Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 270 Guiguzi Holding a Candle
On a cloud in the vast sky, two people were wandering aimlessly side by side.

One of them was a round-faced man with a full beard, and the other was a slender young girl.

When Pei Xia was recognized by the person in the mouth, he felt that he hadn't thought things through when he took human form. Others might not recognize his true form, but the person in the mouth was the exception.

Taking advantage of Han Youzhi's situation, he reshaped his image.

Old Han turned to look at him with his round, bearded face and said sullenly, "I thought I might have seen you before."

Actually, I have seen them before.

But it's too complicated to explain, so never mind.

Pei Xia waved her hand and took a few steps, looking slightly uncomfortable.

With no heavy object on my chest, my field of vision became more open.

The main purpose was to meet at Qiongxiao Yuyu to confirm the contact location. After looking around for a long time, Han Youzhi finally pointed to the Golden Silk Jade Pavilion that Pei Xia had seen the first time she came.

"Right there. From now on, if you need anything, just go there and wait for me!"

Pei Xia suddenly realized that this thing still had a flaw; it didn't have a direct calling function.

Tsk, not as good as a mobile phone.

With nothing to do in the cave for the time being, and since they were already inside, the two of them wandered around aimlessly, hoping to find something.

Pei Xia had always wanted to build a high-grade alchemy furnace for his cave dwelling, but the furnace he was using now was an old one he had found in Qingcheng.

Yuqiong has enough space now, but after the breakthrough, the need for this is no longer urgent.

For items like the Yangchun Pill that quickly restores spiritual energy, instead of spending time and effort searching for spiritual seeds, consuming Glazed Immortal Elixir to cultivate medicinal materials, and then refining them, it's better to buy them ready-made.

Anyway, we have more computing chips than we can use.

Without much delay, the two soon left the Jade Palace.

When Pei Xia entered the cave, before she even opened her eyes, she could smell the lingering stench.

He flicked his sleeve and was about to leave when a figure came running in through the door, shouting in an exaggerated manner, "Master, Master, Uncle Li is here!"

Pear rushed over and hugged Pei Xia's leg, then whispered, "I told him you were in seclusion and I've been making tea for you all day. If you don't wake up soon, it won't just be a matter of him going to the toilet a few more times."

Pei Xia patted her head, got up and walked out.

Li Qi sat at the small table in the wooden cabin, looking at the tea on the table, wondering if he should come back another day.

"Senior Brother Li." Pei Xia's voice finally came from outside the house.

Li Qi quickly stood up and replied with a smile, "Junior Brother Pei, you must have had a hard time returning to the sect this time."

Pei Xia just smiled and said, "If you really think I've been working hard, what were you doing the other day?"

"I just heard you were in seclusion?"

“Yes,” Pei Xia nodded, “I’m going into seclusion to heal my injuries.”

This is clearly targeting him. I was seriously injured while escorting Ji Shaofu back to the sect, and not a single person came to check on me.

Li Qi touched his nose. As Huang Bing's eldest disciple, he was in charge of many affairs in the sect and naturally understood the implied meaning.

"Master remembered and asked me to bring you some healing pills."

After saying that, he reached into his pocket and took out two bottles of pills: "They are both top-quality Huangqi pills, which can not only repair damage, but also nourish the inner cauldron."

Pei Xia glanced at the table but didn't take it.

You're not planning to try and fool me with something like this, are you?
Li Qi pushed the small bottle forward, saying, "This is just a small token of our appreciation from the main peak. The sect's reward will be much greater than you think." He added mysteriously, "After discussion among the elders of all the peaks, it has been decided to specially promote you to become an inner sect elder of our Long Whale Sect!"

Pei Xia remained silent for a while, then lowered her head and tucked the two bottles of pills into her bosom.

Sigh, although I never mentioned my purpose, and the Long Whale Sect didn't value the Liancheng Illusionary Realm, it's understandable that I didn't expect that.

As for the Long Whale Gate, there really weren't many things that Pei Xia found appealing.

You can't say that the reward of promoting someone to an inner sect elder was insincere.

Anyway... sigh.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Li Qi smiled and said, "Were you scared? I was also shocked when I first heard it. With Junior Brother Pei's age and cultivation, becoming an inner sect elder is a first for you, apart from Uncle Ji."

What could Pei Xia say? He could only say, "Thank you for your kindness, Sect Leader."

Li Qi then explained to him some of the benefits and things to note about being an inner sect elder.

He was reminded that he could now choose a new mountain and establish a cave dwelling, and the sect would definitely provide full assistance. He was also told that cultivation resources would be allocated every month, as well as matters related to accepting disciples, etc.

Pei Xia should only be...

He came to the Long Whale Sect for the Liancheng Illusionary Realm several months later, and the cave dwelling was for breaking through to the Tongxuan realm. Having a place to stay was enough, and as for taking on disciples, it was completely unnecessary.

After watching Li Qi leave, Pei Xia sighed, "I still have to rely on myself."

With only two months left until the martial arts competition in the illusion, Pei Xia has no chance to take shortcuts and will ultimately have to rely on his strength to win.

……

Ji Shaofu returned, bringing with her the Netherworld Flower. This spiritual seed from the Nine Provinces will help Huang Bing completely repair the damage to his spiritual palace and even help him further advance his foundation.

But looking at the ghost flower on the table, Huang Bing's expression wasn't entirely joyful.

The fact that Ji Shaofu was robbed and murdered on the road was a shadow that lingered in Huang Bing's mind.

In a chaotic world, it's common for people carrying valuable treasures to be intercepted and robbed.

Just because they were from the Long Whale Clan made Huang Bing more cautious.

The four gangs of Cao, Gai, Wa, and Nong have a long history. Although they are now scattered to different countries, each gang has a deep foundation, but few have been able to gain significant influence over the years.

In fact, besides the Long Whale Sect, the Beggars' Sect and the Tile Sect also considered establishing sects to find a new way out and earn some respect for their brothers.

But it seems as if some unseen force is always there, pushing them at crucial moments of life and death, causing them to lose everything.

The former leader of the Beggars' Sect was ambushed and killed on his way back to the sect after a martial arts competition, which became an unsolved case.

He and his junior brother Hu Ziyang had barely managed to support the Changjing Sect after both of them had reached the Yuan stage. He didn't know why, after so many years of being fellow disciples, Hu Ziyang insisted on fighting him, and he lost an arm in the internal strife.

If Ji Shaofu fails to bring back the Netherworld Flower this time, I imagine that in a few years, I will be seriously injured and die. Once I fall, the Changjing Sect will probably scatter like birds and beasts.

Some small sects can establish themselves with just one or two people at the Opening Mansion Realm, but the Four Gangs are different. Each of them has tens of thousands of hungry mouths to feed, and they cannot survive without Transformation Yuan Realm cultivators.

Just as Huang Bing was pondering whether someone was deliberately targeting him, Li Qi entered the room.

Huang Bing put away the Ghostly Flower and looked at his disciple: "Didn't you go to Pei Xia's cave?"

Li Qi nodded, his expression somewhat subtle: "I just got back and happened to see someone requesting an audience, so I came to report to Master."

"Requesting an audience? Who is it?"

Li Qi swallowed hard and replied, "That man claimed to be one of the Five Masters of Guigu, with the Taoist name 'Holding a Candle'."

(End of this chapter)