Chapter 113: The Shift of Blame in the Gong Sun Family

  Xiao Bai Yi sank into deep thought for a moment, then personally wrote a long letter of thousands of words, tied it to the silver eagle's claws, opened his hands, and the silver eagle spread its wings high and flew far away, gradually disappearing into the thick fog.

  Xiao Bai Yi turned his head and said to Li Ruo Dao: "At most five days, there should be a reply. Ruo Dao, the day of your reunion with your father is not far away."

  The fiery passion in his heart, Silver Eagle took all his worries and sent them far away.

  He turned around and bowed respectfully: "Thank you, Master, for your completion."

  Xiao Baiyi smiled and nodded: "Since you've become a disciple of the Flame Knife, you don't need to return to the Xuanhuo Cave as an official. Let your senior brother Fang find a suitable cave for you nearby, it will be more convenient for him to summon you when needed."

  Li Ruo knew it was a hint for him to ask for guidance in person, and he happily said: "Thank you, Master."

  Fang Ziyuan's face lit up with joy, and he led Li Ruo to a nearby elegant stone cave. The entrance was hidden by green vines, and inside, a thin mist floated about, while a gentle stream flowed slowly from one side. Inside the cave were stone tables and chairs, all complete, with a rich spiritual energy that filled the air. Taking a deep breath, one could feel a refreshing scent that cleansed the heart and lungs.

  Fang Ziyuan smiled and said: "Ran Jian, do you like it?"

  Li Ran Dao nodded vigorously: "Senior brother, thank you for speaking up for me in front of our master just now."

  Fang Ziyuan burst out laughing and said: "You are my youngest junior brother, and as the youngest junior brother, you need to be spoiled a bit. However, even if I didn't say those things, Master would not blame you. It seems that the days when you will make other senior brothers jealous are still ahead of you. Since you like it here, just stay then. My cave is ten miles up the mountain road on your left hand side, come find me if there's anything."

  Fang Ziyuan also bid farewell and left, Li Ruo sat on the stone chair, his heart surging with emotions for a long time unable to calm down.

  Will the letter be received by the Gong Sun family in the first time? What reaction will the Gong Sun family have after seeing the letter? As a respected teacher, I think the Gong Sun family would not dare to make things difficult for him. A mere mine slave is insignificant to them and they won't offend a Dan Xian (a high-ranking immortal) because of this. But will there be any unexpected events in between?

  Li Ran's heart was racing with anxiety as he thought about the result that would be announced in five days.

  In his past life, Father's death was a lifelong pain for Li Ruo. After rebirth, he finally managed to arrive in time to save him, and the wishes of two lifetimes were fulfilled at once, how could his heart not be urgent?

  Li Ranno forced himself to calm down, his mind concentrated, and he sensed the ring on his finger. His consciousness suddenly pierced a soft "water layer" and a space the size of a cave appeared before him. His consciousness wrapped around the slash sword, and the sword disappeared from its original place and reappeared in Li Ranno's palm.

  The spiritual instrument is made from the refinement of Lingjin after the evolution of ordinary iron.

  The best spiritual sword used by Li Nian in his previous life was forged by an extremely skilled craftsman, who cleverly combined three kinds of spiritual gold to create a more refined metal. Its power is strong and invincible against enemies.

  But that's just something within the scope of low-grade spiritual artifacts.

  To refine a medium-grade spiritual artifact, in addition to spiritual gold, one must also have the treasures of heaven and earth. Xiao Baiyi once said that this Brimming Void Sword was refined using seven types of mysterious gold plus the remnants of calamity lightning. Calamity lightning is so powerful that a single strike can annihilate a group of gods in the Gray Flight stage; even a strand of its remnant silk is not to be underestimated.

  Li Ran Dao held the Zhan Kong sword, and a heart slowly burned with it. A spiritual instrument needs to be refined with divine consciousness to exert its full power, and he really didn't know how strong this mid-grade spiritual instrument would become after refinement.

  Nothing else to do, I'll come and refine this Sky-Splitting Sword for a few days.

  Li Ran Dao sat cross-legged on the stone bed, placing the Zhan Kong sword in front of his eyes, calming his mind and spirit, condensing his consciousness into a bundle, and suddenly entering the body of the Zhan Kong sword, like a flood pouring from head to toe.

  A faint glow rippled across the sword's body.

  Li Ran closed his eyes, but his eyebrows furrowed instantly. He gritted his teeth and strengthened his spiritual sense again, pouring it into the sword like water, from head to toe.

  He let out a sigh again and involuntarily opened his eyes, with a helpless expression in his gaze.

  Is this how a mid-grade spiritual artifact goes berserk? The divine sense infusion is like pouring a bucket of water into the desert, in the blink of an eye it's all absorbed without leaving any trace, not even a drop. At this rate, if I want to fully activate the Slash Empty Sword and reach the state of unity with my heart sword, won't it take more than ten years?

  Li Ran's eyes widened in realization, and he finally understood why his master had passed on the Ling Sword to him so early. Without prolonged spiritual energy refinement and nourishment, the Ling Sword couldn't even be activated.

  There are still five days left, what can I achieve in these five days?

  Li Ran's knife intent moved, and the sword intent secret pattern in his heart lightly rippled up, merging into his divine sense. His divine sense shook with a boiling wave of peaks and valleys, and he quietly shouted: "Go!" The secret pattern divine sense surged again, pouring back into the Zhan Kong Sword. A divine sense tide like a sea wave flowed from the sword body to the sword tail, and in an instant, a light halo burst forth on the Zhan Kong Sword, as if a beam of light shot out over a foot away.

  Li Ran's eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed. The sword intent was incredibly powerful, and by merging it with his divine sense, his divine sense strength increased by several hundred times, greatly enhancing the activation speed of the Void Slashing Sword.

  Seeing the dawn of hope, Li Ruo's confidence increased greatly. For five whole days, except for occasional activities, all his time was spent refining this spiritual sword. The secret pattern and divine consciousness were infused again and again, "watching" as the Void Slashing Sword had its particles activated one by one by his heart's intent, communicating with his own divine consciousness. Li Ruo's heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment, knowing that after he refined and activated the Void Slashing Sword, it would move according to his will, like an extension of his arm.

  Five whole days have passed, and by the morning of the sixth day, there is still no sign of Silver Eagle's return, and not a single piece of information has come from the Gong Sun family.

  Li Ran's heart gradually became somewhat icy.

  He recalled the matter of his father being transferred from Xuan Shi Valley to the Gong Sun family, which was quite suspicious. With concern came confusion, and Li Ruo Dao had not dared to think deeply about it before. Now that five days had passed since Master's letter, with no response, Li Ruo Dao suddenly felt a little frightened.

  How could a mine slave be summoned into the clan leader's residence?

  The Li family can be valued by the Gong Sun family, only with the Flowing Clouds Sword Classic. Could it be that Father is the key to Gong Sun's cultivation of the Flowing Clouds Sword Classic? As soon as Li Ruo thought of this, his heart skipped a beat and his face turned pale.

  If it's really like that, then Master's letter has little chance of success in persuading them to let him go.

  No, it shouldn't be, Father was only at the eighth level of Jingyuan's vigorous power back then, and Gong Sun is a Dan Sheng Upper Immortal, how would an Upper Immortal who cultivates the Sword Classic use Father? I'm just overthinking, maybe there will be news in two more days.

  Li Ruo's heart was fluctuating, he walked out of the cave and sat on the half-mountain waist, looking far away in the direction of his master's cave. If Yin Eagle returns, he can see it at the first time.

  The Refining Void Sword didn't stop either.

  While waiting, the mysterious mark's divine consciousness was pouring into the sword, and it was unknown how many times it had been poured. The connection between the Void-Cutting Sword and Li Ran's knife became closer and closer, a feeling of being connected by blood and flesh quietly grew in his heart. Under the control of the divine consciousness, the Void-Cutting Sword could already perform many delicate movements.

  After refining for more than two days, the flowing rhyme on the Zhan Kong sword became even more agile, and the entire sword emitted a hissing cold light.

  Seven days have passed since the message was sent, and Li Ruo's heart has grown colder. He gazes at the dense fog of Suo Mountain, as well as the faint outline of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains within the fog, his eyes straining to see through it. Just on this day, he suddenly hears a faint whistling sound in his ear, and he swiftly raises his head to see a pale silver figure darting through the dense fog like a shooting star, heading towards the Master's cave dwelling.

  "Have you finally replied?"

  Li Ran's heart suddenly thumped wildly, and with a flick of his wrist, he sheathed the Jiankong sword and sprinted towards that location.

  Xiao Baiyi's cave was still open, and as a disciple, Li Ranno had the right to enter. He squeezed through the entrance and ran quickly through the long corridor, then turned around a mountain wall, and saw that in the cave, Xiao Baiyi's face was sinking like water, his eyebrows tightly furrowed together, with a deep and profound look of anger.

  A letter lay on the stone table in front of him.

  Li Ran's heart skipped a beat.

  Xiao Baiyi raised his head and saw Li Ruo's knife. He nodded at him and pointed to the letter, saying: "Ruo Dao, come take a look."

  Li Ran quickly walked over, picked up the letter and scanned it from top to bottom. The letter read in part:

  The disciple held the letter of introduction from the elder and went to the Gongsun family, where he was received by the head of the family. He was treated with great hospitality, but after waiting for more than half a day, he was finally told that the head of the family had gone out on a trip and it was unknown when he would return. The disciple immediately rebuked them for their dishonesty, asking why they hadn't informed him earlier if the head of the family wasn't there. He then asked to see Li Qiu Shan, but was told that he had been taken away by the head of the family and wasn't in the house either. The disciple knew that this was all just a series of excuses, but unfortunately, he didn't have any evidence and didn't know how to respond next...

  At this point, Li Ran's murderous aura suddenly ignited in his heart.

  As expected, I guessed it right. It seems that Father must have something that Gong Sun is determined to get, and the Gong family won't let Father go so easily. Not wanting to offend the Dan Xian of Xuanyuan Mountain either, after receiving Xiao Baiyi's letter, he spent half a day thinking of this excuse.

  No matter what method you use, he can be persuaded very easily.

  Li Ruo's heart was filled with hatred and resentment, his lifelong wishes were all blocked by the Gong Sun family, he hated this family to the extreme.

  He suddenly looked up at his master and saw Xiao Baiyi with a furious expression, slapping the table in front of him: "Gongsun family, you are so bold, playing this trick on me? My Xuanji Mountain will not tolerate your insult."

  Just then, a disciple outside the cave shouted loudly:

  "Xiao Chang Lao, a message from the Eleventh Peak's Long Beard Elder!"

  "Long-bearded senior brother?"

  Xiao Baiyi was taken aback and calmly suppressed his anger, shouting: "Come in."

  A grey-robed disciple walked in respectfully, quietly raised his head and glanced at Li Ruo's knife standing by the side, with a look of admiration in his eyes. He held out a golden invitation card with both hands and said loudly:

  "Xiao Zhanglao, my family's elder said that his Jingjin Dan has finally been refined and today is the day of opening the furnace. He invites you to come over and share in the joy. This is the invitation card sent by my family's elder."

  Xiao Bai's heart moved, that long-bearded senior brother was fond of studying the art of alchemy, it was said that he had refined the Jingqi Dan for three years, and today he finally succeeded, which was indeed a great joy. He had a good relationship with this senior brother, so by rights he should go to congratulate him, and since the long-bearded one was generous, he would certainly give him some of the divine elixir.

  It's clear that he attaches great importance to this matter, as he could have just used a Sound Transmission Token to inform us, but instead sent a disciple over with an invitation.

  That grey-robed disciple looked at Xiao Baiyi with eyes full of expectation.

  Xiao Baiyi took the invitation and said in a low voice to the grey-robed disciple, "Go back and tell your elder that I have urgent matters at hand and cannot attend the celebration in person. I will make it up another day."

  That grey-robed disciple was shocked and stared blankly at Elder Xiao, never expecting this outcome.

  Xiao Bai's face still had a lingering anger, he forcefully swept his sleeve and turned to Li Rengdao saying: "Rengdao, let's go. I'll personally take you to the Gong Sun residence. Let's see if they dare not release him?"

  Li Ruo's heart skipped a beat as he heard this, and a surge of indescribable emotion welled up in his chest.