127: Chapter 127 The Fifth Life, The Blazing Sun Illuminates the Martial Path (Seventy-Five)

Chu Shi rubbed his temples. "It's like this."

He must have been muddled, to actually ask such a question.

Li Hao glanced at Chu Shi's actions, rolled his eyes, and continued:

"So, given that I had tested for the Innate Sword Bone, I was naturally inclined to find a sword sect.

Furthermore, in order to pull strings for Yun Mengyao, I chose the Lingxiao Sword Sect directly.

After all, the Lingxiao Sword Sect is the number one sect in Canglan State; it's only because they lack a Martial King of the Fourth Realm that they cannot be called a Holy Land.

Who knew the family had this connection?"

Chu Shi realized, so that was it.

"Then what do you plan to do now? Represent the Li family and pay a visit to your Master? Hmm, that is, your Great-Granduncle Li."

Upon hearing this, Li Hao spread his hands, sighed, and said somewhat helplessly:

"You guessed right. However, this is not a good errand, oh."

"Why?" Chu Shi asked, puzzled.

"Let's go, let's go, don't just stand here foolishly in the wind.

Take me to where you live to crash for the night; I'll tell you when we get there. Perhaps I'll even need your help."

Li Hao did not answer directly, but instead pushed Chu Shi towards the mountain.

Chu Shi did not refuse and agreed readily.

The two traveled together and soon arrived at the Tingyang Courtyard located on the mountainside.

Chu Shi took out his identity token and waved his hand to remove the protective formation.

Then he pushed open the courtyard gate and called to Li Hao, "Come in."

Li Hao did not stand on ceremony and followed him in.

The moment he entered the courtyard, he felt as if he had stepped into another world, his whole body feeling warm.

"Wow, not bad, Young Master Chu. This must be at least a Profound-grade Gathering Essence Formation, right?

Not bad, not bad; it's almost comparable to my True Inheritor Peak at the Lingxiao Sword Sect."

Li Hao didn't act like a stranger upon entering and bantered laughingly with Chu Shi.

Chu Shi ignored him, arranged for him to sit on the stone bench by the spirit spring, and then turned to walk into the main room to get the tea set.

He couldn't help but be anxious; he was still waiting to hear the gossip about the old geezer.

Tsk tsk tsk, looking at Li Hao's tone, Chu Shi knew there was definitely some juicy gossip.

Soon, everything was ready.

Chu Shi sat opposite Li Hao, poured two cups of spirit tea, and urged him to continue.

Li Hao picked up the teacup, took a sip unhurriedly, and began to feign talk of other things.

"Sigh, Young Master Chu, what are we having for lunch today? Does the formation in your little courtyard have any other useful functions?"

"Damn you!" Chu Shi cursed, which was rare for him, and he was so annoyed he laughed.

Eat, eat, eat, all you know is eating!

However, he quickly reacted, hurriedly took out the token, and activated the full set of formations in the small courtyard.

After all, the divine sense of the Silver Marrow Realm could cover a very, very long distance.

In his previous life, the Grand Supreme King in White, who had completed three blood exchanges, could sense half of the Tianhuang Princes Mansion.

If the old geezer recognized Li Hao, or was paying attention to him.

With his cultivation of over seven blood exchanges, it was very likely they would be caught red-handed while gossiping about him; that would be disastrous.

Seeing that Chu Shi had reacted, Li Hao let out a long sigh of relief.

Then he complained, "Where is your brain, Young Master Chu? Where is your brain?

Urging, urging, urging, all you know is urging!

I know you are in a rush, but can you not be so anxious first?

If you don't open the protective formation, how dare I tell you the secrets of my Great-Granduncle Li?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Shi smiled awkwardly and subconsciously retorted:

"With this crappy little formation of mine, it's useless even if I open it; it definitely can't block the divine sense of the Silver Marrow Realm."

Li Hao rolled his eyes, ignored the suddenly dim-witted Chu Shi, and said:

"Over these many years, the relationship between our two families has been considered quite good.

But regardless of whether it's us two unfavored juniors or other elders in the family.

Even your entire Chu family might not know that our Li family has a Great-Granduncle Li who became the Peak Master Lieyang of the Great Sun Holy Land; naturally, there is a reason."

"What reason?" Chu Shi asked subconsciously.

"Hehe, I don't know." Li Hao smiled a bit cheekily, looking smug.

It completely bewildered Chu Shi; are you fucking playing with me?

"Don't get excited, don't get excited." Seeing that Chu Shi seemed a bit agitated, Li Hao hurriedly comforted him,

"I only just found out after receiving your invitation to the ceremony and confirming that I would be coming to the Great Sun Holy Land to attend.

After all, as a True Inheritor disciple of the Lingxiao Sword Sect, I hadn't even reached the Iron Skin Realm yet; I had to ask for leave from my Master to go out, right?

And then the family found out.

I was confusedly summoned by the family ancestor, that is, my great-grandfather.

To be honest, this was the first time I had seen the ancestor in these ten-plus years.

Even when I tested for the Innate Sword Bone and became a True Inheritor of the Lingxiao Sword Sect, he didn't see me."

Li Hao drank tea while speaking, looking melancholy.

Chu Shi, watching from the side, became increasingly impatient and suddenly gave him a knock on the head.

"You brat, what are you mumbling about? Hurry up and tell me the main point!"

"Alright, Young Master Chu." Li Hao didn't get angry after being hit suddenly and continued.

"After meeting, he didn't say much; the old man probably didn't even know what this illegitimate son was called, he probably just looked at the information on the spot.

He just exchanged a few simple pleasantries, rewarded me with some cultivation resources, and then handed me a letter.

He told me that after arriving at the Great Sun Holy Land, I must personally deliver it to Peak Master Lieyang.

Here, it's this." After speaking, Li Hao pursed his lips, reached into his bosom, took out a thin envelope, and handed it to Chu Shi.

Chu Shi looked over; it was just an ordinary kraft paper envelope.

The edges were worn and frayed, obviously carried in his bosom the whole way.

There was no family crest, no decorations, and not even a recipient written on it; only a small vermilion wax seal was stamped on the flap.

The seal was blurry and indistinguishable, only barely showing a seal-script character for "Li"; the edges were a bit smudged, as if the hand hadn't been steady when stamping it.

If this were thrown on the street, absolutely no one would give it a second glance.

It was no different from the kind in the grocery store that cost three copper coins for a stack.

Chu Shi reached out to take it: "Just this? I thought it was something extraordinary."

The moment his fingertips touched the envelope, his movements suddenly froze.

No, it was too heavy.

It wasn't physically heavy, but a kind of... heavy oppression surging from the depths of his soul.

That feeling was like him trying to hold up a sinking mountain with his bare hands.

Even though it looked as light as a feather, his fingertips felt the illusion of being crushed.

Chu Shi instantly withdrew his hand, frowned slightly, and re-examined this unremarkable envelope.

There was no energy fluctuation.

There was no trace of any inscriptions either.

There wasn't even the slightest bit of strange aura.

No matter how one looked at it, it was just an ordinary envelope.

But the feeling he had just had for that split second could not be wrong.

Tsk tsk tsk, as expected of a letter personally written by the Li family ancestor; it really wasn't simple.

Chu Shi steadied his mind and carefully probed it with a sliver of his will.

However, the moment this sliver of will touched the surface of the envelope.