Chapter 53: Meichi Mountain Formation

When Li Chijing woke up, the lights in front of him were dim and flickering, and he was lying on a soft bed. Senior Sister Yuan Tuan was gently applying ointment to his back. The wound felt cool and comfortable, and it didn't hurt much anymore.

"Hmm..."

He tried hard to lift his head, looking at the medicine jars and alchemy books in the room, and knew it was Senior Brother Xiao Yuansi's pavilion. So he asked with a hoarse voice:

"Where is Senior Brother?"

"He went to Yuanwu Peak."

Yuan Tuan responded softly, her hair hanging down like a waterfall, the black tips touching his neck gently.

"You are only at Embryonic Breath, so you can't take those healing elixirs. I used spells to heal your wounds, and with this medicine, you will be fine by tomorrow."

Li Chijing was still thinking about Xiao Yuansi and asked urgently:

"Senior Brother went to Yuanwu Peak alone?"

"Master is also there."

Yuan Tuan smiled and explained:

"Even if that Deng Qiuzhi is a descendant of a noble clan, he cannot bully my Green Spike Peak like this."

"That person has a problem."

Li Chijing lowered his head and said dully.

"The Deng family members are all fickle and capricious, so don't pay attention to him."

Yuan Tuan tidied up the ointment and said softly:

"The Deng family's cultivation technique was originally missing a part, called Night Moon Cold Qi. Later, generations of Deng family ancestors worked hard to modify and practice it. After a hundred years, it can finally be practiced, but it left behind a sequela that affects the mind. Once practiced, one will always be fickle and capricious, doing things entirely according to one's whims."

Li Chijing was stunned and asked:

"What grade is this technique, that the Deng family insists on practicing it?"

"Fifth grade."

Yuan Tuan replied indifferently. Seeing Li Chijing's shocked expression, she smiled:

"I was very surprised when I learned this news. Not counting the secret transmissions of the Upper Sect, even Mount Qingchi Sect's most famous Yuan Clear Rain-Controlling Technique is only fourth grade. A family under their rule actually has a cultivation technique one grade higher."

Putting the ointment on the shelf, Yuan Tuan continued:

"I heard that their technique comes from the Upper Sect's Moon Splendor Immortal Mansion. Hundreds of years ago, the Moon Splendor Immortal Mansion often bestowed this Night Moon Cold Qi. My Mount Qingchi Sect also has a technique like this, called 'Moon Lake Reflecting Autumn Technique', which is also fifth grade. Because that Immortal Mansion has avoided the world, it has also been missing a part and no one has been able to practice it since."

"I know."

Li Chijing nodded and replied:

"Senior Brother told me that this technique is missing a part called 'Supreme Yin Moon Splendor'. I only heard that someone at Moon Lake Peak obtained it by chance."

"At Moon-Watching Lake."

Yuan Tuan responded softly, showing envy:

"The five strands of Supreme Yin Moon Splendor obtained by the Three Sects and Seven Gates in hundreds of years were all obtained from Moon-Watching Lake, whether it was the remains of predecessors, residual arrays in caves, or secret realms of inheritance..."

Li Chijing stared blankly at the pillow in front of him, his heart suddenly moved, and his secret guess was about to come out, but he swallowed it back when it reached his lips.

"Senior Sister, I want to go home for a trip."

"Hmm?"

"My brothers said in their letters that Father's health has been deteriorating these years, and this disciple... still wants to see him a few more times."

Yuan Tuan lowered her head in surprise, pondered for a few breaths, and replied:

"I will go to Mushroom Forest Plain to collect offerings in a few months. Great Lishan is to the west of Mushroom Forest Plain, so it will be convenient to go and return."

"Good, thank you, Senior Sister~"

Li Chijing thanked her with a smile and lay down, thinking silently.

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Li Xuanxuan practiced all night. Early in the morning, he cast spiritual rain and left the courtyard. Walking along the stone path, the villagers carrying hoes greeted him with smiles, calling him "Little Immortal Master."

It had been more than ten years since the Li family found the mirror. A new generation of labor had grown up in the villages, and people had gradually become accustomed to the Li family's rule. What the villagers feared was Li Xiangping, what they respected was Li Tongya, and what they felt close to was Li Xuanxuan, whom they had watched grow up.

Almost no young people remembered Li Mutian, who was holed up on the mountain, except for a few managers who came to report from time to time, who felt deep awe in their hearts. Only the old people gathered under the eaves to discuss old stories would remember this old soldier.

Li Xuanxuan walked for a while and pushed open the door to enter the courtyard. He saw a lacquered wooden platform half a person high, like a large bed placed in the courtyard. On top were scattered stalks and withered yellow rice leaves, and a few small nests were arched with specially planed wood chips and broken soil, which looked quite interesting.

"Aunt."

He smiled and cupped his hands at Liu Rouxuan, who was observing carefully by the platform, and asked:

"Why are the two uncles not seen on the mountain?"

"Your Second Uncle obtained that Bright Spirit Powder and took the Snake Origin Elixir from the family, and has gone into seclusion to break through to the fifth level of Embryonic Breath, the Jade Capital Wheel. I suppose he will be out of seclusion soon."

Liu Rouxuan smiled, put down the few spiritual rice leaves in her hand, touched Li Xuanxuan's head, and explained:

"The spiritual fields in the few villages have all been used, so your uncle thought about going to the neighboring Meichi Mountain to look for some, to explore some spiritual fields."

"So that's how it is!"

Li Xuanxuan nodded and was about to speak when he heard the courtyard door knock lightly, and a call came from outside:

"Is the Clan Younger Brother in the courtyard? The Young Clan Leader has some instructions."

Li Xuanxuan hurriedly opened the door and saw Li Qiuyang and Li Yesheng outside the courtyard, saying repeatedly:

"What happened?"

"Talk while walking."

Li Qiuyang took his hand, apologized to Liu Rouxuan, and followed Li Yesheng hurriedly up the mountain.

"The Young Clan Leader saw some abnormalities on Meichi Mountain, so he called Uncle Yesheng to call us. I heard there is a formation on that mountain."

"A formation?!"

Li Xuanxuan was stunned and asked in surprise:

"Meichi Mountain has always been abandoned. This formation must be hundreds of years old, right?"

"Isn't it?"

Li Qiuyang nodded and responded in a low voice:

"It's best if it's an Immortal's cave, so our family can earn some things."

Li Xuanxuan was only eight or nine years old, and it was a bit difficult to keep up with the two young men. He frowned and cast a God-Speed Spell, patted the white light on his palm onto his legs, and let himself easily keep up with their pace, then continued:

"But we must be careful of any traps! Teacher said that there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world."

The two walked for a while, climbing the mountain for about an hour, and saw Li Xiangping sitting on a large bluestone adjusting his breath. Seeing the three of them come up, he smiled:

"You guys watch."

After speaking, he stood up, took down the green-grey long bow from his back, stepped on the bluestone with one foot, drew an arrow, pulled the white glistening bowstring, and squinted at the small slope not far away.

"Whoosh!"

A white ray of light immediately shot out, and within a blink of an eye, it was about to land on the hillside, but ripples appeared in the air. The arrow seemed to hit something, and with a clatter, it fell to the ground.

"What a fast arrow."

Li Qiuyang first praised, then looked at the hillside and pondered.

"This bow is a magic tool, I call it the Green Crow Bow."

Li Xiangping smiled and said sternly:

"There should be an illusion array under this hillside, and perhaps a spiritual array specifically for defense." ===== CHAPTER 54 =====