Chapter 680: The Peddler's Cultivation (High Energy Continues)

After finishing the cigarette, Li Li Banfeng felt refreshed.

The Peddler laughed: "Feeling better?"

Li Li Banfeng took a deep breath and exhaled slowly: "Better, much better. Thinking that your situation is worse than mine makes me feel much better!"

The Peddler pulled a feather duster from the cargo truck: "Since you feel better, we should talk about some serious business.

How do we settle the matter of you burning my house?"

Li Li Banfeng said: "Brother, I've gained quite a bit of insight on this trip to the Inner Continent."

The Peddler rolled up his sleeves: "Is that so?"

Li Li Banfeng added: "I went to Chaoge, Nanhao, and Xiaodu; I've seen Boundless City and Sui'an Town. I've been to many places!"

The Peddler raised the feather duster: "Really?"

Li Li Banfeng covered his head: "I even saw Train Eunuch!"

The Peddler put the feather duster aside for the moment: "How is his condition?"

"He didn't come out; I only saw his shadow. He took my shadow, turned around the Six-Layer City of Chaoge, and then helped me escape from Chaoge. I wanted to save him too, but he wouldn't agree—"

Li Li Banfeng recounted his experiences in the Inner Continent.

The Peddler understood the cause and effect: "You conferred the title of Assistant Minister on Lan Qiao Yi; no wonder he conferred the title of Prince Prince Pingyuan on you. Although they managed to recoup some of it, you did a beautiful job with this matter."

Li Li Banfeng said: "Since Lan Qiao Yi could confer a Prince title on me, it proves he won the battle."

The Peddler nodded: "He did indeed win. I just received news from the Inner Continent that their Saint has already fled Chaoge."

"Fled?" Li Li Banfeng was somewhat disappointed. "Lan Qiao Yi made such thorough preparations, and I even sent him an imperial decree, yet he still let the Saint flee?"

The Peddler was also quite disappointed: "Lan Qiao Yi only has these two tricks; he always thinks about being thorough in every way, but he never thought that there is no such thing as thoroughness in this world.

That Saint of his isn't a fool either. By the time he thought through the situation and prepared to make a move, that old thing Ziqin had already thought of a way to dismantle his move."

Li Li Banfeng: "Who is Ziqin?"

The Peddler said: "The Emperor of the Shang Kingdom is surnamed Zi. Ziqin is the current Emperor of the Shang Kingdom, the one we often call the Saint. We still don't know where that old thing has fled to. With Shan Chengjun by his side, Lan Qiao Yi probably can't kill him."

"Who is Shan Chengjun?"

"The Wu Xiu Grandmaster, a Puluo Continent person, but loyal to the Inner Continent." The Peddler took out a wine jar, and Li Li Banfeng went to the kitchen to bring out a chicken, a plate of beef, a roast duck, and two lamb legs. The two ate and chatted.

The Peddler first talked about the Wu Xiu Grandmaster: "Shan Chengjun stayed in the Inner Continent for many years. He used to claim loyalty to the royal family, but ever since the Saint was beaten back to the Inner Continent by the Knife-Scarred Ghost, Shan Chengjun's banner changed; he changed to being loyal to the Saint.

A few days ago, the Literary Cultivation Grandmaster Shu Wanjuan persuaded him once, telling him to see the situation clearly and be loyal only to the royal family. It is said that he agreed, but I don't know why he changed his mind this time."

Li Li Banfeng had a question: "Why did the Literary Cultivation and Wu Xiu Grandmasters both go to the Inner Continent? Aren't they both Puluo Continent people?"

This question made the Peddler somewhat embarrassed: "Do you want to hear the Puluo Continent's explanation, or do you want to hear my explanation?"

Li Li Banfeng pondered for a moment: "Is there a difference between these two explanations?"

The Peddler raised his wine: "The difference is huge; they are completely opposite. The Puluo Continent's explanation is that the Peddler was unfair and forced the two Grandmasters away. My explanation is that they wanted something I couldn't give them, so they left."

Li Li Banfeng didn't understand: "What is it that you couldn't give them?"

"Rules." The Peddler drank a large mouthful of wine.

Li Li Banfeng thought for a while and asked: "Did these two Grandmasters want their own special rules?"

The Peddler shook his head: "They already have special rules, but they wanted the rules of ordinary people, and I couldn't give them that."

After speaking, the Peddler looked at Li Li Banfeng.

He felt that Li Li Banfeng might not understand these words, but Li Li Banfeng understood.

It wasn't that he just understood, but that he had long seen the crux of the matter. He saw the biggest difference between Puluo Continent and other places: "Whether it's the Outer Continent or the Inner Continent, the higher the status, the fewer rules one needs to follow."

The Peddler nodded: "That's right."

Li Li Banfeng continued: "But Puluo Continent is completely the opposite."

The Peddler put down the wine bowl without adding anything. Li Li Banfeng had indeed seen it clearly.

The Peddler poured wine for Li Li Banfeng: "Are the Literary Cultivation and Wu Xiu Grandmasters dissatisfied with this?"

The Peddler sipped it and felt the wine was a bit bitter: "Many people are dissatisfied with this. I know. The rules everywhere in the world are tight at the bottom and loose at the top. No matter what means are used to cover it up, this basic law will not change."

Li Li Banfeng nodded: "Indeed, it hasn't changed."

The Peddler drank all the wine in the bowl: "But only Puluo Continent is an exception. The rules of Puluo Continent are reversed: tight at the top and loose at the bottom.

I personally reversed the rules of Puluo Continent. This involved many killings and struggles, and all these various matters were attributed to me."

Li Li Banfeng fell into deep thought.

The Peddler drank a few cups of wine and sighed: "Let's not talk about this; it's not pleasant to talk about. Let's talk about the house-burning matter first."

Li Li Banfeng asked: "If it were you, how would you handle the Prince Prince Pingyuan matter?"

The Peddler put down the wine bowl, a trace of a smile on his face: "This matter is easy to handle. Becoming a Prince is a great thing that takes advantage. You definitely won't lose out on this, but you must pay attention to propriety.

In the Inner Continent, you must be meticulous. You must use the Prince's means to the fullest—eat his, drink his, take his, ask for his. If the Inner Continent can tolerate you for ten parts, you take nine point nine parts from him, leaving a tiny bit so he can't tear his face off with you, but it still feels uncomfortable when hung on his face."

Li Li Banfeng nodded vigorously and asked again: "What about the Outer Continent?"

"In the Outer Continent, you must be ambiguous. Mix the things you want to do with the things of the Inner Continent. As long as it's linked to the Inner Continent, the matter is more than half done."

Li Li Banfeng expressed deep agreement: "Brother, I've been doing this all along!"

The Peddler raised his wine bowl: "No wonder we brothers are the most compatible!"

The two drank wine and laughed loudly. Li Li Banfeng suddenly asked: "With such familiar methods, have you also been a Prince for the Shang Kingdom?"

The Peddler lowered his head to pour wine: "Don't talk nonsense; there's no such thing."

"Is it not just the Shang Kingdom? Your status elsewhere is also not low, right?"

The Peddler pursed his lips: "Why did you burn my house just now?"

Li Li Banfeng hurriedly changed the subject: "Brother, you can believe me, but there are still quite a few people in Puluo Continent who will misunderstand me. These people are not easy to deal with."

The Peddler didn't take this seriously at all: "This matter doesn't need to be dealt with. Puluo Continent cannot unite to target any one person, because Puluo Continent has no concept of unity.

A few people misunderstanding you is nothing to worry about. There aren't many people in Puluo Continent who can threaten you, and those few ruthless people won't easily make a move against you. Even if they are dissatisfied, they will at most complain to me a few times.

When the time comes, I'll ignore them, and they will attribute everything to me. Anyway, it's my fault in the end. I've carried enough things; one more won't make a difference."

Li Li Banfeng nodded: "As long as you carry the matter, I'll feel much more at ease."

The Peddler drank a cup of depressed wine, feeling more and more uncomfortable: "Let's talk about the house matter."

Li Li Banfeng said: "I plan to save Train Eunuch. What do you think is the most appropriate time?"

The Peddler thought about it: "This matter is too dangerous. I'd better handle it personally."

Li Li Banfeng felt the Peddler couldn't go: "Your identity makes entering and leaving Great Shang too troublesome. Moreover, once there is a mishap,

Puluo Continent will be finished. Last time you went to save 'Face Not Big', you disappeared for some days. Do you know how big a thing Puluo Continent faced?"

The Peddler looked at Li Li Banfeng and asked back: "How big a thing? Tell me."

Li Li Banfeng said: "We were lucky nothing happened. I used all my means to suppress the matter."

"That's exactly the point. If you aren't there, don't I still have you?" The Peddler smiled and tore a chicken leg for Li Li Banfeng. "In terms of individual combat power, Puluo Continent doesn't fear their Three-Thousand Kingdom. This isn't because I can fight alone; Puluo Continent can survive without me.

Let's talk about the house matter again. That house is my home. We all have homes. You keep setting fires in my house; I really can't tolerate this—"

Li Li Banfeng followed the topic: "We must guard the door of our home, especially the entrance of Bai Sun County. The brothers and sisters of Bai Sun County are truly suffering."

The Peddler looked at Li Li Banfeng, full of admiration: "Brother, Bai Sun County still remembers your kindness. You still send them things every month."

"Those things don't count for much. If it weren't for the restriction of the boundary, I would love to send them things every day."

The boundary matter was what the Peddler cared about most.

The Peddler rummaged through the cargo truck and took out several data bags, handing them to Li Li Banfeng: "These are the clues I've collected during this time, all related to the boundary. Take them back and study them slowly."

Li Li Banfeng accepted the materials and thought of Bai Sun County. The Peddler felt a bit guilty: "You're right. Bai Sun County is the entrance to Puluo Continent's home. They have suffered too much, and the help I've given them is too little.

It's like me standing at my door today, seeing my house burned by you. I feel terrible."

Li Li Banfeng took the feather duster aside: "During the New Year, we had a battle at Three-Headed Fork. You said there was a reward, but you haven't given it to me yet."

The Peddler nodded: "I came to find you for this matter. Do you want to have a home above the clouds?"

Li Li Banfeng's eyes lit up: "Brother, are you going to teach me the Yunmen Technique?"

The Yunmen Technique, a type of Boundless Technique, allows one to possess a fixed cloud in the sky and store a portion of combat power on the cloud.

Most importantly, the Yunmen Technique is an effective means to promote to the fourth layer of the Cloud realm.

The Peddler nodded: "I will teach you the essentials of the technique now. Just stare at the sky."

It was dusk when Li Li Banfeng arrived at Xiaoyao Dock; now it was dark, and the stars were twinkling.

The Peddler said to Li Li Banfeng: "The Yunmen Technique is very simple. As a Cloud realm cultivator, it is enough to learn three essentials:

The first essential: make a cloud, choose a piece of sky, and send the cloud up.

The second essential: leave a mark on the cloud and have a sense of connection with yourself. The third essential: send your own combat power to the cloud through the connection.

The Yunmen Technique is then completed."

Li Li Banfeng looked at the Peddler and squeezed out a smile: "We are all our own people; let's not talk this foreign language." The Peddler rolled his eyes at Li Li Banfeng: "This isn't a foreign language. Which sentence did you not understand?"

"I understood every sentence, but I don't understand any of the things. You said make a cloud; tell me first how to make this cloud?"

The Peddler gnawed on a roast duck: "I can't teach you this; it depends on your own ability. Different sects have different methods.

A Wine Cultivator sprays a mist of wine to form a cloud; a Water Cultivator gathers water vapor to form a cloud; a Painting Cultivator is even simpler—

the cloud they paint is a cloud. See if your own sect has any means to make clouds?"

Li Li Banfeng asked: "What does a Gold Cultivator use to make clouds?"

The Peddler put down the roast duck and turned to look for the feather duster.

Li Li Banfeng persuaded the Peddler to stop and thought for a long time, but he didn't know what method a Traveling Cultivator should use to make clouds.

But the Residential Cultivator did have a way: the Golden House Hiding Beauty technique.

Li Li Banfeng asked again: "After making the cloud, how can I send it to the sky?"

The Peddler tore off a piece of lamb: "This is easy. Many sects have means of flying. You know the Wind-Riding and Cloud-Driving technique; carry the cloud and fly to a high place. If it doesn't fall, hasn't the cloud been sent up?"

"How do I leave a mark on the cloud?"

The Peddler said: "Residential Cultivators have many marks, Traveling Cultivators have few. This depends on how you choose. If the Hundred-Step Vertical and Horizontal technique is learned well, one step can ascend to the cloud. Hasn't this second thing been done too?"

Li Li Banfeng thought about it and asked again: "How can I store combat power on the cloud?"

The Peddler said: "This depends on what you put your combat power on. Demon Cultivators put all their combat power on ghost servants,

so they store a few ghost servants on the cloud.

Cold Cultivators store all their combat power in cold ice; they put quite a few ice cubes on the cloud. Sometimes if they put too many by mistake, they will cause a hailstorm, and they have to pay for the damage if they break things. If they don't pay, I will deal with them."

"What about the combat power of Traveling Cultivators and Residential Cultivators?"

The Peddler was impatient: "Ask your wife; you shouldn't be asking me this."

Li Li Banfeng thought carefully about the process and still felt it wasn't that easy: "Can you demonstrate it once so I can see an example?"

The Peddler shook his head: "I can't demonstrate this. This is the means for a Cloud realm cultivator to use the Yunmen Technique."

Li Li Banfeng said: "Aren't you a Cloud realm cultivator?"

The Peddler looked surprised: "Who did you hear that from?"

Wasn't this what the Peddler said himself?

"You told me you weren't a cultivator above the Cloud realm."

The Peddler was even more surprised: "If it's not above the Cloud realm, does it have to be the Cloud realm? What kind of logic is that?"

Li Li Banfeng widened his eyes: "This is proper logic. If it's not the Cloud realm, what else could it be?"

The Peddler pushed the cargo truck: "I am a Di Pi realm cultivator."

Li Li Banfeng looked at the Peddler and didn't speak for a long time.

"I've told you the method; practice it yourself." The Peddler pushed the truck away.

Di Pi?

How is that possible?

The next morning, Liao Liao Zihui had just arrived at the office when Li Li Banfeng knocked and walked in.

Liao Liao Zihui stood up immediately: "Dean Li, when did you arrive?"

Li Li Banfeng said: "Can we not talk as Dean?"

Liao Liao Zihui bowed: "Prince Prince Pingyuan has arrived; I am guilty of failing to welcome you."

"Brother Liao, can we not talk as Prince?"

Liao Liao Zihui sat on the sofa and poured a pot of tea for Li Li Banfeng: "Brother, why did you come to find me?"

"I want Brother Liao to help me file a request with the superiors. I want to transfer 20,000 Three-Headed People from the City of Sinners."

Liao Liao Zihui said: "May I be so bold as to ask, what do you want to do by transferring these Three-Headed People?"

Li Li Banfeng didn't hide it: "Form a guard to protect the safety of the new monarch of the Shang Kingdom."

If it were before, this one sentence would have exploded Liao Liao Zihui.

Asking for people from the City of Sinners to form an army—wasn't this Li Qi openly rebelling? This matter sounded like it would make people go crazy just by hearing it.

But Liao Liao Zihui was very calm today: "I will immediately have someone file a report to the superiors. It is estimated that it will be approved within a few days."

Different things are said at different times. Previously, Director Li's request was too excessive, but Dean Li's request now was much more reasonable.

Li Li Banfeng then handled the travel permit and went to the Soda Kiln that day to report safety to the Luo sisters, and then went to the Jade Emerald Pavilion to pick up Li Banfeng Yi.

Li Banfeng Yi had made a great contribution this time, and Li Li Banfeng decided to reward him heavily.

"We brothers don't say anything else; just tell me what you want?"

Li Banfeng Yi tactfully indicated: "You've sat in this seat for so long; shouldn't you let me sit for two days?"

Li Banfeng Yi had evil intentions, so Li Li Banfeng decided to suppress him deep in his mind.

Luo Luo Shaojun couldn't bear to part with Li Qi and cried into a tearful mess in Li Qi's arms.

No matter how reluctant, Li Li Banfeng had to leave; it was time for him to go home.

Leaving the Soda Kiln, Li Li Banfeng took a car to Three-Headed Fork.

He entered the underground city, arrived at the sea market, and flew all the way to the passenger ship. The phonograph on the bow played "Full Moon and Beautiful Flowers": "Floating clouds disperse, the bright moon shines on people coming, reunion and perfection, drunk this morning—"

His wife's singing was unparalleled in the world. Jiang Jiang Mengting liked this song so much, but her singing was still too far from his wife's.

Should he bring her to the ship and let her learn from his wife?

Although she was worried about Li Li Banfeng encountering danger, the phonograph really missed her husband. The big horn sucked Li Li Banfeng's head in with one bite and they were intimate for a long time.

Li Li Banfeng was steamed hot and sat on the deck telling his wife about the sights he had seen along the way.

When talking about the Inner Continent, the phonograph's voice was a bit off-key; some things couldn't be mentioned. Li Li Banfeng skipped over the Inner Continent affairs and handed several data bags to the phonograph.

The phonograph flipped through the materials and said in surprise: "Precious husband, where did you get these things? Such materials are too rare; we can make good things!"

"These were all given by the Peddler."

"You went to see the Peddler?" The phonograph couldn't believe it. "The Peddler actually let you come back?"

"Didn't I say it? I don't need to hide from him. Let's go home; I also brought back quite a few good things."

Entering the house, Xiang Xiang Hongying put down the powder puff, and Jiu Ji put down the washboard. Both came up to welcome Li Li Banfeng. Li Li Banfeng felt somewhat ashamed; he had gone to the Inner Continent once and hadn't even brought back a box of rouge.

But the Glove had brought back quite a few second-grade weapons for him, including long swords, sabers, and a pile of scattered parts for the phonograph. 【680-1

However, the glove had brought back quite a few second-tier weapons for him, including long swords, waist sabers, and a pile of scattered parts for phonographs.

Leaving Suishenju sighed, "I haven't seen good weapons from the Inner Continent for many years. It's a pity these have all lost their spiritual essence."

Li Li Banfeng carefully inspected each weapon. These weapons were still intact on the outside, so why had they lost their spiritual essence?

The glove was also puzzled: "I kept them safe the whole way, so how could they have lost their spiritual essence?"

Leaving Suishenju snorted, "If you don't trust me, let that girl verify it."

The phonograph usually fed on souls and was quite sensitive to spiritual essence. After probing for a long time, the phonograph replied, "The old man is right. These weapons have some traces of spiritual essence, but there is very little left."

Li Li Banfeng recalled Luo Su Lijun's words: weapons from the Inner Continent could not be brought to the Outer Continent or Puluo Continent. These second-tier weapons had been stripped of their spiritual essence on the road to the Outer Continent, and even under the protection of the glove, they had not been spared, becoming relatively ordinary objects.

Seeing that Li Li Banfeng was somewhat disappointed, Leaving Suishenju hurriedly said, "They are still good weapons. Leave the phonograph parts for Zhao Zhao Xiao Wan and the blades for me; we'll study them carefully."

This was clearly to comfort Li Li Banfeng; these things had no research value.

Li Banfeng Yi slipped out silently and ran to the second room. He did have a good item.

"Brother, it's been so many days since we last met, I've really missed you. This trip to the Inner Continent, the Shadow Cultivation technique came in very handy. You must teach me a couple more moves no matter what."

The second room didn't respond, and it couldn't respond.

The whole family was there, lively and bustling. Li Banfeng Yi was looking for the second room to talk at this time; how could he dare to chime in?

Li Banfeng Yi was unhappy: "Are you going to teach me or not? Say something at least. If you don't make a sound again, I won't be polite."

The second room still didn't move. Li Banfeng Yi got angry and pulled out a wooden stick: "Brother, do you recognize this thing? If you don't speak, I'm going to start hitting!"

"Wait a minute!" Leaving Suishenju and the second room shouted in unison.

Li Banfeng Yi was stunned for a long time.

The second room was afraid, which was reasonable. Why did the old man also tell him to wait?

"A-Qi, where did this stick come from?"

Li Li Banfeng searched Li Banfeng Yi's memories: "It was given by Uncle Train. He said to take this stick and find the second room to learn Shadow Cultivation techniques. If the second room doesn't teach, just hit him with the stick."

"Hit him with a stick, hehe," Leaving Suishenju chuckled dryly, "Old Train is still as humorous as ever."

Li Li Banfeng took the stick from Li Banfeng Yi's hand and observed it carefully for a moment: "Old man, is this stick a bit special?"

"Special? It is quite special. A stick that can hit the second room must be extraordinary." The old man's tone was a bit strange.

Li Li Banfeng took the stick to the third room: "Why don't you take a closer look?"

"Look? Then I'll take a closer look."

What kind of situation was this? Leaving Suishenju clearly saw that the stick was extraordinary, so why was he still looking at it so reluctantly?

The stick was placed on the floor and slowly disappeared. After waiting for a long time, Leaving Suishenju didn't move.

Li Li Banfeng asked, "Old man, did you see anything?"

Leaving Suishenju pondered for a long time and said, "This seems to be a, map."

"A map of where?"

"A map of where? Let me take a closer look."

This was a map handed to Li Li Banfeng by Uncle Train's shadow himself. Li Li Banfeng already had a guess: "Is this Uncle Train's hiding place?"

"Is it? It should be! Let me take a closer look." Leaving Suishenju's voice grew quieter and quieter.

Li Li Banfeng said, "Old man, do you really want to save Uncle Train or not?"

"I want to, I definitely want to. This map is extraordinary; I have to look at it slowly."

After sleeping in Leaving Suishenju for a night, the next morning, Li Li Banfeng took paper and a brush and began to paint.

Xiang Xiang Hongying walked over, looked at the drawing paper, and asked very seriously, "Qi-Lang, what are you painting?"

"Clouds!" Li Li Banfeng dipped his brush in ink and carefully outlined them.

"So they are clouds. I thought it was a pond."

Li Li Banfeng was unhappy: "Can't you tell the difference between a pond and clouds?"

Xiang Xiang Hongying held Li Li Banfeng's hand and taught him to paint stroke by stroke: "Qi-Lang, don't be annoyed. Painting clouds requires an artistic conception; three or five strokes are enough."

The daughter of a wealthy family indeed had extraordinary painting skills. With just a few strokes, Xiang Xiang Hongying captured the artistic conception of clouds racing in the wind.

But one couldn't live in the clouds painted with these three or five strokes. Relying solely on artistic conception, this thing wasn't practical enough.

Li Li Banfeng put away the drawing paper, changed his brush, and decided to try a different painting method. Just as he finished mixing the oil paints, Li Li Banfeng turned his head suddenly and saw a woman with disheveled hair sitting behind him.

"Master, learn from me."

PS: "Yu Ni, don't scare your husband. Comb your hair neatly and teach your husband to paint properly."