Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 286 Three Years of Change
Watching the two women flutter around him like two colorful butterflies, Li Yunjing felt refreshed and happy. This was the good life he wanted!

"Huh? What is this?"

It was only then that the two women noticed the small thing on Li Yunjing's shoulder and asked curiously.

"Chiji..."

The little guy suddenly saw so many people and became a little scared. He gripped Li Yunjing's shoulders tightly with his little paws, as if afraid of being kidnapped.

"Hehe! This is Little Yellow! The little thing that hatched from my 'spirit beast egg'!"

Seeing that the little guy was a bit shy, Li Yunjing smiled wryly, grabbed the little thing, held it in his hand, and introduced it to Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi.

Then, Li Yunjing walked forward and made the little thing remember that these were all his people.

"Let me take care of Little Yellow for a few days, it's so cute!"

Lü Ruoxi seemed very interested in the little guy, snatched it from Li Yunjing's hands, and gently stroked Xiao Huang's feathers.

Li Yunjing simply smiled and ignored the little guy's pleading look. He looked around at his friends and chuckled, "I'm truly ashamed to have troubled you all to wait for me here!"

"Why are you being so polite?"

Fu Chao smiled and said, "It's rare for us to get out, let's go! It's on me at 'Donghualou,' let's all get together!"

After three years apart, Li Yunjing looked around and saw that many of his former inner sect friends had advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm, while Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao had also stabilized their cultivation and truly become familiar with the abilities of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

The others also made some progress, and Li Yunjing's team became much stronger again.

"Okay!"

Since Fu Chao had taken the initiative to arrange this matter, Li Yunjing naturally wouldn't object, and he talked with the others for a while.

When Li Yunjing saw Yu Zongzhe, his eyes lit up, and he congratulated him, "Brother Yu, congratulations! You've been promoted to a true disciple! Looks like you won first place in this year's inner sect competition, right?"

Last time, Li Yunjing knew that Yu Zongzhe hadn't improved his cultivation level because he was suppressing himself, hoping to win the inner sect's first place.

It's important to know that the reward for being the top student in the inner sect is far more generous than that for being the top student in the outer sect.

Generally speaking, the top student in the inner sect has a very high probability of becoming a true disciple.

Unless that class was generally mediocre and lacked any decent talent.

Now that Yu Zongzhe has been able to wear the "Dainichi Robe," he has certainly fulfilled his wish.

"Hahaha! It's only because you broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm early that I had any chance of participating in the competition."

Yu Zongzhe exchanged a few polite words.

The more he interacted with Li Yunjing, the more he admired him.

Yu Zongzhe and Yu Yunyi are from the same family and have a good relationship. Naturally, Yu Zongzhe had heard Yu Yunyi talk about Li Yunjing. He knew very well about Li Yunjing's return from the "City of Glory" to the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

Even if Yu Zongzhe was arrogant, he had to lower his proud head when facing Li Yunjing.

In fact, there are many people like Yu Zongzhe.

Li Yunjing joined the team at the initiative of Yu Yunyi. At that time, Li Yunjing was just a junior member, a nobody, and had even been provoked by others.

As time went by, Li Yunjing's strength grew stronger and stronger. He gradually went from the periphery of the team to the core, and even seemed to have the potential to become the person in charge.

Even the most established disciples had to step aside because Li Yunjing, Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao formed a clique.

Some people left the team for this reason, unwilling to face the increasingly assertive Li Yunjing.

For example, Yu Yunyi's suitor, Xu Xun, stopped participating in the gatherings and cut off all contact with them.

After chatting for a while, Li Yunjing didn't neglect anyone. At this point, he suggested, "After being locked up for three years, everyone must be feeling a bit down. How about we all go for a walk?"

"Okay! Let's take a walk together!"

Yu Yunyi naturally agreed and responded with a smile.

"I agree! It's nice to take a walk!"

Lü Ruoxi teased the little yellow dog in her hand and nodded in agreement.

The others naturally wouldn't refuse Li Yunjing's request, and everyone was happy to follow him in the mountains and chat with him.

Along the way, through conversation, Li Yunjing learned about many things that had happened in the past three years.

For example, at the front lines, the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" has completely stabilized the battle line, and the territories of the "Youyue Kingdom" and the "Youming Gui Sect" have been established.

The "Netherworld Ghost Sect" launched two counterattacks, but aside from leaving behind a field of corpses, they were unable to conquer "Shenxiao Pass".

In this way, under the protection of Shenxiao Pass, the "Crossing Mountains" has begun a great purge, and all demons, monsters and threats have been swept away by the Shenxiao Dao Sect.

During this process, many first-rate sects and families, second-rate sects and families, third-rate families and sects, and many independent cultivators in the cultivation world of the Ming Dynasty were recruited to participate in this operation.

This time, the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" has also provided extremely favorable conditions to the following forces. The first condition is that participants of a certain scale are exempt from taxes. Within the "Crossing the Mountains", some territory can be allocated to these sects and families according to their merits or the price paid.

Furthermore, the territory around "Shenxiao Pass," which is equivalent to one and a half large prefectures, was also allocated out.

As long as you have the courage to go, the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" will be willing to grant you fiefdoms. As for whether you can hold onto them, that depends on your own fate.

Over the course of three years, numerous battles raged, resulting in significant losses for the "Shenxiao Dao Sect." Even members of Li Yunjing's team perished, unable to come and welcome him upon his release from prison.

"Ugh!"

After listening to everyone's introductions, Li Yunjing couldn't help but sigh. Recalling the past, the voices and smiles of many people were still vaguely in front of him. But from now on, they would be separated by life and death, and there would be no day when they would meet again.

This is the cruelty of the cultivation world!
Aside from the border incident, within the sect, the inner sect competition went smoothly. Yu Zongzhe successfully won first place, achieving his goal of becoming a true disciple.

Over the years, some of Li Yunjing's old friends, whether they were old acquaintances from "Yaxiangyuan" or "Cangjingge", came to him. Thanks to Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi's arrangements, they all got good positions.

However, it's difficult to make arrangements for some true disciples and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

If these people were to be assigned positions, they would either be steward positions within the sect or be sent to lucrative posts elsewhere.

These places are controlled by some veteran disciples, sect leaders, and family forces.

For a moment, Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao were at a loss.

The power behind them can arrange very few people for the three of them, but they have no obligation to arrange the people in this small team.

Hearing their words, Li Yunjing raised an eyebrow and asked, "If any of you are interested in formations, I can arrange for you to enter the 'Seven Star Palace'!" Li Yunjing looked around, then at his own people, and added, "If you're not interested and want to go somewhere else, I'll arrange that! I want to see who won't even give me this small favor!"

"hiss……"

Upon hearing Li Yunjing's words, everyone was taken aback, and then a commotion broke out.

"Are you confident? Those disciples and stewards who started cultivating earlier than us all have very high cultivation levels. In the cultivation world, at crucial moments, cultivation level still determines who is superior. If we can overwhelm them in high-level martial arts, these old guys might not give us face!"

Fu Chao and Li Yunjing had a close relationship, so without any hesitation, he asked directly.

Everyone listened intently to Fu Chao's words, eager to hear Li Yunjing's thoughts.

"Hmph! Old age doesn't necessarily mean high cultivation! Unless you're a true disciple or steward at the seventh level of the Foundation Establishment realm or above, tell me whoever offended you, and I'll personally step in and see what they mean! If you're not satisfied, go to the 'Grievance Platform' and settle your differences!"

As the team leader, Li Yunjing naturally had to take charge.

"With your current cultivation level, you can already defeat someone at the sixth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm?"

Yang Wenzheng asked, dumbfounded.

"Hehe! Back when I was at the first level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, I was able to kill a fifth-level Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator from the 'Netherworld Ghost Sect'! Now, I have broken through to the third level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, so you can rest assured! Not to mention the sixth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm, even if I encounter someone at the seventh level, I won't necessarily be afraid of them!"

Li Yunjing sneered and revealed his actual cultivation level to everyone.

"what!"

"Brother Li, you've advanced to the third level of the Foundation Establishment Realm?"

"It's only been a few years?"

"I can't even imagine!"

……

For a moment, all the cultivators in the team showed expressions of horror.

Even some of the veteran disciples are only at Li Yunjing's level of cultivation; otherwise, they wouldn't be hanging out with Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao.

No one expected that Li Yunjing's cultivation level was already the highest in the team.

Moreover, Li Yunjing is a person with extremely strong combat power. He often clashes with third-tier demon kings and Golden Core cultivators. These interesting stories have long been spread by Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao.

You can imagine how powerful Li Yunjing is now!

"hey-hey!"

Li Yunjing, with an imposing aura, glanced at everyone and said, "Choose a true disciple who has been at odds with us for the past three years. I want to have a match with him and see what makes him so capable of bullying our people!"

At this point, Li Yunjing decided to make an example of someone!

When the time comes, we should make our mark and compete for power within the "Shenxiao Dao Sect". Otherwise, how could Li Yunjing become the supreme leader of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" after Ming Lingchuan abdicates?

Of course, Li Yunjing didn't tell anyone about his ambition for a high position; otherwise, people would have thought he was a madman who had gone insane!
The sect leader of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" can only be a Golden Core cultivator. Almost no one believes that Li Yunjing has the ability to break through to the Golden Core realm in a short time!
You should know that the Foundation Establishment Realm, Level 3, is a very long way from the Golden Core Realm.

Almost no one believed that Li Yunjing could accomplish this miracle before the Supreme Leader abdicated.

"Okay! We'll look into it tomorrow and give you a list!"

Fu Chao said excitedly.

He loves to stir up trouble, and Li Yunjing's personality is very much to his liking.

This is a good thing!
Fu Chao himself has people he doesn't like.

After hearing Li Yunjing and Fu Chao's conversation, everyone's morale improved significantly. With Li Yunjing out of prison, everyone had a pillar of support!

The group walked and talked at a rapid pace, moving through the mountains like afterimages.

Some of the disciples on patrol were stunned when they suddenly saw so many true disciples.

You know, there are no true disciples traveling through the mountains!
With their status, they can fly through the void and use teleportation arrays. In short, they definitely don't have to go through the hardship of traveling like the menial disciples and outer disciples.

No one dared to stop Li Yunjing and his group; they could only report the matter to their respective supervisors, who in turn reported it to the stewards.

Many important figures heard about this and immediately informed others through various channels that Li Yunjing had been released from prison.

Three years ago, Li Yunjing was suddenly imprisoned, which caused quite a stir.

However, the people involved were of such high rank that no one dared to reveal the name of the "Seven Star Palace" Master Qin. This led to a great deal of speculation and speculation from many busybodies.

Now that Li Yunjing is out of prison, he's probably in for a lot of trouble.

Li Yunjing is a celebrity to some extent. Although he hasn't been cultivating in the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" for long, he is quite famous. Most of the true disciples are far less famous than him.

Some people also know that Li Yunjing's two women, as well as the small team that Fu Chao has built, seem to have been suppressed quite a bit in the past three years. They wonder if this rascal will dare to stand up for himself now that he's out.

Many people focused their attention on Li Yunjing, wanting to see if there was any excitement to be had these days.

Li Yunjing didn't care what these people thought; he only cared about what they did!

Li Yunjing would show no mercy to anyone who showed him no kindness!

Palace Master Qin wanted to suppress Li Yunjing's fiery temper, but unexpectedly, it backfired. After three years of cultivation, Li Yunjing was about to die of boredom. He was looking for someone to vent his anger and establish his position among the true disciples!

After chatting for two hours, Li Yunjing and his group of several hundred people finally arrived at the eastern mountainous area.

"Donghua Market" remains the same as always, bustling with people.

The arrival of Li Yunjing and his group still drew the attention of many disciples.

After passing through several palaces, Li Yunjing and his party arrived at the "Donghua Tower".

Welcome everyone!

Outside the "Donghua Tower", the middle-aged scholar was already smiling and welcoming Li Yunjing and his party at the door.

"Haha! You're too kind, shopkeeper! There are so many of us, we're just causing you trouble again!"

Upon seeing an old acquaintance, Li Yunjing burst into laughter.

Li Yunjing had a very good impression of the new manager of "Donghualou".

(End of this chapter)