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

After trapping the blood centipede with a water-locking talisman, Jiang Shi used his magic to kill the centipede by attacking its abdomen.

The blood centipede has amazing defenses on its back, but its abdomen is a weak point.

Jiang Shi tried it a few more times and discovered this.

"Who?" After killing the blood centipede, Jiang Shi suddenly felt someone watching him. He immediately became alert, clutching two high-grade second-rank spirit talismans in his hand.

Two demonic wolves rushed over and blocked Jiang Shi's path.

A cultivator was watching from a distance, but Jiang Shi's words frightened him so much that he dared not reply and quickly turned and ran away.

"A small jade token? You're from a prominent family in the Qingyun Sect. It seems we can't let you live."

Although Jiang Shi couldn't see who the person was, the small jade pendant on the fleeing man's waist allowed him to recognize the person's identity.

Jiang Shi quickly sent the demon wolf to chase after him. The demon wolf caught up with the person in no time and then started fighting with him.

"I am a member of the Liang family of Qingyun Sect. My uncle is a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. Do you dare to kill me?" The man was terrified, but he tried to remain calm as he shouted at Jiang Shi.

Jiang Shi recognized the man immediately.

Liang Yunlei was an acquaintance of his during his time at Qingyun Sect.

He was also one of the people Jiang Shi marked as someone to be killed within the Qingyun Sect.

"Are you from the Liang family? Is your uncle a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator?" Jiang Shi walked over and asked with a smile.

"Yes, that's right, that's exactly it. I advise you to let me go, or my uncle won't let you off the hook."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shi laughed even more heartily. He stretched out his hand and threw out a second-grade low-level water lock talisman, which directly locked Liang Yunlei in place.

"Since you have such a powerful background and such a powerful family, then I can't let you go!" Jiang Shi said without waiting to see Liang Yunlei's reaction. He directly used his magic to burn Liang Yunlei alive and destroy the evidence.

After killing Liang Yunlei, Jiang Shi took out the storage bag he had left behind.

With his current cultivation level and techniques, killing Liang Yunlei, a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, would be as easy as killing a chicken.

During the Qi Refining stage, apart from cultivators like Lin Feiyu who have many hidden strengths, he basically has no rivals.

Even Lin Yanyi was no match for him.

Jiang Shi began to loot the spoils. He first used his spiritual sense to leave a mark on the storage bag, and then explored the contents inside.

"This is a low-grade magical artifact, a rattan bead!"

Jiang Shi took out a green bead from his storage bag and examined it in his hand.

It contains abundant wood-type spiritual energy.

"As expected of a scion of a noble family. I just took away one of his fire-type spirit orbs not long ago, and now he has found a wood-type spirit orb."

Upon returning, Liang Yunlei reported to his superiors what had happened at the Misty Mansion.

This earned him a lot of contribution points, and the low-grade magic artifact, the Vine Bead, was one of the rewards.

The last time Liang Yunlei saw Lin Yanyi wielding a wooden magic weapon and casting fire magic, he witnessed its extraordinary power, which is why he chose a wooden magic weapon himself.

It just so happens that it's now benefited Jiang Shi and has become his magical artifact.

Jiang Shi had previously been very envious of Lin Yanyi's use of the mid-grade magic weapon, the Evergreen Bow, to perform magic.

Now he also has a wood-type magical artifact.

Jiang Shi took out the Fire Feather Fan and used his magic to embed the rattan beads into it.

With the blessing of two low-grade magic artifact spirit beads, this fire feather fan has actually been promoted to the level of a mid-grade magic artifact.

Jiang Shi put away the Fire Feather Fan with great satisfaction; he had added another trump card to his deck.

I'll definitely give Lin Feiyu a surprise next time I see him.

Just then, the clouds and mist reappeared and spread towards Jiang Shi.

Jiang Shi deliberately walked into the mist and returned to the valley.

"Senior!" Liu Xueyao ran over happily, followed by Liu Yujing.

"Has your master returned?" Jiang Shi asked.

"No, he hasn't returned yet," Liu Xueyao said, shaking her head with some concern.

After hearing this, Jiang Shi nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He gave some instructions, telling Lin Yanyi to inform him when she returned, and then went back to his room to begin his arduous cultivation.

His sense of crisis is growing stronger, and he needs to speed up his cultivation to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage as soon as possible.

The threat of demonic forces has been averted, with Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from the three major sects already involved.

Even those in the Qi Refining stage might not be able to protect themselves in this disaster.

Liu Yue serves as a cautionary tale; he needs to seize every minute to increase his strength.

Jiang Shi took out two small porcelain bottles from Liang Yunlei's storage bag.

The bottle contains some Fire Spirit Liquid, which can accelerate the cultivation process.

[Proficiency +30]

Jiang Shi took the medicine, and his proficiency increased rapidly.

Soon, the night passed, and the next morning arrived.

A knock sounded on the door, and a voice came from outside.

"Senior, Master Lin has returned and wants to meet with you for a meeting," Liu Yujing said respectfully at the door.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shi stopped practicing and opened the door.

He didn't set up an isolation array this time, so he was able to hear Liu Yujing's words.

The two arrived at Lin Yanyi's residence. Liu Yujing apologized and left, while Jiang Shi went in alone.

As soon as I entered, I smelled a strong odor of blood.

Lin Yanyi was pale, with blood dripping from the corner of her mouth, clearly indicating that she had suffered serious injuries.

She circulated her internal energy and sat cross-legged on the bed.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Shi quickly walked up to Lin Yanyi and placed a palm on her dantian.

Lin Yanyi felt Jiang Shi's hand, frowned, and was about to stop him from continuing her practice.

But at this moment, Jiang Shi's powerful magic surged out of his body and into Lin Yanyi's dantian.

Lin Yanyi could not stop her practice now, otherwise she might suffer further injuries.

She could only quickly borrow Jiang Shi's profound magical power to begin healing her injuries.

Gradually, Lin Yanyi's complexion returned to a rosy hue, and with Jiang Shi's powerful magic, her injuries healed considerably.

This is because Jiang Shi possesses profound magical power; otherwise, even if someone else were to exhaust their magical power, they wouldn't be able to achieve much.

Seeing that Lin Yanyi's injuries had healed somewhat, Jiang Shi stopped overstepping his bounds and withdrew his hand.

Lin Yanyi's injuries have healed somewhat, and she can now use her magic to recover.

After a while, Lin Yanyi finished her practice and opened her eyes.

"What exactly happened in that misty mansion that left you so badly injured?"

Seeing that Lin Yanyi was alright, Jiang Shi quickly asked.

"The late-stage Foundation Establishment demonic puppet statue has revived, and one Foundation Establishment cultivator from the three major sects has died while two others are seriously injured!" Lin Yanyi said expressionlessly.

"It was so dangerous, it's really impressive that you survived."

Lin Yanyi is indeed remarkable for surviving attacks from Foundation Establishment stage demonic puppets.

"Luckily, the fog came quickly, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to escape," Lin Yanyi confessed.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shi knew what had happened. It must be that Lin Feiyu had once again found a way to activate the mist in order to prevent his daughter from dying at the hands of the Foundation Establishment stage demonic puppet.

The lowest level among those nine monster statues was the early Foundation Establishment stage.

We don't know what powerful monsters are inside yet, so it's good to let the three major sects explore the area.