Chapter 613

Mount Qingchi does not care about Daoist He, but these small families have no special privileges. These families have to pay offerings to Daoist He and also to Mount Qingchi. After five years, the spiritual rice they grew by working themselves to death was not enough to pay offerings to both sides.

Thus, they had no choice but to use all kinds of methods to dig out spirit stones from between their fingers, or go to the Great Lishan to take risks, or go to the Li family or Yu family to take up posts, or simply cross the lake into the wilderness to become bandits, and then send them back home.

Under this heavy burden, the cultivators on the west bank did not have a single moment to spend on cultivation. It was hard to produce a Qi Refining cultivator, only to have them sent to Daoist He's temple to refine magic treasures. Thus, there had been no Foundation Establishment for nearly two hundred years—even those who had the opportunity to charge at Foundation Establishment did not have it.

Li Li Xizhi and the others looked all the way, and it was truly dead and silent. Some immortal cultivation families were the only cultivators going out to risk their lives, while mortals managed the family. The Li family members were all accustomed to the bottom layer. Li Li Qinghong praised: "At least the mortals here live very comfortably. After all, every family is fighting to have cultivators, and Daoist He does not collect blood food, only hoping to raise more people and produce more spiritual apertures, so there can be one more laborer."

Only Yang Yang Ruizao, who had been pampered since childhood, looked carefully and frowned, never relaxing, sighing: "Wangyue Lake is truly a dead land that produces talent."

A few people kept driving wind close to the Jiumen Mountain on the west bank, when an old cultivator drove wind to welcome them. He was in a Daoist robe and was originally expressionless. When he reached the front of the few, his pupils suddenly dilated: "Four Foundation Establishments?! And two are late-stage Foundation Establishments?"

"It's over! The Li family has attacked!"

His legs went soft, and he bowed to the very bottom, trembling:

"Greetings, my lords!"

Yang Yang Ruizao was mediating in the middle this time, so he stood at the very front and said bluntly: "No need for formalities. Report to your Daoist that Yang Yang Ruizao has come to visit."

The old Daoist fled back into the array. After a few dozen breaths, an old man with white hair indeed drove wind out of the array. His cheeks were quite long, his eyes were sharp and spirited, and his expression was surprised:

"The third child of the Yang family? A rare guest indeed! How did you think of coming to see this old man!"

Yang Yang Ruizao responded warmly and politely. The four entered together. Jiumen Peak was entirely crimson, with fire veins surging endlessly, hot and scorching. They flew into the cave dwelling and took their seats in turn.

He Ting was an old man of nearly three hundred years after all. Just looking at the appearance of the few, he had already guessed Yang Yang Ruizao's intention seven or eight out of ten. He let the old Daoist serve tea, and Yang Yang Ruizao introduced: "This is the Peak Master of Changtian Peak, Li Li Xizhi..."

"I know! I know!"

The old man responded happily and said:

"Your ancestor Li Li Mutian followed Brother Yang Tianya to crusade against the East Shanyue back then. His demeanor was excellent. Although I didn't go with him, I have heard Yang Tianya praise that sword technique..."

The Li family members were silently stifled. Li Li Xizhi responded harmoniously. Yang Yang Ruizao talked with him for a few sentences, and He Ting smiled: "At that time, Yang Tianya had great difficulty refining that 【Yue Feng Seal】. I let him lead troops to quell the chaos, eating and living with the soldiers, only then was that treasure refined. In the end, I also have a share of fate in this."

"Ancestor."

Yang Yang Ruizao asked, but was waved off by He Ting, who responded with an aged voice: "If you came to ask me to take action, then I will have to disappoint you."

He lifted the Daoist robe on his chest, and underneath it was actually empty. He Ting had been talking with everyone for so long, yet it was just a magic robe hanging under his head.

He Ting was very natural, saying warmly:

"In order to refine that 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 spiritual pills. This head can still hold on for three to five years."

For a moment, everyone was silent. Yang Yang Ruizao paused for a full three breaths before saying:

"This time, I also came to ask the ancestor... to return to Mount Qingchi once, to see the brothers, uncles, and aunts..."

"It should be so!"

He Ting smiled warmly, turned to 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 long had this thought. As for this vast west bank and the hundreds of thousands of people, I will leave it to your noble family!"

"Rest assured, Daoist!"

Li Li Xizhi answered. He Ting let the old Daoist come up again and said softly:

"This is my foster son, named He Jiumen. He has obtained a few points of my true teachings and will listen to orders under your noble family's rule from now on."

He turned to look around and sighed: "The spiritual energy of Jiumen Mountain is not rich, and the array is not outstanding, only Qi Refining. I won't say much more. It's just that the fire vein evil energy here is the most flourishing in the entire Wangyue Lake, and it's the only thing worth looking at."

"Yang third child, stay and chat with me. Everyone else, please return!"

The Li family members naturally had no objections and left the mountain together. Li Li Xijun sighed lightly and responded: "This time, I owe the Yang family a favor."

Li Li Xizhi stepped on a rainbow and nodded silently, looking at the forbidden great array with thunder flashing in the lake, and suddenly remembered something, responding:

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

"Oh?"

Li Li Qinghong and the other looked over hurriedly. Li Li Xijun reached out, and Li Li Xijun immediately took out the stack of gold talismans, totaling twelve sheets, and sent them to Li Li Xizhi's hands. While observing carefully, he said softly:

"Si Si Yuanli specially sent someone to explain it to me in detail. This thing is a witch talisman of the Binggu Dao, totaling three types, with the abilities of 'transformation', 'concealment', and 'blessing technique' respectively."

Li Li Xizhi counted out three stacks and responded:

"In this stack, there are two for 'transformation', five for 'concealment', and five for 'blessing technique'..."

"It is said that this 'transformation' can use blood to change into another person's appearance, but a Foundation Establishment cultivator who has practiced pupil techniques can see through it, so it's not very useful... 'Concealment' can temporarily avoid calculation, which is a good thing... As for 'blessing technique', it is quite complex and cannot be explained clearly in a moment."

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

"This was given to me by the Si 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 these mercury drops, they should be treasures of the Yuan Dan nature, and their grade is not low. Most cultivation techniques of this type are very difficult to practice but very powerful. I once sent a copy home, and we can try to let the younger generation practice it."

Li Li Xijun kept these words in his heart, and saw Li Li Xizhi looking at the thunder in the distance and asking: "Is the island in the lake ready?"

Li Li Xijun responded: "I sent people to find Senior Liu Liu Zhangdie, but searched all the places, and never saw his shadow. The children guarding the cave dwelling haven't seen him either. It won't be found in a short while."

"Fortunately, there are references to the patterns in the array, and the difficulty of breaking this forbidden great array is not high. I have already invited some array masters from various prefectures, and there are many Foundation Establishments in the family, so breaking this great array will only take a year or half a year."

Recently, it's a transition plot. It's written without passion but has to be written. I'm wrapping up some foreshadowing from before and speeding up the pace to get past it... Thanks for the support.

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