novelapdf Chapter 63: Inheritance
Chapter 63: Inheritance
Zhou Cang chanted incantations and made hand seals. In an instant, his entire body was covered in a yellowish-brown armor, and silvery-white lightning struck the armor.
The stone armor immediately cracked and developed several pits, but it still couldn't break through the defense.
"roar!"
Just then, the Thunder Dragon suddenly appeared behind him, its huge tail whipping around violently.
"Bang!"
The immense force slammed Zhou Cang directly into the stone pillar.
The pillar could not withstand the force and collapsed with a crash, its armor shattering and scattering across the ground.
Zhou Cang coughed up a large amount of blood with a "pfft".
"Boom!"
The thunder dragon opened its massive maw, and a bolt of lightning shot out at lightning speed.
Zhou Cang was powerless to resist and was swallowed up by the lightning.
Seeing that Zhou Cang was dead, Li Wu turned to leave when he saw the enormous body of the Thunder Dragon blocking his way. Its silvery-white scales shimmered with lightning, and its vertical pupils looked down at Li Wu.
"Looks like there's no way to escape."
Li Wu's expression was solemn as he pondered:
"This thunder dragon was already injured, and now it's greatly depleted. I might be able to defeat it."
With this thought in mind, Li Wunian cast a spell and made hand seals, gripping the long halberd [Thunderstrike]. Two precious mirrors appeared behind him, namely the [Golden Light Mirror]. He unleashed his spiritual power to its fullest extent.
Then they saw Li Wu's body flashing with silver light, with arcs of electricity swirling around him, like a dragon. His eyes contained divine thunder, and his expression was indifferent.
That is the immortal foundation he built for the [Divine Thunder] path, the [Decree of Conquest].
[Imperial Edict]: Slay evil spirits and destroy evil influences, cut down demons and destroy temples, purify the eight directions, circulate white qi in the heavens, and shake the killing intent on the earth. Its power is awe-inspiring, its punishments are clear, and its justice is illustrious.
Upon seeing the person before him, his aura suddenly surged.
Lei Jiao narrowed his eyes, emitting a low rumble of thunder, and a hint of wariness flashed in his pupils.
The lightning of the human before him was even more powerful than his.
Its enormous head drooped slightly, and electric arcs danced on its silvery-white scales, reflecting the lightning around Li Wu.
"boom!"
Before Li Wu could think further, Lei Jiao opened its massive maw and preemptively struck, sending a ball of lightning, compressed to its maximum size, right up to his face.
Li Wu retreated rapidly, sweeping his Thunderstrike Halberd horizontally. The halberd blade drew a silver arc, forcefully splitting the thunderball in two.
The exploding lightning scattered in all directions, blasting several charred craters into the ground.
"Very strong!"
Li Wuxin was terrified. Although the Thunder Dragon was injured, its power was still terrifying.
He pushed off with his feet, his figure flashing out like lightning, his halberd piercing straight for the thunder dragon's throat.
Despite its enormous size, the Thunder Dragon moved with remarkable speed. With a twist of its body, its scales opened and closed, and arcs of electricity flashed suddenly.
Its dragon tail swept across, unleashing a frenzied burst of lightning, clashing head-on with the halberd.
"Boom!"
Two different bolts of lightning collided, producing a deafening roar.
Li Wu was so shocked that his hands went numb, and he was sent flying several feet away.
His gaze sharpened, and using the momentum of his backward flight, he retrieved his halberd, made hand seals, and two bolts of lightning suddenly shot out from the two Golden Mirrors behind him.
"roar!"
Unable to dodge in time, the Thunder Dragon was forced to take the two bolts of lightning, letting out a painful roar.
The thunder dragon coiled and shot straight up, actually stirring up a layer of dark clouds inside the hall. Within the dark clouds, lightning flashed and thunder roared, creating a magnificent spectacle.
"Hmph! You have thunderclouds, and so do I!"
Li Wu snorted coldly, then chanted an incantation and made hand seals, and a thundercloud actually gathered above his head.
Immediately, he leaped into the air and entangled with the thunder dragon in the thunderclouds.
The thunder rumbled incessantly.
Bolts of lightning struck, lashing every corner of the inner palace, destroying buildings and sending rubble flying.
Suddenly, the main hall shook, and the thunder dragon seemed to sense it and stopped its attack.
"roar!"
Li Wu frowned slightly, wondering why the thunder dragon had suddenly stopped attacking, when he saw a surge of powerful spiritual energy erupt from the center of the hall.
Li Wu turned his head and saw that a golden pill had appeared out of thin air in the center of the hall, with a phantom floating out from inside.
The thunder dragon rushed towards the illusory figure, circling around it, and saw the illusory figure laugh and say:
"Xuan Lei, it's been a long time."
"roar!"
A look of longing appeared in Lei Jiao's eyes.
Li Wu gazed at the suddenly appearing phantom and thought to himself:
"Could this person be the Core Formation cultivator who failed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage?"
At this moment, the illusory figure also looked at Li Wu, sizing him up and down, and nodded, saying:
"The lightning techniques he cultivates are quite reminiscent of my own back then."
Li Wu's alarm blared loudly, and he cupped his hands in a deep voice, saying:
"Junior Li Wu greets Senior."
The illusory figure nodded slightly and smiled:
"You were able to cross the Illusion Pool, so you must be of good character and not some great villain."
"The fact that you came here means that we are destined to meet."
He reached out, his pale hand stroking the thunder dragon's massive head. The thunder dragon obediently lowered its head and let out a low whimper.
"Xuan Lei has been with me for over two hundred years, sharing life and death."
"Unfortunately, when my lifespan was about to end, I forcibly broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, but failed, leaving only a wisp of my remnant soul, attempting to find someone who could inherit my legacy."
"I witnessed your battle with it just now. Although you are only in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, your foundation in lightning magic is solid and your strength is not weak."
"Would you be willing to accept my inheritance and take care of Xuan Lei on my behalf?"
Upon hearing this, Lei Jiao suddenly raised his head and let out a low roar, seemingly extremely resistant.
"Xuan Lei, don't be willful."
Xue Zhen's tone turned serious:
"If I disperse, you will be trapped here and killed by someone who comes later. This person cultivates thunder magic, which is compatible with yours, making him the best candidate."
The Thunder Dragon's silvery-white scales crackled with lightning, and its enormous body roamed restlessly within the hall, knocking several stone pillars until they teetered on the brink of collapse.
Li Wu was silent for a moment, looked at him, and whispered:
"Senior, if I may be so bold as to ask, what is the meaning of your lineage...?"
"rest assured."
Xue Zhen immediately saw the worry in Li Wu's heart and smiled slightly:
"Now that I am dead, I will not possess another's body. I, Xue Zhen, have lived a life of integrity and have no respect for such despicable means."
After saying that, he raised his hand and waved it. A jade slip floated into the air, and a short sword and a purple gourd slowly flew over.
"The jade slip contains all my understanding of thunder magic, from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation, and even my insights into breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage. It contains everything."
"This Thunder Sound Flying Sword is my natal flying sword. Although it was damaged in the lightning tribulation, it is still an excellent Core Formation artifact."
"And inside this gourd is a batch of Five Thunder Heart-Clarifying Pills that I refined years ago, a total of seven, which can help you temper the foundation of thunder magic."
Li Wu accepted the three items and was shocked; these were all rare and valuable treasures.
These things are of great benefit to Li Wu, who is at the Foundation Establishment stage.
"Your kindness is too great, senior. I... don't know how to repay you."
Xue Zhen laughed loudly, and the illusory figure faded even further:
"What is there to repay? I have only one request: please treat Xuan Lei well in the future, and if there is an opportunity in the future, help it transform from a dragon into a serpent."
Upon hearing this, Li Wu composed himself and said solemnly:
"Please rest assured, senior. I swear I will take good care of Xuan Lei."
Hearing this, Xue Zhen's worried expression eased considerably. He glanced at Xuan Lei one last time and said softly:
"Xuan Lei, live well."
The thunder dragon roared to the sky, thunderclouds surged, and the entire hall trembled.
As the roar subsided, the thunder dragon slowly descended, its enormous head turning towards Li Wu, its vertical pupils flashing with lightning.
Li Wu met its gaze and said in a deep voice:
"I promised Senior Xue Zhen I would take care of you. From tonight onwards, you will stay with me."
Xuan Lei remained silent for a long time before finally lowering his head slightly.
"However, you're so big, it's a bit difficult to carry you around."
Li Wu frowned as he looked at Xuan Lei's hundred-zhang-long body, his face full of worry.
The next second, a flash of silver light appeared, and Xuan Lei's body rapidly shrank, transforming into a small, silvery-white snake about a foot long, which then burrowed into Li Wu's clothes.
"You can actually shrink?"
"Rumble..."
Xue Zhen's illusory image dissipated, and the main hall began to gradually collapse.
Li Wu did not leave immediately. Instead, he used his spiritual sense to find Meng Hu's corpse and took the storage bag off his body.
Upon probing inside with my spiritual sense, I found several foundation-building cultivation manuals, numerous spiritual objects, and some inherited techniques.
"That's not bad."
Li Wu nodded in satisfaction and asked Xuan Lei:
"Could you spit out the storage bags of those two people you just swallowed?"
Xuan Lei poked its head out, and with a snap of its jaws, it spat out more than a dozen storage bags.
This surprised Li Wu, who exclaimed:
"How many people did you eat?"
The owners of these storage bags are all Foundation Establishment cultivators!
This allowed Li Wu to have a very satisfying meal.
Not only did he receive the thunder technique inheritance from a Core Formation stage cultivator, but he also obtained more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivation techniques, numerous spiritual items, and many other inheritances.
These things are more than enough to support the development of a Foundation Establishment faction.
"Let's go back to Qing Shi Men first."
…………
When Li Wu returned to Qing Shimen.
The sect had been completely transformed; most of the buildings on the mountain had been demolished and rebuilt, and pavilions and towers were everywhere.
The main hall, in particular, with its carved railings, jade steps, and red pillars and carved beams, was quite magnificent.
Li Wu rode the spaceship into Qingshi Mountain.
Many disciples on the mountain saw a spaceship approaching in the distance. While they were on guard, some went to inform He Yu.
"Who goes there!"
The Qi Refining cultivator rode the wind, young in age but with an imposing aura. He looked at the spaceship and said in a deep voice:
"This is Qing Shi Gate, retreat immediately."
"Zhou Weishan?"
A voice came from inside the spaceship, startling Zhou Weishan. He frowned slightly and said:
"Does this fellow Daoist know me?"
Since he began cultivating, he has stayed on Qingshi Mountain and has almost never gone out.
Therefore, very few people know his name.
Just as he was wondering, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
Li Wu looked him up and down, then nodded and said:
"Not bad, level one of Qi Refining."
Zhou Weishan recognized the person in front of him and immediately showed a look of surprise and delight:
"Sect Leader! You're back!"
These words immediately sparked discussion among the new disciples in the mountains.
"It's the sect leader!"
"That's the youngest Foundation Establishment cultivator!"
"That's right, our sect leader is not only the youngest Foundation Establishment cultivator, but also a lightning cultivator!"
Ignoring the discussions below, Li Wu asked:
"Where is He Yu?"
"Someone has gone to inform Uncle He; he should be here soon."
Li Wuwei nodded slightly and flew towards the mountain. He happened to see He Yu running on the ground, so he called out:
"He Yu, come to the main hall to see me."
"Sect Leader?"
He Yu looked at the figure passing through the air with some surprise.
After catching his breath, he turned and ran towards the main hall.
…………
Inside the hall.
Li Wu waited for a while before He Yu pushed the door open and entered.
He Yu entered the hall, cupped his hands, and said:
"Sect Leader, you're back."
Li Wuwei nodded slightly, gesturing for He Yu to sit down, and then said:
"How's the sect doing lately?"
He Yu replied:
"I had people survey the spiritual fields of the other four mountains. Now the sect has a total of more than 200 acres of spiritual fields, and we have also recruited many disciples, a total of 54."
"Of these, forty people were recruited from the market towns and fourteen from ordinary towns."
He Yu has been extremely busy lately, not only re-examining the spiritual fields of the newly acquired spiritual mountains, but also recruiting new disciples.
After recruiting disciples, the next step is to settle them on that sacred mountain.
This is not an easy task.
She gets less than two hours of sleep a day.
Li Wuwei nodded slightly and said:
"Well done."
"In the future, Qing Shi Men will grow bigger and bigger, and there will be more and more disciples. We need to establish some rules to keep them in check."
Previously, Qing Shi Men had few disciples and only one Ling Mountain. Everyone was under He Yu's watchful eye, making management easy.
But now, not only has the number of disciples increased to sixty or seventy, but there are also five sacred mountains. If there are no rules to manage them, chaos will inevitably arise over time.
He Yu naturally thought of this, so he nodded and said:
"I've already started preparations for this. I'm planning to establish a 'Discipline Hall' and have all disciples thoroughly study the sect's rules."
Upon hearing this, Li Wu nodded in satisfaction. Over the years, He Yu had become increasingly adept at managing sect affairs.
"By the way, from now on, disciples will be divided into inner and outer sects."
"Outer disciples, in addition to cultivating on the other four mountains, are also responsible for many trivial matters such as taking care of the spirit fields and feeding the silverbacked rays."
"As for the inner disciples, they not only receive a higher salary, but they can also cultivate on Qing Shi Mountain without being burdened by worldly affairs, and they can also learn alchemy and other skills."
He Yu lowered his head and pondered for a while before finally saying:
"The distinction between inner and outer sects is not necessarily unacceptable, but in doing so, the path to advancement must be clearly defined as well, otherwise, it will inevitably lead to misunderstandings in the future."
Li Wuwei nodded slightly and said:
"In my opinion, there are two paths to becoming an inner disciple."
"Firstly, those with exceptional skills and aptitude should be nurtured by the sect and not allowed to handle mundane affairs, thus wasting time."
"Secondly, ordinary outer disciples can become inner disciples if they make certain contributions, even if their aptitude is mediocre."
Upon hearing this, He Yu closed his eyes and pondered for a long time before nodding and saying:
"clear."
"In addition, a Hall of Contribution should also be established."
Li Wu continued:
"Whether you are an inner or outer disciple, you can earn contribution points by completing tasks issued by the sect. These contribution points can be used to exchange for cultivation techniques, magical artifacts, and elixirs."
He Yu's eyes lit up, and he nodded, saying:
"That's a good idea. In this way, the disciples will have something to strive for and won't be idle all day long."
"Exactly."
Li Wu nodded, took out more than a dozen storage bags from his sleeve, and handed them to He Yu.
"There are more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivation manuals, many spiritual items, and some inherited techniques here. Keep them safe and put them in the storeroom as part of the sect's foundation in the future."
He Yu took the storage bags, opened one at random, and gasped in shock.
It was filled with all sorts of spiritual objects and cultivation techniques, more than the entire storeroom of the Qing Shi Sect.
Did the sect leader gain so much from this trip to Dongshengzhou?
Could it be that they went to wipe out another sect?
Then, Li Wu looked at He Yu and said:
"Your cultivation level is too low. You need to hurry up and break through to the late stage of Qi Refining. You can take cultivation pills from those storage bags."
No matter how much.
Li Wu added.
Although Li Wu is the current head of Qing Shi Men, He Yu will still be needed to lead many affairs within the sect in the future, including matters such as diplomacy.
Therefore, if it is still only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, it would seem too shabby.
Hearing this, He Yu felt a surge of emotion.
After all, her talent for cultivation was indeed average, but with these pills, even a pig could break through to the late stage of Qi Refining.
Therefore, He Yu quickly stood up and bowed in gratitude:
"Thank you, Sect Leader."
Li Wu waved his hand and said:
"You deserve it."
"By the way, how's that chamber of commerce that Zhao Qianyuan was planning to establish going?"
"Preparations are already underway."
Li Wu raised an eyebrow and asked:
"How many powerful entities have joined his chamber of commerce?"
He Yu replied:
"There are fifteen Qi Refining forces and Foundation Establishment forces. Besides the Zhao family, it seems the Qian family has also joined."
After saying that, He Yu immediately added:
"In addition, Zhao Qianyuan has come up the mountain several times recently, hoping that we can also join this chamber of commerce."
"Did you agree?"
He Yu shook his head and said:
"I postponed it, saying I needed you to come back before I could make a decision."
Li Wuwei nodded slightly; He Yu's approach was correct.
"Sect Leader, shall we join?" He Yu asked.
After a moment's thought, Li Wusi said:
"This matter is not urgent. I will go to Sanlukou Market and then talk to Zhao Qianyuan in person."
"Alright, you can go now."
Upon hearing this, He Yu stood up, cupped his hands in greeting, and left.
After sitting in the main seat for a while, Li Wu scanned the area with his spiritual sense, found Zhou Weishan, and then his figure flashed.
The next moment, he appeared in Zhou Weishan's courtyard.
At this moment, Zhou Weishan wielded a long spear with great power and ferocity.
He cultivates the Water Virtue Daoist technique and ingests the [River Qi]. As the tip of his spear dances, there are traces of flowing water.
At that moment, Zhou Weishan suddenly noticed that someone was watching him from behind.
Turning around, he saw it was the sect leader and quickly bowed, saying:
"Sect Leader."
Li Wuwei nodded slightly and said:
"After practicing, have you gained any insights?"
Zhou Weishan replied with a serious expression:
"Sect Leader, this technique seems to be completely different from other techniques; it's quite extraordinary."
"When one reaches the Qi Opening Realm, one's physical strength and blood energy greatly increase, but one's magical power is weak and cannot compare to that of a Qi Refining cultivator."
"However, once one breaks through to the Qi Refining stage, it's like a complete transformation. Not only can one move with the wind, something ordinary Qi Refining cultivators cannot do, but one's strength also becomes much greater."
"Even a cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining can kill a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refining."
After hearing this, Li Wu nodded slightly and said:
"The three of you should compile your cultivation insights into a book so that future disciples can study it."
The other two people Li Wu mentioned were naturally the two who cultivated the [Fire Virtue] and [Wood Virtue].
They have now broken through to the Qi Refining Realm.
Shen Changguan, who cultivates the "Fire Virtue" and consumes the "Furnace Fire Qi," is currently learning alchemy from Daji.
As for Han Geng, who cultivated the [Wood Virtue] and consumed the [Eternal Spring Breeze], he was responsible for taking care of the precious spiritual plants.
They applied their respective cultivation techniques to suitable situations.
"Yes."
Zhou Weishan bowed and accepted.