Chapter 186 - 168: Fugui is Shocked, Pei Yingyao Admits Her Mistake

Li Chang’an sighed softly and put away the Memory Stone.

Back when he left the village, he had promised Xu Fugui’s parents that he would take good care of him.

But he couldn’t possibly watch over Xu Fugui every single moment. He could only help him mature as quickly as possible.

He returned to Mo Chen’s body, took his Storage Pouch and treasures, and burned the corpse to ashes.

’This man was a Foundation Establishment Disciple, after all. He operated in Yellow Crane Immortal City for so many years; there should be plenty of treasures in his Storage Pouch.’

Li Chang’an easily removed the restriction on the Storage Pouch and opened it to take a look.

The treasures inside were not as numerous as he had imagined.

Perhaps it was because Mo Chen had hired people multiple times to attack his three fellow disciples, spending a lot of Spirit Stones.

Li Chang’an quickly finished taking inventory.

Among them, only one Treasure caught his attention.

’This is...’

With a thought, a long incense stick appeared in his hand.

This Long Incense Stick was entirely pitch-black and emanated a cold, sinister Qi, making one feel deeply uncomfortable just looking at it.

With Li Chang’an’s current knowledge, he couldn’t immediately tell what this incense was for.

Just then, a weak voice suddenly came from the Venerable Soul Banner.

"Soul... Soul-Attracting Incense... can draw out a soul..."

’Soul-Attracting Incense?’

Li Chang’an was slightly startled, and a description of this kind of Treasure immediately surfaced in his mind.

He had seen it before in a book from the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower’s collection.

Some Cultivators encounter accidents during their cultivation, causing their souls to leave their bodies.

If the soul cannot be recalled in time, the physical body will decay, its life force will wane, and ultimately, it will have no choice but to walk the Reincarnation Path.

If they could find a Soul-Attracting Incense stick and light it quickly enough, they could recall the soul.

As for what the Venerable Soul Banner’s Artifact Spirit said about "drawing out a soul," that referred to a different situation.

Some souls do not originally belong to a body but have forcibly occupied it, usurping another’s place.

In this situation, one could also light a Soul-Attracting Incense to draw it out.

’This is quite a treasure. If I ever have an accident during cultivation that causes my soul to leave my body, I’ll have Dahuang light the Soul-Attracting Incense.’

A smile appeared on Li Chang’an’s face. This was a pleasant surprise.

According to the records in that book, Soul-Attracting Incense was extremely rare, something even a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator would have trouble finding. For Mo Chen to have one in his Storage Pouch must have been a stroke of luck on his part.

...

「Not long after.」

Li Chang’an returned to the Black Market.

He found Luo Baitong and handed him the Memory Stone.

"Daoist Luo, could you do me a favor? Find an errand runner and have this Memory Stone delivered to Xu Fugui at the Yuelai Restaurant."

"Alright!"

Luo Baitong was quite reliable.

He didn’t find an errand runner. Instead, he used his Righteous Dao identity and made the trip himself.

Soon, the Memory Stone was delivered into Xu Fugui’s hands.

"Daoist, what is the meaning of this?"

Xu Fugui didn’t understand and wanted a clear explanation.

Luo Baitong gave a mysterious smile and said, "Daoist Xu, you’ll understand after you watch the contents of this Memory Stone."

After speaking, he didn’t linger and turned to leave.

Xu Fugui frowned, his guard raised.

He had long since learned some of Li Chang’an’s cautiousness. He didn’t activate the Memory Stone directly, but instead retreated to a distance and controlled a Puppet to view its contents.

The moment the image appeared, Xu Fugui was stunned.

"Second Senior Brother?"

What happened next made his eyes grow wider and wider in disbelief.

After watching it all, Xu Fugui seemed to turn to stone, standing rooted to the spot for a long time.

He truly couldn’t believe that his Second Senior Brother, Mo Chen, would actually try to harm him.

All this time, he had looked up to Mo Chen as an older brother, and Mo Chen had treated him almost like a real younger brother.

But he couldn’t find any flaws in the images and sounds from the Memory Stone.

The several attacks Mo Chen mentioned also matched what had actually happened.

’Could it be? Have I been deceived by Second Senior Brother all this time?’

Xu Fugui’s gaze was vacant as he stared blankly at the Memory Stone.

At that moment, he suddenly recalled Li Chang’an’s words.

On the very first day Li Chang’an had arrived in Yellow Crane Immortal City, he had warned him that there was something wrong with Mo Chen.

But he hadn’t paid it any mind at the time, simply thinking it was a misunderstanding because Li Chang’an didn’t know Mo Chen well.

But now, the truth was laid out right before his eyes!

...

「That evening.」

Li Chang’an was in his residence, cultivating.

Xu Fugui suddenly came to visit.

He said remorsefully, "Big Brother, I misunderstood you before. There really is something wrong with my Second Senior Brother, Mo Chen!"

"Oh? What kind of problem?"

Li Chang’an feigned ignorance and asked.

Xu Fugui then recounted the entire matter from beginning to end.

He said that he had his Eldest Senior Sister and Master both look at it, and the images in the Memory Stone were almost certainly real.

In other words, if Mo Chen hadn’t died, he and Li Chang’an would have been killed sooner or later by the Tribulation Cultivator Mo Chen had hired.

"Big Brother, I didn’t listen to you and almost dragged you down with me!"

Xu Fugui was filled with regret.

It would have been one thing if he died himself, but he couldn’t drag Li Chang’an down with him.

In the recording, that Tribulation Cultivator was simply too strong. With a heaven-defying Treasure like the Venerable Soul Banner, if he had really attacked, Li Chang’an most likely wouldn’t have been able to stop him.

After he finished speaking, Li Chang’an smiled. "It’s fine. I have an Array protecting my residence. An ordinary Tribulation Cultivator can’t do anything to me."

"Brother Li, he’s no ordinary Tribulation Cultivator! That Li Fan is quite famous in the Black Market now. I’ve heard that even Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators can’t handle him!"

"He’s that strong?"

"Yes..."

Xu Fugui began recounting some of the rumors.

Some of which, even Li Chang’an himself had never heard.

’This isn’t a good thing. After all, as one’s fame grows, there will come a day when, like Lu Yuanji, I’ll end up being blamed for things I didn’t do.’

’Fortunately, Li Fan is just a fake identity.’

’If I provoke an enemy that’s too strong...’