Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

"Junior Brother Liang, it's not that I don't want to return it to you, but the situation is fraught with danger, and we haven't been able to confirm our safety yet. I also need to protect everyone."

"I'll keep this Fire Cloud Pearl with me for now, and I'll definitely give it to you later," Jiang Shi said righteously.

He spoke righteously, but Liang Yunlei didn't believe him at all. He had just seen Jiang Shi directly recognize the Fire Cloud Pearl as his master.

"Senior Brother Lu, why don't you return it to me first? If there's any danger later, I'll give it back to you," Liang Yunlei said.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shi slapped him across the face.

"What?! How dare you be so disrespectful? Do you think I, Lu Wenming, would covet a mere low-grade magic artifact like yours?!"

Jiang Shi had wanted to beat up Liang Yunlei for a long time, and now he finally found an excuse to do so.

"I..." Liang Yunlei covered his swollen face, he didn't expect Lu Wenming to dare to hit him.

You should know that he was never beaten in the Liang family of Qingyun Sect.

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean, ''? You dare to talk back to your senior brother!'" Jiang Shi kicked out, using earth-elemental magic to deliver a powerful kick.

Liang Yunlei was kicked to the ground. Even though he used his magic to resist, he couldn't stop it and rolled three times on the ground.

Jiang Shi, with his cultivation at the seventh level of Qi Refining and a physique possessing all five elemental spiritual roots, possesses a level of magical power that surpasses that of a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator.

Among these people, even Liu Yue, who was at the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage, was no match for him.

Let alone this junior cultivator in the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

Seeing the fighting taking place, several Qingyun Sect disciples rushed over.

"You lot, drag this disrespectful brother away and teach him a lesson about respect for elders and elders!" Jiang Shi ordered them.

Upon hearing this, the Qingyun Sect disciples were all startled and looked at each other, unsure whether they should obey Lu Wenming's orders.

"What? Do you want to take the punishment for him?" Jiang Shi's face darkened, and he said sternly.

"Yes, Senior Brother Lu."

Seeing that Jiang Shi was angry, the Qingyun Sect disciples then began to pull Liang Yunlei away.

"Liang Yunlei, if you dare to use magic to resist, I'll cripple you." Jiang Shi didn't forget to threaten Liang Yunlei in order to prevent him from resisting.

Upon hearing this, Liang Yunlei had no choice but to abandon any thought of resistance and was dragged away, where he was beaten for nothing.

Afterwards, Liang Yunlei dragged his battered body to a corner and began to heal his wounds.

He thought viciously to himself that when he returned to Qingyun Sect, he would make Lu Wenming pay.

Jiang Shi was currently inspecting the mansion, oblivious to Liang Yunlei's hatred.

Anyway, he didn't intend to let Liang Yunlei leave here alive; there would be plenty of opportunities to make him die.

This appears to be the residence of a great cultivator, which includes an alchemy room, a training room, and a spiritual plant garden.

However, these places are empty, without any treasures or heritage.

Jiang Shi continued walking in, passing through the plant garden, and arrived at a cemetery.

The cemetery is filled with tombstones, but none of them have inscriptions, so we don't know who is buried there.

Jiang Shi thought about whether he should dig up the grave to see what was inside, but after thinking about it, he gave up on this suicidal act.

This place is already very strange. If you dig up a grave without permission, you might break some taboo and bring danger to yourself.

Just as Jiang Shi was about to turn and leave, a woman in white in the woods next to the cemetery startled him.

The sight of a graveyard and white clothes almost made him think he had encountered a ghost.

However, upon closer inspection, he was surprised to find that he recognized the white figure.

"It's her? What's she doing here!" Jiang Shi walked over cautiously.

"Junior Sister Lin, what are you doing here?" Jiang Shi called out.

The woman in white was none other than Lin Yanyi.

She disappeared in the market town of rogue cultivators, but unexpectedly she appeared here.

Lin Yanyi seemed to have lost her mind, standing there blankly with lifeless eyes, and no matter how Jiang Shi called out to her, she did not respond.

"Huh?" Jiang Shi noticed something was wrong and cautiously looked around to prevent any potential danger.

After all, even Lin Yanyi fell for it, so he can't be too careful.

After a thorough inspection, no danger was found in the surrounding area.

Jiang Shi was relieved and tried to wake Lin Yanyi.

Lin Yanyi is extremely skilled in combat and has a very kind personality, making her an invaluable partner.

With her around, there's a good chance of winning against those demonic puppets.

"Junior Sister Lin, Junior Sister Lin," Jiang Shi called out loudly in Lin Yanyi's ear.

He now appears as Lu Wenming, and even though Lin Yanyi can't hear him, he can't call her by the wrong name, which is why he calls Lin Yanyi his junior sister.

After calling for a while, Lin Yanyi still did not respond.

"I'm sorry for the offense, senior brother, I have no choice but to take action." Seeing that he couldn't wake her up with words alone.

Jiang Shi had no choice but to take action. He reached out and pinched Lin Yanyi's cheek.

Lin Yanyi gives off an extremely cold feeling, but her skin has a hint of warmth.

Her skin was beautiful, but Jiang Shi had no interest in her; he forcefully pulled at Lin Yanyi's face.

Since Lin Yanyi didn't react, he used more force.

At this moment, Lin Yanyi blinked her eyes slightly.

Jiang Shi was startled and quickly let go of her hand.

Lin Yanyi snapped out of her daze and glared angrily at Jiang Shi.

Jiang Shi had already loosened his grip on Lin Yanyi's cheek at this moment.

But Jiang Shi was standing too close at this moment, and the distance between the two seemed somewhat ambiguous.

Jiang Shi saw Lin Yanyi's gaze and quickly stepped back.

He explained to her, "I didn't mean to do that. I had no choice but to do it to wake you up."

He feared that Lin Yanyi might stab him again without even knowing the facts.

Lin Yanyi wasn't an unreasonable person. After listening to Jiang Shiyi's explanation and thinking about what had happened to her before, she understood the problem she had made.

The anger in her eyes dissipated, and she left expressionlessly.

Lin Yanyi didn't say a word to Jiang Shi, but Jiang Shi was relieved and quickly followed behind her.

He was thinking about what had happened to Lin Yanyi before, and how she ended up trapped there.

He wanted to ask, but Lin Yanyi's icy aura made him speechless.

The two arrived in the courtyard, only to find a group of people gathered there.

"Junior Sister Lin! You're here! That's wonderful!" Liu Yue exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Lin Yanyi.

"Manager Liu, what's going on here? Why is everyone gathered here?" Jiang Shi asked.

"Sigh, Junior Brother Lu, come and take a look." Liu Yue sighed and gestured for Jiang Shi to come over.

Jiang Shi walked through the crowd to the nine statues, and his expression changed instantly.

The guards whom Liu Yue had assigned to watch over the statue had all died tragically by this time.

He was dismembered, and his blood was spilled on a statue.

The blood was absorbed by the statue, seeping into it continuously.

This is a statue of a demonic wolf, with red light emanating from its eyes, as if the statue is about to come to life.