I'm just lazing around cultivating in the world of Jade Dynasty.

next morning

The lowest level of Black Stone Cave is a lava cave.

"Ahem, I didn't expect you to find a solution so quickly, young man." Liuwei coughed, covering his mouth, and looked at Li Qing'an.

"Ready?"

"Hmm." Liuwei nodded, and as he spoke, wisps of cold air escaped from his mouth.

The three-tailed fox carefully helped the six-tailed fox sit cross-legged on the ground, then looked at the two of them with concern.

“I have another cultivation method here that will transform you into a fox after you lose your power. I have modified it according to your meridian condition.” Li Qingan placed the same cultivation method, which used the moon as the main element, in front of him.

"This?" Liuwei flipped through the book in his hands, his brows furrowed, and exclaimed, "Young brother, benefactor, are you sure this method is for me? It's even more profound than some of the inheritances passed down from my fox demon lineage."

When Liuwei saw this method, he was shocked and even changed his address to Li Qing'an as 'benefactor'.

“I said I would give it to you, and I meant it. The Xuanhuo Mirror that you exchanged with me is far more precious to me than this method.”

Li Qingan didn't care much; the Eight Fiends Profound Fire Formation and the trapped Little White were more attractive to him.

At this moment, Liuwei was unaware of the person in front of him. He was still thinking about his mother and said gratefully to Li Qing'an, "Now I know why my benefactor said that I could recover my cultivation in a hundred years."

After hesitating for a moment, Liuwei asked Li Qing'an again, "Benefactor, can this method be practiced by my little sister?"

Li Qingan glanced at the three-tailed fox demon behind the six-tailed fox, who was turning his head away from the book to avoid danger, and nodded. "Since it's been given to you, then it's up to you to decide."

"Thank you, sir!"

As soon as Li Qing'an finished speaking, Sanwei stepped forward and thanked him. Her two fox ears had been standing straight up to hear Li Qing'an's reaction. Because she had been hiding with Liuwei all along, she naturally knew the benefits of high strength.

If she could truly cultivate the method given by Li Qing'an, she could quickly become stronger without needing to spend many years cultivating.

"Next, I will give you a method to cure the cold poison, but this method will not be of any benefit to you demon beasts, so after you cure the cold poison, you should not practice this method." Li Qing'an was afraid that the six-tailed fox would practice the method he was given indiscriminately and cause him to die, which would be troublesome.

"I understand."

"Ah."

Seeing that he understood, and since he had no pen and ink, Li Qing'an could only use a transmission technique that he had forgotten for a long time. He pointed a finger at Liuwei's head and said, "Use this to resolve the cold poison. This process may be very painful, so you need to be prepared. Moreover, this cold poison of yours needs to be removed in small amounts multiple times in order not to damage your foundation."

"Don't worry, my benefactor, I have endured this cold poison in my body for three hundred years, spending every moment in pain and torment. I have long since become accustomed to suffering," Liuwei said with a smile.

He was naturally extremely excited to finally be free of this burden.

After memorizing the information, Liuwei also began to cultivate.

Inside the lava-filled cave, as Liuwei cultivated, the crimson lava gradually turned black, as if it were beginning to turn back into stone. Streams of yang energy surged into his body, scalding it red. At the same time, the deep-seated cold poison within him began to fight back. The two clashed, producing a sizzling sound.

"efficient."

Liuwei sensed the decreasing amount of cold poison within his body. Although the decrease was small, hundreds of years of torment had allowed him to know how much cold poison remained in each bone of his body.

Liuwei's lips trembled, his body emanating white mist as he endured the excruciating pain of both ice and fire within his body, while continuously circulating his magic.

"That's about it. He needs to do this multiple times."

Seeing this, Li Qingan quickly intervened to stop them, as the harm that yang energy could cause to demons was beyond his expectations.

After being interrupted, Liuwei collapsed to the ground, but he was extremely excited, staring intently at Li Qing'an.

"Big Brother" Three-Tails also ran up and helped Six-Tails up.

"Alright, I think you know what to do, so I won't stay here any longer." Li Qing'an took his leave as well. "However, I might have to stay here for another two days to eliminate the hidden dangers of the Blood Refining Hall. If you need anything, you can come to Xiaochi Town or Gujing to find me."

After saying that, Li Qingan quickly left, not wanting to see the young couple being all lovey-dovey.

......

Three days later, in Xiaochi Town

"Old Hu, you're amazing! Last night someone really did inquire about the disappearance a few days ago!" A middle-aged man in coarse linen clothes ran into the inn and shouted to Old Hu.

"Keep your voice down."

Hu Lao Er, who was cleaning the dining table, rushed over upon hearing this, covered the mouth of the middle-aged man, looked around to make sure no one was paying attention, and then closed the inn door.

"Never mind how you know, you'd better not spread it around if you don't want to die."

Hu Lao Er whispered a warning, then packed his things, intending to go to the ancient well in the town to find Li Qing'an.

Seeing Hu Lao Er's cautious demeanor, the middle-aged man realized the seriousness of the situation, fell silent, and watched Hu Lao Er leave.

Meanwhile, Li Qingan was already lying in wait near the former stronghold of the Demonic Sect.

If any members of the Demonic Cult were to come to investigate, they would inevitably come to this stronghold. Moreover, given the Demonic Cult's cautious nature, they would also go to the town to inquire about any recent anomalies and look for clues.

Therefore, Li Qing'an instructed Hu Lao Er to keep watch in the city. If anyone suddenly inquired about relevant information, it was most likely a disciple of the Blood Refining Hall. He then came to this stronghold to keep watch.

This is double protection!

"That's strange. Why is the Blood Refining Hall so cautious? They didn't even send a word about one of their strongholds being wiped out."

Li Qing'an sat on the tree, constantly listening to various sounds through Taoist magic.

At this moment, Li Qing'an heard Hu Lao Er's voice coming from the ancient well, and he used a teleportation technique to arrive at the ancient well.

"Master, there's news."

A moment later, Hu Lao Er explained the information he had secretly gathered.

“He went to the town to gather information. He didn’t come to this outpost because he was afraid someone would be lying in wait. That’s quite clever,” Li Qing’an nodded, then flew into the town with Hu Lao Er.

"Since you're avoiding me, I'll go find you in town!"

"Walk"

.......

Meanwhile, within the town, at the hideout of the Blood Refining Hall.

"I was invited here by your boss to resolve a major issue. Why have I been sent to look after this small outpost? Is his Blood Demon Eye essence not enough? He's arresting people everywhere."

A man holding a gilded folding fan with a landscape painting on the surface waved it lightly at himself and said with dissatisfaction.

"Boss Lin Feng, we were originally planning to close down this stronghold, but according to our disciples, a fox demon released the supplies we had looted, and then for some unknown reason, all the disciples at the stronghold were wiped out without leaving a trace."

The disciples of the Blood Refining Hall addressed Lin Feng, who was seated above them, with respect.

"Alright, alright, how's the information I asked you to find out?" Lin Feng said, holding the Mountain and Sea Fan and looking at the crowd below.

"According to my report, some time ago, someone saw a cultivator dressed in Central Plains clothing come here. I suspect that he was the one who did it. The fox demon has disappeared. The only possible place is the Black Stone Cave, which is full of demonic beasts and I cannot enter."

"Since that's the case, let's ignore the fox demon for now and find that cultivator from the Central Plains. No matter who he is, he must die for daring to kill someone from my Demonic Sect." Lin Feng closed his fan, his eyes revealing murderous intent, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.

"I have one more thing to ask."

"According to our disciples, when we were gathering information, we noticed that some residents were acting strangely and seemed afraid of us. However, we dared not alert them, lest the cultivator escape."

"It's alright. It's normal for these mortals to be wary of these disappearances because they think it's the work of a fox demon. We'll kill those people you asked before we leave after we've finished our business."

Lin Feng spoke casually, but a faint red light shone in his pupils, yet his murderous intent was palpable.

"Yes."

The disciples of the Blood Refining Hall also smiled and respectfully replied to Lin Feng.

Just then, a knock came at the door.

"Who?"

"Water meter reader! I see you're all in a foul mood here, you need to calm down!"

Chapter 42 Those who didn't die soon.

"Water meter checker!"

"who is it?"

Lin Feng and several disciples of the Blood Refining Hall, who were inside the room, heard the knocking and quickly got up, clutching their magical artifacts.

"I already said, I'm checking the water meter. You guys are getting too worked up, so I'm trying to cool you down! Didn't you understand?"

Li Qingan's voice came from outside the door, followed by a loud bang as the door was smashed by Li Qingan's foot.

Lin Feng waved his hand, and several disciples of the Blood Refining Hall surrounded him. They opened their fans and waved them a few times: "You must be that cultivator from the Central Plains. We've been looking for you. How dare you come looking for us alone."

"You're quite the show-off, fanning yourself with a fan before a fight. Do you think you're also full of fire?"

"Swish-"

Li Qingan didn't reply. He watched Lin Feng's actions, uttered a mocking remark, and then lightly swung his sword with his right hand. With a flash of sword light, the Blood Refining Hall disciple who had just planned to launch a sneak attack was severed in two, head and tail. Blood shot into the sky, staining the floor of the room red.

"You do have some skill, but it's not enough!"

Seeing Li Qing'an's nonchalant attitude, Lin Feng's pupils contracted slightly. He then charged directly at Li Qing'an, his body radiating evil energy. With a wave of his hand, a mountain appeared out of thin air and pressed down on Li Qing'an.

Sand and stones flew everywhere, and the wind howled, making Li Qing'an's clothes rustle loudly.

Li Qing'an remained calm, his left hand forming a hand seal, instantly creating a Tai Chi diagram in front of him to block the gale. With his right hand, he unleashed a Five Elements Sword Intent, killing two Blood Refining Hall disciples behind him.

Seeing that no one was behind him, he swung his sword upwards, and a huge sword light appeared, cleaving the room into pieces before crashing down heavily on the mountain above.

Boom~

The shockwave knocked down houses within a hundred meters, and the loud noise echoed throughout the entire town of Xiaochi.

"Run! Cultivators are fighting! Run!"

Countless residents witnessed this horrifying scene and fled backwards as fast as they could, wishing they had two more legs.

The scene was chaotic.

At this moment, Hu Lao Er, who had been left at the entrance of the inn by Li Qing'an, saw that everyone had misunderstood and hurriedly shouted: "Everyone come quickly! That immortal in green robes is an immortal, and those people are demons from the Demonic Sect. They were the ones who kidnapped the people who went missing in our town before. I have a magic weapon bestowed by the immortal here. Come to the inn quickly."

Hu Lao Er shouted loudly, and asked the people around him to call out to the crowd. Then, as Li Qing An instructed, he placed the small Five Elements Array Plate in the center of the inn.

After the array plate was placed down, a thin barrier of light appeared. People around saw the inn begin to glow and rushed towards it. The inn was already full of people.

Li Qing'an, who was fighting with several people, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Hu Lao Er had completed the task he had been given.

Before taking action, he gave Hu Lao Er a small Five Elements Array Plate, just in case that during the battle, if one of his disciples took advantage of his unpreparedness to escape and then kill a few people, that would be troublesome.

"It seems you've planned this very meticulously! Tell me, who are you, daring to play tricks on us like this?"

Seeing that all the surrounding residents had taken refuge in the formation, Lin Feng felt a sense of foreboding. These demonic sect disciples liked to use ordinary people to threaten righteous disciples, and it never failed!