Chapter 1046: Silver Light (Reward for Adelle Jatt 1/2)

Four Min.

The light of dawn scattered among the heavy pavilions. The newly built official residence looked majestic. Several carriages stopped in front of the mansion in a hurry, carrying heavy boxes—? and sent them into the mansion.

"My Lord, we have arrived at the residence of the Li Military Advisor."

The servant in front of the carriage asked with lowered brows. The curtain of the carriage opened immediately, and a man stepped down. He was dressed in green and white, with handsome features, a green-purple mark on his brow, and purple-gold python patterns painted on his clothes, making people forget the mundane upon seeing him. He nodded to the attendant in front of the door and said:

"Please report to the master of the house, Li Li Jiangliang, the Privy Mysterious Envoy of the Fengwu Hall, requests an audience."

The attendant went in immediately, taking three steps in two, and arrived in the mansion. Only then did he see a sturdy young man step out, bowing at the door and saying:

"Greetings, My Lord!"

Li Li Jiangliang lifted his brows, and the two pairs of gold eyes met for a moment, seeing him laugh:

"Long time no see, elder brother is still the same."

Li Li Jiangxia watched him quietly for a moment, grinned, and replied:

"My Lord, please come in."

Li Li Jiangliang waved his hands to dismiss the people on the left and right, let them move these generous gifts in, followed his elder brother forward, passed the hall, entered the lobby, and sat in this gorgeous mansion, only then sighing:

"Elder brother is estranged."

"Oh??"

Li Li Jiangxia heard these words, laughed out loud, his gold eyes appearing heroic and generous, shaking his head and saying:

"I am not Li Li Jianglong, I don't have such a small heart. You have great skills today, I am very proud, not estranged, it's just that our statuses are different. You dare to let go and dare to break through, and you have achieved supernatural powers yourself, so you are worthy of this title of My Lord."

This fourth younger brother, Li Li Jiangliang, had a green-purple color on his brow that was getting thicker, and his momentum had already transcended Foundation Establishment, possessing the power of supernatural powers!

Yang Chen became Emperor, he was clearly one of the first to get the benefits!

But Li Li Jiangliang didn't agree with his words, shaking his head and saying:

"Elder brother, this is not the reason for daring to let go and break through. It's just that the situation needs me. I know how much ability I have."

Li Li Jiangxia was only at Foundation Establishment, but his momentum seemed heavier than his. He laughed and replied:

"The Lord's reward is very heavy, including official positions, residences, spiritual resources, and beauties. I can't afford it."

Mentioning this matter, Li Li Jiangliang said sternly:

"The Lord has spoken to me several times. Among the generals, he likes you the most. He has the intention to promote you across levels and let you enter the hall to hold the Mysterious... Compared to this, the residence and spiritual resources are not worth mentioning."

The position in the Purple Jin Dian was not achieved in one step, but received according to land and power. The highest was holding the Mysterious, which was the leader of the military generals. Yang Mei's meaning was clearly to make him the leader of the military generals.

Seeing his elder brother noncommittal, Li Li Jiangliang sighed slightly, but Li Li Jiangxia was more concerned about his supernatural powers, his eyes narrowed, and he asked:

"What is your state now?"

Li Li Jiangliang lifted his brows and said:

"My current official position is the Privy Mysterious Envoy of the Fengwu Hall, the True Light Cloud Envoy, the Founding Duke of Li Prefecture, holding the Mysterious of the Purple Jin Dian, with the Heavenly Martial supernatural power added to my body... Although there is no specific supernatural power, the mystery of many True Qis, the status of Early Zifu, and the ability to travel through the Grand Void are all there..."

Li Li Jiangxia narrowed his eyes and asked:

"Eyed Lianmin??"

This fourth younger brother shook his head and said sternly:

"It's still a few points better, it should be on the Golden Lotus seat, below Jinlian Mohe."

This made Li Li Jiangxia's expression solemn, and he replied:

"It's completely enough... What about your own supernatural powers? I vaguely remember... you practiced Li Fire, right! Is there still a chance for supernatural powers? How much certainty?"

Mentioning this matter, a trace of hesitation flashed between Li Li Jiangliang's brows, and he replied:

"My Immortal foundation is complete, nourished in the mystery of True Qi, becoming more perfect day by day. But I don't think my Dao practice is high. I estimate... it will be at least ten years before I can impact supernatural powers."

Li Li Jiangxia put down the cup in his hand, a trace of suspicion flashed in his heart, and he lifted his brows and asked:

"You can still achieve supernatural powers!"

Li Li Jiangliang didn't deny this, nodded and said:

"Not bad, it's even quite beneficial for me to achieve supernatural powers. Once I achieve supernatural powers, combined with the two, I will immediately have the power of a Early Zifu with more than one supernatural power!"

Li Li Jiangxia didn't speak for a long time and asked:

"What is your position now?"

Li Li Jiangliang replied:

"The Lord controls water and fire. Water is for civil officials, and fire is for military officials. The Fengwu Hall I am in is essentially a military hall for defending against enemies outside. If we really calculate it, I am now half a military official, and I have a virtual title of Founding County Duke... which counts as the leader of the hundred officials."

Li Li Jiangxia exhaled heavily and asked:

"What did the Lord instruct you to do when he sent you here?"

Li Li Jiangliang said sternly:

"The Lord wants to welcome you to hold the Mysterious, but lacks an excuse. Thinking that the various Witch Kingdoms in the South Frontier have not yet submitted, the Lord wants to send troops to pacify the six border states to stabilize the rear for the Jinghai Festival."

He waved his sleeves, lifted them forward, and said softly:

"The tiger tally and seal are outside. Elder brother, if you hold them, you can hold the Mysterious and go out to guard one side. As long as the Lord doesn't make elder brother come back, elder brother can hold this Mysterious on his behalf, equal to us!"

In Li Li Jiangliang's view, Yang Zu's favoritism toward Li Li Jiangxia was extremely obvious. It was not just because he liked his temperament and conduct, but also involved other aspects...

"The second brother was brought back by General Yang and was clearly treated as a confidant. I don't know what benefits General Yang promised him... The second brother's actions were extremely cautious. When he saw the Lord... he was ordered to go out to lead troops very quickly, and only met me in a hurry..."

Whether this second brother has relied on Yang Yang Ruiyi's command, Li Li Jiangliang cannot fathom, but the Song Emperor clearly has little interest in him, and instead favors this third brother who only arrived at the imperial capital later and has a forthright personality… Li Li Jiangliang dares not say there is any contention between the Song Emperor and the Yang clan, but at the very least… the Song Emperor does not like the Yang family interfering too much.

With this reason, Li Li Jiangliang could have been sure very early that the third elder brother Li Li Jiangxia would hold the Mysterious earlier than the second brother, but when he received this order this morning, he was still extremely shocked:

"This is too urgent..."

He had a complicated expression. Li Li Jiangxia faced the temptation thrown by his fourth younger brother, but didn't have much excitement, instead staring firmly at his gold eyes, saying softly:

"Liang'er, you look like a Li family member now."

Li Li Jiangliang was caught off guard, but he reacted extremely quickly, smiled slightly, and said:

"I thought elder brother would say Cui Hu Keqing."

Li Li Jiangxia laughed, stood up, walked to the window, shook his head and said:

"Among our five brothers, only Jiangnian has lost his color, just an ordinary person. The one who is least good is Li Li Jiangqian—you probably don't know, right? Our eldest brother is very fierce. He is the most unscrupulous. Once he gets ruthless, he can abandon anything."

He took a step forward and emphasized:

"No matter what."

Li Li Jiangliang showed a trace of thought, but Li Li Jiangxia laughed:

"Li Li Jianglong, this second brother of yours, doesn't obey him in his heart, but he also understands that he is exactly like this eldest brother. He cherishes his life and is selfish, but he lacks a ruthless spirit, so I don't like him."

"And you are more like me. At least... I have read the clan records. The army killed, and it was a mess. Only you and I would consider mortals. The words you sent home, eldest brother was very disdainful, but I believed them. You said you entered Song for your aspirations, and I also believe it."

"I also know that you have guilt in your heart."

Li Li Jiangliang was struck by lightning, staring at him blankly. His elder brother laughed:

"But there is no need."

"Now that Heavenly Martial has ascended to the world, rather than saying my coming to Four Min was a forced order, it's better to say I came with ambition. In this point, we are all like Father."

He pushed open the palace door, looked at the gold light tiger tally and green-purple ribbon seal held by the Mysterious Official, quietly placed on the jade tray and soft cushion, and said lightly:

"You and I cannot sit and wait for death under his wings—no one's ambition is greater, crazier, and more in need of sacrifice than his."

The sunset fell, and the white cloth in front of the hall fluttered, casting a piece of golden fragments in the shadow. Li Li Suining waited in the corridor for a while, only then seeing Li Li Zhoufang hurry out of the hall.

Li Ye Qiuyang had weight, but for most of the Li family, his death or life was of no consequence, and no one cared. This funeral was actually held in a lively manner. Even Li Li Zhoufang, a direct descendant of the Li family, had no sadness on his face after worshipping inside, only one or two worries about Li Brother Xuan's body.

And the young man following the middle-aged man looked around, his two-piece upper garment stuffed into his belt very casually, revealing a bit of white lining, looking distracted.

It was Li Li Suiqing.

Li Li Suining sighed in his heart.

Li Li Zhoufang was actually very happy that his son Li Jiangzong became the head of a clan. It had nothing to do with how noble he was among his peers, it was just his own child, who had prospects and could share the worries of the clan. But Li Li Suining had been in seclusion for a few years, and when he saw him, Li Li Zhoufang was obviously much older, revealing only deep exhaustion.

He saw Li Li Suining and had a bit of joy, but the grandson behind him had been bored for a long time and couldn't help but want to leave. Li Li Zhoufang turned his head and glared at him, but the child was not afraid, staring straight at him, and was about to ask soon. Li Li Zhoufang gritted his teeth, his heart bitter:

"Child... this elder brother of yours is gifted, and you, a useless fellow, will have to rely on him in the future... If you don't get closer now, what will you rely on to stand in the future!"

But he was afraid of doing it too ugly, so he could only wave his hand to let him roll away, turning his head to look at Li Li Suining's smiling expression, sighing:

"I made you laugh."

Li Li Suining shook his head. The elder immediately took his hand and walked forward, worriedly saying:

"In these years, Li Suiqing's incompetence and viciousness have worsened. Your Uncle Jiangzong has only one son, and your Uncle has managed him again and again, only to find that he is beyond cure..."

Li Li Suining was about to speak, but Li Li Zhoufang waved his hand:

"You don't need to use Zhouming's affairs to comfort me. It's different. Zhouming might have been playful when he was young, but when he saw us, there was always a smile on his face, and his heart is not bad."

"But Li Suiqing has some stubborn temper from nowhere. Not to mention his mind is treacherous, the more you scold and beat him, the more fierce his aura becomes. Even if he is pressed into the Clan Justice Court, unless he is beaten to death in one breath, he has that fierce aura."

He stared blankly at Li Li Suining, with crystal tears in his eyes, and replied:

"Your Uncle Jiangzong sees him once and scolds him once. He has told me several times in private that he really has the heart to beat him to death with one palm."

Li Li Suining actually knew that this younger brother was just useless, and had brought too much gossip to their family, but he didn't think it was something that could be settled by beating him to death with one palm. He bowed and said:

"Just add more constraints, and don't let Uncle see him..."

Li Li Zhoufang shook his head bitterly and replied:

"My talent is extremely poor, and I can't even touch the possibility of Foundation Establishment. The year before last, I wanted to go further, but I took medicine in a hurry, only causing Qi sea vibration and heavy blood loss. One or two blood feuds cannot be avenged. Only the Wei King remembers me and killed Nv Xiao for me. I still hate it, secretly feeling it's not enough, and still feel there is hope for a great revenge. But Li Suiqing is in this state now, making me ashamed, and I hate it even more helplessly."

He vented his emotions in a few words, shook his head somewhat distractedly, and laughed:

"You want to break through to Foundation Establishment... I have already reported it to the True Person. He specifically asked you to go to Mount Zhijing Mountain once, and should be preparing elixirs for you."

Li Li Suining felt sorry for him, but couldn't say any comforting words, so he could only nod silently and ride the wind to Mount Zhijing Mountain.

From far away, he saw the mountain full of white flowers. Li Li Suining had no heart to appreciate them, and with a full mind, he landed at the pavilion at the foot of the mountain, finding that someone had stopped here early.

This person was dressed in green and gold feathered clothes, wearing a green soap crown, and his clothes were extremely mysterious and gorgeous, setting off his not-so-outstanding features to be quite majestic. His face was like white jade, his aura was full, and he stood with his hands behind his back.

Li Li Suining was stunned for a moment, saw the gold eyes, and immediately reacted, hurriedly saying:

"Second Uncle!?"

This person was none other than Li Li Jianglong, who had returned from the Song Court.

Li Li Suining only observed slightly, and found that his cultivation was extremely complete, his momentum was infinite, and he was vaguely related to the star of martial arts in the sky, so he knew he had entered the 【Purple Jin Dian】. Although he couldn't hold the Mysterious yet, with supernatural powers in front, it was undoubtedly a great joy, so he immediately congratulated:

"Congratulations, Second Uncle!"

Li Li Jianglong's expression fluctuated slightly, as if judging the intention of his words. He nodded slightly and said to him:

"Li Suining has a heart."

Li Li Suining just looked at him with a smile, but the smile became less and less. He suddenly noticed a strangeness—it was a time when he had made military achievements and was reused, so he should be proud, but this Second Uncle of his was not proud, and even somewhat gloomy and melancholy.

Li Li Suining's arrival didn't divert much of his attention. His hand rested on his wrist, tapping lightly, showing his restlessness.

Only then did he see the Court Guard arrive in front of the pavilion, bowing to let the two enter.

Li Li Ximing didn't like luxury, and there was quite a fairy Dao style in the mountains. This True Person sat quietly in the mountains, with a tall alchemy furnace placed beside him, and red and white flames jumped at the bottom of the furnace, occasionally revealing a few terrifying fluctuations.

And at the table, there was actually another True Person sitting, dressed in green and black, with a smile on his face, appearing slightly restrained. Seeing the two come up, he looked at Li Li Jianglong carefully.

It was none other than the True Person Guo Guo Nanwu.

Li Li Jianglong didn't recognize him, but Li Li Suining was suddenly sensitive and pondered:

"It's True Person Guo Nanwu. So he entered the lake so early..."

Among the True Persons, the closest to the Li family was the Yuanbian True Person Liu Liu Zhangdie, but this True Person guarded the East Sea and never entered the sea. The True Persons who came to the lake were this True Person Guo Nanwu and another True Person Kuangyu.

It's just that the True Person's power was infinite, and he didn't dare to think carefully, so he lowered his head silently to collect his thoughts.

Guo Guo Nanwu was doing things for the Li family, having just returned from Poluo Duo, and this trip was naturally to deal with sending a letter and dealing with the 【Light Red Demon Fire】 obtained from Monk Minghui in Li Li Ximing's hands!

This 【Light Red Demon Fire】 was originally a good thing, but it had been tossed by Buddhist cultivators for a hundred years, and it was very troublesome to deal with. Li Li Ximing asked the fire sparrow Huoyang carefully, but got a disinterested answer.

This was not hard to understand. What Li Li Ximing wanted were other spiritual fires. Apart from the 【Red Pheasant Rushing Departure Flame】, Huoyang must have had other spiritual fires. It might not be worse than the 【Light Red Demon Fire】... But for Huoyang, why bother to use a good spiritual fire to exchange for a mottled flame that had been tossed by Buddhist cultivators for a hundred years? Even with Li Li Ximing's means, it was difficult to deal with this thing, let alone others.

This trip was naturally fruitless. He only took Huoyang's spiritual objects to refine elixirs for her. Tu Tu Longjian hadn't returned yet. Li Li Ximing thought and thought, and had to accept this result:

"If you want to find a sucker, it's really not easy. This thing will eventually have to be dealt with by yourself. After cleaning it up, it's good for your own use, or waiting for a buyer to come to the door... it's always a use, rather than being stuck in your hands like it is now."

So he entrusted Guo Guo Nanwu to go to the East Sea to exchange for some spiritual resources. Guo Guo Nanwu agreed, but didn't leave for a long time, instead asking about Li Li Jianglong's whereabouts.

The Song Court still had many secrets in front of the various Early Zifu, and the group of True Persons in the South Sea were still restless. This True Person clearly wanted to see him, and Li Li Ximing happened to want to see him too, so he invited him up and laughed:

"This is Li Li Jianglong."

He introduced him while looking carefully, and only felt that layers of True Qi mystery were vaguely emerging in Li Li Jianglong's bright Yang Qi, continuously nourishing his cultivation base. So he tapped with two fingers, "Heavenly Bright" responded, and a streak of invisible light jumped on his fingertips.

The life supernatural power was activated, and he finally noticed Li Li Jianglong's abnormality:

"Life number is different."

Li Li Ximing's life supernatural power was achieved. He had secretly observed Li Li Zhouwei, only feeling that his supernatural power was flourishing, like the sun in the human world, boiling and hot! And now Li Li Jianglong had purple light vaguely on his body, as if connected to some mysterious and infinite secret treasure.

Li Li Ximing retracted his life supernatural power and asked:

"What did Guo Nanwu see?"

Guo Guo Nanwu nodded slightly. He practiced the "Evil Absolute Seeking" in the "West Shaoyang" Dao, and had strange skills in observation and travel, and his vision was extremely high. This glance actually made him feel a sense of crisis vaguely rising in his heart, and he suddenly had a premonition, transmitting sound with supernatural power:

"If I kill him, there will definitely be a disaster on me!"

"So powerful... no wonder they don't worry about Buddhist cultivators making a move. Not to mention conversion... even having a murderous intention is extremely inappropriate."

Li Li Ximing narrowed his eyes slightly, having already heard quite a few names.

Guo Guo Nanwu also sensed the pressure of the star of martial arts, but this made him feel extremely strange... For no other reason, he didn't feel the threat of the star of martial arts at all.

Li Li Ximing watched for a long time without speaking, but Guo Guo Nanwu had already seen the bottom after watching for a while, stood up and said goodbye.

Li Li Ximing's expression was natural, laughing and asking a question. It was impossible to see any abnormality. Li Li Jianglong knelt down in the mountains and said respectfully again:

"Congratulations to the True Person for leaving seclusion, supernatural powers achieved!"

Li Li Ximing's smile thickened, and he asked:

"I also want to congratulate you! Tell me, how much divine mystery and power??"

Li Li Jianglong's expression was natural, and he said respectfully:

"Report to the True Person, this junior has just entered the court. The Lord sealed me as a Knowledgeable Official of the Fengwu Hall, a small cultivator of the Purple Jin Dian, knowing the affairs of General County, leading the Great Song troops to guard, responding to Tingzhou, and listening to the orders of Father and the Great General!"

General County was located in the wilderness today. Saying it was responding to Wangyue Lake was not an exaggeration. Li Li Ximing quickly understood the intention of the South, listening to Li Li Jianglong say:

"As for supernatural powers... I can't compare with the fourth younger brother. I only manage one or two True Qi methods and increase some cultivation. I still need to establish other merits to go further."

Li Li Ximing said with interest:

"How is Li Jiangliang?"

Li Li Jianglong whispered:

"The fourth younger brother is now the leader of the hundred officials, holding the Mysterious of the Purple Jin Dian, in charge of the Heavenly Martial supernatural power! He is already a Early Zifu!"

Li Li Ximing held his breath for a while, his heart extremely complicated, sighing secretly:

"Seeking the Dao, seeking the Dao, it's nothing more than nature and life. Nature and life are not cultivated by oneself, but bestowed by others. What is the difference from Eyed Lianmin and Jinlian Mohe!?"

"It's just... it's actually this easy! It will definitely make the world rush to it."

His eyes were complicated, but Li Li Jianglong looked somewhat panicked and replied:

"As for these divine mysteries... I'm afraid I can't demonstrate them to the True Person..."

Li Li Ximing frowned and asked:

"Why??"

Li Li Jianglong smiled helplessly, shook his head and said:

"Father has the mandate of heaven, and was sealed by the Lord. Within a country, he can decide for himself. Martial arts are not involved. Even the first Immortal Official in the court would be beaten back to his original form when he arrives in our Wei country... Not only can he not hold the Mysterious, but even those divine mysteries that assist cultivation are lost!"

"Oh??"

Li Li Ximing's original guess was suddenly confirmed, and he slowly realized it in his heart, still somewhat skeptical:

"There is such a thing? Is it really so responsive? Even the North can be illuminated by the star of martial arts. The so-called enfeoffment matter actually has such a miraculous effect... Is it only when land is split and fiefs are enfeoffed that this influence exists?"

He had doubts in his heart, but his face was very calm, making a sudden realization, laughing:

"So that's it... It seems that you brothers... are not suitable to stay on the lake."

Li Li Jianglong lowered his head slightly and replied:

"The True Person is wise. The Great General recommended this junior to know the affairs of General County, precisely out of this consideration. He can be illuminated by the star of martial arts and guard the lake, killing two birds with one stone..."

Li Li Ximing listened for a while, turned to look at the alchemy furnace, as if to adjust the heat, letting Li Li Jianglong kneel there, thinking for a long time, and finally decided:

"Still have to take out the Immortal artifact for a look!"

His heart moved, he shifted his eyes slightly, his spiritual sense converged, and he responded to the Immortal artifact!

Everything in front of him suddenly opened up. The purple light on Li Li Jianglong's body silently thinned, and he saw clusters of purple like silk threads spraying out from his rising sun mansion, like broken strings, floating alone in the air.

"It seems that when he arrives here, the power of the star of martial arts is like water without a root... and he can no longer connect to the star in the sky... Is it really as he said, because this is the land of the princes..."

He had no joy in his heart, but suddenly condensed:

"If this is the case... does the rule of the star of martial arts still take effect on the lake?"

If the rule of the star of martial arts making a murderous move also cannot take effect on the lake, it means that the North can slaughter Wangyue Lake wantonly...

His heart was heavy, but he didn't ask much, slowly shifted his gaze, and didn't expect a silver light to suddenly hit his field of vision!

Li Li Suining, who was kneeling on the side and seemed to be fine, was flashing with intense silver light, a hundred times thicker than the star of martial arts light on Li Li Jianglong, almost to the point of being dazzling!

At that moment, Li Li Ximing was no different from discovering a demon evil beside his bed, his hair standing on end, countless terrifying guesses floating in his mind, and a strong sense of crisis hitting his face, almost jumping up from the spot:

"What??!?!" ===== CHAPTER 1047 =====