Chapter 667: Secret Plot (Part 1)

The night was dark and surging. The Qingsong Island was bright everywhere, and the vegetation on the immortal peak where the Qingchi station was located had become sparse. Iron pillars stood tall, and tiny spots of dark red blood flowed, though it was unknown what kind of monster blood it was, as it was slowly turning into smoke.

A middle-aged man emerged from the forest of iron pillars, the treasures on his body clinking and clanking. His expression was sinister. Seeing him come out of the forest, a group of cultivators hurriedly called out in a fawning manner.

"Greetings, Lord Senior Feiluoya!"

This person was none other than Senior Feiluoya, a disciple of Mount Wushan from back then. He had visited the Li family several times, seeking only a way out, before being captured by Li Xuanfeng to serve the Ning family. Looking back, several decades had already passed.

Senior Feiluoya glanced over with his slightly red eyes but did not reply. Several guest elders busied themselves catching up, fawning over him incessantly.

Senior Feiluoya was ruthless and full of schemes. Over the years, he had climbed upward by any means necessary. Having come from Mount Wushan, he possessed many sinister methods within his witchcraft, which were very practical in the Southern Border, allowing him to rise step by step.

In recent years, he finally caught the eye of the Ning family's direct line and was heavily relied upon by Ning Hejing, reaching his current status. No matter how much these Qingchi guest elders looked down on him in private, they all had to honestly call him "Lord."

Senior Feiluoya untied a jade bead from his waist, shone it around himself, and sealed off the surroundings to prevent eavesdropping before saying in a low voice:

"Have you all used your magic tools to investigate? Is there any movement in the Earth Abyss?"

"Reporting to you, Lord, there is none."

One person stepped forward to answer, offering a palm-sized emerald blue mirror with both hands, and whispered: "Li Xizhi has not appeared for many years; I fear his life is not guaranteed."

"Even the 【Questioning Flowing Light】 cannot detect him."

Senior Feiluoya put away the ancient magic tool that looked like a mirror. Back then, he was penniless and just a small Shanyue tribesman; now, he was using ancient magic tools. As he walked, the many magic tools on his body clattered and clanked.

'He is a Shanyue after all. No matter where he goes, he can't change that foul habit of hanging everything on his body...'

The guest elder smiled on the surface but cursed in his heart. Senior Feiluoya glanced at him, ignored him, flicked his sleeves to drive everyone away, and turned back into the forest.

Ning Hejing, wearing red soft armor, sat upright in the pitch-black darkness. Opposite him, a fat monk pressed his palms together, smiling with narrowed eyes, while a small letter lay on the stone table.

Ning Hejing sat with a gloomy face. Seeing Senior Feiluoya approach, he unfolded the letter to read it again.

"This is a letter from within the sect."

This letter seemed to have been folded dozens of times, the creases growing deeper. Ning Hejing said in a low voice:

"Chi Fupo's people have already left the sect..."

The two evil spirits and one light in the Earth Abyss had gradually calmed down. Li Xizhi had not yet died, and leaving the earth veins was only a matter of time. Ning Hejing pondered for a moment and asked: "Master Liaokong, what does Chi Zhihu say on his end?"

This Liaokong had a very blessed appearance and looked simple and honest. He looked at him with a smile and said softly: "Chi Zhihu wants to make a move on Li Xizhi. It will be set on the Reef Sea, and the great array is already prepared! As soon as he passes through that place, the array will be activated immediately to execute this person."

"Good..."

Ning Hejing's tone was calm as he said in a low voice: "With you as his reliance, Chi Zhihu will have no problem killing this person. No matter how much Sima Yuanli pretends to be dead, he cannot remain indifferent!"

Ning Hejing treated the two as his confidants, not hiding anything in his speech, and said in a low voice:

"I must thank you, Master, for taking action so that this matter could be settled."

Ning Hejing relied heavily on Senior Feiluoya now only because he had some methods and had his territory snatched by the Li family, making him relatively trustworthy. As for the one he truly valued, it was only the Master Liaokong before him...

"After all, one can only trust the mortal enemy of one's enemy."

Putting aside the entanglements between the Li family and the Buddhist cultivators, the eighteen Buddhist cultivators Li Xuanfeng killed on the river were enough. Ning Hejing had seen with his own eyes that Liaokong truly intended to harm the Li clan and had put in great effort in this matter.

"Sui Guan Zhenren is surnamed Chi after all, and Bu Zi is away. It seems Yuan Xiu truly has no intention for the main seat of Qingchi. However, the Sima family is not to be bullied. As long as Li Xizhi dies, Sima Yuanli will definitely counterattack."

Liaokong wanted to eliminate Buddhist enemies, and Ning Hejing wanted Chi Fupo and the Sima family to turn against each other and fight. They hit it off immediately. Liaokong immediately plotted to get close to Chi Zhihu. This old thing was originally a reckless character, searching everywhere for people to harm Li Xizhi. Liaokong fit his intentions perfectly.

Ning Hejing calculated back and forth, and indeed there was no doubt. He said in a muffled voice: "That snake monster is unremarkable. It is already a miracle that it didn't die in the Earth Abyss. Even if he is lucky, one man and one monster, Chi Zhihu has three people, plus a master, and the great array is covering them. How could he escape!"

"Once Chi Zhihu kills Li Xizhi, you must immediately reincarnate and return to the north. We will then be cleared of this..."

Senior Feiluoya listened for a while, frowned, and said: "But... Lord, the Earth Abyss is connected in all directions after all, and there are many exits in the surrounding area. If Li Xizhi returns to Qingsong Island from the Earth Abyss and recuperates on the spot, not going to any Reef Sea, wouldn't that be a wasted effort?"

Ning Hejing laughed and shook his head, answering:

"You don't understand this."

The fat monk on the side looked at him meaningfully, shook his head, and answered:

"Benefactor... this is what this little monk calculated a few days ago. It originally required something he carried with him, but unfortunately, one cannot enter Changtian Peak..."

"Fortunately, Li Xizhi once lived on Qingsui Peak. I borrowed Li Xizhi's things from Peak Master Yuan of Qingsui Peak to calculate that Li Xizhi has already arrived at the Reef Sea."

"Actually, this guy arrived there long ago and is secretly healing his wounds! I am preparing to bid you two farewell and head to that place!"

Ning Hejing smiled and looked at Senior Feiluoya, saying:

"I also just learned of this matter and hadn't told you!"

Senior Feiluoya suddenly realized and kept praising them for being brilliant, praising them until the two laughed out loud. The Shanyue tribesman felt cold in his heart: 'He actually doesn't trust me...'

How could Senior Feiluoya believe that he had just learned of it! It turned out that sending him to painstakingly use magic tools to investigate the various veins of the Earth Abyss and search everywhere was just to confuse the situation, even deceiving him along with them! The Shanyue tribesman stood quietly, his thoughts growing more numerous, but his expression remained very calm.

Reef Sea.

The Reef Sea was located at the edge of the He Tian Sea. The water was not deep, and reefs stood in great numbers. Li Xizhi flew out from the seabed nearby and had just arrived at this place.

He had hidden in the Earth Abyss for such a long time, and his state was still good, but Li Wushao was listless and had not recovered. This old monster had just transformed into human form, his face pale, and movement was difficult, so he stayed in a temporarily opened cave dwelling at the exit to heal his wounds.

The Xia Yao Li Qiyun had indeed healed its wounds, the orange Xia feathers on its cheeks were much brighter, and it had already transformed into its original form, heading north with Li Xizhi. One man and one Yao transformed into a ray of Xia light, their speed astonishingly fast.

Li Xizhi looked at the map in his hand and said softly:

"The nearest market is just ahead. Having stayed inside for so many years, the elixirs on my body are all used up. It is just right to buy some back so that Wushao can heal his wounds..."

He seemed completely unprepared, but his eyes always inadvertently swept over the sea reefs under his feet, as if looking for something. Just after flying for a while, he indeed saw the seawater under his feet boiling, and several rays of white light shot into the sky, condensing into a bright white barrier.

"Li Xizhi!"

A loud shout sounded like thunder. Li Xizhi stopped the Xia Yao, raised his eyebrows to look, and saw several people flying out from the sea surface. The leader had the cultivation of the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, his appearance was rugged, and his expression was triumphant. Who else could it be but Chi Zhihu?

Standing behind this man were three guest elders, two middle-aged men in red robes at the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and one old man in white robes at the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Looking at them, they all looked familiar; naturally, they were Chi family confidants, and Li Xizhi recognized them all.

"Guest Elder Zhao who cultivates Bright Yang, Xia Yun who cultivates Mother Fire, and Wu Weibai, the Shanyue tribesman who guards overseas..."

Li Xizhi swept a glance, not afraid, and smiled warmly: "Is there anyone else? Come out together!"

"You!"

Chi Zhihu had been unhappy with Li Xizhi for a long time. Now, seeing this young man with no fear on his face and riding such a large Xia Yao, his triumph quickly turned into vigilance, and he did not speak.

He first used his spiritual sense to investigate and found that this Xia Yao was only at the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. His heart suddenly relaxed. Not giving him a chance to speak, his expression was solemn, and he said in a low voice:

"Do it!"

In an instant, three rays of magic light swept over. One was as bright as sunlight, its speed extremely fast; one was as scorching as fire, enveloping his surroundings; the last one was clear and bright, wandering in the air, peeping like a poisonous snake.

The three people behind Chi Zhihu were not only guest elders of the Qingchi Sect but also confidants of the Chi family. This move of three rays of magic light was dazzling and extraordinary. He himself was even more on guard, constantly forming seals in his hands, gathering waves of intense spiritual energy fluctuations.

"Good..."

Li Xizhi praised, patted the Xia Yao lightly, and this spirit beast disappeared from under his feet instantly. He revealed a tripod-shaped Xia light in his hand, lifted his sleeve, and flicked it lightly.

"【Heart Tripod Eliminates Calamity!】"

The magic light that was as bright as sunlight had just reached his face when it was instantly sucked into his hand like a long whale drinking water, disappearing completely. Li Xizhi flicked it again, releasing a bright patch, which collided with the scorching red magic light, turning into a piece of broken fire.

The three people's probing had just finished, and Li Xizhi had already transformed into several rays of Xia light and dissipated, letting the remaining ray of magic light wander around like a headless fly.

"Good magic spell..."

The only old man at the late stage of Foundation Establishment among the four, Wu Weibai, sighed. The magic sword in his hand flew up, and in mid-air, it seemed to hit something with extremely fast speed, wobbling and bouncing away, falling back into his hand.

Two rays of Xia light revealed themselves from the opposite direction. Li Xizhi's shadow flickered in the air, sheathed his sword, and disappeared from mid-air again.

'His movement technique has also reached an extremely exquisite level!'

The four people were suddenly stifled. The old man Wu Weibai had seen Lin Gu Xia in his early years and deeply understood how difficult these Xia light high-level cultivators were to deal with, coming and going without a trace. He said in a low voice:

"Your Highness!"

Chi Zhihu was slightly unwilling, but still took out a mirror from his sleeve. Something he originally thought he wouldn't even need had to be activated after only one exchange, making him lose face.

"Hum!"

But this mirror was indeed not an ordinary object. As soon as it was taken out, a point of wandering Xia light immediately appeared in the entire great array, and a ray of sunlight brilliance rose from the mirror, chasing and slashing at this Xia light.

"Chi..."

This mirror was powerful in investigation, but the magic light was obviously much inferior. It fell on the Xia light and left no trace. Instead, a bright ray of Xia light was flicked back, obviously swallowed by 【Heart Tripod Eliminates Calamity】 again.

The four people had specially read Li Xizhi's Morning Xia Gathering Dew Art before coming and had an understanding of the many magic spells within it, recognizing this 【Heart Tripod Eliminates Calamity】 at a glance.

'【Heart Tripod Eliminates Calamity】 is not an easy magic spell to cultivate... He probably spent a lot of effort.'

Chi Zhihu also raised his eyebrows, first blocking the light that was swept back, reacting extremely fast. The white light in his hand jumped up, and he said coldly:

"Do not delay! Quick battle, quick decision!"

Chi Zhihu prided himself on having made sufficient preparations. The four of them were enough to steadily suppress him, not to mention that there was a master hidden in the dark. The only thing he feared was someone coming to help, so he shouted: "Do not be timid!"

"Clang..."

The white light in his hand was like a bean, hitting exactly in mid-air. Li Xizhi could not dodge and manifested his figure from the Xia light. Only then did he have a look of solemnity, pressing his hands together: "Scatter."

A burst of Xia light sprayed from his hands, pushing away the white light that was the size of a white bean for the time being. He pulled out a fan to block the flying magic sword, and the next magic spell had already been brewed: "【Rainbow Shadow Clone】."

At this moment, colorful light rose, dividing into more than a dozen Li Xizhi. The sky was full of Xia light, making the four people stunned. They immediately used pupil techniques, but could not see through any of them. Not only did the magic light and magic sword sway without a target, but even the soybean-sized white light hesitated.

"Bang!"

But in this short breath of time, a violent collision sound came to the ears of the three, and a dazzling Xia light flashed by, hitting the Guest Elder Zhao who was pinching seals and casting spells.

"Puff!"

He had no awareness at all, looked up and sprayed a mouthful of blood, not even having time for his protective magic tool to come to his aid, and fell headfirst into the sea.

"What!"

This Xia light transformed into a young man wearing colorful clothes with feathers on his face, chasing Zhao into the water with a smile. Chi Zhihu cursed fiercely and suddenly pulled out a talisman.

"Protect me!"

He injected magic power into it. Seeing the two people behind him still busy slashing at the clones, he cursed incessantly, but saw several rays of Xia light rising in front of him, and an orange-yellow light spot jumped twice, making his eyes ache.

'Not good...'

He only felt his hand empty, and the talisman disappeared instantly. His eyes were sore and teary. After finally seeing clearly what was in front of him, the dozen or so Li Xizhi in front of him actually had a talisman in their hands at the same time!

The next moment, these dozen Li Xizhi cast spells at the same time, transforming into a dozen orange phantom colors, disappearing, leaving only the Xia light wandering around in the array.

The first magic spell Li Xizhi practiced was 【Floating Light Picking Objects】. Not only was it what Xia light was best at, but it was also the magic spell he was best at himself. Now, after many years of blessing with talisman energy, it had long reached the point of perfection.

"You!"

The two guest elders behind hurriedly protected him. Wu Weibai sighed secretly and said in a low voice using magic power transmission: 'Your Highness, this person's 【Floating Light Picking Objects】 technique is quite terrifying. If you want to use talismans, you still need to tell us in advance.'

Don't look at Chi Zhihu having reminded them early, but this matter couldn't blame the two at all. Knowing that the other party had the technique of picking objects, he should have retreated behind the two before taking it out. How could he take it to his hand and then say it? Wu Weibai was tactful enough, but Chi Zhihu didn't know that it was his own lack of experience in fighting magic, secretly resenting the two behind him, and feeling a stifled breath in his chest, but also secretly terrified by the depth of his magic spells: 'Never heard that Li Xizhi had such high talent in magic spells! Hidden so deep!'

Knowing that everyone doesn't like to read the plot of Qingchi, I have been dragging it out without writing it, but I can't not write it, so I try to explain it briefly and completely. The Qingchi matter will be finished in a few chapters and then the timeline will jump. Because this period of time during the New Year is quite busy, it is difficult to add more chapters, so I hope for your understanding. ===== CHAPTER 668 =====