Chapter 28: Struggle (Part 1)

  The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, the insects are chirping softly. A slender figure swiftly runs through the forest, then suddenly leaps up and lands on a lush big tree, holding its breath and remaining still.

  Fang Li silently recited the Wu Xiang Jue Xin Fa in his heart, and before long, his body's breath was completely gone, as if he had merged with this forest, and if one didn't carefully search for him, it would be difficult to find his figure.

  "With the help of Wu Xiang's 'selfless' state, I should be able to evade the spiritual probing of Lian Qi's eightfold cultivator." Thinking this, Fang Li hastily calmed his mind and hid in a tree, motionless.

  It was already nighttime, and Fang Li's location was not within Yan City, but outside the city.

  After a cup of tea, the "rustling" sound came from the forest, and the sound gradually became clear, entering Fang Li's ears without any omission.

  "Here I come!"

  Although Fang Lizhen had a feeling, he didn't open his eyes to check. He knew that the six senses of cultivators who reached the eighth level of Qi Refining were extremely sensitive. If someone's gaze fell on them, they would definitely be alerted.

  The rustling sound suddenly stopped, and three masked men appeared in the woods, their location only a few feet away from the large tree where Fang Li was hiding.

  The man in the lead had disheveled hair and his eyes lacked spirit, but the aura he emitted was extremely powerful, even Fang Li could feel it from three zhang away.

  Fang Li was shocked and thought to himself: This person is no different from the pressure brought by the elder of the Guardian Pavilion, he must be that self-proclaimed high-ranking cultivator with the Dragon Bone Purple Gold Pill.

  "The master of the house, it seems that the young lady from the Mu family has not arrived." Another burly masked man suddenly spoke up, his eyes scanning the surroundings with a gloomy gaze, his eyes filled with anger.

  That tall and thin masked man was also extremely angry, "Damn it, that woman didn't fall for it, and I got all excited for nothing!"

  Neither of them deliberately suppressed their voices, and the sound undoubtedly entered Fang Li's ears. Fang Li was shocked at once, and his heart was surprised that the two voices were somewhat familiar, weren't they the two guards who had conflicts with themselves in the past? Unexpectedly, after being dismissed by Mu Yunyan, these two people harbored a vengeful heart and even found a master of Lianqi Eighth Layer.

  The masked man known as the big boss didn't say a word, but his slightly raised eyebrows also revealed his anger at this time. After setting up the trap with great difficulty, no one jumped in, and naturally, he was not in a good mood.

  "Leave, go back to your mountain stronghold." The patriarch coldly spat out these few words and turned around, about to leave.

  The tall and thin masked man seemed unwilling to give up, saying: "Master, are you leaving just like that? We finally came up with this plan after so much effort..."

  "Shut up!" The patriarch shouted: "What else do you want to do if you don't leave? Capturing that little girl is just part of the plan. I've already sent someone to spread the news that Heifeng Gang has Longgu Purple Gold Dan. Even without the Shu family's children being kidnapped, they will still be in big trouble. Now our energy should be focused on how to destroy Heifeng Gang. As for that little girl, we'll talk about it later."

  The tall, thin man with a veil over his face was forced by the master's aura and didn't dare to object. He could only shake his head and sigh: "Master's teachings are correct, but this time we finally got the intelligence that Black Wind Fortress has a Dragon Bone Purple Gold Pill, which would have allowed us to kill two birds with one stone. Not only could we have captured that little girl, but also destroyed Black Wind Fortress completely. Now that our plan has just begun and already failed halfway, it's really frustrating!"

  The master of the house didn't want to listen to his complaints and wasn't feeling well himself. He coldly said: "Leave!"

  After finishing speaking, he ignored them and turned around to leave.

  The two masked men exchanged a glance, both seeing the unwillingness in each other's eyes, but still followed, slowly disappearing into the forest.

  Fang Lei hid on the big tree, until half a time later, he jumped down and looked in the direction where the three people left, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

  "It turns out that there really is a Dragon Bone Purple Gold Pill, but it's not on them, it's in the Black Wind Fortress." Fang Li muttered to himself, and couldn't help but lower his head in contemplation.

  Hei Feng Village, he had also heard of it, one of the two mountain bandit forces near Yan City, with three Qi-refining seventh-order cultivators in power. The other mountain bandit force was Fei Yun Village, and if his guess was correct, this masked man who was a Qi-refining eighth-order cultivator should be the leader of Fei Yun Village.

  Thinking of this, Fang Li shook his head. It seems that Hei Feng Gang is going to be in big trouble. Unfortunately, the Longgu Purple Gold Pill is likely to have nothing to do with himself. If those masked men really spread the news that Fei Yun Gang has the Longgu Purple Gold Pill, it will inevitably trigger a scramble among the four major families. Fang Li is just a junior of the fifth realm of Qi refining, how can he snatch food from under the eyes of many masters?

  With disappointment, Fang Li returned home and first saw a hopeful face of Liu'er. As he had guessed, Fang Liu'er had been sitting at the door for several hours, just waiting for him to come back. At this time, seeing Fang Li appear, she suddenly jumped up excitedly.

  "Brother, you're back!" Fang Liu'er hopped in front of Fang Li like a rabbit, her big eyes scanning his body wildly.

  "Little girl." Fang Li smiled slightly, pinched her small delicate nose, and without teasing, immediately took out the jade token from his pocket and handed it to her.

  Fang Liu'er took over the Gong Fa Yu Pai, studied it for a while, and then looked puzzled, not knowing what it was. She stared at Fang Li with her beautiful eyes.

  Fang Li rubbed her head and said softly: "Try focusing your attention on the jade plate."

  Fang Liu'er blinked her eyes and obediently followed Fang Li's instructions. Before long, the jade plaque suddenly emitted a soft and gentle light, causing Xiao Yatou to be shocked beyond words.

  "How beautiful!" Fang Liu'er widened her eyes, but the next moment, a vast amount of information flooded into her mind. Fang Liu'er's slender body shook, and suddenly the four characters "Ling She Jian Fa" appeared in her mind.

  At the same time, Fang Liu'er's Gongfa Jade Token had lost its original luster and gradually darkened, with the recorded Ling Snake Sword Technique also disappearing, all entering Fang Liu'er's mind.

  ……

  On the second day, Fang Li guided his sister's cultivation and then went out to purchase some iron swords. Along the way, he heard some rumors that Hei Feng Gang had a Dragon Bone Purple Gold Pill, which was already known to everyone, and even many ordinary people in Yan City were discussing it.

  Fang Li gently shook his head, and didn't know whose hands the Dan medicine would ultimately fall into. After thinking about it, he thought that the Wang family, with their strongest power, was most likely to get it. Anyway, it wouldn't fall into his own hands.

  Thinking of this, Fang Li felt a little regretful. If he could get this third-grade elixir for himself, he wouldn't have to constantly suppress his strength and could directly break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining. At that time, his roots and bones would also reach their best state, and both his strength and potential would be greatly enhanced. However, Fang Li could only think about it.

  Fang Li wasn't without thoughts of taking advantage of the chaos, and when the time came for the four families to fight for dominance, it would definitely be a mess. Who knows, maybe there would even be an opportunity... But thinking about his own lowly abilities, Fang Li could only helplessly shake his head.

  For the next few days, Fang Li didn't go out again. Except for cultivation, all his time was spent on making Water and Fire Two Instruments Swords. Fang Li had eight water crystal stones and eight fire crystal stones on him, which could be used to make eight Water and Fire Two Instruments Swords.

  During this time, Fang Li occasionally guided Liu Er's cultivation. Liu Er's talent seemed to be good, and he had already gained a sense of qi on the second day of his cultivation.

  Although Fang Li was idle at home for several days in a row, he felt a sense of urgency every day as the distance between him and the four tribes grew shorter.

  Only those under the age of twenty-five are allowed to participate, but for Fang Li, who is still under sixteen, it's still a great disadvantage, at least in terms of cultivation time. Especially the two people he met at the auction house the other day, Wei Yurou and Wang Lingqing, one has reached the peak of Qi Refining Seventh Layer, and the other has also reached the Qi Refining Sixth Layer realm, both of whom brought immense pressure to Fang Li.