txolops Chapter 1147 I really want this treasure, but I don't want to take the risk. What should I do?
Chapter 1147 I really want this treasure, but I don't want to take the risk. What should I do?
Although I'm somewhat interested in why the Seven True Ones went to sea together, I wonder if they've gotten some benefit from it, since they were willing to leave the near-third-tier spiritual vein on their own.
However, Li Jieqing was not so foolish as to go over and watch the excitement.
Hearing this valuable inside information is enough. It would be better to wait ten days and then secretly inquire about the results.
"Not many. The number of people setting up the formation is seven, with each person holding thirty formation flags, totaling two hundred and ten people... Since you have heard all this, it is unreasonable for you to still want to leave."
The shop owner changed the subject halfway through his sentence.
He chuckled and said, "If I remember correctly, when the pioneering cultivators receive the pioneering order, they are also required to obey the orders of the Seven Immortals. This time, you can't escape it, fellow Daoist."
But now that he's here and has heard the inside story of Qi Zhen, how could he possibly ask someone to leave?
"Brother Wangyue, it's not straightforward of us to keep making excuses!" Venerable Jinwu frowned and spoke up from the side. "For people like us, if we want to advance our cultivation further, let alone break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, how can we achieve the 150-year lifespan required for the ninth level of Qi Refining without the resources of a superior sect that will appreciate our efforts?!"
Li Jieqing didn't rush to answer, but instead glanced at the other room out of the corner of his eye.
The separate room is connected to the entire map shop by an array, which in turn is connected to the entire Immortal City's array, making the control much stronger than that of Taiping Market back then.
"I'm just afraid that words alone won't prove anything, and I'll have made a wasted trip... But since you two have put it this way, why not go?"
Li Jieqing stood up, bowed, and agreed.
Having been here for over a month, it's not hard to see from firsthand experience that while the newly established Seven True Immortal City appears prosperous on the surface, it's essentially the same as the old Taiping Market, with all the real high-level resources in the hands of the Seven True Ones, and virtually nothing circulating in the market.
I've never even heard of Heavenly Star Grass, Jade Marrow Fungus, or Second-Order Demon Cores.
So demonic beasts also have demon cores.
The locals of Xiaoxin Island have truly had their eyes opened.
Now that there's an opportunity to get close to the Seven Immortals Sect, Li Jieqing feels that this is a perfect chance to access Foundation Establishment resources.
Otherwise, who knows when we'd get around to it.
"Since I have agreed to lend a hand, I wonder if the shopkeeper could make an exception? Where are we going? Seven immortals traveling together, what is the purpose of such a grand procession?"
"We'll head east out to sea. As for what we'll do, it's naturally to hunt demons... Fellow Daoist, please don't pry into our deeper purpose."
The shopkeeper handed over a booklet, which contained the method for practicing the Ruyi Xinluowang Grand Formation's array flags, which was to be familiarized by disciples of Master Baocheng.
Having achieved his goal, he stopped smiling and told Li Jieqing not to forget the date and to go outside the city before setting sail to practice a few times with the flag bearers.
Li Jieqing accepted the booklet and outwardly agreed to everything, but the attitude of the chart shop owner made him increasingly suspicious.
Even after agreeing to participate, he still refused to reveal the purpose of the Seven Immortals' voyage.
That's even more interesting.
Li Jieqing recalled his own bloodthirsty aura.
If a few strands could be sent to these two people in front of me, and they could be subdued like worms, I might be able to glean some insight into the Seven True Ones' purpose.
However, the Immortal City was under the supervision of an array, and the integration of blood essence also required a process. On that day, it was only by forcing the yellow worm to accept that wisp of blood essence that it was able to integrate into it.
But these two won't be so obedient; we'll have to find another opportunity.
With this thought in mind, Li Jieqing inquired carefully about the time and location of the exercise, then smiled and took his leave.
After Li Jieqing left.
The shopkeeper also dropped the pleasantries, stroking his beard with displeasure, and said, "He's an unruly rogue cultivator. Judging from his attitude, is it that the boss is unwilling to contribute to the Seven Truths?"
"Fellow Daoist Jinwu, you have a task to perform. After the matter of setting up the formation at sea with the flag is over, carefully instruct that person to donate spiritual land and place it under the name of my master, True Person Baocheng."
Upon hearing this, Venerable Jinwu nodded hastily: "That's easy. I know that person quite well. I'll use some tricks to scheme against him a few times, and then he'll be broke and have nowhere to go."
"Alright, now that things are settled, my master will naturally remember you and formally accept you as his disciple."
The shop owner went inside and discussed the matter, and everyone was satisfied.
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"I've folded quite a few paper figures using blood as a sacrifice to my spirit. Each one is quite thick. If I were to put the Thousand Illusions Mask on them and transform them into my likeness, I wonder if it would work...?"
There are three days left until the Seven Immortals set sail.
Li Jieqing returned from practicing the battle formation outside the Immortal City, lost in thought.
Although they successfully entered the Immortal City, they remained undetected even under the very noses of the Seven True Ones, their disguises were remarkably skillful. All dangers were averted, and they were safely residing in the outer city.
However, whether they can go out to sea a few days later is uncertain.
Carrying a battle flag and leading two hundred Qi Refining cultivators to face a great demon, who knows what problems might arise?
The only second-tier demon Li Jieqing had ever seen before was that white tiger, which was incredibly fierce. It had devoured Master Baozhou right after breaking through and nearly killed Fairy Shecai. Later, when the Seven Immortals arrived, the beast that had been summoned was able to fight on equal terms with all seven Foundation Establishment cultivators.
—I heard he eventually escaped?
Li Jieqing suspected that the reason he had broken one of the Ruyi Heart Nets was because that white-haired beast really owed him a cat's life.
"What if all second-tier demonic beasts are this fierce? I'm not worried about not being able to run as fast as the other two hundred or so people who are in formation, but I'm afraid that all two hundred or so people will be swallowed up by the sea monsters and we won't have anywhere to run."
Whenever I think of that giant sea creature I encountered when I ran away to sea and wandered aimlessly.
Li Jieqing was quite frightened.
He was flying in the sky at that time, and he couldn't see the edge of the giant creature's body emerging from the sea. It looked as if it could bite the moon off its jaws.
Terrified, they ran all the way back to Xiaoxin Island.
Although he tells the chart shop owner that he wants to go to sea to seek opportunities, Li Jieqing actually has a deep-seated fear of going to sea, a fear that hasn't subsided in the past twenty years.
"I want to achieve what the Seven Immortals want in going to sea together, but I don't want to take the risks. What should I do?"
Li Jieqing flew slowly outside the immortal city, his brows slightly furrowed.
The method of summoning paper figures to replace him is not very feasible. He does not have the means to control paper figures that are part of the overseas demonic sects from which the "Blood Sacrifice to the Mind" technique originates. At most, he can summon paper figures because they are nourished by his own blood essence and can be used to fight. They cannot be used as sophisticated substitutes or disguises.
Moreover, the so-called Ruyi Heart Net Formation is complex. If we rashly use paper figures as substitutes, we don't know its true strength and we're afraid it will be exposed immediately.
We need to decide immediately whether or not to go out to sea with them.
Whether to fulfill the contract or to break it, both will cause some trouble.
If only we could have found more inside information beforehand, so we could have made a better decision...
Just as Li Jieqing was flying slowly like this.
One person in the shadows could no longer hold back.
In a flash of inspiration, a gaunt man suddenly appeared in the air and called out, "Do you still remember me, Cheng Wu? Fellow Daoist, please stay—"
"slow!"
Li Jieqing gestured for a halt, looked around at the surrounding area, and then descended.
They cooperated very well.
Naturally, Li Jieqing was willing to cooperate. He had been waiting for a destined disciple of the Seven Immortals Sect in the desolate wilderness for a long time.