Chapter 481

Chapter 481: After Being Robbed by My Sister-in-law

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed. On the border between the Great Xia and the Barbarian Nation, an arm suddenly emerged from the vast expanse of black tribulation soil, and Li Hui woke from his coma.

“Cough, cough, cough…”

“What a heavy injury! I wasn’t prepared to face tribulation, and it was a terrifying Demonic Tribulation, even more daunting than many cultivators’ myriad tribulations!”

“Xiuqiu, are you alright?” Li Hui adjusted himself with great effort; the Qi of Taiqing flowed around him, and he realized that his injuries had already improved. The severe wounds were two days ago’s news.

“I’m not well! That female Rakshasa and Jieyin must be related! To use you to block the tribulation is one thing, but they even stole from a relative!”

Li Hui reached out and began to search, exclaiming, “Ah! What happened to Zhao Yuxi’s soul? No, what does Zhao Yuxi’s soul matter? Where are the Bull Demon King Talisman and the Unity of Heaven and Earth Talisman? And the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword and the Xuanji ruler?”

The treasure cabinet was empty. The Mysterious Pearl had fused into his right arm, so that remained with him. The silver snake bracelet was nowhere to be found, but naturally, it was still there. Aside from that, only a talisman brush remained; even the usual talisman brushes and talisman ink had been completely looted.

Xiuqiu sighed, “How ruthless! When you were unconscious, she even tried to dig the treasure cabinet out! She pried at it repeatedly but couldn’t budge it and ultimately gave up!”

Li Hui touched his forehead, grimacing, “No wonder my forehead hurts so much! And there are scars. It turns out it was my sister-in-law—or rather, that Rakshasa wanted to take the Jade Heart of the Earth Court and the treasure cabinet together. Ouch, how treacherous! Right, I casually took a jade pill from Li Xuan’s medicine gourd, which is in the Xuanji ruler. I wonder how much stronger the Legal form can become. Additionally, there are over twenty peaches saved by Yao’er, and eating one can extend life by over ten years!”

“Don’t mention it! She nearly took me away too. Seeing that our souls are intertwined, she wouldn’t have been able to control me, which is why I narrowly escaped,” Xiuqiu said, both relieved and furious.

“Look on the bright side! The items in the Xuanji ruler were meant to save my sister-in-law. Since she’s fine now, I feel more at ease.” Li Hui could vaguely sense the whereabouts of the two Jade Symbols and the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword. Those were his treasures, and to say he wasn’t hurt would be a lie.

“Where can we find great wealth to make up for our losses?” Xiuqiu asked directly. Both of them, a person and a spirit, were now utterly broke; even the production of the Mysterious Pearl had been entirely emptied. They couldn’t expect the treasure cabinet to support the Seize the Day Talisman like before.

“Damn that heavenly tribulation! It destroyed my best clothes. Wait—did that Rakshasa also take my clothes? How thorough can the robbing get?” Li Hui sat down on the ground, looking despondent. He was now bare-chested like a wild man, covered in tribulation ash, waving his hand to gather faint fog, revealing segments of text.

“Here, the Opportunities Record released by the Surveillance Pavilion. Let’s see if there are chances to make up for our losses. Even if we have to declare war on the Rakshasa, we must have something to rely on.” Li Hui continually scattered segments to search, saying, “This records five hundred thirty-six types of high-quality opportunities and over five thousand types of medium-quality opportunities; the rest of the lower-quality chances are summarized in a phrase.”

“It seems we’re on the border between Great Xia and the Barbarian Nation. Goodness, you ran out this far all at once? I wonder how the summer emperor and the demon lair are faring.” Li Hui suddenly exclaimed, “Oh no! Zhao Yuxi’s ancient dynasty seal was also taken by my sister-in-law! I wanted to try out the seal’s power; it’s supposedly a fourth-grade governor’s seal, far stronger than my seal ring.”

Xiuqiu transformed into human form, examining the Opportunities Record, shaking her head, “Stop overthinking! Just now, you urged me to look on the bright side, but now that you’re yelling, it’s useless. Whether you’re a person or a demon, you need to look ahead. Even if you find the Rakshasa, if she uses Ji Mengxue as leverage, you still won’t be able to do anything. So better not to meet at all.”

“Hmph! Once my cultivation reaches a certain level, I will definitely help drive away the demonic thoughts from my sister-in-law.” Li Hui waved his hands, and the great Opportunities Record of Great Xia condensed into only two descriptions and a single sentence.

“Is that all?” Xiuqiu observed for a long time, feeling that the Surveillance Pavilion had truly tricked them, not clearly stating things.

“Fine, better something than nothing. Three major opportunities await us!” Li Hui stroked his chin thoughtfully. He urgently needed Miao Jade—more, the better—and he needed to accumulate talisman power so he could cultivate the Dragon Spring Purple Talisman Classic and nurture a Heart Talisman within the Dragon Spring.

The Heart Talisman was hard to create, but if successful, the benefits would be unimaginable.

This was a pressing matter; however, cultivating the Dragon Spring Purple Talisman Classic required a significant investment of time and energy, and he had to use the Seize the Day Talisman to accelerate the flow of time.

“Miao Jade, I need a large amount of Miao Jade!” Li Hui stood up and flew toward the Barbarian Nation, talking with Xiuqiu as he flew. “Once, this Barbarian Nation was part of the Great Xia territory, taken over by the barbarians about five thousand years ago. It’s much easier to scheme for opportunities here than in those sects that keep a close watch. It’s said to be an ancient water palace left by old cultivators, extremely powerful, rarely visited, and underground it connects to Miao Jade veins, making it a top-tier medium opportunity.”

Xiuqiu smiled, “The Surveillance Pavilion is interesting, categorizing opportunities into high-quality upper, high-quality middle, and high-quality lower. How do they determine the levels of each opportunity?”

“Who knows? Great Xia has many sects with long-standing traditions, possibly older than the Jin Tian Sect. Just like the Law Destruction Temple’s host monks, they’re quite mysterious and powerful. Legend has it that each generation has only one host monk who contacts the outside world, and they have long surpassed the standard of being incredible. Some say they are walking Buddhas on earth—how strong is that?”

Xiuqiu replied, “I know about that; disciples often mention them, wishing they could take their place. One monk, two paths, three gods, four fiends, five demons, six ghosts, seven lords, eight swords, nine heavens, ten officials. We’ve already taken care of the four fiends; I wonder who has stepped up to replace them.”

“Those aren’t the main points.” Li Hui looked ahead, seeing many towering mountains ahead, not a continuous mountain range, but like walls soaring into the clouds, blocking their path.

Each peak was shrouded in dark clouds, lightning occasionally flashing, and the sounds of beasts howled.

“Are those the mountain walls of the Barbarian Nation ahead? How do we get over them?” Xiuqiu asked anxiously. How strong must a nation be to challenge Great Xia? Moreover, they had taken a piece of territory from Great Xia. Although Great Xia claimed to have once ruled the entire Wutu Continent, the real situation was one of fragmentation, merely paying homage under pressure.

“Let’s just ascend.” Li Hui soared into the sky, the Qi of Taiqing swirling in his body, and he rose to sixty thousand zhang high, almost reaching the Azure Sky layer, fierce winds raged above him as he sped forward.

“Ha ha ha, little guy, you’ve gotten powerful, able to reach the Azure Sky layer now!” Xiuqiu rejoiced.

“Of course, don’t forget who I am! The most handsome leader of the Jade Symbol Sect! Looking back, every leader of the Heavenly Talisman Sect was less attractive than me.”

“Your strength has grown, but it seems your shamelessness has grown too! Go on, keep bragging!”

“Hmph! I, Li Yingjun, never deceive others. In the long river of time, I’ve seen the leaders of the Heavenly Talisman Sect. I didn’t witness those before the nineteenth generation, but I can guarantee I’m the handsomest since then!”

“What’s going on? Tell me about it.” Xiuqiu was curious, feeling she had missed significant opportunities while Li Hui was with little guy.