txolops Chapter 183 Righteousness Overwhelms People
Chapter 183 Righteousness Overwhelms People
Inside the hall.
All the cultivators whose names were called by Meng Qingyi had grim expressions.
Especially Xiong Pohai, in terms of cultivation, after Dai Sangyu's death, he was the number one disciple of Fenglan Zhenren.
He had thought that after seizing power, Meng Qing would also rely on him to stabilize the Immortal City.
To his surprise, Meng Qingyi, despite her sweet and charming appearance, was far more experienced and ruthless than Feng Lan Zhenren and Dai Sangyu in her actions.
Meng Qing, as the sect leader, issued the order, and since this trip was in response to the call of the Defenders Alliance to support the Yan Kingdom in fighting against the foreign races, he naturally had the moral high ground.
He couldn't think of a suitable reason to decline.
But once he actually went...
The war between the Yan Kingdom and the Turks was very large-scale, and a considerable number of Core Formation cultivators were involved. Foundation Establishment cultivators could easily perish on the Yan Kingdom's battlefield if they were not careful.
Even if he was lucky enough not to perish, what would happen when the war ended?
Decades later, when he returns to Immortal City, it will inevitably be a monolithic entity managed by Meng Qingyi, and there will be no place for him.
He could only lie low and become completely marginalized within the Immortal City.
Moreover, after careful comparison, Xiong Pohai discovered that the names Meng Qingyi uttered were either closely related to Dai Sangyu or were people who were close to Dai Sangyu.
This is not support for the Yan Kingdom at all; it is clearly Meng Qingyi using this as a pretext to carry out a purge.
Thinking of this, Xiong Pohai's expression turned ugly.
If it were only the Meng family who made the suggestion, he would have dared to refute it.
However, the Meng family's forces are now in control of the Immortal City, and they have also recruited Huang Yunzi, a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, to oversee the city.
If he resists and refuses to go to the Yan Kingdom battlefield, Huang Yunzi might just kill him with a single palm strike and then accuse him of "colluding with demonic cultivators."
He dared not gamble on the consequences.
As for feigning agreement and then running away as soon as he left the Immortal City?
That would play right into their hands. If he escaped, they could easily frame him for "treason," issue a warrant for his arrest throughout the entire Western Wilderness, and punish him without mercy.
He frequently used this tactic when he was in a mortal gang, and it killed many of his opponents.
Now, being dealt with by Meng Qingyi in the same way, he realized how disgusting this method was.
"I shouldn't have assumed everything was settled just because I saw Senior Sister Dai reach Core Formation, which offended the Meng family," Xiong Pohai sighed inwardly.
"Brother Xiong, do you have any more questions?" Meng Qingyi looked at Xiong Pohai with a solemn expression.
Xiong Pohai smiled and said, "The sect leader's arrangements are quite appropriate. However, the battlefield ahead is fraught with danger. I hope the sect leader can open the Immortal City's treasury and allow all cultivators participating in this battle to choose ten treasures. In this way, I believe everyone will be better able to resist the Turo people."
Seeking benefits is Xiong Pohai's strategy.
Meng Qing also used his power to intimidate others; this was an open scheme that he couldn't refute, so he might as well ask for more benefits.
Upon hearing this, Meng Qing nodded: "Brother Xiong, what you said makes sense. However, there aren't that many treasures in the Immortal City's treasury for everyone to choose from. Each person can choose... five items!"
……
This time, cultivators were dispatched to the Yan Kingdom to resist the foreign tribes.
In addition to Foundation Establishment cultivators such as Xiong Pohai and Xu Guike, the Qinglong Mountain lineage is also recruiting rogue cultivators extensively within the Immortal City.
To attract independent cultivators to participate, the rewards are exceptionally generous.
Two hundred spirit stones for late-stage Qi Refining, one hundred spirit stones for mid-stage Qi Refining, and fifty spirit stones for early-stage Qi Refining. You can receive these upon registration.
Besides the rewards from the Immortal City, there are also rumors that the Tianyou Sect of the Yan Kingdom has offered its entire sect's wealth as a reward for merit.
If you make enough contributions, you can directly exchange them for Foundation Establishment Pills!
Such a reward has tempted many independent cultivators, including Ji Shuxuan, who has already reached the late stage of Qi Refining.
Early in the morning, he arrived at Xiantao Mountain to pay his respects to Li Ping.
"Uncle Li," Ji Shuxuan said respectfully upon meeting him, "I plan to accept the summons from Immortal City and go to the Yan Kingdom to seek my future!"
Ji Shuxuan possessed four spiritual roots, and his natural aptitude wasn't particularly good, but under Li Ping's tutelage, his cultivation speed was relatively fast.
He is 44 years old this year and has already cultivated to the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining. He can try to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
However, Foundation Establishment Pills are difficult to obtain, and given his background and strength, he has virtually no hope of getting one.
The Ji family had already used Li Ping's favor on Ji Shuwen's foundation building and the family's spiritual land, so Li Ping would not help him with a large-scale foundation building.
Seeing that Yan Hengchuan had already successfully established his foundation, while he himself was still stuck at the ninth level of Qi Refining.
Coincidentally, I've now heard that there's a chance to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill in the Yan Kingdom.
Ji Shuxuan couldn't sit still any longer.
He decided to take a gamble.
In this way, even if you fail, you won't regret it when you're old and frail!
"Have you decided?" Li Ping looked at him calmly.
Ji Shuxuan nodded firmly: "Uncle Li, I've made up my mind. I've come here to say goodbye."
Li Ping nodded; he could understand Ji Shuxuan's thoughts.
After all, which low-level cultivator in this world doesn't want to establish their foundation?
Not to mention the improvement in strength and status after Foundation Establishment, the extra lifespan alone is enough to drive all Qi Refining cultivators crazy.
However, the battlefield between the Western Wilderness cultivators and the Turks is probably even more dangerous than during the beast tide.
Li Ping still remembered that his sixth brother, Teng Feng, had perished in the beast tide.
"Since you've decided to take the plunge, I won't stop you." Li Ping sighed. "I had originally prepared a sum of spirit stones to help you build a career in the Immortal City. Since you're going to try your luck at Foundation Establishment, I'll take the liberty of converting those spirit stones into resources for you, so you can have more support when you're fighting."
After saying that, Li Ping pondered for a moment, then took out ten low-grade second-tier spirit talismans, five mid-grade second-tier spirit talismans, and several bottles of pills that quickly restore mana from his storage bag.
Then, he controlled the items to float to Ji Shuxuan's front: "Shuxuan, please accept these talismans and pills."
At the same time, he explained to Ji Shuxuan the grade and use of these pills and talismans.
Ji Shuxuan quickly agreed, "Uncle Li, thank you so much for bestowing this treasure upon me!"
……
Shortly after Ji Shuxuan left, Zhang Tie came to visit.
From him, Li Ping learned that Meng Qing also arranged for Xiong Pohai to lead the team to Yan State to participate in the war, and that Xu Guike, Lin Yue and other members of Dai Sangyu's lineage who had established their foundations were also basically included.
Hearing this, Li Ping finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that something might happen to Xu Guike.
Now, Xu Guike has been assigned to provide support in the Yan Kingdom. Although it is not exactly safe, at least he is temporarily out of danger.
However, his original plan to take Xu Guike to the Sword Forging Manor in Jiang Kingdom to visit his master's former residence and verify his identity was no longer possible.
However, judging from Xu Guike's reaction upon seeing himself, he believes that the probability of him being the reincarnation of his master is relatively high.
"Why!"
After seeing Zhang Tie off, Li Ping sighed and prepared to find an opportunity to meet Xu Guike before he left Xiancheng for Yan.
……
Although Xiong Pohai, Xu Guike, and others suffered retaliation and were assigned to fight in the Yan Kingdom, they did not lose their personal freedom and continued to move around in the Immortal City as usual.
Of course, even so, they had no intention of secretly escaping.
After all, if they don't escape, they're still from the same sect, and the Meng family's actions are subject to sect rules and public opinion.
If they dare to escape, they are undoubtedly "demonic cultivator infiltrators" and can be killed on the spot.
Through Zhang Tie's message, Li Ping met Xu Guike in a private room at a restaurant in the market.
"Fellow Daoist Li," Xu Guike said self-deprecatingly as soon as he entered the private room, "I am now a 'disciple of demonic cultivation,' aren't you afraid of getting into trouble by asking to see me?"
Clearly, he was not as relieved as he appeared on the surface regarding Dai Sangyu's matter, and still harbored resentment.
He himself didn't know why, but despite having only met Li Ping a few times, he trusted him immensely and unknowingly revealed his true feelings.
Li Ping invited him to sit down, and then cast a soundproof shield around them to prevent anyone from overhearing.
Then he shook his head: "Whether you are a demonic cultivator or not is not my concern. What I am concerned about is that Fellow Daoist Xu seems to be an old friend of mine."
"An old friend?" Xu Guike shook his head, a hint of doubt in his eyes. "Actually, I also feel a sense of kinship with Fellow Daoist Li, but I'm quite certain that I've never met Fellow Daoist Li before."
Li Ping asked calmly, "Fellow Daoist Xu, do you believe in reincarnation?"
"Reincarnation?" Xu Guike was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Li Ping to say such a thing.
After a moment, he let out a sigh of relief: "What do you mean by that, fellow Daoist?"
"It's nothing, just something I said casually." Li Ping shook his head and spoke slowly, knowing that Xu Guike probably had some guesses as well.
Xu Guike was taken aback, but Li Ping had already changed the subject: "By the way, what are your plans for your trip to Yan?"
"What are your plans?" Xu Guike sighed. "I can only take it one step at a time. Perhaps being cautious will save my life."
Li Ping shook his head: "Going to Yan Kingdom to fight against the alien race is dangerous enough. You people don't have any Core Formation elders to take care of you. If you mix in with the cultivators of Ziyun Valley, you'll probably be used as cannon fodder."
Xu Guike remained silent, knowing that Li Ping was referring to something that was highly probable.
After a long silence, he said in a low voice, "Fellow Daoist, what can you teach me?"
Li Ping nodded and slowly said, "The Jixia Academy is controlled by Confucian scholars, most of whom are upright and possess the virtues of ancient gentlemen. I heard that the conflict between the Immortal City and Ziyun Valley was resolved only by Alliance Leader Xiao's intervention. You could go to Jixia to seek refuge; perhaps you can make a comeback one day."
"Go to Jixia Academy?" Xu Guike pondered, thinking that this was indeed an option.
However, Jixia would be facing attacks from the four major demonic sects, and the situation there wouldn't be much better than in Yan. Even if he went there, he couldn't guarantee his own safety.
"These talismans were made by me, and I am giving them to you, fellow Daoist, in the hope that you can safely overcome this calamity." As he spoke, Li Ping took out two stacks of twenty mid-grade second-tier talismans from his storage bag and placed them on the table.
Xu Guike was taken aback: "This?"
While he was still in shock, Li Ping hesitated for a moment and then took out five second-grade high-quality spirit talismans from his storage bag: "I bought these five second-grade high-quality spirit talismans by chance at a trade fair. Please take them with you, fellow Daoist."