Therefore, there is only one possibility left: the spiritual veins here have been tampered with.
Since Li Yao happened to run into two disciples of the Tianyu Sect, he asked them to lead the way and look around to see if they could find the location of a spiritual vein and solve the problem of the depleted spiritual energy here.
Because Li Yao has already set his sights on this place and wants to use it as his base to establish a new sect.
"Brother, please feel free to look around if you wish. We have important business to attend to, so we'll take our leave."
The young man did not want to stay in Tianyu Mountain any longer.
He had long hated this place, feeling that it had ruined his life.
Li Yao glanced at the young man and laughed, "Are you two planning to betray the Tianyu Sect and join another faction?"
The young man's expression changed upon hearing this.
Betraying one's sect and joining another is extremely taboo for righteous people and is despised by others.
People generally wouldn't choose this path unless absolutely necessary.
The young man suddenly burst into laughter and said, "The Tianyu Sect is now just me and my junior sister. It's practically defunct. What's the point of talking about betrayal?"
"Rare indeed, very rare..."
"What a pity, what a pity..."
Li Yao looked thoughtfully at the two young men and women in front of him and said a few puzzling things.
The young woman asked with curiosity, "What's so rare? And why is it such a pity?"
Instead of answering, Li Yao asked, "What are your names?"
Without much thought, the young woman replied, "My name is Wen Qingqing, and my senior brother's name is Xiao Yuchen."
"Junior Sister!"
"How could you tell our names to outsiders!"
The young man named Xiao Yuchen tried to stop Wen Qingqing, but it was too late.
"I think this man is a good person. What harm is there in telling him our names?"
Wen Qingqing is kind and naive, and has no sense of caution towards people. In addition, Li Yao has a kind appearance, which makes her even less wary of him.
If she knew that Li Yao was a ruthless person and not as kind as he appeared, I wonder what she would think.
Then she asked Li Yao, "By the way, brother, what's your name?"
Li Yao smiled and said, "My name is Li Yao."
Still pondering Li Yao's puzzling words, Wen Qingqing asked curiously, "What did you mean by 'rare' and 'regret'?"
Li Yao then carefully examined Xiao Yuchen and Wen Qingqing and said, "I see that you two have excellent aptitudes, which is quite rare. It's just a pity that you chose the wrong sect and the wrong place. Otherwise, you would have already achieved great things."
"real?"
Wen Qingqing's eyes lit up.
She remembered that when she was a child, her master had said that she and her senior brother had good aptitude.
Now some people are saying this about them again.
Receiving praise from others is certainly a pleasant thing.
However, her senior brother Xiao Yuchen was not happy at all.
Xiao Yuchen took Wen Qingqing's hand and said, "Junior sister, let's go. Why waste time talking to a stranger!"
Li Yao said, "As long as you two are willing to become my disciples, you will surely achieve something within five years."
He had already discerned that Xiao Yuchen and Wen Qingqing possessed exceptional talent, believing that their abilities were no less than those of Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan.
Therefore, he had the idea of taking them as his apprentices.
"real?"
Wen Qingqing's eyes lit up again.
Xiao Yuchen sneered, "You're not much older than us, yet you expect us to become your disciples. It's utterly ridiculous."
Then, he said to Wen Qingqing, "Junior sister, ignore him, let's go."
After saying that, he pulled Wen Qingqing away.
Li Yao said again, "Actually, the spiritual veins here have not dried up; they have just been tampered with. As long as we find the location of the spiritual veins, we can make them reappear."
Are you telling the truth?
Wen Qingqing immediately stopped in her tracks.
Honestly, even though this place is desolate, she has gotten used to it and doesn't really want to leave.
Xiao Yuchen, however, did not want to stay here and did not believe Li Yao's words.
He pulled Wen Qingqing aside and said, "Junior sister, don't believe him. The spiritual veins here have long since dried up. Where would there be any spiritual veins left?"
However, Wen Qingqing wanted to stay, so she said, "Senior brother, why don't we stay and look for the spiritual vein? If we really can't find it, then we can leave."
Seeing that Wen Qingqing refused to leave, Xiao Yuchen hesitated for a moment and then said to Li Yao, "What makes you say there's still a spiritual vein here?"
Li Yao smiled and said, "How about we make a bet? If I find the spiritual vein, you will all become my disciples."
Xiao Yuchen said, "What if you can't find it?"
Li Yao said, "Then I will teach you a skill that will be enough for you to travel the world."
"I don't care about mere martial arts skills!"
Xiao Yuchen pursed his lips. What he pursued was the supreme Taoist magic, not martial arts.
Li Yao didn't say much, but smiled slightly and gently waved his right hand.
Suddenly, he thrust his palm out at the distant hilltop.
Cloud-Dispelling Palm!
The next moment, a violent tornado swept across the area, and the world suddenly changed color.
In an instant, a loud 'boom' was heard, and the small mountain was blasted to pieces and leveled to the ground.
"What amazing palm technique!"
Wen Qingqing was immediately stunned, her big, dark eyes widening as big as fists.
"!!!"
Xiao Yuchen was even more stunned.
He never expected that mere martial arts skills could produce such great power, no less than those mystical Taoist techniques.
If he were to truly learn this palm technique, it would indeed allow him to make a name for himself in the martial arts world.
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"What... what kind of palm technique is this? It can actually flatten a mountain!"
Wen Qingqing's eyes widened in disbelief.
Li Yao said calmly, "This is called the Cloud-Dispelling Palm. It can draw upon the power of heaven and earth and has the ability to turn clouds into rain."
As he spoke, his gaze fell upon Xiao Yuchen.
"Okay, I'll bet with you!"
Xiao Yuchen has already set her sights on this 'Cloud-Dispelling Palm' technique.
He felt that it was impossible for any spiritual veins to still exist in Tianyu Mountain.
Therefore, Li Yao is destined to lose this time.
That means he's guaranteed to win this bet.
He was afraid that Li Yao would change his mind, causing him to miss out on the 'Cloud-Dispelling Palm'.
So he immediately accepted the bet.
Li Yao naturally took Xiao Yuchen's thoughts into account.
Xiao Yuchen is ambitious and truly a promising talent.
A person without ambition, no matter how talented, will never achieve anything.
Only by constantly pursuing progress and higher levels of self-cultivation can one achieve something.
Li Yao intends to establish a new sect and needs to recruit such talents to carry forward the new sect.
After the bet was settled, Li Yao asked Xiao Yuchen and Wen Qingqing to take him to the Tianyu Mountain area to search for the location of the spiritual vein.
While searching for the spiritual vein, Li Yao inquired with Xiao Yuchen and the other about the Tianyu Sect and Tianyu Mountain.
Soon, he gained a general understanding of the Tianyu Sect.
Because the Tianyu Sect was not very powerful, it was not mentioned in the original work.
However, the history of Tianyu Gate is quite long.
The reason why Tianyu Sect has no reputation is mainly because Tianyu Sect does not have a cultivation technique that it can be proud of.
In the world of Xianxia (fantasy martial arts), without a top-tier cultivation technique, it's practically impossible to make a name for yourself.
Just like Qingyunzi, the founder of the Qingyun Sect, if he hadn't obtained the nameless ancient scroll and acquired various magical techniques, the Qingyun Sect wouldn't be the leader of the righteous path today.
Today, Li Yao's "The True Scripture of the Great Dao" has incorporated "The Great Brahma Prajna" and "The Taiji Xuanqing Dao".
He believed that with his abilities, coupled with the "True Scripture of the Great Dao," he would surely be able to establish a new sect, become the number one sect in the world, and leave a deep mark on this world.
Of course, in this process, he can seize the resources of this world for his own use and continuously improve his cultivation.
Although Tianyu Mountain is not as vast as Qingyun Mountain, it still covers a large area.
Li Yao and his two companions searched for a long time but found no spiritual vein.
They did, however, encounter quite a few animal skeletons and remains.
The sight of the stark white remains terrified Wen Qingqing, turning her face pale.