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Chapter 797 Subduing the Evil and Unrighteous, the Five Elements True Man Transforms into a Divine Being (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"I'll give you a chance to live."

Li Yunjing's tone was calm and even, yet it carried an undeniable will: "Release your soul defenses and allow me to place a restriction on you. You will obey my commands, and I may even mentor you!"

Xie Wuyi's soul flickered violently, clearly indicating that he was in the midst of a great struggle.

With a restriction placed on his soul, his life and death were in Li Yunjing's hands. No one would be willing to do this unless they were at their wits' end!

"As for you, Xuan Yin."

"Your value lies in your understanding of the Nascent Soul realm and your comprehension of the 'Mysterious Yin Great Dao'."

Without giving Xie Wuyi much time to think, Li Yunjing looked at the gray-black remnant soul and said, "If you are willing to actively peel off this part of your memory imprint, I can promise to let this remnant soul of yours be reincarnated."

"Don't think about it!"

The remnant soul of Xuan Yin let out a shrill scream: "Even if I am never reborn, I will never aid the enemy!"

"Is it?"

Li Yunjing's illusory figure raised his hand, a tiny wisp of "Purple Heaven Divine Thunder" crackling at his fingertips, radiating a terrifying aura of extreme yang and power capable of annihilating the soul. "I have recently drawn several excellent talismans, and I am lacking a powerful remnant soul to test their effectiveness against the primordial spirit, especially the kind that has been fused with Netherworld Poisonous Fiend..."

The aura of the "Purple Heaven Divine Thunder" made the Xuan Yin Remnant Soul instinctively tremble; it was an absolute natural counter!
Not to mention the casually mentioned "Netherworld Poisonous Fiend" that followed, which made his soul feel a chill to the bone.

Silence, dead silence.

Xie Wuyi was the first to collapse.

Being imprisoned and tortured endlessly is far more terrifying than death; he would grasp at even the slightest hope of reincarnation.

"I...I promise! I'm willing to release my divine soul! I only ask that the Sect Master keep his promise!"

The spirit of Xie Wuyi sent forth a pleading message.

"very good."

Li Yunjing's illusory figure nodded, and an incomparably complex divine thought containing the laws of thunder and a divine contract of consciousness slowly descended, like an invisible brand, precisely penetrating the core of Xie Wuyi's soul.

Xie Wuyi completely gave up resistance, his soul portals wide open, allowing the vast and domineering divine sense to penetrate unimpeded.

In an instant, countless chaotic fragments of memory surged into Li Yunjing's senses like a burst dam.

Evil and mysterious magical techniques, shady conspiracies and deals, hidden strongholds scattered throughout the land, locations where resources are buried, and connections with other demonic forces...

A large amount of precious and dark information was forcibly extracted, sorted, and archived.

For Xie Wuyi, this process was far more painful than physical torture. His soul was being brutally torn apart inch by inch by an invisible giant hand, which was rummaging through his deepest secrets. But he could only grit his teeth and endure the agony of this soul-searching.

On the other side, the remnant soul of "Xuan Yin Zhenjun" felt the intense soul fluctuations and silent, tragic thoughts coming from Xie Wuyi's side. Then, when he "saw" the wisp of Zixiao Divine Lightning at Li Yunjing's fingertip that made even his soul form tremble instinctively, as well as the casual yet extremely vicious words of "test talisman," his last bit of stubborn will finally collapsed completely.

In his current state, even self-destruction is a pipe dream.

Eternal imprisonment and torture, or becoming a test subject, are far more terrifying than complete annihilation.

"This True Lord...accepts!"

The remnant soul of Xuan Yin emitted a thought of extreme humiliation, yet also a trace of relief: "The enlightenment of the Nascent Soul stage... the Great Dao of Xuan Yin... I can give it to you... but you must swear by your inner demons that once you receive it, you must immediately send this wisp of my remnant soul into reincarnation!"

"can!"

Li Yunjing's answer was crisp and decisive, immediately stirring his mind and prompting him to make a solemn oath against his inner demons.

At his level, the Great Vow of the Inner Demon has an extremely strong binding force that cannot be violated.

Upon completing the oath, the remnant soul of Xuan Yin seemed to have all its support drained away in an instant, becoming increasingly dim and illusory.

With difficulty and initiative, he extracted the most essential parts of his remnant soul—the parts concerning his understanding of the Great Dao and his experience of becoming a deity—and condensed them into several gray-black memory crystals that shimmered with dark Dao patterns. These crystals floated out tremblingly.

After doing all this, his remnant soul was almost transparent, with only the faint light of his most primordial consciousness flickering, and even his resentment seemed powerless.

Li Yunjing used his divine sense to collect the precious memory crystals. After briefly examining and confirming their authenticity, he did not linger.

He made a mysterious hand seal with both hands and chanted a deep and ancient mantra for rebirth.

Strands of pure Yin virtue power, accompanied by the incantation for rebirth, transformed into a gentle vortex, softly enveloping the wisp of Xuan Yin's soon-to-dissipate remnant soul.

"Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, soul to reincarnation..."

Amidst the chanting, the last glimmer of consciousness of that lingering soul seemed to find solace, slowly sinking into the depths of the vortex and disappearing, having been guided towards the illusory path of reincarnation.

As for what the next life will bring, that was no longer of concern to Li Yunjing; he had fulfilled his promise.

At almost the same time, the soul-searching of Xie Wuyi was also nearing its end.

After obtaining all the information he wanted, Li Yunjing looked at Xie Wuyi's soul, which was on the verge of collapse due to the soul search, and a thought struck him.

The newly planted master-servant restriction was instantly activated, radiating the power to stabilize the soul source, while also carrying absolute control.

The power of the restriction was like the toughest net, forcibly gathering Xie Wuyi's scattered soul together, preserving his consciousness, but also completely putting his life and death in Li Yunjing's hands.

As Xie Wuyi's soul slightly awoke from its dazed and painful state, it immediately felt the absolute binding and suppression originating from the depths of its soul, as well as the terrifying connection that could cause its soul to be scattered with just a thought from the other party.

He no longer harbored any hope, only utter submission and fear.

"Owner……"

A faint but respectful thought was conveyed.

Li Yunjing's illusory spiritual image glanced at him indifferently: "Nourish your soul for now, and you will have your chance to prove yourself in the future."

After saying that, his divine sense withdrew from the "Purple Gold Gourd".

Inside the side hall, Li Yunjing slowly opened his eyes, his gaze deep and unfathomable, like a starry sea.

He opened his palm, and several gray-black memory crystals from True Monarch Xuan Yin floated on it, emanating a cold aura that contained profound Daoist charm.

"Comprehension of the Nascent Soul stage... the Great Dao of Profound Yin..."

Li Yunjing murmured to himself.

Although their paths differ and their attributes even conflict, all methods ultimately lead to the same goal. In particular, the parts concerning the transformation of the soul and the perception of the laws of heaven and earth have extremely high reference value for him.

If one can absorb its essence and discard its dross, it will undoubtedly make his understanding of the Divine Transformation Realm more comprehensive and profound.

The vast amount of information from Xie Wuyi's memories is of immense value.

Those demonic arts and secret techniques can serve as a reference, allowing us to know ourselves and our enemies; those hidden strongholds and resource burial sites are real wealth, which can be quietly unearthed by sending capable people, greatly enriching the sect's foundation; as for information on connections with other demonic forces, it may become important intelligence or leverage in the future.

"Chang'an Dynasty...Luofu Continent...Ten Thousand Demon Swamp...Ancient Battlefield Ruins..."

Li Yunjing's fingers tapped unconsciously on his knees as his mind rapidly processed new and old information.

Just as Li Yunjing was preparing to use Xie Wuyi as a pretext, the Five Elements True Man entered the "Divine Firmament Secret Realm" to make final preparations for his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm!

Meanwhile, within the sect, some of Li Yunjing's old acquaintances also took up new positions.

Yue Zhouwang, Wang Yun, and the others went to the "Youyue Kingdom" and became the city lords of a city.

Ma Xingyuan traveled to the "Luofu Continent" with the delegation.

Fu Chao became a powerful elder, stationed at the "Shenxiao Daozong," and was specifically responsible for coordinating the various factions and families of the "Great Ming Dynasty."

The siblings Yang Wenyue and Yang Wenzheng have bright futures. One became a master alchemist at "Tianyao Peak," and the other became a master weapon refiner at "Tiangong Hall," serving their respective sects.

Fang Long, as the first Golden Core cultivator to pledge allegiance to Li Yunjing, and his nephew Fang Yuxuan, went to the Zhao Kingdom to maintain control of the front lines.

Xu Xun represents the "Enforcement Hall," which is specifically responsible for enforcement in the "Crossing the Mountains" branch.

Yu Yuanhua, a veteran elder at the Golden Core stage, also gained new insights and went into seclusion.

……

Everyone who had followed Li Yunjing during this period received new assignments. Some were promoted smoothly and gained great power; some received lucrative positions; and others were sent to dangerous places...

Everyone's plans are different.

Against this backdrop, the Yu family, the Lü family, and the Fu family have all grown considerably stronger.

His two personal disciples, Lin Xuan and Yan Yang, made him nod slightly in approval of their choices.

Instead of choosing a comfortable position, he volunteered to go to the front line of the "Zhao State," where the situation was most complex and the risks were highest. This courage and sense of responsibility are the foundation for his brave and diligent progress on the path.

Six months later, Li Yunjing gently stroked the gray-black memory crystals from the Profound Yin True Monarch with his fingertips, feeling the cold Daoist charm and the mysteries of the Nascent Soul stage contained within them. He was immersed in his mind, carefully comprehending them, when suddenly he sensed something and looked up in the direction of the "Divine Firmament Secret Realm".

Although he was in the "Purple Cloud Palace," which was isolated by numerous restrictions, he, as the sect leader, had a mysterious connection with the core secret realm.

He could clearly sense that a vast and boundless spiritual power of the Five Elements was gathering, compressing, and transforming deep within the secret realm, like a volcano about to erupt, or a chaotic egg giving birth to a new life.

"Uncle-Master Wu Xing... has finally begun."

A hint of seriousness and anticipation flashed in Li Yunjing's eyes.

The Five Elements True Man possesses profound knowledge and a resolute character; his success rate in this attempt to reach the Divine Transformation stage is not low.

If successful, the Shenxiao Dao Sect will gain another pillar of strength, which is of great significance.

He temporarily suppressed the urge to immediately comprehend the memory crystal and instead used a wisp of his divine sense to closely monitor the movements in the direction of the secret realm.

The Five Elements Master Uncle's breakthrough to the Divine Transformation stage is a crucial moment.

He looked at the memory crystals again, and then sensed the Xie Wuyi's soul, which was slowly recovering under the power of the restriction inside the purple-gold gourd.

"The insights into the Profound Yin can help me to draw inferences from one instance to another, to glimpse the wonders of the Nascent Soul stage, and even to perfect my 'Purple Heaven Thunder Dao'."

"As for Xie Wuyi... those demonic strongholds and resources in his memory, especially the clues about the 'Ten Thousand Demon Swamp' in the East Sea and that ancient battlefield ruins... might become a hidden move."

A plan gradually became clear in his mind.

What the sect needs right now is stability and development; it is not advisable to start another large-scale war.

But the surveillance of potential threats and the acquisition of resources cannot be stopped.

Xie Wuyi, the former Golden Core cultivator of the Demonic Path, whose life and death are now entirely in his hands, is the perfect candidate to carry out some secret missions.

In certain situations, their demonic identity actually makes it easier for them to act than for righteous disciples.

"Once his soul has recovered somewhat, we can send him to the 'East Sea' to infiltrate the 'Ten Thousand Demon Swamp' to secretly gather information, draw maps, and even... attempt to make contact with those demonic forces."

A cold glint flashed in Li Yunjing's eyes. "If we can find the exact location of that ancient battlefield ruins, its value will be immeasurable."

Of course, all of this must be done under absolute control.

The restrictions within Xie Wuyi's soul are sufficient to ensure that he cannot betray the cause, and Li Yunjing can sense his state at any time, and even remotely control his life and death.

With that in mind, Li Yunjing no longer hesitated.

He carefully put away the few memory crystals containing insights into the Nascent Soul stage, intending to calmly study them once the matter of his Fifth Element Uncle had been resolved.

Then, he once again immersed his consciousness into the "Purple-Gold Gourd" and transmitted a thought to Xie Wuyi's soul, which was slowly recovering under the nourishment of the restriction:
"Stabilize your soul and become familiar with your new life."

"Soon, I will have a task for you."

"If you do well, it is not impossible for me to grant you the method of Nascent Soul cultivation."

Li Yunjing casually made a grand promise!

"I will obey the master's orders!"

A surge of excitement and awe emanated from Xie Wuyi's soul: "Xie Wuyi will do everything in his power, even at the cost of his life!"

At this moment, Xie Wuyi only wanted to live; whether or not he was under someone else's control was no longer a consideration.

As for whether he will have any chance to retaliate against Li Yunjing in the future?

We'll have to talk about that later!

If given the chance, someone like Xie Wuyi will definitely retaliate; he's an ungrateful wretch!
Even if Li Yunjing treated him so cruelly, even if he treated Xie Wuyi like his own son, Xie Wuyi would still kill Li Yunjing!
no doubt!

Li Yunjing said no more and withdrew his divine consciousness.

He stood up, walked to the window, stood with his hands behind his back, and gazed in the direction of "Shenxiao Secret Realm".

There, the fluctuations of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth became increasingly intense, and faint multicolored rays of light flowed through the clouds.

At this moment, he only needs to observe the situation and wait for the outcome from the Five Elements Master, while at the same time beginning to lay out a more far-reaching strategy.

Time slipped away quietly as we waited.

The entire leadership of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" faintly sensed the unusually powerful spiritual energy fluctuations coming from the direction of the "Shenxiao Secret Realm," and an atmosphere mixed with anticipation and tension silently spread.

The birth of a new God-level being will completely change the structure of the sect and even the balance of power in the entire "Southern Heaven Continent".

"The five elements revolve, mutually generating and restraining each other, evolving all things... The profound yin is extinguished, devouring life, yet within this deathly stillness lies a trace of true yin, not pure destruction... Thunder is the ultimate yang and the strongest, governing both growth and punishment, giving birth to new life from destruction..."

Various insights flowed, collided, and merged in Li Yunjing's heart.

His understanding of the laws of heaven and earth, especially the transformation of yin and yang into birth and death, became increasingly profound.

suddenly!

"Boom!!"

The sound was not from reality, but from the depths of the laws of heaven and earth, a violent roar that shook the minds of all cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage and above!
In the direction of the "Divine Firmament Secret Realm", the long-gathered multicolored light suddenly contracted inward and then exploded with a roar!

Red, yellow, blue, white, black!

Five enormous beams of light, representing the pure origin of the five elements, shot into the sky, piercing through heaven and earth!
The spiritual energy of the entire "Shenxiao Mountain Range" instantly boiled, surging wildly towards the five-colored pillar of light as if worshipping a king!
In the sky, the wind rose and the clouds surged, auspicious rays of light appeared out of nowhere, celestial music lingered, and exotic fragrances filled the air.

The vast power of the heavens spread out, yet it also carried a life force that nourishes all things.

"The five elements unite, born from the beginning... It's done!"

A brilliant light flashed in Li Yunjing's eyes, his clenched fists slowly loosened, and a genuine smile appeared on his lips.

This magnificent celestial phenomenon lasted for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before slowly subsiding.

The five towering pillars of light gradually dissipated, eventually transforming into a unified, illusory human figure radiating a faint five-colored glow. In a flash, it disappeared into the depths of the secret realm.

A brand new, vast, and unfathomable pressure from the Nascent Soul stage swept across the entire "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" as gently as mercury spilling onto the ground, yet irresistibly.

All the disciples, regardless of their cultivation level, clearly felt a sense of awe and pressure from a higher level of life at this moment. Then, the pressure quietly subsided, as if it had never existed.

But everyone knew that from this moment on, the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" had its fourth Nascent Soul True Monarch!

"Congratulations to my Martial Uncle (Grandmaster Uncle) on attaining the Dao and transforming into a Divine Being!"

After a brief silence, a deafening roar of congratulations erupted from every peak and hall, converging into an excited torrent that resounded through the heavens.

At this moment, the sect's fortune seemed to solidify, becoming even more magnificent and prosperous.

Li Yunjing also bowed slightly towards the direction of the secret realm to express his congratulations.

With the Five Elements True Man's successful breakthrough, the sect's biggest weakness was addressed, and he could finally proceed with the next phase of his plan with greater confidence.

Several days later, once the aura from the direction of the secret realm had completely stabilized, Li Yunjing knew that his Uncle-Master Wuxing had initially consolidated his realm.

Without further delay, with a thought, his figure disappeared from the "Purple Cloud Palace" and appeared outside the mountain the next moment.

After setting up an even stronger isolation barrier with a wave of his hand, he took out the "Purple Gold Gourd" again.

After more than half a year of nurturing, and with the occasional assistance of Li Yunjing's pure soul power, Xie Wuyi's soul has become much more stable. Although it is far from being fully restored, it is at least no longer in a state where it could collapse at any time.

"Owner!"

Upon sensing Li Yunjing's divine consciousness descending, Xie Wuyi's soul immediately conveyed a respectful and obsequious message.

"Evil is wicked!"

Li Yunjing's voice resounded directly within his soul core, "I now give you your first task."

"Please give your orders, Master! I, Xie Wuyi, will gladly die a thousand deaths!"

Xie Wuyi immediately pledged his loyalty, his soul fire flickering slightly with excitement.

"Your memory contains clues about the 'Ten Thousand Demon Swamp' in the East China Sea and a possible ancient battlefield ruin."

"I want you to infiltrate the East Sea, find the 'Ten Thousand Demon Swamp,' draw a detailed map of its interior, and find out the distribution and strength of the demonic forces within it."

"At the same time, we are making every effort to find the exact location and information of that ancient site."

(End of this chapter)