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Chapter 224 The storm is coming
Feng Xueting and Cong Rujin were not enough to intimidate all sides.

Two Foundation Establishment cultivators could not withstand such a vast fortune.

At this point, Li Yunjing still needs to utilize his connections within the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

Ma Xingyuan and his group of five formed one group of guardians, while the other group consisted of Fang Yuxuan and his companions, who were far away in "Red Sun Valley".

After handling the two matters—the outer sect competition and the Xingyue Trading Company—Li Yunjing was finally satisfied.

……

The banquet ended late at night. Ma Xingyuan, Yue Zhouwang, Hou Boyan, Jin Shouyun, and Su Guo exchanged "message tokens" and agreed to formally begin the process of joining "Seven Star Peak" and training their combat capabilities starting the next day.

With Ma Xingyuan, Yue Zhouwang, and Hou Boyan seeing them off, Li Yunjing led Su Guo and Jin Shouyun away from "Yaxiang Garden" and headed towards the teleportation array.

Back on the mountainside of "Seven Star Peak", Li Yunjing gave Jin Shouyun and Su Guo a few more instructions, telling them to make sure Ma Xingyuan was properly trained.

We must transform Ma Xingyuan within three months, making him a true master capable of competing for the top spot among the outer sect members.

Only after Jin Shouyun and Su Guo repeatedly assured him did Li Yunjing feel at ease and leisurely walk towards the "Seven Star Palace".

Having handed over all the tasks, Li Yunjing returned to his "Qiwu Manor" and could finally relax.

Everything has been arranged.

For the next few days, Li Yunjing went into seclusion and did not come out.

These days, the atmosphere within the entire "Shenxiao Dao Sect" has become heavy.

Many cultivators come and go from many of the mountain peaks.

Some powerful mountains, in particular, almost refused visits from others, shut down their teleportation arrays, and began a mobilization of the entire mountain.

The same applies to the "Seven Star Palace".

Many array masters suddenly emerged from their seclusion, and Xu Wuyi also convened several meetings of the "Seven Star Palace" high-level officials.

Moreover, within the "Seven Star Palace," several experts at the Golden Core Realm gradually appeared, coming into view.

The entire mountain peak exuded a somber atmosphere, as if a storm was brewing.

Li Yunjing, on the other hand, was undisturbed!
Xu Wuyi realized that Li Yunjing was definitely involved in the border affairs this time, and that it was a separate small team operation.

Since it has nothing to do with the main force, there is no need to tell Li Yunjing the specific arrangements.

When war came, the discipline of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" was immediately demonstrated. Only those involved knew their own tasks, while others who were not involved did not know the tasks of others.

None of the Foundation Establishment cultivators knew the specifics of the matter or their mission.

All they knew was that their sect was going to war with other sects, and it was going to be a large-scale war.

They need to be involved as members of this group.

This tense situation lasted for ten days.

Ten days later, the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" seemed to be ready.

Almost the entire sect knew that the higher-ups had begun studying the possibility of selecting a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators to go to the front lines.

The trial mission for Li Yunjing has also been put on the agenda.

Once the important figures agree on a departure date, Li Yunjing will join this group of Foundation Establishment disciples to go to the front lines and complete his trial.

Such a grand scene has not occurred for many years.

The lower-level cultivators of the entire "Shenxiao Dao Sect" were abuzz with discussion.

However, soon, the decrees from higher authorities were conveyed to the various mountain peaks and their respective deacons.

It was made clear that no Qi Refining Realm cultivators would be mobilized for this border battle. The cultivators below were instructed to diligently cultivate at the gates and not to have any wild thoughts or spread any nonsense or false information.

In this way, the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" was able to restore peace on the surface.

However, people still focused on the matter at hand, waiting for the day when the army would set out.

After ten days of quiet seclusion, Li Yunjing improved his skills in talisman making again, and has now stabilized at the level of a second-tier beginner talisman maker.

In recent days, he has received a lot of messages. Even though Xu Wuyi did not contact him, Li Yunjing knew that the day he went to the front line seemed to be not far away.

At this moment, how could Li Yunjing possibly calm down and leisurely cultivate?

After leaving "Qiwu Mountain Villa", I looked at the bustling scene inside "Seven Star Palace".

Li Yunjing couldn't help but sigh. He took out his "communication talisman" and contacted Lü Ruoxi to inquire about the matter.

Among Li Yunjing's core members, Yu Yunyi and Fu Chao have both gone into seclusion to cultivate. Now, the only person left who can ask for more information is Lü Ruoxi.

As for the stewards like Xu Wuyi?

Li Yunjing did not disturb these powerful sect leaders.

Xu Wuyi has been so busy lately, he doesn't have time to deal with him.
Moreover, the things these deacons could tell Li Yunjing were all high-sounding words; as for the real inside story, these old foxes dared not easily tell Li Yunjing.

This involves the rules of the organization!
When the Shenxiao Dao Sect initiated the war, Li Yunjing would have been mistaken for a spy planted by other forces within the Shenxiao Dao Sect if he had not had a clean background.

Li Yunjing must be crazy to actively inquire about the army's movements and targets from these powerful deacons.

Given this, Li Yunjing shouldn't risk being investigated by the "Enforcement Hall" for some dubious information, only to end up pleasing neither side.

Therefore, asking Lü Ruoxi naturally became the best option.

Lu Ruoxi is one of our own, a staunch ally of our alliance. There are huge interests between us, so she is someone we can trust.

I believe that, by the same token, I am also a staunch ally in Lü Ruoxi's eyes.

"Great! Let's get together then! Meet at 'Donghualou' later, it's your treat!"

Lu Ruoxi received Li Yunjing's message and replied quickly.

"I'm treating again?"

Li Yunjing looked at the message on the "message talisman" and was speechless. He was almost becoming a "pay-the-bill hero" lately.

However, this time, Li Yunjing needed someone's help, so he didn't dare to say anything like "Why should I pay?"

The two agreed to meet in a while, and Li Yunjing prepared to head towards the teleportation array.

Along the way through the "Seven Star Palace", Li Yunjing saw many cultivators everywhere he went, almost all of them were Foundation Establishment cultivators.

These cultivators all had solemn expressions, were preoccupied with their own thoughts, and remained silent, simply going about their own business.

Wherever you go, you'll find monks.

This is completely different from the usual empty scene at the "Seven Star Palace".

Looking at the crowd in front of him, Li Yunjing was secretly amazed, "Just how many Foundation Establishment cultivators does the Shenxiao Dao Sect have!"

He had seen at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, Foundation Establishment cultivators along the way. And these were only the Foundation Establishment cultivators of their "Seven Star Palace." If you included the cultivators from the four directions, the central mountain range, and the Foundation Establishment cultivators stationed throughout the Southern Heaven Continent, there would be even more.

All things considered, the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" is an absolutely staggering figure!

Along the way, Li Yunjing saw familiar faces from the patrol team, but everyone seemed preoccupied and no one spoke. They simply nodded to each other from a distance, which was their way of greeting each other.

When Li Yunjing appeared at the teleportation array, he found that he had to queue to take the teleportation array to other places.

Furthermore, the teleportation array inside the "Seven Star Palace" can only be used for teleportation within the "Divine Firmament Mountain Range." All teleportation arrays for long-distance teleportation to surrounding markets have been shut down.

The news that the upper echelons of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" were unwilling to send troops seemed to have reached the outside world so quickly that it attracted the attention of those who were interested.

Standing outside the teleportation array, Li Yunjing looked at the long queue in front of him and gave a wry smile. Things were really different now than before. In the past, when Li Yunjing appeared here, he almost never had to queue.

Clearly, some Foundation Establishment cultivators who don't usually show their faces need to make some preparations before the great battle.

Everyone was in line, and there was almost no noise.

The teleportation array flashed continuously, teleporting cultivators away one by one.

To speed things up, several cultivators teleported to the same location at the same time.

Soon, the teleportation coordinates ahead led to the eastern mountainous area, requiring the teleportation of ten people at once. It was Li Yunjing's turn. He quickly stepped onto the teleportation array, nodded to the other nine people as a greeting.

The person in charge of the teleportation array adjusted the coordinates, collected the contribution points from these people, and then activated the teleportation array to send Li Yunjing and the other ten people to the eastern mountainous area.

Upon arriving in the eastern mountainous area and exiting the teleportation array, Li Yunjing discovered that the place was even more chaotic than the "Seven Star Palace".

There are even more cultivators here, and people are everywhere. Sometimes, even Golden Core cultivators will cut in line.

Golden Core cultivators are high-level cultivators and naturally have the right to use the teleportation array first.

Seeing that even such an important figure had appeared, Li Yunjing secretly clicked his tongue in amazement. Just how big of a commotion were the sect's higher-ups going to make?

Li Yunjing didn't go far from the teleportation array. He found a quiet spot near the array and waited for Lü Ruoxi to arrive.

Not long after, the teleportation array flashed, and another group of people were teleported over.

After waiting for several groups of people, Lü Ruoxi finally appeared in front of Li Yunjing.

After not seeing her for many days, Lü Ruoxi seems even more beautiful.

This little fairy was dressed in purple and had an unparalleled beauty.

Her perfect figure, with a slender waist, full hips, firm breasts, and charming face, attracted the attention of countless cultivators as soon as she stepped out of the teleportation array, making many of them swallow hard.

Such a beauty is hard for anyone not to glance at.

Lu Ruoxi looked around and saw Li Yunjing standing in a corner, looking at her.

Lu Ruoxi raised her jade-like arm and waved to Li Yunjing, her smile exceptionally gentle and charming.

Li Yunjing responded with a smile, gesturing for her to come over.

With light, graceful steps, Lü Ruoxi used her ability to shrink the distance between people and arrived in front of Li Yunjing in just a few steps.

Looking at Li Yunjing, Lü Ruoxi smiled faintly and said, "Why did you suddenly decide to invite me alone today?"

As they spoke, Lü Ruoxi stretched out her jade-like arm and linked it with Li Yunjing's arm, walking side by side.

"Uh! Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Li Yunjing's body stiffened slightly. There were hundreds of people near the teleportation array.

Lu Ruoxi just hugged her own arm like that, was she trying to get herself killed?

"What are you afraid of! I'm not afraid, so why should you be?"

Lu Ruoxi noticed that Li Yunjing's body was a little stiff, and couldn't help but smile charmingly.

The gazes of hundreds of people around him were like sharp blades, shooting towards Li Yunjing.

That deep hostility made even Li Yunjing feel a little uneasy.

These are no ordinary cultivators; besides Foundation Establishment cultivators, there are also Golden Core cultivators present.

They all looked at Li Yunjing with great hostility; it would be strange if he could remain calm.

"Hurry up and leave! If you stay any longer, my life will be in danger! You're so reckless, aren't you afraid that old man in the Golden Core realm will take advantage of you?"

Li Yunjing was seething with hatred, and sensing the ill-intentioned gaze of the Golden Core cultivator, he immediately whispered something.

Although the sound was low, it was likely that a Golden Core cultivator could hear it.

Sure enough, as soon as Li Yunjing finished speaking, the malicious gaze that had been fixed on him disappeared.

Even a Golden Core Realm old monster would be afraid of someone as outspoken as Li Yunjing.

If Li Yunjing were to shout out his subconscious action in front of everyone, wouldn't he be laughed to death by all the cultivators?
What prestige will sect elders have left after that?

But thinking about it, Lu Ruoxi is really pretty and beautiful!

"What's wrong with you! You're talking nonsense!"

Lu Ruoxi lightly punched Li Yunjing's arm with her small fist.

Seeing Lü Ruoxi's coquettish expression, Li Yunjing chuckled and said, "Good skills, give me a back massage!"

"Alright! Now you're not worried about Yu Yunyi finding out!"

Lu Ruoxi looked at Li Yunjing with a half-smile and said softly.

"Okay! Let's go! To Donghua Building!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunjing was startled and immediately became serious, walking towards the outside of the teleportation array.

"Ugh……"

Seeing Li Yunjing like this, Lü Ruoxi couldn't help but sigh.

Initially, Lü Ruoxi didn't have much of a feeling for Li Yunjing; she was more curious about the rise of a newbie and wanted to tease him.

However, as they spent more time together, Li Yunjing's character and abilities, coupled with his constant rejection of Lü Ruoxi, aroused her deeper curiosity about him.

In particular, the power struggle between her and Yu Yunyi ended in Lu Ruoxi's defeat.

This made Lü Ruoxi, who was proud and arrogant and always treated men as playthings, lose face, which is why she made a few attempts to harm Li Yunjing.

Unfortunately, Li Yunjing was truly clueless about romance and never fell for her charms, leaving Lü Ruoxi frustrated and helpless.

Especially recently, Li Yunjing has been enjoying great success, and he and Yu Yunyi are a perfect match, which makes Lü Ruoxi feel even more resentful.

The most hateful thing is that Li Yunjing would rather find two concubines from the brothel and keep them in "Chiri Fangshi" than contact her. This is simply the greatest insult to Lü Ruoxi.

(End of this chapter)