Xuanjian Xianzu

Chapter 1061: First Residence
After listening to this, Li Ximing suddenly felt enlightened and said thoughtfully:
"When I was practicing, I realized that the ancients were different. Whether it was the Five Virtues or the Twelve Qi, they were all similar and mysterious, but the ancients were very different. At that time, I often attributed it to the fact that the ancient methods were very different... It was just the principles of heaven and earth."

He paused and replied:
"I went to Brahma once in my early years. I heard the name of the Three Witches and Two Gods there. I thought it was a division of the ancient times, but I never thought it should be here!"

Lingdu raised his eyebrows, smiled a little, and said:

"Baluda is a wild place, but there are many ancient cultivators who seek peace and quiet and demon cultivators who seek refuge here. It is reasonable for them to leave some inheritance here."

Then he turned his brows and poured tea, saying:

"My Taitao Jiuqiu Taoist lineage was passed down from Qingxuan. The Jiuqiu Mountain under my feet was also called Lingyi Yueqing Mountain in ancient times. It's just that the yin and yang have weakened, so it is very different from before. From the perspective of Taoism, it is the inheritor of the Yin and Yang Dominance Theory."

He smiled and said:
"This is not difficult to explain. In our Taoist tradition, Yin and Yang are higher than the Five Virtues. There are only three Yins and three Yangs. As for how to coordinate the ancient methods, there are different opinions among the people in the mountains, and there are also many theories about Su De..."

"Jiangnan has experienced the teachings of Chu State and Yuanfu successively. The overall Taoist canon is Yin Yang, Five Virtues and Twelve Qi. Although Yin Yang and Five Virtues are not compared, they are also three Yin and three Yang, which is similar to us."

Li Ximing didn't know the use of comparing Yin and Yang with the Five Elements, but it didn't stop him from realizing it. He raised his head and asked:

"The Five Virtues are above Yin and Yang. I'm afraid this is the northern tradition."

Lingdu's hand that was pouring the tea stopped immediately, hesitating for a moment, and shook his head:
"The concepts are complex and there are many differences. I'm afraid only my Great Master can sort it out. But Zhao Jing wants to say that it is above yin and yang... In fact, only some people in Qingqi are willing to agree with it."

Although he spoke reservedly and did not dare to say much, Li Ximing was already completely confident in his heart.

'Who in the world puts the Five Virtues above Yin and Yang? Is using the Virtue of Earth to govern the Bright Yang an embodiment of the Five Virtues suppressing Yin and Yang?'

Li Zhouwei's deep voice from those days came to his mind:
"There are too many people in the world who want Li Qianyuan dead! The conflict between the North and him is not only based on Taoism, Taoism, and supernatural powers, but also based on grudges, ideas, and practice..."

Li Ximing sighed in his heart:

"Mingyang was suppressed by Tude. I'm afraid many people don't want to see it. But Li Qianyuan's approach was too overbearing. He was so overbearing that all the immortals in the world put aside their disputes to deal with him... This is the result..."

His thoughts gradually became complicated. He sipped his tea in silence for a while, then put down the cup and said with a smile:
"This kind of precious ancient secret can only be understood by Jiuqiu Xiandao, but the senior generously taught it to me. Zhao Jing has gained a lot. Thank you very much!"

Lingdu smiled and shook his head, while Li Ximing turned around, looked at Li Quewan, and said with a smile:
"The old senior has given you this advice and specially gave you this profound talk. You should thank him sincerely."

Lingdu's words have a profound meaning. Obviously, it is impossible for Li Quewan to do it. But no matter what the fundamental purpose is, the northern glow is blazing, and he must find an excuse. Li Ximing waited for Li Quewan to thank him, and he was somewhat tempted:

"Old Master Lingdu is quite kind, and the Jiuqiu Daoist sect is also easy to get along with... Right now Zhentao Prefecture is unstable, and it is even more difficult to talk about whether we can handle the matter of Fuxun. If Senior Liu is implicated and a fight breaks out one day, and Que Wan is still in seclusion on that island, then one of my Purple Mansions will be lost!"

"Since we are in Jiuqiu, why not rent a cave and let Que Wan retreat and break through..."

Li Ximing was not worried about anything else. Maybe the mountain was safer than the lake. The difficulty lay in Lingdu's wishes. Li Ximing thought for a moment and smiled.
"I came here this time to fulfill an appointment with Master Yan. I wonder if Master Yan is doing well after not seeing him for decades?"

Lingdu stroked his beard and pondered for a long time before saying:
"He is just the same as always. A few years ago, an important junior failed to break through, which made him exhausted. He also had a fight with someone while traveling in the outer sea. He didn't get the treasure and was injured. When his eldest son came home, he caused trouble for him again. He was so angry that he almost killed his son... In short, he was not happy."

Li Ximing nodded, as if he was thinking about something, while Lingdu smiled and said:
"Que Wan...it's inconvenient for you to take her with you. Leave her on the mountain. I'll watch over her for you."

Li Ximing was waiting for this, so he asked someone to take Li Quewan away, and then he said seriously:
"Senior, what do you think of my child?"

Lingdu raised his eyebrows and smiled, with a little more admiration, and replied:
"It's rare to have such a powerful body of true energy. My disciples from Jiuqiu should really take a good look at it so that they can know that there are always people better than them!"

Li Ximing whispered:
"To be honest, it's time for me to challenge my magical powers. Unfortunately, I have a lot of things to do next, and I don't know when Master Yan's plan will be completed. It's hard for her to follow me and run around."

Lingdu raised his eyebrows and heard it clearly:

"It's a request for asylum... I have to be a girl and not of Mingyang blood, otherwise it would be difficult to have this fate..."

Then he laughed and said:
"How difficult is this? Jiuqiu's spiritual atmosphere is stable and pure. Daoist friend, if you think there is still time, you can just retreat in my mountain!"

“How does this make…”

Li Ximing happily exchanged a few polite words with him, and the matter was settled. However, this made Li Ximing think of more important things.

"I haven't collected any information about the 'Complete Pill' spiritual creature in these years. If Que Wanru breaks through, the spiritual creature will still need to use the [Six-phase Ritual Color]. It's a pity..."

[Six-phase Yi Se] It’s not that it’s bad, it’s that it’s too good, to the point of being wasted. He then went to ask Ling Du, but the old man finally shook his head and replied:
"I once had a copy of [Su Ying Belongs to Gold]. Later, Master Qiu Shui wanted to cross the threshold of becoming an immortal and collected six kinds of complete elixir spiritual objects to verify his cultivation. Jin Yu's people were taken away from me."

Li Ximing was so upset that he wanted to leave, but Lingdu stopped him, took out a jade talisman from his arms, and said with a smile:
"Take it to show him that you have been to Jiuqiu."

Li Ximing was slightly stunned, then immediately understood.

He is no longer afraid of what Yan Dushui might be thinking. Instead, Yan Dushui is afraid of him. If he opens the treasure for Yan Dushui and he becomes greedy for profit and kills people for the treasure, Yan Dushui's old body really can't handle it. Having such a Jiuqiu Jade Talisman as a witness can make him feel at ease.

So he accepted it with a smile, and rode the wind all the way out of the mountain, across the sparkling sea, and soon saw the [Xilean Sea].

The high seabed reappeared in sight. After several decades of absence, the mortals here were still mining reefs for the Panoramic Immortal Gate, just like their ancestors, and suffering from drowning disasters. The only difference was that it seemed much more turbulent, which must be because the Immortal Gate was unstable.

He waited for a while, and then a bright light appeared in the sky. After shining for a while, there was a sound in the sky, and Yan Dushui, the Master of Linyi, came hurriedly.

The old immortal was still wearing his white feather robe, and his appearance had not changed much, but his demeanor was not as good as before. There was a gloomy and fierce look in his eyes, not as peaceful as before. He only restrained himself when he saw him and said happily:
"Daoyou Zhao Jing is here!"

The old man was afraid that he was too happy for nothing, so he stared at him carefully. When he saw Li Ximing nod with a smile and take out the jade talisman from his sleeve, he suddenly realized and said with joy and envy:
"Zhao Jing's cultivation speed is amazing."

Li Ximing is no longer a rookie now, and he is much calmer. He glanced at him and said with a smile:

"It seems Master Lin Yi has not had an easy time these years."

Yan Dushui led him in and said with a gloomy look:
"The sensible younger generation died, and those who stayed behind were unfilial and wicked to the core. No magical power could save them. I killed a few of them yesterday to calm the atmosphere in the mountains."

No matter how useless the disciples and juniors are, only a minority will pick up the butcher knife. Li Ximing was slightly surprised and didn't know how to answer him. He knew that the Panorama Immortal Sect had weakened greatly in the past few decades, so he replied:
"Why is this so?"

Yan Dushui looked a little confused and replied:

"It's nothing serious. I'm more worried about the lack of spiritual veins in the West Curtain Sea. It's okay if there's no resources, but as the younger generation's cultivation is not good, the number of spiritual orifices is getting less and less..."

The two of them passed through numerous sea areas, and Yan Dushui drilled to the bottom of the sea. Soon they found a thumb-sized crack on the seabed. The two of them transformed themselves into two rays of light and escaped all the way to the depths.

Li Ximing was so bored that he started to think:

"Yan Dushui seems to be nearing the end of his life... then... things need to be arranged in advance."

Yan Dushui owed him a favor. Li Ximing's original intention of using him was to deal with the Purple Mansion monster and use him for sacrifice. If he waited for Yan Dushui to die, even if Jishan could not escape the favor, what would be the use of a group of foundation-building people?
'Jiang Qian will soon break through, so we must use this guy's favor! And there's Guo Nanwu!'

The two of them sometimes escaped into the void, and sometimes jumped out at the interruption. After escaping for an unknown distance, Yan Du Shui finally stopped abruptly. Li Ximing raised his eyebrows and saw that this was a cave. The door in front of it was very simple and there was not even a plaque.

The stone door was slightly open. The threshold was frighteningly high, reaching half the height of an adult's body. There were small holes dug on both sides, and a light blue flame was burning faintly in the hole.

Li Ximing's expression finally became serious. He scanned carefully with his spiritual sense, only to find that the things in front of him were blurry. In his spiritual sense, it was not even clearer than what he saw in front of him!

"This is the 'Exiled Qi'..."

Li Ximing's heart sank as he listened to Yan Dushui sighing:

"This is it!"

He turned his head and solemnly instructed:
"Daoyou Zhao Jing, this cave is supported by a treasure. Normally, the things inside are like dead objects, but as long as someone enters, the treasure will immediately continue to burn. When it burns out, the cave will disappear into thin air..."

"My ancestors have been in here many times, and it has been passed down until now. Half of it has been burned. Once you enter this place, you cannot hesitate at all and must deal with it quickly!"

"As expected of something from the underworld..."

Li Ximing sighed secretly and nodded in agreement.

Yan Dushui stepped inside, his figure flickering. Li Ximing walked forward slowly and stopped in front of the high threshold. He immediately saw the main courtyard of the cave and found it was dark. There was a table and a stool in the middle. There seemed to be a bowl on the table with a little red flickering in the bowl. The rest of the place was dark and deep, like a ghost house.

The spiritual sense is no longer useful here, and one can only rely on the blurry vision. Yan Dushui himself has not been here many times and looks a little frightened. However, Li Ximing calmed down and connected with the spiritual sense:

"Immortal Mirror!"

A sense of floating came over me, and in an instant, all the darkness in front of me disappeared, the threshold, the stone table, and the stone chair all disappeared! The black stone in front of me was closed, and there was no cave at all, just a low and short stone cave the size of a table!
In the middle of the cave stood a dozen pale black dead firewoods. From a distance, it looked just the right size, like a doghouse.

Scattered on the light black dead wood was a pure white skull, facing up with its lower jaw raised high, revealing the empty contents inside. Looking at it this way, it looked like a cenotaph dug out by a monk!

Li Ximing swallowed silently and knew where the cave came from.

'This is a fairyland built by ancient people... a small cave, but it is hanging on these skulls and bones!'

He suddenly realized what was going on. He heard Yan Dushui in the cave turning around and calling him, so he stepped inside. The darkness that hit him was instantly chilling. Li Ximing gently pinched the darkness in his hand and was suddenly speechless:

"Purple Qi, cold Qi... it seems there are also Shaoyin and Taiyin..."

Li Ximing lowered his eyebrows to look, and saw half a stick of light yellow incense, as thick as his little finger, placed in the bowl on the table. Just this glance made him slightly stunned.

He happened to recognize this thing - it was exactly the same as the Xuanxiang that Li Zhouwei brought back from Wanlingtian!
The red spot he saw from afar outside the cave was the dark fire burning slowly on the incense head. It was already half burned, and the other half was grayish-white ash in the bowl, intact without any scattered.

Yan Dushui stepped forward, his tone tense but with a hint of hope, and said hurriedly:

"Fellow!"

Li Ximing woke up as if from a dream, and quickly followed him inside. After walking a few steps and passing the hall, he saw an inner hall.

This hall was extremely deep and slender like a box. The depths seemed to be connected to some empty space. A faint, cold wind blew out from it, brushing against the diamond-shaped jade pieces hanging from the ceiling, making tinkling sounds.

The patterns on both sides are mysterious, and the various decorations are bizarre and unprecedented. They depict many witchcraft, bird, beast, and ghost symbols, which appear looming in the dark fog.

This inner hall had three steps. On the highest golden round platform, there was a dead tree. It looked like a half-grown withered mulberry tree. The cut part was the size of a fist, while the roots below were so broad that they were almost as big as a table top!

There was a light black object suspended on the broken surface of the pitch-black mulberry tree. It was a feather as long as an index finger and as thick as a thumb. There were dense golden textures wrapped around the pitch-black surface. It didn't look like an immortal at all, but rather intimidating and extremely weird!

Yan Dushui hurriedly walked forward, gently flipped his hand, and carefully took out a light green jade box covered with mysterious patterns. It seemed to be some precious treasure. He handed it to Li Ximing with light hands and feet, and hurriedly said:
"It's up to you, fellow Taoist, now!"

Li Ximing felt something cold in his hand, he lowered his eyebrows and took a look, his pupils finally dilated suddenly, his mind was in a mess - he had also seen this jade box before, and he even had a jade box with similar patterns in his hand, or even most of it was exactly the same!

"Things from the market in Lake Central!"

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

Li Quewan's "Waiting for the Gods" [Peak of Foundation Building]

Ling○Du【Middle Period of Purple Mansion】