C14 The Guardian of the Depository of Scriptures

"This letter wasn't written by Lee Kui himself. According to what I know, he is still in seclusion and has yet to come out of seclusion. I think that it was written by the Great Elder on his behalf."

"Originally, the Great Elder sent this letter of war to me by a guard. I happened to bump into him halfway, so I brought it along with me." Butler Zhang explained.

"Did he really deliver it along the way? Are you sure you didn't bring it to First Madame?" Lee Aotian sneered.

" Hehe, you really can't hide anything from Second Young Master. I did take it to look for First Madame, but First Madame said this is a private matter between you and Lee Kui. Whether you fight or not, this is up to you to decide. She has no right to interfere. "

Butler Zhang did not expect Lee Aotian to guess everything, so he quickly explained with a smile.

"She already sent the letter of challenge to me, yet she still said that she has no right to interfere. Isn't it obvious that she wants me to accept the challenge? The Essence Crystal is already in place so quickly, and she even said that it was night before."

Lee Aotian muttered to himself as he weighed the Essence Crystal bag that Butler Zhang had sent over.

"I wonder how Second Young Master has considered this. If Great Elder asks about it, I can give him an answer as well." Butler Zhang asked with a smile.

"Butler Zhang, you were promoted by my father. Do you think I should accept the challenge, or should I refuse?"

Lee Aotian didn't reply immediately, but asked back.

"This... In my opinion, Second Young Master should just reject the offer. One should know that Lee Kui is most likely a Meditation Stage Level Four cultivation level now, and you are only a Meditation Stage Level One. "

"Although your performance today was outstanding to Great Elder Zhan, Great Elder didn't have the time to kill him. Otherwise, the result wouldn't be known."

"Also, according to the battle book, life and death are determined by fate in the arena. In other words, if you lose, Lee Kui will most likely take your life!"

After hesitating for a moment, Butler Zhang expressed his opinion.

"It's not very likely, but they will definitely take my life. Think about it, since they dared to issue a written challenge, they must have a very high chance of winning."

"That old bastard Lee Ke, he can't find an excuse to deal with me on the surface. He wants to let Lee Kui kill me in the arena, and the speed of his revenge is really fast. He didn't even give me a chance to catch my breath. "

Lee Aotian muttered with a complicated expression.

"As long as Second Young Master doesn't accept the challenge, everything will be fine. Although the Lee Family doesn't prohibit the disciples from fighting to the death in the arena, as long as one side doesn't accept the challenge, it can't be forced."

Butler Zhang suggested.

"Not accepting the challenge? Are you kidding me? If I don't fight, do you believe that I, Lee Aotian, will be a coward tomorrow? I can't afford to lose face. "

"How about this, you go and tell Lee Ke that I will fight Lee Kui three days later. Also, tell him to prepare two thousand Essence Crystal, and I will bet with him!"

Lee Aotian said with a playful expression.

"Two thousand Essence Crystal? Does Second Young Master want to reconsider? I still feel that this matter is inappropriate." Butler Zhang was still a little worried.

"There's nothing wrong with it. Just do as I say."

"Didn't Lee Kui claim to be the most talented disciple of the Lee Family's younger generation besides my big brother? I will break his high and mighty legend in front of so many people!"

Lee Aotian said with a solemn expression. He didn't look like he was joking at all.

Seeing Lee Aotian's firm attitude, although Butler Zhang felt helpless, he still obeyed the order and left quickly.

"Lee Kui... Hehe, defeating you isn't my goal. My goal is to bet two thousand Essence Crystal. It couldn't be helped. The cultivation resources in Taiyi City were too poor. Only by using this method can the Essence Crystal come quickly! "

"I have also agreed to Lau Piaopiao's request and created some trouble for the Great Elder's bloodline!"

After Butler Zhang left, Lee Aotian muttered with a cold smile.

If he wanted to return to his peak and kill his way back to East Barren Planet to take revenge, he had to speed up his cultivation and break through realms. All of this required sufficient cultivation resources to support it.

As a Ancestor in his previous life, he naturally couldn't let go of his arrogance when he asked Lee Aotian to hunt down low grade Demon Beast in exchange for that pitiful amount of Essence Crystal. However, it would be different if he gambled on it. This way, the Essence Crystal would come quickly.

He opened the Essence Crystal bag that Butler Zhang had sent over. There were a total of twenty Essence Crystal in it.

These Essence Crystal were bigger than the average low grade Essence Crystal, and the spiritual light emitted from them was even more dazzling.

Lee Aotian knew that these were all middle grade Essence Crystal, and they contained an extremely shocking amount of Yuan Qi. One Essence Crystal was equivalent to 100 low grade Essence Crystal's Yuan Qi.

Although there were a lot of Essence Crystal on his body right now, and it was enough for his cultivation level to break through a few realms, Lee Aotian was not in a hurry to use the Essence Crystal to cultivate.

The reason for this was mainly because of the Ziyun Pavilion's auction at night.

Although he knew that the chances of something good appearing in the auction was low in Cultivation City, which was a remote place like Taiyi City, he was not afraid of anything. Lee Aotian decided to wait until the auction ended.

After all, it would be a pity if he encountered something he liked and didn't have an Essence Crystal to buy it.

Although Lee Aotian majored in the Sword Dao in his previous life, he still had some connections in artifact forging, alchemy, talisman making, and formation.

Currently, his strength was too weak. If he wanted to improve the cultivation level as soon as possible, he would have to rely on these unorthodox powers.

If he wanted to borrow the strength of these unorthodox sects, he needed some corresponding materials. This was also the reason why Lee Aotian asked Zhang San, Lee Si, to buy materials. It was also the reason why he agreed to let Lee Qi participate in the auction.

Lee Aotian looked out the window and saw that it was still early. He hesitated for a moment and then walked out of the room.

Although Lee's Mansion was located in Taiyi City, it occupied a large area. Just the number of houses and buildings added together was more than three to four hundred.

This did not include the martial arts field, the back mountain, and other large areas.

Walking on the bluestone paved path, Lee Aotian quickly attracted a lot of attention.

Most of these eyes belonged to the servants of Lee Family. The way they looked at Lee Aotian was filled with respect and fear.

The news of Lee Aotian fighting Lee Ke and injuring him had spread across the entire Lee's Mansion.

Everyone in Lee's Mansion knew that the current Lee Aotian was no longer the weak and easily bullied Lee Aotian. He was now a powerful and ruthless figure who was not to be trifled with.

He didn't care about the passers-by's gaze. After a series of twists and turns, he arrived in front of a magnificent three-story building in the inner courtyard of Lee's Mansion.

The name of this building was Sutra Pavilion, and it was the place where the inheritance of the Lee Family's Cultivation Arts was located. Almost all of the cultivation techniques and skills of the Lee Family were stored in this building.

However, every member of the Lee Family had a chance to enter the Sutra Pavilion every year to choose their cultivation techniques and skills.

Among them, those who were in the Refinement realm could only enter the first level of the Sutra Pavilion, while those who were in the Refinement realm could enter the second level.

As for the third level, only those who were in the Foundation Stage could enter.

Because each person was only allowed to enter once a year, the Sutra Pavilion was very deserted, and basically no one was there.

With great familiarity, Lee Aotian quickly walked to the entrance of the Sutra Pavilion.

Just as he was about to knock on the door, he did not expect the door to open from the inside, and then a white-haired old man walked out from inside.

This white-haired old man wore a gray robe. He had a hunched back and was holding a walking stick made of dead wood in his hand. He seemed to have experienced the vicissitudes of life.

Although the hunchbacked old man looked old and weak, no one in the Lee Family dared to offend him.

This was because he possessed a Foundation Level Six cultivation level, which was two minor realms stronger than the Great Elder, Lee Ke. Even if Lee Ke came to Sutra Pavilion to pick a skill, he wouldn't dare to break the rules.

Lee Aotian was no stranger to this hunchbacked old man who suddenly appeared.

This man was the guardian of Sutra Pavilion, and his status in Lee Family was even higher than Lee Ke's. As for his exact name, Lee Aotian didn't know. Everyone in Lee Family called him Elder Zheng.

"Isn't this Lee Aotian? If I remember correctly, you only came to Sutra Pavilion half a year ago. It hasn't even been a year. Why are you here again?"

Elder Zheng casually glanced at Lee Aotian and said with an indifferent expression. Not only did he mention Lee Aotian's name, he also remembered when he came.

"Elder Zheng, I did come here half a year ago. But it's different now. Yesterday, I broke through to the Qi Refining stage with the cultivation level. According to the rules of the family, I can now go to the second floor of Sutra Pavilion. I'm going to choose a Mid Yellow Level martial skill or divine ability. "

Lee Aotian explained with a smile.

"Mm... You actually broke through to the Meditation Stage. I remember half a year ago, you were only at the sixth level of Body Refining. How is this possible!"

The Divine Sense emerged from his body and sensed the Vital Essence aura in Lee Aotian's body. Elder Zheng found it hard to believe. Although he rarely left Sutra Pavilion, he had paid special attention to Lee Aotian, the second young master of Lee Family.

He had never thought that Lee Aotian's cultivation level would improve so quickly after half a year of not seeing him. He had already reached the Meditation Stage.