Chapter 120: Essence of Blood Vessels

  Xiao Baiyi was waiting at the City Master's Manor.

  The host of the Pong City was very respectful, no matter what food or drink, cups and utensils, servants and maidservants, all were carefully considered, both luxurious and elegant. He himself also accompanied them with care, observing their expressions, and as soon as he saw that they needed anything, it would be prepared almost without needing to ask.

  Xiao Baiyi was quite satisfied with the official's efforts and didn't deliberately hide anything from this Lord Pang, briefly telling him about the rescue mission.

  When Pang Cheng heard that Li Ruo had single-handedly killed two divine elders of the Gong Sun family and more than a dozen elite crossbowmen, his face suddenly turned white. After being stunned for a moment, he hurriedly nodded and bowed to congratulate: "The disciple of the immortal is indeed extraordinary, and I admire him from afar."

  Li Rendao brought the two families to the city master's mansion, where Pang Chengzhu personally led a team to welcome them. He was extremely polite and courteous, and arranged for three spacious and comfortable carriages to be prepared. He also presented Li Rendao with a hundred taels of silver as travel expenses, and respectfully escorted everyone out of the Linfeng City gate before bidding farewell.

  Yuantu looked at the city master with such an appearance, feeling emotional in his heart, involuntarily smiling and shaking his head with a sigh.

  Xiao Baiyi looked at Li Ruo's joyful face and felt happy in his heart, so he sat down on the first horse-drawn carriage by himself. From here to Xuanji Mountain, it takes more than ten days to travel by carriage, and the days of cultivation are long and arduous, but Xiao Baiyi is not in a hurry, enjoying the scenery along the way, savoring the mountains and rivers on the ground.

  Li Rendao and his family of three sat in the second carriage, where Li Rendao suddenly produced a small gourd from his palm and handed it to his father: "Dad, this is the honey of the Ling Xue Bee from Misty Valley. It's highly nourishing and can also increase one's cultivation base. Drink it to supplement your body."

  "Is it honey?"

  Li Qushan's face changed, knowing that this was a rare and precious thing. He took the gourd and handed it to Xiao Xuan: "Such good stuff, let Xiao Xuan drink it."

  Li Ruo's smile: "Dad, Xiaoxiao has some too. This is specially left for you, in the mine you suffered, drink it to adjust your body. Don't leave any hidden diseases, it's not good for future cultivation."

  Upon hearing that it was beneficial for his cultivation, Li Qushan suddenly felt a bit stunned. A hint of bitterness and helplessness hidden away, he silently took the gourd and nodded slowly: "Alright, I'll stay here for now and drink it later."

  His father repeatedly pushed, Li Ranno felt a little strange in his heart, but he didn't think deeply, and instead of his father, he took his pulse and found nothing unusual, so he put his mind at ease. The whole family can gather together, Li Ranno's heart is peaceful and joyful, opening the car curtain and sitting on the carriage shaft, the sound of the car is crisp, all the way green mountains and green water. With a broad and peaceful mind, following the shaking of the horse cart, Li Ranno gradually entered the state of emptiness and clarity, feeling that this kind of shaking was also a kind of mystery, a natural vibration, as if it also contained some profound meaning.

  The suppressed heart nature was finally released. The epiphany came naturally, and it felt even more relaxing. Li Ran's knife was immersed in this meaning, and the sword intent's offensive and defensive way was slowly combed out in his heart.

  The majestic sword array on the top of Tianjian Peak was as if countless sword immortals were fighting and killing each other. Li Ran had only learned the essence of sword intent before, but it wasn't until after that big competition that he truly understood how to apply sword intent to slaughter. Silently recalling the image of the sword array's majesty, he felt more and more that its connotations were vast and subtle, and whenever he thought of a wonderful point, his face involuntarily revealed a joyful expression.

  Just then, a coughing sound came from the rear carriage.

  Li Ran suddenly came back to his senses from that empty and clear state of mind, lifted the curtain of the carriage and entered, saw his father clutching his chest, coughing violently, after such a long time struggling in the bitter labor of the mine, how could he not leave behind hidden illnesses.

  Li Ran quickly helped his father pat his back, and seeing that the cough had eased a bit, he frowned and advised: "Dad, hurry up and drink some honey, it contains spiritual energy, moistens the internal organs, has a natural repairing effect on the body, and can also increase your power at a stable rate."

  Li Qushan raised his head, the wrinkles on his forehead were even more pronounced, and he laughed forcefully: "I just drank it a moment ago, it's really good stuff, now I feel like my whole body is full of energy."

  Li Ran's face was full of doubt, just now he was sitting outside the car, his mind was clear and empty, every move inside the carriage could be heard clearly, but he didn't hear the sound of opening the gourd to drink honey.

  I really don't know what Father wants to do.

  He shook his head and stopped persuading him. Outside, he heard Xiao Baiyi calling out to him, so Li Ranno quickly lifted the car curtain and rushed out.

  Xiao Baiyi arrived with great enthusiasm, taking Li Ruo Dao into the mountains for a tour. Along the way, he constantly pointed out various subtle control techniques of Li Ruo Dao's light body skill. The master's casual pointers made Li Ruo Dao both surprised and delighted, feeling that many obscure parts of his previous movements were now crystal clear, and his Yan Feng body method was even more smooth and elegant, flying out in a circular motion without any obstacles.

  The two of them, driven by their excitement, swiftly flew over a mountain peak, casually picking some fresh wild fruits and herbs along the way. Li Ran's knife even shot out to hunt down a small mountain boar, and they rushed back with excitement, like two large birds directly descending from the mountain peak.

  Li Ruo's knife intentionally sold a trick, in the middle of the air drew an elegant arc, directly fell to the side of the second carriage, with a happy face lifted the curtain and shouted: "Dad, look..."

  In the carriage, Li Qushan was holding a gourd, letting Xiaoxing drink the honey inside in big gulps: "Drink another mouthful, drink another mouthful..."

  Suddenly seeing Li Ran's knife, Li Qushan was taken aback, his face full of embarrassment.

  Li Ran couldn't help but laugh, shaking his head: "Dad, so you were thinking of saving it for Xiaoxing not to drink? It's okay, this isn't that precious a thing, just go ahead and drink it. I'll get some even better stuff later."

  Li Qushan sighed silently and put away the small calabash, while Xiao Xu's eyes rolled around, looking back and forth between his brother and father.

  Li Ruo didn't know what was wrong with his father, and he looked at him in shock. Li Qushan smiled wryly and shook his head: "Ruo, it's a waste for me to drink these things. Alas, I'm useless now, I can no longer cultivate, this thing can increase one's power, it's better to leave it for Xiao Xu."

  "What? Dad, what's going on?"

  Li Ran's eyebrows furrowed suddenly, but he hadn't found any problems when taking his pulse.

  Xiao Bai from afar also heard the sound and walked over.

  Li Qushan couldn't help but bitterly smile and say, "In the Gong Sun family, Gong Sun somehow learned a strange technique. He uses blood-sucking leeches to suck out some of my blood every now and then. Those leeches aren't ordinary creatures; they only suck out pure blood. I feel like my connection to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is getting weaker and weaker. Later on, I could hardly sense it at all. Alas, I've lost too much pure blood. My innate talent for cultivation is basically ruined. Recently, I've been cultivating, but I can clearly feel that the amount of pure yuan I'm taking in isn't making up for what's being drained away. It's possible that within a few years, my entire cultivation will be completely gone, and I'll become a useless person."

  Li Ran's face was filled with shock and he stood there speechless for a long time.

  Xiao Baiyi furrowed his eyebrows, quickly grasped Li Qushan's wrist, and took his pulse for a moment. He let out a long sigh and turned to Li Rengdao, saying: "No wonder Gong Sun wouldn't let you go no matter what. Your father is refining the essence of your Li family bloodline to cultivate the Flowing Cloud Sword Classic. Alas, the essence of one's bloodline is indeed one of the innate talents for cultivation. Without it, one cannot sense the momentum of heaven and earth, nor can they cultivate..."

  Li Qushan heard the immortal say this, and his heart suddenly felt desolate, knowing that there was no longer any hope. His face became even more haggard. Yu Yuantou and his wife, who had been anxiously waiting behind him, asked: "Immortal, is there really no way to save him?"

  Xiao Baiyi slowly shook his head: "When a cultivator loses their essence and blood, it's like losing one's soul. Of course, no one can completely lose their essence and blood, but when the concentration of essence and blood is too low, you won't be able to sense the existence of spiritual energy. At that point, you're basically a useless person in cultivation."

  Several people turned pale at the same time, Li Qushan's heart completely fell into despair, and he slowly lowered his head.

  At this time, Xiao Baiyi suddenly frowned and said slowly: "However, as far as I know, this situation may not be a terminal illness. I am shallow and dare not make a judgment, but I know someone who should have a solution."

  "Who is it?"

  Li Qushan and Yu Yuan Tu both looked up at the same time.

  Xiao Baiyi shook his head again: "That person is one of the most famous alchemy masters in the Qin Feng continent, who has spent his whole life studying alchemy and can solve various difficulties in cultivation. Perhaps he has a way to recover your lost talent, but that master is very hard to find. I only met him once by chance back then."

  Li Qushan listened and fell silent again, forcing a smile: "Qushan's fate is thin, there's no chance of seeking such a great master to cure this, let's not mention it anymore."

  Yu Yuan sighed and shook his head.

  Even he knew that, whether it was alchemy, artifact refinement, talisman creation or divine abilities, these cultivation industries were all profound and vast. Without a related great talent and the inheritance of a master's lineage, one could not delve deeply into them.

  Those master-level figures, each of their statuses is high enough to make ordinary cultivators despair. With just these hunter identities, they have no chance of getting close to them in this lifetime.

  Li Ran's face wore a strange expression as he looked at Xiao Baiyi and asked: "Master, the Dan medicine master you mentioned is..."

  Xiao Bai Yi nodded and said, "The person I'm talking about is known as the Hundred Herb Daoist. Even I don't know his real name. His alchemy skills are divine, and many consider him a miracle worker. However, it's said that seeking him out to refine a dan comes with extremely harsh conditions, making it extremely difficult to succeed..."

  Li Qushan and others sighed again, but Li Ranshuo's heart was burning with a slow flame, feeling both interesting and funny.

  "What the master said is indeed true, he is a Taoist of the Hundred Herbs Sect and indeed my master. Others may find it difficult to obtain the elixir, but would I have difficulty? Although this master does not recognize me now, in our previous life we were as close as father and son, how could it be difficult to recall old feelings?"

  As soon as his father mentioned losing his vital energy, Li Ruo thought of that master.

  In the previous life, Li Ruo had lived with Ba Cao Dao Ren for decades. At that time, his father had left when he was thirteen years old. As the years passed, his father's figure in his heart became increasingly blurred, and Ba Cao Dao Ren was like a second father to him.

  Master's pill technique, Li Ran knife has learned at least 80% of it!!!