Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 248 Perilous Journey

Since we can't kill the opponent, there's no need to force a kill!
Thinking of this, Li Yunjing moved and shot out, using the "Fire Dragon Divine Light Transformation" to transform into a fire dragon and rush towards the "Purple Phoenix Flower" below.

At the same time, Li Yunjing's voice rang out: "Friend! I am Li Yunjing, a disciple of the 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect'! I'll be waiting for you in the 'City of Glory'!"

Li Yunjing grabbed the "Purple Phoenix Flower" and, without caring about anything else, stuffed it into his "Storage Ring" and fled towards the "City of Glory".

"damn it!"

The middle-aged cultivator cursed Li Yunjing for his shamelessness upon seeing this, but then he saw that the "Black Scorpion King" ignored his attack and continued to charge at him.

The middle-aged man didn't dare hesitate either, and changed direction, shooting off as well.

The "Black Scorpion King" had only taken one step in pursuit of this person when it remembered that the "Purple Phoenix Flower" had fallen into Li Yunjing's hands. Its figure turned in the void and immediately chased after Li Yunjing.

The "Black Scorpion King" was incredibly fast, like a black lightning bolt in the sky, suddenly descending and closing the distance to Li Yunjing in an instant.

Even if Li Yunjing took the initiative and started first, it would be difficult to shake off the pursuit of this level of monster.

"Damn it! I've essentially drawn fire for the middle-aged cultivator!"

Li Yunjing fled swiftly through the mountains, encountering numerous dangers. Suddenly, he heard the sound of rushing water ahead. His heart skipped a beat, and he accelerated sharply.

In just three breaths, a lake came into view ahead. The lake was quite large, covering an area of ​​three or four miles.

"thump!"

He plunged into the water with a single leap. The lake was clear, and Li Yunjing found a different kind of scenery in the water.

Unfortunately, Li Yunjing was being chased and had no time to appreciate the beautiful scenery, so he continued to dive deeper into the water.

In less than three breaths, the "Black Scorpion King" also chased into the water. This thing was indeed not good at water combat; its speed in the water was significantly slower than outside.

Sensing this, Li Yunjing's spiritual energy fluctuations suddenly changed. Using water-based magic, he swam swiftly in the water, heading towards the opposite bank.

"puff……"

Seeing Li Yunjing getting further and further away, the "Black Scorpion King" became even angrier. He opened his mouth and spewed out a breath, instantly filling the air with black mist.

This black mist seeped into the water, instantly turning the lake black.

Countless aquatic creatures, small fish and shrimp, were affected by the polluted black water; their bodies tilted, and they lost their lives.

These dead fish and shrimp rotted and decayed into fish bones and shrimp shells in almost three breaths.

Even these hardened parts could not resist the "Black Scorpion King's" deadly venom, and eventually melted completely.

Li Yunjing's body was also contaminated with this poisonous fog.

However, in this critical moment, he dared not linger and had no time to expel the toxins.

Li Yunjing could only swallow some "antidote pills" to suppress the toxins and continue his escape.

He wasn't in a hurry to swim to the surface while in the water.

All the heavenly lightning power stored in Li Yunjing's body was transformed into "Gui Water Divine Lightning" and continuously blasted towards the "Black Scorpion King" behind him.

In the water, the "Black Scorpion King" was clearly not used to it, obviously because it had not been in the water for a long time.

Li Yunjing unleashed all of his lightning power.

"Boom!"

The massive explosion left the "Black Scorpion King" covered in injuries.

Taking advantage of the explosion, Li Yunjing was able to escape even faster.

"Wow!"

After shooting out of the lake and plunging into the mountain stream, Li Yunjing was a little dazed.

The venom of the "Black Scorpion King" was extremely potent, which secretly horrified Li Yunjing.

His magical power transformed into the "Law of Earth".

At the same time, his "storage ring" contained dozens of puppet mechanical beasts, which, under his command, scattered in all directions.

These puppet mechanical beasts all possessed Li Yunjing's aura, and now that they have scattered, it will be difficult to find Li Yunjing.

Li Yunjing did not blend in with the puppet mechanical beasts and escape with them.

Instead, taking advantage of the last bit of energy he had, he suddenly used the "Earth Escape Technique" to enter the soil in front of him.

They truly entered the underground, three zhang deep, and concealed all their presence.

He then used all his magical artifacts that concealed his aura to hide it.

Li Yunjing was then in a state of semi-consciousness, feeling groggy and disoriented.

In his suspended animation state, Li Yunjing's heart had stopped beating, his body was ice-cold, and there was no trace of his presence.

At this moment, he was almost indistinguishable from a dead man.

The "Black Scorpion King" burst out of the water, looked around, and saw Li Yunjing's aura everywhere, fleeing in all directions, which made it furious.

"Roar……"

With a roar, it moved and chased after the pursuer.

Not long after, a loud "bang" rang out in the void, and a puppet mechanical beast was smashed to pieces.

Unable to capture Li Yunjing, the "Black Scorpion King" roared angrily again and chased after the other puppet mechanical beasts.

A day later, a fierce battle broke out ten miles away.

Within the sphere of influence of the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect," the "Black Scorpion King's" arrogance quickly attracted the attention of the sect's Golden Core Realm elders.

After a fierce battle, the "Black Scorpion King" was defeated and fled.

Li Yunjing was in a state of feigned death and had no idea about the outside world.

Three days later, Li Yunjing finally woke up. His face was ashen, and he had no strength left.

He barely managed to open the "storage ring" with his divine sense, released several first-tier mechanical puppet beasts, and dug through the soil.

"call……"

The puppet mechanical beast carried Li Yunjing and crawled out of the ground.

Even after breathing in the fresh air, Li Yunjing still felt a lingering fear. Having recovered from his state of apparent death, Li Yunjing regained his senses.

Looking at the patches of dark spots on his skin, Li Yunjing's face was extremely pale.

This toxin is really potent!

Even his precious body was eroded by the venom of the "Black Scorpion King".

Despite the excruciating pain, Li Yunjing sat cross-legged and used his own magical power to expel the toxins from his body.

Before long, hot white steam rose from Li Yunjing's body. This white steam was not pure; it also contained wisps of black lines.

An hour later, Li Yunjing's body became smooth as jade again, and his whole body shone with precious light.

"Whew! That was close!"

Having forced all the toxins out of his body, Li Yunjing opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

Fortunately, during his last month at Shenxiao Pass, he specially crafted puppet mechanical beasts; otherwise, without these puppet mechanical beasts to lure the Black Scorpion King away, he would have been finished!
With his own "earth-遁术" (earth-遁术, a technique for escaping underground) and his ability to conceal his aura, if the "Black Scorpion King" really searches carefully, Li Yunjing will definitely not be able to hide!

This time, it was pure luck!
In places like the border, danger lurks everywhere.

Even someone with Li Yunjing's level of cultivation couldn't be arrogant; he had to keep a low profile and be as humble as possible.

The great victory of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" was achieved by the big shots above, and had little to do with Li Yunjing.

He may rejoice because of the victory of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect", but he must never assume that the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" is invincible, or that he himself is invincible.

The series of victories made Li Yunjing a little arrogant.

Ahead, a demon launched a sneak attack; behind, a daring individual dared to snatch food from a tiger's mouth and compete with a third-tier demon king for treasure.

Li Yunjing secretly admired himself, wondering if he had the audacity of a bear and the courage of a leopard.
From there, Li Yunjing continued his journey. With thousands of miles of mountains to travel, it wouldn't be long before he could return to the "City of Glory."

However, after encountering danger several times, Li Yunjing would never dare to fly so recklessly again.

After a difficult trek through the mountains, having emerged from the center of the "Crossing the Mountain Range" and approaching the "City of Glory," Li Yunjing had barely caught his breath when a murderous aura suddenly appeared!
Li Yunjing's intuition immediately gave him a warning. In just a moment, he felt his scalp tingle and knew that he had encountered trouble again.

Five-colored divine light suddenly rose from Li Yunjing's body, enveloping his entire body. Just as the "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword" was standing in front of him, a faint phantom suddenly appeared on Li Yunjing's back!

Someone was adept at concealing their tracks and waiting for the right moment to stab Li Yunjing in the heart from behind with a sharp sword!

This attack was extremely fierce, fast, and sudden. If it weren't for Li Yunjing's spiritual sense warning him, he wouldn't have been able to detect it with his eyes and ears alone, let alone have had time to resist.

A dazzling sword light, like a comet streaking across the sky, arrived with deadly force!

"when……"

Li Yunjing had no time to think. He quickly turned around, and the emerald light in his hand shone brightly. He slashed directly with the "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword," and the two sharp swords clashed together.

With a "crack," the sword of the attacker on the other side snapped in two!
Even the attacker was no match for the full force of the "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword"!

Before Li Yunjing could finish off his opponent, the air rippled and waves spread around him. Another figure flew out and slashed at Li Yunjing's ribs with his sword!
Equally fast, and also a master of assassination!
"court death!"

Li Yunjing sneered. His brow lit up, lightning flashed, and a large seal suddenly flew out from between his brows. It quickly grew larger and smashed down on the assassin who had lost his flying sword. With a "bang", the man's head exploded and his consciousness was destroyed!

Li Yunjing didn't even look, and almost instantly dodged the second sword. He then slashed at the man's spirit sword with his "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword".
Knowing that Li Yunjing's spirit sword was of a high grade, the man dared not confront it head-on. He sheathed his sword and returned. Seeing that his companion was dead, he had no desire to continue the fight and was about to withdraw.

"You can come and go as you please!"

At this moment, having been assassinated repeatedly, Li Yunjing was already furious. Seeing that the other party's cultivation level was similar to his own, how could he be willing to let the other party live?
His swordsmanship was equally formidable. Whether in the cultivation of immortality or martial arts, the "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword" was leisurely extended, its peerless blade flashing with light, pointing directly at the enemy's head, leaving no room for evasion. This was a sword of ultimate killing!

"Good swordsmanship!"

The assassin on the other side was taken aback and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

His figure flashed and disappeared into the void, merging into nature, but his chilling killing intent remained.

"Trying to hide from me? You wish!"

Li Yunjing sneered. He was extremely sensitive to killing intent, and immediately used his killing intent to lock onto the opponent's range, thrusting out another sword strike. At the same time, the "Palm Thunder" burst forth from his hand.

This "palm thunder" wasn't aimed at the assassin; rather, in the blink of an eye, Li Yunjing anticipated the opponent's escape route.

As long as this person dares to retreat, he will be met with the "palm thunder"!
As expected, this tactic took the other party by surprise!
In particular, being able to predict the assassin's location and next move in advance makes the assassin extremely uncomfortable. The assassin's figure has just appeared out of thin air and wants to retreat, but finds that there is nowhere to retreat.

His figure had already begun to move, but he stopped halfway, unable to dodge Li Yunjing's "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword".

Li Yunjing was still going all out with this sword strike, but it was different from the first one.

With his first sword strike, Li Yunjing chose a fierce and intimidating style to deter his opponent. However, the opponent, in his fear, was unable to protect himself and was killed by Li Yunjing.

After the first sword failed, the second sword strike was imbued with a different sword intent. The power of the "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword" was contained, without any unusual phenomena or flashes of light.

This sword strike, seemingly ordinary, is sharp and ruthless, aiming for a fatal blow. It is aimed directly at the assassin's brow, and once it hits, the opponent will be annihilated, body and soul, and will not escape death.

"Pfft..."

The sword struck the opponent squarely between the eyebrows, piercing through the skull in one blow. The sword energy suddenly exploded, shattering the assassin's head into pieces, red and white blood flowing all over the ground.

"Damn it! Which side are they on?"

Even after killing two assassins, Li Yunjing remained vigilant. He carefully used the "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword" to pick up the items on their bodies and examined them thoroughly.

Apart from some items used for cultivation, there was no information about their identity.

This left Li Yunjing with no chance to take revenge.

"These two must be assassins! I wonder if they're here specifically to assassinate pedestrians and gain resources, or if they're after me?"

Unable to figure it out, Li Yunjing shook his head helplessly, raised his hand, and burned the two corpses to ashes.

They headed back the way they came, and this time they didn't encounter any danger.

Instead of danger, they encountered a patrol team from the "City of Glory".

Li Yunjing handed over his identity token, and after both parties confirmed his identity, the patrol team explained the situation in the mountains to Li Yunjing and then indicated that he could pass.

Through inquiries, Li Yunjing learned that since occupying the "Hengyue Mountain Range", the people of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" have organized hunting teams almost every day to hunt down monsters and cultivators from all sides.

Anyone who isn't one of our own or an ally is within our hunting range.

However, the "Crossing Mountains" area is vast and the terrain is complex. Many cultivators and demonic beasts have lived here for a long time and are extremely familiar with the terrain, so the results of the sweep were not ideal.

(End of this chapter)