Immortal Father
Chapter 112 - 112 49 The Real Business of a Qi Cultivator_2

112: Chapter 49: The Real Business of a Qi Cultivator_2 112: Chapter 49: The Real Business of a Qi Cultivator_2 “Second, if disciples from other sects encounter danger, our Wanyun Sect disciples should lend a hand if there is no risk to themselves.”

“Third, this place has emerged two years ago, and most of the treasures inside have already been taken.

All that remains is the malignant miasma of the great demons that perished here.

If you come across pale black mist floating on the sea, do not go forward.

If you become contaminated, it will cause quite a lot of trouble and may give birth to heart demons.”

“You should all try to walk together.

The elders from our sect will follow above your heads, but remember, if we have to take action to rescue you, you will have to withdraw from this trial on your own.”

The disciples bowed their heads again in agreement.

Elder Yansheng suddenly said, “Why doesn’t the team leader say a few words to inspire the disciples?”

Li Ping’an, who was observing the surroundings, had anticipated this and cupped his hands together, and said in a steady tone, “This trial is for gaining experience.

Always prioritize your safety and call for help in case of danger.”

The disciples turned around to salute Li Ping’an with cupped hands, and Li Ping’an did the same in return.

Elder Yansheng chuckled, “Those words don’t sound like they came from a hot-blooded young person, but rather an old man like myself.”

The disciples all gave a light laugh.

An immortal laughed, “The last time I came to these ancient ruins, I could still see the formation and pavilions here.

Who would have thought that in just two years, even the roof tiles have almost been stripped by loose cultivators.”

The disciples looked towards the sea in the direction of the voice.

The calm sea revealed a series of rolling broken walls and remnants, like ancient city walls standing in the sea, and the water below had lightened in color, revealing a circular outline hundreds of miles across.

Li Ping’an imagined what the scene must have looked like when these ruins were first unearthed.

[A vast formation hundreds of miles in diameter enveloped the sea, countless beams of immortal light shone in all directions, within which were terraces and pavilions stretching endlessly, specks like locusts in the sky tearing through the formation and rushing towards the glow of treasures.]

That’s not right.

His own master had also been here, obtained a precious treasure, and then had been besieged, suffering serious injuries, before eventually fleeing with the help of a sect transmission order.

To describe them as locusts would be inappropriate.

[It was more like a beautiful butterfly and a swarm of flapping moths, surging forward, tearing through the formation, and rushing towards the glow of treasures.]

As Li Ping’an mulled over this in his heart, his gaze shifted around.

The Sea Watch Sect had already cleared the area beforehand, with several dozen immortals stationed at various points;

In the distance on the sea, there were also hundreds of scattered loose cultivators, including some old men in the Merge True and Heaven and Earth Bridge realms, likely those who’d come for fun upon hearing the news, and even more figures were hurrying here from the seashore.

The human race is indeed populous; there is never a shortage of onlookers wherever you go.

Six clouds arrived at the very center of the ruins.

Several beams of light flew out from the Sea Watch Sect’s clouds, and a few white-haired elders stood between heaven and sea, speaking some pleasantries and reading out the specific rules of this trial for the disciples of the six sects again.

It was nothing more than the disciples killing demons, the elders keeping count, and the six teams with the most kills getting some rewards.

The Sea Watch Sect had even prepared a set of talismans specifically for counting, first naming each team and then letting the immortals from each sect use jade talismans to count, displaying the kill numbers of each team in real time on a large brass mirror.

The spiritual sense of all the elders could envelop the entire area, so there would naturally be no cheating in such counting.

Another gong sounded, and the trial of the disciples from the six sects officially began.

Over two hundred disciples jumped down from the six clouds, each displaying their skills and divine abilities, and dived into the sea to begin searching for traces of demons.

The immortals from the six sects, with half protecting their own disciples and the other half flying above the disciples of other sects, acted both as mutual oversight and as representatives of the orthodox path of immortality offering mutual assistance.

Li Ping’an, Ningning Mu, Gu Qingcheng, and Yu Yingshu formed a team of four.

Once they entered the sea, they each set up mana shields and under Li Ping’an’s lead, quietly headed toward…

The area with the least demonic aura.

Gu Qingcheng, using the water to transmit his voice, quietly asked,

“Brother Ping’an, why aren’t we following the Sea Watch Sect’s disciples?

There are many demons here placed by the Sea Watch Sect, and they must know where the demons are more numerous.”

“Ah!”

Li Ping’an transmitted back,

“Why follow them?

Looking for targets?

“Brother Gu, your skilled flying sword just happened to graze by, causing that Sea Watch Sect immortal sprout to lose face.

His path is unstable now; what if he causes trouble for us later?”

“That’s true,” Gu Qingcheng nodded slowly, giving an embarrassed smile, “I really didn’t mean to, it’s just that at the moment I controlled the sword, it happened to feel right, and I made a smooth cut.”

Yu Yingshu asked, “Brother Ping’an, the direction we are heading in now, I can’t smell any demonic scent at all.”

Li Ping’an smiled and said, “There are only four of us, and we’re carrying two burdens with me and Sister Mu.

Hoping to make it to the top six is slim.”

All three nodded in agreement.

“Since we’re doomed not to make it to the top six, why bother to compete?

There are also a lot of little demons here, which can be good for practicing magical combat.”

Li Ping’an admonished,

“In any case, the result will be no different, isn’t it better for us to take it easy?”

Ningning Mu covered her mouth with a light laugh, softly saying, “Brother is right, I really don’t like fighting and killing.”

Gu Qingcheng and Yu Yingshu exchanged glances, both of them smiling, and immediately felt much more relaxed.

What the three of them didn’t know was that Li Ping’an only seemed relaxed.

The moment he entered the sea, his Spiritual Sense from the Void Refinement Realm fully expanded, and the ‘Demon-Seeking Needle’ and ‘Demon-Sensing Bead’ hidden in his sleeve had already been activated.

Li Ping’an had already planned out everything; such a trial had no substantial meaning, so it was best just to get through it safely.

As long as their rankings weren’t at the very bottom, they wouldn’t bring shame to the sect.

He looked up, faintly catching Elder Yansheng’s presence.

This made Li Ping’an feel much more at ease, with a gentle smile always on his lips.

With Elder Yansheng at the peak of the True Immortal Great Perfection, he could definitely provide a strong sense of security.

…

Wanyun Sect, Castcloud Hall.

Li Dazhi sat behind his office desk, having processed a few Jade Talismans, then went to the side couch and crossed his legs to meditate.

He took out the familiar Yin-Yang Mirror from his sleeve, looking into the mirror at the surrounding blue waves, feeling the presence of Li Ping’an.

“Why has he gone into the sea?”

Li Dazhi was somewhat dissatisfied with not being able to see his son’s figure.

This was because he had requested the help of Elder Yansheng to take care of his own Ping’an, and incidentally, to use this pair of Yin-Yang Mirrors to check on the situation there.

A father is always worried when his child travels afar.

If it weren’t for the fact that Li Dazhi had too little time in his cultivation and hadn’t reached the Heavenly Immortal realm, and because his master Daoist Kongming did not allow him to leave, Li Dazhi would have personally rushed to protect his son Li Ping’an during his external trial.

“Ah, this great fortune.”

Li Dazhi let out a long sigh.

This great fortune could bring opportunities as well as dangers, and the two brothers, opportunity and danger, always seem to walk side by side, leaving Li Dazhi no choice but to be concerned.

Li Dazhi recalled the past five years and had a vague concept of what ‘great fortune’ meant to himself.

To put it simply — all things go smoothly, and blessings fill the home.

“If only I could give half of this great fortune to Ping’an.”

In the reflection of the Yin-Yang Mirror, some spiritual energy flared up from the sea below, and although there were waves churning far away on the surface of the sea, these did not attract even half a strand of Li Dazhi’s Spiritual Sense.

Li Dazhi’s eyes lit up, intently staring at the Yin-Yang Mirror.

Wow!

Ping’an has started slaying demons!

At such a historically significant moment, he could only sense it through Spiritual Sense, which was truly unfortunate.

Unnamed Mountain, Heavenly Immortal’s cave abode.

“Disciple, today we eat…”

Qing Su’s voice abruptly stopped.

She stood quietly at the entrance to the vast cave abode, lost in thought as she gazed at the lotus pond for a while before turning back to the inner hall.

…

“Brother, be careful, let me handle this!”

Bright sword light constantly flickered over the sandy seafloor.

Ningning Mu, alone with her longsword and accompanied by a Treasure Bead-level Water-Repelling Pearl floating above her head, moved as if on flat ground in the sea, repeatedly sending out sword energy towards several half-zhang long black armored shrimp demons, causing them to burst open, bleeding and shattered.

Li Ping’an stood with his hands behind his back, admiring Ningning Mu’s graceful figure, using his Spiritual Sense to control two Treasure Beads orbiting around her to protect her.

Ningning Mu was also quite excited now, attacking shrimp demons with the strength of the Spirit-Gathering Realm and directly using her sharpest Immortal-Treasure Longsword, even displaying the movement technique she had deduced from her Yan Stance technique.

‘I need to teach her how to use talismans and formations, constantly engaging in close combat is too disadvantageous and can easily lead to self-injury.’

Li Ping’an thought so, already beginning to formulate a ‘Junior Sister Teaching Plan’ for when they return to the mountains; his strand of Spiritual Sense kept a lock on the disciples of the Sea Watch Sect.

Li Ping’an had a premonition that Bu Linhai was likely up to something.

But he couldn’t figure out what kind of tricks Bu Linhai could be planning…

using formations to trap them?

Secretly poisoning the sea water?

Covertly commanding demons to cause trouble?

Asking a Sea Watch Sect Immortal to secretly trip them up?

Or is it a ploy of self-injury, provocation, borrowing another’s hand to kill, fighting among themselves, driving away the wolf…

Who is Bu Linhai’s father?

Could he be a big shot from the Sea Watch Sect?

Li Ping’an gradually got lost in thought.

Yu Yingshu and Gu Qingcheng, witnessing Ningning Mu in action for the first time, were now looking at each other in dismay.

This girl…

Is she really the same cute and gentle little junior sister from the journey?