Immortal Demonic Path

Chapter 22 The Old Willow Tree's Feedback

Li Changsheng settled down at Qingliu Courtyard, cultivating himself daily and refining his skills.

Nie Qiu entered the secret chamber and did not leave, focusing on refining the weapon.

After trying for half a day, Liu Xian and his sister reverted to their lazy ways.

Liu Qing had no choice but to say nothing more.

While cultivating, Li Changsheng kept an eye on the old willow tree.

The old willow tree must have only recently begun its cultivation journey; its consciousness was still hazy, and it had not yet fully entered the ranks of demon cultivators.

Out of consideration for being a tree spirit, Li Changsheng will help it gather some spiritual energy to accelerate its cultivation.

Anyway, we've reached a bottleneck now, all that's left is polishing, so we don't need too much inspiration.

When it's lunchtime, we eat on time. Liu Xian and his sister won't be back for lunch; it'll just be him and Liu Qing.

Liu Qing would occasionally inquire about Lingxu Cave Heaven, seemingly intending for the brother and sister to become disciples there.

"I've heard that your Lingxu Cave Heaven has two great geniuses."

Liu Qing said, "Changchun, who has been refining his Qi for seven days, and Niu Wendao, who has the bloodline of an ancient demon."

"Their reputation has already reached you, sir?" Li Changsheng asked in surprise.

"They've been to Zhongyang City quite a few times and have clashed with the three major families several times."

Liu Qing laughed and said, "It's hard for me to not know. I just need to go out and ask around, and I'll find out almost everything."

"It seems you're quite the star," Li Changsheng said with a faint smile.

"Young people are full of vigor and ambition; how many of them don't want to be famous in the world?" Liu Qing said, "I've also heard that although Niu Wendao is an ancient demon named Qingniu, he is polite and courteous to people, and his disciples respect him."

"I've heard about it too," Li Changsheng said.

"Oh? You don't know them?" Liu Qing asked in surprise.

"They are from the Sword Clan. Senior Brother Nie Qiu and I are just disciples of the Weapon Clan. We've always been refining weapons within the peak, so we can only hear rumors from others," Li Changsheng said.

"Indeed, such geniuses are indeed rare."

  

Liu Qing nodded.

Given Li Changsheng's status and position, it's perfectly normal that he couldn't get in touch with Niu Wendao and the others.

"However, according to rumors, Changchun and Niu Wen seem to be at odds," Liu Qing said.

"Oh? Is that so?" Li Changsheng looked surprised. "I haven't heard anything about them having any disagreements."

"About two months ago, the two fought over a spiritual herb, and Niu Wendao took the herb."

Liu Qing said, "I heard that when Changchun was injured and coughed up blood, he threatened to break his horns."

"And then?" Li Changsheng asked.

"I don't know what happened after that." Liu Qing shook his head; he had only heard about these things within the city.

Li Changsheng didn't say much and returned to cultivate under the old willow tree.

Niu Wendao and Changchun had long been enemies.

To want to enslave Niu Wendao is a matter of life and death for a demon.

However, unexpectedly, their feud has spread beyond the city limits, with news of their discord even reaching Zhongyang City.

Two geniuses in one school sounds great, but it's not so good when these two geniuses fight.

However, these things are irrelevant to me. I should focus on my cultivation and reach the eighth level of Qi Refining as soon as possible.

Days passed by, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed since I arrived at Qingliu Courtyard.

Li Changsheng finally broke through the bottleneck and, as if by magic, entered the eighth level of Qi Refining.

The abundant spiritual energy flowed throughout his body, surging into every limb and bone.

The physical form in my mind also grew an inch taller.

His breakthrough was witnessed by Liu Qing, who was not far away, who said, "Heaven rewards those who persevere. Congratulations, young friend, on your great progress in cultivation."

"With poor natural talent, I can only rely on diligent cultivation," Li Changsheng said with a smile.

Liu Qing said no more, telling him to focus on consolidating his cultivation.

The spiritual power of the eighth level of Qi Refining flowed through his body, and the feeling of breaking through made him feel exceptionally powerful.

But after glancing at his own body, all his senses vanished.

Refining Qi to the eighth level... the Tree of Immortality tastes even better now?

If the old version of myself was soft and chewy, the new version has a slightly crunchy texture.

When Liu Xian and his sister returned in the evening, they were scolded by Liu Qing, who used Li Changsheng as an example.

Li Changsheng never imagined that one day he would become the "other people's child" in other people's eyes.

He naturally didn't say anything more and went back to his room to rest.

Nie Qiu has been at Qingliu Courtyard for a month, and he is still processing materials.

Those three strange stones were incredibly hard, and given their special properties, they had to be handled with extreme care.

咚咚

A knock came at the door.

Li Changsheng opened the door and saw Liu Xian. He asked in surprise, "Fellow Daoist Liu Xian, what brings you here so late at night?"

"Niu Daodao is coming to Zhongyang City tomorrow. Fellow Daoist Li is a disciple of Lingxu Cave Heaven. Why don't we go and meet him together?" Liu Xian said.

Li Changsheng shook his head: "I am from the Qi Meridian, I am not familiar with them, and my status is too low, they won't see me even if I go."

I don't want to meet Niu Wendao right now. He's too popular and attracts too much attention. I'd rather avoid him than go looking for him.

"That's ancient demon bloodline, the number one genius of your Spirit Void Sect, aren't you tempted?"

Liu Xian said excitedly, "If he gains power and becomes the sect leader in the future, you will also rise to prominence."

"The difference is too great. There are too many disciples like me who are at the Spirit Void stage and not worth my attention." Li Changsheng shook his head again.

Is Liu Xian out of his mind?

The successor to the sect leader, Changchun, is still around.

Do you really think that you can become the sect leader just because of your talent?

One more thing, Niu asked if he was a demon!

Human sects, to be led by ancient demons?

The issue of race meant that no matter how talented or good he was, he could never become the leader of the sect.

Even if Changchun had a brain fart and decided to abdicate, the others wouldn't agree.

Seeing that he was completely unmoved, Liu Xian was somewhat disappointed and had no choice but to leave.

He had hoped that by virtue of Li Changsheng's status as a disciple of Lingxu Cave Heaven, he could meet Niu Wendao.

If one can catch the eye of the ox and be accepted into the Lingxu Cave Heaven, then one will no longer be an ordinary disciple, and life will be much easier.

Li Changsheng shook his head and sighed softly. Instead of cultivating properly, Liu Xian was thinking of taking shortcuts.

The next day, Liu Xian and his sister went out again.

Li Changsheng came to cultivate under the old willow tree. Liu Qing said, "Young friend, I'm going out for a bit. You can focus on your cultivation. Lunch is on the stove, please heat it up yourself."

"Senior, please go ahead and do your work," Li Changsheng said.

Liu Qing is probably worried about the brother and sister, fearing they might go directly to Niu Wendao.

Never mind, I'll just focus on my spiritual practice!

He looked up at the old willow tree and transmitted his voice, "Considering the difficulty of your cultivation, I will lend you a hand."

In his mind, he recalled the tree demon's cultivation method and recited it to the old willow tree.

The old willow tree, having just gained sentience and not yet able to speak, swayed its trunk to express its gratitude.

At the same time, the old willow tree also gathered spiritual energy and showed Li Changsheng its cultivation method.

Li Changsheng smiled but didn't say anything more.

The old willow tree had only recently gained sentience, and its cultivation method was too rudimentary to be of much use.

Buzz

A bluish light emanated from the ground, and silently, a bluish finger emerged from the earth.

Li Changsheng was taken aback. These blue fingers were clearly not human fingers, but stone fingers, with fine lines on them.

He stroked the stone finger; perhaps due to its age and the absorption of the old willow tree, its essence had been completely lost.

However, the patterns on it attracted him; they resembled some kind of advanced formation.

(End of this chapter)