Chapter 238: The Mystery of the Whale King
Chapter 238: The Mystery of the Whale King
When Li Quanqing saw the old patriarch again, he almost didn't recognize him. It was as if he was being carried back like a dead branch.
Although Li Zongyao was old and near the end of his lifespan, he was, after all, a cultivator with water spiritual roots, and his magic power nourished his body.
He also practiced the Turtle Longevity Exercise, bringing his entire body's vital energy to its fullest potential, and as a result he looked very healthy and energetic.
But now, he didn't even have the strength to stand up. He slumped over a cloud bed and was carried into the Qingyu Cave.
"What happened? Where is that kid Li Quangeng?"
Li Quanqing suppressed the anger in his heart, spoke in a deep voice, and looked at Li Quanmo next to him.
"Quan Geng... After Quan Geng sent the tribe leader back, he left on his own, saying that he was too ashamed to face so many tribe members..."
Li Quanmo told everything he knew, but in fact he was also confused.
"Ahem... can't blame him... he's a good kid too, he doesn't know the inside story..."
The old patriarch coughed and spoke intermittently. He looked extremely weak and might die at any time.
Li Quanqing felt helpless. At this time, the old man was still protecting his great-grandson. He really regarded family affection as more important than anything else.
He stretched out his palm and used his magic power to nourish the old patriarch's body and nourish the source of life.
He suddenly discovered that Li Zongyao's dantian was empty, without a drop of magic power, his meridians were broken, and he had become a useless mortal.
Fortunately, his own soul is still there, intact, and can be successfully transformed into an incense god, so his life is safe.
Li Quanqing used his magic power to lift up the cloud bed and came to the depths of the Ten Thousand Fish Pond, using the spiritual fluid flowing there to comb the old man's muscles and bones.
"What on earth happened? Someone set a trap specifically?"
Li Quanqing had a curious look in his eyes and had begun to doubt the Shuihua Sword Sect.
After all, in the past few days, their Qingyu Li family did jump a bit, and their strength expanded greatly.
Although True Man Jiujian was unwilling to turn against the Li family, the Sword Sect's foundation-building elders were not necessarily so and were happy to teach the Li family a lesson.
"It was that girl Zhou Caiwei. She used a secret method to steal all my magical power and used it as her own spiritual nourishment."
Li Zongyao did not hide it. With the nourishment of the spiritual fluid, he coughed up a ball of dark red blood, and his face finally turned rosy.
"It's actually her?!"
Li Quanqing was extremely surprised and puzzled: "Hasn't Zhou Caiwei already achieved foundation building? Why did she want to seize the cultivation of others and set her sights on the cultivators of my Li family?"
He read through ancient books and knew that the Demon Cult once had a secret method that could seize the cultivation of a Foundation Establishment cultivator to help some Qi Refining cultivators with extremely poor spiritual roots to break through.
It can be said that this is a magic skill specially developed for the direct descendants of the Golden Core Demon Lord. After all, how could an ordinary Qi-refining cultivator defeat and imprison a great Foundation Establishment cultivator?
“I don’t know the details, but I guess it might be because of the “Blue Sea Tide Rising Skill” inherited by my Li family. In addition, some elders of the Sword Sect also took action in secret, and they concealed it from Quan Geng together.”
When Li Zongyao said this, a trace of confusion also appeared on his face: "In addition to this, there is another strange thing. Zhou Caiwei also practiced the Canghai Whale King Skill!"
"This is impossible!"
Impossible, this was Li Quanqing’s first thought.
The inheritance of the Whale Emperor Sect was lost over the years. Even the Shuihua Sword Sect was unable to obtain it and had been searching for it for a long time.
He was able to obtain the Cang Hai Whale King Power thanks to the powerful golden finger, which was a reward of a ball of light that opened from the Cang Hai Whale.
Logically speaking, in this sea area today, only the Li family has this body refining inheritance.
"I am absolutely not mistaken. When Zhou Caiwei fought me, she indeed revealed the aura of the Cang Hai Body, and the phantom of the Whale King was entwined around her body."
The old clan leader said with absolute certainty: "When the Sword Sect broke through the ruins of the Whale Emperor Sect, didn't they find that the most core inheritance treasure was empty? Maybe she got it."
"The time doesn't match. When the Whale Emperor Sect's ruins were unearthed, Zhou Caiwei was just a little kid, and her spiritual roots had just been detected."
Li Quanqing shook his head. He remembered clearly that before the Ascension Conference, the ruins happened to erupt. "Could it be... an ancient cultivator taking over someone else's body?"
Li Quanmo had been listening to their conversation, and suddenly spoke up, expressing his thoughts: "There is a remnant soul in the Whale Emperor Sect that has survived for a thousand years. It took advantage of the opening of the ruins to carry away the most core inheritance and treasures, and then encountered Zhou Caiwei, a top-grade spiritual root, and forcibly took over her body..."
"hiss……"
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned and then gasped.
This guess may seem far-fetched, but if you think about it carefully, it is indeed very logical and consistent with Zhou Caiwei's changes and motives.
After all, she had shown to be extremely intelligent since her childhood. Although she was young, she was very opinionated. She refused the Li family's attempts to win her over and was determined to join the Shuihua Sword Sect.
"If this is true, the inheritance of the Canghai Whale King Art can also be explained clearly. I am afraid I also know why she wants to seize the old patriarch's blue sea magic power..."
Li Quanqing felt a heavy feeling in his heart.
He also practiced two major skills, knowing that these inheritances all originated from the Tianhe Dao. The Bi Hai was responsible for magic power, and the Cang Hai was responsible for the physical body, which complemented each other.
Perhaps Zhou Caiwei saw through the origin of the Li family's clan power and set a trap, intending to seize Bi Hai's magic power for her own use.
“No wonder, that girl is only at the initial stage of foundation building, but she is very experienced in fighting. After using the secret method, she was able to defeat me…”
The old patriarch muttered to himself, and suddenly something dawned on him.
"If Zhou Caiwei really got the core treasure of Canghai Sect, would she really have a golden elixir spiritual object hidden on her body?"
Li Kunli's eyes lit up as he suddenly thought of this.
After all, it was the ancient headquarters, and it was home to a great Nascent Soul cultivator, so it was normal for him to leave behind a golden elixir spiritual object.
"Ancestor, when you two were fighting, what was Li Quangeng doing? Was he standing by and watching the fun?"
Li Quanqing snorted, extremely dissatisfied with someone's performance.
"Quan Geng was also extremely shocked. After he came to his senses, he wanted to help me, but unfortunately he was stopped by several mysterious monks."
“It was with the help of these cultivators that Zhou Caiwei was able to successfully seize my cultivation without fear of resistance.”
The old patriarch recalled the scene of that day. Although those mysterious monks hid their identities, a name emerged in the minds of everyone present.
Shuihua Sword Sect!
It goes without saying that if Zhou Caiwei was really an ancient monster that had taken over another body and was reborn, it would be very easy for her to win over a group of foundation-building monks within the sect.
Even maybe Master Jiujian had some deal with her, coveting the ancient secrets and heritage, wanting to go one step further and get rid of the shackles of the fake elixir.
"After taking away my cultivation, Zhou Caiwei and the group of people left. Their whereabouts are still unknown and it is difficult to find them."
The old patriarch sighed quietly. The foundation of his Dantian was destroyed. Now he was barely alive and could only turn to practicing Shinto.
"Humph, after this happened, I must ask the Sword Sect to give my Qingyu Li clan an explanation!"
Li Kunli had the hottest temper, and he spoke in a tough tone at this moment.
After all, his brother Li Kunlun had survived the catastrophe and began to transform into a Golden Core True Person, trying to make a real breakthrough.
This is no fake golden elixir like the one produced by the fake elixir cultivator, but the real Dao Golden Elixir, a top-level combat force of the human race.
What's more, Li Kunlun is a sword cultivator with thunder spiritual roots and unparalleled killing power. Once he breaks through, he will be able to suppress the entire Shuihua Sword Sect!
Li Quanqing said nothing, but he had a vague feeling that a storm was about to come, and perhaps he would soon have to shoulder the responsibility of supporting the entire family.
The cultivators from the Sword Sect arrived very quickly. Almost on the next day, a great cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage came to the sect and apologized.
(End of this chapter)