Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 222 It's Okay Even If It Doesn't Work (Seeking Monthly Tickets and Recommendations)
Cong Rujin was not foolish enough to threaten Li Yunjing, saying, "I know your secret. You'd better give me some hush money, or I'll expose your secret of obtaining the 'Thunderstone' to the public."

If he really did that, without a doubt, Li Yunjing would find someone to kill him!

Not only will he not get the benefit of a single spirit stone, but he will also lose his life.

Therefore, Cong Rujin placed himself in a very humble position, hoping to get in touch with Li Yunjing.

He followed an inner disciple of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

He had high hopes, but he didn't get a response from Li Yunjing at all.

This made him extremely anxious on a daily basis.

Cong Rujin thought to himself that if there was still no response in three to five days, he would have to find his own way to make a living or agree to the "Ten Thousand Swords Sect's" offer to become a guest elder.
Suddenly, the second-hand "Ten Thousand Mile Communication Talisman" he had bought at a low price on his body vibrated. When he picked it up, he was surprised to see Li Yunjing's reply.

Upon seeing the above content, Cong Rujin was greatly surprised.

Cong Rujin never expected that Li Yunjing had already advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm!

This important figure from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" has such an incredibly fast cultivation speed!

This is far beyond Cong Rujin's imagination!

His original intention was that by joining Li Yunjing as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he would surely be highly valued by Li Yunjing, and thus, with the inner disciples of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" as his backer, he could have a better life.

Little did he expect that what he intended as a timely help would turn into adding to someone's already good fortune.

This disappointed Cong Rujin somewhat.

After all, the stronger Li Yunjing becomes, the lower Cong Rujin's status will be.

"Yes, my lord! I will set off for 'Crimson Sun Market' immediately to serve 'Star Moon Trading Company' without any disloyalty!"

Having made up his mind to submit, Cong Rujin was quite straightforward and immediately pledged allegiance.

"This person knows what's good for them!"

Upon seeing the person's reply, Li Yunjing revealed a playful smile.

Unexpectedly, his influence outside the sect was developing even better than within the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

Now, the first shop has two Foundation Establishment cultivators in charge.

In the "Red Sun Market", whose business is as grand as "Star Moon Trading Company"?
Li Yunjing told Xing'er and Yue'er that Cong Rujin wanted to join him, and then said some heartfelt words to the two women before putting away his "message talisman".

After taking a nap, Li Yunjing went to his study and drew some "Heavenly Thunder Talismans" and "Five Elements Talismans".

This time, writing second-tier talismans was quite difficult. After working on it for an entire afternoon, Li Yunjing managed to create only a few dozen talismans with various effects.

Most of the second-tier talisman paper was completely destroyed.

Li Yunjing did the math and concluded that, overall, he hadn't lost much in spirit stones.

It's still within the normal range, and even has a higher success rate than other talisman makers.

When it was almost time, Li Yunjing came out of Qiwu Villa, walked out of Qixing Palace and headed towards the mountainside of Qixing Peak.

"Senior Brother Li! Congratulations on breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm!"

"Senior Brother Li! Congratulations on breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm!"

From a distance, Jin Shouyun and Su Guo came to greet Li Yunjing.

"Okay! I'll take you to 'Ya Xiang Yuan' for a meal today! Two people want to join our team during the meal, so you two can mentor them from now on."

Li Yunjing waved his hand, signaling the two to follow him onto the teleportation array.

Jin Shouyun and Su Guo, one on the left and one on the right, followed Li Yunjing a step behind him, heading towards the teleportation array.

Li Yunjing paid the teleportation fee for the three of them, and then, together with Jin Shouyun and Su Guo, they went through the teleportation array and arrived in the western mountainous area.

In other places, inner disciples are nothing special.

However, in the western mountainous area, wherever Li Yunjing, Jin Shouyun, and Su Guo went, everyone looked at them with awe.

In the western mountainous region, where most disciples were menial servants, inner disciples were already considered extremely important figures.

Even some outer disciples who were on duty in the western mountainous area changed their expressions drastically when they saw Li Yunjing and his group.

No one knew whether the arrival of these three important figures was for official business.

Not long after, these people relaxed and saw Li Yunjing and the other two go to "Yaxiang Garden".

Then, considering all the rumors surrounding "Yaxiangyuan", it became clear that this was one of the powerful backers behind "Yaxiangyuan".

In the past two years, Li Yunjing has brought his true disciples and inner disciples to the "Yaxiangyuan" gathering several times.

The name "Yaxiangyuan" has become increasingly well-known.

Even the outer gatekeepers in charge of "Yaxiang Garden" looked at Ma Xingyuan with new respect, and their words were more about winning him over than about maintaining authority.

It can be said that thanks to Li Yunjing's name, Ma Xingyuan has become a celebrity in the western mountainous area. With such a powerful backer, he has the most influence in the western mountainous area, second only to the Foundation Establishment Realm stewards.

At this moment, Ma Xingyuan and Wang Yun stood respectfully at the door, waiting for Li Yunjing and his group to arrive.

The other two guests, Yue Zhouwang and Hou Boyan, were already standing at the door, waiting for Li Yunjing and his group to arrive.

"Young Master Li! You've arrived!"

When Ma Xingyuan saw Li Yunjing, he was the first to rush out to greet him.

"Good heavens! Fatty, how much do you weigh now? You've gotten so much bigger in just a few months."

Looking at his old friend, Li Yunjing smiled and joked.

"Hehe! I've gained a little weight! It's mainly because I've been missing you so much lately! Young Master Li, since you're not coming, I can only eat more to turn my longing into appetite."

Ma Xingyuan stood next to Li Yunjing and chuckled.

"Stop trying to disgust me!"

Li Yunjing patted Ma Xingyuan's fat head and big ears before instructing, "Everyone, don't stand at the door anymore, come inside and eat."

"Yes, Young Master Li!"

Yue Zhouwang, Hou Boyan, and Wang Yun still habitually addressed Li Yunjing as such, and they followed behind Li Yunjing toward his private room.

Inside the "Yaxiang Garden," some of the people dining there looked at Li Yunjing with great envy upon seeing this scene. This was the kind of demeanor that cultivators like us should have.

The imposing Li Yunjing had long been a role model for many lower-level cultivators, who all dreamed of becoming great figures like their senior brother Li one day.

Limited by their limited perspective, many menial disciples in the western mountainous areas believed that inner disciples were already remarkable individuals.

As for advancing to the Foundation Establishment Realm?
That's a long-term goal, not something that can be achieved in a few years.

Almost all the menial disciples set their "ambitious" goal on becoming inner disciples.

Becoming an inner disciple means becoming a true disciple of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," enjoying higher benefits and cultivating much faster.

This is already a remarkable achievement.

Upon entering the private room, Ma Xingyuan immediately ordered the dishes to be served.

A table laden with delicacies was prepared. After the irrelevant people left, only Li Yunjing, Ma Xingyuan, Su Guo, Jin Shouyun, Yue Zhouwang, and Hou Boyan remained in the room. Li Yunjing first introduced Su Guo and Jin Shouyun to them. After a few casual words and getting to know each other, Li Yunjing said, "Old Yue and Old Hou, you'll be working for me from now on! I'll leave your paperwork to Su Guo and Shouyun."

"Alright! We'll all follow Young Master Li's orders!"

Yue Zhouwang and Hou Boyan were overjoyed and quickly stood up to bow to Li Yunjing.

"Ok!"

Li Yunjing nodded and gestured to the seats, indicating that the two of them should sit down.

He then looked at Su Guo and Jin Shouyun and asked, "Are there any problems?"

"Senior Brother Li, this is nothing! There's absolutely no problem!"

Su Guo chuckled lightly.

Jin Shouyun, standing to the side, nodded solemnly, indicating that he understood.

"Yes! Come on! We're all on the same side, let's have a drink!"

Li Yunjing nodded in satisfaction, raised his wine glass, and looked around.

"Okay! Cheers!"

The other five stood up, raised their cups with both hands, clinked them together with Li Yunjing, and drank the spirit wine in one gulp.

Li Yunjing first spoke with Yue Zhouwang, Hou Boyan, Su Guo, and Jin Shouyun for a while, and finally looked at Ma Xingyuan, thought for a moment, and asked, "Fatty, how long until you break through to the sixth level of the Qi Refining Realm?"

"Forehead……"

Seeing that Li Yunjing was concerned about his cultivation level, Ma Xingyuan thought for a moment, shook his head, and said with a bitter face, "It will take at least two more years!"

He also wanted to break through his cultivation level, but he needed a lot of resources.

Although Ma Xingyuan had gained some benefits from "Yaxiang Garden", he still had to bribe the Foundation Establishment Realm stewards above and had people around him who ate with him, so his expenses were not small.

"Hmm! I'm planning to make arrangements for next spring's outer sect competition and push you to participate. Do you have the ability to prove me right?"

Li Yunjing asked with a smile.

"what?"

Ma Xingyuan was startled, then shook his head and quickly said, "Young Master Li! I can't do it! Even if you push me up, I still can't beat the others."

Seeing this, the other four looked at Ma Xingyuan with envy.

This fat guy and Li Yunjing are really close!
Despite being so incompetent, Li Yunjing was still willing to lend him a hand!
These four people felt a little regretful. If they were still at the sixth level of Qi Refining, wouldn't they have received Li Yunjing's guidance this time, greatly improving their combat power and going to war for Li Yunjing?
Not to mention the rewards after winning the ranking, the training of Li Yunjing is also a huge resource. This resource is truly used on oneself, how much can it improve combat power?
Who wouldn't be envious?
That damned Ma Xingyuan! He had the chance, but he failed to improve his strength!

This made everyone else present extremely jealous!
"You do have some self-awareness about your own abilities!"

Li Yunjing nodded and said, "However, among my inner disciples, you and I are the closest! This time, I'm going all out and prepared to pay a huge price to cultivate you!"

"Huh? Young Master Li, you really want to mentor me?"

Ma Xingyuan was dumbfounded. He himself said it wouldn't work, yet he was still supporting him?
This made his heart pound.

"Nonsense! You don't need to say anything!"

Seeing that Ma Xingyuan was about to say something, Li Yunjing waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "If I say you can do it, you can, even if you can't! If I say you can't, you can't, even if you can!"

"hiss……"

Inside the private room, Yue Zhouwang, Hou Boyan, Su Guo, and Jin Shouyun all gasped in shock. Young Master Li's words were truly domineering.

What confidence!
Is it really possible to raise Ma Xingyuan's combat strength to the level of an outer disciple in just two or three months?
"Young Master Li, can I really do this?"

Ma Xingyuan asked in disbelief.

"Yes! I'm planning to go to the border to participate in the assessment for true disciples in the near future!"

Li Yunjing didn't answer Ma Xingyuan, but turned to look at the others. He continued, "For the next three months, the four of you will be responsible for training Ma Xingyuan! Make his combat strength improve rapidly! I want his combat experience to make him the number one in the outer sect!"

Yes! No problem!

Yue Zhouwang smiled.

"We'll definitely train Fatty hard!"

Hou Boyan laughed heartily, seemingly very pleased.

"Hehe! This is my specialty!"

Jin Shouyun's eyes lit up. Torturing people was his specialty!
"Don't worry, Senior Brother Li!"

Su Guo smiled and indicated that there was no problem.

"Huh? You guys...you guys go easy on me!"

Seeing that Li Yunjing and the others were serious, Ma Xingyuan was dumbfounded, his face contorted in pain, and he begged for mercy in a low voice.

"Don't listen to Fatty! Don't cripple him! Just kill him!"

Li Yunjing chuckled, then looked at Jin Shouyun and the other three, and said, "This job won't be done for nothing! Here are 40,000 low-grade spirit stones. Divide them among yourselves, and buy whatever you want!"

"This one……"

The four of them were tempted by the pile of spirit stones on the table, but they were too embarrassed to accept such a large sum.

The task Li Yunjing assigned them was simply too easy.

"Take what's offered to you! Since you are my subordinates, it is my duty to improve your strength!"

Li Yunjing's face darkened, and he spoke to the four of them.

"Thank you very much, Senior Brother Li! I'll accept these spirit stones!"

Seeing that Li Yunjing was serious, Jin Shouyun was the first to stand up with a grin, went to Li Yunjing's side, and directly grabbed 10,000 low-grade spirit stones from the neatly stacked, tall mountain of spirit stones.

Since he had already made up his mind to work with Li Yunjing, he naturally felt no burden in taking Li Yunjing's spirit stones.

With Jin Shouyun taking the lead, the other three realized what was going on, stood up, came to Li Yunjing's side, thanked him, and took their share of spirit stones.

"Yes! In the future, besides the sect's rewards, if I do well, I will give you all some extra help! I hope that all of you will reach the Foundation Establishment stage soon so that you can be of assistance to me."

After everyone was seated again, Li Yunjing raised his wine glass and said calmly.

"Don't worry, Young Master Li! We will definitely achieve Foundation Establishment as soon as possible!"

Now, even Su Guo and Jin Shouyun are following the trend and calling Li Yunjing "Young Master Li".

At this moment, Yue Zhouwang and Hou Boyan, who had just joined the group, were deeply moved.

Tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones—that's no small sum!
This shows how much Li Yunjing values ​​them.

As the saying goes, "A scholar will die for one who understands him!"

No one had any reason to betray Li Yunjing, and they couldn't find another buyer who would pay them such a large sum of money!

(End of this chapter)