Chapter 132: Upright Gentleman Li Si
Chapter 132: Upright Gentleman Li Si
The scream came from Mi Zhou’er, but there was no surprise attack.
Inside the Jiuxuan Sect, whether it was Luo Ping, or Qu Qi, Mai Bing, even the shy woman Xiao Huicai, they all seemed very used to it.
Li Si walked out of the tent and saw Luo Ping approaching him with a bitter smile. “Junior Brother Li, I’m really sorry. Senior Sister Mi’s condition has been happening a lot these days. Whenever Master wakes from meditation, she immediately lets out a sharp scream. But when we ask her about it, she denies it.”
“Didn’t Elder Jiuxuan notice anything?” Li Si asked curiously.
“Master didn’t say anything, but she is awake and asked to see you specifically,” Luo Ping shook her head.
Li Si put away his Wish-Fulfilling Pearl and entered the tent in the very center. Inside, a Soul Lamp was lit, giving off a dim yellow light. Jiuxuanzi sat there calmly, still wearing the black veil.
After entering, Li Si did not bow. He just glanced at the area in front of Jiuxuanzi. Earlier, when his Wish-Fulfilling Pearl rose into the air, the only unusual thing he saw was the blood coffin that was normally invisible. As expected, only three chains remained in the blood coffin that could bind Jiuxuanzi.
In other words, Jiuxuanzi just needed to bear the price of killing three hundred thousand living beings to be free from the Blood Coffin Curse.
It was very tempting.
“You came five days earlier than I expected. You must have had a hard journey. Sit down,” Jiuxuanzi spoke calmly.
Li Si did not sit. He just cupped his hands and said, “I follow my Master’s orders to guide Elder Jiuxuan. If there is no other matter, please come with me and let’s set off.”
Jiuxuanzi did not speak, but Li Si could sense her gaze examining him, like an Annihilating Sword thrust towards him.
After a long while, she suddenly laughed. “My junior sister says one word, and you come rushing through fire and water. It seems your Mortal Tribulation is getting deeper. Why haven’t you practiced the [Spirit Sword Heart Sutra] I gave you?”
“Time was short, I haven’t had a chance to look at it yet. But I am quite interested in the techniques compendium of the Jiuxuan Spirit Sword Sect. If Elder is truly generous, why not let me take a look?”
“Oh?” Jiuxuanzi seemed a bit curious. “A thousand years ago, when the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy still existed, even the most outstanding geniuses wouldn’t dare claim to cultivate two techniques at once. What, do you want to betray the Floating Cloud Sect and join my Jiuxuan Spirit Sword Sect? It’s not something we can’t consider.”
“I just want to observe it,” Li Si answered squarely.
Jiuxuanzi seemed to be thinking. “Answer one question for me, and I will let you borrow the techniques and secret manuals of the Jiuxuan Spirit Sword Sect, including all its Dao Techniques and Divine Abilities. I will also have Luo Ping explain them to you.”
“Please ask, Elder.”
“You are indeed the Kaoshan Patriarch. But where did you get so much Fate that you could send blessings until your hands were sore, and casually bestow Divine Grace Baptism?”
“This question, your Master didn’t want to ask you, and she protected and trusted you in every way. But I am extremely curious. After all, I once opened a Pure Land myself. I know how difficult it is to maintain the gains of a Pure Land. For a small town of five thousand people, at most you could gain 50 portions of White Fortune in a whole year. But you have only been the Kaoshan Patriarch for at most five months. Where did you get that Fate?”
Jiuxuanzi’s voice was very cold, and it actually caused small sword rays to float in the tent, piercing straight into the mind.
However, Li Si remained as he was, and even smiled. “This question is simple. If Elder wants to hear it, why not show your true face?”
“Bold enough!” Jiuxuanzi gave a light laugh. “If you want to stall for time or disrupt my thoughts, that’s absolutely impossible.”
“But this secret, merely borrowing the techniques and secret manuals of the Jiuxuan Spirit Sword Sect is not enough!” Li Si sneered.
“Not even if I add the Chongming Flying Sword I gave you?”
Hearing this, Li Si’s expression became dazed for a moment. He couldn’t connect the woman before him, who radiated endless killing intent and seemed to be joking but was actually the Annihilating Nun, with the ethereal sword-dancing girl from the Dusty Flying Sword.
But this still warmed his heart a little.
“Thank you, Elder, for bestowing the spiritual treasure. This sword is priceless to me, so naturally it is enough. If Elder wants to hear this secret, Li Si is naturally willing to tell you everything.”
Li Si cupped his hands again. “Actually, it’s very simple. I am a peerless genius. All the geniuses of the past combined were no match for me.”
“Are you brushing off a World Guardian True Immortal?” Jiuxuanzi laughed, very coldly.
“Not at all.” As Li Si spoke, he cast a Dispersing Curse, a Spirit Stabilization Curse, a Golden Radiance Chant, and a Heart-Interrogation Mantra at Jiuxuanzi, all high-level versions.
Normally, one would need to be a Spirit Cultivator at the Golden Core Realm to master them.
“This is Spirit Cultivator technique. One day I saved a person by the river, and he gave it to me. Oh, his name was Zhang San, the sect leader of the Lanshan Sect. Later, with his help, I took over Kao Mountain Town and smoothly became the Kaoshan Patriarch.”
“Spirit Cultivator techniques are very effective against Aberrant Corruption. During those days, whenever I had time, I went out to hunt Little Mushrooms. Then I used the Dispersing Curse and Spirit Stabilization Curse to resolve the Aberrant Corruption. The Little Mushrooms I hunted successfully delayed my Master’s Seven Emotions Tribulation. The Mushroom Remnant Husks obtained could be made into the Hundred Herb Soul-Restoring Decoction.”
“I gave some of the Mushroom Remnant Husks to my senior sister Jiang Ying. More of the Mushroom Remnant Husks I sent to Kao Mountain Town. I personally led Zhang San, Wang Wu, and everyone to hunt mushrooms, hunt Anomalous Weeds, and Alien Trees. I made everyone in Kao Mountain Town drink the Hundred Herb Soul-Restoring Decoction.”
“I made sure they had enough to eat. I abolished various unfair punishments. I set rules for them. I led them in repairing houses and widening streets. I led them in hunting Mist Demons.”
“I moved the Floating Cloud Sect to Kao Mountain Town and built Formation Arrays for them. I cared for every child. I taught them to read and write, and taught them simple Dao Techniques. I sent children with potential to the Floating Cloud Sect. I helped women in difficult labor give birth, treated sick old men. I led them in clearing land. I made many Spirit Gathering Talismans and placed them in the fields, making the Anomalous Weeds and Alien Trees more docile, with higher yields and lower pollution.”
“I also led them in defeating two attacks by the Evil God Cult. I told them the future would be beautiful, that justice would ultimately triumph over evil. I treated them as family, and they treated me as a relative.”
“That is the answer.”
Li Si spoke very calmly, his gaze completely honest. Although what he said were facts, these facts were either done by Xu Shen, or by Ji Chang, or by Jiang Ying.
But what did it matter? The Four Heroes of Floating Cloud shared the same spirit; everyone was on the same side, and everyone’s contributions were the same.
Most importantly, Li Si believed his own Fairy Leader wouldn’t gossip and tell Jiuxuanzi all these details.
Damn it, this Annihilating old woman, don’t you ever think of setting foot in Kaoshan City.
There was a flickering spiritual light in Jiuxuanzi’s hand, clearly she was simultaneously calculating whether Li Si was lying or lying.
But obviously, she couldn’t figure it out.
So she fell silent. She had no choice but to believe. Even if she was a peerless True Immortal, she had always been high above. How could someone like her know the hardships of the mortal world?
Oh, Jiuxuanzi was a great genius.
She had been a proud daughter of heaven since childhood. So what if she opened a Pure Land? So what if she led the Jiuxuan Spirit Sword Sect?
Even if she had a Spirit Sword City a hundred years ago, it was useless.
She only knew how to fight. No matter how clever she was, she never did, no, she never even noticed these trivial matters.
In short, there was a difference between immortals and mortals.
“You… you really helped a woman in difficult labor give birth?”
Jiuxuanzi’s voice seemed to change. She was desperately suppressing it, trying to stay calm, as if Li Si was some kind of demon.
But, of all the things Li Si said, this was the one thing he didn’t lie about.
On the third day after he took over Kao Mountain Town, there really was a woman in difficult labor. Li Si didn’t personally become a surgeon, but he used a Divine Decree to tell Wang Wu how to make delivery forceps and had the midwife operate.
In any case, both mother and child were safe, and he had a clear conscience.
Later, he even used Divine Decrees to give all the midwives various regulations. In short, he told them everything he knew.
Li Si didn’t care about Jiuxuanzi’s strange look. Hah!
You native, what do you know?
Li Si didn’t answer; it wasn’t a particularly strange topic.
But clearly, Jiuxuanzi was really stunned. Well, mainly because she really couldn’t deduce Li Si’s words, and this crazy woman was really direct.
“Why can’t I deduce whether what you said is true or false?”
“Because I have the Seven Emotions Immortal Restriction on me.”
Li Si’s words were seamless.
Jiuxuanzi was stunned for a few seconds, then let out a long sigh, surrendering and admitting defeat.
“My junior sister treats you—really well. Go ahead, you can look at all the techniques and secret manuals of the Jiuxuan Spirit Sword Sect as you wish.”
After saying this, Jiuxuanzi directly went online.
Li Si was silent for a second, then decisively stepped forward and picked up Jiuxuanzi. Damn it! I won’t give you a chance to clear your name!
Holding Jiuxuanzi, he came out of the tent. Outside, Mi Zhou’er, Luo Ping, Qu Qi, Mai Bing, Xiao Huicai, and the other disciples of the Jiuxuan Sect were all dumbfounded.
“Don’t just stand there! Pack up immediately, we need to leave now!”
“This—this—”
“This what? Don’t you know how serious the situation is in the Illusory Realm? The reason my Elder didn’t let you leave before was because she pitied you. Now that I’m here, why are you still dawdling? Let’s go!”
Li Si shouted, carrying Jiuxuanzi’s body that hadn’t yet turned to clay straight towards the direction of Greyrock City. At the same time, to the northeast, the Mountain Guardian Deity triggered a warning sword talisman. This time, it was the turn of the Jiuxuan Sect members to hurriedly pack their things.
Li Si didn’t bother with them. Anyway, the front line in the Illusory Realm was tough right now. Jiuxuanzi could only return for a short while each day. And in one day, hmph, Old Ancestor Mingyue welcomes you!
Hmm, too heavy. Even though the effect of the Blood Coffin Curse was reduced, as a True Immortal who suppressed Fate, Jiuxuanzi’s body weighed nearly a hundred thousand pounds. Li Si had to use force to carry her and also employ the Artifact-Control Incantation!
As for other thoughts.
Pah, absolutely none. I am a righteous gentleman. I do not take advantage in the dark. I am open and aboveboard. I am a model of morality!