ragginovel Chapter 188: Twists and Turns
Chapter 188: Twists and Turns
"With great fortune bestowed upon his noble ancestor, he can naturally succeed in condensing the elixir."
"Unfortunately, the Jiuli spiritual root is mediocre. Without good fortune, even in a third-tier immortal sect, it would be difficult to achieve anything, and in the end, he would turn into a handful of dust."
Therefore, the Jiuli still wanted to go out and take a look.
"Even if I achieve nothing, at least I've seen this beautiful land!" Yang Jiuli politely declined.
"Very well..." Li Xun said, "Brother Jiuli is a man of great perseverance and wisdom. He will surely achieve great things in the future. No matter where you are, the Li family will always be your haven. You are welcome to return anytime!" After saying that, he raised his glass in a gesture of respect.
"I will always remember the kindness of the Li family in nurturing me, and I will visit them often in the future," Yang Jiuli said.
He also raised his glass in acknowledgment, expressing his sentiments.
"Hehe, very good, very good. Come, try this Demon Python Soup!" Li Xun chuckled and pointed to the table in front of him.
Clearly, he also knew in his heart that Yang Jiuli in front of him was resolute and unshakable, so he did not force him.
"Please!" Yang Jiuli said, then picked up his chopsticks and began to savor the dish.
Several people had delicacies laid out in front of them, mostly the meat of demonic beasts.
During the meal, Yang Jiuli inquired about Black Wind City.
Li Xun recounted what he knew.
He was deeply saddened when he mentioned Li Jun's death.
Li Jun used a second-tier top-grade talisman and even burned his immortal foundation.
He had already escaped.
However, they were ambushed and killed by a mysterious cultivator.
By the time Li Xun arrived, it was too late.
Yang Jiuli had doubts about this.
Since Li Xun has come, it means he had already anticipated this matter.
But it was too late.
They're clearly held back!
This involves the internal affairs of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect.
Therefore, Yang Jiuli did not ask any further questions.
But based on his experience over several lifetimes, he naturally knew.
If anyone wanted to stop Li from saving people, there were many ways to do so.
For example, at crucial moments, Li's people could be transferred elsewhere.
They can also arrange for their own people to patrol Blackwind County, deliberately letting the enemy pass by and delaying their reinforcements.
After all, even the Li family didn't know when the Jinxia Sect would make their move, and even if they had some predictions, they couldn't be prepared for everything.
It was already quite an achievement that Li Xun was able to arrive in time to clear out the beast tide and save Li Guanhe and the others.
……
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they dispersed.
In a training ground within the Danshi Bieyuan area.
"Ninth Brother, are you really planning to leave the Li family?" Huang Cheng asked.
He was surprised.
Now, it's highly likely that the Li family patriarch will successfully complete his elixir formation.
Even if it's just a fake elixir, it can still elevate the Li family to a higher level.
At that time, they will also reach the pinnacle of their lives.
Just when he was about to show his skills, Ninth Brother chose to leave?
This made him suspicious.
"Although alchemists enjoy the highest honor, their lifespan is too short. After a hundred years, they will eventually turn into smoke and clouds," Yang Jiuli said.
"I want to go outside and have a look around."
As he spoke, he looked out of the city.
"So Ninth Brother's heart is set on the Great Way!" Huang Cheng suddenly realized.
"It's a pity that we are of humble origin. Otherwise, with your talent, Ninth Brother, it wouldn't be difficult for you to establish your foundation."
Huang Cheng said.
He felt a pang of loneliness and thought of himself.
Even becoming a top-tier alchemist at this point would be a great honor for one's ancestors.
But a hundred years later, it will all be nothing but fleeting clouds.
"Don't think too much. If you can raise a few descendants, then your life will not have been in vain."
Yang Jiuli comforted him.
"Yes!" Huang Cheng nodded, his eyes lighting up.
Yes!
If we can cultivate a few descendants, then it will be worthwhile.
"Looks like I need to get ready to get married and have children!" Huang Cheng murmured.
Yang Jiuli patted Huang Cheng on the shoulder, then walked towards his cave.
This banquet was just a minor incident.
Li Xun was likely representing the Li family in trying to persuade Yang Jiuli to stay.
Yang Jiuli, as before, politely declined, and expressed his willingness to cooperate with the Li family in the future.
In this way, the two sides managed to avoid a complete falling out.
Firstly, the Li family is ultimately a large clan, with countless smaller families watching them.
If the Li family forcibly oppresses Yang Jiuli, it will affect his reputation and be detrimental to the future expansion of the family.
Secondly, Li Shi is not necessarily Yang Jiuli's only option.
He's just a near-second-tier alchemist.
Within the Azure Flame Immortal Sect, the Li family naturally possesses such talent.
However, the pills refined by that alchemist were needed to sustain the needs of the Li family disciples of the Immortal Sect.
However, this could not satisfy the Li family members of Yunmeng Lake.
However, once Li Hongtai reaches the Core Formation stage, many problems will be easily resolved.
In the future, we might even be able to directly recruit second-tier alchemists.
Therefore, Li Xun's attitude was not tough.
Thirdly, Yang Jiuli is not an ordinary member of a clan; he has Qin Zhixue, a future Core Formation cultivator, behind him.
For the sake of the bigger picture, Li also did not want to cause any more trouble.
Yang Jiuli was fully aware of this.
As for feigning compliance, first express your willingness to stay with the Li family, and then leave directly after the contract expires.
Such behavior is extremely foolish, and will not only ruin his own reputation but also invite retaliation from the Li family.
Therefore, from the very beginning, Yang Jiuli did not resort to such a desperate measure.
"Li Hongtai has begun to form his core. The unusual phenomena will surely attract the attention of all the major immortal sects. I wonder if the Golden Cloud Sect will make any moves? And can Li Hongtai come up with a solution?" Yang Jiuli muttered to himself, then stopped thinking about it.
At this moment, he had several Foundation Establishment cultivators at his disposal.
Even if you encounter a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, you can leave safely.
Even if a fake cultivator were to make a move, he might not be able to capture him.
The reason for focusing on Li Hongtai's Core Formation at this time is simply because it relates to the arrangements for the remaining two years.
……
Time flies by in the blink of an eye.
April 26th, the sky was clear and blue.
The strange phenomena at the Azure Flame Immortal Gate and the Hongyan Peak still remain.
call out!
Outside the Azure Flame Immortal Gate, a streak of light flashed by, revealing two spaceships hovering in the air.
A golden glow rose as a ship's wing fluttered.
Flags fluttered on the spaceship, with the words "Golden Glow" embroidered on them particularly eye-catching.
This was none other than the Golden Cloud Gate's spaceship.
In addition, there is a gilded spaceship next to it.
On the spaceship, the banner was embroidered with the two characters "Taibai".
Just two words, yet they exuded a sharp, piercing light.
This black man is from the Taibai Immortal Sect's spaceship.
The two spaceships arrived together from the sky.
On both of these spaceships stood a Core Formation cultivator.
Jinxiamen is a woman dressed in a long, cloud-patterned dress and with her long hair tied up in a palace style.
This person was none other than Jia Qiuye, the Grand Elder of the Golden Cloud Sect, a Void Core cultivator with a mid-stage Core Formation cultivation level.
He is known as: Akiba Makoto.
Standing beside her were two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Besides, there was a stretcher with a white cloth covering a fallen monk.
Taibai Immortal Gate was represented by a middle-aged man dressed in a blue robe, holding a folding fan, and possessing an elegant and handsome appearance.
This man was also a Nascent Soul cultivator named Lü Xingsan, with a mid-stage Core Formation cultivation level. He was the Grand Elder of the Taibai Immortal Sect in the Chu Kingdom.
He carried a sword case on his back, and his sideburns flew, giving him an elegant and otherworldly appearance.
Two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators stood beside him.
On the Golden Cloud Gate spaceship, Qiu Ye Zhenren stepped out, and an autumn wind swept up beneath her feet, sending countless maple leaves billowing out like a long bridge in the air, supporting her body. The rosy glow and auspicious colors made her seem like a banished immortal descending to earth.
Master Qiuye glanced at the distant sky.
But there, flames were blooming, and a huge vortex was in the sky, absorbing countless fire elemental energies.
"With this momentum... he has a chance of forming a fake core! If he takes the 'Replenishing Essence and Correcting Self Pill' again, he might be able to condense a nascent core."
Akiba Masato looked solemn.
She naturally knew that this strange phenomenon at the Azure Flame Immortal Sect was because Li Hongtai was forming his core.
That's why she came all this way.
"Li Jingyi, a cultivator from Hongyan Peak of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect, killed my descendant Jia Zhenlong... Li Hongtai, come out and give me an explanation! Otherwise, today I will not only raze Hongyan Peak to the ground, but the entire Li family will also be buried with you!"
Master Qiuye spoke in a cold and authoritative tone.
Rolling sound waves emanated from her mouth, yet they exploded like thunder, resounding throughout the entire area of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect for thousands of miles.
It echoes endlessly through the mountains.
Even with the protective array of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect, it was unable to block this sound wave.
Instantly, rolling sound waves resounded throughout the entire Azure Flame Immortal Sect.
"My disciples from the Taibai Immortal Sect have disappeared in Qingyan Immortal City. I hope Sect Leader Mu will give me an explanation!" As this voice rang out, Lu Xingsan stepped out from the nearby airship. Beneath his feet, sword energy swept out like a long bridge, supporting him.
He spoke slowly, and the sound waves resounded throughout the entire Azure Flame Immortal Sect.
Immediately, countless cultivators within the Azure Flame Immortal Sect were alarmed.
Even those cultivators who were in seclusion opened their eyes and sensed the outside world.
"It's the Golden Cloud Sect and the Taibai Immortal Sect!"
"How outrageous! They knew Peak Master Li was in seclusion forming his core, yet they still dared to disturb him at this crucial moment!"
"He's deliberately trying to cut off Master Li's path to enlightenment!"
Many cultivators from the Azure Flame Immortal Sect, who were not from the Yun Clan, spoke up indignantly.
……
Hongyan Peak.
Li Zhanfei, Li Wenchang, and the others all looked towards the outside of the immortal gate in response to the sound.
"They've finally arrived!" Li Zhanfei muttered to himself with a solemn expression. "Hopefully, it won't affect Great-Grandfather's Core Formation."
"Hongtai is a man of great talent and ambition, with a resolute mind. He should not be affected," Li Wenchang murmured from the side peak.
He had full confidence in Li Hongtai.
Qingyun Peak.
Mu Shoushan frowned and said, "Great-grandfather, people from the Golden Cloud Sect and the Taibai Immortal Sect have arrived!" His face was solemn.
There was still a hint of anger in his eyes.
The cultivators of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect have just reached the Core Formation stage, and now these two Core Formation cultivators from the two major immortal sects are speaking like this, clearly intending to disrupt their minds.
Intentionally interfere with Li Hongtai's formation of the Golden Core.
As the successor of the Mu family was being groomed, Mu Shoushan was naturally dissatisfied with this behavior.
"Shoushan, you are still too young. In the cultivation world, such things have never changed in thousands of years... In the future, when you encounter problems, you must not only remain calm but also plan ahead!" Mu Jinchuan said calmly, glancing at Mu Shoushan.
"Prevention is better than cure!" Upon hearing this, Mu Shoushan said, "Great-Grandpa, did you already have a plan in place?"
"Hehe, it's Peak Master Li..." Mu Jinchuan said.
"Peak Master Li..." Mu Shoushan asked upon hearing this, "How will he deal with these two major immortal sects?"
Mu Jinchuan smiled without saying a word. He took a big step forward, and yellow mist swept out from under his feet, transforming into a long bridge in the air.
He strode across the water and stepped onto the long bridge.
The long bridge, like the Yellow River, stretched forward, carrying Mu Jinchuan towards the northern region.
Outside the Azure Flame Immortal Gate.
"If the Azure Flame Immortal Sect doesn't hand over the person, I will have to force my way in!"
Master Qiuye looked indifferently and coldly towards the direction of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect, speaking with considerable authority.
A sudden gust of wind arose around her, and maple leaves danced wildly, each one like a sharp blade, whistling through the air.
The supernatural phenomena filled an area of a hundred meters, their power terrifying, which chilled the hearts of the patrolling cultivators of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect.
That was a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Mu clan, accompanied by six Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivators.
Suddenly, the array light barrier of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect rippled.
But then a man dressed in magnificent clothes and with an extraordinary bearing walked out from inside the gate, stepping onto a long yellow bridge.
This man was none other than Mu Jinchuan, the head of the Azure Flame Immortal Sect.
"It's the Sect Master!" Upon seeing this, the Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Mu Clan was overjoyed.
"Greetings, Master!" Several patrolling disciples immediately bowed and paid their respects to Mu Jinchuan.
Mu Jinchuan reached out, and magical power swept out, lifting up the group of people.
Then, he strode out.
The long, earthen-yellow bridge stretches out beneath our feet.
In just a few breaths, it flew more than a hundred feet.
Then, Mu Jinchuan stood in an area three hundred meters outside the Azure Flame Immortal Gate.
His gaze shifted, looking at the two spaceships ahead, as well as Qiu Ye Zhenren and Lü Xing San Lü Zhenren.
"Sect Leader Mu...you've finally come out!" Master Qiuye bowed to Mu Jinchuan.
"Fellow Daoists, my Peak Master Hongyan is currently forming his Golden Core. Your thunderous noise is disturbing his Golden Core formation. Are you trying to break the rules of the cultivation world of my Chu Kingdom? If so, I will personally attend every Golden Core formation of your cultivators in the future." Mu Jinchuan did not return the greeting to True Person Qiuye. He simply glanced coldly at the two of them and then spoke with great authority.
As he spoke, earthen-yellow magical power surged behind him, and the world suddenly changed color.
A rich, earthy-yellow spiritual energy was drawn in from all directions.
In an instant, the earthy yellow aura behind Mu Jinchuan transformed into a vast, earthy sea.
The vast sea hangs in the air, covering an area of thousands of meters in radius.
A mountain, nine zhang wide and one hundred zhang high, slowly emerged from the center.
Mountains appeared, with shimmering light patterns above them, radiating an unparalleled power that could crush mountains and rivers.
The immense power rippled outwards, and several patrolling cultivators from the Azure Flame Immortal Sect immediately retreated.