txolops Chapter 10: Origins and Twists and Turns
Chapter 10: Origins and Twists and Turns
"Squeak~"
Not long after they arrived in the courtyard, Meng Qingyi pushed open the door and walked in.
"Fellow Daoist Li, I apologize for keeping you waiting," Meng Qingyi said with a smile, though there was a hint of barely perceptible embarrassment in her eyes.
Li Ping stood up. He actually had a pretty good impression of Meng Qingyi. Hearing this, he simply shook his head and smiled, "You're too kind, Fairy Meng. I didn't wait long."
"That's good."
Instead of rushing to see Li Ping off, Meng Qingyi invited him to sit down and took the initiative to tell him the reason why the sword cultivator, Senior Sister Dai, had questioned him in a rather impolite manner.
After hearing this, Li Ping finally understood.
It turns out that Senior Sister Meng Qingyi has a most valued disciple, who is a genius with two spiritual roots.
With her dual spiritual roots and the abundant cultivation resources provided by the Azure Dragon Mountain lineage, she had already reached the peak of Qi Refining before the age of twenty-five, qualifying her to attempt the Foundation Establishment stage.
More than three months ago, Senior Sister Dai bestowed a Foundation Establishment Pill upon her disciple, hoping that she could successfully establish her foundation and that the Azure Dragon Mountain lineage would have one more Foundation Establishment cultivator.
But who would have thought that this disciple named "Lin Yue" would be kidnapped not long afterward.
Not only were all her belongings stolen, but her chastity, which she had guarded for twenty-five years, was also defiled by that man. He tortured her for more than ten days before finally letting her go!
The man ultimately did not kill her, but Lin Yue suffered such a blow that she became mentally unstable.
The anger of Senior Sister Dai, whose most valued disciple and future Foundation Establishment prospect was destroyed, can be imagined. She wished she could tear the murderer to pieces.
Unfortunately, the murderer was extremely mysterious, and despite the great efforts of the Qinglong Mountain sect, they were unable to uncover his true identity.
It wasn't until Li Ping successfully established his foundation that they used a Foundation Establishment Pill they had bought from the black market.
This immediately caught the attention of Senior Sister Dai, who promptly ordered someone to "invite" him back for questioning.
If he is the mysterious killer, or if he is really connected to the mysterious killer.
He should be beheaded by now.
……
"Fellow Daoist Li, Senior Sister Dai is usually a very kind person. Her unfriendly attitude towards you today is for a reason. I hope you won't take it to heart." Before leaving, Meng Qingyi once again tried to comfort his senior sister.
After hearing Meng Qingyi's words, Li Ping couldn't help but think to himself, "Sword cultivators are kind-hearted? I don't believe you."
However, how did Senior Sister Dai determine that what he said was true?
He immediately recalled the scene when he entered the palace, where Senior Sister Dai's flying sword had stopped in front of him, startling him so much that his hair stood on end: "It's that flying sword! Perhaps she can use the flying sword, which is linked to my life, to judge whether what I said is true or false."
Thinking of this, Li Ping broke out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, he was an honest man, and he answered all the questions asked by the other party truthfully.
Otherwise, it's hard to say whether I could still be sitting here peacefully now.
Fortunately, the questions from that Senior Sister Dai were all about his background and past experiences, and did not involve his transmigration or the purple energy space in his sea of consciousness.
Otherwise... the consequences would be unimaginable.
We were lucky this time, but what about next time?
"Sword cultivators have such abilities. This Senior Sister Dai is too dangerous. I also have many secrets. I should stay away from her in the future!" Li Ping made a decision in his heart.
However, he showed no sign of it on his face, instead revealing a look of sympathy: "So that's how it is. How could someone be so heartless as to use such cruel methods against a Qi Refining cultivator? Purely demonic behavior, beastly act, everyone has the right to kill him!"
Meng Qing nodded in agreement, her eyes filled with hatred: "If this demon falls into my hands, I will make sure his soul is annihilated!"
During their conversation, the two tacitly avoided mentioning Li Ping's foundation-building skills again.
After all, even if Li Ping didn't know about Lin Yue's ordeal beforehand, both of them were aware of it in the end.
His Foundation Establishment Pill is most likely the one that Lin Yue lost.
His success in establishing his foundation was inextricably linked to Lin Yue's tragic experiences.
To be precise, he was the beneficiary in this matter, but he was also inexplicably involved, and he had already used the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Senior Sister Dai and the others couldn't take their anger out on him for this reason.
Of course, I wouldn't give him a friendly look either.
……
"Senior Sister Dai was already preparing to go into seclusion to break through to the Core Formation stage," Meng Qingyi said helplessly. "But at this critical moment, Junior Nephew Lin Yue had an accident, which caused a slight flaw in Senior Sister Dai's mental state. Senior Sister Dai is a sword cultivator, and she emphasizes the clarity of her sword heart. If she cannot kill that demon and clear her mind, she may never have the chance to break through to the Core Formation stage again in this lifetime."
Upon hearing this, Li Ping couldn't help but show a look of surprise on his face.
He couldn't help but have a guess in his mind.
Perhaps the mysterious person did such a cruel thing to Lin Yue in order to target that Senior Sister Dai.
Their goal... is to prevent Senior Sister Dai from forming her Golden Core!
If Senior Sister Dai successfully forms her core, as a sword cultivator, her strength will definitely surpass that of other cultivators of the same level.
With the addition of a Core Formation sword cultivator, the overall strength of Qinglong Mountain will naturally expand.
According to the principle of "whoever benefits the most is the most suspicious", who would do this?
Chi Kingdom, Ji Kingdom, and Yue Kingdom are three kingdoms that border Fenglan Immortal City, and each of them has a third-tier spiritual vein and a Core Formation cultivator in charge.
If the Azure Dragon Mountain lineage were to gain another Core Formation sword cultivator, the threat to them would obviously increase significantly.
……
Despite his wild guesses, Li Ping became increasingly confident in his judgment.
That means someone is targeting the Azure Dragon Mountain faction, and the situation in Fenglan Immortal City is probably not as peaceful as it seems on the surface.
"I have too many secrets, and there are also mysterious forces stirring things up..." Li Ping made up his mind.
He decided to resign from being a guest elder of the Qinglong Mountain lineage and instead stick to being a reclusive cultivator.
At least if something really happens and you have to run away, being a rogue cultivator makes things much easier.
"Let's not wait ten days. Let's reject the guest offer completely today!" Li Ping thought to himself.
To his surprise, before he could even speak...
Fairy Meng, however, looked apologetic and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Fellow Daoist Li, I'm afraid I must apologize for making you a guest elder of my Azure Dragon Mountain lineage."