Chapter 404: Deer Monster Invitation

The news of Li Jingting's passing came, and the Li family was in mourning. Although she was just a mortal, she was after all the daughter of Li Xiangping and the sister of Li Xuanfeng, one of the few people with the highest seniority in the family.

Chen Donghe carried his wife all the way back, already unable to see any difference. Li Yuanjiao greeted him all the way, lowered his eyebrows and eyes, and didn't say a word throughout the whole process.

Chen Donghe finally returned. He was now seventy years old, stepped into Qi Refining at thirty, his appearance looked like fifty, already considered an old man, standing straight at the funeral.

Li Qinghong just learned the news of her mother Lu Wanrong's death, and her aunt Li Jingting's remains were transported back to the Li family. Two relatives passed away one after another, she was heartbroken, and the high-spirited expression after just breaking through became full of sorrow.

Busy for more than half a year, only then arranged the affairs before and after. Li Qinghong just broke through, cultivation fluctuated with great joy and great sorrow, had to go into seclusion to stabilize cultivation, and the family was left with Li Yuanjiao.

Qingdu Mountain.

Li Yuanjiao still led Chen Donghe into Qingdu Mountain, saw his spirit was still enough, his expression was also very calm, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said politely:

"Troubled Aunt's husband these years... Now the descendants have grown up one by one, no need to let Aunt's husband stay in that desolate and bitter place, let the descendants take care of the Qi collection from now on, Aunt's husband, cultivate with peace of mind."

"Where is the talk."

Chen Donghe first bowed politely, sighed, and replied:

"Who does the family plan to send?"

Li Yuanjiao replied:

"An Zheyan has two sons, both married Li family women, both have middle-stage cultivation now, can support the scene, reliable and loyal, I want to let the two alternate Qi collection."

Chen Donghe nodded:

"Subordinate will write a letter to explain to that Bai Yinzi."

He paused and continued:

"Guyan Temple Bai Yinzi has the heart to make friends, can send a few of our own people over, make marriage, within twenty years, should be able to be my family's wings, as a chess piece deep into the desert."

"Good."

Li Yuanjiao happily agreed, spiritual sense swept, the Chen Donghe in front already had the cultivation of the eighth level of Qi Refining, so he said politely:

"Aunt's husband has worked hard for many years, cannot not reward, the family has a secret transmission pill, Aunt's husband take it and take it, break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining."

"This... I am already a decadent body, where is it worth this medicine, better leave it to Ximing Xijun..."

Chen Donghe frowned, he said this very sincerely, not polite prevarication:

"The old man is over seventy years old! What does it matter if I break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining early or late? Better give it to the juniors..."

Li Yuanjiao had to force the pill into his hand, explaining:

"Already left enough share for the children... How can Aunt's husband convince the public like this!"

Chen Donghe had to put it away, muttered two Xuanjing spirit oaths, found a place to go into seclusion.

Li Yuanjiao sat on the stone stool, the old books brought back by Chen Donghe were piled on the table, all collected and annotated by Li Jingting before she was alive, he put them away, sighed lightly.

"Aunt... what a pity."

He sat in the courtyard for a while, a tall man entered, bowed:

"Xicheng pays respects to Old Ancestor."

"Mm."

Li Yuanjiao raised his hand, lifted him with magic power, Li Yuanping had been physically weak for the past half year, most of the family affairs were handed over to Li Xicheng, Li Xicheng cupped his fists:

"The family's output is increasing, the first batch of spirit fish raised in the lake through monsters has been harvested, sold for seven spirit stones, and will be more and more in the future, at least four or five spirit stones of income will be added every year."

"As for the two mineral veins, they have been dug deep, temporarily not found too many minerals, after a few years, there should be output."

Li Yuanping took over the Li family when it was a fallen noble family with annual deficits, and when it was handed over to Li Xicheng, it was already a good account with more than ten spirit stones of profit every year. Li Yuanjiao listened to the income and nodded secretly.

"In recent years, the family has added three Qi Refining, five miscellaneous Qi, and has replaced several Taixi in the five peaks."

The Li family now already showed the posture of a noble family, miscellaneous Qi cultivators emerged like bamboo shoots after rain, Qi Refining cultivators were also not few, with the concession of five peaks, the space released by setting up power was exhausted, and there was a bit of a situation where there were many monks and few porridges.

"The ninth level of Qi Refining An Zheyan is the head, Chen Donghe, Ximing, Xuansuan uncle are all late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, Tian Zhongqing, Xu Gongming, White Monkey, Chen Mufeng, Li Wen and others are middle-stage Qi Refining, early-stage Qi Refining has foreign surnames, Yuting Guards eleven people, Qi Refining cultivators total twenty-seven, miscellaneous Qi forty-one."

"Foundation Establishment has Uncle, Qinghong Aunt, Wushao Senior, Kongheng Dharma Master four people, now my Li family's momentum has chased the Yu family back then, it is the hegemon on the lake."

Li Xicheng sighed:

"Now my family's common people have exceeded 450,000, spirit fields are tight, have tried their best to control, only limited by the oath of the three families, not allowed to go north, otherwise sweep Wangyue, merge dense forests, seize cold clouds, what is there to say about the Fei Yu two families!"

There were new Foundation Establishment cultivators above, the Li family's atmosphere was full of vitality, Qi Refining and miscellaneous Qi cultivators gradually increased, with the concession of five peaks, the space released by setting up power was exhausted, and there was a bit of a situation where there were many monks and few porridges.

Li Yuanjiao listened to Li Xicheng one by one, nodded lightly, replied:

"If you want to go north... unless you first let Yu Muxian die, and then have a seat in the Qingchi Sect, let Wangyue Lake belong to Qinghui Peak... only then can you form momentum."

"Qingchi belongs to the cycle of seventy years, Yuanyuan Peak only has twenty years left."

Li Xicheng responded, Li Yuanjiao said in a low voice:

"Now my family already has four Foundation Establishments... can consider setting up a branch family overseas... one is that the Foundation Establishment monster generals in the sea all have some background... not easy to capture, two is that it can communicate inside and outside, obtain spirit objects, digest the population."

Li Xicheng only waited for him to make up his mind, responded timidly, Li Yuanjiao was still a bit hanging in his heart, could only say to himself:

"One is that most of the islands overseas have owners, very difficult to find a safe and wide foothold... two is that at least two Foundation Establishments are needed to stand firm, who to send out... are not very appropriate."

Li Wushao was a local snake in the East Sea, originally the most suitable to be sent out, but the mineral vein in Wangyue Lake had just begun to be dug, without monster generals to guard, a group of monsters would not follow anyone's temper, if Li Wushao left for a long time, I am afraid something would happen.

Li Yuanjiao was calculating in his heart, but saw An Zheyan hurriedly come up below, said respectfully:

"Old Ancestor! A fox sent a letter."

"Mm? Quickly welcome it up!"

Li Yuanjiao heard it was a fox monster, knew it was a letter from the Bai Rong fox, replied hurriedly, An Zheyan's expression was a bit strange, nodded and went down.

After a while, An Zheyan rode the wind up again, holding a red fox the size of a pillow in his arms, blood feet and green eyes, biting a jade slip in his mouth, looking very well-behaved.

"So it is a fox... not a fox monster..."

Li Yuanjiao only then understood An Zheyan's words, took the jade slip, and read it carefully.

"... The cave has already appointed a monster general to come... is a deer monster... middle stage of Foundation Establishment, sent a good gift to the door... want to talk to your noble family..."

"So it is a new monster general taking office... the reaction of this monster cave is slow enough..."

Li Yuanjiao nodded suddenly, handed the jade slip to Li Xicheng, he read it twice, hesitated:

"This monster deer... is afraid of my family!"

"Can you not be afraid!"

Li Yuanjiao laughed, explaining:

"The previous one died under my family's hands a few years ago, and was cleaned up by the Bai Rong fox, not a single sound was raised, this is usually the treatment of the three sects and seven gates!"

"He bit the bullet and came to guard, naturally he has to talk to my family, otherwise wouldn't he be sitting stupidly on that peak, waiting for my family to take his life?"

Li Yuanjiao looked at the little red fox standing obediently in front of him without moving, said softly:

"Then let's see what kind of goods this deer monster is."

Li Xicheng nodded slightly, let An Zheyan hold the fox and retreat, then reminded:

"Old Ancestor... Xuansuan uncle... the inner demon is getting heavier and heavier, the old man although doesn't say... but cannot stand by and watch."

Li Yuanjiao's expression was a bit gloomy, shook his sleeves, said in a deep voice:

"Xi Jun has mentioned it to me several times, I have inquired for a long time, heard that 【Hengzhu Dao Sect】 has a method of resolution, you find someone to take him there!"

Dropping the words, Li Yuanjiao looked very indifferent, rode the wind and left on his own.

Li Xicheng was stunned, smiled bitterly twice, looked up at his drifting back, murmured with difficulty:

"But... but the cost is huge, Xuansuan uncle refuses to go!"

He was in a dilemma, the Yuting Guards on the side stood silently, Li Xicheng pondered for a while, said low:

"I can only ask Brother Jun!"

Ancestral Hall.

Li Xijun stayed on the mountain for another half a year, everyone thought he was grounded, no one disturbed, he was also happy to be idle, cultivating sword Dao and magic, both had progress.

Li Jingting's news came back, Li Yuanjiao came in and chatted with him several times, he changed into white clothes in the ancestral hall, still thinking about Li Xuansuan:

"The old man's spirit is not good, don't know if he can eat it."

Practiced in the ancestral hall for another half a month, Li Xijun originally calculated to go out after three years, Li Xicheng hurriedly came once, said the news of the left and right, Li Xijun couldn't sit still.

"Neither side will soften... Harm!"

Li Xijun was worried about Li Xuansuan in his heart, heard Li Qinghong was in seclusion, Li Yuanjiao was out and couldn't be seen, couldn't hold back, finally came out of the ancestral hall, flew to the Dan Pavilion.

Stopped at the door of the Dan Pavilion, saw a woman standing quietly on the side of the door, skin white and beautiful, actually had Qi Refining cultivation, her eyes stopped on his face very quickly, said respectfully:

"Little girl has seen Senior."

"So it is the Meng clan."

Li Xijun responded very distantly, knocking on the door on his own.

Li Ximing was pinching the vermilion 【Changxing Yuan Fire】 to refine medicine, pushed with both hands, flew out six pills, collected them one by one, said softly:

"Which fellow Daoist?"

Li Xijun waited for a moment, until he collected the Dan fire before entering the hall, Li Ximing was rarely bumped into by him for refining medicine properly, very happy, laughed:

"Stifled inside for a year, willing to come out?"

Li Xijun shook his head, asked:

"I will ask you, how many pills did Uncle take this year? Is it still normal."

Talking about this, Li Ximing's expression was not very good, said in a low voice:

"Very difficult to handle, 【Jingxin Pill】, 【Yubing Pill】, 【Zhuanyun Pill】 have all been taken many times, the effect is getting worse and worse... I am afraid it cannot be delayed anymore, Father is used to being frugal, where is he willing to open his mouth, Uncle doesn't ask often..."

Li Xijun shook his head lightly:

"Uncle has come to the ancestral hall several times, just waiting for me to mention this, the two elders although not very close on the surface, are father and son after all."

Li Ximing was a bit sour:

"Can't put down the face, twisting and twisting..."

He said this unclearly, didn't know who he was talking about, Li Xijun looked at him, shook his head and sighed.

Li Xijun had carefully checked the clan history in the ancestral hall all these years, just said:

"Father and son have estrangement, the only one who can resolve it, the eldest uncle died early, the estrangement is deeper, Xuansuan uncle can't pull down the face, Jiao uncle can't say soft words, but both are very uncomfortable in their hearts..."

Li Xijun took out a jade slip from his arms, said warmly:

"Jiao uncle doesn't say it on his mouth, but he is clearly very concerned in his heart. Early on, he sent someone to inquire. Now Uncle's appearance is not something that ordinary pills can cure. There is a quiet heart immortal spell in 【Hengzhu Dao Sect】, there should be a way."

"I also know."

Li Ximing replied, helplessly:

"This magic needs many spirit objects to assist, forty or fifty spirit stones at a time, Father is used to being frugal, where is he willing to follow!"

"This is easy to handle."

Li Xijun said in a low voice:

"I will cheat him out in the name of finding spirit water, wait until Hengdong County, cut first and play later, invite the Hengzhu sect members, Uncle will have to follow."

Li Ximing nodded repeatedly, said:

"Good method, it's just that it's not convenient for me to open my mouth, you have to act as your idea and tell Jiao uncle."

Li Ximing nodded in understanding:

"Understand."

Li Xijun didn't talk nonsense, nodded lightly, rode the wind straight to the mountain Grotto-Heaven, went to invite Li Xuansuan.

Leaving Li Ximing sitting in the Dan Pavilion, Meng Zhuoyun pushed the door in lightly, said softly:

"Ming brother..."

Li Ximing breathed a sigh of relief, led her up, the two looked at each other, Meng Zhuoyun sat by his side, the two had been together for more than a year, long ago poked the window paper, nothing to avoid.

Li Ximing very naturally pushed away her white clothes, pinched her smooth and delicate shoulders, thinking about other things in his heart.

His gaze stayed on Meng Zhuoyun's good-looking eyebrows for a while, but found that she had a dark blue osmanthus flower pinned on her hair, looking like a magic tool, set off exceptionally good-looking under her white clothes.

Meng Zhuoyun looked tender, noticed his gaze, said warmly:

Li Ximing said in a low voice:

"Meng old went? When did it happen!"

"Last night."

Meng Zhuoyun said quietly:

"He didn't know his own strength, only three months after breaking through, he died."

Li Ximing suddenly released her shoulders awkwardly, comforted:

"Restrain your grief... restrain your grief..."

Meng Zhuoyun laughed, said softly:

"How? Not doing it today?"

Li Ximing chattered:

"Meng old is a pity... Harm, life is like this, no way... lived to be one hundred and ninety-nine years old, many Foundation Establishments don't live as long as him... think about how many cultivators can live to two hundred years old..."

Meng Zhuoyun laughed and said softly:

Li Ximing's mouth was slightly salty, knowing she was sad in her heart, chattered and opened up, the woman in front finally cried loudly.

"Oh! Think about how many people can live to two hundred years old..."

Li Ximing repeated those few sentences, Meng Zhuoyun cried and laughed, her eyes were very complicated, after a long time she sighed lightly.

"Sigh!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 405 =====

"Are you still going to do it!"

Li Ximing stared at her blankly, pulled her into his embrace, and the woman before him finally burst into tears.

"Oh! Just think about how many people can live to be two hundred..."

Li Ximing repeated the same few words over and over. Meng Zhuoyun cried and laughed at the same time, her expression very complex, and only after a long while did she sigh softly.

"Sigh!"

(End of chapter)