Chapter 37: The Wind Seal

  After Elder Yin and others left, only Ling Feng and the old man Li Bang who was lying on the ground unconscious were left in the cave.

  Ling Feng held a palm-sized pouch in his hand and flipped it over, revealing several miscellaneous items inside.

  This pouch was handed over by Elder Yin before he left, and it's clear that it must be something that Li Changqing carried with him.

  With a soft sigh, Ling Feng tucked the pouch into his belt and scanned the area, noticing a pile of clothes where Li Changqing had been lying earlier.

  These clothes must have been stripped from that unfortunate child's body. Ling Feng took his place and seized everything he had!

  He picked up the clothes on the ground, walked to the corner of the cave, and changed into Li Changqing's outfit. Then, he went out of the cave and discarded his original clothes in a hidden place.

  Waiting for him to return to the cave, he thought to himself that it was about time and Li Bang should wake up soon. Ling Feng pondered for a moment before lying down on the ground, closing his eyes tightly, pretending to be unconscious.

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  As expected, soon after he lay down, he heard Li Bang's gentle voice beside his ear.

  "Ah!"

  A loud cry, Ling Feng felt a pair of big hands lifting his body up, while a panicked and terrified shout came through.

  "Master, Master..."

  Slowly opening his eyes, he saw a withered and scorched face in front of him.

  "Master, you're awake! That's all that matters!" Seeing Ling Feng wake up safely, Li Bang's old face broke into a relieved smile.

  Li Bang, a loose cultivator, had reached the 8th layer of Qi Refining Realm. In his early years, he was pursued by enemies and was fortunate to be rescued by Li Rong, the master of the Li family. Out of gratitude, he voluntarily became a servant of the Li family, loyal and devoted, treating Li Changqing like his own son or nephew, loving him exceptionally!

  This was all the information about Li Bang in Ling Feng's mind. The Li family of Siping was a declining small cultivation family, and there were only two cultivators who had reached the eighth layer of Qi Refining within the family. One of them was Li Bang, and the other was the head of the family, Li Rong, who was also the father of Li Changqing.

  The family needs Li Rong to sit in town, so the important task of escorting Li Changqing to Tianji Pavilion falls on Li Bang's shoulders. He is accompanied by five other skilled members of the clan to escort the young master. In theory, as long as they are careful, there should be no problems within the borders of Dongyue Kingdom. However, their actions, and even the entire Four-Peace Li family, have already been targeted by the Alien Alliance, with intentions that need not be spoken!

  A cultivator of the Eight Layers of Qi Refining, with a strength that's at most comparable to that of a Wild Tribe's Solo Soul Warrior, how could he possibly escape unscathed after being targeted by a group of Soul Tribe Upper Masters?

  "Uncle Li, where is this place?" Ling Feng rubbed his eyes on purpose and looked at Li Bang with a surprised expression.

  In his previous life, he was an excellent Dragon Warrior, Ling Feng's acting skills were impeccable, and his actions were flawless, perfect!

  "Where is..." As soon as he asked this, Li Bang immediately furrowed his brow and a look of deep thought appeared on his face.

  "The memory of his encounter was indeed erased by Elder Yin!"

  "We were on the road and encountered other cultivators, a fight broke out between us. Uncle Bang took me and we fought our way out of the encirclement. As for what happened afterwards, I don't remember it clearly!"

  "What's this? Where are Li Da and his five brothers?" Li Bang was shocked, his eyes scanning the cave as if searching for someone.

  "Li Da and his men have fallen!" Ling Feng said in a mournful tone.

  These five brothers of Li Da Wu must be the other five people who escorted Li Changqing with Li Bang, and they have long since disappeared from the world.

  "Are they dead?" Li Bang was shocked after hearing this, his eyebrows furrowed in deep thought, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't recall what had happened before.

  For a long time, he only saw him looking at Ling Feng and said in a low voice: "Young master, as long as you are safe and sound, Li Da and others can be considered to have died for their cause!" From his tone, he already believed the lie fabricated by Ling Feng.

  "It's not suitable to stay here for long, we need to hurry up and leave!" Li Bang had already made a decision in his heart.

  Since entering the Li family of Siping, he has witnessed with his own eyes the decline of this family, being bullied and oppressed by other immortal families, suffering great humiliation and pain. If it weren't for the ancestors of the Li family having some connections with the Tianji Pavilion, a major immortal sect, relying on the prestige of their ancestors to prevent other families from overstepping, the Li family of Siping would have ceased to exist long ago!

  Within the borders of Dongyue, there are no less than several thousand immortal families. The strength of these families is divided according to the strongest cultivator within the family. Generally speaking, a family with a foundation-building cultivator can be considered an average immortal family. A family with a golden elixir cultivator can be considered a top-notch family that stands out in the region. As for the Li family, whose strongest member was only a Qi Refining Eighth Layer cultivator, they naturally became a small family!

  The stronger the family, the larger the sphere of influence, and the more abundant resources can be obtained. For small families like the Li family in Siping, in a world of cultivators where the strong prey on the weak, their living space has been compressed to its smallest size.

  To become a powerful immortal cultivator, the most important thing is still determined by one's own spiritual root and innate talent. In the past, the Li family of Siping was also one of the several strong families in the Dongyue Kingdom, whose ancestors were a Golden Elixir cultivator. However, when the ancestor's lifespan was exhausted, he passed away, and the Li family lost its powerful backing, immediately becoming a middle-class family. After hundreds of years, there was not a single person with exceptional talent among the younger generation in the clan, no one to inherit, gradually declining, and finally becoming a weak and small immortal cultivation family!

  By the time of Li Rong's generation, the Li family in Siping had declined to the extreme, and it was believed that it would not be long before they faced the danger of extinction. Fortunately, after Li Changqing was born, he was tested to have a wind attribute spiritual root, and his arrival brought infinite hope to the Li family in Siping!

  The spiritual roots of cultivators can be roughly divided into seven categories: pseudo-spiritual roots, three spiritual roots, double spiritual roots, single spiritual root, heterodox spiritual root, earthly spiritual root, and heavenly spiritual root. Pseudo-spiritual roots refer to four spiritual roots, with one of the five elements missing, possessing four attributes, chaotic spiritual roots, extremely poor innate talent for cultivation, although they can cultivate techniques, it is extremely difficult to break through bottlenecks, at most only reaching the stage of refining Qi, wanting to establish a foundation is hopeless throughout their life.

  Three Spiritual Roots are slightly stronger than Four Spiritual Roots, and under special circumstances, there is a possibility of building the foundation in one line.

  Dual Spirit Roots are already among the top choices for innate talent. If they receive focused cultivation from a sect or family, there is a 70-80% chance of successfully building their foundation.

  As for the single spiritual root, it is one of the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. With excellent innate talent, as long as you choose a cultivation method that suits yourself, the chance of successfully building the foundation is over 90%, and even when breaking through the bottleneck of the Golden Elixir period in the future, there is still a success rate of 40% to 50%.

  Heterogeneous spiritual roots are the result of a change in the five-element attributes, transforming into single-attribute spiritual roots such as ice, wind, and lightning. The probability of breaking through bottlenecks is similar to that of single spiritual roots. However, cultivators who possess heterogeneous spiritual roots have significantly stronger combat power than same-level cultivators once they achieve great success in their divine abilities. Therefore, fundamentally speaking, heterogeneous spiritual roots are slightly more gifted than single spiritual roots.

  As for the Earth Spirit Root and Heaven Spirit Root, people who possess these two Spirit Root attributes can be said to be one in a million. Their innate talent can be described with the four words "surprising, extraordinary, and elegant". Once they appear, they will be competed for by various major cultivation sects. Because only those with these two Spirit Root attributes have the opportunity to successfully shatter their Dan and form an Embryo, becoming a peerless strong master like a Yuan Ying cultivator.

  Li Changqing has a wind attribute spiritual root, which means that as long as he can receive focused cultivation, he has a great opportunity to become a Golden Elixir cultivator. This way, the Li family of Siping can restore their clan's prestige and return to the glorious peak of their ancestors.

  His existence is related to the rise and fall of the entire Li family, for the loyal and unswerving Li Bang, the fall of five companions has nothing to do with it, as long as he sends the young master safely to the Tianji Pavilion, he will not betray his master's trust.

  Ling Feng followed Li Bang out of the cave. After they came out, Li Bang took out a sword-shaped magic tool and flew up into the air to observe the surroundings before putting it away and landing back down.

  "Young master, we are still thousands of miles away from Cuiping Mountain. To be on the safe side, it's best if we don't fly with our artifacts, lest we run into those rogue cultivators again!" Li Bang said in a low voice after landing.

  "Everything will be decided by Uncle Bao!" Ling Feng nodded in response.

  Before departure, the master gave the old slave four 'Wind-Defying Talismans'. With these magical talismans, even if we don't fly with our equipment, we can still arrive at Cuiping Mountain within three days! This Cuiping Mountain must be where the Tianji Pavilion is located.

  Li Bang's voice fell, but he saw him take out a yellow paper charm from his bosom, muttering to himself, and then stuck the paper charm on his body.

  Ling Feng stood by, watching as Li Bang pasted the paper talisman on. The air around them began to fluctuate violently, and strands of eerie green mist flowed in from all directions, gathering at his feet.

  "Master, your old servant will carry you on his back!"

  After two green auras formed under Li Bang's feet, he reached out and put Ling Feng on his back. In an instant, but seeing that his feet moved, the whole person was like a meteor chasing the moon, rushing forward at high speed.

  Ling Feng, who was lying on Li Bang's back, only felt the scenery around him rapidly retreating, a strong gust of wind hitting his face, making a 'whooshing' sound that made it hard for him to open his eyes.

  "Wind Control Charm? Controlling the wind and moving forward, this immortal's Taoist magic is indeed extraordinary!"

  A sigh in his heart, he simply closed his eyes and leaned against Li Bang's back, starting to rest with his eyes closed.