Chapter 76 - The Mystery That Shocked Junior! (1/2)
What did it mean to hide one’s ident.i.ty after settling the matter?
In Youqin Xuanya’s eyes, that was what Li Changshou did.
Senior Brother Changshou put in a lot of effort and went through a lot of hards.h.i.+ps, and dangers. He barely managed to defeat the Second Prince of the Dragon Palace East Ocean, Ao Yi, who was also a member of the Jie School…
However, he is very humble and does not seek fame. He left quietly…
In reality… Li Changshou first pulled Ao Yi up and said that he had offended him.
That was to eliminate potential hostility so that the Jie School and Ao Yi could reduce their hatred towards him.
Li Changshou then confessed to the elders in front of the hall and claimed that he had won unfairly. He revealed that he had only used the escape technique and talisman technique that the sect had taught him, which gave him an edge. He also said that he was willing to receive punishment from the sect for damaging the sect’s reputation.
That was to further reduce his sense of guilt and exude authority for the sect. He also hinted to his Uncle-Master Jiu Wu that he wanted to return to the Little Qiong Peak.
Li Changshou then bowed to the people from the Golden Ao Island, appearing rather ashamed…
With a few simple sentences and actions, Li Changshou seamlessly gave everyone an out.
The elder of the Immortal Du Sect was a reasonable person. He could tell that Li Changshou did not want to become enemies with the Golden Ao Island and the Dragon Palace. Thus, he deliberately reprimanded him with a stern expression and asked him to return to the Little Qiong Peak to reflect on his mistakes.
That elder was actually just putting on an act. He was implying that Li Changshou should return to the Little Qiong Peak and wait for his reward later.
However, Youqin Xuanya kept frowning while standing at the side. If her master had not been holding her down, she would have definitely stood up and argued for her Senior Brother Changshou, who was still not considered a friend…
Youqin Xuanya sighed softly as she watched Li Changshou leave in the starry sky.
She thought, When can I be as outstanding as Senior Brother?
After Li Changshou left the Heaven-Breaking Peak, he sighed and thought to himself, I’ve finally dealt with this. It’s really troublesome.
However, no matter what he did, the truth was that Little Qiong Peak was being watched by everyone in the sect.
After the paper effigy returns from the outside world this time, I’ll continue to refine pills in silence. I’ll be able to peacefully refine pills for ten years and then continue my plan to become wealthy.
No, eight to ten years wouldn’t be enough, but at least, it will be stable…
I’ll need at least twenty years!
Judging from this little dragon’s expression, he might come to Little Qiong Peak to apologize later.
Li Changshou thought about it for a while and hid the Beauty’s Charm in his treasure pouch. He did not want to be careless and mistakenly take out that item instead.
Moreover, he was not the only one who could refine Beauty’s Charm. There were countless Qi Refinement cultivators who enjoyed drinking it during the Primordial World.
That alone made him certain that the East Ocean would not be able to discover any dirt on him.
At this moment, it was extremely lively in the Heaven-Breaking Peak. All the Heaven Immortals had begun to preach and discuss the Dao. The people who had been watching the battle earlier had also stayed to listen to the Heaven Immortals from both factions.
However, Li Changshou saw that the Heaven Immortal of the Golden Ao Island was boiling with fury just now. He reckoned that he would still have to meet with the Heaven Immortals of his sect in a while…
That had nothing to do with him. He had merely completed the mission given by the sect.
Upon returning to the Little Qiong Peak, Li Changshou first walked around the Pill Chamber.
He thought about the mistakes that he could have made, and how could he salvage the situation if there had been any.
If Master’s enemy was watching today as well…
What would he think?
It would be great if the enemy could attack me. I could give the enemy a chance to go out on purpose and find a place to humiliate him…
Before I attack, I can even use the Sound Sphere to prove that he was the one who wanted to harm me, a disciple. Thankfully, I have the poison that Elder Wan Linyun had given me for protection…
After that, even if I have to go into seclusion at the Little Qiong Peak for hundreds of years according to the sect rules, it would not be a problem at all. Anyway, my main body doesn’t want to go anywhere.
Li Changshou chuckled. He knew that it was just his wishful thinking.
After all, he was just a quasi-immortal and a young junior immortal who was at the seventh stage of the Void Return. The enemy should not be able to sense any threat…
Let’s see what happens next.
Although Li Changshou wanted to ask his master who his enemy was, he was afraid that his master would feel upset after recalling the past.
Secondly, he cared about his master’s pride.
If he asked the others, he might be suspected if the enemy were to appear again later…
The matter had to be planned carefully.
He had been exposed for no reason this time, although it was not that he had not done enough…
There was no need to belittle himself. Li Changshou had already tried his best to protect himself.
However, who would have thought…
He was happily shopping in Linhai Town, buying herbs and selling pills. When he opened his eyes, he saw Jiu Wu and Ao Yi, who were completely unrelated to each other, wandering around the trapped arrays around his Pill Chamber…
What the h.e.l.l is that?
Although there was a sign because he had run into the Heaven Immortal of Golden Ao Island in Linhai Town, he did not expect things to develop that way.
I shall tell Master to reject all guests of Little Qiong Peak in the future.
Li Changshou sighed and tried to sense the essence soul of the paper effigy. His mind instantly switched over. When he realized that the surroundings were silent and did not pose any threat, he immediately switched back to his main body.
The “inn” was set up by the Linhai Sword Sect. The rent for a small room was not cheap.
However, that place was relatively safe. The Heaven Immortal experts from the Linhai Sword Sect were stationed nearby, and the patrolling immortal soldiers were paying plenty of attention.
Now, he could only wait for the sect to quieten down before thinking about getting rich.
Li Changshou was still a little worried. He walked around the mountain twice and checked the locations where the array foundations were hidden underground.
After getting busy for a while, he suddenly caught sight of a figure flying over from Pill Tripod Peak. It soon landed near the straw hut by the lake…
Li Changshou hurriedly drove back on the cloud. From afar, he saw a figure standing by the lake.
Ling’e stuck her head out of her straw hut and pointed at the lake beside Li Changshou. There was an old man with a bronze walking stick…
It was Elder Wan Linyun.
…
“Elder, why are you here?”
Li Changshou hurriedly bowed.
Wan Linyun turned to look at Li Changshou. There was a hint of appreciation in his eyes. The corners of his lips trembled slightly as he revealed a ruthless sneer.
“I used my immortal senses to watch you win against that dragon. However, you were reprimanded by the other elders, so I came by to take a look. You did well this time…”
“The escape technique is one of your own abilities. You don’t have to care too much about others’ opinions. If someone in the sect blames you later, show them this.”
As he spoke, Elder Wan Linyun pushed his slightly coa.r.s.e palm forward and gave Li Changshou a black piece of jade that had immortal powers.
Li Changshou held it with both hands and lowered his head to take a look. He saw that there was a wisp of Qi contained in the jade, and in the middle was the character ‘Yun’.
“Tell them what I said,” said Elder Wan Linyun fiercely. “In the future, I will protect Little Qiong Peak. Not everyone can reprimand you!”
Li Changshou felt a warm and fuzzy feeling in his heart, and he quickly thanked him.
He knew that the elder was not plotting anything against the Little Poor Peak.
Elder Wan Linyun had truly kept himself in recluse for many years and did not know the ways of the world.
Previously, Li Changshou and a few elders had been putting on an act to give everyone a way out, but Elder Wan Linyun thought that Li Changshou had been reprimanded by the sect.
The escape technique was looked down upon by the disciples.
Poisons were also looked down upon by the disciples…
Li Changshou pondered in his heart. Perhaps Elder Wan Linyun was so excited because he recalled what happened back then…
Elder Wan Linyun’s leg injury was caused by his own master who reprimanded him for studying the Poison Sutra, which was an insult to Dao.
Tens of thousands of years later, Elder Wan Linyun went on the path of refining poison to prove to his master that poison was medicine. “Poison is Medicine” was written in the last words of Elder Wan Linyun’s Poison Sutra.
However, when Elder Wan Linyun used the poisonous pills to save the Immortal Du Sect from the demons ten thousand years ago, Elder Wan Linyun’s master had already pa.s.sed away…
Li Changshou held onto the jade and bowed deeply.