Chapter 22: Immortal Sect

"Lijing Village has 229 households, Lichuan Mouth has 101 households, Jingyang Village has 297 households, Lidao Mouth has 158 households, totaling 785 households and 4,280 people."

Li Tongya and the others sat in the main courtyard of the Li family, and Li Yesheng at the bottom stood in the courtyard and read the charcoal characters on the cloth aloud.

"4,280 people, with three strong men per household, we can surely gather one or two people with spiritual apertures."

Li Xiangping leaned against the wooden table and said in a low voice.

"The elders of the Ye clan visited Yesheng last night... hoping to restore the ancestral surname." Li Yesheng looked at the few people at the top and said with a bitter smile.

"Ancestral surname?"

Li Tongya looked up and asked suspiciously.

Seeing that Li Tongya and the other two didn't understand, Li Mutian coughed and explained:

"The Ye clan was originally a branch of my Li family, but later they made a mistake, and the whole clan was expelled from the Li family and changed their surname to Ye."

"Originally, the two families didn't mention this matter, but now that they see my Li family has immortal fate, the Ye clan naturally came to cling to us, wanting to change back to the ancestral surname."

Hearing this, Li Yesheng also nodded. He only heard the elder crying about this old secret last night. The elder of the Ye clan cried bitterly. If it weren't for the Li family getting immortal fate, Li Yesheng would have thought this person was thinking of the main family.

"If anyone in the Ye family produces someone with spiritual apertures, allow that branch to change back to the Li surname and become a branch of my Li family."

Li Xiangping finished listening to Li Mutian's explanation, immediately replied to Li Yesheng, let him answer the elder, and turned to ask Li Mutian:

"Father, the people in charge of these villages..."

"Chen Erniu is shrewd and capable, and he fled from Lichuan Mouth, so send him to Lichuan Mouth. Jingyang Village has the largest population and is the most prosperous, so we must send someone we trust. Let Uncle Ren watch it."

Li Mutian took a light sip of tea and continued:

"Lidao Mouth is close to Guli Road, and there are many refugees, so the situation is the most complicated. That Xu Wenshan is a ghost, let him take his refugee brothers to go."

"Father is thoughtful."

Li Xiangping nodded, holding the volume of techniques for planting spiritual plants in his hand.

"The most urgent task is to use the Spirit-Seeking Technique in this volume to look at the earth veins of several villages, so as to find those spiritual fields and plant the spirit rice and Bai Yuan Fruit early."

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Li Chi stepped on the flying shuttle, watching the vast land beneath him, houses like ants, and majestic cities disappear into the distance. The sorrow of leaving home was thrown behind him, and his heart was surging.

"A great man should ride the wind and embrace the moon, and wield his sword across the world!"

After flying for about two hours, a group of extremely high mountains appeared in front of Li Chi, with pavilions and towers in the mountains, continuous and endless, looking like an immortal atmosphere.

Flocks of cranes and white birds shuttled between the mountains. Si Yuanbai in front of him no longer closed his eyes to adjust his breath, waved his hand to throw a token, and waited quietly.

"So it is Uncle Yuanbai who has returned."

A white crane stopped slowly in front of Li Chi, holding the token in its mouth and asking curiously:

"Who is this kid?"

Li Chi was seeing an immortal beast that could speak for the first time, and was so nervous that he couldn't speak. Si Yuanbai smiled and said:

"The new disciple accepted by my Qinghui Peak."

"Congratulations to Uncle."

The crane congratulated. After speaking, its wings flapped lightly, and a transparent light curtain slowly opened a gap in front of the two.

Only then did Li Chi discover that there was a nearly transparent large cover between heaven and earth, firmly covering the mountain gate of the Qingchi Sect, isolating the spiritual energy inside and outside.

Entering the mountain gate of the Qingchi Sect, Li Chi felt refreshed all over.

"What a high concentration of spiritual energy."

Seeing Li Chi's surprised look, Si Yuanbai smiled lightly:

"This is the Tianyuan One Spiritual Array of the Qingchi Sect, which is miraculous and incomparable. It seals the inside and outside, making the spiritual veins of Qingchi Mountain exclusively enjoyed by the Qingchi Sect. With the help of the array, as long as there is an immortal cultivator in the Foundation Establishment realm guarding it, even a Zifu cultivator will find it difficult to break through."

"How miraculous."

Li Chi echoed, but thought secretly: "I wonder if this array can be learned, and if I can set one up for the back mountain of my house."

Looking at Li Chi's absent-minded look, Si Yuanbai only thought he was shocked, and continued:

"The hundred arts of immortality: array formation, elixirs, magic tools, talismans, beast taming, pulse exploration, etc., are infinitely mysterious. It is best to choose one to practice."

"Master, which one of the hundred arts of immortality do you practice?"

Li Chi asked curiously.

"Qinghui Peak has always been famous for its swordsmanship among the thirty-six peaks of Qingchi..."

Si Yuanbai raised his head proudly and replied.

"Oh, so that's it." Li Chi nodded suddenly, looking at the treasure sword at Si Yuanbai's waist.

"So... I practice the art of talismans."

Si Yuanbai looked at the blank Li Chi and continued awkwardly:

"Your grandmaster died early. As for the sword immortal path, I haven't gotten started yet, but Qinghui Peak needs subsidies everywhere, so I had to learn some talismans first. Who knew that the more I learned, the more refined I became..."

"Oh oh."

Li Chi nodded repeatedly, indicating that he could understand.

"Let me take you to see a few senior brothers first."

Si Yuanbai took Li Chi around the peaks and found the low Qinghui Peak. Just as he landed on the peak, a man and a woman walked toward him.

"You are ranked seventh under my seat. This is your third senior brother, called Xiao Yuansi, with a cultivation of the seventh layer of Qi Refining, and that is your fourth senior sister, Yuan Tuan, with a cultivation of the third layer of Qi Refining."

Li Chi bowed respectfully to the man and woman. Xiao Yuansi looked thick-browed and big-eyed, quite dashing and generous. He handed over a jade slip and said:

"This is a volume of sword techniques I accidentally obtained when I went out. Now I give it to the junior brother as a meeting gift."

Yuan Tuan also smiled slightly, presented a jade pendant, and said:

"This jade pendant can calm the mind and help enter meditation. It is a good tool for the Great Breath realm, so I give it to the junior brother as well."

Li Chi naturally thanked them one by one and asked curiously:

"Are the other senior brothers and sisters in seclusion?"

Si Yuanbai smiled lightly and replied:

"Your eldest senior brother had outstanding talent. Last year, he practiced to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, so he went into seclusion to break through to Foundation Establishment, but failed and died."

Si Yuanbai's answer was obviously beyond Li Chi's expectations. He gave a low "ah" and looked at Si Yuanbai with a complex expression.

"As for your other senior brothers and sisters, some died at the hands of monsters, some died in fighting for treasures, and some died in the bottleneck of demons. They are all buried in the peak. You come with me to worship them."

Looking at Li Chi's sorrowful face, Si Yuanbai smiled coldly and said:

"Cultivating immortality is the path of great contention! You must contend, you must contend to win, you must contend to win! If you can't win, you die. What is there to regret!"

"You, Li Chi, must contend. If you can't win, you die. Your Li family must contend. If you can't win, your clan will be destroyed. My Qinghui Peak must also contend. If we can't win, the path will be cut off. The world is originally the law of the jungle, what is there to hide!" ===== CHAPTER 23 =====