Chapter 205: With Fei Wangbai

As the place where the upper sect Yuehua Yuan Mansion was entrenched hundreds of years ago, Wangyue Lake naturally had excellent earth veins and spiritual veins. The south bank was close to Great Lishan, rich in spiritual herbs and monsters; the west bank was close to the Great Desert, with loose geology and various spiritual minerals; the north bank was where spiritual veins gathered, with rich mountains and rivers; while the east bank occupied by the Yu family had flat terrain and fertile soil.

Li Tongya crossed Wangyue Lake for the first time, flying to the north bank. The journey of several hundred miles would take a day and a night if rowing a boat, and there were even water monsters entrenched in some places. They came up to probe Li Tongya's aura, but then fell back into the water in a dispirited manner.

Li Tongya was too lazy to bother with these monsters. He didn't have the kindness to kill monsters. These monsters were cunning and difficult to provoke once they entered the water. Without a fox demon to inquire about news, if he killed the small ones, the old ones would come. It really wasn't worth it for those scraps. If he got involved in it, there would be more disputes.

Halfway through, he also flew over the ruins of the market in the middle of the lake, which had been looted clean. The business of the big ships had long been unable to continue, leaving only the prohibition formation above still running, emitting bursts of thunder light.

Li Qinghong watched quietly all the way until the north bank appeared before her eyes. Watching the clear lake water hitting the cliffs, splashing up bursts of water, and the waterfall on the cliff flowing out from the stone cave, falling into the lake and making a huge roar, she looked carefully and said softly:

"The terrain of the north bank is higher, the climate is cold, and there are many cliffs, stone walls, snow peaks, and cold pools on the shore. It is not like the endless reed marshes beside my home. Both sides have their own merits. If it comes to raising people, the climate on the south bank is much more pleasant. If it comes to cultivating immortals, the north bank has magnificent mountains and rivers, and spiritual veins gather."

Li Tongya nodded approvingly and continued to fly north for a while. The terrain became increasingly steep. A towering peak finally appeared before his eyes, shrouded in clouds and smoke, with vigorous pines and cypresses, and a translucent formation covering it, looking quite like a fairyland.

Buildings stood in great numbers among the mountains, and one could vaguely see figures moving, either sitting cross-legged or fighting with spears and swords. The top of the mountain was covered with snow, and a small, elegant pavilion was located among them.

Li Tongya, wearing a gray robe, arrived by stepping on the air. He tapped lightly on the formation and urged his magic power to say in a low voice:

"Loose cultivator Wan has come to visit. I trouble the senior to appear and meet."

Several people arrived by stepping on the air below, and their spiritual sense probed over. Li Tongya's robe was sewn from spiritual cloth, and he calmly isolated these prying gazes. After standing in the air for more than ten breaths, he saw a stream of light fly up and stop in front of Li Tongya.

This middle-aged man in a brocade robe and white gown landed in front of him with a smile. His bearing was graceful, and he was dashing; it was Fei Wangbai.

"This is not a place to talk. Brother Wan, please come inside."

Fei Wangbai was also sensible and familiarly called him Brother Wan. Li Tongya nodded, landed on the small pavilion on the top of the mountain with Li Qinghong, entered the pavilion one after another with Fei Wangbai, sat down, and picked up tea, only then did he see Fei Wangbai sigh:

"Brother Tongya, please accept my condolences."

"Sigh."

Li Tongya paused. He naturally knew what Fei Wangbai was referring to, so he didn't want to mention it more. Instead, he pointed to Li Qinghong and said:

"This girl is the child I mentioned to the senior before. Senior, please take a look."

Fei Wangbai sized Li Qinghong up a few times, and his perception was quite good. He asked her to spread her hands and look; there were calluses from grinding, so he nodded slightly and answered:

"Brother Tongya, don't worry, I will teach her myself."

This matter had been decided early on, and there were no major surprises. As long as Li Qinghong was not a lazy, playboy type, Fei Wangbai would definitely accept her. Li Tongya just signaled, and Li Qinghong knelt down and said respectfully:

"Master!"

Fei Wangbai nodded repeatedly and accepted it. Looking at Li Qinghong's appearance, he thought to himself:

"It's enough that she is sensible. I don't expect her to learn anything famous. This girl is born beautiful and looks comfortable."

Fei Wangbai valued appearance the most. Several disciples of the Fei family were all handsome, and the sloppy appearance was an eyesore to Fei Wangbai. Seeing Li Qinghong's appearance, he breathed a sigh of relief and said warmly:

"You go out, I will chat with your grandfather."

"Yes!"

Li Qinghong saw Li Tongya nod slightly, bowed respectfully, and retreated. She walked quickly out of the inner hall, seeing white snow falling outside, floating in the dark night, smiled, stepped forward, and opened the courtyard gate.

"Oh!"

Unexpectedly, a person fell in from outside the door with an exclamation. Fortunately, Li Qinghong was a Fetal Breath third-level immortal cultivator after all. She dodged gracefully with a side step, only to see a gorgeously dressed youth fall to the ground with a thud, baring his teeth and grimacing in pain.

"Who are you?"

Li Qinghong smiled and helped him up. This age was the brightest time. Her voice was heroic and upward, with a kind of innate brightness, but her eyebrows carried a bit of softness, which made the youth's face turn slightly red, stuttering and unable to speak.

"Fei... Fei Tongxiao"

"Ding."

Inside the room, Li Tongya looked at Fei Wangbai, who put down his teacup, and smiled slightly. Fei Wangbai shook his head awkwardly and muttered:

"This child..."

"It is understandable for a youth to admire beauty."

Li Tongya gave a step down in a low voice. Fei Wangbai nodded, pulled the topic back, and said sternly:

"Brother Tongya, do you really have the certainty to find two or more Foundation Establishment helpers after Foundation Establishment?"

"Not bad."

Li Tongya nodded lightly, looking confident, and answered:

"My younger brother entrusted someone to bring me a Suiyuan Pill. With the blessing of this elixir, it is already worth a gamble."

Fei Wangbai heard this, sighed in a low voice, and answered:

"We are not disciples of a great sect, without the secret techniques of immortal arts accumulated generation after generation. We don't know how much certainty we have in Foundation Establishment. Foundation Establishment is always gambling with one's life..."

"My grandfather died of this, and my father also died of this. Three generations of my Fei family, ten people tried to break through to Foundation Establishment, and only I succeeded."

This topic made both of them feel low. Fei Wangbai came back to his senses, gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice:

"Good! I trust Brother Li Tongya!"

He raised his cup in a toast, then smiled again:

"I can strive for three years for Brother Tongya. In these three years, the Yu family will absolutely not be able to spare their hands to target your family. After three years, there will be another five years for the Yu family to be in a mess, involving Yu Mugao."

Fei Wangbai saw Li Tongya nod and continued:

"It's just that Brother Tongya must succeed. These eight years were won by me sacrificing many backhands and dark pieces. If Brother Tongya fails in Foundation Establishment and dies..."

Fei Wangbai sighed in a low voice and said dully:

"Then this lake will really become the Yu family's one-man show. In a hundred years, the families will be dismantled one by one and destroyed by Yu Mugao!"

Li Tongya nodded lightly. If he failed in Foundation Establishment, the Li family's threat to the Yu family would be greatly reduced. The Li family would be able to get a night of peace, but when the news of Li Chijing's death came back, they would not be able to escape the fate of clan destruction.

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Li Tongya rode the wind and flew on the lake for a while until the brilliant morning sun rose. The vast reed marshes on the south bank finally appeared before his eyes. He stopped to look for a while, his heart full of emotions.

"Gambling with life."

Looking at the small island in the reed marshes, Li Tongya landed lightly on it. The rugged rocks shone with gold in the morning sun. Li Tongya was suddenly a bit dazed.

Back then, he took Xiangping through the reed marshes, holding the Dharma Mirror, and stood on this muddy shore. He took off his coat, preparing to swim to the island. Xiangping held the Dharma Mirror and shrank in the reed marshes. Li Tongya was just a half-grown youth at that time, bare-chested, instructing his younger brother under the sunset.

"Master! Where are you going?"

Li Tongya slowly raised his head. A small boat rowed over the calm lake. The old man in front of the boat wore a coir raincoat, his face full of wrinkles, holding a long bamboo pole, and said with a smile:

"Is the master going to Li Chuan Kou?"

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