Chapter 225: Muscles And Organs Birth Immortal
The moon and stars were sparse, a gentle breeze blew.
Li Weiyi only felt that all matters in this world, all people in this world, were being driven forward by various benefits, and no one could grasp their own destiny.
“Jiang Ning probably looks down on Yao Qian,” he said wistfully.
Yang Qingxi laughed, “You’re greatly mistaken. Among the women under heaven, few can truly refuse Yao Qian. In terms of character, talent, appearance, aptitude, temperament, and eloquence, he is all of the world’s top quality. The heaven’s chosen who entered Longevity Realm in a Jia Zi cycle—aside from Zuo Qiu Ling, the next one should be him, or he may have already broken through to Longevity.”
“A Longevity Realm giant, a divine figure transcending life and death. You’re not Jiang Ning—on what basis do you think she looks down on him?”
“Hundred Veins All Silver aptitude is indeed extraordinary. But it’s still just aptitude; whether she can reach Longevity Realm in the future is full of variables.”
“Only the emergence of Longevity Pills and Dragon Seeds at the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival has given us young martial cultivators a chance to ascend to heaven in a single step… This opportunity has already made everyone stake their lives on it!”
“On the path of cultivation, every Great Realm is a life-and-death pass, all exceedingly difficult to ascend.”
“Look at this Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival—young generation masters are as numerous as clouds, each extraordinary, all standing at Five Seas Realm peak, but among them, some will never reach Dao Seed Realm in their lifetime.”
Li Weiyi said, “You actually admit Yao Qian’s character?”
“It’s not me admitting it; it’s everyone under heaven admitting it.”
Yang Qingxi said, “Do you know why I can tell you, an enemy, about Sui Sect’s family scandals? Because even if you spread it, no one will believe you—they’ll only think you’re jealous, engaging in petty attacks and revenge, spreading rumors and slander.”
“Decades of character building by others—how could your one sentence destroy it? Not to mention you; even if the sect master personally stated the truth, people under heaven would probably suspect if the sect master is jealous of talent.”
“Moreover, if the Second Palace Master is implicated, you’re surely on a dead end.”
“So if you want to die, go ahead and spread it. Anyway, when the time comes, I won’t admit a single word.”
“Guess again: when the time comes, will the Jiang Family kill you, or believe you?”
Li Weiyi realized that Yang Qingchan’s death was perhaps unknown even to Du’e Temple, after all, she wasn’t the invitation holder. Yao Qian dared to do this, so he must be confident no one in the city would know.
The so-called immortal masters and patrol immortal envoys were merely powerful cultivators, not true immortals, and could not know everything.
Li Weiyi said, “You didn’t have to tell me these things! Perhaps I really would fall for it, using Yang Qingchan’s death to make an issue of Yao Qian. Then I’d slay the enemy at the cost of a thousand of my own.”
Yang Qingxi hugged her knees, her beautiful eyes gazing toward the city and streets below the mountain: “Li Weiyi… let’s make peace? I don’t want to be your enemy anymore!”
“Afraid?” Li Weiyi said.
“A little.”
Yang Qingxi continued, “But more importantly, if we can sit down and talk, why resort to fighting and killing?”
Li Weiyi said, “If I were still a Spring Gushing Realm martial cultivator, would you give me the qualification to talk?”
“When high and mighty, killing is like stepping on an ant.”
“Feeling like you can’t win, then talk peace. Where in the world is there such a good deal?”
Yang Qingxi said, “So, I dare not wait any longer! I’m afraid if I wait more, there won’t even be a chance for peace. Right now, I and Sui Sect still have the chance and strength to kill you, which also gives us the qualification for peace. Isn’t that so?”
Seeing her expression serious, Li Weiyi also seriously talked with her: “Let’s set aside the grudges between Sui Sect and Jiu Li tribe for now. You sent people to pursue and kill me, hired assassins against me, and personally tried to take my life several times—I nearly died. Do you think this can be brushed off lightly?”
“Then you slapped me once—no one has ever hit me like that. If it were anyone else, I’d make sure they died horribly, so this slap is worth one life,” Yang Qingxi said.
Li Weiyi was speechless, too lazy to argue right and wrong with her: “Then first offset the grudge of you sending people to pursue and kill me outside Jiu Li City.”
“It can really offset it… How about you hit me a few more times? I’ll pay it off quickly,” Yang Qingxi said, her big eyes smiling as she looked at him.
“…”
Li Weiyi jumped down from the eaves and pushed the door back to the guest hall.
No way to continue chatting—Yang Qingxi was cunning, her idea of resolving grudges might be genuine, but at her young age becoming Sui Sect’s leader of this generation, all outward displays were merely means!
Li Weiyi prepared to rest well for the night.
This period, constantly cultivating, his spirit already showed signs of fatigue.
After all, he was mortal and couldn’t go without sleep forever.
Seeing this move could make Li Weiyi suffer a crushing defeat, she pressed the advantage. Yang Qingxi followed into the guest hall like a breeze, smoothly closing the room door, also lay on the bed, and squeezed Li Weiyi inward: “Make some room!”
“Are you crazy?”
Li Weiyi frowned deeply, sat up, and looked at her.
Yang Qingxi lay flat on the bed, her beautiful eyes gazing at the ceiling, hands placed at her lower abdomen, returning his earlier words: “You don’t think that lying on the same bed makes us allies, do you? I’m badly injured—make me sleep on the floor? Moreover, we must stay in one room, so any changes can be mutually supported. In the current Qiu Prefecture City, no place is absolutely safe.”
Li Weiyi didn’t want to say more, turned sideways inward, and continued sleeping.
Behind him, Yang Qingxi’s voice rang in his ear: “I can let you hit me, but wait a bit—my injuries are heavy now, afraid I can’t withstand it.”
Li Weiyi was annoyed by her into sleeplessness, wanted to go out for cool air, turned over and said: “For reconciliation, fine. Money, resources—as long as the price is right, everything can be discussed. I don’t want to be targeted by Sui Sect masters forever.”
“Name a price,” Yang Qingxi said.
Li Weiyi quoted a sky-high price: “Five million Spring Coins.”
“You sure dare to dream. Even if you sold me, you couldn’t get that price. If I had five million Spring Coins, I’d directly hire a Longevity Realm giant to beat you to powder, make sure you’re dead through and through.”
Silent for a moment, Yang Qingxi countered with a price: “Five times—I’ll let you hit me five times.”
Li Weiyi knew she was deliberately teasing, said solemnly: “Yang Qingxi, do you really think you can decide if we reconcile? After the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, everyone will return to their proper positions.”
“Once you have a Dao Seed Realm martial cultivator as backing, will you still fear me like now? Still take such a low posture?”
Yang Qingxi said: “You’re not wrong at all! But after Sui Sect submitted to the Imperial Court, our contradictions aren’t actually so sharp anymore. Li Weiyi, I understand your talent and ability better than anyone under heaven, because I’m the only one who, as your enemy, watched you grow step by step. This oncoming pressure, and your tenacious vitality and fighting spirit, have already let me see the outline of a young Son of Heaven.”
“I kept thinking today: if we can’t reconcile now, in ten years, a hundred years, what heights will you reach? Is that a consequence Sui Sect can bear?”
“Continuing to kill you carries the risk of failure. But reconciliation has no risk.”
“I can’t change Sui Sect high-level’s will, but as long as I get one Dragon Seed and make rapid progress in Dao Seed Realm, then Sui Sect’s major and minor affairs will definitely be mine to handle.”
“Yao Qian wants to kill you—you’re in great danger, but I can help you to some extent. Don’t you think my chips are substantial?”
Li Weiyi didn’t fully believe her words, but gave her a chance, tossed out “You owe me five million Spring Coins,” and went to sleep.
In a daze, he heard Yang Qingxi say: “That’s one million Spring Coins per time. If I can’t pay, offset it like this!”
…
Four days later.
Twelfth Day of the Lunar New Year.
Li Weiyi had completed the quenching and absorption of one jin of Immortal Soil last night, and finally today at noon, his muscles and organs underwent intense metamorphosis, resilience and strength greatly improved.
Strands of Immortal Radiance mist threads dispersed from within muscles and organs, flowing and twisting endlessly.
The second step of the physical body was complete!
A big step closer to Dao Body.
Only needed to use Divine Stove Wood for Refining Tendons and Shaping Skin.
Li Weiyi sat cross-legged on the ground, striking out one fist using only physical body power.
“Bang!”
With the fist strike, air exploded.
Qi flow turned into a visible rush of force, bombarding the Formation Light Gauze in the room, shaking the light gauze endlessly.
“Physical body power has improved greatly, organ strength increased. Now, clashing one move with Hua Yuzi again should be easier to withstand. Just don’t know how much gap remains with successor level figures?”
Five days ago, merely hard-clashing one strike with Hua Yuzi had heavily injured Li Weiyi.
Successor level masters also shaped their physical bodies. So Li Weiyi didn’t think it would be so easy to catch up.
However, his muscles and organs were shaped with Immortal Soil—his advantage was not small.
Yang Qingxi’s injuries had recovered fifty to sixty percent, external wounds even without scars. Finally unwilling to stay hidden in Evergreen Temple, she pulled Li Weiyi down the mountain to inquire about the current city situation.
“Only three days until Lantern Festival. You sure can stay calm? Don’t you want to seize a Dragon Seed Voucher and Dragon Bone Ticket?”
The two arrived at the inner city of Eastern City, entering a courtyard-style teahouse crowded with young martial cultivators, where the latest news about the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival spread daily.
Li Weiyi had used Disguise Art, while Yang Qingxi wore a veiled bamboo hat.
Sitting on the second floor, Yang Qingxi said again: “Even just one Dragon Bone, if refined into the body, physical body power and strength can instantly fight Dao Seed Realm martial cultivators. For future cultivation of Longevity Body, the benefits are endless.”
“Dragon Bone is the bone of the Flying Dragon slain by Mist Heavenly Child back then, said to be a Son of Heaven level living being, full of internal vitality, energy extremely powerful.”
Li Weiyi became interested and asked: “What if two pieces are refined?”
Yang Qingxi gently shook her head: “I don’t know! I only know that in this Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, I must fight for Dragon Bone and Dragon Seed. If I get them, only then in the next ten years will I have a place. Otherwise, I’ll forever lag behind these same-generation martial cultivators!”
“What about Longevity Pill?” Li Weiyi said.
Yang Qingxi gave him a white look: “You think there’s still a chance to kill someone like Hua Yuzi? Even if you killed Hua Yuzi, did you see a Longevity Pill? Wait and see—below Luan Sheng Lin You, Ge Xian Tong, Zuo Qiu Hong, all martial cultivators holding Longevity Pills will have a hard three days ahead.”
