Chapter 249
Li Shan thought for a moment and smiled, “Li Yunxin wants to use the Daoist Orthodoxy and the demons to benefit himself; why don't we go with the flow? The Elder's Council said to kill him, but I think we should capture him instead. Senior Brother, do you remember the decree given to us back then? It said that Li Yunxin was extremely dangerous and should be killed on sight. But there is one thing I don't quite understand, and I imagine Senior Brother doesn't either.”
Kun Wuzi frowned, “What is it?”
Li Shan did not answer him immediately. Instead, he reached out and plucked a red flower from a nearby branch and sniffed it under his nose. This action would be appropriate for a beautiful woman or a talented scholar, but when Li Shan did it now—
One must know that Li Shan’s face was originally quite ridiculous and hideous. His current appearance made it even more ridiculous.
But a slightly emotional expression appeared on Kun Wuzi’s face, which quickly turned into one of regret. He silently watched Li Shan sniff the flower, then squeeze it into a piece of red mud in his hand, before continuing, “Why did the Elder's Council issue a kill order on that Li Yunxin? In the past, Li Yunxin carried the Lucid Jade Slip. We even went so far as to use a connection within the Daoist Orthodoxy to kill his parents, just to get that Jade Slip. But now, they don't even want the Jade Slip anymore; they only want him killed quickly—”
“Senior Brother, you are aware of the existence of the Elders of the Elder's Council. Why are figures like them afraid of a mere Li Yunxin? What did he do in Weicheng?”
Kun Wuzi frowned because of these words. After thinking for a while, he looked up and said, “Senior Brother Linliang Zi told me about it. He killed a person in Weicheng before. That person was a live-in son-in-law of the Yu Family... he created Black Medicine. And that Black Medicine... Senior Brother Linliang Zi had no evidence, but he speculated—he guessed that Li Yunxin had passed it on to him. Now, he thinks it was a hidden move by Li Yunxin. He suspected our existence and set it up. We fell into the trap as a result.”
“If you ask for the reason, it is probably because of this matter.” Kun Wuzi thought about it again carefully and frowned, “But that kind of thing, Black Medicine... I really don’t know why the Elders attach such importance to it. Similarly, the Shangqing Elixir Cauldron Sect also has a similar method called Ignition Powder, which is made into pellets and supplemented with lingqi to harm people, but its power is not actually great.”
Li Shan nodded, “My doubt is also here. But to talk about the difference... there is one. Senior Brother, think about it, the Celestial Heart Orthodox Law of the Daoist Orthodoxy is a closely guarded secret. It has been several thousand years, but have you ever heard of any rogue Taoist Priest learning that method? The method of the Shangqing Elixir Cauldron Sect is also likely passed down through generations in the Elixir Cauldron Sect, and they worship it like an ancestral tablet, not daring to change it easily.”