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Chapter 123 Assassination During the Chaos (Seeking Recommendations and Monthly Tickets)

"Yeah! Go ahead!"

Li Yunjing waved his hand, indicating that the other party could leave.

"Yes! I'll take my leave now!"

Cong Rujin breathed a sigh of relief, slowly stood up, and put the straw hat back on.

Cong Rujin's aura changed completely, becoming entirely different from before, as if he were a different person.

"Yes! There must be someone waiting for you outside! I hope you can survive and advance to the Foundation Establishment Realm."

Li Yunjing nodded and gestured for the other person to leave.

"I understand! Thank you for the reminder, Young Master Li!"

After Cong Rujin's disguise, his voice became sharp and hoarse again.

He bowed to Li Yunjing before leaving the house, ready to fight his way out and escape alive!

"Boom!"

Not long after, a loud bang was heard outside the gate, followed by shouts of fighting.

"How dare you! Who are you? How dare you cause trouble on the territory of my Ten Thousand Swords Sect!"

The sudden chaos startled the "Ten Thousand Swords Sect" disciples stationed outside, who were immediately enraged.

One of them shouted angrily, his voice filled with murderous intent.

"Heh! This guy's luck is really bad. I wonder if he'll even survive."

The noise outside was so loud that even Li Yunjing was slightly startled. He drank the tea in one gulp before slowly standing up.

Li Yunjing walked towards the door, about to push it open and go out to see what was going on.

Just as Li Yunjing was about to push open the door, a sudden tremor ran through his heart.

There seems to be some danger approaching him!
Li Yunjing's expression hardened, and he stopped in his tracks, carefully preparing for the situation.

With a loud bang, the door suddenly shattered into pieces, and a gust of wind blew into the room, instantly lowering the temperature by more than ten degrees, leaving it icy cold.

A giant beast suddenly lunged out, its sharp, gleaming fingers reaching for Li Yunjing's face.

"Oh no! Someone took advantage of the chaos and actually attacked me!"

Li Yunjing was startled and quickly dodged. The long, sharp fingernails, as sharp as swords, grazed his face, bringing with them a chilling gust of wind.

"It's not a spirit beast! It's a puppet mechanical beast!"

In a flash, Li Yunjing saw clearly that the slender, cheetah-like monster was not made of flesh and blood, but was an inanimate object created using "puppetry".

Such puppet mechanical beasts are generally powered by spirit stones, which drive them to fight enemies or do other things according to their master's requirements.

Although this was Li Yunjing's first time seeing a puppet mechanical beast, and he was quite shocked, there was a record of related information in the "Divine Night Jade Book".

At this moment, Li Yunjing was certain in his heart what the thing in front of him was!
This puppet mechanical beast is incredibly powerful, extremely fast, as swift as lightning, and possesses immense strength. With a single strike, the force of its energy assaults the body, causing even a master like Li Yunjing to experience difficulty breathing!

Such a treasure is not something that ordinary people can possess!

who is it?
Who took advantage of the chaos outside to launch an attack on me?

Li Yunjing's mind raced as he dealt with the attacks of the puppet mechanical beasts while trying to figure out why he was being chased!

Was it because of that bastard Wei Henian, or because of his flaunting of wealth at the previous trade fair?
If it were an ordinary outer disciple of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," they would have been in a panic if they encountered such a situation. However, Li Yunjing had been wandering the martial arts world before entering the sect.

He has faced numerous attacks, assassinations, and poisonings, yet he remains calm and even has the mind to plot the reasons for the assassination attempt.

Li Yunjing moved like a dragon, constantly shifting and turning within the house, refusing to engage in a direct confrontation with the puppet mechanical beast.

In Li Yunjing's hands, the "Soul-Slaying Sword" shimmered with eerie light, and countless sword flowers bloomed as it relentlessly harassed the puppet mechanical beast.

In Li Yunjing's opinion, there was absolutely no need to fight this thing head-on!
Once its spirit stones are all used up, this puppet mechanical beast will be yours!

Li Yunjing was genuinely curious about the working principle behind this thing!
If he could understand its secrets, it would be a huge benefit to him.

Moreover, Li Yunjing is located in an important place within the "Ten Thousand Swords Sect".

He only needs to wait a little while, and reinforcements from the "Ten Thousand Swords Sect" will surely arrive. What is there for him to be in a hurry for?

"Roar……"

However, Li Yunjing's thinking was a bit simplistic. After a prolonged attack, the puppet mechanical beast was beyond repair.

Suddenly, he opened his mouth and let out a huge roar, which made Li Yunjing's head buzz!
No one expected that this thing would have a killer feature: a sonic attack!

Fortunately, Li Yunjing's spiritual sense was strong enough, comparable to a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Realm, so he only felt a slight pain in his head before returning to normal.

The next instant, Li Yunjing saw the leopard-like puppet mechanical beast leap up and rush towards him, its two forelimbs outstretched, its sharp claws about to grab Li Yunjing's face.

"Dang! Dang!"

With two sounds, a shield appeared in front of Li Yunjing; it was his "Heavenly Shield".

The shield flashed, emitting golden light, and blocked the two claws of the puppet mechanical beast.

"asshole!"

Li Yunjing's face darkened. After careful observation, he used his divine sense to discover that the central nervous system of this puppet mechanical beast was located under its abdomen.

A thought struck him, causing the puppet mechanical beast to leap up again and pounce on him!
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Yunjing roared and used a half "Iron Bridge" move to burrow under the puppet mechanical beast's belly. He gripped the "Soul-Slaying Sword" tightly with both hands and thrust it forcefully. With a "swoosh," a gash was cut into the puppet mechanical beast's belly.

"Crack!"

A loud bang erupted from the puppet beast's belly, followed by a plume of thick smoke. Then, the puppet beast could no longer move.

"Now you'll behave yourself!"

Li Yunjing flashed up from the ground, grabbed the head of the puppet mechanical beast, lifted it up, and stuffed it into his "treasure pouch".

"Fellow Daoist Li! How are you?"

Just then, several footsteps were heard outside Li Yunjing's room, and four or five people rushed in through the broken door.

Each of them carried a flying sword, their expressions filled with panic.

"Ok?"

When these disciples of the "Ten Thousand Swords Sect" entered and saw that Li Yunjing's room was in a mess, and that Li Yunjing was alone with no enemies, they were all stunned and at a loss.

They glanced at Li Yunjing a few times and, seeing that he was alright, they all breathed a long sigh of relief!
Each of them thought to themselves, "A stroke of luck amidst misfortune!"

If anyone from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" dies here, they're finished!

"I'm fine!"

Amidst the astonished gazes of the others, Li Yunjing waved his hand to indicate that he was alright, and then said, "Just now, someone let in a puppet mechanical beast to launch a sneak attack on me!"

"Hmm? What about the puppet mechanical beast?"

A burly disciple of the "Ten Thousand Swords Sect," with a menacing look on his face, asked while carrying a flying sword.

"I have breached the central control area and subdued them."

Li Yunjing didn't say much, but instead asked, "What happened outside?"

"For some unknown reason, a riot and fight suddenly broke out outside!"

The disciple said coldly, "Now it seems that their fighting was just to attract our attention so they could launch a sneak attack on you!"

"Ha ha……"

Li Yunjing sneered. This guy has guessed wrong!
Cong Rujin was indeed being hunted down!

The assassin seemed to have unexpectedly seized this opportunity, and thus released the puppet mechanical beast to launch an attack on him!

This was not premeditated; it was an accident!

However, Li Yunjing could not say this aloud. Instead, he nodded in agreement and asked, "Fellow Daoist, what about the people outside?"

"Originally, we intended to wipe them all out, but we suddenly sensed a fighting atmosphere around Fellow Daoist Li. We had no choice but to abandon our attempt to intercept them and come here to protect you."

The disciple of the "Ten Thousand Swords Sect" continued, "We are truly sorry that our mistake frightened Fellow Daoist Li."

"It's alright! Everyone, please don't worry! I will explain this matter to the higher-ups of your 'Ten Thousand Swords Sect' and ensure that none of you are implicated!"

Li Yunjing nodded, and then spoke solemnly.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Li!" The crowd's expressions softened slightly. Although they knew that punishment was inevitable, Li Yunjing's words made them feel a little better.

None of the five of them wanted this to happen!
Three miles away from Li Yunjing's residence, in a house, a man with a gloomy face had a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth.

The house wasn't large, but it was littered with corpses—men, women, and children.

Corpses lay scattered about, their blood flowing freely.

The room reeked of blood.

"Damn it! How did this rich young master break my puppet? Could he be hiding his true strength?"

The man sat down cross-legged and rested for a while, seemingly recovering from the backlash of the puppet mechanical beast.

He then took out a storage bag from his bosom, opened it, and took out a series of pills that nourished the soul.

These pills were bright green and had a strong medicinal aroma. Without any hesitation, the man raised his hand, tilted his head back, and swallowed three pills in succession.

Only then did he begin to close his eyes and meditate.

Controlling the puppet mechanical beast requires not only spirit stones but also a trace of the master's divine consciousness to be integrated into the puppet mechanical beast to control it and launch attacks.

If the puppet mechanical beast fails, the operator will also suffer some damage.

This is not a fatal problem.

It's just that this person's spiritual sense is not strong. If it were Li Yunjing who had been in control, with his own powerful spiritual sense, even if he had to spare a sliver, there would have been no consequence of his soul being damaged.

This person was also a participant in the trade fair.

He had come here earlier, also for Cong Rujin.

However, the chaos outside suddenly aroused a malicious intent in him, and he gave up competing with others for Cong Rujin, instead setting his sights on Li Yunjing!
As long as Li Yunjing is killed, there will be at least 100,000 spirit stones as a reward!

Such a great temptation led him to take the risk and launch this attack.

He never expected that not only would he fail and lose the priceless puppet beast, but he would also damage his soul. It was a complete loss!

This person couldn't understand how a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining could turn the tables and win after being ambushed by his puppet mechanical beast!
This is simply unreasonable!
……

The news of Li Yunjing's assassination quickly spread throughout the entire "Ten Thousand Swords Sect," and even the people from the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" returned to their residences from the various places where they were conducting audits.

In an instant, the entire courtyard was filled with seven Foundation Establishment Realm experts and dozens of Qi Refining Realm cultivators from both sects, all of whom were filled with rage and murderous intent.

"Outrageous! This is utterly outrageous! Someone dares to assassinate a distinguished guest of the Divine Firmament Dao Sect within my 'Ten Thousand Swords Sect'! This is utterly lawless!"

This was the first sentence Tian Jianzi uttered. The leader of the "Ten Thousand Swords Sect" was furious, his beard bristling. Even Li Yunjing, the victim, was terrified upon seeing him.

This is terrifying!

"Yes! This matter must be thoroughly investigated! No matter who the other party is, they must die!"

Deacon Liang of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" also spoke up, and at the same time instructed Li Yunjing to take out the puppet mechanical beast.

"This is the puppet that attacked me!"

Having received the order, Li Yunjing had no choice but to release the puppet mechanical beast from his "treasure bag".

"Dangdang!"

The leopard-like puppet beast appeared in the hall.

A group of Foundation Establishment Realm experts carefully examined the puppet mechanical beast.

Elder Ma from the "Ten Thousand Swords Sect" hesitated for a moment, seemingly wanting to say something.

But he shut his mouth again.

This scene was clearly witnessed by Li Yunjing.

This matter concerned him, so he couldn't care less about anything else and immediately asked, "Elder Ma, do you seem to have a clue?"

After hearing Li Yunjing's words, everyone turned their attention to Ma Hongrong.

"Ma Hongrong! What time is it? Speak your mind, or shut up!"

Even when facing his own people, Tian Jianzi still looks like he wants to devour them.

He wasn't just saying it; this time, whoever was involved would be executed along with their entire family, leaving no one alive!
At this crucial moment when the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" is conducting an audit, you pull this stunt on me. Aren't you just sending our "Wanjian Sect" to its doom?

Since you're not giving me a way out, then I'll make sure your whole family dies!
At this moment, this was Tian Jianzi's only thought!
If Li Yunjing dies, the Shenxiao Dao Sect will be enraged and take the opportunity to investigate their Wanjian Sect, and their foundation will be completely destroyed!
This is an irreconcilable feud!

Whoever harmed his "Ten Thousand Swords Sect" must be thoroughly investigated!

Is Ma Hongrong out of his mind?
At this point, if you don't quickly reveal the clues, are you trying to drive the "Ten Thousand Swords Sect" to its doom?

"Sect Leader! Steward Liang, I just have a slight suspicion..."

Seeing his sect leader's appearance, Ma Hongrong couldn't help but shudder before speaking.

"What suspicion!"

Tian Jianzi was very dissatisfied and interrupted him with a wave of his sleeve.

Then everyone heard Tian Jianzi's furious roar: "Arrest them! Arrest them first! Their whole family! Their whole clan! Arrest them all and torture them severely! Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free!"

"Forehead……"

Li Yunjing was stunned by Tian Jianzi's words.

Is this what the leader of a righteous sect said?
But that sounds really exciting!
No matter how you look at it, this matter involves me.

Although Tian Jianzi didn't stand up for himself, but rather out of respect for the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," he still managed to vent his anger.

Absolutely awesome!
This made Li Yunjing feel extremely comfortable.

Just like Li Yunjing, the members of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" were very dissatisfied with the fact that Li Yunjing was attacked and killed in his residence.

Although they didn't say anything, they were all complaining in their hearts: What are you "Ten Thousand Swords Sect" good for?
Our men can be assassinated even on your turf!

Are you all useless? Or do you not take us, the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," seriously?

Now, with Tian Jianzi's strong stance, almost everyone's expression softened.

Even the expressions of the three important figures, Deacon Liang, Deacon Lü, and Deacon Liu, softened considerably.

"Brother Tianjianzi, don't be impatient! Let's hear what Fellow Daoist Ma has to say."

Deacon Liang smiled slightly and instead comforted Tian Jianzi.

"All right!"

Seeing that the people from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" seemed to have calmed down, Tian Jianzi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned and glared at Ma Hongrong, then asked sternly, "Ma Hongrong, why don't you hurry up and tell us everything you know?"

"That's right! Three hundred miles east of our 'Ten Thousand Swords City,' there is a man named Luan Xingji, the Divine Craftsman, who is a master at creating puppet mechanical beasts..."

Ma Hongrong slowly introduced the situation, and finally said, "This person seems to be related to several murder cases in 'Wanjian City Market,' but due to the lack of evidence, our law enforcement officers have not been able to arrest him."

"However, his name has always been on our radar."

Seeing that everyone was listening attentively, Ma Hongrong continued, "This person entered the city the day before yesterday, seemingly to participate in the 'Jubaolou' trade fair."

"If you want to confirm the news, you can ask Xing Shoujue from 'Jubaolou' to come and question him. There are always lists for the trade fair. If Luan Xingji really participated in the trade fair, there must be a list of names!"

"Once it's confirmed that Luan Xingji participated in the trade fair, then he must have been in the city during this special period, which makes him a potential suspect!"

"Treasure House?"

Upon hearing these three words, Tian Jianzi frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then said, "No need for such trouble! Just arrest him, and arrest all his family members as well! Torture them severely, search their souls and extract their information. Once it is confirmed that it is this person, kill them without mercy, execute them immediately!"

Tian Jianzi's method was simple and brutal, yet extremely effective!

This is the demeanor of a leader of a major sect!
"That's fucking satisfying! This is true power of life and death! Who cares about logic? If they suspect you, you're just out of luck! But this Luan Xingji really does seem to be a suspect!"

Li Yunjing watched Tian Jianzi give orders from the side, filled with envy. This was a true master!
Considering Tian Jianzi's domineering style, and then thinking about the Supreme Master of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," one can understand what kind of person he is.

What kind of demeanor does such a giant possess?
To be honest, Li Yunjing was more interested in his future development within the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

If one day, a single word from him could send the Ming Dynasty into a panic, how powerful that would be!

"Yes!"

While Li Yunjing was lost in thought, Ma Hongrong, an elder of the "Ten Thousand Swords Sect," solemnly accepted the order and took away dozens of disciples of the "Ten Thousand Swords Sect" to prepare for both possibilities.

(End of this chapter)