Chapter 196 Grudges (two in one)

A land beyond mountains.

Shanyue is entrenched in the land of Wuyue and has its own customs. The population is scattered and separated, with more than ten million people. This branch of the northern chain of Lishan has more than one million people and is protected by Duanmukui. Now that Duanmukui is dead, Wushan disciples may Fleeing and traveling far away, or joining various sects, the place was divided among Duanmukui's four disciples. Each of them whipped the people and built palaces, creating a turbulent scene.

Going deep into the North Vein, you can see a deep cave in the forest. In the cave lies a giant beast with a ferocious mouth and teeth. Its body is covered with light yellow scales. Two brown eyes the size of a human head look straight at it. There was no life in the air.

"Finally killed this beast."

Xiao Chuchou let out a long breath, took the elixir from Xiao Yuansi's hand, swallowed it with luck, and immediately felt relaxed and comfortable. He sighed and said with a smile:

"My life is short and my energy is weak. Not only am I slow in cultivation, but I am also clumsy in fighting. I remember how heroic I was when I jumped across the Yangtze River and traveled across the land of Jin and Zhao. In the blink of an eye, I became an old man."

Xiao Yuansi looked at him worriedly, hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and whispered:

"Ancestor...the life-extending technique of blood sacrifice passed down from the sect, you...should give it a try. It will extend your life for a few more years and make your body feel better."

Xiao Chuchou sneered and replied:

"No need. Back then, my father fought with Chi Wei and was sacrificed by Chi Wei. He made an oath when he was young. This life is incompatible with the way of sacrifice."

"Chi Wei...is really a devil."

Xiao Yuansi murmured something in anger. His original gentle temperament was completely different. Xiao Chu was stunned for a moment and hesitantly said:

"I know you hate him, but now is no longer the time for the battle between immortals and demons. Good and evil are chaotic... Chi Wei is a villain, but he cannot be called a demon disciple."

"What's so good about him!"

Xiao Yuansi yelled angrily, but Xiao Chuchou looked complicated and whispered:

"More than 150 years ago, when I was still a minor cultivator, the demon king of southern Xinjiang invaded. Millions of people were about to become blood prey. Three sects and seven sects benefited from it, but they all stood aside and watched. Only Chi Wei When several people first entered the Purple Mansion, they intervened to stop them, forcing the ancestors of the Qingchi Sect and other sects to take action with their own lives, and finally turned the tide... He lost his longevity and foundation in this battle, otherwise he would not have been able to use it. I have only tried to break through the golden elixir until today..."

"In the final analysis, he is a life-saving benefactor to my Xiao family and even half of the Yue Kingdom."

"What!"

Xiao Yuansi had only heard that there was a demonic chaos more than a hundred years ago, but he was not very clear about the details. Hearing this was like a lightning strike, his mind went blank, he was shocked and annoyed, and he shouted:

"How can it be?!"

Xiao Chuchou went deep into the cave with him, sighing and saying in a deep voice:

"When everyone has the spirit of youth, who has not dreamed of turning the tide and saving the common people? But after decades of being stuck in front of a cultivation threshold, practicing day and night but making no progress, cultivating has become a demon, and a hundred years of cultivation is about to take flight. Hui... the enemies around you are watching eagerly, waiting for you to massacre your children after your death, but you only need to kill a few people to break through, will you kill or not?"

Xiao Chuchou's eyes were complicated, and his old face was wrinkled in pain. He looked at the lost Xiao Yuansi and whispered:

"Killing protects one's own family and keeps relatives safe. If you don't kill, you will not be able to protect yourself. How many people can bear it? Killing one person is killing, killing ten thousand people is killing. Once evil thoughts are launched, they cannot be contained. I just ate your junior brother, but I can't really tell the difference between good and evil. If you want to put it into perspective, he ate a few genius disciples, but he saved millions of people across the country."

"Besides, once Chi Wei died, the Qingchi Sect was on the verge of collapse. Your junior brother was born in a family that just had to pat his butt and return home. Who would rule instead? But the Chi family would be in trouble..."

While Xiao Chuchou was still talking, Xiao Yuansi finally couldn't hold it any longer, raised his head in despair, and said in a deep voice:

"Ancestor, how can this world be like this? If everyone is a mess of good and evil, half human and half ghost, how can there be any place in the world where we can settle down?"

Xiao Chucho nodded approvingly and whispered:

"Under the light of this golden crow, the immortals are half human and half ghost. How can there be any purity? Since the battle between immortals and demons, the world no longer judges people in terms of good and evil, but only in terms of grudges..."

Xiao Yuansi was silent for a few breaths, then took a deep breath, still unable to calm down. He entered Qingsui Peak when he was young. Si Yuanbai taught him the difference between good and evil, but was turned upside down by Chi Wei. To this day He was broken by Xiao Chuchou's words again, and his mood was aroused for a moment. The Immortal Foundation "Zhu Salvia" in his body shone with divine light, and he seemed to have some energy.

"Only about grudges..."

The two of them chatted and finally arrived at the empty cave. There was no light in the dark cave. Naturally, the foundation-building monks would not be troubled by the darkness. Xiao Yuansi took a look and saw a large yellow flower blooming deep in the cave. , a group of stamens curled up, with a drop of dew hanging on it, fragrant.

"This is the precious medicine, Jiu Rui Lingxuan."

Xiao Chuchou still recognized it by himself. Xiao Yuansi had been immersed in alchemy for many years, but he could see the origin of this flower at a glance. Xiao Chuchou nodded in realization and said with a smile:

"I found nothing from several ruins, but it's not like my trip was in vain if I got this treasure."

When practitioners reach the stage of building the Zifu, ordinary spiritual objects can no longer have any effect. Only these precious medicines that have obtained the essence of heaven and earth can have magical effects. Therefore, the two of them are quite satisfied. Xiao Yuansi shakes his sleeves, and magic power surges in his hands. , but there is no magic brilliance that it should have.

"Ancestor, be careful, this thing is afraid of light."

Xiao Yuansi took the specially made magic weapon medicine bag and put it away. Xiao Chuchou looked at the series of medicine bags on his body and said with a smile:

"It's better that you are prepared."

Items such as magic weapon bags and gas collection bottles have space in them and cannot be put into storage bags. That's why Xiao Yuansi was cumbersomely carrying a series of medicine bags. Hearing this, he smiled bitterly and collected these nine items. Rui Lingxuan, the two of them came out of the cave and started to deal with the monsters on the ground.

Xiao Chuchou entered a few Spirit Sealing Techniques, and then suddenly said:

"Given the current situation of my Xiao family, the Li family can use Wangyue Lake as a breakthrough point to guard the west for my family... After all, Wangyue Lake is backed by Dali Mountain and is a good place. Even if Chi Wei dies, the Qingchi Sect will probably not give up on Wangyue. Lake, given the relationship between the two families, it is most appropriate to use the Li family as a barrier."

Xiao Yuansi lowered his head to cast the spell, nodded, and replied:

"I heard that Yong Ling's relationship with Li Tongya is quite good. Ru Yu and Li Xuanfeng also have a good relationship, which is good."

Xiao Yuansi promised Li Chijing to take good care of the Li family. Seeing that Xiao Chuchou and other ancestors had no plans to develop westward, he felt relieved and saw Xiao Chuchou said in a deep voice:

"Then the ancestor of the Li family, Li Mutian, was able to grow from a farmer to a casual cultivator, and finally became a cultivator. He must have excellent character in all aspects, and the children he teaches will naturally be good."

"Although Li Tongya is not very talented, he has an excellent character. Li Chijing must have acquired his talent in swordsmanship... but I have never heard of a person like Li Mutian. This person should not become famous in the Yue Kingdom."

Xiao Chuchou was thinking about this, then suddenly frowned and asked:

"All four of Li Mutian's sons have spiritual acupoints?"

Xiao Yuansi didn't know what he was thinking, so he thought for a moment and replied:

"The eldest son died young, and the other three sons all have spiritual acupoints."

"oh?"

Xiao Chuchou raised his eyebrows, the wrinkles on his old face squeezed together, and said again:

"How about Mr. Xuan?"

Xiao Yuansi recalled for a while and said with some uncertainty:

"There are three sons and one daughter, and all three sons have spiritual abilities."

Xiao Chuchou picked up the tail of the spiritual beast, turned the body over, put it into the storage bag, and then said:

"Down here is Mr. Yuan."

"good."

Xiao Yuansi nodded and replied:

"Senior Yuan is not sure. There should be more people. I only know that there are about three Lingqiaozi."

Xiao Chuchou nodded and felt a little normal. He waved his hand and said solemnly:

"Li Mutian is by no means simple. There is a high probability that this person has swallowed some special genius treasure. This bloodline of the Li family does not seem to be left by a foundation-building monk. The Zifu monks are nothing more than that!"

"oh?!"

Xiao Yuansi had never thought about it from this perspective, and was surprised for a moment. He was a well-informed ancestor. When the Xiao family declined, he was at the peak of his Qi training, so he gave the family's treasure medicine and Suiyuan Pill to Xiao Chu. In the court, Xiao Chucao went out to look for opportunities by himself, so he knew more. Xiao Yuansi recalled the behavior of brothers Li Tongya and Li Xiangping back then, nodded thoughtfully, and replied:

"It is indeed not simple."

The two of them took off on the wind and flew in the direction of the Li family. Xiao Chuchou suddenly smiled and said softly:

"I have an idea. Since the Li family has a great bloodline, I, the Xiao family, can try to marry them. On the one hand, the relationship between the two families will become more stable. On the other hand, maybe a genius will be born. If the Li family can By unifying Wangyue Lake, my family will not only use it as a barrier, but also become an ally with it, and we will be closely dependent on it."

Xiao Yuansi nodded, smiled warmly, and replied:

"Ancestor means that just like the Ning family and the Chi family of Qingchi Sect, the two families' skills complement each other, rely on each other, and control Qingchi..."

"It doesn't have to be that close."

Xiao Chuchou shook his head and replied:

"It's a good thing for two families to have a mutual relationship. If the marriage is too close, there is a risk of usurping each other. In terms of interests, the two families are mutually dependent. It is good enough that the two families are bound by the master-disciple relationship."

"Yes, this junior understands."

While the two were chatting, Lijing Mountain had appeared on the horizon, and lively fireworks were emitting from the foot of the mountain. The pale gold formation shone slightly in the morning light, like a fairyland.

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Li Tongya picked up the jade boxes on the table, looked at each one carefully, stacked them one by one, and shook his head with some regret.

"These spiritual things obtained from Shanyue are all effective at the level of Qi training, but there are no prescriptions or elixirs. Swallowing them directly will not only greatly reduce the effectiveness, but will also be harmful, making future breakthroughs more difficult. .”

Spiritual objects not only have various effects, but also have impurities and negative effects. Alchemy is to use a variety of spiritual objects to blend and refine elixirs to minimize the effects and improve the effectiveness.

After handing the jade box to Li Xuanxuan, Li Tongya suddenly remembered something and asked:

"Isn't Qiuyang sure of the breakthrough yet?"

Li Xuanxuan nodded, also a little confused, and replied:

"I asked Qiuyang, and it is true that he is still a little behind. It really shouldn't be... Logically speaking, Qiuyang's talent was not as good as Donghe's back then, but he would not have fallen to this point."

Li Tongya thought about it for a long time, and finally remembered something from his long-lost memories. He suddenly realized it and said softly:

"Do you still remember the precious snake and dragon tree at home?"

"I remember."

Li Xuanxuan nodded. The snake dragon treasure tree can be said to be the most valuable thing in the Li family besides the Dharma Book and the Green Ruler Sword. It can produce a snake dragon fruit every five years. He asked Xiao Yuansi to refine it into an elixir. Several people in the family made breakthroughs in practicing Qi. They all borrowed the power of this Snake Yuan Dan.

Li Tongya shook his head, recounted old events and said warmly:

"The discovery of this treasure tree was attributed to Qiu Yang. This child was blessed with good fortune. When he was still young, he sneaked into the mountains and accidentally ate the snake dragon fruit. Fortunately, the snake dragon fruit was gentle and he fell into a coma for several times. Oh my God, later on I got twice the result with half the effort through cultivation, and it only took one year to condense the Xuanjing Wheel."

Li Xuanxuan listened carefully to these old memories, Li Tongya sighed and continued:

"At that time, we all thought about the blessings of this child, and never thought that blessings and misfortunes depended on each other. Qiuyang practiced quickly, but he swallowed the spiritual fruit hastily without practicing. After all, it left him with hidden dangers, leading to Now it’s difficult to make any progress if you delay at the peak of fetal breathing.”

Li Xuanxuan suddenly understood and nodded. Li Tongya picked up the tea bowl on the table and whispered:

"Among the mountains in my home, Huaqian Mountain has the strongest spiritual energy. Go down and tell him the cause and effect, and then send him to Huaqian Mountain to practice."

"yes!"

Li Xuanxuan responded respectfully, but suddenly raised his head and saw the formation buzzing, and an old voice came through the formation.

"Xiao Chuchou of the Xiao family is here to visit, and he also asked little friend Tongya to create a formation."

Li Tongya quickly opened the formation and stood up. He saw Xiao Chuchou and Xiao Yuansi entering with smiles on their faces and settling on the top of the mountain. Li Tongya cupped his hands and said respectfully:

"I've met two seniors!"

"Little friend Tongya is still as polite as ever."

Xiao Chuchou followed him into the courtyard with a smile, sat down with Xiao Yuansi, took the tea, casually said a few words, and said softly:

"I've traveled all over the country, and I know a lot about the formation. Your formation is cleverly conceived, and there's something special about it."

"It was built by Master Liu Changdie."

Li Tongya responded. Xiao Yuansi raised his eyebrows when he heard the name and said warmly:

"I've seen Liu Changdie before. He's quite interesting. He's skilled in formations. He talks like an old scholar who's nearly a hundred years old. He has a wide network of contacts."

Xiao Chuchou was not interested in this, so he changed the topic, looked at Li Tongya for a while, and said in a low voice:

"How confident is Tongya that you can build a foundation?"

"My cultivation has not been perfected yet, and I still don't know yet."

Li Tongya didn't feel anxious about building the immortal foundation, so he had to respond respectfully. Xiao Chuchou nodded and gave him some tips on how to build the foundation. Li Tongya practiced most of his life on his own. He was naturally overjoyed to have such an opportunity, as if he had found a treasure. After carefully writing down Xiao Chuchou's words, Xiao Yuansi listened beside him and added a few words from time to time.

After hearing this, Li Tongya thanked him repeatedly. Xiao Chuchou smiled and waved his hand. He stared at Li Tongya with deep eyes and said with a smile:

"Little friend Tongya knows something about my family!"

Today I pack my things and go back to Guangzhou. The work of the new year is about to begin again^

What follows is a small climax of the plot. I don’t know if I can write it in the car. I will use one chapter to buffer it first. I hope I can try my best to achieve the desired effect tomorrow.