Chapter 299
Yuan Li's Awakening
Chapter 299 Yuan Li's Awakening
Looking at the deeply affected Yuan Li, Li Qingqiu sighed inwardly. This was the first time he had ever seen Yuan Li like this.
He told Yuan Li about Yuan Qi's death not to stimulate Yuan Li's "Undying Overlord Body," because in the current predicament, even if Yuan Li awakened the Undying Overlord Body, it wouldn't affect the situation. He just didn't want to keep this a secret, because Yuan Li had the right to know.
“I will avenge him. Tomorrow morning, I will arrange for Yuan Qi to be buried.”
After saying these words, Li Qingqiu turned and left, leaving Yuan Li to process this fact alone.
For the first time, Yuan Li did not bow to Li Qingqiu's departure. He stood blankly in front of the door, unable to hear anything else.
At this moment, images from his childhood to adulthood kept flashing through his mind.
The images were getting farther and farther away from him, and he felt as if he were falling into the ocean, and he could hardly breathe.
His eyes gradually became bloodshot, his body began to tremble, and he slowly bent his knees and knelt in front of the threshold.
The flying snow obscured the bright moon, making the night seem so gloomy.
……
After returning to his cave, Li Qingqiu sat cross-legged on the stone bed. His righteous energy helped him remain calm, but the thought of Yuan Qi's death still filled him with rage.
He knew that his enemies wanted him to be angry, and the more that happened, the calmer he had to remain.
He has already arranged for people to do their best to search for the whereabouts of those demons. What he needs to do is to stay at Qingxiao Mountain and provide support to various places at any time.
Judging from the current situation, several demons at the Spirit Consciousness Realm have already appeared. Those who can command these demons must be top-tier beings within the Spirit Consciousness Realm, even if they haven't surpassed it.
Li Qingqiu closed his eyes and continued practicing his skills.
This ordeal made him feel a renewed sense of urgency about his cultivation.
Nangong E and Lin Chuan dared not disturb Li Qingqiu, as they could sense the murderous intent surging within him.
The moon sets and the sun rises.
As dawn broke, groups of disciples descended the mountain. Li Qingqiu even sent Jinlang down the mountain to see if he could be recruited by the demons.
Behind Qingxiao Mountain, Li Qingqiu watched his disciples dig a pit, preparing to bury Yuan Qi.
Zhang Yuchun, Li Dongyue, Li Sijin, Wu Man'er, Li Sifeng, Qingxiao Zhenren and other sect leaders all came. Yuan Qi used to work for Li Qingqiu and often interacted with them, and they had a good relationship. Yuan Qi's sacrifice deeply moved them.
In the past, disciples had also sacrificed their lives, but those disciples were not close to them. At most, they were angry. But Yuan Qi's death made them sad and uneasy.
Even though the Qingxiao Sect has grown stronger, death is still so close to them.
Yuan Li walked out of the woods, his face expressionless. Compared to last night, he seemed to have calmed down.
Everyone looked at him with pity and sympathy.
Everyone knows that Yuan Qi feels most sorry for his younger brother Yuan Li, and they can't imagine what Yuan Li is feeling right now.
Yuan Li walked all the way to Li Qingqiu's side. He looked at the coffin containing Yuan Qi's body but did not go forward. He did not want to see his brother's corpse.
"Master, I want to avenge my brother myself."
Yuan Li spoke, his tone calm and his voice soft.
Li Qingqiu glanced at him and said, "Alright, I will tell you the information I have gathered when the time comes."
At times like this, one can only go along with Yuan Li.
Yuan Li nodded, said no more, and watched Yuan Qi being buried.
In the time that followed, people arrived one after another, all of whom were acquaintances of Yuan Qi, including even Yuan Qi's wife and children.
The news of the casualties in Zhongtian Immortal City has already spread within the sect. This was Li Qingqiu's deliberate act of spreading the news first so that the impact would not be as great when it was officially announced.
Zhang Yuchun came to Li Qingqiu's other side and whispered, "Now that we can't find the whereabouts of those demons, I'm afraid there will be even greater casualties."
He said this on purpose to tell Yuan Li that it wasn't that the sect didn't want revenge, but that those demons were too cunning.
Li Qingqiu said, "We will find it. Trust the disciples of the sect."
Zhang Yuchun sighed, glanced at Yuan Li, and then turned and left.
Yuan Li kept his eyes fixed ahead, as if he hadn't heard their conversation.
After a while, Xiao Wuqing arrived on his sword, landed beside Li Qingqiu, raised his hand in salute, and said in a deep voice, "Sect Master, last night Senior Brother Ji Ya was attacked by a large number of demons in the palace!"
Li Qingqiu frowned. Because of the tragedy in Zhongtian Immortal City, he now had to check the Daoist panel at least ten times a day. He did not see a rapid decline in the number of disciples, so he assumed that nothing happened last night.
"What are the specifics?" Li Qingqiu asked.
Xiao Wuqing replied, "The demons have retreated. Although Senior Brother Ji Ya was seriously injured, his life is not in danger. Fortunately, Senior Sister Xu Ning arrived in time."
"Ning'er? Why did she go to Zhongtian Prefecture?" Li Qingqiu asked in surprise.
He had previously sent Jiang Zhaoxia and Xu Ning to search for the Demon Lord's Immortal Palace, which was located outside the western border of Yuzhou, not in the same direction as Zhongtianzhou.
“I don’t know the specifics either. Senior Sister Xu Ning didn’t tell me much, she just reported this matter. She said that she’s in Zhenyang Imperial City, so you don’t need to worry,” Xiao Wuqing replied.
Li Qingqiu remained silent, feeling surprised.
The attack on Zhenyang Imperial City last night shows that the group of demons never left Zhongtian Prefecture. However, before he returned yesterday, he searched Zhongtian Prefecture but found no trace of the demons.
Are those guys hiding underground?
Yuan Li stood to the side, not saying a word, but he listened the whole time.
After Yuan Qi's burial ceremony, Yuan Li was the first to leave, his condition clearly abnormal, causing everyone concern. Li Qingqiu was also afraid that he would act recklessly like Zhao Zhen, so he sent Xiao Wudi to keep an eye on him.
Xiao Wudi is now at the ninth level of the Nourishing Yuan Realm, and his strength is firmly in the second tier of the sect. Guarding Yuan Li is no problem for him.
Li Qingqiu also checked Yuan Li's personal panel, and the [Undying Body] had not changed.
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Zhongtian Immortal City was attacked by a large number of demons, resulting in heavy casualties!
The news was released at noon, and like an earthquake, it swept across the entire Taikun Mountain Range.
As the Imperial Spirit Hall announced the number of casualties, all the disciples tensed up, realizing that the sect was facing an unprecedented calamity.
Moreover, this calamity is aimed at Qingxiao Sect. In the past, Qingxiao Sect acted for the sake of the world, so this situation is completely different.
For a time, Qingxiao Sect was plunged into panic and turmoil.
Under these circumstances, many disciples volunteered to fight, but the sect had not yet found the whereabouts of the demons, so they had to keep them in check and wait for orders.
On this day, intelligence reports came back to Qingxiao Sect from all over the country, and Li Qingqiu could only process these reports within Lingxiao Courtyard.
Li Dongyue and Qingxiao Zhenren were also with them, and Xiao Wuqing and Chu Jing kept sending them intelligence.
Monsters began to appear throughout Kyushu, attacking villages and wreaking havoc in towns, no longer just targeting Qingxiao Sect.
As these demons ran rampant, the pressure on the world fell on the Qingxiao Sect.
Li Qingqiu hadn't expected there to be so many demons.
He even suspected that the demon lands in the north had been opened, and that a steady stream of demons were heading south.
When the world is in trouble, the Qingxiao Sect will naturally lend a helping hand. Therefore, Li Qingqiu ordered that Qingxiao Sect disciples be dispatched to various parts of the Nine Provinces to slay demons.
Qingxiao Sect acted swiftly, with over a thousand disciples descending the mountain that very day.
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In the vast, white forest, the snow was thick and heavy. The golden pheasant leaped from branch to branch. It had been down the mountain for five days and was wandering aimlessly.
As it moved forward, it would occasionally swing its mantis arms, a technique reminiscent of swordsmanship.
Sudden.
Jinlang stopped and looked around warily.
"Tsk tsk, it's rare to see a praying mantis studying swordsmanship."
A mocking female voice rang out, and a figure emerged from the woods ahead. It was a fox demon with a human body and a fox head, and a graceful figure. It was none other than the fox demon who had beheaded Yuan Qi.
Jinlang raised his two mantis arms, looking warily at the fox demon.
The fox demon chuckled wickedly, "Your cultivation to such a level is truly remarkable. Join us, and my king will help you go even further."
"Your Majesty?" Jinlang asked, his voice deep and muffled, like that of a man who was not good with words.
The fox demon turned around and left behind the words: "If you want to know, come with me."
Jinlang hesitated for a moment, then followed in her footsteps.
……
Ten days have passed since Ji Ya was attacked. During this time, Qingxiao Sect's stronghold has not been attacked again, but demons are causing trouble in various states and counties across the land, and a large number of disciples have gone down the mountain to save the world.
At the beginning of the Xuan Dynasty, just as people were beginning to understand the concept of cultivating immortality, demons and monsters wreaked havoc, plunging the world into fear.
Li Qingqiu observes the Daoist lineage panel every day. Disciples are sacrificed daily, but the number is small, as new disciples will fill the gaps.
This puzzled him about what that demon clan force was trying to do.
On this day, Ji Ya returned and told Li Qingqiu what had happened that night. The sect's high-ranking members gathered at Lingxiao Courtyard to listen to his story.
The higher-ups already knew that Ji Ya had been attacked, but they did not expect that Ji Ya was facing tens of thousands of demons, which terrified them.
After he finished speaking, Wei Tianxiong suddenly said, "I suddenly understand what they really want to do."
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at him.
Wei Tianxiong guessed, "Destroying Qingxiao Sect is only one part of their plan. Their main target should be the geniuses of Qingxiao Sect."
Yang Jueding asked in surprise, "What do you mean? Does that mean the flesh and blood of geniuses are more attractive to them?"
"That's right. The reason why the Demon Land is named after demons is not just because they are demons, but also because they have a tendency towards evil. Since ancient times, the Demon Land has been moving south every thousand years. It's like raising poisonous insects. Whenever a cultivation force is born on this continent, they will move south."
Wei Tianxiong's words silenced everyone.
Just then, Xiao Wuqing rushed into the courtyard. He didn't even bother to bow and said urgently, "Sect Master, Senior Brother Yuanli has come down the mountain. He knocked my elder brother unconscious!"
Upon hearing this, all the hall masters were astonished.
What kind of strength does Xiao Wudi possess that he could be knocked unconscious by Yuan Li?
Upon hearing this, Li Qingqiu also frowned. He brought up the Daoist chart panel, found Yuan Li's portrait, and clicked to view it.
The description of the [Undying Body] has changed!
【Undying Overlord Body (Awakening): A rare ancient physique in the mortal world, a great blessing from heaven and earth, but because its original form was born in the mortal realm, it requires a special method to awaken.】
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