Chapter 218

Li Qinghong walked alone on the summit for a while, her white velvet deerskin boots stepping on the snow that never melted on the peak, emitting a crisp crunching sound. She tucked her stray hair behind her ears and walked lightly with her hands behind her back.

"Grandfather... I wonder how he is doing."

Li Qinghong pursed her lips and pondered to herself:

"It's only been three years. Grandfather must still be polishing his cultivation. Foundation Establishment is a matter of nine deaths and one life; it's not that easy."

"Sister Qinghong!"

Fei Tongxiao arrived behind Li Qinghong with a trot, smiling and about to speak, but he didn't expect the great formation of Hanyun Peak to operate slowly, and a thick, powerful voice was transmitted, echoing on the peak.

"The rogue cultivator Ye family has come to visit. Please open the mountain gate, Senior!"

These words made the corners of Li Qinghong's mouth curl up, her almond eyes opening slightly, revealing a surprised smile as she said softly:

"It's Grandfather!"

Fei Tongxiao behind her felt a jolt through his whole body, his heart feeling empty. He forced a smile, stepped forward, and congratulated her:

"Congratulations, Senior Sister!"

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Li Tongya rode the wind and landed before Hanyun Peak. Fei Wangbai greeted him with a beaming smile, dressed in a silver-white brocade robe, looking even more handsome in the flying snow. He bowed and said:

"Congratulations to you, fellow Daoist, for your breakthrough, achieving the immortal foundation, and transcending the ordinary!"

"Senior, you are too polite!"

Li Tongya looked much simpler, in a gray robe with white-patterned cloud sleeves, carrying a long sword. He showed no signs of pride for having broken through to Foundation Establishment and answered with a polite bow:

"I have come to bother you again today. Sorry for the trouble, Senior."

The two smiled and landed in the elegant pavilion among the mountains, sitting down on the white jade platform on the top floor. Only then did Fei Wangbai tuck his sleeves and congratulate him amidst the drifting snowflakes:

"Congratulations, Brother Tongya!"

Li Tongya sat down with him, took the tea offered, took a light sip, and smiled:

"I was in closed-door cultivation for three years, and only now have I witnessed your methods, Senior. Unexpected and surprising, you've really turned the Yu family upside down."

"Eh."

Fei Wangbai laughed, shook his head, and said:

"It was just a means I had prepared for a rainy day years ago. The Yu family naturally couldn't have expected it, so they had to suffer this loss."

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"That year, when Yu Yufeng broke through to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, my father was holding the family together and had already sensed something was wrong. He went to the dense forest mountains at the time, chose several places where the earth veins converged, and spent a few years burying secret formation points one by one, hiding nine talismans in each formation."

"So that's how it is!"

Li Tongya nodded and smiled:

"Your father is truly far-sighted."

Fei Wangbai sighed and shook his head, then continued:

"As for that Foundation Establishment rogue cultivator on the east shore, he is a friend of mine, an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. He is just staying here for a while to scare that Yu Muyuan."

Putting down the teacup, Fei Wangbai smiled lightly and asked with some confusion:

"I spent five years before I luckily broke through, and as far as I know, Yu Xiaogui also spent more than five years. Yet Brother Tongya, you actually broke through successfully in three years—it's truly unexpected! You are indeed a talent of stunning brilliance."

Li Tongya straightened his expression slightly and bowed:

"It is mostly the credit of that Suiyuan Pill. Senior, you praise me too much; I am ashamed to accept it."

"Eh!"

Fei Wangbai had never even seen a Suiyuan Pill, so he naturally believed it blindly. He shook his head hurriedly and smiled:

"You are good in every way, but you are too humble. And you still call me Senior—according to the rules, just call me Wangbai. Calling me Senior every time makes me feel old."

Li Tongya laughed and shook his head. Unable to refuse him, he could only comply and said seriously:

"Wangbai brother, if you didn't expect it, then Yu Xiaogui certainly wouldn't have expected it either. Now is the perfect time to suppress the Yu family!"

Fei Wangbai also became slightly excited, put down the white jade teacup in his hand, and said in a low voice:

"Fellow Daoist He on the west shore has also been wary of the Yu family for a long time. Add my friend, and that makes four Foundation Establishment cultivators in total—enough to make the Yu family suffer a great loss! Not to mention the help Brother Tongya can find!"

Li Tongya nodded, the falling snow drifting past his side, and asked:

"This fellow Daoist He... is he the Foundation Establishment rogue cultivator, Daoist He, from the west shore?"

"Exactly."

Fei Wangbai replied and smiled:

"This Daoist He has a grudge against the Yu family's ancestor, Yu Yufeng, who never leaves his closed-door cultivation. It is said that Yu Yufeng stole his opportunity, so Daoist He has held a grudge ever since, making things difficult for the Yu family several times. Later, Yu Muxian joined the Qingchi Sect, and someone came down to mediate, which is how it ended."

Li Tongya suddenly understood and nodded without a word. Fei Wangbai stretched out a finger again and said in a low voice:

"However, we cannot ignore this Yu Muxian. He is, after all, a disciple of the Upper Sect. I don't know if he is valued within the sect. I must trouble Brother Tongya to ask Sword Immortal-sama, so we can act according to the situation."

"I understand."

Li Tongya nodded calmly, tapping the white jade table, and replied:

"My fourth brother also once cultivated within the peak. The immortal sect's Qi Refining disciples actually don't have much great power; they just protect the family bloodline. As long as Yu Muxian hasn't reached Foundation Establishment, and we aren't trying to destroy the Yu family, it shouldn't be a big problem."

Li Tongya was cautious by nature. He pondered for a few breaths, then shook his head again and said:

"Regardless, I will first entrust someone to ask about the situation."

Fei Wangbai nodded with satisfaction, stretched out a finger again, and said in a low voice:

"So, are we killing the old one... or the young one?"

Li Tongya raised his eyebrows slightly, touched his chin, and smiled:

"Please wait a moment, Wangbai brother. If we are certain, we can even kill that old ancestor."

"I haven't made a move in many years, and my hands are itching. Brother Tongya, why not spar with me?"

Li Tongya raised his eyebrows and smiled, saying in a low voice:

"Good."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two had already leaped into the air. Fei Wangbai's silver-white brocade robe fluttered in the flying snow, and he said with a smile:

"Since it's a spar, Wangbai will announce his immortal foundation."

Fei Wangbai's two snow-white silk ribbons fluttered in the air. His face was like jade, his appearance dignified, and he said:

"This is the 'Inter-Path Brocade'!"

Having finished speaking, the silver-white brocade robe spread out in a circle in the air, and a crescent-patterned cloak was tied behind his back. The long spear swept out, and the surging sharp energy headed toward Li Tongya's face.

"'Vast Sea'."

As soon as Li Tongya finished speaking, the waterfall and mountain springs at the foot of the mountain roared. The clear river water leaped up as if it had life, drilling toward the sky above Li Tongya.

"Ding ding ding ding..."

Before Fei Wangbai's long spear, wrapped in silver-white energy blades, could get close, the river water had already transformed into dozens of water swords, rushing over like a group of hawks, taking turns to strike at his spear.

Fei Wangbai smiled lightly, retracted his spear, lifted his cloak, and spun in the air. The water swords missed, being swept behind his cloak. Li Tongya raised his eyebrows slightly, his left hand gripping the magic sword at his waist. Seeing Fei Wangbai had already rushed before him, he drew his sword with a roar.

A moon-white sword arc leaped from the magic sword in his hand. Fei Wangbai had long heard that Li Tongya had a particularly astonishing sword-drawing technique. He retracted his spear to defend, taking the blow head-on, and was forced back a step. The cloak behind him fluttered, neutralizing the force.

The subsequent sword momentum poured onto Fei Wangbai like a rainstorm. He did not show weakness, his spear dancing like pear blossoms, defending every sword strike tightly. From time to time, a spear would emerge strangely from his robe or behind his cloak, forcing Li Tongya to break his sword moves to defend, winning himself time to regulate his breathing.

People on the mountain peak below had already poked their heads out to watch. The two touched and separated. The wind and snow in the mountains were heavy, and the Fei family disciples below only knew there was a Foundation Establishment aura, but separated by the high-altitude wind and snow, they could not see the figures.