Chapter 108: Killing Cang Li, Scheming To Cut Off The Generation
Under the large ship with the Medicine Li flag, on the gangway, and on the ship, stood the Jiu Li tribe army clad in magic tool heavy armor, all of them Deformed Humanoid Race, holding halberds in one hand, full of vigor, spirit, and energy, absolutely elite troops who could form ranks at any moment to battle Great Cultivators.
Medicine Li Leader Yao Xingyue had already boarded the ship and was negotiating with Yao Yin.
Li Songlin deliberately stayed under the ship, surveilling that enormous warship. Seeing Li Weiyi safely disembark, he proactively approached and saw through his disguise with one sentence: “Your Disguise Art is cultivated very roughly.”
Li Weiyi was greatly startled in his heart. Exposed just like that?
He wasn’t afraid of being seen through by Li Songlin; what he feared was that with so many people and eyes at the dock today, exposing his identity was secondary—exposing the Hidden Sect’s real or not would have unforeseeable consequences.
Li Songlin still had that lazy and leisurely appearance, introducing himself: “Cang Li Leader Li Songlin. How should I address you, little brother?”
It turned out he had only seen the use of the Disguise Art. Li Weiyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and cupped his hands: “Sima Tan.”
“Could I take a look at that saber of yours?” Li Songlin said.
Li Weiyi handed over the zhanmadao saber that still had uncleaned bloodstains.
Li Songlin lifted the hilt to examine it and said, “This is from Western Territory State, the standard war saber of Western Sea Slaves, the military magic tool Nu Ma Zhan. One hundred thousand Western Sea Slaves, a thousand years of iron-blooded soldiers. Western Sea Slaves undestroyed, Lingxiao City undefeated. Ten years ago, in the Cang Yuan battle, Western Sea Slaves suffered a great defeat, with thirty thousand dead or wounded, and the seven states of Western Territory plunged into chaos.”
“What do you think of the Medicine Li Army trained by Medicine Li Tribe?”
Li Weiyi looked at the army before him, uniformed in standard armor and war halberds, and compared to the eunuch army he had once encountered, smiled: “This junior wouldn’t dare critique the Medicine Li Army.”
“Just say whatever.” Li Songlin said.
Li Weiyi said: “An army completely composed of Deformed Humanoid Race Martial Cultivators, each with immense strength, all with cultivation above Six Springs. They are full of vigor, spirit, and energy, with sharp eyes, unified aura, and war halberds and armor all magic tools—Medicine Li Tribe’s grand gesture. But… it always feels like they’re missing a killing intent, probably because they haven’t truly been on the battlefield.”
Li Weiyi secretly guessed these were the Medicine Li Leader’s personal guards and said: “If they march to Zangxian Town, why would Jiu Li fear their young elites being hunted?”
“The army cannot enter Zangxian Town; that’s something all sides agreed on long ago.”
Li Songlin returned the Nu Ma Zhan to Li Weiyi and asked: “Do you have Five Seas Pills?”
Li Weiyi shook his head.
Li Songlin took out a pill bottle and handed it to him: “The Dao Fire Ape made Jiu Li lose all face. That saber strike of yours, whatever it was for, at least allowed Jiu Li’s younger generation to straighten their backs again. This is what you deserve.”
Li Weiyi naturally didn’t stand on ceremony, took the pill bottle, and as he passed by Li Songlin, whispered: “Fourth Uncle, there’s nothing to worry about with Mang Mountain Grand Sacrifice. Below Five Seas Realm, I claim second, and no one under heaven dares claim first.”
When saying this, Li Weiyi didn’t change his voice.
Li Songlin’s face froze, his eyes dazed for an instant, before he abruptly turned to look at Li Weiyi, who had already climbed the gangway. He had been extremely uneasy, not knowing how to broach the subject with a junior, but now his whole being was blooming with joy.
He tried hard to restrain himself, not letting his expression become too exaggerated, lest those watching in secret see through it.
But he still couldn’t help it.
Concerned in his heart, he shouted: “Five Seas Pills aren’t enough? Tell me again.”
Li Weiyi didn’t turn to respond. He had just boarded the ship when he encountered Yao Xingyue preparing to disembark. The two sized each other up and brushed past.
Medicine Li Leader had a burly physique, thick brows and bright eyes, a tall nose bridge, carrying a natural majestic presence that was imposing without anger.
After Yao Xingyue disembarked, he joined Li Songlin and couldn’t help glancing back at the ship: “This young man really has extraordinary resolve. When he got off the ship earlier, he dared to scrutinize me. I, a tribe leader, have awed Li Zhou for decades—do I have no presence at all?”
Li Songlin laughed: “Feeling a psychological gap? Thinking young juniors should be respectful and cautious before you? A junior like that couldn’t achieve much.”
“I just feel this kid is a bit too strange. I really want to break his Disguise Art and see his true face. It should be a Pure Immortal Body!” Yao Xingyue said.
Li Songlin had no intention of telling the secret to anyone and cautioned prudently: “You’d better not act rashly. Mang Mountain Grand Sacrifice still relies on them. With him here, I can be at ease.”
Thinking of Li Weiyi and Yao Yin being too close, Li Songlin suddenly felt uneasy. That was Yao Qingxuan’s daughter; young now and not yet blossomed, but in a few years, she might be another peerless beauty of Li Zhou.
What about Li Ling?
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Medicine Li Army didn’t withdraw; they were responsible for protecting Li Weiyi and the other two.
Li Weiyi entered the main hall on the ship and was surprised to find that Hidden Twenty-Five’s injuries had mostly healed. Upon asking, he learned it was the Medicine Li Leader who personally helped with treatment. What Spring Gushing Realm cultivator wouldn’t envy this treatment.
“So he’s the Medicine Li Leader; no wonder his presence is so strong, like a divine mountain passing by—I nearly faltered.” Li Weiyi said.
Yao Yin said: “He’s also the father of me and Hidden Twenty-Four.”
Li Weiyi was stunned: “Hidden Twenty-Four isn’t his biological child?”
“Naturally he is.” Yao Yin said.
Li Weiyi said: “The leader’s daughter—if biological, how could she be sent to Hidden Sect for trials?”
“First, before entering Hidden Sect, no one knew the trials were so cruel that only one could survive.” Yao Yin said.
Hidden Twenty-Five said: “Second, not everyone has the qualification to enter Hidden Sect for trials. From what I know, half the Hidden People are direct lineage from the nine tribes. Entering Hidden Sect represents heavy responsibility more than privilege.”
“In my view, in the eyes of the nine tribe leaders, few truly see Hidden Sect as the final force to protect the tribe. Because in Jiu Li’s most difficult and humiliating years, Hidden Sect chose silence. The nine tribe leaders select young men for Hidden Sect each year, mostly thinking it’s to preserve Jiu Li’s fire seed, hidden in the shadows.”
“Of course, once entering Hidden Sect, one must sever the past and cannot contact tribe members except in special cases. Even if contacting, absolutely no Hidden Sect matters can be revealed. The death trial filters out those who can’t keep secrets.”
Li Weiyi looked at Yao Yin: “Medicine Li Leader came for tomorrow’s Mang Mountain Grand Sacrifice, right?”
Yao Yin nodded lightly: “I agreed; after all, this is our mission. But I made a request: prepare at least fifty Broken Spring Needles, twenty Radiant Flame Pills, ten Blood Crystals.”
“You’re really greedy! But to be fair, the Blood Crystals are too few.”
Li Weiyi chuckled, in excellent mood, and took out the wooden box containing Immortal Cloud Exotic Medicine: “This exotic medicine has dense Immortal Radiance but no space aura; it should help Martial Cultivators with Pure Immortal Body metamorphose. Hidden Twenty-Five, you got an Otherworld Coffin, so you must be rich. Want to buy?”
One Otherworld Coffin cost at least tens of thousands of silver coins—not cheap.
Yao Yin said: “Aren’t you metamorphosing your own Pure Immortal Body?”
Hidden Twenty-Five quickly snatched the wooden box: “He’s already so monstrous; how could Pure Immortal Body compare to him? He must be a legendary special physique. I need this exotic medicine more.”
“One million silver coins.” Li Weiyi said.
Hidden Twenty-Five nearly dropped the wooden box; where would he get that much money?
This was outright robbery!
“From what I know, since the great change in Zangxian Town, fewer than a hundred exotic medicines have been born that help Martial Cultivators metamorphose Pure Immortal Body—how precious. If you don’t want it, plenty others do. Hidden Twenty-Four ordered three from me at this price.” Li Weiyi prepared to take it back.
Hidden Twenty-Five hurriedly tucked the wooden box into his embrace: “I’ll buy! Pay thirty percent first, owe seventy percent, how’s that? This is all my money; I’ve emptied everything.”
Li Weiyi sighed: “Fine, one by one, always liking to buy on credit. Won’t take thirty years to pay off, will it?”
“Not that bad. Once I break through to Five Seas, I can earn plenty in a year.” Hidden Twenty-Five was confident.
Li Weiyi said: “If not for going to Zangxian Town, I’d want to cultivate properly. I wouldn’t sell otherwise; I’d raise you all up to work first. But agree upfront: all gathered exotic medicines go to me first. I’m the leader this trip; exotic medicines must be brought back to Hidden Sect.”
Hidden Twenty-Five grumbled inwardly: You casually swing a saber and earn a million silver coins—Dao Seed Realm Great Cultivators can’t match you. Bring back to Hidden Sect? Didn’t you say Hidden Twenty-Four pre-ordered three?
Thinking that without Li Weiyi saving him earlier, he’d be dead by the Dao Fire Ape’s hand, his mood balanced.
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“People from Far West Ash Region?”
Yang Qingxi heard this news, her willow brows furrowing slightly, unsure how to decide for the moment.
The one delivering the message was Yang Yun, who had broken through to Nine Springs with Dyeing Cloud Exotic Medicine. He said: “Sister, this person is extremely powerful—one saber strike killed the Dao Fire Ape. The leader saw he used Disguise Art; very likely a Hundred Meridians Pure Silver Immortal Body. He says to act prudently tomorrow.”
Yang Qingxi murmured to herself: “Since the leader confirmed it personally, it’s probably indeed a Spring Gushing Realm anomaly.”
In the depths of the courtyard full of autumn begonias, Dragon Gate Successor Long Ting sat by the pool, dragon scale rosy clouds swirling around him, speaking in a calm and firm tone: “If strong to this extent in Spring Gushing Realm, he absolutely cannot be left alive. Directly dispatch Five Seas Realm and kill him in Zangxian Town.”
Yang Yun could see the dragon scale rosy clouds rising above the building and said: “Sixth-generation descendant says he wants to try.”
In the courtyard depths, standing under a purple thousand-year ancient tree, the Four-armed Golden Ape said gravely: “Tell him to act prudently, not act on impulse. Even if trying, a Five Seas Realm must guard nearby.”
San Chen Palace’s Number One Person of the younger generation, Chen Wenwu, stood at the building’s peak, his figure outstanding, elegant and suave: “Just a mere Spring Gushing Realm. Each side dispatch one Five Seas Realm to squash him like an ant—no need to waste time on him. Our goal this time is to encircle and kill Cang Li.”
Yang Qingxi returned to the courtyard depths, looking at the dozen or so figures gathered inside, her tone clear and elegant: “To be precise, all Jiu Li’s younger generation Five Seas Realm and Spring Gushing Realm. This battle is to make them break their lineage, force out the so-called Jiu Li Hidden Sect. Or rather, force Jiu Li to act first, to see what foundation they truly have.”
Besides the peaks of the younger generation from Dragon Gate, Tian Ya Ridge, Sui Sect, San Chen Palace, Tian Yi Sect, Coffin Sea Pavilion, Li City, Coffin Mountain, Earth Wolf King Army… a dozen top forces all had Five Seas Realm Experts secretly conferring here.
Before vast benefits, everyone wanted a share.
Long Ting sat gracefully, handsome and elegant, laughing: “Cang Li is doomed. But that Luan Tai Angel—do you all have the guts to take her down too? Killing her would truly awe under heaven.”
At these words, some were eager to try, others trembled in fear.
