txolops Chapter 246 The hardest thing to bear is the kindness of a beautiful woman.
Chapter 246 The hardest thing to bear is the kindness of a beautiful woman.
Watching Shi Yutong leave.
Li Ping's eyes seemed to be deep in thought.
After a long while, he looked at Xiao Yunzhi beside him and said, "Yunzhi, let me take a look at the jade slip."
Of the three things Shi Yutong asked Xiao Yunzhi to do, the first two were fine, but the third one really made Li Ping ponder deeply.
The specific details of the third matter are:
Shi Yutong asked Xiao Yunzhi to kill Long Jie, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from Buyun Sect, and hoped to buy back a spiritual item that Long Jie had stolen from Feixue Sect from Xiao Yunzhi at a high price.
From the very beginning, Li Ping had a vague suspicion.
Because during the chaos in Flying Snow City a year ago, he transformed into a beautiful girl and killed a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who was carrying precious treasures and leaving the Flying Snow Sect.
However, at the time he did not know the identity of the late Foundation Establishment cultivator, and he had worked hard to kill the man and obtain his storage bag.
He had no intention of returning his spoils to the Flying Snow Sect.
Considering that the Flying Snow Sect might have placed a tracking mark on that treasure, in order to avoid any embarrassing situations, he didn't even check it, but directly sealed the storage bag and hid it in a secluded place outside the city.
To this day, he still doesn't know what the treasure in that storage bag is.
If the Flying Snow Sect can find the location of that treasure by relying on the markings they made on it beforehand, it can only mean that they are not destined to possess the treasure.
As for taking out the storage bag?
Li Ping's idea was to wait until he formed his core before making any moves. Before that, he hoped to maintain a good relationship with the Flying Snow Sect and did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble.
But now, after listening to Shi Yutong's request...
Li Ping suspected that the unfamiliar late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator he killed might be Long Jie, whom Shi Yutong wanted to kill.
But he needs to confirm it again.
Among the jade slips that Shi Yutong left for Xiao Yunzhi was a portrait of Long Jie.
"Jade slip? Here you go." Upon hearing Li Ping's words, Xiao Yunzhi did not hesitate for long and handed the jade slip to Li Ping.
Li Ping took the jade slip and immersed his consciousness into it, immediately spotting that familiar figure.
He could confirm that the person he killed was Long Jie, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Buyun Sect!
The moment he recognized his identity, he immediately understood that the Flying Snow Sect had not placed any tracking marks on the stolen treasure.
After all, if that treasure really had tracking marks, they should have found Li Ping's storage bag hidden outside the city long ago by following the clues.
Even excluding the possibility of being discovered by the Flying Snow Sect, Li Ping still had no intention of leaving the city to retrieve his storage bag.
The treasure won't run away on its own if left there, so he doesn't need to worry.
His most pressing task now is to cultivate to the peak of Foundation Establishment and then use the third-tier spiritual energy of the Flying Snow Sect to strike the Core Formation stage.
As for treasures, let's talk about that after he successfully forms his core.
Thinking of this, he shook his head slightly and returned the jade slip to Xiao Yunzhi without saying anything more.
Xiao Yunzhi was completely bewildered, but she didn't ask any questions.
She knew that given Brother Li's personality, if he wanted to tell her, he would probably just tell her directly.
He didn't want to talk about it, and it would be pointless to ask.
Li Ping smiled and asked, "By the way, Yunzhi, when do you plan to set off?"
From their previous conversation, he knew that Xiao Yunzhi was eager to complete the Flying Snow Sect's mission and then return to the Western Wilderness to eliminate demons and protect the righteous path, which is why he asked this question.
As expected, Xiao Yunzhi revealed her plan: "In the next few days."
Upon hearing this, Li Ping smiled and said, "Before we set off, I would like to ask you to set up an array inside the cave to isolate divine sense."
"Don't worry, Brother Li! I'll take care of it." Xiao Yunzhi readily agreed.
……
Ten days later.
Xiao Yunzhi then set up another second-tier high-grade formation within the existing second-tier formation in the cave, which served both defensive and anti-divine sense probing purposes.
With this formation, all attempts by divine senses below the Core Formation stage to probe will be blocked.
Even the divine sense of a Core Formation stage cultivator can be slightly blocked for a moment, allowing those inside the formation to know in advance.
Security and privacy have been greatly improved.
After setting up the formation, Xiao Yunzhi immediately planned to go to the Ice Sea to complete the three things Shi Yutong had asked her to do.
Li Ping reminded her, "Be careful. There must be some secret behind how two Core Formation cultivators could perish before they could escape."
Hearing Li Ping's reminder, Xiao Yunzhi smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, Brother Li, Yunzhi understands."
She was aware of what Li Ping was saying, but after the beast tide receded, the cultivators from the other main cities had already explored the ruins of Silvermoon City and found nothing special.
None of the exploring cultivators encountered any danger, so the difficulty of her mission lay not in her own safety, but in figuring out the truth of the matter.
clap~
Li Ping clapped his hands lightly.
Upon hearing the sound, a dark figure instantly darted out from a corner of the courtyard and landed in front of Li Ping, bowing respectfully in an anthropomorphic manner.
Li Ping pointed to the small beast bowing on the ground and said with a smile, "Yunzhi, this earth spirit rat is skilled at finding rare and precious materials. It may be of great help to you in finding the millennium ice jade. You should take it with you on this trip!"
"Earth Spirit Rat?" Xiao Yunzhi looked at the small beast on the ground, her eyes filled with surprise: "Brother Li, you actually have such a magical beast."
Li Ping smiled and nodded, offering no further explanation.
After communicating with Xiao Yunzhi through spiritual sense, he commanded the earth spirit rat to obey her orders. Then he took off the storage bag from his waist and handed it to Xiao Yunzhi, along with twenty or thirty bottles of second-tier beast-feeding pills.
This was prepared for the Earth Spirit Beast and Xiao Yunzhi's Blazing Sun Bird Spirit Beast.
"Brother Li, Yunzhi thanks you so much!" Xiao Yunzhi didn't refuse, but directly accepted the Earth Spirit Rat and the Beast-Feeding Pill: "Yunzhi will set off now!"
With everything prepared, she had no intention of delaying any longer.
Li Ping smiled and nodded: "Have a safe trip!"
But right after he finished speaking, Xiao Yunzhi suddenly appeared in front of him and kissed his lips before he could react.
The girl's sweet fragrance instantly filled Li Ping's nostrils, and Li Ping couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Before he could react further, Xiao Yunzhi gave him a quick, fleeting kiss, blushed, and rushed out the door, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
As she gradually disappeared from sight, Li Ping couldn't help but show a look of bewilderment, both amused and exasperated.
Unexpectedly, he was forcibly kissed by Xiao Yunzhi.
Xiao Yunzhi's success was partly due to the sneak attack, but the main reason was that she was stronger than Li Ping.
He was well aware of Xiao Yunzhi's feelings, but he hadn't yet figured out how to handle it.
He was a person who was devoted to the Tao, and everything else was as insignificant to him as long as immortality.
When he was in Fenglan Immortal City, he refused his concubine Bailin's request to have an heir without hesitation.
In addition, he was so engrossed in his cultivation that he neglected Bai Lin, leading her to mistakenly believe that he disliked her for being old.
Due to various factors, Bailin took the initiative to leave him and personally selected a younger girl to be his concubine.
Although Li Ping was very angry about her actions at the time, upon closer reflection, he realized that Bai Lin's behavior was partly due to his neglect.
Women feel insecure about their age.
He practiced health preservation techniques and his appearance remained youthful.
Bai Lin had been with him since she was nineteen. As she grew older and her appearance gradually faded, she must have been suffering greatly. She couldn't face it all with equanimity.
She could only place all her emotions in the Bai family.
Therefore, given her slim chances of achieving Foundation Establishment herself, she gave the Foundation Establishment Pill to her younger brother, who had higher potential.
She herself went into seclusion in Gaojishan and never saw Li Ping again.
If Bai Lin is like this, then what about Xiao Yunzhi?
Xiao Yunzhi has better aptitude than Bai Lin and is expected to reach the Nascent Soul stage in the future, making her a very good candidate for a Daoist partner.
Honestly, Li Ping also had some feelings for her. If Li Ping accepted her, the two of them could perhaps become an immortal couple and live happily ever after for nearly a thousand years.
But Li Ping had not forgotten that Xiao Yunzhi was a cultivator from the academy, and that the Xiao family's ancestor had died at the hands of Lu Laomo of the Yuling Sect.
It could be said that she was burdened with a deep-seated family feud!
Once Li Ping becomes her Daoist partner, due to karmic entanglements, he will inevitably face off against Old Demon Lu and even the Four Demonic Sects in the future.
He cultivates Taoism in pursuit of longevity and does not wish to be involved in these power struggles where one person finishes their act and another takes the stage.
"It's hardest to accept the kindness of a beautiful woman, so be it... let nature take its course."
Standing in the courtyard, Li Ping pondered for a long time before finally shaking his head.
……
After Xiao Yunzhi left, Li Ping settled into a regular life.
Aside from the occasional cultivator coming to him asking him to refine pills, he spent most of his time in ascetic cultivation.
Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
At the end of that year, Li Ping stood in the courtyard, a sigh in his eyes.
After this year, he will be exactly 110 years old.
He embarked on the path of cultivation under the guidance of Master Ji, and nearly a century has passed since then.
Over the course of a century, he has gone from a clueless novice in Qi Refining to the late Foundation Establishment stage, barely managing to gain a certain reputation and establish himself in the cultivation world.
Just as Li Ping was sighing with emotion, Ji Shuxuan came to his door, inviting him to a banquet.
Ji Shuxuan is eighty-two years old this year. Due to the serious injury he suffered when he was young, which damaged his essence, he looks much older than ordinary people of the same age.
His back was hunched, his hair had turned completely white, and age spots were gradually appearing on his face.
Ji Shuxuan smiled and said, "Uncle Li, Senior Xu and Senior Lin have returned from their demon-hunting adventure. The two lovers have finally become a couple and recently tied the knot."
Li Ping smiled and nodded, not surprised by the result; he had long seen the connection between the two.
"They've specially arranged a banquet at Jinzun Tower to celebrate this occasion with their friends." As he spoke, Ji Shuxuan took out a gold-embossed invitation from his storage bag: "Senior Xu specifically instructed me to deliver this invitation to Uncle Li, hoping you can take the time to attend the banquet."
Li Ping accepted the invitation and agreed to attend on time.
After delivering the invitation, Ji Shuxuan chatted with Li Ping for a while, telling him about some interesting things that had happened in the city recently, before hurriedly taking his leave.
He also had to deliver invitations to other monks.
Holding the invitation, Li Ping thought of Xu Guike again.
He was a disciple of Dai Sangyu. After Dai Sangyu died, he secretly fled the Western Wilderness and came to the far north to live.
Li Ping knew that Dai Sangyu held a very important place in his heart. Judging from his diligent cultivation, he clearly planned to return to the Western Wilderness to avenge his master after achieving success in his cultivation.
One wanted to avenge his family ancestor, and the other wanted to avenge his master.
He and Xiao Yunzhi could form the Avengers.
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