Chapter 644: Secrets

Pingya Continent.

The main hall was filled with bright sunshine. Li Zhouwei sat in the main seat holding a jade slip. The light brushed over one lacquer-red pillar after another, falling into the wide hall in the middle of the main hall.

Returning from the lake, Li Qinghong returned to her cave mansion to go into seclusion, waiting for Xi Zikang's arrival. Father Li Chengliao also went into seclusion to polish his cultivation, preparing to break through to foundation establishment, and the power of the hub fell into Li Zhouwei's hands.

Li Zhouwei didn't find it troublesome. Cultivating in seclusion too fast would inevitably make people suspicious. He planned to focus on cultivating dharma techniques, and his cultivation could be polished, which just happened not to hinder the family affairs.

His hand pressed on the case, and light flowed on the pale golden jade slip, revealing a few small characters:

"《Upper Brilliance Subduing Light》"

Xi Zikang had not yet entered the cave heaven, so the escape technique "Flowing Sun Folding Light" could not be read for the time being. Li Zhouwei had spent this year sending people into the mountains to contact Bai Rong, and he had also gained some harvest from specializing in this method.

His spiritual sense dived into his body, only to see that the Juque Court was hazy, with only a point of bright light like a bean, jumping lightly, continuously swallowing the dharma power in his body, without seeing any divine mystery.

But Li Zhouwei straightened his body, lowered his eyebrows and looked at this jade slip, pondering in his heart, rubbing the jade slip lightly.

Without him, this was the first time the Li clan had seen, and even the first time they had heard, that a dharma technique was refined in the Juque Court, and this 【Upper Brilliance Subduing Light】 was even more unheard of, being suppressed after refining and flying from Juque to the eyebrow Rising Yang, and then flying out to defend against the enemy.

"Commonly speaking, foundation establishment is in the qi sea, Rising Yang is for divine abilities, and what is Juque? In the Zifu Golden Core Dao, it appears redundant…"

He saw that the operation route and path of the dharma technique were completely different, and could only judge that this dharma technique was quite ancient, probably earlier than the Zifu Golden Core Dao, and had some expectations:

"Since casting the spell is so cumbersome, I'm afraid it won't be released in a short while. It must be calm and quiet. It really has the style of the ancients."

He was thinking, when a person stepped into the hall hurriedly. Chen Yang was wearing armor, kneeling halfway in front of the hall, his voice low and cold:

"Report to my lord! The chaos of the East Shanyue has been settled, Li Jiman has come to pay respects, and has arrived outside the hall."

The light on the lake had passed for a year, and everything was stable, except that the East Shanyue had some turmoil. Li Jiman's son failed to poison him, escaped from the city, and stirred up quite a bit of chaos.

Li Zhouwei sent Chen Yang to make a trip, descending from the sky, and taking the head of that prince. Li Jiman came over in a dejected manner.

This Shanyue knelt in front of the hall door, his old face covered in cold sweat, the East Shanyue was now actually no different from the Easterners, dressed in clothes, Li Jiman's hair crown was on the ground, crooked.

Li Zhouwei glanced at it. This old man cried:

"The little minister has seen… Great He Mingfang!"

Shanyue always addressed him like this, and Li Zhouwei didn't care, continuing to read the jade slip, waiting for him to defend himself.

Li Jiman's status was extremely awkward now. He was supported to the throne by Li Yuanping and could be considered a person of the Bo lineage. But in the blink of an eye, the power fell into the hands of the Zhong lineage. Although Li Xijun and Li Chengliao had no sect views, this was ultimately a mark he couldn't erase.

He had always been low-key. Who knew that the rebellious son had been the crown prince for forty years and couldn't hold it in anymore, instigating him to break through to foundation establishment, but failing, and went to collude with outsiders to poison him…

Now kneeling under the hall, he couldn't speak of his grievances, and pulled out quite a few words, only to see Li Zhouwei say lightly:

"The East Shanyue is not big, so watch it well. If you are not capable enough, the continent will send people over."

Li Jiman only kowtowed, Chen Yang pulled the person down, and returned to the hall, whispering:

"Your Highness, this crown prince is so unwise, I'm afraid there is a grievance… could it be Dili Youjie…"

The East Shanyue and the North Shanyue had always been at odds, so it was no wonder Chen Yang thought so. Li Zhouwei put down the jade slip and replied:

"Even if there is a grievance, it is Li Jiman's incompetence. He is old, and he can't even manage his own son… Dili Youjie has been an old man who has gone through life and death with me after all, so he wouldn't come to seek death at this time."

He got up from the case and whispered:

"Internal fighting among the various mansions and factions of the family is common. Li Jiman and Dili Youjie don't take sides, so naturally, someone wants to change a Shanyue King. Taking and releasing, the next time they calculate, it won't just be calculating Li Jiman."

"Don't worry about these things."

He stepped to the front of the hall, took out the letter from his sleeve, and looked at the series of changes in Qingchi in recent days, densely recorded on a whole page.

Qingchi had been turned upside down in this year. Chi Fupo fully reused Chi Fupo's group of people, and was in full swing in the sect. Si Yuanli did not go out behind closed doors, and the Si family faction was defeated, with almost no one left in their positions.

Even the Lingu family, which had the deepest foundation, had several people lose their positions in the South Sea. Li Xizhi had been missing for a year, and Ning Hejing had made big moves in the East Sea. There were even rumors that Li Xizhi had been harmed by the Chi family.

And the end of the letter mentioned that the envoy from Qingchi had brought rewards to Wangyue Lake. Li Zhouwei laughed for a while, shaking his head endlessly:

'Qingchi is really turbulent. The rewards for the North-South dispute were delayed for a full five years… only now are they mentioning any rewards.'

Actually, except for the Li clan and the Lingu clan, the rest of the families had already received them in the early years. The two families were "The merit is great, still need to be discussed." This discussion lasted for five years.

He calculated the days, and it should be today. After waiting for a while, he saw An Siwei come up to report, respectfully:

"Your Highness, someone from the Qingchi Sect has come!"

"Go, go and greet them."

He stepped out, and the two followed behind, heading toward the outside of the hall.

The one who came from Qingchi was not a rainbow cloud boat, but a spirit boat. Two people stood in front of the boat, their expressions were kind, and seeing Li Zhouwei coming over, they both got off the boat and bowed.

The leader was quite heroic, his clothes were blue and white, his eyes were full of kindness, and his tone was very polite:

"Below, Li Quantao, greets the family head!"

Chi Fupo was obviously not a narrow-minded and stupid person. Since it was a reward as a favor, he wouldn't play any tricks to send people to make things difficult. The person in charge of this matter was Li Encheng's son, Li Quantao!

Li Zhouwei had also heard of his name, and understood that this person's relationship could be considered good, so he said softly:

"Envoy, please!"

Li Quantao seemed to have had a good time these days, his expression looked much more mature, and his demeanor was quite imposing. The few people behind him were extremely respectful to him.

Chi Fupo really had no available people under his command, so many talents who had been neglected in the sect were reused by him. Li Quantao's status was not low now.

He laughed, entered together, landed in the hall, and said sternly:

"We are all Wei Li, I won't tidy up those crooked paths, just take the things!"

This person was heroic and generous, waved his sleeve, and the people behind him hurriedly held the large box forward, holding the bottom of the box with both hands, injecting dharma power into it, and the jade box opened by itself.

"Brush!"

A burst of pill fragrance rushed to his face. What came into view were five Suiyuan Pills embedded in the grooves, gray and patterned, emitting bursts of flowing light. An Siwei behind him lowered his head hurriedly, not daring to look again.

Above were two slightly smaller jade boxes and one long jade box. Li Quantao opened them one by one and said softly:

"Suiyuan Pills don't need to be said much. These five portions are extremely sufficient and have great benefits for foundation establishment. As for these two jade boxes, one is the rare thunder-attribute precious medicine 【Thunder Heart Combine】, and one is 【Nine Stamen Spirit Xuan】."

He held it with one hand, opened one of them, and saw a pale purple heart and lung lying inside, densely covered with black veins, beating slightly, with a few flower leaves padded underneath.

Li Quantao grinned and said:

"This thing is very well preserved. The only thing to note is that it cannot be taken out during thunder and rain. If it leaves the box and encounters thunder and rain, it will turn into thunder and escape, and the essence will be scattered. It cannot be chased back without Zifu."

"This thing is very beneficial to thunder cultivators, it is for Senior Qinghong."

He turned his hand and covered the box and put it away. The other jade box was not opened, introducing it through the box:

"This is 【Nine Stamen Spirit Xuan】, which can cure foundation damage, congenital deficiency, cultivation instability, and immortal foundation instability. It cannot see light. If it sees light, it will wither."

Chi Fupo was still generous. These two precious medicines were both rare good things. Li Quantao put them into the box together, turned to take the longer jade box, turned it open, and said:

"This is 【Bone Tree Yin Brilliance Branch】, which is a rare Jueyin dharma tool…"

He raised his eyebrows to look at Li Zhouwei, sighed deeply, and whispered:

"The Sect Master originally set a Mingyang dharma tool, but it was blocked by Master Ning three or four times. This matter was delayed again and again. Finally, the dharma tool couldn't be taken out, and it was changed to this dharma tool."

"So that's it!"

Li Zhouwei nodded, took a look at the jade box, and saw a small arm-length jade branch lying inside, half bone and half jade, clear and bright, with pure black leaves hanging on several forks, sparse and scattered, shrouded in a gloomy qi.

'【Bone Tree Yin Brilliance Branch】, the name is so ugly… but the appearance is not bad.'

Li Zhouwei looked at it, smiled, and said:

"Envoy, you are too polite. Whatever the sect bestows is what it is. No need to trouble the Sect Master. My family accepts this intention."

Li Zhouwei definitely couldn't use this dharma tool. Not only Li Zhouwei, I'm afraid most cultivators couldn't understand it. It is estimated that only in the hands of the Daughter Kingdom and the Pure One Dao could it show its true style.

But he only felt that Ning Hejing's move was unreasonable.

"Ning Hejing doesn't know what kind of madness he is having. This thing is a treasure for the Pure One Dao. I can't use it myself, can't I exchange it?"

An Siwei took the jade box. Li Zhouwei caught a glimpse of Li Quantao still having a look of regret, and his heart turned:

"Ning Hejing is a person who governs one side after all, he shouldn't be stupid to this extent. Most of it is just words to persuade Chi Xuxiao to reward Mingyang things, fearing that my family will grow big… It seems that someone added fuel to the fire, wanting my family to hate Ning Hejing…"

Li Quantao only felt that the youth in front of him had a somewhat domineering face, and spoke more politely. Where did he think that the youth in front of him had turned a hundred times in his heart and passed through so many calculations? As he arrived in the hall, he sent away the people beside him, and finally revealed a look of worry.

He whispered:

"Family head… have you heard the news of Xizhi! I am like a brother to him… the Earth Abyss has changed drastically, and the soul lamp in the sect is extremely dim… I am extremely worried!"

His face full of anxiety did not look fake. Li Zhouwei shook his head and said softly:

"Even the Upper Sect has no news, how could my family know!"

Li Quantao had to frown and sit in the seat, unable to stretch for a long time, and said in a deep voice:

"The family head might not know the seriousness of this matter. The Earth Abyss is filled with Xi Qi and Shaoyang light, both of which are filled with it, blinding and hurting the spirit. One year is enough to be fatal!"

Li Zhouwei realized something, narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his head, and revealed a look of anxiety on his face, but his heart was pounding.

Li Xizhi's jade talisman in the clan was clearly unchanged, and even remained as bright as ever!

'Is the jade talisman not accurate enough… or is he deceiving me with words!'

Li Quantao and Li Xizhi were friends who had gone through life and death. Li Zhouwei didn't quite believe that Li Quantao would collude with Qingchi to deceive him, but was it difficult to deceive Li Quantao? Using fake letters to move true feelings was really not much of a calculation.

He was silent like this, and Li Quantao thought he was shaken, and whispered:

"Xizhi and Master Si have a very good relationship, and the senior died for his order, so you can ask him. There will definitely be a reply! He is in seclusion all day and doesn't see anyone, I can't see him… otherwise I would have gone to ask him myself!"

Li Zhouwei realized and nodded, happy:

"Good! I will write a letter!"

He laughed in his heart, secretly thinking:

"So that's the idea!"

Write a letter to Si Yuanli? Communicating so blatantly, even if Si Yuanli dared to say it, Chi Fupo wouldn't dare to believe it! Li Zhouwei never thought of writing a letter to Si Yuanli from beginning to end.

"News obtained so aimlessly… is worth believing…"

He calculated the time, and after a month, he could reply to Li Quantao. But sending a letter to the sect openly… how could he gain Chi Fupo's trust?

"Li Encheng and Li Enxi died one after another… the original path was also broken…"

Li Zhouwei pondered for a while, flicked lightly on the formation on the case, and waited for a moment. A youth entered the hall, his clothes green on the outside and white on the inside. It was Li Li Chenghuai.

Li Zhouwei's voice was extremely low:

"The Deng family left my family a secret way to communicate in the past… can that shop still be found? Trouble the clan uncle to make a trip to the market, contact the Deng family, and send a letter to the sect for me."

Li Li Chenghuai didn't ask a single word, responded, and retreated. Li Zhouwei turned the jade slip in his hand and looked quietly at the brilliant jade box in the sun:

'For smart people… the more secretly they hear it, the more worth believing… To deal with smart people, be stupid; to deal with stupid people, be smart. Nothing more than this.' ===== CHAPTER 645 ===== 【6

"News obtained in such a headless and brainless manner... is the only kind that looks like the result of communication between the Li and Si families via 'secret letters'..."

He calculated the time; in one month, he could send a reply to Li Quantao. But to send a letter openly into the sect... how could that possibly gain Chi Fupo's trust?

"With Li Encheng and Li Enxi dead one after the other... that original path is also severed..."

Li Zhouwei pondered for a moment and brushed his hand lightly over the formation on the desk. After waiting a moment, a young man entered the hall, his clothing green on the outside and white on the inside; it was none other than Li Li Chenghuai.

Li Zhouwei's voice was extremely low:

"The Deng family left my family a secret method of communication years ago... can that shop still be found? I must trouble you, Clan Uncle, to make a trip to the marketplace, contact the Deng family, and send a letter into the sect for me when the time comes."

Li Li Chenghuai did not ask a single question and withdrew in response. Li Zhouwei turned the jade slip in his hand, gazing quietly at the brilliant jade box under the sunlight:

'To a smart person... the more secretly something is heard, the more worthy it is of belief... to deal with a smart person, one must be stupid; to deal with a stupid person, one must be smart. It is nothing more than this.'