Chapter 335: Chapter 308: The Decision (Part 2)
Li Yuanping waited respectfully inside the cave mansion for a while, feeling anxious and uneasy. Only then did the fox demon co out, looking utterly dejected. Li Yuanping hurried forward, his eyes burning with agitation, and spoke anxiously:
"Senior! How is my ancestor...?"
"Your ancestor?"
The fox demon glanced at him, suddenly straightening up. Its eyes darted swiftly, and its expression instantly turned grave. In a sorrowful tone, it said:
"Not much ti left..."
"Ah?"
Li Yuanping’s face paled at once in shock; Li Tongya had clearly said there were several years left, and it had been less than a year—how could there be so little ti left? The fox demon seized the mont, picking up the thread:
"Indeed. Fortunately, I have a thod. It might just be able to save your ancestor."
Upon hearing this, Li Yuanping’s eyes widened; with joy, he said:
"Senior, please speak!"
"Use fresh human hearts, livers, and stomachs... six thousand of each, brought to , and I will teach you the thod to extract blood qi... Within three years, I can heal Li Tongya’s wounds."
The fox demon finally spoke. Li Yuanping was stunned, listening in silence as it finished its instructions. His mind was in turmoil; his pale hand gripped his sword hilt with deadly force, lips trembling, until after several breaths, he finally exhaled.
His complexion grew even paler. In a low voice, he said:
"Senior, my family forbids the cultivation of blood sacrifice techniques..."
The fox demon’s expression instantly fell, saying no more. Man and fox descended the mountain in silence. At the foot of the slope, the fox demon deliberately paused, smiling:
"I am at Bairong Mountain. Co find
for anything."
Li Yuanping nodded lightly. Only then did the White Banyan Fox give two tutting sounds and ride the wind away.
Li Yuanping stared at its retreating figure, nearly drawing blood from biting his lower lip. Only after a long ti did he silently let go and headed down the mountain.
His mind was in chaos—not only Li Tongya’s injuries, but even his own innate shortcomings and damaged root bone could be nded by these thods...
"Yuanping, every year send a hundred jin of Spirit Rice to the White Banyan Fox, Senior."
The sense of oppression and unease in Li Yuanping’s heart grew. Yet Li Tongya’s voice thundered in his ear like a great bell, jolting his mind clear; respectfully he answered, and hurried down the mountain.
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"Truly an interesting fox demon..."
Lu Jiangxian lounged casually beside a jade table, watching the fox demon leave reluctantly. In his gaze, that fox demon’s entire form was suffused with pure Dharma Light—tranquil, upright, remarkably rare.
"This fox claid to Li Tongya to be a wild stray by birth, but I doubt it. The Dharma Light flowing on it proves there’s inheritance and a proper origin."
Lu Jiangxian had yet to recover to Zifu Level and could not see fate lines; still, he could tell the fox’s birth was extraordinary. He mused in secret:
"Judging by this fox’s knowledge and vision, I’d wager it’s backed by one of the top Zifu-level great demons in the demon caves. Who knows what motive brings it close to the Li Family."
The Furious Moha may be dead, and Lu Jiangxian protected Li Tongya, but that does not an the affair ends here. Furious Moha had cultivated for years, gathering potent tal Nature and bearing a staggering life fate. Its sudden death sent its fate scattering in all directions throughout the Great Void.
Perhaps Shangyuan Perfected Person disdained it, or else had no use for it; after stowing his sword, he simply rode the wind away. The nine Zifu then each relied on their own thods, chasing and contending within the Great Void, giving Lu Jiangxian a feast for his eyes.
"In this affair, Jin Yu Sect and Green Pond Sect benefited most. Xiao Chuting gained much as well. If not for the ’Elder by the Stream’ being poor at contesting, there might have been more spoils."
Yawning, Lu Jiangxian felt that this round of action had drained all his strength. He glanced at the lustrous fruit in Li Tongya’s hand, gleaming like a Luminous Pearl, then pinched his fingers to condense a Talisman Pill. With a flick, he sent it into the Great Void.
"Can’t let you suffer too much of a loss."
This pure Talisman Pill, gained by sacrifice, once placed in the fox demon’s body, could enhance both cultivation and root bone—a power condensed from Mirror’s true form.
Backing this fox demon was likely a single Zifu Demon Cultivator at best. Judging by its manner, it had been out in the world for years, so there was no fear of anyone noticing anything amiss.
"Not sure if it’s the slow restoration of status, or simply staying close to the mbers of the Li family, but I’m becoming ever more cautious..."
Lu Jiangxian smiled quietly.
Li Family ancestral hall chamber.
The pale gray Mirror slowly rose, moonlight drifting down like smoke and mist, swirling through the dark room. On the shattered surface of the mirror appeared a bright, glimring flow of light.
This stream of light possessed its own spiritual nature, darting left and right through the air. Passing through thick stone walls and three layers of dense formations, it then effortlessly swept through the golden Sun Disc Xuan Guang Great Formation, and caught up with the cock-headed flying fox demon.
The light shimred, paused gently, and rged into the fox demon’s hindbrain. The White Banyan Fox was none the wiser, and simply flew silently toward Da Li Mountain.
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Yu Family.
"So you’re saying... Li Tongya has either perished with Moha, or suffered serious wounds?"
Yu Xiaogui squinted at the white-robed Yu Mugao, asking in a low voice. Yu Mugao, seated lower, rely shook his head and focused on his folding fan, rubbing its cold fra with an idle air:
"It’s just a guess."
"Perhaps Li Tongya managed to slay Moha, but paid with his own life?"
The crimson slap-mark on Yu Mugao’s face was now gone, his complexion restored to delicate whiteness. Years of toil had imparted a middle-aged mien, yet his manner remained unhurried as he replied:
"I only heard one thing—ever since that sword felled Moha, he hasn’t appeared once. So I sent soone to inquire about the Li Family’s shops in the Guanyun Peak market..."
"The shops?"
Yu Xiaogui frowned, montarily confused. Yu Mugao chuckled and answered:
"All those spiritual objects used for healing and nourishing are short in supply."
"Oh? Rather attentive of you!"
Yu Xiaogui raised his brows lightly, eyes flashing with pleasure. Yu Mugao bowed his head to sip his tea, his manner leisurely as he continued:
"A glance at the details reveals much... Back then at the lake, the only one who ran the clan with flawless precision, even countering my sches, was Li Yuanxiu. Even Fei Wangbai had gaps."
His expression sharpened with a hint of viciousness as he muttered:
"Had it not been for ddling in the clan and collusion inside and out, Fei Wangbai wouldn’t have held
back for so long... Letting the Li Family grow unchecked."
Yu Xiaogui looked a touch uncomfortable; after all, these were troubles sown during his own stewardship. Every ti his eldest broached the subject, Yu Xiaogui lapsed into silence, and quickly shifted the topic, replying:
"It’s just a few healing spiritual objects—hardly evidence enough... Li Tongya’s absence may just an he’s secluded in cultivation."
"Precisely."
Seeing Yu Mugao nod gently, Yu Xiaogui asked:
"So, what do you intend?"
The corner of Yu Mugao’s mouth flickered; age and defeat had not dulled his venom—if anything, they made him even colder and more stubborn. He spoke:
"Test them."
Father and son exchanged a glance. At that mont, soone hurried up from below, saw Yu Xiaogui and paused, quickly bowing his head and paying respects to Yu Mugao, declaring respectfully:
"Reporting, Family Head... The Fei Clan has sealed the mountain!"
"What?!"
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