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【Xueqi's Anger】
Chapter 25 Minor Five Elements Formation
Xiaozhufeng
Su Ru was in the middle, and Tian Ling'er was crying in front of Su Ru.
"Mother, you knew that Li Qing'an had a female disciple who came up the mountain with him, why didn't you tell me!"
Tian Ling'er threw herself into Su Ru's arms and said.
"I forgot, did Xiao An bully you?" Su Ru gently patted Tian Ling'er's back to comfort her.
"That's not true."
Tian Ling'er stood up, thought for a moment, and then shook her head.
"Then why are you acting like that?" Su Ru pretended not to understand, even though she knew the truth.
"The main problem is that Lu Xueqi is too infuriating. She compares herself to me in every way she talks, and the key is that I can't compare to her."
"Then you should cultivate diligently, and maybe you'll surpass her in the future."
Su Ru was lying through her teeth. Putting aside whether Lu Xueqi's personality would be compared to her daughter's, just in terms of aptitude and comprehension, Tian Ling'er couldn't catch up with Lu Xueqi even if she used her sword.
"Besides, you're far inferior to Xiao An now. If you don't cultivate diligently..."
Su Ru shook her head, speaking earnestly, and guided her thoughts toward cultivation.
"Mother, I understand. I will train hard from now on, and when I compete against her in the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament, I will show her that I am not someone to be trifled with."
After being coaxed by Su Ru's few words, Tian Ling'er was initially full of fighting spirit, and then she hugged Su Ru and acted coquettishly.
Su Ru sighed inwardly as she looked at Tian Ling'er, who had been led astray by her words.
She had brought Tian Ling'er to Xiaozhu Peak without objecting to her following Li Qing'an, because she wanted her to witness Li Qing'an and Lu Xueqi's relationship firsthand, hoping to nip her budding feelings in the bud and prevent her from getting too deeply involved.
Because he knew himself, Tian Ling'er would never be able to compete with Lu Xueqi in the future. Whether it was Lu Xueqi's temperament or her talent, she was several levels above Tian Ling'er. Even her most prized appearance paled in comparison.
Even if she herself had encountered a formidable foe like Lu Xueqi when she was young, it would have been...
But looking at the current situation, for some reason, Tian Ling'er suddenly felt much more favorably toward Li Qing'an, and her words were more protective of him.
If she's already like this at such an age where she doesn't understand love, what will she be like when she grows up?
Su Ru had a headache and sighed again.
It seems we can only take it one step at a time.
.......
Early the next morning
Du Bishu shouted at Li Qingan, who was eating, as if Li Qingan had betrayed their friendship.
"Li Qing'an, why didn't you tell me you were going to Xiaozhu Peak? Are we still brothers?"
"Why should I tell you? Even your master's wife didn't tell you. I can't take you with me, and besides, we're not..."
Li Qingan replied to each of them, but didn't even glance at Du Bishu, letting him shout and yell, his tone serious and indifferent.
Zhang Xiaofan, who was making steamed buns, heard the conversation between the two, smiled slightly, and quickly turned his head.
Seeing this, Du Bishu lowered his head and whispered to Li Qingan, "Give us some face, Xiao Fan is still here."
"Then ask again." Li Qingan nodded.
"Ok?"
"Really, I'll answer you properly."
Are we still okay...?
Upon hearing this, Du Bishu repeated what he had said earlier, but he was somewhat wary and didn't finish his sentence.
"No"
Seeing Du Bishu's wary expression, Li Qingan still smiled and repeated it.
"I knew it, you little brat..."
Upon hearing this, Du Bishu ran up and grabbed Li Qingan by the collar.
"Hahaha, Sixth Junior Brother, you've completely humiliated yourself!"
The group from Dazhu Peak, who had also come to have breakfast, laughed as they looked at Du Bishu.
“Li Qingan and his master’s wife went to Xiaozhu Peak yesterday.”
Du Bishu ignored their mockery, loosened his grip on Li Qingan's collar, and revealed the information he had only just learned.
"What?" Everyone shouted in unison, repeating Du Bishu's steps.
Then, she looked at Li Qing'an with envy in her eyes. Although her master's wife came from Xiaozhu Peak, she had never taken them there.
"Calm down, calm down. I didn't see many senior sisters when I went to the Moon Gazing Platform to study things, and there weren't many senior sisters surrounding me either."
Li Qingan made a gesture of suppressing his voice with one hand.
"What a liar! Guys, let's teach him a lesson."
After a period of merriment, everyone left to cultivate again; they were not geniuses like Li Qing'an.
Li Qingan greeted Zhang Xiaofan, who was still in the kitchen, and asked, "Xiaofan, how have you been feeling since you came up the mountain? Is there anything you don't understand about cultivation?"
He suddenly realized that Zhang Xiaofan should still be on the path of cultivating both paths simultaneously, and his cultivation level had not improved at all.
Sure enough, Zhang Xiaofan scratched his head sheepishly and looked at Li Qingan.
"Senior brother, I feel that my cultivation level has not improved at all."
Although Li Qing'an wanted to obtain the Buddhist foundational technique, the Great Brahma Prajna, from him, given his stubborn nature of never revealing it, it was absolutely impossible.
So he gave up on the idea early on.
"Take your time, Xiao Fan. I believe you will succeed in your cultivation. You don't need to pay attention to your master; that's just his temper."
Zhang Xiaofan looked at Li Qingan encouraging him, pondered for a long time, and finally asked the question that had been bothering him.
"Senior brother, what if, what if the two cultivation methods have different origins, then how should they be cultivated?"
"It would be best to have another method to guide these two conflicting methods. I remember that the legendary Heavenly Book contains countless Taoist techniques, which may be able to resolve your problem."
Li Qingan directly revealed the path Zhang Xiaofan had taken.
"However, we don't know where the Heavenly Book is now."
However, it wasn't all explained. He'll find out when the original story begins, and he can also get the Heavenly Book along the way to see how much improvement it, along with his stats, can bring him.
"Senior brother, no, it wasn't my fault, I just said it casually."
When Zhang Xiaofan saw Li Qingan mention him and react so strongly, he quickly waved his hand, then realized he was just making a fuss and fell silent.
“Xiao Fan, everyone has their own secrets, but you can’t be bound by them. Do you think I don’t have any secrets? Look, have Master and Mistress ever asked me about them?”
Looking at him, Li Qing'an recalled how, in the original story, he was willing to die for a secret, even though the person who entrusted him with that secret was his enemy. Back then, he only thought this person was incredibly foolish, but now, in this world, he felt this person was both respectable and admirable, though still foolish, because he himself couldn't possibly do such a thing.
"Alright, you can figure it out yourself. By the way, regarding the problem you just mentioned, there's an even simpler way: cultivate both methods together until they can barely coexist. You can find the Heavenly Book later, but the cultivation speed will be much slower."
Li Qingan patted Zhang Xiaofan on the shoulder and walked towards his courtyard.
"What has Senior Brother found out?"
Looking at Li Qing'an, Zhang Xiaofan felt as if he had been completely seen through.
Li Qing'an was now lying on his newly made recliner. His original recliner had been placed at the entrance of Taiji Cave by Du Bishu and the others, whoever was tired from cultivation could come out and rest on the recliner to benefit from Li Qing'an's cultivation speed.
He casually sketched water, earth, and wood formation runes in the air, and then sketched the metal and fire runes he had comprehended yesterday.
Five runes were seen rotating in the air, gradually coming together and connecting with each other, forming a situation of mutual generation and restraint among the five elements.
"It seems we can create a new formation."
Li Qingan looked at the runes in front of him, which were indistinguishable and interconnected.
Following the inspiration he had during his cultivation the previous day, Li Qing'an manipulated the runes in the air with one hand, constantly adjusting the connections between them.
Under his adjustment, runes scattered everywhere, engraved on the surrounding objects of the five elements, and their spiritual energy intersected, creating a unique terrain.
Li Qing'an stood in the formation, feeling the suppression brought by the formation and the five elements illusions such as the desert and the Dead Sea generated in the formation.
"It's quite good. Even with the materials for carrying the Five Elements Runes being insufficient, it can still suppress his strength by two levels. In addition, it frequently creates illusions, making it good for both self-defense and combat."
He nodded in satisfaction. "Let's call it the Minor Five Elements Formation."
With a wave of his hand, Li Qing'an caused the runes to dissipate, and the resulting terrain formation collapsed.
"If we could create a magic array plate and add runes, it might even enhance the power of the array."
It seems he still has a lot to do before this trip down the mountain. He originally planned to refine a sword-type magic weapon, but now it seems he also needs to prepare the materials for refining the array plate.
"I need to go and beg Dao Xuan for help first, and then we can get the sword forged."
Li Qingan secretly made his plans.
His ordinary sword, which he had used for a long time, was almost no longer able to keep up with his increasing strength.
"Perfect timing, he still needs to go to Wan Jianyi to learn how to slay ghosts and gods, so he can go to Tongtian Peak to find Dao Xuan."
Ling'er
Chapter 26 Li Qingan's Sword Intent
in a few days
"You little brat, you're the one who's been told by Fatty Tian not to let you sleep on Dazhu Peak, so you come to sleep in my Ancestral Temple."
Wan Jianyi looked at Li Qing'an, who was reclining in the shade of a tree outside the ancestral hall, and said something in an annoyed tone.
“Senior, I’ve swept the floor and lit the incense for you. Why don’t you rest? Come on, I even made you a recliner.” Li Qing’an closed his eyes and patted the empty recliner next to him.
"You brat!" Wan Jianyi's expression shifted slightly, but under Li Qingan's insistence, he lay down as well. "Kid, you're the only one in the Qingyun Sect who dares to treat me like this. When do you plan to learn my swordsmanship?"
"Senior, don't panic. We can discuss swordsmanship later. Don't you feel that the warm sunshine and refreshing breeze are not suitable for sleeping right now?"