Chapter 888

Flying ten miles or so, the number of cultivators increased. They were all looking down for something. Further ahead, he saw a small water cave with a few pavilions built over it. A group of cultivators was keeping watch. Li Ximing's spiritual sense swept over, and he could perceive the vast water veins beneath, which were extraordinary.

Li Qinghong had mentioned this place before; it was a rare channel where the earth and water veins connected directly to the East Sea, reaching all the way to the sea territory of the Pure One Gate. Seeing its current state, it had already been taken over by the Cheng Yun Gate.

But it wasn't the uniqueness of this place that made him stop, but a fragment of a magic treasure that a group of cultivators below was scrambling for. It was purple-red in color, smooth and sharp. Li Ximing glanced at it and waved his sleeve lightly.

A fierce wind blew, and heavenly light shone down, blinding the cultivators. In an instant, the fragment flew up and landed in Li Ximing's hand.

He found it familiar. Upon closer inspection, this fragment should have come from a purple-red tripod. Looking at the patterns and the delicate texture of the fragment, it had likely shattered into hundreds or thousands of pieces, scattered everywhere...

"It's that Yu Yuwei's copper tripod that was stamped by the Tuoba family. It fell into my hands... and I gave it to Li Quantao... No wonder hundreds of cultivators are gathered here searching for it. Even though it's just a fragment of a Foundation Establishment magic treasure, it still has some value."

Yu Yuwei was killed by the Pure One Gate, and this item fell into the hands of Qi Qiuxin, finally being offered to Li Ximing. The Yu family was a scattered mess, unable to achieve anything, so it went to Li Quantao. Because it had passed through his hands, he remembered it clearly. Seeing it now, it was indeed that tripod.

This tripod was a family heirloom of the Yu family, and its materials were not poor. Back then, it had only been left with a mark after being stamped by the Tuoba family's ancient magic treasure. To be beaten into this state, its power was no longer like that of a Foundation Establishment item.

His brows twitched, and he secretly thought it was bad:

"Was Li Quantao really recalled urgently? He didn't even send a letter after returning to the sect..."

The matters arranged by Ning Wan and Ting Lan pointed secretly toward the Hongxue Gate. At that time, Jiangbei was in chaos, and the Sun lineage could barely look after itself, calling for help everywhere. It wouldn't be strange for Li Quantao to have fallen, and there was no need to cover it up... but to say he was recalled and then not see him, that was intriguing.

"If he wasn't seriously injured and in seclusion, then the Green Pool Sect really stumbled upon some opportunity... Ning Wan has to look after the North and has no heart for such schemes. Tossing and turning, I don't know whose good fortune this is!"

If Li Quantao really obtained an opportunity, Ning Wan was naturally upright and wouldn't do anything too extreme. But for Li Quantao, with a Zifu cultivator unable to attend to everything, wouldn't it be better not to share it with others? Li Ximing just smiled and shook his head, tossed the item back, and flew off on his light.

After flying for a while, the jade talisman at his waist grew hot, clearly indicating his own people were nearby. Li Ximing loosened the restriction he had placed on it, and the water rippled as a person flew over on the wind.

This person looked decent enough, but his black robe was covered in dense, eyeball-like patterns, which made his otherwise normal face look quite sinister. Li Ximing recognized the clothing at a glance and stepped back, answering cautiously: "Daoist Luo!"

This person was none other than the Zifu cultivator from the Southern Border Witch Country, the Luo cultivator who had helped him out years ago! The cultivator smiled and greeted him, saying: "Daoist Zhaojing! Long time no see!"

He was a Shanyue tribesman, and his name was as messy as those of Jiao Zhongzi or Fu Daimu. He just started with the surname Luo to flatter the Sun lineage cultivators. His face was full of smiles, and he only said:

"I received news from Daoist Ning, just came out of Dangdao Mountain, and flew over to assist you, Daoist!"

Li Ximing thought it over and understood the situation: "Senior Kuiqi wants to act with the Pure One Gate. Not to mention they are all of Sun lineage, at least they are all orthodox. It wouldn't be easy to bring him along. If the Pure One Gate saw him, they would draw their swords first...

"Ting Lan probably has reinforcements on her side, and it wouldn't be easy to use him. I'm on the flank at Cai Mountain, and since we met last time, they just stuffed him here..."

"This should have been told to me, but it was interrupted by Zhu Sheng, and it wouldn't be good to engage in such schemes in front of him... so it was just left at that."

Although Senior Kuiqi was from the Qiu Kui Temple and had a certain reserve and spirit, his mind was clearly not bad. At this time, it was naturally the time to unite all forces, and the arrangements were made quite well.

Although there was a jade pendant, Li Ximing remained wary of this person and asked: "This is not easy to prove."

Cultivator Luo laughed heartily and said confidently:

"I asked Master Senior Kuiqi early on, and he had me bring this jade pendant. You really don't trust me, Daoist!"

He made a gesture of invitation and smiled. Then, a purple aura descended from the void, turning into a purple-robed female immortal. Seeing her beautiful face, oval face, and bright eyes, he knew it was an incarnation of Ting Lan.

"Thank you for your trouble, Daoist!"

She handed over a stone box lightly. The incarnation seemed to have had a hard time traveling here, nodded, and dissipated. Li Ximing took a silent look. Although Ting Lan's face carried a smile, there was hidden worry in her eyes.

The stone box felt heavy in his hand. Without needing to think, Li Ximing could feel the intimate Sun-Yang power through the box.

"Chongyang Xiasheng Treasure Plate!"

The Chongyang Xiasheng Treasure Plate was a good item from the Qiu Kui Temple. Anyone of the Sun-Yang path couldn't fail to recognize it after one use. Li Ximing's spiritual sense sank into it, and he indeed saw the gold-white treasure plate.

He secretly tucked it into his sleeve and pondered in his heart: "It's strange... It should be that Kan Ziyu's breakthrough was sudden, and they couldn't take it out. But sending it over now... it's not too late!"

Li Ximing put the item away, feeling a bit of comfort in his heart: "At least this Luo cultivator is a two-divinity cultivator. Even if he's hiding something, he's at least a significant help, so I can put my mind at ease a bit more..."

So he entered the void with him, found a place to rest, dealt with the other party while secretly using his divine abilities to observe Cai Mountain from afar.

The high-altitude view swept across this mountain range, and all the scenes emerged one by one. There were only four golden bodies, no one else, nothing to fear.

It was just that after the last great defeat, the Buddhist cultivators in the Empty Nothingness path who weren't strong enough were either recultivating or had fallen. These four included at least two under the seat of Fahui, holding magic treasures. One of them didn't look much like a Buddhist cultivator of the Empty Nothingness path; he looked like an ordinary person, without a huge golden body, which made the other three respectful.

Although that was the case, two of them were mediocre. For Li Ximing and this Luo cultivator to take action together was truly overkill.

"With this kind of appearance, sending one Luo would have been enough. Although he couldn't fight four, he could definitely drag them out!

"Now that both have arrived, let alone dragging them out, killing a few wouldn't be a problem!"

He felt relaxed and chatted with this Luo fellow for a while. Unexpectedly, this devil cultivator did an about-face and bowed:

"This matter really relies on Zhaojing. You must do your best, preferably eliminating the other party... After all... I really can't miss this opportunity!"

This wasn't something he should have said. Li Ximing was stunned for a moment. Before he could speak, this devil cultivator took the initiative, looking solemn, even a bit humble: "I don't have the qualifications to enter that True Qi Anhuai Heaven. I've sought cultivation methods for so many years, and only Daoist Ning has traces of them. Helping out last time finally got me definite news, and the quality is even better than what I sought. Once missed... I won't even have the qualifications to touch the Zifu breakthrough in this lifetime!"

He had already cultivated two divine abilities, likely just missing this one to touch the Zifu breakthrough, and he needed to leave enough time for his subsequent cultivation. This opportunity was clearly very precious. Li Ximing wasn't in a hurry and just asked: "What path do you cultivate, Daoist?"

Cultivator Luo hurriedly said:

"It's a rare path... called 'Gathering Wood'. It doesn't have much of a reputation now, let you laugh, Daoist!"

"'Gathering Wood'..."

This was indeed rare, and most of the Wood virtue was still in the North. Li Ximing muttered to himself. This devil cultivator was busy currying favor with him and smiled:

"Gathering means the bird is on the tree, referring to many cultivators gathering, like birds roosting. It was originally a very broad path, and many people cultivated it, but it's not prominent now. Fortunately, it's quite harmonious with the Three Yangs, and there will be many opportunities for cooperation in the future!"

This was true, but Li Ximing really couldn't get too close to him and didn't say much. A few days passed in the blink of an eye. As the jade talismans at their waists flashed together, they nodded in unison and flew out of the void.

At this moment, the sky was overcast, dark clouds were dense in the North, and the cloud sea in the sky was surging, as if some giant monster was swimming within it, which made Li Ximing raise his brows slightly, feeling inexplicably uneasy.

"Not a good omen... What happened in the North..."

But the arrow was on the string and had to be fired. Li Ximing had no choice but to step out, urging his divine abilities while shouting: "Act!"

Brilliant heavenly light descended instantly. On Cai Mountain, colorful clouds rose and vanished. The Buddhist cultivators never had any spiritual arrays. Usually, when they formed arrays, the Arhats themselves were the array points, receiving the light of the Buddhist soil and surrounding and killing others.

So before any divine ability was seen, the layers upon layers, high and low, thick moss-like temples trembled, leaking sand and stones all over the ground, gray wind rolled, and they collapsed with a bang!

The bright white Heavenly Gate descended from the sky. It was a pity that the four Arhats were not sitting together. This light-flaming divine ability pressed down, instantly suppressing two golden bodies that had risen up. The remaining two looked on, stunned. One was horrified: "'Heavenly Gate'!"

The other didn't look like an ordinary person, but was furious instead, cursing:

"The raccoon has guts!"

But they didn't have time to react. Rolling dark green smoke rose from the mountain, appearing exceptionally thick under the illumination of the bright light. Cultivator Luo stepped out of the void wearing that thousand-eyed magic robe, holding a sharp magic treasure, and laughed wickedly: "Bald donkey!"

He lifted his hand lightly and threw out a pot. Light flashed, and pale white water splashed out from it, causing the smoke to dissipate, magic wind to fail, and floating light to retreat, black energy spraying, binding these two golden bodies.

He fought like a devil cultivator, black energy rolling. Under the illumination of the bright light, it looked exceptionally thick. This magic pot didn't seem to have much power, and it really couldn't be dragged out. It barely restrained these two golden bodies for a moment. This magic head didn't restrain himself either. He fought with all his might, causing golden light to ripple, green-gray energy to scatter, and the magic robe to shake. The sky gradually darkened, his hands grew hot, and he hadn't had enough fun yet, but there was already the sound of glass shattering.

"Boom!"

Pink light surged in the bright Sun-Yang, flowers rained down, the sky darkened extremely quickly, and Li Ximing pulled out an axe from the surging true fire, already forcing one person to death.

Now without the 【Water and Fire of No Length】, it wasn't as easy to deal with two people as it was in the Dangdao great victory. Li Ximing killed one first, and infinite pink light emerged, causing the 'Heavenly Gate' to shake.

The other had been waiting for a long time, supporting with four arms, borrowing the impact of one person's fall to lift up, shaking the Heavenly Gate. That golden body's face was ferocious, and its two lips were slightly parted:

"Devil, wait for death!"

The Buddhist cultivators could indeed be reborn, but the Dharma body was always a big loss. The more fearless he was, the more uneasy Li Ximing felt, but how could he let him go? He pinched a formula, and four bright white long silks instantly appeared on the golden body, tightly winding and locking it: "【Light Heavenly Waves】!"

Then the light between his brows lit up, 【Upper Brightness Subduing Light】 aimed accurately.

But before the bright heavenly light could fly out, a chill rose in his heart, like a thorn in his back. Without hesitation, he interrupted 【Upper Brightness Subduing Light】, sat cross-legged out of thin air, and his figure dissipated, already sitting right on top of the Heavenly Gate! "Hum..."

As the man in the white-gold Daoist robe sat down from the void, a piece of heavenly light rippled, sweeping open in the layers upon layers of clouds, and touched something, making a faint sound.

Sitting like this, he had missed the opportunity and almost let the person go. Fortunately, the other party wasn't a powerful character. 【Shi Chuan】 stalled, 【Light Heavenly Waves】 tore and burst, which was considered to have imprisoned this person. He exerted his divine abilities to the fullest, barely suppressing this person under the pass, unable to move.

And Li Ximing sat cross-legged, not putting half a thought on him, took a deep breath, exchanged divine abilities, took the true fire back into his body, faced the sky quietly, looked at the dark clouds in the sky, and his pupils widened slightly.

A man was standing in the dark clouds.

He had an excellent appearance, only thirty or forty years old, with a high nose and deep eyes, a northern appearance, looking serious and cold, standing with his hands behind his back.

He was wearing black and silver armor, and his outer robe fluttered in the wind. At his waist were a long sword, a short knife, and a magic whip, totaling three items, neat and tidy, emitting flashing light.

Behind him, one could vaguely see faint, not yet completely dissipated divine ability escape light... clearly he had just arrived at this place.

What really made Li Ximing silent was the other party's cultivation:

"Zifu middle stage! This is definitely not a new Zifu cultivator of the Helian family. Nine times out of ten, it's the pillar of the Helian family for so many years, and they've all been sent out!"

"What does this mean!"

He knew that the Tiefo Helian family was not a nameless generation, but their location was bad, and they were surrounded by wolves. They had produced a genius, Helian Fan, but he was surrounded and killed. For nearly a hundred years, they hadn't produced any genius worth mentioning, and they had been trapped and struggling. It was only in recent years that they had a new descendant break through and get a chance to breathe.

He, a cultivator far away in Jiangnan, knew how difficult the Helian family had been... If sending one Helian Wumeng was because they had a chance to breathe in recent years and were preparing to show their skills and wanted to go south to harvest, now the appearance of Helian Wujiang had made this matter completely different...

"What does it mean to let two Zifu cultivators of the Helian family go south without worries? The situation in the North must have someone mediating! What does this mean? Is the mediator the Compassionate Phase?"

One had to know that the Tiefo Helian family was located in the Hetao, and they had a country of their own. The country name was Tiefo, and they were directly facing the border of the Zhao country, close to Longxi, and had always been a vassal to the Zhao country. The Murong family of the Compassionate path was far away in the Yan country, one in the west and one in the east, which could be said to be far apart!

It wasn't that the Compassionate path didn't have the strength to mediate, it was just that they weren't in the sphere of influence, so there was no need to be so troublesome. Moreover, looking at the situation, the other party had just arrived at this place. Why was the timing so coincidental? "Senior Kuiqi's planning must have had some success, otherwise he wouldn't have just arrived, but would have been lying in ambush here early on. These Buddhist cultivators wouldn't have been unprepared, but would have been pretending to be unprepared, silently preparing to form an array..."

And a small Cai Mountain had come with a Helian Wujiang. Who was leading the boundless Luoxia Plain? What about the Xiaoshi Mountain, which guarded the tail of Dangdao Mountain as a side gate?

"Is this still just a simple southward movement of Buddhist cultivators?"

This made him feel cold all over, but the situation didn't allow him to think too much. The man in front of him had already put his hand on his waist. He lowered his head slightly, his deep eyes still looking at Li Ximing: "Tiefo Country, Helian Wujiang, meets Daoist."

His voice echoed in the night sky, constantly reverberating, not only making the Luo cultivator on the side shocked, but the Buddhist cultivators in the ruins were overjoyed and bowed down.

"Helian family!"

Li Ximing felt cold in his heart, the name flashed through his mind for a moment, and the next thought was: "Zifu middle stage! This is absolutely not a new Zifu cultivator of the Helian family. Nine times out of ten, it's the pillar of the Helian family for so many years, and they've all been sent out!"

"What does this mean!"

He knew that the Tiefo Helian family was not a nameless generation, but their location was bad, and they were surrounded by wolves. They had produced a genius, Helian Fan, but he was surrounded and killed. For nearly a hundred years, they hadn't produced any genius worth mentioning, and they had been trapped and struggling. It was only in recent years that they had a new descendant break through and get a chance to breathe.

He, a cultivator far away in Jiangnan, knew how difficult the Helian family had been... If sending one Helian Wumeng was because they had a chance to breathe in recent years and were preparing to show their skills and wanted to go south to harvest, now the appearance of Helian Wujiang had made this matter completely different...

"What does it mean to let two Zifu cultivators of the Helian family go south without worries? The situation in the North must have someone mediating! What does this mean? Is the mediator the Compassionate Phase?"

One had to know that the Tiefo Helian family was located in the Hetao, and they had a country of their own. The country name was Tiefo, and they were directly facing the border of the Zhao country, close to Longxi, and had always been a vassal to the Zhao country. The Murong family of the Compassionate path was far away in the Yan country, one in the west and one in the east, which could be said to be far apart!

It wasn't that the Compassionate path didn't have the strength to mediate, it was just that they weren't in the sphere of influence, so there was no need to be so troublesome. Moreover, looking at the situation, the other party had just arrived at this place. Why was the timing so coincidental? "Senior Kuiqi's planning must have had some success, otherwise he wouldn't have just arrived, but would have been lying in ambush here early on. These Buddhist cultivators wouldn't have been unprepared, but would have been pretending to be unprepared, silently preparing to form an array..."

And a small Cai Mountain had come with a Helian Wujiang. Who was leading the boundless Luoxia Plain? What about the Xiaoshi Mountain, which guarded the tail of Dangdao Mountain as a side gate?

"Is this still just a simple southward movement of Buddhist cultivators?"

This made him feel cold all over, but the situation didn't allow him to think too much. The man in front of him had already put his hand on his waist. He lowered his head slightly, his deep eyes still looking at Li Ximing: "Tiefo Country, Helian Wujiang, meets Daoist."

His voice echoed in the night sky, constantly reverberating, not only making the Luo cultivator on the side shocked, but the Buddhist cultivators in the ruins were overjoyed and bowed down.

"Helian family!"

Li Ximing felt cold in his heart, the name flashed through his mind for a moment, and the next thought was: "Zifu middle stage! This is absolutely not a new Zifu cultivator of the Helian family. Nine times out of ten, it's the pillar of the Helian family for so many years, and they've all been sent out!"

"What does this mean!"

He knew that the Tiefo Helian family was not a nameless generation, but their location was bad, and they were surrounded by wolves. They had produced a genius, Helian Fan, but he was surrounded and killed. For nearly a hundred years, they hadn't produced any genius worth mentioning, and they had been trapped and struggling. It was only in recent years that they had a new descendant break through and get a chance to breathe.

He, a cultivator far away in Jiangnan, knew how difficult the Helian family had been... If sending one Helian Wumeng was because they had a chance to breathe in recent years and were preparing to show their skills and wanted to go south to harvest, now the appearance of Helian Wujiang had made this matter completely different...

"What does it mean to let two Zifu cultivators of the Helian family go south without worries? The situation in the North must have someone mediating! What does this mean? Is the mediator the Compassionate Phase?"

One had to know that the Tiefo Helian family was located in the Hetao, and they had a country of their own. The country name was Tiefo, and they were directly facing the border of the Zhao country, close to Longxi, and had always been a vassal to the Zhao country. The Murong family of the Compassionate path was far away in the Yan country, one in the west and one in the east, which could be said to be far apart!

It wasn't that the Compassionate path didn't have the strength to mediate, it was just that they weren't in the sphere of influence, so there was no need to be so troublesome. Moreover, looking at the situation, the other party had just arrived at this place. Why was the timing so coincidental? "Senior Kuiqi's planning must have had some success, otherwise he wouldn't have just arrived, but would have been lying in ambush here early on. These Buddhist cultivators wouldn't have been unprepared, but would have been pretending to be unprepared, silently preparing to form an array..."

And a small Cai Mountain had come with a Helian Wujiang. Who was leading the boundless Luoxia Plain? What about the Xiaoshi Mountain, which guarded the tail of Dangdao Mountain as a side gate?

"Is this still just a simple southward movement of Buddhist cultivators?"

This made him feel cold all over, but the situation didn't allow him to think too much. The man in front of him had already put his hand on his waist. He lowered his head slightly, his deep eyes still looking at Li Ximing: "Tiefo Country, Helian Wujiang, meets Daoist."

His voice echoed in the night sky, constantly reverberating, not only making the Luo cultivator on the side shocked, but the Buddhist cultivators in the ruins were overjoyed and bowed down.

"Helian family!"

Li Ximing felt cold in his heart, the name flashed through his mind for a moment, and the next thought was: "Zifu middle stage! This is absolutely not a new Zifu cultivator of the Helian family. Nine times out of ten, it's the pillar of the Helian family for so many years, and they've all been sent out!"

"What does this mean!"

He knew that the Tiefo Helian family was not a nameless generation, but their location was bad, and they were surrounded by wolves. They had produced a genius, Helian Fan, but he was surrounded and killed. For nearly a hundred years, they hadn't produced any genius worth mentioning, and they had been trapped and struggling. It was only in recent years that they had a new descendant break through and get a chance to breathe.

He, a cultivator far away in Jiangnan, knew how difficult the Helian family had been... If sending one Helian Wumeng was because they had a chance to breathe in recent years and were preparing to show their skills and wanted to go south to harvest, now the appearance of Helian Wujiang had made this matter completely different...

"What does it mean to let two Zifu cultivators of the Helian family go south without worries? The situation in the North must have someone mediating! What does this mean? Is the mediator the Compassionate Phase?"

One had to know that the Tiefo Helian family was located in the Hetao, and they had a country of their own. The country name was Tiefo, and they were directly facing the border of the Zhao country, close to Longxi, and had always been a vassal to the Zhao country. The Murong family of the Compassionate path was far away in the Yan country, one in the west and one in the east, which could be said to be far apart!

It wasn't that the Compassionate path didn't have the strength to mediate, it was just that they weren't in the sphere of influence, so there was no need to be so troublesome. Moreover, looking at the situation, the other party had just arrived at this place. Why was the timing so coincidental? "Senior Kuiqi's planning must have had some success, otherwise he wouldn't have just arrived, but would have been lying in ambush here early on. These Buddhist cultivators wouldn't have been unprepared, but would have been pretending to be unprepared, silently preparing to form an array..."

And a small Cai Mountain had come with a Helian Wujiang. Who was leading the boundless Luoxia Plain? What about the Xiaoshi Mountain, which guarded the tail of Dangdao Mountain as a side gate?

"Is this still just a simple southward movement of Buddhist cultivators?"

This made him feel cold all over, but the situation didn't allow him to think too much. The man in front of him had already put his hand on his waist. He lowered his head slightly, his deep eyes still looking at Li Ximing: "Tiefo Country, Helian Wujiang, meets Daoist."

His voice echoed in the night sky, constantly reverberating, not only making the Luo cultivator on the side shocked, but the Buddhist cultivators in the ruins were overjoyed and bowed down.

"Helian family!"

Li Ximing felt cold in his heart, the name flashed through his mind for a moment, and the next thought was: "Zifu middle stage! This is absolutely not a new Zifu cultivator of the Helian family. Nine times out of ten, it's the pillar of the Helian family for so many years, and they've all been sent out!"

"What does this mean!"

He knew that the Tiefo Helian family was not a nameless generation, but their location was bad, and they were surrounded by wolves. They had produced a genius, Helian Fan, but he was surrounded and killed. For nearly a hundred years, they hadn't produced any genius worth mentioning, and they had been trapped and struggling. It was only in recent years that they had a new descendant break through and get a chance to breathe.

He, a cultivator far away in Jiangnan, knew how difficult the Helian family had been... If sending one Helian Wumeng was because they had a chance to breathe in recent years and were preparing to show their skills and wanted to go south to harvest, now the appearance of Helian Wujiang had made this matter completely different...

"What does it mean to let two Zifu cultivators of the Helian family go south without worries? The situation in the North must have someone mediating! What does this mean? Is the mediator the Compassionate Phase?"