Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 246 The Incarnation of a Powerful Being

These major sects, hailing from different regions of the Southern Continent, each have their own interests and demands.

These sects would love for the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" and the "Netherworld Ghost Sect" to keep fighting like this!

As long as the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" does not attempt to occupy the entire "Youyue Kingdom", no one will send troops to intervene and obstruct the war between the two sides.

Let "Heilongzhou" and "Moyunzhou" serve as a buffer zone between the two sides, and let the two factions continue to bleed here!
The Netherworld Ghost Sect, having suffered a great loss, was naturally very dissatisfied. However, in the demonic path, there is no room for friendship, only deceit and treachery.
Normally, the sects that had a good relationship with the "Netherworld Ghost Sect" have all been quiet.

Aside from verbally condemning the invasion of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," they secretly laughed and watched the spectacle unfold.

This is also the scenario envisioned by the higher-ups of the "Shenxiao Daozong".

From now on, the barrier of the "crossing mountains" will no longer be able to block the northward route of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

After digesting the gains from this war, and honing the sect's disciples in "Black Dragon Prefecture" and "Ink Rhyme Prefecture," in a few hundred years, "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" will be able to regain its peak strength and launch a second attack on "Netherworld Ghost Sect," completely crushing "Netherworld Ghost Sect."

This time, the biggest loss for the "Netherworld Ghost Sect" was not the loss of territory.

What truly took their lives and crippled them was the killing of countless Golden Core cultivators and the fall of two Nascent Soul elders. This was what caused the Netherworld Ghost Sect to suffer the most.

The resources required to cultivate a Golden Core cultivator are unimaginable, and it takes hundreds of years.

As for Nascent Soul cultivators, it takes them over a thousand years to reach that level.

It is no longer possible for the "Netherworld Ghost Sect" to regain its peak strength.

This is what the "Netherworld Ghost Sect" cannot accept.

Against this backdrop, Li Yunjing used up almost all the materials needed to craft the puppet.

In the remaining month, he used all the talisman paper he had to refine many second-tier talismans.

Finally, he used all the materials he had recently seized to refine elixirs.

Li Yunjing refined the two second-tier pills he had mastered, the "Nourishing Spirit Pill" and the "True Essence Pill," once again.

Practice makes perfect. Li Yunjing could easily refine the "True Essence Pill," producing both Grade 8 and Grade 7 pills with ease, demonstrating his extremely high skill level.

As for the "Nourishing Spirit Pill," a special elixir for cultivating the spirit, Li Yunjing had enough materials to start ten batches.

Some of these materials were obtained through exchanges with the patrol team, while others were seized. When put together, they were enough for Li Yunjing to practice on.

This time, each batch of his "Nourishing Spirit Pills" yielded four or five pills, and in the last few batches, the success rate even reached 60%.

In these ten batches of pills, Li Yunjing refined a total of fifty-five "Nourishing Spirit Pills," and he became increasingly adept at refining them.

Unfortunately, there weren't many materials available, so Li Yunjing couldn't practice to his heart's content.

Having used up all the materials for refining weapons, alchemy, puppetry, and talisman making, Li Yunjing successfully advanced to the second tier of the four major deputy positions.

For the past two months, Li Yunjing has been cultivating, refining pills, crafting weapons, making puppets, and creating talismans. His days have been extremely monotonous and lonely.

This is the loneliness that high-level cultivators must experience.

These days, Li Yunjing is finding joy amidst hardship, because he can see himself making progress in every aspect every day.

This kind of progress seems to have no limits.

The only thing that could limit Li Yunjing was the quantity of materials available, which simply couldn't keep up with his consumption.

Currently, among the five deputy positions, only Array Dao, Li Yunjing, has not yet advanced from the first rank to the second rank.

Because the array formations are too complex, even if Li Yunjing is very bold, he doesn't dare to completely focus all his attention on studying array formations, especially on the front lines.

If any danger arises, Li Yunjing will have nowhere to turn for help.

Such a time-consuming deputy position could only be studied slowly over several years by returning to an extremely safe place like "Qiwu Mountain Villa".

After enduring a month, Yu Yuanhua finally approved Li Yunjing's return.

This time, however, there was no long-distance teleportation array, nor was there a large army to escort him. Li Yunjing had no choice but to return alone.

Li Yunjing felt quite helpless about this.

He could wait for others to return, and the two agreed to travel together.

But no one knew how long it would take for the others to complete their missions, or how long Li Yunjing would have to wait at Shenxiao Pass. He couldn't wait any longer, so he had no choice but to leave the city alone and head towards the Hengyue Mountains.

Li Yunjing left the city through the south gate of Shenxiao Pass and rode the clouds toward the Hengyue Mountain Range.

The "Crossing Mountains" area has been cleansed several times by disciples of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," and in the past six months, countless demons and monsters have been killed.

Li Yunjing's courage grew considerably, and he dared to fly slowly a thousand feet above the "Hengyue Mountain Range".

Having moved far away from Shenxiao Pass, looking back, Shenxiao Pass is no longer visible; it is just a small black dot on the distant horizon.

Within the vast "Crossing Mountains," after traversing countless peaks, Li Yunjing was contemplating the "City of Glory" and his participation in the "Treasure Pavilion" auction.

While lost in thought, Li Yunjing's expression suddenly changed, and a deadly sense of danger rose in his heart. Without bothering to figure out what had happened, he turned around and fled frantically back the way he came.

"Hehehe! You little brat from the 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect' are quite clever, but before me, you still cannot escape death!"

The white clouds on the horizon suddenly turned into a black cloud, and gusts of cold wind churned in the sea of ​​clouds. Hou Yingchen, an elder of the Netherworld Ghost Sect, chased after Li Yunjing.

The black cloud was hundreds of feet in size and flew at an extremely fast speed. In no time at all, it closed the distance to Li Yunjing.

"Damn it, what are the sect elders doing! How could they let this old devil into the 'Crossing Mountains'? They haven't caught him in the past six months?"

Li Yunjing turned his head and glanced at it, then jumped in fright and ran even faster.

The person who came was definitely a Golden Core Realm expert; there was no way to resist them. Run as far away as possible!
"You little brat, I'm trapped in the mountains by your 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect' people, unable to advance or retreat! I'll take my anger out on you then, you're dead!"

Hou Yingchen cursed viciously, then flicked his hand, and nine blood-red banners rose into the air, chasing after Li Yunjing.

What bad luck!

Seeing this, Li Yunjing secretly cursed, "Damn it, how could I be so unlucky as to encounter a Golden Core cultivator?" The road ahead was completely blocked by nine blood-red banners.

There was absolutely no hope of returning to Shenxiao Pass.

Helpless, Li Yunjing plunged into the forest in the mountains.

"Poor little minions! Run away as you please, give me a little amusement."

The dark clouds in the sky paused for a moment, and then the nine blood-red banners shrank to the size of a palm and were put into Hou Yingchen's storage ring.

Looking at Hou Yingchen who was following closely behind him, Li Yunjing's face was gloomy. In the mountains and forests, the trees were dense and the resistance was great. Even after entering the mountains and forests, his speed was still not as fast as his opponent's. He was caught up by his opponent by more than 30 feet.

Since they couldn't return to Shenxiao Pass, they would continue fleeing towards the City of Glory. Li Yunjing refused to believe that the "Crossing Mountains" was now their territory.

In the mountains, you might encounter your own people, which could offer a glimmer of hope.

"That kid runs pretty fast!"

Watching Li Yunjing move as nimbly as a monkey, constantly changing routes and darting about in the mountains and forests, Hou Yingchen chased after him for a while, growing impatient and filled with rage.

Hou Yingchen suddenly activated his magic power, and his speed increased dramatically. In an instant, he was less than twenty feet away from Li Yunjing.

"Alright! Since that's the case, I'll give you, you devil, a real beating!"

Seeing that he was about to be attacked, Li Yunjing gritted his teeth, grasped the third-tier "Samadhi True Fire Talisman", turned around and threw it at Hou Yingchen. Instantly, the flames blazed brightly and thick smoke billowed, enveloping the man.

"This kid actually has a third-tier talisman for protection?"

Hou Yingchen's expression changed, and he waved his hands repeatedly, forming a black light shield to protect himself. Then, a blood-red longsword slashed straight at Li Yunjing.

As a Golden Core cultivator, although he was deeply wary of the "Samadhi True Fire," he was not afraid of this famous fire-type divine power in the cultivation world.

If Li Yunjing were a Golden Core Realm expert of the fire element, and personally used "Samadhi True Fire," Hou Yingchen would flee as far as he could.

It's utterly ridiculous that a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, relying on a little external force, could possibly fight against me!
The fact that Li Yunjing could produce such a fine item clearly indicates that he is not an ordinary person!
They were either chosen by a powerful figure within the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" or direct descendants of certain families; regardless of their status, they were all wealthy individuals in the cultivation world.

Killing Li Yunjing would not only satisfy his hatred but also earn him some resources. Hou Yingchen wore a cruel smile, seemingly enjoying the thrill of crushing a genius.

"Oh no! This guy is too powerful!"

Upon seeing the opponent pass through the "Samadhi True Fire" and thrust his weapon at him, Li Yunjing's expression changed drastically, and he was even unable to react in time.

Seeing the sword hurtling towards him, its bloody aura piercing his throat, Li Yunjing was filled with despair.

Now that things have come to this, death is inevitable!
"kill!"

Faced with Hou Yingchen's deadly sword strike, Li Yunjing waved his hands repeatedly, determined to use "Bing Fire Divine Thunder" and "Gui Water Divine Thunder" to blast his opponent into a dusty mess, even if it meant his own death!

"Kid! Still trying to resist?"

Seeing Li Yunjing's resolute expression, Hou Yingchen's disdainful look flashed across his face, and a white bone shield flashed in his hand, blocking in front of him.

The lightning techniques of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" are effective against ghostly cultivation methods. To be on the safe side, Hou Yingchen was extremely cautious and used magical artifacts to defend against them.

"Boom!"

With two thunderous booms, Li Yunjing's lightning ball struck the opponent's magic weapon heavily, while the blood-red longsword pierced Li Yunjing's throat!
With a clang, the sword's momentum was deflected!
"Crack!"

The jade pendant that Lü Ruoxi had given him shattered completely. It was this treasure that blocked the attack and saved Li Yunjing's life.

"Crash!"

A wisp of pure energy emerged from the broken jade pendant and coalesced into a figure in front of Li Yunjing.

This is a hazy, indistinct female figure!

"Qiang!"

As soon as the woman appeared, her hand flashed, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth converged towards her, actually forming a sword of spiritual energy!
"Demon slaying!"

The woman coldly uttered two words: "Sword of Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy." Holding it in her hand, it was like a pool of autumn water. She raised this sword high to slay demons and monsters, then swung it down heavily, aiming to cleave Hou Yingchen in two!
"What? A master at the seventh level of the Golden Core Realm or higher has condensed a protective avatar using their own essence, energy, and spirit?"

Hou Yingchen's eyes widened in disbelief. How could this happen?
"A mere avatar dares to kill me? Impossible! I will defy fate! Kill!"

In his fear, Hou Yingchen mustered his courage and roared. As the blood-red longsword slashed down, more than a dozen "blood-transforming divine lightning bolts" rushed towards the woman's avatar.

"Boom!"

Explosions rang out incessantly, rocks flew everywhere, trees snapped, and the entire mountain forest was a blood-red minefield, with blood-red lightning all around.

"Humph!"

The woman's avatar let out a cold snort, and reached out to grab at the air again. Suddenly, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth formed a vortex, which descended upon her. Instantly, a vortex of clear light tightly enveloped her, and the "Blood Transformation Divine Thunder" emitted a series of crackling sounds, causing the clear light on the vortex to shake violently.

Li Yunjing, watching from afar, was on tenterhooks. But when he saw Lu Ruoxi's teacher clone emit a pure light that withstood the opponent's evil lightning attack, he finally felt relieved.

"No! Withdraw!"

Seeing that his trump card had failed, Hou Yingchen knew the situation was bad and turned to leave without hesitation.

But it was too late for him to leave. He saw Teacher Lü Ruoxi's avatar, like a phantom, float lightly and flash in front of him, her sword of vital energy unleashing another silver slash.

"what!"

This attack was incredibly fierce. Hou Yingchen blocked it with his blood sword, but unexpectedly, the sword of vital energy suddenly disintegrated and turned into countless tiny silver needles!
Countless silver lights flashed, and Hou Yingchen screamed, feeling as if his body was being pierced by countless steel needles, in excruciating pain. His life began to slip away rapidly.

"boom!"

Teacher Lü Ruoxi's avatar moved again, raising her arm and lightly pressing her jade palm against Hou Yingchen's chest. With a "bang," it pierced through Hou Yingchen's chest, shattering his heart!
Seeing that the person's primordial spirit had escaped from his body.

The woman grabbed his primordial spirit with her jade-like hand, and with a snap of her hands, "poof!", the demonic cultivator at the Golden Core Realm was annihilated, body and soul!

(End of this chapter)