Chapter 611: Chongming Dongxuan Screen

"Tap."

The cloth boots stepped through the white mist, revealing the patterns on the stone steps beneath. The man in feather robes had a white silk ribbon tied to his forehead. His bearing was already elegant, and colorful light flowed from the corners of his eyes, making people sigh at the sight.

The young man beside him was half a step behind, bowing slightly, his tone respectful, saying in a low voice:

"The Changtian Peak of the Peak Master is too empty. It would be better for Sima Tongyi to invite someone to add some things... to decorate the facade..."

"No need."

Li Li Xizhi's long white silk tail fluttered in the wind, with flowing clouds like paintings behind him. The immortal peak pierced the sky like a sword. He tilted his head and said softly:

"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need these things. Changtian Peak has few halls and towers, so it looks quiet."

Si Sima Tongyi followed obediently behind. The two entered the hall and sat down in order. The youth bowed and said: "It's just that there was some dispute in the main hall regarding the rewards from Lord Li Xuanfeng. Chi Chi Zhihu's meaning is that the father shades the son, so it should be handed over to Li Li Yuanqin, while my lord says that Lord Li Xuanfeng had instructed him to give the things to the Li family..."

"Oh?"

Li Li Xizhi nodded lightly and asked:

"What is Lord Ning's idea?"

"My lord's meaning is... it would be better to shelve this matter for now. Since spiritual materials cannot be easily divided, first exempt the Li clan from tribute, summon some disciples to cultivate on the peak, and reward them with magic tools, and then discuss it when Lord Chi Zhiyun comes out of seclusion."

"Oh."

Li Li Xizhi poured tea without answering. Si Sima Tongyi immediately took over the conversation and said:

"This matter is not urgent to conclude. My lord will definitely fight for it."

"Then thank you, my lord!"

The first secret struggle between the two sides had already been staged in the main hall. Li Li Xizhi didn't take this reward to heart; most of it likely didn't contain anything truly useful. The Mingyang spiritual material that the Li family truly plotted for—how could they hope to break through to Early Zifu with this? Sima Si Yuanli and the Chi-Ning families had seen too much. Li Li Ximing was in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, cultivating the Mingyang nature, and the Li family was seeking Mingyang spiritual materials? They couldn't even mention breaking through to Early Zifu openly.

"Plotting for this spiritual material must be kept secret... currently only Senior Kong Kong Tingyun of the Brother Xuan Yue Gate and a few others know about it..."

He sat in the hall for a while, and Yang Yang Xiaoer stepped forward from behind the hall and sat down obediently beside him.

She came from the Yang family and didn't need to worry about anything. Naturally, she used up the sixty years before Foundation Establishment. She was already fifty-eight years old and was polishing her cultivation to charge at Foundation Establishment.

Although Yang Yang Xiaoer was nearly sixty, the Yang family's cultivation elixirs and resources were unusual, so she looked less than thirty. The couple whispered a few words, and a person entered from outside the hall.

"Li Xizhi..."

This person's eyes were sparkling, his momentum was magnificent, and the feather robes on his body were very noble. He said condolences to Li Li Xizhi and then said to Yang Yang Xiaoer:

"Eleventh Sister."

This person was Yang Yang Ruizao of the Yang family. During the North-South struggle, he followed Li Li Xuanfeng out of the mountain during the first battle at Mount Bianyan Mountain. He killed several demonic cultivators, was seriously injured, and retreated, staying in the sect to recover.

Li Li Xizhi chatted with him casually. Yang Yang Ruizao was full of praise and regret, sighing:

"It's just a pity that I was seriously injured and didn't guard the river bank together, failing to contribute my share..."

He changed the subject and shook his head: "There was heavy snow on the peak last night. The east wind blew and then the west wind blew. I don't know when the heavy snow will stop."

Li Li Xizhi nodded to him and said:

"The snow scenery on the peak is good, and there are no commoners under the peak, so naturally, the longer it lasts, the better."

Yang Yang Ruizao laughed, quite in agreement, feeling that this sentence matched his heart, and raised his cup to Li Li Xizhi. The two understood each other without words. Li Li Xizhi said softly: "I invited Brother-in-law here this time because there is a matter that needs to be inquired about."

He took the letter from the case and handed it to Yang Yang Ruizao.

Yang Yang Ruizao took it and examined it. Seeing it was a letter from the Li family, he was overjoyed. He felt that the couple, Yang Yang Xiaoer and Li Li Xizhi, were loving, and he regarded this move as one of his own, thinking to himself:

"Eleventh Sister and him were originally a marriage alliance... to be so loving is quite rare."

After he finished reading the handwriting on the letter, his expression turned strange. He paused for a full few breaths before laughing bitterly:

"Li Xizhi... you really found the right person... this Daoist He is named He Ding, and as for his close friend in the sect..."

Yang Yang Ruizao laughed twice and replied:

"The close friend is exactly my family's ancestor!"

"This..."

Li Li Xizhi paused, put the jade cup on the case, and immediately replied harmoniously:

"Is this ancestor... True Person Yang Tianya?"

"Exactly!"

Over a hundred years ago, the East Shanyue were entrenched in the wilderness of the river bank. The Yang family ancestor, Yang Yang Tianya, led troops to suppress them, passing through Wangyue Lake, and had an origin with the Li family's ancestor, Li Li Mutian.

He had been in seclusion for over fifty years. Although there was no clear news, according to the time, he had likely passed away. Li Li Xizhi calculated the time. This He Ding was also at the age of nearing the end of his lifespan, so it really could match up. Li Li Xizhi said harmoniously:

"This ancestor..."

Yang Yang Ruizao waved his hand, interrupting him, and said hoarsely: "If you are here to ask me to take action, then you will be disappointed."

He opened the Daoist robe on his chest, and underneath it was empty. He Ding had been talking to everyone for so long, but he was just wearing a magic robe hanging under his head.

He Ding was very natural, saying warmly:

"In order to refine the spiritual embryo for the True Person, my Dao foundation dissipated, and even this body was sent in. The True Person's kindness is vast, and he bestowed an elixir. This head can still hold on for three to five years."

The hall was silent for a while. Yang Yang Ruizao paused for a full three breaths before saying:

"This time I am also here to invite the ancestor... to return to Mount Qingchi once, to see the brothers and uncles..."

"It should be so!"

He Ding smiled warmly, turned to look at the Li family members, and said harmoniously: "I have no children, and I am as close as a brother to Yang Yang Tianya. I have had this thought for a long time. As for this vast West Shore and the hundreds of thousands of commoners, I will leave them to your family!"

"Daoist, rest assured!"

Li Li Xizhi replied. He Ding let the old Daoist come up and said softly:

"This is my adopted son, named He Jiumen. He has obtained a few points of my true transmission. From now on, he will listen to orders under your family's rule."

He turned to look around and sighed: "The spiritual energy of Jiumen Mountain is not rich, and the array is not outstanding. It is only Qi Refining, so I won't say much more. It is just that this fire vein is the most prosperous in the entire Wangyue Lake, and it is the only thing that catches the eye."

"Yang Sanwa, accompany me for a chat. You lords, please return!"

The Li family members naturally had no objections and left the mountain together. Li Li Xijun let out a light breath and said: "This time I owe the Yang family a favor."

Li Li Xizhi stepped on the rainbow and nodded silently. Looking at the Forbidden Array flickering with thunder in the distance, he suddenly remembered something and asked:

"I read the array patterns in the letter and couldn't find any records, but I found the origin of that stack of gold talismans."

"Oh?"

Li Li Qinghong and the others looked over. Li Li Xijun took out the stack of gold talismans from his storage bag, totaling twelve, and sent them to Li Li Xizhi's hands. While observing carefully, he said in a low voice:

"Sima Si Yuanli specially sent someone to explain in detail to me. This thing is a witch talisman of the Binggu path, totaling three types, with the abilities of 'Transformation', 'Concealment', and 'Blessing'."

Li Li Xizhi counted out three stacks and replied:

"In this stack, there are two for 'Transformation', five for 'Concealment', and five for 'Blessing'..."

"It is said that this 'Transformation' can change into someone else's appearance by borrowing blood, but Foundation Establishment cultivators who have cultivated pupil techniques can see through it, so it is of little use... 'Concealment' can temporarily avoid calculation, which is a good thing... As for 'Blessing', it is quite complicated and cannot be explained in a moment."

He took out a small booklet, together with that stack of gold talismans, and handed them to Li Li Xijun, saying:

"This was given to me by the Sima family. Brother Jun can take a look. Sometimes using this thing might have a great effect."

Seeing Li Li Xijun nod, he continued: "As for this mercury drop, it should be a treasure of the Quan Dan nature, and its grade is not low. Most of this type of cultivation method is very difficult to cultivate but very powerful. I once sent a copy home, and we can try to let the younger generation cultivate it."

Li Li Xijun kept these words in his heart and asked: "Is the Lake Center Continent ready?"

Li Li Xijun replied: "I sent people to find Senior Liu Liu Zhangdie, but after searching all the places, I couldn't find him. Those children guarding the cave dwelling haven't seen him either. It won't be found for a while."

"Fortunately, there is a reference for the patterns in the array, and the difficulty of breaking this Forbidden Array is not high. I have invited some array masters from various counties, and there are many Foundation Establishment cultivators in the family. Breaking this array will only take a year or a half."

Recently, it has been a transition plot. It's not exciting to write, but it has to be written. I'm collecting some foreshadowing from before and speeding up the pace to get through it... Thank you for your support.

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Feiyu Shuizhongyou

Taihao Xuanchen

Alliance leader reward ===== CHAPTER 612 =====

Li Li Qinghong's cultivation had gradually reached perfection. After years of tempering in the thunder pool of her immortal foundation, it gradually had a feeling of having nowhere left to advance. Although there was still some effort required before she was completely at a dead end, it was not far off.

"The path of breakthrough for the thunder attribute... is probably very hard to come by now."

Li Li Qinghong was originally a seeker of the Dao, and her talent was not low. Now that she had reached this step, she pondered silently.

"Except for that cave-heaven, on the surface, only the North Sea and the South Sea have Early Zifu thunder techniques..."

The North Sea had flourishing profound thunder, with several thunder technique lineages, among which there might be the lineage of the Sky Thunder. The Miao family of the South Sea mostly had profound thunder lineages, none of which she could get her hands on.

She had once encountered Shen Shen Yanqing and Miao Quan in the East Sea. The two had mentioned the 【Profound Thunder Heavenly Stone】 in their conversation. Now, combining the suspicious points from before, perhaps it was the Early Zifu spiritual object of the Sky Thunder.

"Since Shen Shen Yanqing has the 【Profound Thunder Heavenly Stone】 in his hands, the Shen family might have the Sky Thunder cultivation technique, but unfortunately, it might not be the 【Profound Thunder Pool】."

Thinking back and forth, the Early Zifu path was probably ethereal and without fate. The only opportunity lay in the cave-heaven of the 【Strategy of Thunder and Pool Clouds】, which had been swallowed by the Dragon clan...

She recalled this point, and her heart relaxed: "Fortunately, it was swallowed by the Dragon clan, otherwise my family would have been harmed."

One must know that the "Purple Talisman Yuan Light Secret Technique" in her hands was from the lineage of the 【Strategy of Thunder and Pool Clouds】, and it had been recognized by more than one person. Whether it was Miao Quan or the Xi family... all could recognize this technique.

Since these few could recognize it, the True Persons of the Purple Smoke Sect must have seen it long ago. Her own cultivation technique was obtained from Ling Ling Yanzi... needless to say, Ling Ling Yanzi thought he was disguising it well, but it had probably been seen through long ago! "When I went to see this person back then, there should have been a Early Zifu True Person standing by listening carefully. It's just that this cave-heaven was given to the Dragon clan, and with Yuan Tuan and Li Yuanyuan Chengdun as keys, it was useless for the Early Zifu True Person to take the two of us..."

Only then did she realize the dangerous situation she had been in all these years, and sighed inwardly:

"Let's finish dealing with family matters first!"

She opened her eyes, purple light flashing. Between her palms emerged a small, pocket-sized screen the length of an arm. The whole body appeared dark, looking inconspicuous, but rich purple thunder flowed over it, appearing extraordinary.

Li Li Qinghong had spent a full few months finally finishing the refining of this ancient magic treasure, and the name slowly emerged in her heart:

"【Chongming Cave Profound Screen】."

As the refining time grew longer, she slowly realized the uniqueness of this object. Now, with a solemn expression, she specially drove thunder to rise from the hall. The night was clear and bright, and she went all the way to the side hall.

The hour was not late. Li Li Xijun was still practicing swordplay. He had just broken through to the Sword Li Yuanyuan and had too much to digest and comprehend, unwilling to waste even a moment. Seeing Li Li Qinghong enter, he sheathed his sword and asked in confusion:

"Aunt?"

"I have already refined that ancient magic treasure."

Li Li Qinghong answered crisply and neatly. With a light toss, the 【Chongming Cave Profound Screen】 had already landed in the hall, emitting a burst of dark cyan flowing light, gradually unfolding to reveal its original form.

The edges of the Chongming Cave Profound Screen were crafted from dark, heavy ink-green metal, with ancient and simple patterns. There were eight sides in total, all glowing with obscure clear light. The aunt and nephew looked over together, watching as the scenes on the screen lit up one by one.

The Chongming Cave Profound Screen depicted a great hall, with the whole structure interconnected, making one dizzy. The eighth side outside the hall had profound wind and green pines, quite having an immortal air. There were several steps, and above was the hall gate, with a person standing outside the gate, appearing to be listening intently.

This person was dressed in white, with delicate features and a face full of respect. A sword was worn at his waist, and a moon-shaped jade stone hung from the sword tassel.

Entering the hall, sitting on the outermost side was a youth in green, wearing ink boots on his feet, holding a book in his hand, sitting in an extremely casual posture, his face completely blank, without five senses.

Further ahead was a woman in purple, standing upright, with a spiritual cover and a purple book placed on the case before her. Her face was still blank, and the four people behind her also had no five senses.

Moving forward were two men, one in red and one in white. The man in red was taller and slightly ahead of the one in white. The man in white carried a sword, and the man in red held a small halberd.

Further ahead, already under the seat of honor, was a man in a ge-robe, wearing a token at his waist, plain and unremarkable, with nothing outstanding.

The person furthest ahead stood sideways beside the seat of honor, face blank, that sword hung casually at his waist. Li Li Xijun's gaze passed over this person and landed on the seat of honor.

On the immortal seat, only a golden circle was depicted.

There were seven people in the hall in total. Only the person outside the hall had five senses, while the textures of the clothing and magic treasures of the others were extremely fine, yet their faces were all blank, making one feel terrified to look at them.

"It's probably the Chongming Hall..."

He turned his head to look at Li Li Qinghong, only to see her staring straight at the person in white beside the immortal seat, not saying a word. Her hand gripping the spear turned slightly white, and surging thunder light flickered, circling around her body.

"Aunt?"

Li Li Xijun sensed that her state was wrong. He called out twice in succession, hurriedly blocking between her and the 【Chongming Cave Profound Screen】, blocking her line of sight, directly meeting those eyes.

In Li Li Qinghong's gray-black pupils, a sky full of stars was faintly reflected. She was like someone falling into a sea of thunder and black, and she spoke word by word: "I seem to have seen this person..."

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