Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 264 A Massacre Across a Thousand Miles
How could they possibly be a match for the elites of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect"?
Fu Chao, Yu Yunyi, and Lü Ruoxi are ruthless. These direct descendants of powerful families have certainly faced life-or-death trials before.

These people were furious at the foul mouth of the cultivators, and they were all filled with murderous intent as they chased after the group of cultivators, who fled in all directions.

These cultivators were no match for them and resorted to various escape techniques to flee for their lives.

Li Yunjing, Lü Ruoxi, Yu Yunyi, and Fu Chao were extremely fast and relentlessly pursued the attackers.

In just five or six breaths, only four or five of the Jie Xiu remained.

The person Li Yunjing was chasing was the leader of these people, whose cultivation had reached the fourth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

"Go to hell!"

Turning back to see Li Yunjing relentlessly pursuing him, the bearded cultivator's face contorted with rage. With a wave of his hand, a handful of flying needles shot out with a "whoosh whoosh whoosh" sound!

"A mere nobody!"

Li Yunjing sneered, his figure suddenly paused in mid-air, quickly changed direction, and fell three zhang towards the ground. Then, his "Swift Wind Boots" suddenly accelerated, and he chased after him again.

The bearded cultivator not only failed to buy time, but was also overtaken by Li Yunjing with a burst of speed, and was now only three zhang away from him.

"Boom!"

Li Yunjing casually unleashed a "palm thunderbolt" at the bearded cultivator in front of him.

"not good!"

The smile that had just appeared on the man's face instantly froze. The burly man with the thick beard never expected that his sudden attack would fail and that he would be countered in an instant.

This person is not very capable; how could he be as swift as Li Yunjing?
When the "palm thunder" struck, he could only stop in his tracks and wave his arms repeatedly in front of him, condensing layers of light shields to block it.

With a deafening roar, the protective barrier in front of this person was shattered twice, and his body was sent flying backwards, falling towards the ground.

"Trying to rob me? You've got to die!"

Seeing the cultivator falling to the ground, Li Yunjing's eyes flashed like lightning. He moved swiftly, swooping down from mid-air and shouting.

The moment he finished speaking, the bearded thief felt a jolt in his heart, knowing something was wrong, but it was too late to dodge.

A blinding emerald light, accompanied by an extremely powerful sword aura, suddenly pierced through. The bearded thief was terrified. His falling body managed to move a few inches to the side as he hit the ground, but it was too little, too late.

With a "whoosh," the "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword" struck the man's chest. The sharp sword energy shattered his heart. The man felt a sharp pain in his chest and fell into the yellow sand, losing consciousness.

Li Yunjing landed on the ground, looted the man's belongings, and with a flick of his finger, the "Nine Yang Fire" flew out, transforming into a fire serpent that burned the man to ashes.

After dealing with this person, Li Yunjing's divine sense radiated wildly in all directions, gaining the upper hand over Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao within his divine sense.

Of course, it wouldn't be so easy for Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao to kill their opponent, as they were not as strong as Li Yunjing.

"Kill the other person who escaped first!"

Seeing that his three companions were alright, Li Yunjing looked at a lone cultivator in the distance who was not being chased. His gaze was icy, and he suddenly transformed into a fire dragon, shooting out and continuing his pursuit.

"Damn it! The disciples of the 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect' are too powerful! We really shouldn't have attacked them!"

The man being chased glanced back and saw that Li Yunjing was moving extremely fast and was chasing after him. Fear appeared in his eyes. Without saying a word, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

This was actually a mouthful of blood essence!

At the critical moment, this person risked his life, disregarding the damage to his body's essence, and used his essence and blood to unleash his potential, suddenly increasing his speed as he fled frantically!

Meanwhile, during his escape, he repeatedly took out a bunch of magical artifacts from his "treasure bag," regardless of their grade or function.

He threw dozens of magical artifacts behind him, hoping to slow down Li Yunjing's pursuit.

"Dangdangdang..."

Although this person's idea was good, the power of the magic weapon was too weak. Li Yunjing did not dodge. Relying on the "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword", he waved it repeatedly, blocking the area in front of him completely and cutting all the magic weapons into pieces.

"Oh shit!"

Seeing this, the man cursed again, then grabbed a handful of talismans from his "treasure bag," activating them all regardless of whether they were first-tier or second-tier, and tossing them behind him.

At the same time, this person swallowed more than a dozen pills in succession, and suddenly activated his magic power to speed up the refining of the pills. In a short while, his face turned red, his magic power surged all over his body, and his speed increased by a lot.

"That damned cultivator! He actually dared to use my magic weapons and talismans! What a waste of resources! How many resources could I have exchanged for those!"

Seeing this, Li Yunjing's face turned extremely ugly. It wasn't that he was afraid the other party would run away, but that the other party was squandering his spoils.

These talismans and magical artifacts had long been considered Li Yunjing's own.

If it's stimulated like that, and everything is destroyed, it would be strange if Li Yunjing didn't feel bad.

This person was extremely skilled at flying and escaping. In addition, since no one was chasing him at the beginning, he had a significant advantage in terms of distance. For a time, Li Yunjing found it difficult to catch up with him.

While Li Yunjing was chasing after this person, Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao also completed their mission of killing the enemy and collecting spoils.

The three reunited and immediately gave chase in Li Yunjing's direction.

Under the pursuit of Li Yunjing and his three companions, this man fled a thousand miles away, escaping the desert, before being intercepted by Li Yunjing.

"I'll fight you!"

Seeing that he couldn't escape, the man, in despair, waved his arms repeatedly, summoning three or four magical weapons to kill Li Yunjing.

"Kid, you're quite wealthy!"

Seeing that this person had so many spiritual weapons, Li Yunjing was quite surprised. However, these spiritual weapons were all of low grade and could not do anything to Li Yunjing. In just seven or eight rounds, they were forced to retreat repeatedly by Li Yunjing's "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword".

"Fellow Daoist, spare my life! I am willing to pledge allegiance to you and become your lackey!"

After seven or eight rounds, the man was already exhausted and could only plead desperately, hoping that Li Yunjing would spare his life.

Normally, if a Foundation Establishment cultivator came to seek refuge, even someone as arrogant as Li Yunjing would treat them with respect and accept them.

However, since blood had already been drawn between the two sides, and the other party was a cultivator at the Tribulation stage, Li Yunjing naturally wouldn't leave this potential threat behind.

There's an old saying that goes, "If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring." If this kid gets a chance to rise against all odds, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?

Ignoring the man's pleas, Li Yunjing's gaze grew colder. Seizing an opportunity, he unleashed a "palm thunder" that struck the man's chest with a sharp crack. Instantly, all of the man's ribs broke, blood flowed from his mouth and nose, and he swayed before collapsing heavily to the ground.

"Pfft..."

Li Yunjing casually swung his sword, severing the man's head and extinguishing his life.

"There are some treasures, though." After searching the other party's belongings, Li Yunjing inspected their spoils and showed a satisfied expression.

This at least made up for his expenses at the auction and can meet his resource needs for daily cultivation.

Li Yunjing and the others stayed where they were, meditated for a while to recover their magical power, and waited for Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao to join him.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

However, before Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, Fu Chao and the others arrived, a whooshing sound suddenly came from afar, and six or seven long rainbows came from a distance.

Li Yunjing's expression changed, and he immediately became wary.

In a place like this, who knows what the person coming here is up to?

The desolate wilderness is a perfect place for murder and robbery!
Facing cultivators is far more dangerous than facing demonic beasts.

Now, having left the desert and arrived at an oasis, Li Yunjing looked ahead and saw clear streams flowing in the direction these people had come from. At the edge of the world, he could even see some nomadic tribes on the grasslands.

These people set up round tents along the river.

Around these tents, there were many cattle and sheep, which could be seen everywhere.

The people who flew closer to Li Yunjing were dressed in barbarian attire, wearing animal skins and sporting strange hairstyles, completely different from the people of the Ming Dynasty.

"So they're barbarians!"

Li Yunjing's expression was serious. He knew that within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there were countless ethnic groups. These groups were nominally subordinate to the Ming Dynasty's royal family, but in reality, they all had their own systems and a great deal of autonomy.

The emperor's orders have no effect on these places.

Moreover, even when it was the "Shenxiao Dao Sect's" orders, these barbarians paid lip service to them and did not truly obey the commands.

The Shenxiao Dao Sect is so domineering that it naturally cannot tolerate such a thing.

For many years, every so often, the "Shenxiao Daozong" would incite its major sects and families to carry out a purge of countless foreign tribes on the four borders of the Ming Dynasty.

This was done to weaken the barbarians' power, suppress their ambitions, and make them forever subjugated.

However, the effect was getting worse and worse. Through countless lessons learned in blood and tears, these barbarians became more and more experienced and developed many ways to deal with the cultivators' sweeps.

In recent years, they have gradually gained power and have frequently dared to invade the territory of the Ming Dynasty, plundering wealth and people.

The Shenxiao Dao Sect was not entirely unaware of this.

As a behemoth sect of the righteous path, it was already beneath its dignity to incite its subordinate forces to attack the barbarians. Therefore, the important figures of the sect were unwilling to personally intervene and wipe out the enemy.

Even with petitions from the Ming imperial family, some sects, and families, the Shenxiao Dao Sect only offered excuses, saying that the barbarians were able to withstand their attacks and had a glimmer of hope for survival. The Shenxiao Dao Sect, being benevolent, would not take action to annihilate them.

If other forces are willing, they can form a large army to attack the barbarians.

Many sects and families have backed down in response.

The barbarians were impoverished and had no resources. Powerful sects and families were unwilling to undertake a long expedition into remote and desolate areas to search for and kill the main barbarian forces.

Over time, those who were bullied by the barbarians could not defeat them, while those who could defeat the barbarians were no longer provoke by them.

That's how we ended up in this situation today.

At this moment, Li Yunjing encountered a barbarian tribe, and naturally he had to concentrate on dealing with them.

Nobody knows if these barbarians are crazy or if they will attack us on their own initiative.

"Cultivator! Who are you? Why have you entered our territory?"

The seven barbarian mages arrived ten feet in front of Li Yunjing, and the leader shouted a question.

"Hmph! What do you mean 'your territory'! The entire Ming Dynasty and the surrounding areas belong to my Shenxiao Dao Sect! Do you dare to establish your own independent sect?"

Upon hearing the other party's words, Li Yunjing's face darkened, and he glared fiercely at the other party, coldly shouting.

These barbarians never learn their lesson. If we don't teach them a lesson, they'll think we're weak and easy to bully.

The customs of the barbarians are clearly recorded in the "Shenxiao Jade Book".

Li Yunjing wouldn't give them a friendly look at all!
"Are you from the Shenxiao Dao Sect?"

Upon hearing Li Yunjing's words, the seven mages' expressions changed, and panic was revealed on their faces.

Who doesn't know the prestigious name of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect"?
This sect has brought countless pains and disasters to the barbarians!
The barbarians wished they could kill everyone in the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

But they dared not!
For many years, the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" has been the sole overlord of this land.

High above, they held the power of life and death over countless living beings.

Even the totem gods worshipped by the barbarian tribes had to submit before the "Shenxiao Daozong".

Those who follow me will prosper, those who go against me will perish!

This is not just empty boasting from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," but a genuine practice that instills awe in all living beings through slaughter.

The fact that the cultivator in front of them was actually from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" shocked and angered the group of mages!
To kill or not to kill?

For a moment, the seven people were caught in a dilemma.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Just then, the sound of air being torn apart came from the horizon again, and three streaks of light shot in.

The three people who arrived were Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao.

The three were equally startled to see the barbarians appear. They quickly approached Li Yunjing, and the four of them stood side by side, confronting the barbarians menacingly.

At that moment, the earth shook violently, and hundreds more barbarians rushed out of their camp.

These people, clad in animal armor and riding demonic beasts, rushed here and stood behind the seven mages, staring at Li Yunjing and his group with murderous intent.

These cavalrymen were not highly skilled; in Li Yunjing's view, they were all at the Qi Refining Realm. Although the army had formed a battle formation, they might be able to surround and kill ordinary Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, but they would be completely incapable of dealing with Li Yunjing and his men.

"Boom!"

Faced with the arrival of the barbarian army, Li Yunjing and his three companions instantly unleashed their power, wave after wave of momentum that made the seven barbarian mages slightly alarmed.

(End of this chapter)