Xuanjian Xianzu

Chapter 1249 Old Minister
The sun and moon shine together over heaven and earth.

A soft glow shone down, and the man in the white-gold Taoist robe sat solemnly on the platform. His fair brows shone with a golden light, the color understated, giving him a sacred air.

Li Ximing has cultivated for so long that he has experienced countless battles. As the first person in the Li clan to achieve enlightenment in the Purple Mansion stage, he has suffered countless injuries and is very experienced. After taking a [Lin Guang Zhao Yi Dan], the deficiency in his Qi Sea was immediately replenished by a large amount of supernatural power.

To his delight, his [Divided Spirit Body] had subtly taken another step forward.

This item, when combined with the secret technique of "Sealing Life in a Box," often requires him to sacrifice limbs to establish a connection. However, each time a finger is broken, it receives nourishment from his flesh and blood. In addition, he has also frequently used his essence and blood to nourish it over the years, finally achieving a higher level.

In this way, the Rebirth Spring water that he retrieved from the navel and refined into his [Divided Spirit Body] not only greatly accelerated the recovery speed of his other body, but also helped his original body, and his injuries healed extremely quickly.

Slowly opening its eyes, apart from being slightly weak, everything else had returned to normal. Li Ximing shook his sleeves and took out the alien body to examine it. The little sculpture still had that delicate skin and slightly rosy complexion, as if it were about to open its eyes at any moment.

'Although I've made further progress, this path is high and long, arduous and winding. And since I cultivate the 'Bright Sun' technique, which offers no significant boost, even advancing ten steps won't bring any great wonders…'

He was both happy and worried. He put away the treasure, stood up, and went down from the pavilion. Sure enough, he found the young man sitting there with his eyes closed and his mind focused.

Li Zhouwei had already condensed six cycles long ago. As soon as Li Jiangqian's [Traveling Sun Emperor's Fiend] was sent into the world, he immediately absorbed this energy, took a pill, and attempted to condense his immortal foundation.

It takes ordinary cultivators two or three years to condense their immortal foundation. The difficulty of this technique is extremely high, and it is not surprising that it takes four or five years. But in the hands of someone with his level of cultivation, he condensed his immortal foundation in just over half a year!
At this moment, the Qi Sea is shrouded in mountain mist, with a faint light, undulating like a dragon or a serpent, and there are also vast, boundless imperial gardens and illusory images of dynasties, which is the immortal foundation "Emperor's View Origin"!
Above this celestial foundation, a white waterfall flows, like water and smoke, cascading down and constantly nourishing the luminous celestial foundation below.

'This will be a powerful, positive force that commands the world from its central position!'

Of the many divine abilities of Mingyang, Li Zhouwei has mastered three: "Crimson Arrowhead" and "Ruler's Dangerous Journey" are both methods for breaking through enemy lines and killing enemies; "Visiting the Heavenly Gate," while possessing overwhelming power, is more capable of suppression but lacks agility... Now that his immortal foundation has been established, he has a great sense of its power:

"This 'Emperor's Observation of the Origin' and 'Crimson Arrowhead' represent a transformation for Mingyang Divine Power. While 'Crimson Arrowhead' and 'Ruler's Dangerous Journey' can complement each other, giving me, with my three divine powers, the ability to maneuver with ease on the battlefield, 'Visiting the Heavenly Gate' seems somewhat cumbersome and out of place."

"The 'Emperor's Observation of the Origin' will be a great and wondrous technique that connects the first three supernatural abilities together, and it will also be a watershed moment for Mingyang as he moves towards a position of self-reliance and dominance! Therefore, the Wei Emperor decided to demote the 'Emperor's Observation of the Origin' to the 'Eternal Brightness Step'..."

Li Zhouwei's current cultivation level has surpassed that of many Grand Immortals. He already felt a great deal upon the mere arrival of his Immortal Foundation in his Qi Sea. His eyes flashed with a strange light as he stood up and said:
"Uncle has emerged from the pass!"

Li Ximing nodded, but then noticed that the young man in front of him seemed hesitant, and asked blankly:
"This is…"

Li Zhouwei shook his head helplessly and said:
"I just heard the news too, Ji'an has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Li Ximing immediately realized what was happening and laughed:

"What's the big deal? I'm more worried he won't come!"

Li Zhouwei wanted to give Li Ximing time to cultivate. For this uncle, while achieving the Three Supernatural Powers was indeed difficult, it was not a reason to stagnate at the Second Supernatural Power. The Prince of Wei said solemnly:

"Uncle is pondering, how much longer until 'The World Under Heaven' is completed?"

Li Ximing, slightly embarrassed, stood with his hands behind his back and said:

"It's not that I'm not interested in cultivation, but every time I try, I feel like I'm putting in twice the effort for half the result, and it's very difficult and arduous. Thinking about it carefully, the life-related supernatural powers are quite demanding, and cultivating them requires a high level of cultivation. I had a bit of luck with me back then..."

He paused:

"It seems like it will take at least three to five years now."

Without a doubt, Ji'an wouldn't last three to five years. Li Zhouwei frowned, but Li Ximing sighed and said seriously:

"You don't need to worry about me too much. Firstly, my talent is a barrier, and secondly... even if I enjoyed all the family's resources when I was young, I can't compare to the current direct descendants of the Li family... I still lack some foundation. Que Wan, you should be careful."

He whispered:

“The longer she emerges from seclusion, the longer she has been delayed. Right now, she still needs to heal your injuries, and I heard she's going to establish a secret realm... Even if I'm not familiar with this stuff, will it take Que Wan twenty or thirty years? If she suffers several more serious injuries during the North-South conflict, how much time will she have left to cultivate? The Purple Mansion Realm is hard to cross, I'm afraid that by the time you attain enlightenment, she'll still be stuck in the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion Realm!”

Li Zhouwei nodded silently, pondered for a long time, and then Li Ximing smiled and said:

"If I had the ability to easily pass through the Purple Realm, I wouldn't be so polite to you, I would have gone into seclusion long ago! Since I can't, and I can still move around, I will make the effort to travel more."

He simply cupped his hands in greeting and rode out of the cave on a beam of light, while Li Zhouwei remained silent.

It must be said that this elder's concerns were very meaningful. Given his own experience, it was highly likely that Li Quewan and Li Jiangqian would not have passed the ginseng stage.
'If I possess all my supernatural powers and am forced by others to prove my Dao, and Que Wan hasn't even reached the Thousand Purple Realm yet… then it won't be a matter of whether Jin Yi is willing to protect her or not; there might simply be no benefit for him to protect her!'

Li Zhouwei certainly didn't believe that these great lineages really cared about personal relationships. Li Quewan had to be about to attain enlightenment and had a high chance of succeeding in doing so to gain their favor—she was also vying for the right opportunity!
As he pondered this deeply, the woman emerged from the pavilion, gently descending on a gust of wind, landing in the courtyard. Her face was radiant with smiles as she spoke:
"King Wei has already achieved the foundation of immortality! How fast!"

Upon seeing her, Li Zhouwei's smile softened considerably. He inquired briefly about her progress in magic and supernatural powers. Li Quewan then recounted the wonders of her "Waiting for Divine Power," prompting Li Zhouwei to raise an eyebrow in a rare gesture:

"This is indeed an advantage. It seems that the first path of the 'Complete Elixir' is suitable for cultivating the 'Waiting for Divine Exception'."

Li Quewan nodded and said seriously:
"Your Majesty's calamity need not be delayed any longer."

Li Zhouwei replied solemnly:
"My immortal foundation was established long ago, and I spent the rest of my time researching this calamity. Originally, it was difficult to suppress and eliminate it at the same time when I was recovering, but now that I am in this world, I can eliminate it. Based on my cultivation level, I estimate that if I can succeed, it will only take three to five years."

The woman also opened her slender hand, and a talisman-shaped Taiyin spiritual treasure jumped out from her palm.

This thing was always quiet. Even when it was forcibly driven by "Hou Shenshu", it was only used for human purposes. But when its true form appeared here, it shone brightly for a moment, flashing a dazzling white light. The fragrance of osmanthus rose faintly around it, and the true form trembled continuously, as if it were crying.

Li Quewan was slightly taken aback, already feeling a strong, wondrous energy rising from his palm. Before he could ponder the reason, he realized this was a golden opportunity and immediately placed both hands on the object, focusing his mind to activate it:

[Avert disaster!]
Unexpectedly, a Taiyin spiritual treasure seemed to have been summoned by something, or perhaps it had reached the supreme Taiyin holy land. All its mysteries had been activated to the peak, and her "Hou Shen Shu" was unable to control this thing at all. However, the spiritual treasure accepted all the commands issued by her spiritual consciousness.

In an instant, a chilling aura, like ice and snow, poured down. Li Zhouwei was already sitting cross-legged, the jade bottle in his palm shattered, and the bright moon-like pill leaped up and landed in his mouth.

A cold, clear color gathered, as if a speck of ice and snow had fallen into hot coals. Li Zhouwei's Bright Yang Divine Power seemed to freeze, like dark clouds behind the moon, revealing a glimmer of light beneath.

It is a small branch with flowing colored light.

This thing, like a dream, was planted on his life, constantly trying to draw upon the calamities of the Earthly Branches of Heaven and Earth to flow into it, but it was isolated and helpless because it was separated by this supreme realm.

That point of cold light, like a falling star, suddenly crashed down, and the colors of the spiritual treasure, like moonlight from beyond the sky, enveloped the twig, polishing its five colors bit by bit.

……

An island in the lake.

Li Ximing rode the light out and flew towards Zhijing Mountain. When he landed at the place where he had attained enlightenment, he saw that the mountain was shimmering with light and flames, displaying supernatural power. He was slightly taken aback.
''Fushui'? '

Upon arriving at the mountain forest filled with gardenias, they encountered a man in black, his brows furrowed in a sinister light, his body shimmering with a captivating aura. Li Ximing laughed heartily and said:
"Li Wushao!"

Li Wushao quickly returned the greeting and chuckled, saying:

"Greetings, Seventh Young Master!"

Li Ximing nodded repeatedly and laughed heartily:

"That's great! You've already cursed mages and Foundation Establishment cultivators, but it's still not enough. Now you can curse those in the Purple Mansion realm too!"

Li Wushao hadn't expected this master to have such a foul mouth about him. He laughed awkwardly, unsure how to respond. After a slight pause, he muttered:

"And then there's Maha and Pity, those are the ones who really deserve a scolding."

Li Ximing's feelings for Li Wushao were mostly based on the various experiences they had gone through together. As the old friends passed away, these old acquaintances became all the more precious. He had been prepared for the demon's failure and demise, but unexpectedly, it succeeded in one fell swoop. In a good mood, he just smiled and shook his head. Li Wushao quickly said:

"I'm just an old devil, I can only win with words, unlike the King of Wei, who can kill them with a single slap, and the entire family doesn't even dare to call out to their mothers."

Li Ximing smiled and said:
“You’re someone important now, you’re quite influential, so you don’t need to speak so crudely.”

This old monster's laugh was quite sinister:
"It's just talking to real people, making a big show of things, and pretending to be someone important. Old Demon learned a lot of that in Qingchi... Back in the North-South War, he also escaped by pretending to be someone important..."

He immediately touched his sleeve, took out several jade boxes, handed them to Li Ximing, and said solemnly:
"His Highness went out to find Ye Hui. Miss left all sorts of treasures in my hands and went to cultivate in the inner formation... During this time, an old master named Li Huo came by and Miss gave me a portion of spiritual fire."

Li Ximing knew this, of course. Li Quewan had gone to the Sun and Moon Shining Together Heaven and Earth, and had even met with him there. He pretended to have just come out of seclusion, nodded, and Li Wushao, on the other hand, solemnly took out a wooden box, gently opened it, and saw bursts of blue light surging out, as warm and refreshing as the morning sun, making one feel refreshed.

Li Ximing's eyes lit up. He took the box with one hand and saw a small, palm-sized, golden-blue flame curled up inside. The flame, a mix of blue and gold, exuded an air of nobility. As the flame flickered, it continuously emitted bursts of blue light, immediately captivating his gaze.

"[Dangmu Muhuo]!"

Just as Li Wushao was about to introduce him, he was interrupted by what he blurted out, and hurriedly said:
"Exactly!"

"Kim Il-sung?"

Li Ximing couldn't help but stand up and murmured:

"The spirit fire known as the [Mysterious Party's Wood-type Fire]... Only Jin Yi possesses such a top-tier item!"

Li Wushao nodded repeatedly and said in a low voice:
"I didn't know that much, but that old master only left one sentence, saying that the master would never be disappointed! He has some spiritual resources that he needs to collect and use immediately, and he is already guarding the north side. He left me a jade talisman, saying that once you are ready, he will collect them and come over as fast as he can!"

"How can we be disappointed!"

Li Ximing exclaimed in admiration:
"An ancient saying goes: 'The peony fire is the mother of the elixir, and the true fire is the father of all artifacts. Both are the fires that form elixirs and artifacts. The [Dangmu Peony Fire] is the best among them. If I obtain this fire, I can't sleep if I don't refine elixirs!'"

He suppressed the urge to refine it instantly, silently put it into his sleeve, flicked the jade left by the other party into pieces with a finger, took a jade box, and looked at the contents:

'【Secret Method for Seeking Transformation by a Hidden Dragon】, the method for breaking through the Kan Water barrier…'The Vast Ocean'…'

Li Ximing thought more deeply than the two younger men, and said softly:
"I heard earlier that Senior Toukawa was bedridden, how is he now?"

Li Wushao lowered her eyebrows:
"After I attained supernatural powers, the old man even took me to see him and used my miraculous Fushui to nourish his body, but his time is running out."

Li Ximing nodded, his expression somewhat complicated.

“In the early years… my family was short of manpower, and he had to do many things himself, so he, a ‘Kanshui’ cultivator, endured decades of hardship in the windswept desert.”

"My spiritual energy was cultivated by him. He had the aptitude to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, but because of this, he was often stuck in the Qi Refining stage for many years. I feel I owe him something, but he was loyal and devoted. The old master repeatedly tried to raise spiritual items for him, but he knew the chances were slim and firmly declined... I originally thought of making it up to him through his descendants..."

"It is a golden opportunity. You have acquired this technique and attained enlightenment. His time has come."

He straightened his sleeves, took out a pill with both hands, and then took a spirit water, infusing it with magic to create a pool of azure liquid. He said softly:
"There's a Purple Mansion Pill inside. It's not a particularly powerful pill, but his cultivation level is too low to use it lightly. Take three drops to nourish him, and consume the rest yourself!"

The old demon naturally understood and bowed, saying:

"I will personally go to protect him and help him achieve this!"

He paused here, considering his words carefully, and then said:
"However... there's something that's been weighing on my mind for quite some time now. I was afraid of messing things up before, so I didn't dare to ask. But now that I've gained some supernatural powers, I'll try asking the True Immortal..."

Seeing Li Ximing looking at him, the demon said nervously:
"I wonder... if the Master still remembers a monk... named Kong Heng... who was once a guest retainer of my family. This old demon hasn't heard from him for many years..."

Li Wushao is one of the people in the Li family who has the deepest relationship with Kong Heng. Although he grumbles and complains, he has always been sincere over the years. Now that he has become a supernatural being, he dares to bring it up!
'Empty balance…'

Li Ximing remained silent for a long time before speaking softly:
“The monk has his own path, and when he goes too far, we can’t see him clearly anymore… But when such a person attains enlightenment, the whole world will be able to see him.”

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