Chapter 1143: Opening Scene (II)
Moongaze Lake.
White blossoms drifted across Zhijing Mountain. A Daoist Master in a white-gold Daoist robe sat calmly at a table, streams of bright light flowing across the floor like water. They rippled softly against the jade pillars and cast luminous halos around them.
Li Ximing had spent months cultivating in peace. Time flowed like water as his cultivation slightly improved and his divine ability grew more refined. His innate ability was far from poor, so his efforts were never wasted. The heavenly light was radiant, making it a perfect time for cultivation, yet he suddenly opened his eyes, stepped forward, and appeared above Moongaze Lake, gazing eastward.
Above Shanji Prefecture, a purple hue gathered like ink, darkening the entire sky. With his Purple Mansion Realm eyesight, he could see a beam of escaping light speeding rapidly toward Moongaze Lake from the distant horizon.
"Ye Hui has made his move."
Sure enough, a streak of light shot upward from below. Li Jiangqian halted before him, face grave, and reported respectfully, "Reporting to the Daoist Master, Daoist Master Ye Hui has appeared at Profound Peak Gate in Shanji Prefecture. He's using his divine ability to suppress the great formation. The eastern shore is shaking, and several domains have sent urgent messages."
Li Chenghui arrived a moment later, leading several cultivators on a streak of lightning. Their faces were equally tense. Li Ximing’s calmness was at odds with the unease and apprehension spreading among those by the lake as he asked, "Have the people within the mountain gate already been evacuated?"
"Reporting to the Daoist Master, as per your orders, everyone was evacuated six months ago. Only a few old elders of Profound Peak Gate refused to leave," replied Li Chenghui.
Li Ximing had not told his family about the events at Xuanmiao Temple. For one, Li Minggong and Li Chenghui lacked talisman seeds; some matters were better left unheard, lest they become loose ends.
Secondly, his family's cultivators had little to do in the affair; it was a scheme of Purple Mansion Realm cultivators. He preferred to keep such things buried, so that the Li Family would not be implicated if trouble arose.