Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 412 I've met Li Wushou

Unknown place in heaven and earth
Outside a rustic thatched cottage, Wu Zhuangyuan lay on a recliner, drinking wine and gazing at the lotus pond in front of him.

Deep within the lotus blossoms, a tall black and white lotus stretches its stems and leaves.

The lotus flower sprouts milky-white stamens, and within the cluster of stamens, a milky-white lotus seedpod ripples.

At the very center of the lotus seedpod is a large, milky-white lotus seed, surrounded by primal energy, containing yin and yang within, resembling a great realm.

Dressed in a white lotus and black dress, Wu Qinghe sat gracefully atop a milky white lotus seed, her aura flowing and merging with the lotus seed.

Surrounding the milky white lotus seeds, there are five other lotus seeds of different colors evenly distributed around the lotus pod. Among them, four lotus seeds—green, red, yellow, and black—have already emerged from the lotus hole, revealing half of their bodies.

The last white lotus, exuding a chilling aura, has yet to emerge from its hole.

The five lotus seeds and the milky white lotus seed in the center are interconnected, nourishing each other, and together with Wu Qinghe above them, they form a unified whole.

After a long while, Wu Qinghe finished her meditation, and the six lotus seeds fell into the lotus pod one after another, concealing her form. At the same time, the aura of the tall black and white lotus flowers subsided, transforming into a green lotus, standing tall among the lotus blossoms.

Wu Zhuangyuan, who had been watching Wu Qinghe's movements, hurriedly put away his wine jug, got up from the recliner, and with a flick of his sleeve brushed away the dust that hadn't even been there on the empty chair next to him. He called out eagerly:

"Qinghe must be tired. Come and rest for a while."

Wu Qinghe slowly stood up, took a step forward and stood beside Wu Zhuangyuan, and then sat down in the chair.

Scholar Wu then sat down beside her, took a new wine gourd from his waist and handed it to Wu Qinghe, while softly asking her:
"Judging from the condition of the Crimson Lotus Seed, the Heavenly Flame Seed should be successfully developed?"

Wu Qinghe took the gourd of wine, took a sip, and nodded to Wu Zhuangyuan.

“Since Mother went there herself, there’s naturally no problem.”

Scholar Wu curled his lip and muttered:

"What's so great about taking action personally? I wonder if they managed to activate the Immortal Mountain. Without their Heavenly Heart, the Earth's core will always be lacking."

At this point, Scholar Wu paused briefly, leaned forward to Wu Qinghe's side, and said with great enthusiasm:

"Qinghe, let me tell you, last time in the Boundary Sea, I only made a slight move and I captured the avatars of the three Venerables of the Immortal Mountain. That kid Li Wushou was dumbfounded at the time!"
"If the two Heavenly Venerables hadn't been so cowardly and quick to run, I would have taken them down long ago, making the Heavenly Heart and Earthly Core unnecessary."

When he got excited, Wu Zhuangyuan seemed to transform into a storyteller from Wufang City, his eyebrows dancing with excitement.

Wu Qinghe took another sip of wine, and the blood energy around her surged slightly, dispersing the white clouds above the thatched hut, before calming down again in the next instant.

He looked up at Scholar Wu and asked softly:
"Was it you who instructed Li Wushou to kill the Heavenly and Earthly Venerables back then?"

???

Wu Zhuangyuan's smile froze. Shouldn't he be praising "My father is mighty"? Why is he suddenly talking about that kid?

"What do you mean I asked Li Wushou to kill the Two Venerables of Heaven and Earth? Is that what that kid told you? It was clearly Li Wushou who coveted the incense offerings of the Twelve Continents of the Outer Sea and made his own demands. How did it become my request?"

Wu Qinghe looked at Wu Zhuangyuan, whose expression had suddenly changed, and replied softly:
"Oh!"

After finishing, he closed his eyes again to digest the alcohol.

Upon seeing this, Scholar Wu was absolutely furious!
If he had known that Li Wushou was stirring up trouble, he shouldn't have pretended not to know when Bu Lan helped Wu Qinghe deliver the message!

Seeing that Wu Qinghe clearly didn't believe him, Wu Zhuangyuan paced anxiously around Wu Qinghe's chair, saying as he did so:
“Qinghe, I’m telling the truth! If you don’t believe me… Oh, right! There are also the Yang spirits of the Porcelain Venerable and the Longevity Venerable. Although I gave them away, they should still be alive. They can testify for me.”

Wu Qinghe slowly opened her eyes and casually replied:
"I believe!"

Then he closed his eyes again. Seeing this, Wu Zhuangyuan became even more furious and shouted:

"Qinghe, I'm going back to Zhenhai City right now to bring Li Wushou here and confront him face to face!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Qinghe opened her eyes and stared quietly at Wu Zhuangyuan, no longer offering any perfunctory words like "I believe you."

Wu Zhuangyuan's breath hitched, and he came to his senses!

Judging from Wu Qinghe's expression, she probably couldn't be happier than for him to bring Li Wushou here for a confrontation.

This made him even more indignant. He glared back at Wu Qinghe, then sat back down on the recliner, sulking.

Wu Qinghe pursed her lips and was about to close her eyes again to digest the wine when suddenly her mind stirred and she looked towards the lotus pond.

A white lotus quietly emerged from the water, blooming in the lotus pond. Then, a figure dressed in a long white lotus dress stepped out from the lotus and stood before Wu Qinghe in a flash. Wu Qinghe rose from the bamboo chair and greeted her:
"mother!"

Immortal Lotus Venerable nodded, and a white lotus flower appeared out of thin air and landed in Wu Qinghe's palm.

"The Heavenly Flame Seed, the Heavenly Heart, and the Earth's Core are all inside."

After speaking, without waiting for Wu Qinghe's reaction, Immortal Lotus Venerable glanced at Scholar Wu and said calmly:
"If you continue to make noise here and disturb Qinghe's peace, then don't come to the Immortal Lotus Sacred Domain!"

Scholar Wu, upon hearing this, remained unperturbed and replied in a similarly indifferent manner:
"You think I wanted to come? If it weren't for the hunting..."

Seeing the two arguing, Wu Qinghe took the white lotus, turned around and left.

She had seen similar scenes far too many times, and she could never offer any advice.

Seeing this, Scholar Wu quickly shut his mouth, and Immortal Lotus Venerable also swallowed his words, turned around and followed Wu Qinghe, and said softly:
"I met Li Wushou when I went to refine the Heavenly Flame Seed this time."

Wu Qinghe paused, glancing at Immortal Lotus Venerable with some confusion. If she remembered correctly, Li Wushou should be in Fubo Domain. Based on her understanding of her mother, her mother shouldn't be in Fubo Domain.

Immortal Lotus Venerable held Wu Qinghe's hand and strolled away along the lotus pond.

"Li Wushou must have been eyeing the Yan Yang Luo Clan, and he just happened to run into the matter of refining the Heavenly Flame Seed."

Wu Qinghe was taken aback at first, then frowned and asked:
"Has the Luo family provoked Li Wushou again?"

Upon hearing this, Immortal Lotus Venerable's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that his daughter knew Li Wushou better than he had imagined.
"Why would you ask that? Couldn't it be that Li Wushou provoked the Luo family?"

Wu Qinghe's expression remained unchanged, and her voice was firm as she said:
"Li Wushou is lazy and doesn't want to provoke the Luo family."

Seeing Wu Qinghe suddenly become more talkative, Immortal Lotus Venerable became even more determined that his idea of ​​keeping Wu Qinghe away from Li Wushou would not be possible until Wu Qinghe became an immortal.

On the surface, the Immortal Lotus Venerable remained expressionless and nodded in reply:

"When I went to Yanyang, Luo Qingfeng, Luo Zhenyi, and Luo Xuanxu, the three Qinglian Envoys, were discussing how to lure and kill Li Wushou. Your maid Qiluo conveyed your warning, but Luo Qingfeng ignored it and disappeared before the Refining Heaven Flame Seed, never to return. Later, Li Wushou came."

Wu Qinghe nodded, her eyes still filled with anger.

Seeing this, Immortal Lotus Venerable sighed softly. She knew that Qinghe was angry with the Luo family, or even with that old ancestor.

However, as for the Immortal Lotus Venerable, she really had no interest in these things.

For her, the most important thing was for Qinghe to become an immortal; everything else was secondary.

The Luo family has been preparing for thousands of years and can provide Qinghe with tremendous help. She can naturally tolerate some interference.

Therefore, she did not intend to interfere in the matter between Luo Shi and Li Wushou, nor did she want Wu Qinghe to interfere. This was also the reason why she brought Qinghe to the Immortal Lotus Sacred Domain.

With that brute's intelligence, if Qinghe stayed in Zhenhai Sacred Domain, he would be fooled so much every few days that he would lose his bearings and could just leave the Sacred Domain whenever he wanted.
As for Li Wushou?
If he truly dies at the hands of the Luo family, then it is his fate, proving that he is not worthy of being Qinghe's friend.

However, after meeting Li Wushou this time, Immortal Lotus Venerable had higher expectations for Li Wushou.

After all, in her opinion, Li Wushou still had a great chance of breaking into the Great Venerable Realm. Once he broke into the Great Venerable Realm, it would be a great help to Qinghe.

I just don't know if the other person will be able to make it!
At the same time, Immortal Lotus Venerable did not want Wu Qinghe to worry about Li Wushou's safety, so he changed the subject and continued:

"When I met Li Wushou this time, his strength really exceeded my expectations. Your Heavenly Heart and Earthly Core were stolen by him from the contracted body of the two Heavenly Venerables of the Immortal Mountain in the Sealed Spirit Sacred Domain."

Luo Zhenyi and Luo Xuanxu were unwilling to return to the Azure Lotus Sacred Domain, and now they're likely to suffer a loss. It might not be long before we hear news of their deaths.

Wu Qinghe glanced at Immortal Lotus Venerable with some surprise and asked in confusion:

"Oh? You didn't help them?"

Immortal Lotus Venerable softly countered with a question:

"Why should I help them? The Luo family is the Luo family, and I am me. I only care about your path to enlightenment. No one can become an obstacle to your path, not even the ancestor!"

Wu Qinghe paused, turned her head to look at the lotus pond, and after a long silence, murmured:

"Li Wushou is ruthless!"

(End of this chapter)