This is the martial arts world, what are you cultivators interfering in?

Chapter 81 Feeding on True Dragons

As evening fell, Li Lan finally led the Yuan Clan into a land surrounded by mountains and rivers!

As soon as he entered this territory, the Abyss Clan Stone Token on his body already sensed something.

They arrived at the Land of a Thousand Rivers, a place bestowed upon the Yuan Clan by the Heavenly Court!

"Is this our home?"

"Great!"

"The spiritual energy here is not scarce. With proper development, it can definitely become a place for cultivation!"

Everyone was very excited.

Li Lan also surveyed the land before him. The fiefdom of the fifth-rank immortal clan spanned three thousand miles, and as far as the eye could see, there were towering mountains, countless rivers, primeval forests, and lush vegetation.

Li Lan had the main force find a place to settle down, and then, with Liu Ziwen and others, began to survey the terrain.

The area of ​​three thousand miles is too large; we must first understand it before choosing a suitable place for development and construction.

In three days, they gained a general understanding of the overall terrain.

"I plan to build settlements on both sides of the Yuan River, where the spiritual energy is most abundant and the surrounding mountains provide protection. Later, I will construct formations there for external defense."

On this day, Li Lan, atop a deserted mountain peak, summoned his cat and sought its advice.

The largest river in the land of a thousand rivers has abundant water, and the land on both banks is fertile, growing many natural spiritual herbs. This river was also given the name "Yuan River" by the Yuan people.

The cat lazily stretched, having remained hidden in the "storage ring" ever since Li Lan took on the role of "Tang Jian".

“It has nothing to do with me,”

She meowed: "I'll take you back to the Immortal Realm, and you'll help me find people. That's one cause and effect. Other things are other causes and effects, and I have no interest in getting involved."

Mind your own business!

Upon hearing this, Li Lan couldn't help but smile wryly. This cat is really aloof!

"Meow, quickly settle your people, then bury the bones of the saints back in their homeland, and then help me find someone~~"

she said.

"Who exactly are you looking for?" Li Lan couldn't help but ask.

This cat has an extremely important background, and may even be related to the source. From Mingzun's words, it seems that she once went to the so-called "Black Sea", and even Mingzun's bones were brought out by her.

The person she's looking for is probably no ordinary person.

"To be precise... it wasn't a person, it was a dog."

The cat tilted its head and said.

A dog?

Could it be a dog that came from the source as well?

"Is it hard to find?" Li Lan continued to ask.

"Of course, it can hide so no one can find it, but it's greedy and always needs to eat. Hmm, once you've mastered the True Dragon Technique and become a Five-Colored Immortal, you'll probably become its food. It will come looking for you. After all, it specializes in eating forbidden creatures like True Dragons, but those creatures have long since hidden themselves away..."

The cat spoke lightly, but Li Lan couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart. What kind of dog was this?!

They actually want to eat forbidden creatures like true dragons?

Even the legendary Tengu, which can eclipse the moon, doesn't have this kind of power, does it?

Moreover, judging from the cat's tone, she's using Li Lan as... bait!

Used for catching dogs!

"I've damaged my cultivation and need to find a place to cultivate. Don't bother me for now."

She spoke, her tail raised, preparing to leave. Her cat eyes swept across the land, searching for a secluded place to cultivate. In an instant, the entire landscape of three thousand miles and a thousand rivers came into view. Suddenly, a look of surprise flashed in her cat eyes:

"Meow, Immortal Source?!"

With a quick pull of her little paws, she swept Li Lan up with her, and the two of them transformed into a beam of light, soon flying to the edge of a cliff.

"It's the aura of immortal essence!"

The cat's eyes sparkled, and its little nose sniffed the air, becoming increasingly excited as it exclaimed, "It's not just a Celestial Source, it's actually a small Celestial Source Vein! That's wonderful!"

"I'm going to cultivate here. This immortal energy... can replenish some of my vital energy."

She spoke.

Li Lan looked puzzled. Immortal Source?

What is this thing?

Suddenly, the cat became somewhat annoyed and said, "No, this thing now belongs to your Yuan clan... it's another karmic entanglement."

She raised her chin and said, "Hey, I'm going to cultivate on this immortal vein of your Yuan Clan. Is there anything I can help you with? In exchange!"

Upon hearing this, Li Lan was overjoyed, but remained calm and first asked, "What is Immortal Source?"

"Immortal Source is the source stone used by cultivators who want to become immortals. It contains immortal energy, and some Immortal Sources may even contain ancient creatures, wondrous immortal techniques, and so on. It has many wonderful uses."

The cat made no attempt to hide it.

Li Lan's heart skipped a beat. There was such a treasure here?

He released his divine sense and searched secretly, but he couldn't find anything unusual.

"Your low-level spiritual sense is useless,"

The cat said with disdain, "Divine sense can perceive mortal objects, and spiritual perception can detect spiritual opportunities, but immortal sources inherently possess sentience and will hide on their own. Even if an immortal who has awakened spiritual perception comes, they will not be able to find it."

"The key is the eye."

Li Lan's eyes lit up and he said, "The Eye of Dao? Can you teach me?"

"Will I teach you the Eye of Tao, and clear the cause and effect?" the cat said.

Li Lan immediately bargained: "Teach me the Dao Eye, and I will protect the Yuan Clan for ten years, then all karma will be settled!"

The cat shook its head: "Three years, at most three years. And I won't take action easily. At most... I'll give you some pointers."

Li Lan: "Okay, I agree!"

What he lacks most right now is time to develop!

With the cat, this big boss, in charge, he could feel a little more at ease.

"Watch closely, this is how you find the Immortal Source..."

Suddenly, the cat raised its paw and waved it in front of Li Lan's eyes. In an instant, Li Lan felt that his eyes had undergone some kind of amazing change. The mountains, rivers, plants and trees here all seemed to have become an illusion. Through all the light, he saw a bright and shiny mineral vein inside the mountain!

The vein wasn't large, only a few hundred meters long. It was shrouded in colorful celestial energy, yet no energy leaked out. There was a distant energy vein underground connected to the vein.

This feeling is as if one sees through all illusions and directly perceives the true nature of things!

"What kind of technique is this Dao Eye? How many days will it take me to successfully cultivate it?"

Li Lan sighed.

"Hmm, your talent is quite good. First, cultivate to the Immortal Realm, then you can cultivate the Dharma Eye. After cultivating the Dharma Eye, cultivate for another ten thousand years and you'll have hope..."

The cat spoke, sounding quite approving.

Li Lan: "..."

He didn't even know if it was a compliment or an insult...

"However, this place has been investigated, it seems to be... a Genji?"

She sniffed the air with her little nose, then said, "Hmph, whatever, from today onwards... this place belongs to me!"

"What is a Genji?"

Li Lan seemed like a complete novice, constantly asking questions.

"That's right, people who specialize in searching for immortal sources."

She stepped forward, suddenly meowed, and with a flick of her little paw, a path appeared directly between the cliffs in front of her, which she then walked into.

Li Lan hurriedly followed.

……

And this moment.

"Lord of the city, I'm back!"

Inside the City Lord's Mansion in Tianfeng City, a man with a scar on his face was reporting. He was Xu Yan's confidant, Xu Mao!

Xu Yan sat upright, looking at his subordinates, and asked, "How is it?"

Xu Mao said, "The so-called Abyss Clan is actually composed of ants from the Abyss Realm!"

He sneered, "That Tang Jian is just bluffing! His clan has no real experts! This Tang Jian should be the strongest!"

Xu Yan was immediately intrigued: "What about the Sword Sect?"

Xu Mao said, "Li Yue, a mortal emperor from the Abyss Realm, is indeed highly regarded within the Sword Sect and has already become a true disciple..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yan sighed and said, "A true disciple... that's quite troublesome!"

The Sword Sect is such a powerful entity that even a single disciple is enough to protect an entire immortal clan.

Whether the Xu family is someone they can afford to offend is another matter, but what they're about to do is something that absolutely cannot be discovered by any major power...

"City Lord, don't panic. I've encountered another person, a big shot within the Sword Sect. She gave her subordinates an order: annihilate the Abyss Clan, and she'll reward you handsomely!"

After Xu Mao finished speaking, he handed Xu Yan a secret letter.

Xu Yan was slightly surprised. He took the letter, read it once, frowned, and pondered for a long time.

"It seems that behind this small Abyss Clan lies an internal power struggle within the Sword Sect..."

He understood the underlying meaning: within the Sword Sect, some people disliked Li Yue, so they wanted to take action against the Yuan Clan!

"Lord, this is an opportunity... The Thousand Rivers Land is too important to us. Losing that Immortal Source Vein will affect the higher-ups' plans in the Sin Province, and I'm afraid our clan will be wiped out!"

Xu Mao's mention of this matter made Xu Yan determined, and he nodded: "Find two Core Formation stage forces to do this."

This is the safest approach. If there is any backlash within the Sword Sect, the Xu family will not be in danger and will have a way out!

"The city lord is wise!"

Xu Mao left immediately.

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