Immortal Palace Longevity

However, Liu Yu has practiced the magic of preserving the spirit for decades and has been studying the power of the soul and consciousness. He is barely an expert in this area and naturally will not make such a mistake.

Under his control, the invisible power of consciousness was condensed into transparent "threads" and successfully cut the soul of the female cultivator surnamed Gao.

Then he used the soul-splitting and soul-searching technique to read the information in these fragments one by one, looking for useful information for himself.

This complicated process is long to say, but it was actually completed in just one breath.

Because the soul of the female cultivator surnamed Gao was affected by the physical body, the state was extremely poor, and the difference in their consciousness was huge, so the secret technique was performed very smoothly.

After a breath, a huge and complex memory poured into Liu Yu's mind.

Birth, growth, a hundred years of experience...

This memory is extremely complicated, including every bit of the female cultivator surnamed Gao from birth to now.

Every fragment is extremely clear, and there is even a feeling of personal experience, allowing Liu Yu to read it.

But his experience in this life plus the previous life is less than a hundred years.

If you accept all the memories of the female cultivator surnamed Gao, it will inevitably have an impact on your own memories.

It is not impossible that your personality will change drastically from then on.

The "Soul-Splitting and Soul-Searching Technique" quietly operates, and after determining that there is no information you want in this soul fragment, you quickly eliminate the received memory.

At the same time, the corresponding soul fragment also completely dissipates.

The palm placed on the crown of the female cultivator surnamed Gao flashed with a dark red light, and then "read" the information in the next fragment, and another wave of information poured into Liu Yu's soul.

Useless, eliminate, useless, eliminate...

Repeating this process over and over again, Liu Yu is never greedy, and all useless memories are eliminated at the first time.

Each time the Soul-Splitting and Soul-Searching Technique is performed, it can only read the memory of seven fragments. If it fails seven times, it can only be performed next time.

But with the state of the female cultivator surnamed Gao's soul, it is probably difficult to support the next secret technique.

Fortunately, when reading the sixth soul information, the information you want is read.

A stream of memories poured into the soul, which was exactly what the female cultivator surnamed Gao had experienced in recent years.

Liu Yu eliminated unnecessary information and only kept the information he wanted.

His goal was achieved, and he lifted the secret technique with a thought.

Through his spiritual sense, he could see that without the maintenance of the secret technique, the soul of the female cultivator surnamed Gao quickly disintegrated into fragments of varying sizes, and then quickly disappeared.

In less than a moment, the green soul had disappeared without a trace.

Compared with the flesh, the soul is more "illusory", so the speed at which the soul disappears is much faster than the speed at which the breath of life passes.

After all the spiritual sense was withdrawn, Liu Yu opened his eyes, and the dark red spiritual light on his palm had disappeared.

As for the female cultivator surnamed Gao, there was no spiritual pressure around her at this time, and her breath of life was also rapidly decreasing, and her vitality was rapidly passing away.

Looking at the corpse coldly, Liu Yu did not hesitate at all, and spit out the Qingyang Demon Fire to turn it into fuel.

Although his soul energy was completely gone and his vitality had dissipated by half, it was not appropriate to waste it.

After putting away the storage bags of the two people, Liu Yu left the cave and drove the Lixuan Sword, turning into a red escape light and returning to Yongtai Market.

By reading the memory of the female cultivator surnamed Gao, he clearly understood the situation of the Hehuan Sect team.

The strength of her team was roughly the same as his own team, but there were two more foundation-building cultivators.

The team leader was a powerful female cultivator named Zhuo Mengzhen, who was close to the peak of foundation-building.

In the Hehuan Sect, she was also a popular figure for a while, and her reputation was only below the "Hehuan Six Sons".

As for the level of Qi Refining cultivators, they could only go with the flow and not mention it.

It was precisely because the strength difference was not big that Zhuo Mengzhen coveted the Ryukyuite Mine and needed to use strategies and excuses instead of directly sending troops to occupy it.

Like the "Qingfeng Squad" of Yuanyang Sect, Hehuan Sect also sent out its own team, named "Huanmeng Squad", to subdue the forces along the way.

After Liu Yu's mind flashed through the information of the Huanmeng Squad and learned about the strength of the opponent, he gradually became confident.

Although there were two fewer foundation-building cultivators in the team than the opponent, because they were fighting at home, they could mobilize more cultivators than the opponent.

He could completely summon the forces around Yongtaifang City to deal with the Hehuan Sect cultivators together, and then they would be at an advantage in the number of foundation-building cultivators.

These Yan forces had just surrendered, and they were balancing each other, and they had the name of the sect, so they were not afraid that they would not obey.

As for Zhuo Mengzhen, the strongest of the Hehuan Sect, Liu Yu was also confident enough to deal with him.

With the Chiyan Tower, a top-grade spiritual weapon, he could use it openly, which was a huge advantage compared to cultivators without top-grade spiritual weapons.

Several thoughts flashed through his mind, and after weighing the advantages and disadvantages of both sides, Liu Yu decided to carry out his tough attitude to the end.

Leading the team, the territory won by so many Yan State cultivators was lost and injured, not an inch of it was wasted!

…

A fiery red light came from the sky, entered Yongtai Market silently, and landed in front of the cave with the highest grade and the richest spiritual energy.

Liu Yu returned to the cave without alarming any cultivators, and then sent a message to Jiang Qiushui, Leng Yuexin and others, asking them to arrange two foundation-building cultivators to work and strengthen the monitoring of the market.

Although through the memory of the female cultivator surnamed Gao, it was known that there was only Xiao Chong as the insider, but it also exposed the weakness of the team's patrol force, and this aspect could not be ignored.

Two foundation-building monks supervised each other, so the arrangement was safer.

As for the slight resentment, as long as he did not cause any problems, and the war with Yan State had already reached the second half, he believed that there would be no major problems.

Liu Yu lay back on the armchair, called the maid Yingge to brew a pot of spiritual tea again, and continued to take out the talisman-making book to read.

Quietly waiting for the monks sent out to negotiate to bring back information.

…

One day later, the cave residence in Yongtai Market.

At this time, the foundation-building monks in the team gathered here, sitting in two rows on both sides of the hall.

A monk with a late Qi Refining level and a somewhat tired look was standing in the middle restrainedly, saying something respectfully.

"Reporting to the leader of Qingyang and all the seniors, the Hehuan Sect team refused to acknowledge that the Liujin stone veins belonged to us."

"And they openly announced that they had taken it back from Baiyun Temple, so it should be theirs."

"......."

"The other party was very arrogant, and I suffered a lot of difficulties and humiliation during this trip, but for the sake of the overall situation, I did not conflict with them."

"The above is the situation of my trip, I hope you seniors will understand."

After the monk finished speaking, he bowed to the host.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work."

"We already know what you said, go down and receive the reward."

Liu Yu waved his hand and asked the Qi Refining cultivator who went to negotiate to withdraw.

As for what this person said about bearing humiliation, it was for the sake of the overall situation, so he automatically filtered it out.

With the grievances between Yuanyang Sect and Hehuan Sect, if he did not bear humiliation, he would probably be a corpse.

After the cultivator left, Liu Yu's face turned completely cold. He looked around at the sixteen foundation-building cultivators present and said in a deep voice:

"Zhuo Mengzhen's team forcibly occupied the Liujin stone mine. What do you think of this? How do you think we should deal with it?"

"Fellow Daoists, please feel free to speak your mind. Liu is all ears."

The confrontation between two major sects may destroy the alliance of the five sects at this time, so the cultivators present were cautious and did not dare to express their opinions easily.

The cave was silent for a while, and you could hear a pin drop.

Seeing this scene, Liu Yu shook his head slightly in disappointment.

If it were in the past, Cui Liang and Xiao Chong would definitely jump out and express their opinions immediately. These two people like to show off the most and are the best at guessing what they mean.

It's a pity that one died in the battle and the other has become the fuel of the devil's fire.

Without the two flattering cultivators, it was really a bit uncomfortable for a while.

"Zhuo Mengzhen's team has seriously damaged our interests. I think we should fight back fiercely."

"If we don't fight back, I'm afraid the other party will get even more aggressive!"

Wei Guangzheng stood up and bowed to Liu Yu. This person's attitude was quite tough.

"Not appropriate, not appropriate."

"Now is the period of the five sects' alliance. If we have a large-scale conflict with the other party, it might be inappropriate."

"Maybe we will be punished by the upper sect."

"I think it's better to report to the upper sect first, and we will wait for orders to act."

Meng Wenxing also stood up and bowed. This person's attitude was quite negative.

In fact, he also had selfish motives. The risk of fighting with Zhuo Mengzhen's team was too great. He might die in the fight.

So he didn't want to fight with them directly, so he proposed a "compromise" method to avoid fighting with the monks of Hehuan Sect as much as possible.

However, the cultivators present all had some understanding of Liu Yu's style of doing things, and knew that he was always tough, so no one said that they would turn a blind eye and be a turtle.

"Wu believes..."

With Wei Guangzheng and Meng Wenxing starting, the sixteen foundation-building cultivators talked one after another, and the cave became lively in an instant.

Generally speaking, the sixteen foundation-building cultivators can be divided into two factions.

One faction believes that they should take the toughest attitude, retaliate immediately, seize the Ryukyuite vein immediately, and let Zhuo Mengzhen's team pay the price.

The other faction adopts the "compromise theory", believing that they should report to the sect first and act according to the sect's orders.

Perhaps they can use the means of sect diplomacy to get the Ryukyuite vein back without spending a single soldier.

But no matter what, no cultivator dares to turn a blind eye, and he knows how powerful it is.

"Zhuo Mengzhen's team has forcibly occupied the mineral vein, which has exposed their wolfish ambitions."

"If we wait for the order from the upper sect, we will have to stay still for a while. The other party may think that we are weak and can be bullied, and then take advantage of us!"

"What's more, the contradiction between Hehuan Sect and the upper sect is well known. It has been more than a few decades. Diplomatic means may not work."

"Once we take this step back, if the other party takes a step forward in the future, we will have to take a step back."

"I am afraid that sooner or later there will be no way to retreat, and we will be punished by the upper sect!"

Wei Guangzheng insisted on his point of view.

After two years, he has a certain understanding of the situation in Chu State and the grievances between the two sects.

After obtaining the benefits of the second-level Lingshan, the Wei family became Liu Yu's unwavering supporters.

Liu Yu just let out a little bit of information in advance, and this person knew what to do.

"It's still not appropriate."

"It's not worthwhile to engage in a full-scale battle with Zhuo Mengzhen's team just for a glazed stone vein."

"If there are too many casualties, it may affect the subsequent plans."

Some cultivators refuted this overly radical view, and there was some truth to it.

"This won't work, and that won't work either!"

"Does fellow Daoist have a better way?!"

After receiving the instructions, Wei Guangzheng was full of confidence and began to argue with the group of cultivators.

Seeing that Liu Yu didn't speak, the arguments in the cave became louder and louder. No one could convince anyone, and many cultivators argued until their faces turned red.

However, most of the cultivators who opposed the most radical and tough attitude were those who had just joined the team in Yongtai Market.

As local snakes, once a full-scale conflict broke out with the cultivators of the Hehuan Sect, they would naturally contribute more, and the losses and casualties they suffered would also be greater, so they were reluctant to take the toughest attitude.

The two sides refused to compromise, and further arguments would be detrimental to the unity of the team.

Liu Yu saw that it was almost done, so he gently raised his hand, and the cave immediately became quiet, and no cultivator dared to ignore his wishes.

This is not just the title of the leader, but also the reputation of "Qingyang Old Demon" who stepped on countless cultivators.

Liu Yu stood up from the main seat, his eyes swept across the faces of the cultivators, and slowly said:

"Fellow Daoist Wei is right."

"The Hehuan Sect and our sect have always been at odds. Even if we report it to the sect and the sect puts pressure on us, it will probably not have any substantial effect."

"In this way, it will miss the opportunity to fight."

"If we want to take back the Liujin stone vein, we need to do it ourselves."

After a pause, he continued in a slightly slower tone:

"But what other Daoists said also makes sense. If we act like this during the period of cooperation among the five sects, the situation may get out of control and cause adverse effects."

"So we have to report it to the sect."

"This matter was provoked by the cultivators of the Hehuan Sect first. Fellow Daoists can rest assured. Even if it is investigated in the future, it is the responsibility of the Hehuan Sect, and it cannot be blamed on us."

As soon as these words came out, Liu Yu's meaning couldn't be more obvious.

With his prestige at this time, naturally no one would jump out to refute it.

Although the expressions on the faces of the cultivators were different, they all responded in unison:

"Yes, we understand!"

Seeing this, Liu Yu nodded with satisfaction and said in a deep voice:

"In this case, we will set off to the Liujin Stone Mine immediately. Fellow Taoists, please go down and make arrangements!"

Although he has long been the one who has the final say in the team, it would be a bit unpleasant if he were to be completely dictatorial.

So after a "discussion", he finally made the final decision, which seemed much more humane.

Everyone has the right to speak, and some cultivators will feel much better if they get the respect they deserve.

If a wrong decision is made, it is the result of the "discussion" of the cultivators, and it is the fault of the cultivator who spoke.

The team leader is definitely not wrong, but was misled.

"Yes, sir!"

All sixteen foundation-building cultivators stood up, bowed, and walked out.

The order to summon the local forces of Yan State to join the alliance had been issued a day ago, asking them to go directly to the Liujin Stone Mine.