After the Skyfall

Chapter 694: Changes in Cultivation

When Li Yi brought twelve Taoist masters to Xiu Xiang's house, Xiu Xiang was both surprised and delighted. He had long known that Li Yi had already captured Chijin Mountain and became the master of an area.

"Dayi, it's a wonderful thing to see you again. No, I should call you the mountain master now." Xiu Xiang's face was filled with a warm smile: "Nanshan Bo once said that you will not only become a local master in the future, but also a local god. I believe his words, but I didn't expect that this day would come so soon."

Li Yi smiled and said, "If it weren't for the help of the Shang Lord, I wouldn't have become the mountain master so quickly. This time I returned to Shenmu City from Chijin Mountain because I actually have something that requires your help, Xiu Xiang."

"It's just that this matter is a bit troublesome, but I don't have anyone else I can trust in Shenmu City, so I can only ask you for help."

"Our friendship has reached the point where I can trust my life to you, Dayi. No matter what you need my help with, I will promise to do it without hesitation." Xiu Xiang said seriously.

Li Yi nodded slightly, and then said: "Xiu Xiang, do you know how to smelt red gold?"

"Of all metals, red gold is the most expensive. Red gold itself is indestructible. To smelt it, you need the leaves of the sacred tree in Shenmu City. Putting the leaves into the furnace and burning them will produce golden flames, which are as hot as the sun. Only in this way can red gold be melted into weapons." Xiu Xiang, as a merchant, obviously knew this.

"That's why the leaves of the sacred tree in Shenmu City are so precious. Dayi is already the Lord of Chijin Mountain. Could it be that he came to Shenmu City this time to buy the leaves of the sacred tree? If so, I can help."

Li Yi shook his head, then he gestured behind him.

Immediately, two masters of Taoism picked up the two injured and unconscious people and threw them to the ground.

"Xiu Xiang, these are the God Blood Warriors of the God Tree lineage." Li Yi said, "They wanted to challenge me, the new mountain master, but they were defeated by me. The leader of the God Blood lineage is dead, and the remaining two were captured by me. I want to use their lives to find the warrior family of the God Tree lineage to exchange for the leaves of the God Tree. Do you think this can succeed?"

Xiu Xiang was stunned when he heard this. He looked at Li Yi, then at the two unconscious Divine Blood Warriors on the ground.

One of the warriors had golden leaf-like patterns on his skin. There was no doubt about it; he was indeed a direct descendant of the sacred tree. The other one also had golden blood flowing in his veins.

Identity can be faked, but bloodline can never be faked.

"These two God Blood warriors are both mountain master-level warriors, and one of them is a direct descendant of the God Blood. Although the number of warriors in the God Tree lineage is greater, the direct descendants are still precious. If their lives are exchanged, I believe the elders of the God Tree lineage will be happy to pay a sufficient number of God Tree leaves. Dayi, leave this matter to me. Give me three days, and I will definitely be able to bring you a generous ransom."

Xiu Xiang's eyes then lit up, and his talent and brain as a businessman began to function as he thought about how to gain the greatest benefit from the lives of these two people.

Li Yi asked: "If we go to trade, will it be dangerous?"

"Don't worry, Dayi. I will go to trade as a merchant. Not only will the Shenmu lineage not harm me, they will also give me due respect because I helped them rescue two injured warriors. If I were killed, no merchant in the world would make any deal with the Shenmu lineage. In the future, no other merchant will come to the rescue of the Shenmu lineage's warriors when they are in trouble." Xiu Xiang said very seriously.

"I see." Li Yi nodded.

No wonder the identity of the merchant leader in this world is very special. Now he understands a little bit.

"Dayi, please stay at home for a few days. I will take care of this matter right away." Xiu Xiang then immediately started to act. Obviously, he also saw that Li Yi was anxious about the leaves of the sacred tree.

Immediately, Xiu Xiang called several servants and guards, brought the exotic beasts, and then took the two unconscious divine blood warriors away from home.

He did not rush to the City Lord's Mansion of Shenmu City to meet the elders of the Shenmu lineage, but went to find a respected middleman to accompany him.

After Li Yi saw Xiu Xiang leave, he said, "Seniors, let's stay here for two or three days. We will leave after we get the leaves of the sacred tree."

"Dayi, this place may seem like an ordinary residence, but it is extraordinary, especially this ancient tree. Although it is not as magical as the sacred tree, it has also been baptized by the sacred tree for many years and is now also a precious tree."

"Yes, I have also discovered that this big tree exudes a special spiritual energy. This spiritual energy seems to be able to nourish the spiritual flower of the cultivator. Living here can prolong the life of even mortals."

"Such a precious land nurtured by heaven and earth is occupied by a group of barbarians who don't know how to practice. It's really a waste of natural resources. If we can take this place, it will become a new Taoist temple in the future."

"If you want to take this place, I'm afraid that the strength of the Great Perfection is not enough."

These monks discussed with each other and soon discovered the peculiarity of the ancient tree in Xiu Xiang's yard. Then they could feel that the rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth here was truly unimaginable.

Even though they were all masters of the Three Flowers Realm, they became greedy at this moment and wanted to capture this big city.

But they also clearly realized that with their current strength, it would be impossible to take over Shenmu City even if they joined forces. Perhaps only those who have achieved enlightenment would be qualified to occupy such a blessed land.

However, Li Yi smiled and said, "Seniors, if you are interested in this place, you can come and take it after you become enlightened in the future."

"What Taiyi said is right. Moreover, after crossing the boundary, achieving enlightenment is not a very difficult thing. This place may not belong to us in the future. And even if we cannot achieve enlightenment, don't we still have Taiyi? In the future, when his Three Flowers Gather and Five Qis Converge to Origin, who in this city will be his rival?" Taoist Shenxu said with a slight movement of his eyes.

Obviously he is very confident in Li Yi's future strength.

After all, a cultivator with sixty major acupoints has the blood of gods in his body and possesses the strength of the Three Flowers Realm while he is only at the Five Qi Realm. His combat power after he breaks through to another realm in the future will be unimaginable.

"Since Taiyi said he wants to rest here for a few days, that's perfect. We can take this opportunity to practice here and try to recover some strength." The other practitioners were unwilling to waste this excellent opportunity to practice. They flew to the trunk of the ancient tree, sat down directly, and then performed the Qi-gathering technique.

But they saw invisible energy of heaven and earth gathering towards them.

In just a moment, a faint glow appeared on each cultivator's body, and the flower of their soul above their head began to bloom again, like sweet dew after a long drought.

This Shenmu City has its own cosmic energy field. The spiritual energy here is almost endless. Not to mention twelve cultivators, even hundreds of cultivators cannot consume all the spiritual energy.

No matter how they breathe, the spiritual energy around them remains abundant.

This discovery made all the monks amazed.

Seeing that these monks were practicing, Li Yi did not disturb them, but returned to his previous residence.

In this small courtyard, he met two beauties, E-ji and Su-ji, as well as the high priest Dou-kun and Shanguo, a former soldier from Shoushan Village.

They have changed a lot after not seeing them for a while.

Because Li Yi had previously taught the method of cultivating immortals to the high priest Dou Kun, and Dou Kun taught it to everyone.

In this environment, although the method of cultivating immortals is known for its slow practice, Dou Kun, the high priest, actually began to become like Nanshan Bo, rejuvenated. The dead air in his body had disappeared, the wrinkles on his face were gone, and his whole body exuded a vibrant and vigorous aura.

"Golden Core Stage?" Li Yi took a look and felt a little surprised.

Dou Kun has already cultivated to the Golden Core Stage.

That's really fast.

But after thinking about it carefully, Li Yi understood it, because Shenmu City is a blessed land, and Dou Kun, as the high priest, already has certain strength. Now he is just practicing the immortal cultivation method. His previous potential has been tapped, so his progress is naturally rapid.

It looks like it won't be long before he can condense his Nascent Soul and reach the Spiritual Transformation stage.

"Master, you are finally back." E Ji and Su Ji were very happy when they saw Li Yi. They had a slim figure, glowing skin, soft waists, and a bit of fairy air.

Although they have not reached the Golden Core Stage, they are also foundation-building cultivators.

Li Yi nodded: "I will only stay for a few days this time. After that, you will follow me to leave Shenmu City and go to Chijin Mountain. I am now the master of Chijin Mountain. It will be our home in the future. If nothing unexpected happens, we will stay there for a long time."

Upon hearing this, the two beauties' eyes sparkled and they were both very excited.

They also heard from Xiu Xiang that Dayi had become the master of a region, and that they were now the wife of the mountain master. Their status was no longer what it used to be. Even Xiu Xiang was very respectful when he saw them.

"Lord of the Red Gold Mountain, what a beautiful title." Dou Kun laughed at this moment: "That is a treasure mountain. Maybe a big city will be built in the future. The Great Yi lineage will surely rise because of it."

Shanguo, who was standing by, couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this.

Unknowingly, Dayi has become the ruler of a region. He wants to build a big city and pass down his own divine bloodline.

As a female warrior who used to guard the mountain village, Shanguo found it hard to imagine that all this was true.

Then, Dou Kun said, "Lord, perhaps you should buy a few more beautiful girls in Shenmu City and bring them back to Chijin Mountain. Only with enough girls can we produce a large number of divine blood heirs, and they will be proud of it. It is not enough to rely on E and Su alone."

He made suggestions, hoping that Li Yi could reproduce vigorously.

"Master, Eji and I can go and purchase beautiful girls, and it will definitely satisfy you." Eji and Suji did not object, but took the initiative to express their willingness to add more beautiful women to the Master.

Li Yi said, "We'll talk about this later. Right now, Chijin Mountain is not stable yet, so it's not suitable to add too many women. Having two beauties, Eji and Suji, is enough for now."

Dou Kun nodded: "My Lord, your words make sense, but reproduction and inheritance are very important things. Please pay attention to them. Many powerful tribes eventually declined because of insufficient reproduction. The decline of the God Blood Family is also due to the scarcity of God Blood Warriors."

"Okay, I'll remember this. Thank you for the reminder, High Priest." Li Yi nodded.

He didn't argue.

After all, this is indeed the case in this wild world.

(End of this chapter)