Ambition brings great fortune, peace and quiet, and desire to travel westward.
Compared to Beizhou, which is shrouded in miasma, the southeastern end of Xizhou is not a difficult and dangerous place. With the immortal's personal protection, and carrying the return order with you, the safety factor is guaranteed.
However, Li Ping'an cared about the false reputation of the 'Enlightenment Stone' that his father had hyped up, so he really didn't dare to make it public.
He rode the clouds to Daozang Hall, returned the box of demon cores, and told the elders of Daozang Hall that he might come to Daozang Hall for enlightenment in the future.
Li Ping'an's request to borrow the demon core was originally ordered by his ancestor Kong Ming, and the elder of Daozang Hall happily agreed.
Then, Li Ping'an went to the Fanshi Palace and found the elder he was most familiar with - Yan Sheng.
When Li Ping'an came, Elder Yan Sheng was worrying there.
That young disciple named Li Jing is as stubborn as a cow!
Uncle Dazhi asked him to accept a disciple, could he not do it?
Moreover, Master Uncle Dazhi specifically told him not to be taken in by Deputy Head Mo Yi and the elders who were in seclusion. Could Yan Sheng still not understand what this meant?
This Li Jing, isn’t his surname also Li?
Elder Yan Sheng calculated the age of Li Jing and Li Ping'an, and then thought about the fact that ordinary men will get married when they reach adulthood...
This old immortal basically understood.
Elder Yan Sheng went to Liuyun Temple half an hour ago. This trip cannot be said to be fruitless, it can only be said to be disgraced.
"You immortals, even if you kill Li Jing, Li Jing's wish has been made. He only wants to become a disciple of Ping An Bengong!"
The old deacon at Liuyunguan was almost made to vomit blood by this Li Jing.
Elder Yan Sheng had no choice but to tell the deacon of Liuyunguan to move Li Jing to Li Ping'an's original small courtyard, and left a jade talisman to book this disciple.
Therefore, when Li Ping'an appeared, Elder Yan Sheng's first reaction was to pull Li Ping'an to a corner, activate the immortal power barrier, frowned and said:
"Ping An, this matter is a bit difficult to handle."
Li Ping'an was stunned: "Elder, do you know why I came here?"
"That's right," Elder Yan Sheng took a puff of dry smoke and sighed, "The main thing is that we can't go against people's will. It's always not good to forcefully recruit disciples. I don't care about my old face. I'm just afraid of some rumors."
Several question marks popped up in Li Ping'an's head.
"Elder, I want to borrow two Wanyun Return Orders. I want to go out and practice with Master."
"Ahem, oh?"
Elder Yan Sheng reacted quite quickly and said with a smile: "Yes, this is a bit difficult."
Li Ping'an smiled and said: "Father, please accept the young man named Li Jing as your disciple?"
"That's right," Elder Yan Sheng sighed, "Although the young man is still stubborn now, don't worry, Pindao has his own way to make him apprentice with peace of mind... Where are you and Qing Su going to practice?"
"Southeast region of Xizhou."
"Does Master Dazhi know about this?"
"Elder, please tell my father after I go out," Li Ping'an smiled and changed the subject, "Previously, a mountain patrol disciple went to my place and told me about the Kunlun Mountain Du'e Master. It was you who sent him there.
Of?"
Elder Yan Sheng smiled and said: "Yes, I don't know why your father suddenly asked Master Du'e."
"I asked my father to ask," Li Ping'an asked, "Has this Master Du'e ever interacted with our Wan Yun Sect?"
"There is no intersection."
Elder Yan Sheng smiled and said:
"Kunlun Mountain is a holy land for cultivating Taoism, not only the Chanjiao Yuxu Palace in East Kunlun, but also the blessed land of Tianchi in West Kunlun.
"Tianchi Blessed Land is divided into two parts, the inner and outer parts. The inner part is the secret realm of Kunlun where the Queen Mother of the West is. She is an ancient powerful and an old minister of the ancient heaven. Human Qigong practitioners often mistakenly believe that the Queen Mother of the West is the Taoist companion of the ancient Demon Emperor. This is not the case.
"The Queen Mother of the West is an innate being who has practiced cultivation in the Kunlun Mountains for a long time. In the past, when the tribes were not corrupted, she bestowed many blessings on them. When the tribes established the Heavenly Palace, she even helped them.
"Therefore, the demon emperor Dijun showed courtesy to the Queen Mother of the West, and his Taoist companions were Xihe and Wangshu, the goddesses of the sun and moon.
"When our human race was in the most critical situation, it was the Queen Mother of the West who took action to preserve a blood inheritance for our human race. During the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period, the Queen Mother of the West always sent people to deliver treasures and solve problems. The most famous allusion is that the Nine Heavens Xuannv descended to the mortal world to help our human race Xuanyuan in the battle with the Yellow Emperor.
The remnants of hundreds of tribes.”
Li Pingan nodded slowly.
This world is really interesting. There is no heaven, but there is still the Queen Mother and the Nine Heavens Xuannv.
According to ancient records of the human race, the Queen Mother of the West is also called the Queen Mother. Because she practiced in West Kunlun, she was called the Queen Mother of the West.
However, he just asked about Zhenren Du'e and why Elder Yan Sheng explained so much about Kunlun Mountain and the Queen Mother of the West...
Elder Yan Sheng finally brought the topic back: "So, human Qi refiners always have a feeling of admiration for Kunlun Mountain. After the end of the ancient times, not only a large number of golden immortals came to Dongzhou to establish a sect, but also a large number of golden immortals came to Dongzhou to establish a sect.
I went to the Kunlun Paradise to practice cultivation, and Master Du'e should be one of them."
"Is Zhenren Due a human race?"
"That should be the case," Elder Yan Sheng said with a smile, "There are many Sanxian tribes in Kunlun, and there are also a few tribes that have never been hostile to the human race. If you want to travel to Kunlun Mountain, you don't have to worry about your own safety."
Kunlun Mountain, Yuxu Palace.
Li Pingan naturally wanted to go.
But after he becomes an immortal, he cannot embarrass Teacher Yun Zhongzi.
Li Ping'an looked astonished and thanked Elder Yan Sheng.
Elder Yan Sheng fumbled around in his sleeves, took out three unused Wanyun Return Orders, and stuffed them into Li Ping'an's hands.
He said: "Don't tell outsiders about this matter. Qing Su has become an immortal. According to the rules, you should not give Wan Yun the order to return to the clan. But considering that you are going to Xizhou to kill demons and protect the human race, we have given the order this time."
Li Ping'an smiled and said: "Thank you, elder."
"Be careful when you go out," Elder Yan Sheng warned. "Don't show off your strength or be competitive. One person cannot handle the injustices in the world. Just take care of yourself."
"yes."
…
Qingsu and Li Ping'an acted very quickly. After receiving the order for Wan Yun to return to the clan, they quietly left the clan, leaving Wen Ling'er behind as the gatekeeper of the cave.
Following Li Ping'an's instructions, half an hour after their master and apprentice had left, Wen Ling'er stood at the door of the cave and waited quietly, holding two jade charms for conveying messages.
As Li Ping'an expected, Li Dazhi hurried over in just a moment.
"Peace! Where are you going to practice! The Western Continent is not the territory of our human race. If you want to practice, just go to the border of the East Continent and kill the little demon!"
"Master, Xiaozu has left!"
Wen Ling'er jumped forward with a smile, the skirt of her short skirt swayed slightly, and said with a smile: "This is the letter Xiaozu left for you!"
Li Dazhi glared and cursed: "You can still laugh! Why didn't you stop it!"
"I'm just a maid," Wen Ling'er stuck out her lower lip, "I'm usually responsible for serving tea and water. You didn't give me the power to discipline Xiaozu. Now you still blame me."
Li Dazhi gritted his teeth and cursed: "Then you can also tip off the news! Do you understand tipping off the news!"
"oops!"
Wen Linger advised:
"Master, you dote on your children too much!
"Little Ancestor Ping'an has an extraordinary mind. I have never seen anyone with a more thoughtful mind than him.
"Teacher Qingsu is so powerful that he has no problem taking on the three immortals.
"They are just going to practice. Isn't this normal? You can still keep Ping An Ancestor locked up in the sect."
"Go! Go! Go!"
Li Dazhi waved his sleeves:
"You taught me a lesson, no matter how big or small!"
He glanced at the jade talisman, which contained a simple letter left by Li Ping'an.
After reading it, Li Dazhi felt a little more at ease.
Li Ping'an not only made it clear where he was going, but also indicated the general route they took there and back.
Li Pingan said in the letter:
[Father, I am in trouble in my practice. Perhaps it is because I don’t understand enough about this world and don’t understand enough.
This time I asked Master to support me when I went to Xizhou, to the southeastern area of Xizhou, where the monsters are not strong, there are many human cities, and it is also an area where humans and monsters often clash.
When I go, I go north of Nanzhou, and when I come back, I go south of Nanzhou.
This trip is just to appreciate the many charms of this world. We can return in about three to five years, so there is no need to worry about my father too much.
In addition, the development of Zhuyuntang cannot always remain at a high level. After opening up territory, it should actively defend itself, accumulate strength, and be prepared for the difficulties of other sects such as Tiantianmen and Guanhaimen.
Peace to my son.]
Li Dazhi sighed softly, looked at the jade talisman in Wen Ling'er's hand, and asked, "Is this for Ning Ning?"
"Yes, your eldest daughter-in-law doesn't know that Ping An is out."
"The mouth is quite sweet."
Li Dazhi was in a good mood, took out a storage ring from his sleeve and threw it over.
"Bring this to Ning Ning. It's just for daily practice. You can take one-third of the contents yourself."
"Hey! Thank you! I'm sure she can't tell!"
Wen Ling'er said happily.
When she went to deliver the letter later, she only took out some spiritual stones from the ring and did not touch other precious medicinal materials.
After thinking about it, Li Dazhi went to the back mountain of the main peak to look at the small luck formation he had set up, and felt deep in his heart.
Renewal every three days for the next three years?
He raised his hand and touched his hair, and the corners of his mouth twitched in various ways.
If he goes out to practice safely, he will make himself bald, right?
…
at the same time.
In Liuyun Temple, Niu Qi stretched out and walked out of his small courtyard. With his keen ears, he heard the discussions of the young disciples everywhere, and then he realized what he had missed.
Huh? That Li Pingan has actually been to Liuyun Temple?
It's a pity that I didn't meet this guy.
Niu Qi reminisced about the sweetness of Wugudan and had some thoughts in his heart.
There is no rush, he has already sneaked into Wanyun Sect and arrived near Li Ping'an's lair. Are he still afraid that he will not have a chance to contact this guy and find out his true identity?
Niu Qi looked in the direction of the main peak of Wanyun Sect.
good!
Next, let me, the great king, consider your human clan system!
Although this body of this great king has achieved nothing now, and its qualifications are only average;
But with my longevity of more than 30,000 years and my many years of experience in the southeastern part of Xizhou, I will definitely be able to rise rapidly in this sect!
"Hahahahahaha!"
The young man Niu Qi pinched his waist and smiled a few words, attracting everyone's attention.
He quickly lowered his head and coughed, then hurried towards the spring outside the backyard wall.
…
Let’s not mention Mu Ningning’s feeling of loss after getting the letter;
Not to mention that for the next three years, Li Dazhi actually cast a spell every three days to lend his luck to his son, so that his hair became thinner and thinner, and he appeared to be "extremely smart".
It is said that Li Ping'an and Qing Su left Wanyun Sect.
Li Ping'an used his deformation technique and turned into a beetle, got into his master's sleeve, and lay on the sleeve to admire the scenery of heaven and earth.
The master and apprentice first went all the way south, eating and drinking among the common people for several days.
Li Ping'an is responsible for travel planning, and Qing Su is responsible for appreciating the delicious food from various places.
The two of them have not yet killed the demon, but they have already made outstanding contributions to the cause of "preventing spiritual birds and domestic animals from turning into demons".
Li Ping'an made a special trip to the new Zhuyuntang store in the middle of Dongzhou.
Wanyun Sect's basic base of Fangzhen has always been in the middle area on the coast of the East China Sea. The central part of Dongzhou is a newly opened market, and there are always many unstable factors.
But after a round of inspection, Li Ping'an felt less worried.
Zhuyuntang's various marketing concepts have a dimensionality-reducing impact on Qi practitioners who are accustomed to exchanging things for things.
That Aunt Xiao Yue is really a master in this field. She keeps every magic shop in an orderly manner, and there are only 'girly' shopping guides in each shop.
——They are all similar to Wen Ling'er. They look childish in appearance, but in fact they are all experienced people in the town circle.
After traveling around the middle of Dongzhou for a few days, Li Pingan and Qingsu rushed to the junction of Dongzhou, Nanzhou and Tianzhixu in a low-key manner.
The so-called Tianzhi Ruins is a wasteland in the middle.
If you open the map of the four continents of heaven and earth, you can find that the four continents of east, west, south and north are not arranged in a regular manner.
Dongzhou and Nanzhou are the largest in area. The two are connected in a large area in the southeast, and are surrounded by the East China Sea and the South China Sea.
The area of the Western Continent is in the middle, about two-thirds of the Eastern Continent, but most of the area is covered with barren mountains, deserts and dense forests, and there are few spiritual veins.
Beizhou is the smallest in area, but the miasma in Beizhou continues to spread outwards. The miasma clouds cover the North Sea in the north and cover a large area of poisonous miasma forest in the south.
Thousands of miles of blue waves separate Xizhou and Beizhou, and the southeastern region of Xizhou is also connected to the southern continent by a large area of land.
The middle area surrounding these four continents does not have a unified name and is mainly divided into more than a dozen areas.
In the area near Beizhou, there is the ‘Poisonous Mountain of Ten Thousand Barriers’ to the east and the ‘Poisonous Sea of Baiji’ to the west.
In the long area near Xizhou, there is the tens of thousands of miles of "Tianji Broken Mountain" in the north, connected to the "Baiji Poison Sea", and in the middle there is the "Lingjue Desert", a strange place without aura surrounding it.
Thousands of miles eastward from the eastern edge of the Lingjue Desert, you can find the Kunlun Mountains, the holy land of Qi Refiners.
——The Kunlun Mountains are located in the western part of the middle of the four continents.
In the southeast corner of the middle zone, there is the Tianzhi Ruins, which spans 100,000 miles from east to west and 60,000 miles from north to south.
Just by hearing the name, you can know the origin of this place.
Yes, the Ruins of Heaven is the area spread out after the ancient heaven fell to the earth and the nine layers of heaven collapsed layer by layer.
From the fall of Tianting to the present, Tianzhi Ruins has been the favorite treasure hunting place for human Qi Refiners. Ancient secret realms have also appeared here. However, as the footprints of human Qi Refiners have increased, Tian Ruins has been refined by human beings.
The morale has been evacuated, and the number of secret realms has become less and less.
When Li Ping'an saw a corner of Tianzhi Ruins, he saw only broken walls and ruins.
Qing Su said: "There are still some ruins of the main hall in Tianzhi Ruins. Do you want to take a look?"
"Master," Li Ping'an said with a smile, "Let's go south. I want to see the great formation in Nanzhou."
"Yes," Qing Su responded and flew thousands of miles south from the edge of Tianzhi Ruins.
Li Pingan's eyes were gradually shrouded in golden light.
The pale golden wall of light appeared before his eyes.
I don't know how high this wall of light is. It connects to the sky at the top and the mountains at the bottom. The white clouds are blocked by it, but the wind can travel freely.
Looking south from here, what you see is the endless plain at the foot of the mountains, as well as several dilapidated ancient cities standing on the plain, which are traces of the secular world of Nanzhou.
Is this the great formation that the Holy Mother Nuwa used to wrap around the entire South Continent?
Li Ping'an's eyes were full of emotion, and his Taoist heart was constantly shaking.
In fact, just by being close to this place, his bottleneck has begun to subside.
Qing Su paused for a moment and asked, "Apprentice, have you seen enough?"
"Well," Li Ping'an said with a smile, "my bottleneck has begun to loosen up. Master, let's go west. You walk slower, and I will hide in your sleeves to learn Taoism and practice."
"good."
Qing Su condensed a white cloud, meditated on the cloud, stuck to the edge of the Juetian Formation, and rushed towards the western end of Nanzhou. Along the way, she would meet many human Qi Refiners.
The north side of the Juetian Formation is actually a relatively safe area, and over time it has become a 'corridor' for Qi Refiners to travel.
In the plain sleeves, the beetle transformed by Li Ping'an kept thinking.
'Where does the great road go, and where do I go?'
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[Note: This chapter contains a lot of descriptions about the world background, which may seem a bit boring, but these big settings cannot be omitted. The plot will be entered in the next chapter.]