The Dao dies but I live on, the spiritual energy dries up but I remain evergreen

The general trend of the world cannot be changed by a "bow and crossbow".

Even if Li Changxiao really designed the crossbow.

Staffing is also a big problem.

It is very difficult to say whether the world is getting better or worse.

"Your Highness, that little thing is nothing more than an innocent fantasy of my childhood."

“I can’t design it.”

Li Chang smiled and refused.

"Brother, are you really not going to consider it again?" Li Tianxia's expression remained unchanged, but a strange light flashed deep in her eyes.

"No." Li Changxiao said, "If there is nothing else, I will leave first."

With that said, he turned and left.

At the same time, I was muttering in my heart.

This mess ruined my mood for drinking.

"Wait a minute, brother." Li Tianxia sat down slowly, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

There was still a smile on his face.

But it seems that he is no longer as peaceful and passionate as before.

"Did my cousin smash the Lianmin Pawnshop some time ago?" Li Tianxia asked calmly.

Li Changxiao stopped and it seemed that the princess came prepared.

Li Tianxia continued: "Maybe you don't know."

"The Lianmin Pawnshop was built by the Fifth Prince Li Tianyu. He happened to come to Qingxiu City today. After hearing that his pawnshop was smashed, he was furious and sent people to search everywhere."

"I know that my cousin has martial arts skills. Even if he doesn't seal his skills and doesn't use any spiritual energy, it will be difficult for ordinary people to get close to him."

"But what if we face the assassins and the army trained by Li Tianyu?"

"If we are forced to use our spiritual energy at that time, it will be more trouble than gain."

Li Tianxia gave advice with good intentions.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is exhausted.

The withering of all things is not just talk. The suppression of the cultivators is comprehensive and there is no blind spot.

A monk's strength comes partly from himself.

The other part is the ability to resonate with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

When the spiritual energy is at its peak, a Nascent Soul cultivator can destroy a mountain with a snap of his fingers. However, after the spiritual energy is exhausted, without the resonance of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it would be extremely difficult for a Nascent Soul cultivator to destroy a mountain with a snap of his fingers.

The power that could be exerted was weakened by at least 70%!

Even Li Changxiao was no exception to this, but his situation was better. He didn't need to save spiritual energy, and...his ability to control dreams was not affected by this.

Although he couldn't destroy a mountain with a flick of his fingers, it was still easy for him to chop it down with a sword.

However, from Li Tianxia's perspective.

He didn't know that Li Changxiao didn't need to save spiritual energy. He thought that he was just like an ordinary cultivator, who was frugal with spiritual energy and that using every strand of it would be like costing his life.

At this moment, seeing Li Changxiao stop, she thought that she had already controlled this cousin.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly.

She continued to add fuel to the fire, "Perhaps you don't know, brother, but Li Tianyu brought a total of 8,000 cavalrymen with him on this trip. These cavalrymen are not ordinary cavalrymen."

"Everyone inside was once a Jindan cultivator. Their lifespans have reached the end and are less than a hundred years old."

"But there is still a lot of spiritual energy. You should understand what this means, right?"

The words fell.

Even Zhao Qing's pupils shrank slightly.

The army felt the pressure.

Everyone's life span is determined when he is born. This innate life span is called "natural life span".

Then, by practicing and breaking through one realm after another, you will gain extra lifespan.

These extra lifespans are snatched from the Heaven, and are called "secondary lifespans", which will be consumed first.

Originally, there is no difference between "natural life" and "secondary life", but when spiritual energy is exhausted and all things wither, "secondary life" needs realm and spiritual energy to maintain.

In this era, once a cultivator loses his spiritual energy, these secondary lifespans will quickly decline.

However, some Jindan monks have been surviving in this world and have lived until now, and have "spent" all of their second lifespan that they snatched from the Heavenly Dao.

Only his own "life" is left, that is to say...

People like them no longer need to try so hard to preserve their spiritual energy.

Because... they live that long with spiritual energy, and they live that long without spiritual energy!

These "natural lifespans" are their original lifespans and will not be reduced due to the disappearance of spiritual energy in their bodies.

There is a trick to this.

It was figured out by those super powerful people after the spiritual energy was exhausted.

Plus.

Now the spiritual energy is exhausted and it is no longer what it used to be.

In the past, the Nascent Soul cultivators had spiritual energy in their bodies that resonated with the heavens and the earth, as well as with the spiritual energy of the outside world. How dare those eight thousand Golden Cores come and cause trouble?

Even if there were eighty thousand Jindan cultivators, they would be crushed if they encountered a powerful Yuanying cultivator.

But now...the unreachable swan of the Golden Core and Nascent Soul has also been eliminated by about seven layers.

Facing eight thousand golden elixirs?

You can win, but it won’t be easy!

Zhao Qing looked at Li Changxiao, curious about what decision he would make.

Li Changxiao paused for a moment, then took a sip of wine, laughed and walked off the boat.

Inside the cabin.

Li Tianxia looked unhappy. She had used both threats and inducements, but Li Changxiao just refused.

There was a cold flash in her eyes.

……

When the two got off the boat.

The night market has gradually become deserted.

The two walked along the river, and there were few pedestrians on the road.

"You're quite courageous." Zhao Qing said softly.

"Guard?" Li Chang smiled and said, "Not really."

"I am just a small follower, it is not worth him to mobilize 8,000 Golden Core Cavalry. At most, he can send a few Jianghu people to hunt me down and harass me."

Li Changxiao said, "Compared to this, I am more curious about what exactly caused the two royal families to come here at the same time."

Zhao Qing frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "I might be able to guess some reasons."

"Li Shanhe suffered a huge loss of spiritual energy during that assassination attempt."

"There is only one reason I can think of that would allow these princes and princesses to come here, and that is that there might be a treasure that can prolong life discovered here."

Li Changxiao nodded and said, "So, Li Tianxia and the others came here to obtain the treasure of longevity and return to present it to Li Shanhe."

……

at the same time.

About 300 meters in front of Li Changxiao, at the shore of the river, there were seven men lurking under the water, looking at the two of them coldly.

"Hey, brother, I've checked. There are at least four hundred taels in that cloth bag!" A man communicated using sign language.

Immediately, someone's eyes widened, "Four hundred taels? Did you read that correctly? This is not a small amount."

The man retorted: "How could that be? When have I ever made a mistake in chasing the eye of the storm? Even through a wall, I can see it clearly."

He continued to communicate in sign language: "No, it's more than four hundred taels. There are at least nearly five hundred taels in the bag!"

As soon as this information came out.

The pupils of the other people lurking under the water contracted instantly, and then became extremely hot.

The seven continued their discussion using sign language.

"If this vote is successful, we won't have to worry about the rest of our lives!"

"Do you know the strength of that swordsman? Is he famous in the martial arts world?"

"No, he is probably an unknown person. If the seven of us work together, we can definitely accomplish this!"