Chapter 221: White Hair Born in Vain

Chi Wei's divine ability colored light burned out in the air like fire. That crystal-clear point of light still flickered like breathing, emitting a cry like a newborn baby. Chi Wei's handsome, youthful face was filled with helplessness and relief. He muttered to himself:

"Stopping here."

"Poof."

Before the words fell, his body disintegrated like smoke and dust, turning into several strands of sand that dissipated, white or grey, falling one after another, dragging several smoke trails in the air like a long dragon. The Early Zifu cultivators above whispered to each other. One Early Zifu True Person said:

"Chi Wei didn't even condense his metal nature?"

Another Early Zifu True Person looked up at the two blurred figures, and sure enough, saw one of them laugh shrilly, shouting:

"I knew you were 'Like Heavy Turbidity', what else is there to pretend!"

The envoy said, clapping his hands, and took out a grey, hazy net, smiling:

"I borrowed the 【Nine Luo Obtaining Zai Xingzi Cloth】 from the Immortal, just waiting for you, beast."

So he pinched a corner, threw the net, and pulled it with effort. His two arms were pulled into thin, long noodle shapes, pulling in the air, and he laughed shrilly:

"Where are you going!"

The net tightened, revealing a constantly twisting spherical shape in the air. The other figure laughed and reached out to pull it together. The metal nature let out a sharp cry and was slowly bound.

A group of Early Zifu cultivators watched silently, feeling a sense of sadness for the rabbit's death. Below, Chi Zhiyun was already in tears. The two figures took Chi Wei's metal nature and smiled at the group of Early Zifu cultivators:

"Fellow Daoists, we are going back to report."

After speaking, the two figures blurred and disappeared in the air. The Early Zifu cultivators also dispersed, leaving only two or three standing in the air.

"The Qingchi Sect has now lost a great cultivator at the peak of the Early Zifu, and they will have to bleed heavily!"

A cold female voice came from above. As soon as the words fell, an elegant and noble young voice said:

"Exactly, exactly!"

The Early Zifu cultivators heard this, and their expressions were strange. A heavy, clanging sound said:

"Fox, why are you muddying the water? Do you want the Dali Mountain Demon Cave to have a hand in it too?"

The young voice laughed and teased:

"I'm just listening. Fellow Daoists, your reactions are too big... Although my ears can hear some small cultivators muttering, it's not as comfortable as listening face-to-face."

Below, Chi Zhiyun listened silently. The other four Early Zifu cultivators in the sect had slowly risen into the air, and then heard the heavy, clanging sound:

"Fellow Daoists, let's see the truth under our hands."

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"How dare I ask for any reward!"

Li Tongya responded with a light laugh, watching Xiao Yuansi shake his head repeatedly, explaining:

"My clan elder's real name was Xiao Jinzhou, and Xianyou was the elder's title. When traveling north and south, he feared involving the family, so he called himself Xiao Xianyou of Lingnan. This is my clan elder. This is a third-grade movement technique; naturally, it cannot be dismissed so easily."

Li Tongya had to nod and replied:

"My family has another daughter, named Li Qinghong, who especially loves spear techniques, but the technique she cultivates is special and not suitable for marriage, so I didn't bring her up to see you."

Li Tongya brought the topic to Li Qinghong, cleverly setting a step for the previous matter, and then continued along the thread:

"But my Li family's foundation is shallow, and I don't have any spear techniques that can be brought to the table. If your clan has any spear techniques, could you lend them to the daughter generation to see?"

Xiao Yuansi nodded. The Xiao family also knew of Li Qinghong, but because Li Qinghong had been hiding in the Fei family for several years and hadn't been seen before, they thought the girl had died young. He pondered for a few breaths and replied:

"There is a spear technique called *Folding Feather Spear*, which is a third-grade spear technique... but this movement technique is rare, and exchanging it for a spear technique is too bullying to you."

"How about this."

Xiao Yuansi shook his head and said:

"Excluding this spear technique, my Xiao family will owe your clan another favor. This will be fair."

Li Tongya bowed, feeling quite moved in his heart, and said respectfully:

"Senior's righteousness is high!"

Xiao Yuansi laughed. Li Tongya chatted with him for two sentences and then asked:

"Does Senior know this person, Yu Muxian?"

Xiao Yuansi raised his eyebrows slightly and said thoughtfully:

"This person is a disciple of Yuanyuan Peak. If I remember correctly, his cultivation should be at the sixth or seventh level of Qi Refining, and his talent for refining tools is not bad..."

He looked at Li Tongya and asked in a low voice:

"Do you have any thoughts about the Yu family? With Yu Muxian's current status, as long as the Qingchi Sect is in turmoil, it is not easy to ask people to protect the Yu family."

Li Tongya nodded and asked again:

"How about Yu Yufeng?"

Xiao Yuansi paused and said in a deep voice:

"Ancestor Chuchou once fought with him. This person is powerful and cannot be underestimated."

Li Tongya was silent for a moment, made up his mind, and said in a deep voice:

"According to Senior, if this junior wants to kill this person, can I ask your clan to take action?"

"Kill Yu Yufeng..."

Xiao Yuansi sighed softly and replied:

"If my family takes action, it is naturally no problem, but at this juncture, my Xiao family should not have any abnormal movements. What's more, how difficult it is to kill Yu Yufeng silently. No matter how the Foundation Establishment takes action, it will cause a stir. At that time, it will be slapping the face of Yuanyuan Peak and offending many people..."

Xiao Yuansi's hesitation was evident. Li Tongya naturally couldn't let him be embarrassed here, so he hurriedly bowed and said:

"This junior understands! Since this path is impassable, my Li family has other paths. Senior need not take it to heart."

Xiao Yuansi gritted his teeth, waved his hand, and said in a deep voice:

"It is not impassable!"

He pondered for a few breaths and continued:

"I will offer this *Yue River Turbulent Step* to persuade the ancestor. At that time, perhaps we can take advantage of Chi Wei's death and the Qingchi Sect's inability to take care of itself to kill him silently."

"That would be great!"

Li Tongya's eyes lit up, he bowed, and said urgently:

"Then I will trouble Senior. Senior, please handle it as you see fit. If it doesn't succeed, it doesn't matter; do not force it."

"I know."

Xiao Yuansi nodded, set the wedding date for Li Yuanjiao and Seeing Xiao Guiluan, put away the jade slip of the *Yue River Turbulent Step*, and departed on the wind.

Li Tongya sent him out of the array and returned to the courtyard. Li Xuanxuan greeted him with a worried face. He had just been listening from the side and heard Xiao Yuansi's intention to marry off a direct daughter of the Xiao family. He said worriedly:

"Uncle... Does the Xiao family have the intention to annex and attach themselves to our family... If so, marrying this concubine-born daughter also makes people uneasy!"

"There shouldn't be."

Li Tongya shook his head low and replied:

"Senior Xiao Yuansi has been refining pills in the peak for many years and has no experience in managing a family, so he did a bad thing with good intentions. The friendship between the Xiao family and my Li family is still long, so there is no need to worry about this within three generations."

He looked up and said in a low voice:

"I am worried about the Seeing Xiao Guiluan who is marrying into the Xiao family. Hearing Xiao Yuansi say she is a sharp girl, I don't know what kind of character she has. Yuanjiao is the leader of the Yuan generation. If she is matched with a girl from a strong maternal family, I am afraid there will be trouble from the Xiyue generation downwards."

Li Xuanxuan was stunned. He didn't expect Li Tongya to think so far ahead. He then realized that Li Yuanjiao had been passed down to the fourth uncle, Li Chijing, and was not from the long lineage. He thought of Li Yuanxiu again, felt sad in his heart, and said in a low voice:

"I can't think that far ahead right now. With Uncle here, even if something happens, it can be suppressed."

Li Tongya shook his head and sighed, saying in a deep voice:

"What is the use of suppressing it? If brothers are secretly at odds, the disaster will only be seen after the elders pass away. I have seen too many such things, and I am becoming more and more afraid."

"It just depends on what kind of character this Seeing Xiao Guiluan has."

Li Tongya looked up, quietly looking in the direction of the Xiao family in Li Xia County. He had long passed sixty years old. Although the success of Foundation Establishment made him much younger, he was still grey-haired and had an old look.

The moonlight was like water, and the evening wind blew his slightly white long hair. In Li Tongya's mind, the busy, humble old man from back then suddenly appeared. He murmured:

"Thinking too much makes me grow white hair in vain."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 222 =====