Immortal Father
Chapter 391 - 391 142 Ping'an Calms the Sea Artifact Refining Causes Ripples_4

391: Chapter 142: Ping’an Calms the Sea, Artifact Refining Causes Ripples_4 391: Chapter 142: Ping’an Calms the Sea, Artifact Refining Causes Ripples_4 Qing Su took the White Tiger egg from Li Ping’an with curiosity, feeling the ‘little’ life within.

Half a day later.

Within the Castcloud Hall of the Wanyun Sect, there was a haze of smoke.

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Ever since Li Dazhi imitated Elder Yansheng by rolling his own cigarettes out of earthy methods, the Immortals of the Wanyun Sect quickly began to follow suit.

At this moment, within the main hall of the Castcloud Hall, a group of old Daoists in robes and Daoist hair knots, looking aged and grave, were puffing clouds of smoke, their brows furrowed in worry.

Several Heavenly Immortal elders sighed in succession:

“Why has Forge-Heaven Gate suddenly started to trouble us?”

“Truth be told, we have been avoiding Forge-Heaven Gate in the past few years, and our newly opened Magic Artifact shops have carefully steered clear of the market towns where Forge-Heaven Gate’s Magic Artifact shops are located.”

“This deliberate provocation, could it be they’ve lost their wits like the Sea Watch Sect did before?”

The crowd looked towards Li Dazhi.

Li Dazhi offered a sheepish smile,

“Elders, please don’t look at me, my Great Fortune has been lent out for the past six months.

“Besides, Forge-Heaven Gate is the third sect within The Path of Immortality, the foremost in Artifact Refining.

Sea Watch Sect cannot be mentioned in the same breath.

“While our sect has developed rapidly and amassed quite a fortune, we are still far behind Forge-Heaven Gate.

Logically, they shouldn’t be targeting us.”

Outside the main hall of the Castcloud Hall, a rainbow light sped forth, transforming into Minister Gao Xu, who hurried towards the inner hall.

Li Dazhi and the dozen or so elders all looked towards the entrance.

Gao Xu stepped into the barrier, bowed, and reported, “Ancestor Master, Ping’an has returned!

He’ll soon be at the mountain gate!”

A light sparked in Li Dazhi’s eyes as he leaned back in his chair.

A few of the elders subconsciously stood up, as if to go outside to the Mountain Protection Array to welcome him, but then remembered that Li Ping’an’s status was merely that of an inner sect elder, and it would be improper for them to go out to meet him.

Li Dazhi said with a laugh, “If he’s back, then he’s back; what’s the big deal?

Have Ping’an come straight here, it’s just in time to discuss matters.”

“Yes!”

“Ah, right, did Senior Xu Sheng come back with him?

If Senior Xu Sheng has come, we need to ask the Vice Sect Leader to receive him.”

“Minister Weiyen mentioned that Senior Xu Sheng didn’t return with him, he retreated to Yuan Sect for closed-door cultivation.”

“Well then,” Li Dazhi teased, “that old predecessor finally remembered he needs to cultivate himself.”

An elder spoke, “He probably had enough insights while with Ping’an, sufficient for a retreat.”

Li Dazhi waved his hand slightly, Gao Xu bowed and departed, flying swiftly towards the Mountain Protection Array.

Shortly after, Li Ping’an appeared inside the inner hall.

He was dressed in a light-blue Daoist robe, his long hair simply held up with a hairpin, bowing in greeting to his father and the other elders.

The elders stood up to return the greeting, and Li Dazhi assessed Li Ping’an with a smile.

The father and son had not seen each other for half a year, and not much had changed for either: Li Ping’an still had his youthful, handsome appearance, and Li Dazhi’s belly had continued to shrink, making him look less portly and a bit more trim.

After all, Aunt Xiaoyue had been recuperating in the inner hall.

She had no intention of returning to Dong’an City.

Li Ping’an sat down beside his father’s desk and asked with a smile, “Why the long faces, elders?

Has something happened?”

“We haven’t had the chance to send you a message yet.”

Li Dazhi passed several Messaging Jade Talismans to Li Ping’an, sighing lightly:

“Forge-Heaven Gate has suddenly made a move against us.

It’s not that they’ve started a fight, but they’ve begun to target our Magic Artifact business.

“Moreover, Forge-Heaven Gate has organized a large number of Artifact Refining sects and called for a conference to crusade against us.

“They claim that we, the Wanyun Sect, relying on the method of using artifacts to refine artifacts, have been aggressively undercutting prices, suppressing the livelihood of other sects, and they also say that our refined Magic Artifacts have no spiritual essence, detrimental to the progression of Qi Cultivators.

“These events unfolded just within a few days.

“They must have premeditated this sudden difficulty for us.”

Li Ping’an frowned, “That doesn’t seem right; while our scale is smaller compared to Forge-Heaven Gate, we haven’t had direct conflicts with them, and everyone knows by now that we have the third sub-alliance of the Eastern Alliance backing the Wanyun Sect…”

Li Dazhi shook his head slightly, “I asked Immortal Wen Rou to inquire about it; the supporter of Forge-Heaven Gate is the sixth sub-alliance, the founding ancestor of Forge-Heaven Gate is the blood brother of the sixth sub-alliance leader, but the sixth sub-alliance has a quite good relationship with Elder Tianli.”

The Heavenly Immortal elders wiped their sweat.

In their day-to-day, they had not heard the Grand Wealth Immortal call the third sub-alliance anything but ‘old man’.

“Isn’t it an internal power struggle in the Eastern Alliance?”

Li Ping’an pondered briefly, holding the Jade Talismans and contemplating deeply.

An elder hesitated to speak.

Li Dazhi said, “Speak your mind.”

The elder questioned, “Could it be that Forge-Heaven Gate has a connection with Blood Fiend Hall?”

“Except for the main Hall Master, Blood Fiend Hall has been uprooted by the Eastern Alliance.”

Li Ping’an stated solemnly:

“Elders, there’s no need to worry about that.

The Hall Master of Blood Fiend Hall is an elder of the Myriad Demon Heaven, and the relationship between Myriad Demon Heaven and the Eastern Alliance is very complex, unlikely to affect us at the moment.

“Father, have you sent someone to Happy Valley for information?”

“I’ve inquired, but there’s no reliable news from Happy Valley either.”

Li Dazhi said with a smile:

“You were busy making big moves at Sea Watch Sect, so I didn’t want to bother you by sending someone.

Now that you’re back, why not visit Drunken Moon Tower in Dong’an City?

“I’ve heard from Elder Yansheng that buying information from others is not as effective as you going in person.

“Plus, in Dong’an City, Forge-Heaven Gate bought two large shops two months ago and they should be opening soon.

That Mo Yunshen is in Dong’an City.

If you have time, go meet this fellow.”

Li Ping’an’s lips twitched slightly.

Fortunately, Elder Yansheng had kept the secret strictly, without mentioning to his father the matter about Brother Mo Wentian known as Mo Wenqing.

Li Ping’an said resolutely, “If that’s the case, then I shall depart for Dong’an City immediately.”