Chapter 997: White Bai Lin

Within the dense array, colors overlapped, and an ethereal purple mist spilled into the hall. The 【Xiao-Yuan Glazed Pagoda】 appeared exceptionally dazzling amidst the purple light. Li Li Ximing listened carefully to the words, then fell silent.

"The new dynasty grants royal titles to all immortal clans, but these are mere honorary names. Only our family has both the name and the reality. This is settled: you must strike for the position of the Bright Yang Venerable."

The golden-eyed youth opposite him stood with his hands behind his back, pacing the hall. His thoughts were unfathomable. After waiting for a long while, he heard Li Li Ximing say faintly:

"The Underworld also intends for you to seek the Gold... there is no room for maneuver."

Li Li Zhouwei looked at him, his expression icy, and said softly:

"Seeking the Gold has become inevitable."

Li Li Ximing nodded with some agitation, his brows furrowed. He paced the hall twice and replied:

"I will not discuss what kind of person Li Li Qianyuan is. Even if I know nothing of these ancient facts, at least the current Dao lineage is here, and I have some confidence to speak. You seek to prove the Bright Yang... Good... They want you to seek to prove the Bright Yang, so they give you only a country and a lake! In ancient times, this wouldn't even count as a large fief for a vassal!"

Li Li Ximing had always been peaceful. Even when he was pursued for years and suffered heavy injuries, he would only smile bitterly and find a place to heal. He never said much about such matters. But having endured for so long, and now in a safe place, he finally could not hold back. He appeared somewhat irritable and gritted his teeth:

"Emperor Wei... that is Emperor Wei. Among the True Monarchs, he is a figure who ranks high. Moreover, he is an Emperor. Speaking of national destiny, that is the number one Heavenly Dynasty of the North. Speaking of Daoist cultivation, that is a figure approaching the Dao Embryo. And speaking of status, he broke countries and destroyed sects, establishing the guidelines for the human world, causing the Bright Yang not to shift its gaze for a thousand years..."

"If they gave you a Heavenly Dynasty and half the world, I would have confidence that you might have a chance to accomplish this. Fine, a country of one lake is one thing, but they also want you to submit as a subject! To replace the father with the son, what a joke! To make you bow your head to True Qi—what qualification do you have left to lift your head to Li Li Qianyuan! How is this any different from sending you to your death!"

"From beginning to end! From beginning to end! They have never given you a way to live!"

The Daoist clearly spoke out of turn, gritting his teeth as he said:

"I naturally understand that your achievement of the Bright Yang is our best choice, but why must you and I struggle so hard to find a retreat? It is because this is entirely impossible... Luo Xia has great confidence, the whole world has great confidence..."

"Now it's even worse, they don't give you a single retreat. Since you have decided to strike for the Bright Yang, how will you deal with the Dragon Clan?! Is the Dragon Clan easy to provoke? The various Yi tribes are located in the East Sea!"

The Guo Shentong flared in anger, causing all the lamps in the hall to go out simultaneously. The purple light outside dimmed, and all colors faded. In the darkness, only those golden eyes flickered slightly. The pupils had turned into golden-white rings, staring at the floor, no longer possessing their usual calm, but flashing with thick, icy, and ruthless venom.

"Uncle, do not overthink it."

His voice was surprisingly calm, suppressing a distorted tone as it echoed in the air:

"They want me to seek the Fruit Position, then they must let me walk step by step toward the perfection of Guo Shentong. Just look at how aggrieved our family is now. I am a chess piece, but as the Bright Yang is perfected, the significance of this chess piece will be completely different."

Li Li Ximing wanted to say something but stopped, noticing that the light in the great hall was wavering, flickering between bright and dark. This White Bai Lin said to himself:

"Just endure for ten or twenty years. When my Guo Shentong is perfect, I will have my own ways to influence the situation. But now I must accumulate strength. I cannot be injured, I cannot stagnate in cultivation. To break mountains and destroy temples, to kill demons and slaughter devils—only by first bowing my head to True Qi do I have the background to nourish the Talisman Qi with a sea of blood and the opportunity to accumulate strength..."

"When the Bright Yang is perfected, even if I wantonly take a bite or two out of him, if he doesn't have the True Monarchs descend, he will inevitably have to endure... Even if I must die to prove the Bright Yang, I will make him suffer a painful loss before I die..."

"Furthermore..."

He revealed his true heart for the first time. Those golden-white ring-like pupils looked over, making one's hair stand on end:

"Submitting as a subject today—is it submitting as a subject forever? The ropes in the sky are not secure. If I rebel one day, bite off his five fingers, and smash this grand situation, even the Bright Yang will have to look at me with high regard."

These words were like a basin of cold water, extinguishing the flames of anger in the Daoist's heart. He was shocked and seemed somewhat at a loss.

'Then... what is the price...'

Actually, the moment Li Li Ximing's words left his mouth, he immediately regretted it. Looking at the look of detachment on the junior's face, the unease in his heart grew heavier.

Li Li Zhouwei had shown little emotional change since childhood. Unlike him, it seemed that Li Li Jiangqian's darkness and venom were easier to reveal on the surface. But when all the light faded, that inadvertent look was like a handful of needles piercing Li Li Ximing's eyes, suddenly reminding him of something.

Back then, when Tianwan was in the wilderness, Li Li Zhouwei had also had such a look. Those words still rang in his ears:

'To die for me, is that not as it should be!'

His distraction caused those eyes to immediately withdraw their emotion. The White Bai Lin stepped onto the stairs step by step and said faintly:

"As for today's matter... I have already pondered and hesitated in my heart for a long time."

"The True Qi path, correcting nature to stop lewdness, benevolence and majesty are limitless. But if there is a family Dao lineage, an orthodox immortal cultivation, and a path of correct nature and superior ritual, yet the master is missing and has secretly defected to the North—if correcting nature to stop lewdness is not achieved, and killing and wounding are not benevolent, is that not a dilemma?"

"This place is only a hundred miles from where the Lord started his rise. It is precisely because of this dilemma that this Lord swept through the Yue country but happened to miss this place. It is precisely in need of a change in the situation."

The King's Halberd hanging upside down at his waist flashed with color, and he replied indifferently:

"The Lord is stabilizing the situation, correcting nature to stop lewdness, pursuing the Great Desire Path all the way, abolishing lewd temples one place after another, killing toward the North. The Great Desire Path will suffer losses, and the Lord also cannot spare his hands... It is better that I help him."

"And also avenge the hatred of the East Sea."

Li Li Ximing raised his brows and looked at him in disbelief, hearing this White Bai Lin say:

"True Person Qinghu coming to ask about the mountain gate is also intentional. You might as well ask him if the combined county of Helin and the mountain of Senior Chang Xiao suit his appetite."

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he said sarcastically:

"However... Uncle, you might as well guess: has True Person Qinghu gone far? Could he be waiting in the surrounding Grand Void?"

The Daoist's heart connected all the pieces. He stood up and listened to the youth's faint words:

"Our family has no other path to take... Uncle... one cannot avoid staining one's hands with blood. If one does not have the awareness to lead the grand situation, one can only be dominated by the grand situation..."

Those white-gold ring-like pupils were still flickering. The White Bai Lin smiled slightly, revealing sharp, dense teeth:

"You also know... the Lord letting the Bright Yang shift its gaze to care for me is not to let the White Bai Lin be reincarnated in vain."

……

The spiritual energy in the stone chamber was dense. The faint white light of the lamp stand flowed on the couch, illuminating the empty jade bottle overturned on the side. The youth exhaled a breath of white air and suddenly opened his eyes.

The magic power flowing through his limbs and bones was completely different from his previous life, making him raise his brows and savor it carefully.

The "Grand Void Dou-Zhuan Art" achieving "Divine Cloth Order" was an extremely obvious "Heaven-Governing" Dao lineage. It had the domineering nature of the Dou-Brother Xuan 【I am the Heavenly Law】. Although the Immortal Foundation was not yet established and it was not yet obvious, he already had the means.

'The "Grand Void Dou-Zhuan Art" condensed, and there is a Void Dan in the Qi Sea. Nourish it more in daily life, and add it as magic power during combat... It's a pity that I haven't established the Foundation, so there isn't much wonder...'

Li Li Suining gently raised his hand, and a pale silver radiance of magic power surged between his palms. As he waved his hand, it fell, and he pulled twelve array flags with purple bases and dotted stars from his sleeves!

These twelve 【Long-Light Masking Star Flags】 gathered and scattered in the air, falling and changing into illusory colors. Sometimes they took the form of rain clouds, scattering thunder, and sometimes they changed into iron locks across the sky, sealing the spiritual energy.

These array flags changed into thirty-two types of array formations, overlapping one by one, and fell back into his sleeves. Li Li Suining performed the various formations he was most familiar with from his previous life. His eyes were bright, and he already had a count in his heart:

'In my previous life, I was also of the "Heaven-Governing" path, close to thunder. But compared to "Dou-Heng-Brother Xuan", the "Divine Cloth Order" of this life is clearly closer to the Profound Thunder path!'

'And in sealing, moving, responding to the Grand Void, and mobilizing changes in a place, there is also more spirituality. I'm afraid that reincarnating and coming here conflicts somewhat with the "Xiu-Yue" path...'

As an Array Master, the sensitivity to Dao lineages was the highest among the hundred arts. Li Li Suining's attainment in the "Heaven-Governing" path was not low, and he had the 【Profound Die Derivation Scripture】 of True Person Yuanbian. This sensing was not difficult.

These were all within reason, but what surprised and delighted Li Li Suining was something else.

'Judging by the quality of the magic power, this 【Grand Void Dou-Zhuan Art】... is not inferior in the slightest to the 【Star-Wei Grand Granary Divine Scroll】 of my previous life! It is far superior to the 【Golden Chapter Upper Tablet Art】 I practiced before changing Qi in my previous life!'

An ordinary Qi Refining cultivator would certainly not be able to see this, but he had cultivated for two lives and had personally practiced these two types of cultivation methods, so he naturally felt it quite profoundly. He immediately lowered his head thoughtfully, his heart filled with joy:

"Although the 【Grand Void Dou-Zhuan Art】 has no subsequent path, its quality is not low..."

This was undoubtedly an extremely good thing. He no longer held the idea of striking for the Early Zifu, but the more dazzling his performance in the Foundation Establishment stage, the more he would be valued. The stronger his ability, the more he could change!

So he scanned the cave dwelling happily, put away the miscellaneous items, swept open the stone door with a sleeve, and walked out calmly. The blinding sunlight immediately shone down, and he pondered to himself:

'The Great Desire Path came down from the wilderness. I don't know if the True Person is injured, and how it is now... Injuries at the Early Zifu level are always a secret. One cannot ask, and one cannot find out...'

He raised his brows and noticed a white-haired old man sitting cross-legged in front of the cave dwelling. It was Du Dou, who had been sent by the family to run errands.

Seeing Li Li Suining, he was overjoyed and stood up to congratulate him. The youth smiled and stopped him, but he didn't have much heart to celebrate and was anxious to ask about the family's affairs:

"How long have I been in seclusion?"

Du Dou was busy bowing:

"Reporting to the Young Master, it has only been six months."

Li Li Suining's heart stirred.

He was a cultivator of two lives, after all, familiar with the path and everything falling into place. He took pills, perfected the six wheels of the Fetal Breath, and adjusted his Qi, but the time spent was not much. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief:

'The time is still early. Perhaps the Song Emperor has only just arrived in the wilderness... That karmic fire hasn't caused too much killing... But all things have shown signs, and great chaos is about to begin...'

The Great Song established its country and swept through the Yue land, but it wasn't just a few Guo Shentong battles. It was just that there were no major losses, so it didn't attract much attention. In his previous life, he was in seclusion and didn't know much about it. Now, thinking carefully, he pondered:

'One battle made all sides submit. Red Reef Island and Senior Chang Xiao Gate were both tossed about enough. The northern line that our family guarded—the Senior Chang Xiao Gate's land within the sea was even broken by the Chen family. After all... there must be a "letter of intent" to surrender, and the Chen family and Senior Chang Xiao have such deep hatred...'

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and his heart sank:

'There is also True Person Hansui. Changxiaozi placed him in Zhu Lu for many years. The land within the sea is just a burden, and in the end, it was just adding fuel to the fire...'

While Li Li Suining was pondering, he went down from the pavilion and soon reached the bottom of a pavilion. He was about to go up, but suddenly raised his brows to look carefully, noticing that the master was not there. Only then did he ask:

"Strange... Is the Old Master in the continent?"

"The subordinate does not know..."

Du Dou's status was not high, so such news was indeed difficult for him. Li Li Suining then instructed:

"Old Du, I have broken through, so I should report to the Old Master. You go and inquire for me..."

"One or two, ask about the time, so I can go and visit!"

Du Dou went down in a hurry. Li Li Suining sent him away and then searched toward the center of the continent. Soon he reached a quiet and peaceful place. The grass was lush, the waterfall was roaring, and there was the sound of swords ringing again. Li Li Suining went inside all the way, only feeling the sharp Qi rushing toward his face. Fearing being injured by him, he said hurriedly:

"Little Uncle! Li Suining is here!"

For a time, the clanging sound was loud. The sword Qi shuttling like moonlight above the waterfall fell one after another, condensing toward the center of the lake like a rainstorm, transforming into a magic sword flashing with moonlight, which fell into the white-clothed youth's hand.

"Clang!"

The long sword entered the scabbard. Li Li Jiangchun raised his brows with some surprise, smiled at him, and replied:

"Congratulations, Li Suining!"

Li Li Suining stepped back and bowed, smiling:

"Little Uncle has good sword technique!"

The white-clothed man in the sky drove the wind down and stood still in front of him. He shook his head and smiled, replying:

"Come..."

The two were just sitting down at the stone table by the lake, but Li Li Jiangchun suddenly raised his head, looking at the escaping light flickering in the sky, and frowned:

"Strange... Why is the mobilization so frequent today..."

How sensitive was Li Li Suining? He raised his eyelids, and his heart skipped a beat. A chill rushed into his heart. He was about to stand up, but suddenly noticed a piece of apricot-red flame descending from the sky. The light was scorching, and it suddenly fell by the lake!

This flame landed, and the intense scorching breath rushed toward his face, making Li Li Suining unable to open his eyes. But he saw the Li-Fire condense and manifest, actually turning into a youth in a crimson robe.

This person had an outstanding appearance and a slender figure. His eyes were filled with heavy, icy coldness. Just standing there, the aura of the peak of Foundation Establishment made the whole small lake calm down, and the Li-Fire pressure permeated.

Li Li Suining was stunned and at a loss:

'True Person Changli?'

He reacted in an instant. The Li Li Jiangqian in front of him was still Foundation Establishment!

'Something happened!'

Sure enough, Li Li Jiangchun immediately realized the seriousness of the matter, stood up, and doubted:

"Brother?!"

Li Li Jiangqian's eyes flashed with some palpitations and doubts. He swept his eyes over the two and said in a low voice:

"No need to say more, follow me into the inner array immediately!"

Li Li Jiangchun took Li Li Suining and drove the wind up without hesitation. The three of them stood on the Li-Fire together and shuttled away in an instant. He only saw the golden-eyed man's mouth curl up slightly, and he said in a low voice:

"Today, Father took people south from the lake to avenge the hatred of Senior Chang Xiao. The True Person remains at the lake, ordering the prohibition of movement in the continent, and the direct descendants enter the array."

His gaze became venomous, and his tone was filled with thick killing intent:

"The Senior Chang Xiao Gate acted in secret, forcing the True Person away, forcing the Uncle to death, and forcing Father to show his sword to protect himself. Today... we must avenge the hatred of the pursuit on the river."

This overwhelming news simply exploded in his ears, making Li Li Suining lower his brows. The vague speculation in his heart was immediately confirmed, and his heart turned cold:

'It's broken... it's broken... what I feared really came!'

'Sure enough, the combat power affecting the Early Zifu level will inevitably have problems... It's early... The True Person escaping from the West Sea made the destruction of Senior Chang Xiao early... Not only early... but even... it was our family who took action! It was actually our family who took action!!'

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Li Li Zhouwei 【Early Zifu Early Stage】

Li Li Ximing 【Early Zifu Early Stage】 【Early Zifu Alchemist】 ===== CHAPTER 998 =====