Chapter 998: Troops Arrive

Li Li Suining's heart sank, and he was worried about Li Li Jiangqian's keen, cold, and deep mind, so he dared not show too much expression. Only a look of surprise and joy appeared. The white-clothed swordsman on the side, however, withdrew his joy and said in a low voice:

"Why haven't I heard... that it actually alarmed Brother to come out of seclusion."

Li Li Jiangqian tucked his sleeves and nodded slightly.

"Such a major event, naturally."

Li Li Jiangchun understood immediately, turned to signal Li Li Suining to come forward, and introduced:

"Brother, this is Li Suining, our family's rare genius of array Dao. The True Person has personally met him and went to exchange for cultivation methods and Dao lineages."

The crimson-robed man immediately had a slight smile and replied:

"I have been in seclusion for a long time, I didn't expect our family to have such a genius. Today can be considered a meeting."

Li Li Suining still had joy in his eyes. He responded respectfully and bowed to him, then tentatively and worriedly said:

"It's just that, some days ago, the karmic fire in the wilderness was raging, and there was a Early Zifu battle on the lake. I don't know if it affected the major event..."

Li Li Jiangqian waved his hand:

"No matter, a couple of Eyed Lianmin, they just threw away their lives in the True Person's hands."

Once these words were out, Li Li Suining immediately nodded in admiration, hoping Li Li Jiangqian would say more, but he didn't take the conversation further.

Only then did he hear Li Li Jiangqian narrow his eyes and say:

"The matter is urgent. The mobilization of the cultivators on the lake was emptied. I was summoned by the True Person to guard the lake... As for the suddenness... it can't be considered that. Father just returned from Simin."

These words could be considered obscure. Li Li Jiangchun naturally understood, but Li Li Suining on the side was extraordinary, so he also heard it clearly.

'Emperor Wei... so he went to Simin.'

The whereabouts of the Early Zifu were secret. At that time, he was only a small Fetal Breath, so it was normal not to know. He pondered carefully in his heart, but found golden light rising in the sky.

This golden light was as large as a palace, but narrow, long, and gorgeous. The pavilions were spread all over the top, and it was full of densely packed white-clothed soldiers and horses. It was actually a pale golden long boat!

【Qu-He】 Great Boat!

This magic boat was the earliest flying boat of the Li family, once cast by the He-Jiumen of the West Bank. At that time, the family's method of casting weapons was not mature, and this great boat could not change size at will. But misfortune and fortune depend on each other. Since there was no consideration for changes, the later modifications simply made it bigger and bigger. It usually sank to the bottom of the lake, and not many people knew about it.

Now it flew up, actually like a high-platform palace shuttling in the air. The rolling air waves came to clear the sky, and pieces of densely packed escaping light followed, countless in number, crowding between the great boats, flying high into the sky. The array formation operated, hiding in the invisible, and went toward the East.

'The Mount Yuting Guard has already set off...'

Li Li Suining's pupils reflected the densely packed escaping light like star rain, and he couldn't help but reveal a bit of pride in his gaze.

'Mount Yuting Guard... the predecessor of the twenty-one departments of Tingzhou and the Zhao-Guang Wei Wang soldiers. Now this is...'

'About to make its first move. Let Wu-Yue listen to the reputation of our family's Mount Yuting Guard...'

Li Li Suining could evaluate it without the slightest bit of politeness: following the decline of the Zhao imperial court, those in the world willing to govern a garrison for a hundred years, and willing to support a hundred-year orthodox military court with orderly succession, were absolutely few and far between. Even among the several families on the northern desert who frequently had to engage in battle, there still remained the style of unruly tribes; when it came to strict obedience to orders, they were absolutely inferior to his own Jade Court Garrison!

Now it was a surprise attack, and the elite of the Mount Yuting were going. When Emperor Wei gained the country, these elites would raise a group of people. The only ones who could compare were the soldiers of the Northern Dai and Bo-Lie kings. After galloping for more than ten years and seeing blood, I'm afraid the Northern King's soldiers would also have to retreat three feet!

'Now that Guest Minister Ding is not dead, in the future, let 【Dian-Yang Tiger】 and 【Brother Xuan-Bin Thunder】 be sharp generals, and the Third Uncle command the military array... Hehe... The Yan country will also have a headache.'

He watched this boat go far into the sky, but there were two silver-white small boats breaking through the air by the lake, following closely behind, but they were not as huge as that. These two were obtained later from the Zhuo-Sha-Ling, and could change size at will, with high quality, but they couldn't hold too many people, so they were just auxiliary.

In the end, it was the endless flickering of escaping light. He had to withdraw his gaze and follow Li Li Jiangqian down to the inner array, immediately revealing the great hall under the purple-gold barrier.

Here, purple light floated and sank, and the colors were colorful. The ground under his feet presented a thick brown-gold color. Li Li Suining had practiced here many times in his previous life, and a sense of familiarity rose spontaneously in his heart.

'The architecture is about the same... At this time, most of it has actually been built...'

The three stood firm in the great hall at the highest point. Only then did they notice a person pacing anxiously in front of the hall. His clothing was simple, and his appearance was quite generous. Seeing Li Li Jiangqian come up, he took a letter from his sleeve.

He looked around. Everyone in front of him was a person who could enter the inner array. He bowed and said bluntly:

"The subordinate has brought a letter from the various Yi tribes!"

Li Li Jiangqian took the letter from his hand and listened to An Siwei, who was quite uneasy, say:

"It is True Person Yuanbian... I heard that the Sheng-Bai Dao intervened in the matter of Poluoduo, chased all the way from the West Sea to the Suopo country, injured the Great Suopo King, Demon King Senior Fuxun, and almost beheaded Demon King Senior Qingyan..."

"Fortunately, the Demon Kings of Poluoduo were all in danger, and for a time, the situation was boiling. Most of the Demon Kings took action together and forced the Sheng-Bai cultivators back... But... the matter happened suddenly. Demon King Senior Qingyan held on for several months, and his injuries became heavier and heavier. Demon King Senior Fuxun wants to invite True Person Yuanbian to go over!"

Li Li Jiangqian's expression changed slightly. He took the letter in his hand and looked at it carefully, then slapped it on his palm and raised his brows with a cold smile:

"What a timely opportunity!"

This was clearly not good news. The Li family could ignore the Qunjiao Lu-Lai Island. The biggest reliance was True Person Yuanbian, who had been stationed there for many years. Although it didn't mean that Lu-Lai Island would have an accident if True Person Yuanbian left, the safety was undoubtedly greatly reduced...

Li Li Jiangqian asked with a heavy expression:

"How did True Person Yuanbian instruct, and how long ago was this?"

An Siwei was somewhat embarrassed and said respectfully:

"This letter was written in real-time. It was first received by the cultivators patrolling the island, then reported to the True Person. I saw it halfway and rushed to the family immediately. At that time, we hadn't found the True Person's whereabouts, so we didn't hear True Person Yuanbian's intention... The various Yi tribes are really too far away. Although the True Person usually doesn't leave for too long, the second letter should still be on the way..."

Li Li Jiangqian paced twice and pondered:

'Poluoduo... Sheng-Bai Dao... This letter must have been written before our family took action... How should this calculation be handled...'

He raised his brows and said:

"What did the True Person say?"

An Siwei was busy saying:

"I reported it, the True Person... said the various Yi tribes... no rush."

Li Li Jiangqian paced with his hands behind his back, understanding how determined the two Purple Mansions were—there was a Early Zifu array under the various Yi islands. As long as True Person Yuanbian left, Li Li Quewan would definitely take everyone to hide in the array in advance. The array would be closed. As long as the people were there, the rest of the losses could not be cared about too much...

He waved his hand to send An Siwei away. There were other cultivators entering the array to report. Low voices echoed in the great hall. Li Li Suining, who was waiting on the side, was already bright in his heart.

'Sheng-Bai Dao intervened in the matter of Poluoduo, chased all the way from the West Sea to the Suopo country... If the True Person was in the West Sea, he would be trapped in this matter now!'

'In such a great battle, there is an 80% or 90% probability that the True Person was injured in the previous life. That's why he didn't come out for a long time after returning to the lake... He had been healing in the lake... The two True Persons could not easily move their positions!'

That Song Emperor Yang Zhuo wanted to go north. The power of the Great Desire Path had not yet retreated. Not to mention the tiger watching from the north, I heard that there is a Tuo-Xi-Mo-Ci guarding the wilderness now. This old thing has always been the family's enemy... How could he easily watch without moving?

Once it dragged on for a long time in the Early Zifu and the Early Zifu array of Senior Chang Xiao Gate, there might be some turmoil on the lake. If the True Person had a major injury like in the previous life, or even didn't return in time, once the Great Desire had action, the situation would inevitably turn sharply downward...

'It is precisely because of this... In the previous life, even if there was a suitable opportunity, Emperor Wei could only sit still on the lake... Now the True Person is safe and sound, can deter Tuo-Xi, and even in the absence of the owner of the karmic fire and the Great Desire Path's power not arriving, he can cooperate with the array to hold the vast majority of the Great Desire Path's combat power...'

After all, the strength of the Great Desire Path was a notch lower than Compassion, and Jinlian Mohe's power could not go south. Compared to the surging flames when Compassion took action, the Great Desire Path was really just a small disturbance now.

He sorted it out in his heart and stabilized secretly, finding that the direction of things was not bad:

'Senior Chang Xiao Gate is a burden now. That Great True Person will definitely not show up. If we can annex the outstanding ones among these seven gates, the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining resources obtained will definitely be a huge wealth...'

Li Li Suining stood on the side, looking at Li Li Jiangqian's slender back on the main seat, a bit of stability rose in his heart, and finally he had a sense of security. He stepped back and actually gave birth to a bit of hope.

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Helin County.

The Helin Mountain Range was a famous great mountain. Although the spiritual energy was not dense, it won in being broad and deep, with overlapping rocks and peaks. Standing beside the vast plain, it faced the Quanyu Mountain Range in the east from afar, contributing the vast majority of the low-level spiritual assets of the Yue country.

Between these two mountains, there was a vast plain, connecting to Xunlin in the north and Tongmo in the west, with endless fertile fields. There were two counties, one called Helin and one called Cangwu.

Helin County was located under the Helin Mountain Range, with a long history. Backing onto this mountain forest with very few monsters, and located in the hinterland, it suffered little disturbance. The market in the county was extremely large and was placed beside the mountain gate.

At this moment, the market was brightly lit. A platform was placed in the center, tall and spectacular, with dense array patterns. The pavilion at the highest point was beautiful, the music was loud, and the sound of decadent music drifted everywhere. Singing and dancing entertainers came and went between the wine tables, accompanying with smiles and pouring wine.

A Daoist sat on the main cabinet at the high place. He was fair-skinned, with two black mustaches, showing a bit of shrewdness. He crossed his legs and shook his head, extremely at ease. That fair hand swayed left and right with the music, but not a drop of wine was spilled.

After a while, there was the sound of fawning laughter. An old man held a cup and arrived in front of him, knelt under his seat, held the wine above his head, and said respectfully:

"Master Zhuang! That the little one could save a dog's life... is all thanks to you... please reward me with a cup of wine!"

The Master Zhuang above didn't have many expressions, glanced at him sideways, and said leisurely:

"Back then... Situ Mo came to the Helin Mountain Range and left you old thing behind to serve as communication, in order to sell out the overseas interests of the Situ family to seek profit for himself... I didn't expect... in the end, it left you a cheap life."

The old man was busy bowing, sadly saying:

"It is... it is... it's just a pity that on the lake..."

These words made Master Zhuang's expression change slightly. He flew up and kicked hard on the old man's chin, kicking the old man horizontally into the air. He turned a somersault in the air and fell to the ground with a thud, coughing up blood.

'Damn it, you don't want your life, but your grandfather still wants his!'

He naturally knew what the other party meant in his heart, and even valued this point when he saved the other party.

Senior Chang Xiao Gate was originally established as a righteous sect. Changxiaozi's Dao lineage was orthodox, establishing the Dao with "True Qi", "Purple Qi", and "Cold Qi", assisted by Lesser Yin and Lesser Yang. The root was extremely correct, and the Great True Person's personal transmission even had a Dou-Brother Xuan orthodox path, which was not passed on to outsiders and was extremely powerful.

But such a righteous sect had an increasingly strange atmosphere for more than ten years. Changxiaozi, the founding ancestor of Senior Chang Xiao Gate, had been missing for many years, and it had always been True Person Chengyan who was guarding it.

But True Person Chengyan's affairs were noisy, and even outsiders knew about it, let alone their own people in Senior Chang Xiao Gate... In the years when Changxiaozi was missing, the True Person's wife gradually stretched out her hands and feet, but Chengyan was excessively doting... From the root, it was no longer the tranquility of the past.

And the Sect Master was Bai Binzi. This old cultivator had besieged the Bai Bai Qilin back then! During his reign, that Bai Bai Qilin achieved the Early Zifu. He was half jealous and half fearful, and kept promoting the enemies of the Li family. He, Master Zhuang, was able to return from overseas and take charge of such a large market precisely because he was also a participant that day!

Unlike Bai Binzi, he, Master Zhuang, had gradually calmed down after the first few months of fear. He inquired everywhere and knew that the Early Zifu's dust fate had been resolved. He was not killed on the day the other party broke through, and behind him was the dignified Great True Person. From now on, unless he committed a crime himself and bumped into the other party's hands, he would mostly be safe.

So he squatted in the market, waiting for one day when the lake and the release cultivators would have a mess. The people he gathered were all figures who were not in harmony with the Li family, such as the remnants of the Song family and the old cultivators of the Situ family, and he kept sending them to the sect.

'The sect is full of their enemies, which is better than me being their enemy alone! One day when the Great True Person intends to take action, there will always be a few more accomplices!'

Chengyan was in seclusion and didn't come out. Under the day-after-day efforts of several people, it would be strange if the atmosphere of Senior Chang Xiao Gate could be good. Although they practiced the magnificent righteous path, they had long since lost the style of openness, tolerance, and master-disciple teaching of a hundred years ago!

But did he, Master Zhuang, care? The one who truly cared about Senior Chang Xiao Gate was burned to death on the Salt Lake that day. The white crane fell to the ground, and there was no corpse left!

He was smiling slightly when he suddenly felt something. He suddenly lowered his head, but noticed that the silver array patterns under the main seat began to shine slightly. He raised his brows, crossed his legs on the table, leaned lazily on the tall main seat, and said nonchalantly:

"Which merchant caravan is flying so high again! Punish them well!"

"Yo!"

The white-clothed cultivator on the other side came up hurriedly. His face was flushed, obviously drunk, and his actions were a bit out of order. He operated his magic power to affect the array, holding a pot of wine in his hand, and apologized in his mouth:

"Disrespectful... disrespectful! At this time, it should be the batch of 【Bo-Xin Fruit】 that the little one is responsible for... The little one came to open the array to inspect it himself, disturbing the adults... treat it as appreciating the scenery... The little one will apologize with this cup... no, three cups!"

While he was smiling with a red face, he pressed his hand on the array disk. With the operation of his magic power, the gorgeous, luxurious, purple and blue eaves above his head gradually faded, and pieces of mysterious Qi condensed between the eaves, eliminating all obstacles, revealing the scenery of the sky outside the great hall.

The people in this pavilion raised their heads one after another to enjoy the night view. Master Zhuang's disdainful expression was still frozen on his face, but his pupils looking toward the sky dilated in an instant, reflecting the huge golden boat crossing the night sky, the huge ship pavilions overlapping, and the escaping light spreading all over the sky.

This terrifying scene was frozen in the night sky. Countless gazes looked down from above, watching them coldly or disdainfully, as if they had been waiting for a long time.

The banquet was silent for a moment, so quiet that a needle could be heard. Everyone's mind was left with only a blank space, but a harsh laugh sounded:

"Wrong... wrong... the little one apologizes... the little one apologizes, is that not enough..."

The cultivator who came forward was drunk and didn't even raise his head. He muttered to himself, and finally, unable to hold his liquor, he knelt softly on the ground, and the copper pot in his hand smashed to the ground with a clatter, splashing wine all over the floor.

The sluggish people were still looking at the sky.

One after another, immortal light surrounded and crowded, some wearing feather clothes, some wearing scale armor, with different colors, like heavenly soldiers, scattered near and far, surrounding the pavilion on the huge immortal boat, waiting respectfully. Everyone's gaze stayed on the pavilion, frozen on the youth's face who was leaning casually on the mysterious purple-gold railing.

A pair of icy golden eyes.

Golden eyes with white-gold ring-like pupils. ===== CHAPTER 999 =====