This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

For a whole month, Li Daoxuan almost exhausted all the materials he had collected that could be used to refine array artifacts.

Finally, they managed to develop a formation that was both offensive and defensive, and possessed the power of the Void Laws.

The successful crafting of this array plate is thanks in large part to the Qingyun Sword Sect.

Back then, Li Daoxuan was ambushed and killed by several eighth-level experts from the Qingyun Sword Sect within the array plate. In the end, Li Daoxuan killed those people and took the array plate.

Li Daoxuan's array plate is now an improved and upgraded version of the Qingyun Sword Sect's array plate.

It not only contains sword energy powerful enough to easily kill even a master of the Ninth Heaven, but also extremely profound spatial laws.

Even if a martial arts immortal came, it would be impossible for them to easily break through that chaotic spatial turbulence.

Once triggered, it could even send you thousands of miles away.

If trapped in the formation, and with someone controlling the formation to strangle them, even an Earth Immortal might be trapped and killed.

Li Daoxuan breathed a sigh of relief and placed the array plate in the pavilion where he had previously cultivated.

He then taught Wang Jingshu and the other girl the incantation for entering and exiting the formation.

"Master, are you leaving?"

After receiving Li Daoxuan's instruction, Wang Jingshu asked a question.

Li Daoxuan nodded.

"Yes, I am at a critical stage of my cultivation and need to travel the world to observe all living beings. I cannot stay here for long."

Li Daoxuan then handed them two jade tokens and said softly:

"This is a protective jade talisman that I personally crafted. It can withstand at least the full force of a martial arts earth immortal in the Wood Embryo Realm."

"If you encounter a life-or-death situation, you can inform your master through the jade tablet."

"You two should cultivate diligently on the island and strive to reach the Core Formation stage in one fell swoop. From then on, you will be free to travel the world..."

Although Wang Jingshu and Zhu Jiu were reluctant to part, they had reached a level where they were no longer as attached as they were when they were children.

The two respectfully saw him off, watching Li Daoxuan disappear into a golden magic array.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

"Senior sister, you stay on the island, I'll go underwater to cultivate."

Zhu Jiu took out the white spirit crystal, which was the size of a human head, and smiled.

Wang Jingshu nodded gently without saying a word.

One reason why Zhu Jiu went into the water was that he was naturally drawn to water, and that cultivation would be more effective in the water.

On the other hand, it also means to protect the island.

The siblings understood each other without much formality, and each took the spirit crystals given to them by Li Daoxuan and went into seclusion to cultivate.

The array plate hidden in the attic was activated, and the entire island and the surrounding waters for hundreds of miles were enveloped in the array.

From the outside, the island appeared to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.

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Li Daoxuan left Tianshui Marsh, but did not go directly to the Central Divine Continent.

For some reason, I had a sudden urge to act, as if something related to me was happening.

Li Daoxuan did not try to calculate; he simply followed his inner feelings and flew leisurely in the sky.

It seemed as if it were a horse running free, completely without a goal.

He lay down on top of the dragon's head and fell fast asleep.

I don't know how much time has passed, or how far I've flown.

Li Daoxuan stretched and woke up.

Looking up at the sky, now filled with stars, and observing the celestial phenomena, I couldn't help but smile:

"Wow, I slept for three days straight... That felt so good..."

Looking down, one can see a huge city on the horizon not far away.

Even from mid-air, you can see the twinkling lights of the city.

Li Daoxuan couldn't help but laugh:

"Qingyun City?"

Unexpectedly, the aimless flight eventually led them to Qingyun City.

"It seems I have a truly karmic entanglement with the Azure Cloud Sword Sect..."

Since he was already here, Li Daoxuan simply withdrew the divine dragon and landed silently in Qingyun City.

It seemed to be just after nightfall, and the streets were bustling with people.

Li Daoxuan walked down the street, following his memory to find the Lingquan Villa that he had a special connection with.

But when he stood in that familiar place, all he saw was a dilapidated, charred ruin.

After making some inquiries, I learned that a few years ago, the owner of Lingquan Villa went mad and killed several guests who came to stay.

Finally, when the Holy Emperor sent people to arrest her, she burned down the Lingquan Villa.

He himself burned to death inside.

Because of the relationship between Yuxiu and the Qingyun Sword Sect, no one dared to interfere with this once-precious land, so it has been abandoned ever since.

Looking at the ruins and listening to people talk about the past, Li Daoxuan couldn't help but feel a little sad.

I knew this, why should I be at the beginning?

If Yuxiu hadn't been so indulgent towards the granddaughter of the Qingyun Holy Lord—who was actually her own daughter—perhaps this calamity wouldn't have occurred.

Cause and effect, retribution, have always been so.

Li Daoxuan sighed and was about to leave.

Suddenly he seemed to sense something.

Turning my head to look at the other end of the street, I saw a young man, dressed in tattered clothes and looking haggard, dragging his heavy steps toward me.

A gust of wind blew by, and the young man quickly tightened his tattered clothes, hugged his arms, huddled up, and shivered uncontrollably.

Upon seeing this, Li Daoxuan realized that it was already winter.

He is impervious to heat and cold, and does not feel cold at all even when he is in a snowy field.

But what puzzled him even more was why this young man had fallen to such a state.

If I remember correctly, the last time I saw him, he was a martial arts practitioner at the fifth level of the Heavenly Realm, which could be considered a formidable genius.

Unexpectedly, when they met again, the young man had lost all his cultivation, and even his physical strength and blood energy had deteriorated severely. His flesh and blood were withered, and although he was only in his twenties, he looked like an old man in his fifties.

Li Daoxuan sighed softly and murmured to himself:

"They must have incurred the wrath of the Qingyun Sword Sect because of me..."

The young man was none other than Gu Jiantang, the only sword sect disciple that Li Daoxuan had taken a liking to when he infiltrated the inner sect of the Qingyun Sword Sect.

Back then, when Li Daoxuan and the Qingyun Sword Sect had a complete falling out, before the war began, he asked Gu Jiantang if he was willing to come with him, and told him to wait for him in a village called Mojiatian outside Qingyun City.

Later, Li Daoxuan took Lingxi to Mojiatian and waited for three days, but Gu Jiantang did not come.

At the time, Li Daoxuan simply assumed that Gu Jiantang was unwilling to change allegiance, so he didn't think much of it.

But now it seems that after he left, the Qingyun Sword Sect will direct its anger at this gentle and kind young disciple.

Not only did it destroy his cultivation, but it also shattered his martial arts foundation, making him worse than an ordinary person.

Only then did Li Daoxuan realize why he had suddenly felt a sensation.

It turns out there was still a karmic debt that hadn't been settled.

Gu Jiantang dragged his weary steps across the street and finally turned into the ruins of Lingquan Villa.

In a corner where only two brick walls remained, a straw mat was laid out, with only a blanket about the size of a person on it. For an ordinary person, this thing was of no use in keeping warm.

Moreover, Gu Jiantang's health is now deteriorating, making him even weaker than an ordinary person.

But in this vast Qingyun City, this is now the only place where he can find refuge.

Gu Jiantang squatted in the corner, wrapped himself in a blanket, and took out half a rice cake from his pocket.

This was what he earned working for someone today. He ate half of it at noon, and originally planned to save the other half for tomorrow, but he was so hungry that Gu Jiantang couldn't resist taking it out and eating a bite.

After taking a small bite, Gu Jiantang tucked it back into his arms, then curled up against the cold corner of the wall, preparing to get through the night.

Li Daoxuan slowly exhaled, about to step forward to offer his assistance.

But then I thought about it again and stopped.

Then his figure gradually faded and disappeared.