Cultivation begins with planting techniques

boom!
The sword energy scattered, and countless plants and trees disintegrated, turning into wood spirit energy that returned to heaven and earth. Wisps of golden flame spread and fell on the mountainside, instantly igniting a great fire.

Many disciples who were supporting the operation of the formation suffered a backlash and were killed on the spot by the sword energy.

Some who remained at their posts were struck by golden flames falling from the sky, instantly turning into firemen who were burned to ashes in no time.

Once the great formation was broken, the Changqing Sect's mountain gate suffered enormous losses due to the violent backlash.

Once a beautiful and lush land with lush trees and abundant vegetation, the Muxing treasure land has been reduced to a desolate wasteland in the blink of an eye.

The backlash against Du Yi'an and his fellow disciples was even more severe; they were all seriously injured and coughed up blood, their magical power and true essence were in great chaos.

As for the cultivators who had just been thinking that Changqing Sect actually had such a trump card and might not be unable to fight Li Ye, they were all dumbfounded.

Looking again at the figure standing in mid-air, the fear and awe in their eyes were hard to conceal.

He single-handedly confronted this great formation, and after shaking it, he was able to immediately exploit the loopholes that were revealed to break it!

Such supernatural abilities and such mastery of array formations—it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a Nascent Soul Venerable!
Stepping onto the wooden cauldron, Li Ye slowly descended.

With a wave of his hand, a wisp of golden light shot out from his hand, seemingly as light as a leaf, yet incredibly swift.

In the blink of an eye, it landed on the heads of Du Yi'an and his fellow disciples, splitting into four, and the power of absorption and sealing erupted simultaneously, covering their heads.

Du Yi'an attempted to resist, but the Six Swords of the Southern Dipper flew from the mountains. However, divine light condensed into flying swords amidst the long cries of sword energy, and with a speed no less than theirs, they suddenly intercepted him.

Such power of the golden-patterned turtle shell was simply beyond the ability of Du Yi'an and his fellow disciples to withstand.

The tortoise shell fell and draped over them, binding them tightly and leaving them no room to struggle.

The four brothers were now like turtles, with only their heads sticking out of their shells, their magical power sealed around them. They could only watch as Li Ye slowly approached them.

Looking at this person, who seemed to have no worldly concerns, yet whose green robe exuded a refreshing air of closeness to nature.

Fear truly began to surface in Du Yi'an's eyes.

He never imagined that the Southern Dipper Evergreen Sword Formation, whose power had greatly increased after they obtained the Burning Sun Wood as the core of the formation, would be so fragile and vulnerable in front of Li Ye!
The tortoise shell magic artifact that suppressed and bound them was extraordinary; no matter how they struggled, they could not break free.

Just like this person's unfathomable strength!

Li Ye's extraordinary abilities have completely exceeded his imagination; such a person is definitely not someone to be trifled with!
Now that the great formation has been broken, the Changqing Sect is nothing more than fish on a chopping board, at their mercy.

Du Yi'an shouted,

"Fellow Daoist Li! I am willing to commit suicide and offer up all the sect's accumulated wealth... What happened back then was due to my momentary greed, and has nothing to do with the fellow disciples and members of the Changqing Sect. Please spare my Changqing Sect!"

He might still harbor the idea that if Li Ye had arrived later, he could have broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage.

But Li Ye has already captured them. Unless another powerful cultivator comes to stop them, they are doomed to die today!

This possibility was almost completely abandoned when Du Yi'an tried to contact the Tianxuan Sect using a secret method but received no response whatsoever.

Perhaps Li Ye had already informed Meng Jingde about today's events, and the two had a tacit understanding that the Tianxuan Sect would not care about their lives.

Now that things have come to this, the only option left is to sacrifice oneself for righteousness and exchange one's life for the continuation of the Changqing Sect's lineage.

However, under Du Yi'an's gaze, Li Ye simply shook his head.

"I already gave you a chance. Now that you've chosen to fight me, what's the point of saying anything more?"

In an instant, the hope in Du Yi'an's and his three junior brothers' eyes was extinguished.

Before they could even struggle against such a death threat.

Li Ye gently clenched his fist, and the power of the golden turtle shell burst forth, sealing it even more tightly. Even the nascent soul within his body could not break free, and it was swiftly suppressed and killed.

Seeing the four people die and their nascent souls dissipate and merge into their physical bodies, Li Ye's expression did not change much.

A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years; for Li Ye, taking revenge even after a hundred or a thousand years is no problem.

This guy is now paying back the price for the murder he plotted against back then!

The Wooden God Cauldron emitted a wisp of azure light, instantly trapping Du Yi'an and the other three within its walls to suppress them, preventing any further secret techniques or supernatural abilities that could cause them to resurrect.

Li Ye didn't bother to care about the chaos in the Changqing Sect after the deaths of its high-ranking Nascent Soul cultivators, and simply flew straight into the mountains.

As he walked, various puppets of different shapes and sizes flew off his body and scattered throughout the mountains, thus beginning to gather the many secrets of the Evergreen Sect.

In the cultivation world, during times of chaos and destruction of sects, there are always opportunists who take advantage of the situation.

But looking at Li Ye's figure falling into the mountains, and the huge group of puppets that quickly spread throughout the Changqing Sect's mountain gate, there were even some fourth-level beings among them.

The Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators who had witnessed the whole thing felt a chill run down their spines and dared not step forward to get involved, for fear that they might get a good deal but not be able to leave Changqing Mountain alive!
As for the Changqing Sect disciples who Li Ye had ignored, they all ran away as fast as they could when faced with the puppet that was ignoring them.

Like birds and beasts fleeing from disaster, they scattered and fled from the mountains, a truly magnificent sight from afar!

At this moment, Li Ye had already arrived at the depths of the mountain's array eye.

The trees in front of him were tall, with specks of golden flame appearing on their branches and leaves, vaguely converging into a warm, illusory sun.

However, the power of the great formation had just been mobilized, and now the tree had suffered a backlash. The spiritual light on the tree trunk had dimmed, the golden flames were reduced to just a few sparks, and the warm sun phantom had almost dissipated.

As Li Ye approached, his Azure Profound Spiritual Body and the control panel immediately sensed his presence, and his smile widened.

"Burning Sun Wood... the third subspecies of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root, I've finally collected it!"

At this point, several hundred years had passed since he first saw the sapling at the auction.

The Changqing Sect has taken good care of it. He brought it back to Pingyang Mountain and planted it. Presumably, the feedback on the entry will start from a higher level, which will save a lot of effort!
Without hesitation, Li Ye unleashed beams of divine light, some merging into the tree's body, others sinking into the ground, thus tidying up the root system and uprooting it intact.

The Wooden God Cauldron transformed again, taking it inside and turning it into the shape of a small bonsai, which Li Ye held in his palm.

The collection of various resources such as plants and trees in the mountains was carried out by puppets. Li Ye continued on his way to important places such as the library and the sect's treasury without stopping.

Using Du Yi'an's waist token as a guide, the journey was unimpeded, and all of his accumulated supernatural powers, magical techniques, and rare treasures were collected.

Li Ye successfully acquired the treasures he had long coveted, such as the Burning Sun Wood, the Southern Dipper Evergreen Technique, and the Sword Formation Diagram.

Having achieved his goal of revenge, he didn't linger and departed amidst the still-present, awe-inspiring gazes of the many who remained. (End of Chapter)