Just when Li Xuantian, who was in the far north, chose to go south with the wind and snow in the sky, Li Xuangang was taking Li Yuheng and speeding towards the Hengduan Mountains.
The Mo Qing flying boat kept approaching the Hengduan Mountains.
The day before the flying boat arrived at the Hengduan Mountains, Li Xuangang woke up from meditation, walked out of the cabin, and saw Li Yuheng standing at the head of the boat.
"Uncle Nine."
Sensing the movement behind him, Li Yuheng turned his head and saluted.
Li Xuangang nodded lightly, walked to Li Yuheng and stood next to him, looking at the undulating mountains in front of him.
He opened his mouth and said:
"After entering the mountains, we will first go to the Lingshan stronghold, and then go to Hengduanfang City."
Li Yuheng blinked and nodded in agreement.
He knew the location of the Lingshan stronghold, so he moved his hands after responding. As a bright light flashed on the control token of Mo Qing Feizhou, the direction of the flying boat also changed.
As for what Uncle Jiu was doing at the Lingshan stronghold, he did not ask.
The flying boat was about to enter the Hengduan Mountains, so Li Xuangang did not return to the cabin, but stood in front of the flying boat together with Li Yuheng.
Although the activities outside the Hengduan Mountains have increased due to the presence of the Corpse Ghost Sect in recent years, and the number of high-level monsters has decreased, it is still much more dangerous than the area around Wujiangfang City.
Li Yuheng had just entered the foundation-building realm, so he was afraid that the deterrent was not enough. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Li Xuangang slowly spread out his aura.
The flying light crossed the sky, and finally plunged into the vast Hengduan Mountains, heading firmly towards somewhere.
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Today's Lingshan stronghold is a little different. The members of the Yu clan of the Li family who are on duty have just welcomed back the chief elder Li Qingjing who went to Hengduanfang City to handle affairs. Then, only two or three hours later, he saw a dark blue light coming.
The family elder Li Xuangang owns a black-green flying boat, which most of the Li family's children know.
Therefore, after Li Xuangang's figure jumped off the flying boat, they were not too surprised. They just bowed slightly and saluted the former.
But after another black figure also appeared from the flying boat, there were finally some changes on the faces of these Qi-refining clan members of the Li Jiayu generation.
It quickly changed from being slightly stunned to a bit of surprise.
"...brother?"
All the tribesmen already knew that Li Yuheng entered the foundation-building stage a year ago, but because he then entered the stable state of seclusion in the cave and never appeared in front of the tribe again, so he actually saw Li Yuheng in the foundation-building stage.
This is the first time for the clan members.
"Why are Uncle Ninth and Eldest Brother here?"
"What new tasks does the family have in the Hengduan Mountains?"
"I'm probably here to look for my fourth uncle."
After Li Xuangang took Li Yuheng to the top of Lingshan Mountain, the tribesmen who were still on duty at the foot of the mountain couldn't help but guess this.
For a while, some deliberately lowered voices began to arise among them.
It wasn't until new casual cultivators came to rent the cave that they stopped speculating and started getting down to business.
Li Xuangang and Li Yuheng, dressed in black mysterious clothes, climbed up the stairs along a trail. Along the way, they also saw many caves that had been opened up for rent on the mountain.
Occasionally, some casual cultivators who came in and out of the cave saw the two of them, and their faces were startled. After noticing their cultivation and clothing, they all reacted and nodded in greeting from afar.
Although the Li family in Taiqiu Mountain is a newly promoted Jindan family, the entire family is currently on the rise, and according to the news from surrounding markets, the current patriarch of the Li family is quite powerful...
Although these two people don't know each other now, they seem to be the elders of their Li family based on their cultivation. It would be good to meet each other at this time to get acquainted with each other.
"But these two people look quite young. I wonder which generation of the Li family they are from? Judging from their age, they should be from the Qing or Xuan generation."
Most of the casual cultivators along the way thought this way. As Li Xuangang and Li Yuheng went higher and closer to the top of Lingshan Mountain, the spiritual energy of the cave here would become more abundant.
In addition to the members of the clan who are practicing in seclusion here, there are also some casual cultivators in the foundation-building stage who are renting caves here.
However, these monks in the foundation building stage do not enter and leave the cave as frequently as those in the Qi refining stage.
Either he is practicing in seclusion, or he has a very clear purpose after leaving the cave. He will no longer linger at the entrance of the cave and will leave the Lingshan stronghold soon.
Therefore, according to the last statistics reported by the fourth uncle to the family, although there were six monks in the early and middle stages of foundation building renting caves in the Lingshan stronghold, Li Xuangang and Li Yuheng did not see any of them when they passed by along the way.
The doors of those caves were all closed, and they looked like they had not been opened or closed for a long time.
After a few simple glances, Li Xuangang paid attention to these things habitually.
He didn't react until he looked up and saw the barrier on the top of Lingshan Stronghold not far away.
He is no longer the chief elder of the family, and this is the stronghold of Lingshan and is managed by his fourth uncle. There is no need for him to pay too much attention to these situations.
Thinking of these in my mind, a smile inevitably appeared on the corner of my mouth.
Li Yuheng was walking beside him and noticed the faint smile appearing on the corner of Uncle Jiu's mouth, so he couldn't help but turn his head and pay attention.
Li Xuangang raised his hand and waved it. Without slowing down, Li Xuangang said softly to Li Yuheng:
"I just thought of something useless, nothing happened."
Li Yuheng nodded and returned his gaze.
The two of them walked upwards for a while, and finally reached the top of the Lingshan stronghold.
Naturally, the arrival of the two of them could not be concealed from Li Qingjing, who was at the center of the Lingshan stronghold's protective formation.
Therefore, without any pause, an arc-shaped gap large enough for the two people to pass was created on the barrier light curtain on the top of the mountain.
Li Xuangang and Li Yuheng looked as usual, stepped in, and then saw the tall and straight figure of the middle-aged monk.
"Xuan Gang has met the fourth uncle."
"Yu Heng has met his fourth uncle."
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The three of them sat down, and Li Qingjing and Li Xuangang were talking.
Li Yuheng looked over and noticed that although the Fourth Uncle and the Ninth Uncle were both in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, the former's cultivation aura seemed to be more sharp, while the latter's seemed more restrained.
With a simple comparison, Li Yuheng had a rough guess about Uncle Jiu's current cultivation strength.
"Second uncle Li Qingyang...Thirteenth uncle Li Xuanyuan...and second uncle Li Xuantian...Ninth uncle may be better than I expected!"
Naturally, Li Qingjing and Li Xuangang didn't know what Li Yuheng was thinking. They were discussing another matter at this time.
During the period when Li Xuangang was the chief elder of the family, he and his fourth uncle Li Qingjing, his uncle and nephew, had frequent contacts, so there was no courtesy at all after they sat down.
After asking a few simple questions about daily life, I found out the real purpose of my trip.
"Has there been any progress regarding the matter that I entrusted to my fourth uncle?"
When Li Xuangang asked this question, Li Qingjing did not have any surprised look on his face. Instead, he seemed to have been waiting for Li Xuangang to ask.
After pausing for a few breaths, Li Qingjing spoke:
"Xuan Gang, you sent me the jade tube before for me to pay attention to. When I returned to the mountain half a year ago, my eighth uncle also reminded me to pay more attention to this matter, but judging from the information I collected from everywhere... there is still no
News about Xuan Kun."
"This time I went to Hengduanfang City and heard the news that a casual cultivator in the foundation building stage found a token of our family deep in the mountains."
"I went to find the casual cultivator, but the token did not belong to Xuan Kun, but to another clan member of the Xuan generation."
Not hearing the result he wanted, although there was no change in Li Xuangang's face, he still inevitably felt a little bit disappointed in his heart.
This time, I followed the arrangement of my fifth uncle and went to the central part of the continent to perform a mission. I originally thought that I could stop by my fourth uncle and hear the latest news about Xuan Kun.
But I still got an expected answer.
Li Xuangang was silent for a while, and then replied:
"Please let Fourth Uncle worry about Xuan Kun..."
But before he finished speaking, Li Xuangang stopped, paused briefly, and turned to talk about his second uncle Li Qingyang and his family's stronghold on the Elixir Island of the Ten Thousand Stars Archipelago.
"Before I leave the family this time, my eighth uncle asked me to inform my fourth uncle of some matters."
"First, the second uncle Li Qingyang is in the late stage of seclusion to break through and build the foundation. The second uncle has accumulated enough in these years. He has recently reached the edge of breakthrough. I think the date of leaving seclusion is not far away. The fourth uncle asked about this in the jade tube that he came to.
There is something wrong, so my eighth uncle asked me to pass the message on his behalf, so please rest assured, fourth uncle."
"Secondly, the fifth uncle's plan for the elixir island stronghold in the Ten Thousand Stars Archipelago has reached a critical point in recent years, and the resources invested by the family may be tilted there. So, Fourth Uncle, you ask the family for resources to continue to build the Lingshan stronghold to protect the country.
Formation, and the matter of upgrading the spiritual vein level may have to be postponed for a while."
"Thirdly, there was something wrong with the sixth uncle last time, and that mine is very important to the family. The eighth uncle meant to ask the fourth uncle to transfer some of the power of the Lingshan stronghold to that mine...
Of course, you, Fourth Uncle, know best the situation at the Lingshan stronghold. You can just think about what to do specifically. You can discuss the final arrangements with Uncle Eighth."
Li Qingjing waited quietly for Li Xuangang to finish, and finally nodded to express his understanding.
He said:
"I know these things and I will deal with them."
After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Li Yuheng who was sitting beside him, and then moved his eyes back to Li Xuangang.
"Xuan Gang, are you bringing Yu Heng here this time?"
Li Xuangang did not tell Li Qingjing the specific details of the mission assigned by the Fifth Uncle, but simply mentioned that he and Li Yuheng were going to the central part of the mainland and might not return to Taiqiu Mountain for some time.
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After a few cups of tea, the sun is already half full.
After Li Xuangang and Li Qingjing finished talking about the matter, Li Qingjing said something to Li Yuheng again, his tone full of relief.
When Li Xuangang and Li Yuheng stood up to say goodbye and leave, Li Qingjing took out an extraordinary array plate from his storage bag and handed it to the latter.
"This mission is in the middle of the mainland. We might encounter some dangers. Sometimes your Uncle Ninth is not around. Yu Heng, please be careful."
"Although my uncle knows that you are not a reckless person and will not put yourself in danger, it is good to have some measures just in case."
Li Yuheng respectfully took the formation plate from Li Qingjing's hand, then bowed and thanked him.
"Yu Heng thanked my fourth uncle."
Soon afterwards, under the watch of Li Qingjing, Li Xuangang and Li Yuheng jumped onto the Mo Qing flying boat, left the family's Lingshan stronghold, and continued to fly towards Hengduanfang City.
Under the setting sun, it was just a small mountain with a low-level spiritual vein. After so many years of hard work by the Li family, it has become an important stronghold outside Taiqiu Mountain.
Li Xuangang looked down from the Mo Qing flying boat and happened to see the casual cultivators and a few members of his own family who were constantly coming in and out of the Lingshan stronghold.
A few miles east of the Lingshan stronghold, there is even an area where many monks in the Qi refining stage gather, and it has become a distribution center for monks to exchange practice resources.
Withdrawing his last bit of nostalgia, Mo Qing Feizhou disappeared into the sight of Li Qingjing at the top of Lingshan Stronghold.
More than twenty days later, Li Xuangang and Li Yuheng arrived at the largest city in the Corpse Sect: Hengduanfang City.