Xuanjian Xianzu

Chapter 1046: Seeking the Variables
Li Zhouwei's words fell into Li Jianglong's ears, causing him to raise his head and answer:

"Thank you for your appreciation, sir. There are many disturbances in the north and south. It is a blessing for me to share the worries of my father, Tingzhou, and the Song court..."

Li Jianglong's words made Yang Ruiyi smile and shake his head. He helped him up, looked at Li Zhouwei, and said seriously:

"The King of Wei is injured, so it's inconvenient to disturb him. However, the affairs of the Song court are important. The emperor values ​​the King of Wei and asked me to go on this trip. I specially talked to the King of Wei about the matter of the Purple Gold Palace... I was afraid that when the King of Wei went into seclusion to heal his injuries... the court's immortal life was at this point, and I would have to disturb him again."

"Your Majesty is thoughtful, and Tingzhou is grateful for the favor."

Li Zhouwei answered him casually, and seeing Li Jianglong standing quietly by the side, he nodded and said:
"You go to the imperial capital... and meet your brother as well."

Li Jianglong raised his eyebrows and responded respectfully, without saying anything else.

Since Yang Ruiyi had no plan to stay any longer, Sima Yuanli and the others naturally wanted to go back together to report, so they said goodbye together. As soon as the magical powers left, the mountain immediately became quiet, with only the slightest sound of the wind.

Li Zhouwei was still sitting at the table, thinking quietly. After waiting for a while, he saw his subordinates coming up to report that the old man had come up the mountain to see him.

"Please come up."

Li Xuanxuan usually wore a dark blue robe, but now he changed into a white one, and put on a plain dress on the outside. He hurried up from the mountain, and when he saw Li Zhouwei, he hesitated and asked:
"How is the real person's injury?"

Whether it was Li Ximing or Li Zhouwei, Li Xuanxuan was not often called by his name. He would usually call him "Master" in the first sentence. Li Zhouwei smiled and replied:

"It's out of the way."

There were many casualties in Wangyue Lake, and Li Zhouwei had not shown up yet. People were in turmoil, and his injuries were extremely sensitive. At this time, only Li Xuanxuan could come up to the mountain to ask. After listening to Li Zhouwei's solemn expression and mentioning Yang Ruiyi's words, he sat down at the table and said in horror:
"The Purple Gold Palace holds the mystery..."

Everything in Yang Ruiyi's words was undoubtedly a heavy blow, which would cause a storm in Yue State, overturn the existing order, and attract countless ambitious people... The old man listened to it completely and said as if to explain:

“If the Song court really has the ability to confer titles on several people who hold the mysterious power, and if they have magical powers like the mercy, I’m afraid that 99% of the people will not be able to resist the temptation.”

Li Zhouwei closed his eyes and said thoughtfully:
"Yang Ruiyi's meaning is quite clear. The Purple Gold Palace is a settled matter. He brought this matter to the mountain ahead of time to give me face."

The old man thought about it and said to him:

"If we keep silent on the mountain now, and wait until I am in seclusion and there is no one in charge at home, and then issue an order of reward to each of the brothers Jiangxia and Jianglong and summon the four Mins, there will be no turning point in this matter. He is not afraid that my family members will not go, but he is afraid that it will be too embarrassing."

Although Li Zhouwei had never lived with his sons day and night, he knew what kind of character the golden eyes had. No matter how different their personalities were, they were naturally fond of power and seeking high places. The Purple Gold Palace was also very valuable, so once the order was given, Li Jiangxia and Li Jianglong would definitely go.

"He specifically mentioned Jiangxia. If things don't change, Jiangxia will have a position sooner or later."

His golden eyes moved slightly, and he replied:

"This way, the lakeside will be easier to defend."

When facing Li Zhouwei, Li Ximing often remained silent, but the old man seemed to be more at ease than that Zhaojing Zhenren Li Ximing, and sighed:
"Minghuang... Wangyue Lake is too shallow to accommodate them... You are alone in it, it is already difficult to move your arms and legs, and you can't even turn over, let alone squeeze in these brothers, and have such a father..."

"I see."

Li Zhouwei looked normal. The hopeful disappointment had long since left him, revealing a bit of calmness:
"Whether it's Li Jianglong or Li Jiangxia, they both have arbitrary minds and hate being bound by their hands and feet. But I have magical powers, and I can subdue them and make them restrain their friction as if they were in prison."

He said quietly:
"Emperor Gong of Wei has always had a good reputation, but he still couldn't avoid giving bracelets to his younger brother, like giving slaves. Mingyang's descendants are disgusted with each other and can't obey their father at the same time. The higher the status of the monarch and father, the more they have to fight for life and death."

"It's not obvious now, but when they become supernatural powers and can no longer be suppressed, they will inevitably cause some trouble. What's happening in the Song court now may not be a bad thing - let them do whatever they want."

The higher Li Zhouwei's current level of Taoism is, the deeper his understanding of Mingyang becomes. The old man was silent after hearing his words, but Li Zhouwei looked a little gloomy:

"Especially Qian'er... He also hates these two brothers. If they were not cultivating Lihuo, the relationship would have been irreconcilable by now. There is only one emperor in the world, and his descendants also want to make him the only son of their father. Otherwise, he would not be able to replace the emperor. The bright golden eyes actually represent the same ambition."

"Instead."

He put down the cup and said softly:

"Me too."

Li Xuanxuan listened to the several times of lips moving and remained silent for a long time. He suddenly understood the intention of Li Zhouwei who didn't want Li Jianglong and others to be included in the Li family. He pushed the cup anxiously and asked:

"Jiang Qian...Jiang Qian should be better!"

Li Zhouwei knew what the old man was talking about and said quietly:

"He thinks he is the only one. He is my only true son, and the rest are fake. Otherwise... I wouldn't be like this today. But that root, that heart, cannot be erased."

The two were silent for a while, and Li Zhouwei changed the subject and asked:

"What about the casualties at the lake?"

Li Xuanxuan sighed deeply:
"The injury was terrible, but fortunately it didn't shake the root of the problem."

The old man said in a low voice:

"This time is different from previous years. Most of the casualties were fetal breathing and mortal soldiers and horses... The Buddhist cultivators and Zhao army in the north are more interested in the population. They either captured them or killed them on the spot to take their blood... Only more than ten Qi training people were lost, more than thirty miscellaneous Qi, and four foundation building people... Two of them were Song Ting's people in the wilderness."

"As for the remaining two, one is a casual cultivator who has been cultivating by the lake in my home and has been on the north bank. The other one is more important. He is Chen Yang's biological son, the eldest son of the Chen family, Chen Yinxi."

"The rest of the seriously injured Qu Buzhi and Bai Yuan have survived, Zhou Da can also walk, Ding Weizeng and Ming Gong were slightly injured..."

Li Zhouwei raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked:
"Chen Yinxi..."

The Chen family's prestige lies only in Chen Yang. They finally had a Chen Jinxi, but now that he's dead, their strength has been greatly damaged. However, for Wangyue Lake, all their direct descendants are alive, so it really isn't a big deal.

He nodded and said:

"Chen still needs to be appeased, and Jianglong Lizhou also needs a backbone in the family. Does the old man have a candidate?"

Li Xuanxuan stroked his beard and said thoughtfully:
"According to the date, Jiang Zong will be out of seclusion soon, but the North Bank is covered with blood, and the turmoil at home cannot be delayed... Ming Palace needs to temporarily support the situation. Although Zhou Ming is reckless, Shouyu is capable, and Chen Yang and Jiang Xia can assist him."

In fact, even if Jiang Zong had come out of retreat, he would still have to consult Li Minggong in the face of such a situation. The difference was not that big. Li Zhouwei nodded in understanding and whispered:
"I am injured and have no time to distract myself from family matters. Please give them more guidance, old man."

He closed his eyes slightly, and the mysterious rhyme of Tao was still shuttling through his consciousness, as if it was faintly resonating with somewhere in the void, further consolidating his Taoism.

Then he raised his hand, took out a [Xuanque Jingxin Medicine], put it into the pot, pointed it with his fingertips, and said:

"Give birth to the three yangs, bring in the springtime, harmonize the heart and the medicine, clear the qi and nourish the spirit."

This pot of tea suddenly became completely different. Mingyang's vitality fell down and condensed into a pure white liquid in the pot. Li Zhouwei put it in the old man's hand:

"This pot contains the essence of Ming Yang, which can heal limbs and regulate Qi and blood within a day. The old man will share it with them and ask Sun Bai to use it according to the injuries. If the potency is too much, use sexual intercourse to release it. Do not take more than one sip, otherwise there is a risk of losing sperm."

After this great battle, especially the casualties of Dai Xi and Chi Luo, and the feedback he received, Li Zhouwei, who had been lagging behind in cultivation, finally took that step and surpassed Helian Wujiang and others, becoming just below the Great Immortal!

'I am already comparable to some Zifu who have mediocre talents and have spent their entire lives practicing Taoism. I also have the ability to use images to express the law! When my uncle treated Ding Weizhen, he had to find Su Mian, but now I don't need him! '

He can manifest these magical items with bright sun colors one by one, but it cannot exceed one day. As his Taoism increases, not only does the power of the magical powers increase slightly, but the speed of healing and luck also improves.

In addition, the speed of his practice of magic increased greatly, and he seemed to have touched a higher threshold.

'If one can go one step further, to the realm of surpassing the purple, divine power, or even Chi Buzi and Chang Xiaozi, then every move one makes can be comparable to an ordinary third or fourth grade spell. With careful study, one can even write a third grade spell by oneself. Only a fifth or even sixth grade spell is worth practicing...'

Although the third-grade magic is not high in grade, it is obviously a watershed. The way of Zifu Jindan is derived from the practice of breathing and cultivating the nature. The skills and techniques all have their origins. Most of them are ancient Taoist traditions modified by later generations. Some skills are even used without modification... For modern practitioners, the foundation of their own practice is to copy others and lower the threshold step by step. How can they come up with any new path? The writing of magic and skills is amazing. The third grade is already an extremely amazing achievement. Chi Buzi, Chang Xiaozi and others are all candidates for seeking gold!

After Li Zhouwei made this estimate, he finally understood:

'Only those with the level of Taoism and enlightenment of Chi Buzi and Chang Xiaozi are qualified to practice the Taoism of Qi Subduing and Cultivating Nature since childhood. Moreover, in nine out of ten cases, the achievements of practicing the ancient methods are not as high as those of the Purple Mansion Golden Elixir Dao.'

'It's a pity that [Ming Zhang Ri Yue] required to break the magic power and defeat Mo Shi, so Ming Xiang and Gong Sun Bei left... But it doesn't matter, there will always be a day when they can't leave.'

He thought about it secretly, and after giving the order, Li Xuanxuan naturally put his injury first in everything, and did not want to keep him, and hurried down the mountain. Li Zhouwei saw him off and reminded him:

"Wait for me to go into seclusion and place Jiang Xia on the east coast. If an envoy from the Song court comes, let him make his own decision without reporting it to the clan."

The old man went downstairs in a hurry, and Li Zhouwei activated his magical powers slightly. His eyes suddenly brightened, and his majestic magical powers surged down. Billowing black flames lit up together, suppressing the dry Qi in the body one by one. Then, streams of clear Qi emerged and repaired the wounds.

This time, he got an unexpected surprise:
"'Sui Qi' really has the effect of dissolving 'Xi Qi', and it has helped me a lot... Maybe it's because the Great Qi of 'Xi Qi' was destroyed by Daliang, and 'Sui Qi' is the Taoist tradition of Daliang..."

He frowned slightly and pondered in his heart:
"Now it seems that the origin of [Jia Zi Soul Halberd Refining Technique] is not simple. It is probably a secret of the Tuoba family. If it is so precious, why did it fall into the hands of a mere foundation-building master back then... and it happens to be a wonderful method to suppress the "Xi Qi"..."

Li Zhouwei naturally didn't believe in coincidences. Since it was obtained in the East China Sea, the most likely suspect was actually a dragon. However, he was born not long ago, and he was able to react so quickly... So the underworld was the most likely suspect.

However, these things are not so important anymore. With the help of [Wupao Mo Luo Dharmakaya], the ability to walk in danger will respond together with the Qi of the talisman, and combined with the "Xuan Hong Shu", Li Zhouwei will definitely have a chance to shorten the healing time to less than a year. If Yang Ruiyi's spiritual resource is added, he will probably be back to normal in more than half a year.

The [Yuan E] on his body is even more of a problem. This item was made by [Linwu Lingtu] and has the magical power of escaping, but it is locked by Xitai and cannot be used. It also has the ability to heal itself. Just throw it into the evil spring of Zhijing Mountain.

And although he had not practiced "Jun Daowei" specifically in the past two years, it was approaching perfection as he broke through danger time and time again, sensed Bai Lin's fate and improved his Taoist Qi!
"Give me about a year, and not only will all these injuries heal, but I can also start practicing Red Broken Arrowhead!"

This battle gave him a strong sense of crisis, and Li Zhouwei was deeply aware of one thing:

'With Luoxia standing by and watching, the pressure from the north is increasing. This fierce siege is probably just a test. If there is no magical breakthrough in a short period of time, the lake will definitely be a river of blood!'

Although [Ming Zhang Sun and Moon] is extremely magical, killing the opponent and suppressing or even being suppressed by the opponent have completely different results. Li Zhouwei did not gain much advantage from Ming Xiang and Gongsun Bei this time. His cultivation will certainly become higher and higher, and finally reach perfection in supernatural powers, but there is a huge difference between being suppressed and escaping by Buddhist cultivators every time they fight in the North and South, and gaining something every time... The final level of cultivation must be worlds apart!

"Luoxia stood aside and watched. The Buddhist cultivators in the north will definitely try to shorten the time I have to catch my breath and improve my cultivation... This battle has shown that they... will never hesitate to overestimate my strength... We must make them miscalculate... in order to gain something."

'If so, according to the deduction of Emperor Song or Bei Shi, it should take me five to ten years to heal my wounds. If I can break through the middle stage of Purple Mansion in these five to ten years, I will definitely have an advantage in the next war, and thus win and kill. Only then can I further promote [Mingzhang Sun and Moon] and quietly gain enough Taoism... and increase the possibility of seeking gold.'

"And Jiang Qian and Que Wan both have talisman seeds, and their breakthrough time is unexpected. If they can succeed, we can continue to catch our breath... If my uncle can make further progress and reach the middle stage of Purple Mansion... or if some promising younger generation can become Purple Mansion... these are all variables..."

He flicked his fingers lightly and took out a golden storage bag from between the pillars. In an instant, spiritual rice poured down like a waterfall, and sank into the blazing magic flames on his body, continuously feeding his Dharma body.

During this thought, he lowered his eyebrows slightly and had another idea:
"Luoxia is just watching from the sidelines and not participating... In fact, it is also another kind of participation, forcing me to improve my cultivation and shortening my preparation time in disguise... If I don't become a great immortal, I can't let the North be afraid of me. But once I become a great immortal, I may welcome the eighth or even ninth generation Maha, or even Chang Xiao and Wei Xuan Yin who have perfect magical powers! I must ascend to the throne perfectly."

Main characters in this chapter
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Li Zhouwei [Early Purple Mansion]

Li Xuanxuan [Late Qi Training]

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