Chapter 1522: 1230: Breakthrough

Chapter 1522: Chapter 1230: Breakthrough

“Do you know that if that clan member hadn’t seen you and found you harmless, the Mountain Protection Array would have killed you at the first moment?” Li Guangjie’s face darkened slightly, his sharp gaze fixed on Hong Liu.

With disheveled hair, looking somewhat pitiful, Hong Liu showed a bitter smile and said, “If it weren’t absolutely necessary, I truly don’t have any other way. Why would I take such a huge risk and trespass into the Li family territory?”

A flicker of darkness flashed in Li Guangjie’s eyes, his expression unchanged as he spoke, “What does Fellow Daoist want to say?”

Coming to the Li family in such a secretive manner, risking one’s life, surely means there is an incredibly important matter!

And recently, concerning the major events of the Hundred Rainbow Sect, the Cave Abyss Sect’s sudden action to seize territories of forces such as the Hundred Rainbow Sect is the only possible matter.

“Clan Leader Li is renowned for intelligence and keen insight, surely you have an answer in mind?”

Hong Liu gave a miserable smile, saying, “No doubt everyone is curious why the Cave Abyss Sect would seize our territory. It’s entirely because, at the boundaries between forces like the Hundred Rainbow Sect and the Changfeng Sect, there’s an ancient relic from the Ancient Times!”

‘Ah, so that’s the reason!’

A realization appeared in Li Guangjie’s eyes; no wonder the Cave Abyss Sect acted so suddenly and strangely—turns out they discovered such a treasure.

Yet, he felt certain that Hong Liu’s words were concealing some key information!

Nonetheless, it didn’t matter, because he had decided not to get involved.

“Fellow Daoist Hong Liu, I’m afraid you’ve sought out the wrong person. The Li family is far weaker than the Cave Abyss Sect and has no intention of competing with them, so you should leave. Consider today as if you never came to Mount Wanxian.” Li Guangjie straightforwardly refused, not even giving Hong Liu a chance to speak, and directly stood to see her off.

“Does Clan Leader Li know what kind of information is contained in that relic?”

Growing somewhat anxious, Hong Liu quickly said, “It’s said that inside there’s a wealth of insights and understanding for breaking through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm, along with various cultivation techniques, pill recipes, and methods!”

“If the Li family could obtain even the slightest amount, it would ensure an even brighter future! Such a rare opportunity, wouldn’t Clan Leader Li be willing to let it slip away before your eyes?”

To say one isn’t tempted—that’s impossible. As she mentioned, those methods are extremely precious legacies to any force, they are also growth catalysts.

Yet Li Guangjie remained calm, unmoved, as the more Hong Liu spoke now, the more it demonstrated that she knew more, and was hiding even more!

The Li family was currently on a positive development trend, with no need to cooperate with someone hiding too many secrets, which was incredibly dangerous, especially since it involved confronting the Cave Abyss Sect, where the level of danger would massively increase.

Furthermore, as she herself mentioned, the prior actions of the Cave Abyss Sect attracted attention from various forces, numerous beings wanted to cooperate, and there were plenty of cooperative partners.

Why wait until the storm had gradually calmed before suddenly coming to Mount Wanxian to seek cooperation from the Li family?

There were too many peculiar elements within this, and Li Guangjie truly didn’t want to involve his family in this muddy water.

“Please return, Fellow Daoist!” So he refused once more.

Hong Liu immediately stood up, looking at him incredulously, she had spoken so much, could Li Guangjie really not be moved in the slightest?

“Fine! Since Clan Leader Li is so cowardly and timid, I have misjudged you, today will be as if I never came!”

With that, she angrily stormed out of the hall.

Li Guangjie sat alone in the hall, closing his eyes to ponder, the dialogue between the two earlier repeatedly playing in his mind, seeking to uncover more clues.

“Something doesn’t add up!”

After an unknown period, Li Guangjie abruptly opened his eyes and murmured, “The matter of the ancient relic wasn’t first discovered by forces like the Hundred Rainbow Sect; it was the Cave Abyss Sect instead!”

“Moreover, it has something to do with that newly ascended Heavenly Immortal, the Great Ability Qing He. Hong Liu and her group were likely driven away and secretly investigated, only then did they learn of the relic’s existence.”

In reality, his guess was correct, albeit lacking some details.

After Hong Liu and her group were driven away, they noticed the Cave Abyss Sect directly imposing martial law, expelling all outsiders, which immediately aroused their suspicion.

Subsequently, they found ways to deploy some means to sneak back in, only to discover that the Cave Abyss Sect was digging out a massive relic!

However, whether the relic is truly preserved from Ancient Times, and whether it contains the methods she mentioned, all remain unknowns, fabricated by her to tempt the Li family.

These cultivators not only arranged for Hong Liu to come to the Li family, attempting to lure the Li family to act, but also had others approach the Great Zhou Dynasty, Xiaxian Sect, Yumen He Family, and other major forces.

It’s safe to say that, for revenge or to covet the relic’s treasures, they all wished not to let the Cave Abyss Sect get off easily.

Therefore, they certainly wouldn’t only approach the Li family, but would definitely have ties with other forces too.

And Li Guangjie guessed correctly about the relic being related to the Great Ability Qing He; in fact, that relic had been discovered by the Cave Abyss Sect many years ago.

However, due to the formation being too complex and obscure, it had never been opened, hence they couldn’t access the relic.

It wasn’t until Qing He achieved the Heavenly Immortal Realm and ascended the Array Tao, breaking the Great Array, that the Cave Abyss Sect became eager to take action against forces such as the Hundred Rainbow Sect, hoping to quickly seize the relic.

“If all my suspicions are true, it might trigger a war…”

Li Guangjie murmured to himself, “Then how should the Li family ensure its survival, avoiding being swept into it? If possible, can the family derive some benefits from it?”