My Master Knows It All

633: 2045 633: 2045 Living tombs are called so because they are constructed while the person is still speaking!

They are merely sleeping, and after such a long time, their bodies will be affected, thus, they need to set up a formation.

It seems that Wu Jinhuan must have gone to help the two arrange the formation.

Cao Zhen gathered with Li Lingwei, looked at the three disciples accompanying them, Ling Xi, Yan Yourong, and Yi Sheng, and after thinking, he said, “Yourong, you should stay first.

After all, we also need someone in the Immortal Sect to communicate with the sect at any time.

Furthermore, you still need to continue cultivating your divine skills, and we should have enough people this time.”

“Yes, disciple will take good care of Hundred Peaks Sect and Four Treasures Peak!”

Yan Yourong has never been a nagging person; she also knew that not all of Four Treasures Peak’s people could leave, and indeed she needed to cultivate divine skills.

Cao Zhen had just returned to the Hundred Peaks Sect, and without even visiting Four Treasures Peak, he left again, piloting a flying boat towards the so-called direction of Void Spirit Mountain.

Void Spirit Mountain is located to the direct west of the Hundred Peaks Sect; it is quite a distance from the sect and rather remote.

Cao Zhen was checking the map that Li Lingwei brought, and quickly found Ten Thousand Horse City on it.

He deliberately pointed to Ten Thousand Horse City on the map and said, “This Void Spirit Mountain, it only has such a city nearby, and they ran to such a remote place.”

Upon hearing this, Li Lingwei immediately explained, “Actually, the location of Hundred Peaks Sect in the Guardian Immortal Imperial Dynasty is already considered remote.”

After saying this, she showed a proud look and continued, “According to the records, our region of the Hundred Peaks Sect was once considered a barren land rarely visited by people.

Later, because the founding Ancestral Elder discovered Hundred Peaks Sect, this place with thick immortal qi, he established the sect here.

Actually, as you may have seen, there are mountains and rivers here, the land is fertile, and it’s suitable for mortals to live and settle.

In the beginning, the reason for the desolation was that there were too many fierce beasts here, as well as many evil demons.

With the establishment of Hundred Peaks Sect and its continuous development and expansion, we have almost killed all the surrounding fierce beasts, and the smarter ones have all fled.

The evil demons were either slain or expelled.

So gradually, as people noticed the changes around here, they started moving in close to Hundred Peaks Sect to live, all under our protection.

However, that region in the west is in contact with the Great Lai Dynasty.

The people of the Great Lai Dynasty have always been belligerent, and the borders have been in constant turmoil.

Although we can kill fierce beasts and evil demons, we rarely intervene in mortal battles.”

“The Great Lai Dynasty should also be aware of our existence, they fight on the border but would not venture too deeply close to our Hundred Peaks Sect.

Therefore, there is a situation where the region near the border has never ceased to be in turmoil, which is why very few mortals live in the borderlands.”

Ling Xi, listening to Li Lingwei’s words, was somewhat puzzled and asked, “Then why would people still live on the border given how dangerous it is?”

Upon hearing this, Yi Sheng explained, “Because of survival.

Although the borderlands are dangerous, the tax there is likely less, and the border regions can trade goods needed by various countries.

Even though the successive emperors of the Guardian Immortal Dynasty have worked hard to govern, the Dynasty is so vast they cannot manage everything.

Moreover, the Dynasty has always been at war in recent years, so there are inevitably people who can no longer survive, and then they have no choice but to live on the border.”

Li Lingwei nodded slightly in agreement and said, “That’s right, besides that, there is another reason, which is the difficulty of leaving one’s homeland.”

While she spoke, a strange color flashed in her eyes.

Cao Zhen, sensitive to the change in Li Lingwei’s expression, asked, “Fourth Sister, you seem particularly familiar with the situation on the border, and also…”

“And there are some special feelings involved, aren’t there?”

Li Lingwei pointed at the map with a smile and asked, “Aren’t you curious why I happened to have a map of the west, and why it’s so detailed?”

While speaking, she pointed to a small town on the map, west of Ten Thousand Horse City, and said, “Because I come from the borderlands.

I am from Spirit Banishment Town, a small town under the jurisdiction of Ten Thousand Horse City.”

As she spoke, she picked up a wine gourd beside her, popped the stopper, and took two large gulps before continuing, “Although the borderlands are sparsely populated, our Hundred Peaks Sect would go out every so often, generally every ten years, to look for suitable disciples.”

Every time the Immortals from the Hundred Peaks Sect visited our borderlands, it was the happiest day for us border folk, even more exciting than celebrating the New Year.

After all, during New Year, the forces from Great Lai Country could attack us.

But on the days when the Immortals from the Hundred Peaks Sect come, the army of Great Lai Country would absolutely not invade.”

So, in our eyes, the people from the Hundred Peaks Sect are Immortals!

When I was nine, the Hundred Peaks Sect came to select Taoist Boys, and I was chosen.

From that day, I left home and entered the Hundred Peaks Sect.

I, like all other Taoist Boys, studied at the Academy before being admitted into Azure Pheasant Peak.”

“What?

Azure Pheasant Peak?”

Cao Zhen and even Li Ke beside him were stunned.

“Surprised, are you?

That I am a disciple of Azure Pheasant Peak?

But Chen Qingluan never mentioned it.

It’s not her fault, really.

After all, being one of the Five Evils of Hundred Peaks, being a disciple of Azure Pheasant Peak is not something to be proud of.

Besides, I had long left Azure Pheasant Peak to join the Law Enforcement Immortal Palace.

In fact, I could have stayed in Azure Pheasant Peak even without reaching the Earth Immortal Realm, but I felt too constrained there, so I chose to join the Law Enforcement Immortal Palace voluntarily.

Let’s not dwell on these matters anymore.”

“Sister Lingwei, if we’re not talking about Azure Pheasant Peak, can you tell us about the borderlands?

Haven’t you been back there over the years?” Cao Zhen could see that Li Lingwei still had deep feelings for her hometown, seemingly eager to share her feelings with someone.

He was also curious whether cultivators, after embarking on their path of immortal cultivation, could truly cut off their past without confronting their previous life.

“Go back?

How could I not want to go back?” Li Lingwei got lost in her memories and slowly said, “When I first started cultivating at Azure Pheasant Peak, I revealed exceptional talent, and many hailed me as a genius.”

Cao Zhen nodded in understanding.

Li Lingwei’s ability to enter a peak like Azure Pheasant Peak, which was consistently ranked in the top ten, and to cultivate to the Wind Fire Tribulation, clearly demonstrated her exceptional talent.

Even now, he could sense that Li Lingwei’s life force was incredibly robust, clearly far from the three-thousand-year limit.

Li Lingwei looked over at Li Ke, Ling Xi, and Yi Sheng and added, “Of course, I am far behind you all.

Still, my cultivation speed was quite fast.

When I completed the five Core Formation, my master finally agreed to let me leave the mountain.

By then, I had been cultivating at Hundred Peaks Sect for thirty years.

All the time, I longed for my home, my family.”

Once I received my master’s permission, I immediately descended the mountain and returned to my hometown.

My hometown was just as I remembered it, even the date tree in front of our house, and the stone I used to sit on underneath it, were still there.

Nothing had changed with my family either, except that I now had two little brothers I had never met before, and I became an aunt.”

Li Lingwei’s face broke into a smile as she seemed to recall those happy days, and said with a laugh, “I was very happy during that visit.

It was the happiest I’ve been since starting my cultivation, happier than when I first mastered my Divine Skills, even happier than when I completed my Core Formation!

I stayed in my family home for ten days, and I even left behind many Spiritual Medicines.

Although they couldn’t cultivate, the medicines could strengthen their bodies.

I believed that when I saw them again, they would still be hale and hearty.”

Li Lingwei’s expression suddenly turned cold as she spoke, and a fierce light shone in her eyes, “But when I returned to my sect, after another thirty years of cultivation, and when I went back home again, everything had changed.

I didn’t even get to see my parents!

They had both died, killed by the butchers of Great Lai Country!”