C116 The Ten Second-rate Powers
C116 The Ten Second-rate Powers
Hsingyue Qing said in a deep voice.
Have you never opposed it? Moreover, does your father not know what kind of character this fellow has? He actually wants you to marry such a person?"
Lee Shaoyu asked with a frown.
"Haha..." Hsingyue Qing revealed a helpless smile. "That's why I said this guy was extremely sinister. He was very polite in front of my father. Moreover, he is indeed very talented in cultivation. It is very likely that he will become the next Sect Master of the Lieyang Sect. That's why my father gave him a good evaluation. If it wasn't for the fact that he accidentally revealed his true nature when facing me alone, I might have been deceived by him as well. But my father didn't listen to me at all. He just thought that I didn't want to slander him. Moreover, the overall strength of the Lieyang Sect is stronger than our Hsingyue Pavilion. "My father values this marriage very much."
"Could it be that your father doesn't care about the happiness of his own daughter?"
Lee Shaoyu said angrily.
"In my father's eyes, there is only the interests of the sect, and he also thinks that it is the right choice for me to marry the young master of the Lieyang Sect. In his eyes, I am probably just a bargaining chip."
Hsingyue Qing said sadly.
"If Brother Yu came from a major power, perhaps he would change my father's mind, but I'm afraid that he won't be able to change it now. Brother Yu, why don't you take me to a place where no one knows us?"
Hsingyue Qing's eyes suddenly lit up with excitement as she spoke to Lee Shaoyu.
Qing'er, don't get too excited. " Lee Shaoyu gently pulled Hsingyue Qing into his arms and comforted her, "I will accompany you back to Hsingyue Pavilion after a while and see if it can change your father's mind. If you really can't, even if you kill that so-called young sect master of Lieyang Sect, I will not let you marry someone you don't like!"
At this moment, Lee Shaoyu's eyes flashed with a fierce light. A killing intent arose from the bottom of his heart.
"Don't be reckless. There are so many experts in the Lieyang Sect. If you can't get close to him, you will be killed."
Hsingyue Qing broke free from Lee Shaoyu's embrace and said urgently to Lee Shaoyu.
"What are you thinking about? Of course I won't be so impulsive. Even if your father didn't change his mind, I won't be so impulsive. And when you are fifteen years old, I will take my time looking for opportunities. "
Lee Shaoyu said with a smile.
"How about we run away? Are you willing?"
Hsingyue Qing stared at Lee Shaoyu and asked.
"Qing'er, I like you, so I naturally have to give you a beautiful wedding instead of letting you secretly follow me. Trust me, I will clear all obstacles for you!"
Lee Shaoyu looked into Hsingyue Qing's eyes and said resolutely.
"Brother Yu, thank you."
Hsingyue Qing threw herself into Lee Shaoyu's arms and cried loudly.
After a long time, Hsingyue Qing fell asleep in Lee Shaoyu's arms. She let out a gentle and sweet sound of breathing. Lee Shaoyu gently placed Hsingyue Qing on the bed and covered her with the blanket. He walked out of Hsingyue Qing's room.
After exiting Hsingyue Qing's door, Lee Shaoyu's eyes suddenly turned cold. He turned around and walked out of the inn and towards the east square. Sure enough, he saw one of the Desolate Border's Seven Wolves in the square. It was the seventh of the Desolate Border's Seven Wolves.
"Young Hero, why are you here now? Is something the matter?"
When the seventh son of the Desolate Border's Seven Wolves saw Lee Shaoyu rushing over, he didn't dare to provoke this malefic star anymore.
"I need some information about the Lieyang Sect. Where can I get it?"
Lee Shaoyu asked Seventh Brother.
"I don't know if Young Hero needs personal information or the information about their entire sect."
The seventh brother asked Lee Shaoyu.
"I need information about the second-rate powers in Dongxuan State and the young master of Lieyang Sect."
Lee Shaoyu said to the seventh brother. The seven wolves of Desolate Border had been working hard in Frontier City for so many years, so they were naturally more familiar with these matters than him.
"Alright, I'll go find them for you now. Where will they be sent to after I find them?"
The seventh brother asked Lee Shaoyu.
"Send it to room nine of the Rising Dragon Inn after you get it. I'll wait for your news there."
Lee Shaoyu turned around and walked towards the inn after he finished speaking. The rest of the matters were left to Desolate Border's Seventh Wolf to handle. Lee Shaoyu knew that there was a group of people who specialized in buying and selling information. There must be some in Frontier City as well.
After returning to the inn, Lee Shaoyu took out the heavenly materials he had bought. After which, he took out a medicinal cauldron and took out some fire crystals from his interspatial ring. After igniting them, he threw them under the medicinal cauldron. Fire crystals were a type of crystal that contained a large amount of fire essence energy. When ignited, it could provide a stable high temperature. It was the fire source that was most commonly used by low-grade alchemists and artificers.
Some teams that often took risks in the vast wilderness would also bring some. If they were unable to find dry materials, they could bring them for emergencies. Lee Shaoyu had naturally obtained quite a number of fire crystals during his trip to the vast wilderness this time around. At this moment, it was best to use them to brew medicine.
Actually, if these medicinal herbs were used to concoct pills, they would be able to display a better effect. However, Lee Shaoyu simply didn't know how to do it. He had only learned some medicine brewing techniques from Shi Jian, so he could only use them to boil medicine and bring out the medicinal strength.
As the medicinal ingredients were continuously added into the medicinal cauldron, the medicinal liquid within the medicinal cauldron became increasingly dense. The medicinal fragrance also gradually spread out. As the medicinal liquid was slowly refined, the medicinal liquid that had originally filled half of the medicinal cauldron became increasingly less. Finally, it agglomerated into a large bowl of medicinal liquid essence.
Lee Shaoyu immediately extinguished the fire crystal and let the medicinal liquid slowly cool down. While he was waiting for the medicinal liquid to cool down, someone knocked on Lee Shaoyu's door.
"Young Hero, all the things that you want are here."
Lee Shaoyu opened the door. The one standing outside was Desolate Border's Seventh Wolf's boss. In his hands were a few books and a note. The strong herbal fragrance made the ferocious man's expression shake. However, he didn't ask any more questions. After handing the book and the note to Lee Shaoyu, he nodded and left. He didn't even say a word.
Lee Shaoyu closed the door again. Desolate Border's Seventh Wolf's speed was quite satisfactory. He casually placed the book and the note on the table and poured all the medicinal liquid into a big bowl.
The viscous dark green medicinal liquid shook continuously in the big bowl, continuously emitting a strong medicinal fragrance. This was the essence contained within the medicinal ingredients. It could help the Cultivator quickly increase its Yuan Qi.
Gulp. Gulp.
Lee Shaoyu picked up the bowl and drank all of the medicinal liquid into his stomach. A scorching feeling rose from his stomach. Waves of boundless medicinal strength quickly flowed through his meridians and into his limbs and bones. Lee Shaoyu hurriedly sat cross-legged on the bed and circulated the Imperial Spirit Art to direct all of the medicinal strength into his Elemental Core Stage. After that, he guided the medicinal strength to his Qi-sea through the Elemental Core Stage. As the medicinal strength was slowly refined, Lee Shaoyu's Qi-sea also gradually expanded.
Qi-sea Stage realm was similar to Elemental Core Stage realm. All of them had to slowly open up their own Qi-sea realm. The wider the Qi-sea realm, the more Yuan energy they could store.
Refining the medicinal strength required a very long process. Outside the window, it turned from day to night, and finally lit up. Lee Shaoyu finally refined all of the medicinal strength that was distributed in his body. The cost of collecting medicinal Spirit Materialss and refining medicinal liquid was much lower than directly buying medicinal Pills, but the effects were not much different. All of Lee Shaoyu also liked this method very much.
Lee Shaoyu gently opened his eyes. They were like two stars in the darkness. Two rays of light flashed and disappeared. Lee Shaoyu did not continue. If he wanted to speed up, he would not achieve it. He deeply understood this principle.
Ever since he started cultivating, every step he took had made his foundation extremely solid. Only a solid foundation could allow him to walk further on the path of cultivation. This was also an important factor that allowed him to jump ranks and fight enemies.
Lee Shaoyu gently stood up and picked up the book on the table to read. This was a detailed explanation of the division of powers in Dongxuan State. In Dongxuan State, Xuandao Sect was the undisputed number one power, and it was also one of the top powers in Heavenly-sword Continent. Most of its disciples were experts in various kinds of profound formations to kill enemies and trap enemies. Moreover, they even assisted with various kinds of profound Dao Arts. Their true combat strength often exceeded the combat strength of their own cultivation realm.
Next were the ten major powers under Xuandao Sect. They were Lieyang Sect, Ironsword Sect, Hsingyue Pavilion, Medicine King Valley, Armament Peak, Blood Shadow Tower, Tianlei Mountains, Roushui Sect, Kongming Sect, and Jinzhong Sect. These ten powers occupied ten positions in Dongxuan State. Each of them led a region and was under the jurisdiction of Xuandao Sect. Every year, they had to pay countless natural treasures to Xuandao Sect, and they had to unconditionally obey the orders of Xuandao Sect.
However, the ten major powers didn't have a harmonious relationship with each other. This was because territorial expansion, the ownership of mineral veins, and other similar conflicts often occurred. In particular, some of the conflicts at the borders of the major powers were the most intense. The Xuandao Sect wouldn't care about the conflicts between these subordinate powers. The more conflicts there were, the more beneficial it would be for the Xuandao Sect's control over these ten powers.
These ten major powers weren't always the same. If the subordinate powers of these ten major powers were to rise in strength, they would be able to eliminate one of them and replace it.
However, the Xuandao Sect only allowed ten second-grade powers to exist. Therefore, the rise of a new power required the destruction of an old power. For example, the Roushui Sect was a new power that had only risen in the past few hundred years. It had replaced one of the ten major powers, the Black Wind Stronghold. It had been destroyed by the Xuandao Sect because it had offended the Xuandao Sect.
The remaining nine powers were considered old powers that were deeply rooted in the Dongxuan State. They would usually suppress the small powers in their territory with a gentle attitude, afraid that one of the powers under them would suddenly replace their own sect one day.