Chapter 1054: Crossing the Ridge

Zhijing Mountain.

The sky light between the mountains floated, white flowers rolled, Li Ximing was sitting upright on the top of the mountain, his aura stable, holding a secret letter in his hand, pondering in silence.

"Fuxun... has actually set up a cave in the sea,"

Li Ximing put away the letter in his hand, lowered his eyebrows and pondered, secretly pondering:

"Ying Hebai and the Xushui Demon King both came back then... it's just that looking at their appearance, it's hard to say whether they really understand the mystery... Fortunately, Quewan has already left, otherwise, according to what Senior Liu said in the letter, Fuxun might come to visit again. The Town Waves Mansion is not suitable for closed-door cultivation."

On the day he returned from Jiuqiu, Li Ximing naturally went to Chongzhou for the first time. That Cui Changfu was now respectful and had been accompanying him. He only expressed his wishes, and this True Lord immediately went deep into the sea to find Hui Yao. Obviously, the attitude of the entire Cui clan had turned upside down.

It's not that Li Ximing hadn't been here before. Back then, he was also a dignified Zifu. The only one who could make the Cui clan terrified was the trip Li Zhouwei made:

"Minghuang made a trip, and that night Cui Changfu achieved divine abilities. The Cui clan was obviously scared out of their wits. Cui Changfu is actually older than me, and he is also a dignified Zifu, yet he calls himself a junior."

This little monster Hui Yao was promoted all the way because of the Li family's relationship, and he also did his best, not daring to be slow. This trip was quite smooth. If there was anything to regret... it could only be that Cui Jueyin had already gone into closed-door cultivation and couldn't meet him.

And the Dragon clan's actions were not slow. When Li Ximing returned to the lake from Chongzhou two years ago, he had already received a reply from Liu Changdie, and by the way, mentioned that the Town Waves Mansion had been protected by the Dragon clan back then, and was extremely grateful.

This letter scared Li Ximing quite a bit. Only then did he understand that Chang Xiao had such a trick back then, and it was his own aunt who took action. But Liu Changdie didn't fully believe the Xushui Demon King's words, and neither did Li Ximing. He sneered in his heart:

"Back then, Aunt clearly said she wouldn't take action, and even when I fled to Liehai, she couldn't meet me. These words must be untrue. Perhaps it was Minghuang's face, perhaps someone was playing a game behind Liu Changdie's back, it could never be any favor."

Now information from the sea is constantly coming back. I heard that Fuxun has already set up a small demon cave on that island, sending subordinates to inquire about news. I heard that the injuries on his body are still not healed, and he is looking for some West Shaoyang cultivator to treat him.

Liu Changdie really has feelings and righteousness. Now he is still writing letters back and forth to ask Li Ximing about this matter for Fuxun. Li Ximing naturally pretends to be stupid. It's not that he is heartless, but he really doesn't have the guts to manage him... just tactfully reminding Liu Changdie, starting to write:

"The Demon King is now under the command of the Dragon clan and cannot move lightly. He still needs to meet less. If it is not necessary to see him, please ask the senior to go to his island... lest he be talked about."

Liu Changdie achieved Zifu alone and is also a smart person. He stopped at the right point, and he will naturally find a way to make up for his words.

So he put down the letter in his hand. Guo Nanwu on the side looked over with a smile. Li Ximing flicked his sleeves, and a white jade bottle appeared on the table. He nodded to Guo Nanwu and smiled:

"This elixir of yours in the West Shaoyang Dao is actually not easy to refine. I think it's because West Shaoyang gives birth to Yin, and the furnace has a Pin phase. Yin and Pin are combined, giving birth to damp cold... Fortunately, the difficulty is not high, and one furnace produced seven pieces."

Guo Nanwu felt a chill in his heart when he heard the first half, but when Li Ximing finished speaking, his face was already full of smiles, and he praised:

"Senior's Dao practice is amazing, and his alchemy skills are superb. We juniors admire it endlessly!"

Li Ximing didn't expect that one day his Dao practice would also be boasted about. He suppressed the amusement in his heart as if he were swallowing a date whole. Seeing Guo Nanwu wanting to pay the elixir fee, he just waved his hand and declined.

He had refined several furnaces of elixir in these two years, the most important of which was the 【Empty Sleeve Profound Dao Powder】 of the Sima family. He secretly hid two more pieces, carefully hidden, preparing to use them for Li Zhouwei.

He returned from overseas, actually because of Yan Dushui's matter, his cultivation was damaged, but he understood that the cultivation speed of 'Yetian Gate' back then was taking advantage of the Lu elixir and several kinds of spiritual elixirs. His subsequent cultivation could be described as remote and indefinite. He took out several kinds from his elixir reserve to muddle through, not willing to use the 【Empty Sleeve Profound Dao Powder】.

Guo Nanwu was indeed strapped for cash and was somewhat grateful. Li Ximing raised his cup to look at the elixir, and suddenly remembered that the Guo Nanwu before him was a West Shaoyang cultivator, and immediately became vigilant:

"... It's really connected everywhere... Guo Nanwu is very useful right now, he can't be dragged into it by Fuxun!"

So he looked at him with a smile and asked:

"Has Nanwu gone to the East Sea in these years?"

Guo Nanwu tucked up his green sleeves, as if secretly pondering the meaning of his words, and hesitated:

"Not much, it's my juniors who go often... and a lot of things happened. I was worried that the East Sea was deep and far, and I never had the opportunity to investigate carefully... I asked True Lord Kuang Yu a few days ago, and then I had the intention to go and take a look."

He said this, but his eyes were observing Li Ximing's reaction very carefully. Li Ximing immediately misunderstood, suspecting that it was the seduction of the person behind Fuxun, and tested:

"East Sea... I don't go there often. The area around Lulai Island is watched by my enemies, and there is also danger. The world is in turmoil, so it is not suitable to act at will."

Guo Nanwu heard these words and instead got a lot of hints. He turned his cup quietly and was terrified:

"That's right, why would the Li family kill my family for no reason? Several True Lords have always not believed it, which shows that the calculation is not true. It seems that there is an enemy calculation, and Senior Zhaojing also knows... it's just not easy to pull it to the table, secretly reminding me that Lulai Island cannot be gone."

"If I were to say this thing clearly, I would instead intervene in the struggle between the Li family and their enemies... I'll just pretend to be stupid."

So he nodded solemnly, even feeling a bit of guilt for his suspicion, and replied:

"Junior understands!"

This chicken-and-duck talk actually had an unexpected effect. Li Ximing didn't expect him to understand it at once, and suddenly felt joy, thinking:

"So transparent, so obedient... it's a pity he's not my junior... what a pity, what a pity..."

Guo Nanwu was clever and sensible. Li Ximing had always been very satisfied with him, and felt a bit of cherishing talent, hearing Guo Nanwu ask:

"Senior Zhaojing, the wilderness now... what is the movement?"

Li Ximing smiled bitterly in his heart, shook his head and sighed:

"Hard to say... I heard that Protector Liu has already arrived in the wilderness. With such a big movement, the north cannot be unaware. The conflict on both sides is on the verge of breaking out. There are really not many years of peace!"

It was just that Li Zhouwei's injuries were seen by Yang Ruiyi himself. This Grand General still had some tenderness towards the Li clan and did not order him to come, but Li Ximing estimated that he couldn't stay out of it, and the 【Heavy Fire Two Brightness Instrument】 was still hanging in the inner formation to assist Li Jiangqian, which was truly troublesome.

It's just that these words couldn't be said to the outside world. Li Ximing talked about the manpower in the wilderness casually, and someone hurriedly came up from the mountains and whispered:

"True Lord Qinghu has already returned from Shu, entered the tent to discuss secretly with the lord... now he invites the True Lord to go over."

Li Ximing sighed in his heart, stood up, Guo Nanwu sensibly took his leave and stepped into the Taixu to leave. Li Ximing was secretly annoyed:

"Finally back, time is not much, can't be delayed... I asked Sima Yuanli about that 【Bright Truth Harmonizing Spirit Elixir】 long ago, but he prevaricated. This elixir is one less for every one used. If he doesn't cut some meat, he won't give it!"

His worries were not just this, but also some unease:

"Minghuang is in closed-door cultivation, but there are still many people who want to test him. That Guangchan Mohe is on the other side of the river, and it must be aimed at my family. We must be prepared... Now that both sides are getting more and more prepared, at most a year or two, there will inevitably be a conflict."

Two years ago he entered the Sun and Moon Shining Together Heaven and Earth, Li Zhouwei could still talk to him in detail. A mere two years is absolutely not enough for him to leave closed-door cultivation, and there is not much time to truly impact divine abilities. It is impossible to leave closed-door cultivation to help at this moment.

"Although I have achieved the life divine ability, I must be more careful. I must help Zhouwei get through this period... so that we can have breathing space."

He had considered this point long ago, lowered his eyebrows slightly, and shook his sleeves, revealing a golden scroll, obviously having read it for a long time. The mystery of the runes in it revealed several large colored characters:

"【Divine Body Separation Strange Body Wonderful Scroll】."

Wilderness.

Dark and illusory colors shrouded the mountain top, like an airtight shadow, covering all traces under heavy black light. The black color surged in the main hall, like a dark sea.

A man sat on the main seat at a high place. Although his appearance was plain, the armor on his body floated with rays of mysterious light. He sat quietly on the seat for a while, and then a man came up from the front of the hall.

Under the nourishment of the 【Empty Sleeve Profound Dao Powder】 at all costs over the years, the divine ability brilliance of this True Lord Qinghu, Sima Yuanli, was colorful. Obviously, he had reached the extreme, and there were even fluctuations in his aura when rising to Yang. It should be that he failed to lift the Immortal Foundation in a year or two.

Which divine ability hasn't experienced several failures? Sima Yuanli had no regrets, only rejoicing that the timing was good, and even gave him time to go to Shu. Now standing in front of the hall, Yang Ruiyi immediately raised his eyebrows to ask:

"How did the one surnamed Qing reply?"

His tone was very impolite, Sima Yuanli hurriedly said:

"General Qing promised to come out of Shu and attack Long... but he refused to withdraw the troops near Tongmo, and even... was very disdainful of the concerted strategy proposed by the subordinate."

The geographical advantage of the Song country is good. Several mountain ranges almost cut off the connection between Shu and Song, leaving only a few passages such as Xunlin Plain and Tongmo County. Qing Jifang obviously had covetousness. Yang Ruiyi's expression was a bit gloomy, enduring without speaking, only saying:

"If he refuses to withdraw, then let him be... let the King of Yuyang stay in the country... but how to deal with the manpower in Xunlin Plain and Guyan?"

Sima Yuanli was obviously a bit embarrassed, hurriedly saying:

"General Qing... General Qing said, last time he fought with Wei Wang, he was still not satisfied."

These words were very straightforward. Yang Ruiyi laughed in anger for a while and asked:

"Why? He wants to kill Li Ximing to provoke Wei Wang? It would be fine on weekdays, but at this time, he is even disgusting my Song Court!"

Sima Yuanli secretly looked at his face, his voice lowered, and the address changed immediately:

"I tactfully said for a long time, Qing Jifang only put forward such a condition—saying that my Great Song's martial arts are too fierce, exhausting the light of martial arts, and there is a vacancy in holding Xuan, but the blessings of Tianchen cannot fall on Shu, hoping that we will retreat... and let one more to them..."

Yang Ruiyi threw the vermilion pen in his hand onto the case and said decisively:

"This matter is absolutely impossible!"

There was hidden anger in his eyes, and he said sharply:

"Things that were decided long ago, how much ability to collect how much light. Now the position of holding Xuan, six Songs and one Shu, was originally earned by our own ability, how can it be let to them!"

"Since he Qing Jifang has the ability, then he should expand the Tianhui himself, making the martial arts star brighter, and naturally there will be more positions for him. It is a matter that benefits both countries, but there is a reason for me to cede it!"

Sima Yuanli hurriedly lowered his head, with some awkward wording, and told the other party's words in a softer way:

"Qing Jifang said... Li clan is close to Jin Yu, and should have been merged into Shu country along with Jin Yu, but was snatched away by my Great Song in advance. That Wei Wang should also be of Shu... If so, the light of martial arts is tilted, it should be four Songs and three Shu..."

Yang Ruiyi laughed in anger for a while and said:

"Absurd!"

He rolled up the wooden slip with a clatter and knocked it on the table, saying:

"What is he Qing Jifang? People hate dogs and hate, Jin Yu will help him? They wish the Li clan belonged to us! If he had crossed Xiping Mountain back then, you see if Li Zhouwei would fight him to the death! Still dare to mention the title!"

Sima Yuanli could only lower his head silently. Yang Ruiyi also put away the anger on his face, stood with his hands behind his back, and said in a low voice:

"This matter doesn't need to be ignored. I see the Emperor of Shu will not let him mess around, but it is inevitable that one or two people will come to make things difficult, thinking of moving a few more territories to the east..."

Sima Yuanli secretly looked and raised his eyebrows:

"In this way, who should be left on the lake? Should Wei Wang be invited out?"

Yang Ruiyi swept a glance at him, finally shook his head, and said faintly:

"Don't need him, you just take care of your own affairs, I will leave True Lord Tinglan to guard Xunlin Plain, so that both sides can look after each other."

Sima Yuanli's expression suddenly changed. He was responsible for attacking Shanjie, and without Tinglan, it was like breaking an arm. He gritted his teeth and replied:

"But Shanjie..."

Yang Ruiyi did not answer him, showing a bit of careful pondering, and asked:

"I vaguely remember your junior... Sima Xunhui—now he is also at the peak of Foundation Establishment!"

Sima Yuanli's expression suddenly changed, and he lowered his eyebrows with some suspicion, and said in a low voice:

"Yes... this child still has some ability, has been summoned by the Emperor of Song... he is the most promising in the family... and was sealed as a partial general."

Yang Ruiyi's thoughts were suddenly disrupted when he heard the four words "summoned by the Emperor of Song", and he frowned thoughtfully, secretly pondering:

"In this way, I am not easy to intervene."

He closed his eyes for a long time, and suddenly said:

"True Lord Xianyao of Guoling Peak has been familiar with your Sima family for generations. You go to Guoling Peak for me and invite him to the wilderness for a chat."

Sima Yuanli hesitated and said:

"His lifespan is not much..."

Yang Ruiyi narrowed his eyes and said:

"What I want is that his lifespan is not much."

Sima Yuanli hurriedly went down. Only then did Yang Ruiyi put down the wooden slip and paced in the main hall for two steps:

"The struggle between the Dragon clan and the Compassionate Dao in the combined heaven will eventually come to an end. The Compassionate Dao will not be willing to lose too much in the sea. This battle must be fought. Even if I don't take action, the north will take action..."

He appeared a bit annoyed:

"I heard that the Xiangxiong country is flourishing in the mountain furnace to seek elixir... there is no time to pay attention to the Shu country at all, otherwise they would never let the one surnamed Qing be so arrogant... every lord is making his own plans... this world situation, how can anyone move!" ===== CHAPTER 1055 =====