Chapter 618: Su Zhu (Part 1)

It was dark in front of him, with only the faint light of the array's magic power operating. The hall was square, no more than ten zhang in length and width. Lights were lit on the left and right, and several stone tables and chairs were placed casually. Array patterns were carved on the ground, intertwined in red and black.

In the center was naturally the Meng family's fire vein, made of bronze and embedded with eight pieces of red iron, emitting a dark red luster. Li Ximing's spiritual sense swept over it, and there was a spirit spring hidden in the corner. The quality was very poor, bubbling with water.

"Ding dong..."

The clear spiritual water flowed along the channels on the ground again, ding-donging into the quenching pool. He estimated that no one had been here for decades, but the spirit spring was still spraying spiritual energy, causing the spiritual energy to stagnate and the spring eye to be blocked.

Li Ximing had been practicing alchemy for many years and was very familiar with this fire vein. He pressed one hand on the bronze base of the fire vein, and sure enough, it was already extremely hot: "This Meng family fire vein is really good, and there is Xuanyang Xuanyang Lihuo mixed in. It is truly a treasure for refining artifacts. The fire evil accumulated in the array for decades is about to melt this base."

No one had visited the Meng Mansion for decades. Li Ximing thought to himself that he had come late; otherwise, the bronze base would have melted, the Xuanyang Xuanyang Lihuo evil would have gushed out, and the entire cave heaven would have been unrecognizable.

Seeing that the Meng Mansion was empty, he thought to himself:

"Strange, logically speaking, they would come back once... they actually never returned once?"

For some reason, ever since he realized the Meng Mansion was empty, he suddenly relaxed, his heart felt much more refreshed, and his steps became lighter. Li Ximing had always been quick to settle his mind and was good at throwing emotions to the back of his mind. Now he immediately began to consider the disposal of the Meng Mansion.

"First, settle the fire vein."

He pinched the magic formula with one hand and reached toward his waist with the other. A small bottle two fingers wide jumped out, with white gold as the base, painted with complex dark silver patterns, and the light on it flickered one by one.

"【Profound Pattern Bottle】!"

This magic treasure had already been handed to Li Ximing and had been refined for a long time, transforming into Mingyang magic power, bright and brilliant. Li Ximing pinched the magic formula to open the great array on the bronze base, and suddenly a black-red fire evil gushed out.

This fire evil was mixed with Xuanyang Xuanyang Lihuo and was extremely hot, much more vicious than ordinary fire evil. But Li Ximing's 【Profound Pattern Bottle】 burst out with three or two pieces of bright light, hazy and falling from the sky, like a layer of gauze, fixing the fire evil.

He refined the 【Profound Pattern Bottle】. This magic treasure was very bright when stained with Mingyang magic power, and its divine power also had two types. One was bright light, which could suppress or assist in flight and drive away evil. Mingyang effects all had a little bit, and the power was passable.

"Better than nothing."

This was also the old problem of the 【Profound Pattern Bottle】. Although this magic treasure had different effects when encountering different magic powers, which was quite unique, these effects were inevitably similar to the immortal foundation, making it difficult to play a supplementary role.

Fortunately, the second divine power was interesting. It was "one qi," which could bundle bright light, mix fire, and refine it into the bottle. When fighting, it could gush out. After a long time of refining, the power should be able to reach the table.

This effect was somewhat similar to Li Qinghong's stored mysterious thunder, but the longer it was refined, the greater the power. Unfortunately, the bright light and fire that fell into it were mixed together, and in the future, they would be taken out as a mixture and could not be separated.

Now he couldn't put this magic treasure down and hurriedly used it. He pinched the magic formula and cast the spell. The bright light rolled back, hooking the rolling fire evil mixed with sporadic Xuanyang Xuanyang Lihuo into a black-red fire pillar, mixed with stars of bright red, and flew up rapidly.

The 【Profound Pattern Bottle】 wanted Xuanyang Xuanyang Lihuo. This fire evil was too mixed, and refining it was actually a troublesome matter. But for Li Ximing, it couldn't be simpler. He hooked his empty hand lightly, and the talisman qi 【Li Gufeng Fire Induction】 in his body operated.

The black fire pillar immediately condensed into his palm, and the bright red Xuanyang Xuanyang Lihuo fell off, all falling into the bottle. In less than a quarter of an hour, the accumulation in the array had been drained clean.

Li Ximing still hadn't seen the upper limit of the fire control ability provided by 【Li Gufeng Fire Induction】. The massive amount of fire evil had long made ordinary cultivators look gray-faced, but it was only the size of a finger in his hand. If it were to be contained in a container, the gas-collecting bottle would have to be used by the cartload. Only the 【Wrong Fragrance】 at home could hold it.

Li Ximing had to pinch it like this and looked carefully for two laps. Several stone rooms were protected by the Meng family's array. Although it was a mere formality to him, it was not good to break in.

"This is a good place. If there is time in the future, I can come a few more times to extract Xuanyang Xuanyang Lihuo to refine magic treasures."

He turned around, and the hall was dark and empty. He extinguished several lamps, closed the door, and sighed to himself: "I was born for Zifu. If I don't succeed, I will die. Seeing that the time is approaching, I will go back and close the door to break through in one go. There is a 30% chance of life and a 70% chance of death. I originally thought of meeting once to make up for the mistakes of my youth, but unfortunately, the timing is bad, and there is no such opportunity."

Li Ximing walked out of this place quickly, rose on the white salt reef, looked at the vast sea area, and rode the bright light to rush north. Suddenly, he had an epiphany:

"Talisman qi is a divine thing that no other thing can compare to. It is by no means as simple as improving cultivation. If you study it carefully, you will inevitably gain something. My family has been famous in Jiangnan for generations, and this thing has also contributed."

"If I can practice the supernatural power of immortality, I should study it here. If Zifu doesn't succeed, studying it is useless."

He calmed down, headed south all the way, and explored a circle. Li Xijun flew over from afar, looking hurried, covered in frost and snow, and even had a sense of dust and wind. The long sword seemed to have just returned to its sheath, and there was still a sharp sword qi.

"This is?"

"Nothing."

Li Ximing was suddenly nervous and asked only one sentence. Li Xijun was slightly embarrassed and prevaricated a few words. How could he give up? He asked continuously, and only then did the young man hold the sword in his arms and say helplessly: "Met a snake demon who insisted on inviting me into the sea to be a guest in her hall. I refused several times in a row. She couldn't hold her face, sent someone to pester me, and I broke out with my sword."

"Ah?"

Li Ximing was truly stunned and reacted belatedly, asking:

"Female demon?"

"Yes."

Li Xijun replied helplessly. Li Ximing rarely saw him have such an expression and asked "ah" twice in doubt. But Li Xijun misunderstood his intention and shook his head:

"Don't worry, I kept my hand and didn't hurt anyone. She looks like someone with a background, so she didn't dare to really do anything, just playing a joke."

"Haha."

Li Ximing laughed. It was rare to see his somewhat embarrassed expression, and he teased:

"Brother Jun should come to the East Sea less. I am afraid that you will be flying in the East Sea one day, the water will ripple, and you will be snatched away by some dragon girl and brought back to the Dragon Palace as a husband."

"Brother, stop teasing me."

Li Xijun shook his head and turned the topic back. White qi flashed in his pupils, and he immediately saw something wrong, asking:

"Where did Brother go? Why is there such a fire on your body?"

"Your pupil technique is really getting more and more powerful."

Li Ximing shook his head and replied:

"This Su Zhu Reef is prosperous in Xuanyang Xuanyang Lihuo. I happened to find a fire vein mixed with Xuanyang Xuanyang Lihuo and extracted some mixed Xuanyang Xuanyang Lihuo to refine treasures."

He had a good harvest on this trip, so his mood was somewhat refreshed, and he continued: "It is often said that the 【Profound Pattern Bottle】 is easy to overlap with the owner's immortal foundation effect, but perhaps the owner who created the 【Profound Pattern Bottle】 was of the Mingyang lineage and paid special attention to it. This divine power of collecting bright light, mixing fire, and refining it into one qi is truly good! It just happens to make up for my shortcomings."

He had specifically told Li Xijun once. The white-clothed young man had long known the purpose of his magic treasure and just held his sword, casually joking: "It can be considered a surprise. Finally, there is a place to make up for it. But I don't think it was specifically paid attention to. Mingyang grabs the light of heaven and catches fire, but there are many offensive means, which just correspond. If another Mingyang cultivator came, it might still be of little use. Fortunately, it is useful to Brother."

Li Ximing rolled his eyes, and the two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing, exploring the surroundings together.

Su Zhu Island.

The Su Zhu market had a lot of ancient meaning. Most of them used pavilions, and the Dao network on the island was dense, built with red stones. Looking around, it was quite regular. Li Qinghong's vision was not low, and after a careful look, it should be part of the array:

"The road is like an array pattern, which is interesting."

Li Qinghong landed on the circular high platform. The Hengzhu Dao Gate cultivator beside her wore a red robe with golden witch patterns embroidered on the sleeves. He first took a careful look and immediately had a calculation:

"This person's clothes are gorgeous and beautiful, with a lot of ancient meaning, and the magic treasure is not vulgar. It seems to be of the mysterious thunder genus. Either it is a family from the North Sea, or it is a direct descendant of the Xian sect."

He had been receiving people here for so long and specifically chose Foundation Establishment cultivators to greet. His eyes were sharp, and he greeted her very politely, asking neither humble nor arrogant: "I am Bi Cuoyu. Where does the fellow Daoist come from?"

Li Qinghong paused, finding that the person in front of her was an old cultivator of considerable age, looking extremely shrewd. She swallowed the original "East Sea":

"The junior comes from within the sea."

Bi Cuoyu only heard her accent was warm and glutinous. Although gentle, the words were not sticky, and he immediately knew in his heart:

'It is Jiangnan, it should be a person from Yuebei or Jiangbei.'

He immediately smiled: "The fellow Daoist's immortal carriage has arrived here. If you have the interest to watch this place, I can accompany you for a walk. If you have important matters, you don't have to squeeze with these people, just tell me in detail."

Li Qinghong lowered her brows slightly and entered the array together, finding that this place was orderly and the Hengzhu Dao Gate's review was strict. Bi Cuoyu was experienced, and she feared she couldn't hide it.

"After all, I practice thunder, which is the least good at changing, and my aura is difficult to hide... Fortunately, I let the two come in one after another a step late. Their fame is not great, so they won't be recognized immediately."

Since she couldn't hide it, it was inconvenient for her to ask about Mingyang spiritual objects directly, so she said warmly:

"Perhaps I should pick some spiritual objects. Does the immortal Dao have any precious treasures to let me open my eyes?"

"Please!"

Her wording made Bi Cuoyu laugh coldly, and he didn't say much, heading straight to the center. Crossing many pavilions, he flew all the way into the center of Su Zhu Island, and a huge vermilion palace appeared in front of him.

The Hengzhu Dao cultivator in front of him rode the wind up from the vermilion steps, bowed to the two, stood sideways behind Bi Cuoyu, and the magic power transmission flew into the old man's ears:

"It has been verified. It is 80-90% likely to be a Li family cultivator from Wangyue Lake, Li Qinghong who practices 【Xiao Thunder】."

Bi Cuoyu remained calm, leading her through the vermilion hall all the way, skipping the first floor, and turning to land on the second floor. He saw dozens of doors separated by arrays. Bi Cuoyu turned around and said softly: "These are all precious medicines and Foundation Establishment spiritual objects. I don't know which category the fellow Daoist wants? 【Xiao Thunder】?"

Li Qinghong stood with her hands behind her back and smiled: "Are there any Zifu-level spiritual objects? My family owes the True Person a favor, so I fear he won't look down on these things."

"This..."

Bi Cuoyu was truly stunned. He had been here for nearly a hundred years and had really not seen many people coming to buy Zifu spiritual objects. Li Qinghong's reason was clever, and he didn't have any suspicion for a while, just politely said:

"Then that is not something the old Dao can decide. Please wait for me to send someone to report to the Island Master before reporting back."

This was to ask Island Master Bi Yuzhuang to come in person, which was exactly what Li Qinghong wanted. She had heard that Bi Yuzhuang had a friendship with Li Xuanfeng in the Green Pine View Cave Heaven. Although she didn't know the depth of the friendship, having it was better than not having it.

'Not to mention the matter against the Long Xiao Gate... it also requires someone of sufficient weight to discuss.'

"Easy to say."

She replied warmly. The person behind Bi Cuoyu retreated immediately. The two went down the steps. Li Qinghong naturally didn't miss this excellent opportunity and said seemingly casually: "I came all the way here and saw the fighting of the immortal Dao people, which was very fierce. I don't know what happened?"

Although Hengzhu Dao was called an immortal gate by those who liked to make trouble, the Bi family never admitted that they were on the same path as the immortal gate, only calling it the immortal Dao. Li Qinghong's address stepped on the point several times. Bi Cuoyu was happy and understood:

'Being so familiar with my Hengzhu Dao, it should be the Li family of Wangyue Lake, no mistake.'

He sighed deeply and explained: "What else could it be? My Dao and the Long Xiao Gate have been at odds for a long time. Many years ago, Longxiaozi and my Dao's Hengli True Person competed for opportunities, and they fought until the sky fell. The True Persons came to mediate, and that was the end of it."

"Later, Jiangnan turned into the Upper Evil Spirit Collection, and the Earth Virtue demonic cultivators flourished. Chengyan hit the big luck, practiced the Earth Virtue, and the Earth Virtue phenomenon was not obvious. Relying on Long Xiao's cover, he quietly broke through and killed my direct lineage, and was injured by Hengxing True Person. New hatred and old hatred can no longer be resolved."

Li Qinghong secretly recorded the information that True Person Chengyan practiced Earth Virtue and frowned slightly, only feeling that the fighting between the two reefs in the East Sea was not fierce, and asked deliberately:

"So it is. Light Boat and Su Zhu are so close, so it must not be easy on weekdays."

"Isn't it..."

Although Bi Cuoyu was old, because the reason for the spiritual object targeting Yu Fuzi was too jumping, he really hadn't reached the point where he could notice anything from Li Qinghong's one or two sentences, and sighed: "Isn't it... The old man is two hundred years old and is already old... I don't want to have so many disputes. Isn't it good to be harmonious? But Yu Fuzi is young and vigorous, where does he have this mind."

"Just half a year ago, he secretly made a move in the East Sea, killed several of my Dao's people, and slaughtered a spirit boat. The Island Master sent several loose cultivators to ask, and he actually denied it in every way, and drove people out with disdain!"

Bi Cuoyu exhaled and said angrily: "Same as his master, none of them are good goods! They want people's lives at every turn... and they use dark arrows on the juniors."

Li Qinghong felt a little relaxed in her heart and nodded secretly:

"Fortunately... the struggle between the two families is indeed fierce. I am not familiar with this Island Master Bi Yuzhuang, and it is difficult to persuade or provoke anything. This can save some effort." ===== CHAPTER 619 =====