Read Novel Full Chapter 1314: Chapter 1308: The Dining Table
Chapter 1314: Chapter 1308: The Dining Table
“Immortals… Heroic Spirits…”
Li Xinri scrambled up from the ground, quickly accepting the shocking truth of it all.
Having cultivated at the Heavenly Mountain for over a century, his original intention was to find a way to seek reinforcements. Yet as his cultivation progressed, the Blood Moon cut off his path home.
Over this past century, he hadn’t completely turned a deaf ear to the outside world either.
The Central Plains had stationed troops along the border of the Blood Moon, yet the Blood Moon inexplicably harbored no ambition toward the Central Plains, sweeping directly toward the Southern Frontier instead.
The martial brothers and elders on the Heavenly Mountain frequently left the mountain to eradicate demons and slay evil beings.
If he hadn’t noticed the strangeness of the Heavenly Mountain over these hundred years, he might as well just go back to the village in the City of Merit and be the village guardian.
If the Old Ancestor hadn’t told him to cultivate dutifully, he would have fled long ago.
Looking at it now, the Old Ancestor simply hadn’t wanted to terrify him right from the start, letting him gradually come to terms with reality.
Truth be told, only the Old Ancestor back home truly recognized his ‘innate talent’.
For over a hundred years, everything in the world outside the Southern Frontier appeared normal as usual, yet in his eyes, all things grew increasingly bizarre.
Regions across the realm were plunging into a hidden chaos imperceptible to ordinary people beneath a veil of peculiar tranquility.
Even with his cultivation at the Half-Step Void Refinement realm, he was unable to glimpse the full picture.
“A few years ago, I ran into an old acquaintance of our family—Wu Neng from the Department of Immortal Suppression. I recognized him, though he didn’t know me.
He passed hurriedly through the Central Plains, acting alongside the elders of our Heavenly Mountain.
It was a vast grassland. Just a few days later, Commander Wu Neng left, the grassland turned into a forest, and I heard someone broke through to the Body Integration realm there.”
Li Xinri sat back down in his spot.
Even the Red Dust Immortal was astonished by Li Xinri’s capacity for acceptance, secretly musing that this Li Xinri must be a genius among geniuses within the Azure Cloud Li Clan, a key target nurtured by the family.
“Looking at it now, they slew an immortal. The forces of the Imperial Dynasty are secretly hunting immortals.
But that doesn’t make sense either—if they are secretly hunting immortals, why indulge the Blood Moon and harm the Southern Frontier?”
The Red Dust Immortal was just about to bring up Ancestor Lan, but unexpectedly, Li Xinri was even sharper than he was.
From mere fragments of information, Li Xinri had already deduced a thing or two.
“Cultivating venomous parasites,” Li Xinri slammed his wine flask onto the table.
“Those sons of bitches in the Imperial Dynasty! If cultivators in this world want to break through, they require massive amounts of heaven and earth spiritual qi and rules.
Wu Neng went to the grassland once, slew an immortal, and someone consequently broke through to Body Integration.”
“They couldn’t care less whether the Southern Frontier lives or dies. Back then, Crown Prince Fei Heng consumed people to break through to Body Integration, and didn’t they also turn a blind eye?”
Li Xinri’s face turned fierce with murderous intent.
“Let me tell you, several decades ago, Wenren Jiuyue, Perfected Qinghe, and Zhao Guang—who had gone to assist in the Western Frontier—all returned to the Imperial Capital.
I heard from some fellow Daoists roaming outside that Zhao Guang’s issue of approaching lifespan exhaustion has been completely resolved.”
“If you ask me, they are treating us, people of the Southern Frontier, as food for the Blood Moon. That Imperial Dynasty of theirs is treating the Blood Moon as a meat vendor!”
“!!!!!”
The Red Dust Immortal shuddered all over. Having been in the Central Plains for ten years, today’s visit to the brothel had suddenly brought total enlightenment.
…
[Your descendant Li Xinri met with the Red Dust Immortal.
Li Xinri finally understood his century-long undercover stint at the Heavenly Mountain—the Old Ancestor truly possesses peerless wisdom under heaven, having surely treated him as a crucial link for the family in countering the Blood Moon, arranging for him to meet the Red Dust Immortal. Li Xinri has brought you a wealth of intelligence…]
“…”
Li Wei stared blankly at the interface for a long time.
Seeing no one around, he stroked his nose, held his head high, and murmured with absolute certainty, “As expected of young Xinri, seeing right through my painstaking intentions.”
However, upon reading the intelligence obtained from the meeting between Xinri and the Red Dust Immortal, his expression darkened.
What made matters worse was that Xinri’s intelligence was correct.
Such a massive crisis as the Blood Moon, and the Imperial Dynasty pretended not to see it?
Looking at it now, everyone knew. Even some ancient factions knew that the Western Frontier involved immortals.
Perhaps those who didn’t know at first were gradually accepting this fact as well, going from complete ignorance to total clarity just like the Southern Frontier had.
Li Wei felt as though he could see the entire Southern Frontier being served onto a dining table.
Seated at the table were Wenren Xianyi and numerous dignitaries and nobles of the Imperial Dynasty, while those placing the Southern Frontier onto the table from all directions were free-riders reaping the benefits.
Ancestor Lan was merely the most delicious delicacy on the plate.
“Who sits at the dining table and who abstains from this feast—that is the key difference.”
Li Wei murmured to himself.
He didn’t know who outside the Southern Frontier could truly be trusted, nor could he even be certain what role Min Youguo—who had informed him about the immortals—played in all of this.
“What we must do now is jump off the dining table. Those who haven’t taken part might well be engaged in a struggle of their own, making them our greatest potential allies.”
He immediately turned his gaze toward the interface to survey the overall situation.
His primary focus rested on the children out in the world; as for the children at home, they only needed to exert every ounce of effort into cultivation to prepare for the Blood Moon.
[Your descendant Li Xinri, having cultivated in the Heavenly Mountain for many years, acquired the Trait: Sole Living Person of the Heavenly Mountain]
[With the assistance of the family’s old friend, Daoist Jiuyou, the Heavenly Mountain—which never welcomed the living and disguised itself as a place of the living—accepted Li Xinri as its sole living disciple.
When receiving inheritances from the dead, cultivation speed and the speed of comprehending the rules of heaven and earth increase by 30%.]
[Under the inheritance of numerous heroic spirits of the Heavenly Mountain, the “Great Sun Scripture” and the ‘Great Sun Golden Crow’ Primordial Spirit are being cultivated to their absolute limits.
He received the Heavenly Mountain’s inherited secret tome, the Heaven-tier technique “Nine Suns World-Illuminating Scripture”.
Cultivating this technique to perfection allows one to summon nine suns to incinerate all things, transforming their body into the most unyielding and utmost Yang physique in the world.]
[With the Heavenly Mountain’s assistance and a massive amount of flame resources, he successfully cultivated one sun.
The trait ‘Heavenly Sun Flame Physique’ broke through to the Trait: Divine Illumination Fire Physique]
[Cultivation speed of Fire-attribute methods and rules increases by 30%; damage dealt to ghost and demonic entities increases by 100%.]
During his years studying abroad at the Heavenly Mountain, Li Xinri had not wasted his time.
Under the guidance of renowned masters, he had become a top-tier student of the Heavenly Mountain.
Time passed bit by bit.
In the Central Plains, Li Xinri followed the Red Dust Immortal in pursuit of clues.
[Your descendant Li Xinri and the Red Dust Immortal were spied upon by major hidden factions in the Central Plains.
Relying on Li Xinri’s status as an outer sect disciple of the Heavenly Mountain, the man and the immortal engaged in battles of wits and courage with the major factions.
Because he led the Red Dust Immortal to eat, drink, whore, and gamble, the Red Dust Immortal, out of sheer joy, bestowed a karmic opportunity upon Li Xinri.
Acquired Innate Spiritual Entity: Staff]
[The Staff was found deep underground by the Red Dust Immortal during his tens of millions of years in the mortal realm.
Born from heaven and earth, this item has no tier; as an innate object, it can be considered the ultimate lifebound entity, capable of self-enhancement.]
“…”
Li Xinri held a pitch-black staff that resembled a spiked mace.
This thing was undoubtedly a treasure; it was just a bit ugly.
The Red Dust Immortal said that by taking it as his lifebound weapon, with his current strength, it wouldn’t take long to transform it into a lifebound Spirit Artifact through his Divine Illumination Fire Physique, but…
It was still a bit ugly.
When fighting enemies, he was afraid they might die of laughter first.
However, Li Xinri was certain of one thing: the family’s exploitation of this Red Dust Immortal was likely less than ten percent.
[Your descendant Li Xinri ran around the Central Plains with the Red Dust Immortal.
Survived Special Events: ‘Teasing the Great Evolution Immortal Palace’, ‘Kidnapping the Arrogant Sect Girl’, and ‘Extreme Dao Demon Sect Skull Tower’.]
[Acquired Family Will: 10,000]
[Your descendant Li Xinri lurked within the Great Evolution Immortal Palace with the Red Dust Immortal, seeking an opportunity to assassinate the Immortal Palace’s ancestor who possessed the Dao of ‘Nature’— Thunder Ancestor He Xingfei. The Red Dust Immortal is preparing to strike.]
[Year 1015]
[…]
The Central Plains was vast and abundant. As the very center of the entire Imperial Dynasty, it was even larger than the Southern Frontier, teeming with numerous immortal sects.
The Great Evolution Immortal Palace was a major hidden faction in the Central Plains with countless disciples.
After emerging into the world, the disciples of the Great Evolution Immortal Palace gained immense fame during their demon-eradication campaign in the Northern Frontier.
Primarily focused on developing the sea domains, it was also one of the world’s top-tier immortal sects.
The sect had numerous elders. Among them, the Ancestor, Thunder Ancestor He Xingfei, was rumored to be a mighty figure who had mastered the Great Dao of Heavenly Thunder. Looking at it now…
“What an insidious old geezer. I heard he has eighty thousand years of cultivation base, and he’s been stuck at the Body Integration realm for at least sixty thousand years.”
Inside the Immortal Palace, two outer sect disciples were fishing by a lake. Behind them were Immortal Palace disciples coming and going.
The lake was filled with spirit fish; though it looked like a mere pond, it actually contained spatial dimensions, and the fish inside even included some at the Nascent Soul realm.
These two outer sect disciples were Li Xinri and the Red Dust Immortal.
Li Xinri gnashed his teeth. “Sixty thousand years. He calls himself the Thunder Ancestor, yet he actually controls the Dao of Nature. Isn’t that just scamming people?”
Beside him, the Red Dust Immortal fished with a faint smile.
All these years, Li Xinri had thought the Red Dust Immortal was just a frivolous playboy.
But now, in the Red Dust Immortal’s quiet state, Li Xinri swallowed hard, sensing that the immortal’s aura was changing.
A breeze swept across the lake, lifting a stray lock of the Red Dust Immortal’s hair. The Red Dust Immortal smiled faintly.
“Kid, when the chaos breaks out later, keep your eyes on the Immortal Palace’s treasury.
With the Immortal Palace’s treasury in hand and the teachings of the Heavenly Mountain, you will have a smooth Dao path ahead.”
“Chaos breaks out…”
Li Xinri’s expression changed.
“You… this is the Great Evolution Immortal Palace’s territory. You want to kill their Ancestor right on their own turf? Are you joking? Can’t we wait a few more decades? He Xingfei is bound to be alone at some point.”
“The world is the board, the red dust is the board. Fifteen years in the Central Plains is more than enough.”
The Red Dust Immortal pulled up his fishing rod, catching the largest fish in the lake in his hand.
He tossed the fish back into the water with a splash, then slowly set down the rod. As his long robes fluttered, he turned around. “Go on, it’s best to be careful.”
“You’re just leaving me? Hey!”
Li Xinri’s eyes widened.
He saw the Red Dust Immortal take a single step forward.
In Li Xinri’s eyes, the Great Evolution Immortal Palace actually became part of the rolling red dust, completely devoid of any immortal aura.
The entire Immortal Palace was filled with the shouts of mortals trading goods and the curling smoke of cooking fires.
In the blink of an eye, night fell over the Immortal Palace; the lights of thousands of homes flickered dimly, and a night watchman on the street called out, ‘Beware of fire.’
In another blink, the four seasons shifted, and seas changed into mulberry fields.
The Red Dust Immortal before his eyes vanished instantly. Li Xinri looked down, sheer terror in his eyes, as the corners of his mouth twitched. “My goodness…”
An array!
White mist exuding immortal qi rose from the ground.
Threads flowing with milky-white fluorescence spread from the exact spot where the Red Dust Immortal had just stepped, extending toward the entirety of the Great Evolution Immortal Palace.
Looking up, the entire Immortal Palace was actually sectioned into individual cubes.
The cultivators of the Great Evolution Immortal Palace were all thrown into a panic, shouting in terror. However, their shouts could not penetrate the cubes they were trapped in.
These cubes isolated them from one another, and some powerful cultivators had already begun attempting to break the grand array.
The result was that they would jump from one cube to another, only to be trapped once again.
“The red dust veils my eyes; stepping through it is to cross into another lifetime.”
“Thunder Ancestor, I wish to borrow your Dao.”
An ethereal immortal voice resonated throughout the Immortal Palace. Li Xinri’s gaze remained dull and blank for a long time.
“What kind of ghost… have I been fooling around with all these years?”
Shuddering, Li Xinri hurriedly moved forward. Taking a step, he actually found a cobblestone path paved before him, completely unhindered by those cubes.
He broke into a wide grin. “It seems you didn’t forget about me after all.”
Snatching up the ‘Staff’, he charged fiercely toward the treasury.
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