Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 423 Mysterious and Unpredictable (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

A glint of greed and smugness flashed in Tianmingzi's eyes, as if he could already see Li Yunjing falling to the ground.

This kid has so many good things on him!

If this one person is killed, he won't need to go hunting for a hundred years.

Tianmingzi's heart burned with fervor, and the "Mysterious Heaven Compass" in his hand spun continuously, releasing more "spatial blades" that swept towards Li Yunjing in a dense mass.

Li Yunjing appeared disheveled and covered in blood, but in reality, his eyes remained calm, and he had already made his plans.

He deliberately feigned weakness to lure Tianmingzi into lowering his guard, while secretly activating the true energy within his body to prepare for a fatal blow.

"Chichichi..."

The "Blade of Space" spun, and in Tianmingzi's eyes, Li Yunjing was cut into four pieces!
"Hahaha!"

Tianmingzi was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Li Yunjing, you are finally dead!"

Almost instantly, Tianmingzi had already flown towards Li Yunjing's "corpse".

"not good!"

However, when Mingzi approached Li Yunjing's "corpse" within three zhang of him that day, he felt a strange unease, as if something bad was about to happen.

The next instant, before Tianmingzi could retreat, Li Yunjing's shattered corpse actually came back together and stood in mid-air!
He didn't seem to have any injuries at all.
"die!"

Li Yunjing's eyes flashed with horror. He suddenly swung his fist, and a dazzling five-colored divine light burst forth, instantly striking Tianmingzi's heart!
At the same time, the magical artifact "Myriad Lotus Lantern" dimmed and flew back into his "Purple Gold Gourd".

It turns out that just now, when Li Yunjing was at a disadvantage, he secretly released the "Myriad Lotus Lantern".

Li Yunjing activated the "Myriad Lotus Lanterns" with all his might, creating an illusion of himself. Tianmingzi, seeing victory in sight, lost his vigilance and failed to notice the flaw, thus rushing closer.

Three zhang (approximately 10 meters) is hardly a distance for Li Yunjing.

By the time Tianmingzi realized what was happening, it was too late.

The "Five Elements Divine Fist" was unleashed, and this punch struck Tian Mingzi's chest heavily!
"Crack!"

The treasure light shimmered before Tianmingzi, but it couldn't withstand this attack!
The five-colored divine light descended, shattering Tianmingzi's ribs solidly.

"what?!"

Tianmingzi was shocked and spat out a mouthful of blood. He was about to turn around, but it was too late.

"Whoosh..."

Li Yunjing's figure vanished from the spot like a ghost, and the next moment, he appeared behind Tian Mingzi, blocking his retreat!
"Boom!"

The five-colored divine light on Li Yunjing's fist disappeared and turned into crackling lightning. This was another fist technique of Li Yunjing, the "Thunder Tribulation Divine Fist"!
"what……"

Tianmingzi's chest defenses had already been broken by the "Five Elements Divine Fist," and now, he was struck again by the "Thunder Tribulation Divine Fist." Instantly, his chest was shattered by the violent power of thunder!
"Whoosh..."

With his body destroyed, Tianmingzi screamed and escaped from his golden core, attaching it to the "Mysterious Heaven Compass" as he tried to take off into the sky!

The two of them were just too close!
No amount of spatial power could affect Li Yunjing's attack at such close range.

After two laps, Li Yunjing found himself holding a "net of heaven and earth".

"Crash!"

With a flick of the "Heavenly Net," the surrounding sky was sealed off, and the "Mysterious Heavenly Compass" was directly trapped in the net, unable to escape!
Driven by Tianmingzi's Golden Core, the "Mysterious Heaven Compass" struggled with all its might, as if it could tear apart the "Heavenly Net".

"Hey! Still trying to escape!"

In the blink of an eye, Li Yunjing launched a series of counterattacks, turning defeat into victory. He gave Tian Mingzi no chance and unleashed a fierce burst of thunderous power with a single sword strike!
Countless lightning orbs erupted from the "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword," piercing through the "Heavenly Net," heading straight for the "Mysterious Heavenly Compass," and exploding towards Tian Mingzi's golden core!

"Boom!"

All the lightning orbs exploded in an instant!
The remaining magical power of Tianmingzi was directly depleted by the explosion, and the "Xuantian Compass" spun in mid-air before slowly coming to a stop.

"You...you actually possess such immense power!"

Within the Golden Core, the voice of Tianmingzi's spiritual body was filled with terror, clearly indicating that he had not expected Li Yunjing to have such a trump card.

A single mistake becomes an eternal hatred!

Things are changing too fast!
In just three breaths, Tianmingzi was defeated!

Defeated without any chance to fight back!

"kill!"

Seeing the Golden Core cultivator sent flying, Li Yunjing raised his hand and threw a punch. At the same time, he sneered, "You think the geniuses of my 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect' are so easy to deal with? Today, I will show you what true thunderous power is!"

Before he finished speaking, the "Thunder Tribulation Divine Fist" erupted again, and the power of thunder roared out like a raging dragon. With a "bang," Tian Mingzi's golden core became extremely dim, and fine cracks appeared on it.

"No! I'm not reconciled!"

Tianmingzi let out a shrill scream. His spiritual body, struck by lightning, finally turned into a wisp of black smoke and dissipated into the air.

"Killing a Golden Core Realm expert is really too difficult!"

Li Yunjing sheathed his longsword and let out a long sigh of relief.

This battle was extremely difficult for Li Yunjing, and he even had to risk his life by getting injured, unleashing almost every means at his disposal.

This made Li Yunjing wary.

"It seems that even the eighth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm is not something to be happy about! To survive against a Golden Core Realm cultivator, one must at least break through to the half-step Golden Core Realm!"

Li Yunjing packed up his spoils and muttered to himself.

"This is quite a haul! The 'Mysterious Heavenly Compass' seems to be incomplete; a part is missing?"

"How can it unleash such power like that?"

"If we were to collect them all, even Nascent Soul cultivators would be tempted by them, right?"

Immediately, Li Yunjing grabbed the "Mysterious Heaven Compass" and examined it carefully, thinking to himself.

Once he felt better, Li Yunjing quickly took out several healing pills from his storage ring and swallowed them.

Li Yunjing scanned his surroundings and, after confirming that there were no other enemies, prepared to leave the area.

However, just as he turned around, he suddenly felt a powerful aura rapidly approaching from afar.

"Oh no! There's another expert!"

Li Yunjing felt a chill run down his spine and immediately became alert.

Sure enough, a moment later, a figure descended from the sky and landed in front of Li Yunjing.

The man was dressed in a black robe, with a cold and stern face, and exuded a chilling aura.

"Li Yunjing, you are indeed extraordinary, you actually managed to kill Tianmingzi."

The man in black robes spoke coldly, his voice carrying a hint of praise, but mostly filled with killing intent.

Li Yunjing frowned slightly, secretly on guard.

He could sense that the strength of the black-robed man in front of him was far above that of Tian Mingzi, and might even have reached the seventh or eighth level of the Golden Core Realm!
"Who is this senior?"

Li Yunjing asked in a deep voice.

The man in black robes smiled faintly: "Who I am is not important. What is important is that you must die today."

Before he could finish speaking, the man in black robes suddenly attacked, a black palm print instantly condensing and slamming down towards Li Yunjing!
"Damn it! Who on earth is my enemy? They actually hired two experts to ambush me! This is really weird! Who did I offend?"

Li Yunjing's face was ashen. He immediately activated all his true energy, and the five-colored divine light erupted once again. The "Five Elements Divine Fist" collided fiercely with the black palm print.

"boom!"

The immense impact forced Li Yunjing backward, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

He was shocked. The black-robed man's strength was indeed terrifying. In terms of power, he completely overwhelmed him!
However, this person's power bears traces of Xuanmen magic, so he is not a demonic cultivator.
What is the relationship between this person and Tianmingzi?
Why did you suddenly appear here?

"Looks like we have no choice but to fight with everything we have today!"

A look of seriousness flashed in Li Yunjing's eyes. This time, he had to use his trump card.

However, just as the two sides were preparing to clash again, a series of rapid whooshing sounds suddenly came from afar.

Immediately afterwards, a clear, cold female voice rang out: "Stop!"

Li Yunjing and the man in black robes were both startled and turned to look. They saw a figure in white descend from the sky and land between them.

It was a woman with an exquisitely beautiful face, a cool and aloof temperament, and a powerful aura emanating from her. She was actually an acquaintance of Li Yunjing!

Wen Bin once brought along the "Flying Cloud Sect" expert he had met!
A powerful being at the peak of the Golden Core Realm!

"senior!"

When Li Yunjing saw the woman, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

The woman in white nodded slightly, then coldly looked at the man in black: "Who are you? Why are you attacking our allies within the territory of my 'Flying Cloud Sect'?"

Upon seeing this, the man in black robes' expression changed slightly; he clearly hadn't expected this woman to arrive.

He snorted coldly, did not answer, and quickly retreated, preparing to escape.

"Want to go?"

The woman sneered, and suddenly a jade sword appeared in her hand. With a gentle wave, a sword aura instantly cut off the black-robed man's retreat.

"not good!"

Upon seeing this, the man in black robes' expression changed drastically, realizing that things were unlikely to end well today. He gritted his teeth, suddenly summoned a black magical artifact, detonated it instantly, and used the force of the explosion to quickly escape the scene.

The woman from the Flying Cloud Sect didn't give chase. Instead, she turned to Li Yunjing and asked with concern, "Young friend Li, are you alright?"

Li Yunjing shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Thank you for arriving in time, senior. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have really been doomed here today."

The woman nodded and then said, "This place is not safe to stay for long. You should continue on your way."

"Yes! I will always remember your kindness, senior, and I will repay you in the future!"

Li Yunjing bowed, then summoned the "Azure Cloud Boat" and continued towards "Sacred Sound Island".

On his way to "Sacred Sound Island", Li Yunjing pondered to himself.

What's going on today?
Why did this elder from the Flying Cloud Sect suddenly appear?

Given this senior's strength, which is no weaker than the "Two Immortals of the Azure Waves," would it be difficult for her to deal with a cultivator at the seventh level of the Golden Core Realm?

Why did he suddenly stop after testing the waters and not make any more moves?
Is there some secret in this that you don't know about?

"What a strange thing! The senior from the 'Flying Cloud Sect' was clearly here to help me out of this predicament, so how did she know I was in trouble?"

The more Li Yunjing thought about it, the more his brows furrowed.

At the same time, he also began to wonder about the identity of the man in black robes.

This is a person from the Xuanmen sect, but who exactly is he?
From which force did it originate?
"Forget it! I don't want to think about it anymore. I'd better see what the demonic cultivator left me!"

Li Yunjing shook his head and took out Tianmingzi's relics.

This person possessed numerous storage rings, bracelets, and pouches, even dozens of storage-type magical treasures. This made Li Yunjing forget his previous unpleasantness and curious about what good things were inside these storage-type magical treasures.

After searching, there were hundreds of high-grade spirit stones, mid-grade spirit stones, low-grade spirit stones, as well as various treasures and spiritual artifacts. There were also many other pills, talismans, formations, and materials.

The gains were far greater than any Golden Core cultivator Li Yunjing had killed.

With these gains, Li Yunjing was in high spirits. He encountered no danger along the way and took the time to refine the "Mysterious Heaven Compass".

To improve efficiency, Li Yunjing used a combination of three methods: blood sacrifice, forced refining with magical power, and mental imprinting.

When the "Azure Cloud Boat" arrived at "Sacred Sound Island", the refining of the "Mysterious Heaven Compass" had indeed yielded initial results, and it was now ready to activate the treasure.

Li Yunjing tested this treasure on the "Azure Cloud Boat" and actually gained quite a lot.

By nurturing the "Mysterious Heaven Compass," Li Yunjing actually gained a lot of insights into the laws of space from this fourth-tier magic weapon.

Upon arriving at "Sacred Sound Island," Li Yunjing put away the "Azure Cloud Boat" and observed the island for a while.

Li Yunjing discovered that all traces of the previous invasion by demonic beasts had disappeared.

The entire island remained unchanged, as if nothing had ever happened.

In the island's market, cultivators from all directions came and went in an endless stream, creating a lively scene.

Li Yunjing blended into the crowd and strolled around like everyone else.

I also heard a lot of news during that time.

There was quite a bit of information about the sea creature invasion that day, which actually gave Li Yunjing a better understanding of the battle situation.

It turned out that after Li Yunjing left that day, the entire sea race launched a frenzied attack on "Holy Sound Island".

However, the "Holy Sound Cult" has seen this kind of thing many times and is very experienced.

Through meticulous planning, they managed to repel the sea creatures' attack.

The two sides also clashed during the Nascent Soul stage battle.

It ended in a draw.

Overall, many cultivators died, but those who survived also gained enormous benefits.

Everyone got their hands on some sea creature corpses.

In the East Sea, the corpses of sea creatures are treasures, used for crafting weapons, alchemy, and drawing talismans...

This is also why the "Sacred Sound Island" market is so bustling.

When cultivators acquire valuable items, they naturally seek to trade them for the resources they need most to improve their cultivation.

"Store number four is doing really well!"

After browsing around, Li Yunjing arrived at his own shop.

Upon entering, one sees many monks chatting and bargaining with the shop assistants, creating a lively atmosphere.

Seeing that a cultivator nearby readily agreed to the deal, Li Yunjing nodded in satisfaction.

When one of the old colleagues saw that their boss, Li Yunjing, had arrived, he was about to step forward to pay his respects when Li Yunjing stopped him with a look.

Li Yunjing looked around on the first and second floors and confirmed that Ma Xingyuan was doing a good job, which put him in a much better mood!

He certainly didn't want his friend to be a good-for-nothing!
On the third floor, Li Yunjing saw the fat man!

The fat man was quite comfortable, lying on a huge recliner, rocking back and forth, legs crossed, humming a flirtatious tune.

"Fatty! You seem pretty relaxed, huh?"

Seeing the fat man's expression, Li Yunjing glared at him in annoyance.

As for why the fat man doesn't go down to work?
Li Yunjing really had no objections!
As long as the business of "Star Moon Trading Company Store No. 4" is stable and can continuously earn spirit stones, he doesn't care whether the fat man is recuperating here!

But if business is bad, even if Fatty is busy running around on the first and second floors, Li Yunjing is still not satisfied.

Li Yunjing prefers actual data to superficial busyness!

Spirit stones don't lie!

The extra spirit stones are all thanks to Fatty.

If the spirit stones are missing, the fat man is primarily responsible.

This is Li Yunjing's principle for employing people.

"Ah? Young Master Li, what brings you back?"

When Ma Xingyuan suddenly saw Li Yunjing barge in, he was startled.

He sprang up from the recliner like a spring and stood up straight.

"hey-hey!"

A fierce look appeared on Li Yunjing's face, and his voice was cold: "I told you to be the manager here, and this is how you manage it?"

"Forehead……"

Ma Xingyuan's face turned red, and he lowered his head, looking apologetic.

"Alright! Fatty! I was just kidding, why did you take it seriously?"

Seeing that the fat man looked a little scared, Li Yunjing rolled his eyes and said casually.

"call……"

Hearing that Li Yunjing didn't seem angry, Ma Xingyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Young Master Li, you're terrifying!"

Ma Xingyuan complained.

"You're living the high life, aren't you?"

Li Yunjing took a few steps, came to the recliner, and lay down.

Shake it twice!

Hey!
Don’t say it yet!
This thing feels pretty good!

Now that I have the skills, I'll create one for myself!
"Hehe! It's alright! You don't know, I've been really busy lately! If I hadn't just found some free time, I wouldn't have been resting upstairs and gotten caught red-handed by you!"

Ma Xingyuan, swaying his large belly, came to Li Yunjing's side, looking as if he were completely loyal and ready to do anything for her.

"Hmm! Let me see the accounts! Also, I want to take all the Tier 3 materials and spirit stones in the shop!"

Li Yunjing casually gave the order.

"no problem!"

Ma Xingyuan immediately took out the accounts from his "treasure bag" and handed them to Li Yunjing for review.

He went out to the storeroom to retrieve the spirit stones and third-tier materials.

After Li Yunjing finished reviewing the accounts, Ma Xingyuan returned, packed everything into the "treasure bag," and handed it to Li Yunjing.

"The fat guy did a great job!"

At this moment, Li Yunjing showed a satisfied expression.

"Hehe! That's right! Don't you know who I am? My business acumen is impeccable!"

Upon being praised by Li Yunjing, Ma Xingyuan became somewhat proud and boastful.

This fat guy wasn't bragging; he took advantage of the sea creature invasion to buy low and sell high, making a considerable profit.

(End of this chapter)