Chapter 508: Opening a Mansion

Zhu Fengdan was right. There was nothing wrong with his judgment of Li Qi.

Li Qi was a smart man, but unfortunately, too smart.

In nature, the weight and muscles of silverback gorillas are much better than leopards. From the data on paper, silverback gorillas should be stronger than leopards.

But in fact, leopards often prey on silverback gorillas and use them as common food.

Because the silverback gorilla is too smart, his perception is very sharp. He will feel danger and want to retreat when he is slightly injured.

But the leopard, with half the weight of the gorilla, can pounce on it and bite it to death.

Li Qi is this silverback gorilla.

Smart, sensitive, able to clearly distinguish danger, but because of this, he becomes cowardly and even worse than the leopard, which is weaker than himself.

So, Li Qi has to do something not so smart.

Since Li Qi cares so much about Shen Shuibi, let's put Shen Shuibi in the front, so that Li Qi can be forced to rush out naturally.

Whether it is active or forced, it's the same.

After Zhu Fengdan left, the two sat opposite each other at the dining table and talked about what happened before.

Feeling Shen Shuibi's gaze, Li Qi felt angry and regretful.

He was angry because the matter had been decided, and he regretted... because Li Qi himself was not motivated and failed to grasp the last chance.

Li Qi knew that at the moment when Zhu Fengdan showed the Dharma, if Li Qi could stand up and face it, maybe Zhu Fengdan would change his mind.

So at that moment, Li Qi was ready to show himself, show his courage, show his courage, and let Zhu Fengdan look at him with new eyes.

However, when the Dharma really came, Li Qi realized that some things really could not be changed by "determination" or "will". Subjective consciousness can do many things, but it can't change objective reality.

What is engraved in the heart is always engraved in the heart. No matter how brave you pretend to be, you are not really brave, and you will always be exposed.

At that moment... Li Qi, who was ready and intended to perform well, saw the emptiness of the magic path in Zhu Fengdan's Dharma image.

The emptiness of the magic path! What does this represent?

Countless thoughts, countless ideas, countless plans and countermeasures instantly surged in Li Qi's thinking organs. In the end, this fear from the devil and Zhu Fengdan instantly swept his soul and brain.

The devil prince said that the first reaction of the weak is to escape.

There is no doubt that Li Qi escaped at that moment.

Hugging Shen Shuibi tightly, he was not only thinking, if it was the devil prince, would the devil prince retreat at that moment?

It shouldn't be.

He has a strong heart that he doesn't have, which is also what Zhu Fengdan hopes Li Qi has.

"Do you really have to force it?" Li Qi asked.

Shen Shuibi replied: "I don't know... but what the great Zhu did must have a deep meaning. He doesn't need to tell you all the purposes. He can tell you these in advance because you are his apprentice."

Li Qi didn't speak.

This makes sense, but it hurts to say it.

"Don't worry, he won't hurt you. Besides, I have some means to save my life, so it's unlikely that anything will happen." Shen Shuibi said.

"No, I have to think of other ways, but... it's not convenient to talk here, let's go first." Li Qi let go of his hand, stood up, and decided to find a way later.

Shen Shuibi was puzzled: "Go? Where to go?"

"We can't live here all the time. Go to the clan temple and apply for a cave house. After that... let's live there. It can be regarded as a home." Li Qi sighed and said so.

No matter what, we have to face it. Even if we are afraid in our hearts, we have to find a way and take it slowly.

"Settling down... Yes, it seems that this is the first real home. It's just right. That's it. You go to the clan temple, and I'll go to look for furniture and other items." Shen Shuibi clapped her hands and suddenly realized that Li Qi was planning to open his own house.

She directly threw away the things that Li Qi had been entangled with before. To be honest, she didn't care about it at all.

Li Qi was very entangled before she went online. He had countless thoughts in his mind, entangled together, and didn't know what to do, but for Shen Shuibi, there was nothing to think about.

Whether she was a disciple of Luofu Mountain, the heir of the Sun and Moon True Lead Cauldron, or Li Qi's wife, these three identities all resulted in only one result, that is, she must participate in the war.

For the survival of Luofu Mountain, for the Sun and Moon True Lead Cauldron not to be robbed, and for Li Qi's path, it should be so. Since it should be so, just do it naturally, why consider so many other things.

Is it because you might die, so you won't go?

You still have to go, so why bother?

There is no good or evil, the true nature is in one heart, this is how Shen Shuibi thinks about things.

So compared to participating in the war, she is more concerned about the cave house, after all, the cave house shows that the two have really established a firm foothold.

Opening a house by yourself is a big deal.

This means that you have completed your apprenticeship and no longer need to live in your master's cave. You have the ability to walk on your own, can set up your own cave, and are qualified to be someone else's master.

Once you have opened your own cave, you are no longer a child. From now on, you will walk the world alone and take on your own responsibilities.

The Dao sect attaches great importance to this. Generally, when opening a cave alone, a ceremony will be held to invite guests to celebrate the completion of the cave. It also means that one has taken up the responsibility of carrying the sky alone from now on. From a sapling to a big tree, it is already lush and green, supporting and protecting the people below.

In the human world, opening a cave is more solemn. Not everyone can open one. "A mansion" is an administrative agency. Opening a mansion means that you have become a regional official, truly mastering a piece of heaven and earth, and becoming the highest decision-maker in the local area.

This shows the importance of the word "opening a mansion".

Therefore, Shen Shuibi attaches great importance to this and immediately prepares the things needed for the cave.

Li Qi also understands this, but he really can't get up the interest to do those things now.

If going to the front line is a destined thing, then other ways must be found to keep Shen Shuibi alive.

Compared to this, things like caves are just a place to live.

After the two finished their meal, they cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, stayed where they were honestly, and then separated again.

Shen Shuibi excitedly prepared all kinds of things needed for opening a mansion, while Li Qi prepared the cave itself.

There are actually quite a lot of requirements for opening a mansion in Wushen Mountain. Not everyone is qualified to have a formal cave here. After all, a formal cave is not just a hilltop.

Equipped with protective formations, built spiritual sources, and then, the reason why the "cave" is called a "cave". Generally speaking, there will be many caves inside. As an internal space expansion, the cost of a cave is not low.

If you have money to build a cave, it can be said to be independent.

But it is different inside Wushen Mountain. These caves have been built and you can move in with your luggage. You just need to allocate them. As a sixth-grade and a son of Wushen Mountain, Li Qi has basically met these requirements. He only needs to apply to the clan temple and the clan members in charge of this area, and then wait for approval.

Li Qi came to the clan temple. The decoration here is not luxurious, because luxury is useless, but Li Qi can still find that the floor tiles here are all fourth-grade divine gold, and this is only the outermost layer.

The decoration style is not luxurious. In fact, this place should be a large fortress. After all, this is the clan temple, which stores the information of all the disciples of Wushen Mountain. If this place is breached, most of the disciples of Wushen Mountain will be caught.

It's better to be on guard.

"Hello, I'm here to apply for a cave. Here are my information." Li Qi walked to the document office and took out a wisp of book air, which recorded his information and his unique characteristics of the Tao.

"Okay, wait a minute." A clan member with dead fish eyes collected Li Qi's book air and began to read.

It was quiet here. There were many people around to do business, but everyone was quite silent. Even if they spoke, they were cautious, and no one made a loud noise.

Because this is an important facility for the clan.

As one of the three orthodox lineages of witches, the clan members are well known for their great power, and the clan members are responsible for the internal affairs of the entire Wushen Mountain, belonging to the management.

The fortune tellers are not in charge of things, they are mainly responsible for being staff and consultants, and occasionally some tasks, while the blessing people are responsible for external affairs, wars, mediation and other things. The division of labor is very clear.

While waiting, Li Qi looked around. The people in the clan temple were not enthusiastic, but they did not make things difficult. Everything was handled in a fair and just manner and according to regulations.

The clan members were very fast. Li Qi only waited for about a quarter of an hour before an address and a key-shaped magic weapon were delivered to him.

"This mountain has no name, a sixth-grade cave mansion, of which three sixth-grade caves are fixed, one produces medicine, and two are empty. You can deal with it yourself, but if you arrange high-risk things, such as raising evil beasts, or cutting off a piece of hell and putting it in, please report this matter in advance and do a safety assessment." The clan member said lightly.

Li Qi wiped his sweat and said, "Has anyone done this before?"

"It happens every year, so safety assessment is very important." The clan member reminded: "Before, someone secretly raised the cubs of the iron-eating beast, which resulted in the loss of two fourth-grade caves, which were eaten clean. These losses are all self-inflicted, so you have to pay attention to yourself."

"Be sure to pay attention." Li Qi nodded.

Which immortal is so brave?

Forget it, it doesn't matter, just get the address of your own cave.

Then, use magic to send a message to Shen Shuibi.

Li Qi stamped his feet, and a special wave came out along the ground veins. Shen Shuibi could feel it as long as she paid a little attention.

Then I will go there first, open the cave, and clean it up.

Flying all the way, we soon arrived at the place.

This place is about 40,000 miles away from the clan temple, which is considered to be a relatively core place in Wushen Mountain.

This is a very ordinary-looking mountain, covering a large area, surrounded by hundreds of miles, and the highest point is where the cave is located. The point where the mountain air and water air of the Baili Mountain Range converge, it is full of spiritual spirits and a fairy mountain atmosphere.

The mist was thick. Standing here, you could feel the spiritual energy coming towards you. Not only that, you could also feel the vitality. There were some ordinary mortals, ordinary beasts, and normal mountain spirits and wild monsters living around.

Li Qi sat on the top of the mountain, took out the key-shaped magic weapon, and gently activated it.

But he saw a cave on the top of the mountain. The big rock at the door fell, revealing the cave inside. The cave house, rock walls, mountains and rivers, stars, sun and moon, were mysterious and incomprehensible. Looking closely, it was like the scenery of the human world.

There are three sixth-grade caves running independently, like the circulation of the law of nature.

This thing is very valuable, but unfortunately it has been fixed here and belongs to the public property. It is only temporarily given to Li Qi.

However, this "temporary" period is very long, like an era, and it can be extended at any time. As long as Li Qi is alive and applies for an extension every era, it will always be his.

If he dies or disappears for a long time, this cave will still be used by others in the future. After all, although there are many hills near Wushen Mountain, the number is limited after all. A cave covering an area of ​​100 miles cannot be wasted like this.

Looking at this cave, Li Qi flew into it and found a stone to sit down.

There was nothing inside except the scenery. All the things and things needed were given to Shen Shuibi to buy. It should be done in two or three days.

But at this time, Li Qi saw that there was a sudden thumping sound from the entrance of the cave.

It was not the sound of falling rocks, but the breath of people outside.

"Huh? The door is not closed, please come in." Li Qi said so.

I just arrived, and someone came to visit? Is it a neighbor or something?

Thinking of this, I saw an old cow coming in from outside.

It was really a magical and majestic cow, three feet long and ten feet high, with white skin all over, black gold horns, knotty muscles, moving, exuding a sense of oppression, and looked like a seventh-grade cow.

The old cow kept its original body, lowered its head, walked in carefully, and then said loudly: "I am the mountain god of Xuanjing Mountain, my name is Niuhuang, meet Zhu Ren!"

"Before Zhu Ren opened the mountain, I learned that Zhu Ren came to guide the cave, so I came to pay my respects, but I am just a mountain god, wild and ignorant, uninformed, poor and helpless, the mountain path is deserted day by day, and I have never brought any gifts, only some disrespectful gifts, please accept them."

As he said, the old cow immediately half-knelt, and a ball of air floated over, which was actually a ball of refined heavenly way, which should be the control of an outside world.

The gift he was talking about should be this world outside the domain. It must be painful.

But Li Qi did not accept it, but just couldn't help laughing.

This name... named Niu Huang, are you serious?

He just laughed, and then he couldn't laugh again. There was nothing he could do. He had something on his mind.

Li Qi waved his hand and said, "Niu Huang, I just came to open my house. There is no need to pay a visit, let alone a gift. I am already happy that you can come to congratulate me. I'd better take back this gift. I just trouble you to notify the spirits, monsters, humans and beasts who have entered the door of cultivation in the mountains, and notify them to come and have a drink of light wine to celebrate for me."

"Accept the order of the blessing!" The old cow bowed quickly, but was not in a hurry to leave.