Qi Yuan drank until midnight before returning to Xiao Qiong Mount.
Li Changshou had not seen his master so happy for seven to eight years. His master would even hum a tune that he had heard from somewhere when he walked.
When he passed by Li Changshou's door, Qi Yuan called out,
"Changshou? Are you cultivating? "
"Master, I'm resting. I'm going to relax today and prepare to cultivate tomorrow."
Li Changshou, who was meditating on the straw bed with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and replied. Just as he was about to get up to open the door, he heard his master laugh.
"Rest, rest. I'm going to continue my seclusion.
You did well this time. You used your escape technique to save Disciple-Niece Youqin Genya of the Heaven-Breaking Peak. This has really brought glory to our Xiao Qiong Mount.
However, don't be complacent because of this. Everything should be focused on cultivation. Don't go overboard with your escape technique. Your own Dao realm is the foundation! "
"I understand," Li Changshou replied from inside the hut.
Qiyuan Laodao stroked his beard and smiled. He instructed, "Alright, stabilize your realm well.
You can't be too hasty in your cultivation. You have to be steady and steady. Only then will you be able to pass through the major entrances.
Rest. I'm going into seclusion.
Ling 'e has been worried about you for the past few days. She looks haggard. Remember to comfort her tomorrow. "
"Yes," Li Changshou agreed warmly.
Qi Yuan chuckled and hummed a tune. He walked back to his straw hut and activated a few array formations around it.
Seclusion cultivation had to be quieter. A soundproof array formation and an alert array formation were essential.
Li Changshou looked at the jade boxes in his storage Dharma artifact and heaved a sigh of relief. He only had to prepare for a few more days to build the Elixir Chamber that he had been longing for. Then, he could start refining the Immortal-Melting Pill.
As long as he succeeded in refining the Immortal-Melting Pill and convinced his master to keep it by his side for the Tribulation Transcendence, his master would have a 90% chance of surviving the Heavenly Tribulation.
The Immortal Ascension Heavenly Tribulation was an unavoidable trial and tribulation for Postnatal lifeforms who wanted to live forever.
Once the Heavenly Thunder fell, life and death were decided.
Since ancient times, no one dared to say that they were completely confident of surviving the Heavenly Tribulation.
Master had been injured many years ago, and his Dao foundation had been damaged. His cultivation was not very stable, and his soul power was twice as weak as other cultivators at the Ninth Stage of Dao Requital.
If he didn't think of other ways, his master would definitely die when facing the Heavenly Tribulation.
Master, on the other hand, desperately wanted to transcend the tribulation and become an immortal …
Qi Yuan was not only his and Ling 'e's Master, but also the current Peak Lord of Xiao Qiong Mount. He was the only Peak Lord of the Duxian Gate who had not become an immortal. The Elders and Peak Lords would never inform Xiao Qiong Mount of their meetings.
In comparison, Aunt-Master Jiujiu, who had entered the sect a few years after his master, was already a Perfected Immortal. She had left his master far behind …
Before becoming an immortal, human cultivators could not live more than three thousand years. That was the law of the world. Qi Yuan could actually live for at least a few hundred or a thousand years.
However, Li Changshou knew that his master did not want to suppress his cultivation level. He did not want to wait for his lifespan to run out before he could become an immortal.
Sometimes, Li Changshou could even sense that his master was already thinking about dying under the Heavenly Tribulation. He was willing to die to fight for a chance of survival!
This sounded rather hot-blooded, but to Li Changshou, his master's way of thinking was both stubborn and stupid.
That was why Li Changshou had been preparing in secret for 15 years …
That was why Li Changshou had gone against his own principles for the first time. He had left the sect's shelter and gone to the North Continent. Then, after discovering the Immortal-Emancipating Herb, he had taken a risk and plotted against the Three-Eyed Blue Wave Serpent, Yuwen Ling, and the others.
The first plan that Li Changshou had prepared to help his master transcend the Heavenly Tribulation was to use the Immortal-Emancipating Herb to refine the Immortal-Melting Pill.
When his master transcended the Heavenly Tribulation, as long as he could withstand the first wave of the Heavenly Tribulation and produce the first wisp of immortal spirit aura, he could consume the Immortal-Melting Pill. He could then use the Immortal-Melting Pill to fake his death and activate the Weapon Liberation Technique to avoid the subsequent Heavenly Tribulation.
If an immortal failed to transcend the Heavenly Tribulation, he would become a Turbid Immortal after the Weapon Liberation Technique.
Turbid Immortals' cultivation levels and mystical abilities were far inferior to ordinary Essence Immortals. However, their lifespans were the same, and they could continue to cultivate.
According to ancient records, Turbid Immortals could only cultivate up to the Perfected Immortal Realm. That was why it was called the Earth Immortal Dao. It was used to differentiate it from the Heaven Immortal Dao.
In this first plan, Li Changshou had even planned out his master's life in his old age.
He would become an Earth Immortal and accumulate a few hundred years of cultivation. He would then go to the Celestial Court, which had just been established and was in desperate need of manpower. He would then take up a position as the local god or mountain god of a small place. As long as he could enjoy some incense offerings, his lifespan would be much longer than that of ordinary Perfected Immortals.
If his master could achieve some results and obtain merits from the Celestial Court, he might even have a longer lifespan than some Heaven Immortals …
At the same time, his master could go to the Celestial Court to build up his connections. Once he and his junior sister were fully prepared, they could go to the Celestial Court and take up a position as an elder in the future governing body of the Three Realms. Then, they could retire in peace.
It was a perfect plan.
"It's not that complicated to refine this pill.
If I can get a Perfected Immortal like Aunt-Master Jiujiu to help me and prepare a few more sets of ingredients, I should be able to refine it.
However … "
Master was a classic example of a sect's Qi Refinement cultivator. He wanted to save his face and suffer. Persuading him to use this method to save his life was even more difficult than finding the Immortal-Emancipating Herb.
However, as a disciple, he had to bear this karma. This was an unavoidable responsibility.
If it really didn't work, he could only coax and deceive them into wrapping the Immortal-Melting Pill with a sugar coating, claiming that it was a life-saving immortal pill …
Thinking of this, Li Changshou also revealed a slight smile.
Amidst the chirping of insects outside the window, he began to recall his experience on this trip, reviewing his shortcomings.
He did not have enough methods to deal with Essence Immortals, and he could not deal with them quickly enough.
There were still improvements to the Man-Forming Paper Cutouts, but the clones created could not be passed off as real.
It was still a little slow to change the Five Elements Escape Method. When he entered the roots of the old cypress tree, he exposed some fluctuations in the soil …
After self-reflection for a while, he had plenty of time to make up for these shortcomings. After all, Li Changshou had no need to go out, so he could just cultivate in the mountains.
As for his own Heavenly Tribulation …
He wasn't in a hurry. If he wasn't ninety-nine percent confident, he definitely wouldn't take this step.
That 0.1 point might cause the Heavenly Axiom to go crazy.
Dong!
The wooden wall of the straw hut was smashed by a stone. Li Changshou pinched his fingers to calculate and realized that it was already past the hour of the day.
He stood up and walked out of the straw hut, towards his junior sister's residence next door.
…
In the ten years that his junior sister had been in the sect, most of her teaching, supplementary lessons, and life guidance had happened at the hour of the day.
When he arrived in front of the straw hut, Li Changshou knocked on the door gently. The wooden door opened by itself, and he pushed the door open and walked in.
The pink curtains blew against his face, and the carpet under his feet was also changed to a pink one.
Behind the translucent screen, a familiar figure was lying on the bed, facing inwards. The gauze dress on her body made some beautiful scenery faintly discernible.
The rarest thing was the Hazy Realm, which made one's mind uneasy.
However, Li Changshou did not even look at it. He sat on the main seat in the main room and said calmly, "Stop pretending to be asleep.
Such a gentle and quiet sleeping position is not suitable for you when you're asleep. "
He heard a coquettish voice from behind the screen. "Senior Brother, I just learned how to make the Soft Immortal Disperser. I'm a little dizzy now, and my head is a little dizzy. I can't do anything, and my body is so weak that I can't exert any strength."
Li Changshou nodded and pretended to get up. "Then let's talk tomorrow. It's not a big deal anyway."
"No!" Ling 'e immediately broke her pretense and changed to a slightly dissatisfied complaint. "Sit properly! I'm coming out now!
Hmph, I have to explain clearly why I came back so late today! "
With a rustling sound, Lan Ling 'e quickly changed into a long dress and came out from behind the screen. She sat on the left side of the table and glared at Li Changshou angrily.
Li Changshou smiled helplessly and said, "I did encounter some accidents. Do you know Yuan Qing of the Heaven-Breaking Peak?"
"Yes." Ling 'e blinked. "The disciple of the Heaven-Breaking Peak who went to the North Continent with you that day. He's ranked second in our generation in terms of cultivation. I heard he's quite gentle."
"Remember, the gentleness of a man is always just a facade.
He did something this time and wanted to plot against Youqin Genya. In the end, he was killed by Youqin Genya. "
Li Changshou shook his head and sorted out the images he saw from the remnant souls' memories. "What he did is actually a classic example of losing the bigger picture for the sake of the smaller picture. He gave up his identity as a disciple of the Duxian Gate and insisted on taking care of the worldly monarchical power."
Ling 'e held her chin and leaned against the square table. She asked softly, "Senior Brother, what exactly happened?"
Li Changshou said slowly,
"That Youqin Genya is the Sixth Princess of a worldly country in the South Continent. This Yuan Qing is the illegitimate son of a rich and powerful family in this worldly country. He's known as the Fourth Young Master.
Yuan Qing's mother should be a concubine of this rich and powerful family. However, she's more domineering and the young mistress of another rich and powerful family.
Then, these people targeted the Sixth Princess, who was sent to the Duxian Gate to learn cultivation.
As long as Yuan Qing could marry the Sixth Princess, he could become the Emperor's son-in-law of this worldly country. He could also use this to gain more authority in his family. At the same time, there's also the possibility of scheming for the country. So, they used all kinds of methods to make Yuan Qing join our Duxian Gate.
However, Yuan Qing was too disappointing. He didn't get the beauty after 60 years. The people behind him were in a worrying situation. Finally, they couldn't wait any longer and decided to take the risk … "
Li Changshou briefly told his junior sister about what had happened.
"In the end, these people went for wool and came home shorn. Even the two families are going to be implicated. I reckon that their country's king is going to uproot them to appease the Duxian Gate's anger."
Looking at Ling 'e's pondering face, Li Changshou asked gently, "Xiao' e, what can you learn from this story?"
"Xiao 'e, what can you learn from this story?"
"Hmm …"
Ling 'e pondered for a while and then said firmly, "Women must never be concubines! Otherwise, it'll be so difficult to fight for power in the family! "
"Ahem!"
Li Changshou could not help but support his forehead with one hand. "What else?"
"This Yuan Qing's plan is too crude. Moreover, this branch of the noble family in the secular world has seriously underestimated the Duxian Gate's strength and the value of the Duxian Gate's disciples."
Ling 'e analyzed very seriously. "I think that the right way of thinking should be to suppress Youqin Genya and cultivate to become a Heaven Immortal after enduring for a few thousand years. After that, she will become the hidden king of the mortal world in secret and plunder the country's financial resources to pay tribute to the sect. This will increase her status and importance in the sect. The mortal world will blossom!
It's too whimsical to think that she can rely on being the King's son-in-law to rise to power. These Kings have no lack of children. "
Li Changshou was speechless.
"Forget it. Let's just treat this as a joke.
Your family is also a noble in the secular world. I wanted to remind you to take warning. "
"Hehe." Ling 'e pursed her lips and smiled. "Don't worry, Senior Brother. Without you, Ling' e won't go anywhere."
Li Changshou could not help but shake his head and chuckle. "Take out the medicine pouch. I'll replenish it for you. There should be some losses this time, right?"
Lan Ling 'e instantly looked guilty. She slowly sat up straight and crossed her fair and slender legs. She crossed her hands on her knees and rolled her eyes. She pretended to …
Obedient, cute, and daydreaming.
'The poisonous powder and pills that Senior Brother gave me this time … I didn't waste much of them on this trip.
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