Chapter 160: Relics (Two-in-one)

Li Yuanxiu stood in the courtyard holding his sword. Li Yuanjiao in front of him, in a black robe, was dancing with his sword, making a few sounds of breaking through the air in the cold wind. His hands were white from gripping, the green blade was heavy, and Li Yuanjiao's face was slightly sweaty.

"Jiao'er, how long have you been reading this 'Profound Water Sword Formula'."

Li Yuanxiu reached out and patted Li Yuanjiao on the shoulder, straightened his sword posture, and asked gently.

"Just over two years."

Li Yuanjiao replied in a low voice. Li Yuanxiu pointed out his several mistakes, and then saw a boy walk into the door. He looked younger than Li Yuanxiu. He bowed to the two and raised his head:

"Brother, my father invites you to go up the mountain."

"Hmm."

Li Yuanxiu nodded to Li Yuanyun in front of him, turned his head and said:

"You go to the East Courtyard and say a word, I won't handle affairs for now."

Li Pingyi behind him had already grown tall, his figure more burly than his father Li Xiewen's. Hearing this, he nodded and went out. Li Yuanxiu left Li Yuanjiao and followed Li Yuanyun up the mountain.

Li Xuanling was sitting in the courtyard, watching the tea leaves floating and sinking in the cup. Li Tongya instructed him to reveal the Dharma Mirror matter to Li Yuanxiu and the others, but his heart was full of sorrow and anxiety.

Kneeling before the Dharma Mirror, Li Xuanling still accepted reality, his heart bitter and spicy, watching his children running around on the mountain, truly feeling indescribable.

"This child, what should I do..."

Li Xuanling had seen Third Uncle Li Xiangping particularly fond of Li Jingtian when he was young. Now that it was his turn, he tasted the flavor. It was more than just simple love... If he said there was no guilt, no sadness, Li Xuanling would not believe it at all.

The door knocked, and Li Yuanyun had already led Li Yuanxiu into the room. This child had a long talk with Li Xuanling all night last night, knowing that he had no spiritual apertures, and couldn't help but cry twice. Now it seemed that there were no tear stains, but rather he came to comfort Li Xuanling with a smile.

"Greetings to Clan Uncle!"

Li Yuanxiu bowed, and little Yuanyun had consciously exited the room, making Li Xuanling lower his eyelids, turn his head away, and say astringently:

"Calling you here today is because you have already become Xuanjing, and some things in the family should also be known."

Li Xuanling had thought carefully when he sought him out, organized his words well, and opened his mouth:

"There is a magic tool passed down from the ancestors in the family, which is a blue-gray mirror, far exceeding the Foundation Establishment level, with many wonderful uses, very supernatural."

He explained the wonderful uses of the Dharma Mirror one by one, and gave some examples in some past events. Li Yuanxiu listened with joy. Li Xuanling then said:

These words did not mention that the talisman seed could be sought by one person, but avoided the important and talked about being able to receive the talisman seed only after being favored by the Dharma Mirror. Naturally, it was to avoid hurting Li Yuanxiu. This eldest brother of the Yuanqing generation seemed to be completely unaware, and said happily:

"That's really great."

After speaking, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and he said in a low voice:

"It's just a pity for Yuanyun."

These words hit Li Xuanling's knot. Li Xuanling couldn't help but nod and said in a deep voice:

Li Yuanxiu nodded emphatically. The two chatted for a long time under the lamp, from the covetous Yu family to the distant Xiao family. Many of Li Yuanxiu's insights made Li Xuanling look at him with admiration. The two chatted until late at night, and then he let him issue the Xuanjing Spiritual Oath and sent him out the door.

"With this child managing the family, there will be no worries from now on."

Li Xuanling's mood improved a lot. Watching Li Yuanxiu's back down the mountain, he nodded with satisfaction and turned to cultivate.

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Xiao Yuansi visited the ancestor Xiao Chuting at home, and then met his clan nephew Xiao Yongling, only then was he able to get away. He drove the wind and flew for a while on the Guli Road, crossed the overlapping forest sea, and arrived at the Li family territory.

The simple fog maze on Lijing Mountain years ago had been replaced by a large array with flashing golden light, which made Xiao Yuansi nod slightly. Although this array was nothing in front of him, who was now at the Foundation Establishment cultivation level, it could be seen that the Li family had made progress in these years.

Stabilizing his figure outside the array, Xiao Yuansi opened his mouth somewhat uneasily:

"Qingsui Peak..."

Xiao Yuansi thought for a while and changed his words:

"Xiao Yuansi of the Li Xia Xiao family comes to visit, please open the mountain gate!"

The bottom was obviously stunned for a long time before opening a small hole. Xiao Yuansi put away his magic, fell into it, and in front of him was an unfamiliar junior, somewhat familiar. He bowed to him:

"Li Xuanxuan of the Li family, greetings to the senior. My elders are in closed-door cultivation, please fall into the courtyard and sit for a while."

Xiao Yuansi nodded lightly, looked at him, and resisted asking whose child he was. He sat down and drank tea, waiting quietly for Li Tongya and others to arrive.

Only then did he organize his language. Li Tongya had already arrived at the door, dismissed the left and right, and only the two were left in the courtyard. Li Tongya bowed and said respectfully:

"Greetings to the senior!"

Xiao Yuansi looked at him with emotion, looked at his graying temples, and said softly:

"You are also old... Where is Xiangping?"

Li Tongya lowered his head, his eyes drooping, unable to see any color, and replied:

"The two sects made an appointment, Shanyue went east, forcing Xiangping to death."

Xiao Yuansi had come with guilt, and these words hit his skull like a heavy hammer, causing him to break his skill. He untied the green blade at his waist and handed it up, saying in a low voice:

"Jing'er... he... is gone."

Li Tongya had already known, but couldn't help but shed tears. He took the sword with both hands and choked up:

"Tongya lost his brother at twenty. Parents and brothers passed away one after another. Now I don't see my parents, and I have no brothers!"

Xiao Yuansi was now a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator, but he was also shocked to tears by his few words. Remembering the promise he made when refining alchemy in the Li family to take care of Jing'er on his behalf, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Tongya... Tongya... I, I have failed you."

Li Tongya suddenly raised his eyebrows and said in a shocking voice:

"Senior Xiao! I only ask you one sentence, how did Jing'er die?"

Xiao Yuansi blushed, heaven and man fought in his heart. After a few breaths, he opened his mouth:

"Harm by the Chi family... offered to the Southern Border to refine alchemy for monsters! My master has been locked under the tower and has not been released yet. I am powerless..."

"So it was the Chi family!"

Li Tongya knew that the Chi family held great power in the Qingchi Sect, and doing such things was the most reasonable. He bowed and thanked:

"Thank you, senior!"

"Don't dare."

Xiao Yuansi shook his head. He was afraid of this sad atmosphere, so he hurriedly opened his mouth to change the subject and said positively:

"My junior brother also asked me to bring many things home, and now I will hand them over to you together!"

"The most precious thing is this Green Ruler Sword."

Xiao Yuansi pointed to the Green Ruler Sword sealed in the scabbard in his hand and explained:

"This sword was sought by my master from the seven-foot Green Underworld Copper on Qingchi Mountain, supplemented by thirty-two kinds of heavenly materials and spiritual objects, and entrusted to the Peak Master of Yuanwu to forge. When the sword was completed, it was at the Foundation Establishment level."

Xiao Yuansi shook his head and sighed:

"It's just that after it reached my hands, this sword refused to leave its sheath no matter what. Even if it was summoned by magic power, it looked dim and lusterless. It seems that it already has spirituality and refuses to be driven by me."

Li Tongya looked up and down, didn't see the sword body, but the pale white sword tassel was swaying, which was quite good-looking. He used his strength, and sure enough, he couldn't pull it out of the sheath.

"This is one."

Xiao Yuansi stared at the sword sadly and continued:

"Second, Jing'er made some contributions in the Southern Border. I heard that the family lacked alchemy inheritance, so he exchanged for a copy, which is here."

After speaking, he took out a jade slip, which was glowing and quite good-looking, with small characters engraved on it. Li Tongya took it and looked:

"'Alchemy Secret Essentials'"

Xiao Yuansi took out another storage bag, handed it to Li Tongya, and explained:

"This is the miscellaneous items, more than a hundred spirit stones, a few Qi Refining stage talismans, and a precious Suiyuan Pill, which can increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment by half a percent."

Li Tongya hurriedly took it, not wanting Li Chijing to consider it so detailed, and muttered to himself:

"This child..."

Xiao Yuansi finally took out two jade slips, one large and one small, stood the small one on the table, and said softly:

"This is 'Spiritual Eye Clear Pupil', a rare pupil technique, good at breaking illusions, and difficult to cultivate. It was originally prepared by Jing'er for Xiangping when he heard that Xiangping used a bow."

He handed the large jade slip to Li Tongya solemnly and instructed:

"This is Jing'er's sword technique. He recorded it into a book and called it 'Moon Palace Sword Canon'. He said it can be considered a fifth-grade cultivation method, which is especially precious! Don't let the news leak... It is attached with Jing'er's magic power mark, proving that I haven't read it!"

These words moved Li Tongya. This was a fifth-grade cultivation method. I am afraid that even Zifu cultivators would be tempted, let alone Xiao Yuansi, who I am afraid had not yet established Foundation at that time. He hurriedly got up and said respectfully:

"Senior's conduct, Tongya admires it!"

The two looked at each other, and everything was already in silence. Only then did Xiao Yuansi sit down at ease and drink two cups of tea. Only the two were left in the empty courtyard. Li Tongya said softly:

"Dare to ask senior, I don't know how long this matter... can be hidden!"

Xiao Yuansi put down the teacup and had some guesses about Li Tongya's thoughts. After thinking for a few breaths, he replied:

"Fifty years."

Li Tongya silently remembered this deadline in his heart and thanked Xiao Yuansi. The atmosphere in the courtyard suddenly became depressed. The two opened their mouths, but couldn't speak.

Xiao Yuansi drank tea, sitting and standing uneasily, so he had to open his mouth to change the subject and said positively:

"The Yue Kingdom will have a big change. Three of the Zifu peaks of that generation have reached the end of their lives, and there will inevitably be turmoil in the future."

"One is a loose cultivator, whose whereabouts are uncertain. The other is the one from Shanyue. He has been relying on secret methods to continue his life for these years, but something went wrong, making it very embarrassing. The last one is Chi Wei of the Chi family. These three have reached their death dates. They are all thinking of ways to break through to Golden Core. Although the possibility is not great, we must also be on guard."

Li Tongya listened carefully. Xiao Yuansi suddenly brightened his eyes and said excitedly:

"Calculating the time, this Snake Dragon Fruit has grown six or seven, right? Since I am here, I will refine this pill, so as not to save it for too long and lose spiritual energy."

"This... how embarrassing."

Li Tongya was made into a dilemma by his appearance. After being polite for two sentences, he waved his hand, and Li Xuanxuan outside the door received the magic power transmission and hurriedly went to get the Snake Dragon Fruit.

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"'River One Qi Formula' cultivated to Foundation Establishment, the Immortal Foundation formed is called 【Vast Sea】, famous for the endless surge of magic power and great momentum. Cultivators can often fend off multiple people's siege, and magic power surges rapidly."

"The owner of the Wangyue Lake market in previous years cultivated this set of cultivation methods. Three people in the same realm held special magic tools to surround and kill him. It's just that this cultivation method is too blunt. It is perfect when paired with your sword technique."

Li Tongya nodded and remembered carefully. Suddenly thinking of the disciple of the Yu family who joined the Yuanwu Peak, he asked:

"Senior, there is a disciple of the Yu family by Wangyue Lake who joined the Yuanwu Peak. Do you know?"

Xiao Yuansi nodded, packed the jade box in his hand, and replied:

"Before leaving the Qingchi Sect, I had already investigated the surrounding families clearly, including this Yu family. That disciple is called Yu Muxian. His talent can only be considered good, but he has quite a talent in refining tools, so he was valued by Yuanwu Peak."

"Speaking of this, I heard an interesting story."

Xiao Yuansi smiled low and said to Li Tongya:

"That Yu Muxian begged the Yuanwu Peak Master to report and divide a county, and also divided the quota for accepting apprentices to Yuanwu Peak, and Yuanwu Peak had already recruited full disciples these years."

"That is to say, for these decades, unless it is a chance encounter on the road, no one will go to Wangyue Lake to accept apprentices!"

Li Tongya thought for a breath and sighed:

"What a wonderful strategy!"

The reason why the families on Wangyue Lake did not have large-scale annexation was most importantly because each family had deep entanglements with the peaks on the Qingchi Sect. Moving easily might attract blame from the sect, and the Yu family was also often troubled by this.

But the peak masters only had some relationships that had to be taken care of, and were not the nannies of these families. The deeds of the Lu family were still fresh in their memory. These entanglements often involved the kinship of one or two people. There were many people who were exterminated because the death of one or two family elders caused the protection to lose its effect.

This strategy of drawing the salary from the bottom of the pot by the Yu family hard-cut off the hope of most families in the future. As the older generation slowly withered, there would always be a day when they lost protection, which gave the Yu family an opportunity to profit from it.

"What's more, not letting the peaks come to accept apprentices also cut off a huge threat."

While taking the pill handed over by Xiao Yuansi, Li Tongya thought secretly in his heart.

"An Jingming's talent is definitely one of the best in Wangyue Lake in a hundred years. If he joined the Qingchi Sect, the Yu family's road to expand southward would be completely blocked... What's more, with such a genius in the family joining the sect, I am afraid the Yu family head wouldn't even be able to sleep."

"Such a good method... I am afraid Yu Mugao and Yu Xiaogui also spent a lot of gifts to manage it. This father and son are really difficult to deal with!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 161 =====