Accompanied by the spring scenery, Li Xuanshan followed the trail all the way down the mountain, passed through the flowery medicinal garden and spiritual field, and greeted every tribesman in front of him. He was in a good mood and finally arrived at the foot of Puppet Peak.
Before finally ascending the mountain whose spiritual veins had just reached the first level of high-grade, he looked towards another tall mountain not far away.
Then his steps hesitated a little, but that was just a little hesitation.
This matter is more important right now. As for that black guy Yuqin, let him wait a little longer!
After making the decision, I felt comfortable again the next moment. After taking a step forward, I stepped on my feet and flew up, turning into a stream of light and heading straight to the top of Puppet Peak.
At this time, at the foot of Qi Peak, Li Yuqin was looking up with his head raised, but he still didn't know that he had been temporarily abandoned by his fifteenth uncle.
He just felt that his neck was a little sore from lying up all the time, so he turned to look at Taiqiu Mountain surrounded by clouds and mist, wondering if Uncle Fifteen had anything important to deal with.
However, isn’t this too long?
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The stream of light transformed by Li Xuanshan did not fly directly to the peak as he thought, but landed halfway up the mountain.
It wasn't that there was some no-flying magic circle on Puppet Peak, but that he discovered something strange.
This is a flat land on the mountainside of Puppet Peak. It is quite large and has many gray and black wooden buildings around it.
In front of these gray-black wooden buildings is the corpse of a third-level mid-level monster. It is huge, its whole body is covered in earthy-yellow scales, and its head and tail combined are nearly ten feet in length.
However, the huge body is in tatters, and there are huge wounds left by knife-shaped magic weapons everywhere. There are also blood holes on the chest and back and feet. Through these two blood holes, you can see this monster beast.
The flesh and blood structure inside the body.
What Li Xuanshan noticed from mid-air was the body of this monster beast.
Around the corpse of the monster, seven or eight members of the Li clan were busy. From time to time, they used specific cone-shaped instruments to tap on the monster's exposed bones.
Perhaps because the Li clan members were too involved, they didn't notice Li Xuanshan when he fell from the sky.
So Li Xuanshan walked forward by himself, stuck his head out, and looked at where they were busy.
He stood behind these tribesmen, looked at them for a while, and finally recognized that the mutilated body belonged to a monster called a ground beetle.
"Hey, be careful. I got this big guy after half a month of hard work from my third brother. If I hadn't gotten the news from the caravan earlier and went to the Shanggong Hall in advance to guard it, otherwise this
You guys will be sent to Qiqiao Kongming Pagoda again to eat ashes."
"I don't know what the use of keeping it is. If one day the clan asks me to take charge of the family's Shanggong Hall, I will have to take out all the things in the Qiqiao Kongming Pagoda and divide them up. Only by giving up can you gain."
The person who said this was Li Yuling, who ranked twenty-fourth in the Yu family and was one of the tribesmen on Puppet Peak who assisted Li Xuanting in refining the puppets.
He is the leader among those who are busy working on this ground beetle at the moment.
So while he reminded everyone to be careful, he kept thinking to himself.
"These are the simplest puppets. Don't burn them wrong. We have to finish dealing with this ground beetle before Uncle Xuanting comes over."
"The body of this third-level low-grade ground beetle is so completely preserved. Maybe Uncle Xuanting can really refine a third-level puppet. A third-level puppet, that is a rare thing... ..”
"You said..."
As Li Yuling said this, he jumped off the ground beetle's back. Just when he was about to say something more, he turned around and saw a man lazily looking around with his hands behind his back. He subconsciously wanted to kick him.
But as soon as his right foot left the ground, he was immediately stunned.
A series of questions flashed through my mind.
"I've never seen this person before..."
"But the figure from behind seems very familiar, um..."
"Seems to be......"
Feeling the movement behind him, Li Xuanshan turned his head and happened to see Li Yuling raise her right foot.
He frowned, a little confused on his face.
"Are you trying to kick yourself?"
After turning around, Li Yuling could see this person's face clearly, and the familiarity in his heart was confirmed.
I was shocked at the moment!
However, he reacted quickly enough. When he realized that he had almost kicked his uncle of the Xuan generation and was also an elder of the family, his thoughts were flowing rapidly.
The next moment, he immediately lowered his raised foot, knelt on one knee, leaned forward, and hugged Li Xuanshan's thigh.
Shout loudly:
"Uncle Fifteen, you are finally here. Yu Ling has been waiting for you for more than half a year."
"This ground beetle that is going to be refined into a third-order puppet is what I and Uncle Xuanting have prepared for you."
"This is great. Now that you are here, we will have more confidence in how to refine this third-level puppet!"
"ah......"
Li Xuanshan: "..."
He looked down at Li Yuling, who was hugging his thigh, with a complicated expression on his face.
"How come this guy is so shameless and so familiar?"
In a daze, he suddenly brought himself into the sight of his second brother Li Xuantian and ninth brother Li Xuangang, and then he understood why he had such a familiar feeling at this moment.
At this time, the other Li clan members around were shocked by Li Yuling's series of actions and words, and it took them a while to react.
So they all packed up the utensils in their hands, bowed to Li Xuanshan, raised their hands and saluted in unison:
"Jade* has met Uncle Fifteen!"
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After Li Xuanting became a second-level high-grade puppet master, the Li family's investment in Puppet Peak finally paid off.
The corpses of various monsters and spiritual wood materials transported by the Shanggong Hall can be transformed into first- or second-level puppets every once in a while.
Most of these are reserved for the family, mainly to be given to the major caravans for guarding, and to be transported to the locations where the few mineral veins of the family are located, to be used as labor for mining.
A small part of them was transported to major cities for trading. The Li family even opened a shop in Hengduanfang City and Donghaifang City, specifically for selling low-level puppets.
Originally, puppetry had been extinct in the eastern part of the continent for many years, but since a two-way teleportation circle was constructed with Shuangjiao City in the central part of the continent, puppetry has reappeared in the sights of the cultivation world in the eastern part of the continent.
Many cultivating forces with puppet skills have poured in from the central region, and shops selling puppets are not uncommon in major cities.
Under this situation, the two puppet shops of the Li family are inconspicuous. They mainly deal with casual cultivators or small cultivating forces who are also in the Qi refining period.
As the elder on duty on the family treasure ship, Li Xuanshan naturally knows the above, but...
"Yuling?"
Li Yuling raised her head, her face already covered with tears from excitement.
"Uncle Fifteen, Yu Ling is here."
Forcing himself not to recall his previous appearance in front of Ninth Brother, Li Xuanshan asked:
"Where did Xuanting go?"
"Uncle Fifteen, there is something wrong with the guard puppets on Dan Peak. Uncle Xuanting went to deal with it two hours ago. Counting the time, he should be back soon."
Li Yuling's eyes were filled with tears, and her hands holding Li Xuanshan's thighs showed no intention of letting go.
"Will Xuanting come directly here?"
"Yes, it was Uncle Xuanting who led us to deal with this beetle, mainly to burn the puppet talismans needed before refining the puppet. Then he left after receiving the news from Dan Feng. Before leaving Before that, let us continue to carve the remaining puppets."
"Oh? Yuling, are you also a puppet master?"
"I just started a month ago, and I was lucky enough to refine a first-class low-grade puppet!"
Hearing these words, Li Xuanshan looked down at Li Yuling again. He didn't expect that this guy was really a puppet master.
Then he moved his legs and signaled Li Yuling to release him. When the latter straightened up and stood still in front of him, he continued to ask:
"Do you think Xuanting can refine this earth beetle into a third-level puppet?"
There was a hint of uneasiness on Li Yuling's face, and then he subconsciously looked at his peers standing in rows across from him, but these people behind him invariably turned their gazes sideways and did not meet his gaze. It was obvious that they had no intention of rescuing Li Yuling.
Although he secretly thought that these guys would not save him until death, the unnatural look on Li Yuling's face immediately disappeared, and was replaced by a "flattery" smile, and he answered:
"When this third-level mid-grade earth beetle was just transported to Puppet Peak, Uncle Xuanting said it was a pity. The body of this earth beetle was completely preserved and could be refined into a third-level puppet. But... ....”
"It's just that Xuanting has not entered the foundation-building realm and cannot become a third-level puppet master, so I'm afraid this puppet can't reach the third level yet, right?"
When Li Yuling was thinking about how to explain the big words he had unintentionally said before, Li Xuanshan helped him give the answer.
As soon as these words came out, everyone present felt their hearts sinking, not knowing how to answer.
After a moment of silence, Li Yuling finally answered:
"Uncle Fifteen, Uncle Xuanting and we definitely have no such intention, no..."
Li Xuanshan raised his hand to stop him from continuing to speak, but patted Li Yuling's right shoulder and said:
"Okay, I know."
"You continue to burn the puppets, I will wait here for Xuanting to come back."
Everyone did not dare to speak anymore, so they followed the instructions and started working on the corpse of the ground beetle again. However, this time there was no casual thoughts from Li Yuling, and everyone was not as casual as before when burning the puppets.
But soon, they discovered that what they were worried about did not happen, and Li Xuanshan, the family elder, was not angered.
He even continued to come up and watch with a smile. If he didn't understand something, he even took the initiative to ask.
seem......
It seems that he is really interested in this earth beetle corpse that is qualified to become a third-level puppet.
Therefore, everyone gradually relaxed and talked and laughed with Li Xuanshan.
Another half hour passed quickly, and just as the burning of the puppet talisman on the ground beetle was completed, Li Xuanting's figure happened to appear.
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Somewhere on the mountainside of Puppet Peak, Li Xuanshan and Li Xuanting stand opposite each other.
In fact, the two of them have not seen each other for a long time. Li Xuanshan has not changed much, while Li Xuanting has become a bit more weathered.
However, he still looks like he has thick eyebrows, big eyes, tall and upright, and even the black and white in his eyes are as clear as they were many years ago.
"My fourth uncle and I got a foundation-building pill in Hengduanfang City. My fifth uncle and eighth uncle wanted to give it to you."
Li Xuanting glanced sideways, not as surprised as he imagined.
There was a wind blowing from the mountains. After waiting for a long time, he finally spoke:
"Brother Fifteen, I don't have enough family contribution to redeem it."
His tone was calm, and there was no trace of disappointment at all, as if this was not a major event in his journey of cultivating Taoism, but just an ordinary incident.
Li Xuanshan looked at him and said nothing. He just took out a jade box from his storage bag and threw it out.
"Actually, Yuxian is more suitable than me!"
Li Xuanshan put his hands behind his back and looked at the top of Taiqiu Mountain not far away from here.
"Xuanting!"
Li Xuanting took the jade box. Of course he knew what was inside.
"Well, Brother Fifteen."
"This is not something you can decide now. At least you won't have the right to speak until you become the family elder."
"But....."
Li Xuanshan's eyes sharpened, he glanced at Li Xuanting, then turned around abruptly and left directly from here.
Li Xuanting was stunned on the spot, and heard a message in his ears:
"You told Brother Jiu that you wanted to try it, and he gave you this opportunity."
"Now that Ninth Brother has reached the pinnacle of foundation building, both he and the family need a family elder with the status of a third-level puppet master on Puppet Peak."
"I will make up for your family's contribution, and you don't have to pay me back after you get out of seclusion. The family's treasure ship needs at least fifteen high-level puppets of level three or above."
"I will send Yuxian to Puppet Peak for the required materials!"
Li Xuanting held the jade box containing the Foundation Establishment Pill in his hand. In his eyes, the figure of his fifteenth brother Li Xuanshan had turned into a streak of light and disappeared.
He looked at it for a while, then turned his head to look at the top of Taiqiu Mountain.
He sighed, and then walked down the mountain of Puppet Peak.
An hour later, Li Xuanting fell into seclusion in a cave in the middle of Taiqiu Mountain and officially tried to break through to the next great realm.
The family needed someone to carry Puppet Peak, and Li Xuanting wanted to give up. He knew that his cultivation talent was mediocre, and he feared that he would waste family resources and delay other talented descendants.
However, the words of his fifteenth brother Li Xuanshan woke him up.
This time it was the same as what he said to his ninth brother Li Xuangang on the treasure ship many years ago.
But that time he wanted to try it himself, and this time his family wanted him to try it.
In the retreat cave, Li Xuanting sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and murmured:
"I should try it!"
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After leaving Puppet Peak, Li Xuanshan did not forget Li Yuqin this time. He took him to a refining pavilion at the top of Qi Peak, and then met his sixth uncle Li Qingshu inside.
After some hard talk, Li Qingshu agreed to let Li Yuqin stay in Qifeng Mountain for a while longer.
For this reason, Li Xuanshan promised to find a sea ice stone of at least the third level for his sixth uncle Li Qingshu the next time he went to Limeng Island.
He handed Li Yuqin over to his sixth uncle, and before leaving, he asked the latter for another personal matter.
Li Xuanshan wanted a higher-level beheading sword, which was not difficult to solve, so Li Qingshu readily agreed.
After leaving Qi Peak, when Li Xuanshan was about to leave Taiqiu Mountain and return to the treasure ship still moored at the port of Tianhefang City, a fresh and beautiful white figure was waiting for him at the foot of Linghu Peak.
"Xuanshan."
Han Yuru called him, so Li Xuanshan quickly walked over and saluted:
"Han Keqing."
Although the hidden dangers caused by the failure of the last retreat have long been eliminated, Han Yuru still looks a little thin and weak today.
On her slightly red face, a few strands of disobedient hair were swaying in the mountain wind, so she said goodbye to them with her hands.
"Is something wrong?"
Li Xuanshan asked in a low voice.
On the opposite side, Han Keqing seemed a little hesitant and didn't know what he wanted to say.
So Li Xuanshan waited patiently for a while.
Finally, under the spring light and breeze, Han Yuru said:
"I wonder if Xuanshan can give me a ride next time the treasure ship goes to Hengduanfang City?"