The Hengduan Mountains stretch for hundreds of thousands of miles, and are so vast that even if the number of monks in the cultivation world in the eastern part of the continent has skyrocketed, it will be difficult to see other people once you get deep into the mountains to a certain extent.
And Li Xuangang and Li Xuanyu, who followed the clues in the jade tube and gradually explored deeper into the mountains in front of them, were exactly like this.
During the whole process, they did not notice the aura of the other monks, but instead noticed the presence of some first- or second-level monsters around them.
The two figures followed the mountain and passed low among the dense thorns. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Li Xuangang had already put away the Mo Qing Feizhou.
...
The sun shines through the fine leaves at the top of the dense forest, and then reflects in spots on the ground.
Li Xuangang fell from the air and hovered about half a foot above the ground, with Li Xuanyu beside him.
What appeared in front of them at this time was a rock wall about four feet high. In the left corner of the rock wall, there was a huge stone.
Li Xuangang looked at the rock wall with a stern face for a while, and then floated forward.
Seeing this, Li Xuanyu naturally set out to follow.
This boulder has obviously not moved for a long time. The gaps between it and the rock wall behind it are already covered with some yellow-green moss, and these moss seem to grow quite naturally.
Li Xuangang glanced at the moss surrounding the boulder for a few times, then stretched out his right hand, placed his palm on the bumpy surface of the boulder, and closed his eyes to feel it carefully.
After activating his spiritual power and using a special family secret technique, he sensed a very faint but very familiar forbidden aura from inside the boulder.
Recognizing this breath, Li Xuangang was sure that he was not looking in the wrong place, so he opened his eyes, took back his palms, and turned his head to look at Li Xuanyu.
He opened his mouth and said:
"What the fourth uncle said is correct. Xuan Kun did stay here. There is still a trace of the breath of the All-Ending Formation left in this stone."
"All Creation Ending Formation? Is Tenth Brother trying to avoid something?"
Li Xuanyu faced Ninth Brother's gaze, with a somewhat normal look on his face, and just replied lightly.
Then he took the initiative and took Li Xuangang's place in front of the boulder.
He casually took out a light blue talisman from his storage bag and attached it to the boulder.
The five fingers moved slightly, and the spiritual power spread. The light blue talisman shone with a burst of light. After a dull cutting sound, the huge stone under the talisman split in front of Li Xuangang. The cuts were neat and turned into small pieces.
Stones were scattered on the ground.
And as the boulder disappeared, a cave hidden behind it was completely exposed.
He waved his hand to disperse a burst of turbid air coming from the cave. Before entering the cave, Li Xuangang first explored it with his spiritual consciousness and waited to make sure that there were no possible surprises inside. Then he took steps to enter the cave.
In a cave.
After taking back the second-level wind talisman floating in the air, Li Xuanyu followed closely and walked in as well.
.......
.......
Li Xuankun, the tenth member of the Li family in Taiqiu Mountain, is missing!
This matter was not a secret among the foundation-building elders of the Li family. Even after receiving the news, Li Xuangang immediately reacted and made some corresponding arrangements for the matter.
The person specifically responsible for the execution was Li Qingjing, who was stationed at the Lingshan stronghold of the Li family and ranked fourth in the Qing generation.
The jade tube in Li Xuangang's hand was the latter that was passed back to the family, and the content inside was also the feedback of the arrangements Li Xuangang had made before.
Under Li Qingjing's execution, and with the help of the Li clan members scattered around the Hengduan Mountains centered around the Lingshan gathering point, they finally found some clues about Li Xuankun.
However, because Li Qingjing himself was at a critical moment and could not set off to investigate on his own, he passed the relevant clues back to his family and handed them into the hands of Li Xuangang.
Following the clues provided in the jade tube, Li Xuangang and Li Xuanyu successfully arrived at the cave pointed by the clues.
After using the family token to perform secret techniques inside, it was determined that Li Xuankun had stayed in this cave for quite some time.
Perceiving everything in the cave, Li Xuangang's eyes were erratic. It was not until he had obtained all the information he could obtain that he silently took back his family token floating in the air.
Then he turned around and walked towards the entrance of the cave. At the same time, he cast a sound transmission:
"Xuan Kun should have left half a year ago. This place no longer has much value."
Li Xuanyu was deep in the cave. After hearing this message, he took one last look at the structure of the cave around him, and then followed him.
After walking out of the cave, they raised their heads and looked at the sky above the dense forest. The sky outside had not changed, but the mood of the two of them had some unknown changes between now and when they came in.
"Let's go!"
Li Xuangang exit.
Li Xuanyu nodded lightly,
Then, two cyan sword lights appeared, completely destroying the rock wall and the cave inside.
The Mo Qing flying boat took to the air again, but instead of flying towards the outer reaches of the Hengduan Mountains, it continued to fly into the depths of the Hengduan Mountains after being given a formation that concealed its aura.
...
...
At night, the cool mountain breeze and the cold starlight appeared as expected, rendering the Hengduan Mountains under the night a bit desolate.
Among the mountains, at the head of Mo Qing's flying boat, two figures with somewhat similar faces began to have a conversation.
Li Xuangang:
"The All-Ending Breath Formation is an excellent quality formation that was refined by the fourth uncle after he became a second-level high-level formation mage. Is Xuan Kun trying to avoid something when he uses it here?"
Li Xuanyu already knew this, so he continued:
"Judging from the signs left in the cave just now, Brother Ten should have been there for quite some time, at least more than two months."
Having said this, he paused for a moment, as if hesitating for something. It wasn't until Li Xuangang glanced at him that he continued:
"And Brother Ten deliberately didn't destroy the cave where we stayed, and let us follow the traces to find it... Does it have any special meaning?"
Li Xuanyu said the last sentence carefully. Although there was doubt in the sentence, it was obvious that he had some guesses about it.
Li Xuangang was very thoughtful, and it was impossible for him not to hear the hidden meaning in the latter's words.
Mo Qing's flying boat rowed across the night sky, so he followed the latter and asked in a calm tone:
"Then...what do you think about this, Xuan Yu?"
After looking at Brother Jiu's side face, he couldn't see any joy or anger in it. Li Xuanyu subconsciously tilted his head and began to answer:
"I have been in contact with Brother Ten since we were young, and I know his behavior fairly well. Judging from the clues we have collected before, Brother Ten's "disappearance" is probably... um... probably voluntary.
Yes, he should have used this method to tell the family: We don’t need to look for him anymore..."
Li Xuangang's thoughts were revealed. He suddenly turned his head and stared at Li Xuanyu, and the aura of cultivation in the late stage of foundation building also leaked out.
Li Xuanyu, who had just entered the foundation building realm, was stunned for a moment by the sharp look in his eyes and the powerful suppression of his aura.
It's like I'm facing a towering mountain right now!
But fortunately, Li Xuangang's strong aura only passed away in a flash. Before Li Xuanyu could fully react, he had already withdrawn his aura and his eyes became calm again.
...
...
After the aura raged, the scene became quieter, and Li Xuanyu regained his composure.
While secretly guessing how strong Brother Ninth's current level of strength is?
At the same time, he was trying to figure out the latter's attitude towards the "intentional disappearance" of his tenth brother Li Xuankun.
After all, Ninth Brother's current position is different. He is now the person in charge of the family. From what Li Xuanyu himself knows now, it is obvious that Brother Ten's move has touched the bottom line of the family.
To put it more seriously, some tribesmen may think that the tenth brother Li Xuankun is an act of "treason".
The look in his eyes flashed, and Li Xuanyu did not take his eyes away from Li Xuangang. He wanted to see if he could detect any clues from the look on the latter's face, and then learn who the ninth brother Li Xuangang was about this matter.
What do you think?
Li Xuanyu knew very well that the attitude of the ninth brother now could, to a certain extent, determine the family's attitude towards the tenth brother.
This is really important to Brother Ten!
His eyes were focused and searching, but the final result made Li Xuanyu a little disappointed. He didn't see anything on the face of Ninth Brother Li Xuangang.
Therefore, after he withdrew his gaze, he thought carefully and made an attempt.
He spoke against the biting mountain wind and broke the calm.
He wanted to fight for his tenth brother Li Xuankun again.
He quietly moved up half a step, almost level with Li Xuangang's body, and said:
"Brother Ninth, regarding this matter, we are only making an inference after all, and we cannot determine the facts. Moreover, Brother Ten's character and behavior, I believe you know better than me, Brother Ninth, so behind this matter...Brother Ten, he
Could there be some hidden secret that we don’t know about? In my opinion, there may actually be some misunderstanding between them..."
Before Li Xuanyu finished speaking, Li Xuangang raised his hand to stop him. This made Li Xuanyu's heart sink and his throat twitched a few times, but in the end he still did not dare to continue speaking against Li Xuangang's intention.
Li Xuangang has slender fingers and fair skin. His raised palms look exceptionally good-looking in the night sky, which really does not match his ordinary appearance.
But at this moment, it was naturally impossible for the two people on the Mo Qing flying boat to focus on the difference between their hands and faces. They were all concerned about another thing.
After stopping Li Xuanyu from speaking, Li Xuangang put down his hand. He noticed the latter's protectiveness towards Li Xuankun, so he did not let him feel uneasy for too long.
He just said softly:
"I have my own plan for this matter. Xuan Yu, please don't ask too much about it. Xuan Kun's matter... I'll put it aside for the time being. Wait until we return to Mount Taiqiu... Wait for the fifth uncle,
The eighth uncle has also returned to the family and we will discuss it later."
Li Xuanyu nodded slightly and responded: "Xuanyu knows."
Although there is still no final decision on Li Xuankun's matter, Li Xuangang no longer wants to delve into this issue, so after a period of silence, he handed over the Mo Qing Feizhou to Li Xuanyu to control it, and he returned to the boat.
inside the cabin.
...
In the middle of the night, the crescent moon above was slightly dim, but the surrounding stars became brighter.
In this bright starlight, the Mo Qing flying boat continued to head towards the depths of the Hengduan Mountains, to that unknown place.
The smooth boat body cuts through the night sky without leaving a single trace!
...
In the cabin of Mo Qing Feizhou, Li Xuangang was sitting cross-legged. Before he closed his eyes and sank into cultivation, he was thinking about one last thing in his heart.
That is, in the cave where Li Xuankun stayed, he used family secrets to not only detect the aura that Li Xuankun deliberately left behind, but also detected an aura that the latter wanted to erase but failed to do so.
That's a demonic energy! A weak but sharp demonic energy!
The discovery of this evil spirit caused Li Xuangang to have some doubts. He had some vague guesses in his mind, but he did not confirm it, so he did not reveal this discovery to his twelfth brother Li Xuanyu who was traveling with him.
"Xuan Kun, what on earth are you doing?"
After questioning this clan member who had followed the rules since childhood, Li Xuangang finally stopped caring about this matter and put it aside completely for the time being. After all, he still had an important task to complete later.
He closed his eyes and exhaled, and the spiritual energy around his body circulated. Soon, with the help of the spiritual stone in his hand, he fell into a state of cultivation.
...
...
Just for Li Xuankun's matter, the two elders of the Li family who are in the foundation building period will certainly not be used.
In fact, in the jade tube passed back to the family by the fourth uncle Li Qingjing, there are two things recorded:
The first thing is that there are clues about Li Xuankun.
The second thing is the most important thing, and this is the reason why Li Xuangang is willing to leave the family temporarily and take Li Xuanyu to the depths of the Hengduan Mountains.