Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 80 Know yourself and the enemy
Xu Boyang stayed in the air for nearly three quarters of an hour before slowly landing on the ground. He understood that this was the effect of the [Li Fire] in his body transforming into the [Spring Breeze Yishui] and [Red Flame Flint Wind] containing the [Xun Wind].

In this way, it should not be a problem to maintain a short flight by relying on the spiritual energy in the body. However, for a long flight, it should still not be as easy as relying entirely on spiritual consciousness or summoning the spiritual energy of heaven and earth as a foundation-building cultivator. But after all, it is better to have something than nothing.

Xu Boyang thought about it, put away the magic sword, gathered his spiritual consciousness, and tried again with two more spiritual energies. Sure enough, the time he could stay in the air was extended a lot, and he still had energy left after nearly an hour.

"I can fly without any external aids!"

For a moment, I was extremely excited and secretly clenched my hands.

After thinking for a while, a jade slip flew out of the storage bag. It was the foundation-building sword technique "Greedy Fire Burning God Sword". Sitting in front of the stone table, he studied it silently while thinking to himself:

"I never thought I would cultivate [Lihuo] after all this cultivation. No wonder Qingshen cultivators can't do without [Lihuo] and [Kanshui] no matter what they cultivate. Now that I have condensed [Lihuo] spiritual energy, it's a mixed blessing. My strength has increased significantly, and I can easily control the eight spiritual energies of Lihuo. I no longer need the Genkan Shenyuan Pill when building my foundation, but where should I go with this Lihuo Shenyuan Pill?"

"Could it be possible that I really take the Huaiyi Binzhu and go to the Ding family's ancestor to exchange it? If I rashly find Ding Tianshi to explain this matter, will there be complications? I don't know what the relationship between Monk Li and the Ding family is. Will it cause any trouble then?"

"According to Monk Li, both the Cangwu Pei family and the Yuchuan Ding family are masters of alchemy, but I don't know what the Pei family means by being good at water. Could it be that water can also be used to make alchemy? Isn't that [Kanshui]?"

"If that's the case, then doesn't the Ding family have the only way to get [Lihuo]? It seems that after asking Monk Li and settling down in Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake, I'll go back to Feng Qing and tell my family that I must go to Yuchuan City. Otherwise, my path to foundation building will be in vain."

"Although Monk Li seems hateful but also somewhat pitiful, I'm taking advantage of him by usurping his position. It's a bit unfair to think about it. After all, he's worked hard for a hundred years, and I got him first. Well, this man has been here for many years and has a wide range of knowledge. I can use him. I'll take him with me first to see what kind of character he has, and then we'll see what happens next."

Xu Boyang was distracted, reading the sword manual with his spiritual sense while thinking about what to do next. After a while, he finished reading the sword manual. This sword technique was much simpler than the "Fei Su Six Swords". It only had three moves, and the power was acceptable, so-so.

However, he jumped directly from the most basic Condensation Period sword technique "Canglang Sword Technique" to the Huangting sword technique "Fei Su Liuchu Sword". Now when he takes a look at it, he naturally feels that it is just average. In fact, this sword technique is not weak.

"First move: Greedy Fire Devouring Soul Sword."

"Second move: Raging Flame Breaking Delusion Slash."

"Third move: Burning God Flame Dragon Break."

The "Fei Su Liu Chu Sword" given by Qi Fuling before consumes a lot of spiritual energy. Xu Boyang was directly frightened when he used it last time. So he can only keep it as a ultimate move. In comparison, the "Cang Lang Sword Art" of the Ning Yuan period is not a little weak after all. Learning some sword moves that can be used in daily life is also a good choice.

"There's no sun or moon in this cave, and I don't know how much time has passed. I estimate it should be less than a day. The group is probably still outside. Even though I've reached the ninth level of Condensation, I'm afraid I won't be able to defeat the three Confucianists if I go out. It's better to practice this sword technique in this cave first, which will give me a better chance of victory!"

Xu Boyang immediately summoned [Floating South Flame] and a small hourglass from his storage bag, placed the hourglass on the ground, calculated the time, and began to silently recite the sword formula and practice this [Lihuo] sword technique.

A day passed in a hurry. Xu Boyang memorized the sword techniques and learned the basics. However, he was very adept at practicing the [Floating South Flame]. This was probably because it came from the same school as the [Biyouxian].

He let out a breath, looked at the hourglass, and began to sit cross-legged and meditate. After all, there were suddenly seven more spiritual energies of heaven and earth in his body that could be differentiated at any time. He needed to become more familiar with their characteristics, otherwise he would be in a hurry when fighting the enemy.

Xu Boyang has discovered that injecting different spiritual energy into [Floating South Flame] or [Biyouxian] will produce different effects on the sword light and sword energy.

Just the changes in this would take an unknown amount of time to practice.

After practicing like this for another half a day, Xu Boyang suddenly opened his eyes and suddenly remembered something. He immediately felt something was wrong and secretly felt terrified:

"No, we can't stay here any longer. In a day or more, things will definitely change. If Su Yanlu returns and finds me gone, he'll definitely come looking for me. It won't be long before he finds us. If a fight breaks out, with his help, the situation will be averted."

"But what happened here is a bit of a headache to deal with. The other party is a disciple of the Three Thousand Academy. We haven't yet taken root, so it's probably not appropriate to offend such a powerful force so directly."

"And I don't even know who Guo Diyun is, the man Ding Tianshi asked me to deliver the storage bag to Xianshan. Why is he connected to the Three Thousand Academy?"

"Today's incident happened by chance. There's no great favor or grudge. The favor and grudge are all with Monk Li. This Huaiyi Binzhu is now related to the Lihuo Shenyuan Pill, so there's absolutely no way I'm going to give it away. However, it doesn't seem worthwhile to create a grudge over it. It would be best if I could find a way to escape directly and put this matter behind me."

"What's more, those three Confucianists have never seen my appearance. If we come into conflict over Guo Diyun's matter in the future, it won't lead to a falling out."

"This isn't just a matter of 500 spirit stones. If I successfully complete the task assigned by Ding Tianshi, I'll have more confidence when I talk to him about asking his ancestor to exchange for the Lihuo Shenyuan Dan in the future."

"Besides, it doesn't seem like a good thing if Su Yanlu finds us here and discovers our secrets. If he gets suspicious and starts asking questions, it will be troublesome."

"After all, my cultivation level jumped from the sixth level of Condensation Yuan to the ninth level in one day. There's really no way to hide it. If he finds out the secret of [Lihuo], I won't be able to explain it. I can't just reveal the matter of [Ziwei Minggong] directly."
As soon as he thought of this, he made a prompt decision and summoned out a black robe and the foundation-building magic weapon [Green Armor] from his storage bag, and also summoned out the disguise pill given to him by Su Yanlu.

He quickly put on the green armor and changed his clothes. He wanted to take the pill, but then he thought it was not right. He casually took out the [Yin Shen Buddha Shrine] from his storage bag. With a move of his spiritual consciousness, the monk Li's head flew out.

Xu Boyang grabbed him and placed him on the stone table, smiling slightly:
"Senior Li, after two days of quiet contemplation, have you gained any enlightenment?"

Monk Li flew out of the shrine and saw Xu Boyang. He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:
"As long as the Patriarch doesn't kill me, I will always be by his side, helping him solve his problems. When the Patriarch is willing to trust me, it won't be too late to help me change my home."

"it is good!"

Xu Boyang clapped his hands and said,

"A promise is made, and it's hard to catch up with the horse!"

Monk Li frowned and smiled, "Master, do you want to leave? Before you leave, don't forget to take away the flag of the foundation-building formation."

"Thank you for reminding!"

Xu Boyang smiled and said, "Senior, please tell me about what happened outside. I'm new here and don't know much about the Three Thousand Academy. You'd better tell me everything in detail."

Monk Li said yes repeatedly and said:

"Let me first talk about the Three Thousand Academy. This academy is called an academy, but in reality, it's a mixed bag. It's the largest power in Wandao Hubei. It's comprised of the Huang, Ming, and Xu families of the Qingshen Taoist sects, the Dongguo, Wangsun, and Dongfang families of the Guliang Confucian sects, and the Luqi, Songgang, and Wumeng tribes of the Shiwanshan tribe. There are nine families in total, collectively known as the Nine Great Families of Wandao Hubei, and they jointly founded it."

Xu Boyang's expression changed slightly: "Humans and demons working together?"

Monk Li smiled and said, "Not surprising. The Patriarch has probably never been to the North's Wubi City. The six major forces in the country are all there. On the surface, they are harmonious, but in private, they are scheming against each other. That's really eye-opening!"

Xu Boyang pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered what Ding Fusheng had said, and blurted out, "What did you say?"

"Why haven't I heard of these three Qingshen families? The Huang family? Is it the Huang family from that town called Yuchuan?"

Monk Li smiled and said:
"It seems the head of the family is from Yuchuan. Yes, there are two Huang families in Qingshen. However, this Huang family is not the Huang family in Cangwu City. It is the Huang family of Yishan Town that was wiped out by the Lingxiao Sect. However, his family was secretly saved by the Xun family and landed in Qianxing Wandao Lake."

Xu Boyang snorted coldly: "So the Xun family is behind this."

Monk Li laughed heartily:
"Don't underestimate the complexity of the forces on Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake. To put it bluntly, apart from some genuine independent cultivators, there are also some arrogant and self-destructive outliers who have founded their own sects. In fact, it is all a fighting arena for the major families of various forces!"

"Behind the Ming family is the Zhou family in Cangwu, which owns the Huangting Feathered Master. Behind the Xu family is the Lin family in Yunfu Jinguang Town who supports them."

"To put it simply, these three forces all have grudges against the Qingshen Immortal Sect!"

"The Huang family of Yuchuan was ordered to be exterminated by Ling Xiao because they couldn't hand over the Lingxizi. Later, they fled here under the protection of the Xun family. The Ming family of Cangwu was also exterminated by the Zhou family because they offended the Pei family, but they were actually sent out. As for the Xu family of Yunfu and the Lin family, I'm not too sure, but they are similar anyway."

"These three families have been doing the Qingshen Lingxizi business for years, making a lot of money. Their development is no worse than that of Qingshen. Moreover, each family has produced several foundation-building Taoists with considerable strength. The most important thing is that they use various connections to trick the insignificant families in Qingshen into sending Lingxizi to them, spending a lot of spirit stones, and then teaching some useless people to send them back. Hahaha, this trick kills two birds with one stone, it's really disgusting!"

Xu Boyang was secretly shocked when he heard this. It seemed that what Zhang Guanzhi said was not completely wrong. He just had a partial understanding of it. This was really a close call. Fortunately, he met Zhang Guanzhi and the Su brothers and sisters halfway, otherwise he would have pushed Bourne and Boxiao into the fire pit!

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "What about the three schools of Confucianism? Why does this surname sound strange? I remember the man chasing me outside was named Sun Wuyi, so how can it be a double surname?"

Monk Li sneered:
"That's right! They're surnamed Sun, Guo, and Fang! That's what they announced to the public! They thought they were hiding their tracks, but unfortunately, I've been to Guliang for a while. They can fool others, but they can't fool me!"

"Ordinary people in Guliang do have these surnames, but I have never heard of any famous families with this surname in Guliang. The only ones are the royal family of Hanquan Academy in Youhuang County of Guliang, and the three major families of Hanquan: Dongguo, Wangsun, and Dongfang!"

"It's no easy feat to dominate the Wandao Lake in Hubei. Only a person with the three branches of Confucianism can do this. That person's name is not Sun Wuyi at all, but Wang Sun Wuyi."

Xu Boyang was shocked and said:
"So, the Guo Diyun you're talking about is called Dongguo Diyun?"

Monk Li hummed and said:

"When I entered the Three Thousand Academy, Dongguo Diyun treated me well. We were often together and we got along quite well. After a while, I got used to calling him Guo Diyun."

"In the Three Thousand Academy, there are three great masters. The first one is Dongguo Diyun, who is in the late stage of Yunling cultivation and is known as the Great Master."

"The second is Huang Ruhai, the head of the Taoist Huang family. He is also in the late foundation building stage. His Taoist name is 'Shan Yin Xue'. He cultivates the 'Shan Yin Night Snow'."

"The third one is Lu Qiling, a barbarian demon from the Deer Banner Tribe of the Ten Thousand Mountains. I've only seen this demon once at the Three Thousand Academy. She's a beautiful woman, as pretty as a flower, who looks like a deer demon."

"This demon's cultivation seems to be the highest among the three masters. It is a demon in the late [Transformation Stage]. It is proficient in demon arts and has great magical powers. Moreover, it has cultivated the Purple Mansion Qingxu Dao, which has given it even more power. Its strength is even higher than that of a Taoist priest in the late Foundation Establishment Stage."

Xu Boyang frowned and asked:

"I can understand that these three families who defected from Qingshen were trying to survive, but what was the purpose of the Confucianists and the Barbarians in establishing the Three Thousand Academies?"

Monk Li smiled and said:
"There are many purposes, such as training the younger generation and seizing resources. However, in my opinion, the biggest purpose of these two families is to interfere in the Zhufen area and cultivate foreign forces to contain their opponents."

"As far as I know, the six Wubi prefectures of Wubi City, the Confucian royal palace, has always been occupied by the other two major Confucian factions, Buqi City and Yangming Mountain. His Hanquan lineage harbored a grudge, so they moved south to the Fen Plains and occupied the Thousand Stars and Ten Thousand Islands Lake."

"The situation with the barbarian monsters is similar. The demon palaces of the Wubi Six Prefectures have long been occupied by the Qingqiu Dog Weiyang tribe, and the Deer Flag tribe is backed by the Black Tooth. In the Southern Wilderness, it's no secret that the Qingqiu and Black Tooth families have been fighting for years."

"The deer demons of the Deer Banner Tribe are the best at bewitching people and flattering them. The Black Tooth Tribe has been hiding in the Hundred Thousand Mountains for years, and it's all been the Deer Banner Tribe that's controlling them from outside, handling the external affairs of the Hundred Thousand Mountains."

After hearing this, Xu Boyang felt a little headache. He realized that the forces behind Zhu Fen Zhiye were numerous and chaotic, and they were also intertwined like a mess. No wonder it was called "the porridge of the world". These three thousand academies were so powerful that no matter what the reason was, they must not be enemies at the moment.

I think today was a blessing in disguise. Not only did I break through to the ninth level of Condensation, but I also got a lot of spiritual energy, magic tools, pills and other things. Most importantly, I also got an old gangster who has been hanging around for many years by my side. Otherwise, my family and the Su family had just arrived and only listened to the words of Zhang Guanzhi, that half-baked guy. I don’t know how much loss we would suffer in the future.

After thinking for a moment, he said directly:
"Master Li, to be honest, my family is a small clan under the jurisdiction of the Ding family of Yuchuan. We are on good terms with the Su family of Cangwu. Now, both families have decided to come here to fight for their livelihood. We originally came here to explore the terrain, and it was by chance that we met."

"Now that the situation is settled and our fate is determined, I won't waste any more time on idle talk. This Three Thousand Academy is far too powerful. I just came here with no intention of creating a grudge against them. Tell me the truth, is there really a secret escape route in this mountain?"

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