Chapter 638: Purple Qi Dispersion

Kong Tingyun shook her head repeatedly and said in a low voice:

"Little sister, take this first. I still have matters to discuss with you."

Li Qinghong noticed her solemn expression, so she set the jade slip down first and said softly, "Please speak, elder sister."

Kong Tingyun looked at her earnestly, took her hand, and whispered, "Qinghong! Does Ximing have the heart for the Zifu realm?"

Li Qinghong's heart tightened, and she looked at her with some confusion. Kong Tingyun hesitated for a breath, then said sternly, "I know your clan has a genius disciple comparable to Chi Buzi, a person in whom the Mingyang bloodline has resurfaced. He is extremely noble. It is difficult for the aristocratic families of Jiangnan to keep secrets; even Xiao Chuting could only play an open game back then and could not plant hidden pieces. All the sects and factions are well aware of this."

"The relationship between the Wei Kingdom and the Qingsong Temple and the Jin Yu Sect is quite good, and the Wei Emperor Gong is an enlightened elder, which is why the Li clan has remained safe and sound in Jiangnan. The Tan Mountain Li clan of the Wu Kingdom does not cultivate Mingyang and also claims to have no connection, yet they are somewhat tainted by the bloodline. It is precisely because of this that they have always been able to remain in Jiangnan. Their clan has a Zifu cultivator, which shows that this matter is not impossible."

"All the Zifu cultivators know that the 【Mingfang Heavenly Stone】 is reserved for the heir, and that time is still far off. But I am closer to your clan, so why does it look like… Ximing has the heart for the Zifu realm and is somewhat covetous of that 【Mingfang Heavenly Stone】?"

Her eyes were filled with worry as she sincerely advised, "Little sister should be able to distinguish the facts of this matter. Does Ximing have even a half-percent chance of breaking through? The Mingfang Heavenly Stone doesn't just add a few percent; if there aren't many secret techniques, taking it won't be of much use… I'll say something unpleasant, but you cannot let him follow his own whims!"

Li Qinghong's heart relaxed. Looking at the sincere gaze of this round-faced woman, she understood at once.

'No wonder the Mingfang Heavenly Stone matter ended this way! All the Zifu cultivators calculated that my clan would bet everything on Minghuang!'

'Everything I have done to cover for Minghuang since he was small was not in vain; the Zifu cultivators only think he has the Mingyang bloodline, not that he carries a destiny!'

Li Qinghong did not know how much certainty Li Zhouwei had in breaking through to the Zifu realm when the time came, but having watched Guo Shentong, Senior Chang Xiao, and Tuolong Jian come along, she knew the certainty was extremely high. She thought it over carefully and said, "Regarding the process of condensing divine abilities, what role does the Mingfang Heavenly Stone actually play? I hope elder sister can explain a little."

Kong Tingyun said softly:

"This matter is hard to explain clearly. Secret techniques vary in number; I wonder how many secret techniques your clan has?"

Li Qinghong's heart choked, and she thought with lightning speed:

'I will say as many as Ximing has cultivated…'

So she replied:

"Only one…"

Kong Tingyun nodded and replied:

"That is already considered extremely normal. If one can cultivate one secret technique, taking this Mingfang Heavenly Stone might only add half a percent."

Li Qinghong nodded regretfully. Kong Tingyun felt that she had taken the advice to heart, so she whispered, "This thing also depends on the individual, but you cannot let Ximing have his way… Ancient cultivators could resonate with heaven and earth, making breakthroughs much easier, and things like the Mingfang Heavenly Stone had a greater effect. Nowadays, there is no accurate probability to speak of."

Li Qinghong nodded lightly and replied:

"I have taken elder sister's words to heart."

Kong Tingyun nodded with a smile, but Li Qinghong shook her head inwardly.

Whether the Mingfang Heavenly Stone was given to Ximing or left for Zhouwei, she no longer had the ability or qualification to decide.

"This thing was exchanged for by Xijun. He must trust Ximing and is certain that Zhouwei can succeed on his own. That child feels that at worst, Zhouwei will be harmed by others in advance, so whether the Mingfang Heavenly Stone is left or not doesn't matter much…"

And she, Li Qinghong, would likely have to head to the Thunder Law Cave Heaven before long. The one in charge of the clan was Li Zhouwei; would he really move Li Ximing's Mingfang Heavenly Stone?

Before Xijun died, Li Qinghong had thought it possible that Li Ximing might yield the Mingfang Heavenly Stone, but now she noticed that Li Ximing's gaze was extremely calm, and there was no need to mention how stubborn his thoughts were.

"As for the Thunder Law Cave Heaven matter, she seems completely unaware. It seems Changxi is very afraid of interfering in it and has not told her a single word. If I were to bring it up, I would damage the relationship and offend the Zifu cultivator."

Kong Tingyun then forcibly stuffed the jade slip into her hand. Only then did Li Qinghong have the heart to look at the technique: "…Gather the heavenly light, adopt the bright brilliance, store it in the Juque, refine it into an object, which is the Upper Brilliance Subduing Light. Use spiritual sense to suppress it, and it will emerge from between the eyebrows. It can capture evil spirits, sever spiritual opportunities, and judge good and evil…"

She glanced at it briefly, thanked her, and accepted it. The two chatted for a while. Li Qinghong mentioned heading to the East Sea, and Kong Tingyun readily agreed. The two left the Saline Lake and headed south.

……

Li Zhouwei left the Zhu Nan Dragon Mansion and headed toward the Weixia Kingdom. The demon generals on both sides lowered their postures significantly. The one with bulging gills and black armor lowered its head, while the one with a giant mouth and long whiskers grinned and said fawningly, "My lord… my lord is truly righteous. Such a treasure… we were burning with envy, yet my lord would not accept it…"

That Zifu ancient spirit artifact had been brought up by the two of them, so they naturally knew what an astonishing treasure Li Zhouwei had refused. Seeing that Ding Jiao's attitude toward him was very good, and since subordinates are often snobbish, how could demons be any different? They praised him one after another.

The journey was long, and Li Zhouwei chatted idly. Then, the black-faced demon general with bulging gills said in a muffled voice:

"My lord has such a great demeanor. It was the same Zifu ancient spirit artifact, yet that Guo Shentong looked at it and couldn't move his feet…"

Hearing this, Li Zhouwei became suddenly vigilant, thinking coldly: 'Guo Shentong?!'

'The same Zifu ancient spirit artifact?'

He paused slightly, observed the scenery in the distance, slowed his pace, and smiled, "I have heard of him; he is the master of Chijiao Island."

The two demons flattered him in a dry, perfunctory manner. Seeing that he had finally taken an interest, they opened up the conversation, overjoyed. The demon with the giant mouth and long whiskers said:

"My lord! The two of us followed the Crown Prince in our early years. At that time, the Crown Prince had not yet left the mansion and was following the Long Wang of Jinhai… That Guo Shentong came then. He went to the Long Wang's mansion and took away a token, which was also an ancient spirit artifact."

'Ancient spirit artifact… 【Six Dings Tianwu Tianwu Binghuo Order】! Guo Shentong might have an agreement with the dragon kin!'

He pondered for a moment. The two demons had been talking for a long time but couldn't explain why Guo Shentong was able to receive a reward. Thinking that they probably weren't qualified to enter the hall at the time, they only said these nonsensical words. Li Zhouwei said softly:

"I wonder how he is doing now."

The one with bulging gills snorted and replied:

"That person, he was born with a combined fire destiny. The Jiwu is a short-lived thing, and its brain isn't very good either. It got better after breaking through to Zifu… but he still likes to take risks. It's been so long without news… he must be dead…"

Li Zhouwei could see that he didn't know much either. Heading outward, they arrived at the Weixia Kingdom, only to find it completely different from when they arrived. The lights were dim, and the sand was covered with snow-white clams of all sizes. Several clam spirits who had taken human form were wearing white and pink clothes, opening clams to look for pearls.

A girl in pink came up, carrying a basket in her hand, inside which were large pearls, round and full, flashing with white light. The one with the giant mouth and long whiskers took it and whispered, "This is a token of the Weixia Kingdom's heart. Please, my lord, take it back…"

Only then did he take it, looking at Li Zhouwei with trepidation. The clam spirit knelt down in front of him with a thud, prostrating herself, and cried, "This little demon is willing to stake her life on it. Before, I really was holding a pearl and couldn't move… I beg my lord to investigate clearly…"

The demon generals on both sides seemed to be familiar with her and hurriedly spoke good words for her. Li Zhouwei had no interest in whether it was true or false that this sea clan hadn't seen him before, so he just waved his hand and said, "No matter."

He stepped forward, and the two demons sent him into the palace on the beast's back. Hui Yao had been waiting in front of the hall, looking dazed. Seeing everyone come up, he only had to look at the attitude of the two demons to understand seven or eight-tenths of it. He lowered his head and replied, "My lord has returned!"

Waiting for Li Zhouwei to enter the hall, he quietly tugged at the corners of the two demons' clothes and whispered:

"About the matter of the sixty thousand teeth…"

"Forget it!"

The two demons responded and turned to leave. Hui Yao entered the hall with a sense of relief, just in time to bump into Li Zhouwei's piercing eyes. The youth stood in the hall and asked, "What matter!"

Hui Yao's attitude toward him was even lower, and he said respectfully:

"The Eighth Concubine of His Highness the Dragon Prince wants a set of dharma robes… they need to use 【Sea Hui Long Teeth】… I estimate sixty thousand are needed. Originally, it was set in my tribe. Thanks to His Highness the Heir, my three thousand children's lives were saved…"

Li Zhouwei knew the rules of the East Sea. Having come all the way here, he finally truly understood that foundation-establishment demons like Hui Yao and the King of Weixia were also this humble. He said softly, "You all are always like this."

"Always like this."

Hui Yao just stood there and said suspiciously, "It has been like this for millions of years. Is there any difference? It was like this before taking human form. My Hui clan also absorbs the essence of thousands of spirit crabs every year… It is only natural."

Li Zhouwei did not answer him. Watching him retreat, he kept staring at the wine in his cup.

"Ding Jiao does not think I am human… Then what about Lushui… Is the True Lord human? The True Lord is like a dragon, foundation establishment is like a Hui, and mortals are like crabs. There is no difference between the sea and the bottom of this sea."

He stared quietly at the wine and pondered. Ding Jiao's dragon mansion was extremely luxurious, full of singing and laughter, but it did not relax Li Zhouwei's mood. Instead, the postures of the Weixia Kingdom and Hui Yao turned over and over in his mind.

Li Zhouwei had been mature since he was small and had seen many people. Now that he had seen demons, he found that they were no different; they all loved to eat people. He couldn't help but doubt, "It is often said that the Heavenly Dao is collapsing and the world is like this. But who knows if the world is really like this, or if it was always like this? The Heavenly Dao is collapsing… Is it better for everyone to be free, or is it better to have something in charge above the heavens…"

"Blood food, blood food… Those who do not eat people lose three-tenths of their strength. Can they really defeat those who eat people?"

He was born extraordinary. His thoughts lingered, and he pondered, "No matter who is right or wrong, the several elders are dedicated to me. How can I let them down?"

Li Zhouwei lifted his bottom line and pondered for a breath, then let it go. The seawater outside the hall floated and docked. It should have arrived at the Hui clan's territory. A group of shadows followed. Hui Yao lowered his voice, driving away the younger generation who were coming up to be intimate: "Go, go… all go back…"

……

Ziyan Blessed Land.

The purple qi in the sky gathered continuously. Purple smoke flew back and forth over mountains large and small, like silk and threads, circling and rising. Pavilions and towers were beautiful and magnificent.

A small pavilion sat on the vast purple smoke. A woman in green was standing to one side, and a female cultivator in purple robes was leaning on the stone steps. The skirt, which fluttered like purple qi, hung down from the high cliff, turning into purple smoke and dissipating halfway down.

Her eyebrows were slightly flat, and her face was habitually calm. Her eyes were rarely filled with confusion, looking far into the distance. The purple qi of the entire Blessed Land surged because of her breathing, but Kan Xuyu did not say a word.

Shen Yanqing stood beside her with some grief. Kan Xuyu's body was filled with rising purple qi. She raised her finger to calculate and pondered secretly:

'The things have been sent to the dragon kin. Dongfang Lieyun is still trustworthy and will not break his word. That bastard Yuan Su has already promoted Li Xuanfeng, but I am not in a good position to touch him again. By borrowing the path of the dragon kin, I can be considered to have done my part.'

She said softly:

"Yanqing, after I pass away, go home… Your father is in seclusion, and the Shen family also needs a head of the house."

Shen Yanqing responded with an "en." This small pavilion was protected by a formation, so she didn't worry about being heard by the Zifu cultivators in the sky. She said in a low voice, "If Master comes back through reincarnation, if there are any requirements, just send a letter to my Shen family… Yanqing will always be waiting…"

"No need."

Kan Xuyu laughed and shook her head lightly. The voice in her mouth was inaudible.

She secretly compared the faces of the Li family members with the face in the bottom of her heart, only to find that she couldn't find any common ground. The woman's thoughts drifted, and she secretly spat:

"They should be the descendants of the same clan brothers… Hmph… they wouldn't have any illegitimate children behind my back, would they…"

Her eyes brightened for a moment, and the expression on her face instantly turned from cold to a pursed-lipped joy. But this brilliance disappeared immediately. Kan Xuyu looked far into the horizon.

There were quite a few people who came to observe the ceremony. Although they all felt that she, Zipei, would rely on that golden nature for reincarnation and would not prove anything, she, Zipei, was after all one of the few people who had received the grace of Li Jiangqun. A group of Zifu cultivators all had quite a few expectations.

The purple qi on Kan Xuyu's body rose into the sky, gathering the purple-red color of the entire horizon. The clouds also turned into a pure purple color, all falling onto her. A point of purple intent emerged between her eyebrows. She joined two fingers, placed them on her lips, and spat out a mouthful of purple qi.

This purple qi was completely different from the purple of the sky, more ethereal, mixed with a little pale white. It was just a thin wisp, stopping slowly in front of her, condensing into a pill shape.

In an instant, between heaven and earth, the sound of Dao scriptures grew loud, and the smell of burning incense drifted everywhere. The entire Ziyan Blessed Land mountains and ridges rattled. The elk raised their heads, and the birds were silent.

【Heavenly Cultivation Purple Qi Immortal Origin Nature】! The entire mountain range was filled with purple qi. Every flying leaf was densely covered with scriptures. The incense sticks inserted in the incense burners on the mountain extinguished themselves, shaking like living things. The incense ash climbed onto the pillars by itself, recovering bit by bit to the state of not having been lit.

The woman in the sky was like a fairy riding the qi, but bright tears rolled down her face. Kan Xuyu was overjoyed in her heart.

'Brother Jiangqun, four hundred years have finally been endured!'

The purple qi, condensed into ultimate brilliance, rushed to the sky. Every wisp of purple qi that she had scattered with her divine ability, covering the entire horizon, was rushing back, carrying the sound of chanting from all over the Yue Kingdom, all falling into the purple qi in front of her.

Kan Xuyu stopped and sighed lightly.

While the cultivators were amazed at Zipei's profound cultivation, the two shadows in the air looked at each other, both with surprise, their voices sharp: "She… fortunately she brought the 【Nine Luo Obtaining Nature Cloth】!" ===== CHAPTER 639 =====