togophonebook Chapter 203 and a half, Leaving the Immortal City
Chapter 203 and a half, Leaving the Immortal City
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Inside the Fiery Cloud Immortal City.
After the last trace of unease in my heart completely vanished.
Lin Licai was completely relieved.
It is evident that it took him many years to dispel the old monster's suspicions.
At least the other party won't linger in this area.
However, to be on the safe side, he decided to stay in Fire Cloud Immortal City for another ten years to solidify his Core Formation stage cultivation before planning to leave through the local merchant guild's passage.
I have been here for several years.
He also inquired a bit and found out that there were quite a few merchant guild flying boats leaving Fire Cloud Immortal City.
There are also routes that lead directly to the Dragon Tiger Kingdom.
However, the ticket was expensive, and it was beyond the reach of a Qi Refining stage talisman master like him.
If I were to take out so many spirit stones to buy that ticket all at once, there's a high chance that the old monster who's been watching me would be able to find my whereabouts.
"Then let's live in this Fire Cloud Immortal City for a few more years."
"We can still enjoy the spiritual cuisine at the Qu Family Restaurant for a few more years, and drink the spiritual peach wine from this place for a few more years."
Lin Li already had a plan in mind.
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Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
In the dead of winter.
boom!
Lin Li, who was drinking warm spirit peach wine in his own shop, suddenly felt the ground begin to shake. A sound like thunder echoed outside the immortal city.
Lin Li opened his eyes, a hint of surprise flashing in them.
"Is someone attacking the Immortal City?"
Lin Li walked out of the shop and into the small courtyard. At this time, the little fox demon, who had grown into a graceful young woman, also came out from the side room.
The master and servant looked up at the sky.
"master."
"What happened?"
The little fox girl Qiu Ling looked terrified and immediately moved closer to where Lin Li was, grabbing the hem of his clothes.
Three years have passed.
Qiu Ling's cultivation level is only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Her bloodline aptitude is not high. It is estimated that even if she consumes a lot of spirit stones to cultivate every day, she can only reach the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining at most.
"Old Demon Hehuan, your disciple slaughtered millions of mortals under my sect's rule! His worthless life deserves to die!"
"The Hehuan Sect wants to start a war with our Huoyun Sect? We, the Huoyun Sect, will fight to the bitter end!"
In the blink of an eye.
A tremendous old man's voice echoed from above the Fire Cloud Immortal City, reverberating like rolling thunder throughout the entire city.
"Zhou Yushan!"
"Kill my personal disciple."
"Sever my lineage of the Hehuan Sect."
"If we don't avenge this grudge, how can my Hehuan Sect have the face to remain in this territory of the Northern Yue Kingdom?"
"Today, my Hehuan Sect will wage war against your Huoyun Sect."
"Fight if you want."
"You think I'm afraid of you!"
Boom! Boom!
Outside the Fire Cloud Immortal City's formation, suddenly, the sky over a radius of over a hundred miles was shrouded in waves of demonic energy. The terrifying pressure emanating from the massive demonic energy poured down like a tidal wave, all landing on the spiritual light shield of the formation outside the Fire Cloud Immortal City.
Immediately from within the inner city of Fire Cloud Immortal City, an astonishing pillar of earth-yellow light shot into the sky.
The power within the formation surged forth with unstoppable force, tearing a gap in the vast demonic clouds above, its momentum astonishingly powerful.
next moment.
The demonic energy outside the formation was forced back by another astonishing force.
Two Nascent Soul stage spiritual energies began to compete and fight outside Fire Cloud Immortal City, with blue and black spiritual energies swirling and intertwining with each other.
Now, within this Fiery Cloud Immortal City.
However, it was overseen by Zhou Yushan, the most senior elder of the Fire Cloud Sect.
Previously, after that Nascent Soul stage cultivator visited this place, he left behind a Nascent Soul stage talisman, saying that he wanted the talisman to remain in this city.
In order to comprehend the Divine Transformation Talisman, Zhou Yushan chose to go into seclusion in Fire Cloud Immortal City.
Now that the old demon of the Hehuan Sect has come to him and interrupted his meditation, he is naturally very annoyed.
To cut off someone's path to enlightenment is like killing their parents.
Although Yushan usually doesn't engage in magical battles to avoid damaging his own essence, the Old Demon of the Joyful Union has come to his doorstep this week, even coming to fight at his doorstep. If he can't drive him away...
Wouldn't that be losing face right on your own doorstep?
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below.
In the courtyards within the city.
"The Hehuan Sect?"
"Master, it's that old demon of the Joyful Union Sect, who's at the late Nascent Soul stage."
"These demonic cultivators are truly ruthless; they are all bloodthirsty demons."
"Damn it."
At this moment, Qiu Ling seemed to recall something, and she clenched her fists involuntarily.
Her birth mother died at the hands of a demonic cultivator, so she had an innate aversion to demonic cultivators.
"Millions of ordinary people were killed."
"That devil truly deserves to die."
Lin Li nodded in response.
Such a bloodthirsty demon would naturally kill anyone he saw.
"Nascent Soul stage cultivators are fighting."
"Our city is protected by an array, so nothing will happen."
"However, if Fire Cloud Immortal City goes to war with the Joyful Union Sect, I reckon the prices of things like talisman paper makers and spirit ink sellers in the city will all have to go up!"
"But this time, in order to support Fire Cloud Immortal City in dealing with the Joyful Union Sect, I'm going all out. Any Qi Refining cultivator who wants to go to the front line to fight against the demons of the Joyful Union Sect, as long as they come here to buy spirit talismans, I will sell them to them at the original price."
Lin Li glanced at Qiu Ling, who was looking up at the sky with fluctuating emotions in her eyes, and spoke with a slight thought.
"The master is truly righteous!"
"Sir, your actions are truly exemplary for us righteous people."
"This servant, Qiuling, admires you."
Qiu Ling looked at Lin Li to the side with shining eyes, and spoke with a hint of excitement in her voice.
"A paragon of righteousness!?"
"Hahaha!"
"I'll just earn less, but you little girl are quite the smooth talker. I wonder where you learned that from."
"alright."
"The battle between Nascent Soul cultivators outside can't last long."
"That old demon Hehuan is at most just here to declare war, to put on a show."
"The defensive formations within our Fire Cloud Immortal City are no joke. Even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would need to expend considerable effort to launch a strong attack."
"Furthermore, the former sect leader of the Fire Cloud Sect is also in charge, both of whom are at the late Nascent Soul stage. That Old Demon of the Joyful Union Sect probably won't last long before he has to back down."
"After all, it was their own personal disciple who died. If they didn't do something, the elders and disciples of the Hehuan Sect would probably be disheartened."
Lin Li said calmly.
The words were spoken.
However, after a few dozen breaths...
The towering demonic clouds outside the Fiery Cloud Immortal City had already completely dissipated.
"Master, brilliant!"
At this moment, Qiu Ling, who was standing to the side, looked at the demonic energy dissipating in the air and couldn't help but give Lin Li a thumbs up, her eyes full of admiration.
"I've gone to draw talismans."
Lin Li turned around, waved, and went back into his room.
In the talisman room, blank talisman paper was spread out, and with a talisman brush in hand, he began to draw on the talisman paper with flowing strokes.
He wanted to avoid being watched by something else.
The talisman drawing still needs to be done in person; the persona must be convincing.
In less than half a day.
Outside his small courtyard, there were several talisman shops, and neighbors from the surrounding area came to inquire about how many talismans he had left, all wanting to buy them.
Lin Li also posted a notice.
Rogue cultivators who need to fight alongside demonic cultivators and go to the battlefield can enjoy the original price when they come to buy spirit talismans.
Of course, to purchase spirit talismans, one needs to present the war spirit contract signed with Fire Cloud Immortal City in order to enjoy the low-priced spirit talismans set by Lin Li.
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Time flies like an arrow.
Fifty years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Lin Li never expected that this fight would last for more than fifty years.
In this war that lasted for half a century, both the Fire Cloud Sect and the Joyful Union Sect suffered many low-level cultivators killed or wounded, with the largest number being cultivators at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages.
However, fewer cultivators at the Core Formation stage or above perish.
Both sides suffered heavy casualties among their lower-level cultivators.
For a time, both sides were experiencing a shortage of capable personnel, so they tacitly began to shrink the scope of the battlefield, and the friction between them began to decrease.
However, in these fifty years...
Lin Li also gained a good reputation among talisman masters in the Qi Refining level because of the low-priced talismans he made.
With such a reputation.
Lin Li also opened a talisman shop, and his talisman drawing skills improved to the first-tier upper level. Occasionally, he could even produce a top-quality first-tier spirit talisman.
That's enough to support a shop.
And during these decades.
Lin Li also began to teach Qiu Ling the art of talisman mastery. Although Qiu Ling had poor comprehension, with Lin Li's quick-thinking teachings and his personal instruction for more than ten years, she was finally able to step into the threshold of a first-level intermediate talisman master.
She became the manager of the Liu Family Talisman Shop and changed her name to Liu Qiuling.
"Master!"
"You don't need to keep drawing talismans, you should take a good rest."
"This is the sacred food from the Qu Family Restaurant."
"It's been delivered to you now."
now.
In the backyard of this shop, Liu Qiuling, who has now cultivated to the sixth level of Qi Refining, can now be considered to be able to stand on her own. She carried the restaurant's lunch box to Lin Li, took out the spiritual dishes one by one, and looked at the stack of spiritual talismans that had already been drawn on the table, speaking with a hint of worry in her tone.
After these decades, Lin Li's apparent cultivation level was originally only at the late stage of Qi Refining.
My lifespan will certainly not be like that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, who can live for nearly two or three hundred years.
In order to maintain his image as a clever monkey, he has now transformed into an old monkey with white hair and a slightly hunched posture, looking like a real old monkey.
These days, Liu Qiuling has stopped him from drawing talismans.
Lin Li was well aware that Xiao Qiuling had grown up, and that the spirit talisman shop was doing quite well under her management.
In particular, Lin Li had previously sponsored some independent cultivators in the city, many of whom didn't have many spirit stones at the time and bought life-saving talismans from him.
Over the years, many elderly people from the early days of the war, as well as many other Qi Refining cultivators, have become regular customers of their talisman shops.
With these regular customers, business is bound to be good.
That's enough to sustain the talisman shop's daily operations. Nowadays, the shop has also signed contracts with several talisman masters, who supply them with talismans.
Even if Lin Li doesn't draw talismans, it's enough to sustain him.
"Qiu Ling, my disciple."
"I have something to give you."
"This is the inheritance of a top-tier first-order talisman master. You must keep it with you from now on. The two little fox demons and the little monkey you keep by your side, none of them are inherently bad."
"With proper guidance, you can put them on the right path. With your abilities, there shouldn't be any problems."
"Run the Liu family business well."
"I may want to take a long trip and return to my hometown to see it. It would be a way of returning to my roots."
Lin Li spoke calmly.
"Master."
"The war outside the city has just ended. If you want to visit your hometown, I can hire a Foundation Establishment stage senior to accompany your master."
"Danger lurks outside the city..."
Just as Liu Qiuling was about to say something more, Lin Li raised his hand to stop her.
"My mind is made up to leave."
Lin Li said.
"Yes... Master."
Looking at Lin Li's somewhat hunched figure, Liu Qiuling felt a pang of sadness.
She was originally a little fox demon on the verge of death, but was saved by her master. From being called "Master" to being respectfully addressed as "Master," her master even helped her, the little fox demon, to cultivate basic spiritual talisman techniques. At that time, Liu Qiuling secretly made a vow in her heart.
He devoted his entire life to serving his master.
The next day.
As usual, Liu Qiuling went to her master's room, but the room was empty.
Immediately, Liu Qiuling sat down in the chair with a slightly vacant expression, looking at the empty bed, her eyes reddening.
How fortunate she was to have met such a wonderful master in her life.
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The golden sun rises in the east.
Fire Cloud Immortal City, hundreds of miles away.
A blue flying boat soared through the sea of clouds, its trail of blue, shimmering flames standing out prominently beneath the white clouds.
On the flying boat.
In a meditation room, Lin Li sat cross-legged, meditating quietly.
He wore a loose black robe and put on a black iron mask. A very detailed map of the Northern Yue Kingdom appeared in his mind.
The flying boat he was traveling on was destined for a celestial city in the north, protected by another Nascent Soul stage power, called Howling Moon.
It is a celestial city dominated by demon cultivators.
If you continue north from Xiaoyue Immortal City, that's the territory of the Dragon-Tiger Kingdom.
Lin Li's destination was the Dragon Tiger Kingdom.
The Northern Vietnamese Kingdom and the Longhu Kingdom had frequent exchanges and were allies.
For Lin Li, leaving the Northern Yue Cultivation Kingdom would be of great benefit in getting rid of the unknown old monster behind him.
It is 100% beneficial.
Therefore, Lin Li decided that if he wanted to advance to the Nascent Soul stage in the Dragon Tiger Kingdom, he had to carefully choose a location with a fourth-order spiritual vein.
Of course, even a top-tier third-order spiritual vein is acceptable.
He traveled extensively throughout the cultivation world of the Northern Yue Kingdom, but only managed to obtain a simple map of the Dragon Tiger Kingdom. He would have to wait until he entered the territory of the Dragon Tiger Kingdom.
After finding a detailed map, we then searched for a suitable location to break through.
With the bloodline aptitude of the Nascent Soul stage, he is currently still a free man, with no other entanglements except for an old monster following him around.
This is the most carefree state I've been in all my lifetimes.
With these regular customers, business is bound to be good.
That's enough to sustain the talisman shop's daily operations. Nowadays, the shop has also signed contracts with several talisman masters, who supply them with talismans.
Even if Lin Li doesn't draw talismans, it's enough to sustain him.
"Qiu Ling, my disciple."
"I have something to give you."
"This is the inheritance of a top-tier first-order talisman master. You must keep it with you from now on. The two little fox demons and the little monkey you keep by your side, none of them are inherently bad."
"With proper guidance, you can put them on the right path. With your abilities, there shouldn't be any problems."
"Run the Liu family business well."
"I may want to take a long trip and return to my hometown to see it. It would be a way of returning to my roots."
Lin Li spoke calmly.
"Master."
"The war outside the city has just ended. If you want to visit your hometown, I can hire a Foundation Establishment stage senior to accompany your master."
"Danger lurks outside the city..."
Just as Liu Qiuling was about to say something more, Lin Li raised his hand to stop her.
"My mind is made up to leave."
Lin Li said.
"Yes... Master."
Looking at Lin Li's somewhat hunched figure, Liu Qiuling felt a pang of sadness.
She was originally a little fox demon on the verge of death, but was saved by her master. From being called "Master" to being respectfully addressed as "Master," her master even helped her, the little fox demon, to cultivate basic spiritual talisman techniques. At that time, Liu Qiuling secretly made a vow in her heart.
He devoted his entire life to serving his master.
The next day.
As usual, Liu Qiuling went to her master's room, but the room was empty.
Immediately, Liu Qiuling sat down in the chair with a slightly vacant expression, looking at the empty bed, her eyes reddening.
How fortunate she was to have met such a wonderful master in her life.
...
...
The golden sun rises in the east.
Fire Cloud Immortal City, hundreds of miles away.
A blue flying boat soared through the sea of clouds, its trail of blue, shimmering flames standing out prominently beneath the white clouds.
On the flying boat.
In a meditation room, Lin Li sat cross-legged, meditating quietly.
He wore a loose black robe and put on a black iron mask. A very detailed map of the Northern Yue Kingdom appeared in his mind.
The flying boat he was traveling on was destined for a celestial city in the north, protected by another Nascent Soul stage power, called Howling Moon.
It is a celestial city dominated by demon cultivators.
If you continue north from Xiaoyue Immortal City, that's the territory of the Dragon-Tiger Kingdom.
Lin Li's destination was the Dragon Tiger Kingdom.
The Northern Vietnamese Kingdom and the Longhu Kingdom had frequent exchanges and were allies.
For Lin Li, leaving the Northern Yue Cultivation Kingdom would be of great benefit in getting rid of the unknown old monster behind him.
It is 100% beneficial.
Therefore, Lin Li decided that if he wanted to advance to the Nascent Soul stage in the Dragon Tiger Kingdom, he had to carefully choose a location with a fourth-order spiritual vein.
Of course, even a top-tier third-order spiritual vein is acceptable.
He traveled extensively throughout the cultivation world of the Northern Yue Kingdom, but only managed to obtain a simple map of the Dragon Tiger Kingdom. He would have to wait until he entered the territory of the Dragon Tiger Kingdom.
After finding a detailed map, we then searched for a suitable location to break through.
With the bloodline aptitude of the Nascent Soul stage, he is currently still a free man, with no other entanglements except for an old monster following him around.
This is the most carefree state I've been in all my lifetimes.