After the Skyfall

Chapter 434 Things change and people change
After the forty-ninth day of climbing Daoting Mountain.

Li Yi learned the method of calling the wind, and his realm reached the first level of the Five Qi Realm. It can be said that he had accomplished all the merits. Here he ended his ascetic life for a period of time, and decided to go down the mountain and travel to the Taoist Temple. At the same time, he was ready to start his second plan, which was to make friends with masters of the Three Flowers Realm level in the Dharma Ending Age, collect Taoist instruments that were still functional, and prepare for his later return to Earth across the border.

Since you are going to take it back, you should naturally bring back the best things in the world, instead of being like Xu Wendao, who picked up a bunch of junk and brought it back to the Golden Academy and treated them as treasures.

With the cry of Shanyi, the strange beast flapped its wings and flew away.

The three of them flew down from the three thousand feet high Daoting Mountain and landed in the city again.

Compared with more than a month ago, there hasn't been much change here. It is still bustling with people and merchants, giving people the feeling that it is more worldly. On the contrary, the atmosphere of Taoism has become weaker, making people feel that this place is not a gathering place for ascetics, but more like a capital of a dynasty.

The decline of the monastic era is unstoppable, and the world is destined to belong to mortals in the future.

"It's been more than a month, and there have been quite a few changes. There are fewer Taoists setting up stalls." The bald Taoist looked at the unfamiliar stalls on the roadside and sighed.

There were many unfamiliar stall owners and no one recognized the old man when he appeared. The Taoists who were familiar to him before had disappeared. Maybe they passed away, or changed their careers to do other businesses, or maybe they became discouraged and left the Taoist temple to make a living outside.

He used to set up the stall frequently, so he didn’t feel it very obviously. Now he suddenly disappears for a while and comes back but everything has changed.

"Taiyi, I have to go look for Old Taoist Wu and Sect Leader Liu. I'll leave first. I just don't know where to find you, Taiyi, later."

Afterwards, the bald Taoist couldn't wait to contact his old friend to see whether Taoist Wu had done what he had entrusted to him.

Li Yi said, "You can come to Tianxiang Tower to find me. I will stay in Daoting for a while. If you have connections, you can contact the remaining masters of the Three Flower Realm. I have something important to discuss with you, but you still need to be trustworthy. Here are some spirit stones and elixirs. You can handle them yourself."

As he said this, he took off his storage wristband and stuffed it into the bald Taoist's hand.

There is no shortage of storage devices in this world, so he can just go back and find a better one.

"Don't worry, Taiyi. This is a trivial matter. Leave it to me. I will definitely live up to your trust."

The bald Taoist took the storage device, tears welled up in his eyes for a moment, and he felt a sense of being valued and trusted.

These days, he was enjoying the fresh air on the top of the mountain and had not stayed in the survival house for a single day. During this time, he was insulted, beaten and humiliated by Xiang Xiangzi. Now, with the comparison, he realized how good Taiyi was to him.

For a moment, he wished he could sacrifice his life to repay the kindness of his benefactor.

But soon, the bald Taoist felt Xiang Xiangzi's cold and murderous gaze, as if he wanted to chop off his hand and take back the storage magic weapon.

"Auntie, I'm leaving now."

The bald Taoist was startled and ran away in a hurry, fearing that he would meet with an accident if he was a step late.

"Taiyi, this old bald donkey is cunning and treacherous. Don't trust him."

Xiang Xiangzi retracted his cold gaze, and then gently reminded him, "Besides, the old Taoist priest will most likely flee with such a large amount of spiritual stones and elixirs. If he recovers a little, he may take revenge on me. Let me teach him a lesson, and it would be best if I could chop off his hands and feet."

"That's not the case."

Li Yi's eyelids jumped: "There's not much in that storage magic tool. It doesn't matter if I give it to the senior. After all, he taught me the wind-calling method. Besides, I've been sleeping in the open air these days, which is very hard. Even if I'm working, I still have to pay him."

"You, my enemy, I have always been considerate of you, but you are so considerate of a bald man and not considerate of me. It really makes me sad. I have been living in the open air these days. In terms of teaching and imparting the Dharma, my contribution is a thousand times greater than that of the bald man."

Xiang Xiangzi's tone then changed, and her beautiful eyes revealed a look of resentment, like a beautiful girl vying for favor.

Li Yi said: "Why do you say that, Fairy? I will never forget your kindness, but the time has not come yet. Fairy, please be patient. If the time is right, I will give you a great opportunity."

He cannot reveal the method of cross-border yet.

After all, once the news leaks, it will easily cause an uproar. Li Yi doesn't know how deep the water is in this world, so he needs to be cautious in everything.

"Oh, great opportunity."

Xiang Xiangzi's beautiful eyes turned and she suddenly became curious.

Li Yi was so generous. Spirit stones and elixirs were just ordinary things. Even the longevity elixir that could extend one's life by a hundred years seemed nothing. She really couldn't think of anything else that could be called a great opportunity.

Is it a new law?
However, the martial arts practice is only average in the later stages and cannot lead to immortality, so it is not really a great opportunity.

"The secret cannot be revealed." Li Yi said.

Xiang Xiangzi stopped asking questions after hearing this, and then she turned her beautiful eyes and said, "Taiyi is now a cultivator at the first level of the Five Qi Realm. He is cultivating in the Dharma Ending Age, and he must not miss the many opportunities in the Dao Court."

"What does the fairy lady mean?" Li Yi asked.

Xiang Xiangzi stretched out his hand and pointed in a direction: "The Duobao Building of the Dao Court specializes in purchasing the magical instruments and Taoist instruments of the Taoists at low prices. Although most of the magical instruments and Taoist instruments are damaged, there may be a few good ones. If Taiyi is willing to spend some spirit stones, he can easily obtain some of the sect's treasures."

"There is also the Daozang Building, which specializes in acquiring Taoist methods, formations, weapon refining, and alchemy techniques from various sects. Although those spells are not as good as the top Taoist methods of the Tiandao Sect, they also have their merits."

Li Yi was immediately moved when he heard this.

The only Taoist weapon he has now is the Xuan Huang Seal, which was given to him by Xuan Yuezi, one of the Seven Fairies. If he could find a few more treasures and bring them back to Earth, he would not be able to get them.

Xiang Xiangzi said, "In addition, we must also get the Big and Small Ruyi and the Art of Turning Rivers and Seas from Tianyi Sect. It would be a waste of these two Taoist arts if they fell into the hands of the imperial court. The masters of their Three Flower Realm are also dying one after another. Sooner or later, there will be no one to inherit their Taoist arts and Taoist tools. Rather than leaving them in their warehouse to rot and get damaged, it is better to help you, Taiyi." "It sounds like it makes some sense." Li Yi said, "But will the other party sell it?"

“Why do you have to buy it? Why don’t you just rob it? With your current strength, Yi Taiyi, and holding the Xuanhuang Seal, no one in the Dao Court can match you. Even a master of the Three Flowers Realm would find it difficult to defeat you if he uses his last bit of strength.” Xiang Xiangzi said.

Li Yi said: "Why do I feel like when there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey becomes king?"

"Taiyi, they are monkeys and you are the tiger." Xiang Xiangzi gave a coquettish look.

However, while the two were talking, they had already returned to Tianxiang Tower.

But there was no building in front of him, only charred ruins and broken walls. The originally luxurious and exquisite building had long turned into dust, and judging from the situation at the scene, the incident here had been happening for some time.

"Tianxiang Tower is gone?"

Xiang Xiangzi's body trembled, and a hint of sadness instantly flashed in her beautiful eyes.

If Xuan Yuezi were here, Tianxiang Tower would not have been destroyed, and Xuan Yuezi would definitely lead everyone to protect Tianxiang Tower.

The only possibility is that Xuan Yuezi was defeated and all the fellow apprentice sisters were killed, so Tianxiang Tower was burned down.

The only imperial court in the entire Dao Court that has the ability to do this is the Imperial Court established by the Tianyi Sect.

"Tianyi Sect has gone too far." Xiang Xiangzi gritted her teeth, her face full of murderous intent. A auspicious cloud rose under her feet, and she wanted to go to Tianyi Sect to avenge everyone.

"Wait, Fairy, don't be impulsive." Li Yi hurriedly stopped her.

“Too easy.”

Xiang Xiangzi's eyes softened a lot, but still showed reluctance: "My slave and several brothers and sisters are as close as brothers. In order to avenge this, my slave would rather die. Please allow me to go."

Li Yi said calmly, "I remember that before I left Tianxiang Tower, I gave Xuan Yuezi and the others three high-energy sniper rifles. Those weapons do not require spiritual energy and are quite powerful. With those weapons in hand, even if we are no match for the people in the Imperial Court, we should be able to protect ourselves. Maybe the people in Tianxiang Tower are not dead but just escaped. I will go and look for them to see if I can find them."

"The Taoist court is so big, how can it be easy to find someone in such a short time? And I am not proficient in the art of divination." Xiang Xiangzi's mood calmed down after hearing this, but the murderous look between his brows remained as before.

Li Yi said: "No need for divination, I can use the intelligent system to remotely locate it."

High-energy sniper rifles all have their own weapon systems, which can be searched and located immediately through the intelligent brain Lan Ji in the Thunder Fighter. Of course, the premise is that the high-energy sniper rifle cannot be placed in a storage device, otherwise the signal will be blocked.

"Lan Ji." Then he called out.

"Master, I am here."

A voice suddenly sounded. This was the remote voice control system. As long as Li Yi was within the signal coverage range of the Thunder Fighter, he could wake up Lan Ji at any time. Along with the awakening of the intelligent brain, the Thunder Fighter hovering in the sky was also activated again.

"Locate the position of the high-energy sniper rifle." Li Yi gave the order.

"Okay, master, searching and locating." The voice of the intelligent computer Lan Ji sounded.

next moment.

A beam of light fell from the sky, and then a three-dimensional projection appeared in front of Li Yi and Xiang Xiangzi.

This is a virtual image of Daoting City, and on the map, two locations are marked, flashing with light.

One of the punctuation marks lights up red, reminding the user that the connection is lost. The other signal punctuation mark is blue with Xuan Yuezi's portrait appearing on it, proving that the identity has been successfully identified.

"Xiang Xiangzi, Xuan Yuezi is not dead, she is hiding in this place." Li Yi said.

"That is the Hundred Flowers Garden of the Goddess of the Tiandao Sect. It used to be a place where rare flowers and plants were cultivated for the Goddess." Xiang Xiangzi's beautiful eyes moved slightly. She recognized the place: "But the other one is where the Imperial Court is. Sure enough, a junior sister was killed."

Li Yi stared at the map, but couldn't find the location of the third high-energy sniper rifle.

Most likely the high-energy sniper rifle has been destroyed, so the signal is lost.

"Three sniper rifles, one was taken away, one was destroyed, and only Xuan Yuezi escaped with the third sniper rifle." Li Yi said: "Sure enough, there are still Taoist masters in the imperial court."

He was not worried about losing the high-energy sniper rifle. This thing was bound to the identity. Once the user died, it would be locked directly and no one could use it. Only the intelligent brain Lan Ji could crack it.

"As one of the three sects of Daoting, the Tianyi Sect has a foundation that is no worse than that of the Tiandao Sect. Moreover, they have seldom consumed sect resources in recent years. Most of the time, they let ordinary people do things for them. Only at critical moments will they send out Taoist masters. The one who could make Xuan Yuezi flee in such a hurry must have been a master from the Sanhua Realm." Xiang Xiangzi said.

"It's too easy. I want to go to the Hundred Flowers Garden first."

Li Yi nodded and said, "I will go with you. If you encounter any danger, I can help you. The fairy taught me the way and the law, so I am half a member of the Tiandao Sect. Now that the Tiandao Sect is in trouble, I should help them a little."

"Taiyi is so kind and righteous. I am grateful for your kindness." Xiang Xiangzi was very moved.

After all, the current Tiandao Sect has no value to Li Yi. He has already learned all the Taoist methods he should learn. But he is still willing to wade into this muddy water, which shows his character.

(End of this chapter)