Chapter 510

Spring rain continued. Li Tongya's grave had been renovated ten years ago, but the tombstone was still the same as it was back then—simple and generous, standing quietly in the spring rain.

Bai Rong only stood before the grave for a few breaths, looked at the tombstones everywhere, said some things in a panic, but retreated instead, somewhat blankly saying: "Forget it... I will choose another day to come again... Let's go down and sit for a while first."

Li Xijun estimated that he was a bit unable to let go, so he brought him to the great hall. People had long been ordered to arrange it, and at this time, they came up with a storage bag. Li Xijun said respectfully:

"Congratulations to Senior for breaking through. I have prepared a small gift, please accept it with a smile..."

Bai Rong was a demon after all, so he did not stand on ceremony with him, touched the storage bag, hooked it on his belt at will, and sat down on the seat.

He was small and sat cross-legged on the seat, turned to the side, and asked: "I came out of seclusion this time and visited Zifu. I only heard that the wind and clouds are changing now. It is True Person Shangyuan who is about to break through, is it or is it not?"

Seeing Li Xijun nod, Bai Rong said:

"My lord said that the immortal path is not harmonious, and disputes have arisen. The Lei Yun Cave Heaven, which had been procrastinating and shirking with the dragon clan, has been abandoned. More than a dozen Zifu cultivators entered the cave together, made a profit, and left quickly."

Li Xijun did not know the mystery of this so-called Lei Yun Temple Cave Heaven. It seems that even if Zifu cultivators entered, they might not be able to take all the treasures inside. He sighed in his heart: "It is a pity that our family had no chance to get a share. I originally thought there might be an opportunity for Aunt..."

Since they were talking about this, he immediately took the opportunity to ask: "May I ask Senior... my elder brother's master is trapped in this cave heaven... and there is still no news. I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse..."

Li Xijun's words naturally referred to Yuan Tuan. Bai Rong picked up the cup, seemingly having expected him to ask this, and smiled:

"Yuan family? Practicing the Qingxuan path? There should be this tribulation..."

Bai Rong sipped tea and replied: "You must know that the cave heaven is 【Lei Yun Temple】, which called itself 【Ce Lei Bo Yun Fa Dao】 when it was prosperous. And this founding ancestor came from the north and was the first disciple of the 【Yanyang Temple Palace】 back then!"

"【Yanyang Temple Palace】?"

This name was quite familiar. Li Xijun was well-read in clan history and had personally presided over the six-weir destiny-matching technique for Li Wushao, so he immediately recalled: "It is the Daoist lineage obtained by the Yuan family's predecessors!"

"This 【Yanyang Temple Palace】 was also quite interesting back then."

Bai Rong chattered endlessly and said:

"This temple palace originated from a master called 【Canyanzi】. In the ancient times, he worshipped under the Dao Womb gate as a registered disciple, but later had a sudden whim and wanted to combine immortal and Buddhist into one."

"But he could not hold on, lost his mind, and turned into an immortal peak in the north, called Yan Mountain... These are all ancient things, not worth mentioning... In short, it has a background."

"My Great Dali demon cave sits here watching the wind and clouds and recognizes this Yuan family. Their practice is the Qingxuan path—【Qing Yan Shen Yue Fu Yuan Xing】. Nowadays, there are very few who practice Earth Virtue in the world, so the Yuan family is still somewhat famous."

He crossed his legs, leaned softly on the back of the chair, and said casually: "The Yuan family thought no one was paying attention and did not even take many precautions, but how could they escape the eyes of the Golden Core? At a glance, they recognized that what they obtained was the 【Yanyang Temple Palace】 Daoist lineage from the north!"

The rest was naturally self-evident. Li Xijun followed his words and said softly:

"So that's it! I fear the several Zifu cultivators thought of relying on the relationship between 【Yanyang Temple Palace】 and 【Lei Yun Temple】 to get more things from this cave heaven..."

Bai Rong nodded and smiled ironically:

"【Ce Lei Bo Yun Fa Dao】 no matter how it declines, it is ultimately human things. How much favor can a few dragons get by surrounding it? Naturally, they have to seek people who fit the Daoist lineage... and send them to act as keys."

Li Xijun understood immediately and secretly said:

"No wonder Yuan Tuan disappeared without a sound. I fear she was also helpless. These messages spread in front of Zifu and Golden Core cultivators. No matter how intelligent she is, how could she guess it? I fear it was Qingchi who sent her out, and several Zifu dragon cultivators were waiting there. She was just powerless."

"As for Yuan Chengdun... perhaps he knew later and tragically went to the East Sea. The backup plan he left behind to give his eldest son a way out was sold cheaply by his own elders... Sigh!"

Li Xijun felt a sense of sorrow for the rabbit's death. Thinking of when Li Tongya fell, the Yuan family felt the same way. From birth to death, they were calculated completely, so much so that he felt fear in his heart: "Back then, Chi Wei wanted to refine pills, and Yuan Tuan was desperately suppressing her cultivation. I was still thinking about how Qingchi had nowhere to threaten her. I just thought the immortal foundation of the predecessors was better. Now it seems... it has many uses and will be useful sooner or later!"

The scene of Yuan Tuan silently suppressing her cultivation on the mountain, and Chi Wei and others sitting on the clouds with mocking expressions, appeared before his eyes. He was slightly distracted. Bai Rong did not seem to notice him, just reached into his sleeve, touched a bunch of fruits, and threw them into his mouth.

'I really can't get used to spirit tea, fruits are better.'

Bai Rong muttered in his heart and continued: "The Yuan family is also like this! You aristocratic families are not much different from the demon beasts raised in my cave..."

Li Xijun responded, and a sudden emptiness arose in his heart: "Zhige never mentioned it! If Zifu cultivators were sitting around that cave heaven, and he searched for it like that, wouldn't his life be uncertain!"

Fear arose in his heart, but he could not contact Li Xizhi now, so he could only suppress it, hurriedly called someone over, and arranged for someone to go and notify him.

Bai Rong sat by himself and suddenly asked: "It is just that there are rumors in the cave that your clan is a descendant of Mingyang?"

Li Xijun sighed in his heart, only feeling that this matter was spreading wider and wider. After all, it was something that could not be covered up slowly, so he could only wave his hand, and Bai Rong was thoughtful.

The two chatted for a while, and Bai Rong soon could not sit still, hurriedly explaining what he had to say: "I heard that the elders in the cave are going to the North Sea to observe the ceremony in a few months. It is mostly a major event for Shangyuan to break through. We should run less to the North Sea, I fear there will be Golden Core cultivators watching..."

"Although it is very difficult for us to go to the North Sea in person, we can watch from afar. What if we have some enlightenment."

He smiled: "After all, this is a grand event that only happens once every few decades. What's more, this is Shangyuan, the first sword immortal in the past hundred years. Thinking that the entire sea inside and outside is watching, it is also a joy."

Li Xijun finally had a chance and was unwilling to let him go easily, so he hurriedly asked another question: "Yu Zhen Daoist lineage, is the fruit position vacant?"

Bai Rong paused slightly, finally looked solemn, and nodded:

"Not bad! As long as Shangyuan breaks through successfully, he will not only be the first Golden Core in five hundred years, but he will also refine the 【Yu Zhen Six-Nine He Xu Xing】 and become the master of the Yu Zhen fruit position. We can witness the changes in heaven and earth."

He smiled, and a fox's cunning appeared on his face: "If there is one more True Person Shangyuan, not to mention anything else, I fear all the cultivation arts will change accordingly."

Li Xijun sent him out of the mountain all the way and watched him fly back to Great Dali Mountain. His heart was still uneasy, looking at his own clansmen at the bottom of the mountain, all of whom were dancing with joy, and the sound of singing and dancing was endless.

After all, expansion was a very good way to eliminate contradictions. The big cake of the Yu family was swallowed, and the seven families were pulled out clean. Everything was sent to the Shanyue, and the remaining space was enough to give birth to seven or eight powerful families. Everyone was rubbing their hands and full of hope.

Li Xijun landed back on the jade platform, his thoughts uneasy:

"The change is coming... If True Person Shangyuan succeeds, I fear it will be a great change that has not happened in five hundred years."

Middle Hall.

The steps of the Middle Hall were clean, and the boots made a crisp and pleasant sound. Li Zhouwei paced over, and the clan soldiers on both sides lowered their heads one after another.

He broke through to Qi Refining, managed some things in the clan, and slowly took over the affairs of the Clan Justice Courtyard. That strange feeling he brought from his mother's womb disappeared a lot, and he looked more like a living person, occasionally smiling when talking about things.

It was just that when his subordinates committed some offense, once his eyes became sharp, it made people shudder. Chen Yang followed behind him holding his sword and entered the inner room together.

Li Zhouwei placed his long halberd on the rack, looked carefully at Chen Yang standing on the side, saw that he was still at the fifth level of Embryonic Breath, and lowered his eyebrows: "Chen Yang, you come up."

Chen Yang below felt a sudden warning, thinking through the recent events like lightning in his heart, but could not find any mistakes. He secretly thought: "What is this evil tiger thinking about... It shouldn't be like this..."

He stepped forward and bowed respectfully:

"Subordinate is here!"

Li Zhouwei took a jade bottle from his bosom and threw it into his arms, saying casually:

"This is Mingshen Powder, take it quickly to break through."

Chen Yang was slightly startled and took it suspiciously. Li Zhouwei was wiping his weapon and said softly:

"I know you are not convinced. I will report to Qingdu and try my best to allocate resources to you according to the qualifications of the direct descendants."

He sat quietly and said:

"You can try to see if you can catch up with me."

Chen Yang slowly raised his head, seeing that the always calm eyes of this person finally had some smiles, looking at him openly and frankly. Chen Yang responded in a muffled voice. Seeing Li Zhouwei wave his hand, he retreated quickly.

Walking all the way outside the great hall and slowly returning to his own cave dwelling, only then did a look of eagerness appear on Chen Yang's face, and those gray eyes narrowed slightly.

He had been suppressed by Li Zhouwei for several years. On the surface, he was obedient, but secretly he was still pondering his every move, guessing his personality, and handling every matter properly as capital for advancement.

Chen Yang calculated secretly and muttered:

"Then let's try... you and I are both descendants of Qingdu..."

In the great hall.

Li Zhouwei watched him go far away, put away his weapon, and stared quietly at the sunlight in the great hall.

"Chen Yang is good at planning and decisive... and takes pride in the Li bloodline, ambitious... It's a pity he is not my direct brother..."

He took over the affairs of the clan and gradually understood his peers. Li Ximing's descendants were not prosperous, Li Xijun was still single, and only Li Xicheng's branch had more children.

And looking around, most of their temperaments were not bad, but their talent could only be considered average, far from Chen Yang. Li Zhouwei could only promote them to the middle level, but it was very difficult to mention them nearby.

He pondered for a while, not worried, just took off his outer robe and stepped behind the courtyard.

Li Zhouwei's gray-brown eyes narrowed slightly, noticing something wrong. His spiritual sense penetrated, and a woman was standing there obediently, lowering her head without speaking.

He looked slightly and understood:

"Passed her fourteenth birthday a few days ago, the family sent someone first."

Li Zhouwei understood in his heart, stepped forward generously, pushed the door, and entered. The woman was slightly startled, stood up, and lowered her eyebrows: "This concubine Xu Peiyu pays respects to the Young Master."

Li Zhouwei responded to her, walked forward slowly, let her sit down, and observed carefully.

This woman's face was slightly round, with thin eyebrows and curved eyes, belonging to the authentic appearance of the north of Jiangnan. She was clearly carefully selected. She looked several years older than him and had a smile before she even opened her mouth.

Li Zhouwei was looking at her, but Xu Peiyu was also observing him silently. She only stared at those eyes and did not dare to be careless, but was suddenly seized by a kind of emotion.

She suddenly felt as if a piece of golden yellow was standing in front of her. Those eyes seemed to be filled with vibrant colors, making people drool. She gasped:

"Ah!"

Xu Peiyu was eighteen and had seen many flatterers, knowing how to be self-respecting to play them around, but at this moment, she was still seized. An inexplicable passion emerged from her heart, so much so that she did not notice the person in front of her taking her hand.

All her premeditations were forgotten in front of that face and eyes, and they disappeared without Xu Peiyu noticing. She did not react until she was on the couch.

Li Zhouwei just watched her face turn red. His eyes were frank and clear, conveying his desires. He asked: "Are you from the Xu family? What do you want?"

It was a great opportunity, but Xu Peiyu was speechless. That face was extremely satisfying, making her unable to respond. She pondered for a breath and replied:

"People like the Young Master, some get benefits without giving back, but instead make women like them more."

She felt extremely comforted by her own dedication, as if she were shrouded in the shadow of a behemoth, rising with a deep sense of security. Even if he devoured her body like a tiger or leopard, she was thinking about being happy.

Li Zhouwei was startled. He suddenly had a strange mood. He seemed to have never experienced this kind of enthusiastic emotion. He could not help but smile slightly and said some nice things.

Li Zhouwei was born to be able to perceive other people's emotions. He just felt as if a fire was burning in front of him, dedicating everything of himself to him. A kind of slight emotion he had never had before suddenly rose in his heart. He was only fourteen after all. Even if he was cunning, the books he read only taught him how to be cunning in dealing with enemies, how to divide factions, and maintain status. They never taught him love. He just held her, learning the appearance in the books to talk about his heart, and suddenly felt some expectation:

"My Zhong branch mostly has one life and one pair... taking the ancestor Tongya Gong as an example... even if I cannot give my wife a name, I can have only her..."

He was thinking, but noticed that Xu Peiyu did not seem to be listening to him, just staring blankly at his nose bridge, her slender hand resting on his shoulder, secretly touching down, all the way to his chest.

Li Zhouwei narrowed his eyes slightly, his mood instantly calmed down. He just looked carefully for two glances and understood immediately.

He became cold, laughed at himself, and suddenly understood a simple truth:

"To deal with those who are not firm in their minds, you only need a bright Yang body that is extremely seductive."

He looked down, as if a fantasy was breaking:

"It's a pity that I am born with divine strangeness. For me, the vast majority of people in the world are not firm in their minds. She is a mortal, how can she withstand my testing."

He had to push her away, sit back in the main seat, look at the infatuation in Xu Peiyu's eyes, and secretly think:

"No wonder they fear me!"