Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 664 Cooperation Achieved, Formation Enhanced (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Li Yunjing followed Ouyang Chongyue through a secret passage, took a small teleportation array, left the house, and appeared at another secret stronghold of the Ouyang family.

As soon as the two stepped into the new secret room, the array on the wall suddenly lit up with a dazzling red light.

"Oh no! We've been locked on!"

Ouyang Chongyue's expression changed drastically. A flash of light appeared in his hand, and a broadsword slashed out!

A golden light screen instantly unfolded, and almost simultaneously, three sharp sword energies pierced through the roof and slashed down!

"Boom!"

The light screen shook violently, and Li Yunjing was thrown to the ground by the shockwave.

He looked up and saw three white-robed sword cultivators standing in mid-air, each with a golden sword pattern flashing between their brows.

"People from the 'Tai Xu Sword Sect'?!"

Blood trickled from the corner of Ouyang Chongyue's mouth. "I didn't expect you guys to come too!"

"Hand over the key to the secret realm, and you may be allowed to leave with your body intact."

The leading swordsman said coldly.

Li Yunjing secretly activated the array plate in his sleeve and sneered, "Just the three of you?"

"What if we add this?"

The sword cultivator suddenly produced a jade seal, imprinted with the words "Heavenly Sword," which unleashed a terrifying pressure.

It was actually a magic weapon crafted by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator!

"That's going too far! Your 'Tai Xu Sword Sect' is powerful, but don't forget, this is the Jin Kingdom!"

Ouyang Chongyue sneered and stepped in front of Li Yunjing.

Just as tensions were rising, the floor of the secret chamber suddenly cracked open, and an aged voice came from underground: "Junior of the 'Tai Xu Sword Sect,' what a show of power!"

An old man in a gray robe stepped out of the air, and with each step he took, the entire secret chamber trembled.

Under this oppressive force, the jade seal actually cracked with a "crack"!

"Ancestor Ouyang?!"

The three sword cultivators' expressions changed drastically. "You're still alive!"

"I can't die yet!"

The old man sneered, "My Ouyang family may not be as powerful as your Taixu Sword Sect, but we are not insignificant people to be slaughtered at will. If you leave today, we will go our separate ways. If you insist on making things difficult, someone might die on the spot!"

“Ancestor Ouyang, your arrival means our plan has failed.”

The leading sword cultivator remained silent for a moment before coldly saying, "But if you covet the key, you will be courting your own destruction. Even if our 'Tai Xu Sword Sect' doesn't make things difficult for you in the future, you will probably find it hard to survive."

"hey-hey!"

Old Ancestor Ouyang sneered, "We'll talk about the future later. As long as your 'Tai Xu Sword Sect' doesn't make things difficult for my 'Ouyang Family,' I will be eternally grateful."

Ultimately, we are not as powerful as others.

Even if Old Ancestor Ouyang was a master at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul realm, he would not dare to easily attack the masters of the "Tai Xu Sword Sect".

Once the three people in front of them are killed, the Ouyang family will definitely be on the "Tai Xu Sword Sect's" kill list!

The "Tai Xu Sword Sect" is powerful and its prestige is known throughout the "Luo Fu Continent." It is not something that a single family in the Jin Kingdom can contend with!
Of course, the Ouyang family was not without a fighting chance!

Both the Old Ancestor Ouyang and the "Decree of Godslaying" are powerful weapons that can instantly turn the tide and change the situation.

Even if the Ouyang family tried their best, they still couldn't be a match for the "Tai Xu Sword Sect"!

If they could easily send out three or more True Monarchs at the Nascent Soul stage, the Ouyang family would cease to exist.

Therefore, even though he had the advantage in strength, Patriarch Ouyang still chose to yield!
“Ancestor Ouyang, the Taixu Sword Sect will remember what happened today.”

The three sword cultivators exchanged a glance, and the leader put away the jade seal and said coldly.

"Boy, do you think you can rest easy just because the Ouyang family is protecting you?"

He turned to look at Li Yunjing, his eyes flashing with cold light: "The day the secret realm opens will be the day you die!"

Before the words were even finished, the three of them transformed into sword light and soared into the sky, disappearing into the horizon in an instant.

"call……"

Ouyang Chongyue let out a long sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Ancestor, are we just going to let them go like this?"

What can we do if we don't let go?

Old Ancestor Ouyang's face darkened: "Does this really mean we have to go to war with the 'Tai Xu Sword Sect'?"

He turned to Li Yunjing, a complex look flashing in his eyes: "Master Li, now you should understand that this secret realm key is a hot potato, right?"

"Don't worry, senior, I know what I'm doing."

Li Yunjing put away the array plate and said in a deep voice, "But..."

He changed the subject: "Why is the 'Tai Xu Sword Sect' so obsessed with the secret realm? Logically speaking, given their resources, they shouldn't be..."

"The core of the 'Mysterious Heaven Realm' is extremely important!"

Ancestor Ouyang made a startling statement: "It's not that the place hasn't been opened before, but a group of experts explored it and then all disappeared! Among them was a Nascent Soul Realm True Monarch from the 'Tai Xu Sword Sect'!"

"No wonder the Taixu Sword Sect attaches such importance to this!"

Li Yunjing's expression changed, and he nodded: "It seems that this matter is more complicated than I imagined!"

"Now is not the time to speak."

"Old Ancestor Ouyang's expression suddenly tightened. "The people from the 'Heavenly Corpse Sect' are arriving soon; we must evacuate immediately!"

With a flick of his sleeve, the floor of the secret chamber cracked open once more, revealing a deep passage: "Master Li, come with me to the forbidden area for a chat."

Li Yunjing hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."

As soon as the three stepped into the passage, the entire secret chamber suddenly shook violently!
The three of them hurried along the winding passage.

Li Yunjing noticed that the walls of the passage were covered with ancient runes, and the deeper he went, the richer the spiritual energy became.

"arrive."

Half an hour later, Old Ancestor Ouyang stopped in front of a stone wall, bit his finger, and drew a blood talisman on the wall.

The stone wall slowly slid away, revealing an ancient stone chamber.

In the center of the stone chamber, a bronze mirror floats, its surface gleaming with a faint blue light.

"This is."

Li Yunjing felt a spatial fluctuation emanating from the mirror, and his heart skipped a beat.

"The Mirror of Profound Understanding".

Ancestor Ouyang said in a deep voice, "With this treasure, we can control everything within a hundred miles, from the slightest breeze to the slightest movement!"

“Alright! But the Ouyang family has another matter to attend to. My wife and friends are still in this teahouse, and you must bring them here safely.”

Li Yunjing thought for a moment and then made a request.

As Li Yunjing drew a map on the spot, Old Ancestor Ouyang remained silent, while Ouyang Chongyue put the map away and examined it carefully.

"no problem!"

Ouyang Chongyue nodded.

"Then I will stay here and cultivate in seclusion, waiting for the right opportunity."

Li Yunjing surveyed the environment of the secret room and found it indeed rich in spiritual energy, with nothing to complain about.

After seeing off Ancestor Ouyang and Ouyang Chongyue, Li Yunjing sat cross-legged, with array plates arranged in his sleeves.

These are all array plates damaged during the great battle with the "Mysterious Ice Palace".

Last time, after a simple repair, it regained about 70-80% of its power.

Li Yunjing has now become a grandmaster of array formations. With his array formation skills improved once again, he naturally had the idea of ​​continuing to repair them.

He focused his fingertips on the brush, carefully outlining and repairing the runes and restrictions left behind by the previous battle on each array plate.

The fifth-order formations, "Mysterious Yin Transformation Formation" and "Nine Heavens Thunder Formation," were beyond Li Yunjing's repair capabilities. Moreover, they did not suffer significant losses during the battle and could still be used without much trouble.

As for the Xiao clan's "Nine Heavens Cloud Movement Wind and Thunder Formation," Li Yunjing had also completely mastered it.

However, this formation is too complex, far beyond what Li Yunjing alone could successfully set up.

Now, the only way for Li Yunjing to utilize the "Nine Heavens Cloud Movement Wind and Thunder Formation" is to bring it back to the "Seven Star Palace," gather all the formation masters of the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect," and exhaust the sect's resources to successfully set it up.

However, Li Yunjing didn't see this as a problem!
If the "Nine Heavens Cloud Movement Wind and Thunder Formation" were to be unleashed at full power, it would be enough to kill a True Monarch at the Nascent Soul stage. For this powerful weapon, the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" would be 100% willing to unconditionally provide resources for its deployment and practice.

In addition to these three powerful formations, Li Yunjing also mastered the "White Tiger Killing Formation," the "Black Tortoise Black Water Formation," and the "Big Dipper Seven Star Formation," all of which were formations that his position allowed him to participate in.

However, these top-tier formations are all large-scale formations that require countless cultivators to practice together, making it difficult to unleash their full power using formation plates.

Currently, only two formations can be truly repaired.

Those are the "Great Five Elements Divine Thunder Demon-Slaying Array" and the "Cloud Sea Golden Lamp Array".

These two formations had already been upgraded to the lower rank of the fourth grade. Now, Li Yunjing had a new idea: to upgrade their power to the middle rank of the fourth grade.

In this way, there would be a chance to refine and kill a Nascent Soul Realm First or Second Level True Person!
Once he had an idea, Li Yunjing immediately took action.

He held his breath and focused his mind, condensing a three-inch-long cyan spiritual light at his fingertips.

This spiritual light is sometimes as sharp as a blade, and sometimes as supple as water ripples; it is the unique technique of "condensing spiritual energy into form, resembling the tip of a brush" possessed by a grandmaster of array formations.

"Let's start with the 'Great Five Elements Divine Thunder Demon-Slaying Array'."

He made a hand seal with his left hand, and with his right hand, a spiritual light precisely pointed towards the array platform in the center of the array plate.

The damaged array patterns, nourished by the spiritual light, seemed to revive and regain their luster, like withered trees coming back to life. The repair of each pattern followed a specific order.

At the same time, within the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace," countless materials were smelted together, forming a more suitable material that activated the base material of the array plate, making the array base more stable.

Once the array plate was incredibly sturdy and able to withstand the power of the runes and lightning, Li Yunjing changed his methods again, condensing his magical power into a ball of lightning in his hand.

"Zizzizi..."

The intense power of thunder connected the broken array patterns end to end. As the spiritual light wandered, it presented a peculiar spiral trajectory, slowly forming Tai Chi symbols.

"Not bad!"

Li Yunjing nodded and smiled slightly.

Finally, he infused his life essence into the array once more, allowing the old and new runes to merge perfectly.

"Crack! Click!"

When the seventh lightning pattern was repaired, the array plate suddenly floated up, and the power of the five elements spontaneously formed the Five Elements World.

"No, there's still a flaw!"

Li Yunjing frowned: "The power of the Azure Wood has a slight flaw! The power of the Five Elements is not perfectly balanced!"

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

He suddenly changed his fingers into his palm and slapped the bottom of the array plate three times.

The seemingly casual tapping actually aligns with the principle of "resonance of the three powers" (heaven, earth, and man).

As the third palm strike landed, a hidden crack appeared from the edge of the array plate.

"As expected, there are still hidden injuries."

Li Yunjing took out a small pinch of star sand from the "Purple Gold Gourd," melted it into a liquid using the "Nine Yang Fire," and carefully dripped it into the crack.

As the stardust flowed, it automatically formed a miniature rune array, completely repairing the hidden wounds.

"call……"

Seeing that the power of the five elements had formed a perfect balance, Li Yunjing breathed a sigh of relief.

The next step, upgrading the "Golden Lantern Array of Clouds" is even more complex.

This formation was not something he developed himself; it was taught to him by Fu Lingfeng, the head of the "Tiangong Hall." Li Yunjing would need to spend more effort to upgrade this formation, which has the strongest overall capabilities, to the middle grade of the fourth rank.

At first, everything went smoothly.

Li Yunjing methodically modified the array plate based on his own experience.

But just when the necessary new materials were ready, a sudden change occurred!

The array plate suddenly trembled violently, and all the repaired array patterns began to fade away in reverse.

"Backlash?"

Li Yunjing remained calm and bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Amidst the blood mist, he swiftly drew eight blood-red talismans, each guarding one of the eight directions.

Then, his hands formed seventy-two hand seals like butterflies flitting among flowers, which was the "Seventy-two Transformations of Suppressing Spirits" from the Seven Star Treasure Book.

"Certainly!"

As the final hand seal was completed, the rampaging array instantly quieted down.

All the array patterns lit up again, and were even more intricate and complex than before.

It actually evolved during the repair process!
"boom!"

The repaired "Cloud Sea Golden Lamp Array" array plates suddenly resonated simultaneously, forming a three-dimensional array network in the secret chamber.

Li Yunjing's figure appeared and disappeared in the array of light, surrounded by mysterious Daoist charm.

"Excellent! My strength has improved once again!"

He looked at the stone chamber shrouded in thick fog, a cold smile playing on his lips.

The newly repaired array plate trembled slightly in his sleeve, as if it too was anticipating the earth-shattering battle that was about to begin.

"Crack!"

When the last array plate was repaired, the sound of a mechanism turning suddenly echoed in the secret chamber.

The stone wall slowly opened, and Ouyang Chongyue led two women in quickly.

"Husband!"

A woman in white with red eyes was Zhao Qi, Li Yunjing's Daoist partner.

Following behind her was Su Muqing, an elder of the "Northern Emperor Sect".

"Are you guys okay?"

Li Yunjing hurriedly got up and deactivated the "Golden Lantern Array of the Sea of ​​Clouds." Instantly, the cloud formations in the stone chamber began to slowly dissipate.

Zhao Qi quickly stepped forward and carefully examined Li Yunjing: "We're fine, but you..."

She suddenly noticed the dissipating clouds inside the stone chamber, and a hint of surprise flashed in her beautiful eyes. "Your array formation skills have improved again?"

"There has been a lot of progress. I'm so glad you're all alright!"

Li Yunjing looked at Ouyang Chongyue and smiled, "I must thank Senior Ouyang for his help."

"This is what it should be!"

Ouyang Chongyue looked at Li Yunjing and the stone chamber with curiosity and asked, "Master Li, has your array formation skill really improved?"

"There has indeed been great progress."

Li Yun nodded, showing no intention of hiding anything.

"Great!"

Sure enough, Ouyang Chongyue showed a hint of joy.

They lack top-tier grandmasters of array formations!
Especially the Grandmaster of Array Formation who is still making continuous progress!
After exchanging a few polite words, and with Ouyang Chongyue taking his leave, Su Muqing stepped forward and took out a jade slip from her sleeve: "Fellow Daoist Li, this is the latest intelligence gathered by the Xiao family."

"I never expected that all these forces would gather in the capital to search for my whereabouts."

Li Yunjing took the jade slip, scanned it with his divine sense, and immediately frowned.

He really hadn't expected that such a simple key would be valued so much by these people.

"What do we do next?"

Zhao Qi asked nervously.

Lately, she's been in contact with Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, and the pressure on her is immense.

"do not be afraid!"

Li Yunjing pulled Zhao Qi into his arms and gently comforted her, "Right now, we're in the Ouyang family's secret chamber, and ordinary people can't do anything to us!"

"In addition, I also have Ye Wuhen as a reinforcement outside!"

Li Yunjing chuckled and playfully pinched Zhao Qi's straight nose as he said this, "Besides, who knows, after the secret realm appears, some acquaintances from the 'Southern Heaven Continent' might come over."

"what?"

Su Muqing initially felt uneasy seeing Li Yunjing and Zhao Qi's intimate actions, but upon hearing Li Yunjing's words, she was startled and, disregarding being a third wheel, quickly asked.

Even Zhao Qi looked up at Li Yunjing, her bright eyes filled with curiosity.

"Is such that!"

Li Yunjing then told the two women the dozens of coordinates that the Ouyang family had deduced, "They're not entirely sure either, but they estimate there are nine places on the entire 'Tianlan Star' where you can simultaneously teleport into the 'Xuantian Secret Realm'!"

Nine entrances?

Su Muqing gasped, "No wonder the major powers are so frantic! This secret realm is probably even more important than we imagined!"

Suddenly realizing something, Zhao Qi nervously grabbed Li Yunjing's sleeve: "Then... is the 'Shenxiao Mountain Range' also one of the entrances?"

"uncertain!"

Li Yunjing nodded, a complex look flashing in his eyes: "I wish it were! Unfortunately, in my opinion, it's impossible!"

If the main force of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" can really be gathered in the "Xuantian Secret Realm", Li Yunjing can guarantee that his competitiveness will increase by at least a hundred times!
The longer Li Yunjing stayed in the sect, the more unfathomable the sect seemed.

Perhaps, the sect will give him a big surprise!

During his time on the "Luofu Continent", Li Yunjing discovered a secret: True Monarchs at the Nascent Soul stage seem to be quite common!
The reason why their "Shenxiao Dao Sect" can stand tall in the "Southern Heaven Continent" is not because the surrounding forces are weak, but because the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" is strong enough!
Since it is powerful enough, it must have combat strength at the Nascent Soul stage.

"What do we do now?"

Su Muqing asked.

"I'll stay here for now. I'll keep in touch with the Ouyang family and Ye Wuhen, and wait for the right opportunity!"

Li Yunjing looked at the two women and instructed them, "Let's hurry up and go into seclusion to cultivate and improve our cultivation!"

"it is good!"

Zhao Qi and Su Muqing nodded, agreeing to Li Yunjing's plan.

With a flick of his sleeve, Li Yunjing sent three jade slips flying towards Zhao Qi and Su Muqing respectively.

The jade slip was crystal clear, with a faint spiritual light flowing across its surface, clearly indicating that it was no ordinary item.

"These are my cultivation insights compiled based on the characteristics of your respective cultivation methods. They should help you avoid some detours."

As Li Yunjing spoke, he took out a set of "Spirit Gathering Array" array plates from his "storage ring".

(End of this chapter)