Chapter 212: Absolutely Impossible

Lijing Town.

Autumn rain sprinkled on the earth year after year. The trees in the mountains shed their leaves, covering the earth in golden and deep red. The forest was very quiet. From afar, a sound of breaking through the air could be heard. A black-robed young master with a sword on his back was jumping in the forest. The youth pursed his lips, his eyes were slightly thin and long, his cheeks were thin, revealing a coldness.

Li Yuangiao jumped on the slender treetops, causing the branches to shake lightly, paused in the air like a swallow, took a step, and landed lightly on the ground, splashing a few drops of cold autumn rain.

"'Jianghe Crossing Turbulent Flow Step' is a third-grade body technique after all, and it is very difficult to cultivate. I heard that only Uncle Ling in the family spent two years to master it, and the rest of the people spent five or six... In three years, I have only mastered a few styles."

The Li family had been quite peaceful in these three years. The Xiao family had rebuilt the Ancient Li Road, and many loose cultivators passed through here, mostly Fetal Breath cultivators, and occasionally some Qi Refining loose cultivators could be seen. The passing loose cultivators rested in Lijing Town. If they were cultivators from other families, they would chat with the Li family members and communicate with each other.

Most of the Fetal Breath monsters in Great Lishan had not opened their spiritual wisdom and still ran out as usual. The Li family now had more cultivators, not only guarding, but also sending people to patrol the mountains in the nearby forests. In three years, a third-level Qi Refining monster came out, hiding in the city and secretly eating people. Li Xuanxuan sent An Zheyan to find it in three days and kill it.

After drawing the sword and practicing a few styles, Li Yuangiao's ears moved, and he saw a middle-aged man riding the wind and landing in front of him. This person had a straight back, bright eyes, a gray robe without a speck of dust, and a smile on his face, and said warmly:

"The body technique is practiced quite well."

"Yuangiao has met Uncle!"

Li Yuangiao sheathed his sword, bowed respectfully, and answered:

"Thank you for the praise, Uncle, but Yuangiao is showing off."

The person in front of him was Li Xuanling. He broke through to Qi Refining before the new year, practiced the Jianghe True Origin, came out of seclusion, and became the fourth Qi Refining cultivator of the Li family's direct line. He had the deepest attainments in "Jianghe Crossing Turbulent Flow Step", pointed out the shortcomings of Li Yuangiao's previous body technique, corrected Li Yuangiao, and then smiled:

"It seems that you have also practiced diligently in these few years. You broke through the Yujing Wheel last year. If you can break through to Qi Refining before the age of twenty, you are also expected to impact Foundation Establishment."

Looking at Li Yuangiao nodding respectfully, Li Xuanling sighed and continued:

"You and Qinghong are both blessed with talisman seeds and have spiritual apertures. Only Brother Feng can compare with you two. You are all seeds for impacting Foundation Establishment, so don't be lazy."

Li Xuanling had become a Qi Refining cultivator, with True Origin protecting his body, and not a drop of rain touched him. Li Yuangiao's sleeves were slightly wet. The two arrived before the side courtyard, only to see Chen Donghe holding a jade slip, reading carefully under the eaves, quite comfortable.

Chen Donghe was at the third level of Qi Refining and was now forty years old. He achieved Qi Refining early, so he looked middle-aged and had no old age. He raised his eyebrows and smiled, bowed:

"So it's Xuanling."

Li Xuanling laughed loudly and answered:

"I haven't seen Brother-in-law for several years. I was in seclusion for the past few years to break through. After coming out of seclusion, you went to Huaqian Mountain. It's not easy to come back once, so I naturally have to see you."

Lijing Mountain was not a famous mountain or big river, and the concentration of spiritual energy was limited. Supporting Fetal Breath cultivators was no problem, but now that the Li family had so many Qi Refining cultivators, it was naturally a case of more monks and less porridge. The spiritual energy was naturally thinner, so Chen Donghe was sent to Huaqian Mountain, so he didn't come back often.

The three entered the courtyard, Chen Donghe reached out and said in a low voice:

"Dharma sword."

Li Xuanling and the other understood, put the Dharma sword at their waists into the storage bag. Most of the Dharma swords were cast from gold and sharp objects. There were Li Jingtian and others in the side courtyard, but they were mortal bodies and easily harmed by sharp Qi.

The three entered the room. There was only a small case placed by the window. Li Jingtian wore a jade hairpin, and a girl knelt beside her, leaning against the window looking at the autumn rain. Hearing the sound, she turned her head, saw Li Xuanling entering the room, and said warmly:

"Brother Ling is back."

Li Xuanling laughed loudly, stepped forward, and pulled the girl. The child raised her head obediently, her face rosy, and said softly:

"Uncle."

The person in front was the daughter born to Li Jingtian, called Li Qingxiao. She was more than two years old and almost three, quite well-behaved. Li Xuanling watched Li Jingtian take Li Qingxiao down, Li Yuangiao and Chen Donghe sat down, and Chen Donghe asked suspiciously:

"This time I was called back to the family, I don't know what the important matter is..."

Li Xuanling nodded and said solemnly:

"One year after Father went into seclusion in the Meichi Mountain cave dwelling, the spiritual energy of the whole Meichi Mountain moved toward the mountain, and there were even clouds and mist surging inside and outside the cave dwelling, which was quite miraculous."

"Another year later, there was a faint sound of water in the cave dwelling, and at midnight there was the sound of rivers flowing. Clear water seeped out of the brick cracks outside the cave, crystal clear everywhere."

Chen Donghe heard the vision of Foundation Establishment breakthrough for the first time, full of longing, and sighed:

"Everyone says that only after achieving an immortal foundation is there a real miracle! Sure enough!"

Li Xuanling drank tea, looked at Li Yuangiao, who was full of longing on the side, and said in a low voice:

"The night before last, the cave dwelling was quiet, and the dew on the ground no longer condensed. It has been two days without movement."

"What?"

Chen Donghe raised his eyebrows, slightly horrified, and muttered:

"He should have succeeded... Second Uncle, such a person, will never fail."

Li Tongya had always planned before acting. Chen Donghe had been particularly respectful to him since he was a child. Since Li Tongya went into seclusion, Chen Donghe had never thought that Li Tongya would have the possibility of failure. The Li family had no precedent for Foundation Establishment breakthrough. Now hearing the news that he didn't know whether it was good or bad, Chen Donghe felt empty in his heart, and for a time, it was difficult to speak.

That year, when he was a seven-year-old child, Chen Donghe knelt in the courtyard. The autumn wind was bleak, and the cold was biting. Li Tongya on the upper seat smiled at Li Xiangping:

"This child acts steadily, maybe he can be used."

At that time, the small Chen Donghe raised his head, facing the calm and deep eyes of Li Tongya on the upper seat, admiring and respecting him in his heart, secretly thinking:

"I also want to be such a person."

Chen Donghe suddenly discovered that his steady and quiet attitude, calm demeanor, and acting after thinking three times were all imitations of this senior who made countless people look at him with admiration and made the families on the lake fear him. Li Xiangping was like his father, and Li Tongya was like his teacher.

This discovery made Chen Donghe feel dazed and relaxed. He picked up the teacup lightly, drank a mouthful of clear tea, and covered up the fear that rose in his heart.

The possibility of Li Tongya's breakthrough failure circled in his mind for a while, and Chen Donghe smiled:

"Absolutely impossible!"

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