212: Chapter 83: Control the Overall Situation [Third Update | Large Cup | Request for Votes]_3 212: Chapter 83: Control the Overall Situation [Third Update | Large Cup | Request for Votes]_3 The disciples from the Celestial beings were in an uproar.
At this moment, they felt that the trip to the Wei Yuan Sect was indeed worth it.
One incident after another had occurred, and it was not yet over, with no one knowing if there would be more twists and turns.
The immortals from the Sea Watch Sect glanced at the spectacle, pondered carefully, and then sent out another Messaging Jade Talisman.
They wanted to invite more people to come over.
Speaking of the meteor that hit the Wei Yuan Sect, it plunged directly into Wei Yuan Tower and activated the outer defensive formation of the tower.
Upon entering the tower, Xuntian Xu wrapped Li Ping’an in his immortal power and threw him to the ground, squinting his eyes slightly.
“Kid, what exactly do you want to do?”
“I have a name, call me Li Ping’an,” he replied.
Li Ping’an stood up, and with a flash of golden light on his body, the binding immortal power dissipated.
Wei Yuan Tower is the heritage site of Wei Yuan Sect.
They were now on the first floor, where several cushions were laid out on the ground, facing a stele with several large tripods and furnaces on each side for Artifact Refining.
The path to the second floor was just behind the stele, and one only had to pass the artifact-refining trial inscribed on it to break through and obtain all the artifact-refining techniques left by Senior Xu Sheng.
The Heavenly Immortals had begun bombarding the grand formation, though most were holding back their strength, except for Qing Su, who used all his might.
Li Ping’an said, “If I were in your shoes, I would shout to the outsiders now, if they continue to disturb your cultivation of the Secret Technique, I will kill this disciple of Wanyun Sect.”
Xuntian Xu narrowed his eyes slightly and turned around with an angry shout, silencing the noise from outside immediately.
Li Ping’an cupped his hands and produced a blank Jade Talisman in his palm.
With a single thought from the Artifact Spirit of the Diagram of All Things, he wrote down a line, right in front of Xuntian Xu and Granny Linghua, a Soul-binding Secret Technique of the ancient Demon Race.
Afterwards, without saying anything more, Li Ping’an directly tossed the Jade Talisman over.
Xuntian Xu caught it with both hands and closely inspected it, appearing completely obsessed.
Li Ping’an found a cushion and sat down cross-legged in meditation.
He communicated with the bee in his sleeve, “Senior, please look after my teacher.
If my master’s heart wavers, please send a message to reassure her,” he said.
“I have already sent her a message, there’s no need to worry,” came the reply.
Granny Linghua chuckled:
“You, child, your filial piety is commendable.”
Li Ping’an knew he couldn’t miss this opportunity and quickly said, “Why don’t you pass on some more of the Shape-Shifting Technique to your disciple?”
The little bee fell silent.
Li Ping’an smiled awkwardly and looked up at Xuntian Xu, only to see that the man seemed truly mad, clutching the Jade Talisman and alternating between crying and laughing, with no sound coming from his open mouth.
After quite a while, Xuntian Xu snatched the pendant from his neck; more than a dozen streaks of light flew out of it, and the entire first floor of Wei Yuan Tower was bathed in radiant immortal light.
Two women, one tall and one short, stood before Xuntian Xu.
Li Ping’an could not help but scrutinize them closely, his eyes filled with admiration.
These two women were lifelike, from the texture of their skin to their strands of hair.
They were indistinguishable from real people;
However, Li Ping’an could still tell at a glance that they were puppets created with artifact-refining techniques, beneath those beautiful exteriors lay intricate mechanisms.
Xuntian Xu then extremely carefully took out two rhombus-shaped gems from his chest.
“Qiu’er, Li’er, I’ve found the Secret Technique…
I’ve found the Soul-binding Secret Technique…”
Xuntian Xu touched a forehead with one of the Immortal Stones, his touch incredibly tender.
A stream of Origin Divine Spirit Force flowed from Xuntian Xu’s forehead into the Immortal Stone, and iridescent bubbles drifted out from the stone.
Li Ping’an did not need to ask Old Tu to know that this must be a technique that sacrificed one’s life span to extend the remains of a lingering soul within the stone.
Several bubbles floated over and burst beside Li Ping’an’s legs.
In a muddled state, Li Ping’an witnessed disjointed scenes unfold before him.
It was an unknown time ago.
The leading talent of the artifact-refining sect and a gentle woman, who grew up with him like childhood sweethearts, donned wedding robes under the blessings of many immortals and blew out the wedding candles.
What followed were years of close and affectionate cultivation.
The woman conceived, and the man wept with joy, spreading the news throughout the sect.
After ten months, a baby girl was born with a cry.
The man used all his strength, yet at the same time the gentlest of touches, to cradle his daughter and bring her to the woman who was quickly regaining her strength after childbirth; they smiled at each other in the sunlight shining through the window.
A delightful little spirit joined the sect, filling it with her giggling laughter.
The scene suddenly darkened.
A mighty demon attacked the three during an outing.
Their Cloud Boat capsized amidst the chaos of battle.
The man, carrying his daughter, tried to break through the siege, but in the end, he couldn’t overcome his grievous wounds.
Reinforcements arrived a moment too late, and a Long Spear pierced through both father and daughter.
Though he was at the peak of True Immortality and survived, his daughter, with only a slight cultivation, was left with just a faint soul under the protection of several treasures.
Guilt, regret, and remorse filled their hearts.
The couple seemed to lose all sunshine overnight.
One night, the man emerged from his artifact-refining seclusion, only to find his loved ones missing and a letter left behind; he rushed to the Land of the Northern Continent in haste.
It was said that in the Northern Continent, the ancient and miraculous Soul Continuation Flower could extend the life of a lingering soul and allow it to turn into a spirit of the netherworld.
The man certainly knew that the Soul Continuation Flower was guarded by all kinds of deadly creatures and that his wife’s chances of survival were slim; he begged his father, but his father was in seclusion, refining a Spiritual Treasure.
In a fit of desperation, the man secretly traveled north alone, venturing into the endless miasma…
But unexpectedly, it was another parting between life and death.
The woman perished in the jaws of a beast, while the man was mere inches away from pulling his wife to his side.