Starting from the Tiger Demon Yaksha, the demon immortality

Chapter 240, page 239: Land Immortals, the Two Realms of Dharma (8,000+ combined)

The mirror, covered with simple and unadorned patterns, transformed into golden light, breaking through the numerous obstacles above.

Li Cunxiao wasted no time. He grabbed the two people beside him, roared, and his Wind and Fire Wheels spun under his feet, instantly compressing and exploding with flames and wind.

The surging waves of fire instantly rushed and scattered, impacting the walls and beams of the dungeon, before collapsing with a deafening roar.

"A divine weapon? You actually have a divine weapon?!"

Amidst Jingfeng's shouts of shock and anger, the fiery meteor burst forth from the thick smoke and dust, its head adorned with the Bone-Illuminating Mirror, which resembled a halo protecting the back of a deity's head. In an instant, it rushed out of the manor!

"Stop him!"

Even without the leader's order, the moment the dungeon collapsed, the huge commotion had already alerted the Ming Cult members.

However, just as these fierce axemen were about to burst out from the shadows where they were lying in ambush, a dense array of green palm prints suddenly fell from the sky.

These palm prints transformed into lions in mid-air, pouncing and whipping their tails, roaring furiously, instantly turning rivers of blood into rivers.

"With the Bone-Illuminating Mirror, one can truly see a hundred miles away, revealing everything without reservation."

To Ye Chengxiao and Wei He's astonishment, four arms on Li Cunxiao's shoulders pounded the air repeatedly, firing out turquoise palm prints like machine guns, sending up clouds of dust throughout the manor.

The two arms at the very top hold ancient-looking mirrors that reflect the bone, their beams like searchlights, leaving no place for the Ming Cult members to hide.

Compared to the ordinary servants in the manor, these believers seemed to be coated with a layer of bloody light, making them very conspicuous in the darkness.

Therefore, although this series of attacks seemed like a barrage, Li Cunxiao's control over his true energy ensured that no one would be killed by mistake, and he was fully capable of achieving precise strikes.

"How dare you, Zhu Zi!"

"The Louguan heretics have killed my brothers and sisters and devoured the people's wealth; they deserve to die a thousand deaths!"

Amidst the smoke and dust, two golden streaks of light moved swiftly across the ground. Judging from their positions, the two had originally been guarding the entrance to the manor, but upon witnessing Li Cunxiao killing people like cutting grass, they could no longer sit still.

Boo!
A buzzing sound, like that of a fly, pierced the air, and then a black-gold arrow pierced through the smoke and dust, shooting straight at Li Cunxiao in the sky.

As the arrow flew, it seemed to subtly stir up the wind, making it even faster, as if it were pulling the wind on both sides into a pair of wings.

"True essence influences spiritual energy; is this the work of a martial artist at the Heavenly Ladder Realm?"

Li Cunxiao's expression was solemn, and he dared not be careless in the slightest. The Azure Dragon Mercury Bead in his body poured into the Wind and Fire Wheels as if it were free. The Wind and Fire Wheels under his feet, which were originally the size of a palm, immediately merged into one and turned into a wheel the size of a millstone.

In the instant the speed increased dramatically, the Flame Pearl also dripped from the Dragon Flower Tree's original form, gathering into three ferocious fire dragons, which twisted into ropes and wove into a net.

At the end of the fire rope, an eight-spoked golden wheel spins, imbued with the power of Mount Sumeru from Jambudvipa.

With these two measures in place, the black-gold arrow deviated from its original direction and did not strike Li Cunxiao's chest and abdomen as the Ming Church Master had anticipated.

Rather, it was because of the speed of the Wind and Fire Wheels that they only grazed the net formed by the intertwining of the three fire dragon ropes, even pressing it so hard that it bent visibly and almost touched Wei He's wide-open mouth.

But in the end, with a loud "bang," it flew diagonally into the sky, and Li Cunxiao continued to approach the manor's exit at high speed.

"Don't kill them, capture them alive!"

Jingfeng's face turned ashen. He stomped his foot heavily, and a whirlwind of azure energy swept towards the manor gate.

He never expected that a mere inner disciple of the Louguan Sect would possess divine weapons. One was the Bone-Illuminating Mirror of the Taiyi True Man, and the other was one he had never seen before.

The old Taoist priest's affection for this disciple far exceeded his expectations.

How precious are divine weapons? Even masters of the profound realm may not possess one.

The Ming Cult itself lacked sufficient foundation, and it was only through the fall of the Pure Land School that it managed to acquire its first pot of gold.

From the hall masters at the Heavenly Ladder Realm to the altar masters at the Yellow Court Realm and the incense masters at the Muscle Realm, they all practice either the "Hercules Moving Mountains Classic" or derivative works such as the "Vajra Hercules Skill" and the "Great Vajra Palm".

The Five Envoys and Five Masters of the Heavenly Ladder all obtained a new unique skill from the religion only after they had completed the Heavenly Ladder.

The cultivation methods were so meager, let alone divine weapons and magical treasures. As a rebellious organization spread throughout the country, the Ming Cult had expanded too much and simply lacked sufficient resources.

Divine weapons are not distributed within the sect; they depend on individual fate. Of the ten people, including the Five Envoys and the Five Sons, half of them do not possess any divine weapons.

Unfortunately, Jingfeng also belongs to the unlucky half.

Therefore, the moment Li Cunxiao unleashed his two divine weapons, it wasn't that he didn't want to stop him, but that he couldn't.
It wasn't that he didn't want to chase, but in terms of sheer burst speed, he was actually slower than Li Cunxiao, who was wielding a divine weapon.

Moreover, this person is not only at the Yellow Court Perfection stage, but at the True Form Perfection stage!

Unlike the furious Jingfeng, Li Ding, after seeing Li Cunxiao slaughtering everyone in the manor, felt only relief.

"The Ming Cult actually ambushed axemen in my home! They wanted to kill my entire family! What a close call!"

"If Li Cunxiao had been captured by them just now, my life would have been in real danger."

"We need to get out of here while they're all fighting!"

Li Ding watched as Jingfeng transformed into a blue whirlwind and disappeared into the distance. He immediately darted to the backyard like a rabbit, not even caring about his wife and children.

In the chaotic manor, the servants were in disarray, but Li Ding displayed a nimbleness that was completely disproportionate to his obese body, and in a few swift movements, he slipped into a rockery and opened a secret passage.

Inside the secret passage, he grabbed a handful of neatly packed gold, silver, and valuables. This philanthropist, Lord Li, immediately made his escape!
"No, if we take Wei He and Ye Chengxiao with us, we might not be able to hold out until Master arrives."

Li Cunxiao rode on his Wind and Fire Wheels, trying to rush out of the manor, but at this moment, the two hall masters at the Heavenly Ladder Realm were like a leech, constantly harassing him with arrows and short spears, making it difficult for him to escape.

"With the two of you here, I can't concentrate on fighting the enemy. I'll have Chi Li take you away first."

As he spoke, he whistled, and a red glow, like charcoal fire, immediately lit up the darkness outside the manor gate.

"Senior brother."

Before Ye Chengxiao and Wei He could say anything, Li Cunxiao's four arms on his shoulders surged forward, and a surge of powerful true energy flowed into the Fire Dragon Rope, causing the Flame Pearl and the Azure Dragon Mercury Pearl to collide with a crisp sound.

The rope net seemed to be filled with precious pearls, and it instantly expanded, transforming into three fire dragons, each nearly ten feet long.

They circled and took flight, shifting from a guard mode to a besieging mode.

The two leaders of the Ming Church changed their expressions. Under the suppression of the three dragons, they actually felt their true energy circulation slow down significantly, and their muscles and bones made creaking sounds.

But that wasn't enough. Li Cunxiao threw the two screaming people down from the sky while raising his six arms and bending them at an inhuman angle to form a hand seal.

Twist your thumb and middle finger together, then spread your other three fingers out. Place your left palm facing up and your right palm facing left and up.

The saying, the wheel of life—

Duh!
His words were like thunderclaps rising from the ground, their sound invisible, yet the two hall masters who were about to struggle froze for a moment.

In the blink of an eye, Chi Li was able to leap more than ten meters through the clouds and catch Ye Chengxiao and Wei He in mid-air.

"You actually have a method that specializes in attacking the soul?!"

Before Li Cunxiao could even breathe a sigh of relief, Jingfeng's surprised yet murderous voice came from behind him.

Although he immediately activated the true energy of his two main bodies, attempting to ride the Wind and Fire Wheels to evade.

But the moment this thought arose, a powerful tornado swept in from behind.

In an instant, the world spun around, and countless wind blades swirled and shot out from the tornado, striking Li Cunxiao's protective golden light and producing a piercing metallic scraping sound.

Having given up any hope, Li Cunxiao had no choice but to channel all his inner energy into the bone-revealing mirror on the top of his head.

The Azure Dragon Mercury Bead, which originated from the same source as Taiyi Zhenren, merged with the true essence he left behind. The golden light released by the Bone-Illuminating Mirror immediately became more intense and heavy, and finally it forcibly opened up a three-foot-wide space of tranquility.

No matter how violent the tornado was, it could not penetrate even a little bit.

"Divine weapon for protection. The Great Master Taiyi is actually willing to give you a divine weapon for protection. Your identity is indeed extraordinary."

Jingfeng spoke through gritted teeth, recalling the intelligence report that mentioned this person had a close relationship with Budai Maitreya, who was a mortal enemy of the Ming Cult. His killing intent surged even higher.

At this point, the strategy of luring the snake out of its hole is no longer feasible.

Huayin County is too close to Louguan Road. Although the manor was specially chosen to avoid the official road and be further away from Louguan Road, that only applies to ordinary people.

For a master, it takes less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea; the moment is all it takes.

Even if we can't get any news about the spiritual treasure, this child's talent is too high; he simply cannot be allowed to live.

'At just over twenty years old, with his true form fully formed, he can fight across ranks on the Heavenly Ladder. If he grows up, he will surely become another Grandmaster.'

'This villain must be killed to rid the Holy Church of a great enemy!'

At this moment, Li Cunxiao had no other thoughts in his mind. Facing a quasi-grandmaster who had broken through the barrier of mystery was the most dangerous encounter he had ever faced since his debut.

Even with the divine weapon of the Immortal Taiyi protecting him, the feeling of being pricked by thorns on his back was not diminished in the slightest.

He knew that he was able to fight those two hall masters purely because the two main bodies and two great seas of energy gave him a vast amount of true energy, which could support the consumption of the two divine weapons.

However, if one were to disperse one's power when facing a Xuan Guan martial artist who is two major realms above oneself, it would be a path to death.

In the blink of an eye, the enormous fire wheels shrank to the size of a palm, supporting the bare feet exposed from the damage of the previous battle.

The saved portion of true energy, whether it was the Azure Dragon Mercury Pearl or the Flame Pearl, was all poured into the Bone-Illuminating Mirror by Li Cunxiao.

It's quite mysterious. Although the true essence left behind by Taiyi Zhenren was not enough to differentiate into a physical form, this single grain of true essence, which resembled a pill, was not a rigid thing, but rather like a living being that could breathe.

The Azure Dragon Mercury Beads, which share the same origin, blend together very naturally.
However, when faced with the Flame Pearl of the Fire element, according to the principles of the Five Elements' mutual generation and restraint, a Grandmaster-level True Essence should be able to annihilate it.

But the truth is, when the Flame-Mo Pearl approached that grain of true essence, the azure pill began to change color, first turning into black, then into crimson, absorbing the Flame-Mo Pearl, and then returning to azure.

"Is this the true mercury obtained by breaking through the mysterious barrier and being refined by the Samadhi True Fire? The unity of Yin and Yang, capable of transformation at will, not bound by the Five Elements?"

"This is merely the autonomous response of true essence, not the result of Master's active control."

Li Cunxiao was deeply shocked and began to understand why his master had become a master of alchemy.

The highest level of alchemy is creation, and if a Daoist alchemist can use his five fingers to manifest Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, wouldn't he be able to hold the birth and death of heaven and earth in his hands?
Let alone alchemy, I'm afraid they might even be able to create humans from clay!
"You little thief, you dare to be distracted while fighting me?!"

Seeing Li Cunxiao's appearance, Jingfeng was so frustrated that he was furious.

Since breaking through the barrier, he has become a prominent figure among the rebels.

If the Ming Cult can support a true emperor and establish its rule over the world, he might be able to clear his name, be granted a title, and become famous throughout the world, leaving a lasting legacy.

But now, because of a divine weapon bestowed by the Grandmaster, he is helpless against a junior who is only twenty years old. He hasn't felt this humiliation for more than ten years!

"I want to see how much true essence Taiyi Zhenren left in the divine weapon, whether it's enough for you to withstand this blow!"

After saying that, the tornado that had swept across the sky suddenly began to shrink and converge, eventually solidifying behind Jingfeng into the figure of an old man as tall as a person.

It has a white beard under its chin, a reddish-black body, wears a crown and armor, holds a banner in its right hand, places its left hand on its waist, and rides a deer.

His eyes shimmered with a bluish light. Li Cunxiao glanced at him and had the feeling that both the old man and Jingfeng were the same person.

That lively and natural feeling was completely incomparable to the dragons and lions he created by transforming his true energy through the True Form Realm.

"The Pure Light Solemn Master, the Protector of the World Wind Heaven? The Ming Cult even has Tantric deity practices, what a chaotic mess."

In mid-air, Dao Tong Zhenren, Qi Ci, and Tai Yi Lingxu were hidden among the clouds.

The three of them had already arrived long before Li Cunxiao told Ye Chengxiao and Wei He to leave first. They had seen everything that had just happened clearly.

The so-called Twelve Devas are the protectors of the world who encompass all the gods and spirits. If one prays for the elimination of disasters and the peace and prosperity of the country, one makes offerings to these Twelve Devas, which is called the Twelve Devas Offering.

It includes the Fire God, the Wind God, the Water God, the Sun God, the Moon God, Indra God, etc., and is ranked below all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and the Four Heavenly Kings who protect the world.

"He has already manifested his spiritual form, and you still have the mind to give advice on current affairs?"

Taiyi's face showed impatience. He placed his left hand on his whisk and made a hand seal with his right hand. His true energy surged, and the Bone-Illuminating Mirror in the distance immediately sensed it.

The next moment, the Taoist priest in gold and purple robes flicked his sleeve, as if severing the invisible connection between the two. The Bone-Illuminating Mirror returned to normal, protecting Li Cunxiao as he dodged in a sorry state.

"What does Master Yan mean by this?"

Qici's eyes narrowed, and his left hand was already on the cloth bag.

Yan Daotong was both amused and exasperated by the way the two were so protective of their own.

"What's the rush? With me here, what could possibly happen to Li Cunxiao?"

"Fellow Daoist Qici, it's one thing if you don't know my character, but you're joining in this nonsense? Put down the Qiankun Bow!"

"Hmph," the old Taoist priest scoffed, and the black longbow between his hands was then hidden inside his wide Taoist robe.

"Haven't you always wanted Li Cunxiao to be promoted to the position of true disciple?"

"His combat strength is indeed extraordinary, and his cultivation speed is even more astonishing. Even for me, this is the first time I have seen such a talent."

Yan Daotong held the iron ruyi and clapped his hands repeatedly. His gaze towards Li Cunxiao revealed undisguised admiration.

Even setting aside Lingbao, Li Cunxiao was an exceptionally outstanding disciple who deserved the Louguan Dao's strong support.

The fact that he was fully formed at the age of twenty is enough to show that this young man has a tenacious will far beyond that of ordinary people.

As one progresses through martial arts training, talent becomes less important, while mental discipline becomes more crucial.

Yan Daotong himself was like that, coming from behind to surpass others. Li Cunxiao's current performance can be described as preemptive strike, and he shows no signs of decline.

If one can maintain this level of dedication, becoming a grandmaster will not be difficult.

Not to mention that he also has a spiritual treasure that recognizes him as its master, and his future is so bright that becoming a grandmaster is just the starting point. It can even be said that he will definitely become a great grandmaster!

"But because he is so extraordinary, these things can only be known by the three of us."

"Does Senior Brother mean that we should hone his skills for a few more years before making Cunxiao the true successor?"

Taiyi frowned, seemingly dissatisfied.

Qi Ci breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, for in a sense, his views were quite similar to those of this Dao Tong Zhenren.

Li Cunxiao's journey from the capital city had been too smooth and too fast. Even as a relatively enlightened monk among the old-school martial artists, he couldn't help but worry that his disciple hadn't been tempered enough and would suffer greatly when he broke through the Xuan Guan (a crucial barrier in martial arts) and entered the Dao. Rather than facing a life-or-death dilemma later, it was better to suppress him for a few years now.
"No, we can wait, but the heroes of the world cannot wait, nor can the imperial court, which is so close at hand."

Yan Daotong let out a sigh.

"There are holy sites in the world that have existed for thousands of years, but there is no holy site that is eternal and indestructible."

"You should be able to see clearly what the situation is like in the sect."

“Our Louguan Sect is too deeply involved with the imperial court. You and I want to remain neutral, but some in the sect want to uphold the emperor and punish the traitors, and others want to gain merit by following the emperor.”

"I am not the only grandmaster in the world."

"The best way to protect Li Cunxiao is to help him grow up quickly."

"Therefore, whether it is a true disciple or the master of the Azure Dragon Pavilion, these are all necessary titles."

Upon hearing this, Taiyi's expression relaxed somewhat. At the same time, sensing something, he raised an eyebrow and looked into the distance.

"So, you want the people inside the sect to see Cunxiao's talent?"

“Not bad,” Yan Daotong said with a smile, bowing to Qi Ci.

"I'll trouble you, fellow Daoist, to remain in seclusion for a while longer."

"Master Daotong is too kind. Of course, I have to keep an eye on my own disciple."

The senior monk understood, waved his hand, and disappeared into the clouds.

"Alright, we've let those Ming Cult scoundrels cause trouble for so long, it's time to wrap things up."

Ignoring Taiyi Zhenren's disdainful look, Yan Daotong looked down at the battlefield, extended his five fingers, and gently spun them.

"Master"

"I checked the outer sect's records. Ye Chengxiao and Wei He were just going to perform a ritual, but they haven't returned yet, and Li Cunxiao has gone down the mountain again."

"In my opinion, something must have happened."

Amidst the fierce winds, a fiery red streak of light traced an arc from Vermilion Bird Peak.

Guo Zhao felt the strong wind blowing in his face as he recounted the whole story behind his master.

"That Li Ding was a member of a declining imperial family, and he barely managed to cultivate to the Yellow Court level."

"I can handle everything properly by going down the mountain alone, why trouble you?"

But before he could finish speaking, a spiritual image rose up in the distance, accompanied by the fluctuations of the collision of true energy.

Guo Zhao's expression suddenly became quite interesting.

"Where did this Xuan Guan martial artist come from? How dare he run wild in Huayin County?"

"Guardian of the World, Fengtian, is one of the Five Bright Ones of the Ming Cult, Jingfeng."

Changsun Chi frowned and quickened his pace.

"Ming Cult heretics?!"

Guo Zhao was startled at first, then a murderous intent flashed between his brows.

There are countless rebels in the world, but the Ming Cult is undoubtedly the most ruthless. Huang Chao, who cooperates with it, especially enjoys slaughtering nobles, and many brothers and sisters of princes and ministers have fallen victim to his cruelty.

As the two were talking, two more streaks of light flew out from the direction of the Four Symbols Peak, one white and one black.

Three streaks of light quickly arrived above the battleground. As the light faded, the newcomers were revealed to be the sect leaders and true disciples of the Xuanwu Sect and the Baihu Sect.

Changsun Chi and the others only glanced at it before their eyes were glued to it. The disciples behind the three—Guo Zhao, Cheng Ruoshui, and Qin Sixing—all stared wide-eyed at the young man opposite Ling Xiang.

"Li Cunxiao?!"

"How could it be him?!"

"Master, hurry and make a move!"

Guo Zhao saw that Li Cunxiao was locked in a stalemate with the Bone-Illuminating Mirror and the Pure Wind, and the fluctuations of his true energy were clearly at the level of True Form Perfection.

Shocked, yet also delighted.

Although I don't know why Uncle Taiyi is not here, or when Li Cunxiao broke through to the True Form Perfection stage, this is undoubtedly a good opportunity to get closer to him.

Putting aside the matter of Lingbao, the very identity of Taiyi Zhenren as a "master of alchemy" is already extremely valuable.

However, the other party was used to a carefree life and didn't care much about the imperial court or even his own Longxi Li family.

With a major battle imminent, if we can save Li Cunxiao and gain some goodwill in return, we will have a better chance of winning over the Azure Dragon Clan to our side in the future.

These principles didn't need to be explained by his disciple. Changsun Chi was immediately tempted, but his expression quickly relaxed, and he looked up at the sky with the other two sect leaders.

"I'm afraid we won't need to take action."

Why hasn't Master arrived yet?

"And these sect leaders, since you're already here, what's the point of just standing around watching?"

The golden light projected by the Bone-Illuminating Mirror vibrated continuously in front of the roaring wind. Li Cunxiao felt his true energy rapidly depleting. His eyes noticed the approaching group in the distance. While a great weight was lifted from his heart, he was also quite puzzled.

Logically and emotionally, he was both a disciple of Taiyi and a follower of Louguan Taoism.

As elders of the sect, Changsun Chi and the others could not possibly stand by and watch someone die.

Standing there motionless, trying to test my limits?

Aren't you afraid that if I accidentally die here, the old Taoist priest will turn Louguan Temple upside down?
Seemingly sensing the host's fluctuating emotions, a crimson dragon-shaped mark quietly appeared between Li Cunxiao's brows.

At the same time, the surrounding space trembled slightly like ripples on water.

This strange phenomenon immediately caught Li Cunxiao's attention. After taking advantage of a gap in the battle to sense it for a moment, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

The dragon boat spirit treasure automatically protects its owner!

"Oh no! If we don't leave now, it will be too late!"

In contrast to the delighted Li Cunxiao, Jingfeng's heart nearly stopped the moment he saw the three grandmasters appear.

Three Grandmasters!

The worst-case scenario he could imagine was that Master Taiyi would realize his disciple was in danger and come to his aid.

But to everyone's surprise, the old Taoist priest didn't come; instead, three sect leaders arrived—he was just a minor seventh-realm martial artist, not one to receive such good fortune!
Even though Jingfeng felt humiliated and dissatisfied, given the circumstances, he could only glare hatefully at Li Cunxiao, who was about to shout for help.

Behind him, Feng Tianling shook his banner, and the azure tornado immediately reversed, about to carry him away.
The Xuan Guan martial artist opens the ancestral aperture between the eyebrows, where the soul and true form merge, hence it is also called the spiritual form, which is the prototype of the Dharma form and has various supernatural powers.

His "Wind and Sky" spirit form is most renowned for its ability to control the wind.

Ordinary seventh realm cultivators cannot make flying a regular occurrence; they can only fly. But he can roam freely.

He couldn't catch up with Li Cunxiao earlier because he was just being arrogant in front of a junior.

Now, in this critical moment, Jingfeng dared not hold back in the slightest. All his powerful true essence surged into his spiritual form, propelling him to hurtle forward into the distance.

Its speed and ferocity were so great that they even stirred up a mournful wail, frightening the surviving servants in the manor on the ground into hiding in their houses.

The roof tiles were all flipped up and lifted into the air, along with many shrubs and wildflowers, which also fluttered down.

Seeing that the spiritual image had been activated to its maximum power and there was no warning in his senses, Jingfeng breathed a sigh of relief, but he couldn't help feeling puzzled.

His Wind Spirit Form is indeed very good at speeding, but among the sect leaders of Louguandao, the Vermilion Bird lineage is also known for its explosive power, not to mention that Changsun Chi is a grandmaster.

He was prepared to make a painful but drastic decision, but no one was chasing after him; he was the only one running desperately.
"Wait! My location hasn't changed—I'm still in the same spot?!"

Shock and fear gripped Jingfeng's heart. When he looked back, he was horrified to find that the distance between him and Li Cunxiao was still so close, unchanged in the slightest.

But under normal circumstances, he should have already run a mile in the time it takes to breathe ten or so!

Jingfeng even noticed that Li Cunxiao had already dispelled the protective Bone-Illuminating Mirror and was looking up at the sky with several sect leaders not far away.

"Is it possible?"

Jingfeng was filled with bitterness and despair, but he dared not stop.

As he frantically activated his spiritual form, he finally couldn't help but raise his head and peer up at the clouds.

There were no stars, no night sky, no drifting clouds, only black and white fish swimming around, leisurely chasing each other.

"The Two Principles of Dharma Realm, the Great Dao connects to Heaven, and the solemn Dao is all-pervading."

Jingfeng's face turned ashen, and before he could struggle, darkness enveloped his vision.

"Have you finally discovered it?"

In the clouds, black and white fish chased each other and grew smaller and smaller until they finally transformed into a bowl, which was turned upside down by long, strong fingers.

Following the purple-gold robe upwards, Yan Daotong's calm expression came into view.

"Master, brother."

"Sect Master Uncle"

The three sect leaders and their disciples stepped forward, only to find that Master Taiyi was also beside them, looking at Yan Daotong, who was holding a bowl, with a suspicious expression.

'That old codger, he stopped me from making a move just now, could it be that he deliberately wanted to show off in front of Li Cunxiao?'

Yan Daotong noticed his junior brother's gaze, but remained unmoved, flicking his fingers lightly behind his back—

"what!!!!"

Two piercing screams rang out one after the other. In the jungle near the manor, the two leaders of the Ming Church, who were fleeing for their lives, coughed up blood, their limbs twisted to varying degrees, and their breaths weakened instantly.

"You demonic cultist, spare your lives!"

Li Cunxiao was overjoyed. Harvesting evil energy had become second nature to him, and at this moment, he even had to put aside the matter of paying respects to the sect leader.

As his true energy surged into the Wind and Fire Wheels, almost instantly, he transformed into a torrent of wind and fire, hurtling straight to the ground.

The speed was so fast that even the disciples didn't have time to react before the three-headed, clawing red dragon burst out of Li Cunxiao's hand.

In the blink of an eye, the fire dragons formed a net, lifting up Mount Sumeru, blocking the two's route, and also pressing down on their tall bodies, forcing them to lie prostrate on the ground.

"You scoundrel! Taking advantage of someone's misfortune!"

"I'll never let you go, even if it kills me!"

Li Cunxiao had been beaten all night and was already seething with anger, so he was even less polite upon hearing this.

With a wave of his hands, the Wind and Fire Twin Wheels spun around the Three Dragons Fire Cover, creating a ten-zhang-high tornado.

"Say what you have to say in hell!"

As the cold words were uttered, his fingers suddenly clenched into a fist.

The fiery tornado, which had expanded, suddenly contracted, pouring into the two people's bodies through their pores and orifices. Lava-like cracks spread across every inch of their bodies, and then—

Fireworks lit up the trees, blood and flesh rained down!
The malevolent energy brought by the martial artist in the entrance hall was violently absorbed by the Vajra Pestle, and in an instant, golden light surged, and two more Capricorn claws were lit up.

Of the five pairs of Capricorn claws, only two are missing from their full brilliance!

"Junior Brother Li has such a strong killing intent."

Guo Zhao was secretly alarmed when he saw the two human-shaped blood pits on the ground.

"Such powerful martial arts, it doesn't seem to belong to the Azure Dragon lineage."

Changsun Chi and the two sect leaders glanced at Taiyi and Li Cunxiao.

"This is not a martial art of my Louguan Sect. It was learned from Qici. It seems to be a supreme skill. Combined with the Wind and Fire Wheels that my junior brother crafted, it can actually kill a Heavenly Ladder martial artist."

Dao Tong Zhenren seemed to be deep in thought, and the smile on his lips deepened.

"Good lad! In just over a month, you've already developed your self-created martial arts to this level. My disciple is truly a genius! Hahahaha!"

Taiyi, however, did not rush forward. Instead, he raised his head and glanced at the crowd sideways.

Regardless of what they were thinking, everyone present became more friendly when Li Cunxiao approached.

"Disciple Li Cunxiao greets Master Uncle."

Yan Daotong looked at the young man bowing respectfully before him and nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad, Junior Brother Taiyi has taken on a good disciple."

"In my true form, I dare to fight against those at the Xuan Guan realm, and I can even slay a Ming Cult demon at the sixth realm, thus enhancing the prestige of my sect."

“What you say is absolutely right, senior brother. It is rare for Li Cunxiao to have such a performance after only a short time in the sect.”

Changsun Chi was the first to speak up in agreement, and Qin Li and Yuchi Mu had no objections either.

"Indeed, just the fact that he could fight the Five Mingzi of the Ming Cult without flinching shows extraordinary courage."

"Of course, Junior Brother Taiyi's divine weapon is also powerful. Although this wasn't a true battle, it was still a valuable experience."

Upon hearing this, Taiyi Zhenren was about to say something, but the next moment, Daotong Zhenren's words made the old Taoist's lips curl into a smile:

"Since you all think so too, and he is such a talented individual, I wish to make an exception and promote him to be my true disciple. What do you say?"

(End of this chapter)