txolops Chapter 201 The Scheme in the Sky
Chapter 201 The Scheme in the Sky
The Qingguang Passage is only about thirty zhang long in total.
Li Ping flew rapidly through the passage, and soon flew out of the passage, appearing in an unfamiliar world.
Without bothering to survey his surroundings, Li Ping immediately closed the entrance to the secret cave upon entering, and at the same time closed his eyes to sense the spiritual awareness within his heart.
Half a day later, after confirming that his spiritual senses were no longer giving warnings, Li Ping breathed a sigh of relief.
He had previously guessed that since Yan Liming was able to avoid Yan Hengchuan's senses after entering the secret cave, who had cultivated the "Foundation-Seizing Method," it was highly likely that the cave was a world of its own.
As long as he hides inside and doesn't come out, even if Hua Wuji's tracking ability is strong, he can't do anything to him.
Just as he had guessed, things are now exactly as they were.
At this moment, the spiritual sense in his heart was completely calm and undisturbed.
This also means that he is safe.
Li Ping nodded in satisfaction. With such a good place, he must have been out of his mind to go to Da Zhou.
He didn't understand why Yan Liming had gone out on his own initiative, but he could stay here until all the enemies were dead.
After confirming that it was safe, Li Ping looked around.
He was currently near a clear stone pool that was several meters long and wide. The pool was surrounded by lush green grasslands, and in the distance, a trickle of water flowed from the grasslands and flowed into the pool.
Whoosh!
Li Ping flew into the sky and soon reached the edge of the heavens. The sky inside the secret cave was not high, only about a hundred feet high. Further out, he touched a thin membrane-like spatial barrier, which was the barrier that kept the raging spatial storms out.
Furthermore, Li Ping did not see any sun, stars, or anything like that, nor did he know where the light inside the cave came from.
The entire secret realm is only a few dozen miles in circumference. Although the place is small, it has everything: grasslands, earthen slopes, pools, rivers, etc. Except for a certain area in the center of the secret realm that is covered by a third-order formation, the rest of the place is completely open.
Li Ping also saw several spirit fields, which may have been planted with spirit herbs before, but Yan Liming had picked them all.
He didn't care about that.
After all, apart from the core area protected by a third-order formation, the spiritual energy concentration in other areas decreases sequentially, mostly only around second-order to second-order high-grade. As for the outermost area, the concentration of spiritual energy is only first-order.
At this level of spiritual vein, spiritual herbs can only grow for five or six hundred years at most before stopping. To grow for more than a thousand years, they must be nourished by a third-tier spiritual vein.
The medicinal herb that Yan Liming took was very precious, but not so precious that Li Ping should feel sorry for it.
Even so, Li Ping couldn't help but exclaim in amazement: "How could such a small secret realm have a third-tier spiritual vein? Could it be that a powerful cultivator forcibly intercepted a spiritual vein to create this secret realm?"
"To create a secret realm out of thin air, what kind of realm would that be?" Shaking his head, Li Ping stopped thinking about it.
Regardless of how this secret realm came to be, it now belongs to him.
Li Ping took a deep look at the third-order formation that enveloped the core of the secret realm. He could clearly sense that the spiritual energy within the secret realm was spreading out from there. In that core area, the spiritual veins had definitely reached the third-order level.
However, even if there is a third-order spiritual vein in the core area, which is less than a hundred feet in length, it is most likely just a small or micro third-order spiritual vein.
It is far inferior to the third-tier spiritual vein of Qinglong Mountain, and may only be able to supply the cultivation needs of a Core Formation cultivator.
After finding an area with a spiritual energy concentration of the second-grade upper level, Li Ping sat cross-legged and circulated his cultivation technique for several cycles before taking out spiritual materials from his storage bag to refine the puppet.
……
Inside a palace at the top of Donghua Mountain.
The three figures were seated in order; they were Xiao Changkong, Qiu Changfeng, and Yan Changqiu.
Prior to this, Xiao Changkong and Lu Laomo of the Yuling Sect agreed to a one-on-one battle to determine the ownership of the Western Wilderness. The four demonic sects also kept their promise and withdrew from the territory of Qi Kingdom and settled in Yuan Kingdom.
"Junior brothers, the reason I called you here is to entrust you with an important matter." Xiao Changfeng's loud voice rang in Qiu and Yan's ears.
Both of them tensed up, realizing that what Xiao Changfeng was about to say was no ordinary matter.
After all, including the cultivators from the Yuan Kingdom's sects, there were nearly twenty Core Formation cultivators on Donghua Mountain at the moment, yet Xiao Changkong only summoned the two of them. They knew very well what this meant.
After exchanging a glance, Yan Changqiu nodded and said, "Senior Brother Xiao, please speak."
Xiao Changkong spoke solemnly: "That old demon Lu Kuang knows he is no match for me, yet he still dares to challenge me to a duel. I suspect that either he plans to use underhanded tactics in the battle, or he has brought in a powerful ally. If I go to fight, I will have a slim chance of survival."
Qiu and Yan seemed to be deep in thought; they had already guessed this possibility.
However, they knew how powerful Senior Brother Xiao was, who wielded the "Seal of All Living Beings." Even if Old Demon Lu used tricks, he was no match for Senior Brother Xiao.
But now that Xiao Changkong has said this, they can't help but show worry on their faces.
They guessed that what Xiao Changkong wanted to entrust might be asking them to help him cover for them.
Qiu Changfeng laughed and said, "Even if he resorts to all sorts of tricks, he's no match for Senior Brother. As for asking for help... if he can ask for help, we can go too."
Yan Changqiu nodded in agreement. It was their duty to eliminate any potential threats to Xiao Changkong after this battle.
However, he was thinking more deeply than Qiu Changfeng. He asked, puzzled, "Since Senior Brother believes that Old Demon Lu won't honestly accept the challenge, why did you agree to the duel in the first place?"
Xiao Changkong laughed heartily: "My two junior brothers, if I hadn't agreed to the challenge, would the four major sects of the demonic path have obediently withdrawn from Qi Kingdom?"
Upon hearing his words, Qiu and Yan both looked up abruptly: "Could it be?"
"Not bad." Xiao Changkong nodded slightly, his expression becoming solemn. "While they are away, I intend to take the Seal of All Living Beings north to help our comrades in Yan and Liang defeat the Turks in one fell swoop."
At this point, his gaze fell on Qiu and Yan: "My departure must be kept secret. To prevent the four major sects of the demonic path from noticing anything amiss, I will announce that I will be in seclusion to adjust my condition and prepare for the final battle. All matters concerning the Defenders Alliance will be discussed and decided by you."
With the ancient treasure, the Seal of All Living Beings, in his possession, Xiao Changkong's combat power was enough to crush other late-stage Core Formation cultivators.
With his combat prowess as the number one cultivator in the Western Wilderness, if he were to secretly infiltrate Liang Kingdom and coordinate with the cultivators of the Defenders Alliance to launch a surprise attack on the Turo tribe, defeating the Turo would be no problem.
Perhaps, he could even catch them off guard and kill a few Core Formation cultivators among the Turks.
The wars in Qi, Yan, and Liang are interconnected; any change in one of them can trigger a domino effect on the other two.
Once the Turks are completely driven out, the cultivators of the Western and Central Southern Regions will be free to act, and the balance of power between the Defenders Alliance and the Four Demonic Sects will undergo a dramatic change.
By then, it will be the turn of the four major demonic sects to cower in fear.
Qiu Changfeng and Yan Changqiu quickly understood their senior brother's plan, but instead of being overjoyed, they frowned.
Yan Changqiu shook his head: "Senior Brother Xiao, if the four demonic sects launch a full-scale attack on Donghua Mountain after you leave, we will have a hard time resisting. If we are not careful, we might even lose our mountain gate."
Qiu Changfeng also objected: "The foundation of the academy is Donghua Mountain and Qingyun Secret Realm. As long as we have these two, even if we lose the rest, we can take them back. Senior Brother Xiao, your approach is too risky, and I cannot agree to it."
Xiao Changkong sighed inwardly, knowing that his two junior brothers' concerns were not without reason.
However, he believed that if they continued to hold Donghua Mountain, the battle could last for an unknown period of time.
At that time, the casualties among cultivators and mortals in the Western Wilderness will be an enormous number.
According to his plan, he would take advantage of the opportunity when the Turks went south to fight, defeat them in one fell swoop, and then gather cultivators from the Western Regions and the Central and Southern Regions to completely eradicate the cancer of the Four Demonic Sects at all costs.
It might bring lasting peace to the Western Wilderness!
Of course, there is a risk of Donghua Mountain being lost in this plan.
But compared to lasting peace, he believed that taking this risk was entirely worthwhile.
Thinking of this, his expression became firm: "Junior brothers, as long as you stay in Donghua Mountain, with the assistance of other junior brothers and fellow practitioners, relying on the mountain-protecting formation, it won't be a problem to hold out for several days. I will make this trip quick and decisive, so as not to linger too long in the Yan and Liang kingdoms."
Qiu Changfeng wanted to persuade him further.
Xiao Changkong spoke directly: "My mind is made up. Junior brothers, I entrust Donghua Mountain to you."
Qiu and Yan exchanged a glance, and finally could only nod helplessly: "Don't worry, Senior Brother Xiao."
……
That night, Xiao Changkong quietly left the State of Qi with the Seal of the Common People.
Several days later, he appeared near Tianshang Immortal City in Yan Kingdom and joined forces with the Weidao Alliance cultivators stationed in the city to launch an attack, directly defeating the Turo tribe that had invaded Yan Kingdom.
They killed one mid-stage Core Formation cultivator and three early-stage Core Formation cultivators of the Turkic people, and seriously injured one late-stage Core Formation cultivator of the Turkic people.
The siege of the Yan state was thus lifted.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Changkong, along with Huang Yunzi and other Core Formation cultivators, rushed to Liang Kingdom.
Caught off guard, the Turo tribe of Liang Kingdom had their stronghold's formation breached, resulting in countless deaths and injuries among the cultivators. Even the high priest, who was in the late stage of Core Formation, perished under the Seal of All Living Beings.
Other Turkic Core Formation cultivators fled in disarray, but very few were able to escape back to the grasslands.
After this battle, the six super-large Turkic tribes suffered heavy losses, and even if they escaped back to the grasslands, they would be swallowed up by other tribes.
Their "all-in" strategy, instigated by the four major demonic sects, may bring peace to the Yan and Liang kingdoms for hundreds or even thousands of years.
After doing all this.
Xiao Changkong left behind other Core Formation cultivators such as Huang Yunzi and Chixiaozi to reorganize their own low-level cultivators, ordering them to set off together for the Qi Kingdom after they had earned their reward, and to completely annihilate the four demonic sects.
However, due to his concerns about the situation at Donghua Mountain, he chose to travel south alone ahead of others.
But the demonic spies had already learned of the huge commotion he had caused in the Northern Region.
Instead of being alarmed, Lu Laomo was delighted. He also led his spirit beast, the Crimson Flood Dragon, away from the Yuan Kingdom to intercept Xiao Changkong!
If Xiao Changkong dares to leave Donghua Mountain alone, then he will fight Xiao Changkong ahead of time.