Yan Zhe frowned and said, "According to your estimate, is it possible to preserve Red Stone City?"
This sentence includes many ideas, such as whether to surrender and offer the city, and whether the Northern Liang army will massacre the city.
"My father said yesterday that he would live and die with the Nanli Kingdom. The transition of Hongshi City will not be smooth, and there will be a bloody storm." Li Shaobai said, his eyes showing admiration for his father.
"Lord City Lord, you are so righteous!" Yan Zhe praised him first, then said, "I'm afraid other people in the city don't think so. Those big families are only thinking about themselves."
Li Shaobai fell silent and said nothing.
At this time, a servant came over and said, "Young Master, the master wants you to go to the main hall. If Master Yan is here, please go with him."
Li Shaobai nodded, and then went to the main hall with Yan Zhe.
Only Li Nansheng and Taoist Changchun were sitting inside. When they saw Yan Zhe and the others come in, Li Nansheng said:
"Shaobai, you and Gongjin should join the Lihuo Sect together tomorrow. I have some friendship with Elder Tonglin of the Lihuo Sect. You can directly join the inner sect and become Elder Tonglin's true disciples.
"Once you enter the Immortal Sect, you will sever your ties with the mundane world. Northern Liang soldiers won't easily attack the Immortal Sect. Stay away from disputes, and you will be safe."
Li Shaobai opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.
Li Nansheng continued, "Gongjin, you are very thorough and careful in your work. Shaobai is one year younger than you, so you are like his older brother. From now on, I will ask you to take good care of him. This Lihuo Token allows you to become a disciple of the Lihuo Sect. Please accept it."
Tomorrow you and Shaobai will go together. Once you get to the Immortal Sect, with the guidance of the seniors, your cultivation speed will be greatly improved."
Yan Zhe took the token and said gratefully, "Thank you, uncle!"
"Okay, Gongjin, you go back first. I'll let Shaobai find you tomorrow."
Li Nansheng dismissed Yan Zhe, while Taoist Changchun took out something, placed it on the table, and said:
“Originally, I had an agreement with the City Lord for more than ten years, but with the unexpected turn of events, it’s time for me to leave.
Although this foundation-building pill will cause a lot of loss of spiritual power, if you can improve your martial arts cultivation to the ninth level of the Blood Refining Realm, and then break through the spiritual power cultivation of the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm, then this pill will definitely help you take that step.
This pill will offset the karma of the past ten years."
The Foundation Establishment Pill is a real treasure. If people from other families knew that Li Shaobai had a Foundation Establishment Pill in his hand, they would definitely try to snatch it away.
Therefore, Yan Zhe could not know about this matter.
Li Shaobai took the Foundation Establishment Pill, looked at Li Nansheng and asked, "Father, can't we go together?"
"I can't," Li Nansheng said. "I'm the lord of Red Stone City. How could I be so cowardly before the battle? Besides, the other families in Red Stone City won't let me leave.
This matter has been decided. You can leave now. Tomorrow morning, take your things and go to the Lihuo Sect. No matter what happens outside, don't come back."
Li Shaobai finally agreed.
After Li Shaobai left, Li Nansheng looked at Taoist Changchun and said, "Master, when the time comes, just lend me a hand and you can leave. Our karma will be over."
"Alas! It's too risky to do this. Why bother?" Taoist Changchun sighed.
Li Nansheng's eyes flashed with enthusiasm as he said, "I've been searching for most of my life, but the path to martial arts has been cut off. This is the only way to immortality. This is the only way."
Upon hearing this, Taoist Priest Changchun stopped talking, which was considered as his agreement.
Yan Zhe returned to the mansion and called over several maids, Chen Bo and others, saying, "We have received accurate information that the Northern Liang Kingdom and the Southern Li Kingdom have indeed gone to war, and the war will soon spread to our Dongyang Prefecture.
I will set out to the Immortal Sect to practice tomorrow, and I will keep all the money in the mansion.
Uncle Chen, you should distribute the money in your house to everyone, including the people at the charity hall. Give them a portion. Everyone can take the money and go their separate ways.
With this money, you can find a small place away from the war and live a peaceful and prosperous life."
Yu Shu and the other maids cried out, tears welling in their eyes, "Master, we don't want to leave you."
Yan Zhe was very resolute. He waved his hand and said, "This is the end of worldly entanglements. I am a seeker of immortality and I am not destined to be your master forever. It is better to break up early."
Uncle Chen suddenly knelt down before Yan Zhe, kowtowed, and said, "It is our great fortune to have met such a good master, Master. It is a pity that our fortune is not good enough to continue serving you. I can only help you to have smooth sailing in the future."
Thank you for taking me in during this time."
After saying that, he stood up and shouted to the maids, "Alright, all of you, stop bothering the master."
Yan Zhe nodded, this Uncle Chen is quite good.
After the matters at the mansion were arranged, Yan Zhe began to think about going to the Lihuo Sect.
The Lihuo Sect is not powerful.
According to the information collected by Yan Zhe, when the Lihuo Sect was actually at its strongest, there was a Nascent Soul ancestor, but now that the Dharma Ending Age has arrived, there is not even a Jindan stage powerhouse in the sect who can suppress the sect.
The most powerful person now is the great elder of the sect, who is a cultivator in the late foundation building stage.
In addition to him, there are five foundation-building monks.
In this era, the strength of the sect is not weak.
If the Beiliang Kingdom attacked the Nanli Kingdom, it would be impossible for them to attack such an immortal sect. After all, the immortal sect had a deep foundation, and if they were forced into a corner, they could easily kill millions of people.
Yan Zhe’s previous idea was to make friends with the City Lord’s Mansion and use the power of the City Lord’s Mansion to gain the opportunity to come into contact with immortal cultivators and become an immortal cultivator himself.
Now that he has become a cultivator and has reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, the City Lord's Mansion is not of much value to him.
Entering the Lihuo Sect this time is also an opportunity.
Although he has mastered many high-level spells and magical instruments, it would naturally be better if he had a master to answer his questions and resolve his doubts.
Moreover, with the presence of fellow disciples, he could learn from them and find out his shortcomings more quickly.
When fighting against a beastmaster, it is difficult to use the spells and abilities of the immortal cultivators, so it is still necessary to fight against cultivators in order to find their own weaknesses.
There must be many other benefits, such as the sect's secret realm, but these are just guesses.
However, joining a sect is indeed one of the best options now.
Yan Zhe's original plan was to reach the seventh level of Qi Refining and then look for an opportunity to join a sect, but he didn't expect something unexpected to happen now.
But fortunately, things are at least developing in the direction I expected.
I just don’t know how long the war between the two countries will last, and the unrest outside may not end in the short term.
Once you enter the sect, you will have no ties with the secular world. It can be considered a new beginning.
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