Chapter 947

Li Li Ximing observed silently and estimated in his heart: "It is the direction of Mount Zhanghuai Mountain."

It was a pity that this white light only flickered for a while, as if pulled by some invisible force, and soon condensed toward the center again, like a flash in the pan, dissipating and disappearing.

Li Li Ximing scanned it once or twice, and there was nothing unusual. His heart was pounding, and it was quiet and dark all around. Not even a Early Zifu appeared: "Where have the Wu Kingdom cultivators... all gone!"

He had to return to the present world, scanned with the wind, and also found that there were no cultivators wearing Mount Zhanghuai Mountain clothing, so he checked all the way and shook his head secretly.

The great array under his feet flickered, appearing extremely weak in the flames. A group of cultivators were flying up with magic tools, smashing them against the array, emitting one violent explosion after another.

He was a Early Zifu cultivator after all. Although he didn't know much about the Wu Kingdom, relying on the fluctuations of spiritual energy and the appearance of Sha Qi surging, he already had a general idea in his heart: "Because of the earth veins... it seems to be a very strong change in the earth veins, Sha Qi is surging, and the array has this reaction. If it were an ordinary array, it should have been broken by now."

He saw clearly that a group of small Tai Xi and Qi Refining cultivators were scrambling, but a young man at the late stage of Foundation Establishment was hiding in the air, pinching techniques, and seemed to be observing something carefully.

Li Li Ximing hooked his fingers lightly, and the sky light poured down like silk and thread. In a trance, the young man lost his direction and was led by the sky light to him.

Seeing the illumination of the divine ability, the young man knew he had been brought by the True Person's divine ability. His body shook, and he bowed respectfully:

"This junior pays respects to the True Person!"

Li Li Ximing saw that he had no fear, but more anxiety and caution, and his reaction was very fast. Obviously, it was not his first time seeing a divine ability, so he understood in his heart: "He is also someone with a background."

So he said faintly:

"Whose family are you from?"

The young man bowed politely:

"This junior is Li Li Nitan, of the Li clan of Tanshan, Wu Kingdom. I was instructed by the clan to observe the scene in the Shu region. I didn't expect to see the True Person. I failed to welcome you, please forgive me."

"So it is the Li clan of Tanshan!"

The Wu Kingdom is different from the Yue Kingdom. Back then, the Solar Orthodoxy divided the Yue Kingdom, and the few territories left were not many. They controlled various places with their own influence, and many rules were still left by the Yuan Prefecture back then.

And most of the Wu Kingdom was shrouded in the prestige of Mount Zhanghuai Mountain. Except for the four sects that surrendered earliest, those who came out later basically had an inseparable relationship with Mount Zhanghuai, and some were even from Mount Zhanghuai itself. Among them, there had been nine Early Zifu in total, which is commonly known as the Nine Surnames of Wu.

The Li clan of Tanshan is one of them!

Li Li Ximing understood this.

Mount Zhanghuai Mountain calls itself the Mount Zhanghuai Orthodoxy, and its management is strict. The Early Zifu under it are all gathered together and do not communicate with the outside world often. But accordingly, Mount Zhanghuai Mountain has a very strong protection for these Early Zifu that are affiliated in actual significance. With such a layer of protection, plus the fact that the Early Zifu of the Li clan of Tanshan is alive, young and strong, and has successors, they are really not afraid of any True Person looking for trouble.

Strong is strong, but the Li clan of Tanshan has called itself the local Li surname for many years. Naturally, they have never dared to touch the Mingyang Wei Li. Li Li Ximing smiled casually and replied:

"It is also the same family."

Li Li Nitan was not an ordinary person. Seeing his Mingyang divine ability, once these words were spoken, he was sweating profusely and said respectfully: "So it is the Immortal Carriage of True Person Can Zhaojing! Naturally, it is the same family. When I heard that the True Person achieved the Dao back then, the family was very happy... It's a pity that the Mount Zhanghuai Order forbids it, and one cannot make friends with outsiders at will..."

"Enough!"

Li Li Ximing was too lazy to listen to him. He just caught someone to ask, so why would he care about Tanshan's attitude? He only said: "I am passing through this place, do you know what happened?"

Li Li Nitan said hurriedly:

"Reporting to the True Person, this junior was also just startled from the cave dwelling, and I don't know the reason... It's just that looking at the fighting in the county, it is because of the changes in the earth veins and spiritual energy. Many families, markets, and even some alchemy pavilions and cave dwellings have had their arrays fail at the same time."

"How can ordinary people withstand this temptation? They can only fight and scramble. And in the midst of all the chaos, there are also several clan surnames in the county entangled with each other. It should be some annexation moves!"

This is also what Li Li Ximing is puzzled about. Logically speaking, suppressing local powerful clans and prohibiting annexation is something most sects would do, so he asked: "Where is the Mount Zhanghuai Prohibition?"

Li Li Nitan smiled bitterly:

"Reporting to the True Person, since the Great True Person 【Pingwen】 fell, the mountain has been hoping for more Early Zifu, so the prohibition was lifted. Many prohibitions are only bound to the Nine Surnames. Now that there is trouble, it is naturally turbulent everywhere, giving rise to changes."

"Hoping for more Early Zifu?"

Li Li Ximing only pondered the words and felt something was wrong. But as for the reason for this change, Li Li Nitan probably wouldn't say it in detail even if he knew. Li Li Ximing just let him go, and he entered the Great Void and disappeared.

Although Li Li Nitan appeared very calm in front of him, he was still facing a Early Zifu, and there was still a lot of anxiety in his heart. At this moment, he drove the wind down silently, and the cold sweat on his body finally stopped: "To think I could bump into the Wangyue Li clan!"

His Li clan of Tanshan had a low foundation. The ancestor True Person Tan Fu was originally a Mount Zhanghuai cultivator and was instructed by the True Person 【Pingwen】 to achieve the Dao. Later, he left the mountain. What he feared most was getting involved with the Wei Li!

The Wu Kingdom did have nine Early Zifu who established clans, but now that the Early Zifu have fallen, there are those who are not worthy of the name! His own ancestor has been in seclusion for many years and does not go out. He is among the relatively high-cultivation batch of the Nine Surnames. He is old, and with the achievement of the Great Father Li Li Muyan, he has reached the second place. It is a time of prosperity, so how can he provoke these things for no reason?

"To think there is such a coincidence... it's hard to say which family wants to harm others!"

He only hurriedly returned to the cave dwelling, slapped the demon cultivators who were waiting by the mountain and eager to move to death, immediately drove the wind, and went home urgently to report the news.

……

Baiyang Mountain.

Li Li Ximing rode the light down and found that it was still calm here. Dingyangzi's disciples also recognized him and came up to pay respects one after another.

Arriving at Qize, the chaos in the Wu Kingdom converged a little. After all, this place is not like a densely populated county city. There are more mountains, forests, and great marshes, and there are several loose Early Zifu True Persons sitting in town, so naturally, it is difficult to fight.

Although Dingyangzi was sitting by the furnace fire, reciting spells and pinching techniques to control the spiritual flames, Li Li Ximing looked at his expression, and it was obviously not good, and his expression could even be called ugly.

"Fellow Daoist Can Zhaojing!"

Li Li Ximing bowed, and the clouds of doubt in his heart could not be solved. He didn't even ask about the spiritual resources, but first brought up the Wu Kingdom matter: "I saw a large white light in the Mount Zhanghuai Mountain Great Void, but it came from the Wu Kingdom. The places were already in a mess, and I don't know why?"

Seeing him bring up this matter, Dingyangzi sighed gloomily, turned away from the fire, invited him to sit down in the pavilion, poured tea, and shook his head:

"The 【Wenwu Pingqing Zhi】 is broken."

Seeing Li Li Ximing's puzzled gaze, Dingyangzi said softly:

"Does the fellow Daoist know True Person Pingwen? Or... does the fellow Daoist know Qing Qing Tangyin?"

Li Li Ximing then stroked his beard and replied:

"Qing Qing Tangyin... is a Great True Person of Mount Zhanghuai Mountain."

Li Li Ximing had naturally heard this name. It was when he had just broken through and went to visit Li Yuanxiu at the Mount Qingchi Sect that he encountered the fall of this Great True Person and the change in spiritual atmosphere.

Dingyangzi nodded, his expression complex:

"Pingwen is his Daoist name. He was born in the Jiguo Kingdom and wandered in that area in his early years. His reputation in Jiangnan is not loud. The 【Wenwu Pingqing Zhi】 is his treasure."

"Oh?"

"【Wenwu Pingqing Zhi】 is a magic treasure, but it is extraordinary. It was cultivated through a specific orthodoxy, and it is even rumored to be a magic treasure related to the True Lord Zhenwu. It is very powerful. He was also famous for this object back then..."

Dingyangzi's face became strange when he said this:

"He is good at everything, except that his temperament is stingy. He is famous among the Early Zifu."

He shook his head and said:

"I'll just give an example... He had a son named Qing Qing Jifang, who was also a scoundrel... He hadn't achieved Early Zifu back then, and he caused trouble with Tuoba Lan outside, comparing heights. When people came to visit his own orthodoxy, he took this thing out and said he wanted to take it for Tuoba Lan to see..."

"At that time... I and several True Persons were present, participating in the reference of the spiritual embryo for True Person Pingwen, and saw the Young Master come to ask..."

Li Li Ximing felt something was wrong, and saw Dingyangzi say slowly: "True Person Pingwen only said: 【The weapon of Zhenwu, I obtained it by chance, what does it have to do with you? What is there to see】."

This old man revealed a sarcastic smile and replied:

"Qing Qing Jifang was unconvinced and actually dared to say privately: 【There will be a day when I can look at it carefully】!"

"Oh!"

This was an extraordinary remark. Li Ximing was stunned, secretly clicking his tongue, and didn't know how to answer him, only shaking his head and laughing secretly: "After all, it was True Person Pingwen's son in his old age, obtained with the help of the precious 【Mingfang Li Xuanyuan】, so it is normal to be pampered..."

This secret was heard from the Cui family when inquiring about 【Mingfang Li Xuanyuan】. Dingyangzi didn't seem to expect him to know this, and was slightly stunned, continuing in his mouth: "True Person Pingwen is not a broad-minded person. He found him and replied: 【Just watch】."

"The True Person immediately took the 【Wenwu Pingqing Zhi】, locked it in the Great Void with extremely high divine ability means, combined it with the great array, and turned it into an extremely special magic treasure that could never be taken out again."

Li Li Ximing laughed secretly, but Dingyangzi said: "But I said earlier, this person is not someone who will suffer a loss!"

"Early on, everyone just watched for fun, but as time passed bit by bit, the Mount Zhanghuai cultivators kept pushing and carving. This object spread its divine mystery through the Great Void, connected with the great array of Mount Zhanghuai Mountain, and stretched down, lingering along the earth veins, secretly making the spiritual energy mixed."

"This object also became a treasure for his personal cultivation verification. It doesn't mean he mastered all the spiritual energy guidance and earth vein changes in various places, but he could influence five or six out of ten, and it added a shackle to the size of the forces under his rule..."

Li Li Ximing nodded silently, but saw Dingyangzi laugh without any taboo:

"There is a common saying among the True Persons of Qize: practicing in the Wu Kingdom, not only do you have to pay tribute, but even if you absorb too much spiritual energy... you have to pay an extra spiritual stone to True Person Pingwen!"

Li Li Ximing sighed secretly: "This pair of father and son... is also interesting!"

Dingyangzi put away his smile, his expression gradually calm, returning to the topic, and replied:

"Now it looks like this, it is because the 【Wenwu Pingqing Zhi】 has been broken!"

"Mount Zhanghuai Mountain has been adjusting spiritual veins and laying out array points for these years. It was not easy to create this supreme technique that controls the entire Wu Kingdom. With the shattering of the 【Wenwu Pingqing Zhi】, it can be considered to have turned into the smoke of True Qi!"

Li Li Ximing frowned, and his heart had the answer:

"No wonder the spiritual energy changed and the earth Sha surged..."

So he opened his mouth and said:

"It's enough to give Mount Zhanghuai Mountain a headache..."

"Haha!"

Dingyangzi shook his head, and his old face had a different color, laughing: "The ones with the headache are the Nine Surnames! After Mount Zhanghuai lifted the ban, the number of annexations in various places was very small, so I knew that the local area had long been divided by the Nine Surnames who were intertwined and worked together. Now that such a thing has happened, I don't know who is proud!"

Li Li Ximing always felt something was wrong. He nodded on the surface, but there were still thoughts in his heart:

"What kind of orthodoxy is Mount Zhanghuai Mountain? An orthodoxy where the True Lord manifests! If they didn't want the local area to fall into the hands of powerful clans, why did they divide the Nine Surnames a hundred years ago? For Mount Zhanghuai Mountain, granting local counties to the Nine Surnames might not have been arranged early. Now that there is a change, there must be a plan..."

"In the present world... there is no family that is not eager to move!"

He cast aside this topic and asked:

"What is the reason for the fellow Daoist to invite me here this time..."

Dingyangzi took his gaze away without changing his expression, took two jade boxes from his sleeves, placed them gently on the table, and said in a low voice: "Fellow Daoist, please look."

Li Li Ximing opened them with divine ability, and saw a red gold stone the size of a fingernail in the former box, with bright white light flickering at the corners, and a strong aura of Li fire rushing to his face, turning into various birds around the jade box.

【Chi Tianxing Chijin】.

Dingyangzi said leisurely:

"This is half a portion of 【Chi Tianxing Chijin】, taken by True Person Luo."

So he put the jade box down and opened the box on the other side.

A brilliance burst out, and the box was filled with a liquid like a white ocean, faintly reflecting colorful light, but once revealed, it quickly retracted.

"This one is 'Xiaojin', 【Huakan Jinjing】."

"'Xiaojin'? It is rare in Jiangnan."

Li Li Ximing praised, and Dingyangzi pressed his hand on the jade box, saying sternly: "But I am entrusted by others, so this thing must be explained clearly."

"【Chi Tianxing Chijin】 is a spiritual resource after all, but 'Li fire' is always popular. This object is not bad among Li fire spiritual resources, and it has a wide range of uses. Although the 【Miaohui Xu】 that the fellow Daoist had is rare, it only exchanged for this half portion—he only has half a portion in his hand."

Li Li Ximing naturally understood how much moisture there was in 【Although it is also rare】. This kind of spiritual resource derived from spiritual objects is definitely not as good as the red gold of others. To put it from the perspective of Daoist methods, among the five virtues, the wood virtue is the weakest, and spiritual fruits and whiskers are usually not as good as the prosperous Li fire of others.

So he shook his head and replied:

"Being able to exchange for half a portion is already extremely good."

"Good!"

Dingyangzi praised and laughed:

"As for 【Huakan Jinjing】, it can wash away strange light, hide traces, and shed karma. It is also a rare good thing. It is known as Geng-Dui being different, while Xiaojin is balanced. It is buried deep in the ground and takes six hundred years to form. The number of them circulating in the world is not many."

"The most important thing is that 'Xiaojin' is not only not in conflict with 'Mingyang', but it is also commonly known as the gold of carefree cultivation and the gold of no cause and no effect. Most magic treasures are not in conflict when used."

Li Li Ximing nodded repeatedly as he listened. His family had seen the descendants of True Lord Xiaojin, the little Sword Immortal Wang, so he naturally had a deep understanding of this carefree cultivation. He smiled: "I don't know if it is..."

Dingyangzi smiled and said: "True Person Tuolongjian came to my little mountain a few months ago and wanted to exchange for an object from me. He was very happy to hear your news and specifically left this object, instructing me to exchange it for you."

"What!"

Li Li Ximing had heard the name Tuolongjian for the first time in so many years. This True Person kept saying that Li Li Yuanjiao was his benefactor, but in the end, he became the benefactor of the Li family. He stood up from his seat excitedly and asked: "Is Senior Tuolong back in the sect?!"

Dingyangzi shook his head and replied:

"He is seeking an object in the North Sea. He came to me to seek a spiritual resource of 'Cold Qi', 【Mount Hanyun Xintie】, to forge a spiritual sword."

"【Mount Hanyun Xintie】?"

Li Li Ximing was slightly puzzled and asked:

"I don't understand this. Why forge a Cold Qi spiritual sword? Senior doesn't use a sword, and secondly... 'Mu fire' is even one of the orthodoxies that restrain 'Cold Qi'..."

Dingyangzi shook his head with a smile and sipped tea: "You don't understand. The Tuojun Sect was originally practicing Cold Sha. He naturally wants to revitalize the sect orthodoxy. I heard that he has a junior he particularly values who is practicing 'Cold Qi'. He has been in seclusion for about ten years and has broken through to Early Zifu. Tuolongjian is planning ahead!"

"So that's it!"

Li Li Ximing was thoughtful: "It should be that Gao Gao Xuanzi..."

Dingyangzi replied: "I don't know who it is... I only remember he was smiling and saying... it is up to you to find him!"

"This is natural!"

Li Li Ximing nodded and smiled:

"After all, Ning Wan practices 'Cold Qi' and has a great way to go. And there is Tianwan in the East Sea. Senior doesn't want to get involved in right and wrong, and has had such an unpleasant experience with Tianwan, so this matter should be handed over to me. I will find a few fellow Daoists to handle it."

"Good!"

Dingyangzi agreed, his mood obviously good. He raised his hand, took out a box, and smiled: "As for this 【Cangzhou Huilin】..."

"Leave it to me!"

Li Li Ximing wished he would take out more, and agreed very readily. In his heart, he thought of the 【Cangzhou Huilin】 that he had pocketed, and felt secretly embarrassed:

"This thing is not easy to take out. Otherwise, 'Kan water' is useless. It is not bad to exchange it for spiritual resources... Now that it is in my hand, let's exchange it for 【Mount Hanyun Xintie】."

He took on the errand, and his heart turned. He took out a glass bottle from his sleeve, which was gray and floating.

This object was brought to the Li family by Kong Kong Guxi at the end of the Brother Xuan Yue. It is rumored to be the scales of a Early Zifu demon, but it is a pity that it has never been identified. It is only known to be an object of 'Kan water', and it has not been used.

This time, since he was coming to Baiyang Mountain, thinking that the elixir Dingyangzi took was 'Kan water', and 'Kan water' itself is close to 'Shangwu', he specifically brought this object to show him.

Dingyangzi picked up the glass bottle and looked at it carefully. He was surprised and estimated for a long time. A burning heat rose in the bottom of his eyes before he replied:

"Where did the fellow Daoist get this!"

Li Li Ximing didn't know where Senior Changxi had tossed it from, so he made an excuse. Dingyangzi praised: "This object is 【Yuxin Jia】, as small as powder. It is indeed a scale. But this object is mysterious and special, and it should never be used to forge magic treasures."

"Oh?"

Li Li Ximing was secretly puzzled, and saw him praise:

"The quantity of this object is not large, but its quality and foundation are extremely high. I am afraid it is rare in the world. I heard it is used for ingestion. It should be preserved well. When it is time to use such spiritual objects, it will definitely be of great use."

Li Li Ximing had never had high hopes for the things left by True Person Senior Changxi. Hearing him make such a high evaluation, he was secretly shocked: "Is it really so? No wonder Senior Changxi didn't use it until he died... This old man is actually not simple... He has had a lot of good things over the years, not to mention that demon fetus..."

"As for this thing, I can also ask Senior Xiao Chuting."

He thanked him. After these few things, his trust in Dingyangzi had also improved a lot. He took out the 【Wujiu Lingmu】 of Chen Yin and handed it to Dingyangzi, secretly calculating in his heart, only saying:

"Senior Chen asked me to exchange for it. I heard this thing is used to make sword hilts, and I don't need it. Keep it here. If Senior Tuolong has any use for it, let him take it. If it is useless, please exchange it for others."

Tuolongjian had not seen his own family several times, and Li Li Ximing had already secretly understood that the other party had some taboos, perhaps because of Li Li Zhouwei, or perhaps because there were some reasons why it was not suitable to meet.

Judging from his attitude of giving spiritual resources, he was actually inclined towards his own family in his heart. Li Li Ximing didn't go to add trouble to him, but asked Dingyangzi to ask, which could be considered killing two birds with one stone.

After settling with Dingyangzi, he drove the light and headed all the way to the East Sea.

……

Xuanmiao Temple.

The ancient pavilion stood quietly in the mountain forest, with pale golden lamp light dotted among them, appearing extremely elegant.

Over the years, Jiangbei has been fighting repeatedly, and the landscape has changed greatly. Not to mention the pavilion, there is not much left of the mountain forest. Xuanmiao Temple has repeatedly escaped disaster, and the pavilion built by Su Mian himself still exists today.

The young man with a white gauze crown and black clouds with mysterious patterns was sitting on the steps, holding two or three bone tiles in his hand, making a crisp sound when they touched. The door behind him was closed, and he smiled: "Fellow Daoist Lord Murong is here!"

Then he saw the Great Void cave ring, and a fat man walked out from it. His expression was really not very good. He put his hands behind his back and nodded:

"Official Qi is really at ease!"

Seeing that Lord Murong Yan was safe and sound, a trace of disappointment flashed in Qi Qi Lanyan's heart, and he smiled:

"Naturally, it is not as good as Fellow Daoist Lord Murong. Fighting on the Jiangbei, there are still cultivators protecting from the side. It is not like me, cold and clear, guarding Xuanmiao Temple!"

Lord Murong Yan laughed instead of getting angry at his sarcasm, and replied:

"There are still injuries, otherwise I wouldn't have come to find Official Qi after such a long time."

Lord Murong Yan understood in his heart that the sacrifice in this duel was Xindu, and Lord Murong Yan would not have suffered any harm in the first place. The cultivators mentioned by Qi Qi Lanyan were not empty words, even if these cultivators were not here to protect him, Lord Murong Yan.

Lord Murong Yan naturally also understood that many adults were even for the Wanling Heaven, and even knew that Xindu, who possessed the 'Floating Cloud Body', would definitely not have a good end. But he only miscalculated one point—this day came so fast! Even though the matter didn't hurt him, he still felt a deep sense of crisis in his heart. He knew nothing about Xindu's matter, and that was enough! He retreated from the river and wrote several letters to his clan in a row. But when he came, he was full of promises, and the several adults who claimed to guarantee him had no sound, only appeasing him to seize treasures in the Wanling Heaven.

"Those scoundrels sitting high in the Buddhist soil... it is impossible that they didn't know about Xindu's matter... all of this must have been done by them on purpose... deliberately keeping me in the dark!"

Lord Murong Yan was almost certain that shortly after he left the Yan Kingdom, the decision-making of the Yan Kingdom had undergone a drastic change, and this change excluded him, and would even put him to death.

His eyes, which looked stupid, flashed with a trace of deep haze, and all kinds of suspicions sank in his heart: "Walking on thin ice..."

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Dingyangzi 【Early Early Zifu】

Li Li Ximing 【Early Early Zifu】 【Early Zifu Alchemist】

Lord Murong Yan 【Early Early Zifu】

Qi Qi Lanyan 【Middle Early Zifu】