Chapter 1020

The light of heaven shone through completely.

Li Li Ximing listened for a while in the mountains, remaining silent for a long time, listening as Li Li Zhouwei said in a low voice:

"This matter is far from over. With the establishment of the new dynasty and the struggle between the north and south, the pressure from Fang Dongfang Lieyun in the east will only grow greater. We must also appease... the Dragon-kin. In the end, not only can they not be trusted, I fear we will eventually stand on opposite sides."

Li Li Ximing finally heard this sentence, and a trace of helplessness flashed across his expression:

"Does the Li clan... not even have a place to catch its breath under the knees of the Dragon-kin..."

Li Li Zhouwei turned his head slightly, moving his gaze from the other's face to the cup on the table, and shook his head:

"That is not entirely true. If we succeed, all will be well. If we fail, the descendants must be severed, but Que Wan and the other branches can still serve as the Cui clan of Chongzhou."

Li Li Ximing was slightly suspicious, seeing Li Li Zhouwei reply:

"This is also the reason why I chose Que Wan to go out... rather than Jiang Zhong Qian. She is not a Golden-eyed child. With our methods arranged well, plus the slight possibility that she might seek the 'Complete Dan' in the future, there is profit to be made. A place in the land of the barbarians is not impossible."

He emphasized his tone and said:

"After all, the thunder of Liehai cannot be moved! I have seen the lord... she is highly regarded by the Dragon-kin!"

This string of words caused Li Li Ximing to develop a look of contemplation. After thinking carefully for a while, he felt there was some truth to it, sighed, and nodded:

"I only hope that Auntie's words carry weight before the Dragon Lord."

"On the contrary, Jin Yu... there may be much turmoil in the future!"

Li Li Zhouwei did not mention it, only discussing what he saw and heard in Chongzhou one by one, and took out the 【Sleeve Mansion Evolution to Perfection Technique】 for Li Li Ximing. Li Li Ximing did not have time to look at it much, and suddenly frowned and asked:

"I have also touched upon the prestige of that lord of Jin Yu. Since that is the case... he stood up from the bones of the fallen Wei, he certainly does not want the Wei Emperor to linger on, and he might even have thoughts about you... as for whether it is help..."

Li Li Zhouwei shook his head:

"The schemes of this lord cannot be estimated too much. How do we know if Jin Yu's actions toward our family over the years are not moves in a game? As for Uncle saying he stood up from the bones of the fallen Wei... I don't think so. Listening to the description of his age, it is more like he was already in the position of honor, and the fall of the Great Wei was merely a ritual he borrowed to legitimize his name."

"A ritual borrowed to legitimize his name..."

He spoke so bluntly that it made Li Li Ximing fall silent. Looking at the junior's bright gaze, his heart pounded:

"Does it mean... the Geng-Dui Change..."

Since the True Chi could have 【Lu Water Dissolution】, the shift between Geng and Dui most likely came from this Taiyuan True Lord... Such a large-scale shift, involving almost all the Geng-Dui spiritual objects popular today, is enough to show how profound this Taiyuan True Lord's influence on the current situation and his control over the fruit position is!

"The Geng-Dui Change... logically speaking, there are two. Since this one is Dui, the other might be Geng... I don't know what era he is a figure from."

He dared not say more, and could only hurriedly change the subject, replying:

"You are right. Tian Huo still owes me a favor. I don't know if it was intentional. The more I look at it now, the more it looks like a front for my family to take action... The attitudes of these people in positions of honor... have actually had traces for a long time."

This junior did not talk about it either, and smiled:

"There is good news right now."

Then he saw Li Li Zhouwei take a box from his sleeve and place it on the table:

"This is 【Listening to Purple Intent Qi】."

Li Li Ximing lowered his brows, looking at the hazy purple energy shrouded in layers in the box, and Li Li Zhouwei said:

"This item was obtained from Monk Minghui's hands and is helpful for breaking through supernatural powers. It was specially prepared for Uncle... I estimate it is not far from the 【Mingzhen Spirit-Combining Elixir】... Since Uncle has left seclusion, he must have a complete immortal foundation, so it is just right to take it."

"This..."

Li Li Ximing was slightly stunned, held it up to look, and frowned:

"This is a good thing. I don't know if it can be used together with the 【Mingzhen Spirit-Combining Elixir】. It should be combined to let you pass the Purple Participation..."

Li Li Zhouwei shook his head and smiled:

"If the situation allows, it is best for the Purple Participation immortal threshold to block me for a while, so I have more time to plan. I don't need these things. Uncle, just take it and use it. Uncle's immortal threshold is what matters."

"I don't look forward to Purple Participation anymore!"

Li Li Ximing sighed:

"I understand what you mean, but we must look at the changes in the situation on both sides. If they collude to kill on the lake, if you don't break through, people will definitely die on the lake."

Li Li Zhouwei was silent for a while and did not answer him. Watching him put away the spiritual object, he said:

"It was originally decided that the two sides would exchange, but I didn't expect that as soon as I returned to the lake, a True Person Liao from 【Mount Qusi Mountain】 would come. Uncle, you put the 【Crane Holding Stone】 in the clan, so I took the 【Listening to Purple Intent Qi】 and let him send the 【Crane Holding Stone】."

Then he flipped his hand to reveal a precious pearl, golden light scorching, glazed colors, with a bit of psychedelic power, allowing Li Li Ximing to take a close look, and the young man smiled:

"This is the real treasure!"

"Hmm?"

Li Li Ximing raised his eyebrows in surprise:

"'Lamp Fire'?"

Li Li Ximing had extremely high attainments in fire control. He observed it with spiritual sense with joy, and only after a long while said:

"I think it looks like 【Light Red Demon Fire】, which is the essence of 'Lamp Fire', extracting the evil of earth fire, a fire that steals heat and kills the body. It is originally an excellent spiritual fire used for fighting and killing enemies, and its value is not low... It's just that the Release Cultivators have tampered with it too much, adding some confusing light, which makes it less beautiful."

He doubted:

"Did Monk Minghui give it to you? This is asking for something!"

Li Li Zhouwei nodded:

"First is the matter of Uncle's 【Listening Soul Mulberry Wood】, and second is to ask for the preservation of the magic body when going south. But I see he is not honest and still has schemes, not knowing what he is planning."

These words made the Daoist priest stand up and walk around the mountains twice, but he was reluctant to part with the spiritual fire in his hand, and said sternly:

"There is no such thing as a free lunch. He must have a plan. It's hard to say if there is anything fishy about the 【Crane Holding Stone】 matter."

Li Li Zhouwei nodded:

"Lotus Temple has kept to itself for so many years, there must be a plan. I have considered it early on. The 【Light Red Demon Fire】 cannot be used... Let's try the 【Runyang Method】 first. If it cannot be handled, we still need to find one or two people who cultivate fire virtue to exchange."

Li Li Ximing nodded in deep agreement, pinched a strand of supernatural power, and pinched a strand of flame from it. He placed the flame on his fingertips, knocked three times with supernatural power, calculated for a long time, and shook his head with some hesitation:

"The 【Runyang Method】 is mainly based on the three fires of True Li and Mu. The 【Light Red Demon Fire】 is 'Lamp Fire'. I calculated it with the 【Runyang Method】... Although there is interference from the Release Cultivator's light, it is not far off—I'm afraid it doesn't look like it's in the technique..."

He withdrew his supernatural power and thought:

"This thing could have been asked to True Person Jun Tulong Jian. He cultivates fire virtue and has many treasures on him, which is most suitable. But I have asked several times, and he has been seeking the Dao in the land of Jieyu all these years and has not returned to the south... Thinking about it now, I'm afraid he also doesn't want to wade into the muddy water of Yue State."

"Now that Guo Guo Nanwu is here, we can ask him to ask about the spiritual sparrow Huoyang of that Poluo Duo..."

Li Li Ximing hesitated for a moment and shook his head:

"It's just a pity... the Release Cultivators used those strange techniques to change it, making this thing neither fish nor fowl. If we want to change it, we have to throw in spiritual resources again. It is best to negotiate well and let them take it back to refine and drive out the impurities."

He was deep in thought, but Li Li Zhouwei asked:

"Guo Guo Nanwu?"

Li Li Zhouwei frowned, listening to Li Li Ximing tell the news before and after, which made the golden-eyed man stand up and ponder for a long time.

"I said why that True Person of Quyi Mountain was so enthusiastic..."

It was a long time before he raised his head and smiled:

"Good calculation, has courage."

Li Li Ximing shook his head helplessly, listening to Li Li Zhouwei smile:

"After all, my family will definitely have benefits in the future. They lost the glory of the sun, their status is awkward, and they still need to survive this troubled time. Their old True Person has a pair of wise eyes, but these thirty years must be conservative."

"Even if I, Li Li Zhouwei, die because I cannot seek the position, it is more than thirty years."

Li Li Ximing replied:

"How could I not know? Kuang Yu told me early on that his old True Person cannot last long. The two sides complement each other. I promised Guo Guo Nanwu today, which is also getting what each needs... At least, we can save a lot of trouble."

"As for thirty years... just throwing stones to ask the way."

Li Li Zhouwei nodded secretly and smiled:

"Coincidentally, I rushed back in a hurry and didn't have time to go to Nanshun Luoshe. If this person is trustworthy, let him handle it by the way."

Li Li Ximing said solemnly:

"The matter of Senior Qingyan is also... but Quyi Mountain is trustworthy, Guo Guo Nanwu may not be. We have no power in the South China Sea and cannot watch his clansmen. Besides... he is a Purple Mansion, as long as he is willing to be shameless, he can take off and hide in any corner of the world, how can we find him back... Let's entrust him with small things first and test him more."

Seeing that Li Li Ximing had a sense of proportion, Li Li Zhouwei put his heart down, but Li Li Ximing shook his head:

"I have one thing to think about... When I practiced secret techniques in the past, I could use the inspiration of holding the spiritual treasure 【Huaijiang Map】 to practice, which was quite beneficial... So today when Jiang Zhong Qian practiced, I took the 【Heavy Fire Two Bright Instruments】 over."

A look of doubt appeared on his face:

"But... the 【Heavy Fire Two Bright Instruments】 actually didn't help his practice much..."

Li Li Zhouwei practiced secret techniques in one go back then and didn't think about any spiritual treasures. He didn't think about this aspect, but his current Dao practice is not low. After just one thought, he replied:

"I have also seen that spiritual treasure. The 【Huaijiang Map】 is not ordinary. It was not considered a top-grade treasure, but there is the handwriting of the Shangyao True Lord on the map, so it is mysterious..."

Li Li Ximing understood now, pretended to grit his teeth and smiled:

"Sooner or later, I will take this thing over!"

Li Li Zhouwei laughed and shook his head, asking:

"Uncle, have you paid attention to the matter of the 【Ten Thousand Chariots Killing Light Imperial Book】?"

"This is an important matter, I can't forget it!"

Li Li Ximing smiled:

"This 【Ten Thousand Chariots Killing Light Imperial Book】 records that one must collect 【Qi of the Humble Carriage Light】, which needs to be gathered by the aura of the clan's position and the aura of the emperor, or the place where the halberd sinks into the sand and the humble are punished, or the hall where the order is received and the enemy is cleared, with thousands of people wearing armor and worshipping, plus the assistance of the bright sun sky, one strand can be obtained in half a year."

This made Li Li Zhouwei ponder deeply, frowning:

"Still have to go through such a toss?"

Li Li Ximing's expression was strange, replying:

"No need. I used supernatural power to investigate and sent people to go one by one. This dignified Wangyue Lake has as many as four mountains and halls that can be selected, and even... even... there are some on the north bank."

Li Li Zhouwei nodded immediately:

"That's true. Wangyue Lake has been full of blood and tears for a hundred years, and it is worthy of a breath."

Li Li Ximing only cared about thinking and replied:

"I picked and picked, and felt that the imperial aura was stronger than other things. Daque Court is inhabited by generations of kings, and it is also more noble and convenient than the other places, so I collected the aura at Daque Court."

"Counting the days, it will only take three or four years."

Li Li Zhouwei was not in a hurry. His practice speed was extremely fast. 【Jun Dao Wei】 was only completed not long ago. Too much is as bad as too little. Refining supernatural powers one after another, even if he had fate, he couldn't bear it, so he just nodded:

"Trouble Uncle."

Li Li Ximing's expression became more complicated, replying:

"Actually... the Mount Meichi Mountain behind our own ancestral land... can also be used, but it is not a treasure land, and the aura is a bit congested, so it is estimated that it will not be very smooth to collect the aura."

"That place... is the place where the ancestor of the Zhong pulse... Li Tongya Gong fell, and it was my Zhong father who received the order..."

This made Li Li Zhouwei silent for a moment, replying:

"Minghuang swore to kill Can Lu Fu."

"Alas!"

Since breaking Senior Chang Xiao, Li Li Ximing's thoughts have never been smooth, and the Dragon-kin matter made him anxious. Now that a sentence has fallen, it actually made him choke, replying:

"This... situation, how can it end? It looks like cooking oil with fierce fire, but there are gods above our heads, making things difficult everywhere. It's bitter that you still have to think about the demon king of the Southern Frontier..."

Li Li Zhouwei shook his head silently, replying:

"Uncle... this matter is not calculated like this. Even if Li Zhouwei is wrapped in the general trend of heaven and earth, the hatred of the predecessors cannot be unrequited! As for whether Li Zhouwei is powerless, he will kill himself generously, and this hatred will be left for future generations to avenge."

He used these words to comfort Li Li Ximing, making him seem to have received some promise, sighed secretly, and listened more sadly. He put away his emotions on his face, stood up and put away the 【Listening to Purple Intent Qi】, and sighed:

"I will go to adjust my breath now. The success or failure of the supernatural power depends on this battle! We must not relax easily."

Li Li Zhouwei nodded and sent him out of the mountain. Only then did he stand still in the rolling flower rain and suddenly fell silent.

This golden-eyed young man walked around with his hands behind his back, his eyes cold:

"In the past, I felt that the sons could not survive, so I didn't enter the genealogy, but now... I'm afraid it will easily cover the whole clan!"

He gently stretched out his hand, and the sleeves with golden patterns shone brightly in the light of heaven, and one or two gardenia flowers fell into his palm:

"Uncle... actually there is nothing left for future generations to avenge. The junior killed Can Lu Fu because everything I carry and everything I persist in should end in my hands. What Li Zhouwei fights for is not the past, nor the present, let alone three generations or ten generations, but the glory that will never fall for ten thousand generations."

"It's been almost two thousand years... Such an unstable orthodoxy of Mingyang, which is at odds with the mountains, an orthodoxy that has spent nearly two thousand years of Mount Luoxia Mountain's efforts, cannot tolerate any more changes."

"I don't believe that Mount Luoxia and the Dragon-kin have no arrangements for Mingyang, and I don't believe that the Dragon Palace and the mountains have no great cultivators who cultivate Mingyang. There is no turning back on this road. If the father falls, the son cannot sit in his position, then others will sit. Even if they can't sit firmly, they will sit on the side first, ambitiously waiting. No matter if others can sit or not, as long as they still want to sit, is there any way for the descendants to survive?"

After all...

He muttered to himself with some self-mockery:

"As long as the position has an owner, who cannot sit?"

"Swish..."

A breeze swept from the mountains, taking away all the white flowers in his palm. The young man had already disappeared, leaving only the chaotic white flowers and the extremely quiet immortal mountain in the light of heaven. The great formation slowly closed, freezing everything in the past.

The light in the mountains was quiet, but the clouds in the east were constantly rolling, condensing into the appearance of snakes and water and fire, changing alternately, and the brilliance of the fire became lighter and lighter, and was soon driven back to the north.