Chapter 401: Separation from Xianyuan
The car was dark and silent.
Li Weiyi raised his eyes and looked at Yao Qingxuan.
Yao Qingxuan shook his head, signaling him not to speak easily, including through telepathy.
The next day was New Year’s Day.
The sky is beginning to brighten.
The defensive formation of Lingxiao City was still shrouded in mist, but the city gates had been opened, and people were allowed to enter and leave the city after strict inspection.
Caravans from all over the world, transporting minerals, medicinal materials, grains, oils, cloth, fruits, fresh produce and other goods, lined up to enter the city.
Li Weiyi and Yao Qingxuan used the art of disguise and followed a team that was transporting supplies to the western frontier out of the city. The team was led by a middle-level member of the Dao Cult.
Shortly after leaving the city, Li Weiyi and Yao Qingxuan quietly left the team.
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The Yuntian Fairyland is vast and full of magical energy.
Li Weiyi stood on the top of a sacred hill hundreds of meters high. Under the morning sun, he was surrounded by patches of green sedge more than a foot high, which undulated like a carpet in the wind, making a rustling sound.
A hundred feet away is the edge of Yuntian Fairyland.
There, the earth turned into a cliff, and below the cliff, a white sea of clouds stretched to the end of the sight.
Although the sky seems high and the clouds are vast, there is an almost transparent barrier on the edge of the cliff, connecting the sky and the earth. If you want to enter and exit Yuntian Fairyland, you must go through four major passes and four heavenly gates.
This scene made Li Weiyi's already heavy heart even more depressed. He felt that the world was vast, but it was full of cages and shackles, without the real freedom to fly.
He looked at Yao Qingxuan who was sitting on a huge rock at the edge of the cliff: "Can you speak now?"
Yao Qingxuan's long skirt spread out at her feet, her black hair like a waterfall tied on her back, looking at the sea of clouds under the sun: "In Yuntian Fairyland, Daozu can't sense it. As long as we leave the city, Palace Master An can rest assured that he won't follow us."
Li Weiyi asked, "Was Palace Master An really nearby before leaving the city?"
"I don't know, but it's a possibility."
After thinking for a while, Yao Qingxuan said, "She let us go on purpose and gave us a chance to live. If we leave, we can live. If we don't leave, even if she wants to let us go, we will definitely die."
Li Weiyi was deeply shocked: "Where did I go wrong?"
Yao Qingxuan raised her head and glanced at him: "You have done very well! I would have died without a doubt, but because of you, I was able to walk out of the headquarters alive."
"Why is that?" Li Weiyi asked.
Yao Qingxuan said: "It is related to the success or failure of major events, and involves the life and death of hundreds of millions of rice people. Humans like us, do you think they need evidence to kill us? If there is a major suspicion, the hidden danger can be eliminated directly!"
"We are still alive today because Palace Master An has been protecting us. Palace Master An needs a reason to protect us. You need to come up with a reason. This is what happened in the past month."
"Whether a person can survive depends not only on loyalty but also on value."
"With the value of the two of us, if it weren't for Palace Master An, a single word would be enough to decide life or death for some of the Dao Cult's existence. However, the size of Yang Shenjing and Sui Zong forced the Dao Cult's transcendence to deal with it with caution."
Li Weiyi smiled bitterly at himself, and then he realized that all his tricks had to rely on the strength of Palace Master An. He asked, "Do the Dao Sect leaders suspect the Sui Sect?"
"To the Dao Sect, the two of us are potential hidden dangers that may cause problems, while the Sui Sect is a potential hidden danger that will definitely cause problems." Yao Qingxuan said.
Li Weiyi asked, "Is there something wrong with the Sui clan itself?"
Yao Qingxuan said: "It's not just a problem! More importantly, the position of the Sui Zong can really change in an instant."
"Didn't Dao Zu plant the spirit fire of death in Yang Shenjing?" Li Weiyi asked.
Yao Qingxuan said: "First, if Yang Shenjing was planted with the Death Spirit Fire, can the Second Palace Master trust him to this extent? Second, even if Yang Shenjing was planted with the Death Spirit Fire, he would be able to break free after breaking through the realm and transcending. He is very close to transcendence!"
"It seems that Yang Shenjing and Sui Zong are indeed difficult to control." Li Weiyi said.
Yao Qingxuan said: "So, the secret of the demon race and the Dao Cult attacking Lingxiao City has not been known to the strong men of the Yangshen Realm and the Sui Sect so far."
"Do you know why countless evidences pointed to the betrayal of the Sui clan, and the Dao sect has always distrusted them, but they still haven't eliminated them immediately. Instead, the two of us are still being suspected?"
Li Weiyi asked: "This is exactly what I find hard to understand!"
Yao Qingxuan said: "Because even if Yang Shenjing and Sui Zong betrayed, it must be when the victory or defeat is about to be decided, when the Dao Sect may be defeated. Now, everyone can see that the court is surrounded by wolves and is in danger. It is not wise for him to turn over unswervingly at this time."
Li Weiyi suddenly understood and closed his eyes, saying, "I understand! For someone who can stand on both sides, he will not choose a side in advance and completely cut off his other retreat route. This is indeed the biggest unreasonable thing!"
After a moment of silence, Yao Qingxuan asked, "What's going on with Sikong Jingyuan?"
Li Weiyi said: "Yin Yi is the leader of the Yang family. This is his method."
"This is a good move. If we continue, we may be able to force Yang Shenjing and Sui Zong to the court ahead of time. You have already played half of the game, why do you want to give up halfway?" Yao Qingxuan asked.
Li Weiyi felt a strong sense of powerlessness in his heart: "I summoned all the hidden people and hidden elders in the Dao Seed Realm to Lingxiao City. I had already made up my mind to let the Dao Cult fight among themselves, and at the same time secretly eliminate the hidden forces of the demon clan and the Dao Cult in the city, so that the Yuntian Fairyland would become their meat grinder, and win hope for victory for the human race."
"But I was still too naive!"
"The interior of the imperial court is completely riddled with holes. This is not an impregnable fortress at all, but a broken palace with leaks everywhere."
"The Lingxiao Palace is so weak that it doesn't even have absolute control over Lingxiao City and is unable to suppress the enemies in the city. Moreover, many high-ranking officials of the imperial court have defected to the Demon Kingdom."
"We need to deal with more than just the demon tribe and the Dao Cult's lurkers. We can't kill them all even if we clean them all up in the imperial court."
"Is there any point in staying here? All efforts are in vain. I don't want to bury all the hidden people in this burial ground that is destined to collapse."
The wind is getting stronger!
On the hill behind me, the grass rustled.
Li Weiyi said, "After everyone leaves Yuntian Fairyland, I will send someone to tell the court everything that the Hidden Sect has found about the Dao Sect's strongholds, the problems of the Sui Sect, and the secrets of the attack on Lingxiao City. This will be my last effort."
“You’ve done so much!”
Yao Qingxuan showed a thoughtful look: "Give me all the chess pieces in your hand. I will play the game of Lingxiao City for you. Do your best and leave the rest to fate."
An incomprehensible look welled up in Li Weiyi's eyes: "You want to go back?"
"I didn't want to go back, but you've done such a good job, plus I have some cards in my hand. At least we have to rely on this battle to get rid of the Sui Zong first. If they profit again in the battle of Lingxiao City and become stronger again, the Jiuli tribe will be in great danger in the future. As for the victory or defeat of the racial war, it is not up to us to decide!"
Yao Qingxuan stood up on a huge rock at the edge of the cliff and looked at Li Weiyi, who was two steps away.
Li Weiyi said, "Didn't you say that if you don't leave Lingxiao City, Palace Master An won't be able to protect you?"
"So what?" Yao Qingxuan said.
Li Weiyi said: "There is the spirit fire of death in your body. Dao Zu can kill you with just one thought."
"The ghost flag can temporarily isolate the connection between the Death Spirit Fire and the Rice Ancestor." Yao Qingxuan said.
Li Weiyi shook his head slightly, knowing the danger of returning to the city: "You taught me at the headquarters that the higher your cultivation level, the bigger the task you can do. This game in Lingxiao City is not something we can fight against with our cultivation level."
Yao Qingxuan put her hands behind her back, and her pretty face, like an iceberg for thousands of years, showed a leisurely and spiritual smile that she had never had before: "The principles in this world are easy to say, and everyone understands them. But it is too difficult to do them... If you are guided by principles, you can live, and even live well. But if you are guided by your own emotions and wishes, you can live out yourself."
"Give me the Hidden God Order. I will send half of them away and I will use the other half. It's time for me to satisfy my Hidden God addiction!"
Li Weiyi stared at her and took out the Invisibility Order: "I will go back with you."
Yao Qingxuan snatched the Hidden God Order from his hand, pressed his fingers in front of his eyes, and withdrew the death spirit fire that was planted in his body bit by bit.
Then, she walked past Li Weiyi, stepped down the boulder, no longer in that tense state, and had the demeanor of the legendary woman that everyone talked about.
Yao Qingxuan said in a carefree manner: "I have the spirit fire of death planted in my body. I will die sooner or later. There is no escape. You are different. You have shown me an infinite number of variables and hopes... Take good care of Yao Yin for me!"
Li Weiyi stared at her departing back, knowing that it was impossible to persuade her. He rolled his eyes and said, "Then give me back the ghost flag."
"Are you really not going to leave me any chance of survival?"
Yao Qingxuan stopped at the foot of the hill, and without turning around, he took off the bag and threw it to him: "All the wealth and resources I have collected over the years are in it. Ghost Flag, I'll buy it!"
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Li Weiyi left Yuntian Fairyland alone like a walking corpse, with a lot of distracting thoughts, an endless inner struggle, and thousands of thoughts lingering.
Sometimes he thought that Yao Qingxuan might be exposed and die at the hands of the Dao Cult's top leaders. Sometimes he thought that Jiang Ning, Zhuang Yue, and Grandpa Zhuang had not done what he promised.
The situation last night was extremely dangerous and life and death were uncertain. There was no way he could take Zhuang Yue with him.
Not long after, he thought of Zuoqiu Hongting again, wondering if she had left Lingxiao City.
I thought of my friends in the court, such as Taishi Yu, Taishi Bai, Song Lin, Song Qingli, etc. I thought of the dungeon in the Taichang Temple and the ghost mothers who had been half cured.
Tang Wanzhou's voice came out from the Buddha's relics, as if he was saying something, but Li Weiyi couldn't hear it at all. He was struggling with his own thoughts and couldn't get out of it.
Before we knew it, we had left Nantianmen and arrived at Nanyanguan.
Walking on the downhill street, Li Weiyi smelled the aroma of dishes, and his five senses gradually recovered. He stopped and looked at the four-story restaurant next to him. Usually, he was very keen on food, but today he had no appetite at all.
"This is simply too scary! We must immediately pass the news back to Lei Xiao Sect. Over the past twenty years, many women in Leizhou have also drunk Zi Mu Spring."
A group of Lei Xiao Sect disciples, riding on exotic beasts, passed by Li Weiyi.
Lu Cangsheng, Lu Wensheng, Qin Qian and others were among them.
Last night, the shocking news about Zimu Spring spread throughout Lingxiao City.
After fermenting overnight, all the truth was revealed, causing great panic. After the city gates were opened, the news spread like snowflakes to all 28 states.
(End of this chapter)
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