The night at sea is cool, especially under the shining of these cold stars, and there is a chill everywhere on Lingyun Island.
This kind of chill is actually very similar to that of Taiqiu Mountain on a summer night, except that in the evening breeze blowing in the face, there is no salty smell unique to the sea.
Li Yujie's hair and clothes were fluttering gently in the salty wind. His pale complexion and thin body made people worry that he would collapse in the next moment.
Like his flying hair and clothes, he is swaying in the wind...
So the next moment, an equally slender hand supported him.
Li Qingshui glanced at the two people in front of him casually. Of course, he also noticed Shu Xin's subconsciously stretched out arm, but he didn't care about it.
Li Yujie is not as weak as he looks. The appearance of this skin is just an external manifestation of his advancement in corpse transformation.
Li Qingshui had carefully studied this technique, so he naturally knew that Li Yujie did not need anyone's support.
Of course, Li Yujie himself knew this.
But Shu Xin didn't know that, so her supposed concern didn't get any response. After Li Qingshui motioned for the two of them to follow, Li Yujie moved his body slightly and swayed Shu Xin's arm.
opened.
Li Yujie followed Li Qingshui, and Shu Xin followed Li Yujie. When the latter was swaying, he took the initiative to lean over.
It seemed as if he was really afraid that he would fall over at any time.
Li Yujie turned his head and glanced at her, but he did not move away this time, but allowed her to be so close to his body.
This is a scene that rarely happened in the past.
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There is a deep smell of sandalwood in Li Qingshui's cave, which makes people feel inexplicably peaceful.
It was Shu Xin's first time to come to the elder's cave, so she was a little cautious. The sandalwood, which obviously had a concentration effect, did not have a great effect on her, so she unknowingly got closer to Li Yujie.
The footsteps of Li Qingshui and Li Yujie who were walking in front were relatively soft. When they finally stopped, Shu Xin didn't react. She was too close to Li Yujie and bumped into him in a daze.
The moment her body touched her, Shu Xin instantly became extremely clear-headed. She subconsciously let out a soft hum and quickly paid attention to whether Li Yujie had been "bumped" by her.
Li Yujie was naturally fine, and his body didn't even sway at all. Instead, he felt relieved that he was in some pain from being touched.
But at this moment, she didn't think about why she was hurt by Li Yujie's body at such a slow speed and such a short distance.
The next moment she found out that the latter was fine, she was ready to apologize, but then she thought that this was Elder Li Qingshui's cave, and it wouldn't be good for her to say it casually.
So she covered her slightly opened lips with her hands, and her already restrained appearance became even more cautious.
"What to do next?"
Shuxin thinks so!
She tried her best to stay calm in front of Li Yujie, but in fact she was like a little rabbit that was caught by the ear and was at a loss.
But fortunately, Shu Xin's anxiety did not last long. After Li Yujie was hit, he turned his head and glanced at her, and then the exit of Li Qingshui at the front drew the latter's attention.
Shu Xin, who was hiding behind Li Yujie, breathed a huge sigh of relief. Although she was still worried about something, the smell of the unknown sandalwood made her feel better now.
"I wonder what grade of sandalwood this is?"
"The ones used by Elder Qingshui must be very precious?"
"Did you bring it from Taiqiu Mountain?"
Shu Xin, who gradually calmed down, began to think unconsciously, and her thoughts drifted to the sky.
So she didn't notice the previous conversation between Li Qingshui and Li Yujie at all. She stood there and was only aware of what the two of them were talking about.
Suddenly, Li Qingshui took a step to the side, waved his hand, and two dark coffins appeared in the cave.
The two coffins were so heavy that they made two muffled sounds when the bottoms fell to the ground.
It was these two muffled sounds that brought Shu Xin back from her thoughts. She continued to move her eyes carefully, first looking at Li Qingshui and Li Yujie, and then shifting her gaze to the two coffins.
The conversation between the first two finally began to become clearer in my ears.
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"Ignoring the previous matters, Yu Jie, you must also know very well. Now that you have made a decision, although it is a bit different from my original intention, it is good for the children of my Li family to have their own ideas. This
I have no objection to it.”
"There are not many affairs on Lingyun Island. I can provide you with protection here. When you get to the back, most of the tasks you need to perform are far away. The elders in the family may not be able to arrive in time every time."
"Yu Jie, have you thought clearly about the differences and dangers here?"
Li Yujie noticed the two coffins beside him, but he only glanced at them briefly and then withdrew his gaze.
He looked at Li Qingshui and suddenly smiled with the corners of his mouth raised. The smile was warm and kind, just like a child with an innocent heart.
"Those heart-purifying spells my uncle gave me are very useful."
This sentence did not answer the question, but Li Qingshui already knew what Li Yujie meant.
He stared at the latter deeply for a while, and then a smile appeared on his face.
"Then I understand...that's fine...Yu Jie will be more careful in the future."
Li Yujie bowed in response and bowed his hands respectfully:
"Yu Jie thanks my uncle for taking care of me these years."
Shu Xin made no mistake this time. While Li Yujie saluted, she also bowed slightly and saluted Li Qingshui.
Li Qingshui let out a soft "hmm" to show his understanding. He motioned for the two of them to stand up, and then waved his hand to open the two coffins next to them, revealing the contents inside.
"I asked Xuanshan to exchange these from the family warehouse. One of them was originally intended to be given to you after Yu Jie broke through to the seventh level of Qi refining and officially reached the late stage of Qi refining. Since you want to leave now, let's give it to you now.
you, too."
"Corpse refining is easy to cause backlash. Although your uncle Jiu has left a lot of experience in corpse refining in the family, everyone's practice is different. Yu Jie, you should pay attention to yourself and don't rush into it.
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"In addition, I will help you strengthen the seal on this refined corpse. If you are not in a hurry, you can keep it first. It will not be too late to sacrifice it later when you feel that your cultivation level is suitable."
Li Yujie straightened up, looked at the refined corpse that Li Qingshui was pointing at with his right hand, probed it with his spiritual consciousness, and immediately felt a strong and powerful corpse cold.
This is an excellent refined corpse that has reached the second-level mid-level!
Li Yujie just glanced at it and found that in addition to the extraordinary grade of this refined corpse, he also found that it had some other potentials. However, his cultivation level was too shallow to distinguish this corpse with the naked eye or simple spiritual detection.
What kind of potential does corpse refining have?
"I heard that in addition to the green dragon-refined corpse, Uncle Jiu also has a third-level mid-grade iron-armored corpse... I wonder if this refined corpse also has the potential to become an iron-armored corpse."
Li Yujie thought like this, looking at his uncle Li Qingshui in front of him, with a hint of genuine gratitude in his eyes.
The family's resources have rules, and even Li Qingshui, as the elder of the Li family, cannot use them at will.
The quality of this refined corpse is so good that my uncle probably spent some time and money to redeem it from his family.
Even though he knew that his seventeenth uncle had no such pure purpose for helping him, Li Yujie was still very grateful.
But before he could answer, Li Qingshui moved his finger to another coffin.
"This corpse refining is only the second-level low-grade. Yu Jie, you have now broken through to the sixth level of Qi training, so it is just right for you."
Li Yujie looked along, and this time his eyes stayed on this refined corpse for a while. He noticed that the grade and quality of this refined corpse were indeed not as outstanding as the other one, but it was not too bad. Considering his current cultivation level,
For me, it is indeed the most practical.
So after expressing his gratitude to Li Qingshui again, he waved his hand and put the two coffins into his storage bag at the latter's signal.
I plan to wait a few days for my body to be in optimal condition before starting to refining one of them.
Later, Li Qingshui told Li Yujie some other things, most of which were warning words for future practice. They included both daily ordinary practice experience and areas that required special attention when practicing the corpse transformation technique.
Li Yujie listened to these words very carefully, and Shu Xin listened even more seriously.
Even the shock caused by the two second-level corpses was completely forgotten.
Before leaving, Li Qingshui gave another thing as a gift.
It is a pendant made of Bing Xin Jade, which has the effect of calming the mind.
But what Shu Xin didn't expect was that Elder Qingshui also prepared a piece for her.
So she took it at a loss, and when she felt the coolness of the Bing Xin Jade pendant, she finally came to her senses and saluted Li Qingshui for the third time.
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When Li Yujie and Shu Xin came out of Li Qingshui's cave, the stars in the night sky were at their most brilliant.
On the path down the hill from Lingyun Island, the two of them were still walking in tandem. Shu Xin was still worried that the former would fall over at any time, so she kept supporting the other with her hands.
After walking for a while, Li Yujie suddenly spoke.
"What do you think of the two corpses my uncle gave me just now?"
The pace did not stop, Shu Xin didn't know what Li Yujie meant.
So she thought about it carefully and truthfully expressed her opinion.
"The refined corpse that was sealed by Elder Qingshui looks thin and small, with a shriveled body, and is far less strong than the other one. But when I look at it, I always feel a pressure... I just heard
I took note of some of what you said...this...this corpse training must be excellent."
After saying that, Shu Xin seemed to realize that the two corpses came from Taiqiu Mountain, so she immediately added:
"That tall and big corpse is also very good. It looks very powerful. Hmm... um..."
Shu Xin was only sixteen or seventeen years old. Except for some experiences when she was alone in Fangshi when she was young, she spent most of her time on Lingyun Island, and most of that time was with Li Yujie, who was relatively silent.
, so Shu Xin is not good at words either.
At this point, she didn't know how to continue.
But Li Yujie didn't seem to care about this, nor did he notice Shu Xin's slight embarrassment just now.
As he walked, he looked up at the vast sea of stars in the night sky, and said slowly:
"That second-level mid-grade corpse was one of the ones the family obtained in a large-scale mission a long time ago. It has been placed in the family's warehouse since it was processed by Uncle Ninth."
"I paid attention to it before I left Taiqiu Mountain... It is of high value, and it can be regarded as a medium-to-high-grade cultivation resource for the family..."
"Comfortable..."
Li Yujie suddenly called his name, and Shu Xin was startled. While supporting him, she nodded gently in response.
"Uh-huh."
Li Yujie: "I just paid attention to this kind of refined corpse before, and now this refined corpse is in my hands."
"Generally speaking, a family with such resources would not be handed over to a clan member who has just broken through to the sixth level of Qi training."
At this point, Li Yujie stopped talking. He suddenly stopped and turned his head to look back, as if he could see Li Qingshui standing on the top of the mountain staring down through the night.
There were still some things he didn't say to Shu Xin, he just thought about them silently in his heart.
"Uncle Seventeen has put so much thought into it, what exactly does he want me to do?"
"Is this what the family means?"
After looking at it for a moment, he finally returned his gaze and continued walking down the mountain, Shu Xin following behind.
The crisp sound of two Bingxin jade pendants rang out on the quiet Lingyun Island trail at night.
"Ding...ding...ding..."
"Comfortable..."
"uh-huh..."
"We're going somewhere tomorrow."
"Going on a mission?"
"Go back to Mount Taiqiu."
"ah..."
A soft cry of comfort came from her mouth.
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The second day, Lingyun Island.
As usual, the Li family's Hessen flying boat shipped a lot of low-priced spiritual plant resources and prepared to go to the Ten Thousand Stars Islands.
But this time there were two more figures in the cabin. Li Yujie and Shu Xin were sitting cross-legged and meditating quietly.
More than twenty days later, Shu Xin, who had left Chaoyang Continent for many years, arrived again at Donghaifang City on Limeng Island, and immediately boarded the Li family's treasure ship at the port.
On this treasure ship, she saw more members of the Li family wearing the same black mysterious clothes, and also met another family elder of the Li family.
This is a monk with a round body and a friendly smile.
She heard Li Yujie calling him Uncle Fifteen.
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The treasure ship set off from Donghaifang City, passed Binhaifang City on the way, then went up the Tianhe River, and finally docked at Tianhefang City.
Three more days later, behind Li Yujie, Shu Xin finally saw the towering mountain towering into the clouds!
A big mountain that she and many of her companions on Lingyun Island had a lot of speculation about.
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At the top of Taiqiu Mountain, Li Changji stood on the edge of the sea of clouds, overlooking the entire family.
As Li Yujie and Shu Xin returned to the mountain, a jade tube with detailed information about them was also delivered to him.
The content in the jade tube was written by Li Qingshui, and recorded the tasks performed by Li Yujie and Shu Xin in the past few years.
Li Changji glanced briefly, then threw the jade tube in his hand back to Li Yuxian, who was two steps behind him.
"Yuxian..."
Li Yuxian took a step forward.
Li Changji continued:
"Yu Jie is back. Please check the female nun named Shu Xin next to him."
Li Yuxian bowed his hands and replied:
"Don't worry, uncle, I will take care of it."
After saying that, he retreated from the top of the mountain.
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Li Yujie's return did not arouse any reaction from the entire huge Li family.
It was just an ordinary member of the Yu clan returning to the mountain. Most of the Li clan did not notice this.
But on the second day after Li Yujie returned to Taiqiu Mountain, and had just settled down comfortably in his cave at Linghu Peak, he received a piece of news.
Third brother Li Yuxian asked him to go to the family affairs pavilion.