Reincarnation Immortal Venerable: Starting from the Ninety-Nineth Incarnation

Li Yanzhou held the warm herbal soup in his hands and sipped it slowly. The spiritual energy around him flowed slowly through his meridians, and the sense of stability at the peak of the Qi Sensing Realm became increasingly clear.

He turned his head to look at Su Qingyao, a strange emotion in his eyes: "Thanks to you, otherwise it would have taken me several more days to break through after all this hard work."

Su Qingyao smiled faintly, her eyebrows curving upwards, her tone still gentle: "You have always been exceptionally talented, but you were previously trapped by the Wugen. Now that you have the help of the spiritual jade, it is only a matter of time before you break through. As for you, cultivation is a slow and steady process, so don't be impatient for quick results. You need to consolidate your foundation properly."

Just then, a subtle, eerie, and chilling aura, like a venomous snake, silently swept across the courtyard, instantly shattering the tranquility.

The aura was extremely faint, yet it carried a bone-chilling coldness, completely out of place with the pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The chilling atmosphere was also mixed with a trace of blood, making one's heart tighten.

Li Yanzhou paused slightly in his soup bowl, the smile on his face vanished instantly, and his expression became serious.

He had just broken through to the peak of the Qi Sensing Realm, and his spiritual power had greatly increased. His perception of the surrounding aura had also become more acute. This aura was strange and evil, and it was definitely not the aura of a disciple of the Qiyun Sect, nor even the aura of a righteous cultivator.

Su Qingyao also noticed the abnormality, her brows furrowing tightly. Her spiritual energy subconsciously began to circulate, and her tone was wary: "This aura... is not right. It's cold and chilling, unlike anything from the righteous path."

No sooner had she finished speaking than a piercing scream suddenly rang out from outside the courtyard. The sound was short and desperate, instantly shattering the night sky above Qiyun Sect. Immediately afterward, a flurry of footsteps and terrified cries broke the tranquility of the night.

"Not good!" Li Yanzhou's heart sank. He abruptly stood up, his aura unconsciously spreading out, and chaotic energy rapidly circulating through his meridians. "It's the voice of an outer sect disciple!"

"Something's happened at the outer gate." Li Yanzhou said gravely, his gaze fixed on the dark alleyway outside the courtyard. "That strange aura... I'm afraid the intruders are up to no good. Qingyao, you stay here, I'll go check it out."

"No, I'll go with you," Su Qingyao quickly said. "Although my cultivation is not as good as yours, I can still be of some help. Besides, that aura is too strange. I'm worried about you going alone."

Li Yanzhou pondered for a moment, then nodded. The situation was urgent, and more people meant more help. "Alright, then stick close to me. Remember not to act rashly. If you encounter danger, prioritize your own safety."

Before leaving, he specifically woke Shi Dazhuang up and instructed him, "Dazhuang, stay in the yard and don't run around. No matter what noise you hear, don't go out. We'll be back soon." Although Shi Dazhuang was still a little confused, he could sense the tense atmosphere and nodded vigorously, "Dazhuang will be good and wait for you to come back."

Li Yanzhou walked ahead, his chaotic energy quietly circulating, leaving only faint fluctuations of spiritual energy, which made him easy to hide and able to deal with any unexpected situation.

Su Qingyao walked behind, surrounded by spiritual energy, her eyes sharp as she carefully sensed the changes in the surrounding atmosphere.

The alley was pitch black, with only a few palace lanterns swaying in the wind, casting distorted shadows.

The eerie and sinister aura grew stronger, the stench of blood intensified, and a nauseating stench permeated the air, mixed with the dissipation of the cultivator's spiritual energy.

Li Yanzhou, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped and gestured for Su Qingyao to stop. Not far away, several dark figures were gathered together in an open space.

They were dressed in black robes embroidered with eerie patterns, exuding a dense demonic aura. They held sharp blades that glowed with black smoke in their hands and were attacking the Qiyun Sect outer disciples who had fallen to the ground.

The disciple who fell to the ground was lifeless, with a hideous wound on his chest. The spiritual energy around the wound had dissipated, and his skin had turned an eerie bluish-black, clearly indicating that he had been poisoned.

Those black-robed figures wore ferocious masks, their eyes were cold, and they were ruthless and merciless. With each strike, spiritual energy dissipated and life vanished.

"Could it be the demonic path!" Su Qingyao lowered her voice, her tone filled with disbelief, a hint of fear flashing in her eyes. "But why would there be demonic cultivators?"

Li Yanzhou's eyes turned cold, and he said in a low voice, "I'm afraid they're after the remnants of the Qingxuan Sect. They've been searching for so long, they might have found our trail. Or perhaps they were planning to launch a surprise attack on the Qiyun Sect to plunder resources, kill disciples, and disrupt the righteous order."

Li Yanzhou stared intently at the black-robed men and said in a low voice, "These cultivators are not weak; they are at least at the late stage of the Qi Sensing Realm. There is also one whose aura is obscure, but he has probably reached the early stage of the Qi Suppression Realm. If the two of us make a rash move, we may not be able to defeat them."

His gaze swept quickly over the men in black robes, carefully observing their movements and aura.

After killing the victims, the men in black robes did not linger. Instead, they quickly searched the storage bags on the fallen disciples. Their movements were swift and efficient, clearly indicating that it was premeditated and not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Just then, one of the men in black robes suddenly raised his head, his gaze fixed on the direction where Li Yanzhou and his companion were hiding. His hoarse voice carried a strange chuckle: "Since you're here, come out. Why hide?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the other men in black robes also stopped what they were doing and looked in unison towards both sides of the alley. Their demonic aura grew stronger and stronger, and their cold gazes, like those of venomous snakes, were fixed on the location where Li Yanzhou and his companion were hiding.

Li Yanzhou was startled, realizing that he and his companions had been discovered and there was no point in hiding any longer.

He slowly walked out, his chaotic energy quietly circulating around him, and the aura of the peak Qi Sensing Realm spread out without any concealment, forming a stark contrast with the demonic energy on the black-robed men.

Su Qingyao followed closely behind, standing beside Li Yanzhou, her expression wary as she stared at the man in black robes before her.

Moonlight bathed both sides, one side emanating the pure spiritual energy of righteous cultivators, and the other the cold, demonic energy of demonic cultivators. The tension in the air instantly reached its peak, and a great battle was about to erupt.

The black-robed man who first discovered them slowly removed his bronze mask, revealing a scarred face with a long scar running from his forehead to his chin.

He looked exceptionally ferocious, his eyes sinister, a cruel smile curling at the corner of his mouth, staring intently at Li Yanzhou: "Since you've been discovered, then you'll have no choice but to go down and join those fallen disciples!"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Yanzhou moved swiftly, taking the initiative by circulating his spiritual energy and combining it with the Qiyun Sect's basic cultivation technique, the "Qiyun Jue," before charging towards the nearest black-robed man with energy gathered in his palm.

Caught off guard, the man in black robes swung his knife at Li Yanzhou's wrist. Li Yanzhou dodged to the side and unleashed the "Qiyun Palm" in the process. The collision of spiritual energy and demonic energy produced a muffled sound, and the man in black robes took two steps back, his face full of astonishment.

"Qingyao!" Li Yanzhou shouted, his palm technique relentlessly suppressing the black-robed man in front of him. Su Qingyao immediately circled around to the back of another black-robed man, condensing her energy into a thread and stabbing at his unprepared spot. Although she did not seriously injure him, she successfully disrupted his movements.

In the midst of the fierce battle, the leader of the black-robed men at the Zhenxi Realm roared in anger upon seeing this, his demonic energy surging as he swung his blade straight at Li Yanzhou's head. The pressure from his attack caused Li Yanzhou's blood to surge.

Li Yanzhou quickly circulated all his spiritual energy and used the "Cloud Shield" defense of the "Qiyun Technique". The shield was shattered instantly, and he was knocked back several steps, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, and a numbness came from his arm.

Su Qingyao wanted to provide support, but she was tightly entangled by the black-robed man in front of her, and she gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the leader of the black-robed men pounced again, each strike ruthless and deadly. Demonic energy surged towards Li Yanzhou like a tidal wave, suppressing his spiritual energy.

Li Yanzhou suppressed the discomfort of his surging blood and qi, and struggled to resist. He could feel that the gap between the peak of the Qi Realm and the Zhenxi Realm was like an insurmountable chasm.

After only a few moves, he was forced to retreat repeatedly, sustaining several shallow knife wounds on his body, and his breathing became erratic, clearly indicating that he was at his limit.

At this critical moment, a record from the "Dust Boat Manual" suddenly flashed through Li Yanzhou's mind: Chaotic Qi is the source of all Qi. It can absorb the spiritual Qi of the five elements in the world, and even the Qi of other species, and transform it into its own power to nourish the meridians and enhance combat strength.

With a sudden thought, he stopped trying to suppress the characteristics of the chaotic energy and secretly activated his cultivation technique, allowing the chaotic energy to quietly spread throughout his body, silently absorbing the remaining spiritual energy of the five elements in the air. Even the faint demonic energy emanating from the black-robed man was forcibly devoured and transformed by the chaotic energy.

A continuous stream of power burst forth from the chaotic energy, flowing through the meridians to the limbs and bones. The previously disordered energy instantly stabilized, and the wounds on the body felt warm, greatly reducing the pain.

Li Yanzhou's eyes narrowed, and with the help of this newfound power, he unleashed the "Qiyun Palm" once again. The palm wind was mixed with a faint chaotic energy, and its power increased several times over compared to before.

The black-robed man who had been suppressing him felt a blur before his eyes and was struck in the chest by a powerful yet restrained force. He staggered back several steps and spat out a mouthful of black blood.

Upon seeing this, the leader of the black-robed men at the Zhenxi Realm showed a hint of surprise and rage in his eyes. He swung his sword again, the blade wrapped in dense demonic energy, determined to cut Li Yanzhou down.

Li Yanzhou stopped dodging. As he sidestepped the blade, he condensed chaotic energy in his palm and struck the black-robed man's wrist with a backhand. The force of his palm was so strong that it made the black-robed man's hand holding the knife go slightly numb, and the blade deviated a bit.

Li Yanzhou grew stronger with each battle, thanks to his ability to absorb and transform chaotic energy. His spiritual energy was always abundant, and even when facing the fierce attacks of the black-robed man in the Zhenxi Realm, he was able to deal with them calmly and evenly.

His palm techniques became increasingly fierce, each strike carrying the suppressive power of chaotic energy, making it difficult for the black-robed man to unleash his demonic energy.

Although the leader, a black-robed man at the Zhenxi Realm, possessed profound cultivation, he was unable to completely suppress Li Yanzhou. Instead, he was forced to defend himself repeatedly by Li Yanzhou's counterattacks, sustaining several wounds. His eyes were filled with disbelief that a cultivator at the peak of the Sensing Qi Realm could fight him to a standstill.

Li Yanzhou knew that he was ultimately only at the Qi Sensing Realm, and even with the support of Chaos Qi, he would find it difficult to kill the black-robed man at the Breath Suppression Realm. He could only hold on to the man and buy time while secretly keeping an eye on Su Qingyao's condition and occasionally stepping in to help her out of danger.

At the critical moment, two figures in moon-white robes descended from the sky, their spiritual aura enveloping the entire area, causing the man in black robes to instantly show fear.

"You audacious demonic scum, how dare you harm my sect's disciples!" One of them raised his hand and unleashed a burst of spiritual energy, accurately striking the black-robed man in the Breath Control Realm, killing him instantly. Another casually unleashed several bursts of spiritual energy, annihilating the remaining black-robed men who had fled.

As the battle ended, Li Yanzhou breathed a sigh of relief. His chaotic energy slowly receded, and his aura gradually stabilized. However, the wounds on his body still ached faintly, and the blood at the corner of his mouth was not yet dry. He wiped the blood from his mouth and, together with Su Qingyao, bowed to the two figures.

He secretly rejoiced that the ability to absorb and transform chaotic energy could provide such a powerful boost to his combat strength, and it seemed to have a special ability to suppress the demonic path. This was undoubtedly another trump card for him to seek revenge and uncover the truth in the future.