Chapter 127 Farewell Gift from Shou

Chapter 127 Farewell Gift from Shou

Leaving his own residence on Xiao Qiong Peak to rush back for the intra-school competition, Li Changshou deliberately detoured to Bai Fan Hall and offered three sticks of "high" incense before the portrait of the Chief of the People Teaching Sect.

Today, these three sticks of incense seemed to have some effect...

Returning to the corner of the slope, Li Changshou maintained his vigilance over Wind Whisper Spell while supervising various areas, hearing very little discussion about himself.

The old immortals on the Jade Platform and the disciples from various places in the river valley all had their eyes on the competition among the thirty-six heavenly stars...

Li Changshou held the Lingbao white jade flute and began to refine it slowly.

Glancing at Ling E, who was waiting on the sidelines for the competition, he found her in good condition, accompanied by Senior Jiu Shi with wine, so he no longer paid much attention.

The three hundred years' worth of monthly payments had already been handed over to Li Changshou by Jiu Wu, and they were all made with materials for refining array bases.

With this "small windfall," the comprehensive array planning of Xiao Qiong Peak could be completed ahead of schedule... probably around thirty percent.

However, Senior Jiu Wu's promise of "I owe you" had not been fulfilled, and Li Changshou would have to make up for it later in another competition.

Looking down at the white jade flute in his hand, Li Changshou couldn't help but ponder slightly, how much treasure could this thing fetch?

Just kidding, the Lingbao bestowed by Qin Wanqin Tianguan, if he really sold it, would be intentionally humiliating for the Qi Refiners of Golden Tortoise Island, and he would probably be hung up and beaten.

The grand array was for self-preservation, the Poisonous Pill was also for self-preservation, having Lingbao to protect oneself could also enhance one's ability to survive...

Moreover, after ascending, he still hadn't found any treasures that could fully unleash his full strength.

When this white jade flute was refined, adding some spiritual beast fur to its tip, it could also serve as a "Celestial Pen" and display the magical power of writing sutras and formulas.

Thinking of this, Li Changshou shook the white jade flute in his hand, and a faint resistance emanated from it.

Busy dispelling this wonderful idea from his mind, he continued to focus on soothing the spirituality of the white jade flute.

First, tame it on the carriage, and then talk about the matter of acting as a celestial pen.

The so-called Lingbao referred to objects that possessed spirituality, with the most basic spirituality.

However, due to the limitations of the Heavenly Dao, acquired Lingbao could not transform into living beings, nor could they carry the Great Dao. Their power was far inferior to innate Lingbao.

Innate Lingbao and innate living beings were more common in ancient times.

At that time, the Heavenly Dao was not yet perfect, and objects and living beings born from the innate Dao could directly touch the Great Dao.

Living beings could cultivate and become stronger without restraint, and treasures also bore the power of the Great Dao;

That was an era where you could pick up Lingbao while walking on the road;

That was an era where almost any mountain peak could be a blessed land;

But at the same time, it was also a more dangerous and darker era;

The big shots were all clueless and had no concept of shame. When they saw good treasures, they claimed they were destined for them, and when they saw good blessed lands, they claimed it was fated for them...

If the other party disagreed, then there would be a fight, and whoever had the bigger fist would prevail.

Nowadays, inheriting the best practices of ancient times, the best force should be the Western Teaching of the Western Second Saints. With a sentence of "I see you are destined for our Western side," anyone could be converted...

Li Changshou pondered to himself, continuing to refine the white jade flute.

Before long, Ling E floated over with a dejected look from a distance, sitting slightly despondently beside him. She sighed softly.

She had lost to an Immortal Seed at the Returning Dao Realm and thus cut off her path to the top thirty-six.

"Senior brother..."

Ling E called out with a touch of grievance.

"It's good to leave some face for other peak disciples," Li Changshou transmitted his voice, "How many years have you been cultivating? You're the youngest here, but you've made many senior brothers and sisters feel ashamed."

Separated by half a zhang but transmitting voice, this was probably one of Xiao Qiong Peak's characteristics.

Ling E blinked, and her eyes immediately brightened, "Senior brother, are you comforting me?"

"Three chapters of agreements."

"Oh!" Ling E smiled happily, sitting cross-legged on her cushion, wanting to slowly move closer, a little closer to her senior brother.

The grass on the ground was almost bald...

Li Changshou helplessly transmitted his voice, "It's already four thousand and fifty times."

Ling E suddenly stopped moving, her big eyes full of pitifulness, lifting her two soft hands and whispering softly:

"Senior brother, do you really have the heart to see your little junior sister's hands... be disabled like this?"

"Have the heart."

"Phew, just write it if you want," Ling E immediately turned her head to look not far away.

Li Changshou smiled calmly, waiting for the opportunity to take the stage...

Another day later, the intra-school competition reached its most exciting moment, the competition for the top spot among the Heavenly Stars, which was also the end of this intra-school competition.

The attention of the audience in the venue was drawn to Qi Xuan Ya and the top ten ranked Immortal Seeds.

The foreign guests and elders on the Jade Platform also watched with great interest, wondering if any of these disciples below could become tomorrow's "masters."

Although Qi Xuan Ya had outstanding qualifications, there were still many uncertainties on her path to growth.

Whether she could reach the Heavenly Immortal Realm, no one could say for sure at this moment.

The struggle for the Heavenly Stars began, and Li Changshou's "Returning Dao Realm First Stage" cultivation base was somewhat struggling from the start.

He relied on Earth Escape and "used all his tricks" to win three rounds, but in the fourth round, he directly encountered Qi Xuan Ya.

However, Li Changshou did not give anyone the chance to speculate or imagine a showdown between the top disciples of Xiao Qiong Peak.

The jade slip just vibrated...

"I concede!"

Qi Xuan Ya on the sidelines was stunned for a moment, then cast a few guilty glances at Li Changshou.

Li Changshou:...

What was this guiltiness for?

Forget it, he would never understand the thought process of his toxic junior sister.

So Li Changshou stopped at the eighteenth place, not much different from his previously planned ranking.

The two disciples of Xiao Qiong Peak, one ranked eighteenth and the other thirty-ninth. Later, Senior Ziyuan would probably burn incense for several confirmed deceased ancestors of Xiao Qiong Peak and pay proper respects.

The battles that followed became more intense one after another, and the intra-school competition also had more "highlight" moments.

But the scene where the Wolf Tooth Club broke through the ice and emerged was always the pinnacle that later events couldn't surpass...

In the end, Qi Xuan Ya passed all the tests and won the first place.

After watching the last battle, Li Changshou made an excuse to bid farewell to Ao Yi and immediately slipped away.

As expected...

When Qi Xuan Ya made her victory speech, she said very seriously:

"In this intra-school competition, it's a bit regrettable that I couldn't share the stage with my senior brother whom I most wanted to spar with."

At this moment, Li Changshou, who was bidding farewell to Ao Yi in the distance, couldn't help feeling a little emotional...

Finally, he was gradually able to predict some of the routes his toxic junior sister would take.

"Brother Changshou, you just focus on cultivating within the sect," Ao Yi said, "Don't worry too much... about some things."

Li Changshou took out a treasure bag with a serious expression:

"Inside are a few paintings, considered my recent masterpieces. There is also a sachet, which may help you with your troubles. Remember, don't open it in front of others."

Ao Yi smiled and took out two communication jade talismans from his arms, handing them to Li Changshou, saying, "Brother Changshou, these two jade talismans can directly contact me. If Brother Changshou has anything... to say, you can use these to communicate."

Li Changshou took the communication jade talismans and the two smiled at each other, bowing to each other in the clouds.

"In the vast clouds, with tall mountains and long waters, bidding farewell to Brother Yi today, we will meet again."

"I hope Brother is safe and ascends to the immortal path soon. Golden Tortoise Island is located at the intersection of the South China Sea and the East China Sea. If Brother Changshou is free, you can come to the island for a chat over wine."

Then, the man and the dragon smiled at each other.

Ao Yi turned and drove the clouds, heading towards the Golden Tortoise Island party waiting for him over there.

Li Changshou also made a distant bow, while Hanzhi and a few "junior" disciples each returned the courtesy.

At this moment, the leader of the farewell party for Golden Tortoise Island, Ji Wuyou, also nodded with a smile.

Looking at this young disciple who had brought Xiao Qiong Peak a lot of face in this intra-school competition, the leader pondered how to help him safely overcome the calamity of becoming an immortal...

"At last..."

Li Changshou flew straight towards Xiao Qiong Peak.

As soon as he landed on Xiao Qiong Peak, patches of white clouds flew out from the valley at the foot of Breaking Heaven Peak, and disciples from various peaks returned to their respective mountain tops...

Some laughed, naturally, there were also some with gloomy faces;

Li Changshou summed up the situation, seeing Ling E and Jiu Jiu, who was fond of the Wolf Tooth Club, flying back together. He thought about going to report the "good news" to their master together.

So many big shots came to Xiao Qiong Peak, and the master was still as steady as Mount Tai!

—If Li Changshou hadn't discovered earlier that the master was snoring on the bed, he would have definitely looked at the master with new eyes.

But before Ling E flew back, Li Changshou's mind suddenly jumped, immediately sensing something.

The Sea God Temple, which had previously hosted a white-clad guest, seemed to have another "distinguished guest" arriving.

So, Li Changshou used Wind Whisper Spell to transmit his voice to Ling E, who was still more than ten miles away:

"I suddenly had a realization and will go into seclusion to cultivate. Please take care of Senior Jiu Shi."

Ling E immediately nodded in agreement, and Li Changshou turned and flew towards the alchemy room.

With a slight sense of perception, he sensed that there were many worshippers in the Sea God Temple;

The gray-clothed old man who had descended with the Jade Emperor before was standing beside the statue with his hands behind his back, followed by two "guards" at the Heavenly Immortal Realm.

Li Changshou calmed his mind, pondered for a while, and activated the paper talisman hidden underground in the Sea God Temple, quietly initiating the process...

At the same time, three thousand miles south of the Gate of Immortality, on the white clouds carrying the Golden Tortoise Island party.

Ao Yi pondered for a moment, hesitated for a while, and couldn't help but take out the treasure bag that Changshou Brother had given him.

He was interested in Brother Changshou's prized paintings, not because he wanted to see Brother Changshou's "ingenious plan"!

So, Ao Yi quietly stopped the cloud in place, and several Golden Immortals and old Heavenly Immortals with him immediately sent a thread of divine sense, but they all smiled and didn't say anything.

"Just looking at the paintings..."

Ao Yi coughed and took out two painting scrolls. Seeing the two lines of annotations on the outside of the scrolls, he read them out loud:

["When you're in high spirits and can't suppress yourself and want to express your thoughts, look at this scroll."]

["When you're feeling down and can't muster any energy, and feel like there's no hope left in this life, look at this scroll."]

Ao Yi pondered for a moment, and first opened the latter. He saw the poem at the top...

"'When will the spring flowers and autumn moon come to an end, and how much do I know about the lingering dreams.'"

Opening the scroll, Ao Yi's eyes wandered, and the youthful face on it was suddenly covered in a blush. He instinctively closed his eyes tightly, then couldn't help but open them a little, cautiously looking at the dozen or so different beauties on it...

Could this be the reason for the rapid reproduction of the Human Race? Human cultivators indeed have their unique aspects...

But for him, who hadn't fully grown up yet, this was too...

Suddenly, there were a few sighs behind him:

"The craftsmanship of this painting is truly exquisite, the figures are vivid, it's rare to see such charm."

"Yes, indeed."

"From what I've seen, the difficulty lies in the balance between elegance and vulgarity. Clearly not flaunting themselves, yet able to evoke imagination. We've lived for so many years, and we've rarely seen such a quality painting of a beautiful woman."

Ao Yi's forehead was covered in black lines as he turned to look, only to see several senior brothers standing silently behind him, evaluating.

Seeing Ao Yi's awkwardness, several Golden Immortals from Golden Tortoise Island who were intentionally teasing Ao Yi burst into laughter.

In the clouds ahead, Qin Tianjun was also smiling as he watched them;

Although several young juniors were curious and wanted to go over, they didn't dare to be as casual as the older generation of cultivators.

"Junior Brother Ao Yi, open the other one and have a look."

"Good things should be shared."

"Come, come, come..."

Before Ao Yi could stop them and didn't know how to stop them, another scroll was taken away by a Heavenly Immortal old Daoist.

Several people crowded around, and the old Daoist took out the scroll. It quickly unfolded...

The lively atmosphere in this small cloud suddenly fell silent.

In the front, Qin Tianjun's mouth twitched slightly.

A Daoist silently rolled up the two scrolls and handed them to Ao Yi, and the others, with calm expressions and lifeless eyes, lowered their heads and flew back to the front of the cloud, their eyes devoid of spirit...

With curiosity, Ao Yi opened the scrolls and saw the four words "Hundred Beautiful Women's Sigh" on them. He chuckled helplessly and dared not look any further.

"Only Brother Changshou could come up with such whimsical ideas!"

Then, Ao Yi took out the sachet and looked at it. Inside was a wooden sign with seven large characters:

["Forcing it won't work, try something else."]

Ao Yi pondered for a moment, sighed lightly with his hands behind his back;

Then, he perked up, collected the two scrolls and the sachet, and flew ahead. When he looked at his junior sister Han Zhi, his gaze became clear and carefree.