Chapter 76

Li Chijing gently sheathed his sword. The cyan-white Moon-Autumn Essence flowed and patrolled by his side like living water, reflecting patches of moonlight and water light.

Behind him, Seeing Xiao Yuansi also waved away the scarred Jade-Origin Magic Shield in his hand, which was about to dissipate at any moment, and said with a light smile:

"Junior Brother has sharp sword Qi. The Moon-Autumn Essence cultivated by the 'Moon Lake Reflecting Autumn Technique' is truly extraordinary."

Li Chijing frowned and said gloomily:

"I heard the Tangjin Gate invaded the Mushroom Forest."

Seeing Xiao Yuansi sighed, his face also looking ugly, and comforted him:

"I heard from my family that the Li family is fine. Junior Brother, don't worry."

Li Chijing lowered his head and tightened his grip on his sword, but still said gloomily:

"Sister has already told me about the family affairs, but... why did I hear that no one was stationed in the Mushroom Forest?"

Seeing Xiao Yuansi froze at these words, lowered his brows, and said in a low voice:

"The Tangjin Gate took advantage of our Qingchi Sect's rotation... the guarding cultivators fell into a trap..."

Seeing Xiao Yuansi spoke vaguely for a few sentences. Seeing Li Chijing nodding thoughtfully, he hurriedly changed the subject:

"The monsters in the south have been restless these past few years. The sect plans to draw people to the south to resist the enemy. I looked at the list, and besides Master, our Qing-Sui Peak needs to send two more people."

Li Chijing tilted his head and asked:

"What does Master mean?"

Seeing Xiao Yuansi bent down and smiled:

"Of course, you and I will go together. Yuan Tuan is not good at fighting, so he will stay on the peak."

Patting Li Chijing's shoulder, Seeing Xiao Yuansi smiled:

"You practice sword techniques. How can you become successful without breaking into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood? As for me... I have some skills in alchemy, so the sect's intention is probably to send me to provide logistics for you all."

Li Chijing suddenly realized, and for a moment, he was eager to try, smiling:

"That's not bad, but I don't know how long it will take to return."

Seeing Xiao Yuansi nodded and replied:

"That's true. You should find time to send a letter to your family. The sect isn't asking us to work for nothing; it's fine to make some requests to find some benefits for the family."

Hearing this, Li Chijing's spirit was lifted, and he asked excitedly:

"Can the sect bestow techniques?"

"Techniques?"

Seeing Xiao Yuansi frowned and said in a low voice:

"Cultivation techniques are the secrets of every family. Why would you want to..."

Saying this, he suddenly realized and said in a low voice:

"Are you asking for techniques for your family?"

Seeing Li Chijing nod, Seeing Xiao Yuansi pondered for a few breaths before saying:

"Cultivation techniques are extremely precious. Few people would sell their own methods in the market, and they wouldn't even carry them with them. When the family is destroyed, they would rather break the fish and smash the net, destroying the techniques. It's truly not easy to find a suitable technique inheritance."

"How about this."

Seeing Xiao Yuansi nodded and said sternly:

"My Xiao family will provide the techniques, and you ask the sect for a Sui-Origin Elixir as compensation."

"Sui-Origin Elixir?!"

Li Chijing was stunned and asked anxiously:

"Is Senior Brother planning to break through to Foundation Establishment?!"

"It's for a clan uncle in my family."

Seeing Xiao Yuansi shook his head and replied:

"This Sui-Origin Elixir can increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment by half a percent. The materials aren't precious, but the elixir formula is held by the sect, and the elixir is only given as a reward, making it rare. I'll trade it for a third-grade technique for you..."

"Senior Brother is so cunning."

Li Chijing chuckled and said in a low voice:

"Although the Sui-Origin Elixir is a Qi Condensation stage elixir, it has a price but no market and is very precious. I won't trade it for a mere third-grade technique!"

Seeing Seeing Xiao Yuansi's helpless expression, Li Chijing laughed out loud and said:

"I'll choose two third-grade techniques from your Xiao family, plus one Qi-gathering technique."

Seeing Xiao Yuansi was amused and said angrily:

"One third-grade and one second-grade, plus the Qi-gathering technique."

Li Chijing nodded with a smile and replied:

"Then Senior Brother must not use those common goods in the market to fob me off. I want orthodox methods; I don't want ancient methods or secret techniques."

Seeing his appearance, Seeing Xiao Yuansi also laughed and described the techniques one by one. Li Chijing listened carefully, frowned, and said:

"Senior Brother, do you have a Qi Condensation technique that uses the Jin Qiu in the lake? Lijing Mountain is next to Wangyue Lake, so it's best to use this Jin Qiu in the lake."

Seeing Xiao Yuansi shook his head and said:

"There's no such good thing. The only one I've seen that absorbs the Jin Qiu in the lake is the 'Moon Lake Reflecting Autumn Technique' you practiced."

Li Chijing nodded, pondered for over ten breaths, and smiled:

"Then let it be the third-grade 'River One-Qi Technique' and the second-grade 'Clear Spirit Origin Method.' There are many reeds and river networks in my family's territory, so it's convenient to gather this clear Qi from the river."

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Meichi Mountain Cave Abode.

Coming out of the stone room, Li Xiangping saw Li Tongya drawing talismans quietly in the cave hall. He smiled at Li Xiangping and said softly:

"You've finished your seclusion."

The three stone rooms of the Meichi Mountain cave had been renovated. One was used to store spirit rice and spiritual objects, and two were specifically used for seclusion and cultivation. Li Xuanxuan was in one of them.

Li Xiangping sat at the stone table, listening to Li Tongya tell him about his experiences along the way and the family affairs, and frowned in thought.

"We can't manage the schemes of the Tangjin Gate and the Qingchi Sect. But we must guard against the Ji family, who have blocked us in the mountains."

"Although the Tangjin Gate has retreated, the Ji family's strength is still far above ours..."

Li Tongya nodded and said in a deep voice:

"Huaqian Mountain and the entire Wan family territory have become a ruin. When I passed through the Lu family territory in the east, I heard that the Lu family had lost a Qi Condensation cultivator to the Ji family. The two families have formed a blood feud and will definitely not let it go."

"That's a good thing."

Li Xiangping took a sip of tea and said in a low voice:

"The Lu family will drag Ji Dengqi to the east, and Huaqian Mountain is a ruin. The Ji family won't be able to spare their hands to move west for ten or twenty years. By then, Second Brother should be at Qi Condensation."

"Not bad."

Li Tongya stopped his pen and said softly:

"Next time I go to Guanyun Peak, I'll sell these things from the old man, and I should be able to gather a portion of Small Clear Spiritual Energy."

Li Xiangping narrowed his eyes and said sternly:

"Xuan'er is still a bit indecisive, perhaps because he hasn't seen blood. Once he breaks through the Green Origin Wheel, call him to manage the clan soldiers and kill some monsters to see blood."

"After all, he's only fourteen or fifteen."

Li Xiangping shook his head, but saw Li Tongya smile lightly and tease:

"That's hard to say! Some people kill and mince people to feed wolves at fourteen or fifteen, and can still eat a big bowl of noodles as if nothing happened when they get home." ===== CHAPTER 77 =====

Li Xiangping shook his head, but seeing Li Tongya smile lightly, he teased:

"That's hard to say! Some people, at fourteen or fifteen, kill and chop up people to feed wolves all by themselves, and when they return home, they can still eat a big bowl of noodles as if nothing happened."