Cultivating Immortality: What kind of cheat can you use if you don't have money?

Chapter 171 The Reason

Li Qingyi raised her hand and wiped away the beads of sweat that had seeped from her forehead.

How long has it been?

This feeling of your heart being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, as if it's about to stop beating at any moment?

How long has it been since you last experienced this?

The last time something so thrilling seemed to be the day of the attack on Lu Zhenxuan.

Li Qingyi slowly raised her head, her gaze seemingly able to penetrate the luxurious palace.

I saw the breathtaking battle taking place above.

Set your mind.

Li Qingyi began to sort out everything that had just happened in the blink of an eye.

The night the capital was in turmoil and the Tingyu Pavilion stronghold was destroyed.

It is likely that Li Wuyai and Xuanji had already reached some kind of tacit understanding and set up this trap to kill the tomb keeper.

The fragments of the Xuan Turtle Mirror left in the ruins by Xuanji were carefully prepared bait.

It must have been secretly left with a highly concealed "trigger" by Xuanji.

Anyone who obtains the fragments and attempts to extract information from them.

Their minds would be subtly drawn to the headquarters of Tingyu Pavilion in Qingling City without them even realizing it.

This kind of attraction is extremely subtle and cannot be prevented by anyone below the Purple Palace.

Li Qingyi guessed that this must be the reason why the mystery of the third system reward had appeared.

The tomb guardian is a Purple Mansion entity that has been secretly spying on Tingyu Pavilion and harbors hostility towards it.

Once the fragments left by the mystery are discovered, there is a high probability that someone will try to tamper with them.

The intention was to find out the secret behind his serious injury and escape.

He thought he was the mantis stalking the cicada, but in reality, Li Wuyai was the oriole behind him.

When the tomb keeper, following the "bait," appeared at his Qingling City stronghold, attempting to close the net—

They had already fallen into the trap.

Xuanji must have some kind of secret method that can notify Li Wuyai, who is already prepared, the moment the tomb keeper appears.

The two Purple Mansions joined forces, solely to ensure that the tomb guardian would be completely preserved.

"hehe----"

After figuring all this out, Li Qingyi couldn't help but let out a low, cold laugh.

"Unbeknownst to me, I have become a pawn in someone else's game."

Although this piece happens to be in a crucial and safe position.

But the feeling of being manipulated and used still left him with a slight unease.

Ultimately, it all comes down to being too weak.

He clenched his fist, a wisp of sword energy emanating from his fingertips, leaving a fleeting white mark on his palm.

Even with nine levels of Qi Refining and the initial formation of the Sword Embryo, it is still nothing more than a slightly larger ant in front of a true Purple Mansion.

Life and death are determined by the single thought of another.

Li Qingyi took a deep breath, suppressed the surging emotions in her heart, regained her composure, and stepped out of the palace.

In the hall outside, the assassins from Tingyu Pavilion looked terrified. Many of them were pale, sweat beaded on their foreheads, and they didn't even dare to breathe.

The moment the tomb keeper descended, the aura he exuded was like facing the might of heaven for these cultivators.

Upon seeing Li Qingyi emerge unharmed, everyone gathered around her.

"There's no need to panic," Li Qingyi said calmly. "Xuanji has lured the powerful enemy to fight in the Outer Heavens. There is no danger here anymore."

"The Outer Heavens?" A younger assassin murmured unconsciously, a blank look on his face. "Young Master—"

"What place is that?"

This question truly stumped Li Qingyi.

He knew that high-level cultivators often chose to fight in the high heavens, far from the mortal world, to avoid affecting innocent people.

But what exactly it was, and what mysteries it held, was something this young master, who had only recently entered the sect, truly didn't know.

Li Qingyi simply said, "This is a battleground accessible only to those with profound cultivation. It is far removed from the mortal world and does not disturb ordinary people."

Upon hearing this, everyone visibly breathed a sigh of relief, and the tense atmosphere eased considerably.

As long as that terrifying enemy doesn't fight here, that's fine.

At this moment, a figure in black stepped forward from the crowd, knelt on one knee three steps away from Li Qingyi, and clasped his hands in a salute: "Your subordinate, Tianjue, pays respects to the Young Master!"

Li Qingyi's gaze fell on this person.

He appeared to be around thirty years old, with an ordinary face, sharp eyes, and a deep, composed aura, clearly possessing the cultivation level of a half-step Foundation Establishment cultivator.

With Beifeng dead, the opponent was considered top-tier within the Qingling City branch.

Seeing that Li Qingyi was only looking him over without speaking, Tianjue remained kneeling and continued, "Now that Beifeng has been executed, the Qingling City branch cannot be without a leader for even a day."

According to the rules of the pavilion, the person with the highest cultivation level or the most outstanding merit will temporarily take charge, and the matter will be reported to the regional director for approval.

Your subordinate dares to request that the Young Master bestow upon me the Leader's Token to temporarily assume the duties of the manager, in order to reassure the people and maintain the branch's operation.

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Li Qingyi: ".——"

Leader's Token?

North Wind was dead beyond any doubt, not even a trace remained, so where was he supposed to get a token from?

No—perhaps I haven't figured out the true power of this young master's identity yet.

With a thought, Li Qingyi's consciousness entered her assassin token.

As soon as one's consciousness entered, one sensed that there was a completely different world inside.

Besides the task area and the area for exchanging contribution points for treasures, a new space has appeared out of nowhere.

Hundreds of identical token phantoms, but with slight differences in color and pattern, floated inside.

Apart from Xuan Kingdom, the other three kingdoms are included.

So that's how it is—the young master of Tingyu Pavilion actually has the authority to directly generate local leader tokens.

This power—is far greater than I imagined.

Li Qingyi was secretly alarmed; the system of Tingyu Pavilion was truly rigorous.

With a thought, a dark red token with the Tingyu Pavilion emblem engraved on the front slowly appeared in his hand.

Li Qingyi handed the token to Tian Jue, who was still kneeling, and said in a calm voice, "You will temporarily take command of the Qingling City branch. I hope you will behave yourself and not follow in Bei Feng's footsteps."

Tianjue accepted the token, his eyes filled with joy.

"I am willing to go through fire and water for the young master without hesitation."

Li Qingyi waved her hand.

"Since there are no other important matters, you may step down, reorganize your personnel, and restore order."

Tianjue did not get up immediately. A hint of hesitation flashed across his face. Then he lowered his voice and said, "Young Master—please, let's speak in private."

Li Qingyi glanced at him, nodded, and turned to walk back to the palace she had just left.

Tianjue quickly followed and closed the palace door, activating a simple soundproofing barrier.

"What is it? Speak." Li Qingyi sat down in the spot where Xuanji had just been sitting.

Tianjue stood at the lower end, looking somewhat nervous, and said in a low voice, "I would like to inform the young master that there is something you may not know yet."

That Zhenyang Tower—actually, it's also part of my Tingyu Pavilion's property.

"Oh?"

Tianjue forced a smile and said, "The true identity of the Zhenyang Pavilion Master is an avatar created by Beifeng using a secret method."

Li Qingyi:

He paused for a moment.

In that instant, Li Qingyi regretted using the Netherworld God-Slaying Talisman last time.

If the north wind leaves behind corpses or storage bags instead of being reduced to ashes.

With that old fox's wealth, he could probably make a fortune for me.

Seeing Li Qingyi remain silent with a subtle expression, Tianjue thought he didn't believe him.

He quickly took out a token from his pocket and presented it with both hands.

The deputy head of Zhenyang Tower, Tianjue.

Many images flashed through Li Qingyi's mind in an instant.

Heavenly Destruction, Heavenly Fiend.

It turned out to be the case.

He killed Lu Zhenxuan, which embarrass Beifeng.

The North Wind naturally has ample reason and motive to deal with itself.

On the surface, he couldn't mobilize the assassins from Tingyu Pavilion to deal with him, so he mobilized the subordinates from Zhenyang Tower.

"I interrogated Tian Sha back then, but he didn't say anything."

Tianjue explained, "Tian Sha is a subordinate that Bei Feng trained outside, not selected from Tingyu Pavilion, so naturally he doesn't know the core secrets."

Li Qingyi remained silent.

"So what do you want?"

"Now that Beifeng has died, although we have temporarily suppressed the news, the truth will eventually come out."

Several other Foundation Establishment factions within Qingling City, such as the Wu family, Qi family, Chen family, and Zheng family, had long been eyeing the city covetously.

"Zhenyang Tower is the foundation that Tingyu Pavilion has built up over decades with countless efforts."

Not only did they make a fortune every day, but they were also important intelligence hubs and supply channels.

If this were to be divided and devoured by outsiders, it would be a huge loss for the cabinet.

My subordinates are of low status and lack the necessary skills to intimidate the wolves.

"We earnestly request that the young master intervene to stabilize the situation and preserve this property. After all, it is also property of my Listening Rain Pavilion."

Li Qingyi's lips curled into a half-smile: "You've got a good plan."

Tian Jue's face turned pale, and he instantly knelt on one knee, "This subordinate dares not!"

Li Qingyi watched his bowed back, her mind racing.

He was willing to consider it for three reasons:

The reason she agreed was because Li Qingyi was currently in dire need of spirit stones.

Firstly, he is currently in dire need of spirit stones.

Secondly, he happened to have Qi Xuanjia, a bodyguard at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, by his side.

Why not take advantage of it?

Thirdly, Xuanji, Li Wuyai, and the tomb keeper are engaged in a fierce battle in the Outer Heavens, and it will be difficult to determine a winner in the short term.

We can take advantage of this lull to clean up the Zhenyang Tower matter.

After that, he still needed to obtain more crucial information from Xuanji.

"Get up," Li Qingyi said calmly. "Come with me to take a look."

Tian Jue quickly stood up: "Yes! Young Master!"