Chapter 448: Chapter 299: Ghost Peak’s Hidden Weapons, Ghost Python Silver Spear, Green Snake Leaves the Island, and the Lady Arrives

Li Xian’s poison wound has healed, and the news spreads quickly. All the elders come to offer their congratulations. Ye Cheng advises Li Xian that after recovering from severe injuries, he should host a banquet to disperse bad luck and to publicly declare not to covet ladies and wealth anymore. Li Xian follows the suggestion, setting up a feast and inviting the common folk, disciples, elders, and others.

Hundreds of taels of silver were spent overall.

The banquet was filled with top-notch dishes, including "Steamed Bass," "Peach Blossom Brew," "Greasy Crab"... River fresh, sea fresh, and mountain fresh, with a rich variety of dishes.

After the banquet, several followers of the Flower Cage Sect wanted to enlist under Li Xian.

The Flower Cage Sect is loosely organized and chaotic, with disciples of various backgrounds, born poor, with low martial arts skills, and difficult to make big use of. Elders in the sect often cultivate confidants, win over followers to serve them, seeking importance, those climbing upwards would actively rely on elders, work for them, curry favor, and trade work for future prospects.

Although Li Xian is temporarily the "Order Holding Disciple," the position of "Elder Candidate" is within reach, which everyone knows. It’s just not publicly announced due to insufficient seniority. Hence, crafty and prudent disciples take the lead in joining him and showing loyalty in exchange for attention.

Li Xian currently has no intention of formulating factions, so he refused them all, those disciples felt regretful but dared not say much. Once the banquet ended, this matter was temporarily settled. External worries and internal troubles were all resolved.

Hao Qing Snake’s great enemy has already left the island.

The remaining days can be spent quietly practicing martial arts, honing the Martial Arts.

On this day.

[Xunfeng Breath]

[Skill Level: 396/1000 Mastery]

Li Xian’s breathing was peculiar. The length, thickness, shallowness, and softness varied. His chest sometimes puffed up like a round ball, sometimes deflated like a concave board. Every dozen breaths, he would expel a strand of impure, mixed air.

Though Xunfeng Breath is "Basic Martial Arts," it is vast and profound, inherited through generations, perfect and complete. It’s an ultimate skill of the Nangong Liuli lineage. Breathing is universal, and Xunfeng Breath can be practiced anytime, warding off toxins and strengthening the body...

The poison of "Yin Demon Heart-Eating Palm" was completely eradicated, Li Xian was brimming with blood and Qi, recovering well, leaving no trace of hidden injury. Nangong Liuli was both pleased and astonished, deeply impressed that Li Xian’s physique was strong beyond compare, with an extraordinary ability to detoxify and purify.

She thought further about this physique, its robustness and vitality, far from just this. Her face turned slightly red, her thoughts wandering, concealment of spring and shyness in her brows and eyes.

Life was pleasantly content and free. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Nangong Liuli diligently cared, grateful for Li Xian’s rescue, recalling every instance, she couldn’t help feeling moved: "Under the heavens, how many women truly have a man willing to risk danger to save her?" Her heart was like eating honey, indescribable joy.

Towards Li Xian, she was gentle as water, her heart was about to melt.

The Huang-named woman’s injury stabilized, her body’s blood openings gradually scabbed over. Li Xian spent dozens of silver, bought herbs, strange medicines... brewed them into medicinal soup for the Huang-named woman’s medicated bath. The condition improved day by day, but restoring to prior health was extremely challenging.

Li Xian did all that was humanly possible, without demanding more. Martial Arts progress yielded daily gains, Broken Demon Spear neared Perfection. Nangong Liuli spent the whole day practicing martial arts and researching the Five Elements with Li Xian, enjoying it immensely. When exhausted and drenched in sweat, they would enter the shell medicated bath to cleanse themselves.

She truly studied the "Flower Seeking Collection," "Sleepless Moon Record," "Jade Portrait Documentation," and other Hua Long Miscellaneous Books carefully. Upon first reading, her face was flush with embarrassment, feeling skittish. She couldn’t help but curse the Flower Cage Sect for being so improper, studying these various flowers; such lascivious books should all be burned for peace.

If it weren’t for Li Xian... she would never be willing with anyone like this. But learning proved fruitful, trying according to the miscellaneous books did indeed feel different, she couldn’t help thinking, the Flower Cage Sect was quite skilled in this path. Studying to refine temperament wasn’t entirely unacceptable.

The two deeply grasped the sect’s essence, recklessly roving earth and sky, enjoying themselves thoroughly. Days later, sudden news arrived, Li Xian was promoted to the "Printed Flower Disciple" of Flower Cage Sect, his position in the sect elevated significantly.

His strength was considerable. Followers felt convinced, Chief Shi and Yan Hao had quite a favorable impression of him, Ye Cheng wooed him into the sect, Tang Feng admired his charisma, Han Zisha schemed with him for profit. Meng Han avoided seeing him.

Alongside the arena, Li Xian’s "Broken Demon Spear" method danced with ghostly presence, exceptionally profound, leaving none brave enough to resist.

Unwittingly, Li Xian had already established himself. Promotion to "Printed Flower Disciple" was smooth.

He held the Order, reaching the Inner Island, registering in the Climbing Tower as ’Printed Flower Disciple.’ This matter was managed by "Meng Han," who pretended to be on sick leave, unwilling to meet him, acting narrow and mean.

Printed Flower Disciple belongs to the core of the sect, able to receive monthly funds, merit money, with discounts at Inner Island’s ’Hundred Instruments Tower,’ ’Hundred Flowers Tower.’

Moreover, capable of accepting tasks, leading followers out to seek flowers. If seeking flowers succeeds, capturing and returning to Water Altar, merit money and fund rewards are generous. Although Li Xian has assets on the island, to rise quickly, accepting tasks to seek flowers is imperative. Li Xian enjoys benefits in the Flower Cage but finds it difficult to harm the innocent.

The Flower Cage Sect, being loosely organized, has its advantages and disadvantages. Admission is lenient, with many disciples. While rank order is strict, due to the sect’s fluidity and loose structure, protection and nurturing given to disciples, even elders, is not as good as Li Mountain Sword Sect. Therefore, to acquire funding and expenses, one must manage their own establishments.

Li Xian, though promoted to "Printed Flower Disciple," has never left the island to seek flowers, staying at home, practicing martial arts alone. Occasionally, in leisure, he uses the leftover "Peach Blossom Spirit Wood" to make fishing rods, enjoying fishing by the lake.

Recently... flower boats have been docking successively. Flower Cage Sect elders gather at Water Altar, seemingly discussing some extremely important matter. Shi Yufei is busy with affairs, never seeking out Li Xian.

[Small Five Elements Stray]