Chapter 987: Price (1+1/2)

The 【Zhao Guang Xuan Purple Great Array】 shone brilliantly in the sky, purple light gathered, and the True Person in white-gold Daoist clothes sat on the Heavenly Gate, lost in thought.

Si Yuanli pressed the scroll in his hand onto the gate, silent, only seeing streams of golden light seeping out from the gaps of the scroll, covering the Heavenly Gate, making it more and more brilliant.

"【Huaijiang Map】 actually has such wonderful magic!"

Those Lianmin people had always been cautious in their actions. Now that the situation had developed to this point, they were unable to escape under the "Audience Heavenly Gate". Nü Xiao, however, neither committed suicide nor uttered a word of begging for mercy. This was naturally thanks to the magical operation of the 【Huaijiang Map】.

This golden wonderful power flowed out, complementing the "Audience Heavenly Gate", actually locking the Great Void, sealing the entire "Audience Heavenly Gate" into a place of tranquility, isolated from the outside world.

Only leaving that unlucky person suppressed under the "Audience Heavenly Gate", in a dilemma...

"It is truly a treasure that the True Lord mentioned back then. Although that person has long since fallen, it is still wonderful and unpredictable..."

Li Xi Ming raised his head slightly, and saw the sky light in the sky approaching suddenly, carrying dozens of people, and throwing them into the array in one breath.

This sky light manifested, it was Li Zhouwei.

Si Yuanli saw those golden eyes, only feeling dazzling, lowering his brows: "Greetings... Daoist!" At this time, there were still gray fire flames jumping on the golden-eyed young man, burning out strands of light white smoke.

Li Xi Ming only took a look, immediately raised his head, shocked and suspicious: "【Little Peacock Karma】?!" What was on Li Zhouwei was exactly the karmic fire 【Little Peacock Karma】 he had seen in the Peacock Sea Jiuqiu orthodoxy back then! These four words made Si Yuanli shake slightly, suspicious: "Peacock also came..." It was just that this was not the time for many words, Li Xi Ming reached into his sleeve, but Si Yuanli took a step ahead, picked a gourd from the Great Void, and light gray female water flowed out, falling into his palm.

This middle-aged man stroked his beard lightly and said: "【Qing Ye Tianyi Tianyi Chunyuan】, it responds to fire injuries!" Li Zhouwei's fight in the east was not fierce, and the injuries were not serious, so it would take at most a month or two to heal.

Since Si Yuanli took out the spirit water, he was not polite, washed away the fire injuries with 【Qing Ye Tianyi Tianyi Chunyuan】, nodded and said: "Thank you, Senior!"

"Cannot be... I should thank you..." Although the harvest in the cave heaven was taken away by the one surnamed Chi, Li Zhouwei had helped after all, so Si Yuanli had to express his thanks.

It was just that the timing was wrong, only mentioning it slightly, and saw Li Zhouwei say thoughtfully: "Purple-purple feather color, red pupils and golden beak, it should be a peacock, not bad!"

The peacock clan, Li Xi Ming was not unfamiliar, frowned and said: "Let's not talk about it first, there is still a beast under the divine ability, need to deal with it first!"

Li Zhouwei raised his brows with some surprise, the joy instantly surged to his brows, asking: "Can you capture Lianmin?" "Thanks to Daoist Si's blessing!"

Li Xi Ming sneered, signaled Si Yuanli to guard above the divine ability, and manifested with Li Zhouwei, appearing under the "Audience Heavenly Gate".

This place was bright and brilliant, the heat wave was rolling, the surging purple flames jumped and danced, and a power of suppression and elimination permeated from it, rotating around the brilliance in the center, making a harsh friction sound.

Standing in the center was an old nun, her glazed face full of cracks due to fierce resistance, and her arms were even more shattered, appearing quite terrifying.

Obviously, she had struggled for a long time, but with Li Xi Ming and 【Huaijiang Map】 suppressing together, how could she push it away? Now seeing the two True Persons appear, knowing that no one in the north would pay attention to her, she immediately bent her body, tears streaming down her face, bowing: "Greetings to the two lords... the little cultivator..."

Li Zhouwei seemed not to hear, stepped forward, raised his hand like lightning to capture her throat, and the other hand slammed into her face.

"Boom!" The woman's words stopped abruptly, the sound of glaze, falling with dense powder, that head immediately dented, smashed to pieces, leaving only an opening and closing mouth.

Various glazed gemstones rolled on the body, and were immediately burned clean by the flames.

Li Zhouwei lifted her up, saying casually: "I ask you, what is the Great Desire Path going south for?" Nü Xiao was beaten black and blue by this punch, almost fainting, stars in her eyes, but did not dare to have half a bit of dissatisfaction, trembling and saying: "Highness... Highness... the little person has a low status, only knowing... this side... is going to fight the Four Min!" "Oh?" Li Zhouwei narrowed his eyes and said: "How many people are there? How many people are behind?" Nü Xiao did not dare to piece her face together, only maintaining the appearance of opening and closing lips, revealing a flattering smile: "The Empty Nothing Path has always been submissive, the most important thing is that my Great Desire Path has entered the game.

This matter has been decided since True Person Sui Guan eliminated demons and defended the Dao, clearing Jiangbei..." "Oh?" Li Zhouwei asked: "Is it the million people in Jiangbei?" "Lord is wise!" Li Xi Ming's heart tightened, seeing this Lianmin flatter: "Lord... although there is no decree from above, those of us who cultivate evil paths can see it... The million people in Jiangbei not only have the effect of influencing 【Wanling Heaven】, but also a great cause and effect.

Whoever produced this million people back then, also represented whose family would come to make waves in the next era... This is a great opportunity... The figures involved are mostly unable to escape!" Li Zhouwei seemed to have many guesses confirmed, staring coldly at her, saying lightly: "There are also a few initiators of fate, is it or is it not?" Nü Xiao nodded hurriedly, saying fearfully: "Exactly... Si Lord is, Highness is also... even that True Person Ning... and even a few from the side, all have some!"

Li Xi Ming's heart was horrified, Li Zhouwei finally stood up, saying coldly: "Sure enough!"

Back then, when Wanling Heaven fell, the Great Desire Path produced people and resources, Zhao Palace sent divine abilities and 【Watching Star Copper Sparrow】, Sui Guan could have made a move directly, why did he take a painting? Li Zhouwei had always thought that Sui Guan could not cross the river at will, and also needed to use himself to cover up.

But since the north and south reached a consensus, how could a cannot cross the river stop it? And why deliberately cover up... Not only is it a consensus that the two sides turn a blind eye, but there is also a deeper purpose!

"The lord is one of the sources of the talisman, what is that painting? It is a talisman!"

A talisman that uses Sui Guan's divine ability! The cause and effect of the Great Desire is Qingchi, this talisman was drawn by Qingchi Si Yuanli, used by Li Zhouwei, and ordered by Qingchi Sect Master Ning Wan to attack the wilderness and take out the trump card... This Lord Lu Shui used the excuse of a talisman to deceive cause and effect with divine ability, hiding Sui Guan, and all cause and effect were divided by everyone...

"Is it that this Lord Lu Shui doesn't want to get cause and effect? Not only that!"

Li Zhouwei raised his head, saying leisurely: "Since the various cultivators have formed such a great cause and effect, in order

This was selling off Qingchi and the Yue State while he was at it... selling them to the Yang family!" He, Li Zhouwei, was already at odds with the north; this was merely adding another layer of karma, sealing the retreat for his clansmen.

But whether it was Ning Wan, Si Yuanli, or even the Yuyang Chen clan... once this matter passed, they essentially had no way back! Fleeing overseas? Bearing the karma of crossing the river to kill millions of the Great Desire and blocking the great trend of the north and south, these few were either in the early Zifu stage or burdened with families; how could they escape the power of the Great Desire Dao and the poisonous hands of the many Maha! If they could not stand on the side of the Yang family, from the True Persons themselves to their numerous descendants, they were like delicacies in the eyes of others... Perhaps they could not be touched for a moment, but their lives would eventually be claimed! The Li clan's journey from an imperial clan in the past to their current decline was the precedent! Si Yuanli thought he would always have a place in the great trend, not knowing he had already been completely bound to the Yang family's war chariot!

Li Ximing's face was gloomy, but the Lianmin, seeing the reactions of the two, was already terrified.

Li Zhouwei changed the subject and said coldly: "I ask you... the Seven Paths have opposed my clan for many years; are there any converted people, high-level cultivators flowing with the blood of the former imperial clan, or figures with great karma with the Li clan?!" Nü Xiao was slightly stunned; how could she not know? She was the culprit! She felt a chill of terror in her heart, not knowing how much fear was hidden within her.

She hesitated for a moment, but rolling, bright flames had already descended from the sky, landing on her.

"Ssh!" The pain brought by the 【Heavenly Crow Tianwu Tianwu Binghuo】 quickly swept through her mind, her Dharma body's divine ability was suppressed again, and these bright flames quickly spread across her body.

Nü Xiao's pupils were full of fear, and she cried out in pain: "Lord... Lord... the number of people with great karma with the imperial clan among the Seven Phases is countless! How can it be told in full! As for high-level cultivators flowing with the blood of the former imperial clan... there is one, there is one! Withdraw your divine ability!" Li Zhouwei had already let go, letting her fall into the light with a thud, feeling her Dharma body crumbling bit by bit.

Nü Xiao could not care about much else and bowed: "In the Great Screen Dharma Realm, there is one! Called Li Jieyi, titled 【Broad Cicada】... also a hot and popular big shot... As for conversion, the converted people..." Li Ximing's face was slightly gloomy, letting the flames extinguish a little.

The golden-eyed youth stepped forward, stepped on her throat with his boot, and said quietly: "Continue!"

Nü Xiao knew her death was approaching, and the one she hated most was not the two before her, but Tai Xi who had abandoned her here and Ling Tiao who had snatched her position; she hated them so much her lips trembled.

At this moment, she actually spoke calmly, weeping and laughing: "There is one, called 【Ling Tiao】... he followed the evil path to conquer the wilderness, he should have become a Lianmin, he is highly valued by the Lord. Others want to kill the imperial clan, but he came to convert the imperial clan. This time, apart from Lord Que, he took the most benefits, and in the future, it will only be more and more!"

Li Ximing's pupils dilated, looking at him in disbelief.

Li Zhouwei lowered his head, his golden pupils looking at her coldly, one hand resting on his knee, his foot stepping more firmly: "What is his secular name, who converted him?" Once these words were spoken, Nü Xiao knew her death was near. That pair of eyes revealed bone-deep hatred; she was no longer afraid, a mocking expression appeared on her face, and she hated in her heart: "Not giving me a way to live... Good... Good..." She actually had a smile: "It was me, your grandmother! As for what his secular name is? Listen well, it's Li Chengchi! We hadn't even used our divine abilities, and he voluntarily surrendered to the release, ate another one called Li Chengpan, and used his brother as a weapon!" These words left her feeling a pleasure like revenge: "You imperial clan are overbearing, I want you to cherish the descendants of those who surrendered to the release, to blame that beast who died rather than submit, to make you see 【Ling Tiao】 and regret it too late, with no salvation!" Before that harsh, vengeful laughter could even leave her throat, the youth before her was already covered in golden scale patterns, the cold and anger in his eyes like an abyss, boiling like a sword.

"Boom!" In just a split second, her entire upper body had been smashed into colorful light by the shining radiance, bright flames boiled up, white light flickered, and the glaze shattered.

Nü Xiao was destroyed in body and spirit, vanishing into smoke under the suppression of "Gate-Visiting Heaven" and the blockade of the 【Huai River Map】.

The rolling Heavenly Crow Tianwu Tianwu Binghuo swallowed her body completely, leaving not even a bit of glaze or a single petal.

"Clang!"

That lotus throne had already returned to its original form, a palm-sized pink object falling onto the light, swaying slightly.

Li Ximing flicked his sleeves to collect it, gritting his teeth.

"There really was one... if you hadn't asked that one extra question..." The patterns on Li Zhouwei's face gradually faded; he said nothing and flew out with his grand-uncle.

They saw the middle-aged man on the "Gate-Visiting Heaven" with an ugly expression, also having no intention of speaking, only cupping his hands toward the two.

The 【Huai River Map】 isolated the sounds inside and out, but as the owner of the spirit treasure, Si Yuanli heard it clearly, his heart feeling both icy cold and fearful, his mood even worse than the two: "No wonder... I always felt that painting was not right... So that was the reason!" "The ancestor... the ancestor said to protect oneself within the sea... presumably he had anticipated this!"

The three looked at each other, Li Ximing silently made a gesture of invitation, signaling to go up the mountain to talk.

Si Yuanli smiled reluctantly, waved his hand to refuse, and whispered: "She said Lord Que, the person in the wilderness is undoubtedly 【Que Liyu】, it is a Peacock!"

Li Ximing, preoccupied, replied casually: "I have seen one or two... they did not have such great power... It is said the Peacock is the World-Honored One's mount; this one is probably noble. How is its strength?" Li Zhouwei shook his head: "We did not truly fight; I only confronted it for a few rounds with divine abilities, just saving some people from the hands of the Lianmin... It is just a pity for the families in the wilderness; I don't know how many people died when the karmic fire fell, and now I don't know how to deal with it!"

The wilderness was ostensibly ownerless land, but with the decline of Mu Quan and the Kong clan, the disappearance of Du Xian, and the departure of the Xiao family, it was actually controlled by Wangyue and had always been ruled by the dense forest.

The dense forest issued cultivation methods, while the wilderness continuously transported spiritual resources and talent to the lake.

The Li family's influence had spread to the wilderness earliest; when Li Ximing achieved Zifu and conquered Funan, the wilderness, along with Funan and Guyan, became a buffer zone for the Li family.

Now that the last piece was lost, it was not only a loss of manpower and territory but also represented a shrinking of room for maneuver.

Bad news followed one after another, leaving the two feeling listless.

Si Yuanli hesitated and said: "More than noble, 【Que Liyu】 can be considered a descendant of the Dharma-image level; I also know him.

He first cultivated the combined fire, his cultivation method is special, and once he achieved Great True Person, he could surrender to the release, relying on his bloodline affinity to become a Maha on the spot, and his cultivation was terrifyingly fast; he is already in the sixth generation.

Although he is still not as powerful as when he was a Great True Person... he is also very scary!"

"This southward journey is likely to use the overall situation of the north and south to cross the hurdle of the seventh generation and regain the power of his previous life..." Si Yuanli had connections in the north and was better informed.

At this moment, with much information complete, he had already inferred: "The struggle between north and south rarely crosses the wilderness to reach Quanyuan, let alone further south.

I see... he wants to attack Si Min, which must also be a quick battle to force a quick decision, unable to withstand any mistakes... so he didn't come to provoke your noble clan!"

Although the Li clan lost the wilderness, it was clear the other side did not want to participate in the matters of Mingyang and cause variables, but Si Yuanli was miserable! Now that he knew the karma of the Great Desire Dao, and they were going to kill their way to the mountain gate, how could he not break out in a cold sweat?

"It is highly likely they are coming for the Yang family... but what if they aren't? That Lord Yang has been in seclusion for many years, and I don't know when he will come out; the timing is coincidental... but one must be prepared for everything; who knows who is lying on the plate?" He hesitated repeatedly, a glimmer of hope suddenly rising in his heart: "Jiuqiu... right... Jiuqiu... they have always been close to the Peacock, even if I can't see the Great True Person now... encountering such a scene, the seniors should at least give me some instructions..." He could not sit still, hurriedly bid farewell to the two, rose with the wind, and disappeared.

Li Ximing watched him go, while Li Zhouwei whispered: "It is better for him to stay on the lake now... perhaps he has some connections or trump cards!" The two stood in the Grand Void for a while, the gray fire in the east still spreading.

Li Ximing sighed in his heart, feeling both hatred and pain: "How could it be Chengchi!" Although Li Chengchi was old-fashioned, he dared to speak and act, and was loyal and devoted.

In the past, to protect Li Chengpan, he dared to stand against Li Zhouluo, but when Li Zhouming wanted to use him, he could also put down his personal feelings; he was a family of loyal martyrs! He could be called the famous loyal and stubborn one among these generations... he promoted even more juniors, and was the uncle of Li Zhouyang and Li Zhoufang.

He fell in the north, and Li Zhouwei even wrote 【Great Desire is Empty, Must Avenge the Grudge】 to Li Zhouyang.

Once the news of his surrender to the release came out, it was enough to shame more than half of the Li clan...

The only thing Li Ximing felt fortunate about was that Li Zhouwei acted cautiously; that was a promise of revenge, not a posthumous title.

He tentatively opened his mouth: "Fortunately you were cautious..." Li Zhouwei shook his head, his gaze cold, and whispered: "This matter must never spread to the clan!" Li Ximing breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and said somewhat bitterly: "Chengchi's whole family died for the clan's affairs, and he has no descendants left... he adopted a child, but now it seems he is not promising.

Could we really punish him for this? We can only take it one step at a time!"

"It's just Chengpan's descendants... whether we should take extra care of them..." Li Zhouwei heard this, looking a bit doubtful, and pondered: "No rush, what's more important is to keep an eye on him; who knows what fate calculations there are in the north!"

The two reached a consensus and only then descended silently.

The cultivators on Wangyue Lake huddled in the formation, at a loss.

A crowd of Qi Refining cultivators stood in the main hall, whispering and murmuring.

Seeing two rays of heavenly light emerge, the solemn atmosphere suddenly relaxed, and two rows of people knelt down together with a clatter.

Li Ximing looked around, silently counting the heads, finding that there were few times when the family was so complete.

It happened to be in the face of great chaos; there seemed to be a sense of destiny that a piece of music had just been played and the curtain was about to be raised.

The people on the left and right were divided into the Bo and Zhong lineages; Li Zhouming and Li Minggong stood beside the old man, on the opposite side were Li Zhouda and Li Zhouluo, with the slightly lesser Li Jianglong, Li Jiangxia, and Li Jiangzong opposite each other, sitting down in order.

Whether dissolute and romantic, dignified and generous, fierce and glaring, or spirited and hearty, each had an extraordinary appearance and different demeanor; there were surprisingly few ordinary people.

The worry in Li Ximing's heart had not dissipated, and for a moment he was a bit dazed: "In such a scene in the past, it should have been Grand-uncle Xuanfeng sitting, and I listening to orders on the side.

The Lord gave the clan three supports, in case of emergencies.

At that time, Zhou Wei was still in swaddling clothes; today it is actually the two of us in charge!"

He was silent for a moment, and no one below dared to speak.

Only a man in crimson armor happened to come up from outside the hall, knelt before the steps, and said respectfully: "Greetings to the two True Persons!"

For a time, the shouts shook the sky; whether they were playboys or court guards, they all bowed respectfully.

The old man on the side also stood up, all turning their faces toward him, looking as if they were listening respectfully.

Li Ximing glanced at Li Zhouwei on the side, finding that this junior had already stepped down a step, turned around, and stood facing the main seat facing south behind him.

Those originally fierce golden eyes were now as calm as water, quietly looking at him.

In the continent.

The high main hall was solemn, but the pavilions between the mysterious pillars seemed noisy and chaotic.

A crowd of men and women were whispering and asking, worried and uneasy.

The middle-aged man stood between the pavilions, anxious and nervous: "Dongdi... has Dongdi Suikuan come?" Hearing this, Li Suikuan on the side responded, and Li Zhoufang looked carefully, memorizing his appearance.

This middle-aged man immediately went to ask other children.

"Wind, clouds, purity, and brightness..." Li Suining stood by the window, carefully looking at the scenery outside.

Seeing the sky shining brightly, without any major anomalies, his expression was calm, but doubt arose in his heart: "In my previous life, there should have been two showers of glazed flowers, almost covering the entire great lake.

It was two Lianmin suppressed by the Wei King's divine ability, suffering the punishment of the axe and halberd... but the situation now is already different.

No matter how I look at it, apart from the brilliant light and little bits of glaze that bloomed earlier, I have never seen that brilliant scene from my previous life.

No glazed flower rain... perhaps the losses of the release cultivators this time are not as heavy as in the previous life!"

He was thinking, always feeling that this did not seem to be a good thing.

He saw a person in a hurry with joy, descending from the sky, bowing before the steps, and reporting to Li Zhoufang: "Lord... Lord... the two True Persons have appeared in the hall!" This sound made the building quiet; from Li Zhoufang, who was in charge of the affairs here, to the white-armored guards guarding outside the pavilion, all breathed a sigh of relief together.

That oppressive atmosphere suddenly disappeared.

Li Suining's heart shook: "So it was True Person Zhaojing who guarded the lake this time!" Li Zhoufang let out a breath, a smile appeared on his face, and he still raised his eyebrows solemnly: "What are the casualties?" The man bowed, with some dejection, and said respectfully: "Reporting to the Lord, the various lords guarding the shore and responsible for patrolling the shore and capturing demon cultivators were all burned to death by the karmic fire... There were seven Qi Refining and twenty-one Embryonic Breath guarding, and six Qi Refining patrolling the shore... Although Protector An Xuanxin did not lead a team out, the karmic fire fell right on the station... it was also lost..." Li Zhoufang sighed heavily, signaling him to go down, and for a time there was no speech.

Li Suining turned his head, his expression complex.

Obviously, although An Xuanxin did not go out because of Ding Weijian's departure, the karmic fire falling from the north was aimed at them.

Even if they stayed on the mountain peak by the shore, they could not save their lives.

"Asking Guest Ding to leave was already doing my best; if both of them avoided it because of me, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.

My death would be fine, but the True Person and the Wei King are exposed to the eyes of all the great powers, and there can be no abnormalities... Having walked through the destruction of the previous life, Li Suining deeply understood how petty those high and mighty figures were.

Even the Mingyang bloodline had to be cut off, let alone a variable like him! Once exposed, he would surely die.

'The Wei King said, the one truly looking forward to impacting the Mingyang fruit position is not Luoxia Mountain... but my Li family... The change in the Mingyang fruit position is a matter of time for Luoxia Mountain, but for my family, it is the only opportunity—whether relying on this matter to defect to either side or achieving Mingyang, my family only has this point worth praising.

'Now the situation is unclear, and I don't know what kind of reaction changing all this will bring.

If I don't speak to the two True Persons, at most I will die when the incident happens.

But if the two True Persons who are enough to shake the situation know... whether they believe it or not... it is already irreversible, and the chain reaction produced is highly likely to be discovered by the Lord, directly strangling the variable in the cradle and destroying Wangyue Lake in advance! When the incident happens in the future, I fear the Wei King won't even get a chance to fight for Mingyang!' Li Suining naturally wanted to change things urgently, and his selfishness was not heavy.

But he did not have the ability to control Zifu.

Before his family had a certain reliance, Li Suining must never let the two Zifu take risks.

He was deeply vigilant in his heart: "Essentially, it is not me who can make my family turn the tables and seek a way to survive... but the various True Persons! Without these three trump cards and the trump cards of the Wei King and Mingyang, even if I played tricks... saving anyone would be useless!" Thus, Li Suining resolutely chose the former between Ding Weijian and An Xuanxin.

Even if he had made similar choices several times in his previous life, his heart was still as rational as ice: "No one owes anyone anything, I only seek a glimmer of survival, anyone can be the price, even me!"