Xuanjian Xianzu

Chapter 1091 Counter Calculation
Li Ximing gradually came out of his meditation. The young man with golden eyes was already sitting upright in his seat, with one hand raised and the other on his wrist, gently turning the [Qian Yang Bracelet]. Seeing that Li Ximing finally woke up, he loosened his hand, and his black robe with golden patterns fell down, covering his wrist tightly.

Li Ximing woke up as if from a dream. He felt a rush of blood in the back of his head, but also felt refreshed. He just said:
"I understand... So this is the key! So that's it! So that's it!"

"I got Cui E's [Illuminating Kirin Refining Method], which has six Mingyang Dan techniques. I studied them one by one...but the [Canyang Duanjia Dan] that I avoided always felt awkward. It turns out that it should be here..."

His eyes were bright, as if he had a lot of thoughts. He kept talking to himself, took two quick steps in the hall, and answered:

"There is also [Split Soul Body]... If there is a Yin placed on it, it may greatly reduce the risks faced when reincarnating and recreating a body!"

Li Zhouwei listened to it and said with a smile:
"【Split Soul and Different Body】? I saw that when my uncle came here, he had a double body and his life was not complete. It turns out that he borrowed another thing to save his life!"

Li Ximing smiled bitterly:

"You have a pair of powerful eyes. I was beaten badly by Helian Wumeng before I returned to the lake. His magical powers have improved, and he also took an iron pill of some unknown precious substance. Even the fire can't burn him!"

He naturally took out the small statue made of mulberry wood from his sleeve and handed it to Li Zhouwei, allowing the young man to look at it carefully.

"It's interesting."

Li Zhouwei looked at it for a while and couldn't help but remind him:

"Uncle, you must be careful. You must not let the fire burn. If something like this that harms life and property falls on a tree, the damage will be multiplied. It's really fatal."

He turned to:

"My uncle meditated for nine days. Aunt Minggong came in once, but was blocked outside the hall by magical powers."

Li Ximing finally understood, waved his sleeves, and sighed:
"I know what it is... Yang Ruiyi is looking for me again - he is eager to use you!"

"Oh?"

Li Zhouwei asked with interest, and then saw Li Ximing said:
"You have been practicing in seclusion for the past few years, but the actions of the north have become more and more urgent. The turmoil in Jiangbei back then greatly humiliated Dayang Mountain and also made Xishu jealous..."

"As time goes by, not only are the people from Zhixuanxie putting all their troops on the line, but the stakes on Dayang Mountain are also getting higher and higher... What's more troublesome is that Qingji still refuses to give up after taking Xiaoshi, and has transferred people to Daxiyuan, forcing Zhixuan to withdraw from Longdi one by one and threaten Tongdao Mountain!"

Li Ximing frowned, obviously under great pressure:

"There is another point, which is extremely fatal. The current Great Desire Dao is called Tian Langzhi. His strength is extremely terrifying and far superior to Guang Chan."

"Back then, this beast was cornered by the sword of Supreme Yuan. Not only was his body chopped off, but he almost lost his life. He had no choice but to swear an oath under the mediation of a great figure in the north that he would not go south. But now the Song Dynasty has penetrated deep into the north of the Yangtze River, passed the mountains and is even approaching the Central Plains. I don't know what the oath he made back then is like. It is very likely that he is now ready to take action."

"As a result, Situ Huo dared not leave the mountain anymore. He could only guard the mountain day after day. The situation has deteriorated so badly that the people in the north have bypassed the mountain and fought on the river. They have reached the other side of the wilderness. Although Baijiang was not lost, Jiangxia was seriously injured."

The eastern part of the north of the river originally had areas called Shuize that had not been recovered, so it was easy for them to retreat to the riverside. This was not surprising. After hearing this, Li Zhouwei asked in doubt:

"Since the situation on the northern front is so tense, how can Uncle still have time to come back?"

Li Ximing sighed:
"Originally there wasn't any... Not only that, the South specially asked for mediation, Jiang Xia and Cheng Qian were transferred to the North, Jiang Long and Yang Ruizao were also temporarily transferred to Chi Xuan to help watch over the river bank. Almost more than 80% of the troops of the entire Song Dynasty were pressed on both sides of the river."

"The territory I guard is not the front line, but it was breached several times by Helian Wumeng and his men. My [Divided Spirit Body] is just suitable for withstanding his magic, so it seems that nothing serious has happened... I just injured my body..."

"I can come back...of course it's General Yang who summoned you personally to come out of seclusion!"

Although in the eyes of everyone Li Zhouwei is still a second-level supernatural power, but now he is armed to the teeth and is no less powerful than an ordinary mid-stage Purple Mansion. He is also a very important target on the other side, so he is naturally very useful.

Li Zhouwei thought for a long time and asked:
"What do you think of Situ Huo?"

Li Ximing hesitated for a moment and replied:

"Yang Ruiyi thinks highly of him and has selected several of the remnants he found for promotion. The old man is also a sinister and despicable person. Yang Ruiyi chose him to guard the Boring Blade, which was the right person. However... Ning Wan was not having a good time, so Yang Ruiyi had to send her to guard the west of Tongmo."

Li Zhouwei was somewhat surprised to hear Li Ximing call him sinister and despicable:

"My uncle actually thinks so highly of him. Since he is a smart man, he will definitely not embarrass my uncle..."

Li Ximing nodded, so Li Zhouwei withdrew his hand and said:

"I still need to go to Dali Mountain. Uncle can use my exit to deal with Yang Ruiyi. We don't need to be on guard against him right now. After all, from the last battle to seize the mountain, we can see that he is very strategic and likes to use unconventional tactics. If we want to eliminate some monks, we will definitely have to rely on him."

"As for the two children... Que Wan's spiritual object..."

When Li Ximing heard him mention Li Quewan and the other two, he smiled and replied with a look of satisfaction:
"Que Wan has already practiced all the secret techniques! I have already exchanged a large elixir for other complete elixir spiritual objects from Chun Yidao, and let her go into seclusion! Until now..."

He counted on his fingers and replied:

"It's been two years!"

"This speed... is almost catching up with me!"

Li Zhouwei showed a look of surprise and left with great satisfaction. Li Ximing watched this junior quietly leave, hiding his aura, and couldn't help laughing in his heart three times:
"And there's something fun to watch!"

……

Wilderness, Jiangjun County.

The surging river water sparkled, and soon a ray of light came from the north, appearing colorful and extremely dazzling.

This man was dressed in black and had a somewhat honest appearance. He rode fire and rain, flew through the clouds, and stopped in front of the hall. He walked in, bowed, and called out:

"I greet the general."

Yang Ruiyi, who was standing at the top with his hands behind his back, immediately stepped down and asked:
"how?"

The man replied:
"I explored all the way north. Helian Wujiang has already arrived at Helian Wumeng's tent. Lou Fangjing has also left Qi. But as for... Qi Lanyan, I don't know where he went..."

"After passing a section of the mountain, there are huge flags, sometimes demonic flames surge, sometimes the light of Shaoyang appears, and there are clouds of Heshui rolling endlessly. The words of the Tuoba family moving south should be true!"

He hesitated for a while before saying:
"There was an unusual sound in the void over there. I was afraid of being discovered, so I didn't dare to get too close. But I could see a series of dark lights and shadows from afar. I suspected... I suspected it was some treasure."

After hearing what he said, Yang Ruiyi's expression suddenly turned grim, but he still nodded to him and said politely:

"Thank you for your hard work, brother!"

This person turned out to be Li Xizhi’s uncle Yang Ruizao!

Yang Ruizao bowed and shook his head, wondering:
"I see... the Tuoba family has some unusual methods."

Yang Ruiyi was silent for a while, then said quietly:
"Back then, Tuoba Changming surrendered to Wei and got the surname Yuan, and was renamed Yuan Changming. He was given one of the Twelve Mysterious Orders, and the Emperor of Wei pointed out a Taoist lineage to him, which was the lineage of the Demon Lord Lu He of the Qingxuan Sect. However, the Qingxuan Sect's lineage has always been difficult to find. Yuan Changming learned a little bit, but later died and did not pass it down. He only left behind the obscure Xuan He Da Zun Book. The Tuoba family always said that it was lost when Liang was destroyed."

"This gentleman is one of the four ancestors of the demon path, and the master of one of the four demon relics... I believe you also understand that among the four ancestors, the demon king Chang Su taught the demon king Shao Yang, and the demon king Lu Zhen enlightened the demon head Ting Shi. These two are both people who have played with souls and the void to the extreme."

"It means that the Taoist traditions of two of the Four Demon Ancestors are in the Tuoba family. Only they can become the agents of the authentic demon path and ensure that Sheng Letian will not waver and survive until now."

He looked gloomy:
"Back then, my father worked together to conceal his fate and plotted against Tuoba Zhongyuan. It was not to strangle him in the cradle early, but he had another plan, which was to use the dragon-type knife to test the Tuoba family's methods. As a result, he released Tuoba Lan at the right time, and he really pulled up his sleeves and collected the residual soul."

Yang Ruizao had also been through that turmoil, and had lent a talisman to save Li Xizhi. He immediately recalled it, and Yang Ruiyi said:

"At that time, everyone started to suspect that after the fall of Liang, the Shaoyang Demon Lord was afraid to practice Taoism, and secretly studied the [Xuanzhen Dazun Book] that he had secretly preserved... Otherwise, it would never have reached the point where a layman like Tuoba Lan could have captured the residual soul."

"The scenery you Taixu saw now should be the power brought down by [Xuanzhen Demon Relic]. It is not covered or concealed. It must be that Zhixuan compromised and used them to restrain the exiled Qi!"

Yang Ruizao was a little bit unbelievable and asked:

"Demon Lord Lu Zhen...even if he is one of the Four Demons, he has already fallen many years ago. How can he run rampant in front of the Supreme Exiled Qi!"

Obviously, Yang Ruizao was used to the omnipotence of the underworld. Now he was asked to accept the legacy left by a long-deceased demon king to check and balance the exiled Qi... How could he not be horrified!
"What a personage my master is! Even if he is the Demon Ancestor, we still have to bow our heads when we see him!"

Yang Ruiyi turned around with his hands behind his back and said solemnly:

"You are so shallow! Lord Lu is the direct disciple of Master Qingxuan! Do you know what kind of person he is? Even the Great Saint Zhenchi who calls himself Qingxuan... has to flatter and call him Senior Brother when he sees this Lord!"

Yang Ruizao had never practiced in the netherworld, and knew very little about it. He was stunned for a moment. Yang Ruiyi had obviously been suppressed for the past few days, and now he felt like venting a little, and whispered:
"Not only this Lu Zhen Demon Lord, Wu Guan is needless to say, the other two Demon Ancestors can also face the exiled Qi and come and go freely - they are the ancient noble demons! In the era when immortals coexisted, if you dare to call yourself a demon, you must at least be able to do [the heaven and earth cannot control you, and your past karma cannot add to you]. How many people dared to call themselves that at that time?"

Yang Ruizao wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said yes repeatedly. Yang Ruiyi stopped talking in time, looked at him a few more times, turned around and asked:
"No news from Tingzhou yet!"

He thought that what he heard was still Li Ximing's perfunctory words, but he didn't expect that there was a commotion outside, and someone came out to pay his respects and said:
"General! Master Zhao Jing has arrived in the courtyard! I dare not disturb the important military affairs!"

"Please come up quickly!"

There was a hint of hope in Yang Ruiyi's eyes. He signaled his cousin who was practicing in Jiangnan to leave. He put away his anxiety and sat in the main seat. Sure enough, he saw Li Ximing walking in quickly.

Yang Ruiyi smiled and said:
"Brother Ximing!"

Li Ximing, however, looked haggard, with melancholy eyes, as if he was lost. He looked at him deeply and replied:

"General..."

How come Yang Ruiyi couldn't tell what he looked like? His heart sank, and he was really anxious:
"The hornwood spiritual resource I gave him should be enough for him to heal his wounds... How could this happen? Could it be that Li Zhouwei's injuries were more serious than I thought! He was actually so troubled! ... Or, I risked my life to save Tingzhou, but now, Li Ximing is still playing tricks on me! "

So he said solemnly:
"Brother Ximing, this is..."

Li Ximing looked around and sighed without saying a word. Yang Ruiyi immediately waved his sleeves and closed all the doors and windows of the hall. The spiritual light with thick exiled Qi started to work immediately, blocking out Taixu as well.

Who would have thought that once the door was closed, Li Ximing stopped bending his waist and sighing. His tired eyes were full of light, and his expression changed completely. He turned straight and saluted, saying:
"Congratulations, sir!"

Yang Ruiyi was stunned for a moment, and joy surged in his heart. Before he could think carefully, he had a new feeling about the person in front of him, and his face was strange:
"I underestimated him. After all, he is from the Li family... He has regular features, is honest and loyal... He actually changed! "

Not only was he not angry, he even looked a bit amused and said:
"What is Ximing doing?"

Li Ximing smiled and said:
"I heard from the general that there is a real man named Tao on the other side of the river... His eyes are extremely powerful. Since I have left the front line and have been running around the lake and the wilderness every day, how could he not know?"

Why didn't Yang Ruiyi understand? Li Ximing was helping him plot against the people in the north!
These days, more and more monks from the north gathered and gradually surrounded the Tongdao Mountain. Situ Huo wrote him a letter every three days. The pressure on him was terribly great. He was already filled with joy when he received the good news, and when he saw Li Ximing's actions, he almost wanted to clap his hands and cheer!
The man immediately stood up and said with a smile:

"it is good!"

He praised it, then immediately began to think, and said in a deep voice:

"Then we can't wait any longer... Since the King of Wei has recovered from his injuries, we will immediately form a surprise force to lift the siege of Tongdao Mountain!"

Li Ximing looked at him with a smile and shook his head slightly.

Yang Ruiyi was stunned for a moment, then seeing Li Ximing, he stretched out his hand and made a three sign, saying:
“It’s good news!”

The man in black looked at him blankly, then immediately understood and said in horror:

"what?!"

'What kind of speed is this?! Is this just his fate? Could he be the reincarnation of Li Xunquan?'

But a strong sense of fear flashed through his mind for a moment, and Yang Ruiyi immediately realized that this was a great opportunity. He felt refreshed and took two steps on the platform very quickly. His mood was completely different, and his eyes were burning as he answered:
"Okay...Okay...I understand."

Main characters in this chapter

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Li Ximing [Early Purple Mansion]

Li Zhouwei [Middle Period of Purple Mansion]

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