60: Want to get back the Burning Heaven Cauldron
"Senior Brother, you still haven't answered me. Where exactly did you get this world-cleansing green lotus?" Ji Lingyue continued to ask curiously.
Li Changsheng said, "Go away. Even if I told you, you wouldn't believe it."
"Naturally, I got it by fishing."
"Sure."
Ji Lingyue said, "Fine, if you won't say, then forget it."
Li Changsheng rolled his eyes.
He arrived at the fishing platform and began his great fishing endeavor.
[First cast: Fishing successful. Obtained the Gold-Threaded Jade Suit.]
What was this?
The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
Hearing the name, Li Changsheng thought he had obtained a great treasure.
Who would have known that upon seeing the description, his heart would instantly grow cold. It was a burial item for the dead that could protect a corpse from rotting for ten thousand years, keeping it lifelike. It was a yellow rank supreme grade treasure.
It was meant for dead people to wear.
Li Changsheng put it away with a bitter smile.
[Second cast: Fishing failed.]
An empty cast.
[Third cast: Fishing successful. Obtained the Lin Character Secret, one of the Nine Secrets.]
One of the Nine Secrets.
Adding the previous Dou Character Secret, hadn't he obtained two of the Nine Secrets?
Not bad.
His combat power soared once again.
Unlike the happy Li Changsheng...
Ji Lingyue, watching from the side, found it dull. She couldn't see the treasures Li Changsheng fished up; all she saw was him constantly casting empty lines.
"Senior Brother, how come I've noticed you don't even have a hook?" Ji Lingyue finally spotted the problem.
"So, you're just fishing for nothing."
Li Changsheng smiled and said, "Haven't you heard the saying? We aren't fishing for fish, but for the feeling. You wouldn't understand."
"Besides, who told you your Senior Brother didn't catch anything?"
"So comfortable."
As he spoke...
Li Changsheng stood up and said, "Today's task is complete. No more fishing."
"Let's go read some books."
After walking a few steps...
Li Changsheng suddenly stopped.
He became quite interested.
"To think someone would actually visit our secluded Misty Peak."
Ji Lingyue followed Li Changsheng's gaze.
Sure enough...
A figure was flying over.
And it was just a small fry at the sixth level of Qi Refining.
He looked a bit familiar.
She remembered.
"His name is Xiao Qingshan. He seems to be a new Disciple the Sect Head took in. I heard he's quite talented in Artifact Refining; at the sixth level of Qi Refining, he already refined a yellow rank High Grade Magic Treasure."
"What is he doing here at our Misty Peak?"
"Who knows,"
Li Changsheng shook his head.
Soon, Xiao Qingshan flew over.
Seeing Li Changsheng and Ji Lingyue, he quickly greeted them, "Xiao Qingshan greets Senior Brother Changsheng and Senior Sister Ji."
"Stop."
As he was about to step forward...
Li Changsheng quickly blocked him.
"If you have something to say, just stand there and say it."
The previously happy Xiao Qingshan became incredibly depressed.
He asked the Old Master inside his body, "Old Master, this Senior Brother Changsheng seems very resistant to me. What should I do?"
Old Master said, "You have to be thick-skinned. Just because he resists you doesn't mean you shouldn't go."
"Don't you want your heaven burning cauldron back?"
Xiao Qingshan said uncertainly, "Old Master, are you sure this heaven burning cauldron is really in Senior Brother Changsheng's hands?"
Old Master said, "Could my senses be wrong? To refine the heaven burning cauldron, I even brought out the Qiankun Golden Flame I possessed. My senses are not wrong; the last place the Qiankun Golden Flame disappeared was right in front of this Senior Brother Changsheng of yours."
Xiao Qingshan said, "In other words, the previous phenomenon throughout the entire Primordial Immortal Sect probably wasn't emitted by the great desolate pagoda, but was caused by this Li Changsheng."
Everyone's Magic Treasures were taken.
It spread across the entire Primordial Immortal Sect.
Thinking about it now, it was still unbelievable.
What kind of immense power would that require?
Or perhaps some peerless treasure had been born.
Old Master said, "This Senior Brother Changsheng of yours is very mysterious; he must have had another Opportunity."
"Don't forget the legends about him."
Two years since joining the sect.
Known by others as the Sleep God.
Yet a year ago...
He stepped into the Foundation Establishment Realm and, with one man and one sword, killed ten Foundation Establishment Disciples of the Blood River Demonic Sect in a row.
The name Sleep God also changed to Sleeping Immortal.
One 'Sleep God', one 'Sleeping Immortal'.
'Sleep God' was a mockery, while 'Sleeping Immortal' was a sign of respect.
Only then did Xiao Qingshan take a deep breath and say, "Reporting to Senior Brother, I previously refined a Magic Treasure called the heaven burning cauldron. It was integrated for both offense and defense. Unfortunately, it was accidentally dropped. I wonder if Senior Brother has ever seen it?"
Li Changsheng instantly understood Xiao Qingshan's meaning.
It seemed that people had indeed guessed about the previous phenomenon.
This remnant soul was not simple.
But...
How could he produce the heaven burning cauldron? It had long been swallowed and refined by his Cosmic Golden Core.
He could only shake his head and say, "Haven't seen it."
Xiao Qingshan suddenly became a bit anxious.
Fortunately, his reason told him...
He must not fall out with Li Changsheng; he was no match for the man.
It seemed he would have to part with some blood.
Gritting his teeth...
He brought out the treasure he had prepared.
A wooden box.
"Senior Brother, a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it."
When someone gave gifts, Li Changsheng was not polite and accepted it all.
He opened the wooden box.
It was a piece of wood.
[A piece of Jianmu. Legend has it that it was the World Tree of ancient times, connecting heaven and earth, capable of stabilizing the world.]
The moment he took the Jianmu...
Li Changsheng clearly felt the Cosmic Golden Core within him filled with desire.
He said, "What, you intend to test a cadre with this piece of Jianmu? Which cadre could possibly withstand such a test?"
"I'll confiscate the Jianmu for you. As for the heaven burning cauldron you mentioned, I really haven't seen it. Why don't you go ask elsewhere?"
"However, since I've accepted your Jianmu and seeing that your cultivation is too low, I'll give you a few pointers."
He hadn't seen it.
It seemed he wouldn't be getting it back.
And he had even lost a piece of Jianmu.
Jianmu.
The World Tree, an immortal rank Spiritual Root.
Even if it was just a fragment, it was exceptionally precious.
As for guidance on Cultivation...
Please, I have a portable old grandpa inside me who is a powerhouse at the Body Integration realm or above. You, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, what can you point out to me?
But he couldn't lash out.
Who told him he couldn't win the fight?
Fine, receiving some guidance on his Cultivation was better than nothing, otherwise he would truly lose everything down to his underwear.
He said respectfully, "Then I shall trouble you, Senior Brother."
Li Changsheng waved his hand and said, "How about this, I'll just teach you a sword technique."
Speaking of sword techniques...
Li Changsheng did indeed know a few.
Sword-controlling Dao...
And sword-wielding Dao, he knew both.
And it seemed they were all obtained by fleecing Ji Lingyue.
In terms of sword Dao, the foremost was the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, a Heaven-Grade peak grade; the second was the Misty Sword Art, a Heaven-Grade High Grade. Sorry, those won't be taught.
Those were the secret techniques of Misty Peak not to be shared with outsiders.
There were two other Earth-Grade High Grade sword Daos.
The Dragon-Slaying Sword Art and the Slaughtering Sword Array.
Hmm.
"I'll just teach you a sword array technique."
"This Slaughtering Sword Array is composed of one hundred and eight Flying Swords. It is a sword-controlling technique that can form the Tiangang-Disha Great Array. Once trapped by the sword array, one will be confined within it until death."
"This sword array technique is continuous and unending."
Immediately, Li Changsheng began to demonstrate this sword array.