Chapter 443

Li Li Qinghong and Ling Ling Yanzi discussed some recent matters. Ling Ling Yanzi had no temper and no airs, stroking his snow-white beard and smiling:

"I must ask... does your clan have any juniors with suitable age and talent to come to my peak to cultivate... The old man cannot leave the sect, and the disciples on the peak have always been few. The lineage is in danger..."

"The junior will remember it and look for one when I return to the clan."

Li Li Qinghong nodded, did not delay here, said goodbye to Ling Ling Yanzi, and rode the wind to fly up. She saw a woman standing in the clouds outside the peak. It was Shen Shen Yanqing, who smiled brightly and said softly:

"I will take the senior out."

She stepped on a purple-blue flying shuttle and said softly:

"My Shen family has long heard of your clan's name. If there is an opportunity, I will definitely come to visit with my father."

"Good!"

The little girl was so polite, so Li Li Qinghong naturally nodded with a smile. Shen Shen Yanqing chatted with her for a few words and sent her all the way to the border of the Ziyan Sect, pointing:

"To the east is the territory of Chijiao Island, and to the north is the Xueji Sect..."

This place was already close to the East Sea. Although Chijiao Island was an East Sea sect, it also occupied several ports along the coast in Yue State. Li Li Qinghong said goodbye and rode the wind to the north.

Shen Shen Yanqing sent her out, flew into the Ziyan Blessed Land herself, went deep all the way, and soon arrived at the central Ziqi Heavenly Mountain, landing in front of a purple jade platform, with two old men standing on each side.

Seeing Shen Shen Yanqing, the two bowed together and smiled:

"Little Martial Aunt!"

Although Shen Shen Yanqing was young, she was a disciple of True Person Senior Zipei and had a high status in the Ziyan Blessed Land. She returned the salute and walked inside.

The cave dwelling was thick with purple smoke, with a bit of golden yellow, a piece of purple gold. Shen Shen Yanqing raised her eyebrows and saw a woman standing with her hands behind her back at the head, wearing purple-gold robes, looking to be only twenty years old, with a point of purple-gold brilliance between her eyebrows.

"Master!"

This person was True Person Senior Zipei. Shen Shen Yanqing bowed. The woman nodded slightly, her voice cold:

"It is indeed Xiao Thunder... and has not consumed blood energy."

Shen Shen Yanqing said respectfully:

"Returning to Master, indeed."

True Person Senior Zipei nodded gently and said:

"I just made a trip to the East Sea. Dongfang You failed to break through to Jin Dan and died. He had accumulated for many years and was just one step away, drawing down nine parts of Combined Water nature, six of which were collected by the dragon-kin."

"Combined Water failed, and the East Sea is now 'Water Descends, Thunder Rises'. It is the right time to cultivate thunder techniques. Jiangnan is 'Xuanping Xuanping Xuanping Zhongfen', which is not suitable for you. Once you break through, go to the East Sea to sit in command and gain some experience."

Shen Shen Yanqing paused and said with some doubt:

"But... since it was only one step away, this anomaly is probably comparable to True Person Donghua back then, right? 'Xuanping Xuanping Xuanping Zhongfen' is already fragile, won't it be affected by the East Sea?"

The purple-clad True Person shook her head gently and said warmly:

"In order for Behind Shangyuan to break through, the Xiuyue Sect successively borrowed the death of Chi Wei and the fall of Donghuo, finally adjusting the spiritual energy in the Jiangnan heaven and earth to 'Xuanping Xuanping Xuanping Zhongfen' to facilitate the cultivation of Jin Dans like Yu Zhen. They will never watch the spiritual energy of Jiangnan change again."

She changed the subject, took out a bright purple crystal from her sleeve, crystal clear, flashing with streaks of purple-white thunder. True Person Senior Zipei said warmly:

"We made a trip to Qunyi and found two 【Brother Xuan Thunder Heavenly Stones】. One was taken by Chijiao Island, and one was asked for by me. You carry it with you, which will be of great benefit to breaking through to the Purple Mansion."

Shen Shen Yanqing bowed to thank her. True Person Senior Zipei chuckled, waved the girl away, stood in the purple-gold spiritual mist, and the purple brilliance between her eyebrows slowly lit up.

The purple energy in front of her flowed rapidly, converging into a river, colliding with each other. She muttered:

"To have 'Xuanping Xuanping Xuanping Zhongfen', the Xiuyue Sect has to take action. It is also good to see what level this True Monarch has reached... Borrowing the fall of Liang and the rise of Zhao to ascend to the fruit position back then, I fear he has reached an incredible level by now."

Li Li Qinghong passed by the Xueji Sect, but saw that this mountain had been closed, refusing guests. It would be impolite to pass through the air, so she had to take a slight detour.

"The Xueji Sect has closed the mountain for eighty out of a hundred years, and you can't even see a few disciples... It's strange. Rumor has it that the generation was broken hundreds of years ago... but it shouldn't be to the point of closing the mountain like this..."

She flew along the river all the way to the East Sea, but saw a dark patch on the horizon, with countless storms and thunder wandering on the horizon, like ink drops dripping into clear water, coming from afar.

"The anomaly of the East Sea... is actually so massive to this extent..."

Li Li Qinghong thought slowly:

"When Senior Duanmu Kui died back then, there was clearly no major anomaly... even when Chi Wei broke through and died, there seemed to be no major movement... Is it because the Underworld took action? Or is it the gap in strength?"

She was pondering, flying on the sea, only feeling that she couldn't see her fingers, pitch black and gloomy, the sea like ink, thunder rising and falling, the endless dark seawater and the dark clouds in the sky reflecting each other, as if going deep into an endless dark night.

She came down from the estuary, followed by several Qi Refining cultivators, keeping a distance from her. Li Li Qinghong was observing the scenery when several cultivators who entered the sea with her suddenly shouted:

"Look... look at the sky!"

Li Li Qinghong looked up. Her pupil technique had not yet been cultivated, and she only saw a point of light floating in the sky above the coast of Jiangnan in the west amidst the pitch black, vaguely seeing a human silhouette, but could see nothing clearly.

"This is... this is at least a True Person..."

She paused, and understood in her heart. I fear there is a high cultivator here, so she dared not look again, but felt a wave of dizziness, vaguely seeing many images in front of her, spanning thousands of miles, with various scenes emerging.

There were families rising, singing and dancing, dynasties collapsing, soldiers rising, and she vaguely saw a man in armor putting on a golden robe, the people of the world displaced, the sun falling, the stars eroding, and mountain cliffs being impacted by sea waves, eroding into countless holes, with cold seawater dripping down, finally waking her up.

This person seemed to be holding a sword, standing quietly facing the black clouds rolling in from the East Sea. The black clouds slowly drifted to the front, and only then did he wave the immortal sword in his hand.

"Clang..."

Bright white light rose from the sky, a beam of light broke through the air, the sky darkened in an instant, followed by streaks of blue-white light.

"It's a comet..."

Countless comets dragged long tails of flame across the pitch-black sky. Heaven and earth were dark to the extreme, and then countless starlight lit up. It was as if countless stinging eyes had opened in the sky.

"Boom!"

The thick black dark clouds suddenly separated, scattering to both sides. The sea roared and fell slowly, following the trajectory of this sword, retreating to both sides, revealing the ferocious mountain ranges on the seabed and countless unconscious demon creatures.

This sound shook the cultivators, making them sway, appearing crazy, closing their eyes and screaming, weeping and wailing. Several whose cultivation was not stable simply fell like birds with broken wings.

Even Li Li Qinghong had to land on the water to stop, but saw the black clouds on the coast being swept away by the strong wind, blown clean. The thunderstorms and black dark clouds in the distance stopped hundreds of miles away from the coast, hesitating and not moving forward.

"This True Person... cut off the heaven and earth anomaly..."

The cultivators were pale, staring blankly at the wind and clouds in the sky. Cold rain dripped down. Li Li Qinghong lowered her head and closed her eyes, hot tears falling. She only heard an old cultivator beside her say:

"Solar eclipse and star fall, appearing in the sky... It is that True Monarch of Xiuyue who took action!"

The Qi Refining cultivators could not even see the form of the True Monarch clearly and were not in such pain. Li Li Qinghong was at the Foundation Establishment level, and after a hurried glance, she suffered many illusions. At the moment, she let out a breath and felt much better, but there was always a feeling of shock in her heart.

She dived into the water on her own, away from the crowd, and after a long time, she made a sound, thought carefully, and pondered:

"What magic treasure did that True Monarch use just now? Was it a staff? Was it a sword?"

She thought for a moment, looked left and right, her eyes full of confusion, and muttered:

"How did I fly to the seabed."

Riding the wind to break the sea surface, Li Li Qinghong looked at the dark clouds that had stopped moving from afar, then looked back at the bright Jiangnan, and said blankly in a low voice:

"Strange, why didn't these dark clouds move."

Li Li Qinghong flew for a few miles, always feeling that she had forgotten something. There was a sudden coolness in the Yang Mansion, and only then did she pause very, very lightly, covering up the horror in her heart, and dived into the seabed.

Several counties in Yue State were dark, and the Fenkuai Island in the East Sea was even more dark at night. The seabed was pitch black, thick dark clouds rolled in, the originally bright sky quickly dimmed, and the seawater was as black as ink.

The thunderstorms on the sea surface were pervasive, rolling with waves, and purple-black thunder flowed down, making a roar like a mountain collapse and a tsunami.

Li Li Xuanfeng had stayed here for several months and gradually became familiar with it. He stood in the seawater, standing with his hands behind his back, with Ning Ning Heyuan standing beside him, standing slightly behind him, looking at the pitch-black seabed, and said softly:

"Brother-in-law... this storm is rare, let alone such a big thunderstorm. The seawater is like ink, stretching for thousands of miles. Something has happened."

Li Li Xuanfeng turned his head to look at him. Ning Ning Heyuan was better informed and said softly:

"News came from the sect that a demon creature in the East Sea failed to break through and died."

Ning Ning Heyuan paused and continued:

"It is the Combined Water lineage, which has little to do with us, but there should be many changes in the Dragon Palace. This anomaly has already appeared, and I fear it has long been settled."

Li Li Xuanfeng nodded slightly, and Ning Ning Heyuan said:

"I have inquired about some things recently, which are worth mentioning... Let me tell you, Brother-in-law."

Li Li Xuanfeng nodded to indicate, and Ning Ning Heyuan continued:

"The Jindou Island of the Tangjin Sect has had no movement for these years, but a temple was built on the island, saying that there is a woman on the island who gave birth to a person with wisdom roots."

Hearing the news, Li Li Xuanfeng glanced at the thunderstorm in the distance and said in a low voice:

"That mage of the Wrath lineage didn't die? And didn't return to the north? Daring to reincarnate on this Jindou Island?"

Ning Ning Heyuan nodded and said in a low voice:

"I have investigated clearly. It is not that they can't, but the Wrath lineage in the north has declined greatly in recent years and has been wantonly divided by the other six paths, destroying many temples. Only monks understand monks. Not only in the East Sea, but the means of many Wrath-phase mages in the north have been destroyed completely, and they have all reincarnated back to the Four Seas and Jiangnan..."

"I know."

Li Li Xuanfeng nodded, and Ning Ning Heyuan advised:

"There is a Foundation Establishment formation on that island, and many guest ministers guarding it. Although the Tangjin Sect is declining, it still has some foundation, so it is safer than other places."

Li Li Xuanfeng was his own brother-in-law and the only person he could serve in front of the True Person. Ning Ning Heyuan could not bear to see him get hurt and expressed it tactfully.

Li Li Xuanfeng said softly:

"The True Person does not like the Situ family."

Li Li Xuanfeng had vaguely heard before that the element had a bad relationship with the Situ family, and before coming out, the element emphasized "all can be killed except dragon-kin". Li Li Xuanfeng had not heard the news before and did not understand much.

Recalling this, the element had already hinted very clearly. Obviously, one of the reasons for letting him come out was to target the Tangjin Sect, soothe his emotions, and kill two birds with one stone.

Hearing this, Ning Ning Heyuan nodded slightly and said softly:

"Back then... the True Person's friend gave a 【Three-Eyed Qiaoshan Beast】, which he cherished very much, but it was killed by Situ Tang who took the three eyes... Although he compensated with spiritual wealth, it formed a grudge."

"As for the True Persons in the sect, only True Person Li Yuanyuan has a good relationship with the Situ family, and the others don't like them much."

Li Li Xuanfeng looked coldly at the storm rising on the seabed in the distance and said in a low voice:

"Is there any way to lure them out?"

Ning Ning Heyuan paused slightly and said softly:

"Situ Mo is cautious. Having suffered a loss, I fear he won't come out easily... That Jindou Island is built like an iron bucket and cannot be attacked by force. Brother-in-law, you had better wait... wait for an opportunity for the Tangjin Sect to escort merchant ships out to sea to kill that monk. Mages often rely on their own calculation abilities, so it is easy to design."

No matter what, Jindou Island was a market of the Tangjin Sect, with strict defenses, Ning Ning Heyuan said:

"As for luring them out, I do have a way."

He took out a transparent jade box from his sleeve, which contained an exquisitely carved jade statue. This stone statue had three heads and six arms, each holding a short stick, a short axe, and other weapons. Ning Ning Heyuan said:

"This was specially found for Brother-in-law. It is a Wrath treasure of the Release cultivators, equivalent to a Foundation Establishment magic treasure of our generation, which can be considered rare."

Release cultivators only emerged in the near-ancient times. Although the lineage was completed by several World Honored Ones, it was still quite complete, but the path of refining weapons and elixirs was ultimately much more immature. This treasure could be considered rare for Release cultivators.

Ning Ning Heyuan handed over this thing and said softly:

"This treasure can be sensed by cultivators of the Wrath lineage within a hundred miles. In the past, with Wrath Mahas sitting in command, they would be sensed by the Maha from ten thousand miles away and sent people to take it back, so they never dared to take it out. Now... it can be used as bait."

Ning Ning Heyuan was a direct descendant of the Immortal Sect after all. It was easy to deal with a mage whose lineage had declined, so he said confidently:

"This mage has left many reincarnation means on the island for such a long time. Even if he is weak, with their daring personality, he will definitely find a physical body and come out to try. As for whether he can be completely killed, it depends on Brother-in-law!"

"Hmm, not bad."

Li Li Xuanfeng rarely praised him, took the jade box, and said softly:

"It's troublesome for you."

Ning Ning Heyuan showed a smile, hurriedly waved his hand, and said in a low voice:

"What are you saying, Brother-in-law! We are all family."

Time had long smoothed out Ning Ning Heyuan's edges and self-importance. Making friends with Li Li Xuanfeng was not only to seek a favor in front of the True Person but also to completely solidify this family affection and prepare another path for himself.

Li Li Xuanfeng lowered his eyebrows and looked at the statue in the transparent jade box, his expression turned cold, and he thought to himself:

"The hatred of my uncle still remains. Let me collect some interest from the bald donkey first!"

(End of chapter)