Chapter 1118: Arranging All Matters (III)
Li Xinghan thanked him, and Li Xuanxuan nodded repeatedly before asking, "Do you have a dharma sword?"
At those words, everyone knew a sword was about to be bestowed. Li Xinghan respectfully replied, "I have a lower-grade Qi Cultivation Realm dharma sword called Northern Jade. It was part of my uncle's collection and was once a dharma artifact of the Yu Family. It was forged long ago, likely dating back to the Jiang Family, and is quite practical."
"The Yu Family." Li Ximing’s brows rose. Since Li Xuanxuan had brought it up, it was clear that he would be bestowing a dharma artifact. Li Ximing said, "Yu Mujian once had a sword called Copper Cache. It was severed by Brother Jun, and the remaining portion still exists in the treasury. It was forged from the copper of Yan Mountain and the waters of Piaoming Mountain. The forging method was ordinary, but the material is excellent."
Everyone listened intently as Li Ximing continued, "When you master Threefold Moonlight, come up the mountain. I will personally find someone to forge you a sword using Copper Cache as the material."
Li Xinghan quickly bowed and thanked him, joy spreading across her face. The promise of this dharma sword seemed to excite her even more than the Daoist Master's earlier guidance. Li Ximing then turned to glance at Li Zhouluo.
The dharma sword at Li Zhouluo's waist was already of Foundation Establishment Realm, its body a deep brownish-yellow. Li Ximing found it familiar; it should be the standard dharma sword Xushi once used by his elder brother Li Xizhi. Though merely of Foundation Establishment Realm material, it was still quite suitable for him.
In recent years, Li Chenghuai had grown closer to Li Xizhi and his wife. As a result, Li Zhouluo's cultivation resources and dharma artifacts were well provided for and mostly supplied by his grandfather. What he used was no worse than what the Azure Pond Sect direct descendant received, placing him in a class of his own within the Li Family. Thus, Li Ximing merely asked a few questions about cultivation, then dismissed the two juniors, keeping only Li Quewan behind.
He said, "You and Jiangqian wait at the foot of the mountain first."
Once the juniors had departed, Li Xuanxuan finally spoke. He did not inquire about An Siwei but instead said, "Those two children are quite good, and then there are Zhoufang and Zhouyang... Your younger brother once looked them over and said that their only noteworthy trait was their honesty. Yet now, aside from Zhouwei, Zhouluo, and Xinghan, they are the only two who can truly hold their own in the Zhouxing generation..."
His tone carried no anger, only a trace of lamentation as he said, "The rest of the dozen or so... the fickle, the foolish, and the inept are tolerable. But those who shut themselves away to indulge in their own pleasures, secretly drowning themselves in wine and lust... since it does not involve the common folk, Qingdu cannot punish them too harshly and can only let it slide. As for the remaining one or two... they are still imprisoned!"