Chapter 723: Taking Items from the Sword Sect (Addendum 27)

Li Ximing nodded. To him, these things were of little use, but to Foundation Establishment cultivators, they were treasures. He replied: "This item is mainly for binding and is quite useful, but my family has no Kan water Foundation Establishment cultivators. The only one who barely touches the edge is Miaoshui."

"Although she contributed greatly in this battle, many people were injured. 【Kan Metal Encirclement Chain】 is precious after all, so it is not the way of governing a family to bestow it casually. Let's store it first and take it out temporarily when fighting."

Li Zhouwei put away the 【Kan Metal Encirclement Chain】 and picked up the black 【Du Dao Bell】. After sweeping it with his spiritual sense, he said with slight surprise: "It's 'Clear Qi'."

'Clear Qi' was the most common rogue cultivator lineage, especially in the South. Eight out of ten rogue cultivators practiced 【Small Clear Spirit Qi】. Most of these people were only at the Fetal Breath stage, and magic treasures were passed down for three generations. 'Clear Qi' Fetal Breath magic treasures were even more numerous.

There were fewer 'Clear Qi' low-level cultivators who reached Foundation Establishment, but they still accounted for a certain proportion. However, Li Ximing had not yet heard of any Zifu cultivators of the 'Clear Qi' path. Foundation Establishment magic treasures were also few, and the few he had seen were all sloppy goods. This was the first time he had seen such a top-grade one.

He turned the black bell over and looked at it carefully. Whether it was the material, the technique of refining, or the array patterns on the bell, they were all in the current style. Li Ximing frowned and said: "It's truly strange. Guan Gongxiao, a young master of Duxian Dao, actually went to refine a magic treasure, nourish and cultivate it, without using 'Du Wei', but instead using 'Clear Qi'..."

He looked at Li Zhouwei and said:

"It seems that 'Du Wei' and 'Clear Qi' have some origins. Interesting."

'Clear Qi' had no significant advantages or disadvantages, but the 【Du Dao Bell】 was of a higher grade than the 【Kan Metal Encirclement Chain】, directly chasing the 【Yang Li Red Sparrow Flag】. Li Ximing let Li Zhouwei take it for himself. Only then did he look at the small mirror.

This mirror was only the size of a palm and appeared bronze in color. Two rings were carved with several beasts running. Although the patterns were the most gorgeous of the three, the quality was the lowest, and even the refining technique was not high. Li Ximing took a look and said: "The magic treasure 【Copper Wing Bright White】, the surrounding rings use 【De Chi Copper】, and the mirror surface uses 【White Crane Glazed Stone】 of the True Qi path. The magic treasure is not old, and it should have been specifically prepared for my family's heavenly light."

Li Zhouwei didn't care much about this thing either and planned to bestow it to Ding Weijian. He put it into his sleeve first. Li Ximing finally said: "That Ye Huai... I don't know what kind of trick he is playing. I'd better handle Shanjie County quickly, and there is also the matter of Xiaoshi Mountain... I should try to visit Chengyun Sect."

He drove the heavenly light and rose, disappearing into the Great Void without lingering. Li Zhouwei stood in the hall, hesitating for a moment. Below, Li Wen came to report, his face still pale. He entered the hall and knelt down, saying: "Reporting to the Family Master, the Old Master sent someone to ask if there is any news about An Siwei. The Master said that the old guest elder An returned to the lake without saying a word, which is chilling."

An Siwei was captured by Tangjin Sect, and Situ Mo was hiding and not coming out. Unless the Zifu went there personally, Li Zhouwei had no way. He could only reply with some concern from the True Person, and let people report the letter first.

He stood up with his hands behind his back and asked Li Wen, who was still in the hall:

"The Old Master asks every day, so frequently. Is it through the Mount Yuting?"

Li Wen was a Foundation Establishment cultivator serving in the Mount Yuting and knew this best, answering:

"There is no record in the Mount Yuting. It should be that the Old Master sent a confidant to send it to the East Bank first."

Li Zhouwei heard this and it was indeed as he expected. The East Bank was now managed by Li Jiangxia, and Li Jiangxia was the son of Madam An. It was this child's people running between the two sides. He just pressed his pen and said:

"He's anxious enough."

Li Wen lowered his head and pretended not to hear. Li Zhouwei said: "Reply with a letter through the Mount Yuting, and tell the Old Master clearly that Tangjin Sect dare not move the clan elder, and Jin Yu Sect will not move the clan elder either. If he arrived in the hands of Duxian Dao one step early, he might suffer a little, but his life is safe."

"A great matter of Foundation Establishment is just a word or a coin in the eyes of Zifu. Don't worry."

He persuaded Li Wen to go down, and then began to heal his injuries.

The injuries Li Zhouwei suffered in this great battle were mainly on his head. Two cracks were broken in his frontal bone. Although the skin and flesh outside were repaired, it was not easy to deal with the broken bones and muscles. The rest were injuries suffered from the water ropes when taking Guan Kan's life, which healed quickly with medicine.

Li Zhouwei only practiced in the hall for more than ten days, stopping from time to time to reply to letters. Kong Guxi and the others had already returned.

Su Mian did not break his promise. Xuanmiao Temple used real skills, and the injuries of the Xuan Yue people were greatly improved. The few with minor injuries were almost healed, and those with serious injuries could recover after a year or a half. However, Kong Guxi's face was not good.

Li Zhouwei called Li Cheng and asked carefully, only then did he know that Xuanmiao Temple had built a courtyard on the mountain where Chang Xi sat, and even gave it a name. Because it faced the Xianhu, it was called Gehu Peak, implying that hardships were like a lake, separated from the temple by this peak.

It was hard to say whether these things were good or bad. The Kong family was in the most difficult time and had to find Xuanmiao Temple for healing. When Kong Guxi went, he was naturally full of flattery, but when he returned to the wilderness, he didn't say a word.

Li Cheng finished reporting, and Li Zhouwei replied: "It's good that he is unhappy in his heart. Perhaps it's a means of showing loyalty. In short, send someone to appease him. We have to find Xuanmiao Temple for healing next time, don't let the Xuan Yue people be too resistant."

Xuanmiao Temple was a treasure land lineage after all, and had some insights into healing. Whether it was Li Ximing or Li Zhouwei, they would not easily let go of the opportunity to grab Xuanmiao Temple.

Li Cheng responded and retreated. Light and shadow changed in the hall, bright and dark intertwined. Li Zhouwei practiced a piece of skin and flesh, and finally saw Li Ximing break the Great Void and descend.

He was holding a horned beast tied tightly with heavenly light in his hand. It was only the size of a calf, but its momentum was very fierce. Although it couldn't move, its eyes were still staring fiercely. Li Ximing threw the beast on the ground casually and laughed: "It's really not easy to find a demon general without a background. I turned around the river and searched all the way to Wu State, and asked the local aristocratic family. This demon was eating people and bumped into my hands."

He took out a jade box from his sleeve and opened it casually. Inside was spirit grass like Qiong jade. Li Ximing didn't stop, knocked the horned beast unconscious, and said:

"Ziyan sent 【Que Flame Pill Book】. This pill technique has many benefits for me, and there is also a Zifu pill recipe called 【Xuan Que Heart Sutra Medicine】, which can cross karma."

"This kind of beast is of the 'Clear Qi' path, just right, and there is also this 【Jade Orchid Clear Orchid】 sent by the Shen family. One furnace produces six pills, enough for you to use."

Li Zhouwei heard the name of the Zifu-level pill for the first time and thought for a moment. Li Ximing shook his head and said: "This medicine can save lives for Foundation Establishment, but for Zifu, it's just healing. It's a normal item among Zifu. If it were too good, it wouldn't be sent out."

An ordinary alchemist would take three to five months to refine a healing medicine using precious medicine, but Li Ximing now had divine powers, and some pills for ordinary purposes didn't need a pill furnace at all. This pill refining was just a matter of three to five days. He continued: "Now the pills below Zifu can be refined with divine powers, and the difficulty of 【Xuan Que Heart Sutra Medicine】 is not much higher. I will send it to you in two days."

【Xuan Que Heart Sutra Medicine】 was a medicine that could heal Zifu after all. Ziyan's gift was not too light. Li Ximing sighed and said:

"The Foundation Establishment of demons really takes too long to wait, and it's not that they can be caught all the time. No wonder the Jiangnan lineage likes human pills."

The two discussed, and saw Li Cheng return, entering from outside the hall, slightly urgent, his expression a bit awkward, even saying in a low voice when he approached:

"Family Master, True Person... the Sword Sect is here, saying they want something from Xuan Yue."

"Sword Sect? Wanyu?"

This was a role that had never been thought of. Li Zhouwei was truly stunned and asked:

"Who came? What are they asking for?"

Li Cheng shook his head and continued: "I have already arranged for people to lead them to the side hall, and I have also called Kong Guxi and others over."

"Let them come up."

Li Ximing opened his mouth, and he retreated. Li Zhouwei stood up from the main seat and went to the side. The Sword Sect people entered from outside the hall first. The leader was the sword cultivator Cheng Jinzhu.

He carried that long sword on his back, his eyes sharp. He bowed to Li Ximing first, and then arched his hands:

"Seen the True Person. I haven't seen you since the Jianfeng. My family's True Person misses you quite a bit, so the junior came to say hello on behalf of my family's True Person."

"You're welcome."

Li Ximing had a good impression of Ling Mei. They had a conversation, and this person was not the old-fashioned person of the Sword Sect as imagined, and he was quite to his taste.

Cheng Jinzhu didn't talk nonsense, asked about the injuries, and said directly: "The junior came here this time for a matter... Senior Chang Xi once borrowed a 【Listening Wind Bai Shi Mountain】 from my family, saying that after his death, it would be returned to the south bank of Xianhu, and the nine towns in the east of Shanjie County. Now it should be returned."

As soon as these words came out, the four seats were silent.

Although Wanyu Sword Sect was a famous righteous sect, this remark still made Li Zhouwei and even Li Ximing silent. There was even a short silence in the hall.

Without any reason, there was no news of this matter, and not even a clue. This was Wanyu's reputation, which made people hesitate. Otherwise, if it were another family, everyone would think it was taking advantage of the fire and falling into the trap! There was an obvious pause. Li Ximing then said: "Call Kong Guxi up."

After dozens of breaths, this middle-aged man hurried to the front of the hall and bowed to Li Ximing and others. Only then did he notice Cheng Jinzhu. Kong Guxi had no clues on his face, quite flattering:

"Seen Daoist Cheng!"

At this moment, Cheng Jinzhu's face was suspicious. He tentatively looked at Kong Guxi and opened his mouth:

"Seen the Sect Master..."

Li Zhouwei looked suspicious in his heart and laughed:

"Sect Master Kong, it is an old matter of your Xuan Yue. Cheng's family is here to take things."

"Ah?"

Kong Guxi was confused. He saw the situation in the hall at a glance. He thought the Li family was giving Shanjie County to Wanyu, so he came to listen to the result. Who knew that such a thing happened suddenly, and he felt uneasy in his heart.

Cheng Jinzhu repeated it again. Kong Guxi's pupils dilated, and Cheng Jinzhu even added: "【Listening Wind Bai Shi Mountain】 is a spiritual artifact that my path got from Douxuan. It is unusual. Now the sect wants to use it, so I came to ask."

'Spiritual artifact!'

Kong Guxi was extremely sad in his heart, just hating and saying:

'Good, good, good. Everyone comes to step on it. Your Wanyu is a dignified Qingsong Sun path, how noble, why bother to throw stones at my family? Take whatever land you want, where does my family have a spiritual artifact to give you!'

But the situation was stronger than people. Not to mention that Xuan Yue was declining now, even if it was at its strongest, the Kong family would not dare to give Wanyu a face. He was sweating profusely and cast a look for help at Li Zhouwei.

Cheng Jinzhu was not slow, and immediately noticed something wrong, asking:

"Does the Sect Master not know about this?"

'What do you mean know or not, if the True Person says there is, there is...'

Kong Guxi saw the Li family silent, and could only stammer: "Perhaps... perhaps there is such a thing... This territory is to be mortgaged to the Sword Sect..."

Cheng Jinzhu's face looked wrong, and he opened his mouth:

"Sect Master Kong, where is the spiritual artifact?"

The topic reached this point, Li Ximing had to open his mouth: "Involving spiritual artifacts is a major matter. The agreed territory will be taken over by the Sword Sect first. I haven't seen 【Listening Wind Bai Shi Mountain】 yet, so let's put it aside first. Xuan Yue can cut off a few more towns as the price for renewing the lease of this spiritual artifact. If it is really urgent to use, I will discuss it carefully with Senior Ling Mei."

No matter what means Wanyu had, and whether this matter existed or not, it was good for someone to take over part of the territory of Shanjie County. Li Ximing set it down first. Cheng Jinzhu was not qualified to discuss with Li Ximing. Fortunately, his family's True Person had arrangements in advance, so he said seriously: "Since the True Person has spoken, this matter will be arranged by Wangyue Lake. My Sword Sect also knows that Xuan Yue is in a critical moment of survival. 【Listening Wind Bai Shi Mountain】 may be extremely important to your sect. My family is not a path that falls into the trap. The True Person said early on that if it concerns Xuan Yue's survival, it is not necessarily to be taken back."

Li Zhouwei remembered one thing and asked:

"Your sect can send people to take over Shanjie County, but the Xianhu is already in the hands of Xuanmiao Temple. To cut off this part of the land on the south bank, you have to ask True Person Su Mian."

"Reporting to the Family Master."

Cheng Jinzhu shook his head steadily and laughed: "My family's True Person wrote a letter yesterday, Xuanmiao has already delivered it, and True Person Su Mian came to Jianfeng to apologize to my family's True Person, but my family's True Person was not on the peak, so True Person Qi was asked to return first."

As soon as this word came out, the status of Wanyu Sword Sect was revealed. However, Kong Guxi and Cheng Jinzhu seemed to take it for granted. Li Ximing narrowed his eyes slightly and understood in his heart:

"Is it because Ling Mei has superb strength and excellent swordsmanship, or because the status of the Qingsong path... is even more noble than we thought?"

"Whether it is the two sects and four gates of Yue State, those paths rise and fall, but the six paths of the Chongming Hall have not been broken until now. Is it a coincidence?" ===== CHAPTER 724 =====

"Whether it is the Three Sects and Ten Gates or the Seven Gates in the Yue Kingdom, those lineages rise and fall, but the six lineages of the Chongming Hall have never ceased to this day. Is it a coincidence?"