I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 158 Night Visit to the Heavenly Master's Mansion

The soul left the body, allowing Li Qingyun's already extremely powerful spiritual consciousness to break through the constraints of the physical body, and his perception was far greater than before.

At this time, Li Qingyun could clearly feel every bit of spiritual energy around him, and even the slightest fluctuations were clear to him.

He carefully controlled his spirit and tentatively wandered around the room, getting familiar with the new experience.

The movement of the Yuanshen was as light as a feather and extremely fast, with almost no hindrance, as if he had transcended the constraints of this world and existed in another dimension.

As his soul gradually stabilized, Li Qingyun began to expand his scope of activities.

He slowly walked through the wall of the wooden house and came into the courtyard, feeling the breeze from the mountains. The touch was both real and unreal.

Every blade of grass and every tree in the yard appeared extremely clear before his eyes, as if every leaf and every pine needle had its own unique scent.

Soon, Li Qingyun's control over his soul became stronger and stronger, and his soul began to resonate with some mysterious power between heaven and earth.

He tried to raise his soul into the sky, flew lightly above the courtyard, and overlooked the entire Longhu Mountain.

From high in the sky, the entire view of Longhu Mountain is in sight, with rolling mountains, scattered temples, and the mountains in the distance looking like a dream under the moonlight.

Li Qingyun suddenly had a wonderful feeling, as if his consciousness could continue to extend and merge with the heaven and earth, as if he could travel all over the mountains and rivers in a single thought.

So, he began to try to sense the movements farther away, and soon, he could clearly hear the breathing of the Taoists in the temple, and even see the flow of true energy in their bodies.

His range of perception continued to expand, and he could even see animals and birds in the distant mountains, as if the entire world was in his control.

Li Qingyun was delighted. With the method of letting his soul leave his body, wouldn't he be able to wander around Longhu Mountain without being noticed and spy on the secrets hidden in Tianshi Mansion?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel excited. If he could successfully complete the inheritance mission, he could say goodbye to this place and travel around the world to find the traces of Qiu Wang and others and avenge Lu Zhen.

Thinking of this, Li Qingyun commanded his soul without hesitation and swooped down towards the Si Han Tianshi Mansion on the top of the mountain. His heart was full of anticipation and excitement, as if the goal was already within reach.

However, when he was still hundreds of feet away from the ancient and majestic Tianshi Mansion, he gradually felt a weak pressure from the heaven and earth. This pressure was not strong, but it was like a soft barrier that blocked his prying.

Li Qingyun suddenly had a premonition that some kind of restriction or protective force in the Tianshi Mansion was taking effect.

However, the arrow is on the string and must be shot. Now that we have come this far, there is no reason to give up halfway.
Li Qingyun's mind raced, and he decided to give it his all. As long as he completed the mission, even if he was discovered in the future, the most he would have to do was change his identity.

So he concentrated his mind, mobilized all his strength, and rushed straight towards the Tianshi Mansion like a sharp arrow.

In an instant, his soul was like a hot knife through butter, penetrating through layers of obstacles and was about to reach the entrance of the main hall of the Tianshi Mansion.

However, the next moment, a force ten or even dozens of times stronger than before suddenly hit him, like an invisible barrier, instantly blocking him outside.

The invisible and formless soul seemed to be stuck in a quagmire. No matter how he struggled, he could not move forward.

Immediately afterwards, a cold snort came from the void. The voice carried an irresistible pressure, which instantly penetrated Li Qingyun's soul and directly shocked his heart.

"Who dares to trespass into the forbidden area of ​​the Tianshi Mansion?"

The voice was cold and majestic, like a sharp sword, piercing deep into his soul.

Li Qingyun's soul trembled violently, his heart was horrified, and his "divination" magic power frantically warned. A strong sense of crisis came over him like a tide, as if he would be completely wiped out by this powerful force in the next moment.

Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately withdrew his soul and decisively gave up the idea of ​​continuing to spy.

The soul retreated like lightning and quickly returned to the body. After finally returning to the body, Li Qingyun felt exhausted. Only then did he realize that cold sweat had seeped out of his forehead. He was still frightened by what had happened just now.

At this moment, he deeply understood the power and terror of the Tianshi Mansion.

Not only are there powerful restrictions and protective forces here, but there are also likely masters on the Tiangang List guarding here. It is definitely not something he can explore by force at this stage.

Alas, I was too arrogant. I thought that my Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong was miraculous, but I also underestimated the heroes of the world... Li Qingyun muttered to himself, realizing that he had always been smooth sailing along the way, and had always been blessed when in trouble. He was also always protected by the premonitions of divination, and was able to turn misfortune into good fortune. It was inevitable that he was a little too confident.

However, this reckless action taught him a lesson, made him realize the true strength of the Zhengtian Master Mansion, and made him understand that there is no such thing as luck on the road of cultivation.

However, this sudden impulse was not without gain.

At least, Li Qingyun can now be sure that the secret of Longhu Mountain is most likely hidden in the Sihan Tianshi Mansion on the top of the mountain, which provides a clear target for his subsequent investigation.

But he also knew that if he wanted to uncover the secret and complete the inheritance mission, he had to be more cautious and careful and not act rashly to avoid alerting the enemy and being prepared by the Tianshi Mansion.

Following this line of thought, a new plan gradually formed in Li Qingyun's mind:
If you want to get the opportunity to investigate the Successor Han Tianshi Mansion, the best way is to work hard to show yourself, strive to become a disciple of the contemporary Tianshi "Mr. Xujing" Zhang Jixian, and become a high-level master who can enter and leave the Tianshi Mansion freely.

However, it is not easy to gain the favor of Zhang Tianshi.

Now Li Qingyun is only a registered disciple. Above him there are formal disciples, ordained Taoist priests, chief priests and high-level magicians. If he wants to follow the procedures and climb up step by step, it may take ten or twenty years just relying on ordinary efforts, and he may not be able to succeed.

But Li Qingyun did not have so much time to waste. The time limit for the inheritance mission was only one year. He had to find a more effective way to quickly let the Taoists of Longhu Mountain discover his talent without arousing suspicion.

The simplest method is to use the magical power of "performing" to quickly improve the realm of Taoism. By then, as long as you successfully condense the Nascent Soul, you will definitely attract attention.

But in this way, his realm would be improved too quickly, and his cultivation would be obtained too easily, which would arouse the suspicion of the Tianshi Mansion. At that time, they would be wary of him, which would backfire.

Li Qingyun thought about it over and over, but he still couldn't come up with a perfect plan. He could only find a way to practice the second half of the [Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering Technique] and complete the foundation building, and then act according to the circumstances after becoming a formal disciple.

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Early the next morning, before dawn, Li Qingyun was awakened by a series of hurried knocks on the door.

He quickly sat up and straightened his clothes, then saw Lu Feng and others hurriedly getting up from the bed and walking towards the door as if facing a great enemy.

Li Qingyun didn't understand, so he asked:
"Who is outside?"

Lu Feng looked at him nervously, made a gesture to keep quiet, and then quickly opened the door. He saw a middle-aged man in Taoist robes standing outside the door. He looked quite serious, with a look of scrutiny and majesty in his eyes.

The man was of burly build, with a fat head and big ears. He had a bronze plate hanging around his waist with the word "Supervisor" written on it.

Li Qingyun took a quick look and immediately understood.

It turned out that the person who came was the supervisor of the back mountain of Longhu Mountain, who was specifically responsible for managing and supervising the daily affairs of the registered Taoist children.

He had already heard this from the receptionist yesterday, but he didn't expect that the supervisor would come to him so soon.

I only heard Lu Feng nodding and saying:
"Good morning, Supervisor Song. Thank you for visiting us. What can I do for you?" Supervisor Song glared at Lu Feng.
"Little brat, stop being so weird to me and go to the other side."

As he spoke, Supervisor Song looked at Li Qingyun, and seeing that he was a little older, he immediately concluded that this man was just a mediocre person who was just living a life of idleness and would hardly achieve anything in the future.

So he pointed with his chin and said in a cold tone:
"Are you the new registered Taoist child?"

Li Qingyun stood up and saluted with a smile:

"That's right. I'm Gao Ren'an. I just arrived at Mount Longhu yesterday evening. Supervisor Song, please give me your guidance."

Supervisor Song snorted coldly, with a hint of contempt in his tone:
"Teach me? You are so old and still want to be a registered Taoist boy. I'm afraid you can't even reach the threshold of a formal disciple. Don't you feel ashamed? But it's your own business to embarrass yourself. Since you are here, you have to behave yourself and stop causing trouble for me."

Then, he changed the subject and said sternly:

"From today on, the four of you will be responsible for cleaning up the weeds and fallen leaves on the back mountain every day. Make sure it is spotless. If I find you slacking off in the slightest, I will let you know the severity of the Longhu Mountain rules!"

When Lu Feng heard this, his eyes widened and he quickly said:

"Supervisor Song, the back mountain is so big, and more than a hundred of our disciples work and practice here, with so many people coming and going, how can we possibly keep it clean?"

Supervisor Song glared at him:
"That's your problem. You can do whatever you want. I only care about the results. If I see a weed or a fallen leaf, you won't have any food."

Lu Feng was still a child, and he immediately lost his temper after hearing these words, and said loudly:

"You... Ye Qing and I beat up Song Youde a few days ago. It was indeed our fault, but we didn't know he was your brother at the time, and later he paid money and made amends. This matter should have been over, right? Why are you still so aggressive and unwilling to let us go?"

Supervisor Song sneered and said gloomily:
"I am being aggressive, what do you think? If you have the ability, go up the mountain and become a formal disciple. Otherwise, you will have a hard time as long as you stay here!"

Lu Feng was furious, and he rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush over to fight, but the short Ye Qing grabbed his sleeves and urged him:

"Junior Brother Lu, don't do it!"

Supervisor Song saw this and straightened his chest, smiling sinisterly:
"Why don't you dare to take action? If you have the guts, don't be a coward. Come on, hit me here!"

These words made Lu Feng unable to suppress his anger any longer. He broke free from Ye Qing's hand and punched Supervisor Song.

But when his fist was halfway through, someone suddenly grabbed his wrist with a hand, like an iron hoop, and pressed his arm back forcefully.

The person who caught him was Li Qingyun. He used the "Fire Eyes and Golden Pupils" method in the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong to see through Supervisor Song's cultivation and knew that he was a second-level "foundation-building" cultivator, whose strength was far superior to Lu Feng, who had not yet broken through the four major barriers.

The reason why this guy used provocation was to force Lu Feng to take action so that he could justify his killing.

"Senior Brother Gao, you!"

Seeing that he was stopped by Li Qingyun, Lu Feng shouted anxiously, but the huge force from the other party's fingertips made him unable to move.

Li Qingyun still showed a respectful smile and said easily:
"Supervisor Song is right. We promise to complete the task and will not slack off for even a moment!"

As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. Although Supervisor Song did not get the chance to take action, he was quite proud to see Li Qingyun being so obedient.

Anyway, these people are under his command, so he can just torture them slowly in the future. So he snorted coldly, shook his sleeves and said:

"It's better this way, don't cause me any trouble."

Li Qingyun nodded:
"Of course. I would like to ask Supervisor Song one thing. I heard that all new registered disciples can get the complete set of [Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering Technique] from you. Is that possible?"

Before he could finish his words, Supervisor Song interrupted him rudely:
"You don't have any hope of building a foundation, so why bother to strengthen your body? Just do the work first, and then we can talk about it when I'm satisfied."

Lu Feng was so angry that he cursed:
"You are seeking revenge for your personal grudge. Even if Ye Qing and I have offended you, Senior Brother Gao is new here and has no grudge against you. Why don't you give him the skills? I will go to the Master Mage and sue you!"

Supervisor Song sneered sinisterly:

"I can punish anyone I want to punish. What's your business? If you have the guts, go and complain to me. I have been managing the back mountain for more than ten years. Everything is in perfect order. Can the Tianshi Mansion do without me? Go and complain to the Taoist masters. Let's see if they believe you little Taoist boys or me, the diligent butler."

Lu Feng was furious, but there was nothing he could do but grit his teeth.

Li Qingyun was not angry at all, and the smile on his face became brighter:

"Supervisor Song is right. I will work hard and I guarantee you will be satisfied!"

Supervisor Song saw that he looked like a useless person and was too lazy to scold him. He just walked away without paying any more attention to him.

Only after he walked away did Li Qingyun let go of Lu Feng's wrist.

Lu Feng said indignantly:

"Junior Brother Gao, why are you stopping me? Let me teach him a lesson!"

Before Li Qingyun could speak, the tall man Li Quanan sneered and said:

"Idiot, Song Youde is a foundation-building cultivator, what right do you have to teach him a lesson? Senior Brother Gao saved your life by stopping you, otherwise Song would have crushed you to death with just a flick of his finger!"

After hearing this, Lu Feng was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat, realizing that his impulsiveness almost led to a disaster.

He quickly bowed to Li Qingyun and said:

"Thank you, Senior Brother Gao, for saving me."

Li Qingyun waved his hand and said lazily:

"Brother Lu, can you tell me how you offended him?"

Lu Feng showed a bit of embarrassment on his face, sighed, and was about to explain, but he saw that Li Qingyun looked normal, and suddenly he had a strange feeling in his heart.

How come this new junior fellow is so calm?

At this moment, without anyone noticing, a stream of clear air quietly emerged from behind Li Qingyun, flew out of the house erratically, and chased after Supervisor Song's back...

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(End of this chapter)