Chapter 784

Once Si Xunhui finished his sentence, Quan Yuduan immediately stepped forward and said in a low voice:

"Master sent us here this time, firstly because there is a task assigned by the sect, requiring me to send the Junior Martial Brother over, and secondly... there are also extremely important matters to convey." Li Zhouluo immediately understood and lifted his chin. Di Liguang took the guards and went down. The hall suddenly became empty. Quan Yuduan said in a low voice: "Master guards the South Sea, having changed the blood-essence resentment system of the Chi clan and the neighboring Gu clan for over two hundred years. He even eradicated the demonic cultivators of the entire Shi Tang island system under his rule. Using the disciples of the Five Peaks he leads as a barrier, he changed the islands under his rule into small gates and small islands, filling the territory with small sects and small factions..."

"From then on, they instead established themselves with the various islands as their foundation. Several large and small demonic sects in the surrounding area came to plunder one after another, but as soon as they made a move, the higher-ups were almost all slaughtered by Master alone... From then on, the entire Shi Tang island system was peaceful, and the markets were also a cut above. South Sea cultivators would rather travel for several more days and nights to go to the Shi Tang market..."

"Now, the commerce of the entire North South Sea is flowing toward Shi Tang. It is precisely because of this that they offended Ting Lei Island... Fortunately, True Person Yuanxiu's reputation is currently flourishing, so Master is naturally unharmed. He only told the family to be careful, fearing that someone might seek revenge."

Li Xuanxuan nodded silently, his heart growing dim. Li Zhouwei had talked to him about the South Sea. In fact, most of the demonic cultivators were raised by Ting Lei Island. It was likely not as simple as just grabbing some market profits. The old man thought to himself: 'True Person Yuanxiu is likely intentional... specifically transferring Zhi'er to the chaotic South Sea, and wanting him to rectify the markets. Once the Si clan has finished eating the profits, Zhi'er will have no choice but to be tied even tighter to him...'

While he was thinking in his heart, Quan Yuduan took out a treasure pagoda made of colored glaze from his sleeve. It was only the size of a finger, small and exquisite. He held the pagoda in his palm and said in a low voice:

"This magic treasure was specifically brought back by Master. It is called the 【Xiao Yuan Glazed Treasure Pagoda】. It was originally a magic treasure of an ancient South Sea sect. It appeared in the world a few years ago, and Master spent all his efforts to obtain it."

Li Wushao picked up this item and handed it to Li Xuanxuan. Even though this item was only the size of a thumb, the old man felt a heaviness in his hand and almost failed to catch it. He saw Quan Yuduan say:

"Young Master, this 【Xiao Yuan Glazed Treasure Pagoda】 is an extremely special and marvelous magic treasure that can temper disciples. It has twenty-four levels in total, and every six levels there is a door. Opening them spits out water, fire, wind, and electricity. From bottom to top, they are 【Taihuo Fire】, 【Injury Wind】, 【Autumn Death Water】, and 【Beigong Thunder】."

"And the remaining twenty levels without doors each have a considerable capacity, which can be used to store related spiritual objects. Locked within, and then connecting this pagoda to a spiritual vein, it can maintain the spiritual objects, which is extremely useful."

This looked like a magic treasure used to guard a sect gate, equivalent to a foundation's heritage. If it were a spiritual treasure, even in lineages like Qingchi or Jin Yu, it would be an item to suppress luck.

He shook his red robe and explained:

"Master checked it carefully. It should be a pagoda built by an ancient lineage to train disciples to avoid the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations. This one is a replica from a later lineage, but even if it is a later lineage, for us, it is still an extremely ancient past..."

"Now that there is no longer a need to avoid any Three Calamities, the effectiveness of this ancient magic treasure is greatly reduced, but it is still a rare treasure, integrating punishment and tempering into one."

His gaze was full of admiration, and he praised it endlessly, replying:

"【Taihuo Fire】 refines true essence; inside the door are three types of fierce combined fires refined and neutralized by high-level cultivators. 【Injury Wind】 dispels distracting thoughts; inside the door are six types of spiritual winds, all having the ability to clarify. 【Autumn Death Water】 washes away vanity; inside the door are twelve types of spiritual waters of the Lu, He, and Kan paths..."

It was truly an extremely marvelous magic treasure. As soon as Li Zhouluo heard it, he knew it was an ancient magic treasure. Only ancient cultivators were extravagant to this extent... Dismantling so many spiritual objects inside would almost be the majority of the savings of a veteran Foundation Establishment family.

But Quan Yuduan stopped abruptly when he reached this point. Li Zhouluo couldn't help but ask: "Isn't there a 【Beigong Thunder】 at the highest point?"

Quan Yuduan hesitated for a breath, nodded, and said: "【Beigong Thunder】... um... it can also kill... in magic combat. Inside this door are twenty-four types of thunder... contrary to the previous ones, these twenty-four types are all Profound Thunders, which can specifically point to the four types of supernatural powers of Profound Thunder..."

"It is very convenient for killing people. Striking the body can make people turn to ashes."

"This..."

Li Zhouluo and Li Xuanxuan looked at each other. The old man nodded and said: "So the door at the highest point is used to resist and kill enemies. It is truly infinitely marvelous."

Si Xunhui laughed. After all, the person in front of him was his Master's grandfather, so he was still very respectful. He cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to my lord, according to the True Person, the one who built this magic treasure was very dissatisfied with the Thunder Palace. Although the first three doors were painful, they all left a glimmer of life, and one could even obtain various benefits. But the door at the top used up all the Profound Thunder, not only having no benefits but also not stopping until the person was struck to death... The True Person said the specification of twenty-four paths was extremely high... saying this person... must have been struck miserably when breaking through to Zifu..."

"... Oh... haha..."

After all, it was a joke told by a Zifu True Person. Even if it wasn't funny, the two people in the hall had to laugh twice. Li Xuanxuan hummed twice, beautifully examining the small pagoda the size of a thumb in his hand, thinking to himself: 'It is an excellent magic treasure to suppress Qingdu... In the past, the family punished those cultivators by deducting merit, and at most sent them to the surrounding areas... It was too much to really kill them... and there was nothing that really made people fearful. With this magic treasure, there are benefits for many parties.'

The dense forest mountain of the Li family had long had an ancient magic treasure suppressing it, called 【Cuoxiang】. It was an incense burner that could regulate the earth veins and store spiritual energy. The spiritual energy of the past ten years had all been entering and exiting the dense forest.

Quan Yuduan laughed and said:

"Old Senior, don't be anxious, I have more here."

He took out a storage bag from his sleeve and replied:

"In this are four precious medicines, which are 【Green Respect Flower】, 【Zi Wu Vine】, 【Profound Pattern Yellow Viper Fruit】, and 【Mo Xun Grass】, three types of Foundation Establishment spiritual objects, and more than one hundred and fifty spirit stones, used to subsidize the family."

Li Zhouluo put away this heavy storage bag. Quan Yuduan took out a letter from his sleeve again and said solemnly: "This is... entrusted by Master for me to bring back. He requires me to hand it to Chenghuai personally and bring back a reply. I don't know..."

Li Xuanxuan frowned and hesitated: "Chenghuai is in seclusion. Since it is so important... I will send someone to ask."

As soon as Quan Yuduan heard this, he waved his hands repeatedly and replied: "The matter is important, but not urgent. If he is in seclusion, we can wait. After I finish the matters at hand, I will still pass by the lake. At that time, it will not be too late to see the Young Master."

"There is another top-priority matter right now. In those years, True Person Zhaojing went to visit the Chengyun Sect and had already set aside a portion of the Xiaoshi Mountain Dao Treasury for the Wangyue Lake. I don't know if the cultivators of your clan have successfully reached Foundation Establishment? The time is approaching, and I came here to send the Junior Martial Brother over."

He nodded slightly and turned to the side. Clearly, the following words were not his turn to speak. Even if he was the senior disciple of the Qutian Pavilion, he could not speak for the Si clan after all. He saw Si Xunhui step forward, cup his hands, and say: "Since the cultivators of your clan are also going, please trouble yourself to bring the junior along."

'Xiaoshi Mountain Dao Treasury?'

Li Zhouluo was thoughtful and lifted his head. Li Xuanxuan stopped him. Li Zhouluo was not clear about these matters, but the old man knew much more. He said in a hoarse voice: "There is a Foundation Establishment sword cultivator at the lake, who was promoted by True Person Zhaojing from humble beginnings. His immortal foundation is 'Floating Cloud Body', which is precisely the Xiaoshi Mountain lineage."

"He has actually already reached Foundation Establishment!"

Si Xunhui was shocked. Neither his Si clan nor the Li family were the first Zifu forces to know about this matter. The speed of participating in it was much slower. After all, it was difficult to have suitable fetal breath, and even if there were, it was difficult to have much cultivation in a short time. He thought to himself:

'It's still an outsider, which is good. If a clansman of Master really came, and it was some uncle-generation lord, if we started arguing about something, it would make both sides awkward... Outsiders are also good... True Person Zhaojing is not greedy.'

So this Si clan descendant replied: "It is exactly 'Floating Cloud Body'. With the lords of your clan here to look after him, the junior is also at ease."

Li Zhouluo immediately went to call Wang Quwan up personally. Li Xuanxuan stroked his beard and asked:

"I read the news in the clan, saying that the Chengyun Sect caught two cultivators and said that there was a palace underground in the water marsh. Is this the matter? According to the news, the underground palace is a relic of the ancient 【Wanling Upper Sect】..."

Si Xunhui shook his head silently. Quan Yuduan had a jumping temperament and was much more direct. He replied: "Naturally, it was all spread by the Chengyun Sect itself! It is true that they caught the cultivators, but the cultivators of Xiaoshi Mountain were hooked out by this True Person, and they just gathered the conditions to open the Dao Treasury."

"As for any underground palace, I have never heard of it! What kind of lineage is the Wanling Upper Sect? If they really built an underground palace, everyone who enters is looking for death. I think... it was built by the Chengyun Sect itself!"

Si Xunhui's news was clearly more comprehensive. He said softly: "It is highly likely that it was built by the Chengyun Sect itself. Firstly, it is to give their own disciples a place to practice, and secondly, it is not convenient to collect blood energy everywhere. The subordinate families have been suppressed for too long, and it is inevitable that there will be complaints. This underground palace is much easier to use."

"Selling talismans and pills on the side also makes the sect's legitimate business easier to do... After all, their things are rough and cannot compete with Jiangnan. Using this method, they can earn money continuously nearby."

Li Xuanxuan understood and nodded. Li Zhouluo had already brought Wang Quwan up from outside the hall. This middle-aged man was still equipped with that sword, his expression solemn. Li Zhouluo laughed:

"Protector Wang, this is the senior disciple of the Qutian Pavilion, Quan Yuduan... and this... is the Young Master of the Qingchi Si clan, Si Xunhui."

These two names were not too terrifying for the current Li family, but in Wang Quwan's eyes, they were already top-level young masters. The Si clan was now the master of Qingchi. He bowed down repeatedly, but heard Si Xunhui call out: "I have seen the senior, this time... I will trouble the senior."

Li Xuanxuan nodded lightly and opened his mouth:

"The two immortal sect disciples are going to that underground palace. Passing by this place, since you have also obtained the opportunity, go together."

"How can this be?... Such an opportunity should be for the Wangyue descendants to go..."

Wang Quwan's first reaction was actually panic. He supported himself and wanted to bow down. Quan Yuduan also heard something and gave a wink, laughing and interrupting: "The scenery of Wangyue Lake is beautiful. We brothers will go to the lake for a turn and come back later."

He pulled Si Xunhui down. Li Xuanxuan waved his hand, and Li Zhouluo also retreated. Only the two of them remained in the hall. Wang Quwan knelt firmly, and Li Xuanxuan supported him, saying softly:

"Quwan, don't worry, I won't let you be a sacrifice. Although Si Xunhui is a young master of the Qingchi Sect, this time it is not for you to protect him... If you really need someone to protect you, how could Qingchi lack two peak masters?"

Wang Quwan was startled by this sentence and quickly lifted his eyebrows. The old man in front of him was nodding with a smile, saying: "This time, you represent the Wangyue Li clan. Although I am not clear about the situation in the underground palace, there should not be many families making things difficult for you now. Foundation Establishment has its own Foundation Establishment opponents. Protect yourself and see how many opportunities you can fight for."

"As for Si Xunhui, don't be too afraid of him. Take everything that should be divided into your hands. Unless there is a Zifu-level spiritual object, you must let him take it so you can have a life..."

Wang Quwan finally nodded and said in a respectful voice: "The old lord's instructions, the subordinate will keep in mind and do his best..."

Li Xuanxuan continued:

"After you go down this time, go find Zhouluo and take the 【Hundred Stone Spirit Shield】 and 【Red Turbid Jade Treasure】 of Xuan Yue from his hands. After all, the underground palace is full of Zifu descendants of various families. I don't ask you to show off how much prestige you have, but with these two things to save your life, at least you won't be suppressed by someone else's magic treasure."

These were two full Foundation Establishment magic treasures. The 【Hundred Stone Spirit Shield】 was of ordinary quality, but the 【Red Turbid Jade Treasure】 was a rare good thing. Wang Quwan nodded heavily and finally said: "The master's kindness, Quwan will remember. This time going north, I will definitely bring these two magic treasures back intact."

Li Xuanxuan then sent him out and ordered Li Zhouluo to equip him with magic treasures. Wang Quwan put the things down and said solemnly: "The matter is of great importance, please allow the subordinate to go home once, explain the affairs of the descendants, and then come back to take the two magic treasures."

He rode the wind toward the north of the river. Si Xunhui and the other said they wanted to stroll on the lake. After flying a circle, Li Wushao returned in advance.

This old demon was still in the appearance of a middle-aged man, with a sword at his waist. Seeing Li Xuanxuan, he bowed, his voice low and hoarse: "Wushao has seen the old lord!"

Li Wushao's appearance was extremely similar to Li Yuanyuan. Seeing Li Xuanxuan's eyes blur, he hurriedly supported him, tears welling up in the corners of his eyes: "It's been a long time..."

Li Wushao saw it in his eyes, cupped his hands and said: "Old lord! I have been living happily in Qingchi. That stinking place, everyone calls me Lord Li. When I turned around and arrived at the East Sea, if they didn't recognize me, damn it, they might even catch me to refine pills... haha..."

The old man couldn't help but laugh, shook his head and said: "You still speak so roughly, even though you have arrived in the immortal sect... you still can't get rid of that East Sea habit. People will talk about you..."

"Can't learn! Can't learn!"

Li Wushao only said: "They still have to say that I am unrestrained and uninhibited. If you ask me, it's all bullshit... I came back to take a look around this time. It's good to explain to the pavilion master when I go back. The Young Master hasn't been married yet, right?"

Characters appearing in this chapter

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Li Xuanxuan 【Qi Refining 9th Layer】 【Bo Branch Descendant】

Li Zhouluo 【Qi Refining 8th Layer】 【Head of the Family】

Quan Yuduan 【Qi Refining 8th Layer】 【Senior Disciple of Qutian Pavilion】

Si Xunhui 【Qi Refining 4th Layer】 【Qingchi Si Clan Descendant】 【Great Liang Sima Clan】 【Tantai's Appointed Disciple】 【Jiuqiu Art Lineage】 【Qutian Pavilion Disciple】

Wang Quwan 【Floating Cloud Body】 【Foundation Establishment Early Stage】

Li Wushao 【Morning Cold Rain】 【Foundation Establishment Late Stage】