Chapter 2835

Wang Lanxuan paused, staring at Yun Xi. He had sighed that Yun Xi might not know who this person was, never expecting Yun Xi to actually recognize him. Could Yun Xi have some hidden background?

"Wangzhi, do you know the Immortal Emperor?" Wang Lanxuan asked.

"I do not," Yun Xi replied crisply.

"(⊙o⊙)… You don’t know him, yet you recognized him?" Wang Lanxuan was speechless. Yun Xi’s tone was so certain that Wang Lanxuan refused to believe he didn’t know him.

"I have never met the Immortal Emperor, but I have a way to know his origin. I just don’t know why he is here," Yun Xi said. He couldn’t admit he had asked Liangchen. Although the answer seemed evasive, Wang Lanxuan could tell Yun Xi was speaking the truth.

Wang Lanxuan hummed. "It seems this is our shared fortune."

Yun Xi smiled. "Let’s look at it when we return." The book was on his person; he couldn’t let others see it. Besides, who knew what was inside a book given by the Immortal Emperor? If someone discovered it, it would be troublesome. Yun Xi preferred to make a fortune in silence.

Hearing this, Wang Lanxuan nodded slightly. "Then we will look at it when we return." He then noticed someone nearby selling fruit that looked like fish. "Shall we buy some fish melons to take back?"

"That is fine," Yun Xi said. He understood Wang Lanxuan’s intent: they did not want others to notice their unusual behavior.

They wandered around nearby and indeed bought a few jin of fish melons before returning to the boat.

Shen Zhang saw them return and laughed upon seeing the fish melons in their hands. "I already had someone buy two hundred jin of fish melons. We can eat them on the road."

"We didn’t buy much, only five or six jin," Yun Xi said.

Shen Zhang nodded slightly, ordering someone to take the fish melons Yun Xi and Wang Lanxuan bought, clean them, and send them to their cabin.

Yun Xi and Wang Lanxuan did not disturb Shen Zhang as he handled his affairs. They returned to their cabin and each took out the books they had bought to read.

The book Change mainly explained how to successfully control the spiritual power one had absorbed, allowing it to transform in myriad ways.

The book Void mainly discussed the manifestation of the void and the comprehension of the mysteries of time.

Ouyang Mingyue had obtained these two books from the Black Emperor, Xie Jifan. They were perfectly suited for this occasion.

However, neither Yun Xi nor Wang Lanxuan knew this. Yun Xi looked at the book, his eyes slowly widening in surprise. He hadn’t expected the book to be so powerful.

"It seems these books were prepared specifically for us," Wang Lanxuan remarked with emotion.

Yun Xi hummed in agreement. Then, he asked Liangchen in his mind, "Liangchen, do you know why the Immortal Emperor gave us these books?"

"Naturally, it is to help you accelerate your cultivation," Liangchen sighed. "Many things are hard to explain clearly. Right now, your most important task is to cultivate. After you ascend, you will understand what is happening."

Yun Xi shrugged. He had expected this answer, so he said nothing more, merely humming in acknowledgment. He then began to circulate his spiritual energy according to the techniques in the book.

She found that the spiritual energy within her body had become much more flexible.

For the following days, Yun Xi and Wang Lanxuan hid in the cabin to cultivate until the boat entered the Luojia Mountain port.

Shen Zhang came to notify Yun Xi and Wang Lanxuan that they had arrived at Luojia Mountain. Only then did they leave the cabin.

Stepping out, they saw Luojia Mountain in the distance, resembling a Maitreya Buddha in meditation. It looked kind and possessed a strong Buddhist aura.

Although it was clearly an island, one could see that the spiritual energy here was extremely abundant.

Yun Xi said to Wang Lanxuan, "The spiritual energy here is more abundant than outside."

"Yes, I noticed that too," Wang Lanxuan smiled. "This is good. We won’t have to worry about insufficient spiritual energy for cultivation here."

Wang Lanxuan was currently researching the mysteries of time, so he frequently needed to use spiritual energy. However, considering the spiritual energy fluctuations in this plane, he had dared not use large amounts casually. Now, he didn’t need to worry; at least he wasn’t concerned about the spiritual energy running out.

The spiritual energy of Luojia Mountain was pure and thick. Wang Lanxuan and Yun Xi immediately decided that after handling the Luo family’s affairs, they would find a place to enter seclusion and wait for Lie Xuan’s arrival.

Both Yun Xi and Wang Lanxuan believed Lie Xuan would come here on his own.

In fact, Lie Xuan had already departed. After two years of seclusion, Lie Xuan had formed a Golden Core. Remembering the agreement with Yun Xi and Wang Lanxuan to meet at Luojia Mountain if they were separated, he planned to head toward Luojia Mountain.

"Lie Xuan, won’t you change into girls’ clothes?" Meijing asked.

"No. Although in this world, the strong are respected, and even if you are a girl, you can be strong enough, I want to show my daughter’s attire only to the person I care about first," Lie Xuan said, feeling a bit shy.

"The person you care about, is he the owner of Liangchen?" Meijing asked.

"I don’t know if he is the owner of Liangchen. I can only say he is the person who led me onto the path of cultivation," Lie Xuan pondered.

"What’s wrong?" Meijing sensed Lie Xuan had something on his mind and asked with concern.

"Meijing, I am four years older than him. And I used to interact with him as a boy, calling each other brothers every day. Do you think he will dislike me?" Lie Xuan felt uneasy.

"Lie Xuan, you are not an ordinary person; you are a cultivator. Being four years older is nothing. In many places, when forming Daoist partners, the female is thousands or even tens of thousands of years older than the male. Your age difference is really not significant," Meijing said calmly. "Remember, when he is ten thousand years old, you will only be ten thousand and four. This gap is not a gap at all."

Lie Xuan paused slightly, then said, "You are right, Meijing. I was deluded. Since he and I have embarked on the path of cultivation, I will walk with him. If he doesn’t like me, I will accompany him as a friend, or even as a brother, of course, provided that after I confess, he rejects me."

"Lie Xuan, are you going to confess?" Meijing seemed curious.

Lie Xuan hummed in affirmation. "We are setting off for Luojia Mountain. Once we find him, I will confess. I don’t like dragging things out. If I like someone, I like them. Even if rejected, I will have honored my own feelings."

"Yes, that is how it should be," Meijing encouraged Lie Xuan. "As the old saying goes, a man chasing a woman is like crossing heavy mountains, but a woman chasing a man is like crossing a layer of gauze. So rest assured, you will definitely succeed."

Lie Xuan hummed. He was naturally decisive. His earlier unease was just the shyness of a young girl. Having thought it through, he naturally wanted to act. Moreover, having successfully formed a Golden Core, staying in the cave for seclusion was no longer meaningful; he needed more mental cultivation.

Therefore, Lie Xuan packed up, walked out of the cave, confirmed the direction, and headed toward Luojia Mountain.

Shen Zhang entered with an invitation from the Luo family to find Yun Xi. "Wangzhi, Brother Wang, this is the invitation from the Luo family."

"Since they invited us, we must go. Are the gifts prepared?" Yun Xi asked with a smile.

Shen Zhang nodded slightly. "Everything has been prepared according to your requirements. This time, our Shen family will bring all the experts with profound scholarly aura."

Yun Xi looked at Shen Zhang and nodded slightly. "You can bring them, but act according to the situation. Since I said I would destroy the Luo family, I will not let your Shen family suffer any losses. So, you don’t need to look like you are ready to die. It won’t be that tragic."

Shen Zhang had initially been half-skeptical of Yun Xi’s words. But after seeing Yun Xi casually flick his finger to destroy the so-called experts of the Luo family, he didn’t know what to say. He could only stare at Yun Xi in dumbfounded silence.

Yun Xi ignored Shen Zhang’s stupor. "Basically, the Luo family’s experts are gone. The rest, your Shen family can decide for yourselves."

Then, Yun Xi addressed the various factions present at Luojia Mountain directly. "From now on, Luojia Mountain will be managed by the Shen family. There will be no Luo family of Luojia Mountain, only the Shen family of Luojia Mountain."

No one dared to say a word of dissent. Even if they were powerful, after seeing Yun Xi’s actions, they knew they were no match for him. Therefore, they fully supported the Shen family.

Seeing that things were settled, Yun Xi decided to find a hidden place in Luojia Mountain to cultivate. However, considering Lie Xuan would come, he said to Shen Zhang, "Brother Wang and I will enter the depths of Luojia Mountain to cultivate. I will leave a signal flare. If you have any matters, you can throw it, and I will return. Also, if my friend arrives, you can send the signal to notify me, and I will come out."

"Good." Shen Zhang naturally wanted Yun Xi to stay, but he knew someone like Yun Xi would not linger in one place. The fact that he left a signal flare was already generous.

After resolving the Shen family’s affairs, Yun Xi and Wang Lanxuan entered the depths of Luojia Mountain, mainly to find the place with the most abundant spiritual energy to begin cultivating.

Because they were waiting for Lie Xuan, they did not enter full seclusion.

Lie Xuan arrived at Luojia Mountain fifteen days after Yun Xi and Wang Lanxuan entered. He could have arrived earlier, but due to the Luo family matriarch’s birthday, Luojia Mountain had temporarily forbidden wandering cultivators from entering. So, Lie Xuan waited outside for half a month.

When he was finally allowed to enter Luojia Mountain, he found that the world had changed. The Luo family was gone; only the Shen family remained.

Hearing descriptions from people on the road, Lie Xuan learned that the two people who helped the Shen family were Yun Xi and Wang Lanxuan. Therefore, he went directly to the Shen family.

Shen Zhang received the report from below and personally led Lie Xuan in.

Seeing Lie Xuan, Shen Zhang felt a wave of disbelief again. This was the third person he could not see through.

"This brother, Wangzhi and Brother Wang have entered the depths of Luojia Mountain to cultivate. They instructed me that if you arrived, I should send a signal flare, and they would come over. Please rest for a moment. I will send the signal flare to notify them shortly," Shen Zhang said honestly, without hiding anything.