Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 268 Old Monster
"Let's go into the well and take a look!"

After a while, without any results, Li Yunjing braced his arm against the well opening, leaped up, and jumped into the well.

Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao also jumped in one after another.

This well is a full thousand feet deep.

Li Yunjing and the others continued to fall, and after a few breaths, the four of them finally landed underground.

There was no water in the well.

After landing, everyone was plunged into darkness.

The four people's divine senses swept in all directions. Li Yunjing lit a tinderbox, and the dim light slightly illuminated the surrounding environment.

In front of Li Yunjing and his group, an underground river roared and crashed against the stone walls beneath the ground.

"I never imagined this was an underground river."

Fu Chao looked at the rushing river and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Let's go in and take a look."

Li Yunjing took the lead and walked along the direction of the underground river.

The four of them were searching carefully in one direction in the deep, dark underground when suddenly, the figure of Fairy Linghua appeared beside Li Yunjing and the others. The woman's expression was terrifying, her face covered with horrific knife marks, her bloody skin torn up, making her a nauseating sight.

Then Fairy Linghua roared at Fu Chao, "Give me back my life! You traitor!"

"what?"

Fu Chao was startled, then quickly realized what was happening and angrily cursed, "You slut, didn't I kill you?"

"Watch out! It's a ghost!"

When he saw Fairy Linghua appear, Li Yunjing was actually startled. He had long forgotten about this woman.

I never expected to see this woman here.

You must know that on that day, I personally handed over Fairy Linghua to Fu Chao and the experts of the Fu family.

Given the ruthlessness of the Fu family and Fu Chao, a woman like this would certainly not survive if she fell into their hands.

Since Fairy Linghua cannot survive, this is naturally not human!

Faced with this ghostly creature, Li Yunjing emitted lightning from his body, his aura intensified, and his entire body became like a ball of lightning. Once that aura was activated, a crackling, masculine blood energy overflowed, and a chilling killing intent, a sharp thought to slay the evil spirit, suddenly shot out from between his eyebrows.

The electric arc shot out and instantly shattered Fairy Linghua. She screamed and turned into a wisp of smoke, disappearing completely.

"What a ghost!"

Seeing the ghostly aura dissipate, Fu Chao breathed a sigh of relief.

He was genuinely a little flustered just now. Fu Chao was no good; when he captured Fairy Linghua, he didn't do anything decent.

He was genuinely startled when he suddenly saw Fairy Linghua seeking revenge.

"Be careful! This doesn't look like a safe place, everyone be careful!"

Li Yunjing led the three of them and continued to move forward.

These ghosts are ever-changing, cunning, and prey on the weaknesses of the human heart. Their mystery, conspiracy, viciousness, and wickedness are so extreme that they are a great taboo for countless cultivators!

However, when he encountered a cultivator like Li Yunjing, who was steadfast in his beliefs and proficient in thunder magic, such ghosts could not shake his heart toward the Dao, much less bewitch him.

In particular, Li Yunjing's spirit was incredibly strong, allowing him to easily see through illusion and reality. He could immediately detect something was wrong, which is why he prioritized killing Fu Chao when the ghost attacked him.

Li Yunjing, Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao once again followed the river, heading deeper into the earth.

The entire route was a downward slope.

Li Yunjing estimated that the four of them had already gone three thousand feet underground.

"Oh no! Something evil is coming!"

With a "whoosh," a tall, large black shadow suddenly rose from the underground river.

The dark figure leaped onto the surface of the underground river, its massive body, over ten zhang tall, wielding a long spear, and fiercely thrust towards Li Yunjing.

"kill!"

Seeing the troll leap into the air and charge towards him, Li Yunjing's heart tightened. He slashed the Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword in mid-air, and a sword aura rose up, stirring up the water of the underground river and forming columns of water that enveloped the troll.

With three sharp "swoosh" sounds, Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao attacked simultaneously, their four spirit swords slicing the troll in half at the waist. Even though the troll's body was as hard as iron, it was as fragile as paper under the attack of the four top-grade spirit swords.

"Roar……"

The troll let out a shrill scream and was cleaved into five pieces in mid-air by Li Yunjing and his companions!
Faced with such a spiritual sword, let alone this troll, even a troll at the Golden Core stage would be severely injured if it didn't dodge or flinch and was struck squarely in the body.

Just as Li Yunjing and his companions killed the giant monster, its cries echoed deep underground. In the pitch-black depths, streaks of red light seemed to appear, as if something was about to emerge from within.

"This is bizarre! Have we stumbled into the Netherworld?"

Seeing these things about to attack, Fu Chao looked uneasy and couldn't help but make a sound to vent his frustration.

"Whatever it is! Let's fight it out first. If that doesn't work, I'll unleash my weapon and open a passage, then we can retreat!"

Li Yunjing's eyes were piercing, his voice was icy, and the many treasures on his body shone brightly. He was actually eager to try his luck with these ghostly creatures.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

Just then, from deep underground, something kept flying upwards, fluttering around – a swarm of giant bats appeared.

Each of these bats was ten feet long, and with their wings spread, some were even thirty feet long. These bats had crimson eyes and emitted sharp cries.

Instantly, layers of sound waves swept over them, and Li Yunjing and the other three felt their brains buzzing and almost fainted.

"Everyone, shut down your hearing!"

Li Yunjing forced himself to stay alert, let out a sharp shout, and at the same time, he casually unleashed a "Bing Fire Divine Thunder" that exploded amidst a swarm of bats with a "boom."

Rolling flames swept in, and within the red flames appeared the hideous faces of hundreds of bats. These bats, amidst the explosion of thunder and fire, let out mournful screams like vengeful ghosts, and then turned into ashes that fell into the water.

Meanwhile, Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao felt a sudden dizziness and almost fell from the sky. After hearing Li Yunjing's words, they shut down their hearing, focused their minds, and used their supernatural powers to dispel the incoming sound waves, thus recovering.

This attack from the bat-like monsters sent a chill down the spines of Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao. They had been somewhat careless; these underground demons were indeed not so easy to deal with.

"kill!"

Realizing what had happened, Yu Yunyi and her two companions blushed, nearly catching themselves off guard. Enraged and humiliated, they relentlessly unleashed their flying swords, slashing out and swarming out groups of bats, each sweeping away ten or more at a time.

"Hehehe! I didn't expect that a living person would actually enter this place! It seems that I can no longer live in this cave."

Just as Li Yunjing and his group cleared out the bats, a streak of emerald green ghost fire, winding and turning, flew through the void and instantly struck!
This fiery serpent ripped through the air, emitting a long, booming sound.

The emerald green will-o'-the-wisps illuminated the surrounding area for miles around, turning it into a verdant landscape and dispelling much of the darkness, making the place resemble the underworld.

"Who are you?"

Suddenly, upon seeing someone appear, Li Yunjing's expression changed drastically. Faced with the surprise attack, he summoned the low-grade spiritual artifact "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal." The seal, radiating lightning, rapidly enlarged upon its appearance.

With a "spin," it grew to a size of three zhang (approximately 10 meters), and the enormous "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" slammed into the incoming emerald green ghost fire.

Immediately, the "Five Dragon Wheel" embryo was also refined by Li Yunjing. It surrounded his body, emitting a "buzzing" sound, and released five-colored divine dragons of blue, red, yellow, white and black.

Five divine dragons protected him, making Li Yunjing appear like a god.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A series of emerald green ghost flames struck the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal," producing a sound like a giant iron hammer striking a bell, which shook the underground world.

There were loose stones everywhere, and the river was overflowing.

However, the will-o'-the-wisp was ultimately unable to break through the defenses of the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal".

Li Yunjing's treasure is made of solid material!

The entire "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" is forged from "Heavenly Thunder Stones" and contains many kinds of immortal stones. The seal is far more solid than ordinary heavy weapons!
When faced with the enemy's attack, Li Yunjing's first thought was to rely on the hardness of the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" to defend against the emerald green ghost fire.

"Young man! I never expected you to possess such a treasure! It seems you juniors are no ordinary people. May I ask your names?"

Before the will-o'-the-wisp could achieve anything, it suddenly disappeared, and in mid-air, an old Taoist priest dressed in a green robe appeared from within the will-o'-the-wisp.

This person has an exceptionally handsome appearance, with the air of a wise and venerable sage.

Looking at this person's kind and benevolent appearance, no one could believe that the will-o'-the-wisp from before was released by this person.

"We are disciples of the Shenxiao Dao Sect. Who are you?"

Li Yunjing, Lü Ruoxi, Yu Yunyi, and Fu Chao huddled together, setting up a simple "Four Symbols Formation," watching the green-robed old Taoist priest in front of them with full vigilance.

"'Shenxiao Dao Sect' disciples? What an ancient name! I haven't seen anyone from the 'Shenxiao Dao Sect' for three hundred years!"

Upon hearing the words "Shenxiao Dao Sect," the green-robed old Taoist looked at Li Yunjing and his companions with a cold expression, naturally able to discern their cultivation levels with his keen eyesight.

I never expected that these few juniors would have so many treasures!
This was beyond his expectations!
"Senior, you haven't yet revealed your origins?"

Li Yunjing continued to ask.

"Me? It's fine to tell you, I am one of the patriarchs of the 'Ice Spirit Sect,' the Ice Soul Master, Zhao Yibai!"

The old Taoist priest in green robes seemed to have no intention of hiding anything, and spoke softly.

"What? 'Ice Crystal Sect'?"

Yu Yunyi was startled. "Binglingmen" was a Taoist sect within the Ming Dynasty, ranking among the first-class sects, and was one of the subordinate sects of "Shenxiaodaozong".

"You are a member of the 'Ice Crystal Sect,' so why do you practice ghostly arts?"

Lü Ruoxi couldn't help but ask as well.

"Trouble!"

Fu Chao didn't say anything, but he was already somewhat frightened.

The Golden Core Realm patriarch of the "Ice Ling Sect" cultivated ghostly techniques, which violated the taboo of the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect." It can be said that if the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" finds out, they will definitely put him on trial.

Currently, Fu Chao and his group are in this godforsaken place, completely unnoticed. As long as Zhao Yibai kills them, his cultivation of ghostly techniques will be kept secret.

"Zhao Yibai! Have you betrayed the path of immortality and joined the demonic sect?"

Li Yunjing naturally knew exactly what Fu Chao could understand, and he was equally furious, never expecting to encounter such a master underground.

"Haha! You juniors still don't understand the essence of cultivation! I could have spared your lives, but you shouldn't have made me reveal my name. You prodigies are really courting death!"

Despite being reprimanded by Li Yunjing, Zhao Yibai remained unmoved, focusing all his attention on the four people, determined not to allow them to escape.

Just as Li Yunjing and the others had thought, Zhao Yibai revealed his background, which meant he had decided to silence him.

His lifespan is limited; the "Ice Ling Sect's" techniques have reached their limit, preventing him from breaking through his cultivation level or advancing to the Nascent Soul realm.

Nobody wants to die of old age!

Especially these important figures!

After killing a Golden Core Realm expert from the "Netherworld Ghost Sect," Zhao Yibai discovered the Ghost Path cultivation technique.

After much hesitation, Zhao Yibai, fearing death, finally chose to cultivate the Ghost Path technique.

If one cultivates both immortal and ghostly arts, perhaps one can unravel the secrets of the Nascent Soul Realm!
Of course, the chances of that happening are slim, and Zhao Yibai knows his own limitations.

Another advantage of the Ghost Path cultivation method is that after death, the primordial spirit can still exist in the form of a ghost, which is equivalent to living one more lifetime than human cultivators.

Such temptation was irresistible to Zhao Yibai.

As long as a person's spirit and will remain, Zhao Yibai doesn't care what form that existence takes.

He never expected that after arriving in such a remote place and cultivating diligently for three hundred years, just as he was about to master the Ghost Dao technique, a disciple of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" would break into his cave.

These little guys were also extremely ferocious, killing the trolls and vampire bats they had raised, which forced Zhao Yibai to wake up from his seclusion and prepare to personally deal with Li Yunjing and the other three.

"withdraw!"

Seeing that the other party had murderous intent, Li Yunjing transmitted a message, and Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao understood. The four of them retreated almost simultaneously.

The four walked in sync, and the "Four Symbols Formation" remained intact from beginning to end.

"Trying to escape? You're all going to die!"

Seeing that Li Yunjing and the other three were about to leave, Zhao Yibai sneered, and the emerald green ghost fire suddenly transformed into a giant hand, which slammed down hard.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A series of tremendous forces slammed down, causing the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal" to vibrate repeatedly.

(End of this chapter)