The three of them chatted in Li Xinghe's cave about the martial arts world and the customs.
Xu Yin was extremely eloquent and experienced. His conversation was humorous and calm.
Chu Li finally understood why he was able to marry a beauty from Plain Maiden Palace despite his disfigured appearance. He did have an admirable demeanor.
Even someone like Li Xinghe was filled with admiration for Xu Yin. Chu Li was also filled with admiration.
Chu Li soon understood why Plain Maiden Palace was involved. Stargazing Pavilion gifted Plain Maiden Palace a Star Atlas.
Not only was the Star Atlas useful for cultivating the Heavenly Heart Technique, but it was also very useful for Plain Maiden Palace's disciples to comprehend sword techniques and break through bottlenecks.
With the Star Atlas, Plain Maiden Palace's disciples' swordsmanship realm would improve by leaps and bounds. Plain Maiden Palace's ability would improve by leaps and bounds. Due to this, Plain Maiden Palace would send twenty disciples to assist Stargazing Pavilion in breaking into the Church of the Divine Blood's headquarters.
Li Xinghe grinned. "Brother Zhao, if the Holy Church of Light is willing to lend us a hand by sending twenty top-notch powerhouses, we'll send a Star Map to your church. You can send a letter to the Saint and ask her to consider it."
Chu Li shook his head. "The Holy Church of Light will never send masters to the Fu Dynasty to avoid getting themselves into trouble. After all, the Holy Church is different from Plain Maiden Palace."
"Sigh …" Li Xinghe shook his head. "It's a pity to miss such a good opportunity!"
Chu Li said, "It's better not to take this risk if you're not capable. Otherwise, you'll choke to death!"
"Alright then." Li Xinghe stopped persuading him. "Brother Zhao, you only have one target — the genius disciple of the Church of the Divine Blood, Wei Wuwei. Keep him occupied and the mission will be completed. We'll reward you handsomely!"
Chu Li pretended to be moved. "What kind of reward?"
He was secretly furious but did not show it as if he had never heard of this Wei Wuwei.
This person was the first powerful person that Sun Mingyue had mentioned. He was the number one master under the bishop of the Church of the Divine Blood and had a similar status as Sun Mingyue.
Li Xinghe must be up to no good by handing this person over to him.
"You can pick a treasure from our pavilion's Bountiful Treasure Pavilion," Li Xinghe said. "These are rare treasures."
"Oh?" Chu Li looked excited. "What kind of treasures are there?"
"Some divine weapons, armor, and some ancient martial arts manuals." Li Xinghe smiled and said, "Brother Zhao will definitely be satisfied!"
Chu Li smiled and said, "It seems that Wei Wuwei is very powerful."
"I'm no match for him." Li Xinghe nodded slowly with a solemn expression. "He can be considered a true genius. It is said that his Blood Garment Divine Art has reached the ninth level, almost at perfection. His Blood Jade Palm has also reached perfection. Its power is shocking."
Chu Li asked, "Am I his opponent?"
"Among all the people I've seen, only you, Brother Zhao, can stand shoulder to shoulder with him." Li Xinghe said, "All of them are just average talents, leaving others in the dust. Of course, I'll leave such powerful characters to you, Brother Zhao. Let's see who's the number one among you!"
Chu Li smiled. "Brother Li, you think too highly of me."
"There's no need to defeat him. Just keep him occupied," Li Xinghe said. "Keeping him occupied will be a great merit for Brother Zhao."
Chu Li nodded. "I'll give it a try."
He knew he had no other choice. However, if he could not defeat Wei Wuwei, he would not be sent to his death.
"I believe Brother Zhao will be able to keep him occupied," Li Xinghe said. "As for Brother Xu, you'll fight alongside me. We'll work together to kill the enemy!"
"Alright, with your divine foresight, everything will go smoothly." Xu Yin smiled. "However, Brother Zhao, you must be careful. This Wei Wuwei is a ruthless character. He's even better than the Elders of the Church of the Divine Blood and is only below the Bishop of the Church of the Divine Blood."
Chu Li was stunned. He turned his head and smiled bitterly. "Brother Li, such a character should be dealt with by the Pavilion Leader."
He could feel Xu Yin's kindness and knew that he was reminding him on purpose.
Li Xinghe shook his head. "The Pavilion Leader won't make a move."
Chu Li asked, "The Pavilion Leader won't go?"
"Yes." Li Xinghe said, "The Pavilion Leader will stay and guard."
"This …" Chu Li was surprised.
Li Xinghe said, "This is the rule. However, you don't have to worry. The Bishop of the Church of the Divine Blood is also heavily injured."
"It'll be interesting if the Bishop of the Church of the Divine Blood recovers." Chu Li shook his head. "Speaking of which, I'll be dealing with the strongest one. I'll be the vanguard!"
Li Xinghe grinned. "Capable people do more work. Our Stargazing Pavilion is good at foretelling, but we're good at fighting. We'll need your help, Brother Zhao."
"I've been tricked by you, Brother Li." Chu Li shook his head. "Forget it. Since I've promised, I'll do my best."
"Alright, thank you, Brother Zhao!" Li Xinghe gave a fist salute.
—
The Stargazing Pavilion's foretelling was indeed accurate. The heavy rain stopped in the evening.
The crowd set off. A total of twenty-two disciples from the Stargazing Pavilion were dispatched. Ten of them were old men with white eyebrows, eleven were middle-aged men, and the only young man was Li Xinghe.
These were the elites of the Stargazing Pavilion. They did not come out in full force.
They continued their journey without saying a word. They ran from night to dawn and continued their journey after stopping to eat their rations. They ran for the entire day and stopped in the dense forest of a huge mountain in the evening.
There were already two groups of people in the forest. They sat in a circle twenty meters apart.
One group consisted of twenty disciples from the Plain Maiden Palace. Mei Chun, the four women, Xia Rou, and Xia Qing were nowhere to be seen. There were ten men and ten attractive middle-aged women.
Chu Li knew that these men were the son-in-law of the Plain Maiden Palace. Every one of them was a powerful expert.
The other group consisted of experts from the Prophecy Pavilion. They were personally led by the pavilion master of the Prophecy Pavilion. There were thirty elites from the Prophecy Pavilion.
Chu Li's expression darkened when he saw the pavilion master of the Prophecy Pavilion, Xu Yongning. It was as if he had met an enemy.
He was secretly moved. When he saw the pavilion master of the Prophecy Pavilion, Xu Yongning, he thought of the Star Stone again.
He had never given up on the Star Stone. Initially, he wanted to wait until this matter was over before slowly making plans. It was better to get his hands on it.
Now, however, he saw an opportunity. The Star Stone must be with Xu Yongning. If he was severely injured, he might be able to take advantage of the situation and snatch it away.
The people from the Prophecy Pavilion only shot a cold glance at Chu Li before turning their eyes away and pretending not to see him.
Chu Li knew that they had the same thoughts. If he was severely injured, they would definitely hit him while he was down and take his life while he was down.
Xu Yin went to the disciples of the Plain Maiden Palace and said a few words. Their gazes gathered on Chu Li and carefully sized him up.
Chu Li sat in the distance. He gave a fist salute and nodded in acknowledgment.
Since the Plain Maiden Palace had shown such enthusiasm, he naturally had to reciprocate their goodwill. There would definitely be opportunities for cooperation in the future.
Li Xinghe seemed to be extremely exhausted. He sat cross-legged to the side and adjusted his breathing.
The four elders from the Stargazing Pavilion slowly came before Li Xinghe. They did not speak and sat cross-legged according to the four cardinal directions, surrounding Li Xinghe in the center. The four of them formed a hand seal and remained motionless.
Li Xinghe opened his eyes for a moment before closing them again and continuing to adjust his breathing.
The four elders had white brows and solemn expressions. After they sat down, their auras gradually weakened.
A moment later, they rose slowly and floated horizontally. Their butts were a foot above the ground.
After floating in the air for ten breaths, they formed a hand seal and remained motionless. However, their bodies began to revolve around Li Xinghe.
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