Chapter 1717: Crushed To Death (I)

"Dragon King..."

Chi Buzi watched for a moment, but it was merely a few minor cultivators chasing and fighting one another, which failed to hold his interest. He turned toward the dragon instead.

The descendant of the Hornless Dragon took a step forward, and a jade table and chairs resembling emerald and white jade immediately rose from the water. A vessel of spirit wine was already resting quietly upon the tabletop.

The demonic creature sat down beside the table and said with a smile, "Please."

Chi Buzi calmly took his seat as the demonic creature continued smiling. "During today's banquet, the assembled lords mentioned that the Undefeated King of Brightness had spawned numerous demons. The elders of my family performed divinations for some time and concluded that this phenomenon of the Dao arose because the lord father was unwell and his yang qi had stagnated. My interest was piqued, so I made this journey especially to observe it."

He raised his cup and nodded to the Grand Daoist Master, then looked into the distance as he said calmly, "Unexpectedly... I happened to encounter the Grand Daoist Master here. Why not watch with me? Once this matter concludes, I shall speak with Daoist Master in detail."

A trace of interest arose in Chi Buzi's sinister eyes, and he smiled. "This humble cultivator would be delighted to accompany you!"

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The sea was turquoise beneath a blue sky.

The storm subsided with extraordinary speed, and the sky cleared in an instant. Li Jiangnian set down the two cultivators in his hands, withdrew his true origin, and said softly, "The sea winds here are fierce, and many demonic creatures lurk beneath the water. You two possess only various unrefined qi, so you must be more careful next time. You will not always be fortunate enough to encounter me."

The two cultivators hurriedly knelt and thanked him profusely, weeping. "My lord... We will never forget your life-saving grace!"

The two had been traveling across the sea when they suddenly encountered demonic winds and towering waves. They had survived only because Li Jiangqian had intervened to save them. Where could one find such a kindhearted person in the Eastern Sea? Naturally, they thanked him in disbelief and marveled at their own tremendous fortune.

Li Jiangnian remained where he stood and listened to their tearful gratitude for a while, feeling thoroughly flattered and content.

These two were not good people by any measure. As someone born into an immortal family, Li Jiangnian could tell at a glance that they had consumed blood food for years. Yet how many people in the Eastern Sea did not drink blood? Li Jiangnian did not care. He simply enjoyed hearing a few sincere words of gratitude.

Once their thanks had grown dry and they could find nothing more to say, Li Jiangnian maintained his dignified bearing and said softly, "Having saved you both today, I must tell you that you should no longer consume blood food. You must strive to perform good deeds and accumulate virtue. Good deeds will surely be rewarded."

The two men on the ground exchanged strange looks and repeatedly answered, "Yes, yes, of course."

They watched the masked young master ride the wind away. Only once he had drifted into the distance did they exchange knowing glances and begin whispering.

One of them asked, "Could that have been... Young Master Jade from the scattered reefs?"

The other nodded with considerable certainty. "It must have been him. Such otherworldly nonsense... could only have come from his mouth... Still, we brothers were fortunate enough to escape with our lives. I hear he is generous, kindhearted, soft-natured, and exceptionally easy to get along with. If we seize this opportunity, perhaps we can join his retinue and share in some of the benefits..."

His companion's eyes immediately lit up, though his expression was somewhat peculiar. "He truly behaves strangely... Abstaining from blood food, performing good deeds, and accumulating virtue... Are those words an Eastern Sea cultivator should ever utter? He claims that good people receive good rewards, but the truth is that he has plenty of wealth to distribute. Everyone he has helped comes flocking to curry favor with him and treats him like their own father..."

"Enough, enough!" His words badly frightened his companion, who hurriedly pulled him closer and whispered with a pale face, "We are too badly wounded... Neither of us has visited this island before, but it appears to be inhabited. Let us find the local masters and obtain a few households as blood food so we can recover first."

While the two devil cultivators whispered among themselves, the widely renowned and benevolent Young Master Jade was already humming a tune as he rode the wind, traveling blissfully through the sky.

Li Jiangnian was not particularly courageous. At first, he had been terrified that someone would harm him if he ventured outside. Yet once he truly entered the wider world, he discovered that no one recognized him. He possessed neither those golden eyes nor that distinctive Bright Yang mana and bearing... Even if he claimed to be the Wei King's son, no one believed him.

During his years in the Eastern Sea, he felt as though a tremendous burden had been lifted from his shoulders. Thus, he fashioned himself a mask and lived freely without restraint, while everyone on the island treated him with respect. A few years ago, Li Quewan would still force him to cultivate various arts, but after his cousin entered seclusion to cultivate a secret technique, there was finally no one left to control him!

Only then did he experience the wonderful life enjoyed by a cultivator of immortal descent. A single call brought countless responses, and no one dared disobey him. Although he was extremely timid and still remembered the rules of the lake, leaving him afraid to parade around the island with a great entourage, he was clever. Under the pretext of venturing out to gain experience, he traveled around helping rogue cultivators, gathering flatterers and enjoying their words of praise.

Sometimes, when he was in a poor mood and itching to throw his weight around, he would deliberately seek out weak islands. Relying on his formidable strength, he would pretend that he intended to commence a massacre and eradicate the devil cultivators there. Then, he would wait until the cultivators who consumed blood qi desperately kowtowed, crippled their own cultivation, and showered him with pleas and flattery before swaggering away... Even if word of his actions spread, everything he had done appeared perfectly righteous. He had even earned himself the title of Young Master Jade.

Compared to this, his former life beside the lake had been unbearably miserable!

Although he occasionally felt remorse and recognized the ugliness of his own thoughts, the pleasure of exercising power without restraint surpassed anything that brothels or gambling dens could offer, and thus, he would quickly cast such reflections aside. As he rode the wind at his leisure, he narrowed his eyes and unexpectedly spotted a fierce blaze of Merging Fire on the horizon.

"Hm?"

Li Jiangnian narrowed his eyes and circulated his true origin, immediately seeing through the Merging Fire and revealing the figure within. A trace of surprise crossed his face...

"A cultivator..."

The cultivator looked thoroughly vicious, with a fleshy, brutish face and a ferocious expression. He wore an ink-black Daoist robe, and held a circular dharma artifact that released dense Merging Fire radiance.

A streak of silver escaping light twisted and turned ahead of the Merging Fire. Within it was a young woman with elegant brows, red lips, and slightly rounded cheeks, making her exceptionally beautiful. Her dharma robe had disappeared somewhere along the way, leaving her clad only in a thin white garment that revealed her shapely figure.

The young woman appeared to have suffered some unknown injury. Her face was as pale as paper, and blood stained the corner of her lips, lending her a fragile beauty that stirred the heart. She panted heavily as she thought, It should be in this direction... Lulai Island...

Guo Gemei was utterly terrified. Her family needed to repair its Purple Mansion Realm great formation, but lacked many of the necessary materials. Under their parents' orders, juniors such as her had brought spirit items to purchase supplies from the various markets. It was not an errand that should have endangered her life, and she had made the journey more than once

But who could have imagined that after several disagreements with this man, he would actually try to kill her!

She naturally knew that the other party was a cultivator from Crimson Reef Island, but she also knew that the main branch of her family there had never been easy to provoke. Thus, she had swallowed her anger and endured his behavior throughout, never imagining that merely answering back once would bring a fatal disaster upon her!

The Li Family of Moongaze Lake is allied with my family, and I have stopped at Lulai Island before... So long as I can reach them, someone will surely save me!

She struggled desperately to survive, while Li Jiangnian paused briefly upon seeing the scene and immediately understood what was happening.

So it is merely two minor cultivators locked in a pursuit and battle...

Neither of the two possessed particularly high cultivation. Li Jiangnian watched coldly for two seconds before immediately recognizing the middle-aged man's attire, Merging Fire... He is from Crimson Reef Island. My family has always been at odds with them... Today, he has fallen right into my hands.

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