Python Mountains, Vast-Gate's Secret Discussion

Spirit Treasures were not compulsory in setting up the foundation of Mystical Cultivation. Some Mystical Learners could advance without relying on any Spirit Treasure. However, those people were only forming the Mystical Core of a single extreme. It was much easier than Xu Yang who needed to form eight Mystical Cores. 

There were different Spirit Treasures that had the same attribute. The Flame Flower, Rage Stone, and Carmine were all treasures that could help to form the Fire Mystical Core. The Carmine was more advanced than the Rage Stone. Its success rate in forming the Fire Mystical Core was much higher than the Rage Stone's.　　 

Xu Yang had initially decided to use some normal Spirit Treasures to set up the foundations. However, he had gathered all the Spirit Treasures he needed at the Appraisal Conference, and most of them were even high-grade Spirit Treasures. He could not help but sigh. The golden age deserved its recognition, and the future era was not able to compare with it.　　 

'It's time to go to the Python Mountains again. It is unsafe to set up the foundations in Lin Yuan City. If someone were to disturb me, it's very likely that I will fail and I may suffer serious backlashes.' Xu Yang knew that one was most afraid of being disturbed by others when forming a Mystical Core. Most of the people would hire a stronger person to protect them when breaking through.　 

However, Xu Yang did not seek the Li family's help as he did not want to owe them anything. He decided to go deep into the mountains by himself and set up his foundation at a serene place.　　 

"Don't take too long, Brother." Xu Yu was sobbing. The last three months when Xu Yang was gone, she had suffered quite a lot.　 

"Don't worry, and remember not to go out when I'm gone. I'll be back soon, at most I'll be gone for half a month." Xu Yang caressed Xu Yu's head and said.　 

In one of the rooms at the Resting Area of Vast-Gate Dojo.　 

The man who was lying on the bed was Qi Shiliang. His chest bone was broken by Xu Yang in the fight. He looked sickly and his arrogance from before had disappeared. He was even coughing badly from time to time.　　 

"Father, you have to help Shiliang." A middle-aged woman with a few pockmarks on her face cried.　 

There was one older and one younger man opposite the middle-aged woman, they were the dojo master of Vast-Gate Dojo and his son Qi Hong.　　 

"Calm down, Qi Xiu." The dojo master sighed. He was always very pleased with his son Qi Hong. Qi Hong had advanced to the Primary Mystical Master stage when he was in his middle ages. The dojo master could be rest assured in handing over the family business to his son when he was to reach an old age.　 

However, he was rather worried about his daughter. His daughter, Qi Xiu, had no talent for cultivation. He wanted her to marry into a better family, but his daughter was deceived by Qi Shiliang's sweet words and ended up getting married to him. Vast-Gate Dojo had no choice but to accept this son-in-law.　 

Many years ago, Qi Shiliang used to be quite good-looking, and he was not fat as he was now. His surname was not Qi. He came from a small and poor family, the Zhao family. He married into the Qi family to change his fate. He wanted to ensure that his children would be given the surname Qi, not only that, he himself changed his surname to that of Qi.　

The dojo master gave Qi Shiliang a managerial position under the request of his daughter. He was in charge of the families of the guides who went to the Ascetic Road. It was an extremely easy job. No one would have imagined him being beaten up to such a state.　 

As for the managerial position that Qi Shiliang boasted about in front of Xu Yang, it was an overstatement. His managerial position was much lower than that of an actual manager.　　 

"What in the world happened?" Qi Hong was somehow distressed. "I asked you to compensate Song Ren's family members for their loss. How is it that you returned in such bad shape? You are a Mystical Warrior and the only family member he has is an eight-year-old girl."　　 

Qi Shiliang dared not speak. If the dojo master and Qi Hong were to find out that he had pocketed the pensions given by Vast-Gate Dojo, the result would not be as simple as a few months of recovering his current injuries. All the previous cases might be revealed and he was likely to be thrown out by the Qi family.　 

"It was the kid named Xu Yang. He took the pension claiming that he will take care of Song Ren's daughter." Qi Xiu sobbed. "Shiliang was beaten up after talking to him. Xu Yang is rampantly relying on his identity as a member of the Xu family."　 

"Xu Yang again?" The dojo master was in a panic. He himself had sent a Mystical Warrior to bring Xu Yang to him last time. However, the Mystical Warrior was not able to bring him back, and his Star Ocean was even sealed up. He also brought back shocking news when he returned to the dojo. 　 

That was, Lord Lin Yuan's second son had said that he would protect Xu Yang.　 

Vast-Gate Dojo was not only afraid of the Li family, but also Li Zhongxuan's strength. His strength was enough to make them cower in fear as he had reached the cultivation of a Primary Mystical Lord in his thirties. He was one of the strongest people in Lin Yuan City.　　 

"What should we do, Father?" Qi Hong asked.　　 

The dojo master scratched his head with his finger and sighed. He said, "What else can we do? We can only accept our fate. Xu Yang's identity is one thing, Li Zhongxuan's name itself is another. We are unable to provoke either of these two people."　 

Qi Hong was dissatisfied and said, "Father, even if the Li family is strong, they shouldn't disregard the rules and distort reality. Xu Yang was the one who crossed the line. If we were to go to the Governor Manor to seek justice, we will win because Xu Yang was the one who messed with us first. The reputation of the Li family would be strongly affected if Li Zhongxuan were to cover up Xu Yang's mistakes."　 

Reputation was crucial for a family. If one's reputation were ruined, the other factions would be unwilling to build relationships with the family. The decline of the family was expected if it were deserted by the other factions. 

Of course, for those who had no vision for the future, it was commonplace to desert others. They would not keep their promises and would do everything for their own benefit. Although such a person would be able to get a temporary benefit, he would be treated as a scapegoat of the family in order to ensure peace after.　　 

The dojo master waved his arm and said, "Okay, we'll do this. Qi Hong, send people to track Xu Yang's movements. Catch him and force him to tell the truth, then report to the Governor Manor."　 

The dojo master and Qi Hong went out of the room, and Qi Shiliang fell from his bed with a loud rumble.　 

Qi Xiu quickly went to help him up and asked with concern, "Shiliang, do you feel better?"　　 

Qi Shiliang sighed, "It's over, it's over! My corruption in pocketing the pensions will be revealed once they have confronted Xu Yang and the little girl. It's all over!"　 

Qi Xiu's face turned pale. She suddenly thought of something and said, "Shiliang, don't fret just yet. Didn't my father say that he would send people to catch Xu Yang first? I'll go to see my brother right now and ask him to let me handle this issue. I'll tell them to kill Xu Yang on the spot if he dares to refuse. We can treat Xu Yang's death as a careless mistake."　　 

The fat Qi Shiliang was energized and asked, "What if he doesn't resist?"　　 

Qi Xiu's eyes flashed with viciousness and said, "If he is obedient, we have a lot of ways to deal with him! Anyway, I must help you get revenge."　 

In the courtyard at the inner pavilion of the Thousand-Treasures Pavilion.　　 

"Little Official, please help me take care of my family when I go to the Python Mountains," Xu Yang said. "The actions of Vast-Gate Dojo are horrible. I'm afraid they will send people to get revenge as Qi Shiliang was beaten up by me."　 

"No problem. I'll send Li Feng to guard your residence." Li Wang said. "In fact, this kind of injustice should be governed by the Governor Manor. The fact that you had to handle this problem firsthand is already negligence on our side."　　 

Xu Yang was satisfied, he smiled as he felt rest assured. He had actually just thought of doing this right before his departure.　 

'It's impossible to not owe other people something in this world.' Xu Yang realized. 'Unless I were to go deep into the mountains all alone and go into isolation purely for cultivation.'　　 

Even without external factors, the advancement in stages was an extremely slow process. It was very common for someone to exhaust one's lifespan when advancing before he could even reach the next stage.

The way of Mystical Cultivation was like fighting for life with the gods. One's lifespan would increase by a certain amount every time he advances into the next stage. The legendary characters who were at the top of Mystical Cultivators were said to be immortal and unbreakable.