Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 660 Slaying the Nascent Soul Stage cultivator and interrogating the sect leader (Seeking monthly votes)

"But what?"

Li Yunjing asked.

"However, recently demonic cultivators have been rampant, and there have been frictions between the two countries. The teleportation array is now under strict control and requires an official pass issued by the 'Jin Kingdom' to use."

Han Jiuyin said cautiously.

Li Yunjing sneered: "A mere pass can't stop me?"

Han Jiuyin's forehead was beaded with sweat: "Senior is naturally not afraid, but if you forcibly use the teleportation array, it might alert the guardian cultivators of the 'Jin Kingdom,' and then..."

"It doesn't matter, I have my own way."

Li Yunjing waved his hand, indicating that the other party could leave.

After Han Jiuyin left, Li Yunjing stood alone by the window, his gaze deep.

"The Demonic Sect, the Jin Kingdom, and the 'Luofu Dao Sect' have sealed off their mountains..."

He muttered to himself, "It seems this continent is about to descend into chaos."

"My lord, shall we stay here for a while?"

Zhao Qi asked.

"Hmm! I think it will definitely take a lot of time for Han Jiuyin to develop his abilities. We may have to stay here for a year or two."

Li Yunjing nodded, then looked at Su Muqing, "You should all go into seclusion! It's good to improve your strength."

"This is the 'Purple Mansion Condensation Pill,' which can help you accelerate your cultivation."

Li Yunjing took out two bottles of pills from his storage ring and handed them to the two women: "Focus on your cultivation during this time. Once I've dealt with the route issue, I'll take you to the 'Jin Kingdom'."

After the two women entered the quiet room to cultivate in seclusion, Li Yunjing condensed a sword aura at his fingertips and set up a restriction around the room.

He sat cross-legged, his divine sense quietly spreading out and enveloping the entire "Frozen City".

"interesting……"

Li Yunjing's lips curled up slightly, "This Han Jiuyin is indeed dishonest."

In a secret chamber of the city lord's mansion, Han Jiuyin was speaking softly to a blood-red bronze mirror: "My lord, that mysterious cultivator's cultivation is unfathomable. I suspect he is at least at the third or fourth level of the Nascent Soul realm..."

"Continue to monitor. I have already dispatched the 'Seven Blood Fiends' to assist you."

A hoarse voice came from the bronze mirror: "Remember, you must find out his relationship with the 'Tai Xu Sword Sect'!"

"Yes!"

Han Jiuyin respectfully replied, but a glint of malice flashed in his eyes. "Beast, you actually made me kneel. No matter how powerful you are, you can't escape the schemes of the 'Northern Demonic Sect'..."

……

"Heh! So this person had already sided with the Demonic Sect!"

Li Yunjing sneered, then withdrew his supernatural powers and stopped paying attention to that place.

As for the "Seven Blood Fiends" of the "Northern Demonic Sect," Li Yunjing didn't consider them to be of any importance.

This is the northern frontier of the "Chang'an Dynasty," not the territory of the Demonic Sect.

If the "Northern Demonic Cult" goes too far, the King of Zhenbei might send a large army to suppress and kill the demonic cultivators without him having to take action himself.

Li Yunjing closed his eyes and concentrated, tapping his fingertips lightly on the table, making a rhythmic sound.

"The Northern Demonic Sect... their arrival is just in time."

He raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a meaningful smile, "Since you want to play, then I'll play along with you."

Three days later.

Dark clouds filled the sky above "Ice City," with a faint hint of blood.

Seven streaks of blood-red light pierced the sky and silently descended into the city lord's mansion.

"Lord Han, where is that mysterious cultivator now?"

The man in the blood-red robe at the head of the group asked in a cold voice.

Han Jiuyin quickly bowed and said, "Reporting to Lord Xue Sha, that person has been in the pavilion in the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion and has not left. He is still waiting for my report!"

"Very good. At midnight tonight, activate the 'Blood Fiend Formation' and make sure to take it down in one fell swoop!"

A bloodthirsty glint flashed in the eyes of the man in the blood-red robe.

"Yes!"

A glint of malice flashed in Han Jiuyin's eyes as he thought to himself, "You beast, tonight is your death day!"

……

As night deepened, the "Ice City" fell silent.

For this operation, Han Jiuyin went to great lengths, clearing the streets and setting up isolation formations around the city lord's mansion.

Inside the city lord's mansion, however, the atmosphere was relaxed on the outside but tense on the inside, with Han Jiuyin's confidants everywhere.

With the addition of the "Seven Blood Fiends," Han Jiuyin had immense confidence!
After all, the eldest, second, and third members of the "Seven Blood Fiends" were all Nascent Soul cultivators, and the other four were Golden Core cultivators at the Great Perfection stage. The seven of them were proficient in array formations and combined attacks.

Ordinary Nascent Soul Realm cultivators would be killed by these seven people with almost no resistance.

With such a lineup, Han Jiuyin naturally had nothing to worry about.

Li Yunjing stood by the window, gazing at the crescent moon shrouded in blood in the sky, and chuckled softly, "It's finally here."

As soon as he finished speaking, seven blood-red shadows suddenly attacked from all directions, instantly enveloping the entire backyard in a blood-red barrier.

“You have quite the audacity, knowing we are coming, yet you do not flee.”

The man in the blood-red robe stood in mid-air, looking down at Li Yunjing.

"Seven worthless pieces of trash, do you think you can let me escape?"

Li Yunjing stood with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent.

"Insanity!"

The man in the blood-red robe flew into a rage, waving his hand and shouting, "Form the formation! Kill!"

The seven blood shadows instantly transformed into countless blood blades, slashing down on Li Yunjing with overwhelming force.

"Little tricks."

Li Yunjing snorted coldly, waved his sleeve, and a dark sword light shot into the sky, instantly tearing apart the blood-red barrier.

"what?!"

The man in the blood-red robe was shocked and hadn't even reacted when he saw the sword light pour down like a silver river, directly enveloping the seven of them.

"what……"

A shrill scream echoed through the night sky as the four Blood Fiend disciples at the Golden Core stage instantly turned into blood mist, their bodies and souls annihilated.

"This...how is this possible?!"

Han Jiuyin, hiding in the shadows, trembled all over, his face filled with terror.

"Lord Han, you've been watching for so long, shouldn't you come out now?"

Li Yunjing's voice rang in his ears like a ghost.

"Senior, spare your life!"

Han Jiuyin's legs went weak, and he knelt down on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly: "Senior, spare my life! I was forced into this situation!"

Li Yunjing looked at him indifferently: "I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it."

"No! Senior, I'm still useful! I know the secret stronghold of the 'Northern Demonic Cult,' I can take you there!"

Han Jiuyin begged for mercy frantically.

"No need."

Li Yunjing flicked his finger, and a sword aura instantly pierced through Han Jiuyin's brow.

"I will handle the matter of the Demonic Sect myself."

He looked up at the other three Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

The three Nascent Soul demon cultivators' expressions changed drastically, and the leader, a man in blood-red robes, shouted sharply, "Form the Three Talents Blood Demon Formation!"

The three instantly stood in the three-dimensional position of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and their bodies surged with blood-red light, actually condensing into a blood demon phantom that was a hundred feet tall in the void.

The Blood Demon had three heads and six arms, wielding various demonic weapons, and exuding a terrifying aura.

"interesting."

Li Yunjing chuckled softly, but remained standing still.

"die!"

The Blood Demon phantom swung its six arms simultaneously, and six demonic weapons crashed down with earth-shattering force.

"Boom!"

The entire city lord's mansion began to collapse under this oppressive force, and countless abyss-like cracks appeared in the ground.

"You beings who have just broken through to the Nascent Soul realm dare to fight me?"

Li Yunjing finally made a move.

He simply raised his right hand and slashed the "Boundary-Breaking Sword" into the void.

"Thorn..."

A clear, melodious sword cry resounded throughout the heavens.

The sword light initially appeared as a single line, but in an instant it multiplied into countless forms, like an inverted Milky Way or the rising sun.

"No! This is... the legendary 'Boundary-Breaking Sword'? A boundary-breaking treasure used by a fifth-tier Nascent Soul Realm True Monarch?"

The man in the blood-red robe was, after all, a Nascent Soul Realm True Person. When he saw the sword being used again, his pupils suddenly contracted, as if he remembered something!
But even though he remembered, it was too late; the sword light had already pierced through the blood demon's phantom.

"Crack!"

The hundred-foot-tall Blood Demon shattered like glass, turning into a rain of blood that filled the sky.

The three Nascent Soul demon cultivators coughed up blood and staggered backward.

"Why do you possess such a treasure!"

The blood-robed man exclaimed in horror, "Impossible! That's a magic weapon of a True Monarch at the Nascent Soul stage!"

"you know too much."

Li Yunjing's eyes turned cold. "I'll show you the consequences of offending me!"

"when……"

As he spoke, a bronze bell appeared above his head. With a single tremor, the bell rang, and the three of them felt a buzzing in their heads, becoming somewhat dazed. Their bodies, which were about to teleport away, suddenly froze for a moment!

"kill!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Yunjing waved his sleeve, and three sword lights followed like shadows, instantly piercing through the foreheads of the three men.

The three Nascent Soul demon cultivators didn't even have time to scream before they exploded into three clouds of blood mist.

Li Yunjing reached out and grabbed the three people's storage magic treasures and Nascent Soul essence into his pocket.

With a sweep of his divine sense, he discovered a blood-red token in one of the storage rings, engraved with the three ancient seal characters "Demon Lord's Token".

"The Northern Demonic Cult."

A cold glint flashed in Li Yunjing's eyes. "Looks like I'll have to make a trip."

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps in the distance.

Li Yunjing scanned the area with his divine sense and discovered that Su Muqing and Zhao Qi were rushing towards them.

"Husband! Are you alright?"

Zhao Qi looked anxious.

"They're just a few ants; they can't hurt me."

Li Yunjing put away his cold expression and smiled gently.

Now that his cultivation level has improved, he is more adept at using various fifth-tier magic treasures, and killing cultivators at the first or second level of the Nascent Soul realm is no longer so difficult.

If used properly, the powerful magic weapon can unleash its full potential, easily breaking through the opponent's defense limits and killing them on the spot.

Of course, Li Yunjing also has weaknesses!

That is, he currently does not have a fifth-tier defensive treasure, only a fourth-tier defensive magic weapon. If the enemy attacks first, his "Thunder God Body" may not be able to withstand it!
Strong offense, weak defense!

This is Li Yunjing's current true situation!
Of course, the statement that "strong offense and weak defense" is relative. Under normal circumstances, it would be very difficult for an ordinary Nascent Soul Realm cultivator to kill Li Yunjing in one fell swoop, given their attack power and the power of their magic weapons.

Li Yunjing appears to possess numerous fifth- and fourth-tier magic treasures, indicating his wealth and power. However, this is not always the case in the cultivation world.

Many newly awakened Nascent Soul cultivators don't even have suitable materials to refine fourth-tier magic weapons and are still using their old third-tier top-grade magic weapons.

Such a magical weapon is a sure-kill for the vast majority of Golden Core cultivators!
However, it was not enough for Li Yunjing. He had a lot of fourth-tier defensive magic treasures on him, and the various energies combined made it impossible for ordinary third-tier top-grade magic treasures to break through his defenses!

This is why he was able to deal with these demonic cultivators with overwhelming force.

Without top-tier magic weapons and profound cultivation, at the first or second level of the Nascent Soul realm, encountering Li Yunjing would almost certainly mean certain death.

Unless they meet in person, they can escape by teleporting. Once they get entangled, there's no chance to escape.

Looking at the ruins of the city lord's mansion, Su Muqing said softly, "What's next?"

"Go to the Northern Demonic Cult's headquarters."

Li Yunjing interrupted, "Since they dare to provoke me, they should be prepared to be wiped out. Besides, the Demonic Sect has been making quite a few moves lately; I feel something big is happening, and I need to know what's going on!"

"Great!"

Zhao Qi clapped her hands excitedly: "I've been wanting to see what the Demonic Sect's lair looks like for ages!"

“Fellow Daoist Li, the fact that the ‘Northern Demonic Sect’ has been able to stand on the border of Jin for tens of thousands of years is probably not that simple.”

Su Muqing frowned slightly: "Can the three of us stand against them?"

"don’t worry!"

Li Yunjing smiled arrogantly: "'Northern Demonic Sect' sounds intimidating, but in reality, it only has seven or eight Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, and none of them are top-tier! It would be difficult for me to kill them all by myself, but I'm confident I can wipe them out one by one!"

"Say it again!"

He took out the "Demon Lord's Token," a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes: "With this, we can go to the Demon Sect's headquarters openly and legitimately."

"Shall we leave now?"

Zhao Qi asked.

"No!"

Li Yunjing shook his head. "Han Jiuyin is dead. We've committed such a big crime. The Chang'an Dynasty will definitely issue a warrant for our arrest. We might as well plunder the wealth of Hanbing City before we leave!"

As he spoke, Li Yunjing scanned his surroundings with his divine sense.

Before long, his gaze turned in one direction.

Li Yunjing raised his palm and shattered the restrictions on the underground treasure vault of the city lord's mansion with a single blow. The heavy black iron gate collapsed with a loud crash.

"Wow!"

Zhao Qi's eyes lit up as she saw the treasure vault filled with high-grade and mid-to-low-grade spirit stones, various rare materials neatly arranged on jade shelves, and more than a dozen magical artifacts radiating spiritual light displayed on the central stone platform.

"Move quickly."

Li Yunjing swept his divine sense across the area, waved his sleeve, and stored eighty percent of the treasures into his "storage ring." "Mu Qing, go and collect the spiritual herbs on the east side; Qi'er, I'll give you the refining materials on the west side."

"it is good!"

With a flick of her wrist, Su Muqing sent dozens of jade boxes flying into her storage ring: "These Ice Heart Snow Lotuses are at least three thousand years old, and they are priceless treasures in the outside world."

Su Muqing was practically laughing herself silly!
Following Li Yunjing, Zhao Qi traveled from the "Southern Continent" to the "Luofu Continent," though she was somewhat unwilling.

However, as she followed Li Yunjing on his adventures, she gained more and more benefits, so much so that she was able to go into seclusion and cultivate until she reached the peak of the Golden Core realm.

As for the Nascent Soul realm?

That depends on luck.

"Look, my husband!"

Zhao Qi suddenly ran over holding a crimson crystal, exclaiming, "This looks like the legendary 'Earth Fire Essence'!"

"nice one!"

Li Yunjing's eyes lit up: "Perfect for cultivating the 'Samadhi True Fire'!"

He quickly scanned his surroundings. "Search more carefully. Han Jiuyin has been running 'Frost City' for many years, so there must be a hidden vault."

A quarter of an hour later, they looted all the treasures in the city lord's mansion.

The three stood on the ruins of the city lord's mansion. Li Yunjing ignited a wisp of true fire at his fingertips, burning away the last few traces.

"How was the harvest?"

he asked.

Su Muqing counted: "120,000 high-grade spirit stones, 40 million other spirit stones, 783 various spirit herbs, and nine third-tier treasures."

"There are still fifty-seven pieces of fourth-tier materials, the most precious of which is that piece of 'Earth Fire Essence'!"

Zhao Qi excitedly added, "As for other spiritual artifacts and magical implements, there are countless of them."

"That's enough for us to exchange for a large sum of spirit stones."

Li Yunjing nodded in satisfaction, then looked up to the north. "Now, it's time to leave. Otherwise, when the Prince of Zhenbei's army arrives, we won't be able to leave."

Three days later, a towering, crimson mountain stood in the vast snowfield, its body covered with hideous demonic patterns, and shrouded in blood-red mist.

This is the headquarters of the "Northern Demonic Cult," known as "Blood Fiend Peak."

Upon arriving here, Li Yunjing made no attempt to conceal his identity, openly holding the "Demon Lord's Token," and proceeded unimpeded.

Upon seeing the token, all the demonic cultivators along the way bowed their heads in respect, and no one dared to stop them.

"This token is quite useful."

Zhao Qi muttered to herself.

Li Yunjing smiled faintly: "The Northern Demonic Sect has a strict hierarchy. Seeing an order is like seeing the sect leader, so naturally they dare not ask any questions."

"Fellow Daoist Li, I feel like something's not right... It's going too smoothly."

Su Muqing frowned slightly.

"It's alright, I have made preparations."

Li Yunjing's gaze was deep as he spoke in a low voice.

Soon, the three arrived in front of a huge, blood-red palace.

On either side of the palace gate stood two old men in black robes, their auras profound; they were clearly demonic cultivators at the Golden Core stage!

"Your Excellency, the leader is waiting for you at the Blood Demon Palace."

One of the old men in black robes bowed and spoke respectfully, but a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

Li Yunjing nodded slightly and led the two women into the main hall.

Inside the Blood Demon Palace, the light was dim, with only a blood pool in the center emitting a faint red glow.

A red-haired man sat cross-legged in the pool. His face was sinister, and he was surrounded by a murderous aura. His aura was unfathomable.

"How did you obtain the 'Demon Lord's Token'?"

The red-haired man slowly opened his eyes, his blood-red pupils staring directly at Li Yunjing. His voice was hoarse, like the grinding of metal, "Could it be that you killed the Seven Fiends?"

"good."

Li Yunjing said calmly.

The air suddenly froze!

The red-haired man's murderous aura surged, causing the entire hall to tremble!
"How brave!"

He laughed in fury, "A mere Golden Core cultivator dares to run wild in my Demonic Sect?!"

"You mere Nascent Soul cultivator dares to be arrogant in front of me?"

Li Yunjing sneered: "I killed the Seven Fiends without any effort!"

"Ok?"

The red-haired cult leader's anger subsided slightly. He carefully examined Li Yunjing and asked in a deep voice, "You seem so fearless. What exactly are you relying on?"

"We have a lot to rely on!"

Li Yunjing sneered, "Take a look!"

In his hand appeared a fourth-order array plate, which was the "Nine Heavens Thunder Array"!
"what!"

The red-haired cult leader was startled, his eyelids twitching. "You're a Grandmaster of Array Formation?"

"Not bad!"

Li Yunjing remained calm and coldly said, "Am I now qualified to discuss compensation with you?"

"you……"

Upon hearing Li Yunjing's words, the cult leader's face flushed red with anger.

(End of this chapter)