Chapter 244

For a woman of Yun Shang's level, her status and position had already reached a certain height. She certainly wouldn't be willing to marry down, and moving up, there was only Li Chen.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, Yun Shang was an unattainable goddess, but here with Li Chen, she was a woman fawning for favor.

After discussing things with Lady Youlan, Li Chen carried Yun Shang into the palace.

This sudden happiness made Yun Shang ecstatic.

She had already consulted many consorts about the 'eighteen martial arts' and felt that she would certainly be able to serve Li Chen well.

Unfortunately, her opponent was Li Chen, and a few hours later, she began to beg for mercy.

Lady Youlan and Lady Yuehua had no choice but to go in to relieve her.

And at this time, Li Xian, who was mixing in the Returning Void Boundless Sect, vaguely saw the figure of his master's wife, Lady Youlan, from the woman in front of him.

He was also thinking about where his master's wife was at this time, and whether she would be very lonely or something.

The temperament and figure of the woman in front of him were extremely similar to Lady Youlan, especially that gentle and intellectual demeanor, which was indeed the type Li Chen couldn't resist.

Her Taoist name was Lady Immortal Shu Yu, and she was the Supreme Walker of the Returning Void Boundless Sect, connecting with the hidden ancestors and passing on prophecies of heaven's secrets.

Her status in the Returning Void Boundless Sect was lofty, second only to the He He Zongzhu.

Li Xian had been taken care of by his master's wife, Lady Youlan, too much, so he naturally had a temperament that older female cultivators liked.

Coupled with the fact that he knew what these older female cultivators liked to hear, he had been currying favor in various ways since their last meeting.

Older female cultivators of the sect type had a kind of desire for cultivation.

They didn't like that kind of arrogant genius, because such a heaven-favored one was hard to manage and liked to fight.

Even if older female cultivators were gentle and patient, they didn't think much of these.

They liked those who looked 'well-behaved'—here, well-behaved meant dress, appearance, etc., which met their aesthetics.

Then there was high talent, but very humble, patient in doing things, and knowing how to speak, which would trigger the older female cultivator's cultivation psychology.

Just as they liked to take care of flowers and plants, it was the same principle; flowers and plants only needed watering and care to grow as expected.

Li Xian met this point, and coupled with being trained by his master's wife, he was very familiar with the routines in this aspect.

After a few months, he had become familiar with Lady Immortal Shu Yu.

Li Xian's acting skills were also textbook-level. At the beginning, he acted a bit 'timid', and then showed admiration for Lady Immortal Shu Yu, which could significantly and quickly improve Lady Immortal Shu Yu's favor for him.

For the next period of time, Li Xian could be said to be more obedient than a dog. He did everything Lady Immortal Shu Yu ordered perfectly, without a single flaw, and even figured out Lady Immortal Shu Yu's hobbies.

The turning point was 'revealing his heart', which required technique.

He couldn't directly expose his identity to Lady Immortal Shu Yu, otherwise her attitude wouldn't be clear.

Li Xian's acting skills exploded in this section. Every time he finished helping Lady Immortal Shu Yu water the flowers, he would look at Lady Immortal Shu Yu with guilt, in a 'hesitant to speak' manner.

After a few times, Lady Immortal Shu Yu discovered that he might be hiding something on his mind.

At this time, he only needed to wait for Lady Immortal Shu Yu to take the initiative to ask, and Li Xian immediately knelt down, crying as he told his 'life story'.

Li Xian stated that he was the Second Imperial Prince of the May Tian Ce Dynasty. After the Crown Prince died suddenly, he should have succeeded to the position of Emperor.

Because of the order of succession, it should have been his turn no matter what, and he also had status in the imperial court.

Unfortunately, the Empress Dowager and the Sixth Imperial Prince, Li Chen, colluded to usurp his throne and abolished his master. It was only under the desperate protection of his loyal guards that he escaped the Imperial Capital.

Now he was a wanted criminal of the May Tian Ce Dynasty, and he was fortunate to have received Lady Immortal Shu Yu's care; he was extremely grateful.

In these days, he had already regarded Lady Immortal Shu Yu as his elder.

Precisely because he regarded Lady Immortal Shu Yu as an elder, he was afraid that Lady Immortal Shu Yu would be implicated. He was a wanted criminal of the May Tian Ce Dynasty; if someone found out, the usurper Li Chen would certainly bring troops to wipe out the Returning Void Boundless Sect.

So Li Xian repeatedly wanted to say goodbye to Lady Immortal Shu Yu; he didn't want this place to become a sea of blood.

Li Xian spoke with tears and voice, his expression acting so perfectly.

Thirty percent of what he said was fake, but seventy percent was true.

Lady Immortal Shu Yu could go inquire and check many pieces of intelligence.

It was basically about the same as what Li Xian said, except for the part about Li Chen usurping the throne, which Lady Immortal Shu Yu couldn't verify.

She couldn't confront Li Chen face to face, could she?

Li Xian also knew that most sects in the eastern part of the May Tian Ce Dynasty looked down on the imperial court, let alone hidden sects.

His way of showing weakness and not wanting to implicate his elders indeed made Lady Immortal Shu Yu very gratified.

Lady Immortal Shu Yu felt that Li Xian was very sensible and had filial piety.

The danger Li Xian mentioned was not a matter at all in front of Lady Immortal Shu Yu.

She told Li Xian to get up and indicated that this throne should have been yours; you are acting righteously, so why be afraid of a usurper?

Lady Immortal Shu Yu had also heard of the prestige of the May Tian Ce Dynasty Emperor, Li Chen.

But she didn't take it to heart. In her view, Li Chen's strength was limited to those who were 'out in the world'.

It was normal for ordinary cultivators without the inheritance of immortal martial magic treasures to be unable to beat Li Chen. The Returning Void Boundless Sect was a so-called Immortal Sect, and the He He Zongzhu was even a powerful master at the ascension level; what was there to fear?

Not to mention Li Chen coming, even if Li Chen brought all the Sage Realm experts, he wouldn't be a match for the Returning Void Boundless Sect.

The people of the Returning Void Boundless Sect only sought to ascend to the Immortal Realm and didn't care much about secular matters.

Otherwise, how could there be so many sect alliances in the May Tian Ce Dynasty? The Returning Void Boundless Sect could sweep away those sects that were high and mighty in the eyes of secular people.

What is a hidden sect? It's only hidden because it's too invincible.

Under Li Xian's miserable selling, Lady Immortal Shu Yu let him cultivate in the Returning Void Boundless Sect with peace of mind, and her care for him also began to increase.

The key point here was that Li Xian could only say so first to narrow the distance.

He must not show that he wanted Lady Immortal Shu Yu to help him take revenge, otherwise Lady Immortal Shu Yu would suspect his purpose for approaching her.

People who could cultivate to this level, even if they were older female cultivators who didn't go out into the world, wouldn't be too stupid.

Li Xian's 'only seeking a way to live' and 'afraid of implicating you' made Lady Immortal Shu Yu let go of many precautions.

So some time ago, Li Xian had already successfully mixed into the Returning Void Boundless Sect.

This was also the main reason why the elders of the Returning Void Boundless Sect would accompany Li Xian to Qingqiu City.

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Li Xian was thinking at this time how to get Lady Immortal Shu Yu to help deal with Li Chen.

How to provoke the relationship between Li Chen and the Ethereal Immortal Alliance, and make his own calculations succeed.

Now was a critical moment; he had already boasted to Li Yu, so it would be embarrassing if there were no helpers by then.

The key point was that this matter must be seamless. If Lady Immortal Shu Yu discovered that he did it on purpose, he would mostly still be punished.

At this time, a voice appeared in Li Xian's ear.

"Xian'er, your talent is good, you must be focused on cultivation, and do not be half-hearted."

Hearing Lady Immortal Shu Yu's words, Li Xian immediately sat in meditation seriously.

And on the cold jade lotus platform not far away sat a stunning fairy, her ice-silk long dress pouring down like frost and snow.

When her long hair hung down to her neck, it fell into her jade-carved collarbone, and her whole temperament looked as holy as an ice-mountain snow lotus, making one dare not blaspheme.

But when she was breathing in meditation, her frost-colored dress rose and fell slightly with her breathing, and her chest supported a thrilling arc, which was more soul-stirring than the charm bone map of the Hehuan Sect.

Li Xian's eyes were firm and clear, because when facing such a powerful female cultivator, young male cultivators would basically act very respectfully.

This was a kind of respect for the strong, and they didn't dare to offend these female cultivators.

What's more, Li Xian had requests from others and was living under someone else's roof, so he didn't dare to show any overstepping.

The reason why Li Chen dared to look without covering up was because he was strong and could crush these powerful female cultivators.

Since his strength could crush them, then suppressing them in other aspects wasn't too big a problem.

After completing today's meditation, Li Xian first expressed his apologies to Lady Immortal Shu Yu, saying that he was not focused just now when he was meditating and thought of some secular things.

But please let Lady Immortal Shu Yu rest assured, he would also follow Lady Immortal Shu Yu's footsteps and forget the troubles of the secular world.

This point made Lady Immortal Shu Yu satisfied, feeling that Li Xian was a talent to be molded, at least obedient.

Next was helping Lady Immortal Shu Yu take care of her flowers and plants.

At this time, Li Xian thought of a way. The Returning Void Boundless Sect had a Divine Son, and the Divine Son was the future of this sect.

He only needed to let the Divine Son and Li Chen have a conflict, then he could use the power of the Returning Void Boundless Sect to seize the throne.

Of course, it couldn't be too deliberate here; he couldn't take the Divine Son to fight Li Chen one-on-one.

According to Li Xian's judgment, Li Chen had already cleaned up the Nine Abyss Holy Domain and the Purple Heaven Palace, so the next target must be the Ethereal Immortal Alliance.

The reason why he hadn't cleaned it up all along was that the Ethereal Immortal Alliance was mostly seeking immortals and didn't participate much in secular struggles. Li Chen had no excuse and couldn't come to clean up the Ethereal Immortal Alliance.

"Li Chen, don't you want an excuse? I'll give you one."

Li Xian had already found a very suitable excuse, and that was Li Yang.

The Prince's son, Li Yang, was one of the culprits who murdered the Crown Prince, and he was hiding in the Ethereal Immortal Alliance.

Li Xian only needed to send this news secretly, then the imperial court's officials would certainly come to the Ethereal Immortal Alliance to find trouble.

How could the Ethereal Immortal Alliance cooperate with the imperial court?

The conflict would slowly escalate, from the disciples and ordinary officials at the beginning to the experts of both sides, and finally, the big bosses of both sides would appear.

Hatred would slowly accumulate, and the Ethereal Immortal Alliance, in order to stabilize the situation and control the secular world, would eliminate Li Chen and return the throne that 'should have belonged to Li Xian' to him.

This way, Li Xian could push everything behind the scenes without being detected by anyone.

Because this plan seemed to have nothing to do with him, but the one who benefited in the end was him.

Thinking of this, Li Xian sneered in his heart.

Fortunately, he didn't break up with Li Yang back then; this kid was a qualified bait.

Li Yang also didn't expect that as soon as he arrived in the eastern part of the May Tian Ce Dynasty, he would be calculated to death by Li Xian.

And at this time, Li Ran, who had been missing, returned to the Imperial Capital, and he was holding a special book in his hand!

(End of chapter)