Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 488

Putting everything else aside, these names do correspond to what Wei Xi saw. Only "Chongwen," who conspired with Zuo Fei to assassinate Wei Lu, has not yet appeared.

"Huang Yu was a runaway from the Huai Xin Sect; Pei Daizi was a rogue cultivator, whose courtesy name was Chongwen, and later he was respectfully called Daoist Chongwen by outsiders."

Now everything makes sense. Wei Xi blinked, anticipating the explanation for "severely damaging the Heavenly Dao".

"Huang Yu and Pei Chi started cultivating early and guided me to draw Qi into my body, which can be considered as introducing me to the basics. However, the two of them have come here for Tun Qing, who has escaped."

Pei Chi, with his diverse knowledge, saved Zuo Fei's life effortlessly. Zuo Fei, in turn, reciprocated by telling him everything he knew.

Yanci raised a hand and warned, "I will tell you what I can, but don't ask anything else! Otherwise, you won't be able to care about what happens after you die, and all our painstaking planning will be in vain."

"With this information, Huang and Pei decided to stay in Dongyi to investigate and cut off the Dongyi monsters' lineage at its source."

"After the upheaval in Dongyi, Yu Xianzhou's power collapsed, and Lue Xi disappeared without a trace. Tun Qing was the only one left, being hunted down outside and unable to cause any trouble for the time being."

"Zuo Fei said that there is still a demon beast in Yu Xianzhou's furnace that has not yet been recorded by the Heavenly Dao. Unfortunately, this demon beast's abilities are quite troublesome. After Yu Han and Tan Xian died, its abilities were taken away by it."

"Since you've come here, you must have encountered Wei Lu. I wonder how that slippery fellow is faring?"

Wei Xi cautiously replied, "If you're referring to the long-necked monster in the passage's hidden compartment, then strictly speaking, it's not alive right now."

Without noticing anything amiss in his words, he nodded in agreement, "I have been in a deep sleep all this time, but Wei Lu has been living awake for so many years. I'm afraid he has gone mad and can no longer be considered alive."

Wei Xi thought to himself that Qin Feng had cut off Wei Xi's head, so he was completely dead, both mentally and physically.

"At the time, they were thinking that if the tailbone grew, it might become the next Yu Xianzhou. Besides, there is a deep abyss in Dongyi where all the water in the world flows into, so it was only a matter of time before the tailbone grew."

Wei Xi keenly noticed that the other party used "they," which clearly indicated that Yan Ci was not involved in the plan at the time.

Indeed, Yan Ci was focused on avenging the blood feud of his family and naturally had no intention of getting involved in the affairs of the Eastern Barbarians.

Even though Wei Xi is a master of facial expression management, her words reveal her true thoughts.
"I came out of the Northern Frontier to seek an opportunity for revenge. Now that I have become a cultivator, I naturally want to return to the Northern Frontier and have long wanted to catch up with Wang Qiufen."

"Zuo Fei has gained a stronger assistant, so he no longer insists on keeping me. Thirty years have passed since we parted. My cultivation has improved significantly, and I have reached the bottleneck of the Myriad Manifestations realm. So I packed my bags and headed to the Northern Frontier."

"Just then, the land in the northern frontier collapsed, and Fan Shan, the leader of the northern frontier demons, disappeared."

"Even though I, Daoist, have turned the Northern Frontier upside down, I haven't found a single clue about Fan Shan. Even his confidants, who couldn't withstand the torture, know nothing about him."

Hearing this, Wei Xi couldn't help but feel a chill—her strange words and unpredictable behavior were extremely deceptive; but she couldn't forget that she was a heroine in the chaotic world, a leader among the earliest cultivators, and her methods were probably even more ruthless than those of Rakshasa.

“Senior,” Wei Xi suddenly said, “Are you saying that your cultivation has reached the level of breaking through the ranks in just thirty years? To this junior, it sounds like heavenly scripture.” Yan Ci sneered, “You’re not a honest person! You’re trying to probe the truth while subtly flattering me. You have a thousand tricks up your sleeve, but showing off your limited skills before an expert is laughable.”

Wei Xi thought to himself that the old man had a sieve's heart, but he pretended to be stupid and said, "That's a misunderstanding! Senior is very capable, but it's a pity I haven't had the chance to meet you; I was born too late and my knowledge is shallow, so it's natural that I have to ask questions. If you don't like it, you can just keep quiet, why bother to warn me with your words?"

Yan Ci glanced at Wei Xi, a half-smile playing on his lips, and said, "So, it was my fault after all?"

"Breaking your name isn't that difficult. Although your talent is holding you back, you're very bright. At your age, you only have the cultivation of Foundation Establishment. It seems the world has changed."

"When you first woke up, you poured spiritual energy into my body, but I didn't see you draw upon the Yin and Yang energy that was everywhere. It seems that the Yin and Yang order in the world is generally stable, and without the help of Yin and Yang energy, cultivators' cultivation speed is much slower than before."

Wei Xi pondered for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that the environment, rather than talent, determines the speed of cultivation?"

Yan Ci laughed loudly, "Silly child, who gave you that bewitching potion? We are all born of the earth and are just mortal beings. How are we so different? Even if your Qi Palace and Root Bone are expanded temporarily, you won't fall behind for life if you put in the effort! It's just that the Heavenly Dao came up with a new trick and loosened its grip, which made things much easier for us."

"Don't ask me how I know. In short, it's all related to Zuo Fei. Back then, the Dead Water City he established was renowned, and many people who refined magical artifacts flocked there. Although I'm not in this field, I suddenly thought that he might know something, so I rushed to Dongyi day and night."

"As soon as we arrived at the gate of Deadwater City, we saw Pei Chi lying in wait at the tea stall. The silly Pei had calculated it perfectly, and the tea was at the perfect temperature to drink."

"After a few casual words, I inquired about the tail end and explained the purpose of my visit to Deadwater City."

"According to Pei Chi, the tail has actually locked itself up, and the coral in that place has gradually mutated into a bone-white color, making it impossible for ordinary people to enter. Deadwater City had no choice but to surround that area and patrol it regularly."

"Traces of the Swallowing Sun have been found outside the city, but it has improved over the years and has not dared to appear rashly, so we have lived in peace."

"I'm too lazy to listen to Pei the Fool's nonsense. I'll just ask him if he has any information about the Northern Frontier Demon Leader in Dongyi."

Yan Ci's needlework was extremely poor; the two halves of the body were sewn together crookedly, making Wei Xi's eyelids twitch.

"I originally thought that the demon leaders were closely connected. Although the Eastern Yi demon leader is dead, perhaps there are still some clues in its lair pointing to the whereabouts of Fanshan. I was just trying my luck, but Pei Chi said that the matter of Fanshan was expected."

"Therefore, I went with Pei Chi to see Zuo Fei, and later stayed in Dead Water City..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Wei Xi shouted, "Listen to yourself, is this the correct way to omit things? What did they say to you? How did they get you to change your personality?"

He chuckled briefly, shaking his head, and said, "This is the true meaning of 'Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed'! But it's enough that it satisfies me."

Wei Xi said sarcastically, "This junior is foolish and cannot emulate the senior. I lost my life without knowing anything."

These words were harsh, but the tone was not angry; instead, they were profound: "You and I are both of the same kind of nature as plants and trees. How can there be plants and trees without roots? When advising someone, you should start from the root; that's the only way to be sure! In the end, how are we cultivators any different from those demonic beasts?"