song Wen had already taken the Hidden Soul Jade from her body.
Lei Weiyue must rescue Zhou Siyi in order to avoid being devoured by the Shadow Gu and losing her internal organs and brain.
This also means that she is going to betray the Lei Clan.
To avoid being hunted down by the Lei Clan, she must steal her own Soul Lamp.
Otherwise, she would die either way, so she might as well die at Song Wen's hands. That way, she wouldn't have to betray the Lei Clan, and maybe one day, the Lei Clan could avenge her.
She decided to go to the ancestral hall first to retrieve her own Soul Lamp; then she would go to rescue Zhou Siyi.
Ever since stepping into the Lei Clan's territory, Lei Weiyue had been feeling uneasy, fearing that some of her clansmen would discover her and question why she was Lei Clan.
After all, she is now someone else's prisoner and should be in the Azure Mountain, 200,000 miles away, not in the Lei Clan.
Although Lei Weiyue was very careful and chose to travel in secluded and deserted places, she still encountered several younger members of her clan.
The younger generation all bowed respectfully and then left, without any apparent abnormality.
This relieved Lei Weiyue and gave her hope that the plan would succeed.
To keep the matter of the ancestor's longevity a secret, Lei Jun ordered that the news of Lei Weiyue's capture not be revealed. Therefore, apart from Lei Yue, Lei Jun, Lei Da, Lei Hu, and Lei He, the other Lei Clan were unaware that Lei Weiyue had been captured.
After going around in a big circle, Lei Weiyue finally arrived at the Lei Clan Ancestral Shrine.
The ancestral hall is a stone building built against the mountain in a remote location, and few people come here on weekdays.
The elder guarding the ancestral hall was named Lei Yuanzhong. He was a cultivator at the Golden Core Early Stage. Because his lifespan was running out, he was sent here to take on this leisurely position.
Although Lei Yuanzhong's cultivation level was not as high as Lei Weiyue's, his seniority was much higher.
Upon seeing Lei Weiyue enter the ancestral hall, he asked with a smile.
"Wei Yue, what brings you to my ancestral hall today?"
Lei Yuanzhong's reaction put Lei Weiyue's mind at ease, which had been filled with anxiety.
"Greetings, Uncle," Lei Weiyue replied with a smile. "I've come today to examine my own Soul Lamp."
"Inspecting the Soul Lamp? What's so interesting about the Soul Lamp?" Lei Yuanzhong asked, puzzled. "Why are they all coming to inspect the Soul Lamp lately?"
"Did anyone else come to check the Soul Lamp?" Lei Weiyue asked.
"Three days ago, the patriarch sent people to take away your Soul Lamp, as well as those of Lei Da and Lei Hu. They were later returned," Lei Yuanzhong said.
"Oh, so this is what the elder was referring to. Three days ago, Lei Da, Lei Hu, and I went out to apprehend a suspect, but we got trapped in a dangerous place. Fortunately, the patriarch used the Soul Lamp to locate us and rescued us," Lei Weiyue said, half-jokingly.
Lei Yuanzhong, unaware of the reason, and without suspecting anything, nodded.
"Now that the three of you have returned safely, why do you want to check your own Soul Lamp?"
Lei Weiyue said, "The patriarch has used my Soul Lamp to perform soul-finding techniques many times. The patriarch is worried that the soul aura on the Soul Lamp may be damaged, so he specifically asked me to check it. If the Soul Lamp is damaged, he asked me to leave a new Soul Lamp."
Lei Yuanzhong said, "I see. But you don't need to check anymore. I checked it when the Soul Lamp was returned, and everything is intact."
Lei Weiyue said, "I'd still trouble you, Uncle, to have someone fetch the Soul Lamp. Since I'm already here, I can only feel at ease if I check it with my own eyes."
"All right."
Lei Yuanzhong agreed to Lei Weiyue's request. He turned to a Qi Refining Stage clansman beside him and gave him an instruction.
The latter accepted the order and turned to enter the side hall on the left side of the ancestral hall.
A short while later, the Qi Refining Stage cultivator came out, holding a Soul Lamp.
Lei Yuanzhong took the Soul Lamp from her hand, glanced at Soul Lamp, and then said to Lei Weiyue.
"Wei Yue, the Soul Lamp has no problems."
Lei Weiyue took two steps forward and stood in front of Lei Yuanzhong.
She extended her right hand and said.
Let me see.
Lei Yuanzhong trusted Lei Weiyue implicitly and casually handed the Soul Lamp to her outstretched hand.
Suddenly.
Lei Weiyue's expression turned fierce. She suddenly flipped her hand and struck Lei Yuanzhong's chest, who was right in front of her.
This palm strike was swift and ruthless.
Lei Yuanzhong was utterly shocked. He didn't even have time to react before he was struck in the chest with a palm.
Lei Yuanzhong was struck as if by lightning, sent flying by a single palm strike until he crashed into the wall behind him and finally came to a stop, falling to the ground.
Fresh blood mixed with fragments of internal organs gushed from his mouth.
He looked up at Lei Weiyue, his eyes filled with confusion and anger. "Why... why did you do this?"
Lei Weiyue ignored the other party and several streams of Law Power surged from her body.
The Law Power roamed around the ancestral hall, and more than ten ancestral hall guards fell to the ground.
Then, all this Law Power rushed towards Lei Yuanzhong.
Lei Yuanzhong felt a sharp pain in his head and then fainted.
Lei Weiyue did not kill anyone; everyone was simply unconscious.
She raised her hand and caught the fallen Soul Lamp in her hand.
Lei Weiyue then unleashed several more bursts of Law Power, transferring everyone in the main hall to an empty room in a side hall.
Then, she turned around and walked out of the ancestral hall.
"Bang!"
With a soft sound, the stone gate of the ancestral hall behind her slammed shut.
With the Soul Lamp successfully obtained, Lei Weiyue was overjoyed. She followed a secluded route and arrived outside the Heavenly Prison.
The entrance to the Heavenly Prison is located at the foot of the mountain, in an arched Cave.
The entrance to the cave is protected by a formation.
Twenty guards stood in front of the cave, led by a male cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Peak Stage.
Lei Weiyue exhaled a breath of stale air and walked expressionlessly toward the entrance of the Heavenly Prison.
Having learned from her experience at the ancestral hall, Lei Weiyue was now more confident. Very few members of the Lei Clan knew that she had been captured by Song Wen.
For the past year or so, she has frequently sent captured Rogue Cultivator to the Heavenly Prison, and has become quite familiar with the guards.
The leading male cultivator greeted Lei Weiyue with a smile upon her arrival.
"Elder Weiyue, the mission to capture Rogue Cultivator has been stopped. Why do you have time to come to the dungeon today?"
"I am here on the orders of the patriarch to check on the condition of those Rogue Cultivators," Lei Weiyue said nonchalantly without changing her expression.