[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-law-of-primordial-origin":3,"chapter-law-of-primordial-origin-law-of-primordial-origin-chapter-78":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Primordial Law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2216100,3936,"Chapter 78: Hidden Twenty-Four","law-of-primordial-origin-chapter-78",78,"\u003Cp>Li Youyi was so scared that he woke up completely. He reached out to touch the side and touched some bodies, hands, and feet again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately realized that he was no longer in the carriage and was very likely already on the way to the Hidden Gate. But he couldn't see, couldn't hear, and didn't know what kind of environment he was in at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long had he slept?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, someone patted him on the head, and the lower edge of the black cloth bag loosened with a swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hearing recovered, and the sound of rowing water rang in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi immediately took off the cloth bag. In front of him was a golden misty fog, and he was on a flat boat over ten meters long, with twenty or thirty young men and women squeezed together tightly around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them had just had their cloth bags taken off, and some were still taking them off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their psychological quality was very strong; those who could come here were not ordinary people. After a brief chaos, they sat up straight and sized up the environment they were in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a pair of cyan eyes like gems were glaring at Li Youyi, her teeth biting her lips, her red lips trembling, and her hands on her legs were clenched into fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the owner of the leg that had just pressed against Li Youyi's chest and made it hurt. Her position was next to Li Youyi; the boat was too narrow to move. Just after getting on the boat, she had been grabbed by this rascal, and she was pressed under him, unable to break free at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party's cultivation was extremely high. Every time she wanted to break free, she was pulled even more violently, making her thighs ache and numb, and her calves cramp, as if they didn't belong to her at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was absolutely intentional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which tribe's chosen person was this, how could he be so low-class?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Li Youyi looked at her, he was somewhat surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was actually a pure immortal body; which tribe would spend such a huge cost?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn't they know that among the people sent to the Hidden Gate every year, only one could survive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Yin was chosen and sent by the Medicine Li Tribe of the Jiu Li, only fifteen years old, with a Seven Springs cultivation base, and was even a pure immortal body, which could be said to have a bright future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had the flawless skin that most pure immortal bodies had, and every inch of her body seemed to be carved from crystal-clear immortal jade, with a faint white light radiating from her whole body. You must know that the appearance of a pure immortal body was beyond the reach of mortals, and Yao Yin also had that immortal charm, and even her hair was extremely lustrous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi felt the coldness in the other party's eyes, and thinking of the random pinching when he just woke up, how could he not know who he had pinched?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so embarrassed that he wanted to jump off the boat; it was too shameful, so he hurriedly apologized: \"I'm sorry, I just woke up, and my perception was covered… In short, I'm very sorry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After apologizing, Li Youyi was naturally too ashamed to face her, so he hurriedly turned around and touched his Yellow Dragon Sword and insect tube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all still on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The insect tube had been opened, but the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors inside were clearly not recognized, so they were all waiting inside properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi looked toward the bow of the boat, only to see a tall and sturdy man sitting cross-legged there, facing forward, his back as majestic as a mountain, the dark red cloak hanging from his shoulders swaying with the wind, having quite a majestic and domineering aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden mist was overflowing from a copper lamp beside the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden light in the lamp was very bright, illuminating the darkness of the underground river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi saw Li Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qing's calm eyes also fell on him, and a sharp light flashed in his pupils. Then, he turned his head quickly and looked elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just this glance, Li Youyi judged many things: \"He knows that the person sent by the Earth Wolf Army is me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But when I got on the carriage, he had clearly already put on the black cloth bag. This shows that after I fell asleep, his cloth bag was taken off by the mysterious old man, deliberately letting him remember me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why must he remember me? Is it to let him kill me in the Hidden Gate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi didn't want to deal with the games between the Earth Wolf Army, the Jiu Li Tribe, and the high-level Coffin Mountain; that was not something he could control. For now, he had to be cautious and must guard against Li Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flat boat was traveling on a wide underground river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man sitting cross-legged at the bow of the boat emanated wisps of magic Qi, controlling the oars to row across the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one taking off the black cloth bags from everyone's heads was a girl in black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her figure was as straight as a spear, and she was not very old, only sixteen or seventeen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking off the black cloth bag from the last teenager's head, the girl in black stood at the stern of the boat with a sword, and with a crisp voice: \"We are now traveling in the underground dark river leading to the Jiu Li Hidden Gate. Everyone's will is very strong; there is no panic, nor is there any timidity or fear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it still must be made clear to you. Underground is the world ruled by the insect race; we must be as quiet as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coo! Coo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the banks of the underground river, a large number of insect chirps rang out at the right time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the darkness, countless pairs of red eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl in black said: \"You don't have to worry too much; the lamp on the boat burns the pupa shell of the commander-level exotic insect, the Tiger-Spotted Golden Cicada. Ordinary insect swarms will not attack us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soldier-level, general-level, commander-level…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soldier-level and general-level were called fierce insects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commander-level could be called exotic insects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An adult commander-level exotic insect, a single one, could threaten a Dao-Seed Realm martial cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me introduce myself. I came to the Hidden Gate two years earlier than you. It is the twenty-fourth year of this sixty-year cycle that I entered the Hidden Gate, so everyone calls me Hidden Twenty-Four,\" the girl in black said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group of young boys and girls on the boat looked at the girl in black with much more awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a person who could survive to the end among a batch of candidates!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, she was even younger than many people on the boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not an ordinary person!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl in black added: \"This batch of candidates this year is more than twice as strong as last year. There are those who opened Nine Springs, pure immortal bodies, and there are four who opened Eight Springs. It seems that after the successor of the Jiu Li Tribe was decided, all tribes knew that the God-Hidden Person would also be selected soon, and they all wanted to compete.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dare to come to the Hidden Gate; you should all know the cruelty involved, right? Only one person can survive every year and become the Hidden Person of that year. Only the Hidden Person is qualified to participate in the competition for the God-Hidden Person, and all failures will become the Hidden Servants of the God-Hidden Person of this sixty-year cycle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cruel, it is extremely cruel. But the cultivation resources and cultivation environment of the Hidden Gate are not something that can be given elsewhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two years ago, I entered the Hidden Gate at fourteen with Seven Springs. Now, two years later, I have opened Nine Springs, and eight days ago, I entered the Five-Sea Realm. With my talent, I would never have been able to open Nine Springs cultivating outside, nor would I have been able to break through to the Five-Sea Realm so quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the strength of the Hidden Gate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sixteen-year-old Nine Springs Five-Sea Realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So perverted?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the heaven-proud children on the surface of the Li Tribe, how many can compare?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qing recognized his own top-notch talent and only put Cang Li in his eyes, but at this moment, he suffered a not-so-small blow. He asked: \"Dare I ask Hidden Twenty-Four, are you the fastest among the Hidden People to open Nine Springs and reach the Five-Sea Realm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl in black, Hidden Twenty-Four, had a mocking look in her eyes: \"I can only tell you that anyone who becomes a Hidden Person must go and impact Nine Springs. All resources will be provided to you, all relevant classics can be flipped through at will, and there are even Hidden People from the previous sixty-year cycle who have been promoted to elders to help you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-clad girl, Yin Twenty-Four, had a mocking glint in her eyes: \"I can only tell you this: anyone who becomes a Hidden One must attempt to breach the Nine Springs. All resources will be provided to you, all relevant scriptures are yours to browse, and you will even have the assistance of a Hidden One from the previous generation who has ascended to the rank of Elder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A commotion broke out on the boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Must attempt to breach the Nine Springs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Yin asked, \"What if we can't break through?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you stay in the Spring-Gushing Realm until you open the ninth spring; only then can you enter the Five Seas,\" Yin Twenty-Four said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Yin said, \"Attempting to breach the ninth spring is very dangerous. Forcing it will kill people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think no one has died because of it? I am called Yin Twenty-Four, but of the Hidden Ones from my generation who are still alive, there are only seventeen left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following this, Yin Twenty-Four added, \"Without a strong heart, without the conviction to die or win, I don't think you would be on this boat. It is cruel because the Hidden Gate is the Nine Li tribe's final line of defense. If it isn't cruel now, the enemy will be cruel to our people in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am very curious to see which of you will end up being the last surviving Hidden Twenty-Six?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It will definitely be me,\" said a youth who had opened eight springs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qing laughed, \"Wait until you break the nine springs before saying that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Twenty-Four said, \"Having a strong cultivation base doesn't necessarily mean you will be the final winner. Half of those present are children who have opened four or five springs. They are more malleable, and under the tutelage of the Hidden Gate, they will grow faster and more solidly. Who knows, in the future, some might even be stronger than you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi had realized this problem long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps having the nine great tribes send these half-grown children, who have already opened four or five springs and possess independent consciousness, was the Hidden Gate's original purpose. It was actually those of them with higher realms and older ages that the major tribes had deliberately sent, thinking that higher cultivation meant a better chance of becoming a Hidden One, or even a Divine Hidden One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current of the underground river suddenly became turbulent, and the boat's speed surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large spray of water splashed onto Li Youyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi wiped it off, his hand covered in bright red, and brought it to his nose to sniff: \"The water in this underground river is actually the same as the water in the Blood Sea.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting beside him, Yao Yin, who had nearly fallen into his arms due to the sudden surge of the current, gave a low hum: \"Ignorant! Beneath the Lingxiao Life Realm, there are countless blood rivers, extending in all directions, as well as many vast river valleys, mining areas, insect realms, and demon caves. Above ground is one world, and underground is another world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Earth Wolf King Army, one of the three great barbarian bandit groups famous in the Southern Realm, once hid in the underground world for a long time; otherwise, they would have been wiped out by the Lingxiao Palace long ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Borrowing the golden light of the bronze lamp, Li Youyi saw many tributaries of the blood river along the way. The underground really was crisscrossed like a maze; he wondered how the person at the bow of the boat found the right path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the next few days, the small boat kept moving at high speed, constantly descending, heading deeper into the underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, they passed an underground blood sea that was over two hundred miles wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no food prepared on the boat, but Yin Twenty-Four gave everyone a hundred-year-old precious herb; after eating it, one could go several days without hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi calculated secretly that these dozens of precious herbs alone were worth ten million copper coins; the Hidden Gate was simply incredibly wealthy. He didn't know if the nine great tribes provided them every year or if they were the Hidden Gate's own cultivation resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the sixth day, the boat's speed finally slowed as it entered a narrow tributary of the underground river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they entered, everyone heard a piercing cicada cry that entered their minds like a knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoosh! Whoosh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the pitch-black cave walls, two golden radiances bloomed, forming tiger shadows that looked like two giant golden tigers crouching on the stone wall. But looking closely, one would discover that inside the tiger shadows were two palm-sized golden cicadas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person sitting cross-legged at the bow finally stood up, wearing a metal mask: \"Do not panic; these are the two Tiger-Striped Golden Cicadas guarding the passage to the Nine Li Insect Valley. I am a Divine Hidden One from the previous generation; you may address me as Hidden Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two commander-level exotic insects guarding the entrance to the passage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Hidden Lord also looked like someone not to be trifled with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi immediately had an understanding of the Hidden Gate's strength; if the Earth Wolf King Army dared to scheme against the Nine Li Hidden Gate, they would definitely suffer a huge loss. An ancient clan with thousands of years of heritage was truly not as simple as it appeared on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boat continued to sail, and light gradually appeared underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light of various colors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After passing through an ancient stone gate, the view began to open up, and the fragrance of grass and trees wafted over. A vast underground river valley appeared beside a river that looked like a red ribbon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the river valley, it was misty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not real fog, but atomized magic power similar to a Dao Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is definitely a super-large Heavenly Law Earth Spring here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Youyi felt a secret chill. Looking into the river valley, many glowing plants grew on the ground, colorful and vibrant, and in the distance, glowing trees grew as tall as a jungle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside the underground blood river, many stone tablets were erected, some carved with characters and scriptures, others with human-shaped technique patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, on the vaguely visible towering cliff, four ancient and huge characters were carved, manifesting unparalleled divinity, attracting everyone's gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boat stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Lord disembarked first, with Yin Twenty-Four following closely behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the twenty-six youths, maidens, and children disembarked, they were all brought to the foot of the cliff carvings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hidden Lord said in a deep voice: \"The four characters 'Nine Li Insect Valley' on the cliff were carved by the hand of the God of Nine Li. Everyone who enters the valley must kowtow. Whoever can comprehend a wisp of the combat technique intent belonging to the God of Nine Li from the carvings can directly become a Divine Hidden One.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of this chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2727,"2026-06-17T10:49:26.844Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","759f21affdf32cb87ff0e0024259aa20d8a90f2f006feadc4cbe09e2cbc6c55c","law-of-primordial-origin-chapter-79","law-of-primordial-origin-chapter-77",333,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-primeval-law-cover.jpg"]