Li Tongya returned ho, and with Li Xuanfeng not yet back from the county, he headed to his Cave Mansion on ichi Peak. He opened the stone door, lightly tapped his Storage Bag, and suddenly, a simple Longsword appeared in his hand.
"This Longsword from Yu Mujian... The material seems to be nothing special."
He picked up the Longsword and examined it thoroughly. Upon seeing a "Yu" character engraved on the hilt, he finally understood where that familiar feeling ca from.
"So it’s an item from the Ling Yu Sect."
Li Tongya’s Spiritual Sense stirred, and his River True Essence surged out from within him, flowing from his palm into the sword, making the blade flicker with white Spirit Light.
Li Tongya channeled about ten percent of his Mana into it, and imdiately, the sound of the turbulent water colliding echoed from the sword. His eyes brightened, and he continued to pour more True Yuan into the blade.
After being enhanced by the Deep Sea Long Whale Script, the Mana within Li Tongya was astonishingly thick; the River True Essence solidified by the River Qi Decision was inherently robust. Now, ten percent of his Mana was already equivalent to half of an ordinary Qi Cultivator’s Mana at the early stages. The clashing of the turbulent water within the sword beca even more intense.
Li Tongya concentrated his Mana for several monts, and suddenly, one of the strokes in the character "Yu" on the sword’s hilt lit up. It took a full incense stick’s ti for the "Yu" character to be fully illuminated, consuming fifty percent of Li Tongya’s True Yuan.
"It has already far exceeded the power of a cultivator at the peak of the Qi Refinent stage. It seems this sword was originally intended to select those Cultivators who practiced the River Qi Decision and were at the Foundation Establishnt..."
Li Tongya thought about the River Tomb Scripture, and a plan formulated in his mind, as he secretly said:
"Judging from what Zhang Yun said that year, the ’River Qi Decision’ is most likely a precursor Cultivation Technique to the ’River Tomb Scripture.’ If I can unlock that Jade Slip, my family will have a complete Zifu inheritance!"
As he contemplated this, the sword in his hand began to hum and rise into the air, casting lustrous, water-like ripples on the walls of the Stone Cave, projecting rows of text.
"’River Rapids Step’?"
Li Tongya was overjoyed. Movent techniques were extrely rare among all Cultivation Techniques, not to ntion expensive, and he never saw a family sell such a technique. He stared excitedly at the rippling stone wall, morizing the contents of this movent technique. After the text flickered for the ti it takes incense to burn, it slowly dimd.
The ’River Rapids Step’ was a movent technique from the Ling Yu Sect, sealed in the sword by a predecessor nad Xiao Xianyou. The text ntioned how he had an epiphany and developed this movent technique on the great tomb river. At the end of the text, a small skill called the ’Blood Escape Technique’ was attached, an Escape Skill that consud Essence Qi and life span and could save lives in tis of crisis.
"A Third Grade movent technique, ’River Rapids Step.’ Xiao Xianyou sealed the Ling Yu Sect’s inheritance into this sword... using the sword’s light to carry the inheritance indicates that this predecessor’s Sword Path Cultivation is quite profound!"
"With this movent technique, the descendants of my Li Family will be secure whether we are fighting enemies or fleeing for our lives—it truly is a fortunate find!"
Keeping the sword levitated with Mana, Li Tongya bowed slightly to express his thanks to the predecessor. Suddenly, an inspiration struck him, and he muttered a realization to himself:
"The Xiao Family of Lixia inherits the Cultivation Techniques of the Ling Yu Sect, and this predecessor’s surna is also Xiao—could he be an ancestor of the Lixia Xiao Family?"
Gathering the sword back, Li Tongya thought about visiting the Xiao Family soday soon to inquire further. He took out a Jade Slip and carefully began recording the content with his Spiritual Sense.
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Li Xuanfeng landed in the market of Guanyun Peak. The number of people around was less than in previous years since it was usually the ti for paying Tribute that many families would co to trade in the market. On ordinary days like this one, it was naturally not as bustling.
Li Xuanfeng entered a fur shop, summoned several Cultivators at the Fetal Breathing Realm, and took out the bear chunks sealed in ice and spirit from his pouch, which imdiately clanged as they hit the ground.
"See how many Spirit Stones they’re worth!"
The shop assistants nodded repeatedly. Seeing that the material was from a Qi Cultivator’s demonic beast, they quickly called the Shopkeeper over. The shopkeeper, dressed in a leather outfit and also a Qi Cultivator, made an estimation and smiled, saying:
"Taoist Fellow, the bear’s flesh is rich in Essence Qi, and it hasn’t been dead for long; it’s worth twenty-one Spirit Stones."
Li Xuanfeng nodded. He was a seasoned hunter of demonic beasts and was very familiar with such dealings. The price was close to his own estimate, so he agreed readily, and the transaction was completed smoothly.
After pocketing the twenty-one Spirit Stones, Li Xuanfeng felt satisfied with the earnings and walked away with a smile when a young man wearing a fox fur coat approached him and looked at Li Xuanfeng, saying with a smile:
"Brother Xuanfeng, we et again!"
"Brother Changdie!"
Li Xuanfeng greeted with a bow, as the newcor was Liu Changdie, holding several Jade Beads and wearing a snow-white fox fur coat. He spoke up:
"Changdie is searching for materials for a Formation in this market but didn’t expect to run into Brother Xuanfeng! Such a rare occurrence, co, co, co sit with , I insist on treating you!"
Having said that, he grabbed Li Xuanfeng and they headed into the winehouse at a side street in the market. Li Xuanfeng was in a good mood and chuckled with a nod, following him into the establishnt.
"Is the Sunbeam Profound Light Formation still operating well?"
"It’s doing just fine!"
The two of them ordered several dishes and brought up wine, chatting for a while. After pondering for a few monts, Liu Changdie thought to himself:
"It’s been just over a decade since that demonic disaster, and I don’t know if the person before has any news. However, the afflicted were the Green Pond Sect and Tang Jin Sect. It’s unlikely that Li Xuanfeng would know."
Liu Changdie had another thought and said to himself:
"Still, I should ask him. Who knows, there might be so gains?"
Thus he smiled at Li Xuanfeng and seed to ask casually:
"Brother Xuanfeng, do you know of a person nad Jiang Yan?"
"Jiang Yan?"
Li Xuanfeng pondered for a mont, finding no clue, and laughed:
"I have never heard of him. Why? Are you looking for this person?"
"Haha, just asking!"
Liu Changdie quickly changed the subject, feeling rather helpless in his heart. In this life, he thought he could accomplish great things, but besides rapidly re-cultivating and bringing back his prowess in formations, there was almost nothing else he could utilize.
Those powerhouses from his previous life had not yet risen, and as they never widely proclaid how they rose to power, Liu Changdie found it difficult to preemptively seize their opportunities. He could only rember so major events of his past life, which was fortunate enough to help him establish so relationships with a few individuals of potential.
These past few months, he’d been quite listless, spending his days drawing arrays for others to earn so spirit stones, feeling very uncertain about his future. Looking at the carefree Li Xuanfeng, he couldn’t help but feel envious and laughed:
"Brother Xuanfeng, what do you think is the aning of this life?"
Li Xuanfeng was stunned and couldn’t help but give a wry smile, waving his hand and saying:
"Just to live freely and unrestrained!"
No sooner had he spoken than a wild and unbridled aura ca over him. He looked at Liu Changdie, who wore a look of disbelief, and said:
"Brother Xuanfeng, such words are almost akin to those of the Demonic Path, closely resembling the rhetoric of those who wreak havoc on the world..."
Li Xuanfeng laughed heartily, picked up a piece of beast at, took a sip of wine with a beaming smile, and said:
"Whether it’s the righteous path or the Demonic Path, nowadays the Upper Sect regards human life as grass. How different are they from the Demonic Path? The common folk rely struggle to survive. There aren’t many things in this world that Xuanfeng cares about. As long as my family is not bullied, Li Xuanfeng can freely enjoy wine and at, unconcerned with the world falling apart!"
After putting down his cup, Li Xuanfeng spoke earnestly:
"Life is full of disappointnts; when facing them, one must grit their teeth and endure. But when a mont of joy cos, we should quickly savor it. Otherwise, should we suddenly die soday, wouldn’t it be a huge loss!"
"Brother Xuanfeng, you really are..."
Liu Changdie chuckled bitterly. Seeing his unrestrained manner, he felt a surge of relaxation in his heart. Since his rebirth, he had carefully calculated everything, tiring himself out to the point of dizziness. However, his ti with Li Xuanfeng was quite relaxing.
"However, Brother Xuanfeng, we’re in public, we can’t speak too plainly."
Liu Changdie looked carefully around. There weren’t many people around today and no other custors this early in the morning. He slightly relaxed and chuckled as he toasted with Li Xuanfeng.
As he lifted his cup, the image of an old man nad Xu San suddenly appeared before Li Xuanfeng. Tension gripped his heart, and he murmured:
"Xu San, just you wait. When the opportunity cos, I’ll make sure Tang Jin Sect sees blood too!"
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