Chapter 783: Guests from the South Sea

Li Zhou-luo was sitting in the hall. He had just brought Li Zhou-fang to Li Xuan-xuan's place to "beg for mercy" and performed a good play. Finally, he had time to handle the affairs in the clan. He put down his pen and thought. "【Phoenix Tail Stone】 is really scarce in the Yuebei area... The main producing areas are all in the Qingchi territory... I have to write a letter to Qingchi to ask. The Old Master seems to have a disciple on duty in the market. It would be best to let him help."

【Purple Geng Vast Valley Mountain-Piercing Profound Nail】 was a precious Zifu formation base. Even if Wangyue was rich and had a lot of minerals in its own reserves, plus Xuan-yue's spiritual objects, the remaining expenditure was still about 1,500 spirit stones.

The Li family's spirit stone reserves were still about 600. Li Zhou-luo was not worried about the lack of spirit stones at all. What was more important was that building this thing was not enough with spirit stones, but required a large amount of spiritual material procurement. This was in short supply, and that was tight. Even if there were spirit stones, they couldn't be spent.

"The price of spiritual energy in the family is also getting higher and higher... Several clansmen came to reflect... The cultivators from poor families can't afford it, so they rely on the few portions allocated to geniuses on the island every year..."

This matter was too common. The spiritual energy used for Qi Refining in the whole Jiangnan could be pushed to 20 or 30 spirit stones per portion because of the shortage. The rise of the Li family made the whole Wangyue Lake have a very strong ability to collect spiritual energy, but the massive Embryonic Breath cultivators brought at the same time not only did not alleviate the shortage of small clear spiritual energy, but even disguisedly aggravated the demand for spiritual energy...

What's more interesting was that these basic spiritual energies were useless if there was no cultivation method to practice. The rise of the Li family brought an unexpected change. With the increase of cultivators practicing 【Clear Qi in the River】, 【Clear Qi in the River】, which was rarely heard of a hundred years ago and was worthless on the market, gradually had value.

The Li family, which controlled the entire Wangyue Lake, could produce a lot of 【Clear Qi in the River】 every year. Leaving aside the 60 spirit stone profiteering of the Qingchi Qi-gathering Peak, the price of this thing once rose to more than 30 spirit stones. If there was no 【Clear Qi in the River】, at least half of the outsider Qi Refining cultivators would have to leave.

"There are snow mountains on the north bank, close to the big river. In the future, people must be stationed on the river for a long time. 【Clear Qi in the River】 is more abundant than Wangyue Lake... It would be best to find a Qi-gathering formula for the government water, suitable for the lake."

So he started writing a letter halfway, and saw Di Li-guang come to report. Hearing that it was Ding Wei-qian and Wang Qu-wan, two capable men, he was shocked and immediately asked people to welcome them up.

"Seen the Family Head!"

Ding Wei-qian bowed first and explained Wang Qu-wan's matter. Li Zhou-luo was very surprised when he heard it. The token was only handed to Di Li-guang, asking this Mountain Yue person to check it carefully.

Li Zhou-luo put down his pen and suspected:

"【Wanling Upper Sect】 is indeed an extraordinary orthodoxy. As for what palace... I think it is not a good place. So many cultivators died in the North-South struggle in Jiangbei, and the battle was earth-shaking, so why wasn't it discovered? If it was revealed again, the blood was vigorous and the spiritual energy was magnificent at that time, and eighteen releases fell, so why didn't it reveal itself when the river bank was pink? Did it reveal itself when the spiritual energy gradually settled down today?"

Li Zhou-luo was born much higher, knew about 90% of the truth of the North-South struggle, and also had doubts about the true law of the ruins revealing themselves. He didn't want to let the two Foundation Establishments kneel below, so he got up from his seat, helped the two up, and said in a low voice:

"Now that the True Person is out and the elders are in seclusion, this thing is probably not right."

Wang Qu-wan was a smart man. Hearing it in his ears was another meaning, and he replied:

"Thank you, Family Head, for your guidance. This token is a trophy I obtained unintentionally. This is to hand it over to the family. Please ask the elders in the family to take a look before making a decision."

Li Zhou-luo shook his head and frowned. His own Zifu was out, and he had always maintained an attitude of avoiding trouble. Even if there were Zifu spiritual objects in the palace, he was not attracted to them, so he replied: "The thing is still your thing. You keep it well and wait and see what happens. I will report it to the elders in the family, and I will find you when there is news."

Di Li-guang had already handed the token back. Wang Qu-wan was slightly stunned and wanted to speak, but Ding Wei-qian was quick-handed and helped him take it back. Li Zhou-luo turned and said:

"The Wang family in Jiangbei is under the families. It has been very difficult to do these years. Wang He of Duxian Dao is also the leader of your Wang family. Is there any difficult action?"

Wang Qu-wan hurriedly saluted and replied:

"Reporting to the Family Head, Clan Uncle Wang He has sent people to express condolences many times over the years and sent a lot of spiritual objects to support, but my younger brother refused. These things have been reported to the family..."

Li Jiang-long reported every month. Li Zhou-luo naturally knew these things, but this matter was important, so he couldn't help but keep an eye on it and ask more questions. He shook his head and said: "Although Wang He is much older than you and has higher cultivation, this talent is really unbearable. He is also a role that no one asks about in Duxian Dao. He can't compare to you, so naturally he is flattering."

Wang Qu-wan bowed low, and seeing Ding Wei-qian nodding, said respectfully: "Reporting to the Family Head, the Funan Wang family is loyal!"

"I know! The Milin Palace has resumed operation now, and the Wang family can send two disciples in. I see that Qu-wan has such a bearing, and the disciples will not be too bad, and they will definitely have great achievements."

The two had important matters and soon retired. Li Zhou-luo pondered about writing to Li Xi-zhi's people, and simply brought this matter up together. He was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground. After the letter was sent, the morning matter was brewing, and he was anxious to release Li Xi-xuan.

Li Zhou-fang had been waiting outside the hall. The man was obviously suppressing his urgency. Seeing Li Zhou-luo, he hurriedly followed. Li Zhou-luo nodded heavily and replied:

"Since the Old Master agreed, let's go and invite the elder out."

"Thank you, Family Head!"

Li Zhou-fang nodded repeatedly, only replying:

"Only the Family Head can come forward to plead for this... to let the Old Master loosen his mouth. No matter what, Xi-xuan Uncle is Minggong Aunt's father, how can he be locked in the ancestral hall! If he can't think of it... and something happens, what will the family do in the future?"

Li Zhou-luo and the two were Qi Refining cultivators. They arrived in a burst. He untied the magic tool at his waist, handed it to the Qingdu cultivator beside him, took off his shoes and entered the hall. Only then did he see the white and fat Li Xi-xuan reading at the desk in a single garment.

Seeing the two enter, Li Xi-xuan welcomed Family Head Li Zhou-luo and immediately sat down again.

"Congratulations, Uncle! The Family Head begged the Old Master bitterly, and finally let the Great Lord out..."

"Oh..."

Li Zhou-fang asked him to go out with joy, and the old man also looked listless and uninterested.

Li Xuan-xuan and Li Zhou-luo's play could deceive 90% of the people, but they couldn't deceive Li Xi-xuan and Li Cheng-zhi, the elders of the clan. Li Xi-xuan heard that the old and young were singing and harmonizing, and he, the biological grandfather, was really an outsider, so he only sat sadly by the case.

The old man was not sensible, and Li Zhou-fang could only be anxious. The two sides were stubborn like this. He, the eldest brother, was in a dilemma. Li Zhou-luo smiled:

"Brother, wait a moment, I will chat with Uncle alone."

Li Zhou-fang immediately retreated. Li Xi-xuan leaned on the case listlessly, but saw the young man pour tea for him personally and said in a low voice: "There are nineteen nephews in Uncle's courtyard, and over a hundred grandchildren. The Yuanwan branch has only this one house on the island. The Old Uncle is tossing among these hundred people, and it is hard to live now... The Old Master sees it all in his eyes..."

Mentioning this, Li Xi-xuan became energetic and shook his head heavily:

"You who sit in the hall also know the bitterness... These children of mine have no spiritual apertures. Once they separate, they are small clans. Before they are immortal descendants, they have to go to the shore to do bitter work. If I separate them like this, will they hate me? Will they hate the clan?"

He sighed:

"I dare not separate... If I don't separate, more than a hundred people will be squeezed into one house. Relatives are useless far away, and ruthless in front of them. Only when they are not far or near, or have or have nothing, are they comfortable. Now there is friction in the east and bickering in the west. Does it hurt feelings? What can I do? I don't have two years left in this old body. When I die, the people below will definitely separate. The direct descendants are comfortable, and the separated people will start to hate. Is this a sign of defeat?"

"Being trapped in the courtyard to let them resent each other is better than resenting the island together. I can understand you, but you can't understand me. Maybe it's the difference between immortal and mortal..."

Li Zhou-luo was silent, poured tea for the old man, and only replied:

"The protection on the island has been set, quite a few quotas, Qingdu and Yuting investigate together, and I decide."

Li Xi-xuan's eyes opened wide, round and round. His attitude changed suddenly, his back straightened, and he said urgently:

"The Family Head means..."

Li Zhou-luo said in a low voice:

"The content of the investigation is mostly inseparable from what Qingdu monitors on weekdays. Originally, it would be announced in a month... There are quite a few clansmen who study hard, are diligent, and are rewarded by Qingdu on the island on weekdays. Uncle, prepare early."

Li Xi-xuan was a shrewd old man. His face became vivid, and he nodded repeatedly, replying: "I understand... I understand... I don't know how many of these positions are high or low?"

Li Zhou-luo smiled and got up, Li Xi-xuan stood up with a swoosh, his eyes turned red, and he said repeatedly:

"Thank you, Family Head... Thank you, Family Head, for pleading with the Old Master... There are many good children in the Yuanwan branch, and I am counting on this to save them..."

Li Zhou-luo didn't look like a person with such great courage. Li Xi-xuan naturally knew that this protection was 90% likely to be made by his grandfather, Li Xuan-xuan, but the right of decision was in Li Zhou-luo's hands. Li Xi-xuan also walked down the steps he had made, hurriedly carrying his robes and following out, only seeing Li Zhou-fang's surprised face.

"Family Head!"

Seeing that Li Zhou-luo had already left, Li Xi-xuan hurriedly pulled Li Zhou-fang and said:

"Quick, Boss, send me back to the island!"

"Oh oh oh."

Li Zhou-fang pulled him at a loss and hurried to the island. Li Xi-xuan slapped his thigh and said in a low voice: "Still need to trouble you to run a trip, call back all those bastards who are sneaking around on the island..."

The two were still rushing to the island. Li Zhou-luo had already landed in front of the hall. Di Li-guang was spinning around like an ant on a hot pot. Finally seeing Li Zhou-luo, he hurriedly called out:

"Ouch... Family Head! People from Qingchi have come! They have been waiting in the side hall for a long time. The Family Head left suddenly, and I couldn't find anyone... I notified the Old Master, who arrived just before..."

Li Zhou-luo hurriedly pushed the door and entered the hall. As expected, he saw Li Xuan-xuan standing in the hall. The old man looked very anxious. Seeing Li Zhou-luo, he immediately said:

"Hurry up and invite them in!"

Li Zhou-luo tidied up his clothes and saw two people walking up quickly outside the hall. The leader was in silver-white attire, wearing a big red brocade robe, with a round face and big eyes. The one behind was handsome and slender, with fair skin and a sword at his waist.

Beside him was a guard-like role, in black robes, thin and tall, with a gloomy and vicious appearance. It was the hook snake Li Wu-shao. This demon snake had stayed at the late stage of Foundation Establishment for a long time and bowed to the two.

The red-robed young man in the lead saluted. That round face revealed a very handsome smile and said:

"Quan Yu-duan of the Qutian Pavilion, seen the Family Head!"

The young man behind him was quite curious, looked around at the decorations in the hall, and followed the salute: "Si Xun-hui of the Qutian Pavilion, seen the Family Head..."

"Please get up quickly..."

These were all disciples of Li Xi-zhi. Li Zhou-luo naturally felt close to them no matter how he looked at them. He hurriedly helped them up and nodded:

"The high cultivators are resting on the lake. Is it a coincidence, or does the Old Master have any instructions?"

He called out "Old Master", and Quan Yu-duan's eyes changed completely. He hurriedly stepped back and said respectfully:

"So it is the Young Master. I and the Third Junior Brother rushed from the South Sea, not knowing that it was the Young Master who was in charge..."

Quan Yu-duan was pleasantly surprised and nodded:

"The Young Master's cultivation is so fast! Good, good, good... worthy of this bloodline..."

Si Xun-hui on the side also raised his eyebrows and looked with envy.

There were not many family backgrounds in Jiangnan that could make Si Xun-hui envious. Li Zhou-luo was the first time he heard someone call himself that, and he was a little uncomfortable. He raised his eyebrows: "Old Master... how is he now?"

Speaking of Li Xi-zhi, Quan Yu-duan was simply beaming with joy and smiled:

"The lake doesn't know yet... My Master's 【Heavenly Pavilion Glow】 reputation has already shaken the South Sea! From Lü Fang to Dan Rong Wu-luo, everyone knows his name, let alone those demonic cultivators... Even the Family Head of the Miao family on the Thunder Island couldn't defeat him when he came to cut and discuss, and was beaten until the glow overflowed his body. If my Master hadn't solved it for him... that old man would have fallen on the spot!"

"My Master governed nineteen islands in the South Sea of Qingchi, making the entire sea area free of demonic cultivators, and uprooted the demonic cultivators of the Shitang Island system that the neighboring valley family hadn't eradicated for two hundred years. With the five-peak disciples led by him as a fence, the governed islands were changed into small gates and small islands, and small clans and small sects enriched the territory..."

"From then on, they stood on the foundation of the islands. Several large and small demonic sects in the surrounding area came to plunder one after another. As long as they made a move, the high-level almost all fell by my Master alone... From then on, the entire Shitang Island system was peaceful, and the market was a cut above. South Sea cultivators would rather rush for a few more days and nights to the Shitang market..."

"Now the commerce of the entire North South Sea is flowing to Shitang, which is exactly why they offended the Thunder Island... Fortunately, True Person Yuanxiu is now famous, and my Master is naturally safe, just letting the family pay attention, fearing that someone will retaliate."

Li Xuan-xuan nodded silently, his heart dimmed. Li Zhou-wei had talked to him about the South Sea. In fact, most of the demonic cultivators were raised by the Thunder Island. I am afraid it was not just a matter of grabbing some market interests. The old man secretly pondered: 'True Person Yuanxiu is probably intentional... specially transferred Zhi-er to the chaotic South Sea, and wanted him to rectify the market. The Si family ate the benefits, and Zhi-er had to be tied to him more tightly...'

He was thinking in his heart, but Quan Yu-duan took out a colorful glazed pagoda from his sleeve, which was as small as a finger, small and exquisite. He held the pagoda in his palm and said in a low voice:

"This magic tool was specially brought back by my Master. It is called 【Xiao Yuan Glazed Pagoda】. It was originally a magic tool of an ancient sect in the South Sea. It appeared a few years ago, and my Master spent a lot of effort to get it back."

Li Wu-shao picked up this thing and handed it to Li Xuan-xuan. Don't look at this thing as only thumb-sized, the old man only felt a weight in his hand and almost couldn't catch it. Seeing Quan Yu-duan say:

"Young Master, this 【Xiao Yuan Glazed Pagoda】 is an extremely special and wonderful magic tool that can hone disciples. It has twenty-four floors, and every six floors has a door. Opening it will spit out water, fire, wind, and electricity. From bottom to top, they are 【Taihuo Fire】, 【Shangjia Wind】, 【Qiuwang Water】, and 【Beigong Thunder】."

"And the remaining twenty floors without doors each have a considerable capacity, which can be used to store related spiritual objects. Locked in it, and then connecting this tower with the spiritual vein, it can maintain spiritual objects, which is extremely easy to use."

This looked like a magic tool used to guard the mountain gate, equivalent to the foundation and background. If it was a spiritual weapon, it would be something that suppressed luck even in orthodoxies like Qingchi and Jin Yu.

He shook his red robe and explained:

"My Master checked it carefully. It should be a magic tool built by an ancient orthodoxy to train disciples to avoid the Three Disasters and Nine Tribulations. This one is a replica of the later orthodoxy, but even if it is a later orthodoxy, it is an extremely ancient past for us..."

"Now that there is no need to avoid any Three Disasters, the effect of this ancient magic tool is greatly reduced, but it is still a rare treasure, integrating punishment and honing."

His eyes were full of amazement and praise, replying:

"【Taihuo Fire】 refines true essence. The door contains three kinds of fierce combined fires that have been refined and neutralized by high cultivators. 【Shangjia Wind】 dispels distracting thoughts. The door contains six kinds of spiritual winds, all of which have the ability to clear the mind. 【Qiuwang Water】 washes away vanity. The door contains twelve kinds of spiritual waters of the Lu, He, and Kan paths..."

It was truly a wonderful magic tool. Li Zhou-luo knew it was an ancient magic tool as soon as he heard it. Only ancient cultivators were extravagant to this extent... Dismantling so many spiritual objects here was almost the majority of the savings of an old Foundation Establishment family.

But Quan Yu-duan stopped abruptly here. Li Zhou-luo couldn't help asking: "Isn't there a 【Beigong Thunder】 at the highest place?"