Chapter 204 Void Conspiracy
The originally spiritual and introverted talisman paper, after the last stroke of the talisman was outlined and concluded, suddenly bloomed with a dark green mist. Then the light of the heavenly thunder talisman suddenly appeared, penetrating the mist, and overflowing with several lightning snakes, winding and wandering on the inner wall of the alchemy room.

The next moment, the lightning snake returned to the talisman paper, and the dark green mist disappeared again.

Li Ji’an gently stroked the third-order Heavenly Thunder Talisman on the jade table, and his heart couldn’t help but feel a little excited.

A third-grade, top-grade Heavenly Thunder Talisman!

It has the power of a full-strength attack from an early True Dan cultivator.

If it encounters the metal attribute or evil energy that is restrained by the thunder attribute, its power will be doubled.

Even the magic weapons and treasures of the gold system have restrained amplification.

“The first third-level talisman in my life has reached top-grade quality, which is a cause for celebration.” Li Ji’an dripped in his essence and blood, and it merged with his mind and became his first third-level natal talisman.

With this talisman, he has the qualifications to face the fake Dan Zhenren directly. Under normal circumstances, as long as he shows this talisman, the fake Dan Zhenren will definitely flee thousands of miles away and dare not confront him head-on.

Even a True Dan Zhenren will definitely become amiable.

However, with his current spiritual power, activating a talisman of this level would consume more than 60% of his energy, which would be very strenuous. If the strike failed, it would be very dangerous.

In addition, the cost of this talisman is too high, and the contribution required for its exchange is twice as high as that of an ordinary third-level spiritual medicine. After these three talisman materials are used up, he has no way to replenish them for the time being.

Moreover, if you want to draw another one, you have to wait for the right time and take the Blood Burning Pill again, which is quite costly.

After storing the talisman in his dantian to warm it, Li Ji’an began to regulate his breathing and look inward.

The effect of the second Blood Burning Pill slowly faded, and it consumed a lot of his vital energy and blood again, 20% more than the first time he took it.

If it were an ordinary cultivator, his lifespan would be reduced by at least ten years.

As for him, the estimated time of rejuvenation is advanced by about twelve years.

This was expected, so I didn’t really care.

After regulating his breathing, Li Ji’an took out a specially made jade talisman from his arms, with the words “Biyun Machinery Hall” written on it.

The Maintenance Hall is the intelligence department of the Biyun Sect.

It not only gathers the general intelligence of the entire Tiancang Territory, but also intelligence from outside the territory.

However, for the time being, Li Ji’an could only obtain intelligence information within the authority of inner disciples.

The original intention was to allow inner disciples to see what was happening in the world without leaving home and gain more experience in the martial arts world.

As a guest official, Li Ji’an was not qualified to obtain it.

Thanks to Li Ji’an’s fame in alchemy in recent years, an elder from the Maintenance Hall also came to ask him for help in refining pills.

After getting to know him, I became qualified.

When I first entered the outer hall of the maintenance hall to check, I was shocked by the huge amount of information inside.

There are not only timely updated news, but also old stories from the past.

Among them, he also saw the records about the Red Stone Wanderer in the Wasteland, which first appeared more than a hundred years ago.

“In the early stages of foundation building, his mind and spirit are in disarray, suspected to have been traumatized by the evil spirit of the ancient tomb. He is obsessed with exploring the ancient tomb in Fallen Dragon Ridge… Rating: Ding.”

He also discovered his own corresponding information, which started from the trial when he entered the sect, and then there was more detailed information at the foundation-building node. Except for the speculation that the origin of the foundation-building pill was a transaction from the Jiuding Chamber of Commerce, the rest was basically accurate, but not detailed.

Because of his alchemy skills, his rating was C-medium, and his information was not updated until he became a guest official of the sect.

Using the identity card as a medium, Li Ji’an’s spiritual consciousness invaded the jade talisman to check the latest news.

Rumors that the Liu family’s ancestor was practicing demonic arts and intended to challenge the sect’s authority intensified again. Qin Henian denied spreading the rumors.

Another rumor has spread within the state, with the exact year being stated: The Liu family’s fake elixir ancestor will emerge from seclusion in five years. By then, his divine power will surely be so complete that the sect’s Grand Elder will find it difficult to suppress him.

[The rumor was very serious and well-founded: The Liu family had taken control of all clan affairs in order to fully devote themselves to waiting for the ancestor to come out of seclusion. They would sacrifice other spiritual vein dojos in the area to focus on upgrading the main vein dojo to a third-level intermediate grade.]

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In recent years, apart from the revival of the spiritual veins in the Daze Mountains, the most popular rumor is about the Liu family.

These were naturally spread by Li Ji’an. He couldn’t really wait until the Liu family’s ancestor came out of seclusion with his supernatural powers, and he couldn’t rely entirely on Liu Jingchun.

Of course, it is impossible to stand up and can only give a push secretly.

Fortunately, with Qin Henian standing in front, any rumors about the Liu family will be blamed on him first.

“The truth has been made public, yet the sect’s leaders remain indifferent.”

After reading the message, Li Ji’an felt a little disappointed.

He made public almost all the information that Gua Gua saw in the Liu family, but the sect’s top leaders still believed it was a rumor and that Qin Henian was maliciously slandering him in order to speak up for Liu Jingchun.

The main reason lies in the arrogance and prejudice in the hearts of the sect’s top leaders.

They didn’t think that the five major families affiliated with the sect would have such strength.

In addition, as far as Li Ji’an knew, the Liu family had a close relationship with a True Dan elder of the sect. Not only did they pass on the family’s formation inheritance to him without reservation, they also provided him with a lot of the family’s treasured formation base materials.

This elder strongly supported the Liu family and reprimanded Qin Henian many times.

Moreover, the Liu family’s words to the sect remain the same. The ancestor is nearing the end of his life, and he is still practicing that health-preserving exercise. It is unknown whether he can succeed. If he comes out now, all his efforts will be in vain.

“It’s not that no one believes the truth, it seems that only benefits can move people’s hearts…” Li Jijing pondered and decided to push it forward in another way.

At the same time, the Qin family’s ancestral land.

“Hmph! Who on earth is spreading rumors like this? He has mastered the magic skills and wants to fight against the upper sect? How could he think of that!” Qin Henian sneered at the latest rumors reported by the clan leader.

“To say that the old villain is just trying to survive is more accurate, but to say that he wants to fight against the Upper Sect and even dream of cultivating a True Dan force to compete with the Upper Sect is foolish.”

Qin Songyuan smiled bitterly: “Yes, the Liu family’s foundation is not as good as ours. Saying that we have this intention is much better than saying that the Liu family has this intention.”

“Have we found any clues about the person who spread the rumor?” Qin Henian no longer cared about the latest rumor.

Qin Songyuan shook his head helplessly: “This person is very meticulous in his actions. Every time he spreads rumors, he uses secret symbols to show them to others. Moreover, now, except for the Liu family market, there are traces of him in other markets and immortal cities. The range is wide and there is no pattern. I have no clue yet.”

“Can we start with the secret symbol?”

“No, once the secret talisman falls into someone’s hands and a vague rumor spreads, it will turn to ashes and there will be no way to investigate.”

“Where is the source of the secret symbol for this technique?”

“The effect is just an ordinary first-level communication talisman, but the method involved… my grandson summoned many first-level talisman masters but none of them could do it. I even consulted Elder Zhou from the upper sect, but even with his skills as a second-level talisman master, he said it was difficult to replicate. It should be some method that has never been exposed to the world.” Qin Songyuan reported truthfully.

“Then tell me, what is this person’s intention? Is he trying to discredit me, or does he hold a grudge against the Liu family?” Qin Henian’s face was gloomy.

“There are three main purposes for spreading these rumors. First, they have a grudge against the Liu family. It just so happens that the actions of the ancestor in the past few years have made them less worried. In fact…their inspiration comes from the ancestor’s methods.

Secondly, he deliberately instigated a fight between the Qin and Liu families, which seemed like he was just sitting on the mountain and watching two tigers fight. This move must be guarded against, as it is likely that he was an unscrupulous person who wanted to replace the main line of the five families.

Third, there are those who have grievances against our Qin family, frame us, and want to use the Liu family’s knife to attack us.” Qin Songyuan had already prepared a plan.

Then he gave his own analysis: “However, my Qin family is located in the southwest, and rarely makes enemies with others. We have always believed in being generous and kind, so we don’t think of enemies. The third point can basically be ruled out.

As for the second option, given the current situation in Cangyun Province, I haven’t seen any faction capable of replacing the Five Families, and the forces from other provinces probably wouldn’t bother either, so I think this option can be ruled out.”

Qin Henian nodded with satisfaction. The older he got, the less willing he was to use his brain. With such a smart grandson, he naturally felt much more relaxed.

Faced with Qin Songyuan’s well-reasoned analysis, Qin Henian’s eyes widened, a glint flashing in them: “So, this person also has a grudge against the Liu family!”

“Hahaha, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. I really want to meet this fellow Taoist.”

Qin Songyuan paused for a moment when he heard this, and finally could only sigh silently, not daring to say anything more.

Qin Henian’s targeting of the Liu family was an unwise move for the Qin family. However, Qin Songyuan understood the feelings between the ancestor and Liu Jingchun, and no amount of persuasion could stop them.

“Go find a way to contact this fellow Taoist.”

Qin Songyuan looked helpless: “Ancestor, this person is spreading rumors in such a secretive way, because he is unwilling and dare not reveal his identity. I am afraid it is impossible to contact him.”

Qin Henian rubbed his palms, and an idea flashed in his mind: “Since we can’t contact him privately, let’s contact him publicly and share the information we know.”

“This…” Qin Songyuan was stunned. Wasn’t the purpose of contacting the other party to conspire?

But when I thought about my ancestor’s style of doing things, I felt relieved.

Moreover, if the other party accepts this move, it can also slightly reduce the suspicion that the Qin family is spreading rumors.

So, on that day, he arranged for his clansmen to secretly release information. In addition to continuing to expose the Liu family’s dirty deeds, he also called out to Li Ji’an to seek cooperation.
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While the outside world was debunking the latest rumors, the Liu family’s ancestral land was filled with panic and cold sweat.

The few high-ranking members of the clan who knew about the situation, led by Liu Changgeng, sat together, all with gloomy expressions.

“Who is it? Why do they know our actions so accurately?”

“Even the timing is accurate to the minute?”

“The only people who know about this are us.”…

Liu Changgeng’s sinister triangular eyes swept over the people one by one.

“Master, you know me well. Ever since the gathering began five years ago, I have been in seclusion and have never left our ancestral land, let alone contacted the outside world.”

“I have always kept my mouth shut. I won’t reveal a single thing even when I’m sleeping.”

“Dad, you won’t doubt me, will you?”

……

Several people proved their innocence.

Liu Changgeng finally snorted coldly and looked towards the bamboo forest where Liu Jingchun was imprisoned.

The others hurriedly passed the buck.

“Could it be that the old stubborn man secretly tipped off Qin Henian?”

“Humph! He keeps saying it’s all for the family, but what’s the difference between this and putting our Liu family on the chopping block?”

“Since he’s unwilling to follow our ancestors’ orders, what’s the point of keeping him around? Just kill him.”

Liu Changgeng slowly shook his head: “With my skills, if I don’t open the restriction myself, not even a fly can fly in. How can he contact the outside world?”

“Investigate! We must get to the bottom of this!” he ordered in a deep voice.

Fortunately, the Biyun Sect did not believe this rumor.

At the end of the secret meeting, Liu Changgeng gritted his teeth and said, “Regardless of whether it is that old stubborn man or not, he is no longer useful to us this time. Keeping him here will only be a hidden danger. Prepare to send him to meet our ancestors.”

The others agreed.

Liu Changgeng finally glanced around at the few people, with a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes.

At the same time, Gua Gua was ten feet away from his feet.

When Li Jian heard the words through Guagua, he was stunned.

But soon he chuckled.

It is estimated that his last words were probably to screen out spies.

It was three years ago when Gua Gua took the opportunity to escape from the doubly restricted bamboo forest when Liu Changgeng once again ordered Liu Jingchun to connect the earth veins.

After that, he continued to follow Liu Changgeng.

Li Ji’an was very clear about the Liu family’s intentions. He would not let Liu Jingchun die until he found an alternative method or person to improve the spiritual veins of the ancestral land.

After all, in his plan, the ancestor’s mastery of his magical powers was only the first step.

Although they have the strength to face the Biyun Sect, it still cannot guarantee that the Liu family will give birth to a True Dan cultivator. The next and most important step is to have a true third-level spiritual vein. Moreover, at the stage of forming a Dan, the higher the level of the spiritual vein, the higher the success rate.

Just as I was about to break the spiritual connection with Gua Gua, I suddenly sensed Gua Gua’s pleading.

“Phew~ Just bear with it a little longer. You’ll be free in five years. I’ll definitely make amends then.”

He had been living underground in the Liu family’s ancestral home for six years, being extremely cautious for fear of being detected. The beast pills that Li Ji’an had initially prepared for him had long been consumed, and now he could only feed on underground insects.

After being comforted by his owner, Gua Gua finally cheered up a little.

The next day, Li Ji’an saw the news released by the Qin family.

He immediately took out a main talisman and injected his spiritual consciousness into it, instantly sensing a secondary talisman tens of thousands of miles away.

Then he carved words in the void and imprinted them onto a secondary talisman buried in a certain market town through the main talisman.

The skill of this mother-and-child communication talisman comes from the ancient Master Shen Fu. Although it looks like a simple communication talisman, it requires a spiritual level close to that of a third-level talisman to be successful.

Moreover, distance is also closely related to the spirit and soul.

In addition, there are special methods such as burning after reading, which are not something that ordinary second-level talisman masters can comprehend.

Two years ago, when he was preparing to add fuel to the fire behind the scenes, he spent half a year in advance to plant several sub-talismans in all the towns and cities in the state except Liujia Town and City.

A moment later, in a market town in the central part of Cangyun Prefecture.

A young Qigong practitioner just passed by an ancient tree in the center of the market town when he instantly sensed the surge of spiritual energy in the trees. Looking up, he saw a green halo appearing.

He was overjoyed and flew over to investigate.

I thought I had encountered some opportunity, but when I saw the shining talisman at first sight.

Most cultivators in Cangyun Province are no longer surprised by this kind of talisman.

I have seen and heard of more than one case in the past two years.

However, he still took it down.

“Bang~” However, as soon as it touched, the talisman burst into a green light.

Then a line of words gradually appeared.

【The Liu family decided to kill Liu Jingchun.】

In addition, there was another line of text responding to the Qin family’s message yesterday: [A certain family is willing to cooperate. They only ask that after the Liu family is destroyed, they make a copy of the longevity technique they obtained in the ancient True Lord’s cave, which increases lifespan by 50% at each realm, as well as the recipe for the sacred elixir that increases the chances of achieving Dan by 30%.]

“A longevity technique that increases lifespan by 50%?”

“Ancient True Lord’s Cave Mansion?”

“A holy medicine that increases the chances of achieving Dan formation by 30%?”

Within a month, this information spread throughout Cangyun Province, and even showed signs of spreading to the other two provinces.

Of course, a single sentence without a beginning or an end would not cause such a big stir.

The main reason was that Li Ji’an revealed some of the principles and more accurate efficacy of the Crystal Condensing Pill when he was conspiring with Qin Henian in the void a few days after the incident. He said that he only remembered a small part of it when the Liu family snatched the opportunity away from him.

Since ancient times, the human race has relied on their own magic power, soul and physique to form elixirs, and also used the spiritual treasures of heaven and earth to assist in increasing the success rate.

In ancient times, there were many spiritual treasures in the world, and anyone with a good foundation could almost certainly pass the Dan stage.

In the post-ancient times, there are few spiritual treasures in the world, and the environment is not as good as in ancient times. It is extremely difficult for cultivators to form elixirs.

If there really is a holy pill that can increase the chance of forming a pill by 30%, the number of cultivators who can form a pill in the entire Tiancang Realm will at least triple.

Moreover, in theory, if there are foundation-building pills that assist in building the foundation, then there must also be holy pills that help form the pill. After all, foundation-building pills are also developed with reference to foundation-building spiritual objects.

If there are spiritual objects that enhance the formation of elixirs, theoretically there must be similar elixirs.

However, in the past six thousand years since the ancient times, there have been too few true third-level Dan Kings, and not enough spiritual objects for Dan-forming research, so no similar elixir has been developed for the time being.

Therefore, there is a basis for the credibility of the discovery of the elixir-forming formula in the cave of the ancient True Lord.

It is for this reason that a seed has been planted in the hearts of almost all monks.

Reason told them that the rumors against the Liu family were mostly lies.

But the desire for immortality in their hearts tempts them to believe it involuntarily.

Not only the ordinary cultivators, but even the Biyun Sect could no longer sit still.

In particular, Master Yudan hurriedly found Li Ji’an and went to Danding Peak that day to deduce the feasibility of the principles and medicinal properties that Li Ji’an had passed on with a group of alchemists.

Finally, a positive conclusion was reached.

There are many gossipy people in Danding Peak, and Master Yudan is not a meticulous person, which led to this information being known to the outside world.

This further fueled the desires in the hearts of all monks.

What really aroused their desires was that Qin Henian came to the Liu family’s ancestral land with a magic weapon in his hand and took the lead for them.

Of course, Qin Henian was concerned about Liu Jingchun’s life or death.

Under such circumstances, the Biyun Sect miraculously did not try to stop Qin Henian, as if they were waiting eagerly like other cultivators.

On this day, outside the Liu family’s ancestral land, a crowd of people gathered, waiting for Qin Henian to take action.

Once Qin Henian takes action, they will all rush forward.

Watching the scene outside through Gua Gua, Li Ji’an was a little surprised. It developed much faster than he expected.

“After all, chance is what moves the heart!”

(End of this chapter)