Chapter 129: The Demon Immortal Cult

After Li Guanxuan and Qin Qiyue returned to Silver Maple City, they immediately took out two top-grade purification talismans and slapped them onto their bodies.

Realizing that no traces remained on them, the two finally returned to Peace Courtyard with peace of mind.

Seeing their husband and Qin Qiyue return, Wen Rongxin and Song Zhiqiao both wore smiles on their faces.

Qin Qiyue recounted everything that had happened in the Crimson Ridge Mountains without holding anything back. After all, in the world of cultivating immortals, they only had each other to truly trust.

"Song Jitang and Song Linfen... might still be alive."

Li Guanxuan said at this moment.

"What?!"

Hearing this, the expressions of the three women changed drastically.

The two envoys of the Song family were not dead?

Doesn't that mean they witnessed everything that happened in the Crimson Ridge Mountains?

"A True Monarch's divine talisman."

Song Zhiqiao analyzed, "The Song family is a scholarly clan of Confucian cultivators. The Nascent Soul True Monarchs in their clan possess the power of 'empty talk on paper,' allowing them to write divine abilities and spells onto paper and activate them by infusing spiritual power.

Furthermore, both Song Jitang and Song Linfen are Great Foundation Establishment cultivators at the peak. As envoys, it is impossible for them to be devoured by the Black Wind Wolf King in a single encounter. There is a possibility that it was intentional.

Cicada shedding its shell, suppressing the soul... any of these methods could allow them to temporarily replace the Black Wind Wolf King and escape in a borrowed shell."

Qin Qiyue nodded slightly, chiming in, "The Song family envoys only came to confirm whether the Thunder-Fire Sect's legacy items remained in the Crimson Ridge Mountains. Now that they have received the news, they will undoubtedly transmit it back to the Song family at the first opportunity.

In this way, my husband's crisis has been resolved. As for the rest, he will leave it to Eldest Brother himself to fight against the Nascent Soul True Monarchs."

"However... how should the death of Pavilion Master Shuimo be handled?" Wen Rongxin asked softly.

Before her death, Pavilion Master Shuimo had injected her essence blood into the Void Talisman, using it to transmit the message to True Monarch Changdong of the Song family.

If the other party investigated the death of Pavilion Master Shuimo, Li Guanxuan would still encounter trouble.

"I will write a letter to Eldest Brother to see what he says, so there is no need to worry too much."

Li Guanxuan said, "Cultivators in the Immortal Ruins do not like reasoning, but in Great Heng, every family must act according to reason and the law. We are in the right, and True Monarch Changdong can do nothing to us."

"What about Zhiqiao's father?" Wen Rongxin looked at Li Guanxuan, a hint of worry welling up in her apricot-like eyes.

Song Zhiqiao's heart trembled.

That's right, her father was a member of the Song family!

True Monarch Changdong might not be able to do anything to the Li family, but he could certainly scheme against her father openly or behind the scenes...

Li Guanxuan put his arm around Song Zhiqiao's slender waist and comforted her, "Rest assured, I will mention your matter to Eldest Brother as well. He is a deeply calculating person with a very profound temperament; he will definitely have a way to resolve it."

Song Zhiqiao naturally snuggled into Li Guanxuan's embrace and said in a delicate voice, "Husband, apart from you and the older sisters, Father is my only remaining relative. No matter how many years Father has left to live, I hope he can live in peace and safety."

"A Nascent Soul True Monarch should still have some dignity and magnanimity. This matter was orchestrated by Li Guanyuan. Although I was the one who struck the fatal blow, I merely took advantage of the situation."

Li Guanxuan continued to comfort her, "If True Monarch Changdong comes looking for trouble, he will go after Li Guanyuan, not my uncle. Doing otherwise would only damage his personal reputation."

Song Zhiqiao thought about it carefully and felt that made some sense.

A Nascent Soul True Monarch wouldn't stoop to venting his anger on her father.

If he truly had the ability, he would come straight to them or talk to Li Guanyuan.

"Husband, we may need to pay attention to the Immortal Monster Sect mentioned by that fake Dan cultivator," Qin Qiyue reminded.

Li Guanxuan nodded slightly and said, "I will go talk to Master and find out what is going on with this Immortal Monster Sect."

"During this upcoming trip to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, I suggest that Elder Sister and Younger Sister come along as well. After all, you are both Great Foundation Establishment cultivators now; you need to gain some experience through trials, which will greatly benefit your future Core Formation and marrow cleansing," Qin Qiyue said.

Wen Rongxin nodded slightly. She indeed had such thoughts.

After all, with the improvement of their cultivation levels, she and Song Zhiqiao could not keep hiding at home forever.

If they did, their horizons would remain limited, and they might become permanently stuck when encountering a bottleneck.

Moreover, they not only needed their cultivation levels to rise, but their combat power needed to grow stronger as well.

Living under Li Guanxuan's protection forever would only make them increasingly cowardly.

"With my array techniques combined with Elder Sister Rongxin's fists, facing a seventh-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator will not put us at a disadvantage," Song Zhiqiao straightened her back and said earnestly.

They had specifically tested this by sparring with Liu Xiaoxian.

"Very well, then let us all go to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains together."

A smile filled Li Guanxuan's face.

Having cultivated for so many years, his wives' cultivation levels had caught up, and it was indeed time to travel together.

After dinner, the daily routine of family cultivation—the quadruple cultivation session—was indispensable.

...

The next day.

Li Guanxuan went to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion in Market No. 1, lounging in a grand master's chair like an ancient lord, sitting passively while recounting everything that had happened in the Crimson Ridge Mountains.

Liu Xiaoxian rolled her eyes at this rebellious disciple who dared to offend his master.

"The Immortal Monster Sect..."

Liu Xiaoxian drifted back and forth through the realm of immortals, bobbing up and down, charming scenery coming into view, before being steadily steadied by a pair of large hands. She continued:

"If I remember correctly, this monster cultivator sect has been in the Immortal Ruins for many years. Hmm... they are just a group of eager cultivators who have strayed onto a misguided path. They can wield divine abilities and spells, and their physical bodies can also undergo demonic transformation.

They are somewhat similar to wicked cultivators; they easily lose their sanity and struggle to control their emotions.

Nowadays, various sects and forces in the Immortal Ruins are offering bounties for monster cultivators. As long as one slays a monster cultivator, rewards can be obtained.

Therefore, you don't need to worry too much. As long as the cultivators of the Immortal Monster Sect dare to show their faces, someone will hunt them down."

"According to what you say, does Pavilion Master Shuimo also know quite a few cultivators from the Immortal Monster Sect?"

Li Guanxuan narrowed his eyes, his spiritual sword rapidly shuttling through the spatial channel as he asked.

"There is such a possibility."

Liu Xiaoxian nodded slightly, trembling delicately. Her hands involuntarily rested on the back of the rebellious disciple's hands, helping massage and urging the master craftsman to increase his efforts as she said:

"The immortal cultivation world of the Immortal Ruins is only so big. Since the Immortal Monster Sect has hidden here for so long, they certainly have business dealings with certain cultivators...

However, you can rest assured; these monster cultivators dare not easily set foot in spiritual cities or immortal cities because they also fear exposing their identities."

Hearing this, Li Guanxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

"If that's the case, then I feel a bit more at ease."

"When you go to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains this time, you must also be careful."

Liu Xiaoxian had by now offered a gushing reward, lying prone in Li Guanxuan's embrace, reluctant to move, slowly enjoying and reminiscing as she said in a lazy tone:

"A place like the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains is very likely the hiding place of the Immortal Monster Sect. I will prepare third-tier disguise magic tools for you to prevent others from probing with divine sense."

"Thank you, Master. This disciple has no way to repay you, so I can only help Master take in the scenery of the immortal realm."

With that, Li Guanxuan placed Liu Xiaoxian back onto the grand master's chair.

Then, amidst Liu Xiaoxian's exclamation...

Dark clouds press down upon the city, threatening to crush it; armor gleams in the sunlight like scales of gold.

Horns sound across the autumn skies, while border mists freeze into nocturnal purple.

...

Seven days after reaching the Golden Dan realm, Li Guanxuan returned home and began crafting talisman paper out of two four-hundred-year-old third-tier spiritual logs.

Four months later, Li Guanxuan had successfully produced twelve sheets of third-tier talisman paper, using the remaining section to craft a talisman brush.

Qin Qiyue also sensibly made a trip to the Crimson Ridge Mountains, asking the Flame Demon Bear King to help gather some demonic blood from the Thunder-Striped Tiger King to serve as talisman ink for her husband.

"Husband, the Black Wind Wolf King has vanished." Qin Qiyue said.

Li Guanxuan smiled and said, "It seems the two envoys of the Song family joined forces and killed the Black Wind Wolf King. I've already had Master help transmit the letter to Ningning Prefecture in Great Heng. I believe it won't be long before news comes from Eldest Brother's side."

Beside them, Song Zhiqiao nodded slightly, a hint of worry on her face.

"Younger Sister need not worry too much. Eldest Brother possesses extraordinary talent and is hailed as the fourth person in the sword-cultivating Li family expected to reach the Nascent Soul realm, with a Nascent Soul True Monarch protecting him. True Monarch Changdong of the Song family will not rashly provoke Eldest Brother."

Qin Qiyue offered a word of comfort, then produced the fur of the Thunder-Striped Tiger King and said, "Husband, this is the fur of the Thunder-Striped Tiger King, which can be used for the talisman brush."

Li Guanxuan accepted it cheerfully, looked at Wen Rongxin, and smiled, "Word has come from Fang Xingzhi that Old Chen has already reached the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment. In another year or two, he will reach the ninth layer and prepare for Core Formation.

As long as he successfully forms his Golden Dan, both he and Guili will have hope of survival, so rest easy."

Wen Rongxin was currently holding Song Zhiqiao in a silent embrace of comfort. Hearing Li Guanxuan's words, she nodded slightly without saying anything.

Li Guanxuan sighed softly; indeed, there had been quite a few vexing matters lately.

Walking into the cultivation room, Li Guanxuan began crafting the talisman brush. After calming his mind and spirit for a time, he finally picked up the brush to draw talismans.

...

Three months passed.

Li Guanxuan had only drawn three Wind-Thunder Talismans, but they were all third-tier lower grade rather than second-tier upper grade.

After all, since he used the fur and blood of the Thunder-Striped Tiger King, drawing talismans was considerably easier, resulting in a very high success rate.

Li Guanxuan placed these three third-tier Wind-Thunder Talismans along with the remaining seven second-tier Wind-Thunder Talismans into a talisman box, nourishing them slowly with his spiritual power.

This was one of his major trump cards.

Deploying ten precious talismans simultaneously could instantly slay a Great Foundation Establishment expert and severely injure a fake Dan cultivator without issue.

On this day, Li Guanyuan, far away in Ningning Prefecture of Great Heng, replied with a letter.

The letter contained only eight characters: The matter is settled, do not worry.

Seeing the news in the letter, Song Zhiqiao, who had been worrying all along, finally let out a sigh of relief.

Since Li Guanyuan said everything was fine, then everything was indeed fine.

"Husband, remember to reply and thank Eldest Brother." Wen Rongxin reminded softly.

"We are full brothers; replying with words of thanks would seem rather distant, and he would probably only reply to scold me, so let's not reply." Li Guanxuan shook his head and refused.

Knowing Li Guanyuan's temperament, if he replied with words of gratitude, Li Guanyuan would likely only send back two words: overly sentimental.

"Husband~"

Wen Rongxin said with a hint of spoiled playfulness.

"Alright, alright, I'll reply, I'll reply." Seeing this, Li Guanxuan had no choice but to agree.

In the letter, Li Guanxuan asked his eldest brother to take care, act low-key, avoid conflicts with others, and so on... followed by some expressions of gratitude.

At the same time, Fang Xingzhi also transmitted a message through the communication artifact, stating:

Sang Shaoxian was also preparing to form his Core!