Chapter Seventeen Leaving a Way Out

  Originally, Yu Feng had no intention of considering these things, but one thing made him have to pursue the root of these things in order to find a solution.

  Because the Boxers in Langfang, Lao Longtou Railway Station, and Zizhulin Concession fought against the Eight-Nation Alliance, besieged the Beijing Legation Quarter and Xishiku Church, and cooperated with the Qing army to resist the Eight-Nation Alliance in Beilun. When he was preparing to collect the bodies after the battle, more than a dozen people wearing strange clothes appeared at that church and robbed him.

  Yu Feng had never discovered anyone else with spiritual powers in all these years, but this time he found that those dozen or so people had abilities different from ordinary people, just like the cultivators of the Central Plains compared to secular mortals. So when he didn't find any true yuan energy within their bodies, he didn't take them seriously.

  But this thought was slightly injured. They may have formed a special formation, linking everyone's abilities together to emit the light of judgment that pierced through Yu Feng's protective true yuan, and if not for Yu Feng reaching the realm of transformed spirit with greatly increased divine sense, he might have been seriously injured.

  Although he immediately used the Nine You Destruction Soul Formation to kill more than ten people in three breaths, the emergence of such an abnormal person among these invaders and still coming to the Great Qing could not help but make him worried, because at this time the Great Qing almost had no one who could resist them.

  Later, he trapped a foreigner wearing the same clothes in that church and only after using the soul-searching spell did he realize that they were all Christians. This person who was equivalent to the middle stage of Taoist internal alchemy had thousands of people under him in Christianity, hundreds of people above them, and there was also a high-ranking Pope. Moreover, Christianity was an extremely xenophobic religion.

  Because he didn't make a move that day, just standing there, those dozen or so people immediately scolded him as a heretic who would be purified. After two days of investigation, Yu Feng can confirm that the Pope's cultivation is absolutely not lower than the Transcendent Realm of the Middle Earth Dao Sect, but he cannot determine the extent of his abilities. If the entire Christian church comes together, Yu Feng doesn't know what the Great Qing will use to resist.

  A flurry of busy voices came from the Li residence, and it turned out that Master Li Xiang had asked everyone to pack up their belongings within half a day to prepare for relocation, abandoning this Li residence where they had lived for decades. Li Xiang sat in the main hall, watching his servants busily packing things, and sighed inwardly, still having to give up this place after all. Fortunately, he had received guidance from his master decades ago and had prepared several backup plans, or else these people would be even more panicked now.

  Last night, he received intelligence that a thousand British soldiers were rushing from Fuzhou to Nanping, with only one goal in mind - the Li Mansion. Over the years, he had taken in nearly a hundred orphans and taught them various martial arts, then during this time of war, they had continuously targeted foreigners, foiling their plans multiple times. Now that it had been discovered, what awaited the Li Mansion was definitely a crazy revenge.

  He might be able to escape alone in revenge, but how could he bear the lives of these children? Maybe they can't be called children anymore, they've grown up long ago. Li Xiang thought to himself.

  "Li Er, Li San!" Li Xiang suddenly shouted.

  "Who's there? What instructions does the master of the house have?" Two black-clad men immediately stood out from among those people, both around thirty years old. The aura of death on their bodies was so strong that even ordinary people could feel it, and it was clear that they had taken many lives in their hands.

  "Li Er, you go and get those outer personnel to prepare to withdraw from Nanping within one day. Li San, you lead the Qinglong team to start scouting, as soon as there is news, report back immediately." Li Xiang instructed.

  "Yes! Master of the house." The two men, Li Er and Li San, replied in unison. Just as they were about to leave, a sudden voice made them freeze in their tracks, instantly assuming an attacking stance.

  "A Xiang, are these alright?" A young man in a green robe suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes.

  "Master! Li Er and Li San, stop at once!" Amidst the crowd's astonished gazes, their master almost rushed to the young man's face, then knelt down on both knees.

  "Hurry up, hurry up! You're already at the peak of Qi Refining's early stage after just meeting. Come on, let me help you up." Yu Feng quickly helped him up with both hands, took a glance at him and said with a smile.

  "Don't laugh at me, Master. Although I've also been diligently cultivating for these years, there are just too many things to do and I've already stayed in this realm for three years now. Everyone else can go down, Li Er and Li San stay behind."

  After everyone left, Li Xiang pulled Li Er and Li San, who had an incredulous expression on his face, to Yu Feng's side.

  "Li Er and Li San, kneel down. This is my master, who is also your ancestor." Li Xiang said to the two of them.

  "Disciples have met their master's ancestor!" Li Er and Li San put away their disbelieving expressions, knelt down and said respectfully.

  "Hmm, not bad, both of them possess spiritual energy. It seems you're planning to take them in as disciples? As their master's ancestor, I shouldn't be too stingy either. You can get the benefits from your master later, for now, you don't need it. Both of you, stand up, my sect doesn't require so much courtesy." Yu Feng looked at the two, both of whom had a hint of spiritual energy on them, their internal strength already reaching the Xiantian realm, and knew that Li Xiang was planning to take them in as disciples.

  "Thanks, Master." Yu Feng's casual wave of his hand made Li Er and Li San feel an enormous force that they couldn't resist, and they stood up involuntarily. Upon hearing this, their faces lit up with excitement. They had long known that their master possessed some extraordinary abilities that ordinary people did not have. Their master had also told them before that he would teach them when the opportunity arose. It turned out that their chance lay with Master Zu.

  "Hehe, Master, I'm troubling you again. Actually, there are two more people who also possess spiritual energy, but they're out right now and will be back later." Li Xiang said with a smile.

  "As long as you're in a good mood, just put everything away. Are you planning to withdraw everything today? What happened?" Yu Feng asked.

  Li Xiang then told them about what had happened with the British soldier.

  "This matter can wait, Xiang'er you go down and let the people below not be too anxious, just collect it within three days. I'll go and wipe them all out! Hmph! Those British foreigners dare to lay hands on my disciple!" As soon as Yu Feng spoke these words, a massive aura of power was released, and Li Er and Li San beside him gritted their teeth in trepidation, thinking to themselves that it's no wonder he's the master, with just one casual remark, it's enough to annihilate a thousand people.

  "Yes! Master." Li Xiang happily responded and then went down to instruct the crowd.

  That night, Yu Feng took Li Xiang out and also let Li Xiang experience what it's like to fly with a sword. This made Li Xiang's determination to follow the Tao even more unwavering. His parents had already passed away, and his only worldly attachments were his fellow disciples. Today, Li Xiang finally experienced how his master would take action, and his other side was so shocking that it left him breathless.

  He only saw his master take out nine black small flags, instantly set up a formation that surrounded over a thousand foreign soldiers, in less than ten breaths, not one person was left, from start to finish there wasn't a single sound transmitted.

  "Xiang Er, alright, you go and put away those foreign guns and equipment." Yu Feng gave him a Qian Kun ring.

  When Li Xiang was collecting those things, Yu Feng sat beside him to adjust his breath. Just now, he was a bit exhausted. The space that a thousand people needed to cover was also directly proportional to the power of the Jiu You Ming Hun array. After a few breaths, Yu Feng's power was almost completely used up, so there was still a hint of paleness on his face. When Li Xiang finished collecting, Yu Feng had recovered some of his true yuan and took him back directly.

  "Xiang Er, after you withdraw this time, just close the door once and for all. Bring those Li San, Li Si, and the other two you mentioned along with you. Let others handle the rest of the matters. When the time comes, I'll take you to see our future cave abode, where you will be in seclusion."

  Something has happened and it can't be helped, among those foreigners there are some people with special abilities that are different from ours, which ordinary people cannot resist. Master has been wandering around for years and found that the Taoist practitioners in China have disappeared for some reason, and not a single high-ranking Taoist can be found.

  I received a message that in about three or four months, many of these people will come to the Qing Dynasty. The things that appear may be even more terrifying now, so I can only put those hopes on you. However, for now, don't worry about those people in the Qing Dynasty. After some time, I'll get rid of them all and then go to their place to make a big fuss, forcing them not to dare come and offend for a short period of time, which is also good for you to gain more time for this generation." Yu Feng thought for a moment and still told Li Xiang everything.

  "Master, I'll listen to you, but Master, you must be careful going to that barbaric land alone. I will definitely work hard to increase my cultivation so that I can help you in the future. Unfortunately, my current cultivation is too weak and I'm unable to assist you at all. If only I had known earlier, I would have continued to cultivate diligently and not bothered with worldly affairs." Li Xiang felt a pang of guilt seeing his master going to such a dangerous place while he himself was unable to help in any way.

  "No, Xiang Er, you're doing great now. It's just that your master was wrong to have always placed his hopes on those powerful figures from the Daoist sects. Now that things have come to this point, there's no other choice but to take this step. However, rest assured that even if I may not be able to turn the heavens upside down over there, I still have the ability to run away and escape."

  Five days later, Yu Feng brought five people to the Yīn Shān cave mansion. After bringing them all in, the Yīn Shān returned to its original state, and no more movement was seen.

  "You will be in seclusion here from now on, Ah Xiang. This is the true water of Xuan Yin. After you refine and absorb five drops yourself, you can reach the middle stage of Qi induction. The four of them each have one drop, but they cannot take it directly. You need to help them refine and absorb after reaching the late stage of Qi induction. This will allow them to enter the realm of Pre-Heavenly Great Perfection within half a year. Once they break through, you can start teaching them the Dao Fa. There are also some other matters that I need to entrust to you."

  Yu Feng finished speaking and carefully used the Transmission of Divine Intent technique to inform him of all the array formations and restrictions in this cave, because he didn't know if he would be able to return from the enemy's headquarters. Although he had spoken confidently in front of Li Xiang, that was just to prevent him from worrying and affecting his cultivation progress.

  "This lowest level, you haven't reached the late stage of Qi gathering, don't go in, although you know all the formation restrictions, your cultivation is not enough, going down can only mean waiting for death, do you understand? Absolutely do not take risks and enter." Yufeng again exhorted.