Tongyezhou, on Nirvana Mountain.

The 'Life and Death Mountain and River Sect' has gathered its former disciples and followers again, looking quite impressive.

After this twists and turns.

The three inheritances of Feizhu Sect, Puppet Hall and Yeshe Mountain in Xizhou were completely destroyed because they saw that the Shengsi Shanhe Sect was weak.

At this point in the world, there are only thirteen strong sects left.

Tongyezhou, Duke's Mansion!
On the Nirvana Mountain not far away, those who came to congratulate, to pay homage, and to celebrate Zuo Shanhe's stepping into the realm of a true person, regardless of whether they had any friendship with him or not, and regardless of where they came from, almost all of them came from the three groups of 'demons', 'half-demons', and 'humans'.

And with the names "Zuo Shanhe" and "Li Taxian", they became famous throughout the state.

Tongyegong Mansion is the pinnacle of power in this state.
Everyone was in mourning for a month, and the atmosphere was almost at freezing point.

The incident a month ago caused quite a stir and could not be suppressed.

So much so that now in the outside world, in Tongye City, rumors about the death of Madam Tongye 'Dong Hongshuang' are spreading in almost every street and alley. There are mixed truths and falsehoods, and all kinds of rumors are floating everywhere in the streets.

at this time.

Tongye Mansion.

The servants retreated into the main house.

Li Shenyao, the Duke of Tongye.

He is in charge of the "state affairs" for him and has the real power of the state lord. In Tongye State, he is comparable to the eldest son Li Qiankun, who is a third-rank official.

And because of the great changes in the world a month ago, the second son Li Xuanzong, who had already cultivated the power of dragon and tiger and was in charge of the military.

The three of them stood on their own side.

Among them, the eldest son, Li Qiankun, slammed the table and stood up, filled with indignation:
"Father, mother just died like this. She died at the hands of that brat Li Shunfan. It's been a month, and you haven't said anything at all?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at his second brother, who was silent, pursing his lips, frowning slightly, as if in deep thought.

He looked at his father again. His aura was getting deeper and deeper, as if he had reached the limit of his Yuan Dan. He was immediately puzzled:
“If it was a month ago, it would be fine, but Zuo Shanhe broke through the Immortal Pass, and almost made everyone in the world think that he was going to be invincible.”

"But as time went by, as he became a real person, it seemed that the level of 'cultivation' in heaven and earth was raised again. The efficiency of our usual cultivation and martial arts training has increased by more than three to four times!"

"For a top expert like you, you must be more sensitive."

"And I heard that my grandfather and my mother's sworn brother, Hu Weihou, ruled the Tianlao Pass, the border between Tongyezhou and Minghuangzhou."

"They have already entered the 'realm of reality'!"

"You even dare to secede from the Great Yin, so why should you be afraid of Zuo Shanhe?"

"Besides, we are not going to be an enemy of Zuo Shanhe. How long has Li Shunfan known him? How many days has he been a disciple of the Life and Death Mountain and River Sect?"

"And my Tongye Li family is a powerful family in the state. My mother's family background is so prominent. The second of the 'Six Pillars of Divine Blood' is also her family. Zuo Shanhe and Li Shunfan are not related at all."

"Even if we force him to hand over someone to the Life and Death Mountain and River Sect, what can we do?"

Li Qiankun slammed the table, remembering that a month ago, when he was away, his biological mother was murdered in court, and he became so angry that his blood boiled.

Although it was Zuo Shanhe who did it, but if it weren't for the cause of 'Li Shunfan', how could the Shanhe Immortal who had stood on Nirvana Mountain for decades come out?

Naturally, the blame will be put on him!
Li Xuanzong sighed:
"Brother, things are not as simple as you think. It's not a big deal for one half-brother, but when it comes to Master Dong and Marquis Huwei, the nature of some things changes."

"You are in charge of government affairs. Can't you see why my father dared to 'separate himself' when there was no real person in the world?"

"If it weren't for the 'hints' from those two people behind, who wanted to test the waters and see the reaction of the Great Yin, support their own forces, and hold the right to speak, how could the Great Yin allow others to sleep soundly beside its bed!"

"For so long, so many soldiers have had their food and fodder withheld by Tianlao Pass. As soon as they came out of the pass, they were defeated by you and me, causing their morale to collapse. They collapsed in an instant, ruining our reputation."

"Do you really think that these elite soldiers of Great Yin are vulnerable to a single blow?"

"It's just that someone did it on purpose!"

Having said that, Li Xuanzong looked at Li Shenyao again and cupped his hands:

"However, my father is decisive and has been in the Tongye business for many years, so he has already made the iron barrels from top to bottom into one piece."

"Even though Grand Tutor Dong and Marquis Huwei are both top-level masters in the world, they cannot directly control my father. At most, they can only form a tacit understanding to maintain a balance between Tongye and Great Yin."

"In this way, even if the Great Yin is in decline and the edifice is about to collapse, we can change the family and train our Li family to become a generation of princes. In the future, the power of the world will still be in their hands."

"No matter how powerful the Yuan Dan was in the past, it is obviously impossible for one person to form an army and say whatever he wants to do."

"So my father was not a vassal or a puppet, but a collaborator of my maternal grandfather and maternal uncle."

"But now a month has passed, the former top Yuandan masters have all gone into seclusion, some have become real people, these who have been certified as 'real people'..."

"Can you still be content and honest like before?"

"Let's not talk about other things. My maternal uncle is 'Marquis Huwei', who guards 'Heavenly Prison Pass' and has divine blood. How did he rise to prominence?"

"Because at that time my grandfather and his biological father were fighting for territory, he suddenly rose up, killed his biological father, and surrendered to my grandfather, which brought him wealth and glory!"

"Do you dare to believe that a person like this has any so-called 'blood relationship'?"

"If it weren't for my grandfather's iron-blooded tactics, who had lived through two dynasties and had been with the previous king since he founded his kingdom, and had recently attained immortality and was unfathomable, I'm afraid my maternal uncle would have long been out of control."

"He used to be passive and lazy, always following orders but not instructions. Even when Great Yin issued eighteen tokens, asking him to lead the Flying Tiger Cavalry of 'Tianlaoguan' to crush Tongye, he only sent three to five hundred old, weak, sick and disabled people each time to get the job done perfunctorily."

"Because he knew that if he attacked the Tongye Mansion, it would only consume his own forces, which would make Dayin happy to see it happen. But with his becoming a real person and being named a military saint, everything has changed!"

"He has grown up and accomplished great things. Just think about the vastness and fertility of Tongye Province. But Tianlaoguan can only rely on Shenjing. Isn't it controlled by others?"

"If I were him, and I heard the news of my mother's death and got the so-called 'help', I could just march into the state in the name of 'revenge for my sister'!"

"By then, it would be good enough for the Li family to be a puppet with a flag raised and leave a name behind. The most likely scenario is that they will be usurped and live under someone else's roof, feeling uncomfortable!"

"so."

“Even though the heinous hatred is right before our eyes, Zuo Shanhe and my half-brother Li Taxian are from the mountain. If they leave, they are really gone. The hatred is settled and it is all over.”

"How aggressive was 'Luo Tian Daoist' a month ago? Didn't Master Zuo let him go just as he said? It was only because he saved his own 'morality' that he ended up dying."

"If he is like this, what about us?"

Li Shenyao watched silently and listened to the argument between his two sons.

It was not until Li Xuanzong finished his eloquent and powerful speech that he stopped.

Hearing the second son's analysis, Li Shenyao, with his thick eyebrows knitted together and a heavy breath, finally nodded.

At the same time, he looked at Li Xuanzong with a look of relief, as if he was looking at the "dragon and phoenix among men" of his own Li family:
"I have four sons. Shentong is dead and Taxian has rebelled."

"now"

"Looking at the entire Li family, you are the only one who can take on the responsibility!"

"Since you know that we are facing internal and external troubles, you know that making peace with the 'Life and Death Mountain and River Sect' is the most important thing."

"Before, I used 'Grand Master Dong' and 'Marquis Huwei' to intimidate Master Zuo and Li Taxian because Master is still an illusory 'synonym'. If necessary..."

"I can really invite several Yuandan masters who have opened up the realm of heaven and man to conquer Nirvana Mountain!"

“But it’s different now.”

Li Shenyao frowned:
"Times have changed."

"Xuan Zong, you must send someone to invite Zuo Zhenren and Li Taxian in the name of 'Tongye Imperial Master' and 'Prince of the Duke'. Regardless of whether they accept or not, at least you have to tell outsiders that there is nothing dirty between our two families!"

"Otherwise, if I still can't find the 'real opportunity'."

"Once Huwei Hou and Dong Taishi know that my wife has died, we will not move our troops. It will be easy for them to enter Tongyezhou!" Upon hearing this, Li Xuanzong's face suddenly became solemn:
"Yes!"

As for Li Qiankun, who had been speaking confidently, after listening to the conversation between his father and his second brother, he was stunned for a moment, suddenly fell silent, and felt a little cold all over.

He, who was always gentle and modest and seldom got angry, finally understood.

It turns out that there is no family affection in heaven.

It's not just the royal family.

The same goes for the powerful and wealthy.

He was silent for a long time.

It was not until Li Xuanzong called him that Li Qiankun looked at Li Shenyao:

"But father."

"When I came back from handling government affairs, I heard that my mother had passed away. I immediately sent someone to write a letter to inform my maternal grandfather and maternal uncle."

"Now let's calculate the time, I'm afraid."

“They already know.”

boom!
Li Shenyao slammed the table fiercely, his expression changed dramatically:

"What did you say?"

His face turned a little dark:

“If they enter and leave the country, will we be dependent on them, or will we be equals as before?”

“On an equal footing with real people”

"Are you worthy?"

Li Qiankun closed his eyes slightly, brushed his sleeves, and said bitterly:
"Isn't it because of the title of Grand Master that you were able to rise to prominence?"

"If not, how could we have the prestige and prestige we have today?"

"Even if they gave it to us, they gave it to us. For the sake of our family, wouldn't my maternal grandfather and maternal uncle even leave a place for us to live in a prefecture and a city?"

"Why is this so!"

"My mother's revenge must be avenged!"

"If you make your father unhappy"

"Then take my life as well."

After saying that, Li Qiankun took a step forward, with anger accumulating in his heart, looking like he was ready to be killed.

Tongye Mansion
There was complete silence, and one could hear a pin drop.

Nirvana Mountain.

After declining all the guests and minding his own business, Zuo Shanhe reunited the displaced Shanhe sect, which now had only 'thirty-six' people left, and closed the gate of the Taoist temple of 'Shanhe Sect of Life and Death'.

Afterwards, in the Shanhe Hall, he talked with Ji Xia, when he mentioned that he wanted to pass on the 'Primordial Spirit Nirvana Technique' as the sect's fundamental inheritance.

This 'real' creator of the law did not have any intention of keeping it to himself, which made Zuo Zhenren, who had achieved the fourth step and opened the first gate of heaven, look guilty:
"Each sect regards inheritance as its most precious treasure, and some even regard it as more important than life and death. But you treat it as nothing. To be honest, although you and I are in the name of 'master and disciple', I..."

"How shameful!"

He paced back and forth in the hall for a while.

Zuo Shanhe let out a breath:

"After much thought, I think that only by giving you this can I make up for it a little."

After saying that, Zuo Shanhe placed three red fairy apricots with patterns on them, which were almost condensed from spiritual energy, in Ji Xia's palm, and said in a solemn tone:
"Over the past month, the shackles of cultivation have been unlocked, and the world has gradually revealed 'divine' things."

"I heard that some blessed places give birth to 'spiritual fruits' that did not exist before. If a mortal takes one, he will instantly become a great innate being. Rumor has it that this is because there are 'cave heavens' underneath those places."

"Originally, I thought these groundless things were very far away, but three days ago."

"This is the mountain behind Nirvana."

"There is also a 'crack in the sky' that is gradually appearing."

"I found a newly grown 'Red Cloud Fairy Apricot' tree beside the crack in the cave. There were three spiritual fruits hanging on it. I don't know how many years it will take for it to mature and bear fruit."

“But I have investigated”

"Refining one of these fruits is like refining the purest 'pure energy', which can gain you ten years of power. Refining three of them can give you thirty years of power."

"And with your qualifications and talents, I think three months will be enough for refining."

"When the time comes to refine the 'Dragon and Tiger Divine Power', the final barrier 'Heavenly Realm' will only require a breakthrough in the soul, and from virtual to real, it will not be far away."

After saying that, Zuo Shanhe forcefully stuffed the fairy apricot into Ji Xia's hand, then waved his hand and smiled gently:
"Go."

"Three months. I hope that after you come out of seclusion, you will enter the 'Dragon-Tiger Divine Power' and step into the Dragon-Tiger Realm!"

"In this era when many old monsters are accumulating strength and real people are emerging in an endless stream, Yuandan is not enough."

Ji Xia opened his mouth and wanted to say that it was all because Master, you have enough talent, otherwise you would not be able to comprehend the Nirvana of the Soul, and he has already gained enough benefits.

But I heard "30 years of Qigong", and I entered the Dragon and Tiger in three months.
After all, he hesitated, took it, and bowed:
"I will definitely live up to the expectations of the headmaster!"

After saying this, he walked out of the Shanhe Palace under the gaze of Zuo Shanhe.

Before he could stop for a moment, he saw the disciples of Shanhe Sect, led by the Taoist practitioner, with expectant eyes. After receiving the message from Zuo Shanhe, they came to impart the "Primordial Spirit Nirvana Skill"!
See Jixia standing here.

The Taoist who was leading the practice was even more delighted and bowed:

"Junior Brother Li, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness!"

"We have been practicing the Mysterious Art of Life and Death, Mountains and Rivers for half our lives. If we can master the 'Primordial Spirit Nirvana Art', the probability of achieving Immortal Realm in the future will definitely increase greatly!"

“When the time comes, we will come together to revive the reputation of the Life and Death Mountain and River Sect!”

Taoist Zicanxuan died in Yesao Mountain.

The Taoist practitioners changed their temperaments and became eager for quick success and instant benefits, and practiced urgently. Especially after Zuo Shanhe mastered the "Primordial Spirit Nirvana Technique", he became even more focused on gaining enlightenment.

This time Zuo Shanhe mentioned this matter, I think he had his reasons for seeking Dharma.

Zuo Shanhe naturally felt guilty towards these disciples because of what happened before, so he came to find Ji Xia.

But in Ji Xia's opinion.

Since he is Zuo Shanhe's disciple and nominally his senior brother, there is nothing wrong with passing it down.

Naturally, he would not be too proud of himself.

So, Ji Xia greeted them with a smile, wished all his fellow disciples to comprehend the true meaning of the wonderful Dharma, and then went into seclusion.

However, before he could start refining the three fairy apricots in his own residence.

She took off her 'mountain and river white phoenix robe', put on red makeup again, wore a luxurious palace skirt, and a flying phoenix hairpin on her head. The extremely bright and beautiful Luo Fuyao came to the door:

"Step on the Immortal."

"The Yin Palace has issued an order. I have to go back first."

"I came here this time to say goodbye to you." (End of this chapter)