Chapter 397

An Jiyan congratulated:

"The subordinate discovered two mineral veins in the lake. One is 【Wu Hui Spirit Molybdenum】, which is an Embryonic Breath-level spirit mineral, with a reserve of about four hundred thousand catties. The other is the Qi Refining-level 【Nie Water Cold Iron】, which is roughly two hundred thousand catties."

His face was full of excitement, and he said:

"These two mineral veins are not small, enough to eat for hundreds of years!"

Li Yuanping was shocked by the news in his mouth. Joy appeared on his face for a while, and he immediately grasped the key and asked:

"【Wu Hui Spirit Molybdenum】 and 【Nie Water Cold Iron】 are not like 【Green Crow】 that can be used as soon as they are dug. I am afraid they need to be refined, right?"

An Jiyan nodded repeatedly and answered:

"【Wu Hui Spirit Molybdenum】 is a spirit essence commonly used in artifact refining. It is refined from the ore. One hundred catties only yields a finger-sized powder, but it can sell for one spirit stone!"

He took two pieces of stone from his bosom, one earth-yellow and gray, covered with circular patterns, and the other was very beautiful, with blue and white fine patterns intertwined, like a gemstone. He handed them to Li Xicheng and continued:

"【Nie Water Cold Iron】 is even more precious. This ore is slightly barren, but it can also refine a fist-sized cold iron from two hundred catties. The value is higher, worth several spirit stones..."

"Good."

Li Yuanping nodded after hearing this. The Li family was not short of manpower now. The Embryonic Breath cultivators on all the peaks were very relaxed. With these two mineral veins, the refining work could be arranged, saving this group of cultivators from being idle.

So he said again:

"Li Wushao has also been introduced to you. With the help of these monsters, how much ore can be mined every year?"

An Jiyan answered:

"【Wu Hui Spirit Molybdenum】 should be able to mine more than a thousand catties every year. As for 【Nie Water Cold Iron】, it is particularly hard and requires Qi Refining cultivators to dig it themselves. It would be good to produce two hundred catties every year."

'More than ten spirit stones of income every year, and nearly a hundred in five years... Not bad at all.'

Li Yuanping smiled slightly. 【Wu Hui Spirit Molybdenum】 was very common, and most Embryonic Breath magic artifacts could use it, so selling it was natural. 【Nie Water Cold Iron】 was very precious, so it was best to store it for their own use.

He had a decision in his heart and arranged for the Jade Court Guards to go down with An Jiyan, and said to Li Xicheng on the side:

"Go call Li Wushao. To direct the monsters at the bottom of the lake to mine, we still need the hook snake to take action."

Li Xicheng nodded and stepped down. Li Yuanping calculated carefully:

"The farmed spirit fish will slowly have a harvest in a few years, and the two types of minerals will have an output of at least ten every year. In this way, Xicheng will not have to be frugal when he takes over the family in the future."

If it weren't for the need for spirit stones, Li Yuanping would really not want to sell these minerals. When their own family produced a refiner, the price of selling refined magic artifacts would be worlds apart.

The Li family also had a few books of artifact refining magic arts, obtained from loose cultivators, which were not easy to use. They had to use the fire vein to barely refine Embryonic Breath magic artifacts, and the cost was high. The family did not have a fire vein, so they had to give up.

Li Yuanping only calculated silently:

"I don't know if I can get the artifact refining inheritance in Meng Taizhi's hands... Looking at his appearance, he can refine artifacts without a fire vein. The old man doesn't have many years left. It shouldn't be difficult to get it..."

He recalled Meng Taizhi's words and expressions just now, and was a bit indecisive.

Lake shore.

Meng Taizhi went down, rode the wind back to the shore. The small house on the shore was still lit. He pushed the door and entered. Meng Zhuoyun was practicing silently.

"Yun'er."

Meng Zhuoyun had a beautiful appearance, skin whiter than snow, and looked very young. She was just practicing on the couch. Seeing Meng Taizhi come in, she whispered:

"How is the Li family? Although Xiao Yuansi has a friendship with Grandfather, he is a noble young master and hard to understand the evil of the world..."

Meng Taizhi shook his head and said in a deep voice:

"Although the Li family is a rising star, the discipline is very strict. The Li family ancestor is perhaps a pedantic defender of the Dao, tied up tightly from top to bottom, and there is a letter from the Xiao family ancestor, so they will definitely not harm us."

Meng Taizhi recalled for a while and said:

"I haven't seen Li Yuanjiao yet, but that Li Yuanping is a character. It's just a pity... I see his face is pale and his aura is dying. He must have suffered some serious injury. I'm afraid he doesn't have many years to live."

Meng Zhuoyun frowned slightly and asked with some confusion:

"The Li family is a sword immortal family. How can even the Family Head be in such a down-and-out state? There must be some problem. The demonic cultivators have been rampant for many years. I don't believe they don't have secret techniques in their hands!"

Meng Taizhi shook his head and touched the long beard on his chin:

"His family is ruthless to cultivators, but has pity for mortals. Because they are burdened by worldly morality, they are unwilling to use secret techniques to save their own people, only watching such people die coldly. It is truly a pity."

After saying this, the old man continued:

"This is also good. This person has high means. If he can take over the family, although we don't plan anything from his family, it is inevitable to be fearful."

Meng Zhuoyun was confused and wondered:

"There is such a thing? The lives of a hundred unrelated mortals and a trusted, capable brother, which is lighter and which is heavier? Can that Foundation Establishment cultivator Li Yuanjiao not distinguish? The battle between immortals and demons has passed for a thousand years, and there is still such a family."

"I have heard in the East Sea long ago that there are many conservative sects and families in the sea that hold on to the past, and I just thought it was a joke. I didn't expect it to be true!"

"Speak less!"

Meng Taizhi advised and said:

"I have already made it clear to Li Yuanping. It should be no problem to exchange for the pill path inheritance. It's just that Li Yuanping refuses to believe me and has no intention of recruiting me yet. After I die, I'm afraid I will have to let you wander in the Yue country."

He showed a look of regret and continued:

"I originally thought that the Li family was flourishing. Li Tongya is a famous sword cultivator, and Li Yuanjiao and Li Qinghong are highly gifted. It is even rarer that there are successors. If I could invest in this family, it would be the best. It's just a pity that he doesn't believe me."

Meng Zhuoyun said nothing. Meng Taizhi sighed:

"If I wait until my lifespan is near, and Li Yuanping still refuses to believe me, I will no longer hide my clumsiness and give this artifact refining cultivation to the Li family, only asking you to learn one or two pill path secret techniques under that Li Ximing, so that you have a foundation to settle down in the future."

"The Qingchi Sect's rule is quite similar to the East Sea. You should go to the Golden Feather Sect, which is safer."

Meng Zhuoyun listened, her white fingers holding a dark golden copper mirror, and said lowly:

"It's a pity that my husband was killed by that loose cultivator. Otherwise, with his means, why would I have to live this displaced life."

"Don't say it... don't say it..."

Meng Taizhi sighed repeatedly, showing despair, and answered:

"Who could have thought of it? A dignified peak Qi Refining cultivator would actually be killed by a small cultivator at the early stage of Qi Refining! He actually died on the way to meet a loose cultivator!"

The old man raised his head full of white hair, tears streaming down his cheeks, and sighed:

"Regret not... not to provoke that Tu Longjian! So that I have fallen to today's situation!"

Meng Zhuoyun had a cold face and only whispered:

"I have nothing to regret. I will kill him sooner or later."

Qingchi Sect.

In the bamboo forest on the Qingsui Peak, the feather-clothed young man sat cross-legged. The breeze blew, and he opened his eyes, a smile appearing on his face.

"【Morning Glow Zhaoxia Yuxing】 is done!"

The "Morning Glow Dew Collection Art" is a cultivation method that Qingchi has perfected for five hundred years. All kinds of supporting sets are very complete, and it is one of the best among the fourth-grade cultivation methods. Li Xizhi's practice of this path is one of them, which is the technique of lifting.

It is a pity that this cultivation method can only be practiced to the peak of Foundation Establishment. Which disciple of the Qingchi Sect does not have the heart to ask for the Purple Mansion? This path cannot benefit pill refining and artifact refining, so naturally, few people practice it.

Li Xizhi practiced this cultivation method and was looked down upon by many fellow disciples. It was just that Li Xizhi never took it to heart and practiced on his own.

Now he got up, and six-colored aura rose from his feet, gorgeous and colorful, supporting him to fly up. Li Xizhi was wearing the black feather clothes given by Yang Xiaoer, truly having the taste of a god.

Flying on the Qingsui Peak for a while, he was very satisfied:

'Close-range leaping has 【Crossing River Torrent Step】, lifting and riding the wind has 【Morning Glow Zhaoxia Yuxing】. If someone wants to kill me, even at the peak of Qi Refining, it is very difficult.'

'When 【Six-Color Origin Seeking Evasion】 is practiced, and I bring a few talismans, there are few dangers that can kill me when walking outside.'

He looked at the six-colored aura surging under his feet and regretted:

'It is a pity that this cultivation method is good in every way, but it is too eye-catching. It looks like a miraculous cultivation method at a glance, not low-key enough.'

Li Xizhi was amused by his own unsatisfied mentality, rode the wind and fell, but saw Yang Xiaoer riding the wind up, holding a small storage bag in her hand.

She was worried about gains and losses earlier, but Li Xizhi always treated her gently, and this young girl slowly felt at ease, smiling, her eyes full of him.

"Husband, news from home!"

Li Xizhi hurriedly took it, probed with his spirit sense, sealed three jade boxes inside, and read the small letter inside, silent.

Yang Xiaoer stepped forward and said softly:

"What is the saying?"

Li Xizhi fell back into the forest with her, held her hand, and whispered:

"The family's matter is done. I am afraid I have to go to the Fu Chen Peak. If I can get on his line... after all, he is a pill master at the peak of Foundation Establishment."

Yang Xiaoer pursed her lips:

"Li Encheng has a strange temper and has never leaned toward any faction... Apologizing is easy to say, but getting on his line is afraid it will not be easy. At that time, you will be humiliated instead..."

The Qingchi Sect is a grand sect of five hundred years, and also a behemoth occupying the Yue country, with the two southern counties and the Qingchi mountain range as a foothold. The east infiltrates the five gates, the west suppresses the vibrant and prime-aged Senior Chang Xiao Gate, and the border areas like Wangyue and Li Xia control with heavy taxes and massacres to seize blood energy. Every place has clear authority and is exceptionally stable.

On the contrary, the Qingchi Sect has many factions inside, headed by the Yuanxiu and Yuanwu factions, with more than a dozen small factions. Peak masters, elders, and True Persons gamble endlessly. Qingchi Sect Master Chi Zhiyun barely maintains the balance among them.

"No, I still have to try."

Li Xizhi thought carefully and answered:

"Now the Chi family in the sect is thin, and they have to rely on the Ning family to control the peaks. Facing the Yuanwu faction is already very strenuous. Not to mention that the East Fire Cave Heaven is unevenly distributed, and the Yuanxiu faction repeatedly provokes. Chi Zhiyun has been hollowed out for the most part and cannot manage so much."

"I must establish a background in the Qingchi Sect in the future to help my family stand in the Yue country, at least to be treated as a dog by Qingchi instead of food. This is a very good opportunity! Must not miss it!"

Yang Xiaoer looked at him with worry. Her ordinary eyebrows and eyes became vivid because of the tenderness in her eyes. She said:

"But... Master's Yuan family belongs to the Bu Zi True Person lineage. My family's identity is sensitive, and I have never dared to pull gangs... You go over this time..."

'Master Yuan's ancestor made a mistake early on and was driven out of the sect. Now he is almost dead. The Yuan family's momentum in the sect is getting worse year by year. Where is there much favor left? Otherwise, Master would have introduced me to the people of the Son of Heaven Peak long ago!'

Li Xizhi understood in his heart, Yuan Tuan had hinted at him many times in private, but dared not say it, so he could only say:

"Don't worry, Master is also on the peak."

Yang Xiaoer listened to this, knowing in her heart that there was mostly Yuan Tuan's intention behind it, so she didn't mention it and nodded in agreement.

Li Xizhi rode the wind out of the Qingsui Peak, passing through it twice in his heart.

"Uncle was valued by the True Person in the Yishan City and already has the Ning family's background, but Element True Person has always acted on his own in the Yishan City and never managed the affairs in the sect..."

Li Xizhi understood that the Ning family had a good impression of his family, but he didn't put relying on the Ning family in the most suitable position in his heart:

'Getting on a relationship with Li Encheng, things will be clear. My family must have its own voice in Qingchi... Go to support the Ning family and be close to them, instead of directly throwing yourself over and becoming a vassal of the Ning family...'

He understood the difference between heaven and earth. He floated in the clouds for a while and landed in front of the Fu Chen Peak. The Fu Chen Peak Dao boy opened his mouth:

"May I ask if the Immortal is seeking pills? What advice do you have?"

Li Xizhi dared not put on airs, whispered and cupped his hands:

"Wangyue Lake Li family Li Xizhi, come to visit!"

He did not say Qingsui Peak, but came to visit in the name of the Li family, which was a hint. If he couldn't even knock on this door, he could only give up and wash and sleep.

The Dao boy went up for a while, and the clouds and mist of the grand array opened. Li Xizhi landed on this peak and saw red everywhere. I don't know how many fire veins were buried underneath. The large stones were craggy, and the palace in front was quite tall, like a huge tripod furnace.

He entered the main hall respectfully. On the top sat a tall and thin old man, in a white robe, thin and bony, holding a white jade wine pot and drinking freely. Seeing him, he frowned repeatedly and said directly:

"Li family? I have never had any intersection with your clan. What are you looking for me for?!"

Li Xizhi saw that he was very impatient, his heart sank, and he still said humbly:

"Xizhi see the Peak Master. The disciple heard that there is a Shanyue in Wangyue Lake who often collects treasure medicines for the Peak Master..."

Li Encheng was stunned for a breath, and then suddenly realized:

"There is such a thing."

Li Encheng's tall and thin cheeks moved, frowned and drank wine. Li Xizhi answered:

"What is it!"

Li Encheng had almost forgotten this person, full of wine, waved his hand and said:

"Kill it if you kill it. It has no impact. It just takes more time to find treasure medicines. You ran for nothing. Go back!"

Li Xizhi hurriedly said:

"My family feels very guilty and hopes to compensate the Peak Master..."

"Oh?"

Li Encheng drank a sip of wine and smiled:

"What is the saying?"

Li Xizhi bowed and said respectfully:

"My family relies on the lake shore, behind is the Great Lishan, the west is the Great Desert, the north can reach Xu Zhao, and the east is the estuary. All kinds of spirit objects have a chance to get started. If the Peak Master needs it, my family can act on behalf of the Peak Master!"

(End of chapter)