The ancestor is incompetent!

Chapter 40: Cut off at the end
Li Yuan has always adhered to the principle of avoiding the world and avoiding disasters. In fact, looking back over the past few decades, he has encountered quite a few dangers.

Hiding could not prevent the disaster from coming.

Now, the time has finally come to make a decision.

If I continue to remain chaste, I will be disturbed by my inner demons, and I don't know what kind of hardships I will have to endure in the future.

If you take the risk and try, you may end up with nothing left.

Li Yuan laughed somewhat sadly. Was it his fortuitous encounter in discovering Wang Song or was it fate that brought Wang Song to him?
Having lived for over sixty years, he is no longer the young man he was when he first arrived. He has gradually become calm in the face of everything, but one thing has not changed.

He is afraid of death.

If he didn't go, he would just live a miserable life for the rest of his life, and he would never be able to improve his cultivation. Unless there was some other God-given opportunity that could help him cleanse his inner demons.

But the inner demon gave rise to another idea in his mind: if he went, he would most likely die.

But if he doesn't go, he will not die. He still has more than 140 years to live. Now he is young and strong, and an elder. He can enjoy a hundred years of rich and prosperous life.

Maybe, after enjoying a hundred years of wealth and happiness, he is no longer afraid of death?
More and more distracting thoughts flooded into Li Yuan's mind, including gold and silver jewelry, fine wine and delicious food, numerous wives and concubines, power and wealth, fame, and all the seven emotions and six desires.

The inner demon is not as simple as he imagined. It cannot be eliminated by so-called reason and intelligence. It is not that Li Yuan can just rush to Wan Zhan Valley on impulse and it will disappear.

Invisible and colorless, bodyless and soundless, with unparalleled magical powers and unpredictable abilities. When the inner demon appears, I am no longer myself.

Li Yuan forced himself to suppress his thoughts and didn't dare to think about anything anymore. He felt that he couldn't go on like this.

So, a few days later, the disciples who came to borrow scriptures in the Sutra Library discovered that the young elder who had been guarding the Sutra Library had disappeared and was replaced by a new elder.

Li Yuan explained his situation to Elder Gu. He was possessed by an inner demon and could no longer do household chores in the near future. He needed to retreat and recuperate for a period of time.

Elder Gu's face changed drastically when he heard this. The inner demon calamity is no joke. According to the records of Qi Ling Sect, there are no less than a hundred elders who died from inner demons.

Naturally, he would not disagree with Li Yuan's request, and even advised him to go to Qingfeng Pavilion to buy some talismans to calm the mind and calm the spirit, so that he could use them as an emergency measure if he couldn't control himself.

Li Yuan thanked him with a sad face and turned back to his own yard.

As usual, he lay on the bench as usual. It was summer at that time, and the cassia leaves provided some shade, but it could not dispel the heat in Li Yuan's heart.

He drank two pots of tea in a row, and his mind began to wander again.

In desperation, he could only find a cold pond in the mountains, take off his clothes, and soak in the cold water. The bone-chilling cold spread to his limbs and bones, making Li Yuan's brain clearer.

His spiritual sense began to search through the books in the storage bag, looking for some useful ancient methods.

After a fruitless search, Li Yuan tried to come to the Wanmu Realm to see if there was anything wonderful there.

Unfortunately, the inner demon is hidden in the soul and resides in the spirit platform. If one does not overcome the inner demon calamity, he will die.

Li Yuan took a look at the progress of heavy water refining in the Qingyou Gourd in the Wanmu Realm. It was already more than three feet wide and more than thirty feet long, like a stream. If it were activated, it would be quite powerful.

He had a rare chance of free time to wander around in the World of Ten Thousand Trees, and saw Chen Ming still sleeping on a tree. Not only did his body not grow bigger, but it seemed to have become thinner.

But when he checked the patient's breathing, he found it to be relatively stable, which made him feel relieved.

Some monsters and strange beasts are not stronger as they grow bigger. Perhaps Shen Ming's strength has little to do with his size.

Li Yuan turned around and prepared to leave the Wanmu Realm.

But as he walked out of the round arch, he caught a glimpse of a pile of books and papers out of the corner of his eye.

These are all ancient books that he deliberately left behind so that they cannot be seen by others. They are books specifically about antiquity, space, magic weapons, and the growth of spiritual trees. When these things are combined together, it is inevitable that they will be seen by others and leave clues.

But Li Yuan also saw a somewhat old piece of paper stuck in the narrow gap of the bookcase.

He walked over and took it out, preparing to put it on the front in case he didn't know which page was missing from the book.

I just looked down and found six big words written on it.

"Personally from Senior Brother Li Yuan"

"Is this... a letter?"

He wondered to himself, "Why would I put a letter in the Ten Thousand Woods Realm? I don't have any shameful letters..."

Halfway through his words, a picture suddenly flashed through Li Yuan's mind. Late that night, a figure sneaked into his yard and left a strange letter.

It was said that it would take a year before it could be reopened, but Li Yuan was so busy practicing that he forgot about this little thing, so it was put aside for several more years.

Li Yuan opened the slightly old envelope. There were many black words printed on the whitish rice paper. He slowly unfolded the letter and began to read.

"Brother Li Yuan, when you open this letter, I will be far away.

I am sending this letter not to seek credit or to show off my virtue, but because I am worried about my old mother at home. Although we are separated by the immortal world and the mortal world, how can I give up our blood connection?
Four months ago, I deliberately provoked my senior brother at Fengxian Square, causing him to lose face. This was not my intention.

There are many spies in the mountain gate. If I hadn't left such a bad impression on my senior brother in everyone's mind, I'm afraid that when the true cultivator from the upper sect arrives, he will take my senior brother away with him.

From the moment he made his move that day, I knew that brother was hiding his strength and knew how to bide his time. I think brother is a smart man. Perhaps one day the responsibility of the mountain sect will fall on him.

The Supreme Sect is like the sun, shining over the southern extinction, and has been everlasting for a thousand years, commanding hundreds of sects. This cannot be changed by the power of one person or one sect. I will go there either alive or dead, and there will be no return date.

I just hope that you will always remember this and never disobey orders!
To the west of Yunzhou City, in Changliu Lane facing north, there is Gengzi House. I hope my senior brother can show some filial piety to my old mother on my behalf.

Junior Brother Li Yunming pays respects to you! "

"Do not disobey the order of your superiors!" Li Yuan's heart was shocked. He took out the bronze heart-protection mirror from his arms, turned it over and saw that it was smooth and flat without a single word on it.

"How is this possible? I clearly remember that when the ancestor gave me the magic mirror, there were four words engraved on the back: Do not disobey your orders!"

He was filled with doubt and confusion, and went to look at the letter again, only to find that the words on the letter had slowly disappeared. It was obviously some secret method that made them disappear when exposed to light.

Only half a cup of tea had passed, and all he had in his hand was a piece of old paper with not a single word on it.

Li Yuan was not a fool. The silence of the ancestor, the contempt of the other party when meeting the upper sect cultivator, the humility of the two peak masters, and the letter from Li Yunming in front of him, from his perspective in the future, things were just as he thought:

The gods who are high in the sky will not tolerate mortals climbing to the same height as them. Even if they have the talent to climb to the sky, they will be killed when they are on the ground.

Therefore, the true cultivation of the sect at that time was not really about recruiting disciples, but about cutting off the talents at the end.

Li Yunming's fate may have been determined when he was discovered to have earth-grade spiritual roots.

Ancestor Wang Xun, who accepted him as his disciple, also understood this, not to mention that this was such an amazing talent of the highest grade on earth!
Therefore, Patriarch Wang Xun made the most rational decision, using Li Yunming, his doomed son, to exchange for Qian Shiyan, for himself, and possibly even for Ruan Jinghu.

Tribute is paid every sixty years, and those cultivators who can enter the late stage before the age of sixty are all extraordinary people, so every sixty years, an order from heaven will come.

Even though the incident happened nearly ten years ago, Li Yuan was still worried. If he had any intention of standing out like Ruan Jinghu, he would probably be dead by now.

The old paper in Li Yuan's palm was swallowed by a burst of red fire and turned into ashes.

He recalled in a daze Li Yunming, a young genius who was accepted as a personal disciple by the ancestor. He had an unparalleled talent and became the youngest elder of Qi Lingmen in a thousand years before he was fifty.

The young man is full of vigor and vitality, and is willing to step into a place of no return.

Li Yuan closed his eyes silently. How should he deal with this world?

Under the bright sky of broad daylight, how much haze is hidden in the darkness?

Li Yuan walked out of the freezing cold pond, his skin as white as cream, his face as white as jade, his body as clean as water, he brushed his long hair dry, wearing a full-length gown made of cold jade silk, the hem around his waist, and cloud boots. He then picked up the circular white jade crown, tied up his long hair, and the ends flew down to his waist.

He flew out of the mountain gate on a cloud and came to Yunzhou City again, where he found the Gengzi family in Changliu Lane.

I knocked on the door gently and waited for a few seconds. Then I saw the old gray wooden door slowly open and a beautiful female face came into view. "What can I do for you, sir?"

The woman's cheeks turned slightly red when she suddenly saw such a distinguished man, but she was only stunned for a moment before she reacted in time to ask a question.

"I am a close friend of Junior Brother Yunming, and I came here to see my aunt on his behalf."

Li Yuan bowed slightly, smiled faintly and replied.

"So that's how it is. Uncle Yunming is coming back?" the young woman said in surprise.

"That's not the case. He has important matters to attend to and cannot be here. He can only ask me to do it for him." Li Yuan spoke very fluently without any flaws.

"Then come with me. My mother-in-law is not feeling well and can't stay at the bed." The woman led him into the yard. The family looked well off. There were two children of three or five years old playing in the yard. A row of clothes that had not yet dried were hung on the bamboo rack. There were also some men's clothes, which should be worn by the woman's husband.

When I entered the east room, I saw a silver-haired old lady lying on the couch. Although her face was full of wrinkles, I could still feel through her skin that she must have been a great beauty when she was young.

The old woman was leaning against the head of the bed, doing some needlework in her hands, which seemed to be knitting clothes for children.

"Xia'er, this gentleman is..."

The old woman raised her eyes and saw Li Yuan walking in. Even though she was old, she could tell at a glance that the person in front of her was not an ordinary person.

"I am Junior Brother Yun Ming's senior brother. I came to see you on his behalf." Li Yuan's eyes were full of sincerity. With such a handsome face and such pure eyes, who could not believe it?

"What? It's Yunming? Is Yunming back?" When the old woman heard this, she got up excitedly and wanted to go outside to take a look.

Li Yuan hurriedly supported her and said softly, "Aunt, Junior Brother Yunming has made great progress. He has been very busy these years and will not be able to come back for the time being."

"Can't come back?" The light in the old woman's eyes dimmed instantly. She was a little absent-minded for a few breaths before she recovered and forced a smile: "I'm sorry to trouble this immortal master to come over again. Did my idiot son cause any trouble for the immortal master?"

"What are you talking about, Aunt?" Li Yuan smiled and helped her sit steadily before continuing, "Junior Brother Yunming is incredibly talented. Even I am far from being his match. Not long ago, Junior Brother Yunming saved my life. Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to come here to see you."

"Alas, my foolish son has been a worry to me since he was young. Now that he has grown up and become an immortal, he still doesn't come home year after year." The old woman sighed, "Although I often send letters home, he still hasn't come back for eleven years and seven months."

"A letter?" Li Yuan was slightly stunned. "Junior Brother Yunming is really a filial son. He is so busy every day and still has time to write a letter."

"Yes, who says it isn't?" The old woman said with a gratified smile: "Who among the neighbors here doesn't envy that there is an immortal in my family?"

As she spoke, she took out letters from the small wooden box under her pillow and looked at them as if they were treasures.

Li Yuan took a closer look and found that although the handwriting, tone and even the age of the paper looked very much like those written by Li Yunming himself, the remaining spiritual energy on them was not Li Yunming's.

It's more like...

The peak master Chen Guan, who had met him several times.

He sighed in his heart, but smiled and said, "This time, Junior Brother Yunming asked me to bring a photo-retaining talisman. Some of the words were said by him personally, and were recorded by the immortals.

Auntie, would you like to take a look now?"

"Can you tell me in person?" The old woman asked excitedly, "Let me see my silly child."

"I want to see it too. Master, can I see it?" the young woman at the side also interrupted.

Li Yuan smiled and nodded, stretched out his hand and took out a talisman, pinched the talisman with two fingers together, and shot out two white lights into the eyebrows of the two people.

Suddenly, the two of them fell into a coma and entered a state of trance.

This is a psychedelic charm that is only effective for mortals. It can make people see what they want to see most and fulfill their wishes. But the effect only lasts for a short hour.

Only a quarter of an hour later, Li Yuan woke them up. They opened their eyes dazedly, and the old woman could no longer stop crying.

“Junior Brother Yunming has been taken to the Immortal Sect and is too far away from Yunzhou City, so I sent this talisman because I’m afraid that my aunt will miss him too much.

Here are two bottles of longevity elixir that will keep Auntie healthy and live to be over 100 years old."

The old woman shed tears and said, "Thank you very much, Immortal Master, for your concern. I am too old to do anything, but just thinking of my idiot son coming back is worth it even if he dies right away.

After all, immortals and mortals are separated, I understand this principle."

Li Yuan said with envy on his face: "It's a pity that Junior Brother Yunming is valued by the ancestor. He practices hard every day. Even when he reached the upper sect, he is still so diligent. He will definitely become an immortal in the future. Even if you go to the underworld, we can bring you back!

I will place this talisman here and pass the spell to Xiaoxia. Auntie is thinking of Junior Brother Yunming, so let her open it and show it to you.

It won't be long before Junior Brother will be back!"

(End of this chapter)