Chapter 1049: Yuan Xiu’s Intent (I)
Li Ximing responded, while Ding Weizeng kept his head low behind him. Every word was a chance for fortune when two Purple Mansion Realm cultivators were conversing. He was secretly astonished in his heart, Daoist Master Zhaojing has only just broken through to the Purple Mansion Realm, while Daoist Master Yuan Xiu, a great cultivator of Jiangnan, is already at the late stage. Yet he’s showing such courtesy?
He did not understand the matters of the Purple Mansion Realm cultivators or the mysteries of lifespan, only that he must not overthink. So he calmed his mind and listened carefully.
Si Boxiu glanced at him and spoke, "The weakening of Upper Evil Spirit Storage had its cause. First in Jiangnan, when Zipei fell a few years ago, Kan Xuyu was the great achiever of the Purple Essence. Zhaojing, do you know the Dao name of the Metallic Essence of Purple Essence?"
"I would like to hear it in detail." Li Ximing answered with a smile.
Yuan Xiu replied with a solemn expression, "Its full name is Heavenly Cultivation Purple Qi Immortal Origin Metallic Essence."
Li Ximing inferred much once he heard the name. As expected, Si Boxiu continued, "She broke through in a single night and perished, so the effect on the spiritual aura of Upper Evil Spirit Storage can be well imagined. You only needed to see the word 'Immortal'. Since she was a great achiever, the fact that the Upper Evil Spirit Storage did not immediately dissipate was already counted as leniency, credited to the excessive damage from Chi Zhiyun's rain."
The origin of Upper Evil Spirit Storage was the turning point for the Yuan Family’s decline from its former glory. Their ancestor, Yuan Licheng, failed to break through the Purple Mansion Realm and perished in one night, bringing rain across several prefectures. The Azure Pond Sect then secretly maintained the rainfall, disrupting the Profound Balance Atmosphere. It was a shameful act. Yuan Xiu casually brought it up, exposing the disgrace and shifting the blame onto Chi Zhiyun.
From the perspective of the Chi Family, Li Ximing immediately followed up, "The rains were unending, and all beings wailed at that time. My aunt also failed her breakthrough and perished in that rain. She was a member of the Xiao Family..."
In truth, when the Li Family investigated later, the rain had not harmed mortals as greatly as imagined. Instead, it had affected cultivators more, and it was far from reaching the point of excessive damage. Yet neither of the two cared about the truth.
Yuan Xiu smiled. "Now that the miser is dead, Wu State has become peaceful, and Jiangnan has changed. By the look of it, this is the Dwelling Heart that Charges Profundity, benefiting antiquity, Immortal Dao, secluded cultivation, and the skillful forging of dharma artifacts. It can suppress spiritual sense, weaken earth, suppress demons, greatly enhance Fire Virtue mana, and harmonize with the Twelve Essences of Clarity."