SWDnovel Chapter 66 Schemes of All Parties
Chapter 66 Schemes of All Parties
As the sun dipped westward, the sacred field lay empty and desolate.
Not a single leaf can be seen, nor a single flower can be smelled.
"I'm thirty-three years old."
Lu Qingyun murmured softly, his green robe fluttering in the wind. He looked into the distance, towards the peak of the Pingyang Spirit Vein, where the Zheng and Bai families were located.
Lu Qingyun's aura unconsciously emanated from his body, and at this moment his cultivation level had reached the seventh level of perfect Qi Refining.
If Li Fulai knew this, he would be terrified.
He was worried that Lu Qingyun would ruin his plans.
Li Fulai dug the tunnel for more than ten years.
It's laughable that the Zheng and Bai families, so focused on nurturing the spiritual essence, are unaware that the spiritual veins of Pingyang have already been hollowed out.
They were waiting for the spiritual essence to be nurtured, and Li Fulai was also waiting.
Li Fulai wants to dig up the roots of Pingyang's spiritual veins; he wants to seize the spiritual source and take away all the spiritual essence and spiritual source in one fell swoop.
"I must get my hands on this spiritual essence."
Lu Qingyun was drawing on the map.
A great calamity is imminent; he must capture Li Laifu in one fell swoop.
The map is a map of the Great Zhao Kingdom. Bai Yuechan sent word that the Great Zhao Kingdom has been besieged, and the Demonic Sect's breach of the city is imminent.
When the Great Zhao Dynasty falls, the Great De Dynasty will follow in its footsteps.
[Qingyun, we talisman masters have been reassigned. Our sect is about to wage war between the two kingdoms of Da De and Da Ye. If possible, leave as soon as possible.]
This was the last message that Young Marquis Xiao Daojue sent half a year ago.
The Azure Pool Demonic Sect has come with overwhelming force, and it's clear they're not going to stop after conquering one or two countries.
Lu Qingyun worried that even if he fled Dade, he wouldn't be able to escape it.
Only strength is fundamental.
If one can seize the spiritual source and break through to the Qi Refining Perfection stage, even if one is still a pawn under the control of a Foundation Establishment True Person, one will have more chances of survival.
Lu Qingyun put away the map and began to perform a magic incantation.
buzzing.
The beekeeper was summoned and fluttered its wings beside her.
At this time, Bee Slave's cultivation level had also reached the sixth level of Qi Refining.
However, the bee slave had no cultivation method, so he could not make any further progress.
"We don't have many offensive techniques, but they're just enough."
Lu Qingyun pondered.
Over the years, in addition to consolidating his cultivation, he also practiced a spell called "Wooden Sword Technique".
With a flick of his finger, dark cyan magic power condensed at his fingertip, and a sharp wood-attribute sword aura struck empty air.
boom!
A large crater was punched into the spirit field, making it very conspicuous in the empty field.
Lu Qingyun nodded slightly.
With this magic, combined with the escape techniques and bee slaves I learned earlier, I should have no problem dealing with Li Fulai and the earth dragon beast.
Once Li Fulai goes to search for the spiritual source, we will set up an array at Yunxia Pavilion. When Li Fulai returns, he will surely be captured by us.
Just as they were making plans, Li Fulai arrived.
This time he didn't touch his head or act cautiously, so it seems he didn't have a venereal disease.
"Nephew, why did you uproot all the crops in the spirit field?"
Li Fulai walked over and scratched his head.
Although he did not suffer from syphilis, he still developed a habit.
Looking suspiciously at the spirit field within the formation, Li Fulai couldn't help but ask.
"Aren't you making a profit from these gleaming spirit stones, Junior Nephew?"
Lu Qingyun used his magic to cover up the large pit.
Once the magical power is stable, conceal your cultivation level.
Only then did he slowly and deliberately open the formation.
"I'm just preparing to improve the new spirit rice and temporarily empty the spirit field. What does my uncle want with me?"
Li Fulai looked at the barren spiritual field, his doubts still unresolved.
His heart skipped a beat; he didn't quite believe Lu Qingyun's words, and his mind raced with calculations.
Could it be that this kid noticed what I was doing?
Could it be that he's conspiring with someone to steal the spiritual essence and escape?
Otherwise, why would nothing be planted in the spirit field?
What you fear is what you worry about.
Even though Lu Qingyun was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, Li Fulai couldn't help but panic.
He dug and dug in the spiritual veins of Pingyang, and he had long regarded the spiritual marrow and spiritual source as his lifeblood.
We absolutely must not let someone intercept it or snatch it away.
However, after thinking about it, Li Fulai breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter how you look at it, Lu Qingyun is only at the sixth level of Qi Refining. As someone who has reached the seventh level of Qi Refining, dealing with someone at the sixth level of Qi Refining should be a piece of cake for him.
Moreover, he didn't know much about spiritual plants.
Perhaps I'm just being paranoid.
After a long pause, Li Fulai coughed lightly and laughed:
"It's nothing, but could you please go to the Spirit Essence Ceremony in three days on my behalf, nephew?"
"A spiritual ritual?"
Lu Qingyun carefully considered these four words, seemingly deep in thought.
"Nephew, you know how it is. I used to attend this ceremony every year, but this year I have an appointment with a beauty outside the market, so I really can't go."
Li Fulai was completely relieved. Seeing that Lu Qingyun didn't agree, he rolled his eyes and said:
"If you agree, my nephew, I'll owe you a huge favor, how about that?"
"Uncle-Master, what use would I be to your favor?"
Lu Qingyun didn't rush to agree.
He naturally knew about the Spirit Essence Ritual.
Each time the spiritual essence is conceived, the Zheng and Bai families would defeat the mountain spirit at the peak of the spiritual vein and offer sacrifices to the heavens.
As is customary, each of the Yunxia Sect's resident cultivators must send one person to participate.
In Pingyang Market, only he and Li Fulai remain.
Li Fulai wanted him to participate in his place, firstly to keep him occupied at the ceremony, and secondly to avoid arousing suspicion from the Zheng and Bai families.
"How about adding another five hundred spirit stones?"
Li Fulai said with a pained expression.
If we don't urge Lu Qingyun to go, the Zheng and Bai families will definitely investigate where he went, in case they find out that he actually dug a big hole under the Pingyang spiritual vein.
These two companies will definitely not let him go.
To avoid a disastrous outcome, Li Fulai planned to have Lu Qingyun go in his place.
Even if it costs more spirit stones.
"It seems that the woman and her martial uncle are truly in love."
Lu Qingyun chuckled softly.
He pretended to be persuaded by Li Fu.
"Alright, if I'm free in three days, I can go on behalf of my martial uncle."
"Excellent, excellent!"
Li Fulai clapped his hands happily, presented the spirit stones, and left the spirit field with a smile.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, junior disciple."
"However, I can't guarantee that nothing will happen in three days."
After Li Fulai had completely left, Lu Qingyun watched his retreating figure and chuckled softly.
Li Fulai naturally couldn't hear these words.
Lu Qingyun didn't intend for him to hear it.
Three days later, he was planning to hide in Yunxia Pavilion to ambush Li Fulai, so he had no intention of going to any spiritual marrow ceremony.
Lu Qingyun continued practicing his magic, while Li Fu returned to Yunxia Pavilion.
Both of them waited, hoping for the right time for the spiritual essence to be formed.
……
Qingyangfang Market.
Master Wu carefully presented a jade slip.
"Is everything arranged?"
Qingyang Daoist accepted the jade slip with a blank expression; his cold and stern face exuded an imposing aura.
"Alliance Leader, the Niu family has agreed to send people to help, but the old geezer of the Niu family is not prepared to take action. He is only willing to send two subordinates who are at the late stage of Qi Refining."
"Still no movement from the Cloud Mist Sect?"
"It seems that the Yunxia Sect is making some moves on the border, but they have never cared about the internal struggles within Dade."
Master Wu replied.
"And they don't care how much effort we put in, as long as we hand over enough spirit stones, there won't be any problems over there."
Everything is ready, except for the east wind.
Qingyang Daoist nodded, and a chess piece was placed on the chessboard.
If this alliance with the Niu family to gradually seize the spiritual veins of Pingyang succeeds, he will surely gain a great deal of wealth and enhance the prestige of the Defenders Alliance.
Using the Alliance of Defenders of the Way.
They planned to bring all the powerful and independent cultivators under their command and make a fortune before the Qingchi Demonic Sect arrived.
Who knows, they might be able to gather enough resources to establish their foundation, and from then on, they would no longer be inferior to others, nor be regarded as ants by the Yunxia Sect.
Foundation building is difficult, foundation building is difficult.
The Qingyang Daoist's cultivation of the "Azure Rock and Green Tree Technique" requires him to use a spiritual vein as a guide to refine a green rock that can suppress the flow of fortune in order to establish his foundation.
Only by using this as a carrier and gathering several rare and precious materials can the foundation be successfully established.
While the Qingyang spiritual vein is usable, it would be better to occupy the Pingyang spiritual vein and have another chance to refine it.
Thinking of this, Daoist Qingyang laughed out loud.
With seven Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivators and him, a half-step Foundation Establishment cultivator, taking over Pingyang Market would be a piece of cake.
Just in time, the Ling Sui ceremony will be held in Pingyang Fangshi in three days.
At that time, the Zheng and Bai families will surely be outwardly tense but inwardly relaxed, wouldn't that be the best time for him to make his move?