vrcanaries Chapter 145 Xia Guangyao's Scheme
Chapter 145 Xia Guangyao's Scheme
In the Cai family territory, Cai Fangmao, of the Fang generation, is currently piloting a flying sword, moving slowly.
He didn't seem to have a specific destination, but was flying around aimlessly in the surrounding mountains.
After flying for a while, Cai Fangmao finally saw that no one was following him, so he slowly landed in a hidden cave. As soon as he got close, the cave's restrictions opened the door for him.
Cai Fangmao took a deep breath, composed herself, and then went inside.
Inside the cave stood a man in black robes. Upon seeing Cai Fangmao enter, the man in black robes immediately turned around.
"Greetings, Master." Cai Fangmao immediately knelt down, appearing extremely respectful.
"How is it? When will you arrive?" The man in black robes didn't let Cai Fangmao get up, but asked directly.
"Reporting to my master, I have thoroughly investigated and know their route."
After hearing these words, the man in black robes remained silent, instead staring sharply at Cai Fangmao.
Do you know the price of deceiving me?
"Don't tell your master! I would never dare to deceive you. I am already one of the high-ranking members of the Cai family, so it wouldn't be difficult for me to know about this. I beg your master to investigate thoroughly." Cai Fangmao immediately knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, begging for forgiveness.
The man in black robes didn't speak; instead, he expressionlessly took out a second-tier talisman.
This talisman is called the Heart-Gazing Talisman. It can detect whether someone is lying. The downside is that it can only be used on Qi Refining cultivators, and only with their consent.
After activating the talisman, the man in black robes said, "Tell me the whole story."
"Yes!"
"Master is like this..."
Soon Cai Fangmao began to explain, and the second-tier talisman slowly burned and disappeared before their eyes.
"Okay, you go outside and keep watch. We'll be leaving right away." After confirming what had happened, Xia Guangyao immediately sent him out.
After Cai Fangmao left, Xia Guangyao looked at the sparkling crystal above and fell into deep thought.
"It's the last year. Whether I live or die depends on this one." After saying that, he performed a set of prayer gestures that the Xia family used specifically for this purpose.
This set of movements is called the Luck Enhancement Technique. It was accidentally obtained by Xia Chenyang, the ancestor of the Xia family, when he was a rogue cultivator. However, even after hundreds of years, the Xia family members still haven't discovered what use this set of movements is.
Xia Yuhui, however, never used it; he always relied on himself.
After completing the entire set of movements, Xia Guangyao took a deep breath and slowly walked out of the cave.
Two days later, at a border line in Jinling County.
Five monks dressed in black were flying swiftly.
These five people were cultivators from the Cai family, and each of them was at least at the late stage of Qi Refining. There were even two old men whose auras were so powerful that they had already reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.
All five remained silent, focusing solely on flying and exploring the surrounding path, showing no interest in anything else.
When they flew over a forest, the surrounding environment suddenly changed, and a large formation trapped them.
What trapped them was the Xia family's Spirit-Trapping Array. The five of them tightened their grip and their expressions changed drastically. They were extremely familiar with this array; it was the inherited array of the Xia family, their mortal enemy.
When the group looked up, they spotted Xia Guangyao.
Xia Guangyao calmly observed them, and after a moment, immediately launched a fierce attack…
Half an incense stick later, Xia Guangyao killed the last Cai family cultivator in a disheveled state and took out the Foundation Establishment Pill he had been longing for day and night from one of the people's storage bags.
At this moment, his thoughts began to rewind.
Xia Guangyao was originally a rural boy from Xiajia Dashan Village. He awakened three spiritual roots at the age of six. Because his family was poor and he was used to a hard life, he began to cultivate desperately after realizing he could become an immortal.
Whether it's cultivating oneself, learning cultivation techniques, understanding the cultivation world, studying spells, or researching family history...
He would do all of these things better than the average member of his tribe, because his character has always been to ensure that he is second to none.
As he grew up, he worked so hard and reaped many rewards.
Because he learned how to forge weapons and his strength was quite good, he gradually gained some prestige among the Guang generation.
His path to immortality went smoothly, and eventually, because Xia Guang, the most talented member of the Guang generation, died unexpectedly while on a mission, he had the opportunity to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill.
He clearly remembered that among his complex emotions, there was not only sadness, but also a trace of expectation.
He finally got his wish and successfully obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill. To this day, he still vividly remembers how happy he was at that time.
Even the next day, he couldn't enter a meditative state for long. Although he was over 50 years old and his mind was already mature, he was still overwhelmed by the soaring joy.
In the end, he failed because he didn't spend an extra year or two honing his magical abilities.
On that day, on that very day, all his boundless ambitions and dreams shattered. He was like a child who didn't want to jump off a cliff but was blown into the abyss by the surrounding gale, unable to get out of it for a long time.
He felt incredibly guilty and frustrated, but the fact had already happened, and these emotions couldn't change anything.
However, it seemed that the heavens had eyes. After his failure, his most prized disciple, Xia Yuhui, stepped forward and successfully broke through the Heavenly Tribulation without using the Foundation Establishment Pill.
He also led the Xia family to successfully pull them back from the brink of death. Now, it seems that the Xia family is getting better and better. However, at that time, besides feeling gratified, he was filled with loneliness.
However, he was not willing to give up. He still had a chance. Although he was over 60 years old, his actual physical age was not over 60.
In his early years, while exploring a site of ancient ruins, he accidentally obtained a longevity pill, which could make people five years younger.
If we include these five years, he is only 58 years old now, so he carefully planned this scheme and finally used a pawn he had set up when he was young without hesitation.
And now, this chess piece has successfully played its due role. It has succeeded, the Foundation Establishment Pill!
Xia Guangyao gripped the pill tightly in his hand, and tears welled up in his eyes.
"Hahaha!"
After that, Xia Guangyao's arrogant laughter echoed around.
Three years later, inside Xia Yuhui's cave, Xia Yuhui was listening to a transmission talisman that flew in from within the formation.
This talisman was passed down to him by his captain, Daoist Luoyun.
After Xia Yuhui got up quickly, he headed straight for the rendezvous point. He had just received news that their team had a mission, and that as long as they completed the mission, they could return to their respective tribes.