Chapter 329

During this period, Li Youyi had put most of his energy into practicing the twelve-character Dao Seed and refining the Star Day Pill, and had almost not practiced the Wind Palace dragon seed at all. Even so, he was not far from the dragon seed's palpitations.

He changed the subject and asked: "Master, how long until we attack Lingxiao City?"

Yao Qingxuan said: "The demon race naturally hopes the sooner the better, because the Transcendents who were injured in that epic melee two years ago are constantly recovering. But the Divine Cult hopes the later the better!"

Li Youyi asked carefully: "Is it related to the strangeness spreading from the ground in Fuzhou? I heard that those tombstones and grave mounds that have emerged have already covered several surrounding prefectures, and even the Qiuzhouzhou city and the Soldier Ancestor Marsh have been surrounded, or is it the legendary Yin Corpse Seed Rice?"

"The longer the time drags on, the more grave mounds and yin corpses will grow on the ground. When the pollen of the rice flowers blows across the world, our Divine Cult's soldiers will be as numerous as the sea, and then they will devour the world, and no one can stop them."

Yao Qingxuan stared coldly: "Where did you hear that?"

Li Youyi's heart shook: "Is this true?"

"I don't know, and I hope you don't know either," Yao Qingxuan said.

Li Youyi said: "Is the Master worried that if I spread this secret, it will kill me and also kill you?"

Yao Qingxuan said: "When you are not strong enough, you must learn to shut up. When you think you are very smart and can do things quietly, it means you are already arrogant and on the verge of death."

"Li Youyi, the Master will tell you a sentence that you must remember."

"In the face of an irresistible trend, judge by heart, not by traces. It doesn't mean you shouldn't do anything, but do things according to your cultivation level."

"Benevolence, righteousness, loyalty, filial piety, and faith—judge by traces, not by heart. If you judge by heart, where are there such saints in the world?"

Li Youyi's heart was surging with waves; he put his hands together and bowed deeply: "The disciple remembers!"

Yao Qingxuan said: "Attacking Lingxiao City is temporarily set for three months from now..., but don't take it seriously; only the Transcendents know the real time. The Divine Cult will definitely continue to drag the time out."

"The eight prefectures controlled by the imperial court—Fuzhou, Hanzhou, Yongzhou, and Liangzhou—will be attacked by the Divine Cult, and after success, they will also be controlled by the Divine Cult, obtaining all the benefits within them."

Li Youyi unfolded the map of the Lingxiao Life Realm on the table: "Fuzhou and Hanzhou belong to the Southern Region, and Yongzhou and Liangzhou belong to the Eastern Region. Since the Master is the Southern Venerable, I assume Fuzhou and Hanzhou are your responsibility?"

Yao Qingxuan walked to the table and shook her head slightly: "The Divine Cult's experts, from top to bottom, are two Rice Ancestors, three Bitter Masters, four Palace Masters, and five Venerables."

"Don't take this seriously either! First of all, even I don't know which of these experts are twins and which are one person."

"Secondly, the three Vice Palace Masters of the Heavenly Palace are all great Longevity experts with peerless cultivation."

"Among the five Venerables of the Heavenly Palace, I am the youngest. The other four are all no less than 120 years old, and their realms are unfathomable."

"The main altar is located in the Southern Region, and the Southern Region is crucial to the Divine Cult. Think about it, why would they let the youngest human be the Southern Venerable?"

Li Youyi pondered for a moment: "Is the Master, this Southern Venerable, a figurehead without power?"

Yao Qingxuan said: "It's not that exaggerated, but it's about the same. The Heavenly Palace has two Vice Palace Masters, both in the Southern Region, each with a massive force under them. They are Xu Fudu of Coffin Mountain and Yang Shenjing of the Sui Sect. They are the true masters of major events in the Southern Region."

Li Youyi thought to himself, no wonder she stayed at the main altar most of the time; it turned out there were two big mountains pressing on her head.

Yao Qingxuan said: "I became the Southern Venerable because the Divine Cult initially wanted to first seize Lizhou, control the Li clan, and then form a triangular position with Coffin Prefecture and Fuzhou to wipe out the Brother Zuoqiu Sect in the middle and control the entire Southern Region."

"You know what happened later."

"What about now?" Li Youyi asked.

Yao Qingxuan said: "Xu Fudu and the Buddha Army of Coffin Mountain will take Hanzhou. The force in Yang Shenjing's hands will take Fuzhou."

Li Youyi said: "The Jiang family of Fuzhou is one of the four major families of the imperial court, with a Transcendent ancestor, and it is claimed that the number of experts under them is no less than that of a million-level sect. Yang Shenjing might not be a match, right?"

Yao Qingxuan shook her head: "The Divine Cult's main altar is underground in Fuzhou, and the Jiang family probably can't compare to the Divine Cult's infiltration and control of Fuzhou. If the Jiang family is sensible, there is still a way to live. If they are not sensible, the whole clan will perish."

"The demon race and the Divine Cult are joining forces to attack the imperial court, and the major human forces will definitely stand by and watch in the early stages, waiting for us to both suffer. Therefore, the eight prefectures are not difficult to attack; the difficulty is here."

She pointed to the area heavily marked north of Fuzhou, west of Liangzhou, and south of Youzhou.

Where Lingxiao City is located—the Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain.

Above the plateau, between the clouds, the city of immortals.

With Li Youyi's current cultivation and his status as the first disciple and the fourth Divine Son, Yao Qingxuan did not treat him as a small soldier, but valued him quite a bit, telling him everything.

She continued: "The Heavenly Array of the Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain was laid by the Fog Son of that year. Only four mountain ranges connect to the Immortal Plain, and each mountain range has a majestic pass with tens of thousands of troops stationed."

"North of Fuzhou, under the Xushan Heavenly Vein, is where one of the four passes, the South Weir Pass, is located."

"I originally wanted to send you to Lizhou to preside over affairs there. Now the situation has changed, and you must deliver something extremely important for me to the South Weir Pass."

Li Youyi said: "What is it, and why me?"

"I will tell you before you set off," Yao Qingxuan said.

An Xianjing returned, and she and Yao Qingxuan declined all matters, guarding the rice fields.

Two days later, under the watering of their blood and the nourishment of Li Youyi's magic power and spiritual light, four infants were born, two boys and two girls, all pure immortal bodies.

At the moment of breaking the valley, the entire main altar appeared with dazzling golden brilliance, and clouds shrouded the South Clear Palace.

Many older experts whom Li Youyi had never seen before appeared one after another, all attaching great importance to this matter, and the South Clear Palace was unprecedentedly lively.

Li Youyi was under great pressure, very afraid that Tang Wanzhou in the Ancestral Field would suddenly wake up. Fortunately, as An Xianjing took the four Golden Rice infants back to the Spirit Valley Palace, the South Clear Palace quickly became quiet.

Li Youyi felt empty in his heart; he had only seen them when the four infants broke the valley, and they were all very well-behaved and cute, with two having wings, like the incarnation of elves.

Yao Qingxuan walked into the array's light veil and looked at Li Youyi, who was sitting on the ridge of the field in a daze: "What's wrong?"

"I'm not used to it; I'm used to how they looked growing here. When they grow up, perhaps they won't even know that someone watered, shone upon, and accompanied them for a long time," Li Youyi said somewhat emotionally.

Yao Qingxuan used magic power to move an iron box sealed with runes out of the Realm Bag.

"Is this what I'm going to deliver?" Li Youyi stood up and looked at the iron box carefully.

It was square, one foot long and wide.

The runes arranged on it were extremely complex and profound; with Li Youyi's current telepathy, he could not understand them at all.

Yao Qingxuan said: "This matter is of great importance and must not be lost."

Li Youyi asked the question from two days ago again.

She said: "What it is is not important to you. The reason you are going is that this matter must be handled by someone with a sufficiently high status in the Divine Cult to show our sincerity."

"You must not think this matter is simple; on the contrary, it may be full of danger."

Li Youyi asked: "Who is the other party?"

"One of the three Vice Commanders of the South Weir Pass, Zhou Bida. This person is a disciple of that Transcendent of the Jiang family and also the son-in-law of the Jiang family," Yao Qingxuan said.

Li Youyi said: "But is he our person now?"

"For now, he can only be counted as half."

Yao Qingxuan continued: "His family has all been controlled by the Divine Cult; this is coercion. The things in the box are the inducement, and also his conditions."

Li Youyi asked: "Is the danger the Master refers to the worry that Zhou Bida will change his mind?"

Yao Qingxuan shook her head: "No, Zhou Bida loves his wife and daughter very much and will not risk being an enemy of the Divine Cult. The danger comes from three aspects."

"First, the object in the box is extremely rare and may help Zhou Bida break through to Longevity in one fell swoop, and many people know it has been taken out. I am worried that there are people from the major human forces lurking in the cult who have sent the news in advance and will intercept and kill you on the way."

"Second, you walking out of the main altar will itself arouse the covetousness of some people in the cult."

Li Youyi said: "Since that's the case, why doesn't the Master go on this trip yourself?"

"This is your third major danger!"

Yao Qingxuan said: "With your current cultivation and strength, you are almost ready to enter the 'Jiazi Register'! The 'Jiazi Register' is located at the Luan Terrace, and all experts under the age of sixty who meet the standards in the world will be automatically locked in their approximate location by the 'Jiazi Register'."

"When a new 'Jiazi Register' expert is born, people from the Luan Terrace and the Attendant Palace will find you immediately to record your information. The imperial court must ensure that all experts in the world are under their control."

Li Youyi said: "There should be a way to avoid it, right? Otherwise, how do the experts of the major million-level sects and hidden sects avoid it?"

Yao Qingxuan glanced at him lightly: "Only by hiding in a hidden sect can you avoid it. Once you walk out of the hidden sect and fight with someone, your aura will leak, and you will still be locked by the 'Jiazi Register'. When the Lingxiao Palace ruled the world, where could the major forces hide many experts?"

"Besides the 'Jiazi Register', there is also the 'Human Hegemon List' refined by the Dueguan for the Brother Zuoqiu Sect, the 'Yujia List' of the demon race, and the 'World Living Beings Map' of the Divine Cult."

Li Youyi said: "Has the Master been recorded in the 'Jiazi Register'?"

Yao Qingxuan showed a touch of pride: "I have long been on the blacklist of the 'Jiazi Register', and the Luan Terrace has sent many experts to track me down over the past decade or so. As long as I appear, they will pursue me, wanting to find out my identity, but unfortunately, they have never been able to do so."

Li Youyi said: "With my current strength, I may not be able to enter the 'Jiazi Register', and even if I do, I will definitely be at the end and won't be too eye-catching. And as long as I don't fight with others and don't leak my aura, the 'Jiazi Register' won't fluctuate."

"At the foot of Lingxiao City, pay more attention to safety. When you get to the South Weir Pass, find Elder Fu; he is responsible for everything there," Yao Qingxuan said.

Li Youyi's lips moved, and he had many more things he wanted to ask, but he didn't know if he should ask.

Because Yao Qingxuan explained everything too clearly and deliberately sent him away, as if she wanted to use his mouth to tell someone these secrets.

But she clearly said that when your cultivation is not strong enough, you should learn to shut up.

For a moment, Li Youyi really couldn't grasp which side Yao Qingxuan was on. Was she really a hidden sect elder? Was she really just letting him deliver something?

Or, did she not dare to speak clearly at all?

(End of chapter)