Chapter 545
Li Xizhi had understood earlier that guarding this place was not a good job. If the Tuoba family sent someone casually, it would be easy to deal with, but if they really sent a direct descendant, he had to prepare a way out.
Therefore, he inquired about the list, recorded the general distribution of all checkpoints around Bai Xiang Valley, sorted out the cultivators one by one, and now flew all the way, taking the closest route.
Driving the rosy clouds all the way, he passed through more than ten strongholds, large and small. Most of them were small mountains and small arrays, either uprooted by demonic cultivators or not daring to show their heads, silent and soundless.
There were two large arrays he passed. One was closed and did not come out, and the other was still surrounded by demonic cultivators, not daring to get close. Among them, there were originally Yang family members, but they were trapped or dead, with no movement, so he could only bury his head and move forward.
Now his back was already sweaty, and his body was turned upside down. The Qi sea was almost bottomless, and the rosy clouds were dim. He drove the rosy clouds forward and passed another small mountain, but the array did not move at all, refusing him outside the door.
Li Xizhi tapped the rosy clouds lightly, lowered his eyes, and looked twice. His body was in a mess, and he was in danger. He pinched the magic formula to stabilize his posture, and his heart moved:
'More than ten arrays, and not a single one is familiar with my own? Is it bad luck or is there a calculation...'
His rosy clouds hung low, already at the point of exhaustion. Seeing that he couldn't even save the last Huixiu Pill, he calculated secretly:
"Only this one is left, but Tuoba Zhongyuan is already chasing close. At that time, it won't be a problem of insufficient magic power. I'm afraid I'll be caught up before reaching Bianyan..."
His heart was slightly cold. The Chendu Pass in front was most likely guarded by Yuan Huyuan. This old man was the elder brother of Master Yuan Tuan, and now they had already broken off relations:
"The old man is cowardly and indecisive, seeking to appease the foreign. A figure like Yuan Chengdun can still strike a painful blow to cut down the jade tree in the courtyard. Don't expect him to see clearly."
With this old man's temperament, the juniors of the Chi family all felt they couldn't afford to offend them, so naturally, they wouldn't dare to confront the Tuoba family. When the two families hadn't broken off relations, they would hesitate, but now it was absolutely impossible to open the array to welcome him.
So he increased his speed and quickly crossed over. Unexpectedly, a silver-white water brilliance jumped out from the array of Chendu Pass in front, coming straight to meet him:
"Peak Master, I'm here to help you!"
Li Xizhi felt encouraged, was stunned, saw at a glance that it was not a Yuan family member, guessed it was someone from the Ning or Yang families, and replied:
"Fellow Daoist! This place is close to Bianyan Mountain, just need to block it slightly! The cultivators will arrive soon!"
These words were for Tuoba Zhongyuan to hear. Li Xizhi pinched the formula and cast spells in his hand, guarding against this person harming him. With a flick of his finger, the last Huixiu Pill had already fallen into his mouth.
Tuoba Zhongyuan finally frowned, summoned white light in his hand, and said coldly:
"Which family's cultivator... stop meddling in other people's business!"
Li Quantao shook his sleeve, and a warm white bead jumped out. The brilliance fell, and he replied:
"This is my family's business, I cannot but manage it."
At Li Quantao's words, Tuoba Zhongyuan just thought it was Li Xizhi's brother coming to save him, and his face was gloomy. Instead, the white bead in Li Quantao's hand released several streams of light, falling into the clouds with a clatter. Thunder suddenly arose in the sky, and there were even water droplets floating up from the soles of his feet, falling into the clouds one after another.
Li Xizhi felt his soles lighten, and the magic power consumed by driving the rosy clouds was greatly reduced. Tuoba Zhongyuan was blocked by him again, caught his breath, and his face was much ruddier. Only his words made him stunned, recognizing the magic treasure in the man's hand.
'【Bishui Dan】! It's Li Encheng's person!'
Li Encheng was known as 【Bishui Dan】 precisely because of such a magic treasure in his hand. This 【Bishui Dan】 was an ancient magic treasure, obtained from the 【Mifan Sect Ruins】, and was famous within the sect... Now that Li Encheng was dead, this person must be his descendant.
"This person... actually willing to help me..."
To save his life, he walked along the mountain all the way. He calculated everything, but never thought it would be someone from 【Fuchen Peak】 coming to save him. He was slightly surprised, and his hands were not slow. Taking advantage of taking the elixir, his magic power was full, and he cast rosy cloud spells, rushing toward the sky.
Tuoba Zhongyuan's spiritual sense probed slightly. The Li Quantao in front was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and with Yu Yuwei's two disciples in front, he originally didn't take him to heart, waving his sleeves casually.
But Li Quantao was the son of an alchemy master, his talent and resources were first-class, and what's more, he had the ancient magic treasure 【Bishui Dan】 in his hand? Stirring up magic power, countless gray-white mansion water gushed out and scattered into the wind.
Mansion water was rare even in Jiangnan, let alone in the north. Tuoba Zhongyuan only felt the magic wind beside him like a wild horse that had broken its reins, plunging into the soles of his feet. He had to stop and stir the wind, resting in the air.
"Mansion water."
Tuoba Zhongyuan's face changed immediately, revealing an interested expression. He stared at the bright bead for two glances, revealing a look of sudden realization. Even now, he still had the mood to reply:
"Hearing is not as good as seeing! Emperor Wu of Liang in our Great Liang beheaded the flood dragon and killed the phoenix and qilin to establish the country, obtaining the He Water and Ruo Water beads. The one in your hand, Fellow Daoist, must be a replica of an ancient cultivator."
The colors on his body weakened slightly, and he didn't need weapons. A magic formula made the 【Bishui Dan】 shake. Li Xizhi and Li Quantao joined forces and barely resisted. Tuoba Zhongyuan was aggressive, and after more than ten rounds, Li Quantao's face changed slightly.
Li Xizhi's condition was very poor. He should have left, but if he withdrew, it was unclear whether he could leave, but the young man who came to save him would most likely fold here.
He had to bite the bullet and resist, his spiritual sense communicating frequently to discuss countermeasures. The young man said:
"Peak Master, I am Li Quantao of 【Fuchen Peak】! This person is fierce, Yuan Huyuan is unwilling to open the array, but there are my own brothers not far away. Let's fight and retreat, heading south!"
Li Xizhi suddenly understood, tried hard to regulate his breath, and Li Quantao took over. His whole body's magic power boiled, his Dao foundation manifested, and he dragged on regardless of the loss.
Although Li Quantao's own strength was poor, the magic treasure in his hand was powerful, and he could release white light water walls to resist spells, and could also drag and pull. Tuoba Zhongyuan had just fought a battle, and his weapon was lost, so for a while, he really let him catch a few moves.
The two fought and retreated. After only ten rounds, Li Quantao's face began to turn white. Tuoba Zhongyuan had the blessing of the large seal, and his gestures were like magic treasure attacks. If he hadn't lost his handy weapon, he would have knocked him down from the clouds long ago.
'With multiple Peak Masters in Bai Xiang Valley, and still fighting like this... how can I be arrogant?'
Li Quantao still had some experience in fighting. He immediately took medicine, stirred up the mansion water flowing backward in the sky, was beaten until he vomited blood, and still used his spiritual sense to reply to Li Xizhi:
"Peak Master, don't worry, it's only half a quarter of an hour's journey from here, Quantao can still hold on!"
Tuoba Zhongyuan's face, however, was already looking bad. He had been chasing Li Xizhi for too long and had gone too deep into enemy territory. Although he had confidence in his heart, he also secretly began to weigh whether it was worth it or not.
The atmosphere between the three became subtle, and suddenly they saw a brilliance light up in the air.
"Boom!"
The sky suddenly became bright, the spiritual atmosphere in the world changed suddenly, buzzing sounds were heard, and halos rose. The mountain range not far away moved suddenly, collapsing and shattering.
Watching the sky turn crimson, Li Xizhi narrowed his eyes. A huge arc of luster flashed rapidly in the distance, and a piece of gold fell down. Hearing two crisp sounds of shattering, continuous buildings appeared and fell into the distant mountains.
"Perhaps it's a change in spiritual atmosphere, communicating with the cave heaven and dropping things!"
Li Xizhi only had a few thoughts in a flash of lightning. He grabbed Li Quantao beside him, and the two used blood escape at the same time, escaped into the air, and flew south while the world was crimson.
The two had just driven the blood light, and did not see Tuoba Zhongyuan chasing. This demonic cultivator stopped on the spot, closed his eyes and cast spells. Li Quantao had relied entirely on magic treasures in the previous fight, and was almost beaten to death by this person. Now that this demonic cultivator was casting spells, it made him terrified.
Sure enough, the two had only flown a few miles when six white lights galloped over, but they were completely different from the original pale white, appearing much thicker, and even turning into a faint yellow. Li Quantao was terrified and took out talismans.
Li Xizhi also used a few talismans, pinched 【Xinding Xiaoe】 in his hand to resolve the spells, and Li Quantao just operated 【Bishui Dan】, crashing into the white light without cherishing it.
"Boom!"
The white light collided with the magic treasure, and in an instant, it turned into ten thousand white blades, pouring over like rain. Li Xizhi's several magic power shields only lasted for two breaths, all hitting his feather garment.
This feather garment jumped out with golden light again, gushing out, cutting the remaining white blades clean, only making him vomit blood. His wife's feather garment saved his life again. Li Xizhi hurriedly took an elixir and went to look at the young man on the side.
Li Quantao was covered in white blades, used some kind of talisman to protect his head, coughed twice, stretched out his hand to scoop hard in the air, intercepted his broken arm and broken foot, and hurriedly installed them.
The body of the mansion water Dao foundation was somewhat miraculous, and compared with ordinary Foundation Establishment, it was not afraid of these broken hand and foot injuries. He summoned back 【Bishui Dan】, continued to drive the blood wind, looked like his injuries were not heavy, was very enthusiastic toward him, and still had the mood to say:
"The main body of 【Bishui Dan】 is extremely hard, and can even face Zifu directly, no need to worry."
Tuoba Zhongyuan had disappeared from his field of vision. Li Xizhi breathed a sigh of relief, finally having the mood to think about other things:
"There is still a 【Jianyang Ring】 at home, equally solid and unpredictable... it's just that it's related to Qingsong Temple, and I've never dared to take it out to use..."
He and Li Quantao passed by an array front. The array was still shining brightly, obviously unwilling to let them in. The young man's face sank, and he didn't say much, just said:
"Peak Master, follow me. My brother is in charge not far away, and we can enter that array."
Li Xizhi observed slightly, Tuoba Zhongyuan still had no trace. The two did not relax, still driving the blood light to fly, but after half a quarter of an hour, they arrived in front of a green mountain.
Li Quantao obviously had a higher status here than at Chendu Pass, and didn't need to report. He shook his token and could bring people in. After passing the array, he saw a mess, with many houses collapsed.
Although it was messy here, the hearts of the people were still stable. Li Quantao asked two questions and turned back to reply:
"Peak Master... my brother went to support and hasn't returned yet. It's safe here, Peak Master, rest assured and heal your wounds!"
Li Xizhi finally relaxed, only feeling pain in every inch of his limbs, dizzy, and barely supported:
"No need to be so polite, thank you, brother... great kindness is not spoken of..."
"Eh."
Li Quantao's condition was not much better, and the internal injuries he suffered were much heavier. He was not an impulsive young man with hot blood. He was willing to leave the pass to meet Li Xizhi to repay his kindness, and he was also thinking that his brother was here, so he had considerations.
But he overestimated Tuoba Zhongyuan in all aspects, and in the end, the injuries he suffered were much heavier than he thought. His brother not being in the array made him sweat profusely, his face full of cold sweat:
'Fortunately, that demon head was unwilling to chase anymore. If he had made up his mind to chase, and my brother was not in the array, I'm afraid he would have buried both of us and all the cultivators in the array here!'
The two escaped and fought, both physically and mentally exhausted. Whatever happened, they had to wait until after healing their wounds. Each found a cave dwelling and healed their wounds silently.
Li Xizhi sat cross-legged and calculated carefully. The feather garment was damaged again, and his lifespan was only cut by more than ten years, which could be considered saving his life.
"Fortunately, there was a Huixiu Pill! Fortunately... I left a favor..."
'Missed the time.'
Tuoba Zhongyuan frowned, but his hands were not slow at all. Six white lights chased after the blood escape, decisively abandoned the two, and flew rapidly in the direction he came from.
Breaking the pass was inevitable, and chasing the man in the feather garment was just a matter of convenience. If he couldn't catch him, he couldn't catch him. It was just a Foundation Establishment anyway, but if he delayed the family's affairs, that would be a big problem.
He flew more than ten miles, the immortal chariot crushed the white air and caught up. Tuoba Zhongyuan no longer had a relaxed and freehand look, poured magic power into the immortal chariot, and galloped back all the way.
Tuoba Zhongyuan cast spells and estimated for a while. According to the guidance of the magic spells, he soon fell into a forest, just happening to see his long spear stuck on a bluestone covered with moss, flashing with magic light.
The magic treasure was sealed by Li Xizhi, and he couldn't summon it at will, so he had to take it himself. He fell to the stone absent-mindedly, pulled hard, but didn't pull it.
"Hmm?"
He was startled, turned his head instantly, and saw the clouds and mist entangled in the crimson sky light, revealing a young man, wearing a cloud-patterned Daoist robe, with his hair combed neatly, saying politely:
"Fellow Daoist, this long spear is my thing."
Tuoba Zhongyuan was already in a bad mood, laughed out of anger, just anxious to rush back, didn't want to pay attention to him at all, exerted force slowly on one side, and said coldly on the other:
"How bold!"
He had harsh words on his lips, but stopped immediately, realizing that the long spear was still standing firmly on the stone, not shaken by his actions, and his expression became more and more solemn.
The young man bowed slightly, looked at him carefully, and smiled kindly:
"I was ordered to come here to get a share of the pie, but it was a coincidence that a long spear fell from the sky and fell right in front of me. I thought I got a good magic treasure for nothing..."
"So it's the young master of the Tuoba family. No wonder the shot is so generous!"
He nodded approvingly, very satisfied:
"After Tuoba Xuantan died, your family didn't dare to step into the East Sea for half a step. It's rare to catch you once. I have no other intentions, just want to kill you, young master."
Tuoba Zhongyuan heard that it was gradually not right, looked at him deeply. The identity of this person was already self-evident. He silently buckled a jade talisman in his hand, the yellow and white color on his face became more and more intense, and he was ready to go.
"Dongfang Heyun, met the young master."
The young man tidied his sleeves, bowed, and smiled:
"Why don't you run, young master? Run for your life quickly!"
End of Chapter
