Is it alright⌠for me to request Perfected Huang Long to do this?
Li Changshou kept thinking.
Although it was a small matter, he was not too familiar with Perfected Huang Long. He was still worried.
He was mainly afraid that Perfected Huang Long would fall for someone elseâs tricks again.
Li Changshou had two main reasons for using the immortals of Chan School to relay the message and build the reputation of the Sea God of the South Ocean.
The first was to spread the word so that the Western Sect disciples would try their best to think about ancient figures and thus, he could protect his true body.
Secondly, he wanted to use the Chan School as a smokescreen to cover for himself.
If that was the case, the information that the Western Sect had obtained should be like thatâŚ
They would find out that the Great Daoist Master of Ren School had appeared in the territory of the Sea God Sect in the South Ocean.
The Second Prince of the dragon race, Ao Yi, turned out to be the Second Sect Master of the Sea God Sect in the South Ocean. On top of that, they would also learn that the Sea God of the South Ocean had a good relationship with the outstanding disciple of Jie School, Zhao Gongming.
The immortals of the Chan School praised the South Ocean Sea Godâs character, and seemed to be on good terms with him.
In that case, if the Western Sect wanted to attack him, they would probably be more reserved and worriedâŚ
Most importantly, there would be no negative effects.
Li Changshou shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
He began to restore his fake body in the Sea God Sectâs territory to deal with the Soul-Conquering Butterfly.
Besides that, Li Changshou had also taken some emergency measures.
For example, he could set up the chain restrictions of all the paper effigies with a single thought. He could break the connection between the power of his essence soul and his essence soul at any time. He could also activate the self-exploding mechanism in the paper effigy library of Anshui CityâŚ
Wait.
Next, he only had to be careful and conscientious. Unless General Dongmu of the Heavenly Courts and the big shots of the Three Sects paid a visit, he would make the paper effigies remain motionless.
Those were all conventional methods.
The trump card in the matter of self-defense was his Great Daoist Master who was the core deterrence.
Since it was a trump card, he definitely could not use it easily. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if he could not use it at the crucial momentâŚ
In the next two and a half years, Li Changshou spent the rest of his life quietly while being on guard.
Occasionally, he would see some people with strange whereabouts in the Sea God Sectâs territory. However, most of them were just investigating and nothing happened.
Daoist Wen Jing did not send any more messages. She was focused on hiding. That made Li Changshou feel much more at ease.
There was no need for Daoist Wen Jing to do such a small thing for the Ren School. All he needed her to do behind the scenes was⌠create a big sceneâŚ
During that period of time, the dragon race had entered a period of suffering.
The outside world was in chaos, and there were conflicts between the Transformed Dragonsâ and the âFlood Dragonsâ. The internal rulers of the dragon race were gradually divided into two camps.
Ao Yi and Li Changshou had talked about that a few times.
Li Changshouâs suggestion was to wait and see what would happen. He would not side with the Dragon King or make a speech. He would confuse his position and stand firmly beside the East Ocean Dragon King. If it was Ao Yi during his youth, he would definitely have a go all out and fight! Ahem!
That would definitely be a dragonâs heart that would go to the Sun and Moon to save its guts!
However, even though Ao Yi was still a young man, he was a mature dragon who already had a lover. He was no longer the reckless young man of the past.
He had learned to observe the situation quietly, and he had learned to make deductions secretly. Gradually, he became more stableâŚ
Li Changshou was not just waiting passively.
Although he had to wait for the Western Sect to attack again and the internal conflicts of the dragon race to erupt, he could make many arrangements before that.
For example, he had arranged for Ao Yi to establish a network of connections within the dragon race. He wanted to secretly befriend some of the powerful and competent dragon leaders who did not have high statuses,
For example, Li Changshou got General Dongmu to arrange for a few Heavenly Generals to patrol the four seas and communicate with the members of the Dragon Palace.
When the situation in the Dragon Palace had stabilized, Li Changshou had also returned to his daily life. He generated an income through alchemy and perfected the defense system of Little Qiong Peak. He also took time to reward his junior sister.
He naturally had to prepare for the Golden Immortal Tribulation.
Meanwhile, Wang Fugui, ahem, Exalted Wang Qing, the Heaven Immortal realm expert in the sect, was already on the verge of transcending the tribulation. After attaining a perfected Dao Heart and having no regrets in life, his Dao Heart was already at the edge of the tribulation. Li Changshou reckoned that he would definitely undergo the tribulation within 50 years.
That made Li Changshou feel rather emotional.
All the hard work he had done for the extremely vicious and evil young Grandmaster and the shy Pure Yang, Wang Qing, were not in vain!
With a reference, he would definitely be much more confident!
What was worth mentioning was that Little Grandmaster had really moved to the Wang Qing Residence.
As an âunequal exchangeâ, Jiu Jiu, who was hiding from his Little Grandmaster, had completely settled down in the Little Qiong Peakâs chess room.
In a sense, Little Qiong Peak seemed to have⌠gained something!
It was a pity that the luxurious pavilionâs defensive array formation was destroyed. Li Changshou even wanted to dismantle the array foundations there and modify it into a chess room.
On this day, while Jiu Jiu was drunk and cultivating in seclusion, Li Changshou called Lingâe who had been cultivating more diligently, over to the straw hut by the lake, together with Xiong Lingli, who had been working hard to improve but lacked talent in cultivating the Essence Soul Dao.
Li Changshou set up the boundaries and activated the array formations. He looked at the two girls in front of him, who were majestic and delicate respectively, and instantly felt much more relaxed.
âToday, I will teach Lingâe about cultivation techniques and how to build a foundation with the Immortal Ascension Dao Foundation. Lingli, you are cultivating the Dao of Essence Soul, but you can listen by the side. If you have any doubts, feel free to ask. Donât be too reserved.â
Lingâe and Xiong Lingli agreed at the same time. âYes!â
Then, Li Changshou began to talk about the Dao of cultivation and comprehension of the cultivation technique.
In order for the two of them to understand more clearly, he went through all sorts of tricks of different depths. He was used to using some strange metaphors. Sometimes, he would make Lingâe laugh uncontrollably. Listening to Senior Brotherâs lecture was actually one of Lingâeâs favorite things. Unfortunately, as her cultivation level gradually increased, the gap between each of her senior brotherâs lectures became longer. That was not because Li Changshou was slacking or because he wanted to distance himself. The truth was that his lectures were getting more and more profound. Lingle needed more time to digest it. From dawn to dusk, Lingâe asked a few questions about cultivation, and Li Changshou answered them in detail.
Xiong Lingli also wanted to ask a few questions, but after holding it in for a long time, she did not dare to trouble the Sea God. In the end, she only dared to ask unorthodox and suspicious⌠questions about the Primordial World. âCousin, can I ask a question that is unrelated to cultivation?â
âOf course. Just ask.â
âWhy do I feel that the spiritual beasts on the Little Qiong Peak are much more delicious than the ones I caught when I was hunting outside?â
Li Changshou could not help but laugh.
Lingâe smiled and said, âOf course itâs because you raised them well.â
âNot exactly.â
Li Changshou smiled and shook his head.
âEverything in the world has its own Dao. The same applies for both mortals and immortals. Ling Liâs question might seem like a joke on the surface, but in reality, there is a reason behind it. It had been a long time since ancient times. Now that the human Qi Refinement cultivators were in charge of the Dao, many people enjoyed roasting and frying food. The spiritual beasts that we can buy directly in the town are in fact no worse than the wild spiritual beasts outside. In fact, they have long been selected by many Qi Refinement cultivators for nurturing and improvement of their taste. As for the spiritual beasts that had not been selected over the long years, most of them naturally taste worse than the spiritual beasts that had been chosen to receive the legacy. Therefore, there is no need to pursue novelty. The ancients have already made a selection for us. This is a Dao. The Dao is hidden in the world, in the cutlery, and in the sand⌠Forget it, I wonât say anymore.â
âWowâŚâ
Xiong Lingli held her small face with her large hands, and her eyes shone with admiration.
Lingâe opened her mouth slightly and looked at her senior brother in a dazeâŚ
She liked that Senior Brother could talk about logic and the Dao regardless of what the topic
was!
Of course, she could not say that directly. Night had arrived. The moon and stars were sparse. Li Changshou got Xiong Lingli to bring a spiritual beast over and explained the secret manual of Changshouâs spiritual beast cultivation. He helped Lingle and Xiong Lingli to open up a new level of Primordial World Food Catering.
While they were enjoying their meal, a five-foot-tall figure arrived outside the Little Qiong Peak on a cloud. Seeing that there was no one around, he dashed into the secret isolation array that the Little Qiong Peak had upgraded and landed by the lake. Uh?
Jiu Wu was stunned when he saw Li Changshou, Lingâe, and Xiong Lingâe eating happily.
âItâs rare. Changshou is not in the Pill Chamber.â
The short Daoist hesitated for a moment before landing on the cloud.
This time, he had promised the elder that he would definitely settle that matter!
Li Changshou had already seen some hesitation on Jiu Wu. He said a few words to Lingle and Ling Li and took the initiative to welcome their Uncle-Master Jiu Wu.
The moment they met, Li Changshou noticed something fishy from Uncle-Master Jiu Wuâs evasive gaze.
âUncle-Master, did something happen between Uncle-Grandmaster and my Grandmaster?â
âNo, no.â Jiu Wu hurriedly shook his head. He knew that he did not need to beat around the bush in front of his disciple-nephewâŚ
It was easier to end up having Li Chagngshou make arrangements for him if he were to beat around the bush.
Jiu Wu looked around and said in a low voice, âChangshou, did you stop supplying the Ambition Pills to the Hundred Mortal Hall in the past few months?â
âYes.â Li Changshou smiled and said, âRecently, Iâve been preparing to undergo Tribulation Transcendence. I donât have much time to refine pills. Furthermore, according to the elders who are in charge of external affairs, it has been two months. Since none of the elders or executives went to the Hundred Mortal Hall to exchange for the Ambition Pill, I stopped supplying them. Logically speaking, there should still be some reserves of the Ambition Pill in the Hundred Mortal Hall.â
âWellâŚâ Jiu Wu smiled awkwardly and said in a low voice, âActually, there are still elders who want the Ambition Pill. However, because of⌠their pride⌠Well, you know.â
Li Changshou said calmly, âUncle-Master, are you here for the Ambition Pill?â
âThatâs right.â Jiu Wu nodded and smiled. âOne of our elders has a friendâŚâ âHere.â Li Changshou took out a jade bottle and sighed. âThis is the last bottle of Ambition Pills. There are thirty of them. Uncle-Master, you must give them away carefully.â
Jiu Wu smiled happily. He grabbed the jade bottle and took out two treasure pouches.
âThis is a thank-you gift from that elder. I will not take my share this time⌠Eh? Wait a while. Is this the last jar? Disciple-Nephew, are you not going to refine the Ambition Pill in the future?â
âThatâs right,â Li Changshou said. âIâve already said a few times that I wonât refine the Ambition Pill anymore but Iâm always troubled by the fact that they had been asking for favors. At the very least, I wonât refine these useless pills before transcending the tribulation.â
Jiu Wuâs expression turned serious when he heard that. He said, âItâs my fault. Alright, you donât have to worry about it in the future. I wonât initiate anything like that anymore!â
Li Changshou nodded with a smile. He also let go of that little worry.
The matter about marriage interfered with oneâs principles. Just like how he taught Lingâe, it was actually a rather large karma.
If the Ambition Pill was to help those old immortals unleash their masculinity, restore their confidence, and find love again, it would naturally be a good karma and a good deed.
Even without merit, he could earn many favors.
However, once the Xiong Xin Pill was leaked, it would be a bad thing if it was used for âsnatchingâ the fairies and suppressing the male immortals.
Now that he had used the excuse of transcending the tribulation to stop, he would not offend anyoneâŚ
After sending Jiu Wu off, Li Changshou hummed a tune that Lingâe frequently played and floated towards the Pill Chamber.
âFrom tomorrow onwards, I will be a fulfilling Qi Refinement cultivator. I will practice cultivation, alchemy, and work hard to live forever. From tomorrow onwards, I will be concerned about the spirit trees and immortal beans. I have a small mountain, facing the Heavenly Courts. The flowers bloom in spring.â From tomorrow onwards, I donât have to be the Little Elder Moon of the Immortal Du Sect anymore.
Li Changshou sighed softly. Just as he was meditating in front of the Pill Furnace and preparing to refine a Pill Furnace used to make pills with special effects for Lingâe to transcend her tribulation, his heart suddenly trembled.
There were guests at the Sea God Temple.
His spiritual will landed on the statue of a temple and he immediately saw the familiar back viewâŚ
It was General Dongmu. Li Changshou carefully identified the aura of General Dongmu. He paid attention to the details and compared them. After confirming that it was General Dongmu, he activated the paper effigy underground and appeared in the form of a kind-looking old immortal. He exchanged a few words with him.
This time, General Dongmu did not sit and drink tea. Instead, he pulled Li Changshou to a corner and chuckledâŚ
Why does it feel like General Dongmu, the future Pure Yang Sword Immortal Lu Dongbin, is a little⌠indecent?
âSea God, guess what I brought you this time?â
An official decree to appoint me as a legitimate god?
Thatâs not right. If that is the case, it would be a grand announcement, a blessing with immortal light, and a musical group!
This is a good opportunity to showcase the power of the Heavenly Court. I cannot waste it like this.
What else could there be?
Is it possible thatâŚ
Li Changshou smiled and said, âCould it be a treasure that can reconstruct a Dao Body?â âThatâs not it.â General Dongmu shook his head gently and said, âMost of those treasures are not very precious, but they are very rare. Moreover, no one specially went to collect them, so itâs hard to find them. Sea God, didnât you ask previously if the Heavenly Courts have any elixirs that have the same effect as the Acacia Tree?â
Li Changshou suddenly had a bad premonition.
âYesâŚâ
âHehe, Iâll show you a little treasure!â
General Dongmu touched his wide sleeve and took out a basin that Li Changshou found familiar, but was much smallerâŚ
This rich Heavenly Dao karma, the mysterious Dao runesâŚ
This is not it!
In the dream he had when he first met his old friend Elder Moon, Elder Moon had held onto the Acacia Tree and poked him with it!
Li Changshou was still in a daze but General Dongmu had already stuffed the tree in Li Changshouâs hand and smiled.
âWhen His Majesty heard the Sea Godâs request, he waved his hand and said, âIâll give Changgeng a Merit Plant. You may just send it over. Due to the fact that the treasure tree had not been nurtured properly, I kept it from you, Fellow Daoist Sea God. I finally succeeded today. I took it from Elder Moon overnight and Iâm here to deliver it to you!â
As he spoke, General Dongmu patted Li Changshouâs arm. âFellow Daoist, this is a Heavenly Dao treasure, which is a Postnatal Merit numinous treasure. Itâs bestowed by His Majesty!â
Li Changshou was rendered speechless.
âI!â
âHuh?â
âThank you.â Li Changshou held onto the Little Acacia Tree, which was filled with merit, and smiled gratefully as he gritted his teeth. âThank you, Your Majesty! I shall thank you here!â
General Dongmu smiled happily. âIâll go back then. This treasure⌠Use it well, use it properly.â