Chapter 69 Li Xuesheng

"Uh... well, this..."
When Xie Kui heard Xie Tianxin say this, he didn't know how to respond for a moment.
"Lao Xie, I didn't even steal the secret techniques of the Qingling Sect. They shouldn't have anything to say about it, right? I only assisted you in making the talisman from the side. I didn't make it myself, so don't worry!"
Xie Tianxin persuaded Xie Kui.
"Well, you can give it a try." Xie Kui was conflicted, but he nodded in agreement as he looked at his grandson.
"Hehe, don't worry, I'm not foolish enough to go to the Qinglingmen and blab about it!"
"By the way, Lao Xie, tell me who that handsome guy was today? You never know, I might want to visit Qing Ling Men in the future, and he can take me inside to have a look, hehe~"
Xie Kui looked at his shameless grandson without saying a word, "You little brat definitely have something wrong with your brain! Is the Clear Spirit Gate a place you can just enter as you please?"
"His name is Li Xuesheng, he was my junior apprentice brother back when I was at the Clear Spirit Gate."
Xie Kui spoke slowly, but his expression darkened as he remembered the previous events.
"He, like me, also has the thunder attribute spiritual root, but his aptitude is better than mine."
Xie Tianxin interjected:
"Oh~ I understand now. Your master looks down on your spiritual roots and talents, doesn't care about you, and only takes care of the disciples with better qualifications. So you were dissatisfied and wanted to harm your junior fellow apprentice, but your master found out and expelled you from the sect!"
Xie Tianxin touched his chin and told Xie Kui's story.
Xie Kui looked at Xie Tianxin dissatisfied, really wanting to kick this blind storyteller out.
"Shut up! Are you going to listen to me or am I going to listen to you?"
"You still harm your junior brother and drive him out of the sect?"
"What do you think a cultivation sect is? Just like mortals, always scheming and fighting?"
"I think you've been in that trashy Five-Element Sect for too long, and your brain has been taught stupid!"
Xie Tianxin was scolded to shut up, and he listened quietly to Xie Kui continue to speak.
"Li Xuesheng is very diligent in his cultivation, and he is the most hardworking among all the junior brothers I have ever seen. He reached the late stage of Qi Cultivation at the age of twelve, and he was already at the late stage of Foundation Establishment at the age of fifteen!"
“At that time, everyone in the sect was extremely shocked, believing that he was a once-in-a-millennium cultivator genius.”
“He was preparing for five years, and started to impact the Golden Core at the age of twenty. I also went to watch at that time.”
“After he started his promotion, dark clouds covered the sky, and there was thunder and lightning! In the end, there were even five thunders!”
“You should know that when a regular golden pill is promoted, having one thunder tribulation is considered very powerful, but this young man, only twenty years old, actually had five thunders!”
“The more times the legendary Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Punishment occurs, the stronger the achievement in the Golden Core cultivation will be. My master advanced to the Golden Core stage after enduring three thunder tribulations.”
“However, these five thunder tribulations are so powerful that even a cultivator who has been cultivating for a hundred years would find it hard to withstand, let alone a young man who has only been cultivating for a dozen years. It was fortunate that there were many peak masters and elders who came to watch at the time, and with the help of our master, he was saved from death, but the advancement still failed.”
"So is he afraid and won't advance to the Golden Core stage?" Xie Tianxin asked.
Xie Kui shook his head and continued,
"If an ordinary person saw that scene, they would indeed be afraid, but Li Xuesheng is different."
"After he returned, he never advanced to the level of Jin Dan again, but he became even more diligent and hardworking in his cultivation. Many years have passed, and many people say he has given up, I have also asked him."
At the age of twenty, he said that when he advanced to the Golden Core stage, in the instant of the Five Thunderbolts, he felt a more powerful force, a force that no cultivator had ever possessed, a force capable of destroying everything.
“That power fascinated him. He said that power could make him rise to the top in one step, becoming a god or immortal!”
“He told me that he didn't want to achieve the ordinary golden elixir. He wanted to pursue that kind of power and achieve the perfect golden elixir!”
"Over a hundred years have passed, and to this day, he has never advanced to the Golden Core stage again."
"Although he is still at the peak of the Foundation Building stage, his true combat power is comparable to the later stage of the Golden Core, and even stronger than the ordinary Golden Core!"
"Damn! Is it for real?" Xie Tianxin asked with wide eyes.
"Didn't you see him kill a mid-level Golden Core expert like killing a chicken?"
"Hmph! That's why people call him the number one under the Golden Core!"
"No Foundation Establishment cultivator can match him, not even a Golden Core cultivator!"
Xie Tianxin heard this and immediately shouted:
"Oh my god! Old Xie, you know someone so amazing, why didn't you say so earlier!"
Xie Kui shook his head and looked at Xie Tianxin, saying:
"If it weren't for saving your life, I wouldn't have sent a message to him. Since I left the Clear Spirit Sect, I have no desire to have any dealings with them."
“You better not think that I will contact him again!”
“Well can I go find him and report to Zhong Wuji, maybe he can help me remove the blood slave mark on my body!” Xie Tianxin looked at Xie Kui.
Xie Kui's face suddenly turned cold, and he said to Xie Tianxin:
"He is indeed the head of Changping Town now. You can go to him to report Zhong Wujue, but from now on, you will no longer be my grandson! I, Xie Kui, will no longer be your grandfather!"
"Okay~okay~Don't get excited, Lao Xie!"
"I won't report him, I still want to follow Zhong Wujie to the Demon Beast Cave in the Desert of Tears, and I also want to see what those demons are?"
Seeing Xie Kui's unsightly expression, Xie Tianxin quickly comforted him.
"Lao Xie, why did you leave the Qingling Gate in the end? Why does it feel like you have an irreconcilable hatred with the Qingling Gate?"
"I only said I would tell you about Li Xuesheng, not that I would tell you about my past!"
Xie Kui still said with a bad expression.
"Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore, okay~"
“老谢，你停留在筑基中期四层多少年了啊？”
“七十多年了吧，自从受了伤之后一直就这样了，怎么了？”
“这么长时间了吗？你还受伤了？”
"It's all in the past. I was severely injured and my spiritual roots were damaged back then. I don't want to advance my cultivation anymore, I just want to live the rest of my life peacefully."
Xie Kui finished speaking and looked at Xie Tianxin kindly, with a loving look in his eyes.
Xie Tianxin felt uncomfortable under Xie Kui's gaze.
"Uh... Mr. Xie, let's not get sentimental here."
“如果说我可以帮你提高修为，你想不想进阶五层或者说是筑基巅峰？甚至更高？”
谢天心试探性地询问谢魁，观察着谢魁脸上的表情。
“You, a Qi cultivation level five little disciple, want to help me, a mid-level Foundation Establishment cultivator, improve my cultivation? Hahaha~”
Xie Kui laughed uproariously as if he had heard a joke.
"Hey hey~ That's right, that's right~"
"Old Xie, if you want, I can use my divine vision to help you check the direction of the flow of spiritual power in your body, help you avoid difficult areas for practicing, and even assist you in better absorption of spiritual power. Then the damage to your spiritual roots won't be a problem at all."
"Of course I didn't help others cultivate fruit. I'm not sure if it works or not."
Xie Tianxin looked at Xie Kui with a smiling face.
Xie Kui suddenly stood up after listening, looking at Xie Tianxin seriously.
“你的神通视力可以看见灵力的流向？”
“嘿嘿，没错，而且这只是其中一项能力而已。”
“怎么样老谢，你想不想让我帮你试试，看看能不能进阶啊？”
Xie Tianxin's words are like a continuous demonic sound, constantly tempting Xie Kui.
Xie Kui has not made any progress in his cultivation for seventy years. As a cultivator, how could he not care about his cultivation? Since he started practicing, he has always dreamt of becoming an immortal and attaining the Dao!
"Are you serious?"
"Of course, it's only right for the grandson to help his grandpa improve his cultivation!"
"Hehe, besides, don't you also want to go to the Desert of Lament with me? If your cultivation is higher, then I will be safer too."
Xie Tianxin rubbed his hands and smirked at Xie Kui.
Xie Kui stood up and paced back and forth in the room, constantly pondering in his mind.
If I can cultivate again, I might have a chance to advance to the Golden Core stage!
And if I have a higher cultivation, I can better protect Bao'er.
But if I still cannot cultivate...
Right now I have nothing to lose, my mid-level foundational cultivation is indeed too low. If I encounter another madman like Haodongshangren, how can I protect Bao'er!
Now I only have Bao'er as my only relative!
"Good! Help me with my cultivation! After so many years, I thought there was no hope for further advancement."
"I never expected that God would give grandfather a second chance, I will make the most of this opportunity!"
Xie Kui looked at Xie Tianxin with a determined look.
"Haha, that's the way it should be!"
"Old Xie, you must never give up easily! You have to seize every opportunity, who knows, you might just be able to prove the way to become an immortal. By then, you must protect your only grandson, me!"
Xie Tianxin laughed heartily and praised Xie Kui's decision.
"Lao Xie, I think we shouldn't wait for another day. It's better to take action today. Let's start tonight!"
Xie Tianxin looked excitedly at Xie Kui, as he had found another experimental guinea pig for himself ~
"We're starting tonight? Are you sure you don't need to take a break? And you just finished treating Li Hongyu's Jiu Ye?" Xie Kui asked with concern.
"It's okay, it's okay, I can do it. Hehe, working overtime is a common thing, let's start quickly!"
Xie Tianxin clapped his hands and said, taking out the equipment and various other things from his storage ring in excitement.
Xie Kui looked at Xie Tianxin suspiciously. Why is this kid more excited than me? Isn't he supposed to help me with training? Why is he so worked up?
Before long, Xie Tianxin prepared everything and had Xie Kui sit cross-legged in the middle of the room. Since there was no preparation for his own modified version of the Converging Spirit Array, he could only use Xie Kui's old Converging Spirit Array.
After Xie Kui opened the Spirit Gathering Array, he started to operate normally, and his body began to absorb spiritual energy. He slowly guided the flow of spiritual energy to circulate around his body and enter his dantian.
Xie Tianxin activated her clairvoyance, and the pale purple eyes observed the spiritual power around Xie Kui. The deep blue spiritual energy was being absorbed into Xie Kui's body and circulated clockwise around his body, transforming into thunder attribute spiritual power after entering his dantian.
But just after Xie Kui completed one cycle, a look of pain appeared on his face.
"Lao Xie, stop for now!"
Xie Kui gasped and asked, his face twisted in pain:
"Can you see anything?"
"Yes, your right foot, as well as your left shoulder, have been seriously injured before, and your spleen and stomach have been slow to channel spiritual power due to years of suspended practice and a lack of attention to diet in daily life."
"I need to guide your spiritual energy. After inhalation, a small part of the spiritual energy passes through these points, or try to avoid the operation of spiritual power through these points as much as possible, and the majority of the spiritual power bypasses through."
"Lao Xie, I know that the operation of your sect's martial arts is related to the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, do you understand the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams?" Xie Tianxin asked Xie Kui with a frown.
"Yes, I understand~ It is a prerequisite for entry into the Qingling Sect, and the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams are also the foundation for making formations and talismans."
"Well, it's good to know. I've only recently started to understand the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams in the past few months, and I've also learned some basic things on my own. There are some parts that I don't quite understand, so you'll need to teach me."
“我知道震为雷卦，但是震在身体上指示的是脾胃还脚足啊？”
“然后...”
谢天心不停求教着谢魁相关五行八卦的知识，因为他需要根据这些知识，找到可以替代谢魁受伤部位的地方，以便让谢魁可以继续顺畅修炼。
Late at night, it is quiet and still outside, with only the flickering candlelight shining through, the two of them continue to discuss and debate on religious doctrines until dawn.