Chapter 983: Changes

'Stepping on Danger Body Guo Shentong...'

Golden light flickered on Zhijing Mountain. Li Zhouwei retracted his divine ability, exhaled a breath, and his eyes suddenly opened, the golden light converging. It was extremely close to his prediction; the cultivation speed of 'Lord Stepping on Danger' also had a blessing at the Zifu divine ability level, but it was a pity that it was no longer as terrifying as it was during Foundation Establishment—after all, the perfection of divine ability was a water-grinding effort. Li Xi Ming cultivated for ten years and used a talisman elixir to finish cultivating 'Audience Heavenly Gate'. Five years after the fall of Wanling Heaven, Li Zhouwei spent about a year healing his wounds, and nearly half of the remaining time was spent on the refinement of 'Lord Stepping on Danger'. Now there was still a long way to go.

'Fortunately, grand-uncle is here, using 【Lin Light Illumination One Elixir】 one after another, not inferior to those from the great orthodoxies. I estimate... if I don't take the talisman elixir, at most I will cultivate for another three years, and 'Lord Stepping on Danger' will inevitably be perfect.'

He stood up, but saw someone reporting from the mountain. A black-robed demon general came up, truly trembling, not daring to look up at him, kneeling before him, his voice rising: "Yan Hu... greets the Great King!"

Li Zhouwei recognized it as the demon beast running errands in the Southern Border for his own grand-uncle, and nodded slightly. Yan Hu hurriedly said: "Reporting to the Great King, the little one received the decree of the Great Sa Po King to invite the True Person. It is 【Qing Yan】 Demon King who obtained a treasure and wants to exchange it with the True Person. He is not convenient to come to the lake, so he wants to invite the True Person over..."

"Poluoduo?" Li Zhouwei knew about this matter; it was Li Xi Ming's connection in the Southern Border. He asked a question, Yan Hu nodded hurriedly, saying respectfully: "It was originally set in Poluoduo... but in recent years, the 【Victory White Path】 has become more and more terrifying. I heard that there is another lord, who has radiated his influence to Poluoduo, disturbing the situation... even the Great Sa Po King does not stay in Poluoduo often... both are in the West Sea... saying it is in the 【Bo Jiong Mountain】 of the 【West Sea】."

Li Zhouwei only heard this sentence, and in his heart, he understood the two's fear. After all, the Great Sa Po King 【Fuxun】 had a feud with the 【Victory White Path】, and no one wanted to be involved. But earlier, Li Xi Ming packed up his techniques, summoned Li Jiangchun to chat for a long time, and had already gone out from the mountain, flying to the East Sea—to exchange orthodoxy with Liu Changdie, and by the way, to see Li Quewan.

'Furthermore, the 【Wall Sinking Water】 in the Qunyi area is becoming less and less. Over the past five years, only two 【Neck Feather】 have been obtained. Even though grand-uncle now has a good relationship with True Person Kuang Yu, he has purchased 【Wall Sinking Water】 in large quantities time and time again, and now it is not good to ask again... Grand-uncle had long mentioned going to the West Sea once.'

He ordered casually: "The True Person is still in the East Sea, you go down and wait first." Only then did Yan Hu retreat. Li Zhouwei held the jade slip and stood up, about to return to the world of Sun and Moon Shining Together, but raised his head slightly, looking to the north.

He saw a light cloud permeating, the sky changing, and colorful radiance rushing into the sky, dyeing it silver-white in the north. Li Zhouwei took a step, stepped into the Great Void, and examined it carefully: "It is Chengshui Marsh." Thus, he waited patiently on the mountain for a few hours, only then seeing Chen Yang come up to report with a heavy face.

His cultivation progressed extremely fast, and now he had accumulated very deeply in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, possessing quite a steady momentum. He bowed before the steps and said respectfully: "Reporting to the True Person, Zhong Qian, the lord of the Chengyun Immortal Sect of the Huaijiang Path, broke through to True Person, numbered as 【Chong Gong】. The various families of the Huaijiang Path went to congratulate him."

Li Zhouwei put down his cup, not surprised, nodded and said: "Thick accumulation and thin hair, he should have had the position of divine ability." Chen Yang hesitated slightly, his knees kneeling very firmly, moved forward, and said respectfully: "It is just... according to the current division of the legal system, True Person Chong Gong is a figure of the Huaijiang Path and also a True Person of the Zhao State. Although he has had old feelings with our family... this congratulatory gift..."

"No matter..." Li Zhouwei raised his brows, took out a box from his sleeve, in the center of which was a pitch-black scale like ink. He ordered: "This 【Cangzhou Hui Scale】... you have someone send it over, counting as my Li family's congratulatory gift." Chen Yang nodded repeatedly, about to retreat, but Li Zhouwei suddenly stopped him, raised his brows and asked: "I have been in seclusion for so long, and I have also heard your good news. Has Jinxi achieved Foundation Establishment?"

Chen Yang hurriedly bowed, smiled and said: "Reporting to the True Person... he is an unpromising one, not worth mentioning! It is just that he had some luck and successfully broke through to Foundation Establishment. My three younger generations... Jinbao folded, only he and Jinguang remained. He achieved it, and next it depends on Jinguang."

Li Zhouwei nodded, handed a jade box to him, and said softly: "They are all family... I must also congratulate." Magic light flashed, secretly glowing.

The pavilion was extremely quiet, with jade slips locked above, shining with white light. The young man walked past, his brows tightly locked, his gaze constantly scanning the pavilion.

"No... how could there be no..." Li Suining took advantage of the gap in cultivation to stroll around in this secret pavilion. The family's fetal breath and Qi Refining techniques were generally placed in two places, one was the Dense Forest Mountain Dao Palace, and the other was this secret pavilion in the continent. The former was mostly borrowed by guests, protectors, and people from outside tribes who came for advanced studies, while the latter was supplied to clan relatives—but in fact, the boundary of the so-called clan relatives was not clear, and large and small families all had some kinship. Some trusted guests and protectors could also come here. The so-called separation of a Dense Forest Mountain Dao Palace was more to bestow favors on the large and small families attached to the East Bank and the wilderness. After all, the techniques for the family's Foundation Establishment and Zifu seeds usually had to be blocked, and bestowing favors could not let one's own foundation be seen. Therefore, there was this distinction.

'The Wei Wang's mandate is clear, letting my family hide many Zifu techniques, comparable to an Immortal Sect, having the confidence, so the clan's Dao prohibition is the most relaxed in the Yue State.' But his gaze swept over the dazzling array of techniques, walking from the east side of the pavilion to the west, raising his hand and putting it down, his heart shocked and suspicious: 'How could there be no!' This was already his third time coming, and three months had passed since he entered the continent, and sure enough, there was no 【Golden Chapter Upper Tablet Art】 from his previous life! It was fine if the 【Golden Chapter Upper Tablet Art】 of 'Dou Heng Xuan' was missing, but 'Listening to the Awakening Stars' 【Awakening Star Supervising World Art】 was also missing! This made a haze suddenly rise in his heart. The 【Golden Chapter Upper Tablet Art】 was extremely critical. Not only did it have quite a blessing for the way of formations, but more importantly, it was of the same energy as the subsequent 【Star-Disturbing Great Granary Divine Scroll】... This almost related to the entire context of his plan! It didn't matter if there was no 【Star-Disturbing Great Granary Divine Scroll】 for a while, he could use the 【Golden Chapter Upper Tablet Art】 to replace it calmly, but if there was no 【Golden Chapter Upper Tablet Art】... what should he do?! This was not something that would be useful just because he had a copy in his brain! The reason why Immortal Sects and Immortal Clans could rule peacefully was that the two most important places were spirit energy and techniques. Without a force to take spirit energy for him, let alone the 【Star-Disturbing Great Granary Divine Scroll】, even if he had a ninth-grade technique in his brain, it would be in vain!

'I closed seclusion for more than a year in my previous life before I had the qualification to break through to Qi Refining... Could it be that the family obtained it during this year?' He pondered for a while, returned to the front of the pavilion, and saw a middle-aged man tidying up jade slips in front of the pavilion. His head was lowered very low, and the cotton in his hand was dipped in oil, wiping carefully. Seeing him come down, he hurriedly raised his head: "Greetings to this young master... which technique are you looking for? The little one's surname is Chi, and I am the caretaker of the secret pavilion..."

Li Suining looked at him and frowned, asking: "Can Senior make the decision?"

"Naturally not." This caretaker Chi smiled awkwardly and pointed: "Just running errands. If the young master sees one he likes, I will go to the opposite building to invite Senior White Ape to take it. It is just looking at the young master's appearance... I am afraid you are here to take techniques... this depends on the spirit energy..."

Only then did Li Suining nod, pondered for a moment, and replied: "It is not necessary..." He was reminded by this sentence, and his brain suddenly went blank for a moment: 'No... collecting energy takes five or ten years, the family... if there is no 【Golden Chapter Upper Tablet Art】, what about spirit energy? Even if I obtained this technique within a year, how long would it take to collect energy, and how would I have time? It clearly existed in my previous life!'

He suppressed his thoughts and was about to go out from the pavilion, but felt a cold wind blowing, rushing into the pavilion, and it was a white-clothed young man riding the wind and landing. This young man was dressed simply, with refined brows and black eyes, his brow bone slightly high, and his nose bridge straight, adding a bit of steadiness. His long hair was tied up, his appearance was excellent, and he wore a sword at his waist, fitted with a white jade scabbard, adding a few points of nobility to him. He stepped into the pavilion and looked over with slightly raised head.

This person surnamed Chi hurriedly stepped forward, bowed, and said respectfully: "Greetings to the Lord..."

"No need for formalities!" His voice was clear, making people feel refreshed. His gaze swept over quickly, landing on Li Suining, with slight surprise in his eyes, and he smiled: "Which clan brother is this?"

Li Suining was lost for a moment, but had already bowed to the ground, stabilizing the color in his voice: "Greetings to the Little Uncle... the junior is Suining, born of the Yuanwan branch..."

"Born of the Yuanwan branch?" The white-clothed young man before him looked younger than him, yet he was of the uncle generation. At this moment, he only took a step forward, placed his hand on his wrist, hurriedly helped him up, and smiled: "Good... you are Suining! You actually recognize me?" This voice was clear and harmonious, but it made Li Suining's heart choke.

How could he not recognize him? This uncle of his, Li Jiangchun, was not old, but he was the person who connected the Li clan with the Sword Immortal family again after a hundred years! With the Yueque Sword Technique and Lesser Yin magic power, he beheaded the Shu general Li Nitan, shocking the Song Emperor to summon him to the capital for rewards... Three competitions, making that Second Prince of the Great Song never practice swords again... He died too early, causing the court and the public to shake, making the then Wei Wang withdraw his troops, and the officials entered the palace at midnight. It could even be said that he opened the general trend of the enmity between Shu and Song... Now that he was standing before him so clearly and elegantly, how could Li Suining not be lost? It was just that he was quick-witted and reacted extremely fast, saying without thinking: "Suining has only met a few brothers, so I guessed that the lord should be a senior, and combined with the age, clothing, and magic sword, I guessed it."

Li Jiangchun nodded thoughtfully and smiled: "No need to be so polite... you and I are of the same age." Li Suining was ashamed instantly. It was precisely because the two were of the same age that Li Jiangchun made the various families look sideways in his previous life. When Li Jiangchun beheaded the Shu general, Li Suining was still worrying about Foundation Establishment!

But he saw Li Jiangchun take two steps up, those eyes clear and bright, but with the sharpness unique to sword cultivators in his gaze. He followed him into the pavilion, smiled, and sternly said: "I just came down from Zhijing Mountain, and I was also looking for you. I heard that this year... the seniors obtained a batch of techniques and arts, among which there were sword techniques, which have already been sent down the mountain and added to the pavilion one after another. My heart was happy, so I came to find Senior White Ape... thinking of taking the sword technique, and then going to the west to find you..."

"Now it is a coincidence that you are also here." Li Suining's doubts were gradually resolved by half, nodding secretly: 'Sure enough... whether it is 【Golden Chapter Upper Tablet Art】 or 【Awakening Star Supervising World Art】, it was precisely added during this period. It was natural that I couldn't find it because it was a little earlier.'

He pondered in his heart, while Li Jiangchun took him to the second floor of the pavilion, took him gently by the door, locked the great formation casually, and only then withdrew his smile, sternly said: "The matter of the formation technique you mentioned already has news. I received the True Person's order and came over from the mountain."

Li Suining knew that there was a change now, which must be different from the old days, so he bowed in the pavilion and thanked him. Li Jiangchun put down the jade slip in his hand, laughed, and said: "No need to be so... if you want to thank, thank the True Person." He sternly said: "The True Person went to the East Sea and has not returned yet. He went to handle some affairs, and by the way, exchanged for the formation orthodoxy for you from a senior... but I don't know when he will return. True Person Minghuang has come out of seclusion and asked me to go down the mountain to find you... one is to see you... the second is... also to arrange elixirs."

Li Suining's heart shook, and he hurriedly saluted, seeing Li Jiangchun shake his head and say: "This elixir... is for you to close seclusion, letting you seize the time to fill the fifth level of fetal breath. When the time comes, come to find me again. I have an elixir here to arrange a cave dwelling for you to complete the fetal breath." Li Suining's heart moved.

After these two sentences, he had roughly figured out the matter.

'First... the True Person went to the East Sea... to exchange for orthodoxy for me, which should be looking for True Person Yuanbian. In my previous life, I only heard that the lord went straight to the West Sea and was delayed from returning due to some reason. Could it be because I revealed my formation talent in advance... the West Sea trip was postponed!'

This made him have a moment of joy in his heart, shaking slightly, and asked: "The junior only thinks about starting to break through to the fifth level of fetal breath, so that when I meet the True Person and receive the formation orthodoxy... I can be calm!"

"Exactly!" Li Jiangchun smiled and replied: "The True Person said he will return in a few months, which is enough for you to break through." Li Suining pondered in his heart.

In his previous life, he entered the continent to cultivate and closed seclusion in the cave dwelling for six months, when suddenly the earth shook and the mountains swayed, only then knowing that the released cultivators had come... The wilderness was suddenly attacked, Zifu great battle, a mess, many deaths and injuries, Ding Weijian and An Xuanxin died... At that time, the lake was caught off guard, and only Li Zhouwei made a move. Li Xi Ming was still in the distant West Sea and could not return!

'I am afraid... it can make the True Person return in time...' Li Suining had never thought that he could influence Li Xi Ming's itinerary! Reborn, he had never thought that he could have everything perfect. Even facing the chaos in the wilderness, he only thought about protecting Ding Weijian... How could he have thought that he would influence the battle at the Zifu level! One must know that in this great battle in his previous life, the Li family only protected themselves... Li Xi Ming's intervention was not necessarily a good thing. His heart throbbed, half joy and half worry: 'If the True Person really returns in time... will the final result of this great battle be changed... If it is changed... is it a blessing or a curse! If the True Person's participation leads to injuries, or even greater misfortune, am I not a sinner!' ===== CHAPTER 984 =====