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When the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury opened that day, a sudden golden pillar of light shot straight into the sky, continuing for a day and a night.
The news spread like wildfire, causing a sensation throughout the land. All magical artifacts and divine objects possessed spirits, and such golden light was naturally a harbinger of the birth of rare and precious treasures.
This attracted countless people to inquire and search for that extraordinary opportunity.
Half a day's journey to the east of the Death Swamp, there is a village called 'King Village'!
It is also the safest route into the Death Swamp, and countless struggles have arisen from it.
In this place where there are no inns and local residents are scarce, a fortune teller has appeared in an extremely rare way!
"To foresee fifty years of future prospects and predict three hundred years of destiny, with uncanny divination and penmanship, if you wish to know anything, come and consult a divination!"
Looking around, all I could see was a dilapidated desk set up on the side of the street, with a canvas next to it that read "The Immortal Points the Way"!
Behind the desk stood an elderly woman with an extraordinary air about her, who looked like a wise and enlightened sage. Beside her was a drowsy woman with a pretty face and a hint of heroic spirit between her brows. She was lying on the desk with a helpless expression on her face.
Needless to say, these are Zhou Yixian and Xiao Huan, who haven't seen Li Qing'an for nearly ten years.
Zhou Yixian traveled around with Xiao Huan. In the past, without the array plate refined by Li Qingan to protect him, he dared to go to crowded places, but he was always worried.
Now that he has Li Qingan's protective aura, he can hold his head high and swagger around.
After all, unless it was a mid-level Shangqing Realm cultivator who made the move, they couldn't defeat them, and they could still run away; if all else failed, they could use Li Qing'an's array plate to resist, and finally shout, "I have a past connection with Li Qing'an, the head of the Qingyun Sect's Heavenly Array Peak!"
After this combo, few dared to actually make a move.
They tried it, and it worked!
Once, Zhou Yixian got carried away and unintentionally provoked Jin Ping'er. In the end, he had to bring out that magic plate to make Jin Ping'er give up and stop dealing with that old rascal Zhou Yixian.
Through this, Jin Ping'er and Xiao Huan became close friends who could talk about anything.
At this moment, Zhou Yixian looked at the people coming and going on the street, but no one bought his things or asked him to tell their fortunes. He still shouted energetically.
However, my heart sank.
At this moment, he was already considering whether to move to a different location and find new "leeks" (a metaphor for easily exploited individuals).
Take, for example, the disciples of the Qingyun Sect.
He now recalls the scene where, with Li Qingan's help, he made a fortune from those inexperienced disciples.
"Esteemed travelers, I have received the true teachings of my ancestor. I possess a sachet that, if taken into the Dead Swamp, will surely render you immune to all poisons!..."
Just as Zhou Yixian was changing his rhetoric again, trying to attract other novice cultivators, Xiao Huan was already getting impatient.
Just as I was about to stand up, I called out to my grandfather.
Suddenly, a figure appeared before them, standing before a wooden table. It was a young man dressed in a white robe, with handsome features and an air of calm composure.
"I'd like to have my fortune told, young lady!" the young man said calmly.
Xiao Huan frowned, scrutinizing him, and sensed something was amiss. This feeling of being unable to see through him was something she'd never experienced before since learning the Nine Calculations of Destiny. Moreover, looking at the person before her, she felt a faint sense of familiarity. (PS: When she did Li Qing'an's fortune telling before, she hadn't finished learning the Nine Calculations of Destiny.)
But she was certain that she had never seen the person in front of her; she could only say that he seemed to resemble someone else.
Meanwhile, Zhou Yixian noticed the situation and quickly came over with a beaming smile, "Sir, what would you like to see? Fortune? Marriage?"
As Zhou Yixian spoke, he sized her up.
It would have been better if I hadn't looked closely, but after looking closely, I found myself in the same situation as Xiao Huan, but I just didn't know who they were.
Seeing the two looking somewhat confused, the young man pondered for a moment, "I'm going into the Death Swamp, so please help me see how my fortune is going. But I don't want to see my fortune in the Death Swamp itself, but rather the fortune in the nearby Southern Frontier!"
"How is it? Are you confident?"
Zhou Yixian chuckled and, disregarding his inner confusion, readily agreed.
We've finally gotten our first order, how can we let it go so easily?
However, just as he was about to agree, Xiao Huan behind him tugged at his robe and gestured with her eyes.
Zhou Yixian turned around and saw Xiao Huan gesturing to him that he couldn't tell?
"You can't even tell?" Zhou Yixian was somewhat surprised.
His disciple could even discern the fate of a demon, yet he couldn't see the fate of the person before him.
Zhou Yixian frowned, looked him over a few times, and asked, "May I ask your name, sir, and where you live?"
Xiao Huan stood behind Zhou Yixian, her hand tightly gripping the array plate beneath her sleeve.
"My surname is Bai, my given name is Li, and I live in the Central Plains."
Chapter 185 Xiao Huan, would you like to become my disciple?
Outside the Death Swamp, in the Great King Village.
"Bai Li?"
Zhou Yixian, dressed in an air of otherworldly elegance, seemed familiar upon hearing the name.
Bai Li has never been in a relationship?
He did know Li Bai.
He was well-informed while traveling the martial arts world, and knew that the Demonic Sect had once issued a warrant for Li Bai's arrest, and that the Incense Valley had also been secretly searching for Li Bai.
Li Bai, who had caused such a stir, naturally went to find out the details and events behind it.
Others may not know who Li Bai is, but based on his experience and understanding of Li Qing'an, he knows him well.
He knew immediately that Li Qing'an was Li Bai.
But Bai Li, he had never heard of this name before, yet the sense of familiarity was undeniable.
Moreover, he could sense that the person in front of him named "Bai Li" was relaxed, as if he knew them.
Bai Li? More like Li Bai!
Thinking of this, Zhou Yixian glanced at Bai Li again, then a strange smile appeared on his face.
"Young friend Bai, you don't want Xiao Huan to go hungry, do you? You know how hard it is for her to follow this old man like me."
"Give us a hundred or eighty taels first, so we can have a good meal!"
Zhou Yixian looked arrogant and haughty.
"You old man!"
Bai Li, also known as Li Qing'an, cursed in a low voice.
This phrase has been said countless times since we first met more than ten years ago.
So you really haven't changed a single trick, have you?
A few days ago, after spending a wonderful time with You Ji, he also left Qingyun Sect and headed to the Southwest Death Swamp.
He was also aware of his own face's notoriety in the cultivation world, and he even changed his appearance along the way.
He picked up his original nickname again.
Unexpectedly, I found these two people setting up a stall as soon as I arrived in Dawang Village.
Just as he was planning to surprise the two of them, Zhou Yixian recognized him.
One side,
When Xiao Huan heard that familiar voice and saw Zhou Yixian and the white-clad man in front of her acting familiarly, she recalled that inexplicable sense of familiarity.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Big brother?"
Li Qingan nodded, revealing his true appearance, smiled at Xiao Huan, and then casually patted Xiao Huan's head.
Snapped--
"Pah, kid, now that Xiao Huan has grown up, you still dare to take advantage of her?" Zhou Yixian glared and slapped Li Qingan's hand away.
"I knew it, you're a rotten bastard!"
Li Qingan was taken aback. Wasn't this pure slander?
When did he ever take advantage of Xiao Huan?
Xiao Huan didn't object to Li Qing'an's actions. She took a few steps forward, tugged at Li Qing'an's sleeve, and for some reason, her face showed a hint of apology.
"I'm sorry, big brother. Nine years ago, my grandfather and I planned to come and see your Meridian Opening Ceremony, but my grandfather was too stupid and got lost somewhere near the East Sea! By the time we got out, we heard that your ceremony had ended a long time ago, so my grandfather and I discussed it and decided not to go!"
Hearing Xiao Huan's words, Li Qing'an comforted her, "It's okay, anyway, there's nothing fun about that ceremony, and you won't get any candied hawthorns if you come!"
Xiao Huan's emotions came and went quickly; when she heard Li Qing'an mention candied hawthorns, her sadness vanished.
Although almost ten years have passed.
Her love for candied hawthorns hasn't changed.
Fortunately, she was also considered a semi-cultivator, so problems like cavities weren't an issue for her.
Under Zhou Yixian's murderous gaze, Li Qingan patted Xiao Huan's head, transformed back into Bai Li's appearance, and continued, "This isn't the place to talk. Let's find a better place to continue our conversation!"
"Humph!"
Zhou Yixian snorted coldly, put away his travel gear, and led the way to his residence in Dawang Village.
"Hehe! Big brother, don't mind Grandpa, that's just his temper!"
Xiao Huan tugged at Li Qing'an's sleeve and followed Zhou Yixian, asking curiously,
"Big brother, tell me, how did you create the eighth branch of the Qingyun Sect? And is it true that your eighth branch has countless magical scriptures?"
"And also, the Heavenly Array Peak of the Eighth Meridian wasn't originally that high. It was forcibly raised by my brother using a heaven-reaching Dao technique. Is that true?"
She had been curious about these questions for a long time.
Unfortunately, I never had the chance to find out the truth, as rumors are always more false than true.
Now, in front of Li Qingan, I can finally get the truth out of him.
As Li Qing'an listened to Xiao Huan's cheerful voice, he recounted some events in detail.
Even Zhou Yixian, who was walking ahead, slowed down, intending to listen to Li Qingan's explanation.
Although he traveled extensively, acquiring numerous books and recording many events, none of them claimed that anyone in the world today could actually research the Taoist methods of 'Changshan'.
An hour later.