Chapter 189: The Hidden Lord of Qin Garden

"Swish!"

Shi Shishi flew over and braked sharply in the alleyway, shocked to see that Li Youyi was actually still alive: "Brother Youyi, I heard from Yang Yue that Yang Qingxi was going to kill you herself, how are you still alive? Did you use a beauty trap?"

Yang Yue was the second person of the younger generation of the Sui Sect, and his strength was on par with Yang Zhiyong's.

It was him whom Shi Shishi had encountered just now.

"I did use a beauty trap, but it wasn't me, it was Zuoqiu Ting. Yang Qingxi admitted she couldn't handle it, so she ran away!" Li Youyi said.

Shi Shishi suddenly realized: "No wonder Yang Yue ran away halfway through the fight; it turns out the beauty Zuoqiu arrived, and he had to finish early."

Li Youyi shook his head with a bitter smile; right now, besides joking around, he really had no energy left to chase them down and return the favor of the flowing stream.

The three of them didn't want to cause extra trouble and quickly hurried back to the South City.

As for Yang Qingxi and the Sui Sect, Li Youyi actually didn't want them to be dealt with by Zuoqiu Ting just like that. This grudge, of course, had to be avenged personally.

Shi Shishi claimed he was too heavily injured and wanted to go back to the wolf den to sleep. Li Youyi naturally noted this favor and decided to give a generous reward, and after agreeing on the grand plan to capture Yang Qingxi before the end of the year, the three of them parted ways.

It was already late at night when Li Youyi and Yin Shiyi returned to Qin Garden.

They saw a burly and domineering figure, hands behind his back, standing tall by the lake, his whole body exuding an imposing demeanor like a mountain or a peak.

The two looked at each other and hurriedly stepped forward to pay their respects.

"Greetings, Hidden Lord."

The Hidden Lord wore a metal mask, was silent for a long time, and sighed: "I somewhat regret letting you come to Qiuzhouzhoucheng! Right now, this city has become a perilous realm, and even we old guys don't know what will happen next, and we can't even intervene. Who did you encounter?"

"The Sui Sect," Li Youyi said.

"Yang Qingxi," Yin Shiyi said.

A cold look flashed in the Hidden Lord's eyes: "Cang Li has truly disappointed me; Yang Qingxi and the Sui Sect should fear him like a tiger, yet now they are so arrogant to such a degree."

"The Wu Xiu of the Nine Li clan are spreading rumors that he is in seclusion, accumulating Qi, wanting to reach the perfection of the Seven Seas by New Year's Eve to challenge the Young Venerable," Yin Shiyi said.

Cang Li was the youngest among all the top successors, lacking several years of accumulation.

Before the strange changes in the Immortal Burial Town, in the battle outside Nine Li City, he could only stand on equal footing with Long Ting. A few months later, he could already defeat Long Ting.

Now that a few more months had passed, no one knew how much his combat power had increased under the blessing of the Dyed-Cloud exotic medicine. As for Dao Lotuses and Dao Fruits, at his status and position, he was not lacking at all.

The Hidden Lord was extremely dissatisfied with Cang Li: "Seclusion, leaked. Strength, leaked. Purpose, leaked. A powerhouse should not be in such a state. There is no need to challenge anymore; he has already lost completely."

"Youyi, where did you obtain the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li?"

Yin Shiyi's eyes widened instantly, thinking he had misheard just now and was hallucinating.

Li Youyi said: "Thirty-three Li Mountain!"

Immediately, according to the prepared story, he recounted the matter of the silver coffin and the suspected burial site of the God of the Nine Li.

"Meet Xuanyuan in Yingzhou, buried with the Blood Moon Spring."

The Hidden Lord recited this line, his whole person very excited, and he sighed at length: "Youyi, you shouldn't have hidden the Immortal Realm space in the Immortal Burial Town from me. If you had told me about this earlier, even if I had to risk this life, I would definitely have gone to break into Thirty-three Li Mountain. Now, entering the Immortal Burial Town is as difficult as ascending to heaven!"

Li Youyi said: "It wasn't intentional concealment; in truth, at the time, I didn't know that the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li was attached to the bones of the Silver Skeleton Heavenly Clan. Even this inscription, it was only later that I dared to confirm it was the handwriting of the God of the Nine Li."

The Hidden Lord did not doubt him.

After all, Li Youyi was willing to take out the silver coffin and the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li for all the Hidden Ones of the Hidden Sect to contemplate. On this point alone, among the Nine Li clan's own people, there were not many who could do it.

Yin Shiyi finally managed to interject, asking weakly: "Has the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li really come into the world?"

Li Youyi said very casually: "That's right, Yao Yin has already obtained one. Any Hidden One of the Hidden Sect, as long as they respect me as the God Hidden One, can go and try. Whether you can get the opportunity depends entirely on your own ability."

"You have always been the only candidate for God Hidden One in my heart; I am completely convinced. Such a big matter, you should have notified me? I am absolutely loyal to the Hidden Sect and the God Hidden One," Yin Shiyi said.

Li Youyi said: "That's why I told you first!"

"What?" Yin Shiyi said.

Li Youyi said: "Did you forget? That day at the Hidden One gathering, when we were leaving, I told you I had an important matter to discuss with you? You said, wait for your news."

"Is that this matter?"

"Of course! With so many people there at the time, how could I say it clearly? I really wanted you to be the first to try."

"I really want to hammer myself to death!" Yin Shiyi clenched his fists, hammered halfway, and looked over eagerly: "Is there still a chance?"

Li Youyi pointed him in a direction.

"My good brother, God Hidden One, the matter of capturing Yang Qingxi is on me. Next time there is an important matter to discuss, even if it's across a mountain of knives and a sea of fire, I will definitely be the first to arrive." Yin Shiyi flew away, fearing that if he was a second late, the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li would be gone.

By the lakeside, it was quiet enough to hear the snow falling.

The Hidden Lord finally turned around, his sharpness gone, and he said softly: "Hidden Thirteen said you wanted to apply for thousand-year essence medicine? And it has to be of the ice attribute?"

"I can exchange it with magic weapons..." Li Youyi said.

"Shut up, just the combat intent of the God of the Nine Li is enough to exchange for I don't know how many thousand-year essence medicines. Youyi, the Leader did not misjudge you; among the younger generation of the current Lingxiao, I haven't found anyone whose talent and character can compare to yours."

The Hidden Lord took out a foot-long ice jade medicine box from his boundary bag and handed it over.

Li Youyi hurriedly accepted it, as if he had obtained a treasure.

With this thousand-year essence medicine, plus the Xihe Flower, the Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors growing to five inches, or even six inches, was just around the corner. By then...

"About the Dao Lotus... did Hidden Ten tell Hidden Lord?" Li Youyi prepared to take the opportunity to get all the benefits; after all, character also had a price.

"It hasn't been reported to my level yet! What realm are you in now, what do you need a Dao Lotus for?"

Immediately, the Hidden Lord advised: "Possessing a heavy treasure is not necessarily a good thing; it must match your cultivation realm. Otherwise, it is a disaster."

"Third Realm," Li Youyi said.

The Hidden Lord said: "Right, in the Third Realm, you can still use Qi-Increasing Pills, accumulating Qi while tempering it, while polishing your combat intent and martial arts moves; this is the steady and solid way, don't be hasty... By the way, what realm did you just say? Third Realm?"

At that last "Third Realm," with the Hidden Lord's state of mind, his voice also became much sharper and higher-pitched.

Li Youyi nodded, worried: "No choice, the third Qi Sea is over three hundred square feet; relying on Qi-Increasing Pills, what year or month will it take to cultivate to perfection?"

The Hidden Lord felt he was joking, pointed his fingertip at his chest, and his magic power surged in to probe.

After a long while, the Hidden Lord withdrew his finger and paced back and forth on the snow, thinking about something. After stopping, he said: "Wait for me a few days; I will handle all the matters in Qiuzhouzhoucheng, and then leave with me."

"After the Sui Sect defects to the imperial court, they will definitely withdraw quickly. For other forces, wanting to accomplish anything will be as difficult as ascending to heaven; compared to the current Qiuzhouzhoucheng, Lizhou is actually safer."

Li Youyi shook his head: "I'm not leaving!"

The Hidden Lord stated the pros and cons: "If you die in Qiuzhouzhoucheng, how will I answer to the Leader in the future? What is a mere Qianlong Lantern Festival? You are a true dragon, the future Martial Dao Son of Heaven."

Li Youyi said: "Martial Dao Sons of Heaven throughout history have all been killed out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, growing up in fights between people; without experiencing tempering, without honing one's character, without constantly correcting oneself, how can there be any Son of Heaven? In the end, I'm afraid I'll just fade into the crowd!"

"The Son of Heaven is not cultivated in the Gushing Spring Realm and the Five Seas Realm; it is a struggle in every realm, a struggle to be the strongest. Otherwise, no matter how good the foundation is now, it will be surpassed in the future."

The Hidden Lord never imagined that one day he would be lectured by a little guy, and yet he found it hard to refute.

"If you don't leave, then I won't leave either!" the Hidden Lord said.

Li Youyi was surprised: "..."

The Hidden Lord said: "Since you are pursuing the speed of accumulating Qi, using a Dao Fruit is faster than a Dao Lotus. I will arrange this matter and have it sent to you tomorrow."

A Dao Lotus increases Qi by ten thousand square feet.

A Dao Fruit increases Qi by tens of thousands of square feet.

During the probe just now, the Hidden Lord discovered that Li Youyi was using Immortal Soil to shape his lungs, knowing that once he accumulated enough Qi, he would have the conditions to impact the realm.

"Give me another Dao Lotus!" Li Youyi said.

The Hidden Lord frowned: "What do you need another Dao Lotus for?"

"I owe Shi Shishi a favor, I'm giving it to him." Li Youyi didn't make up a lie and said it frankly.

The Hidden Lord was speechless: "Do you think Dao Lotuses are Chinese cabbage? Their preciousness far exceeds your imagination; they are truly the foundation of a clan."

"If it weren't for him today, I might not have been able to come back!"

Li Youyi's words naturally had some exaggeration; his guardian wife couldn't possibly not guard him. But when Shi Shishi struck, he hadn't thought about Li Youyi having a guardian wife.

The Hidden Lord knew Li Youyi was blackmailing him, using the Hidden Sect's resources to repay his own favors.

"Fine, since you've asked, I cannot refuse you. I will send someone to send the Dao Lotus to the wolf den in your name. But you must agree to one condition!" the Hidden Lord said.

Li Youyi said: "You're not going to make me leave Qiuzhouzhoucheng with you again, are you?"

"You don't want to leave, how could I extinguish your fighting spirit? But, if you don't get an invitation, you are not allowed to participate in the Qianlong Lantern Festival. Can you agree to that?" the Hidden Lord said.

Even without an invitation, one could still assist martial cultivators who had invitations.

Once involved, it meant that slaughter would descend upon his head.

Li Youyi relaxed and agreed with a smile: "If I can't get an invitation, what's the point of participating?"

The Hidden Lord nodded with satisfaction, laughing inwardly: even if your cultivation speed is fast, breaking through another realm before the end of the year is the limit. The Fourth Realm of the Five Seas is still quite a distance from getting an invitation.

"Where is Li Ling?" he finally asked the question he most wanted to ask but was very afraid to ask.

Worried that Li Ling had already met with misfortune.

Li Youyi knew this matter must have already been reported, so he had long since prepared his response: "Hidden Lord wants to ask about the deceased spirit residing in her body, suspected to be Chan Hai Guan Wu, right?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 190 =====