Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 314 Settling the Karma
"Li Yunjing! Li Yunjing! If you weren't a true disciple of the 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect,' I wouldn't be able to take action directly. Why go through all this trouble?"

On the way back, the old patriarch in yellow had a gloomy look in his eyes and was filled with murderous intent.

Meanwhile, Li Yunjing was still sorting and packing the treasures, never expecting that this mission would bring him such huge trouble.

Half a day has passed, and the "Qingyun Boat" has arrived in the east of the Ming Dynasty.

Upon arriving here, we are less than a thousand li away from Yingtian Prefecture.

He passed by cities and towns in the mortal realm one by one. Many of these towns were places Li Yunjing had already visited when he traveled through the Ming Dynasty.

His gaze fell upon a small town below. Li Yunjing's eyes lit up as he recalled the past, remembering how he had risen to prominence from this very place!

Six years ago, Li Yunjing unexpectedly obtained a "Qi Cultivation Manual" from a beggar in a flat town below, which led him to embark on the path of seeking immortality.

Looking back, every little detail is still vivid in my mind.

After thinking it over, Li Yunjing realized there was still time, so he put away the "Azure Cloud Boat" and landed in Pinggang Town.

Six years have passed, and the town remains the same. Li Yunjing still has some vague memories of some of the people in the town.

"what?"

Walking through the town, Li Yunjing seemed to sense that something was wrong.

There seems to be an array around the town?

Was it not unexpected that he obtained the "Qi Refining Technique" back then?
Or is it that this town actually has some kind of connection with the cultivation world?

At this moment, Li Yunjing's aura was completely concealed, making him indistinguishable from an ordinary person. The Xuanmen's "Great Sun Dao Robe" also changed its appearance, becoming exactly the same as the gray robe worn by ordinary people.

Without displaying any supernatural powers, Li Yunjing's steps remained swift, and without the surrounding mortals noticing, he had already traversed the town from east to west and north to south.

"Cultivators have appeared!"

After walking through it once, Li Yunjing finally sensed something unusual.

His divine sense swept across the area and discovered dozens of Qi Refining Realm cultivators!

These cultivators seemed to come from the same faction. They mingled among the crowd and moved through the town, seemingly investigating something.

Li Yunjing followed a young cultivator and walked into an alley.

There was no one around the alley. Li Yunjing moved swiftly, appearing behind the man. He reached out and subdued him, pressing his thumb against the man's forehead.

The man immediately fainted!

Li Yunjing first searched the man's storage bag, but found nothing except some tattered items.

Li Yunjing's gaze suddenly sharpened, and a beam of green light shot out from the red mark between his brows, entering the man's mind.

"what……"

The man was unconscious but still in some pain, and he groaned involuntarily.

Li Yunjing remained expressionless as he coldly cast his spell. After a long while, the red mark gradually faded and eventually disappeared.

A look of surprise appeared on Li Yunjing's face!
I never imagined that such a secret existed in Pinggang Town.
According to his soul-searching, Pinggang Town was once the territory of a cultivation family, but the family has declined and there are few descendants left.

These people gathered around because they learned that there was a Foundation Establishment Realm family in Pinggang Town, and it was said that some of the family's legacy remained there.

For independent cultivators, a complete lineage is extremely useful and a rare treasure!
Especially this cultivation family, without outstanding junior disciples, its lineage is broken, it's like a toothless tiger, it's just like that, it can be plundered by anyone.
Therefore, these independent cultivators gathered together to explore the secrets and find the ancestral home of the Li family, a family of cultivators.

"Surname Li? The same surname as me? I'm still in this small town, and I received the Li family's inheritance, thus embarking on the path of immortality?"

Thinking of this, Li Yunjing showed a hint of interest, as if there was a divine will at work.
In the cycle of cause and effect, the Li family's misfortune was perhaps a chance for me to pass by and save them.
Li Yunjing decided to help, at least to save the Li family, repay the debt of karma, and give them some satisfaction.

"laugh!"

Li Yunjing understood this point. With a flick of his finger, a flash of fire appeared, and a ball of flame ignited on the body of the fallen rogue cultivator, burning the corpse to ashes and turning it into wisps of smoke that drifted away with the wind.

After killing a rogue cultivator, Li Yunjing picked up the storage bag. Then, his figure, like a wisp of smoke, moved through the town, disappearing in a flash. One by one, the rogue cultivators with ill intentions were silently eliminated by Li Yunjing.

"I didn't expect there to be a Foundation Establishment Realm expert here?"

Just after Li Yunjing killed a Qi Refining Realm cultivator, a Foundation Establishment Realm rogue cultivator appeared beside him.

A Foundation Establishment Realm rogue cultivator?

Li Yunjing looked at the middle-aged Taoist priest in front of him with curiosity. He did not expect that someone of this level would appear for the sake of the Li family’s inheritance. Could there be some secret?
"Fellow Daoist, where do you come from? Why are you slaughtering fellow Daoists from all sides? Aren't you afraid of offending Heaven and Earth by doing this?"

The middle-aged Taoist priest asked coldly.

"Heh heh! You're eyeing other people's property, and that's not considered against the natural order? You even have the nerve to question me?"

Li Yunjing sneered. It was the first time he had ever seen a thief cry "stop thief!" It was utterly ridiculous.

"So, you're standing up for the Li family?"

The middle-aged Taoist priest had a cold look in his eyes as he sized up Li Yunjing, seemingly hesitating whether to make a move.

Fighting against cultivators of the same level is quite risky.

Those rogue cultivators were incredibly fierce when bullying Qi Refining cultivators.

However, when faced with someone like Li Yunjing, whose true nature is impossible to discern, he became hesitant and indecisive.

"You could say that! Today, I've protected the Li family. If you know what's good for you, take your people and leave, and I won't pursue the matter!"

"Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless and taking your life!"

Facing a rogue cultivator, Li Yunjing was full of confidence and was ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

"Heh heh! What arrogance! There are too many mortals here; it's not a good place to fight. If you're so capable, come with me!"

The middle-aged Taoist priest sneered, seemingly provoked, and directly challenged him to a duel.

"I'm not afraid of you! You just lead the way!"

Li Yunjing raised an eyebrow and said in a deep voice.

Li Yunjing remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was starting to look at this person with new respect.

Normally, cultivators don't care about the lives or deaths of mortals.

This person's ability to utter such words already surpasses that of ordinary cultivators.

The two darted through the town and soon passed through the north gate, arriving at a desolate valley in the mountains.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Before Li Yunjing and the middle-aged Taoist could even exchange blows, three more Foundation Establishment cultivators appeared in the desolate valley.

"It's you!"

One of them looked at Li Yunjing, and the two locked eyes, simultaneously noticing each other and exclaiming in surprise.

"shameless!"

The man looked at Li Yunjing and cursed.

It turned out that the person who came was the same rogue cultivator they had met in the Hengyue Mountains a few years ago.

On that day, the two of them took a fancy to a rare plant, but ended up being chased by the Demon King.

When the two went their separate ways, Li Yunjing once said that when they returned to the "City of Glory," the treasures would be divided equally among them.

As a result, many years passed without any news, and the scholar-like cultivator naturally believed that he had been tricked by Li Yunjing.

"Third brother, what's going on?" an old man in a gray robe asked in a low voice.

"That's what happened..."

Soon, the scholar recounted how he had become enemies with Li Yunjing.

Li Yunjing felt somewhat ashamed as he listened to the man's account.

He had no intention of breaking the contract at the time; it was just that after entering the "City of Glory," he didn't see the middle-aged scholar at all, which is why he missed the chance to share the treasure with him.

Li Yunjing couldn't keep waiting for him forever!
After the middle-aged scholar finished speaking, the other man and woman, both Foundation Establishment cultivators, looked at Li Yunjing with disdain.

"Cough cough!"

Li Yunjing coughed and said awkwardly, "At that time, I didn't see you in the 'City of Glory'. I thought you hadn't escaped the pursuit and had perished in the 'Crossing Mountains'."

"Heh! Is that part that was supposed to be mine still there?"

The middle-aged scholar sneered, not believing a single word of Li Yunjing's nonsense.

“Of course they’re gone! How many years have passed? If you want compensation, I’ll give you some! However, we’ve met today to discuss the Li family’s affairs in Pinggang Town. If you all leave, everything can be discussed.”

Since the other party wasn't giving him a friendly look, Li Yunjing stopped being polite and directly stated his thoughts.

Whether to fight or make peace is entirely up to the four people in front of us!

The middle-aged scholar displayed considerable skill that day, and the old man had just called him the third brother, indicating that the four of them were a small, long-term cooperative team.

Birds of a feather flock together; the fact that these people can form a team with middle-aged scholars shows that their cultivation level is definitely not low.

Li Yunjing really didn't expect that settling a karmic debt and standing up for the Li family would cause such a big problem.

However, no matter how big the trouble is, once Li Yunjing makes up his mind, he will definitely see this matter through to the end!
Cultivators fear inner demons the most. Since there are unresolved karmic debts, they must settle them once they encounter them.

Even in a life-or-death battle, we would not hesitate!

"You arrogant brat! Let me tell you, we're going to take the Li family's inheritance! If you know what's good for you, compensate my third son now, and this old man might let you off the hook. Otherwise, we'll have a fight today, and who knows who will win!"

The gray-robed old man glared and demanded an answer fiercely.

At the same time, the middle-aged Taoist priest, the pretty woman in blue, and the middle-aged scholar formed a circle, surrounding Li Yunjing.

"Looks like you really want to fight me?"

Li Yunjing looked around, sneering repeatedly. A flash of emerald light appeared in his hand, and the "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword" was already in his grasp, ready to strike.

"Set up the formation!"

The gray-robed old man roared, and with a flick of his wrists, a bright silver spear appeared in his hands. He thrust the spear at Li Yunjing's brow!
With this shot, true essence erupted, forming a dragon that roared in, its power formidable and its strength no less than that of a cultivator at the seventh level of the Foundation Establishment Realm!
"Well done!"

Li Yunjing was startled and immediately used the "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword" to meet the attack and slay the dragon.

"Watch me!"

The woman in blue attacked simultaneously, her jade-like hands waving repeatedly, "whoosh whoosh whoosh," silver needles and hidden weapons shot out everywhere, densely packed, blocking any direction of Li Yunjing's movement!
"Southern Bright Fire!"

The middle-aged Taoist also made a move. A ball of flame appeared in his palm and shot out with a "boom," heading straight for Li Yunjing's body.

"Haoran is upright!"

On the other side, the middle-aged scholar flicked a thin sword, producing a clear sword sound, and the gleaming tip of the sword was already heading straight for Li Yunjing's back.

Almost instantly, the four of them joined forces, their cooperation so seamless that it astonished Li Yunjing.

He had to use a "Diamond Talisman" for defense and be careful.

At the same time, the "Heavenly Gang Stone Armor Technique," which had not been used for a long time, was unleashed once again, forming a layer of stone armor that adhered to his body.

As for the "Mysterious Jade Inner Armor," "Great Sun Robe," and "Swift Wind Boots," needless to say, they were already fully activated to defend themselves.

None of these four Foundation Establishment cultivators had a cultivation level lower than the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment realm!

It can be said that all four of them have a higher level of cultivation than Li Yunjing. In addition, the four of them joined forces, and their supernatural powers, spiritual weapons and formations were all very powerful. They also helped Li Yunjing, which really put him at a disadvantage.

Of course, killing Li Yunjing is not an easy task.

His "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword" blocked the old man's gleaming silver spear attack. With a swift movement, he dodged the middle-aged scholar's sneak attack from behind. His "Diamond Talisman" and "Heavenly Gang Stone Armor Technique" blocked the blue-clad woman's hidden weapon. Finally, Li Yunjing moved swiftly and used the "Wind Catching Shadow Technique" to dodge the burning of the "Southern Bright Fire".

In the blink of an eye, Li Yunjing averted his greatest crisis.

Having just accepted the combined attack from the other side, the four rogue cultivators were slightly startled. Immediately, they changed their formation, switched positions, and attacked Li Yunjing again!

It can be said that even Li Yunjing would find it difficult to break free from such a skill in a short period of time.

This is the advantage of formations; they can greatly enhance a cultivator's combat power!

The better you master a formation, the greater its power.

For a time, Li Yunjing was trapped in the formation, only able to parry and with no chance to retaliate.

After a quarter of an hour, the four people's attacks seemed to have eased up a bit. After all, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator could not maintain the highest frequency of attacks for long.

The four of them also needed to catch their breath and replenish their magical power!
"Five Elements Divine Thunder!"

Seeing an opportunity, Li Yunjing immediately launched a counterattack. He made hand seals and chanted incantations before unleashing the Five Thunder Orthodox Method. A bolt of lightning shot out from his "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword".

The lightning exploded in the air, and after a loud bang, the white clouds in the sky churned and slowly condensed into a huge dark cloud.

In an instant, the world changed color.

"not good!"

The four men, including the old man in gray, were greatly surprised when they saw the change in the celestial phenomena, and fear arose in their hearts.

Li Yunjing gave the four no chance to escape. His "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword" slashed and attacked them repeatedly. At the same time, his left palm continuously struck out "Palm Thunder" at the four, making it difficult for them to escape.

After Li Yunjing bought some time, the dark clouds in the sky changed, and with a rumble, four bolts of lightning struck down, heading towards the gray-robed old man, the middle-aged scholar, the middle-aged Taoist, and the woman in blue, respectively!

As soon as the thunder roared, the four of them couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, a thought popping into their minds: Could this person be from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect"?
Even the middle-aged scholar was greatly surprised. On that day, the two sides were forced to join forces, and Li Yunjing did not use the specific skills of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect". He also did not see Li Yunjing's identity.

At this moment, it was finally confirmed that Li Yunjing was a member of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect"!
The people of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" are skilled at using the power of heaven and earth to unleash thunder magic and destroy enemies. How could the gray-robed old man, the middle-aged scholar, the middle-aged Taoist, and the blue-robed woman not be alarmed?
However, things have come to this point, and there is no other way out but to fight to the bitter end.

Before they could think, as the lightning struck, the gray-robed old man, the middle-aged scholar, the middle-aged Taoist, and the blue-clad woman hurriedly poured their true essence into the spiritual weapons in their hands and held them above their heads, attempting to block the power of the four bolts of lightning.

"Boom!"

Four deafening thunderclaps resounded, and the moment the spiritual weapons of the gray-robed old man, the middle-aged scholar, the middle-aged Taoist priest, and the blue-robed woman came into contact with the power of thunder, all four of their spiritual weapons were shattered!
The four men each coughed up blood, staggered back, and stared in horror at the aftershocks of the four bolts of lightning that had blasted four large, dark craters into the ground, plunging them into extreme fear.

How could the power of heaven and earth, and nature, possibly be resisted by the mere human strength of the Foundation Establishment stage?
As the four bolts of lightning struck down from the sky, the gray-robed elder, the middle-aged scholar, the middle-aged Taoist, and the blue-robed woman lost their most important spiritual artifacts.

Li Yunjing was overjoyed. Taking advantage of this golden opportunity, he chose the gray-robed old man, weaved through the four people, and went straight for him, killing him.

"not good!"

At this moment, the gray-robed elder also realized that he had been ambushed by Li Yunjing, and hurriedly summoned several other spiritual artifacts on his body to protect himself firmly!

"Boom!"

Li Yunjing's "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword" struck the gray-robed old man's shield heavily, cleaving it in two and causing it to fall to the ground.

Li Yunjing's sword strikes continued relentlessly, aiming to slash at the gray-robed elder's head. Suddenly, a black bamboo hat appeared on the elder's head.

Once the bamboo hat was put on, it immediately formed a black protective shield, blocking Li Yunjing's "Azure Sea Listening to the Waves Sword" from the outside of the hat.

Of course, the gray-robed elder was also not unscathed. Li Yunjing had used all his strength in this attack, slashing down heavily. Although it did not break through his defense, the enormous force caused the gray-robed elder's neck to shrink back, and his feet to stagger backward. Finally, he coughed up a mouthful of blood before he could catch his breath.

At this moment, the middle-aged scholar, the middle-aged Taoist priest, and the woman in blue hurriedly gathered around the old man in gray to help their leader block Li Yunjing's attack!
(End of this chapter)