Chapter 267: Parting

The turmoil of the engagement banquet was like a major earthquake, making Qiuzhou Prefecture City tense in the next few days.

The top geniuses who performed excellently at the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival all stayed behind closed doors, fearing similar assassinations.

All kinds of news flew everywhere, making people panic.

"It is said that it was one of the top people of the imperial court's Embroidered God Guards who took action, wanting to provoke a contradiction between the Zuoqiu Gate and the Nine Li tribe."

"Something like this happening at the Zuoqiu ancestral home, and the murderer escaping, what is the difference from Zhu Huan's death? The Zuoqiu Gate really might have a problem."

"But I heard that this might have been done by the Snow Sword Tang Ting, they have already joined hands with the demon race, wanting to rule north and south and divide Lingxiao. Originally, they were prepared to kill Zuoqiu Hongting together, but unfortunately, they didn't succeed."

"These are all rumors, the most confirmed news is that the killer is a top expert from the extreme west ash region faction, very likely Xu Fodu or Yuwen Yan, one of the two."

For several days, the Zuoqiu Gate sent out all their experts to clean up the people of the extreme west ash region faction hidden in the city, killing until heads rolled.

Therefore, all parties speculated that the demon race was the most suspicious.

After the change, many forces sent teams to visit Taoli Mountain. Only a few young talents with closer relationships saw Li Youyi.

After going down the mountain.

These young talents shook their heads sadly.

"His life was saved, the Confucian ancestor of the Zuoqiu Gate personally rescued him, but the ancestral field was completely destroyed... at most, he can only become an inferior-root Dao Seed realm Wu Xiu in the future."

Someone regretted: "Shining brightly at the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, crossing a realm, not losing to Dragon Hall, and joining hands with the seriously injured Zuoqiu Hongting to tie with the Luan-Sheng-Lin-You, one can imagine that in the same realm, he could definitely suppress those young emperors. Falling from the peak of life with such aptitude, can his heart withstand it?"

"No one can withstand it!"

"A person who can reach such a height must be full of love and passion for martial arts, and must value it more than his own life. Not being able to pursue martial arts is equal to losing his soul."

"The mouths of the people of the world are the most terrifying. They can lift a person to the sky when they are in a smooth situation. They can also step them to death when they are in an adverse situation."

"Yesterday, I heard young disciples of the Zuoqiu Gate mocking and digging at him in public. They think Li Youyi should just die directly. Now that he is half-dead, it makes the Zuoqiu Gate very difficult to handle, and breaking the engagement will be criticized. If they don't break the engagement, he will become a burden to the young emperor."

On the fifth day, a talent who went to visit Taoli Mountain brought back news: "Li Youyi is no longer as cheerful as the previous days, he seems to have accidentally heard some idle gossip, and the whole person has become silent. There is a sword mark on his neck, with traces of stitching, although it is hidden very well, it was still perceived."

"The Zuoqiu Gate has already dealt with those few young disciples, directly abolishing their cultivation and sending them to guard the ancestral tomb."

"The more severe the punishment, the more it shows that this matter might be true."

"Li Youyi is completely finished, still too young, his heart is not tough enough."

"A person who rose rapidly in just one year from having nothing, like getting rich overnight, how can he have such a tough state of mind? It should just be that he had some incredible opportunity a year ago!"

This interesting news of the "genius falling" gradually cooled down.

After talking about it too much, there was no freshness, and too many big things happened in this world.

On the eighth day after the change, a more significant piece of news spread across the world.

The transcendent duel ended!

Several human transcendents fell, and the rest were seriously injured. The Lingxiao Life Realm had reached a precarious situation. Therefore, after consultation, the transcendents jointly issued—the Human Longevity Forbidden Martial Order!

This order prohibits longevity seekers of major forces from participating in internal killing and fighting, and encourages joint efforts against forces under the demon race.

Until the transcendents heal and leave seclusion.

After Li Youyi learned of this order from the Hidden Lord, he was suspicious: "Can it be forbidden?"

"It can't be forbidden! But with this order, the struggles of major forces will be eased to a degree that everyone can accept." The Hidden Lord said: "It is equivalent to returning to before the war broke out, at that time, there was a potential rule."

"Human affairs are decided by humans, and longevity seekers cannot interfere."

"Once they interfere, the contradictions will escalate, and eventually, all the transcendents who have been seriously injured will be involved."

"Dao Seed realm Wu Xiu have the title of human hegemon, which is why there has been such a potential rule in the Lingxiao Life Realm for thousands of years. Dao Seed realm Wu Xiu play an extremely important role in the competition for world affairs."

Li Youyi nodded: "I think, if there is a choice, longevity Wu Xiu also don't want to be entangled in these worldly affairs. Pursuing longevity is more fascinating than pursuing human interests."

The Hidden Lord said: "Do you know why the transcendents don't directly prohibit the fighting between human Wu Xiu?"

"The war has been fought for eleven years, and too much hatred has been accumulated. Being able to guide everyone to fight against the demon race together, I think, is already the result of compromise from all sides. Wanting to fully prohibit martial arts... will only make the transcendents' decrees as ridiculous as waste paper." Li Youyi said.

The Hidden Lord nodded lightly: "Once this order is issued, I must also retreat to the background. The number one person in the Dao Seed realm on the surface of the Nine Li tribe is Hidden Twenty-Four's father, Yao Xingyue."

"The number one expert in the Dao Seed realm of the Nine Li Hidden Sect is Hidden One. There is a way to find him in the 'Hidden One Roster'."

"By the way, the Dudu Temple Immortal Master has returned. He originally wanted to come and check your injuries, but I used the excuse that you just committed suicide and couldn't be stimulated, so I dealt with it."

"The Confucian ancestor of the Zuoqiu Gate will speak ill of you tactfully in front of him, I think the Immortal Master will be extremely disappointed in you."

"The Immortal Master is also seriously injured and will not put his energy on you, he should return to the Dudu Temple in the near future. After he leaves, you don't have to make yourself so miserable!"

The play of suicide itself was used to block the Dudu Temple Immortal Master.

Otherwise, if the Immortal Master took Li Youyi to the Dudu Temple for treatment, he would have no reason to refuse.

The Hidden Lord said: "Because the invitations and tickets for the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival were lost or chaotic, they cannot be counted again. The Immortal Master decided to draw some Wu Xiu with the highest aptitude and most outstanding performance from each force to take them back to the Dudu Temple for cultivation, reshaping their vein marks, Wind Mansion, and ancestral field, to build the strongest foundation."

"Currently, there are ten spots, nine of which have been decided: Li Youyi, Zuoqiu Hongting, Ge Xiantong, Cang Li, Tang Wanqiu, Zhu Yibai, Lu Cangsheng, Jiang Ning, Hidden Nine."

According to the rules of the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, only Wu Xiu who collected all the Dragon Bone tickets or Dragon Seed tickets from one of the East, South, West, and North territories had this special reward. In fact, no one did it.

Now that Longevity Pills, Dragon Seeds, and Dragon Bones are lost, the Dudu Temple can only make up for it in this way.

Li Youyi said: "Give my spot to Yao Yin, with her aptitude, she will definitely catch the eye of the Dudu Temple Immortal Master."

"I'm afraid it's not easy to talk about. The Nine Li tribe already has Cang Li and Hidden Nine inside. The two of them are justified, and no one can pick out any faults." The Hidden Lord said.

Li Youyi took out a stack of invitations and handed them over: "Use this to talk!"

The Dudu Temple Immortal Master was obviously worried about complications, and after selecting the ten spots, he set off the next day.

Before leaving.

Zuoqiu Hongting came to visit Li Youyi to say goodbye.

She thought Li Youyi didn't know about everyone going to the Dudu Temple for cultivation, didn't want to stimulate him, and hid it: "I will travel far, at most three years, at least one year. Cultivate your injuries well at Taoli Mountain, wait for me to come back."

Li Youyi struggled to prop up his body and sat up from the bed, his face pale, squeezing out a smile: "Going to the Dudu Temple?"

Zuoqiu Hongting said: "Yes!"

"Don't be so careful, I'm not that fragile. It's good to reshape the foundation at the Dudu Temple, you can walk more steadily and further in the future..." Speaking of this, Li Youyi's eyes dimmed, and he remained silent.

Zuoqiu Hongting didn't know how to comfort him, so she performed the Disguise Technique, transformed into Li Youyi's appearance, sat beside him like a twin brother, hugged his neck, and laughed: "You kid, don't look like the sky has fallen, don't forget, you can still cultivate thought power, you are an amazing insect controller. Cultivating thought power to the extreme is by no means worse than martial arts."

"Haha, that's right, I can still cultivate thought power! Don't worry, I'm fine, I'm really fine, I'm not that fragile." Li Youyi said.

Hearing Li Youyi emphasize "I'm not that fragile" twice, Zuoqiu Hongting felt uncomfortable for him in her heart, and forced a smile: "Tell you a good news, Jiang the beauty came to see me and said some inexplicable things. She felt that I seemed to dislike you, and let me let go early, she would take you to the Prefecture. How about it, happy? She seems to really have some interest in you!"

Being so cared about by Jiang Ning, Li Youyi was of course happy, but he sighed in his mouth: "She is just pitying me! Pity is temporary, but feelings need to be tested by time. There is more than one person going to the Dudu Temple, right? After you go, you will definitely meet many stunning people, and your heart will fly higher... I'm a bit tired, you can leave..."

Li Youyi's mood suddenly changed, and he directly issued an order to evict the guest.

Zuoqiu Hongting walked out of the room, looked at Li Ling outside, and sighed: "Take good care of him, don't let him hear those messy evil words again. Whoever chews their tongue again, cut their tongue directly."

That evening, the Dudu Temple Immortal Master led the ten heaven-proud sons selected, took a strange bird, and disappeared into the colorful clouds in the sky.

Li Youyi, supported by Li Ling, walked out of the room to look into the distance, only seeing the last small group of bird shadow light spots in the sky, and secretly thought: "My Brother Zuoqiu, there is really no way, wait for you to come back, and then apologize to you properly."

Yao Yin replaced Li Youyi's spot and went to the Dudu Temple.

Since getting the Nine Li God's battle method intent, the ice soul cold energy in her body had never attacked again, so Li Youyi didn't take her to see Chan Hai Guan Wu for the time being.

Time flew, and half a year passed.

On the Tang Valley Sea, thick fog rose.

Xihe flowers floated all over the sea area, emitting bright light, like thousands of divine lamps.

The Fusang Divine Tree in the distance, its trunk rugged, grew straight to the sky, and its leaves were like thousands of moons hanging in the universe.

A jade boat more than thirty meters long floated on the sea.

Li Youyi sat at the bow of the boat, breathing and exhaling, borrowing the power of the Fusang Divine Tree to temper the magic power in the Wind Mansion.

Since two months ago, completing the tempering of the fourth and fifth seas, he began to cultivate the sixth sea "Wind Mansion".

The Wind Mansion is a living inner world.

When it was opened in the Spring Surge realm, many Wu Xiu's Wind Mansions were only the size of a fist.

Two months of cultivation, with the help of the Dao Lotus, Li Youyi's Wind Mansion had expanded to ten thousand square units.

The way of expansion is to constantly accumulate Qi and support the Wind Mansion.