Chapter 982: Going to the Sea

Li Zhouwei let go of his hand, but saw Li Xi Ming reveal a jade talisman, showing the complex witch patterns on the talisman, seeing the fiber light fully revealed, flowing with the flying white light of the 'Duwei' path.

"This object is the 【Dushan Pointing Spirit Talisman】, which is a spirit tool of the ancient orthodoxy 【Shuxuan Path】. It can manifest brilliance, and the main thing is a 【Pointing Spirit】, used to drive mountain ghosts and river spirits. In ancient times, the lords perfected it, and mountain ghosts and river spirits could even exchange moves with the Lianmin level..."

"Now... it is only useful for running errands, suitable for protecting the younger generation."

Li Xi Ming raised his hand, held up the 【Dushan Pointing Spirit Talisman】, shone it at the Zhijing Mountain at his feet, stamped his foot, and said: "Diepin guards the spirit, summon the Shuting!"

Thus, white smoke rose. The 【Dushan Pointing Spirit Talisman】 manifested a man in black robes and armor holding a spear at the place where it landed. His figure was extremely tall, golden-white light shone, and the aura of incense lingered on the left and right, appearing quite majestic. He bowed before them like a golden mountain collapsing and a jade pillar toppling, saying respectfully: "Little God greets the Lord..."

He answered with force, turned his head slightly, and bowed to Li Zhouwei again, saying respectfully: "Little God greets the Highness."

Li Zhouwei raised his brows, sizing him up with great interest, while Li Xi Ming smiled: "The 【Dushan Pointing Spirit Talisman】 is very interesting, and has a good advantage. The mountain ghosts and river spirits driven by 【Pointing Spirit】 are closely related to the earth boundary. This little god is pointed at Wangyue Lake, so it is still quite powerful..."

Li Zhouwei sized him up carefully and asked: "Does he have memory? Does he have a true spirit?"

Li Xi Ming shook his head with some regret and replied: "Not as good as Xuanyi's Pure Corner Merit Bottle. Although the little god driven by the 【Dushan Pointing Spirit Talisman】 is powerful, it needs divine ability to maintain. As the sun and moon rotate, this god can be considered dissipated. When summoned again, the brain is still blank."

Li Zhouwei nodded: "But the strength is awkward. It is truly as the grand-uncle said, it is just for show and running errands."

Li Xi Ming then said: "Except for this 【Pointing Spirit】, the remaining 【Du Guang】 is also determined by the advance communication with nearby lakes and mountains, the owner's orthodoxy cultivation, and the number of matching jade talismans... At least on the lake, the power of this 【Du Guang】 is already passable."

While he was speaking, he pushed the spirit treasure 【Heavy Fire Two Bright Instruments】 back. Li Zhouwei shook his head and replied: "【Heavy Fire Two Bright Instruments】... Grand-uncle, take it and use it."

"Hmm?"

Li Xi Ming frowned and replied: "Where would I use a spirit treasure..."

Li Zhouwei smiled: "【Heavy Fire Two Bright Instruments】 must use Li Fire. Does grand-uncle want to take a portion of Li Fire for me? It is not a question of whether it can be used or not. Grand-uncle's strength is already not weak, with three purple-purple spirit fires on his body, enough to run rampant in the early stage of Zifu. Taking the complementary 【Heavy Fire Two Bright Instruments】, I am afraid that the cultivators of the Sun orthodoxy back then would be inferior. Whether it is Mohe or a three-divine-ability cultivator, meeting grand-uncle, they would also have to weigh it in their hearts..."

"This is a completely different meaning... Now that crises are everywhere, only with strength comparable to the middle stage of Zifu can one cope with most crises."

Who could not be moved by a spirit treasure? Li Xi Ming looked at this treasure, which was as round as a Jin Dan, and the excitement in his heart was not small. After hesitating again and again, he finally received it into his bosom, unable to put it down, and replied: "It is truly a waste. When Jiangqian has good news, this thing will be handed over to him!"

Li Zhouwei did not commit, waiting for Li Jiangqian to break through. No matter how Li Xi Ming cultivated to 'World Brightness', with three Zifu spirit fires on his body and the blessing of 【Valley Wind Fire-Drawing】, it was really hard to say who was more suitable for this spirit treasure...

Li Xi Ming laughed and opened his mouth, saying: "Do you remember the letter to the East Sea back then? The 'Combined Water' spirit object you obtained already has news. It is called 【Sinking Age Gold】, which is an extremely rare 'Combined Water' spirit object, suitable for crafting weapons... It is a pity that my family does not need it."

Li Zhouwei thought thoughtfully and replied: "Keep it for me. Counting the days, Ding Jiao will also be Zifu within ten years. If this object has no important use, send it over to congratulate him at that time, which will not disgrace him."

When Li Zhouwei was Zifu, what Ding Jiao sent was a Zifu spirit treasure. Counting it, the return gift was too light. It was just that his own family was not wealthy enough to congratulate with a spirit treasure, so he could only use 【Sinking Age Gold】 to top it off...

Only then did Li Xi Ming remember this matter and nodded silently, telling the news of Dingyangzi's blood sacrifice spirit tool. Li Zhouwei frowned and said: "It is not appropriate to do so... At most, give a drop like Zhu Gong did back then to ask for spirit resources, making the spirit tool close—there is absolutely no possibility of spitting out a mouthful of essence blood! The higher my cultivation, the more precious this blood is. If I really have to take out a mouthful of essence blood, if there is no spirit object of the 【Bai Du Blood】 level to make up for it, I am afraid it will delay decades of cultivation!"

This was something Dongfang Heyun specifically reminded him of back then. Li Zhouwei shook his head quite decisively, making Li Xi Ming's heart tighten, sighing: "Fortunately, there is 【Lin Wu Spirit Molting】!"

This was excellent news. Li Xi Ming immediately had someone summon Li Minggong, preparing to send her to Qize. Only then did he chat about the big and small news of recent years, saying sternly: "The children of the Sui-generation have also grown up, and there are three or five who are usable... I think we must consider them carefully!"

Li Zhouwei raised his head with great interest, seeing the middle-aged man smile: "One... is your own grandson, called Suihuan, who is very ambitious and has high talent."

Li Xi Ming looked as if he was only gratified, looking at him full of smiles, and repeated the child's words again, his tone carrying quite a bit of heroism. Li Zhouwei heard it and laughed, replying: "The child is ignorant."

Li Xi Ming withdrew his gaze, lowered his brows and eyes, sipped tea, and replied: "Suihuan is indeed extremely talented, and it is worth encouraging... The others are a notch behind, but they can already be considered excellent. Among them, one called Li Suining has surprisingly high formation talent!"

Li Zhouwei heard Li Suihuan's name, his expression was slightly complex, he put down his cup, hesitated for a while, but in the end did not speak, nor did he ask, only revealing a smile: "Li Suining?"

"Not bad!"

Li Xi Ming put down his cup, sternly said: "Since it is rare to have a genius in the way of formations, things should not be shelved. I originally thought about going to the south, but now it seems that I should go to the East Sea first to ask Senior Changdie..."

He smiled: "After all, the spirit embryo was just given, so I have to get some formation inheritance from him!"

"And in the clan... the 【Extracting Heart Xuan Yuan Gong】 of 'Shangyi' has already obtained energy, which can be bestowed upon that Li Suikuan. As for the techniques that help formations, I still need to ask about the orthodoxy, pick and choose in the pavilion, and select a batch of techniques to go down."

He paused slightly and whispered: "There is no need to rush to exchange! There is a batch of ready-made Foundation Establishment techniques in the pavilion... Take them out first and put them in the secret pavilion on the great formation. Whenever a younger generation emerges, go and exchange for the Zifu orthodoxy of the same energy!"

Li Zhouwei heard that it made sense, and added: "Anyway, there are many Foundation Establishment techniques inside. The family's existing Zifu techniques should also be put in a batch of the same energy. The low-grade ones like 【Xuan Light Mountain-Driving Scripture】 can be directly put into the Foundation Establishment part."

Li Xi Ming agreed, changed the subject, and said: "I am only considering one thing... Minggong... she... is not young, and her cultivation is enough."

"The old lord came to ask once, and also inquired about divine abilities—it is half joy and half worry."

Just this one sentence made Li Zhouwei fall silent. Li Xi Ming's divine ability moved secretly, saying: "I specifically looked in the pavilion, and there is a fifth-grade 【Heavenly Sparrow Reporting Light Scripture】, which only has one secret technique and requires ninety-seven immortal merits... Back then, the remaining two hundred and ninety-eight from exchanging for 【Di Qi Light】... You came out of the cave heaven and still had thirty-one more..."

Li Zhouwei pondered for a long time before replying: "Difficult... too difficult... the family has no True Fire Zifu spirit objects, even if there were. One secret technique... isn't that pushing the aunt into a fire pit?"

The golden-eyed young man put down his tea and asked: "Aunt herself... how does she say?"

Li Xi Ming sighed: "Actually... there is also Ding Weijian... they are the few in the family who have a slim hope. The others have absolutely none, but they have never mentioned it..."

While speaking, Li Minggong had already arrived at the mountain. She was not young, but because she established her foundation very early and had never suffered any major injuries, she now looked to be in her thirties, her black hair simply tied up, bowing to Li Xi Ming.

"Does Minggong have any expectations for divine abilities? I happen to have news of a True Fire Zifu technique... which is of the same energy as your Immortal Foundation."

Li Xi Ming mentioned it concisely, but saw Li Minggong stunned, slightly panicked and bowing, replying: "Minggong has no ambition for Zifu..."

Li Xi Ming nodded, seeing Li Minggong lower her head and say: "If the family has any needs, Minggong will definitely try... but the lord does not need to worry about Minggong's orthodoxy."

"Back then, among the sons of Chengming, Minggong was not outstanding... it was just that she occupied a bit of luck, living back from the north. Whether it was Liao Ge or the other younger brother, they were all more outstanding figures. I have not thought about Zifu, let alone the junior... just keep a life, teach the younger generation of a few brothers, and it can be considered as protecting their descendants for them."

Li Xi Ming sighed secretly, skipped this topic, instructed her to go to Qize, came back to his senses, squeezed out a smile, and said to Li Zhouwei: "I will go and take a look now... let someone add the techniques to the continent!"

He dissipated into light and left. Li Zhouwei, however, still sat by the table, pondering for a long time, not in a hurry to see his eldest grandson, but suddenly ordered: "Call Jiangnian up for me."

The mountain guards immediately went down. Not long after, a man in white came up from the mountain.

This person had shimmering brilliance on his face, looking upright, but appearing timid. He bowed before him and said respectfully: "Father..."

Li Zhouwei saw through the illusion on his face at a glance, seeing his ugly face. His eyes were opened extremely wide under external force, and there were obvious deformation traces on his cheeks. Obviously, his face had been changed by 'Yu Zhen' means, but because the technique was not skilled, it appeared distorted instead.

"Foundation Establishment."

"Reporting to the Lord... just by luck."

Li Zhouwei looked at him quietly, with no sternness in his gaze, let alone any disgust. He reached out, patted his shoulder, and ordered: "From today on, go to Qunyi."

Li Jiangnian stood up, without a word of questioning, like a sheep accepting fate, and nodded. Li Zhouwei stood up, his voice much lighter: "Cultivate more life-saving techniques, practice diligently, stay far away from the lake, and don't have to stand under the light of your brothers... it is also excellent."

Li Jiangnian only nodded, and finally saw Li Zhouwei wave his hand, calling out "Thank you, Father", and left in a hurry.

Li Zhouwei looked at his departing back, slowly lowered his head, his gaze calm: 'Back then, I only sought a change in the situation, hoping to get a turning point... but grand-uncle could not bear it in the end, bestowing a 'Sui' word. Now the child has grown up... and there is nothing to change...' 'Not just the divine ability of the second generation... not just the Mingyang of the second generation... how can it be!'

Ink jade terrace, purple energy drifting.

A circular porcelain plate was placed quietly before the terrace, and golden sand like water drifted away. A small Daoist temple was placed on it, and a dashing man lay on one side of the porcelain plate, checking casually: "Junior Uncle—how many signs did you get?"

True Person Tian Que came in from outside the cave in high spirits, stood in a piece of purple smoke, and replied: "Good luck, got two!"

"Oh?"

True Person Tianhuo stood up with surprise, raised his brows and asked: "I only heard of one place, where did another one come from?"

True Person Tian Que was in a very good mood, replying: "One is a figure from our own territory, and the other is in the Ni family. I got the news in advance and brought it back to the mountain... but it was a treasure that was attracted and flew out. Fortunately, I arrived in time, and the Ni family did not dare to offend us, so I got the thing!"

"Congratulations, Junior Uncle!"

Tianhuo replied, seeing Tian Que withdraw his smile, sternly said: "How is that lord?"

Tianhuo's expression immediately became solemn, replying: "Sent subordinates to Lin Hai Prefecture, and he himself has not appeared for a long time. I speculate that he is already impacting Zifu!"

Hearing this, the True Person on the other side sighed, sat down beside him, and said: "He really doesn't give any breathing time... Wanling genius fell for a few years, most families are still digesting the harvest and healing wounds, and he is already preparing to open up the general trend..."

"Everything should be done quickly."

Tianhuo replied, his expression ghostly, replying: "How did Changhuai Mountain reply?"

Tian Que still had some cold anger, but it was not strong, and said casually: "How else could they reply? Naturally, it was tossing about the matter of Qing Tangyin—back then, that matter was made into a big scene, letting 【Asking Martial Peace Clear Scepter】 merge into the great formation, spreading throughout the entire Wu State... secretly plotting... and sitting by and watching the nine surnames and various families expand, wasn't it just for today?"

"【Asking Martial Peace Clear Scepter】 shattered, which also stirred up the chaos in Wu State. He reincarnated and learned to act as an emperor. The nine surnames have been isolated from the world for a long time, and they are still kept in the dark. In the end, many people will die. The killing karma he achieved is probably more abundant than Yang Zhuo's."

Tianhuo shook his head with a laugh, replying: "Staggering each other, it can be considered an invisible tacit understanding."

Tian Que sighed and nodded, continuing: "Asking back and forth, in the end, there were not many words he was willing to say more, only promising a few positions—can he not promise? Unless the two sects go to war, otherwise without my Jin Yu nodding, how can he restore the old Wu State territory..."

He suddenly changed the subject and asked: "Yun'er... how many divine abilities?"

Tianhuo said casually: "Three divine abilities! If it weren't for being plotted against by those bitches in the north, he should have achieved it earlier! Now that I count, the time is even more reluctant... no need to look forward to it, it mainly depends on the father."

"There is one more point... I want to ask one more sentence—is the national title ready."

"Naturally... this is what they had decided long ago."

Tian Que raised his brows slightly, his gaze revealing a bit of solemnity, replying: "Shu." ===== CHAPTER 983 =====