Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 499 Gathering of Cultivators (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Roar……"

The summoned "Ice Dragon Nine Palaces Formation" was broken just like that. The high-level puppet Ice Dragon seemed to be enraged and began to roar to the sky.

The rolling sound waves shattered the surface of the lake. Some cultivators who had just entered the second level heard such a terrifying howl, and their expressions changed drastically.

"What...what kind of monster's roar is that?"

A gray-robed cultivator who had just stepped into the second level of the ice cave trembled, and the magical weapon in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter.

"Could it be a third-tier demon king?"

His companion beside him was deathly pale, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down: "That roar alone made my Dao heart waver!"

The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously took a few steps back, afraid of disturbing the terrifying creature at the bottom of the lake.

There were many others like these two, all of them far away from the other side of the lake, looking extremely tense and terrified.

"How could this be?"

"Isn't this the 'training ground' for Foundation Establishment cultivators? Why is there a third-tier demon king here?"

"Could a Foundation Establishment cultivator really defeat a demon king?"

"What nonsense are you spouting? How could a Foundation Establishment cultivator possibly defeat a Demon King!"

"Exactly! Even if a thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators went up against a demon king, the final result would probably be that not many would survive, and the demon king might not even be able to be killed!"

Everyone was talking about it.

Most were terrified, but there were still some brave ones.

Not far away, a small team of five cultivators was cautiously approaching the frozen lake.

"Such pressure is far beyond what ordinary demonic beasts can match."

The purple-haired woman at the head of the group gripped a long whip tightly in her hand, her knuckles turning white: "If we get involved, we'll probably be reduced to ashes!"

"Senior sister, how about we take a detour?"

The young cultivator behind her swallowed hard, his voice trembling: "This icy lake looks too dangerous."

Before the words were finished, the lake surface suddenly trembled violently, and an invisible wave of air rushed towards them, causing the group to stagger and almost fall.

"Look! There's light at the bottom of the lake!"

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted, and everyone looked over.

A blinding light erupted from the bottom of the lake, and the seven-colored divine light collided with the icy air, forming dazzling energy ripples that spread across the entire lake surface.

"Who is this extraordinary person who can fight the Demon King to such an extent?"

An elderly man with white hair stroked his beard, his eyes filled with shock: "The aftershocks of this battle have even caused my internal magical power to become disordered!"

"In my opinion, he must be a prodigy from some reclusive family or sect!"

A female cultivator dressed in red had excited glints in her eyes. "How could an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator possess such abilities? Just that seven-colored divine light alone leaves us completely bewildered!"

"Yes!"

"so amazing!"

"I just don't know how many people are down there?"

"Why don't we go down and take a look?"

"are you crazy?"

"That's the Demon King!"

……

Her words resonated with the surrounding cultivators, who whispered among themselves, exclamations of surprise and admiration rising and falling.

"No matter who's fighting, it's best for us to stay away."

A one-eyed cultivator warily scanned his surroundings. "If a battle of this level were to affect us, we probably wouldn't even have a chance to escape."

His words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing everyone's excitement.

Many cultivators began to slowly retreat, seeking safe places to escape this earth-shattering battle.

Before long, Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao, who were sealed inside, emerged from the bottom of the lake.

This scene greatly surprised the people nearby!

When Yu Yunyi and the other two emerged from the water, faint afterimages of flames still lingered around them, and the ripples from the dissipation of the "Samadhi True Fire" cage spread across the water's surface.

The retreating cultivators around them froze instantly, as dozens of gazes focused intently on them.

"Fellow Daoists! Who exactly is fighting the Demon King at the bottom of this lake?"

The gray-robed cultivator was the first to react, rushing forward in three strides, his eyes filled with urgency. "That seven-colored divine light and the power of the five elements are truly astonishing!"

"Since the three of you are unharmed, you must know what happened. I hope you can tell me!"

Behind him, the purple-haired woman couldn't hold back either, lightly tapping her long whip in her palm.

Zhou Yi, who knew them, beamed with joy, pointed at Fu Chao, and exclaimed, "Isn't this Fellow Daoist Fu? Could the one below be Fellow Daoist Li?"

The neighbors in the other valleys also looked at Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao in astonishment, but they couldn't find Li Yunjing. They all wondered to themselves, "Could it be that this young man can fight against the Demon King?"

This shocked everyone!

Those cultivators who can reach the second level are all top talents among Foundation Establishment cultivators. Everyone knows what it means to be able to fight the Demon King one-on-one!
That Fellow Daoist Li is at least a half-step Golden Core Realm expert, and is about to break through to the Golden Core Realm!
These people were unaware that the ice dragon was far beyond the first level of the Golden Core Realm, but was a powerful demon king capable of fighting against those at the seventh, eighth, or ninth level of the Golden Core Realm!
Even the nine-headed ice dragons summoned by the ice dragon are all demon kings at the second or third level of the Golden Core Realm!
They had no idea what kind of powerful being Li Yunjing was fighting at the bottom of the lake!

Of course, these people have a limited perspective.

In their view, any minor realm of the Golden Core stage is powerful enough, and they are beings they look up to.

It's normal that their specific combat strength is impossible to discern.

Not everyone is as monstrous as Li Yunjing. Over the years, he has fought countless Golden Core cultivators and demon kings. He can sense which minor realm the opponent is in from the battle between demon kings and cultivators.

These are all based on real experience!
It is the result of countless battles, not something that Golden Core or Nascent Soul cultivators can perceive the opponent's level with their spiritual power.

This is a unique skill of Li Yunjing.

If it were someone else, they would naturally have no way of judging the demon king's specific cultivation level.

"Want to know? It's not that easy..."

Fu Chao wiped the lake water off his face, raised an eyebrow at the restless crowd around him, and deliberately dragged out his words.

Anyway, he wasn't afraid of these people; his good brother was also in a better position underwater.

With Li Yunjing around, who would dare to lay a finger on him?
At this moment, Fu Chao became arrogant again, having long forgotten his earlier fear and trepidation.

Before he could finish speaking, Lü Ruoxi elbowed him in the waist and smiled, saying, "Don't be impatient, everyone. The ones fighting the ice dragon at the bottom of the lake are our companions."

"hiss……"

As soon as she finished speaking, gasps of surprise rose from all around.

Speculation and confirmation are two different concepts!

At this moment, everyone's wishful thinking was shattered. Someone really did fight a third-tier demon king in a single battle while only at the Foundation Establishment stage!

Such combat power is astonishing!

"I never expected Fellow Daoist Li Wutian to be so formidable!"

Master Qingfeng sighed repeatedly and continued, "I'm afraid it won't be long before we have to call him Senior Li!"

"Yes! That's really impressive!"

Zhou Yi nodded repeatedly, his mind racing with thoughts.

Qingfeng Daoist and he were among the first people to come into contact with Li Yunjing, so they must have some connection. This person is so powerful, it would be very beneficial to get to know him in the future!
You should know that not all Golden Core cultivators can take on a demon king one-on-one before they form their core!

The word "pervert" that everyone gave to Li Yunjing was no joke!

This person is truly capable!
"Li Wutian? Never heard of such a person before!"

The woman in red frowned. "How could someone who could fight a third-tier demon king to a standstill be so unknown?"

"Senior sister, perhaps this person comes from a remote place?"

The young man beside her smiled and said, "The Southern Continent is too vast, and there are many talented and extraordinary people. It's not surprising that we haven't heard of this person's name!"

"Yes! Who knows, this person might not be from the Southern Heaven Continent, but from another continent?"

Someone else said.

"Excellent! 'Treasure Pavilion' has sold the news of this scene. I've heard that people on several nearby continents have heard of 'Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm'!"

The chatter and speculation from everyone made Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao feel much more relaxed.

After all, their identities need to be kept secret to prevent them from being intercepted and killed!

The name "Shenxiao Dao Sect" hasn't been very good in the Southern Heaven Continent in recent years!
Viewed as an unstable factor by many forces, the instigator of the war is an ambitious sect in the Southern Heaven Continent. If a peerless genius were to emerge from the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect," there's no doubt that a master in the "Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm" would step in and personally eliminate this threat.

Of course, even if he didn't sign up, Li Yunjing would still be targeted, but the people who wanted to kill him weren't that determined.

"By the way! Fellow Daoists, how is the battle going down there?"

"And what is that seven-colored light?"

"And what is the origin of that monster?"

The "acquaintances" in the valley, out of curiosity, asked Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao.

They were all very polite!

As long as Li Yunjing, an invincible being, isn't killed by the Demon King, everyone present must treat Yu Yunyi and the other two with utmost respect and dare not offend him.

"My husband possesses the 'Five Elements Sword,' and his mastery of the five elements enabled him to contend with the third-tier ice dragon."

Yu Yunyi gently stroked the jade flute, a hint of pride flashing in her eyes: "Those black and white divine lights are precisely the image of the fusion of Yin and Yang energies."

"What! Yin and Yang energies! The power of the Five Elements!"

An elderly man with white hair stroked his beard in deep thought when suddenly his pupils contracted and he cried out in surprise.

Others were also discussing it, and Yu Yunyi's words were like a boulder thrown into a deep pool, causing an uproar in the crowd.

"Yin and Yang Qi" and "Five Elements Power" are the most fundamental Dao in the cultivation world. No wonder this fellow Daoist Li Wutian is so powerful that he can compete with the Ice Dragon!

At this moment, everyone looked at Yu Yunyi and the other two with even greater awe.

They knew that as soon as Li Yunjing broke through to the Golden Core Realm, he would immediately become a powerful expert, and many veteran Golden Core Realm cultivators would not be a match for this young man!

Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi are Li Wutian's women, and Fu Chao is Li Wutian's brother. With such a background, who would dare to provoke the three of them?
"So what's the current situation of the battle?"

After a long while, the group calmed down a bit, and the young cultivator timidly asked, "Was the ice dragon repelled?"

"My husband is locked in a fierce battle with the ice dragon, and the outcome is still uncertain."

The three exchanged a glance, and Lü Ruoxi shook her head and sighed softly: "But we believe that he will definitely... win!"

Before she could finish speaking, the lake surface suddenly trembled violently again, and a huge ice pillar shot into the sky. Everyone's faces turned pale instantly, and they all used their movement techniques to escape into the distance.

Only Yu Yunyi and the other two remained, gazing at the lake with worry in their eyes.

What no one knew was that the battle at the bottom of the lake had become even more intense.

Li Yunjing's various counterattacks seemed to have completely enraged the ice dragon.

After the nine ice dragons were destroyed, the ice dragon pounced fiercely, giving Li Yunjing no chance to catch his breath.

"Roar……"

It roared to the sky, and the sound waves exploded in the lake, causing violent tremors.

Deep within the lake, countless ice veins began to resonate, and a massive pillar of icy light rose from the lakebed, piercing straight into the sky.

Where the beam of light passed, the lake water instantly froze, forming a crystal-clear ice bridge that led directly to where Li Yunjing was.

The ice dragon stepped onto the ice bridge, opened its blood-red maw, and lunged at Li Yunjing. The icy air from its mouth gathered into an ice cone, ten feet in diameter, as if it wanted to crush Li Yunjing to death in one blow.

"kill!"

Li Yunjing's eyes sharpened, and lightning crackled around him as he unleashed the "Lightning Escape Technique" to its fullest extent. Just as the ice spike was about to strike, he transformed into a bolt of purple lightning and teleported behind the ice dragon.

"Yin and Yang reverse, the Five Elements return to their proper places!"

Li Yunjing thrust out the "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword," and the "Yin Yang Divine Thunder" and "Five Elements Divine Thunder" flowed into the ice dragon's body through the sword's blade.

"Ouch..."

The ice dragon's body was instantly torn apart by the "Yin-Yang Power," and the "Five Elements Power" raged within it, causing its scales to burst open and its blood to stain the surrounding lake water red.

The ice dragon, in pain, writhed wildly, its tail sweeping across.

"Boom!"

Li Yunjing was unable to dodge in time and was struck by the dragon's tail. He was sent flying like a cannonball and crashed heavily into the distant ice mountain.

The iceberg collapsed with a roar, and countless ice blocks crashed down on Li Yunjing.

Despite the excruciating pain, Li Yunjing channeled his magic power, transforming the "Five-Colored Divine Light" into a massive shield of light that blocked all the ice blocks.

Before he could even regain his footing, the ice dragon, wounded, pounced again, its claws wreathed in black mist, exuding an aura of annihilation, as it viciously clawed at Li Yunjing.

The dragon claw carried a chilling killing intent, and an invisible force, seemingly a binding force, actually caused problems with Li Yunjing's movement.

"not good!"

Li Yunjing took a deep breath, unleashed his inner power, and concentrated it all onto the "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword." The sword shone with a brilliant seven-colored divine light, and the "Power of the Five Elements" and the "Power of Yin and Yang" completely merged to form a massive chaotic sword aura.

"The divine sword cleaves the heavens, the sword shatters the chaos!"

Li Yunjing roared and unleashed the "Chaotic Sword Qi" at the dragon's claw, slashing it down heavily.

"Shoot..."

The "Chaotic Sword Qi" collided with the ice dragon's claws, unleashing a deafening roar.

A powerful energy surge swept across the entire frozen lake, causing the surface to boil instantly and filling the air with steam.

The ice dragon's claw was slashed by the "chaotic sword energy," leaving a long sword mark. With a "clang," the claw split in two!
It plummeted towards the bottom of the lake!

Li Yunjing severed the ice dragon's claw with a single sword strike!
Li Yunjing was also badly hurt; he was struck by the force and coughed up blood, flying backward.

Even that "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword" flew out of his hand and shot towards the lake!

"Damn! This is a true dragon body! It's the body of a divine beast! It's so powerful, this is the first time I've encountered such a tough opponent!"

Faced with difficulties, Li Yunjing did not back down. On the contrary, the fighting spirit in his eyes became even stronger. With a "boom", he threw a punch. Even without the "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword", he still had his fists, which were enough to compete with the Ice Dragon.

The two sets of fist techniques, "Thunder Tribulation Divine Fist" and "Five Elements Divine Fist," were used alternately to bombard the injured forepaw of the ice dragon!

"Ouch..."

Being attacked so violently by Li Yunjing, it was hit by over a hundred punches in an instant, and its body was seriously injured, and its breathing became disordered.

The ice dragon roared in agony, its remaining claws gleaming with black light as it suddenly slammed its fist into the lakebed.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

In an instant, the ice layer at the bottom of the lake shattered with a deafening roar, and countless sharp ice spikes burst forth from the ground, shooting towards Li Yunjing like a barrage of arrows.

"Go to hell!"

Li Yunjing roared, and lightning burst forth from his body, enveloping him in its light. He unleashed the "Thunder Tribulation Divine Fist," and wherever the fist passed, the crackling power of lightning radiated outwards, causing ice spikes to shatter and turn into dust.

"Click! Click! Click!"

Having blocked Li Yunjing's attack, the ice dragon took the opportunity to catch its breath, opened its huge mouth, and a cold wave carrying the aura of ten thousand years of profound ice burst forth, freezing the space wherever it went.

This is the Ice Dragon's innate vital energy.

Even with its divine beast form, it had no choice but to fight desperately against Li Yunjing.

"Clang!"

At this moment, the "Yin Yang Five Elements Heavenly Evolution Sword" descended from the sky, shooting from the lake surface to the bottom of the lake, and piercing straight into the back of the ice dragon.

At the same time, Li Yunjing transformed into a ball of flame, using "Samadhi True Fire" to pierce through the ice layer, closing the distance with the ice dragon, and roared: "The Five Elements Revolve, True Fire Breaks Through the Cold!"

Amidst the raging flames, there were also "True Fire Talismans" mixed in!
In order to increase its lethality, Li Yunjing went all out!

This "True Fire Talisman" was crafted by an old monster at the Nascent Soul Realm. Li Yunjing originally intended to use it as a trump card, but due to the Ice Dragon's formidable strength, he had no choice but to use this trump card!

"Boom!"

The power of the "Samadhi Fire" surged, almost igniting the entire frozen lake.

Thick smoke even rose from the bottom of the lake and spread to the surface.

This scene made the entire frozen lake look like a demonic lake emitting eerie black smoke.

"Wow..."

The cultivators near the lake were startled again.

"This is the poisonous smoke of 'Samadhi True Fire'!"

Fu Chao was most familiar with the "Samadhi True Fire," and he knew what kind of supernatural power it was just by looking at the black smoke.

Fu Chao was truly astonished that Li Yunjing had managed to unleash the "Samadhi True Fire" to such an extent.

You should know that he obtained the "Samadhi True Fire" much earlier than Li Yunjing!

Unexpectedly, in just over a decade, Fu Chao has fallen behind in this once-secret skill.

(End of this chapter)