Chapter 392: The Meng Family Father and Daughter

In addition, the territory of the Qingchi Sect was not very peaceful, and many large mountains had to be bypassed. Li Yuanjiao's family letter was entrusted to the Yuan family to be delivered, and it had been more than a month since he received the reply.

The Yuan family valued the Li family very much. Yuan Huyuan was in seclusion, and the one who sent the letter was his eldest son, who respectfully delivered the letter, talked and laughed with propriety, and bowed to take his leave.

"... Handwritten on the evening of the 28th of the Spring Month... Congratulations to Father for breaking through to Foundation Establishment... Does the family know about the East Fire Cave Heaven? If you obtain items from the East Fire Cave Heaven, those below Foundation Establishment can use them for themselves. Send Early Zifu spiritual medicines, secret methods, and cultivation techniques to Qingchi quickly, and do not delay..."

"... Regarding the 'Cold Pine Dew Snow Art' of Jun's younger brother, the child asked the Yang family, and they said that the Yue Kingdom does not have this Early Zifu heritage, only some news in the far northwest of the Wu Kingdom. Just cultivate with peace of mind, no need to worry."

Li Yuanjiao finished reading the letter and exhaled a long breath, feeling a bit proud:

"Xijun's matter hadn't had time to be asked, but Zhier has already found out. With this news, Jun'er can cultivate boldly."

A small bead hung at the end of the letter, storing several elixir recipes. It was crystal clear and very beautiful. Li Yuanjiao pondered for two glances and secretly said:

"Qingchi has good methods; this bead is much more convenient than a jade slip."

So he probed with his spiritual sense and saw that they were the 【Three Complete Realm-Breaking Pill】 and 【Second Solution of Continued Rescue Spirit Pill】, two types of elixirs that were extremely difficult to refine and of high value.

Li Yuanjiao put the things away and pondered:

"Let Ximing break through to Foundation Establishment first, then come to study these two things... Qingchi's spiritual energy is thick, and Zhier's talent is high. Concentrating on cultivation is actually surpassing Ming'er."

He leaped up, flew out of the array of Qingdu Peak, and landed on the lake.

The weather was cold, and the deep cyan lake water was still floating with many broken ice. Just as he approached the lake surface, the waves on the lake were surging, the deep cyan lake water was constantly rising, and the floating ice crashed with a *crackling* sound.

A black snake head as large as a carriage rose from the water, demonic energy surging, spiritual light appearing. Li Wushao changed his form, turned into a black-clothed youth, and bowed to welcome him.

"Wushao has seen the Master!"

He lowered his head, his aura surging, and said respectfully:

"Under the Master's orders, I have swept the shores of the five peaks, captured three Qi Refining-stage demonic creatures in the lake, twenty-five fetal breath, and collected twenty-six types of spiritual items."

This demonic creature turned his head and clapped his hands lightly, his magic power surging:

"All come out!"

After speaking, the deep cyan lake water broke open, and three demonic creatures flew out, all standing upright clumsily, riding the demonic wind and stopping in the air.

Li Yuanjiao took a look. Two fat-headed blue fish demons, one large and one small, were mid-stage and early-stage Qi Refining respectively, and there was also a black early-stage Qi Refining lake turtle, which was very nervous and floating blankly in the air.

Li Yuanjiao waved his hand casually, and the three demons went down as if granted amnesty. Li Wushao cupped his fists and said:

"This subordinate has already explored the lake surface near the east shore, and there are no Foundation Establishment demonic creatures. I have already sent the small ones deep into the lake to search."

"Regarding the matter mentioned by the family head, Wushao has already circled several lake surfaces with prosperous spiritual energy, and sent those two blue fish to find spiritual fish fry that can sense spiritual energy to raise..."

Li Wushao continued:

"This subordinate also took An Jiyan to swim around the bottom of the lake twice. There are three places where the earth veins are suspected to have mineral veins lurking. I have sent a group of small demons to dig and test, and there should be news soon."

"Good!"

Li Yuanjiao nodded with great satisfaction.

It was not easy to subdue a Foundation Establishment demonic creature. Using Li Wushao as a thug was truly a waste of heaven's gift. Water tribes were always inclined toward the strong and liked to huddle together. The appeal of a Foundation Establishment demon general around the lake was quite considerable. In the past, they could only pick some spiritual items in the lake, but now they could finally develop it thoroughly.

"Raising spiritual fish, collecting spiritual items, mining mineral veins, spying on news... these Qi Refining and fetal breath demonic creatures are different from cultivators. They can walk on the bottom of the lake without pinching the water-avoidance technique, and they are very capable when doing work."

He smiled slightly:

"Most importantly, these groups of demonic creatures don't need to be paid clan salaries!"

Seeing that Li Yuanjiao looked to be in a good mood, Li Wushao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"It's just that these little ones have become my demons, but they have nothing to protect themselves. Rogue cultivators often pass by the lake and catch one or two of them by the way..."

Li Yuanjiao nodded and ordered:

"Go to the Mount Yuting Guards to collect some identity jade plates, issue protection for the demons of the Jade Capital Wheel, and have the demons below the Jade Capital Wheel follow in teams. Rogue cultivators coming and going will give my family some face and won't make things difficult for you."

"Yes!"

Li Wushao responded. Li Yuanjiao asked:

"Since demonic traces are hard to find in the lake, in your opinion, are there any Foundation Establishment demonic creatures near the mouth of the Profound Heaven Saline Lake that can be captured?"

Having subdued Li Wushao, his family had one less Foundation Establishment demonic creature to sacrifice to Ximing and Xijun's talisman energy. Li Yuanjiao had Li Wushao search at the bottom of the lake for a while, but the demonic creatures in the lake were very cunning and their whereabouts were uncertain. Li Yuanjiao had to set his sights on the East Sea.

Li Wushao replied:

"In this subordinate's opinion, except for the 【Azure Water Dragon】 at the mouth of the sea, the rest are mediocre. If the Master wants to subdue them, I fear..."

Li Yuanjiao shook his head, and Li Wushao understood immediately, replying:

"The Master has the array disk in hand, the beasts in the lake are nothing more than that... whether to kill or capture is just a thought."

Li Yuanjiao nodded:

"Since so, while Kong Tingyun has not yet come, quickly capture a demonic creature back."

The cold air had not yet receded in these days, and Qingdu Peak was not short. Snow could be seen on the top. Li Xijun practiced the "Cold Pine Dew Snow Art". Taking advantage of the heavy snow in the past few months, he broke through to the second level of Qi Refining in seclusion.

Although Li Wen was at the third level of Qi Refining, he was no match for him in terms of fighting. The two golden melon hammers were clumsy, and Li Xijun's sword technique followed a clear and spiritual path, so naturally, he was defeated repeatedly.

Li Xijun was dressed in white, holding a sword, pointing Li Wen's two golden melon hammers left and right, and then pointed a sword at Li Wen's heart. He won three out of three battles and beat the honest man up.

The honest man muttered a sentence, unable to say any flattering words, only threw the large hammers in his hand, sat on the ground, and said:

"Young Master is mighty."

Li Xijun had just broken through to the second level of Qi Refining, his eyes shining, and he said warmly:

"Wen-ge, your cultivation is not bad. You are the only one outstanding in the branch. I hope you can practice diligently and not fall behind."

There were many Qi Refining-stage cultivators with different surnames in the Li family, but not many with the Li surname. Excluding Li Xuanxuan, Li Xicheng under the mountain, Li Xijun in front of him, and Li Ximing in the elixir room, the most trusted was this Li Wen.

Li Wen practiced the "Knocking Court Guarding Art", which was a quick success. He reached Qi Refining before thirty. After Qi Refining, he should have been much slower, but his mind was clean and his heart for the Dao was diligent. Now he was at the third level of Qi Refining, no worse than Chen Mufeng and the others with different surnames.

Li Xijun had a good impression of this honest and loyal man from the bottom of his heart and often sought him out to practice combat techniques. Li Wen did not disappoint, and he had made rapid progress in the past two years.

Li Wen nodded upon hearing this and hummed:

"This subordinate understands."

Thinking of this, Li Xijun muttered:

"Might as well go and ask Uncle Ping to reduce his burden a little..."

Li Xijun thought silently while walking on Qingdu Mountain for a while, stopped in front of the Elixir Pavilion, paused in front of the door, and listened to the intimate sounds inside, his expression a little strange.

"Young Master..."

After a long while, the woman in the courtyard retreated. Only then did Li Xijun step into the courtyard. Li Ximing in front of him was very relaxed, holding a jade slip, looking quite satisfied.

"Ming-ge."

Li Xijun called out. Seeing Li Xijun come in, Li Ximing put down the jade slip, tightened his belt, and smiled:

Li Xijun was restrained in temperament, frowned slightly, and couldn't help but want to lecture him again. Seeing Li Ximing in a rare good mood, he didn't want to disturb his interest and said tactfully:

"Where did the woman come from?"

Li Ximing replied:

"Concubine Dou, it's hard for Qi Refining to have offspring... In my spare time..."

Li Xijun exhaled a long breath, looked at his apprehensive appearance, couldn't help but laugh out loud, and replied:

"You are so fond of lust, I don't know who you are like."

Li Ximing smiled awkwardly and only said:

"Don't make fun of me."

Seeing his aura surging and his progress, Li Xijun couldn't help but say:

"How long will it take to break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining?"

"A year or half a year."

Li Ximing replied as a matter of course.

Li Ximing in front of him had long since broken through to the third level of Qi Refining, and Li Xizhi in the sect was at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Li Xijun couldn't help but sigh:

"The difference in talent is truly enviable."

Fortunately, Li Xijun had high spirits, restrained himself, and always remained indifferent. Although the two brothers had a big quarrel, Li Xijun felt guilty and had no anger, while Li Ximing let go and was very comfortable, and there was no gap afterward.

Li Xijun sighed, Li Ximing shook his head thoughtfully and said:

"In fact, every time I do things in the boudoir, I feel more and more improved. The Brilliant Origin in my body is more and more active, like a raging fire. Perhaps because of this, I can break through to the third level of Qi Refining so quickly."

"There is such a thing?"

Li Xijun was slightly stunned, looked over suspiciously, and asked:

"Is it an excuse you found to seek pleasure?"

Li Ximing pretended to be angry:

"What are you talking about!"

The two had fun for a while. Li Xijun suddenly looked into the distance and saw two rays of clear light coming from the east. Just as they approached the territory, they were intercepted by the Mount Yuting Guards and stopped in the air for a long time.

"I'll go over and take a look."

Li Xijun whispered. Because the cultivation technique was different, the wind he rode was bone-chilling, and his speed was very fast in this weather where the cold had not yet dissipated. He arrived at the Mount Yuting Guards in two breaths.

The Mount Yuting Guard in front was from the Chen family and had just broken through to Qi Refining. Seeing Li Xijun, he cupped his fists and said in a deep voice:

"My Lord, these two claim to be sent by the Xiao family, saying they want to seek the Ancestor, and they have a handwritten letter from the Xiao family Ancestor."

Li Xijun scanned with his spiritual sense. The two were an old man and a young girl. The old man had a decent face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and was at the ninth level of Qi Refining. The girl had fair skin, was only at the fetal breath stage, had a good appearance, stood sideways, and aimed at him with her eyes.

Seeing that the old man was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, Li Xijun silently pulled away a small distance before asking:

"I am Li Xijun of the Li family. I don't know which senior of the Xiao family you were ordered by, and for what matter?"

The old man cupped his fists and replied:

"I am Meng Taizhi, just a rogue cultivator. I practiced around the Sword Gate in my early years and made friends with Ancestor Yuansi. My daughter's Qi Refining was a bit short, so I was recommended by him to come to the lake to find a place to settle down and collect this heaven and earth spiritual energy."

Saying this, he pointed to the girl beside him. The girl had a sense of proportion and bearing in her actions, bowed, and said softly:

"I am Meng Zhuoyun, I have seen the Senior."

Li Xijun took the letter handed over by the Mount Yuting Guard, did not open it rashly, only used magic power to take it, saw this familiar format, believed it a few points, and replied:

"Please wait a moment, I will go and ask the elders."

So he pointed out a place in the town for him to settle down, instructed the Mount Yuting Guards to watch them, and then rode the wind to Lijing Town.

Li Xijun was a cultivator on Qingdu Peak and had a very high status in the clan. He passed through the middle hall twice. Uncle Li Yuanping sat high in the upper seat, and Li Xicheng listened carefully at his side.

Li Yuanping heard his report, and his follower Dou Yi had already unfolded the letter and presented it.

"... Handwritten by my family... come to collect Qi... about twenty years, no need to look at my face, can be used as a guest, arrange as you wish, leave or stay after twenty years as you wish..."

"... Taizhi Daoist is good at smelting mineral essence, and the little girl Zhuoyun has practiced under an overseas elixir master, can show her skills under your clan..."

Li Yuanping scanned up and down, it was indeed Xiao Yuansi's handwriting, and only said:

"Since Ancestor Yuansi has spoken, send someone to ask what the Meng father and daughter need, and arrange a position for them."

Li Xicheng nodded and promised, replying:

"This junior will test their skills first, then report to the family head."

Li Yuanping nodded. Xiao Yuansi meant that the Meng father and daughter could benefit each other with the Li family, which was also a kind heart. Although the Li family was not short of these two people at the moment, it was a rare opportunity to repay Xiao Yuansi's favor, so he had to agree.

He coughed twice, frowned, and said:

"Remember to send someone to watch."

Li Xicheng promised and said respectfully:

"The clan's sacrifice has been arranged, just waiting for the Second Uncle and Senior Wushao to return."

Thanks to the alliance leader Shen Xi...

Adding more tomorrow. I'm afraid of writing too much water, I've tried to skip the repetitive plots of catching demons^

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