Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

Chapter 378: Chapter 204: Underworld Qi Fusion_4

Even the Immortal Sects and forces that once had close ties with them are the same.

The rules of the cultivation realm are such: the more power you have, the more resources you occupy.

Li Heshan is now eager to enhance the strength of Qiyun Valley so that in the future, when major changes occur in Qishan, he can secure a good path for Qiyun Valley.

And ensure that the legacy of Qiyun Valley, which has been passed down for countless years, is not buried in the hands of their generation.

”Let’s go, head back first.”

”We’ll go after those corpse cultivators once the sect’s reinforcements arrive.”

With Li Heshan’s order, the group immediately manipulated the wind to head towards Fengxian County.

When they arrived at the Immortal Welcoming Garden in Fengxian County, they were surprised to find the area outside the garden already crowded with many disciples from Qiyun Valley.

Seeing this, Zhongli Qing was pleasantly surprised and said, ”The sect’s support arrived quite quickly. I wonder which elder or dean is leading the team this time.”

As the two of them walked into the Immortal Welcoming Garden and passed through the corridor to the backyard, they saw a figure standing with hands behind his back in the pavilion.

Upon seeing that figure, Li Heshan furrowed his brow slightly.

Zhongli Qing was also somewhat surprised.

The two exchanged a glance, hesitated briefly, and then quickly stepped forward to salute.

”Greetings, Master Yao (Uncle Yao).”

The person was none other than Yao Lin, the dean of Cliff Mountain Courtyard in Qiyun Valley.

Because of the incident with Shen Wen’an back in the day, Yao Lin was punished by the sect leader Yun Zhongzi of Qiyun Valley, causing the entire Cliff Mountain Courtyard to shut its doors for nearly a decade.

Li Heshan did not expect that the sect would dispatch her to lead the team to Yangnao Land this time.

Yao Lin’s purplish face showed little expression, and she nodded slightly before speaking, ”The Sect Leader Senior Brother has already conveyed all the messages you sent back to the sect to me.”

”Is there anything more to add now?”

Li Heshan saluted and said, ”Reporting to Master, Heshan and Junior Sister Qing have just returned from the Western Wilderness.”

”The corpse cultivators attacked a Western Wilderness tribe with a population of one hundred thousand recently. According to previous estimates, one hundred thousand common people in the Western Wilderness can allow them to refine over a thousand Iron Corpses...”

Yao Lin spoke in a deep voice, ”In the cultivation of the world, there are gains and losses. According to what you said earlier, a mere group of common people, by refining Iron Corpses, can possess the strength of the fourth or fifth layer of Qi Cultivation. It must require a large amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects.”

”If those corpse cultivators truly had so many Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects, why refine such underwhelming corpse puppets?”

”This matter is illogical.”

Li Heshan nodded and said, ”This matter also crossed my mind.”

”I sent someone to inquire with the Shen Family, and it is said that those corpse cultivators utilized a magma lake containing Golden Essence Fire Qi to refine a large number of corpse puppets.”

”Oh?” Upon hearing this, Yao Lin was first taken aback and then sneered, ”Since the Shen Family knows of such a treasured place, why don’t they send that brat to wipe out the corpse cultivators and completely gather the Golden Essence Fire Qi of the magma lake?”

”Or is this just a ploy to set a trap for Qiyun Valley?”

Hearing this, Li Heshan sighed inwardly.

The Shen Family had already made it clear when they sent the message—they simply cannot afford to attend to the Western Wilderness now.

If Qiyun Valley chooses not to act, they can only allow those corpse cultivators to slowly develop in the Western Wilderness.

Once they have amassed enough strength, whether they will choose to attack Yunzhong or Fengxian is left to fate.

Li Heshan knew well that this Master Yao has always had a bias against Shen Wen’an and the Shen Family, and explaining would be futile, so he saw no point in wasting his breath.

Yao Lin seemed unwilling to fuss over these details either.

The Cliff Mountain Courtyard suffered significant losses of disciples in past years, but they have recruited quite a few talented students from the Western Wilderness in recent years.

She also understood that the Western Wilderness could not be abandoned.

”What is the strength of those corpse cultivators?”

Li Heshan shook his head slightly.

”Their specific strength is unknown, but according to a cultivator from the Shen Family at the Qi Cultivation Perfection Realm, those corpse cultivators’ aura is not much stronger than his.”

”It’s estimated to be at Qi Cultivation Perfection, at most the Early Stage of Fetal Breathing.”

Upon hearing this, Yao Lin thought for a moment and then said, ”The words of the Shen Family cannot be trusted.”

”You shall tell me the approximate location where those corpse cultivators appeared, and I will go take a look myself.”

”If possible, I’ll eliminate them all at once.”

”And you all will handle the remaining corpse puppets.”

Li Heshan nodded, immediately ordered someone to retrieve a map, and marked the approximate location where the corpse cultivators appeared.

Yao Lin glanced at it, said nothing more, and directly manipulated the wind to leave the Immortal Welcoming Garden, heading towards the vast Western Wilderness.

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Danzhou.

A massive ancient bronze ship passed through the barrier, appearing above Qishan.

On the ancient ship, Shen Chongming supported Hu Yufen and looked towards the distant vast mountains.

”The mountains here are much larger than the Hidden Dragon Mountain.”

Looking at the endless rolling green mountains in the distance, Hu Yufen was somewhat amazed.

Having lived for so many years, she had never left Anyang City, and now she found herself having left Yangnao Land, witnessing the magnificent scenery of another world.

Shen Chongming’s heart was also quite stirred at this moment.

Compared to Danzhou, Yangnao Land indeed could only be considered as the remote outskirts of a big city.

This place was the true world of cultivators.

Wei Qiuling walked over leisurely, and seeing their expressions, she lightly smiled and said, ”No need to be so amazed, the Shen Family will surely establish themselves in Danzhou in the future.”

”Besides, Yangnao Land is not much worse off than Danzhou now.”

”In a hundred years, there won’t be much difference between the two places.”

Shen Chongming nodded slightly.

The ancient bronze ship skimmed over the vast mountains below, and along the way, they saw some large city walls.

However, these cities were so enormous that the unsophisticated Hu Yufen exclaimed in surprise again.

”Mother, you don’t have to be so cautious, you won’t fall off.”

Seeing Hu Yufen standing about a zhang (3.33 meters) away from the ship’s edge, straining her neck to look at the cities below, Wei Qiuling said with a gentle smile.