Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 198 Deep Within the Underground Palace
Although the resources from these corpses, if gathered together, would amount to tens of thousands of spirit stones.

However, for the first time, Li Yunjing lost interest in these blood-stained resources.

Of course, besides disliking the behavior of these rogue cultivators, another reason is that Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi are both very rich!
Extremely wealthy!
The two of them were indeed somewhat unimpressed with the spoils they had acquired so far.

Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi came here for the legendary treasure.

He had no interest in profiting from rogue cultivators or cultivators from small families, nor did he have any intention of helping the "Sea Wave Sect" eliminate dissidents.

"These brainless rogue cultivators are all swarming around like a swarm of bees, creating chaos."

Li Yunjing transmitted his voice to Yu Yunyi.

"What a mob!"

Yu Yunyi shook her head slightly and responded telepathically.

At this moment, the battle intensified once again, and even the thick leaden clouds in the sky dissipated somewhat, revealing the sunlight.

The brilliant sunshine, which had just shone on the rocky island, was reflected back by the rising fog and could not bring sunlight to the island for long.

In such an environment, the entire island was filled with shouts of battle, making it difficult for the Wang and Ma families to retreat.

Deep within the island, a black hole was revealed, only a mile or two away from the Wang and Ma families.

However, this short distance would normally be covered in just a few breaths.

Now, surrounded by the "Haitao Sect" and a large number of independent cultivators, this distance is practically insurmountable for the Wang and Ma families.

Members of the two major families were frequently dismembered by sharp blades and died tragically on the rocks.

Of course, even more rogue cultivators died.

In their efforts to kill the Qi Refining cultivators from the Ma and Wang families, over a hundred of these rogue cultivators have already fallen to the ground.

Even among the "Haitao faction," there were a few unlucky ones who, by accident, died in the counterattacks of the two major families.

Amidst the chaotic jumble of rocks, bloodstains were everywhere, and the earth had turned reddish-brown.

"Wang Zi! I will fight you 'Hai Tao Faction' to the death!"

"As long as we survive this ordeal, my Ma family will fight the Haitao faction to the death!"

Wang Yangyan and Ma Zehui's eyes were bloodshot, but when they stared at Wang Zi, their expressions were so ferocious and terrifying that they looked like they wanted to devour him.

The two major families and six Foundation Establishment Realm experts wanted to help the other family members, but they were constantly blocked by the four Foundation Establishment Realm experts of the "Haitao Sect".

They could only watch helplessly as their descendants died tragically before their very eyes.

The grief and indignation of the tragic death of a blood relative is far beyond what can be compared to that of fellow disciples within a sect!
At this moment, the hatred between them was irreconcilable.

"Hahaha! You can seek revenge on me in your next life!"

A cold glint flashed in Wang Zi's eyes, followed by a loud laugh. With a wave of his hand, he led three other Foundation Establishment experts from the "Sea Wave Sect" to continue their attack on the experts from the Wang and Ma families.

And it has the support of nearly a hundred Qi Refining Realm cultivators from the "Haitao Sect".

The four Foundation Establishment cultivators of the "Haitao Sect" held their own against the six Foundation Establishment experts from the Ma and Wang families.

These rogue cultivators are also cunning. They never go up to fight Foundation Establishment cultivators. Instead, a dozen or so of them work together in perfect unison to defeat a Qi Refining cultivator from the Ma or Wang families and seize their resources.

That annoying Young Master Tingtao, along with the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the "Sea Wave Sect," also tried to stop the experts from the Wang and Ma families.

Li Yunjing glanced at the man's methods and concluded that he was just an ordinary person, only at the level of a normal inner disciple of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

Let alone comparing him to Li Yunjing, even his subordinates Jin Shouyun and Su Guo would not necessarily be at a disadvantage when they clashed with this man.

Su Guo, Jin Shouyun's cultivation level is not high, but his combat strength is formidable, far surpassing that of ordinary Qi Refining cultivators.

After observing for a while, Li Yunjing saw that Young Master Tingtao was very cunning. He never went to the front and never fought directly with Foundation Establishment cultivators.

After observing the situation, Li Yunjing shook his head slightly, finally giving up the idea of ​​finding an opportunity to ambush and kill the other party.

Young Master Tingtao has to wait until he falls out with the "Haitao Faction" before he can forcibly kill him!

fair enough!

That damn bug keeps jumping around in front of Yu Yunyi.

Li Yunjing had long been dissatisfied with him, and killing this man himself would relieve his frustration.

……

While the battle raged on Rocky Island, thirteen large ships appeared in the "Strange Rock Sea".

These large ships belong to other families on "White Sand Island".

These people have already sensed the positions of the warships of the "Haitao Faction," the Wang family, and the Ma family.

In order not to alert the enemy, the warships of these other sects and families have begun to slow down and wait for rest.

The various sects and families have agreed to advance at full speed in half an hour, destroy the warships of the "Sea Wave Sect," enter the rocky island, and compete for the treasure.

Further out, beyond the "Strange Rock Sea," Lin Kai and his companions' ship was still drifting slowly on the sea...

At this moment, almost all the young people from the Wang and Ma families on the rocky island are dead.

Having no other choice, Wang Yangyan and Ma Zehui each led two or three outstanding young men from their respective families into the cave.

Two large families, totaling over a hundred people, arrived here full of confidence in their treasure hunt.

Little did they expect that before they even reached their destination, they would be killed and left with less than ten people!

Moreover, everyone was injured, and the losses were so great that they were incalculable.

The number of members of the "Haitao Sect" and independent cultivators has also decreased, with only seven hundred remaining at the moment.

Among them, the "Haitao School" suffered the least loss, with more than a hundred people surviving.

It can be said that the "Haitao faction" is definitely the biggest winner right now.

Wang Zi and the three Foundation Establishment cultivators beside him were beaming with joy.

This plan is great!

By taking advantage of these independent cultivators, they actually accomplished a plan that killed two birds with one stone.

The Wang and Ma families are completely ruined. As long as we trap them in the underground cave and annihilate them all, we will completely destroy these two great families.

The "Haitao Sect" and the independent cultivators stood guard at the cave entrance, observing to see if the other side would rush out.

Then they all went off to fight for the spoils.

During this process, the "Haitao Sect" was very generous; they did not compete for anything that the rogue cultivators had grabbed first.

This action pleased the rogue cultivators greatly.

"A bunch of idiots!"

Li Yunjing watched coldly, inwardly sneering.

Where is the "Haitao School" not contentious?

They're just waiting to completely exploit the rogue cultivators before wiping them all out and taking all the spoils for themselves!

How could such a little trick possibly escape the notice of a genius like Li Yunjing?

Of course, there are also cunning people among the rogue cultivators, and there are even Foundation Establishment cultivators mixed in with the crowd.

These people each have their own plans, and in the end, who will take advantage of whom depends on their individual abilities.

"Brother Li, Madam Li, are you alright?"

At this moment, Young Master Tingtao came to Li Yunjing and his companion with a smile on his face, asking about their well-being.

But a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes; Li Wutian was still alive!

"Haha! Thank you for your concern, Young Master Tingtao! My wife and I are fine!"

Li Yunjing laughed loudly, but inwardly he sneered, "You little bastard, you just want me to die sooner, don't you?"

Even if you die, I won't die!

"As long as it's okay! Just as long as it's okay!"

Young Master Tingtao forced a smile and said, "You must be careful when you enter the cave later."

"Yes! Thank you for your concern!"

Li Yunjing gave a perfunctory reply.

The two chatted casually, but Yu Yunyi didn't say a word, which made Tingtao Gongzi a little depressed.

This Madam Li actually ignored him, this dashing and handsome young man!
A quarter of an hour later, all the wealth had been divided up by the independent cultivators.

The "Haitao Faction" once again organized everyone and headed into the cave!

When the important matter came up, Young Master Tingtao had no choice but to leave Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi's side and return to the "Haitao Faction" camp.

After the "Sea Wave Sect" and the rogue cultivators chased them into the cave, Li Yunjing discovered that it wasn't hot at all; instead, it was damp and chilly. The walls of the cave were all carved from a type of pitch-black stone.

"Boom boom boom!"

Li Yunjing tapped the stone wall with his finger, producing a dull sound. The stone was incredibly hard, many times harder than the granite most common in the Ming Dynasty.

The entire underground passage twists and turns downwards, and is extremely dark and narrow. Li Yunjing and his group chased for three miles, but still couldn't see the end.

According to Li Yunjing's calculations, they seemed to be heading diagonally downwards, which meant they were about to delve deeper into the seabed.

However, a chilling wind was constantly emanating from the cave, which puzzled Li Yunjing. Where was the wind coming from in the seabed?

This strangeness really piqued Li Yunjing's curiosity.

Neither he nor Yu Yunyi seemed afraid.

Both Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi are proficient in water-based supernatural powers, so they are not worried about their safety when they enter the seabed.

Even if the cave collapses, nothing will happen to the two of them.

For some reason, the passage was still shrouded in thick fog and pitch black. When they had chased for about ten miles, Li Yunjing could vaguely see a huge stone gate that blocked the passage.

In front of the stone gate, the remaining members of the two major families, including Wang Yangyan and Ma Zehui, were stubbornly resisting the attack of the "Haitao Sect" and the rogue cultivators.

At this moment, these people are trapped, with nowhere to hide or escape.

Half an hour later, the rogue cultivators and the "Sea Wave Sect" paid another three hundred lives to finally kill six Foundation Establishment Realm experts and four Qi Refining Realm Great Perfection cultivators.

They were cornered at the end of the road. Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator couldn't defeat seven hundred Qi Refining cultivators!
Even if it were a Foundation Establishment cultivator from their "Shenxiao Dao Sect," they would be powerless to reverse this situation.

However, the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" are incredibly lethal!

If these rogue cultivators were to surround and kill the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect," there probably wouldn't be many left.

"Ugh……"

Seeing the passageway filled with corpses, Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi shook their heads slightly.

Almost no one from the "Haitao Sect" was needed to clean up the corpses. The independent cultivators spontaneously and enthusiastically cleaned up all the corpses on the ground, and anything related to cultivation ended up in their storage bags.

The corpses were piled up together, and the "corpse-dissolving water" was poured all over them, completely destroying more than three hundred corpses, leaving not even a single bone behind!

Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi didn't care about their gains.

The two, along with the experts from the "Sea Wave Sect," stood before the stone gate, carefully examining the paintings on it. The paintings seemed to depict the life of a cultivator.

From childhood, playing with companions, to youth, joining a sect for cultivation, and the story of a middle-aged man slaying enemy invaders, from the Qi Refining Realm, Foundation Establishment Realm to the Golden Core Realm, all the major events experienced by this person seem to be engraved on the stone gate.

There are no records of events after the Nascent Soul stage!
"Not a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi exchanged a glance, both seeing the disappointment in each other's eyes.

The Golden Core Realm was, of course, something Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi could only look up to.

However, both of them were prodigies and frequently came into contact with Golden Core cultivators, so they did not have any particular awe for this realm.

On the contrary, Nascent Soul Realm cultivators are known by name but never seen in person, and are full of mystery.

Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi were eager to explore the secrets of this supreme realm.

As it turned out, it was finally confirmed that this was not the cave dwelling of a Nascent Soul Realm expert!

How could this not disappoint Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi?
Like Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi, the members of the "Haitao Faction" were also inspecting the stone gate.

Besides the patterns, there are also many marks on the stone gate from attacks by supernatural powers, spells, and magical artifacts.

However, upon closer inspection, these people discovered that the stone gate only had a small pit a few inches in size and showed no signs of breaking.

What lies behind this enormous stone gate? Even with the divine senses of everyone present, they couldn't discern anything.

There must be a huge secret deep within the stone gate.

"There must be a cave behind the stone door, but we don't know what material the stone door is made of. It's incredibly hard, and there's nothing we can do about it."

After observing for a long time, Wang Zi sighed.

"Sect Leader! The people here are far superior to those of the Ma and Wang families. If they can't open it, we might be able to!"

Another Foundation Establishment expert said, unwilling to give up.

"That's the truth!"

Several other high-ranking members of the "Haitao faction" nodded in agreement.

Having arrived here, we are only one stone door away from the treasure. No one would be willing to give up if we couldn't open it!
"Hmm! We have no choice but to give it a try!"

Everyone wanted to give it a try, and Wang Zi had no choice but to nod and agree to their plan.

However, before the "Haitao Faction" could organize an attack, Wang Zi's communication talisman vibrated.

"Not good! Other sects and families have followed us and are attacking our warships!"

After reading it, Wang Zi's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

"what!"

"Kill back!"

"We can't let them take our warships!"

"Damn it! These bastards are shameless!"

……

Several high-ranking members of the "Haitao faction" immediately became excited.

Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi were standing not far from the "Haitao faction" leaders when they saw this scene. How similar it was!

What is the difference between them, the "Haitao faction," and the previous Wang and Ma families?
“Retribution!”

At this moment, these three words appeared in Li Yunjing's mind.

Instead of being nervous, he seemed to be secretly gloating!
Of course, the sects and families that followed from the outside were no good!
Birds of a feather!
"Wait a moment! I need to speak with the heads of the other families and sect leaders!"

Wang Zi remained calm, took out a communication talisman, and quickly sent out a series of messages.

The contents here are all about cooperation, especially the introduction of the underground palace, letting outsiders know that there are still four hundred people here, and even if they join forces, they cannot open the stone door of the underground palace.

If the other families fight each other to the death, none of us will have a chance to get the treasure!
Sure enough, not long after, members of the "Sea Wave Sect" at sea sent a message saying that the other families had retreated and would no longer attack.

"Buzzing..."

Meanwhile, the communication talisman in Wang Zi's hand was vibrating almost nonstop, as people from other families and the "Haitao Sect" were sending him messages.

Wang Zi first checked the messages from his own people and confirmed that other families and sects were not attacking before he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright! The other sects and families won't attack anymore! This place won't be easy to break through, let's cooperate with them!"

Only then did Wang Zi share this good news with the senior members of the "Haitao faction".

"Great!"

The other high-ranking officials breathed a sigh of relief; they were truly afraid of following in the footsteps of the Wang and Ma families!
"You few go and explain the news from the outside world to these independent cultivators. Don't let them misunderstand that we summoned the sects and families outside!"

Wang Zixin, being meticulous, gave the instructions again.

"Yes! We understand!"

Everyone's expressions tightened, realizing the sect leader's deeper meaning.

These independent cultivators are unreliable. Don't scare them into thinking that the "Haitao Sect" is plotting against them!
If the two sides turn against each other, things will be very bad!

Without the trump card of independent cultivators, other sects and families outside might very well launch an attack on our "Haitao Sect"!

Seeing that the high-ranking members around him had left to appease the rogue cultivators, Wang Zi lowered his head, looked at the "communication talisman," and sent a telepathic message to the family and sect leaders outside to continue discussing the next steps.

Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi nodded slightly when they saw this.

Wang Zi's abilities far surpass those of the Wang and Ma families.

"Wow..."

Inside the passage, many independent cultivators were astonished by the explanation from the "Haitao Sect," and an uproar ensued.

However, since everyone was in the same boat, the "Haitao faction" promised to compensate everyone with resources after this operation, and only then did everyone calm down and stop causing trouble.

The fact that the "Haitao Sect" members genuinely did not collude with other sects or families reassured these independent cultivators.

The remaining three hundred rogue cultivators were almost all experts with cultivation levels above the seventh level of Qi Refining, and quite a few of them had cultivation levels at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

These people have already gained enormous benefits from the continuous battles.

At this moment, these people calmed down considerably and began to consider the pros and cons of what was to come.

In the upcoming actions, many sects and families are not firmly allied and may even turn against each other. At that time, we may be able to take advantage of the chaos and continue to gain benefits.

(End of this chapter)