Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 269 Escape
"Fine! Since you old devil insist on making things difficult for us, then let's fight!"

Li Yunjing was so shocked that he vomited blood repeatedly. He was furious and shouted. He took out a talisman and prepared to activate it with all his might to kill his opponent.

This talisman was a valuable item that Li Yunjing had acquired at a great cost through a lucky bid at an auction.

All this rambling was just to probe the other party's background; I wasn't willing to risk my life.

But now that everything had been said, the man still seemed determined not to give up, which naturally angered Li Yunjing. Did he really think he was afraid of this old man?
"Boom!"

The "Primordial Yang Divine Sword" was activated, reaching supersonic speeds. Its immense power shattered Zhao Yibai's magical hand and crashed heavily into his body.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

The "Yuanyang Divine Sword" is the ultimate weapon of the "Yuanyang Dao Sect"!
It is on the same level as the high-level thunder talisman of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

Li Yunjing was so desperate to get his hands on this that he practically sold everything he owned.

Li Yunjing never dreamed that the "Yuanyang Divine Sword Talisman" would be activated before he even had a chance to warm it up.

The "Primordial Yang Divine Sword" shot out almost in the blink of an eye, a scorching sword light that seemed intent on annihilating everything.

This sword strike was so powerful that nothing could stop it.

Zhao Yibai cried out in pain as the immense force shattered the protective aura around him. Even though he had cultivated to the fifth level of the Golden Core Realm, he couldn't withstand the attack of the "Primordial Yang Divine Sword."

His emerald green magical robes were torn to shreds by the enormous sword light!
Zhao Yibai's face was pale. He barely managed to muster his remaining magical power and fly backward, shouting, "Is this an attack sealed in a talisman by a peak Golden Core Realm expert? Could it be the peerless sword technique of the Yuan Yang Dao Sect?!"

"Aren't you from the 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect'?"

"Why do you possess high-level talismans from the 'Yuanyang Dao Sect'?"

"Are you not members of the Shenxiao Dao Sect, but rather spies infiltrated by the Yuanyang Dao Sect?"

"Speak! Who exactly are you people?!"

……

Suddenly struck by a fierce blow, Zhao Yibai was somewhat flustered and kept asking questions.

"This person has gone mad from seclusion, detached from worldly affairs, and doesn't even know about the 'Treasure Pavilion' auction!"

Li Yunjing glanced at the man and frowned. This Golden Core Realm expert was indeed extraordinary. Even with such a powerful killing move as the "Yuan Yang Divine Sword," he only managed to injure the man, but not kill him!
This left Li Yunjing feeling quite frustrated; he had suffered a huge loss!
"withdraw!"

With his heart bleeding, Li Yunjing had no choice but to retreat after failing to kill his opponent.

If we continue to make moves, we're afraid we'll lose all our capital here.

"go!"

After Li Yunjing spoke, Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao simultaneously prepared their powerful weapons, ready to be activated at any time. However, upon hearing Li Yunjing's words, they remained in sync with him and shot off in the direction they had come from.

"Trying to escape? You've injured me, and you still want to flee? I don't care if you're from the 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect' or the 'Primordial Yang Dao Sect,' you're all going to die!"

Seeing that Li Yunjing and the other three were about to leave, Zhao Yibai was furious. He roared and gave chase.

Along with the sound came an extremely dazzling icy sword aura, as long as a bolt of lightning, which directly froze the underground river along its path.

"Whoosh!"

Before the sound had even faded, the icy sword energy struck the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal," producing a series of crisp clangs. Li Yunjing and the other three, who were controlling the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal," were sent flying more than ten feet away.

"Crack! Click!"

Even the "Heavenly Thunder Emperor Seal," forged from third-tier divine stones, was riddled with cracks and could not last long.

"Enter the 'Azure Cloud Boat'!"

With Li Yunjing leading the way, Yu Yunyi's spirits lifted. With a flick of her hand, she took out the "Azure Cloud Boat," transforming it into a ten-zhang-long "Azure Cloud Boat." As soon as it appeared, Li Yunjing and the others nimbly moved inside.

In the underground world, the space is too small, so the "Azure Cloud Boat" cannot transform into its true form and can only escape towards the outside world in a size of ten zhang.

Even in some cramped places, the "Azure Cloud Boat" shrank again, becoming a mere three zhang in size.

"Damn it! I'll use my elder brother's treasure to give him a good blow!"

Fu Chao's face was gloomy as he controlled the "Heavenly Thunder Cannon," stuffing "Divine Firmament Thunderbolts" into the cannon. Amidst the deafening roar, a dazzling bolt of lightning struck the icy sword energy.

The thunderstorm exploded underground, producing a tremendous roar. Countless stones flew everywhere, and the entire underground cavern was on the verge of collapse.

This caused Zhao Yibai, who was chasing behind, to stop in his tracks. He repeatedly swung his palms, smashing all the stones into powder. Even though he was severely injured, this Golden Core Realm expert was still full of energy and incredibly powerful!
"These mere ants dare to think they can stop a Golden Core Realm expert with just a few forbidden artifacts? It's utterly laughable!"

As the countless pebbles dispersed, Zhao Yibai was now wearing a new Taoist robe. He was staring at the fleeing "Azure Cloud Boat" with emotionless eyes.

At this moment, Zhao Yibai saw the "Azure Cloud Boat" and confirmed that these four young men were from the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect," so he could no longer let them go.

"This is a master! Not just any Golden Core cultivator, but someone far more powerful than many Golden Core cultivators we've encountered, even third-tier demon kings!"

Li Yunjing pondered this in his heart and realized that he really couldn't beat his opponent!
"Throw out some magical artifacts and self-destruct!"

Having chosen such a helpless option, Li Yunjing could only sigh, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river," never expecting that he would be forced to such a point.

One by one, magical artifacts flew down from the "Azure Cloud Boat" and exploded with a "boom," sending stones flying everywhere behind them.

Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao followed suit, even incorporating forbidden artifacts into their actions, which continuously caused explosions.

This made it difficult for Zhao Yibai to catch up in a short period of time.

"Whoosh!"

When they arrived at the well again, Yu Yunyi put away the "Azure Cloud Boat," and the four of them flew out of the boat, leaping into the air and arriving inside the stone chamber.

"fry!"

Without any hesitation, Li Yunjing gave an order, and almost simultaneously, Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao each threw a third-tier forbidden artifact into the well.

"Boom!"

This time, the entire underground palace collapsed.

In an instant, the "Azure Cloud Boat" was released again, and Li Yunjing, Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao entered the "Azure Cloud Boat" once more, rushing out of the "Spirit Bone Tribe" territory.

"Boom boom..."

The "Azure Cloud Boat" soared into the sky, and almost instantly, it pushed the power unit to its limit, flying for hundreds of miles.

"Go! Go!"

Although Zhao Yibai hasn't caught up yet, Li Yunjing's face remains extremely grim, so dark it's almost dripping with water. He's clearly still resentful about what happened earlier and fears the other party might pursue him. "I must find an opportunity later to devise a plan and kill Zhao Yibai!"

Fu Chao's expression was equally unpleasant, and he said resentfully.

You don't know until you leave home. Only after leaving the comfort zone of the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" did he realize that the second young master of the Fu family was nothing, had no cultivation, and could die at any time.

This made Fu Chao extremely upset!

"Heh heh! You little brats, where do you think you're going? You think a mere earthquake can trap me?"

But before Fu Chao could finish his harsh words, a strange laugh came from behind them again. Li Yunjing and the other three turned around and saw an ice arrow shooting into the sky, already within twenty miles of them. The immense killing intent had firmly enveloped the "Azure Cloud Boat".

The divine sense of a Golden Core Realm expert was so powerful that it truly shocked Li Yunjing and the others!

They thought they had escaped the crisis and fled a hundred miles away, but unexpectedly, Zhao Yibai still discovered their whereabouts and came after them.

"There seems to be a city ahead? Let's go down! I refuse to believe that Zhao Yibai would dare to massacre a city! Once he makes a move, the powerful figures of the sect will surely sense his presence and deduce his information, and he won't survive!"

Remaining calm in the face of danger, Li Yunjing thought for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he gave the order.

"good idea!"

Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao's eyes lit up. Li Yunjing's words made sense!

Zhao Yibai was hunting them down to silence them, but massacring the city would inevitably expose his identity, which would be contrary to Zhao Yibai's original intention.

The four of them figured that if Zhao Yibai wanted to hunt them down, he definitely wouldn't dare to do so openly!

"Hmm? These little brats are going to enter a mortal city?"

Zhao Yibai saw it from afar: the "Qingyun Boat" suddenly plunged downwards!
The target was a large city spanning several dozen miles.

There are at least a million people in this city, and everyone can see the descent of the "Azure Cloud Boat". If Zhao Yibai were to reveal his supernatural powers and kill Li Yunjing and the others, he would surely be discovered.

Once they reached low altitude, Yu Yunyi put away the "Azure Cloud Boat," and the four of them landed in the city.

After entering the city, Li Yunjing, Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao concealed their auras to the extreme, changed their clothes, and blended into the city.

"Damn it! Those brats have hidden in the city!"

High in the clouds, Zhao Yibai's face was extremely grim. He looked down and, for a moment, didn't know what to do.

Just as Li Yunjing had predicted, Zhao Yibai was the Supreme Elder of the "Ice Ling Sect" and one of the sect's founders. Even though he had studied the Ghost Dao technique, he still considered himself a member of the "Ice Ling Sect".

If they were to commit a massacre of the city, the blame would fall on the "Ice Ling Sect." The Zhao family is one of the ruling classes of the "Ice Ling Sect," with over 100,000 members, both direct and collateral.

Zhao Yibai simply could not tolerate this outcome!
This gave him a lot of concerns. After thinking for a while, Zhao Yibai suppressed his aura and landed in the city.

Anyway, this place is more than 900,000 miles away from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect", so no communication talisman can send the message back.

As long as Zhao Yibai holds the city and searches slowly, he will be able to catch Li Yunjing and his group sooner or later.

The city is very large, with streets crisscrossing the city. Every main street is paved with bluestone, and there are shops on both sides of the street, offering all kinds of businesses.

This city was one of the important northern towns of the Ming Dynasty, with thriving trade and a large number of merchants coming and going. Li Yunjing, Lü Ruoxi, Yu Yunyi, and Fu Chao concealed their identities and blended into the city like ordinary people without any sense of incongruity.

No one paid any attention to the two men and two women walking by; they were just like any other passersby.

"Wan San, have you heard? Something's happened at the Xu family in the East City. It seems that Young Master Xu is possessed by evil spirits, and Master Xu has been searching far and wide for experts to exorcise them for him!"

"How could I not know? The Xu family is an extraordinary family! I've even heard that there are immortals among them!"

"I wonder what happened! Why hasn't the immortal from the Xu family returned to heal Young Master Xu?"

"Heh heh! You think the Xu family's immortals are in the city? The Xu family's immortals are all cultivating in blessed lands, hundreds of thousands of miles away from our Beiwang City! Once the Xu family goes to report, Young Master Xu will probably..."

He dared not continue speaking, clearly showing great fear of the Xu family.

"Alas! If only I had the ability! For Young Master Xu's life, the Xu family would not only be willing to reward him with a fortune, but also to forge a favor with him in the realm of immortality!"

Many people are envious and are discussing it extensively.

"The Xu family? Does anyone know them?"

Li Yunjing had keen hearing and could hear clearly the sounds from a hundred feet away.

He looked at Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao and asked.

"I don't know! There are plenty of people with the surname Xu in the cultivation world. Our Fu family, as well as the Yu and Lü families, hardly ever operate in the north. We don't know anything about this Xu family."

Fu Chao shook his head; he had also heard the conversation among the people on the street.

Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi nodded in agreement.

"Hmm! Shall we go take a look?"

Li Yunjing asked with a smile.

"This...we're being chased, and now we're getting into trouble?"

Yu Yunyi asked curiously.

"Hehe! Zhao Yibai has definitely sealed off the city, so we can't get out. If the Xu family really has some kind of background, we can try to see if we can get someone from the Xu family to leave the city and send a message!"

"As long as the message can be transmitted back to the Divine Firmament Dao Sect, Zhao Yibai is finished!"

Li Yunjing smiled and shared his thoughts.

"That's right! That makes sense!"

Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao all nodded in agreement.

The three important direct descendants of the three powerful clans had been in the sect for a long time and had not had many opportunities for training, which made them accustomed to following Li Yunjing's orders.

"Then let's go take a look at the East City!"

Li Yun nodded and led the group slowly toward the east side of the city.

The four of them did not use any supernatural powers, but walked like ordinary people, and it took them more than an hour to reach the front of a wealthy mansion.

Above the gate plaque are the two large characters "Xu Mansion". The Xu family is a large and powerful family with a vast territory. The roads are crisscrossed and gardens and ponds are everywhere. The scenery is beautiful and dazzling.

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