Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 179 Compensation Conditions
It seemed that this object was a perfect match for Li Yunjing, and his divine sense merged with the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" with remarkable ease.

After being nurtured by Li Yunjing for only a few days, the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" actually developed some spirituality.

This surprised and delighted Li Yunjing.

It should be noted that only second-tier spiritual artifacts can develop even a trace of spirituality.

He had never heard of a low-grade magical artifact being able to develop spirituality.

It seems that his "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" is indeed no ordinary object.

If it is refined and nurtured for a long time, perhaps a miracle can really happen!

With the Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal displaying such power, Li Yunjing grew even more fond of his magical treasure.

After nurturing it for half a month, all the Xuan Turtle blood was used up.

Li Yunjing's "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" already feels like it has a blood connection with him.

This gave Li Yunjing the idea that this treasure was a continuation of his thunder magic.

After being nurtured and refined over this period, this treasure has advanced to the level of a mid-grade magic weapon.

During this period, Li Yunjing also tested the power of the seal and found that the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" could not unleash the Five Elements Thunder Technique.

If he were to unleash a thunder technique, with the blessing of the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal," Li Yunjing could only release one bolt of thunder power.

In terms of power, it also failed to satisfy Li Yunjing, basically only 120% of the power he used for his "Palm Thunder".

This disappointed Li Yunjing.

Li Yunjing can unleash "Gui Water Divine Thunder" with his bare hands, and can even unleash ten times his own power!

The "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" still has a long way to go before it can become Li Yunjing's trump card.

However, after thinking about it, it was, after all, the first magical artifact I had ever crafted myself.

Emotions are different from magical artifacts and spiritual objects obtained from the outside.

Li Yunjing was filled with anticipation, believing that one day the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" would surely be upgraded to a spiritual weapon.

With this hope, Li Yunjing felt relieved and stopped worrying about the drawback of the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" being too weak.

Cultivate, learn array formations, learn weapon crafting, draw talismans, nurture a few spiritual weapons and magical artifacts, and chat with friends via text messages.

This continued until early September.

On this day, Li Yunjing finally completed the cultivation of the eighth level of Qi Refining.

By looking inward at my body, I felt that my vital energy had reached its peak.

The surging magical power flowed continuously through the body's meridians.

Li Yunjing's life force is becoming increasingly vigorous!
Li Yunjing felt that now was the best time to break through to the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm!
The surging, boundless magical power made Li Yunjing's skin glow with a crystalline radiance.

The internal organs, meridians, flesh, and bones are also filled with formidable power.

He cultivated both his inner and outer self, tempering them simultaneously. The flowing magical power washed over his body again and again, even causing Li Yunjing's sea of ​​consciousness to boil. A dazzling radiance shone on his forehead.

Every inch of Li Yunjing's skin was full of power, and his body was honed to the point of being as strong as steel.

Li Yunjing felt as if he had been reborn.

With his cultivation at the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm, Li Yunjing's body had been honed to its peak.

His power was three times stronger than before, and Li Yunjing's divine sense could also scan a range of thirteen miles!

His mind seemed to be clearer, and the dark fog was being dispelled little by little.

He saw it: in the deepest part of his mind, lightning flashed incessantly, as if that were the source of power!

However, his mental strength was still insufficient to see the deepest truth.

Once everything calmed down, Li Yunjing stabilized his cultivation at the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm.

His eyes were brimming with energy!
"Ninth level of Qi Refining! The next step is to plan for Foundation Establishment!"

Li Yunjing stood up and muttered to himself.

Li Yunjing was very satisfied with his current state. With a sway, he soared into the air!

With Li Yunjing's own strength, he could even stay airborne for a short period of time.

"Bang bang bang!"

Li Yunjing then tested his combat prowess at the training ground of "Qiwu Manor," unleashing a series of spells and supernatural abilities.

Looking at the chaotic training ground, Li Yunjing finally calmed down and dispelled the terrifying aura emanating from his body.

"The path to heaven is arduous, but every step is filled with hardship!"

Li Yunjing stood with his hands behind his back and let out a long sigh.

It took Li Yunjing a year and a half to reach the first major realm.

Li Yunjing estimated that it would probably take him quite some time to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Cultivating immortality is truly a journey fraught with peril, and Li Yunjing has faced quite a few dangers in the past year and a half.

If he hadn't possessed some abilities, he probably would have perished long ago on his quest for enlightenment.

"I wonder what's going on with the Myriad Laws Association!"

After his cultivation level improved, Li Yunjing temporarily lost the desire to continue his seclusion.

His eyes suddenly flashed with a captivating light, but it quickly subsided, becoming simple and unadorned.

The radiant glow and terrifying aura of the person all subsided, and in the end, they returned to their original simplicity, just like ordinary people.

Over the past few months, Li Yunjing has had ample time to cultivate, in a peaceful environment, and with no shortage of resources.

Li Yunjing honed his Daoist heart to an even stronger degree.

By integrating and deducing the "Five Thunder Orthodox Method," "Divine Firmament Path," and many other Five Elements techniques, Li Yunjing gained a deeper understanding of the Five Elements techniques.

After hundreds of repeated deductions, he finally managed to preliminarily deduce his own Five Elements cultivation method.

The Five Elements are the foundation of the world, and the Five Elements system is also the most common system in the cultivation world.

Li Yunjing combined the five elements into one, achieving a preliminary fusion, and his magical power became more profound than that of ordinary cultivators.

At the same time, when fighting with others, Li Yunjing absorbs more of the power of the five elements of heaven and earth, and can quickly recover his strength.

This would undoubtedly give them a significant advantage in a battle of wits.

Having assessed his own condition, Li Yunjing finally had time to check on the situation at the training ground.

He saw that just as he was testing his skills, dust filled the air and the hard training ground was reduced to ruins.

This scene made even Li Yunjing, the instigator, marvel at his own destructive power!
"If I could go back to my past life, I could probably level a whole neighborhood street in half a day, right?"

With a slight smile, Li Yunjing raised his arm, activated the "Seven Star Palace" identity jade slip, and recited: "Reshape the universe!"

The jade slip containing Li Yunjing's identity instantly emitted a stream of light, which merged into the world.

The next moment, an invisible force surged out, and in a short time, the ground of the training ground began to writhe, and the rubble and debris were restored to their original state.

This is the power of formations.

The jade slip containing Li Yunjing's identity is also a key element of the "Seven Star Palace" formation.

Li Yunjing borrowed the power of the "Seven Star Palace" formation, which allowed him to activate an invisible force, reshape the universe, and restore it to its original state.

If the great battle with the Thirteen Flying Eagles were to take place at "Qiwu Manor," Li Yunjing could simply activate his identity jade slip and instantly kill all the enemies.

After finishing all that, Li Yunjing was just about to tidy up and rest for a while when suddenly his communication talisman vibrated.

Li Yunjing picked it up and saw that it was a message from Xu Wuyi, telling him to go to his office to meet a high-ranking member of the "Wanfa Society".

This startled Li Yunjing. He hadn't expected things to be coming to an end.

He immediately sent messages to Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao to inquire about their current situation.

Before long, messages from the three men arrived one after another.

Lu Ruoxi didn't know any more information, and it was clear that the Lu family was not within the scope of the "Wanfa Association's" negotiations.

Yu Yunyi and Fu Chao learned from their elders that the "Wanfa Society" had indeed contacted them.

Negotiations are underway between the two sides.

"Damn it! These families are definitely unreliable!"

Li Yunjing cursed, but he had no problem with Yunyi and Fu Chao.

Yu Yunyi and Fu Chao hold some positions within the family, but they are still a long way from being in charge.

In this matter, Yu Yunyi and Fu Chao certainly did their best to fight for their own interests. Unfortunately, their positions were too low and their influence was too weak to sway the opinions of the family's higher-ups.

In fact, if it weren't for the message from the Void One, he would still be in the dark.

If the people of the "Wanfa Association" have reached an agreement with the Fu and Yu families, then my situation is no longer important.

At that time, the "Wanfa Association" can easily pay a small price and get rid of themselves.

After all, without the Yu and Fu families, he was no match for the "Wanfa Association".

After analyzing the matter, Li Yunjing's expression turned rather unpleasant.

This incident also served as a wake-up call for him; it was time to focus on developing his own strength.

We cannot place our hopes on others.

Outsiders can never be trusted!

Li Yunjing replied with a message, indicating that he had received it and would come immediately.

After tidying up briefly, Li Yunjing went out and arrived at the third floor of the "Council Hall".

In the empty office, as soon as Li Yunjing entered, he saw a woman with a mean face.

If Li Yunjing saw this woman at night, he would probably think he had seen a female ghost.

"This woman doesn't seem like a good person! Nor is she easy to get along with!"

This was Li Yunjing's first impression of the woman.

"Senior Sister Zhuang Yao, this is Li Yunjing."

Upon seeing Li Yunjing arrive, Xu Wuyi gestured for Li Yunjing to come over and pay his respects.

Xu Wuyi, on the other hand, was very humble and spoke softly to the woman sitting in the chair.

"Deacon Xu called this woman 'Senior Sister'?"

Upon hearing Xu Wuyi's words, Li Yunjing's heart skipped a beat!
In Li Yunjing's eyes, Xu Wuyi now looks a bit like a lackey. Why is he being so humble?
Xu Wuyi has already reached the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm and is a great figure with a high chance of advancing to the Golden Core Realm!
Now, he's actually calling a woman "Senior Sister" with a smile on his face.

Just who is this woman?
Li Yunjing carefully sensed the woman's aura; she was not at the Golden Core stage!
Li Yunjing had come into contact with several Golden Core Realm experts and was basically familiar with the characteristics of this level.

Li Yunjing confirmed from the woman's aura that she was definitely not a Golden Core Realm expert, but her aura was extremely dangerous!

Seemingly sensing Li Yunjing's spying, the woman's triangular eyes turned to him, and Li Yunjing felt a chill run through him, a bone-deep coldness that seemed to freeze him completely.

In the darkness, Li Yunjing's intuition was frantically warning him that perhaps this woman could kill him with a single move!
"You're Li Yunjing?"

The woman sitting in the chair coldly looked at Li Yunjing, and after scanning him, she said, "Not bad! The cultivation of the ninth level of Qi Refining Realm has reached the level of a top genius!"

"That's right! That's me!"

Seeing that the other party had no goodwill, Li Yunjing simply nodded. As for offering greetings?
That's unnecessary!
He was the victim!
Where is the logic in a victim greeting the perpetrator?
Li Yunjing simply refused to believe that this woman named Zhuang Yao would dare to make a move here.
Seeing Li Yunjing's nonchalant attitude, as if he didn't care about him, Xu Wuyi frowned.

Xu Wuyi muttered to himself, "Little brat, you're truly ignorant and fearless! If you don't show some respect to a female demon like her, your future will be difficult."

"Kid! You're the one who caused all this trouble. How do you plan to resolve it?"

Seeing that Li Yunjing was unconvinced, Zhuang Yao glared at him with her triangular eyes and asked in a sinister tone.

"Hehe! How to resolve this? Of course, we'll handle it officially! I'll wait for the results from the 'Enforcement Hall'!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunjing flew into a rage. "Do you think I'm a pushover just because I'm not angry?"

You think that just because you're a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the Great Perfection stage, you can overwhelm me with your aura and resolve this crisis with the best possible conditions?
Do you really think of me, Li Yunjing, as a novice?

See if I can't give in to you!
"Ok?"

Li Yunjing's words made Zhuang Yao's face turn very ugly!
Within the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," how many people would dare to speak to her like that?
Could it be that, having been far removed from the Ming Dynasty all these years, my name has been forgotten, and now even a mere junior dares to speak to me like this?
"Cough cough!"

Xu Wuyi was startled, coughed, stepped forward and shouted at Li Yunjing, "Li Yunjing, behave yourself! This is your Uncle Zhuang, one of the Ten True Disciples of our 'Shenxiao Dao Sect'!"

"hiss……"

Li Yunjing was startled by Xu Wuyi's words.

The Ten True Disciples—what a resounding name!

Li Yunjing had only ever met one expert of that level: Brother Fu Chao.

He only exchanged a few words with Fu Chao's older brother; they had only met once.

As for the other members of the Ten True Disciples, this was the second time Li Yunjing had seen them!

The Ten True Disciples must be elders.

He is even one of the hottest candidates to compete for the next "Shenxiao Dao Sect" leader!

Li Yunjing was genuinely startled by Xu Wuyi's words!
However, he immediately became angry again!

So what if you are the number one true disciple of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect"?
Even if you want to kill me, I am not someone who will surrender easily!

If all else fails, we'll just have a fight!
Thinking of this, Li Yunjing's face remained cold, showing no intention of backing down.

"Ah……"

Zhuang Yao chuckled lightly and gave Li Yunjing a meaningful look. That look was extremely cold, and her killing intent was undisguised.

Even when they saw each other, they stood silently between the two, afraid that Zhuang Yao might suddenly attack Li Yunjing!

Given Zhuang Yao's status, if she were to risk everything and kill Li Yunjing, she would at worst be suppressed in the Divine Prison. The sect would certainly not be willing to let Zhuang Yao pay for Li Yunjing's life!
Of course, Zhuang Yao didn't fare well after doing that.

Zhuang Yao will not be chosen as the future sect leader or even as an elder in an important part of the sect.

Even after being sentenced and punished, the most likely outcome is that they will still be sent to the front lines to fight to the death!
Therefore, Xu Wuyi did not believe that Zhuang Yao would kill Li Yunjing, but he was afraid that the woman would go crazy and injure Li Yunjing. Such an outcome would not be acceptable!
Isn't this a public slap in the face to the "Seven Star Palace"?

As the deputy hall master of the "Seven Star Palace", Xu Wuyi could not accept, both publicly and privately, that his disciple had been beaten by someone else here.

"Hmph! Li Yunjing, this matter ends here! Stop making trouble! Consider this item as compensation!"

Seeing Xu Wuyi's actions, Zhuang Yao gave him face. She snorted coldly, raised her hand, and sent out a wooden box that floated lightly to Li Yunjing's front.

"what is this?"

Li Yunjing was taken aback, took the wooden box, and opened it.

Instantly, a dazzling crimson light shot out, and a fist-sized, crimson gem radiated its brilliance.

This crimson gem is incredibly dazzling and exquisite.

Within the crystal, a mysterious radiance flows, so intense that it is impossible to look directly at it.

Faintly, within the gemstone, one can see light flowing slowly like water.

"what?"

Xu Wu, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Deacon of the Void, what is this?"

Li Yunjing asked a question, but seeing Zhuang Yao's disdainful expression, he knew that the woman was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he turned to look at Xu Wuyi and asked again.

"Crimson Gold Glazed Stone! A third-tier material, it's an important material for refining magic weapons. With just one piece, if you ever break through to the Golden Core Realm, you'll have enough main materials for your natal magic weapon!"

Even Xu Wuyi was a little envious and couldn't help but admire.

Xu Wuyi is also someone who has the potential to break through to the Golden Core Realm, but he has not yet found his natal magic weapon.

Even he was envious of such a thing when he saw it.

In any case, from Xu Wuyi's perspective, Li Yunjing made a huge profit from the "Wanfa Hui" producing such a treasure!
So what if we were attacked and killed a few times?

Anyway, no one died!
It’s worth it!
"This is really good stuff!"

Upon hearing the explanation of emptiness, Li Yunjing smiled.

Li Yunjing didn't know the value of this thing, but judging from its ethereal appearance, he was certain that its value was absolutely astronomical!
With this "Crimson Gold Glazed Stone," just as Xu Wuyi said, he really wouldn't need to worry about magical treasures in the future.

How could this woman bear to hand over such a valuable item as compensation?

Li Yunjing was shocked by this level of generosity.

"Alright, now that you know the value of this item, our business is over. Tell the Fu and Yu families to stop! Let's just leave it at that."

Zhuang Yao said coldly.

"Heh heh! It's not that simple! What about Wei Henian?"

Li Yunjing thought about it and was still not satisfied, so he continued to propose conditions.

"Wei Henian will step down as president of the 'Myriad Laws Association' and leave the 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect' to serve on the front lines! Kid, are you satisfied?"

Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Zhuang Yao's eyes, clearly indicating her dissatisfaction with the outcome.

(End of this chapter)