Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 270 Xu Family Secret
"Who goes there! This is the Xu family's territory; unauthorized personnel are not permitted!"

When Li Yunjing and his three companions arrived at the Xu family's gate, four servants immediately stepped forward and questioned them.

This imposing aura demonstrated the Xu family's powerful foundation and their status in Beiwang City.

"This humble Taoist priest, Master Wufa, greets you! I heard that your esteemed young master Xu is bewitched by evil spirits, so I came to see for myself."

Li Yunjing performed a kowtow, smiled, and spoke calmly.

"you?"

The four servants looked surprised, unsure whether to believe the people in front of them. These four were not wearing Taoist robes, nor did they have any imposing aura. They couldn't tell whether they were capable people or just charlatans who came to freeload.

"Isn't it urgent to deal with Young Master Xu's problem? If your actions delay his treatment, what will Master Xu think?"

Seeing the four people's expressions, Li Yunjing knew exactly what they were thinking, and he smiled gently.

"This one……"

The four servants exchanged glances, and one of them nodded, saying, "Please wait a moment, everyone! I'll go and report!"

"Okay! Go!"

Li Yunjing didn't mind the four people's neglect. He smiled, nodded, and waved his hand, indicating that they could leave.

He, along with Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao, admired the scenery of the luxurious mansion.

A full quarter of an hour passed before someone finally came out.

Then an elderly man who looked like a steward appeared. He first looked Li Yunjing and his group up and down, showing a hint of surprise, and finally asked, "Have you all come to my Xu residence to exorcise evil spirits for my young master?"

"Indeed! We immortals, upon hearing of evil spirits harming people, should naturally slay demons and cure the sick."

Li Yunjing nodded and extended his palm. A small blue snake appeared in his palm, making a crackling sound.

In order to gain people's trust, Li Yunjing had to reveal a little trick, releasing a trace of thunderous power that kept changing shape in his palm.

"Greetings, Immortal Master! Please forgive us! We are but mortals with limited vision, not truly immortals!"

Li Yunjing displayed his skills, and the four servants and the steward all became obedient, bowing deeply to Li Yunjing and his companions in a grand gesture of respect.

"Hehe! It's alright! We immortals have sought immortality and attained the Dao. We don't usually appear in the mortal world. It's normal that you don't recognize us."

Li Yunjing withdrew his magic power, waved his hand dismissively, and acted as if ignorance was no excuse.

"Please come in, esteemed immortal masters! Please! Please!"

Seeing that Li Yunjing was truly capable, the steward became extremely respectful and then shouted to the four servants, "What are you waiting for! Quickly open the main gate and welcome the Immortal Master into the mansion!"

"never mind!"

Before the four servants could open the door, Li Yunjing waved his hand and ordered, "We are people outside the secular world, and we do not like these worldly etiquettes, let alone grand displays. We are here because we are curious about what evil spirit has befallen your young master."

"Alright! Alright! Alright! I understand, please, esteemed immortal masters!"

The steward then signaled to the four servants to open the small door that was usually used for entry and exit.

After entering the mansion, the steward had no say in the matter. He first arranged for Li Yunjing, Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao to stay in a beautiful and quiet courtyard.

He told Li Yunjing and the others to rest here for the time being, and he would go and invite the master over to pay his respects to the immortal.

Half an hour after Li Yunjing and his group settled in, Xu Wei, the patriarch of the Xu family, and other important figures from the Xu family arrived to pay their respects to Li Yunjing and his companions.

After the two introduced themselves, they took their seats as host and guest, and Li Yunjing asked, "What's the situation with Young Master Xu?"

Seeing that Li Yunjing had gotten straight to the point, Master Xu was overjoyed and quickly introduced, "My son has gone mad! He's chained up in his room right now, otherwise he'd eat his own flesh! There's a big chunk of flesh missing from his arm."

"Huh? Gone mad?"

Li Yunjing was stunned. He was still self-harming?

"Yes! The child doesn't recognize anyone anymore. He roars like a wild beast, which is terrifying. His eyes have almost no connection to humans."

When talking about his son's tragic condition, Mr. Xu couldn't help but shed tears, which he kept wiping away with his handkerchief.

"interesting!"

Li Yunjing and the other three exchanged glances. Finally, he said, "I will go and see for myself tomorrow at noon!"

"Alright! Thank you, Immortal Master!"

Seeing that Li Yunjing and the others would only go to exorcise the evil spirits tomorrow, Master Xu was slightly disappointed. However, since a celestial master had come to save his life, he dared not show it and make the celestial master angry.

After talking with Li Yunjing and the others for a while, Mr. Xu told them to rest well and then took his leave.

When night fell, Li Yunjing's courtyard was brightly lit.

Distinguished guests arrived, and these guests were lifesavers. To entertain Li Yunjing and his companions, the Xu family threw a grand banquet.

The table was filled with mundane items, which were not of interest to Li Yunjing and his companions.

These dishes were far inferior to those at "Ya Xiang Yuan". Li Yunjing and his three companions took a symbolic bite and then stopped eating.

Seeing that Li Yunjing and his three companions showed no interest in the lavish banquet, clearly indicating they weren't people who were just there to freeload, Master Xu and his family had even more confidence in them.

During the meal, Master Xu gave a detailed introduction to Young Master Xu's situation. Li Yunjing and the other three nodded in agreement. As for the specific details, they would have to see for themselves tomorrow.

With the limited eyesight of the Xu family, they certainly couldn't see the real situation.

Li Yunjing didn't believe a single word that Master Xu and the others said.

In the evening, after Mr. Xu and the others took their leave, Li Yunjing and the other three returned to the house. Just as they were about to discuss something, they realized that something was amiss.

At that moment, Li Yunjing signaled to Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao to keep quiet.

The three understood each other and, together with Li Yunjing, searched the room. Sure enough, they found a small black snake under the bed.

The snake was small, only three feet long and as thick as an index finger, its tongue flicking out and its eyes cold and sinister.

"interesting!"

Li Yunjing smiled coldly, without touching the snake. Instead, he pointed his fingertip and formed a circle of magical power, trapping the snake inside a silver halo.

The small black snake kept slithering around inside the circle of light, seemingly a little restless. However, the small spell cast by Li Yunjing firmly trapped the snake, and no matter what, it could not break free from the circle of light.

"Continue the inspection!"

Li Yunjing used his divine sense to send a message, instructing Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao to continue the search.

The three nodded, and the four split into four groups, checking each room in the courtyard one by one.

Sure enough, not long after, Li Yunjing found several more dark blue scorpions under the stone slabs in the garden.

Li Yunjing did not make a move, but instead trapped him with magic.

During this search, Li Yunjing even used array formations, divination techniques, and feng shui to thoroughly examine the courtyard, finding poisonous substances in multiple locations. "This is bizarre!"

After the four of them reunited in the room, Li Yunjing used magic to isolate the surroundings before he spoke.

"Yes! How come there are so many poisonous creatures in the Xu family's courtyard! Does the Xu family know about this?"

Lu Ruoxi frowned slightly, lost in thought.

"This matter is indeed strange! If these poisonous creatures are all raised by the Xu family, then this mortal's residence is probably not so simple."

Yu Yunyi said softly.

"Hmm! These poisonous creatures must have some kind of origin! I think we should be careful, lest we escape from one danger only to fall into another."

Fu Chao chimed in.

"Hmm! This matter is extremely confidential! Originally, I wanted to heal Young Master Xu tomorrow, explain our purpose to the Xu family, and have them leave the city to deliver the message! But now, I've changed my mind. I'll assess the situation tomorrow before deciding whether to rescue Young Master Xu!"

Li Yunjing's expression was solemn as he spoke softly.

The Xu family has a long and distinguished history in the area, spanning hundreds of years.

Throughout the Xu family's history, several individuals with spiritual roots have emerged. The Xu family went to great lengths to send these people to cultivation sects and into the world of cultivation.

Nowadays, the Xu family has not had a person with spiritual roots for a long time, and has declined somewhat, but it still has some foundation. There are still a few cultivators in the cultivation sects.

This time, for some unknown reason, the eldest son of the family suddenly became possessed by an evil spirit and even tried to harm himself, which made the entire family very worried and extremely concerned about the issue of the family's succession.

"You all wait here, I'll go out and take a look!"

After everyone discussed tomorrow's plans, Li Yunjing gave an order and then quietly left.

Before entering the immortal sect, Li Yunjing was already a martial arts master, and now, after cultivating immortality, his physical attributes have increased hundreds of times.

In the dead of night, within the Xu family's residence, scaling walls and leaping across eaves was as easy as taking candy from a baby.

Li Yunjing searched every inch of the place, starting from his own courtyard and moving westwards, leaving no area unchecked.

Sure enough, not long after, Li Yunjing discovered some more unusual things.

Li Yunjing was not worried about the poisonous creatures and even some demonic artifacts that appeared before him. These demonic artifacts seemed to be trapped in various areas of the Xu residence, existing in the form of formations.

Li Yunjing has not yet used Taoist magic, so naturally he cannot see through the hidden formation in the Xu Mansion.

And what about this magic array and poison? Were they actually created by the Xu family themselves?

Li Yunjing couldn't confirm this either!

"We still need to go and check on Master Xu's residence!"

After thinking it over, Li Yunjing was unwilling to give up, so he continued to climb over room after room, heading towards the main house of the Xu family.

What if you don't know where the main house is?
This problem simply doesn't exist!
Li Yunjing is a formation master, well-versed in feng shui. The Xu family mansion has a complex structure, and its construction was based on feng shui principles. He could tell at a glance which location was the best.

As the head of the Xu family, Master Xu naturally deserves to live in a good place.

Li Yunjing already knew the exact location of Master Xu's room by heart. He rushed all the way and arrived in front of a heavily guarded house.

Master Xu's residence was guarded by many night patrolmen, and these men were not ordinary people; they were all martial arts masters who had practiced kung fu.

Clearly, even with the power of immortality severed, the Xu family maintained their superior status in Beiwang City by employing many martial arts masters as henchmen.

These guards were quite skilled; each of them possessed the level of a second-rate martial artist.

These people naturally couldn't stop Li Yunjing. A faint light flashed on his body, and he became ethereal, merging into the natural air. This was the "Invisibility Technique".

Li Yunjing swaggered to the doorway without stopping. He took a step forward and passed through the wall. Such "wall-passing techniques" are just minor tricks in the immortal path.

However, it is very useful at this time.

"Alas! Master, do you think that Immortal Wufa can save our son?"

As soon as Li Yunjing entered the room, he heard an old woman's voice.

This was none other than Madam Xu, whom I had met at the banquet.

"Alas! I am also troubled!"

Master Xu also sighed, saying wearily, "We don't know what kind of thing our Xu family is suppressing! It's getting more and more bizarre!"

"Back then, there were Foundation Establishment cultivators from my Xu family who returned from the Immortal Sect to reinforce the seal. Now, all the Foundation Establishment cultivators from my Xu family have perished, and the Qi Refining cultivators are simply useless!"

"If this doesn't work, let's move! Look at this place, it's ruined our son!"

"Madam Xu said in fear."

"Alas! But the ancestral precepts say that no matter what, we must not abandon our ancestral home and must guard it carefully and meticulously. How can we leave?"

Master Xu knows far more than his wife does; some secrets cannot be revealed even to one's bedmate.

"We hope these immortal masters can save our son!"

Knowing that Mr. Xu was unwilling to move, Mrs. Xu had no choice but to change the subject.

"They are indeed cultivators, but their cultivation level should all be at the Qi Refining stage, and their strength is not that great! If we can save our son, that would be great. If we can't, I will use our family's secret technique to sacrifice them to the underworld and beg the evil god to spare our son!"

At this point, Master Xu's voice became incredibly sinister.

"Hehe! Good! Good! Good! I didn't expect to run into such an ingrate! This is interesting! It seems the Xu family is tired of living!"

Li Yunjing laughed silently in the living room.

If he weren't still in danger of being hunted down by Zhao Yibai, Li Yunjing would be ready to slaughter the entire Xu family right now, leaving no one alive!
These mortals are incredibly audacious.

They actually wanted to sacrifice a celestial master like him!

That's incredibly audacious!
"Will it work? Those are immortal masters!"

After a long silence, Madam Xu couldn't help but ask with concern.

"Whether it will work or not, I don't know! But according to the secret techniques passed down in my family, it can draw upon the power below, and even legendary Golden Core cultivators can be refined to death!"

"That's what Master Xu said coldly."

"what!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunjing was stunned. He had not expected that the Xu family had a secret that could kill a Golden Core cultivator.

This was completely unexpected!

However, Li Yunjing's eyes lit up again. If the Xu family's secret was confirmed and it really had such great power, could he use this place to deal with Zhao Yibai?

(End of this chapter)