Vampire Cultivation Notes

This is a spiritual land that the Ruyi Sect does not occupy, so finding a second-order spiritual vein is naturally extremely difficult.

Fortunately for Li Jieqing, as long as the auspicious lotus is planted, everything will be alright.

The Ruyi Green Lotus has an automatic spirit-gathering effect, and with the 200,000 spirit stones in his inventory, which he could probably afford to break if necessary, it would be enough to support his breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

Besides, there's still a long way to go before a breakthrough, so there's no rush.

Now that the foundation had been divided, Li Jieqing found the spiritual land area where the branch of the spiritual vein extended to this place, and sent Huang Chong to dig soil in the swamp to prepare to build an island from scratch.

The plan to draw seawater from the west to irrigate the great marshland has been decided.

This vast swamp of wandering snakes will eventually be renamed the Half-Sea of ​​Wandering Snakes.

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After settling down, Li Jieqing first instructed Huang Chong to dig soil and build an island every day, while he himself built a bamboo house on the slope to live in temporarily.

After the land reclamation work stopped, it was natural to start focusing on daily spiritual practice.

Furthermore, Li Jieqing noticed that the Yu family cultivators who used to frequently appear in the swamp to exorcise demons were no longer approaching.

Clearly, this has been the case ever since the six late-stage Qi Refining experts divided up the territory on the main island that day.

The collaborative land reclamation is over; now it's time for everyone to act independently.

This is a good thing; Li Jieqing doesn't want to be disturbed by anyone.

Several more days passed, and the island was half-built by the yellow worms working hard with their tongues sticking out. Li Jieqing was just wondering whether to set up the Forest and Sea Life-Giving Array Plate.

That night, in the dead of night, a fragrant breeze entered his simple bamboo house.

"Fellow Daoist, Yu Fanqian has come to meet me. Please open the door and see me."

Under the moonlight, the bamboo house opened.

Yu Fanqian, dressed in a thin veil, entered gracefully.

However, the struggle between the Yu family and Jinwu Shangren on the main island had reached a critical moment, and the Yu family, after discovering that Li Jieqing had shared some of his wealth with Jinwu Shangren, came to win him over.

We're willing to pay any price!

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At dawn.

Yu Fanqian left the bamboo house barefoot, gritted her teeth, and flew away.

Li Jieqing stepped out from behind, wearing a black and white cloak and adjusting his collar.

He seemed to remember that his former colleague Yu Fanyi, who had worked with him at Danfang, had mentioned this hot-tempered and arrogant cousin.

"Tsk tsk... These cultivators are really willing to endure for the sake of their families."

Although Yu Fanqian was very patient, Li Jieqing was no ordinary person. He would not be blinded by beauty, especially not by the Yu family, with whom he had a past grudge.

He refused very firmly and righteously last night.

Li Jieqing would not agree to the Yu family's attempts to win him over, but he also would not side with Jinwu Shangren or get involved in the struggle for the main island.

When dawn broke, Yu Fanqian had gone to great lengths to obtain this result, which was neither good nor bad for the Yu family. They could only go back and make other plans.

"Family members of the Yu family...you'd better be sensible and not drag me into this fight."

Li Jieqing changed his identity to come here simply to cultivate diligently until he reached the pinnacle of Qi cultivation, and he did not want to get caught up in any internal strife.

Regardless of whether the Yu family or the Golden Wu Master wins, it's acceptable as long as it's on the surface regarding land reclamation and expansion.

In order to focus on spiritual practice.

If there are any other potential problems, it's best to resolve them as soon as possible...

Li Jieqing took out a whisk from his storage bag, his eyes gleaming as he noticed an ordinary-looking place in the distance outside the island.

There, a trace of bloodlust was hidden.

It should be noted that the Yu family's hunting team for toad-skin snakes has disbanded and has not approached the northwest region for the past few days.

But in that very spot, a bloody aura was lurking, guarding someone.

Li Jieqing did not react in any unusual way. He only glanced at the Moon-Gazing Eel that was still digging in the soil next to him, and then flew up on his own, heading towards the large marshland in the opposite direction from Yu Fanqian.

Dawn had broken in Dongyun, but the sunlight still couldn't penetrate the vast swamp.

The miasma was so thick it seemed almost tangible, and the vast marshland remained shrouded in mist.

Li Jieqing arrived from afar and his figure landed in an inconspicuous swamp.

Once a cultivator reaches the late stage of Qi Refining, their spiritual energy permeates their entire body. They can not only ride the wind and fly by consuming mana, but also walk on water and leave no trace on snow.

At this moment, Li Jieqing landed on the swamp and did not sink in. He walked through the dark, foul-smelling mud as if on flat ground, his figure parting the miasma.

The magic power within the black jade hairpin hidden in his hair completely concealed his magical aura.

For a moment, apart from being standing in the swamp, Li Jieqing was just like an ordinary person.

This was the method Li Jieqing devised to find the venomous snake spirit in the swamp.

That malevolent aura, of unknown age, could evade the spiritual light of cultivators and hide itself within this four-hundred-mile-long miasma.

But what if it's an ordinary person with no spiritual aura?

After walking through the swamp for the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Li Jieqing paused and stopped.

In the blink of an eye, a Xunfeng talisman appeared in his hand.

The talisman ignited at his fingertips, instantly turning to ashes and scattering. In its place, a gust of wind arose spontaneously from the Xun position, enveloping Li Jieqing's position.

Centered on him, it dispersed all the miasma that permeated the surroundings and swept upwards.

Sunlight, spanning a radius of three hundred feet, dappled down from where the wind dispersed.

Further ahead, the miasma solidified and transformed into a phantom toad-skin serpent, but its body was extremely large, even larger than the mid-stage and late-stage first-order toad-skin serpents that Li Jieqing had hunted in the past year!

The illusory toad-skin snake's head appeared before Li Jieqing, its tail extending backward. The miasma surging three hundred feet away connected with its enormous tail, suppressing the power of the Xunfeng Spirit Talisman, and the miasma rushed back in.

The illusory toad-skin snake opened its mouth towards Li Jieqing, its roar echoing through the miasma.

"What a fully formed demonic entity!"

Li Jieqing, who was not even big enough to be swallowed whole by this venomous snake, smiled and nodded repeatedly.

Just by looking at its shape, you can tell that this demonic energy has been gathered here for many years, and its effects are considerable!

Whoever controls this malevolent energy will also control the miasma that stretches for four hundred miles, and will be the true master of the Serpent Swamp.

The Yu family and Master Jinwu thought that diverting seawater to wash away the swamp would disperse the miasma, but in reality, it was just like getting rid of the toad-skin snakes—it only treated the symptoms, not the root cause. The source of the miasma was right here!

"So there are demons here?!"

Another exclamation rang out at the same time, but it came from behind Li Jieqing.

It is indeed Lüqiu!

The talisman that blew away the miasma just now also exposed this person.

He intended to retreat, but upon seeing the menacing, roaring snake before him, he was momentarily stunned and taken aback.

There really is such a thing in the world!

In that brief moment of distraction, a blood-red flying sword was already in front of him.

"cut!"

Li Jieqing possessed the Blood-Seeking Technique and had long ago discovered that a blood aura had been following him for the past few days; this blood aura was quite young.

Among the Swamp of Wandering Snakes, the only ones with such courage right now are either Venerable Jinwu or Luqiu.

If it is Venerable Jinwu, then he is resentful and wants revenge because Li Jieqing did not help him stand up for the main island that day and was unwilling to help him fight for it.

However, based on Li Jieqing's understanding of Master Jinwu, that person knew when to advance and retreat, and would certainly not be so irrational.

So another suspect is the treacherous Luqiu!