Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 231 Ice Soul Demon Lightning
Surprisingly, Yu Yuanhua, who seemed extremely violent, was surprisingly kind when facing these patrol teams.

Every time he was inspected, he would proactively reveal his identity, never showing the slightest arrogance of a high-level cultivator towards a low-level cultivator.

Having just seen off a patrol of soldiers, Yu Yuanhua seemed to notice everyone's surprise.

He looked around at everyone, his voice low and desolate: "These people have paid a price far exceeding what you wanted, and they deserve respect! You must also cooperate completely with them when they inspect you, just like I have."

"Yes!"

Everyone's expression tightened; Yu Yuanhua's meaning was crystal clear.

If a sect elder like him could say such things, it's clear that the soldiers on the front lines have made tremendous contributions to the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," but have also paid a heavy price.

Because of such military merits, even Golden Core cultivators must obey inspections and cooperate fully with these officials on duty!

Upon arriving here, Li Yunjing had not yet experienced a single battle or encountered a single enemy, but a strange change had already begun to occur in his heart.

The oppressive, brutal environment here weighed heavily on Li Yunjing's mind.

A sense of responsibility and commitment seemed to slowly rise in his heart; perhaps this is what a disciple of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" should be like.

Instead of the comfortable and luxurious life one usually sees in the sect.

"Let's go! The mountains ahead are the real danger zone!"

"This is the edge of a no-man's-land!"

"Our mission is to target one of the Yinshan Sect's mines!"

"From now on, all of you shall remain silent and conceal your presence as much as possible, so as not to attract the attention of other forces in the mountains and thus affect our plans."

"We walked all the way, crossing the mountains, to reach our destination."

Looking at the bewildered team members, Yu Huayuan sighed and continued to give instructions.

What he didn't mention was that throughout the entire mountain range, there were far more than eighteen teams, just like them, cautiously entering the attack location.

This was not an isolated operation, but a large-scale sweep of the natural barrier that had blocked the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" from conquering the Southern Heaven Continent.

This would allow them to occupy the mountain range and push the border forward by hundreds of miles.

This is the real strategic goal!

Upon hearing his words, Yu Yuanhua's team members all became solemn and restrained their breathing.

Li Yunjing and the others acted like ordinary people, concealing all their traces.

Led by Yu Yuanhua, the group, like ordinary people, trudged through a vast expanse of white, endless snow-capped mountains.

Leaving the "City of Glory," in the icy snow, the biting cold felt like knives brushing against Li Yunjing and his companions' faces.

If everyone here weren't cultivators, it would be really hard to survive in a place like this.

Temperatures below zero degrees Celsius make it impossible for any mortal creature to survive here.

This "mountain range" stretches across the land, isolating all life.

Apart from the cultivation world and demonic beasts, there are no other creatures that can cross such a majestic mountain range.

The snow-covered peaks stretch to the sky and connect to the mountains below.

The snow was boundless, and the biting wind howled in.

The sharp howling of the wind, like a demon laughing wildly, brought Li Yunjing and his companions a deep chill.

Nestled among the mountains, Li Yunjing and his group discreetly continued their journey along a special route.

In this mountainous area, heavy snowflakes fluttered down, blanketing the land in a vast expanse of white, stretching to the horizon.

Such a cold climate was unprecedented within the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Everything is frozen, everything is frozen, even a snow-white world is not a peaceful place.

"Boom!"

As Li Yunjing and his companions continued their trek, a fierce wind howled, and white snowflakes danced in the air, forming layers of icy blades.

These ice blades swept towards Li Yunjing and his group from all directions.

"boom!"

In the blink of an eye, Li Yunjing was swept up and surrounded by a hundred or so snowflakes as thin as blades.

Seeing this, Li Yunjing made a series of moves, forming hand seals and using "Nine Yang Fire" to melt the snowflakes in an instant.

These snowflakes formed water droplets, fell to the ground, and instantly froze into a lump of ice.

In such a place, even cultivators below the sixth level of Qi Refining cannot traverse this icy world.

In such a desperate situation, one can only become a frozen ice sculpture.

If even cultivators are like this, what about mortals?

"Everyone be careful! In this icy world, there are also some monsters with ice attributes."

Yu Yuanhua paid no attention to the wind and snow, but he did give a warning about the possible appearance of monsters.

The crowd remained silent, but their expressions grew much more solemn.

The fact that Elder Yu Yuanhua was specifically reminded by a Golden Core Realm expert clearly shows that he believed the possible demonic beasts that might appear were capable of harming this group of Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators.

After venturing further for several dozen miles, the group sensed that something was amiss in their surroundings.

The snow-white mountains and forests, both above and below, appeared exceptionally cold and eerie.

Unknown monsters howled in the mountains, and terrifying white figures swiftly traversed the snowy forest, gradually approaching Li Yunjing and his companions.

Although the murderous aura had been contained, an indescribable oppressive atmosphere permeated the snow-covered land.

This is a sign that the monsters are about to attack.

"Get ready to meet the enemy!"

Yu Yuanhua's expression was solemn, and he cursed inwardly, "These hateful beasts still found out!" A gleaming longsword appeared in his right hand. Despite the snowflakes falling on his body, Yu Yuanhua still resolutely led the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" forward.

"Could it be that a demonic beast at the Golden Core stage has appeared?"

Li Yunjing's expression was solemn. He completely suppressed his aura and tried his best to empty his mind.

In Li Yunjing's hands now lies a spiritual sword as clear as azure water, the "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword".

Upon arriving here, Li Yunjing remained on edge, never daring to relax. At this moment, all the magical artifacts were activated by his true essence, ready for a full-force attack!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Just then, suddenly, a series of ice arrows shot down from the void ahead.

These icy blades, in the heavy snow, seemed to blend seamlessly with nature, without making a sound or revealing a trace.

The sudden downpour, like a torrential rain, truly surprised Li Yunjing and his companions.

However, everyone present was a master. They instantly activated their magic power and condensed a multicolored light shield to protect themselves. At the same time, they began to slash with their weapons, blocking the ice spikes one after another.

The first wave of attacks did not cause any trouble for Li Yunjing and his group.

However, before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, they felt something emerging from the snowdrift beneath their feet.

Suddenly, creatures as white as snow emerged from the snow and launched an attack on Li Yunjing and his companions.

These snow-white creatures come in all shapes and sizes, some resembling bears, tigers, leopards, lions, wolves... all kinds of ferocious beasts.

Seeing a ferocious beast resembling a lion lunging at him, Li Yunjing silently sliced ​​open the beast's neck with his "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword," severing its head. Blood splattered everywhere, and the beast was completely dead at Li Yunjing's hands.

"A demonic beast equivalent to the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Realm!"

Quickly making a judgment in his mind, Li Yunjing moved swiftly across the snow like a ghost, arriving in front of another wolf-like demonic beast. With a light flick of his longsword, he also slashed open the beast's neck, blood gushing out, and the wolf's head rolling off...

Faced with this kind of battle, Li Yunjing was extremely adapted. He kept attacking, charging left and right, and killed one monster after another. His speed was so fast that he even caught up with some of his fellow disciples who were at the sixth or seventh level of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Of course, these demonic beasts are not limited to those at the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Realm.

Among these thousands of demonic beasts, at least a hundred are second-tier beings. There is even a third-tier king in the mountains and forests outside the snowfield, coldly confronting Yu Yuanhua...

As snow fell heavily, a fierce battle erupted between humans and demonic beasts on the snow-white earth, quickly turning the land red.

For the disciples of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect", this is definitely a warm-up before the mission.

Li Yunjing got carried away with the killing spree and had already killed more than twenty demonic beasts, including one second-tier demonic beast.

These ice-attribute demonic beasts were all special beings, not seen within the Ming Dynasty. Li Yunjing collected their corpses one by one, intending to use them later.

The battle had only lasted a quarter of an hour, and Li Yunjing had already slaughtered countless demons. He had no mercy for the alien races. In the world of cultivation, the strong prey on the weak. If he were weak today, he would be food for these demons.

There is no right or wrong between the two sides, only different positions.

As humans, our presence here, invading the home of the demon beasts, naturally invites attack. The people of the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect," preparing to expand their territory, conquer this mountain range, and open a passage into the Southern Heaven Continent, also have their own interests to pursue.

In the life-or-death battle, no one backed down and no one held back.

As Li Yunjing continued his slaughter, his actions caught the attention of the powerful demon beasts, and a shadow of death immediately rose in Li Yunjing's mind.

"Crack!"

Suddenly, a deafening roar erupted, and a bolt of "Ice Soul Demon Lightning" streaked across the sky, striking down towards Li Yunjing!

There are actually demonic beasts that can unleash such special lightning magic!
Is this some kind of innate supernatural power?
Li Yunjing's expression changed, and his figure flashed quickly. A large hole, ten zhang wide and five or six zhang deep, appeared where he had just landed!

This huge hole was completely sealed by ice!
The next instant, with a "crack," the ice shattered, pulverizing everything frozen, leaving nothing behind!
Even sand and gravel turned to dust.

"Luckily I noticed something was wrong! If we had stayed where we were, wouldn't we have been in danger?"

Seeing the scene behind him, Li Yunjing felt relieved. If he had to take it head-on, he might not have been able to deal with such a special lightning technique.

If we try to tough it out, who knows if we can hold on?
In a battle between cultivators, unless one has a crushing advantage, if one cannot be absolutely certain of victory against an enemy's attack, one should choose to dodge, observe the opponent's strength, and make a response based on the assessment.

"kill!"

Looking at the human-faced, snake-bodied monster ahead, Li Yunjing was not to be outdone. With a flash, he split into nine, and nine emerald-green spirit swords slashed at the strange monster.

Truth and falsehood, reality and illusion, Li Yunjing had cultivated the "Wind-Catching Shadow Technique" to its extreme. Nine figures came rapidly. Among the Foundation Establishment cultivators, absolutely no one could judge in an instant which figure was Li Yunjing's real body and which was an illusion.

"Roar!"

Upon seeing Li Yunjing's illusory form, the human-faced, snake-bodied monster couldn't help but show a look of fear. Its reaction was extremely swift, its body moving like the wind across the snow. While dodging Li Yunjing's "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword," it revealed its most ferocious expression, opening its mouth to spew out "Ice Soul Demon Thunder" to launch a counterattack against Li Yunjing.

Brilliant bolts of "Ice Soul Divine Lightning" continuously spewed out, blocking Li Yunjing's movement.

Each strike blocked Li Yunjing's path, preventing him from getting close.

This greatly intrigued Li Yunjing. Such an innate divine power was truly formidable, capable of continuously activating the "Ice Soul Demon Lightning." It should be noted that Li Yunjing rarely used the "Five Elements Divine Lightning."

Such unparalleled lightning techniques are extremely taxing on one's health.

Li Yunjing's stored thunder power was extremely precious, and he was unwilling to waste it on these demonic beasts under these circumstances.

Despite the monster's attacks, Li Yunjing kept moving around, seizing every opportunity to slowly whittle it down.

He simply refused to believe that the opponent could unleash a significant amount of "Ice Soul Demon Lightning." Such lightning power, fused with the power of ice, was something that a mere second-tier demon beast could not sustain indefinitely.

Li Yunjing planned to kill it when it was exhausted.

Li Yunjing's only worry was whether this human-faced, snake-bodied monster had any other special abilities.

"what……"

Just as Li Yunjing was fighting the monster, a scream suddenly came from the side. One of his fellow disciples had an ice spike protruding from his chest, apparently injured by the monster in the chaos of battle.

"Oh no! Our fellow disciples are in danger; we must help them!"

A thought flashed through Li Yunjing's mind, and immediately, a dazzling light condensed in his palm. A "palm thunder" was unleashed almost instantly and shot towards the human-faced, snake-bodied monster.

"Boom!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, Li Yunjing didn't have time to check on the human-faced, snake-bodied monster. He moved swiftly to the side of his injured fellow disciple, and with a merciless strike of his "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword," he forcefully cleaved back the monster that was about to charge at his disciple.

(End of this chapter)