Chapter 86: Causing Trouble

After breaking through to Eight Springs, Seeing Yao Yin moved to the Silver Beach Valley.

It was easier to temper silver meridians there. As a Pure Immortal Body, who wouldn't want to pursue all-silver meridians? Pursue the talent and foundation of a successor-level?

Li Youyi himself was all-silver meridians, so naturally, there was no need for this, so he stayed at the Blood Tree Forest cliff.

Living alone, undisturbed, he could instead practice with more peace of mind.

Using the Buddha Relic's space power to swallow light and nourish the fire could be done more unscrupulously, without fear of secrets being exposed.

At the same time, he studied the Cang King tempering method, absorbing light particles from heaven and earth to refine into his ninety-six silver meridians, wanting to temper gold meridians.

No matter how illusory the Tenth Spring was, he had to try it.

Unfortunately, twenty-plus days passed, and the ninety-six meridians didn't change at all.

……

On this day, Li Youyi sat cross-legged in the forest, pinched his fingers, mobilized the magic Qi in his Wind Mansion, and surged it toward the meridians of his right arm, which immediately became hot.

"Whoosh!"

Around his body, countless blood-colored fallen leaves were driven by the magic Qi escaping from his arm to spin and dance.

He struck out with one finger!

A vigorous and bright magic Qi light beam flew from his fingertip.

With a bang.

The cliff wall five zhang away was hit by this magic Qi light beam, and gravel rolled down.

Li Youyi stood up and walked over, discovering a wine-cup-sized, three-inch-deep pit on the cliff wall, as if it had been fiercely stabbed by a long spear.

The stone walls of this Nine Li Insect Valley were mostly metal mineral rocks, extremely hard.

Being able to have such an effect from five zhang away showed how condensed the magic Qi of this finger was.

"Finally, I have practiced this finger technique, 'Cihang Aperture Opening,' to Heavenly Dao Law Convergence, enough to become a surprise killer move. How could the enemy expect that a Gushing Spring Realm martial artist could have such means?"

"Now with seven Law Convergence martial arts in hand, how much gap is there with Yang Shenjing?"

Li Youyi left the Blood Tree Forest cliff, preparing to test the Five Seas Pillar.

For twenty-plus days, he not only ate medicinal diet until he was full, but also devoured the hundred-jin five-hundred-year-old Cistanche with the seven Phoenix-Winged Moth Emperors, and his physical strength naturally increased greatly.

Although he had a human body, his skin exuded a very textured luster, and he was full of vigor, possessing a spirit and heroic charm.

The temperament of a martial arts powerhouse was beginning to take shape.

Walking to the side of the eternally flowing Blood River, borrowing the light of the glowing plants on both sides of the river, Li Youyi unexpectedly saw a beautiful, clear figure sitting beneath the cliff carving with the four ancient characters "Nine Li Insect Valley."

The grass beneath her was like a soft light carpet. She wore a goose-yellow long gown, her black hair tied with a jade hairpin, and her face was whiter than the jade hairpin, giving a sense of being an immortal.

Unfortunately, she was too young, only fifteen, and her figure was still very thin, with only a slight curve at her chest.

Li Youyi knew that this girl could not be judged by her appearance; she looked harmless, like a crane or antelope, but she was actually a ruthless character. After moving to the Silver Beach Valley, she cleared out all the Eight Springs Wu Xiu within a few days.

The strike she suddenly stabbed at Li Qing, Li Youyi would never forget.

During the first trial, she didn't attack him, perhaps because she was worried about disturbing the spider swarm.

Li Youyi was thoughtful, thought for a moment, and walked over: "What? No opponents left, preparing to comprehend the battle tactics and thoughts of the Nine Li God and become a Divine Hidden One directly?"

Seeing Yao Yin's eyelashes trembled, she opened her heart-stoppingly beautiful eyes, raised her swan-like slender jade neck, and stared at the four ancient characters full of Dao rhyme on the cliff wall, her red lips opening slightly: "Among this batch of competitors, besides you, what other opponents are there? But, wanting to break through to Nine Springs within a year is too difficult. Without breaking through to Nine Springs, I am definitely not your opponent. Then, the only chance I have left is here."

Li Youyi comforted: "Don't be so pessimistic. What if I die in the trial? And, you can assassinate, use poison, use schemes; killing someone with upright means is the most strenuous."

Seeing Yao Yin looked over with her bright, gem-like blue eyes, and said in a soft, heavenly tone: "Are men all so hypocritical? Don't think I don't know; Hidden Twenty-Four told me everything, I understand everything. I'm just a little young, not an idiot."

Li Youyi was slightly stunned: "What did she babble about again?"

Seeing Yao Yin lowered her eyes to look at the clusters of colorful wild flowers on the grass, a feeling of being moved in her eyes, and whispered: "She said, you will fight with all your might to defeat the three people on the telekinetic wall painting and fight for the Divine Hidden One. Only then will I have a chance to survive."

"No, I fight for the Divine Hidden One..."

Li Youyi was afraid that the misunderstanding would get deeper, thought for a moment, and changed his approach: "Anyone who walks to my step would want to break the rules and become a Divine Hidden One, right? So, I fight for the Divine Hidden One only for myself, not for anyone. Don't be misled by Hidden Twenty-Four; she has always had a prejudice against me, perhaps out of jealousy, who knows!"

Seeing Yao Yin recited in a low voice: "What is the meaning of their existence? To continue fighting for their lives for a quota that is destined to be unattainable? These words, you said them, right?"

"Yes..."

Li Youyi naturally couldn't deny it.

"Didn't you just say, only for yourself? Isn't this self-contradictory?"

Seeing Yao Yin's logic was very clear, and she cast a firm and fighting-spirit-filled look at Li Youyi, like an orchid growing in a hurricane canyon: "I know, comprehending the battle tactics and thoughts of the Nine Li God is very slim, so slim that my life is destined not to last a few more years. But you are working hard, how can I sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor? Let's join hands and fight against this cruel fate. As long as one side bears fruit... we win!"

Her look at this moment, Li Youyi really couldn't take.

The slender jade hand she extended, carved like ice crystal immortal jade, Li Youyi dared not hold.

"You continue to comprehend, I'm going to settle the score with Hidden Twenty-Four."

Li Youyi turned and left as if fleeing, taking a deep breath, misinformation and gossip harm people. He couldn't be too good or too bad; he just wanted to be an ordinary person with some human touch.

How did he cause trouble?

Arriving at the mountain gate, Li Youyi bowed to the old man guarding the gate: "Trouble the Elder to help report, I want to see Hidden Twenty-Four."

The old man guarding the gate had bright magic Qi light blooming in his chest, then spat it out from his mouth, driving the sound with magic Qi, and shouted into the mountain gate: "Little Twenty-Four, someone wants to see you."

The voice was loud, and it was feared that it could be heard dozens of miles away, echoing in the insect valley for a long time.

Li Youyi didn't expect that the old man's reporting method was so simple and unadorned, not afraid of disturbing other Hidden Ones?

Walking to the side of the Five Seas Pillar.

Li Youyi began to exercise his body, practicing boxing and palm techniques, trying to make himself excited.

"Whoosh!"

Hidden Twenty-Four stepped on magic Qi and came extremely fast. Before long, she turned into a breeze and landed beside the old man guarding the gate, her gaze naturally falling on Li Youyi not far away for the first time.

Really want to chase the Five Seas Realm physical body with the Gushing Spring Realm physical body?

"Up!"

With a roar.

His legs were in a horse stance, Li Youyi grabbed the Five Seas Pillar with both hands, one up and one down, and exerted force upward.

His feet sank, and his arms rose slowly, his muscles and bones in his body ringing lightly.

Gradually, the Five Seas Pillar was lifted.

A full foot high.

After stabilizing for a moment, Li Youyi let go, and the five-thousand-five-hundred-jin iron pillar crashed down, the ground shaking violently.

The old man guarding the gate had long stood up, stretching his neck to peek, and now he and Hidden Twenty-Four looked at each other, both feeling unbelievable. In less than a month, physical strength actually increased so much?

If he practiced for another year or two, wouldn't he easily lift the Five Seas Pillar?

Li Youyi didn't hide the joy in his eyes and turned around: "I have the qualifications to temper gold meridians now, right?"

"Of course! You have already flipped through the Cang King tempering method; if you have any questions, feel free to ask the old man. You must temper gold meridians; even if it's just one, it's completely different."

The old man guarding the gate couldn't be more excited. This sixty-year cycle finally produced a true Divine Hidden One seedling. After all, in the eyes of the Hidden Sect, a Divine Hidden One must be stronger than a successor to truly be the inner lining and final line of defense of the Nine Li tribe.

Although Hidden Nine was already stunning, compared to Cang Li, there was still a slight gap.

This kid has a chance to become the two backbones of the Nine Li tribe, one light and one dark, in a hundred years. The only drawback is that he is not a true Li citizen...

Must think of a way to tie him down.

"Hidden Twenty-Four, come with me, I have something to tell you alone." Li Youyi's tone was unkind.

Hidden Twenty-Four's willow eyebrows frowned, her eyes confused; she had never seen a trial-taker so arrogant in front of a Hidden One.

The old man guarding the gate thought he saw some clues and urged: "Hurry up, the whispers between you young people, surely you don't want us old guys to know."

Leaving the mountain gate, after walking far away.

Li Youyi said straight to the point: "You are a Hidden One, you are Five Seas Realm, you have your freedom of speech. I'll just say one thing: in the future, in front of Seeing Yao Yin, don't talk nonsense again, it's going to be a problem!"

Seeing Yao Yin's name was told to Li Youyi by herself.

Hidden Twenty-Four felt inexplicable and dissatisfied: "When did I talk nonsense?"

Li Youyi said: "This time, it was mostly my own problem, so I won't count the responsibility on you. But after the spider cave trial ended, what exactly did you tell her?"

"I didn't say anything," Hidden Twenty-Four said.

Li Youyi kept staring into her eyes, confirming she wasn't lying, and was confused in his heart: "That's strange, she was clearly in a very wrong state, as if I had designs on her."

Hidden Twenty-Four thought of something and said: "After the first trial ended, when I sent her back to the cave dwelling from the spider cave. After she woke up, she asked me why you didn't kill her in the spider cave, but instead fed her precious medicine."

"I, at that time, just casually replied, maybe it's because you are beautiful enough."

"Is there a problem with this?"

"There is a little... but it doesn't count as a big problem." Li Youyi thought carefully and felt that Hidden Twenty-Four didn't seem to have a reason to deliberately pit him, so he stopped thinking about it: "Let's leave it at that! By the way, have you thought about the business in the spider cave?"

Hidden Twenty-Four looked left and right quickly and whispered: "You are already being focused on. Once you leave the valley, it's hard to hide from the two elders. Especially that old man brewing the diet, his telekinetic power is extremely strong. I suggest... wait a little longer!"

Finally loosened up!

Li Youyi had always thought Hidden Twenty-Four had very strong principles and couldn't be persuaded, and had decided to find an opportunity to act alone. As a result, her principles weren't that tight, and it was only the third temptation that she took it off, although she was still covering up, hesitating, and looking forward and backward.

Hidden Twenty-Four saw Li Youyi's strange look and hurriedly corrected her posture, saying coldly: "Only this once, not again."

"Then let's go to the trial first. Time is running out; it will take quite a few days to get to Nine Licheng," Li Youyi said.

After spending an hour packing his luggage.

Hidden Twenty-Four led Li Youyi into the Hidden Sect, walking up step by step along the stone path chiseled into the cliff wall.

In the Hidden Sect, the power of Law was thicker, and the fog was vast like gauze.

Various martial arts moves were carved on the stone wall.

"So the way out is inside the Hidden Sect, not walking the underground river. The underground river road must just be to cover people's eyes and ears, preventing tracking every time trial-takers are picked up. The Hidden Sect is so careful, no wonder even the chief-level insiders don't know the specific situation inside," Li Youyi secretly admired.

Walking over a thousand steps, he finally reached the top of the cliff.

Before him was an empty stone platform, surrounded by cliffs, like a stone mountain with its peak cut off.

The top was completely shrouded in fog, unable to see where the top was.

Hidden Twenty-Four struck out with one palm, and instantly, thick magic Qi surged from her palm, injecting it into the ground.

"Whoosh!"

The ground lit up with blue array patterns, connecting into a circular array diagram four zhang in diameter.

Li Youyi walked in with a confused look: "With this array diagram, can I leave the Nine Li Insect Valley?"

Hidden Twenty-Four smiled without saying a word.

In the array diagram, over a hundred array patterns operated rapidly, the light becoming brighter and brighter, condensing into a white magic Qi cloud.

A strong sense of weightlessness followed.

Li Youyi discovered that under the support of the array diagram, and also wrapped in the magic Qi cloud group, the two flew toward the top, having a feeling of rushing straight into the sky.

Is this a flying array?

Borrowing the "Magic Qi Cloud Flying Array," he didn't know how many zhang he flew upward, vibrating slightly, and the array diagram stopped in the void.

"Let's go, we're here!"

Hidden Twenty-Four walked out of the array diagram first and stepped onto a stone bridge.

Li Youyi already had a guess in his heart, but still asked: "Where are we?"

"Nine Licheng," Hidden Twenty-Four said.

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