Chapter 378

This golden cage was only the size of a human head, with seventy-two vertical bars on the cage body, and a small opening in the front, which was quietly covered.

Yu Su shook the cage in his hand, placed it on his palm, opened a small door on the side of the small cage, pointed a finger at Yu Yu Chengyi who was prostrate on the ground, and smiled:

"This person still has five brothers. Please, Fellow Daoist, take action and bring me their heads!"

Li Li Qinghong, Fei Fei Tongxiao, and others only felt a light breeze blowing on their faces, their robes dancing lightly, and their faces were cold. Yu Su's prestige was very heavy, and it was not easy to use spiritual sense to probe the golden cage, so they could only wait silently below.

There were people whispering to each other on the left and right:

"Is that a foundation-establishment magic treasure? Are there such magic treasures?"

"Who knows? Maybe it's a Early Zifu-level magic treasure... Mount Qingchi doesn't only have that 【Great Snow Juefeng】. Early Zifu True Persons haven't taken action for a long time. Maybe it's whose Early Zifu..."

Two or three sentences took no more than a few breaths, and a gust of wind struck. Five bloody heads fell from the sky, rolling into a small pile on the ground. Li Li Qinghong swept with her spiritual sense and discovered that a group of gang wind was circling in the air, rolling back into the cage like a whale sucking water.

'A spirit monster? Or the effect of some magic treasure...'

Yu Su waited for a few breaths, closed the cage door, looked at the few heads that were full of unwillingness and inexplicably rolled over by the wind, frowned, and said:

"Yu family member, with such an outcome, integrating the Yu family is not a problem, right?"

Yu Yu Chengyi stammered a few words and was still hesitating about something. The guest cultivator behind him pulled his sleeve, and Yu Yu Chengyi then stumbled and said:

"Thank... thank you, Immortal."

Yu Su glanced at him and said:

"Yu Muxian does have such nephews."

He took the golden cage back into his sleeve, and while saying this, he stretched out his hand and ordered:

"【Yuyan Mountain】!"

The Yu family members suddenly changed color, and there was an uproar below. Yu Yu Chengyi's face changed greatly, he knelt and stepped forward two steps, trembling and mourning:

"Senior! Yuyan Mountain is the treasure of my family! Little one..."

"Bring it here!!"

A trace of impatience flashed in Yu Su's eyebrows. He flicked his sleeve, hitting him back a few steps, enduring the urge to beat him to death, and scolded:

"Dog-like thing! Still dare to dawdle... Bring the magic treasure! This magic treasure is a waste in your family, it's better to send it to Yu Muxian."

'Yes... in the eyes of Mount Qingchi, aren't these people just like dogs...'

As soon as these words came out, all the families were filled with sorrow. They understood that Yu Su was polite on the surface, but had long regarded them as grass and mustard in his heart. Seeing Yu Yu Chengyi wailing on the ground, no one dared to speak.

The Yu family members below sent up the foundation-establishment magic treasure 【Yuyan Mountain】. Yu Su took this 【Yuyan Mountain】, lifted it lightly, and observed it carefully for two breaths.

Yuyan Mountain was snow-white and translucent, the size of a fist, carved delicately and exquisitely. The cranes and old trees on it were vivid, but there was a shallow line on the mountainside, revealing green light. Yu Su suddenly frowned and muttered:

"It really left a mark... Li Li Tongya is also a character. This is made of 【Shangming Brother Xuan Jade】..."

After observing for a while, Yu Su raised his head and said directly:

"The matter is settled. Everyone, send up the tribute."

The families nodded repeatedly and carried the tribute up. Yu Su didn't move, but the people he brought were picky, and things were missing one or two layers as soon as they were touched, asking everyone to make up for it.

The people of Wangyue Lake had long known that he was a greedy person who plucks feathers from a passing goose, so they made up for it in silence. Yu Su glanced at them a few times, the golden cage in his hand swayed, and he said softly:

"In the future, if there are no major changes, Yu will come. Everyone, prepare it in advance next time, no need to make up for it again."

After saying this, a crowd of green-robed disciples rode the wind and rose, falling back onto the Xiaguang cloud ship one after another. Yu Su stood at the bow of the ship, looking down at the crowd, and slowly disappeared into the horizon.

The crowd's faces suddenly collapsed. A few families were better, but the rest didn't look very good, looking at Yu Su's cloud ship leaving with anger but not daring to speak.

After the Mount Qingchi Sect's Xiaguang cloud ship left, the families on the east bank who surrendered and paid tribute to the Li family gathered around one after another, and the sounds of begging for help and complaining rose one after another.

"Senior! Make the tribute easier this year!"

The head of the Pu family was over eighty years old, with only the cultivation of the fifth layer of Tai Xi, wearing cloth clothes, without even a magic treasure on his body, but he still called Li Li Qinghong Senior, his face full of bitterness.

His Lingbi five families were affected by the Cui-Yuan copper essence, and the land could hardly grow spirit rice. The Rui family was annexed and escaped the sea of suffering. The remaining four families were the most down-and-out among the families on the east bank, and they could no longer bear the burden.

At this moment, they looked with eager eyes, just hoping that she could spit out a good word.

Li Li Qinghong had no choice but to carry the spear on her back and reply:

A crowd of cultivators talked all at once. Li Li Qinghong had no choice but to prop her spear on the ground, making a clanging sound, making them shut their mouths.

Knowing early on that Yu Su was a greedy person, Li Li Qinghong did not bring the 【Du Ruo Spear】 this time. The spear in her hand was just an ordinary low-grade Qi Refining magic treasure, but it still smashed the stone bricks on the ground into charred powder.

"If you fellow Daoists are in financial straits, please go to my family head to discuss it in detail. My Li family will not let you be ruined just to collect tribute. We have our own ways to solve it."

With Li Brother Yuanping at home, as long as these people are sent over, it can naturally be handled properly. These things don't need Li Li Qinghong to manage at all, so she just rode the wind and left.

……

Mount Lijing Town.

The mountain forest path was pitch black, but a few people in white armor galloped past. The leader was riding a spirit horse, with a broad face and a tall figure. It was Li Li Xicheng.

Li Li Xicheng rode his horse past the small path on the edge of Mount Lijing Town. Everything was dim, and the forest path was filled with fireflies, hanging quietly under the leaves.

The Chongsuo horse was silent, and he didn't bring too many people behind him. Li Li Xicheng is now in charge of the Mount Yuting Guard, so he naturally wants to avoid suspicion with his brothers.

Chen Chen Mufeng, who was the highest-ranking palace guard in the Mount Yuting Guard, followed behind him by riding the wind. Chen Chen Mufeng's talent was not much different from Chen Donghe's, but the cultivation method he practiced during Tai Xi was better, and he broke through half a year earlier.

He was already at the second layer of Qi Refining, similar to Li Li Xicheng's cultivation.

Li Li Xicheng was the oldest, about ten years older than his brothers. His talent was the lowest among his brothers, and it was only because he practiced a third-grade cultivation method during Tai Xi that he could reach Qi Refining at thirty.

In the dead of night, one riding a horse and one riding the wind, Li Li Xicheng held a jade slip in his hand and said warmly:

"During this patrol, two people in Huaxian were found hiding spirit rice. According to the rules, they were captured. What did the Clan Justice Court say?"

Chen Chen Mufeng was about the same age as him and was deeply trusted. At this time, he only said:

"They have all been brought to justice, but... one of them is from the Zhong lineage small sect... the eldest son is Li Li Chengmu, who is cultivating on the main peak of Mount Qingdu. This..."

"What about this..."

Li Li Xicheng shook his head and said softly:

"Just follow the rules. The family head will arrange it well. It will probably be a light punishment, changing to an idle position."

Chen Chen Mufeng nodded. The two walked by the river for a while. Li Li Xicheng looked at the lush vegetation and laughed inexplicably, saying harmoniously:

"Chen Mufeng, our family's situation is flourishing now. The lineages are returning to their hearts, and the cultivators among the outer surnames and small sects are like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. It is truly a rare and vigorous opportunity, truly gratifying."

Chen Chen Mufeng nodded with a smile and responded:

"The main family is like this cloud mulberry, and we are the kudzu vines. We are one body. Chen Mufeng is also very happy in his heart!"

Li Li Xicheng handed the jade slip to the other hand and said gently:

Chen Chen Mufeng was finally happy. He hadn't remarried for many years after his wife passed away, wasn't it for this sentence? Finally, he climbed onto the path of the Zhong lineage, nodding repeatedly, happily:

"Subordinate thanks the lord!"

The two chatted for a while. Chen Chen Mufeng joined Li Li Xicheng's sect, and they became much closer, and their conversation became much more relaxed. He said in a low voice:

"Chen Mufeng has followed the lord for many years, and there has always been a doubt in my heart."

"Speak."

Li Li Xicheng nodded slightly. Chen Chen Mufeng raised his long eyebrows and said in a low voice:

"Lord..."

Chen Chen Mufeng had just spat out two words when a cold wind suddenly fell from the sky. A white-clothed youth rode the wind and came, with a sword hanging from his waist, his eyes sharp. He swept across Chen Chen Mufeng's face and returned to Li Li Xicheng:

The magic treasure of this middle-stage cultivator was fully activated, and the magic power in Li Li Yuanjiao's body rose and fell like a tide, forcibly blocking the attacks of these people.

"Brother Jun! Come, come..."

Li Li Xicheng immediately threw Chen Chen Mufeng behind his head and stepped forward to hold his brother's hand. Li Li Xijun laughed and replied:

"This is not a place to talk. Brother, why not go up the mountain with me?"

"Good! Good!"

Li Li Xicheng and he rode the wind together and landed in the courtyard on Mount Qingdu Mountain.

Li Li Xijun pushed the door and entered, flicked his sleeve, and the lights in the room lit up. He took two pots of new wine, put them on the table, poured wine into the cups, and said softly:

"Brother is so majestic. I heard that the Mount Yuting Guard enters and exits the six peaks, investigating all situations, even a step faster than the Clan Justice Court!"

"Where... where..."

Li Li Xicheng was flattered by him and laughed. Li Li Xijun continued softly:

"I also heard that the poor families and branch lineages that were helped by brother back then have all become experts, entering the peaks to work one after another, and even more cultivators who have entered the Clan Justice Court and Mount Yuting Guard, all praising brother endlessly."

"It's an exaggeration!"

This matter is indeed a beautiful story in the clan. Li Li Xicheng had been proud of his vision in private. Now that he was said so by his brother, he hurriedly became humble. Li Li Xijun waved his hand and continued:

"My Zhong lineage is even more full of talents, serving in important positions in various peaks... I have been cultivating on the mountain for many years and rarely manage family affairs. These people naturally cannot do without brother's cultivation and promotion..."

Li Li Xicheng frowned slightly, sipped the wine handed by Li Li Xijun, and vaguely sensed something. He said in a deep voice:

"I have never had any selfishness! These people rely on their own talents and efforts. If Brother Jun uses these words to blame me, you are looking down on me too much!"

"What brother did is not wrong in itself."

Li Li Xijun seemed to have expected his reaction, shook his head, and said:

"If it weren't for this, I wouldn't be so polite to brother."

He slowly raised his eyebrows, his voice slowly turned cold, and he said in a low voice:

"But promoting talents, marrying prominent surnames, meddling in the Mount Yuting and Clan Justice departments, cultivating confidants among the peaks..."

Li Li Xijun paused and stared into his brother's eyes:

"This is not what the direct eldest of my Zhong lineage should do... nor is it what the brother of Li Ximing should do."

He put down the jade cup and narrowed his eyes:

"Does brother know what you are doing? You are cultivating a party, pacifying the masses, you are proving that you are more excellent than brother Ming, and you are forcing the family head to give up Li Ximing's position to you..."

When the words reached this point, Li Li Xicheng's usually gentle face finally became serious. He said slowly:

"There is no such thing as giving up or not. Ming'er's ambition is not here, it's just that you are forcing him... I don't have these intentions either, I'm just doing it for the good of the family."

"The matter of bloodline outflow has not yet been decided!"

Li Li Xijun's face was tightly clenched, and he said in a low voice:

"Li Ximing can still have offspring! Even if he has no intention of this, he can still have his children take over the family affairs!"

Li Li Xicheng sighed in a low voice and said warmly:

"Then what does Brother Jun intend?"

This sentence from his brother immediately made Li Li Xijun speechless. On one side was the clan brother who was deprived of his power by a single sentence, and on the other was the brother who was ready to show his ambition. Li Li Xijun could only close his eyes and couldn't speak.

'In the current situation, I suppose the elders in the family have also acquiesced...'

Li Li Xijun just felt a tightness in his heart and could no longer say anything. He said in a muffled voice:

"I also have a crime in Li Ximing's matter. Since Li Ximing was grounded, the entire Zhong lineage has been pushing brother forward. There are too many people standing behind you. Brother has to walk, and I have no qualifications to blame brother."

Li Li Xicheng nodded, thoughtful. Li Li Xijun's sword eyebrows relaxed, and he continued:

"It's just that many of the people brother promoted are because they received brother's favor, so they borrowed brother's prestige and gained the support of the Zhong lineage, which made them stand out. Brother must be careful in using them."

"Good."

Li Li Xicheng responded. Li Li Xijun could only bow his hands and say warmly:

"From now on, the two of us brothers will be in charge of the Xiyue generation. I hope brother will act cautiously."

He waved his sleeve and retreated. The white-robed figure paced to the door. Li Li Xicheng looked straight at his upright back, and his words were inaudible:

"Why doesn't Brother Jun ask... whether these things... were done by Uncle Li Yuanjiao."

Li Li Xijun paused slightly and rode the wind away.

……

Unexpectedly, Li Brother Yuanping came to Mount Qingdu Mountain in person, saying that for several years, the cloud energy in the Wutu Mountain cave dwelling had been surging, and there was faint water sound in the cave dwelling, and clear water was gushing out on the ground.

The weather in the East Shanyue land was also becoming more and more abnormal. Heavy rain often fell for only half a stick of incense, and the clear sky turned into wind and rain in an instant, and fish and turtles were rushing to the shore.

The Li family had the experience of Li Li Tongya's breakthrough. When Li Qinghong heard this, she knew that her brother Li Li Yuanjiao had been cultivating in seclusion for these years, and his impact on foundation establishment had reached a critical moment.

"Brother is also... such a life-and-death matter as breaking through foundation establishment, he started the impact without a sound... and didn't even say a word."

While saying this, Li Li Qinghong still hurriedly rode the wind to Wutu Mountain and guarded the cave dwelling in person.