Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Chapter 328 Raid
Is this... the effect of [Induction]!?
Li Ye felt the inexplicable sense of threat rising in his heart, but his face remained calm and he even had a smile on his face.

"Fellow Daoist Xue, please come and entertain me. You may leave now..."

He spoke lightly, looking at Xue Chou from afar outside the formation, who was gloomy but smiling, and his behavior seemed no different from before.

Thoughts raced through his mind, but he suddenly waved his hand, opened the passage to the formation, and invited him in as usual.

No matter what's weird about this person, he has already been prepared this time. In his formation, he is the easiest to deal with it. Let's just wait and see what happens!

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"Hahahaha! It's been a while since we last met, Fellow Daoist Xue. It seems your cultivation has improved even more!"

"It seems that this bottleneck of the late Jindan stage can't stop you, fellow Daoist. It won't take too long before you can take that step forward!"

Li Ye spoke slowly with a smile, as if he was amazed.

After all, if one can reach the late stage of the Golden Core, then he will be second only to the countless Yuanying, and will be one of the best figures in the world of immortal cultivation in southern Xinjiang.

As long as the Nascent Soul does not appear, almost no one dares to provoke a late Jindan cultivator.

This is enough to elevate the status of their Demonic Phantom Sect to a higher level!

"Fellow Daoist, you are too kind. My progress this time is entirely due to the furnace of elixirs that Fellow Daoist Li refined earlier... Otherwise, how could I have made such a huge improvement in my magic power in such a short time?"

Xue Chou was quite pleased and raised his glass to toast Li Ye.

Li Ye drank the spiritual wine and silently looked at his expression and behavior, feeling a little doubtful.

Xue Chou's behavior was clearly no different from before, and even with his Thousand Thoughts Divine Art, he couldn't detect any hostility from him.

But one can indeed feel a subtle sense of incongruity, and this feeling also comes from the soul.

Divine soul? Thousand Thoughts Divine Art... No!
If we start from this technique, then that strange perception can be explained!
It seems that asking Xue Chou to search for the Thousand Thoughts Divine Art on my behalf has caused some trouble...

Li Ye thought to himself, but was not panicked.

After all, if a Nascent Soul cultivator came, perhaps all the cultivators on Pingyang Mountain would have rebelled and started to besiege him.

Why would he have to hide like this, and even use his mind or soul to possess Xue Chou and sneak in to plot against him?
However, the fact that he was able to possess Xue Chou so quietly without him noticing at all meant that this person might have reached the late Golden Core stage, and had cultivated the Thousand Thoughts Divine Art to the ninth level, thus developing a split soul.

Otherwise, with the Demonic Illusion Technique that Xue Chou practiced, which also trained his spiritual consciousness to some extent, it would definitely be impossible for him to be completely unconscious!

Of course... we cannot rule out the possibility that this person has already betrayed us, and this non-hostile appearance is just a result of his superb acting skills.

Also, the danger does not come from the practitioners of Qiannian Yanshen Jue, but may come from somewhere else.

Be careful to guard against these!

Li Ye and Xue Chou chatted about everything under the sun and drank three rounds of wine.

Xue Chou suddenly slapped his head, took out a storage bag and threw it to Li Ye.

"Look at my memory. Fellow Daoist Li, these are the proceeds from the last round of auctions. There are also visiting cards and gifts given to you, the weapon refiner, by some factions. The magical materials and custom requirements for this refining are also included. Please check to see if there are any errors..."

He handed over the storage bag while still talking,

"Fellow Daoist Li, your skills are rare even in the Southern Border Immortal Cultivation World. Even though I have to hide my identity and move around different auction houses to seek higher profits, I have also been able to avoid trouble. Time and time again, I have helped many parties to win over..."

"You may be free and easy in this land of four nations, but the resources are still somewhat scarce. Why not go to the Southern Border to cultivate immortals? With your various skills, you will surely be able to enter the Nascent Soul Sect. Wouldn't your path be brighter then?"

The purple jade vein occupied by the Phantom Demon Sect led by Xue Chou is indeed a bit barren. After years of mining, it is almost exhausted and it is likely that it will not produce any materials.

The weapon refining commissions currently entrusted to Li Ye were all commissioned by auction houses or by cultivators after he had established a reputation at various auction houses! He had almost become Li Ye's agent in the Southern Xinjiang cultivation world, running errands for him!
Although there is still profit in this way, it is much less than the previous cooperation where he provided the materials and Li Ye refined them.

In this case, it would be better to make a good connection and persuade Li Ye to go to southern Xinjiang and join a Nascent Soul sect.

With the close relationship between the two of them, if Li Ye can really make a name for himself, he might be able to use Li Ye's power to suppress those who are disobedient around him!
Although he had this idea in his mind, given Xue Chou's gloomy personality, he would not easily say such words out loud.

But today he seemed to be expressing some of his true feelings and was talking incessantly.

At this time, Li Ye listened to his words with a smile, and opened the storage bag without any precautions, and probed into it with his spiritual sense.

However, as soon as it touched it, that spiritual consciousness felt like it had touched something poisonous. The intense pain instantly backfired on Li Ye himself, causing his expression to distort and he to lose consciousness for a short time.

"Hahahaha! How dare you, a country cultivator, spy on my Saint Sect's skills? Become my food today!"

A wanton and wild scream suddenly sounded, and a shadow from the storage bag instantly pounced into Li Ye's sea of consciousness, causing his ferocious face to daze for a moment, and then freeze.

This sudden change made Xue Chou, who was still trying to persuade others, confused for a moment. Then his expression changed drastically and he immediately stepped back.

He held a claw-shaped magic weapon in his hand, and a spiritual light rose from his robe. He glanced outside the hall, then stared at Li Ye, who had an expressionless face, as if he would run away immediately if something went wrong.

But to his surprise.

The next moment, the arrogant voice sounded again.

"How is that possible?! This is not your body!"

A faint light flashed and was about to rush out of Li Ye's body, but was blocked back in a shock.

At this time, Li Ye's face changed and he turned into a puppet with armor integrated into his body, covering his face.

Purple and dark green spiritual patterns were interwoven on it, seemingly forming a sealing array. During the evolution, there seemed to be strange lightning flashes, and suddenly there were shrill screams coming from the puppet's body.

Hua Hua Hua——

The void changed, and the puppet was moved to another place in an instant.

While Xue Chou was in confusion, a series of heavy formations evolved to block the void, trapping him inside and leaving him no chance to escape.

At the same time, Li Ye also appeared outside the formation.

Seeing him appear, Xue Chou immediately said sincerely:

"Fellow Daoist Li, I, Xue, have absolutely no connection with that enemy. I beg you to show mercy to me for the sake of our long-standing friendship!"

Although he is in the middle stage of the Golden Core, he has limited understanding of Li Ye's true strength. Moreover, he is in this large formation, so he is probably unlikely to be his opponent.

Especially considering the situation just now, it seemed like he was the one who arranged the attack. If he didn't beg for mercy quickly, he might not even be able to leave Pingyang Mountain today!

Li Ye had no expression on his face:

"If you wish to prove your innocence, then stay put in this formation. Once I've dealt with that villain, the outcome will be clear. As long as you have no ill will towards me, I, Li, will not harm you..."

As he said this, he ignored Xue Chou's attempt to explain himself and left in a flash.

Watching Li Ye disappear, Xue Chou looked around at the formation that was blocking him with a gloomy look.

The lush trees evolved into endless changes with no discernible end, the sky was filled with blue clouds, and dots of thunder leaped...

He let out a breath, and ultimately did not act rashly. He sat back in his original seat with a slightly dejected look.

(End of this chapter)