Gou Zaixiu Immortal World Gets A Wife

Chapter 90: Trouble (Please Subscribe)

Li Guanxuan was reading a book on Law Manifestation.

Now that his alchemy, talisman, and sword techniques had all reached the second stage, he also wanted to elevate his formation technique to the second stage.

Once he became a second-stage formation master, he would truly have the ability to protect himself.

At least the threat from Shanggu City's main family to him would be relatively small.

"Unfortunately, Zhiqiao is currently only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Although she has been working hard during our dual cultivation, she can't provide me with much wood elemental energy. It would be great if she could reciprocate like Jiyue..."

Li Guanxuan pondered while reading the book.

Zhiqiao doesn't have a soft flower, and with her low-grade spiritual roots, her cultivation progress would be very slow.

Regardless, Zhiqiao is my legitimate wife, and during this time we've spent together, she has indeed been obedient and sensible, getting along well with Rongxin and Jiyue.

Once I have enough strength, I should take her back to Azure Serenity City...

Li Guanxuan carefully considered that in order to help Song Zhiqiao obtain a soft flower, his own strength must reach the later stage of Foundation Building.

Only then could he use the excuse of revisiting his old place to take Zhiqiao to the Mountain of Joyful Bliss on the east side of Azure Serenity City.

"Now my wife has also encountered a bottleneck. The Pulse-Protecting Pill and the Blood-Activating Pill are essential. To be safe, I also need to refine two top-grade Body-Tempering Pills for her..."

The Body-Tempering Pill is a first-grade pill, which poses no pressure for Li Guanxuan.

Moreover, Rongxin's spiritual roots can also be improved, and since she is following the path of body cultivation, there are some things to worry about, but not too much.

Therefore, helping Song Zhiqiao improve her cultivation is the top priority, after all, her wood spiritual roots and formation technique are related.

Moreover, once Li Guanxuan reaches the mid-stage of Foundation Building and cultivates with Song Zhiqiao, the little bit of wood elemental energy won't be enough for him.

At this moment, Li Guanxuan frowned slightly, pointed his finger, and formed a barrier of mana, blocking the pressure of the divine sense.

Who dares to make a move in the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion?

"Huh, it's you? You actually succeeded in Foundation Building?"

Li Guanxuan turned his head when he heard the voice and saw that it was Murong Li, whom he had met before. He was a second-stage middle-grade alchemist with an initial stage of Foundation Building cultivation.

If he remembered correctly, Murong Li was currently a guest of the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion.

Li Guanxuan stood up slowly, politely clasped his hands, and said, "Master Murong, it's been a long time."

At the same time, Li Guanxuan also blocked the pressure of the divine sense for the first-stage talisman masters, making them feel a little better.

Murong Li chuckled and still didn't take Li Guanxuan seriously.

In his opinion, Li Guanxuan's success in Foundation Building was probably due to good luck. After all, the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion wouldn't give the Foundation Building pill with a success rate of only thirty percent to a mere second-stage talisman master.

How could a lucky Foundation Building cultivator be a match for him, an experienced Foundation Building cultivator?

Moreover, he came to the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion today to make trouble...

His words and actions were somewhat arrogant and domineering.

"Enough nonsense, I'm here to find Manager Zheng. You, lead the way."

Murong Li gave an indifferent order and glanced at the high-level guards of the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion around him, sneering, "If I suffer any harm in the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion, the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion will never let it go."

Since he had already torn his face with the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion, there was no need to pay too much attention to etiquette.

Seeing Murong Li's rudeness, Li Guanxuan straightened his back slowly.

Murong Li was at the initial stage of Foundation Building, and so was he. Murong Li was a second-stage middle-grade alchemist, and so was he.

Moreover, he could produce two top-grade Life-Locking Pills in one furnace, while Murong Li could only produce one, and the success rate was extremely low... His alchemy skills were much higher than Murong Li's.

"Manager Zheng is out at the moment. Master Murong can wait here. Li Silin should be coming out to meet you soon," Li Guanxuan said with a faint smile.

"Anyone will do. Let him come quickly," Murong Li said impatiently.

Li Guanxuan narrowed his eyes and felt that something was amiss.

Although Murong Li was arrogant, it was a common trait among alchemists, so it wasn't surprising.

In addition to that, Murong Li liked to treat people with lower cultivation levels as fools. Such people were often bullies who were afraid of the strong and would never be so arrogant when facing a powerful force, let alone look down on others.

But now Murong Li's attitude was clearly here to make trouble...

Li Guanxuan pondered for a moment and then said to the first-stage talisman masters, "Everyone, please go down and rest. Those who are unwell can go find Fugui to receive a Healing Pill. Put it on my account."

"Yes."

"Thank you, Senior Li."

"..."

The first-stage talisman masters' faces were filled with gratitude.

"Please follow me, everyone."

Fugui rushed over as soon as he saw the situation here, and under Li Guanxuan's signal, he immediately led the first-level talisman masters to leave.

"Why hasn't Li Kuangzheng arrived yet?"

After waiting for a while, Murong Li's face was displeased as he said, "Tell him to hurry up, my matter is important!"

"Perhaps Li Sir is also dealing with important matters. Murong Dan Shi can wait patiently. If you don't have the patience, you can go back first and I will inform him when Li Sir is available."

Li Guanxuan lay on the grandmaster chair, holding a book on array law manifestation, and said without looking up.

Politeness is mutual, since Murong Li does not respect him, he does not need to respect Murong Li.

"If this matter is delayed, neither you nor Li Kuangzheng can afford the consequences!" Murong Li shouted.

"What does it have to do with me?"

Li Guanxuan glanced at him and couldn't help but smile, "I am not a guest of the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion, I am just entrusted to come here to guide the talisman masters."

"You..."

Murong Li was momentarily speechless.

At this time, Li Kuangzheng walked over, his sharp eyes staring at Murong Li as he calmly asked, "Murong Dan Shi, what's the matter?"

Although he was at the peak of Qi Refining, he showed no fear when facing Murong Li.

For him, the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion was his biggest reliance.

Moreover, there were also foundation building cultivators among the guest cultivators in the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion.

"What does it have to do with you?" Li Kuangzheng said indifferently.

Murong Li sneered, "This person is from the same sect as my master, but in the end, he killed our master and fled. Now, I see that the Law Manifestation Array produced by your pavilion is quite similar to the method I used to refine the Law Manifestation Array. I conclude that this person is the one who killed our master!"

"Li Sir, I believe you wouldn't want the reputation that the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion has built over the years to be ruined because of harboring a disciple who killed his master, right?"

"Murong Dan Shi's methods are too low and clumsy. Our alchemist in the pavilion has not worshipped any sect. From the moment he started practicing alchemy, he has been diligently practicing, which has led to his achievements today..."

At this point, Li Kuangzheng stared at Murong Li, his eyes filled with disgust and disdain, and added, "Murong Dan Shi, I have some advice for you: the path to immortality is long, don't let immediate gains blind your eyes. The value of cultivating immortality lies in diligence... Well, the conversation ends here, please leave!"

Li Kuangzheng couldn't be bothered to say more to Murong Li and turned to leave.

"Feeling guilty?!" Murong Li laughed heartily, "If the news of the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion harboring a disciple who killed his master spreads throughout the cultivation world, I wonder if your branch can still survive!"

After speaking, Murong Li didn't wait for anyone to see him off and left the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion.

Seeing this, Li Guanxuan narrowed his eyes. He understood why Murong Li had come here to cause trouble today.

The other party was fishing for someone...

The high-quality Law Manifestation Array and Poison Purification Pill he refined had not only made up for the huge losses of the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion in Silver Maple City, but also made the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion play the role of a scapegoat.

Naturally, this would lead people to think of the mysterious alchemist in the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion.

Who is the most eager to find the mysterious alchemist now?

The Lord of Shanggu City!

Therefore, it is possible that after learning about the high-quality Poison Purification Pill and Law Manifestation Array launched by the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion in Silver Maple City, the Lord of Shanggu City sent someone to investigate for a while before finally contacting Murong Li and asking him to come and cause trouble for the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion.

It would be good if they could force out the mysterious alchemist.

If they couldn't, they would spread a series of rumors deliberately to damage the image and reputation of the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion.

What is most important in business?

Reputation, credibility!

Although there is currently no problem with the pills made by the disciple who killed his master, who can guarantee the future? Who can say for sure?

This is a matter that threatens the path of cultivation itself. Which cultivator wouldn't be concerned?

Therefore, in the end, the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion can only let the mysterious alchemist come forward to dispel these rumors and misunderstandings...

But in doing so, the Lord of Shanggu City would know who the mysterious alchemist is.

This is a Foundation Building cultivator with not many years of life left. Once he goes crazy, it would take at least three or four Foundation Building cultivators working together to suppress him.

After pondering for a moment, Li Guanxuan realized that this was the only explanation that could make sense of Murong Li's brainless troublemaking.

After all, once the image and reputation of the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion are damaged, the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion will also benefit.

"So this is the deceit and trickery in the cultivation world..." Li Guanxuan sighed lightly in his heart. He only wanted to cultivate peacefully, but he didn't expect to attract trouble.

However, Li Guanxuan also understood a lot.

When he was in the Qi Refining stage, with weak cultivation, naturally he had no reputation.

When you reach the Foundation Building stage, due to your strength and abilities, every move or action you make becomes the subject of gossip among others.

But when you reach the Gold Core stage...

It's impossible not to become famous.

Nowadays, among the Gold Core cultivators around, who can hide their identity?

In other words, if you want to cultivate and achieve immortality, you cannot avoid dealing with complicated interpersonal relationships.

...

Zheng Huangjin rushed back, covered in dust from the outside.

He had already received Li Kuangzheng's message talisman and had a general understanding of what had happened.

"What do you think?" Zheng Huangjin looked at Li Guanxuan, his brows furrowed in inquiry.

If he couldn't resolve this matter, his abilities would also be evaluated by the headquarters.

By then, he might be demoted.

"What can I say?" Li Guanxuan shook his head helplessly and said, "Let's post a notice first, proving that the mysterious alchemist has nothing to do with Murong Li. Everything is just slander from fellow cultivators. The reason for not revealing their identity is simply to act low-key and avoid being targeted, etc."

"But we will still be affected," Li Kuangzheng said.

"The impact is inevitable, but if we don't do this, Brother Li will be in danger," Zheng Huangjin said in a deep voice. "Now we can only delay it until after the death of the Shanggu City Lord. Brother Li, your identity may not be able to be concealed anymore."

"That doesn't matter."

Li Guanxuan smiled and said, "Once the Shanggu City Lord dies, the threat of the peak Foundation Building cultivator who has been pressuring me will be gone. Then we can slowly deal with Ge Wen."

"This Murong Li, it's one thing to snatch my opportunity, but now he dares to target me!"

Zheng Huangjin's eyes were filled with killing intent. This person was insatiable, so he didn't like him from the beginning.

But the other party's alchemy skills were good, so he couldn't ignore him.

"Brother, don't be angry."

Li Guanxuan smiled and said, "With Murong Li's character, guess how long the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion can tolerate him? This person has a bad character. In the long run, the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion will definitely kick him out and let him fend for himself."

Moreover, Murong Li is just a pawn of the Shanggu City Lord and the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion. Apart from being annoying, he has no other use.

If we really take action against Murong Li, it will only confirm the image problem of the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion, and the one who will benefit is the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion."

Li Kuangzheng nodded slightly, agreeing with Li Guanxuan's statement, and said, "Now the Shanggu City Lord only has about eight years left to live. Once we get through these eight years, everything will be resolved."

"Sigh, being targeted by a dying mad dog for no reason feels really uncomfortable."

Zheng Huangjin sighed and looked at Li Guanxuan, saying, "Don't worry, even if I am demoted, I won't sell you out..."

Saying this, Zheng Huangjin looked at Li Kuangzheng.

Li Kuangzheng, with an expressionless face, said, "If you are demoted, I can take your place."

"..."

Li Guanxuan and Zheng Huangjin were speechless for a moment.

But they also knew that Li Kuangzheng was just trying to lighten the mood with his words.

After getting along for so long, everyone had a deep understanding of each other's character.

"Oh, by the way, Brother, there's some news I want to tell you."

At this moment, Zheng Huangjin's expression turned serious and he said, "Recently, there has been a demonic cultivator appearing in the northern part of the Immortal Ruins... named Chen Yinshan."

Upon hearing this, Li Guanxuan's heart trembled and he immediately asked, "Is it true?"

Zheng Huangjin nodded slightly and said, "It is said that this person came out of the Ten Thousand Mountains. He fell into demonic cultivation due to practicing demonic techniques and killed many Qi Refining cultivators, eventually reaching the bloodthirsty Foundation Building stage."

Old Chen practiced demonic techniques?

Li Guanxuan's expression became heavy.

Could it be that he encountered something in the Ten Thousand Mountains?

"Is he the only one?" Li Guanxuan asked.

"Yes," Zheng Huangjin said, "His combat power is extremely strong. Ordinary early-stage Foundation Building cultivators can't do anything to him. If a mid-stage Foundation Building cultivator appears, he can use his escape techniques to flee in time, making it difficult to catch him."

But what puzzles people is that this demonic cultivator, Chen Yinshan, only takes spiritual treasures, elixirs, and talismans. He doesn't even bother to look at many magical treasures."

"Old Chen wouldn't fall into demonic cultivation for no reason. Something must have happened."

Li Guanxuan said in a deep voice, "The only thing that can make him worry is Gui Li... He's not dead yet, and he's crazily collecting treasures from heaven and earth. Maybe he found Gui Li in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, but the situation with Gui Li is not good..."

After analyzing the situation, Li Guanxuan asked, "Where is he now?"

"He's been appearing in the vicinity of the Hundred Thousand Mountains."

Zheng Huangjin comforted, "I know you two are like brothers, but you have a lot of trouble right now. It's best not to go find him at this stage, just in case..."

Just in case Li Guanxuan's relationship with Chen Yinshan is exposed, then Li Guanxuan will be seen as a disciple who killed his master.

In the cultivation world, not only is the reputation of a sect important, but the reputation of a cultivator is also equally important.

"I understand."

Li Guanxuan nodded, then smiled and said, "As long as Chen Yinshan is not dead, it means that Gui Li still has a chance... Anyway, whether he is a demonic cultivator or a calamity cultivator, he is still my brother."

"Chen Yinshan should still have some rationality left."

Zheng Huangjin said, "Otherwise, he would probably have gone to Huajing Immortal City to cause trouble for the Yushou You family."

"Yeah, he should have heard about the news of the death of the You family's Patriarch and You Shaoneng. Besides me, there is no one else who would be willing to help him with this matter."

Li Guanxuan smiled and said, "These two died five hundred miles west of Shanggu City. Chen Yinshan should be able to deduce my location. If he doesn't come to find me, maybe he has something urgent to deal with. I just need to wait here patiently."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Huangjin and Li Kuangzheng also breathed a sigh of relief.

"I was worried that you would just run out to find him..." Zheng Huangjin shook his head and laughed.

"He won't be so reckless. No matter what happens, even if the sky falls, he will always be the calmest person." Li Kuangzheng said.

Indeed, no matter what difficulties or problems he encounters, Li Guanxuan will calmly think and try to come up with a solution. He never loses his composure and jumps around in a panic.

If you could live forever like me, you would be just as calm... Li Guanxuan silently complained in his heart.

Then, Li Guanxuan analyzed, "The Lord of Silver Maple City probably still needs my help in refining the Golden Yuan Pill. He might be willing to help with these small troubles.

In addition, Shanggu City is a fat piece of meat that he definitely covets. If the Lord of Shanggu City wants to come to Silver Maple City to cause trouble for me, the Lord of Silver Maple City will definitely intervene.

Hmm, I can cooperate with the Lord of Silver Maple City. With his help, those rumors and gossip might be resolved."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Huangjin's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh, saying, "Right, the Lord of Silver Maple City knows your identity. With him intervening, it will naturally prove that you are not that disciple who killed his master!"

"The problem is whether he is willing to intervene."

Li Guanxuan chuckled, "Now the pressure is on your side. You still owe him the debt of the Poison-Transforming Spirit Pill and the Life-Saving Pill. Why would he help you?"

"The materials are difficult to obtain!" Zheng Huangjin complained incessantly, saying, "I have already asked the boss for help, but even the boss has no solution. Spiritual Treasure Pavilion does have two sets of materials, but as you should know, they are unwilling to sell them to me! Even if they are willing, the price is exorbitant."

"You guys figure it out, I'm only responsible for refining pills, not for finding spiritual herbs. That would be too dangerous," Li Guanxuan shrugged, then looked at Li Kuangzheng and said, "Relax, hurry up and reach Foundation Building. Otherwise, when Murong Li comes next time, he will look down on you with arrogance."

"Just a jumping clown," Li Kuangzheng said indifferently, showing no concern on his face.

"In the past, I was at the fourth level of Qi Refining, and you were at the peak of Qi Refining; I reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, and you were still at the peak of Qi Refining..." Li Guanxuan said slowly, "Now that I have reached Foundation Building, you are still at the peak of Qi Refining."

Li Kuangzheng gritted his teeth and said, "Tomorrow, I will seclude myself and reach Foundation Building!"

"Coincidentally, I still have a 30% chance Foundation Building pill in my hand, priced at 15,000 low-grade spirit stones," Li Guanxuan laughed heartily, taking out a small porcelain bottle from his storage bag and saying, "We are all familiar with each other, so if you are short on money, I can let you owe me."

Zheng Huangjin's eyes lit up.

Li Kuangzheng, on the other hand, was stunned for a moment, then rummaged through his storage bag and threw out a bag of spirit stones, coldly snorting, "It's just 15,000 spirit stones, I have them!"

Li Guanxuan took the bag of spirit stones and smiled, "Brother, in the next few years, you should take care of Li Silin. Otherwise, I'm afraid he won't even have money to eat."

Just now, he glanced at it, and these 15,000 spirit stones were almost all of Li Kuangzheng's possessions.

Zheng Huangjin also smiled and said, "Kuangzheng, you can rest assured to seclude yourself. I can handle the affairs of the pavilion."

"Fugui's business level is not bad," Li Kuangzheng reminded.

Zheng Huangjin nodded slightly. He had seen Fugui's efforts and if there was an opportunity, he would naturally promote him.

...

After finishing the matter, Li Guanxuan went home.

However, on the way, Li Guanxuan felt that he was being watched.

This chapter is 5400 characters long, and there will be another chapter tonight! I will definitely be able to complete the update of ten thousand characters before midnight, and the extra update will be in the early morning~

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