txolops Chapter 162 The Idea of Seeking Refuge
Chapter 162 The Idea of Seeking Refuge
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Standing in the main hall, Huang Yan was completely stunned.
For a moment, he didn't know what to do.
At that moment, he wanted to yell at Dai Sangyu, who had humiliated him: "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate a young man's potential!"
But he soon realized that he was over a hundred years old, which meant he was no longer a teenager.
Secondly, if he dared to shout like that and anger a Core Formation Realm cultivator, he might lose his life here today.
But leaving like that would seem like he was too cowardly.
Fortunately, a gentle voice broke the deadlock at this moment: "Fellow Daoist Huang, I am truly sorry, I did not know about your relationship with Senior Sister Dai, otherwise... Senior Sister Dai might not be in a good mood, I hope you will forgive me."
It was Meng Qingyi who spoke.
At this moment, she was secretly lamenting her fate. Senior Sister Dai came in, said a few words, and left without giving her any time to react.
As a result, after Senior Sister Dai's humiliating words, the Qinglong Mountain lineage completely offended Fellow Daoist Huang in front of them.
Huang Yan himself was only a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, nothing special, but behind him was Huang Yunzi, a late-Core Formation cultivator, Ziyun Valley, and the entire cultivation world of Yue Kingdom.
Moreover, it was thanks to Huang Yunzi's help that the Immortal City was able to survive the beast tide twenty years ago.
In a sense, Huang Yunzi was kind to the Immortal City.
Meng Qing also privately thought: Senior Sister Dai's actions were completely disrespectful to Huang Yan and went too far.
Even if Senior Sister Dai wanted to call off the engagement, if the matter were left to her to handle, she would try her best to find a safe solution that both parties could accept, instead of letting things turn out like this.
But since things have come to this, she can only try to make amends.
At this moment, Huang Yan forced a smile: "This is not the fault of Sect Leader Meng. I was being presumptuous. Please, Sect Leader Meng, escort me away."
"Sigh." Upon hearing this, Meng Qingyi sighed inwardly.
In the end, she smiled and said, "It is only right that I see you off, Fellow Daoist. If you have any questions, please feel free to come to me. I have some influence in the Immortal City and can offer you some assistance."
"Thank you for your trouble!" Huang Yan cupped his hands in greeting to Meng Qingyi, and then followed Meng Qingyi away.
As for the bottle of Essence Pills on the ground, he didn't even glance at it.
Meng Qing also noticed this, shook her head inwardly, and did not intend to remind him.
In Huang Yan's view, this was not a pill of vital essence, but a clear insult to him.
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After seeing Huang Yan off, Meng Qingyi went to see Dai Sangyu, but was told that Dai Sangyu was busy treating her disciple's injuries and was temporarily unable to see her.
Meng Qing also knew that since Ye Chen's incident, Senior Sister Dai had been ordered by their master to reflect on her mistakes in seclusion, but she had taken over the position of head of general affairs. It was very likely that Senior Sister Dai had come to dislike her.
Perhaps this is why Sister Dai is not seeing her now.
If she wants to mend her relationship with Senior Sister Dai, the best thing she can do right now is to obediently go back to her cultivation and do nothing.
But thinking of the pressure from Ziyun Valley, Meng Qingyi's expression changed. She gritted her teeth and finally headed towards the mountaintop. She was going to see her master.
"Hmph!" Sensing Meng Qingyi's actions with her divine sense, Dai Sangyu couldn't help but snort inwardly.
However, she quickly stopped paying attention to Meng Qingyi and instead focused her gaze on the middle-aged female cultivator in front of her.
The woman who looked older than her was her eldest disciple, Lin Yue.
Lin Yue is already fifty-two years old this year. Without having reached the Foundation Establishment stage, she is naturally starting to age.
Seeing that her disciple's face was even more aged than her own, Dai Sangyu couldn't help but feel a pang of pity in her eyes. This pity quickly turned into murderous intent: "If it weren't for that hidden demonic cultivator, Yue'er would have already reached the Foundation Establishment stage. How could she have become like this!"
"Fortunately... at Yue'er's age, it's still not too late to reach the Foundation Establishment stage!"
The best time for cultivators to establish their foundation is generally before the age of thirty. As they get older, even with Foundation Establishment Pills, the success rate of Foundation Establishment will gradually decrease.
Lin Yue is fifty-two years old this year, but she has two spiritual roots, so her success rate in establishing a foundation is acceptable.
Dai Sangyu said slowly, "Yue'er, during your travels, your master found a bottle of 'Ice Crystal Milk,' which can replenish your essence and give you the qualifications to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yue raised her head and said somewhat embarrassedly, "But Master, my source energy has already been healed."
"All done?" Dai Sangyu asked, somewhat surprised.
A blush appeared on Lin Yue's face: "It was Master Qi. He returned to the Immortal City from Jixia some time ago and specially brought me a 'Crimson Sky Pill'. After I took it and refined it, my damaged essence has been restored to its original state."
"Musician Qi... is that little fellow who was taken in as a disciple by Mr. Yan?" Dai Sangyu immediately remembered who the Musician Qi her disciple was talking about was.
Lin Yue suffered both mental and physical trauma at the time, and it was Qi Leshi who healed her mental trauma. During the treatment of Lin Yue, he was appreciated by Mr. Yan and was taken in as his personal disciple.
Thinking that the other party had gone to Jixia but still remembered his patient and specially brought Lin Yue a Chixiao Pill, Dai Sangyu secretly admired his character.
"As expected of Mr. Yan's disciple!" She nodded slightly.
She smiled at her disciple and said, "Yue'er, you should consume and refine this bottle of 'Ice Crystal Milk' before attempting to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."
"Yes, Master," Lin Yue replied softly.
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Inside the training room of the Immortal Peach Mountain cave.
Li Ping, covered in sweat, slowly removed his hand from the Heavenly Mystic Crystal.
After more than a year of continuous feeding and nourishing magic, the Seven-Colored Illusionary Light Butterfly's life force has significantly increased.
If it was a plant spirit before, unresponsive to external stimuli, then now it is completely paralyzed. Although it still lacks the ability to move, its consciousness has begun to return.
For example, during this treatment, after Li Ping inputted four strands of the Nourishing Life Technique's power, the Seven-Colored Illusionary Light Butterfly conveyed to him with a faint consciousness the desire to "I want more, I want more."
However, Li Ping certainly wouldn't indulge it; he meant ten years, not a single day less.
Having completed his daily check-in task, he decisively stopped.
Upon seeing that Li Ping had finished his treatment, Yu Menghan immediately used her divine sense to examine the Seven-Colored Illusionary Light Butterfly's condition within the Heavenly Profound Crystal. After the examination, she showed a satisfied expression.
At this rate, her spirit insect will be fully revived in no time.
She took out a jade box from her storage bag and placed it in front of Li Ping. She opened the jade box, and inside was a fist-sized green fruit.
The moment the jade box was opened, a unique fragrance filled Li Ping's nostrils.
Yu Menghan smiled and said, "This Green Bud Fruit has the effect of refreshing the mind; consider it a small token of my gratitude."
Upon hearing this, Li Ping nodded and accepted the jade box without hesitation.
During this time, he had grown accustomed to the generosity of this Fairy Yu.
To Li Ping's surprise, after the treatment, Yu Menghan put away the Heavenly Profound Crystal along with the Seven-Colored Illusionary Light Butterfly inside, but did not leave in a hurry.
Instead, she asked with a charming smile, "Fellow Daoist Li, you live in the Immortal City, so you shouldn't have any connection with the Azure Dragon Mountain lineage, right?"
Li Ping nodded, puzzled, and said, "I am just a rogue cultivator, so naturally I have nothing to do with the Azure Dragon Mountain lineage. But why is the fairy asking this?"
"That's good." After a moment's thought, Yu Menghan reminded him, "I heard that recently, Fairy Dai from Immortal City seems to have had some disputes with Huang Yunzi from Purple Cloud Valley, which could potentially lead to the situation getting out of control."
"Oh?" Upon hearing that Dai Sangyu had provoked a powerful enemy, Li Ping immediately became interested and began to inquire about the details from Yu Menghan.
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Several hours later, after watching Yu Menghan leave, Li Ping stood in the pavilion, a thoughtful expression on his face: "It's such a cliché plot of annulment..."
However, although the plot is old-fashioned, its ability to arouse hatred is by no means low.
According to Yu Menghan's description, after Huang Yan returned to Ziyun Valley and explained the situation to his ancestor, Huang Yunzi was so enraged that he crushed the jade cup in his hand on the spot.
They also sent people directly to Immortal City to demand an explanation from True Person Fenglan and Dai Sangyu.
Huang Yunzi declared that if Fenglan Immortal City did not give him a satisfactory answer, he would cut off the transportation between the Immortal City and the Western Wilderness, turning the Immortal City into a completely isolated island.
This is not an intimidation. Ziyun Valley is the overlord of the Western Wilderness and Western Regions. As the Grand Elder of Ziyun Valley, Huang Yunzi has the prestige to command the three kingdoms of Yue, Ji, and Chi.
Once traffic is blocked, people are allowed to leave but not enter.
If the Immortal City cannot be self-sufficient, it will inevitably fall into difficulties.
In fact, Li Ping learned from Yu Menghan that Fenglan Immortal City had a close relationship with Jixia Academy and was protected by the Weidao Alliance. Huang Yunzi was wary of interference from the Weidao Alliance, so he did not take any extreme measures for the time being.
Even if Huang Yunzi doesn't resort to extreme measures and only imposes a blockade on the Immortal City in terms of supplies and personnel, the Immortal City will still be unable to withstand it in the long run.
After all, the economy of the Immortal City is distorted, with its main pillar industry being demon hunting, and many resources rely on being transported from the Western Wilderness.
Most importantly, the materials from the demon beasts hunted by the cultivators of the Immortal City, as well as the resources collected from the Cloud and Mist Mountains, also need to be processed by the cultivators of the Western Wilderness.
Immortal City is actually an oil-producing country in the Western Wilderness.
Yu Menghan told Li Ping about this because she hoped he would stay out of trouble and not get involved in the conflict between Immortal City and Purple Cloud Valley.
Even if you really want to go wild, please wait until you've cured the Seven-Colored Illusionary Butterfly before you do.
Li Ping deeply agreed with her advice. As a rogue cultivator, he roamed the world and had no concern for the state of the Immortal City.
If the two sides really go to war, he will consider setting off to Jixia for refuge.
In Jixia, the great war between the four major sects of the demonic path and the Alliance of Defenders of the Way has subsided, and peace has become the main theme, which is suitable for his development.
After much deliberation, Li Ping finally ordered Bai Lin to invite Zhang Tie and Gu Musheng to Xiantao Mountain to see him.
Although Yu Menghan had a powerful background, she even knew that Huang Yunzi had crushed the jade cup, as if she were there herself.
But she was ultimately an outsider, unlike those insiders who understood things as thoroughly.