Chapter 82: Immortal Painting Has Spirit

Immortal Painting Has Spirit

"Senior Martial Brother Li, be careful!"

With a light shout, Li Pingyan shook his shoulders and narrowly avoided a streak of green light shot from afar. The light fell to the ground, burning scorched marks on the ground and solidifying into a drop of green liquid, rippling and rolling in the dirt pit, not mixing with the soil. Li Pingyan pointed his hand, sucked the green light into a small jade bottle, jumped up, and shouted, "Everyone, we have collected enough bamboo leaf green, let's withdraw in time! In a few hours, I fear this snake will be even harder to deal with!"

In the forest, the lush vegetation had collapsed in many places, and there were several places where spiritual energy fluctuated endlessly, and the auras were mixed. Clearly, there were cultivators who had fallen here. The light of magic tools crisscrossed, and I don't know how many cultivators were fighting snakes here. Someone replied, "Senior Martial Brother, go first, we can hold on for a few more hours."

"See you in the city later!"

Li Pingyan did not insist on his own opinion, shouted "See you later", and then withdrew, galloping toward the city. Soon he arrived at the green city gate. As soon as he crossed the city gate, he felt the sound of the market filling his ears, and there were many prosperous auras in the energy field around him. His brow couldn't help but wrinkle slightly, but soon dispersed. He found a firm, laughed, "Shopkeeper, do you accept any treasures or spiritual medicines?"

The shadow shopkeeper had now solidified like a real person, and his conversation was natural, just like a living person, only his accent was very strange, as if it did not belong to the Langhuan Heaven, "Beast corpses, accept, medicinal materials, accept, insect shells, accept."

Li Pingyan took out his Qiankun bag, took out a spiritual beast he had killed, and exchanged it with the shadow shopkeeper for spiritual money. The spiritual money in the Hengze Heaven was also completely different from the outside world. It was a spiritual talisman paper, printed with colorful talisman patterns, and there were winding characters, but Li Pingyan couldn't recognize them.

The Hengze Heaven produces spiritual beasts, which can be sold at a high price in the Langhuan Zhou Tian. This is also the reason why cultivators from the Jinbo and Pinghai sects also want to train in the Hengze Heaven. However, Li Pingyan had to sell some spiritual materials to exchange for spiritual money for supplies, otherwise he wouldn't even have a place to stay. He had now integrated into the Hengze Heaven, and in this city, he only felt that there were cultivator auras everywhere, no matter how he guarded against them, he couldn't be complete. In such a dangerous place as the Hengze Heaven, he still needed a place where he could rest with peace of mind. After exchanging for spiritual money, he walked toward the inn in the city, wanting to rent a courtyard, and then return to the restaurant to wait for the temporarily befriended companions.

"Hundreds of cultivators have come to the Qingcheng Gate in the past few days. It seems that Hengze Jade Dew is very likely to manifest here. I don't know what the scene is like in the Zhucheng Gate and Heicheng Gate. I have to go to other big cities in a few days."

There are many cities in the Hengze Heaven, and there is no sign of where the Hengze Jade Dew will manifest. Some people say that the more cultivators there are in a city, the higher the probability of Hengze Jade Dew manifesting, but some people say that Hengze Jade Dew will specifically avoid the crowd and manifest quietly in the desolate places of the Hengze Heaven. Not every time the Hengze Heaven is open can cultivators get Jade Dew, so Li Pingyan just listened to these rumors. However, falling into the Qingcheng Gate, he just followed the situation, hid for a few days, and when his breath gradually merged with the Hengze Heaven, he could barely talk to the shadows, so he killed demons and bought medicine here, making a living.

The bamboo leaf green obtained this time is a kind of external medicine used by cultivators during Foundation Establishment. The one produced in the Hengze Heaven is the best, and the selling price is also very high. Li Pingyan collected a bottle, and his mood was not bad. On the way, he saw several Langhuan Heaven cultivators, so he greeted them casually. Unexpectedly, those few cultivators' eyes lit up, came over to intercept him, and shouted, "Senior Martial Brother Li is here—Senior Martial Brother, please come here. Our brothers are worried that there are not enough people. There is a good business, are you interested?"

Li Pingyan's heart moved, and he laughed in his mouth, "Senior Martial Brother Cao, what business? I just came back from outside the city and suffered a not-too-light or not-too-heavy injury. I am going to adjust my breath. If it is any powerful monster, please forgive me for not being able to accompany you."

Senior Martial Brother Cao laughed, "Just now outside the city, my little brother was intercepted by a pair of men and women, asked him to pick up two spiritual materials, and gave him ten Baozhi coins. Senior Martial Brother Li, the Hengze Heaven has been open for ten days. Except for those small cultivators who started taking medicine, our auras have gradually merged with this place and started to integrate. At this time, if they haven't integrated yet, they must have special roots, and their actions are so naive—they will enter the city soon. Senior Martial Brother, how about it? Wealth is sought in danger. Junior Martial Sister Zhang, set up the formation. Even if they don't have anything good on them, killing a few Sheng Sect disciples is ultimately a good thing for you and me."

In the Central Continent, there are frequent disputes between the Mao sects, but in the secret realm, they are natural allies, and rarely fight to the death. This reason is not difficult to understand. Sheng Sect disciples are arrogant and superior in the Langhuan Zhou Tian, and what they rely on is not their own extraordinary talent or cultivation, but the luck of being able to worship the Sheng Sect.

Mao Sect disciples respect Sheng Sect disciples more because of the sect forces behind them. Speaking of cultivation, they are not without confidence in their hearts. And in the Hengze Heaven, the cave-heaven True Person cannot intervene, and cause and effect cannot be calculated. What cannot be done on weekdays can be done here. Even if it is just for freshness, they are eager to try. Moreover, if there are fewer Sheng Sect disciples of the same generation, there will be fewer powerful opponents to compete for the spiritual medicines and even the luck and opportunities during cultivation. Therefore, these Mao Sect disciples are not busy fighting each other at this time. Before the Hengze Jade Dew manifests, they can still maintain harmony and seek spiritual materials together. And many Sheng Sect disciples, in order to have fewer risks after entering the Hengze Heaven, will kill ruthlessly on the jade boat heading to the Baoyun Sea, grabbing the opportunity to eliminate some tricky Mao Sect disciples first.

Li Pingyan is a disciple of the Jinbo Sect, and it was known to everyone at Baoyun Ferry. This Senior Martial Brother Cao is also a Mao Sect disciple, and the two naturally have a trust. At this time, Senior Martial Brother Cao also spoke bluntly. After Foundation Establishment, those who are still naive in their actions are mostly Sheng Sect disciples. Judging from their actions, they are still the kind of Sheng Sect disciples who are pampered by the elders of the sect, so they are ignorant of the world, have cultivation but are innocent. The Qingcheng Gate has so many cultivators, they actually dare to expose the secret that they have not integrated into this place, and they have not killed to silence them, and gave the small disciples money, which is very kind-hearted. Senior Martial Brother Cao said, "Maybe it's the little bald donkey from the Wangyou Temple. They are pedantic about chanting scriptures. What precepts they hold are what precepts they hold. If they hold the precept of not killing, they can't kill people casually."

Li Pingyan heard that it was a pair of men and women, and his brow couldn't help but wrinkle slightly, asking, "How is their cultivation?"

"The woman is about the late Foundation Establishment, and the man is the middle Foundation Establishment?" Senior Martial Brother Cao's tone was not very certain, "The man is afraid that he is carrying some magic treasure, his aura is dim and unpredictable, my little brother couldn't taste much."

He first said that the female cultivator was in the late Foundation Establishment, so Li Pingyan's brow smoothed out, and then said that the male cultivator's aura was dim and unpredictable, and his expression moved, asking, "Is it a scene of clouds and mist?"

Senior Martial Brother Cao also relayed it and didn't know much about it, so Li Pingyan refused to go with him to surround and kill the two, using the excuse that his breath had not recovered, and he was afraid that he would be somewhat strenuous against the late Foundation Establishment Sheng Sect disciples. Senior Martial Brother Cao couldn't force him. Fortunately, there were many cultivators here, so he didn't force it, turned around and went to contact others. Li Pingyan called him again, "Be careful, if Brother Cao wants to act, you might as well bring more fellow Daoists."

Senior Martial Brother Cao laughed, "I know, Senior Martial Brother Li, don't worry, such disciples must have many bottom-of-the-box magic tools, I will not be greedy for money and throw away my life."

Saying this, the two arched their hands and said goodbye. Li Pingyan found an inn to stay. After entering the room, he thought about it, took out an immortal painting from his arms, pointed it lightly, and the painting axis opened by itself. A beauty walked down from the painting scroll, her appearance was 70% similar to Meng Lingyue, opened her cherry lips slightly, and asked, "What are your orders, Young Master?"

Li Pingyan said, "You go to the city gate to see the scenery, sit for a while, and when I want you to come back later, I will naturally call in my heart."

The beauty curtsied, turned around, and walked gracefully out of the elegant room. Li Pingyan watched her go until she was far away, and not knowing what he was thinking of, he smiled slightly, sighed again, and stopped letting his thoughts wander. He sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing for several hours. When the surrounding aura field began to fluctuate, Li Pingyan was affected by this and gradually woke from his meditation. With a thought, he floated out of the room and darted to the top of the city gate. The beauty was sitting on a low wall atop the Qingcheng Gate, resting her chin on her hand and looking into the distance. Li Pingyan asked, "Did something happen just now?"

The beauty said, "From this place, about two or three hundred miles away, people are fighting, many people have died, and many people have rushed over."

Just as she was speaking, streaks of light appeared, and many people had returned to the city from afar. Only after reaching the city head did they land, their expressions very heavy, shaking their heads and saying, "A group of twenty people, all folded."

"Where is this a fat sheep? It's a spiritual goose that pecks people!"

"I don't know which Sheng Sect disciple is so ruthless... Sigh, first this Poison Sect disciple, then this pair of ruthless mandarin ducks, this Sheng Sect disciple is really arrogant, I fear they treat us all as straw dogs."

Senior Martial Brother Cao and others went outside the city to kill fat sheep. This matter was known to many people. At this time, everyone knew that they had all folded in the forest. Although there were no good words in their mouths, they couldn't help but feel horrified: twenty people against two, ten times the number, and there was definitely no lack of late Foundation Establishment cultivators, but they were all killed on the spot. This Sheng Sect disciple's attack method could be said to be somewhat terrifying.

"Let's avoid it for a while..."

"Yes, yes, otherwise if they break into the city, it won't be good."

Most of the people had integrated into the Hengze Heaven and could sense the shadow aura. For them, the city was full of complicated auras. But for those two Sheng Sect disciples, they hadn't integrated yet. Walking into this city, what they sensed were Langhuan Zhou Tian cultivators, but everyone couldn't sense them immediately. The situation of attack and defense was clear at a glance. Even if these two could not be enemies of hundreds of people no matter what, if they were dragged down, they would eventually die here. But once they saw the ferocity of these two, no one wanted to be the sacrifice to drag them down, and they retreated one after another, especially those Mao Sect disciples who shouted and killed, retreating the fastest. On the contrary, those En Sect and Ping Sect disciples whose medicine effects had already taken deep effect were indifferent to this, and were still keen on trading with shadow residents, doing some miscellaneous tasks entrusted by them, wanting to earn some pointers or even cultivation method inheritance that they couldn't get outside.

Li Pingyan was also a Mao Sect disciple, but he didn't leave. He still sat leisurely on the low wall. The beauty sat beside him without saying a word, her figure gradually fading. When she was about to dissipate, Li Pingyan injected magic power, and her figure solidified again. She looked at Li Pingyan and laughed, "Young Master, do you have any orders?"

Li Pingyan shook his head and said, "Accompany me for a while."

He himself was here, and the painting immortal was useless, so he could pack it up without wasting magic power. But Li Pingyan still maintained her form. The beauty sat and stood beside him for a while, walked on the low wall, and walked along the low wall, enjoying herself. The longer her figure was maintained, the more vivid her expression became, no longer as stiff as when she first walked down the painting scroll.

Unknowingly, the sunset had fallen behind the mountain, and the evening glow had turned the sky red. The beauty jumped on the wall, her clothes fluttering, her rings and pendants clinking. Li Pingyan looked sideways, she looked back and smiled, ran with small steps, her posture was agile and elegant, virtual and weightless, like a heavenly girl, "Li Lang."

Li Pingyan looked at her smiling face, couldn't help but smile slightly, and responded, "Hey."

The painting immortal's expression gradually solidified, her figure gradually shattered and became transparent, turning into a bubble. A painting scroll flew out from Li Pingyan's arms, burned without wind, and swallowed the woman in the painting. He looked at the dancing and jumping posture in the firelight on the painting scroll, his eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and whispered, "Absorbing spiritual sense, probing people's hearts, there is indeed a Demon Sect restriction in this immortal painting."

He was not surprised by this, and had expected it long ago. It was just that the speed of the painting immortal's spiritual growth was much faster than Li Pingyan thought, which inevitably added a few considerations. Just as he was frowning, a light laugh came from afar, and someone transmitted to his ear, "Senior Martial Brother Li, you are so bold. If the person who came was not me, I fear you would be dead by now."

Li Pingyan raised his eyebrows and smiled sincerely, "Although I am not talented, the skill of greasing the soles of my feet is still enough."

He stood up and darted to the front of the Qingcheng Gate, greeting the handsome young man that Ruan Ci had transformed into with a wave of his hand. He thought to himself, "Cloud-covered and mist-shrouded, it is indeed Junior Sister Ci. I have long felt her aura was ethereal and elusive, and now it is completely different from before. It seems the treasures she carries are far more than just the jade disc gifted by the Sword Envoy."

Ruan Ci introduced the Yu Niangzi beside her to him. Yu Niangzi had a high and elegant demeanor, was cold and beautiful, and spoke little. She greeted Li Pingyan, but didn't say a word. Ruan Ci said, "She is my Junior Martial Niece, but let's talk about our own, otherwise Yu Niang will be at a loss."

Not from the same sect, the seniority doesn't have to be so strict, which is common. Li Pingyan agreed. Ruan Ci glanced at the painting scroll again and laughed, "You also bought this immortal painting? Why did you burn it again?"

The two originally planned to meet at Baoyun Ferry, but the jade boat Ruan Ci and others took had a Poison Sect disciple hiding, which caused a lot of trouble at Baoyun Ferry, so it was inconvenient to meet. Li Pingyan also didn't look for contact. Seeing each other at this time, there were many things to ask each other. Li Pingyan also knew that the two women had not integrated into the Hengze Heaven, so he simply jumped onto the roof. The three sat on the eaves, and Li Pingyan took out a pot of spiritual wine from his Qiankun bag, which was brought into the Hengze Heaven from the Langhuan Zhou Tian. The three of them faced the moon and wind, drinking spiritual wine while chatting about the past.

"Many of the goods at Baoyun Ferry were purchased and sold by our Jinbo Sect, but I haven't seen this immortal painting in the Jinbo Firm. I bought one out of curiosity, and thought it was painted by a Ping Sect disciple, wanting to let this woman do some errands. But this painting is full of spirit. I bought this painting for less than a month, and occasionally dispatched it three or four times, and it can capture spiritual sense and peek into memories. Even the most brilliant magic tool cannot be so flexible just by its own restrictions. It seems to exceed the limit of magic tools."

The painting had been burned to ashes, Li Pingyan looked at the black dust flying in the air, frowned, "I suspect..."

Yu Niangzi pulled Ruan Ci's sleeve, Ruan Ci said, "Ah, you thought of it too? Yes, I thought of it as soon as I heard it."

The three looked at each other, knowing that the other party thought of the same place as themselves. Li Pingyan broke it, "Maybe that Zhou Zhi Mo is not a disciple of the Yanshan Sect who entered the Hengze Heaven, but just guarding the way for him, and this immortal painting is a move made by the Yanshan disciple at will. This person has sneaked into the Hengze Heaven, secretly presided over the magic tool, planted magic thoughts, and waited for the right time to turn these hosts into magic slaves for his own use."

The Demon Sect's means are the most treacherous, and a trace of worry flashed in Yu Niangzi's eyes, but she still didn't say a word. Li Pingyan glanced at her, only feeling that her aura was intimidating, and even he was not her enemy. He couldn't help but admire secretly, thinking, "This Yu Junior Martial Sister has such a master style, but is willing to guard the way for Ci Junior Martial Sister, looking like she is following Ci Junior Martial Sister's lead and is willing to go through fire and water, and is so taciturn. Could it be... a dead soldier raised by Ci Junior Martial Sister's teacher? I fear, I fear Ci Junior Martial Sister's identity is not as simple as the Sword Envoy's wing."

"Yanshan?"

Ruan Ci didn't notice his trace of speculation, and replied firmly, "This is not Yanshan's usual means, otherwise someone would have told me."

In the Central Continent, there are only two Demon Sect Sheng Sects. Yanshan is powerful, while the Xuanpo Sect is elusive and very low-key on weekdays. It is not that every secret realm will send disciples. Li Pingyan said, "Not Yanshan, could it be the Xuanpo Sect? This immortal painting is so spiritual, if it is not a Sheng Sect disciple, I fear there is no such brilliant Dao lineage."

He is always calm about the difference between Sheng Sect and Mao Sect. At this time, he said his worries, analyzed with Ruan Ci, and asked about Ruan Ci and Yu Niangzi's temptation to kill Mao Sect disciples. Ruan Ci frowned, "It's not for money. When we were at Zhucheng Gate, we were like this. We gave rewards for doing things, but we were reported, and a group of people came to kill us, but we killed them back. Later, walking in the Hengze Heaven, we thought of following the example. First, this is very profitable, and second, we can identify cultivators who are hostile to us and start first. At that time, I thought this would happen at most three or four more times, and we should integrate into the Hengze Heaven. After that, we wouldn't deliberately deceive people, but I didn't expect..."

Li Pingyan was shocked, "Is it that you haven't integrated into the Hengze Heaven at all until now?"

Ruan Ci shook her head, Yu Niangzi reached out and scooped on the tile, her plain hand passed through it without any obstruction. Only then did Li Pingyan realize that the two women had always been floating in the air and had not sat firmly on the eaves. He changed color and said, "This is what went wrong? In this way, Hengze Jade Dew—"

Before he finished speaking, the expressions of the two women changed drastically. Li Pingyan felt the change in the energy field a step later, pulled out his sword in horror, turned around and met the sharp and unstoppable sword intent attacking in the energy field.

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Sorry, sorry for the long wait, everyone. I should have been because of the allergy medicine at two o'clock, I fell asleep directly, and I just woke up now.

This chapter sends out red envelopes to apologize to everyone.