Chapter 675

Li Ximing had just taken a look when Wang Long was already busy packing up the book. Zhang Gui stepped over, picked up the book with a muffled sound, and the two folded the thick book. Only then did Zhang Gui say in a low voice: "There really isn't..."

The two looked at each other, seemingly having a tacit understanding, and stopped talking. Wang Long lifted a purple-gold booklet from the bottom, and Zhang Gui started to move his brush, writing on the booklet for a while. Purple-gold radiance flowed, and Zhang Gui said: "... Hmm... Jing Prefecture Wangyue Marsh, current Wangyue Lake territory..."

He paused and said in a low voice:

"Ximing shouldn't have practiced in other places for many years, right? This matter is of great importance, you must not hide it from me."

Li Ximing estimated that this thing should have been recorded in the register, and since these two couldn't find him, they wanted to fill it in privately. He had nothing to hide and said straight out: "Not bad."

Zhang Gui wrote two more characters and asked:

"Daoist name?"

Li Ximing pondered for a moment and replied: "Zhaojing."

Zhang Gui buried his head and moved his brush. Li Ximing placed one hand on his storage bag, searched for a while, took out two jade boxes from his sleeve, and said softly: "Sorry to trouble the two of you for this trip. I have prepared a small gift to express my gratitude."

"Fellow Daoist is too polite."

Zhang Gui didn't stop his hand, raised his head to thank him, and lowered his head to outline again. Wang Long took it, nodded slightly, and replied:

"This is my duty, Fellow Daoist is too polite."

Li Ximing saw that the two were familiar with the process, and it was clearly a matter of convention. The jade boxes could not block spiritual sense, and inside were a 【Dry Rock Bright Fruit】 gifted by Lu Ken back then and a portion of 【Earth Sha Cold Spring】.

The two treasures, one was Earth Virtue and the other was Sha Qi, both had something to do with the Yin Office. It was already the best thing he could take out after scanning his storage bag for a long time: "No one has ever said that the Yin Office would come to record names. Fortunately, seeing Wang Long's appearance, these two things are barely enough, so as not to offend the two."

As he thought, Zhang Gui had already finished outlining, put away the brush as large as a pestle, and cupped his hands:

"The name recording is finished. I have disturbed you, Fellow Daoist. The divine ability is attained, five hundred years of leisure. When Fellow Daoist's lifespan is about to end and you wish to ascend to the Fruit Position, I will come again. We will talk then."

Wang Long picked up the book, and the two broke through the Great Void, drilled into the boundless dark place, and returned to the Yin Office.

Li Ximing waited for a moment, scanned the surroundings with his Heavenly Light, and confirmed that there was no one around. He couldn't make up his mind:

"Yang Tianya has a Yin Office background, and his breakthrough was kept secret, clearly having a plot. Sending two envoys to let me see it also seems like showing goodwill."

"On the other hand... my name was not on the register, and the two envoys filled it in themselves. Was it instructed by someone behind the Yang family? His status is not low, I fear he is helping me."

Compared to this, the two precious medicines just now seemed insignificant. Li Ximing put aside his doubts and secretly calculated:

"I have achieved Zifu, and according to custom, I should announce it to all families. I fear I can't hide it..."

"But for someone like me who achieved Zifu by the strength of the family, I am not like Tu Longjian who is alone and relies entirely on himself, nor am I like an ordinary immortal sect with Zifu support behind me. This announcement to all families is I fear not just a matter of moving one's mouth."

He pondered for a moment, and his heart settled:

"I will first visit the seniors Changxi, Chuting, and Junjian to express my gratitude, and then announce it to all sects. Firstly, to show respect, and secondly... to hear if there are any taboos."

Li Ximing then pressed his clouds, entered the Great Void, and headed towards the Xiao family.

"Great Void."

This was Li Ximing's first time traveling through the Great Void. His divine ability covered his body, he pressed down his radiance, and flew silently. Looking up, it was pitch black, yet it was high and low, rising and falling.

The Great Void is Qi, closely related to spiritual energy, not flat, but high and low, far and near. If the spiritual energy here is thick, the Great Void is a high mountain. If the spiritual energy here is thin for thousands of miles, crossing this place in the Great Void is just a step.

Li Ximing achieved the divine ability and looked into the Great Void, understanding immediately.

The reason why Zifu can travel thousands of miles in an instant is by following the small paths of barren spiritual energy in the Great Void, crossing thousands of miles in one step. If the whole area is extremely rich in spiritual energy, it is better to go out of the Great Void and travel with the divine ability.

Of course... if one encounters a place without spiritual energy, one cannot find this place in the Great Void at all, so how can one land? Li Ximing traveled in the Great Void for a while, following several shortcuts, and arrived at the territory of Xianyou Mountain in just a few dozen breaths. This place was no longer pitch black, but had circles of deep blue color, like water ripples, rippling all over the sky.

He stopped his divine ability, the pale gold color in his pupils lit up, and he used his pupil technique to look closely: "So it is an array... The Xiao family now has a Zifu array to cut off the Great Void, clearly showing it in the Great Void, which is a sign of intimidation, not repeating the story of Chi Buzi wearing through the array to threaten Xiao Guitu back then..."

His own family had received this treatment back then, but Chi Buzi was careless and saw the Immortal Mirror, so he didn't get any benefits. Li Ximing was moved and secretly pondered the cost.

"If there is a chance, I must ask Senior Chuting. If the family has this array, it will be much safer."

He stopped, and a streak of white light had already pierced through the array, landing nearby, hazy and blurry. From the center came the old man's voice, which was awe-inspiring without being angry:

"Which Fellow Daoist is coming? Please enter the array to talk."

Li Ximing did not want to expose his identity. He had been suppressing his bright light all the way here. He just nodded slightly and followed the white light into the array. His eyes suddenly brightened.

He saw cold mist curling, high peaks towering, two cliffs standing opposite each other, pine and cypress rugged, and the cold pool water below was clear and cold. A small boat was lying quietly on the pool, and vaguely an old man was fishing on the boat.

At this moment, there was still snow, falling all over the ground with a creak. Li Ximing stood on the shore, bowed and saluted, and said softly:

"Junior Zhaojing Li Ximing, greetings, True Person!"

With a light "creak," the white jade-like fishing rod drooped, alerting the thing below. It cunningly swung and escaped. For a time, the water rippled, and broken ice clinked.

The old man quietly put down the fishing rod and said softly: "So it is True Person Zhaojing. I thought it was Cheng Yan. I have been negligent. Please board the boat."

Li Ximing took a light step, his bright light flickering, and he appeared on the boat. Xiao Chuting then set up a table, placed two jade cups, and a emerald green jade pot was placed on top.

Waiting for Li Ximing to sit down, Xiao Chuting put away the jade pot, took another pot, poured it for Li Ximing, and smiled: "Taste it."

Li Ximing then drank the tea first.

This tea had a light taste, and the spiritual energy could only be considered average, really not worthy of Xiao Chuting's status. Li Ximing was slightly puzzled, but the old man said:

"Li Tongya came to Guanyun Peak back then, and I treated him to this cup of 【Clear Fruit Leaf Tea】. He thought it was precious and didn't dare to drink much."

"This tea is now an ordinary thing in your noble family."

Li Ximing naturally accepted his words and said respectfully:

"Senior's great kindness, my whole family remembers it in their hearts and never dares to forget. Now that I have luckily succeeded in my breakthrough, I came to seek Senior first. I thought Senior was in the North Sea, but now it is just right."

"Good, the North Sea matter was settled long ago."

Xiao Chuting praised and nodded with a smile:

"I have accepted your heart. It is best to visit Si Boxiu first. He likes to follow the rules and cares about face. If you don't give him face, the old pedant won't say it on his lips, but he will be dissatisfied in his heart."

Li Ximing planned to see Tu Longjian second and Changxi third, leaving Si Boxiu for last. Hearing this, his heart tightened, and he said in a low voice: "Fortunately, Senior pointed it out!"

Xiao Chuting said warmly:

"You can pass through Zifu so quickly, your temperament is not bad, but Si Boxiu's lifespan is about to end, which is the most tense time. You should stabilize this person first. If you don't go to see him, but see me, an outsider, what should he think?"

"Fortunately, you didn't announce it to all families after your breakthrough, so it doesn't count yet. You also came over while suppressing your divine ability. Si Boxiu should still be calculating whether you have succeeded. Although he has the Dongli Secret Note, you took the Heavenly Stone, and he hasn't really practiced Bright Yang himself, so it's hard to estimate."

Li Ximing nodded thoughtfully and said in a low voice:

"Dongli Secret Note?"

"Not bad."

Xiao Chuting sipped his tea and said softly:

"The Dongli Sect's cave heaven was divided by the three sects, and the secret methods inside were also the same. The Dongli Secret Note records various anomalies of the Bright Yang paths. As early as when you were building your foundation, Si Boxiu had already recognized your Dao foundation and cultivation method."

Hearing this made Li Ximing's heart sink. He had many different perceptions of Si Boxiu's serious and mature image. After thanking him, Xiao Chuting said:

"Your breakthrough and exit cannot be hidden for long. Being discovered is only a matter of time. You should announce it to all families early and ascend to the Immortal Clan."

"When this divine ability is spread, all families will come to visit and congratulate you. You should hold the Guo Shentong Dharma Assembly, and then visit them one by one. The first three True Persons you see when visiting are particularly important. You should pay close attention."

Li Ximing wrote them down one by one and nodded solemnly. Xiao Chuting continued:

"Tu Longjian has gone to the South Sea. You don't need to be in a hurry to see him. He is now avoiding everyone and has the intention of staying out of it. If you go to see him hastily, you will ruin his affairs instead. You don't need to leave a spot for him; just visit him privately."

"Changxi can be seen, but his lifespan is even less than Si Boxiu's. The Xuan Yue Sect has only one Zifu, and its decline is a matter of a few years. I fear they can't even keep the mountain gate."

When he said this, he paused for a moment, seemingly observing Li Ximing's expression, and said softly: "You can handle it yourself. If the friendship is not deep, it is better to break the relationship early. You don't need to rush to see him; it should be him who is in a hurry to see you."

Li Ximing suddenly realized. He knew nothing about Zifu matters. It was Xiao Chuting who was well-versed in this. If he didn't have such guidance from an old senior, he didn't know how many things he would have missed.

"If I didn't know these keys, I would be manipulated by others."

He looked solemn, bowed properly, and said in a deep voice: "Zhaojing thanks Senior for the guidance!"

Xiao Chuting laughed, with a hint of gentleness: "With you like this, my junior has fulfilled his wish! He has suffered all his life, treated people with sincerity, but was often deceived by others. Being able to have a disciple like you is considered bitter and sweet!"

Li Ximing kept Xiao Yuansi's Purple Bright Elixir in his heart and nodded lightly. Xiao Chuting said softly: "Go, settle the family affairs, announce it to all families, Yuansi will go with me."

The old man's gaze was fixed on Li Ximing. Seeing him nod clearly when hearing "settle the family affairs," the young man nodded immediately, said goodbye in a low voice, and traveled through the Great Void.

Xiao Chuting put away the jade cup alone and secretly pondered: "He also knows to see me first, but looking at his appearance, he doesn't know about the Lord behind him..."

He picked up the jade rod again and fished in the cold pool. Cold snow fell, and Xiao Chuting fell into deep thought, staring at the pool without saying a word.

Li Ximing left the mountain. The purple flames on Wushan had dimmed slightly. The already fragile array suddenly moved. A young man holding an order and driving thunder landed, wearing armor, stepping on thunder light, his eyes like lacquer, it was Li Cheng.

Behind him followed another middle-aged man, dressed in white, carrying a spear on his back, with the cultivation of the early Foundation Establishment stage, his expression cautious, landing in the array together. The purple flames were scorching, burning the two faces with pain.

"Uncle Siwei."

Li Cheng scanned twice and said in a low voice: "The purple flames here are very fierce. I fear it is not appropriate for the old master to come in. You should guard outside and take good care of him. I will look for Uncle's tracks."

This white-clothed man was An Siwei! More than ten years passed, and he had already achieved Foundation Establishment, his expression as usual. He nodded and retreated, leaving on the wind.

Li Cheng only looked for the mountaintop. The jade pillars collapsed, and the cracks on the ground were full of gardenia trees. The white flowers all over the ground rolled and flew to under his boots.

He looked carefully, but there was no trace of Li Ximing, not even a Daoist robe. There were only two piles of burnt jade powder on the ground.

Li Cheng used thunder light to resist the purple flames, approached carefully, and observed carefully, secretly pondering in his heart:

"The family head once told me that as long as the Lord has a phenomenon, and there is no trace on the mountain, whether it is success or failure, it must be kept secret... He is not at home now, so I have to start."

"These few years... the three sects of Xiaoshi Mountain, the Tangjin Sect, and the Jiangbei demonic cultivators have become more and more blatant in their harassment and conspiracies. At this moment, the celestial phenomenon is astonishing, and there will be no peaceful days ahead. I have to plan well,"

He picked a gardenia flower, put it into a jade box, and immediately retreated on the wind. He arrived outside the array. Li Xuanxuan was waiting here, with anxiety on his face. Seeing Li Cheng come forward, he said in a low voice:

"How is it?"

Li Cheng paused and replied softly: "The purple flames are very fierce, and I couldn't see clearly. I was forced out soon."

Li Xuanxuan didn't really believe that Li Ximing could become a Zifu, just a glimmer of hope hung in his heart, which he couldn't bear to erase. He lowered his head silently and said in a hoarse voice:

"What did Minggong and Bai Yuan say?"

Li Cheng said respectfully:

"Sister sent a letter. The demonic cultivators around Hanyun Peak didn't know why, and were startled by the phenomenon in the sky, scattering a lot."

"It should be worry-free these few days, but the family head is still in the East Sea eliminating demons, so we must watch closely. The sects of Xiaoshi Mountain are not ordinary rogue cultivators. I estimate they are still coming to the lake."

"Good."

Seeing that he had a plan, Li Xuanxuan retreated soon. Li Cheng looked at the sky and said in a low voice: "More than half of Wangyue Lake has been covered by colorful clouds. The three sects and seven gates cannot not know. There is also news in the sect, so wait for the letter."