Chapter 50 (2/2)
Li Changshou captured a few spiritual fish from the lake, put them into his sleeves, and flew to the Heaven-Breaking Peak on the white cloud.
Lan Ling’e stood quietly at the side of the lake and watched her senior brother’s back view. She muttered in her heart, ‘Have a safe Tribulation Transcendence’, and returned to her straw hut for cultivation after staying there for half a day.
When he reached the Bai Fan Hall, Li Changshou found the elder that he was close with and told him that he wanted to visit the grave. Elder Wei, who was on duty that day, gladly allowed him to do so.
“Changshou, I remember that your family is in the north-east region of the South Continent. Coincidentally, an officer is going to the South Continent tomorrow for some matters. I’ll let him take you along.”
“This…” Li Changshou took out a few spiritual fish from his sleeve. “Elder, there is something I need to trouble you with.”
“You little brat.” Elder Wei beamed with joy immediately and took the spiritual fish, which had been wrapped with a ball of water. He took a porcelain jar out and put the spiritual fish inside to raise them temporarily.
“Some people are good, some love to drink, and some love delicacies. It’s very hard to nurture them like this, and they can be said to be delicious snakeheads.” Elder Wei said with a smile, “Tell me. What are you thinking about?”
“I want to seize this chance to put myself to the test for a few years in the South Continent,” Li Changshou said in a low voice. “Can you tell the officers not to go to my hometown to take a look and not to let them bring me there…”
“Okay. You may leave.” Elder Wei picked up the bamboo slip in front of him. “I’ll be saving a piece of bamboo. You’re a good seedling for immortal cultivation, and you have an endless future from today onward. Remember, you cannot create trouble, go against the sect’s rules, or be reluctant to part with the flouris.h.i.+ng mortal world and let the mortal world blind your Dao heart.”
Li Changshou responded repeatedly and said with cupped fists, “Thank you, Elder!”
“This is just a trivial matter. Be on your way. Go early and come back early.”
Elder Wei gestured with his hand and took out a jade token, which was used for a disciple to go out, before handing it to Li Changshou. He told Li Changshou a few things, telling him not to go everywhere in places with many people in the mortal world, lest the turbid Qi in the mortal world affected his Dao base.
This elder was not pretending to be deeply concerned about Li Changshou. After all, Li Changshou had given his over 100 spiritual fish all these years…
The disciples would often make an excuse of going back to their hometown and visiting the grave, but they would remain in the mortal world for several years and be caught by the sectarian officers. They would be reprimanded and have their monthly allowance deducted. Elder Wei did not find such things a surprise anymore.
Li Changshou had given a few spiritual fish so that this elder would not record him visiting his parents’ gravein the book. Naturally, the sectarian officers would not check it.
In Elder Wei’s opinion, it was not a huge matter unless the young disciples wanted to enjoy the mortal world.
However, this was very crucial in Li Changshou’s Tribulation Transcendence plan, and it was a small step to make it a success.
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After leaving the Heaven-Breaking Peak and flying southwards on the white cloud, Li Changshou very soon flew outside the mountains.
He took the jade token and said that he needed to return to his hometown to visit the grave. The immortal, who was in charge of guarding the gates, told Li Changshou to be careful outside the sect. Li Changshou thanked him and flew out on the white cloud.
500 kilometers around the sect was actually still considered the land of the Immortal Du Sect.
The spirit meridian ores, which were important in a few areas of the sect, were distributed in the southern area.
Li Changshou flew 1,000 kilometers on the white cloud and landed in a forest. After he observed in the hidden corners of the forest for two days and confirmed that n.o.body from the sect had followed him, he then executed the Earth Escape technique and went southwards.
On the way, he executed the Earth Escape when he met mountains, and the Water Escape when he met water.
He also encountered cultivators fighting, ran into mountain demons having an internal fight, b.u.mped into people seeking pleasure, and witnessed thousands of mortals having hand-to-hand battles.
After he took a look around, he stopped in his tracks.
Just like an unnoticeable ghost, Li Changshou walked 5,000 kilometers and another 5,000 kilometers…
Half a month later, he reached a gra.s.sland in the northwest district of the South Continent, which was not far from the East Continent.
Based on the sect’s information, Li Changshou successfully found his parent’s graveon a hillside.
This grave was very exquisite. At one glance, he knew that a lot of money had been spent on it. The corner of the gravestone also had the symbol of the Immortal Du Sect, and an inscription was also written with ‘Eldest Son Changshou’.
There were many weeds grown in front of the grave. Li Changshou took out a short knife and carefully cleared the surrounding of the grave.
Then, he knelt before the gravestone and offered fruits, meat, and fish that he had prepared on the way. He burned two stacks of joss paper, put three fragrant joss sticks, and kowtowed four times. He felt less restraint now.
Afterward, he found an ordinary corner near his parents’ grave and meditated and cultivated there. This was also considered visiting the grave.
Seven days later, Li Changshou was once again prepared to set off on his journey and hurried to the preselected place for his Tribulation Transcendence.
Where was the place?
It was actually in the East Ocean. However, it was in the East Ocean of the South Continent.
Since it was a territory in the mortal world, few cultivators appeared there. The mortal world was filled with turbid Qi and disorder, and only a few demons were causing trouble.
Most of the human race was gathered in the mortal world of the South Continent. The Dragon Palace did not have any stationed troops there, as they were afraid of b.u.mping into the human race.
At the mortal world’s border, he found a hidden, ordinary island on the vast ocean. It was the best place for Tribulation Transcendence!
Li Changshou took out a storage sack from his sleeve and took out something from it. It was a bunch of eyebrow pencils, face powder, and makeup materials that he had ground and invented.
Then, he started to carefully disguise himself for the first time.
He had a few foundational principles when it came to figures and looks. It was not enough if he only simply used the illusion technique or the Illusion Spell.
He had to first use the makeup skills and physics to change his appearance. After that, he pasted a unique Ultra-Thin Hydrating Silk Mask and used the illusion technique to transform into an old Daoist priest before he executed the Illusion Spell.
This way, even if an expert saw through four layers of his spell, they could not see his true appearance.
Most of the cultivators who roamed outside would use the illusion technique, so it was not strange for him to use it.
After tidying up for half a day, Li Changshou turned in an old, cold-faced Daoist priest before he quietly used his Earth Escape and went to the East Ocean to search for a place for seclusion and Tribulation Transcendence.
At the same time…
At the common border of the South Ocean and East Ocean, an immortal glow was seen, which was similar to the immortal island of big turtles.
In a treasured pond in the corner of the immortal island, the Island Pet that had recently arrived, which was a small azure dragon that was 100 feet long, was slowly observing the surroundings with eyes that had just peeked out of the water!
The dragon spat out bubbles from its mouth with its eyes smiling.
‘Very good.’
It was time for the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal to talk about the Dao again. The nearby cultivating immortals had gone to listen to the Dao.
‘I’m afraid you guys did not expect that when the prince was six years old, he had memorized the Four Seas’ water routes by heart.
‘Since then, he has headed to the South Continent and headed towards the East Continent along the coast of the South Continent to hide his tracks through the turbid Qi. Then, he reached the common border of the South and East Continents and hid his tracks as he headed to the East Continent.
‘If the Immortal Du Sect did not have the guts to take in disciples, I can also go to the Immortal Sects of the Three Schools in the Middle Continent!’
The azure dragon laughed coldly and shrunk its body. Soon, it turned three feet long and swam toward the water seam at the bottom of the water.
When it left the scope of the immortal island and was at the end of the island, a pair of big, terrifying turtle eyes opened in the area that resembled a golden turtlehead.
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