The island where Qianyuan County is located is in an unnamed valley near the lake.
Li Yunyou looked in the direction of the county town.
I can't see anything, but it seems like I can see everything.
Especially the heads of the foundation-building cultivators and pillars of the family who were chopped off by Chen Shiyan, and the fire that should have been set in the Li family mansion in his mind.
Countless generations of accumulation were lost in one day.
Only a few cats and kittens were left wandering outside, looking miserable and pitiful.
"Why? Why is this happening?"
He muttered to himself, his voice full of reluctance and confusion.
Every time I think back to the courtyard that was once filled with laughter, it must be in ruins now or be filled with the wanton laughter of other monk families.
His heart felt like it was being cut by a sharp knife.
He couldn't let this matter go. He thought he was more pragmatic than the previous generations of family heads.
He will definitely be able to lead his family to the county town, or even the provincial capital. At the very least, he will be able to cover the sky with one hand in Qianyuan County. Even the county magistrate should give him enough respect.
But there was always a voice quietly ringing in Li Yunyou's heart, which was the truth that he was most unwilling to face in his heart.
"It's because of me. All this is because of me."
Although the voice was small, it always exploded in his mind like thunder.
Looking into the distance, he saw the family's foundation-building monks saluting to him again in the Li family mansion.
A hint of confused smile appeared on his face, but it was quickly drowned out by pain.
"No, it's impossible! How could I be wrong? It was my uncle who didn't help us. It was him who gave up on us. All he had eyes for was that illusory treasure house and this formation of unknown depth in front of him!"
He murmured, trying to comfort himself with such reasons, but the voice in his heart refuted more firmly.
"Perhaps uncle has his considerations, but your mistakes are irrefutable. Your selfishness, short-sightedness, and arrogance are the root causes of all this."
Li Yunyou clenched his fists, his nails dug deep into his palms, the pain temporarily sobered him up.
He began to think carefully about every decision and every choice he had made in the past. Those moments that once seemed to be in control of his wisdom were now like sharp fragments, cutting through the disguise in his heart piece by piece.
"Yes, if I had listened to my uncle's advice, if I had been more cautious, if I had..."
The words that came out of his mouth were full of self-blame and regret, and even had a hint of relief.
"I can't hide anymore. I have to face my mistakes."
He took a deep breath, as if he wanted to absorb all the resentment and unwillingness into his chest, and then transformed it into a force to support his somewhat hunched body and straighten it up again, as if the powerful head of the Li family in Qianyuan County had returned.
Suddenly another voice sounded in my mind.
The voice belonged to the old patriarch, Li Yunyou's uncle.
"Don't worry, once I break this formation and achieve the golden elixir, I will definitely seek revenge. Just be patient."
"Got it, Yunyou, concentrate on cultivating the chain, and wait for me to break the formation. Things have already happened, don't be anxious, it's good this way, we can concentrate on deciphering the secret map and formation here."
"Okay, Yunyou, I've told you so many times that revenge will be taken, but not now."
Although the rational voice deep in his heart was calling on him to face up to his mistakes, Li Yunyou's thoughts were like a caged beast and would never be tamed.
He knew very well that what he had done was an important reason for the decline of his family, but the heavy sense of guilt was really unbearable for him.
The old patriarch's impatience and what he saw as repeated delays and perfunctory attitudes made him find a better option.
"No! I am not wrong. Even if I am wrong, it is not a big mistake. I am the patriarch of the Li family. How can I be so incompetent? This is all my uncle's fault. He has the strength of the peak of foundation building, but he has repeatedly appeased."
"I don't want to face Chen Shiyan head-on, and I've been bewildered by the so-called 'treasure trove'. If this cultivator at the peak of foundation building was included, would Chen Shiyan have survived? Would my Li family have been able to reach the point where it is today?"
Li Yunyou roared in his heart, his eyes became distorted and fanatical, as if all his resentment and anger had found a gorgeous outlet.
"Uncle, why are you so cruel? You are the old patriarch of the family! Your silence is the greatest betrayal to us!"
His eyes were bloodshot, as if the old patriarch was really right in front of him and could hear his inner accusations.
However, the only response he got was the silence in the valley and the growing loneliness and despair in his heart.
As time went by, Li Yunyou fell deeper and deeper into the abyss of self-deception.
He began to make up all kinds of excuses for himself to prove his innocence and the old patriarch's faults.
He kept convincing himself that the reason why the old patriarch was unwilling to take action was because he was bewildered by the secret map, or because he was too eager for the golden elixir and valued his life and was unwilling to fight again.
These fantasies were like poison, corroding his heart.
Anger is the fire in the heart that can burn the forest of merit.
Li Yunyou's heart was consumed by the fire of hatred. The world in his eyes became distorted and dark, and his reason and compassion were obscured by the haze of hatred.
He began to go to the cave frequently to look for the old patriarch, but each time he did so he was not really begging the old patriarch to come out to help, nor was he really reflecting on himself every time.
Instead, deep in his heart, he questioned and complained in an almost cursing tone, using the old patriarch's responses again and again to prove that the downfall of the Li family was not entirely due to him, but was indeed the result of the old patriarch's perfunctory and unwillingness to do anything.
People are always unwilling to find mistakes in themselves, and would rather seek salvation from others.
This is the easiest way to relieve your inner peace.
Li Yunyou came to the cave again.
"Alas, Yunyou, it's hard for me to concentrate on studying the secret map and breaking the formation when you're like this."
"Uncle, I have figured it out. I want to help you break through it as soon as possible and enter the Golden Core stage."
The old patriarch thought Li Yunyou had figured it out.
He has watched Li Yunyou grow up since he was a child.
He has good talent, dual middle-grade spiritual roots, and is extremely cunning. He has seen it since he was young that this kid has something of the quality of a family head.
He has done a very good job as the head of the family over the years.
He felt that he had made the right choice in training and had a good vision.
Seeing that he has now come out of his inner confusion, he is also somewhat happy. With them in the family, it is called a family. In the future, they will achieve the Golden Elixir and then train Li Yunyou to become the Golden Elixir.
A family with two golden elixirs will naturally achieve something great, and it is only a matter of time before the Li family becomes glorious again.
"Hahahaha, it's great that you can see through it. Come on, stay by my side and learn. When you are familiar with it, we can study it together."
Li Yunyou listened to the laughter, which was extremely harsh, as if it was mocking him and as if it no longer insisted on him and would no longer disturb his happiness.
A small hole appeared in the formation and Li Yunyou walked in.
The cave was very deep. After walking a long way, a huge gap appeared with blue light flashing inside.
When you get closer, you can see runes that keep appearing and disappearing in an infinite cycle, emitting light.
The end of the crack was filled with a chaotic light shield.
That should be the formation of the "treasure house", right? Li Yunyou thought.
"How about it? Shocking, right? This should be the outermost formation of the 'treasury'. If you want to enter the core treasury, you have to rely on this."
The old patriarch turned his back to him and raised the secret map in his hand that was shining with golden light and merged into one.
At this moment, the old patriarch did not look at Li Yunyou, but his eyes flashed with intelligence. He watched the runes of the formation flash and occasionally pointed a finger.
"I have already cracked a part of it. If I didn't have some attainments in formation, we wouldn't be able to crack the big formation outside. We can only look at the treasure house and sigh." The old patriarch seemed to finally have someone he could talk to.
He proudly recounted what he had done.
Li Yunyou was standing not far behind the old patriarch, looking at the back.
What he was thinking about was his childhood, youth, and when he first became the head of the family.
This uncle's figure has always appeared around me.
"Oh, I'm sorry, uncle."
The old patriarch asked "What?" amid the buzzing sound of the array runes disappearing.
He had to interrupt his spiritual vision technique because he felt a strong fluctuation of magic power behind him.
Just as he turned around, a blue lightning pierced through his defensive spiritual weapon and his body, and then continued to shoot towards the formation.
The old patriarch’s face was full of disbelief.
I opened my mouth, but no words came out.
Li Yunyou just looked at him coldly.
"Uncle, this is all your fault, right? If you hadn't been so obsessed with this formation-breaking method, the Li family wouldn't have reached this point today."
The old patriarch was obviously unable to answer his question. With a thud, his body, which was carried flying by the attacking jade talisman, fell heavily to the ground.
This jade talisman was an accidental acquisition of his. He spent a lot of money to obtain it and always regarded it as his trump card. It was an attacking jade talisman nurtured by the third level of golden elixir.
Even that night, he was reluctant to take it out and give it to Li Zhigui to kill Chen Shiyan.
And now, he used it on his old patriarch, his uncle, without hesitation.
When anger arises, people become distorted.
The great formation was shaken by the power of the third level of the golden elixir in the jade talisman, and a hole the size of a person suddenly appeared in a corner of the formation that had already been broken by the old patriarch.
Li Yunyou saw some of the scenes inside, the pavilions and towers, which were magnificent.
Walking past his uncle's body, he said, "I can't let it go until you die. Who told you to persuade me? Who told you not to help? Uncle, just treat this as your last act of help for me."
He put away the secret map that was shining with golden light, ignored the corpse on the ground that carried all his resentment, incompetence, rage and other negative emotions, and walked towards the crack.
"I want to see if there is really a treasure trove inside as you said."
In fact, when he saw a corner of it, he was already inclined to think that what his uncle said was right.
But he would not, was unwilling to, and dared not admit it.
Perhaps it would be a better choice for him to become a Jindan.
At this time, Qianyuan County was shaken when a corner of the formation was broken.
First there was a slight shake, then a violent tremor.
Chen Shiyan flew high into the sky and opened the formation.
There was a look of sadness on his face.
As far as he knew, there had never been an earthquake in Bi Bo Prefecture since it became a prefecture of the Purple Lion Dynasty.
"Don't make trouble. No, send the spirit stone away first. I feel uneasy leaving it here."
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