A leisurely life in the world of cultivation

Chapter 114 Sacrificing the blood of billions of living beings, reuniting in the Netherworld Blood Sea!
After taking their seats in the main hall, Li Weizhou, out of respect for Zhou Yueniang, did not sit in the main seat, but instead sat in the seat of honor on the right.

Zhou Zhixian sat in the first seat on the left, looking at her son-in-law.

He wanted to see what kind of trouble this young man, who was clearly not as simple as he appeared, could get into.

None of that really mattered to him; as long as the boy treated Zhou Yueniang well, everything else was trivial.

Unexpectedly, Li Weizhou asked bluntly, "Father-in-law, that so-called cultist who calls himself the Dharma Master said that you are the Heavenly Fiend King of the cult? Father-in-law, is this true or false?"

Zhou Zhixian looked at the rigid Li Weizhou with his fierce eyes and said indifferently, "Oh? Then, didn't the Dharma Master tell you who you are?"

Li Weizhou said inexplicably, "No, who else could I be? I am Li Weizhou."

That looks strange.

Zhou Zhi chuckled. With his experience in the martial world, how could he not see that this cunning young man was lying? He snorted and said, "Then you yourself never doubted that if your Li family were just a small powerful family in a remote border town, why would I, as the Protector King of the Holy Sect, marry my beloved daughter to you? Why would I go to the trouble of traveling thousands of miles to personally deliver the bride to your door!"

How big is your face?!

Li Weizhou didn't try to be witty; there was no need. Instead, he asked thoughtfully, "So, according to my father-in-law, my Li family has quite a background?"

Zhou Zhixian finally couldn't hold back anymore; his lips twitched. "So the Li family has quite a background, huh..."

He emphasized in a deep voice, "Your Li family is truly just a small, powerful family in a remote border town!"

Li Weizhou chuckled and said, "I really don't understand, Father-in-law. Your words don't match up."

Zhou Zhixian was too lazy to argue with this kid anymore and said expressionlessly, "Although your Li family is ordinary, your maternal family is not, and neither is your mother. Your maternal grandfather was a high-ranking and powerful elder of the Holy Sect, a notorious black-hearted old man in the martial arts world, and he even had a master-disciple relationship with the Dharma Master."

Because your mother was unwilling to become a holy maiden of the demonic sect and unwilling to serve the Great God of Light for her entire life without ever leaving the headquarters of the Light, your maternal grandfather took her to this place to live in anonymity.

Unfortunately, he couldn't escape the clutches of the Dharma Master. However, your maternal grandfather did manage to do someone a favor; he willingly sacrificed himself in exchange for your mother's lifelong peace.

The Dharma Master, perhaps out of nostalgia or to show others within the sect, agreed to your maternal grandfather's request.

That's why your Li family has had so many years of peace and tranquility, otherwise..."

Li Weizhou's eye twitched. His maternal grandfather's name was truly prestigious...

He looked at Zhou Zhixian and chuckled, "If that's really the case, then that bastard Dharma Master really died too easily... Wait a minute, Father-in-law, didn't you say that the sorcerer Dharma Master spared my mother? How come my parents still died later?"

Zhou Zhi shook his head and said, "It definitely wasn't the Dharma Master who did it. He's so proud, considering himself the Lord of all laws, he wouldn't break his word. In his eyes, everyone except himself is an ant, and he wouldn't stoop to deceiving ants. Your parents might not really be gone. Wei Zhou, putting everything else aside for now, can you be sure the Dharma Master is really dead? This is crucial for you and me, for Yue Niang, and for our family!"

Seeing his solemn expression and hearing the words "our family," Li Weizhou smiled and said, "You can rest assured about this father-in-law. I saw it with my own eyes; my sister Situ beat his head to a pulp."

Sister Situ...

Upon hearing this title, Zhou Zhixian narrowed his eyes slightly, gave Li Weizhou a deep look, and said, "With the skill of that Situ Sili of the Imperial Punishment Bureau, he is absolutely no match for the Dharma Lord. Even if all eight of the Imperial Punishment Bureau's chief executioners were to join forces, they would not be able to stop him. The Dharma Lord is proficient in all worldly arts, including the Hundred Plays. Could it be that you have been deceived by him?"

Magic is a type of entertainment.

Li Weizhou shook his head and said, "I don't understand martial arts, but I know that Sister Situ used a hidden weapon called 'Heavenly Thunder Spear' to severely injure that demonic cultist. Then she paid a great price to kill him. I don't know exactly how strong that guy was, but judging from the fight, Sister Situ was indeed no match for him. But he was too careless; he didn't know the power of the Heavenly Thunder Spear..."

Anyway, he's as dead as can be. I even kicked him in the head; it was really hard, it hurt my foot. My sister Situ said that the demon was incredibly powerful, cultivating both Buddhism and demonic arts. If we hadn't been careless, even the Grand Master himself might not have been able to stop him.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhixian stared blankly at Li Weizhou for a long while before finally letting go of his doubts. Then, his entire demeanor changed, and his somewhat hunched back straightened up, as if a mountain that had been pressing down on him for a long time had been removed from his head.

It seems to be working again?

Sure enough, Zhou Zhixian, somewhat out of control, burst into unrestrained laughter, exclaiming, "Truly, Heaven is blessing me! Truly, Heaven is blessing me!!"

The threat posed by the Demonic Cult Master was never just to the Imperial Punishment Bureau and the Mountain Forest Guards; for the members of the Demonic Cult, it was always a deadly sword hanging over their heads.

Otherwise, why would Zhou Zhixian have had to go to the horse market to kill Huang Daotian?
That's a blatant path to death!

It wasn't that he truly didn't want to live anymore; he had no choice but to go.

Now that the Dharma Master has died unexpectedly to serve the Great Bright God, who in this world can suppress the Heavenly Fiend King?!

Hahaha!
Li Weizhou, somewhat displeased with Lao Deng's rampant behavior, gently reminded him, "Father-in-law, don't forget, Sister Situ already knows your identity..."

"Gah?!"

Zhou Zhixian's laughter stopped abruptly. He turned to look at Li Weizhou in disbelief and said, "What did you say? How is that possible?"

Li Weizhou shrugged and said, "I just told you, that sorcerer told me your identity. That sorcerer's voice was so loud, there was no way he could ignore it. Father-in-law, you actually believed the nonsense of the Demonic Sect leader... In a life-or-death situation, what wouldn't he say? What a load of rubbish, the proud Dharma Master, he died a pathetic death!"

Zhou Zhixian then realized that all his attention had been focused on the life or death of the Dharma Master, and he had neglected everything else.

Now that I think about it, it really is...

His arrogant and domineering aura instantly vanished.

The thought that his identity had been exposed made the dark clouds that had just dispersed above his head cover the sky again, and even thickened them.

After all, the Imperial Execution Division hated him even more than the Demonic Cult Master.

He had just killed Huang Daotian, who was a disciple of the Grand Master of Justice.

Anxiety, restlessness, unease, fear...

Looks like they're going to have to run away again.

Suddenly, he caught sight of someone...

Seeing that Li Weizhou didn't seem to care much and was smiling happily, Zhou Zhi felt a tightness in his chest at first, but then his anxiety lessened and he calmed down. He looked at Li Weizhou and said, "Weizhou, did you plead for her?"

Li Weizhou chuckled and nodded, saying, "I used the debt of saving her life to clear Yue Niang's name. It's a small matter, something I should do as your son-in-law."

"..."

Zhou Zhi stared at Li Weizhou first, then looked at him.

Even at its peak, the Demonic Sect was constantly suppressed by the Imperial Punishment Bureau.

Not to mention that ninety percent of the Demonic Sect's experts are dead now. If his identity is exposed at this time, it will be difficult for him to even have a complete corpse.

Son-in-law, father-in-law is also a father...

Li Weizhou smiled and stopped being coy. After all, he was an elder. He said with a smile, "Of course I also pleaded for you, Father-in-law, but Sister Situ said that your crime was too serious. You can't be exempted from punishment. You still have to die."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhixian's face darkened, and he said in a low voice, "If we can protect Yue Niang, what does it matter if we die? Very well, from now on, Yue Niang will no longer have to hide."

Li Weizhou clicked his tongue and said, "Then you underestimate your son-in-law's abilities too much. He'll let you die once, not really, but just fake your death to escape. It just so happens that yesterday my fourth brother and I cut off one of Xiao Yichen's arms from Shangqing Palace, and Shangqing Palace is determined to retaliate."

Father-in-law, tomorrow night, go out of the city thirty miles away, lie down on the ground, and say that you were ambushed and killed by the Shangqing Palace. That will be considered a death. From now on, there will be neither the Heavenly Fiend King nor the Golden Saber Dart King in the martial world. You will live a new life.

Next spring, when the flowers bloom, I will storm Mount Dayuan, open up the plank road from Qingzhou City to Shuzhou, and strive to use this great feat to earn Yue Niang a title of nobility. My parents are gone, and you, my old man, won't help me. Who can I rely on?

"After working in the Dayuan Mountains for a few years, you'll be gone from the martial arts world, and you'll be safe."

That's a perfectly reasonable statement!

"..."

Zhou Zhixian never expected that the rest of his life would be arranged so clearly.

He has no other choice...

He took a deep breath and didn't say whether it would work or not, but only reminded him: "Wei Zhou, the Great Yuan Mountain is unfathomably deep. How can it be so easy to break through? Not to mention the mountain torrents, falling rocks, and bandits, the ferocious beasts and strange creatures deep in the mountain are difficult for even an ordinary Martial Grandmaster to contend with."

From the moment Li Weizhou opened the cave entrance and saw the crude spiritual energy in the world, that is, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he knew that there must be strange beasts in this world.

But it certainly isn't powerful enough to be unkillable, otherwise humans wouldn't be able to live such a leisurely life in this world.

Since he's not that strong, this so-called Ming King in front of me is the best jungler.

He was already thrilled with a bunch of sharks back then, so what if he got a few alien beasts? Wouldn't that be amazing?
He looked at Zhou Zhixian and sincerely encouraged him, "Father-in-law, don't worry. With you here, plus Yue Niang and Bi Wu Jun, three powerful Martial Grandmasters, how can we not kill some beasts?"

Zhou Zhi first remembered the important matter: "You and this Biwu Jun... she's a Martial Grandmaster, and she's willing to be your concubine?"

Li Weizhou waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Father-in-law, what kind of person do you think I am... Besides, Biwu Jun has killed all the unfaithful men in the world, so how could she be willing to be someone's concubine? She is a martial arts master of Baibaolou."

As for when it really comes down to taking a concubine, it's probably for the sake of the family. I don't look at anything other than the Martial Emperor, so you can rest assured about that.

I have a very detached view of matters between men and women. If my father-in-law doesn't believe me, he can inquire around Qingzhou City. When I'm feeling down, I might go to Qimeng Pavilion or Zuixiang Tower to listen to music, but I don't really talk much.

Otherwise, my uncle wouldn't have allowed me to act so recklessly, ruining my health at such a young age.

The last sentence was deliberately spoken with great enthusiasm, in a loud and clear voice, as if he were full of masculine energy.

Indeed, he had no shortage of yang energy, as the pig's blood was constantly being converted into blood essence to replenish it. His timing depended entirely on his mood and the woman's ability to bear it...

Zhou Zhixian was amused by this son-in-law. In his decades of wandering the martial world, he had rarely encountered anyone like him. He nodded and said, "Alright, this matter shouldn't be my concern. You and Yueniang can discuss it yourselves. However, this is a serious matter, and I need to discuss it thoroughly with my brothers. Taking this opportunity to retire from the martial world and truly wash our hands of it might not be such a bad thing."

But you must make sure there's nothing wrong with Situ Qingyue. The boat is involved; so many lives are at stake. We can't afford to be careless.

Li Weizhou patted his chest and said, "Absolutely no problem. She knew your identity all along. If she really wanted to cause trouble, she wouldn't have waited until today; she would have done it at the horse market." He paused, then remembered something and asked, "By the way, father-in-law, with my mother's background, her martial arts skills should be quite high. Did she really not escape?"

I hope my mother doesn't show up halfway through the trip; that would be awkward.

Zhou Zhixian looked at him gently, clearly very satisfied with his filial piety, but...

He shook his head with some regret and said, "At the time, it probably alerted Yao the old ghost of the Prince of Jin's mansion, so it's hard to say. But since the body hasn't been found, there's always hope. Weizhou, if your parents were still alive, they would be very pleased to see you like this today."

He still couldn't bear to tell them directly. According to the results of his investigation, many passersby were shattered into pieces.

Let alone the three martial masters, even an ordinary person who can defeat five masters at once has a punch with the force of ten thousand catties. What ordinary person can withstand such slaughter?
In short, the scene of the incident was horrific.

But it's hard to say for sure. After all, Li Weizhou's mother was exceptionally intelligent back then; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to escape from such a dangerous place as the Demonic Sect's headquarters...

Li Weizhou said, "Then you should go and discuss it with the people from the escort agency, but don't reveal too much. You may absolutely trust those who have risked their lives for you, but I can't. If they know too much, they might develop unnecessary suspicions in the future, making things awkward for everyone."

That's very rational. With so many years of experience in the martial arts world, how could Zhou Zhixian not understand the meaning behind those words?

He gave his son-in-law a deep look and said, "You don't want those three from Guancheng either?"

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "There are no enough experts to cultivate the Dayuan Mountain. Uncle Guan and the others are very talented. It's unfair for them to be gatekeepers at home... It's not easy to support these experts. I need to use the wild beasts and exotic animals of Dayuan Mountain to exchange for some ginseng and immortal herbs."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his head to look towards the east wing.

Only one minute behind Zhouzhi...

Zhou Zhixian's eyes twitched, but he didn't have time to think about it at the moment. He took a few steps out of the main hall and saw his daughter walking out of the door with a bright smile on her face, her eyes full of... um?

Why is my precious daughter's gaze fixed on the person next to him?!
Li Weizhou laughed heartily as he stepped forward, picked up his wife, and spun her around.

Zhou Yueniang also giggled happily, her gaze fixed on Li Weizhou's face, unwilling to look away for even a moment.

When young children first taste the sweetness of love, it's the most blissful time...

He doesn't care about anyone else!

Zhou Zhixian swore that since his wife died from serious injuries, he had not seen his daughter smile so brightly and beautifully, her face radiant!

However, there was no place for him, the old father, in his daughter's smile.

Ugh……

My heart aches!
He even overheard his youngest daughter whispering to each other: "Your dad's here, go say hello."

"where?!"

what……

Another stab!

If it weren't for the fact that she was his only precious daughter, Zhou Zhi would definitely have left immediately!
"father!"

However, all the grievances vanished with that joyful call.

Zhou Zhixian laughed heartily and said, "Good! Good! Good!"

The sound is like a loud bell!

Li Weizhou's heart skipped a beat. Next year, when his father-in-law goes to Dayuan Mountain, he'd better make good use of his voice to attract strange beasts and ferocious monsters to come and hunt them down in advance...

Zhou Zhi was genuinely happy, after all, the leap over the dragon gate depends on opportunity and fate, and has little to do with one's background; external forces can offer very little help.

He never expected his daughter to take this step, but the surprise came so unexpectedly!
Zhou Zhi asked excitedly, "Moon Lady, how did you suddenly see the Mysterious Pass?"

Zhou Yueniang's pretty face flushed red, and her amber eyes looked at Li Weizhou.

Li Weizhou said proudly, "Father-in-law, this 'mysterious pass' is not necessarily a deadly pass that can only be broken when one is on the verge of death. It can also be a life-giving pass! Yue Niang and I are a loving couple. I had many heartfelt words with her, telling her that I would protect her for the rest of my life, and that anyone who dares to harm her must first step over my dead body. Yue Niang was deeply moved and broke through."

Zhou Zhixian: "..."

We can't stay any longer, otherwise who knows what other shameless and outrageous things this idiot son-in-law might say.

They've all been through it all; he could easily guess what was in her words.

My chest hurts!
He made up an excuse, saying, "To rebuild your foundation after leaping over the Dragon Gate, you need precious medicine. I'll go get it for you right away!"

Zhou Yueniang hurriedly said, "Father, no need, Zhou'er... my husband has already prepared it for me."

Zhou Zhixian didn't believe it: "Your father prepared a three-hundred-year-old ginseng for you... Yueniang, in this world, only your father truly loves you the most!"

Li Weizhou looked up at the sky with a calm and carefree expression. The sunset was truly beautiful.

Seeing his reaction, Zhou Yueniang chuckled, gently tugged at his arm, and then whispered to Zhou Zhixian, "Father, my husband gave me a 500-year-old ginseng king and several 300-year-old precious ginsengs. That should be enough."

Zhou Zhixian frowned, and said with doubt, "Ginseng King is something you can only come across by chance. Apart from the imperial treasury, you can't buy it at all. For Zhou..." He began to suspect the big case at the horse market.

Li Weizhou was quite frank, chuckling as he said, "I have a close relationship with the eldest princess of the Qinghu Royal Guard. We met at the horse market, and these gifts were given to me when we parted. I don't need them myself, so of course I'm giving them to Yue Niang. After I use them this time, I'll ask for them back and return them to Yue Niang!"

Zhou Zhixian's mind was in complete disarray. How could a man actually do such a thing, and be so self-righteous about it?!
Looking at his daughter's face, which clearly showed disbelief yet also happiness and shyness, Zhou Zhixian inexplicably felt that he was truly getting old and completely out of touch with the changing world. Perhaps he really should go to Dayuan Mountain and make a living by hunting from then on...

Shaking his head, Zhou Zhixian made an excuse to settle the brothers of the escort agency and left first.

I really couldn't stay there any longer.

……

The young couple returned to their bedroom, their affection for each other evident.

As dusk fell outside, Li Weizhou told Zhou Yueniang about the events of the past two days, especially how he and Li Changning had worked together to sever Xiao Yichen's arm, and how Feng Biwu had seen the key to enlightenment in the face of death and leaped over the Dragon Gate.

Zhou Yueniang was a clever girl. Upon hearing this, she glanced at Li Weizhou, but seeing that he didn't say anything, she didn't ask either.

Even if something were to happen, a female Martial Grandmaster would be more beneficial than harmful to a family.

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "Because I didn't have time, Chu Mengjun took care of Sister Feng at Zuixianglou after she was injured. As a result, after taking care of her for a day and a night, Sister Feng not only recovered, but also broke through the Dragon Gate and achieved a breakthrough! Hahaha! Chu Mengjun almost collapsed on the spot. I told her to come back and ask you for advice. You can just say a few words in a vague way."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yueniang blinked, hesitated for a moment, and whispered, "If Chu Mengjun knew that you could help her, she might be willing to become your concubine."

For Emperor Wuzong to grant a concubine a title, Zhou Yueniang truly felt it was worth it.

She was a woman of the martial world, and she knew all too well what the Martial Sect meant.

Let alone the Li family, even among the Eight Kings and Eight Sects, the Martial Sect is an extremely important foundation.

Despite the bitterness in her heart, her years of experience in the underworld had taught her that survival was the most important thing.

Li Weizhou decisively shook his head and refused, saying, "I don't have that kind of ability, and I can't help her with this kind of purposeful approach. All we can do is let her do her job well, and Baibaolou will protect her and provide her with Peiyuan Pills. Of course, if she can sincerely treat us as friends, we will treat her as friends too."

But we certainly won't rush to help them; they're ungrateful. Enough of that… Moon Maiden, now that your ancestral apertures are open, you can see the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, right?”

Zhou Yueniang nodded, stretched out her hand, gently clenched it in the air, and whispered, "So beautiful."

After breaking through the first aperture of the Xuan Guan (mysterious gate), the world she saw was different, much brighter. Li Weizhou then told her about the dangers of impure spiritual energy and blind absorption, and repeatedly explained the significance of the Hidden God Palace. Finally, he said, "There are few martial masters in the martial world because they are constantly refining their spiritual energy and absorbing it into their bodies. Few people can resist the temptation of constantly becoming stronger."

All the fighting and showing off in the martial world is insignificant compared to absorbing spiritual energy. But we cannot refuse to absorb even a single drop.

"Moon Maiden, you must open the Hidden God Palace so that we, husband and wife, can go to the Spirit Realm together in three years and be together forever."

As he spoke, he spread his hand, and a pair of gold bracelets appeared out of thin air, one a dragon bracelet and the other a phoenix bracelet.

Zhou Yueniang's pupils suddenly contracted to pinpoints as she stared at the scene in a daze, as if in a dream. She slowly reached out and touched the pair of gold bracelets before looking up at Li Weizhou in shock.

Is her husband an immortal?
Li Weizhou laughed and said, "This is one of the innate supernatural powers that can be obtained after opening the Hidden God Palace, the Mustard Seed Supernatural Power. So you don't need to worry, even if you can't find the Hidden God Palace, I can still take you into the Spirit Realm."

But since we have the opportunity, we should still try our best.

That way, not only can my husband and I enter the spirit world, but you can also bring your father-in-law, and I can bring Ximei. A family should always be together.

Zhou Yueniang's amber eyes were filled with emotion as she looked at Li Weizhou and said, "Husband, you are the head of the household, so your word is law. What should I do?" Her gaze then fell on the gold bracelet on Li Weizhou's wrist.

What she witnessed at that moment shattered all her understanding of the past twenty years.

It turns out that supernatural powers really do exist in this world.

Li Weizhou said, "We will move to the new house tonight. We'll leave this place here, in case our parents come back in the future. We'll choose a room in the backyard of the new house for you to use as a secret room or quiet room. Every night, I will help you cultivate for an hour, and then you can concentrate on your quiet cultivation in the secret room by yourself."

You are in seclusion and will not concern yourself with any worldly affairs. Even Ximei and I will not disturb you.

Moon Maiden, you must strive to open the Hidden God Palace before the Ascension Ceremony at Dayuan Mountain within three years.

In this way, your status in the spirit world will be very high, and we, husband and wife, will surely become powerful beings, and may even ascend to the true Ascension Platform together, living forever and enjoying eternal life.

The Hidden Divine Palace can only be opened by those of the mortal realm; the easier it is for those who have just ascended the Dragon Gate. Moon Maiden, we must cherish this opportunity, for the sake of a long and lasting relationship!

Zhou Yueniang's expression was calm, and her eyes were full of determination. She nodded and said, "I will listen to my husband and will be single-minded in order to achieve success!"

What's wrong with putting in more effort to stay together forever?
Her husband had been so thoughtful and far-sighted; she had to live up to his expectations and not disappoint him.

"What about during the day?"

Zhou Yueniang suddenly remembered to ask.

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "We can do whatever we want during the day. We don't need to hone our spiritual energy, so we have plenty of time to live our own lives. We can eat, drink, have fun, and travel. We can't let cultivation take away our lives. Cultivation is ultimately for a better life, isn't it?"

Zhou Yueniang was satisfied; her amber eyes were filled with admiration, respect, and love for her husband.

Li Weizhou held Zhou Yueniang's hand and said, "Of course, I might still be quite busy, you know how men are... But Sister Feng will be a great help to you. She has said that she will respect you very much. After all, she has more experience in the ways of the world, so you two should discuss things more often in the future..."

Zhou Yueniang bit her lip, but couldn't resist twisting her husband's waist in the end...

……

In the front yard, Zhou Zhixian discussed the future with more than twenty brothers who had faced life and death together.

He didn't go into details, only saying that the Dharma Master had revealed his identity, but fortunately, his son-in-law used his life-saving grace to ask for a favor for him.

No one expected that the Dharma Master would betray them...

Amidst the chorus of curses, the somewhat frail middle-aged man burst into laughter, and the laughter grew louder and louder.

Zhou Zhixian looked at his resourceful brother and laughed along, knowing what his old brother was laughing about.

Guan Cheng cursed, "Wu Lin, what are you laughing at? That bastard Master is a scoundrel. He said he'd retire after we succeeded. We risked our lives to accomplish this, and he betrayed us! And you're still laughing?"

Wu Lin chuckled and said, "If the Dharma Master weren't dead, would you dare to curse him?"

Guan Cheng: "..."

However, he patted his head and chuckled, "I was wondering why I felt a little dazed; it turns out I forgot about this."

They had always suspected that the Dharma Master had only been seriously injured and fled far away, and was not truly dead.

After all, that was the so-called Lord of All Laws.

And there wasn't even a body...

Who would believe he's dead?
As long as the Dharma Master remains alive, they dare not even utter his name, lest that ghostly, godlike being suddenly descend upon them...

Wu Lin smiled and then sighed, "Yes, who could have imagined that the Dharma Master would actually die? But it's better that he's dead; everyone will have an easier time from now on. It seems that our son-in-law is quite unfathomable; perhaps he played a part in the Dharma Master's death. Moreover, that infamous female executioner from the Imperial Execution Division has killed countless experts within the sect. The son-in-law even managed to ask for such a favor... Chief镖头, the son-in-law and that female executioner from the Imperial Execution Division... I'm afraid..."

They're all seasoned veterans; what haven't they seen?
Of course, this was the first time they had ever seen a son-in-law so extraordinary.

Although Zhou Zhixian only touched on the subject briefly, it was enough for them to imagine.

Zhou Zhixian said expressionlessly, "Is it any of my business? Not only does he have a close relationship with the female head of the Imperial Punishment Bureau, but he also has a deep friendship with the eldest princess of the Donghu Qinghu King's tent. The 500-year-old ginseng that Yue Niang used for her foundation was obtained from the Donghu princess by him. She will go and get more for Yue Niang in the future. Yue Niang herself is happy, so what can I say?"

Everyone was taken aback at first, and after exchanging glances, they suddenly burst into laughter. Even Zhou Zhixian himself couldn't help but laugh while cursing.

Wu Lin also smiled and wiped the corners of his eyes, sighing, "Not bad, bringing his wife and father-in-law along to live off someone else's money, this is the first time I've ever heard of such a thing in history. Oh well, we're all just people of the martial world, let's not worry about these things. As long as he treats Yue Niang well, the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) will be content to be a good father-in-law."

After laughing for a moment, he said, "Then let's do as the young master says and fake our deaths to escape. What a bold move to open up Dayuan Mountain. If we really succeed, we might actually be able to get Yue Niang a title of nobility. Ha."

Zhou Zhixian made the decision: "Then let's do it this way. The whole thing about being a titled lady is a joke. We'll deal with the future later. Let's spend two or three years helping the son-in-law get this done, and that will be Yue Niang's dowry!"

"As ordered!"

……

The Li family's new house.

West Courtyard, Upper Room.

Li Weizhou watched as Xi Mei and the little girls, Xiao Dong, Xiao Xi, and Xiao Bei, happily decorated the room and asked, "Do you like it here so much?"

Xi Mei nodded and said, "I like it!"

Xiao Dong happily said, "Master, this room is well-lit. The three large south-facing windows are covered with translucent mica paper, so the sun can warm the whole room during the day."

Xiao Xi was squatting on the ground fiddling with the gilded brazier. The newly added charcoal in the brazier crackled as she said, "Master, this room smells wonderful everywhere."

Xiao Bei then unleashed her full power, moving a carved cabinet by herself, looking quite proud.

Xi Mei asked Li Weizhou, "Where is my sister-in-law?"

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "After you leap over the Dragon Gate, you need to cultivate yourself for a while. Are you still angry with your sister-in-law?"

Xi Mei shook her head and chuckled, "No, she's already a Martial Grandmaster, she can protect my brother in the future."

Li Weizhou laughed and said, "I don't need her, I have my sister to protect me! Of course, it would be even better if the two of you could protect me together."

Xi Mei happily held her brother's hand and spun around, while Xiao Dong and the other girls watched and laughed.

Li Weizhou said, "It's getting late, you should get some rest. You need to practice standing meditation early tomorrow morning."

After Xi Mei obediently agreed, Li Weizhou returned to the Zhonglu Courtyard.

After glancing at the quiet room where Zhou Yueniang was in seclusion, Li Weizhou gave himself a thumbs up for his cleverness.

Getting married is getting married, and liking someone is liking someone; it's impossible to bind them together.

If it weren't for what happened on the other side of Earth, it would be fine; it's so comfortable to hold such a sweet, soft, and obedient creature.

But no, he had important things to do.

……

After opening his eyes inside the villa, Li Weizhou smiled, took a shower, ate a little something, and then began to practice the Golden Bell Shield technique.

The rumbling sounds of excavation and construction around us were a bit noisy, but it didn't have much of an impact.

After buying a 50-kilogram steel ingot from the steel market at noon and refining it, Li Weizhou checked the time and, finding he still had some money left, bought another batch of pig's blood.

After finishing my work in the afternoon, I returned home and changed into the newly arrived BMW 1250 ADV.

He has always been a boring person with no other hobbies. Apart from liking to look at beautiful women, motorcycles are barely one of his interests.

I may have liked it before, but I never had the chance to try it.

Now that I have the means, I'll savor it little by little, as a way of making up for it.

After getting dressed and wearing an extra helmet, Li Weizhou rode his motorcycle towards Sichuan.

With his current skill level, a motorcycle weighing several hundred kilograms is practically a toy in his hands, but it's definitely fun...

His so-called career on this side of the world is actually just a huge makeshift operation.

Outsiders can't see clearly, and even those in charge of specific departments within the organization struggle to get a complete picture and don't understand the truth.

But Xiao Rui was different. She handled most of the company's daily operations. Although she wasn't formally trained in the field, her intelligence made it impossible for her not to notice.

In fact, Li Weizhou could tell that she had already figured it out.

After all, who has that much money to keep throwing it into the fields...?

But she didn't say anything.

Xiao Rui did not come from a poor background. Even though her family had experienced ups and downs, they were still at a level that most ordinary people could not reach.

Therefore, she doesn't need to take such a big risk for that little bit of salary.

There's a sense of obligation involved. Regardless of the feelings involved—friendship, trust, respect, or something else entirely—Li Weizhou has to accept this obligation.

When we first hired a group of novices, we planned to replace them every two or three months, since we had plenty of manpower and wouldn't have trouble finding people to work with. But we later realized that we were being naive.

Two or three months is not enough time to get used to the basics.

Moreover, people's hearts are too unpredictable.

He wasn't afraid, but he found it troublesome.

It's fine as it is now; we're friends and business partners at the same time.

After arriving at the main gate of Sichuan International Studies University, Li Weizhou called Xiao Rui. After waiting for about ten minutes, he saw her and about ten classmates, both male and female, coming out of the school gate.

It's clear she's very popular; her friends revolve around her, chatting and laughing together.

Students coming and going at the gate would often greet her, and she would respond in a graceful and generous manner.

Upon exiting the school gate, Xiao Rui's beautiful eyes lit up with surprise when she saw Li Weizhou waiting for her on his motorcycle, dressed in riding gear.

While the pickup truck used for hauling pig's blood isn't bad, this cool motorcycle is definitely better!

Song Jia and the others were also pleasantly surprised, but none of them were willing to come closer. After giving Xiao Rui a push, Xiao Rui walked over gracefully, giggled, took the helmet handed to her by Li Weizhou, put it on, and found that there were even earphones inside. She sat on the back seat with great joy before waving goodbye to the noisy classmates.

Many people stared at Li Weizhou, staring and staring...

Li Weizhou chuckled, put on his helmet, nodded to Song Jia, Xu Li, and Zhao Ling'er, then started his car and left.

……

Motorcycles sped along city streets, the roar of engines mingling with the cheerful music in headphones, creating a unique summer rhythm.

The light and shadow on the asphalt road are crushed by the wheels and then reassembled in the rearview mirror.

I rode aimlessly, weaving through the city's streets and alleys.

I bought a bottle of water while passing by a convenience store, and the cool air from the freezer clashed with the warm air.

The sweet aroma wafting from the corner milk tea shop mingles with the greenery of the roadside trees, and even the pauses while waiting at the traffic lights become joyful moments for swinging your legs and humming songs. At this moment, the hustle and bustle of the city seems to be left behind.

The motorcycle finally stopped on the banks of the Yangtze River. When the two got off the motorcycle, Xiao Rui's face was beaming with a beautiful smile.

Li Weizhou took out a gift and said with a smile, "Happy graduation."

Xiao Rui looked at the object in his hand and laughed, "What is it? Jewelry?"

A gilded, petal-shaped box.

Li Weizhou explained, "Rouge."

Xiao Rui laughed in surprise and asked, "Really?"

Li Weizhou raised his chin, indicating that she should see for herself.

When Xiao Rui opened it, it really was a box of rouge, but it was a little different from the rouge sold in the market by Shiseido and Maybelline.

Li Weizhou said, "This is an ancient method of making rouge."

Xiao Rui laughed and said, "Boss, you wouldn't happen to be someone from ancient times who traveled back in time, would you?"

Li Weizhou chuckled, and Xiao Rui, amused, asked, "How do I use this? I've used blush before, but I'm really not familiar with this. Can you teach me?"

Li Weizhou actually took out a fine-tipped pen from his pocket, and amidst Xiao Rui's uncontrollable laughter, he dipped it in some rouge and drew a few strokes on her forehead, saying with a smile, "Look at this."

Xiao Rui looked in the motorcycle's rearview mirror and saw a beautiful plum blossom blooming between her eyebrows.

This time it was truly amazing.

After examining him carefully for a moment, she turned to look at Li Weizhou. Seeing that he was also smiling happily, she bravely stepped forward and hugged him tightly.

She thought that's how it should be.

Even if he's not rich, collecting pig's blood for his entire life is still pretty good.

As the first streetlamp illuminates, its orange-yellow glow shatters in the shimmering water, transforming into countless floating gold flakes.

The river water surged like a shimmering galaxy, and the neon lights and car headlights on the bridge formed a winding ribbon of light, reflected on the river surface and swaying gently with the waves, like a Milky Way fallen to earth.

People embracing in the twilight echo the city lights, brewing the hustle and bustle of the world into an intoxicating sunset.

However, just as the two embraced, a thunderclap suddenly exploded in Li Weizhou's mind, so loud that he almost fainted.

Just as I was starting to calm down, I discovered that an endless rain of blood was falling over my entire sea of ​​consciousness, a terrifying and chilling sight.

This sudden and unexpected change was terrifying.

what happened? !
At the same time, a thunderclap suddenly sounded in the sky, which had only a few clouds outside.

But strangely, the thunder didn't seem to be booming directly overhead; it came from a very, very far place.

So much so that although the momentum was clearly terrifying and overwhelming, it only rang out once and then fell silent, without even a drop of rain.

Only Li Weizhou, while embracing the girl in his arms, suddenly closed his eyes to prevent the world from seeing the almost manic ecstasy in his blood-red eyes.

This was because two lines of ancient text that he shouldn't have recognized, yet now he did, surfaced in his mind:
Sacrificing the blood of millions of living beings, we reunite in the Netherworld Blood Sea.

As long as the sea of ​​blood never dries up, the Lord of the Underworld will never die!
Li Weizhou was moved to tears, his whole body trembling with excitement!

After consuming countless amounts of pig blood, chicken blood, duck blood, cow blood, and sheep blood, spending countless sums of money, and putting in countless efforts, today, finally, finally, we have received our reward!

The blood-red eye—it's actually the eye of the Netherworld Blood Sea!!

……

P.S.: 10,000-word update! Please vote with monthly tickets!!

Actually, this isn't a huge plot device. It takes nearly 500,000 words to build up to an immortal Dao fruit, which I find quite interesting, hehe.

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