Chapter 883

"Respectfully send off Master!"

Everyone bowed in unison, respectfully saying: "Respectfully send off the Great True Person!"

"Green Pine Sun..."

Li Xieming sighed inwardly. Although he did not know the Sun Daoist lineage very thoroughly, the disparity in strength was plain to see. It was obvious at a glance. With Lou Xing leaving this time, who else could possess such sword immortal prestige?

The few of them sat down again. True Person Daoist Daoist Houfu appeared somewhat sorrowful, holding his cup to himself, taking spirit tea from his storage bag, and boiling water to brew tea. True Person Senior Kuiqi said in a deep voice: "Today we beheaded thirteen Lianmin and killed six; it can be called a great victory. It is just that we have extinguished the fierce flames of the Buddhist cultivators, broken the hand that the Great Desire Dao stretched over, and secured a position on Tangdao Mountain, so that our strength can be exerted in one direction."

Hearing these words, Ting Lan said softly:

"The 'Emptiness Without Form' was already weak to begin with. That Dharma form from back then once crossed over my attachments in one breath, and was unwilling to take even a bit of true spirit. To this day, there has been no sound, and the two Mahas of the 【Kosa Temple Sect】 from back then fell at the same time, almost failing to even preserve the Buddhist lands!"

"If it weren't for the Maha of the 【Great Mu Dharma Realm】 taking action, Emptiness and Wrath would be no different. It is a pity that the remaining few forms competed to support each other, mixed in sand, and pushed it to the north of the river."

"It is a pity."

Li Xieming listened to the conversation between the two. Ning Wan was just speaking up to remind them: "Meta-magnetic force is emerging on Tangdao Mountain. We should set up an array. Firstly, it can bind the meta-magnetic force on the mountain, and secondly, it can resist the Buddhist cultivators. Sealing the southern entrance with this mountain, connecting to Jin Yu in the west and Chengyun in the east, the rear will then be safe."

Ning Wan was Qingchi's genius of array Dao, Ting Lan also possessed a heritage, and the person in charge, Senior Kuiqi, had even more profound research into array Dao. This point should have been a consensus long ago. Seeing this, Senior Kuiqi nodded and said: "This makes sense. There is no need for much; one temporary main array, divided into ten or twenty sub-arrays, and a mountain can be covered tightly. There is only one point."

He raised his brows and looked serious, somewhat troubled, and replied: "For this mountain, there is no need to specially set up any array, so as to avoid tossing and turning. It won't be finished in three or five years. Just repair a few array points and use the Zifu array disks stored in my Xiukui to set it up."

"With the strength of three people, it is completely enough. But according to the spirit veins of Tangdao Mountain, it must be Meta-Thunder that is suitable. Other Daoist lineages are easy to talk about, but the Three Thunders as one, inheriting the Northern Palace above and belonging to Douxuan, we are completely ignorant of it."

"Nowadays, where is there a decent Daoist lineage for Meta-Thunder..."

Ting Lan replied: "Since it is Douxuan's Daoist lineage, we should ask the North Sea. Although the Thunder Dao is not prominent, there are still the Xie family and the Beihuan Sect... Furthermore... furthermore, can we go to Mount Zhanghuai or the Dao He Zhen Dao to ask?"

There is no need to mention Mount Zhanghuai in Wu State. The Dao He Zhen Dao is the sect established by the Xiuyue Sect disciple Nian Yi, who inherited the Great True Person Shangyuan's Daoist lineage at 【Green Jade Cliff】. Senior Kuiqi listened with a look of difficulty and reminded: "I think... asking is fine, but don't think too much. It is better to be prepared to use my Xiukui's 【Black Waves Piercing the Sea Spirit Array】. This time, it won't be so easy to borrow."

The other two remained silent. Soon, Ting Lan shook her head and mentioned:

"There is also the Muquan Sect. Zhu Gong is seriously injured and missing, and the people below are fighting fiercely. I sent someone to deliver an order to stop this group of people. At the moment, it is still a mess and unclear."

Mentioning Zhu Gong, Senior Kuiqi was somewhat helpless and replied:

"She turned around and left, obviously not trusting me. You try to use some miraculous divine ability to ask and call her back. Whether it is Zhaojing's alchemy or our Daoist scriptures, it is better than her tossing and turning alone in the East Sea."

The few of them settled it, and Ting Lan bowed and said: "Qiuhu and I will go into the mountains first to survey the mountain ranges and terrain there, and also guard against those with ill intentions secretly playing tricks."

"Good."

Senior Kuiqi then let the two leave.

The wind and snow on the mountaintop gradually grew heavier. Li Xieming waited for a while and finally had the opportunity to speak, sighing:

"Recently, I have been entangled in many things... I originally wanted to ask..."

Senior Kuiqi naturally knew what he was asking about and waved his hand, saying:

"You are talking about the spirit embryo matter. I have considered it long ago, and I have also seen your 【View Pavilion Guo Shentong Fire Refining】. At a glance, it is something of the Tongxuan Dao. In the aspect of artifact refining, one often seeks spirit objects and other cultivation magic power to nourish it, so as to become an artifact quickly."

"My Sun Daoist lineage's artifact refining has never used this kind of technique, nor do we like any sacrifices, but mainly focus on internal refining and divine ability nourishment. The spirit embryo of the Upper Wu Dao is also often refined by oneself using divine abilities."

'This Daoist lineage of Changxi is indeed Tongxuan...'

Li Xieming only bowed and said: "It is my lack of consideration..."

Senior Kuiqi shook his head and replied:

"This does not matter. I know that your spirit embryo is refined for the 【South Shun Luo She】's Di Lu Tian Sang Lin. I don't know which junior of his wants to use it... I remember that there is also a True Person in Qize who cultivates Upper Wu, who can refine it for you."

True Person Senior Kuiqi's words could be said to have exhausted his efforts. Li Xieming was overjoyed and was about to thank him when he saw this True Person smile slightly and reply:

"Don't thank me. Regarding this matter, I want to discuss it with you."

"The hearts of the northern Buddhist cultivators are not dead. This True Person in Qize also rarely has means, but he is unwilling to get involved and it is difficult for him to take action to help. When he comes to the lake, we will take the opportunity to see Wushan. If the talk is proper, we can try to ask him. It is best if we can persuade him."

"After all, it is not a matter for one family."

Li Xieming nodded in realization, thinking to himself:

'This is thinking that my family occupied Wushan early on, wondering if we obtained any high-quality Wu artifacts or heritage in Wushan, so as to move this True Person.'

At the moment, he only responded one by one and sighed:

"It is just that when my family occupied Wushan, it was already a ruin, and it had been cleared clean by all the Zifu. I am afraid there is nothing good to look at."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Senior Kuiqi then served tea to see the guest off. Waiting until Li Xieming turned into light and left, only then did he see True Person Daoist Daoist Houfu speak, saying: "The Li family is a great enemy of the Buddhist cultivators. At this juncture, they are more afraid of the Buddhist cultivators moving south than we are."

Senior Kuiqi nodded and said:

"Who says it isn't? Pulling him in early, whether it is 【Shi Chuan】 or the great array, it is all for his sake. Give more fulfillment and share the pressure of the Buddhist cultivators. It is not easy to have a Zifu with a wholehearted stance; he cannot fall easily. As for Li Zhouwei's matter... let's adapt to circumstances."

He put this matter aside. Seeing that Li Xieming had left, some things could finally be brought out to talk about. A look of hatred and coldness appeared on his face, and he whispered: "In the end, this cave heaven did not fall down. In previous years, when the Lord moved, even the East Fire Cave Heaven could not bear it. Now it is good, even Mifan has not been opened!"

Senior Kuiqi's voice gradually became stern, and he said coldly:

"Could it be that we have extravagant demands for Wanling Heaven? What kind of place is his Mifan! A secret realm! A secret realm hanging on the 【Seventy-Two Cave Profound Books】! The mountain was also bestowed by Wei. The owner of the Seventy-Two Cave Mifan back then was surnamed Li. You say this book has no traces? You say this secret realm won't open?! This is simply bullying people too much!"

Cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said angrily:

"So we sent the token over early, deliberately opened the portal, stabilized the cave heaven while taking action, and bestowed three or five swords and ten or so magic artifacts as if giving alms, immediately asking people to leave. The 【Baoyun Gourd】 has no traces, the 【Suigengchen】 is in the Lord's Qi sea, and the clues to the 【Star-Watching Copper Sparrow】 are even more invisible. After searching around, not even a single 【Mihua Spirit Medicine】 was found. Good, good, good! The intention to disgust my Sun's heart is too obvious!"

Daoist Daoist Houfu was obviously also holding back anger all the way. Mentioning this matter, his face sank at this moment, and he said coldly:

"Isn't that so? Anhuaitian has gold nature, and it is understandable that it became like that, but they started playing tricks during the East Fire time. The 【Chanhuachongyuan Runfa】 is missing, and the 【Sun Glazed Pagoda】 was plucked away early, leaving behind a ritual vessel. If it weren't for the fact that the Yuan cultivation senior had high attainments, I am afraid we shouldn't even want the 【Huaijiang Map】 in Anhuaitian!"

"Earlier, they said Guo E killed the Tang family members. Could it be that he killed them! It was all for the 【Jianyang Ring】... In the past, there were several Great True Persons who were not too excessive, but now they are unscrupulous!"

After the two finished speaking, the long-suppressed anger dissipated. In the end, they still had to face reality. Senior Kuiqi remained silent, and Daoist Daoist Houfu turned his head to sip tea: 'So what if it is...'

Daoist Daoist Houfu looked at the empty courtyard and said softly:

"Uncle-Master, this courtyard is quiet."

Xiukui Temple has a saying about hard labor, with the purpose of revering nature and caring for the people's livelihood. For all cultivators, there is only this one hard work to perform. Every few years, they have to come to do hard labor, which is also to manifest the sect's ambition of living in seclusion and not being stained by the mundane world.

Following his Uncle-Master Senior Kuiqi taking charge of the sect, the location was changed, and the regulations were pointed out. The foundation-building cultivators who had to perform hard labor every few years were summoned together to pick tea and farm on the mountaintop, with great momentum.

Others didn't know, but Daoist Daoist Houfu understood this Uncle-Master's intention. It was nothing more than letting the Great True Person see clearly how the people below were being ground down by these rules on weekdays, in order to change them.

At the moment, the sword immortal swept away with a sleeve, and the person himself left. It was undoubtedly an opportunity to change the ancestral rules. Senior Kuiqi replied:

"It should have been moved long ago. It's just wasting time in cultivation. You and I both came through like this. Farming is just farming. Those who can realize the truth from farming will realize it even if they don't farm. As for those who can't realize it, it's useless even if you let him farm the whole Huyi."

Daoist Daoist Houfu tasted the tea and finally dared to speak, probing:

"Uncle-Master's thoughts, although the Great True Person doesn't like them much, can be understood. It's just that I haven't returned these days, and over at the neighbor Gu family..."

Senior Kuiqi remained silent for a long time, and only after a while did he say:

"It's inconvenient to talk about it. Go to the North Sea and ask."

North of the River.

Li Xieming came over from the riverbank and headed north all the way. After passing Bai Ye Creek, he saw that the Baijiang Creek area was orderly and the four borders were distinct. Li Jiangxia was driving the heavenly light to manifest himself, coming to greet him.

By his side was Guan Gongxiao in Daoist robes, who was one step slower than him, following politely. On the other side, Ding Weijian was holding a weapon, obviously unable to get along with the Duxian Dao, and his face was somewhat stiff, only changing color when he saw him.

"Reporting to the True Person, the three Mifan lands have been cleaned up, the cultivators have been dispersed, and several families have bowed their heads. Only the Wang clan members gathered north of Fanyun, relying on Chengyun, and have not sent anyone over."

"Hmm."

With the Li family's current strength, if Li Jiangxia led the troops and couldn't pacify Baijiang in an instant, that would be the problem. Looking at the posture in front of him, I am afraid Duxian didn't dare to occupy even a piece of land and gave it all up.

Li Xieming followed the trend and listened to Li Jiangxia say:

"The True Persons and Buddhist cultivators took action and took away many people. Several local forces are very terrified. As for the remnants of the 【Huaihun Hall】, they are almost invisible. Only a few people who survived under Xiao Yuan's command are all collected in the mountains."

"The junior was afraid that there were close friends of Xiao Yuan among them, so he wasn't too fierce. At the moment, he only sent a few people to communicate and is inquiring. I think it will be cleared up within two or three days."

Li Xieming listened casually and asked:

"How is Wang Quwan?"

Li Jiangxia lowered his brows and said hurriedly:

"He and Wang Xiaoxiao were taken to the Chengyun Sect and have not returned to this day, so they did not come. Wang Quyun sent a letter, obviously already very embarrassed, but it is still some nice words."

He offered the letter with both hands. Li Xieming glanced at it and didn't take it to read. After all, his family's people had already joined someone else's sect. Li Xieming naturally wouldn't go to toss about again, only replying:

"Go reply to him, no need to send letters in the future."

"Yes."

The man immediately put the letter away. Guan Gongxiao on the side said respectfully: "Reporting to the True Person... all the Duxian cultivators are here, listening to the Lord's dispatch."

Guan Gongxiao's mood was undoubtedly complicated, even somewhat at a loss. Li Xieming didn't care about that much and said softly: "We have already pacified Tangdao Mountain. The Buddhist cultivators will not let it go easily. We must guard it for some time."

"If this mountain is broken, we will inevitably retreat to the riverbank. Several families have Zifu protection, and the outcome is still unknown. But if you True Persons are not there, Duxian will definitely be overturned."

Guan Gongxiao was sweating profusely and bowed:

"How would Duxian dare not exert all his strength to serve to the death."

Li Xieming waved his hand to signal him to go down. The sect master of the Duxian Dao drove the wind down. Only then did Li Jiangxia whisper:

"Reporting to the True Person, we also found two or three... magic artifacts on the territory, but they have already fallen into the hands of loose cultivators and clan cultivators... These people have not left and are all in the mountains. As soon as my family's people arrived, they immediately came to pay respects. As for the cultivation techniques, there are quite a few, most of which are still being traced. Only one cultivation technique in hand is worth looking at."

"Still considered smart."

Li Xieming responded. Li Jiangxia said: "The junior's meaning is... don't pursue these one or two magic artifacts, and use them to manifest my family's fairness."

I don't know if this matter has been reported to Li Jianglong on the continent for handling. According to Li Jiangxia's temperament, I am afraid he specially asked him to decide before giving a reply on the continent. Li Xieming saw it in his eyes and signaled him to handle it himself, specially asking: "Where are Li Quantao's people? Where are the remnants of the Mifan who were let into the cultivators north of the river?"

Li Jiangxia said respectfully:

"Li Quantao and his son were urgently transferred back to Qingchi... There is no news. Fei Tonglu and Fei Tongcai are missing, perhaps taken away by someone. As for the few who returned to the north of the river to throw themselves into the net... most were harmed by the clan cultivators on the territory. At present, two people have been found and have been brought."

His expression was somewhat strange, and he reminded: "It is said that these two... are no longer what they used to be."

Li Xieming raised his brows and saw the old man Qu Bushi escorting a pair of men and women up. Their attire was not like the cultivators north of the river. The man glared angrily, and the woman was also full of indignation.

'At a glance, I know they were influenced by the True Person. They should have seen the True Person very early. No wonder they didn't dare to deal with it.'

After so many things in the north, Li Xieming also had a lot of experience. The reason why it is said that the True Person is more terrifying during the fetal breath and Qi refining stages is because of this miraculous ability to influence the mind. By the time of Foundation Establishment and Zifu, although still terrifying, at least it won't take away the mind for no reason. At the moment, as soon as the restriction on the mouths of these two was lifted, the man immediately cursed and drank: "Lord Lin is the reincarnation of the True Person of the Mifan Daoist lineage. You are so bold! All the families in the territory are guarded by the Mifan Daoist lineage and are all protected! You actually crossed the river... How shameless! How shameless!"

No one on the field paid any attention to him. Li Jiangxia offered a jade slip with both hands. Li Xieming scanned it with his spiritual sense and saw three words:

"Feather Guest Chant."

This book is exactly the 【Feather Guest Chant】 among the Mifan Daoist lineage. Back then, he got half a book from Wen Hu's hands. Now this book is complete from beginning to end, without any omissions.

'The Lord's legacy is still rich.'

This body-protecting technique 【Feather Guest Chant】 is at least fifth grade, undoubtedly a not-small harvest. This is the benefit of occupying this territory. Some fine things others can't take away in the end, but there is nothing more.

Only this man was still cursing, with a look of loyalty and unyielding.

Li Xieming glanced at it slightly. The other party's talent was really not bad. He was already at the ninth level of Qi refining, only one step away from Foundation Establishment. Before he made any reaction, this man cursed:

"And you, Li Zhaojing, unworthy of being a True Person's..."

He didn't know Li Xieming's real name and just called out the Daoist name. As soon as this remark came out, the faces of the people around him changed greatly. Li Jiangxia was furious when he heard it, and Qu Bushi's soul was about to scatter. But before the word 'Honored' in his mouth could be spat out, his whole body had turned into a bright white color, like a piece of broken cloth, exploding into a piece of heavenly light.

"Boom!"

This man was wiped out on the spot, and the woman's face turned green. Before she could open her mouth, she dissipated into smoke from top to bottom, following the man to become a pair of bitter lovers. Everyone was terrified and knelt down to apologize.

Li Xieming didn't care much. He put away the "Feather Guest Chant". A group of True Persons had looted it, and any good things had been taken away. The quality of the two who could be left until now was imaginable. They hated his family deeply and were destined to die. Dying in Li Xieming's hands could be considered relaxed and comfortable.

"Check the cultivation techniques scattered here carefully. I'm going to the north."

Waving his hand to send people down, Li Xieming stepped forward with light and flew to Tangdao Mountain.

He saw heavy snow all over the mountain, and the broken walls and ruins had already been pushed down by more than half, revealing bare mountain slopes. Many cultivators were rising and falling.

It's just that looking around, there weren't many Foundation Establishment cultivators in green clothes. Most of them were these Ziyan sect members in purple clothes, many of whom he had seen when he went to the Ziyan sect back then.

'The Qingchi Sect suffered heavy damage back then, and it is obviously still far from recovering.'

But he glanced at it casually, somewhat surprised, stepped down from the air, and appeared beside a woman in red.

"Minggong has left seclusion."

This woman is Li Minggong. She now has the cultivation of the late Foundation Establishment stage, only wearing a red skirt, stepping on flames, and seems to be casting spells to regulate the flames. Seeing Li Xieming, she hurriedly bowed and said respectfully:

"Seen the True Person!"

Li Xieming raised his brows, seeing her cultivation solid and miraculous, having gained not small benefits, and said: "Good... this spirit elixir was not wasted in vain."

Li Minggong hurriedly bowed: "Just left seclusion and happened to meet two True Persons passing by from the lake. They ordered my family's Foundation Establishment to take people over, but the troops were north of the river. The junior had the highest cultivation, so I brought a few people with fire first."

Li Xieming nodded, praised a sentence, turned into light and left, seeing Ting Lan driving the Purple Jade Spirit Pavilion suspended in the air. I don't know if that figure is the main body, stepping on purple Qi, 【Upper Phase Pot】 tied to her waist, appearing simple and unadorned.

Li Xieming didn't come to find her for no reason. The pressure of the Buddhist cultivators in the north was getting greater and greater. He was secretly nervous in his heart and had already set his mind on the 'World Brightness' in the other party's hands.

Whether he could pass the Zifu was still unknown, but the remaining two paths must be body divine ability and life divine ability. It was nothing more than a question of which one came first and which one came second.

'One day, if the north of the river can't be guarded and the Buddhist cultivators move south, then everything must be prioritized for survival! If my own life is hard to protect, the lives of the few children in the family are even harder to protect!'

After all, his own close-combat fighting ability was already not bad. Once the life divine ability was in hand, whether it was his own survival ability or the survival ability of the children in the family, it would undoubtedly have a qualitative leap. The Buddhist cultivators in the north were eyeing him covetously, and Li Xieming had to make the worst plans first.

As for Ting Lan talking about cultivating the life divine ability after cultivating the second divine ability, Li Xieming's few words of probing were likely considering the problem of the mind. With the talisman seed in his body, there was naturally a layer of guarantee.

Seeing Li Xieming, Ting Lan smiled: "Zhaojing's cultivation... is really a great improvement..."

Li Xieming smiled and declined, asking: "Haven't seen you for a long time, fellow Daoist. How is this injury?"

"Still need a few more days to endure."

Ting Lan appeared somewhat dejected and said softly: "Originally, I raised a fairy foundation in the Qi sea, but after this incident, I have to re-cultivate. This is actually secondary. My 'Purple Qi' Daoist body is not easy to raise, and it is very damaging to the vitality to damage it."

"If there is any place where elixir is needed, just ask me."

Li Xieming comforted her, said some nice words, and appeared somewhat worried. Ting Lan saw his impropriety and asked:

"What's wrong with this."

He said worriedly: "I originally wanted to continue refining a divine ability, but after listening to fellow Daoist's words, I became worried. After all, the Buddhist cultivators in the north will have a big fight sooner or later. That body divine ability will only have one Qi left. If I get injured by then and come to re-cultivate this divine ability, it will be difficult to handle."

Li Xieming's worry was well-founded, making Ting Lan nod. He continued:

"I just remembered your sect's 'World Brightness'. I don't know how to collect Qi? If it is more convenient than mine, that is the best."

Ting Lan's expression was somewhat complicated, and she only said softly:

"Convenience is naturally much more convenient. My Ziyan has the 【Zhaoche Yuan Qi】 of this path. Collecting it is not difficult. No one in the sect cultivates it. I... can also give it to fellow Daoist."

Li Xieming hurriedly waved his hand and replied:

"Meritless and unrewarded. Since it is a Zifu cultivation technique, there is no reason to get it out of thin air, not to mention it is a life divine ability to continue the Daoist lineage."

Seeing her hesitate, Li Xieming said softly: "I only have one doubt. Earlier I asked fellow Daoist, asking me to refine this body divine ability before cultivating it. What is the solution?"

Ting Lan listened to these words and replied:

"It can't be said that it must be restricted, but this life divine ability is somewhat evil. I hope you refine more divine abilities, and your age is also older, so that you can handle the miraculousness with ease, and then come to cultivate it. That is a good thing."

"Secondly... I asked the Great True Person about this matter when I saw him back then. The Great True Person has deep attainments and solved my doubts... saying that the 'World Brightness' path should be at the end of all the Bright Yang methods, and it is the last divine ability to stand at the peak of Bright Yang and seek the fruit position... Cultivating it at any other step is not as beneficial to the Golden Core as the perfection of World Brightness."

As soon as Li Xieming heard this, he was overjoyed. Where did he have such high thoughts? As long as there was no obstacle in cultivation and it would not affect the next divine ability, why would he be afraid of these? 'In any case, I can't put 'World Brightness' at the end. These three paths are fixed. It's just used to remind Zhouwei. As for whether to rush... how to deal with the Wei Emperor's matter, it all depends on him...'

So he laughed and shook his head:

"Where do I have such high ambitions? In the vast south of the river, there are not many people heading for the Golden Core. I just want to protect my life and save my family!"

Characters appearing in this chapter

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Kui○Qi 【Zifu Mid-stage】

Lou○Xing 【Zifu Late-stage】 【Sword Immortal】

Li Xieming 【Zifu Early-stage】 【Zifu Alchemist】

Hou○Fu 【Zifu Early-stage】

Ting○Lan 【Zifu Early-stage】 【Zifu Array Master】

Ning○Wan 【Zifu Early-stage】 【Zifu Array Master】