Family Cultivation: I Become a Mirror

Chapter 431 361_2

"Lijing of the Li Family from Immortal Sect has come to visit, please, Temple Master, open the Great Formation!"

He channeled his mana and after waiting several breaths, saw a Taoist fly out from the formation. The cultivator's cultivation level was merely at the Third Layer of Qi Cultivation, dressed in a robe that was half-yellow, half-white, looking somewhat mismatched, yet he wore a beaming smile:

"I have seen Taoist Fellow, I am Bai Yinzi from Valley Smoke Temple!"

Li Yuanjiao nodded with a smile brimming on his face. This man presented himself with extreme humbleness and his stacked smiles appeared very eager. He quickly said:

"Are you here to look for Donghe Taoist Fellow? Please, Taoist Fellow, follow me inside!"

Although Chen Donghe had been here for many years, Li Yuanjiao, who was always suspicious and shrewd, was reluctant to go in with him. His gaze swept over the man, and with a light laugh, his hand had already reached for the hilt of his sword. He softly said:

"There's no need to go in; it would be better for Uncle Donghe to come out instead."

Bai Yinzi was slightly startled, wiped the sweat from his face, and with trembling lips, hesitantly said:

"It's not very convenient! Not very convenient, Donghe Taoist Fellow is injured and shouldn't be moved arbitrarily, I insist you come inside."

Li Yuanjiao laughed heartily and replied:

"Well said, well said!"

Bai Yinzi immediately sighed in relief, his face once again lighting up with a smile. Li Yuanjiao took the opportunity to step forward, his expression suddenly changing, his brows raising, and his entire face instantly taking on a ferocious look as he said harshly:

"How dare you!"

The Green Ruler Sword in his hand had already leaped out of its scabbard, emitting a bright white light and a shrill whistling sound, as the Moon Que Sword Arc surged forth mightily.

Bai Yinzi felt as if his face had been sliced by a knife and cried out in horror, feeling as if he had already lost half his life, conjuring a yellow Turtle Shield magic artifact in his hand, he shrieked:

"Taoist Fellow, misunderstanding! Spare my life!"

Li Yuanjiao was not inclined to believe him. His thoughts raced like lightning, he only pondered:

'I don't know if Uncle Donghe is still here. If he's trying to trick me into the formation, there mustn't be any Foundation Establishment Cultivators, so I'll seize this man and see if I can exchange him for Uncle Donghe!'

'If that's not possible, at least I will have avenged Uncle Donghe.'

In an instant, the sword arc had already struck the shield with a boom. This unnamed Turtle Shield was probably quite an important magical instrument within the temple, of upper-tier Qi Cultivation make, but the Green Ruler Sword was a Foundation Establishment magical artifact. Just this single strike caused the Turtle Shield to wail, turning Bai Yinzi's face red with strain.

He was terrified out of his wits and cried:

"Donghe Taoist Fellow! Donghe Taoist Fellow! Hurry and save me, I'm being beaten to death by your kin!"

Li Yuanjiao, hearing this, was slightly taken aback, his grip loosening a bit, before he immediately extended his hand and said in a deep voice:

"Let go, I won't kill you!"

Bai Yinzi's face turned crimson, he shut his eyes, and truly stanood there dumbfounded; his magic artifact lost its luster. Li Yuanjiao placed his sword on his neck, and Bai Yinzi, believing it somewhat, was slightly embarrassed.

"Master! Master!"

A middle-aged man made his way out of the formation riding the wind, his face pale and several poultices stuck to his body, came up with a wry smile, saying repeatedly:

"Misunderstanding... a misunderstanding..."

Li Yuanjiao could only sheathe his sword with a grunt, returning Bai Yinzi's gesture with slight embarrassment and said:

"My apologies, Taoist Fellow..."

Bai Yinzi, still terrified, said shakily:

"Truly from a Sword Immortal Family... that first strike of your sword nearly scared half my soul away."

After Chen Donghe apologized and Bai Yinzi dismissed it, he then waved his hand and said:

"It was I who misspoke, I am the one who should be apologizing. You are too courteous, Master."

Having been away from home for many years, Chen Donghe still called Li Yuanjiao 'Master' out of habit, which influenced Bai Yinzi to do the same. Li Yuanjiao just went along with it. While he was settling down, Bai Yinzi finally took a few breaths and slowly eased his tongue before saying:

"No wonder the Noble Families could stand out in that unpredictably perilous place of the Green Pond Sect, expanding eastward and westward, rising to become one of the Noble Families... I truly can't learn this kind of decisiveness!"

Li Yuanjiao had by then sheathed his sword and his brows had relaxed, his previously fierce and decisive demeanor no longer visible. He now appeared somewhat intimidating, which made Bai Yinzi click his tongue in admiration, continuing:

"Even under the rule of my Jin Yu Sect, the Immortal Tax is oppressive, but it doesn't come close to Green Pond's tendency to decimate all at the slightest provocation. Even when one temple annexes another, they still report to Jin Yu before integration; they do not simply exterminate everyone..."

"If you ask me... those Xuan Yue houses over at Green Pond are as good as Devil Cultivators with their conduct. We should just talk about these things here, let's not let it turn into slander against the Immortal Sect..."

The man was quite a chatterbox, and Li Yuanjiao merely listened until he found a chance to catch his breath before addressing Chen Donghe with concern:

"How did it come to this?"

"It's the Devil Cultivators!"

Chen Donghe, now at the Sixth Layer of Qi Cultivation, smiled and said warmly, albeit still pale:

"Some Devil Cultivators headed northwards a few days ago, trying to cross the West Screen Mountain. They passed right by Valley Smoke Temple, and I along with the temple's cultivators fought to protect the Great Formation. I only suffered some injuries and have been bedridden for many days."

"I had to let the Temple Master come to greet you, I did not mean to cause you any misunderstanding..."

Who knew Li Yuanjiao, upon hearing this, became rather calculative and probed further:

"Where did those Devil Cultivators go?"

"Unable to breach for long, they have already crossed West Screen and might be heading to the West Bank by now."

Li Yuanjiao estimated the time and realized that it was likely too late to catch up, so he could only sigh with regret.

After all, these Devil Cultivators couldn't even breach the Great Formation, meaning most were probably in the early stages of Qi Cultivation. If he could call upon the Cultivators from his clan, and they managed to capture this group of Devil Cultivators, killing and looting, they could fill the shortfall in their finances.

He then took some elixirs from his storage bag and handed them to Chen Donghe, whose provisions and elixirs had long been exhausted in that battle. Chen Donghe accepted them with thanks.