Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 476 Calculations from All Sides (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Our sect is invincible throughout the region. What do you want to say?"

When it came to matters concerning his own sect, Li Yunjing's expression turned serious, and he spoke in a deep voice.

Zhu Yangzi, who was standing to the side, felt slightly dissatisfied upon hearing this.

We are all powerful sects in the Southern Heaven Continent. What does it mean that the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" is invincible?
However, given the current situation, the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" is powerful, and the "Yuanyang Dao Sect" still needs their help, so they can only acquiesce to Li Yunjing's statement.

"Hehe! How about I join your 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect'? With your sect's protection, I doubt anyone will kill me at will, right?"

The gibbon rolled its eyes and voiced its idea.

"This one……"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunjing hesitated.

He can't make the decision!
He turned to look at Ying Qianqian, clearly asking for her opinion.

Ying Qianqian has an illustrious background, a Golden Core realm cultivation level, and is also a commander of the "Xuanwu Army," so she naturally has more say in such important matters.

"Alright! I can arrange for you to join my sect and become a guest elder of my 'Divine Firmament Dao Sect'!"

Seeing Li Yunjing's gaze, Ying Qianqian agreed without hesitation.

A demon king is, after all, an existence with extremely high combat power.

The fact that the other party has come to join us is very beneficial to the "Shenxiao Dao Sect". There is no reason for us to ignore them.

"Hehe! Great! From now on, we're fellow disciples!"

The gibbon was overjoyed.

This time, it is prepared to venture into another world, mainly because the structure of this world has stabilized.

This is extremely detrimental to its own development.

Moreover, having witnessed the strength of these humans, the Long-Armed Ape had a premonition that the level on the other side seemed to be even higher than this world!

Such a place would certainly offer more opportunities and be more conducive to cultivation.

As for the danger?

Hasn't it already figured out a way to crack it?
Joining the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" is a good choice!

The reason the gibbon chose to leave earlier was to test Li Yunjing's character and see if he was a trustworthy person!

The results proved that the people of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" were actually quite reliable!
The gibbon then spoke its mind.

This ape is no less intelligent than a human!
"Alright! Let's go!"

Having resolved this minor incident, Li Yunjing urged.

Xuan Yin Sanren, Chi Mei Laoguai, Yin Sha Laomo, Wang Qian, and Wang Kun have already entered the desert, and they should proceed according to their original plan.

In the middle of the desert, near the lair of the "Crimson Flame Scorpion".

Twisted waves of heat rose from the scorching sand, and the air was thick with the smell of burning.

"Those poisonous scorpions are just ahead!"

"Red-browed Old Monster," he said in a low voice, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

"Hmph, what's there to be afraid of? Even if the five of us can't defeat them, we can at least hold them off!"

Xuan Yin Sanren gave a cold smile, and black energy surged from his sleeves.

"Wait a bit before we act! Let's not make too much noise! ​​Let's find a location first, make sure we can get to the teleportation array as soon as possible!"

The Yin Sha Old Demon quickly reminded him.

They came here as the vanguard, not to fight and kill, but mainly to get closer to the teleportation array!

If we can arrive safely, we won't have to risk our lives.

This is the most important thing!

"Yes! Yes! That's it!"

Wang Qian and Wang Kun, standing nearby, also offered their reminders.

Is this Xuan Yin Sanren out of his mind?
Why be so impulsive!
Isn't it all right?

If it weren't for the current situation, which is unsuitable for infighting, the brothers would have already been inclined to hurl a few insults at Xuan Yin Sanren.

Just as the five were discussing in hushed tones, a slight tremor suddenly came from the sand.

"Something's wrong!"

The Yin Sha Old Demon, whose cultivation was the highest, suddenly changed his expression and unleashed a protective black light.

"Swish..."

Dozens of small "Crimson Flame Scorpions" burst out of the sand, their sharp tail hooks gleaming with a cold light, instantly surrounding the five people!

These "Crimson Flame Scorpions" are all second-tier minor demons and pose no threat to these people.

However, with the appearance of these lesser demons, it probably won't be long before they alert the "Crimson Flame Poison Scorpion King".

This is the real problem!

"Damn it! We've been discovered!"

The Crimson-Eyebrowed Old Monster cursed angrily and hurriedly summoned a small crimson flag, with flames swirling around his body.

"Now that our whereabouts have been exposed, let's fight our way out!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Xuan Yin Sanren's eyes as he spoke in a sinister tone.

"Bang bang bang..."

The five Golden Core Realm experts made their move and wiped out all the "Crimson Flame Poison Scorpions" in an instant!

"Proceed according to plan! Don't linger!"

With a loud shout, the Yin Sha Old Demon transformed into a wisp of black smoke and sped toward the teleportation array.

"it is good!"

Seeing this, the other four also used their escape techniques to follow.

……

On the distant sand dunes, Li Yunjing and the others were closely monitoring the battle. As soon as they saw that the five people had been exposed, Ying Qianqian commanded the army to move from the side towards the teleportation array.

The main force and the five Golden Core Realm experts followed an "A"-shaped route, converging towards the teleportation array.

Of course, the five Golden Core Realm experts were faster and ran ahead, playing the role of bait, while Li Yunjing's main force lagged behind by dozens of miles and moved in another direction.

When they were still eighty miles from the teleportation array, the thing Li Yunjing feared most happened.

Right in front of them, near the teleportation array, a huge shadow slowly rose from the sand – it was the “Crimson Flame Poison Scorpion King”!
This demon king was entirely blood-red, with two giant claws that gleamed with a metallic sheen, and the venom dripping from its tail hooks corroded deep pits in the sand.

It had been waiting here for its prey for a long time!
Even poisonous insects that attain enlightenment gain sufficient wisdom!
Knowing that these humans came through the teleportation array, they will naturally return through the same teleportation array!

Therefore, they chose the strategy of waiting for the rabbit to run into the tree stump!

"A fourth-tier demon king!"

Xuan Yin Sanren, who was charging ahead, suddenly stopped, his voice trembling.

Recalling the horrific scene from more than three months ago, how could he dare to fight this demon king?
"Humans! What delicious food!"

The Crimson Flame Scorpion King locked its crimson compound eyes on the crowd, and its mouthparts opened and closed with a piercing friction sound.

As a top-tier demon king, the "Crimson Flame Scorpion King" can transform into human form!
However, this "Crimson Flame Scorpion King" doesn't seem to have that idea; it clearly prefers its original form.

"run!"

The Yin Sha Old Demon was the first to react, frantically urging his escape light and turning to leave.

As for what I promised Li Yunjing, I'll use this opportunity to attract the attention of the "Crimson Flame Scorpion King".
He didn't mean that at all!
"laugh……"

The Yin Sha Old Demon reacted quickly, but some people reacted slowly. The tail hook of the "Crimson Flame Poison Scorpion King" shot out like lightning and instantly pierced through Wang Kun's chest!
Then, the demon king slowly extended its tail hook to the vicinity of its mouth, and Wang Kun's corpse was continuously chewed in the mouth of the "Crimson Flame Poison Scorpion King," making a "crunching" sound.

The "Crimson Flame Scorpion King" didn't seem to be in a hurry to attack. Instead, it savored its meal and watched its prey's terrified expressions, seemingly thoroughly enjoying the hunt.

Too few humans came.

The Crimson Scorpion King is not in a hurry to exterminate all of humanity!
It should be saved to be eaten slowly and savored gradually.

In the eyes of the "Crimson Flame Scorpion King", this is a game!
Just like humans hunting, the animals in the forest can't all be killed; they have to be kept to be killed and played with slowly!

As long as the teleportation array is protected, everything will be fine!
By leaving these humans with no way out, they cannot escape the fate of being eaten by themselves.

The scene was so horrific that it chilled the other four to the bone!
"No!"

Watching his brother die a horrible death, Wang Qian let out a heart-wrenching scream.

……

"Junior Brother Li, they won't last much longer."

Ying Qianqian looked at the scene in front of her, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and said in a low voice.

"We need to take action!"

Li Yunjing's gaze was cold and stern as he slowly nodded.

The disciples of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" and the "Yuanyang Dao Sect" understood each other perfectly and immediately gathered together!
"Earth-Splitting Technique!"

With a low shout, Li Yunjing formed hand seals, his earth-yellow magic power surged, and the sand beneath his feet trembled, splitting apart as if it were alive!

“Rumble…” A muffled rumble came from deep within the earth. The hard rock layers, under the influence of the earth element law, became as smooth as flowing water.

A deep tunnel, three zhang wide, was opened up by Li Yunjing's great magical power.

The four walls were solidified by the laws of earth, gleaming with a bronze-like luster.

The tunnel extends diagonally downwards, precisely avoiding the quicksand layer and underground water veins, leading directly to the location of the teleportation array.

"go!"

Li Yunjing was the first to leap into the passage, followed closely by the others.

Li Yunjing never trusted the five cannon fodder!
Those are just statements meant to lull them into a false sense of security, allowing them to play a certain role here!

The real trump card is still your own ability!

The real solution is to use the power of the earth element to penetrate the earth.

"Fellow Daoist Li! What excellent skills you have!"

Upon entering the passage, Zhu Yangzi couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Everyone knew that time was of the essence, so they all sprinted underground, racing against the clock.

"call……"

Li Yunjing walked at the front and swallowed more than a dozen "True Essence Pills" in succession before he felt a little better.

To unleash such a powerful divine ability, he would have been exhausted to death if his cultivation hadn't recently reached its limit.

Such supernatural power cannot be compared to a mere "earth-遁术" (earth-遁术 is a type of magical ability).

As the army continued to advance, the passage behind them began to crumble, returning to its original state!

It could be said that they had no other choice but to move forward!

Li Yunjing and Ying Qianqian had also prepared all their trump cards!

They exchanged a glance, both knowing that at the last moment, the "Crimson Flame Scorpion King" would definitely come out to stop them!

That will be the moment to test everyone!

As for why it's so difficult?
Since we're going to face the "Crimson Flame Scorpion King" anyway, isn't the outcome the same?
That's a huge difference!

The closer to the teleportation array, the better!

That means everyone will have less time to resist!

You have to understand that even a second is dangerous enough when facing this "Crimson Flame Scorpion King".

Just like the five cannon fodder, they were far away. How long would it have taken to charge towards the teleportation array back then?

It's possible that more than half of their group will be lost.

Most of the people here are from the "Xuanwu Army"!
Not cannon fodder!

He is an outstanding disciple of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" and a warrior who has risked his life for the cause!
Neither Li Yunjing nor Ying Qianqian could utter the words "sacrifice the Xuanwu Army"!

Therefore, preserving the personnel of the "Xuanwu Army" as much as possible became Li Yunjing and Ying Qianqian's primary concern!
This is the responsibility that Li Yunjing and Ying Qianqian, as prospective senior executives, should bear!
As everyone continued to push forward, they got closer and closer to the teleportation array. Li Yunjing and Ying Qianqian's hearts were in their throats.

"Boom!"

And what was bound to happen finally happened: the entire tunnel suddenly shook violently!

"The 'Crimson Flame Scorpion King' is destroying the earth's veins!"

Ying Qianqian's expression changed, and a hint of tension appeared in her eyes.

Suddenly, the rock wall in front of them twisted and cracked like a spider web. This fourth-order demon king had actually used brute force to shake the fundamental laws of earth-type divine power!

"Get up!"

Li Yunjing shouted and suddenly clasped his hands together.

The ground shook, and with tremendous force, it lifted everyone up, sending them hurtling towards the ground like arrows released from a bow.

"Boom!"

A deafening collapse sound came from behind them. The moment Li Yunjing and his group emerged from the ground, the original tunnel had been completely buried in the rolling sand and dust.

After Li Yunjing and his group appeared on the ground, they saw the huge teleportation array three miles away.

They were still three miles away from escaping!

The remaining four Golden Core Realm experts suddenly panicked when they saw people from the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" and the "Primordial Yang Dao Sect" appearing so close to the teleportation array.

Only then did they realize Li Yunjing and Ying Qianqian's scheme!

Without much hesitation, the four of them split up and rushed toward the teleportation array.

If the four of them were put on the teleportation array by people from the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" or "Yuanyang Dao Sect", they would be abandoned and would definitely be dead!

Since that's the case, let's give it our all!

When faced with a crucial choice, cultivators are incredibly decisive, disregarding life and death, with nothing else in mind but the teleportation array as their sole objective!

"Some pathetic little ants! They actually came up with such a plan! But this brings you no hope, only pleasure!"

The Crimson Flame Scorpion King watched the ants' performance with great interest, its cold, metallic voice resounding throughout.

It didn't do anything!
Just as it finished speaking, bursts of dazzling flames erupted around the ancient teleportation array, revealing swarms of "Crimson Flame Scorpions," so numerous and densely packed that their exact numbers were unknown.

Among them are both second-tier and third-tier monsters!

Tens of thousands of demonic beasts charged toward the "Xuanwu Army".

No one expected that this demon king was so cunning, actually ambushing a large number of his clansmen at the very core of the teleportation array.

It's important to know that teleportation arrays won't retaliate unless attacked first!

The "Crimson Flame Scorpion King" had its clansmen ambush here, catching Li Yunjing completely off guard.

"Boom!"

As the person at the forefront, Li Yunjing naturally bore the brunt of the impact!
The densely packed army of "Crimson Flame Scorpions" immediately surrounded Li Yunjing, their stingers aimed at his body.

"Junior Brother Li!"

Ying Qianqian exclaimed in surprise, and the flying sword in her hand transformed into a stream of light, instantly cleaving several poisonous scorpions in two.

Li Yunjing is the future hope of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect"!

We can't let anyone in this group perish!

At the critical moment, this senior sister immediately unleashed her powerful strength, sweeping across with her sword and cutting hundreds of poisonous scorpions into pieces.

"Hahaha! Ants are just ants!"

The Crimson Flame Scorpion King let out a piercing laugh, seemingly unconcerned about the casualties among its people below. It continued to laugh, "I knew you would try something!"

"I'll deal with these scorpions. You all get to the teleportation array immediately!"

A dazzling ball of lightning suddenly erupted from the scorpion swarm!
Lightning crackled around Li Yunjing, and with a deafening boom, thousands of demonic scorpions were reduced to ashes by the lightning.

With Li Yunjing clearing the way, the others were shocked, but they knew it was not the time to hesitate. The "Xuanwu Army" formed the "Xuanwu Demon-Slaying Formation" and moved forward quickly!
"Li Yunjing, be careful!"

Ying Qianqian walked at the very back of the "Xuanwu Army," holding the line for the main force. Seeing that Li Yunjing had not yet moved, she couldn't help but give him some instructions.

"A mere poisonous insect dares to trap me?"

Li Yunjing did not respond, but instead shouted coldly, and the Yin-Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword swept across, and the Five Elements Divine Thunder and Yin-Yang Divine Thunder exploded!

The scorpions within a three-mile radius were instantly reduced to ashes!
With his power to kill multiple enemies at once, Li Yunjing is invincible below the Golden Core realm!

It's simply impossible to surround and kill Li Yunjing!
This strike was extremely fierce, and the result was completely unexpected!

"what?!"

Even the "Crimson Flame Scorpion King" was shocked. Its scarlet compound eyes suddenly contracted, as if it had not expected that its hundreds of thousands of people had been almost wiped out.

Apart from some third-tier "Crimson Flame Scorpions", none of the second-tier ones can survive.

"hey-hey!"

Li Yunjing stepped out with the Seven Star Steps, and with each step, a bolt of lightning exploded.

Seeing that a portion of the "Xuanwu Army" had arrived at the teleportation array and were clearing out some poisonous scorpions, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Damn it! Is Li Yunjing that bastard really that good?"

Seeing this, the four Yin Sha Old Demons disregarded everything else and rushed madly towards the passage.

If they can't keep up at this point, they're doomed!

The four masters actually used a vital energy-damaging escape technique, just to be faster!
All of this happened in the blink of an eye!
Even the "Crimson Flame Poison Scorpion King" seemed to be caught off guard before the "Black Tortoise Army" seized the teleportation array!

"You wretched humans! You won't escape!"

Enraged, the Crimson Flame Scorpion King suddenly extended its massive tail hook and pierced the center of the teleportation array like lightning!
The demon king was enraged!

They simply didn't have the energy to consider the consequences of doing so!
"Boom!"

Just then, the teleportation array suddenly lit up, as if the attack's fluctuations had activated its defensive mechanisms.

At the same time, the entire "Xuanwu Army" entered the teleportation array, with only Zhu Yangzi, Ying Qianqian, and Li Yunjing remaining at the edge of the array!
"Activate the formation immediately!"

Zhu Yangzi ran as fast as he could, shouting urgently.

(End of this chapter)