Chapter 374: God Child Fights God Child

“I have a fiancée, and she doesn’t tolerate any nonsense. It would be utterly shameful to have our engagement called off.”

Li Weiyi pushed open the car window, looked towards some lit buildings in the six demonic mountains, and asked, “Is it possible to stealthily go in and investigate?”

Shi Liuyu was startled, becoming fully alert: “Absolutely not. It’s just one woman; let her steal if she wants to. Anyway, you still have Yang Qingxi, Qin Qian, your fiancée… If worst comes to worst, I can have Shi Qiqing accompany you for a night. You absolutely cannot trespass into the Sixfold Thought Zen Monastery. When I approached here earlier, I felt a deep sense of dread.”

Shi Jiuzhai explained: “Zen Master Sixfold Thought, the master of the Sixfold Thought Zen Monastery, is an extremely formidable Holy Spirit Thought Master. He suppresses the demonic energy beneath this place. Even Stone Heavenly King, Xu Buddhabelly, Yuwen Yan, and Yang Shenjing might not be his match. It is said that he has a good relationship with Yu Yaozi, is deeply trusted, and has discussed Buddhist Dharma with her many times.”

Shi Liuyu said, “Old Jiu, absolutely do not stop the carriage. Drive carefully, lest that bald donkey senses something amiss and comes out to ‘transcend’ us two savages! It’s said that many fiends are suppressed in the monastery, and powerful individuals are being made to toil inside.”

Li Weiyi chuckled, “No need to be so afraid. Great figures won’t release their thought power without reason. Besides, during the Longevity Martial Ban, titan-level figures won’t act easily.”

Shi Jiuzhai parked the carriage on a district road from which they could overlook the Sixfold Thought Zen Monastery’s mountain gate.

The three then waited quietly.

Shi Liuyu’s expression turned serious as he asked, “There are some rumors circulating in Skypiercing City now, saying you’ve become a divine son of an evil cult. Is it true? If you’ve risen to prominence, you can’t forget your Sixth Brother.”

Li Weiyi knew he was testing him. He said in a half-joking tone, “Sixth Brother, are you thinking of defecting from the Earth Wolf King Army and joining my divine sect?”

“There’s nothing wrong with the Earth Wolf King Army, but the Rice Sect offers far greater possibilities! The world is undergoing immense changes, lives are as cheap as straw, and sects and factions can be annihilated in an instant. Who wouldn’t want a stronger backer?” Shi Liuyu said.

“Help me capture Long Xiangcen, and I’ll introduce you to venerable figures and Hall Master-level individuals from the divine sect.”

With Li Weiyi’s current cultivation and understanding, he had a rough estimate of Shi Liuyu’s cultivation level as the captain of the Earth Wolf King Army: at least Dao Seed Realm Seventh Heaven, possessing the strength to quickly defeat and capture Long Xiangcen alive.

“Are there any divine maidens, especially twin divine maidens who look exactly alike? I’m quite interested in those. One on each arm, that would definitely be more impressive than a Longevity Realm titan!” Shi Liuyu grinned.

Shi Jiuzhai’s eyes narrowed: “The Taishi family’s carriage is coming out!”

Li Weiyi looked into the distance.

He saw a solitary beast-drawn carriage emerging from the monastery amidst the deep night.

Too far!

He couldn’t tell if the driver was the retainer Lin An.

He wanted to circulate his cultivation energy into his eyes but worried that the other party would sense being watched.

“Another one came out! What a grand display, with a large contingent of halberd-wielding cavalry guards.”

Li Weiyi asked in a low voice, “You two Venerable Kings are very knowledgeable; can you tell which family it belongs to?”

Shi Jiuzhai said, “All thirty guards’ mounts are Azure Lion Beasts from the Eastern Frontier Pastures. There should be an important figure from the Liang family inside the carriage. The Liang family is a top-tier grand clan, ranking below the ten-million household clans, entrenched for a thousand years in Liang Prefecture, one of the eight core prefectures of the imperial court. Liang Wanfeng, the Prefect of Liang Prefecture, is Grand Historian Taishi’s eldest disciple. What should we do now?”

Li Weiyi said, “Appearing at the Sixfold Thought Zen Monastery so late with Long Xiangcen, there’s definitely something suspicious. We’ll split into two groups. Long Xiangcen will be handled by Venerable King Liuyu; capture her directly, no need to wait.”

Shi Liuyu said, “Won’t this cause too much commotion? She’s a master of the Dragon Gate inheritor level, and her status is extraordinary, comparable to Cang Li’s standing in the Nine Li Tribe. Moreover, she’s a distinguished guest of the Taishi family. If something happens to her in the city, the Taishi family will turn Skypiercing City upside down.”

Shi Liuyu was usually audacious, but committing mischief in Skypiercing City still made him tremble with fear.

“In that case, Venerable King Liuyu and I will attack the Liang family’s carriage together, while Venerable King Jiuzhai goes to capture Long Xiangcen,” Li Weiyi said.

Shi Liuyu’s expression abruptly changed: “Attack the Liang family’s carriage? That’ll cause an even greater stir! Young Li, what exactly do you intend to do in Skypiercing City? Are you trying to flip the heavens upside down? If a titan-level figure senses us with their thought perception, we won’t be able to escape.”

“I don’t have time for wasted words. If the Venerable King doesn’t dare to act, then withdraw early. I won’t force anyone,” Li Weiyi said.

Shi Liuyu glanced at Shi Jiuzhai, seeing his eyes were calm and steady, as if he had already made up his mind. So, he chuckled, “Alright, exciting.”

Shi Liuyu pursued the Taishi family’s carriage, burrowing into the ground to depart.

The formations beneath Skypiercing City were located deep underground, so earth evasion was not impossible.

Shi Jiuzhai’s expression turned serious as he asked, “Must we be this aggressive?”

“Time is short. We must find the hidden enemy as quickly as possible. A chance like this might only come once. If we let them go back, how will I know who is hiding within the Liang family? The Liang family is connected to Liang Prefecture and, more importantly, to some of Skypiercing City’s defensive formations,” Li Weiyi said.

Shi Jiuzhai’s perception was incredibly sharp. Hearing this, his mind jolted: “Is something going to happen to Skypiercing City?”

“I’ll tell everyone everything at the Secret Gathering tomorrow night. Fifth Brother, you just cover me. If there’s an unforeseen event, then you make your move.”

Li Weiyi put on his Prefect’s official robe, then donned an invisibility cloak over it, and performed a disguise art.

He got out of the carriage and strode straight ahead with swift, long strides.

“Clatter!”

The thirty cavalrymen of the Liang family were all top masters. Their eyes radiated spiritual light, they wore dark profound heavy armor, and the halberds in their hands weighed tens of thousands of catties.

Their Azure Lion Beasts were even larger than elephants, and their entire bodies were covered in spiritual artifact armor that shimmered with light.

They escorted the beast-drawn carriage in the center, moving along the wide street. Their collective aura was like a divine wall pressing down, causing the air to solidify.

For several zhang around the beast-drawn carriage, all light vanished, turning as black as a black hole. Any perception that approached would be instantly devoured. It was clear that the person inside the carriage possessed extraordinarily high cultivation.

Li Weiyi, in his invisible state, appeared in front of them, standing in the middle of the street.

Almost instantly, the two cavalry leaders at the front, who had the highest cultivation, sensed his presence, and their eyes turned cold.

The two reacted swiftly, raising their halberds over their heads, causing runic inscriptions and array light to burst forth.

One formed a battle formation, while the other swung to attack.

Both were seasoned military masters, hardened by countless battles.

But just as they raised their axes, a mountain-like giant appeared in their minds, radiating divine light and wielding immense power that suppressed their souls, causing them to tremble and become unable to move.

That giant was Li Weiyi’s figure.

It was a method of thought power attack, where thought power entered their souls, suppressing and seizing them.

All thirty military masters had their souls suppressed by Li Weiyi’s thought power, their eyes vacant and bewildered, as they uniformly fell from their mounts.

As they fell, Li Weiyi moved like a gust of wind, soaring towards the beast-drawn carriage.

Just as he approached.

From inside the carriage, an ancient seal flew out, containing bone-chilling energy. Dense frost appeared in the air.

Fortunately, before Li Weiyi made his move, he had already released his thought power field, enveloping the surrounding area.

As long as the energy was contained within the thought power field, the battlefield was like an egg. Unless the powerhouses of Skypiercing City deliberately probed, they would have no idea what was happening inside.

Li Weiyi had already stepped into the ranks of the secular world’s top powerhouses, filled with confidence. He used the Spirit Treasure Snatch technique to seize the ancient seal with his bare hands.

His body lunged forward violently.

Relying on his powerful physical body, he shattered the carriage. The formations inside burst and crumbled, and the metal framework twisted.

“Boom!”

The person inside the carriage was sent flying out. They used their arms to block Li Weiyi’s palm strike and their knees to block his leg.

This person wore a mask and possessed a Golden Pure Immortal Body. Their body was sent flying backward by Li Weiyi’s attack.

A cloud of cultivation energy erupted from within him, demonstrating his formidable cultivation and adaptability.

Li Weiyi knew well that Skypiercing City was teeming with titans, so he had to finish the fight quickly.

His martial arts power fully erupted, cultivation energy surged wildly within him, and his blood flowed like the roar of a hundred dragons. He struck the person’s chest with a kick, sending them flying tens of zhang away to crash heavily onto the ground.

Li Weiyi performed the “Forward” secret art, blinking and teleporting forward.

“Boom!”

The ancient seal he had just snatched, falling like a brick, slammed into the masked Golden Pure Immortal Body expert, who screamed and then fainted.

Li Weiyi crouched down and removed the mask from their face: “Sikong Jingyuan, it truly is you. I didn’t expect you to be assigned to Skypiercing City.”

During their earlier exchange, when Sikong Jingyuan released his cultivation energy, Li Weiyi recognized him.

Li Weiyi, however, was in an invisible state and wearing a smiling Buddha mask, which concealed his cultivation energy’s aura.

He put Sikong Jingyuan into his interspatial pouch.

Li Weiyi quickly left, covering two li, and slipped back into the carriage: “Hurry, the city guard patrol is already on their way.”

Shi Jiuzhai cracked his whip at the beast, driving the carriage rapidly: “That was too risky! What if we had encountered a titan or a top figure from the Liang family?”

Li Weiyi examined the ancient seal in his hand and smiled slightly: “The Liang family only has two titans, both of whom are in Liang Prefecture. Even if there were a titan-level figure you’re thinking of, would they risk meeting Long Xiangcen secretly in Skypiercing City?”

“As for the top figures of the Liang family, they’re definitely attending Song Yulou’s sixtieth birthday banquet tonight. They could just meet there, so why come here?”

“Besides, even if I encountered a top figure, they wouldn’t be able to do anything to me… If a Longevity Realm titan is alarmed, just respond calmly.”

Li Weiyi sensed an extremely terrifying aura appearing on the street where the incident had just occurred. The other party was releasing their thought perception, sensing the surrounding city area.

“Something happened to the Liang family; they won’t let it go,” Shi Jiuzhai said.

Li Weiyi shook his head: “I doubt it. They might not dare to make a fuss.”

Shi Jiuzhai and Li Weiyi rushed to rendezvous with Shi Liuyu. There was a special temporary mark between Venerable Kings, a brief glowing pattern, which allowed them to contact and track each other.

Half an hour later.

The carriage stopped midway.

By a wide river ahead, a large number of imperial soldiers had gathered. In the sky, Luan Terrace experts riding swan-cranes were releasing tracking strange insects and using special methods to investigate.

Li Weiyi and Shi Jiuzhai circulated cultivation energy into their ears to listen to the public’s discussion.

They learned that Shi Liuyu had attempted to harm Long Xiangcen, engaged in a great battle with several top masters of the Taishi family, was severely wounded, and escaped.

“This barbarian Venerable King is simply too audacious, daring to abduct a woman even in Skypiercing City! He must be captured, castrated first, and then thrown into a death prison.”

“The Taishi family has already announced a substantial reward for anyone who reports Shi Liuyu’s whereabouts.”

Li Weiyi and Shi Jiuzhai exchanged glances.

“That shouldn’t be right. With Old Six’s cultivation, capturing Long Xiangcen shouldn’t have gone so wrong. Unless… he was blinded by lust, fell for a honey trap, and messed up the important business,” Shi Jiuzhai said.

Li Weiyi’s expression turned serious: “I thought of another possibility, but never mind her for now. Can we find Sixth Brother? Does the Hidden Gate need to intervene to save him?”

Shi Jiuzhai chuckled, “No need to worry about him. Once he escapes, no one can find him, including me. He’ll come to me once his injuries heal.”

“That’s true. Someone like him, to have survived until now, must possess unique life-saving abilities.”

Li Weiyi handed the interspatial pouch containing Sikong Jingyuan to Shi Jiuzhai and instructed, “This person is extremely important. Don’t let him wake up. I have a great use for him at the Secret Gathering tomorrow night.”

“Where are you going?” Shi Jiuzhai asked.

Li Weiyi got out of the carriage and walked towards Qingyun Quarter: “After a night of hard work, I need to find a place to sleep.”

He had another appointment tonight.

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