I just want to kill you all, or be killed by you all.

Inside Li Yang's cave on Crane Cry Peak.

"That old bastard has changed his ways today; he actually gave me a seven-pattern Foundation Establishment Pill!"

Li Yang opened the storage bag given to him by Lu Feng, and inside a jade bottle lay a pill with seven pill patterns lying quietly.

The elixirs are classified into nine grades, corresponding to the nine realms of cultivation in this world.

The quality of elixirs is further divided into ten types based on the number of elixir patterns.

Even someone like him, a peripheral disciple, has only accumulated enough wealth to buy one Five-Pattern Pill.

Upon opening the bottle, the rich, fragrant aroma of cinnamon fills the air.

Upon hearing this, Li Yang's dantian stirred with restlessness, eagerly yearning to establish his foundation.

"What is this?"

The storage ring that Lu Feng gave him contained three items.

In addition to a Seven-Pattern Foundation Establishment Pill, there was also a jade slip and a sword talisman.

"It seems that Master is going to focus on cultivating me. I never thought that I would one day experience the treatment of a second-generation cultivator."

This sword talisman's sharpness is concealed, but a terrifying aura can be sensed within it. If activated at close range, even a Golden Core cultivator would die!

Li Yang then took out the jade slip, praying that it wasn't some kind of secret sword technique or manual.

He wasn't interested in anything fancy; he only sought to kill with a single blow in the ultimate life-or-death struggle.

Fortunately, it contained a telepathic message:

"In Yongning County within the territory of the Great Qian Dynasty, demons have recently been lurking, seemingly plotting something. Once you reach Foundation Establishment, immediately set off with your third senior sister to investigate. Slay any demons on the spot!"

Li Yang was somewhat disappointed.

This is not as good as swordsmanship secret techniques, at least those can fetch a good price.

"Alright, I've already given you the Seven-Pattern Foundation Establishment Pill, so I can't ask for too much."

Li Yang then packed everything away.

After killing Shen Lu'er, his Dao heart became even clearer, and his cultivation level naturally broke through from the ninth level of Qi Refining to the Great Perfection, allowing him to begin breaking through to the next realm.

He took the Foundation Building Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

Not long after.

The medicinal properties of the Seven-Pattern Foundation Building Pill erupted within his body.

The gaseous spiritual energy quickly transformed into a liquid state.

The cave's spirit-gathering array was operating at full power, and piles of spirit stones around him turned to white ash.

"Break it!"

however--

"Um……"

Li Yang groaned, his internal meridians failing him, and the attempt to break through was unsuccessful.

He spat out a mouthful of bright red blood, and his face turned much paler.

"My meridians aren't wide enough or resilient enough, and in addition, I consumed low-grade pills without restraint in the early stages of my cultivation, which also caused blockages..."

Li Yang was not disappointed; he would not let himself be consumed by internal strife.

"Although I failed this time, I have entered the half-step Foundation Establishment realm, and my spiritual energy has completely liquefied, greatly increasing my strength. With such a significant increase in strength, killing Foundation Establishment demons has become much easier."

Li Yang felt that a half-step Foundation Establishment cultivator, even rounded up, was still a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so there was no difference. Killing a Foundation Establishment cultivator wouldn't be considered crossing a level.

(The protagonist's starting point is extraordinary, but I don't want him to follow the conventional path of Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, and Nascent Soul. I want to write my own stories, such as Foundation Establishment in the Blood Sea, Killing Sword Core, and Nascent Soul with a Sword. However, I won't suppress his cultivation level, but I also won't let him level up mindlessly.)

Li Yang got up, preparing to go for a walk.

"Let's go to Yongning County first. Maybe if we have a good time killing people, we can successfully establish our foundation naturally."

Li Yang is not a person who suffers from internal strife; he has a way to vent his negative emotions—murder.

Step out of the cave.

"Third Senior Sister?"

Li Yang was somewhat surprised, not expecting that the other party was already waiting outside his cave.

She was a tall and beautiful woman in a simple white dress, with a gentle and refined temperament, somewhat similar to the Holy Maiden Suyao.

But it has a more playful feel than the other party.

"Did it fail?" the third senior sister asked.

Li Yang nodded.

"Relax and let things settle down a bit more."

He wasn't familiar with his third senior sister.

To be precise, I'm not familiar with any of the other senior students.

However, I remember the last time I saw this third senior sister, her cultivation level seemed to be more than just the Foundation Establishment stage.

Li Yang didn't think much of it.

Board the teleportation array in Xuantian City and arrive at a cultivation city near Yongning County.

On the way to Yongning County, Ning Xinyao could no longer suppress her gossipy nature:

"Ninth Junior Brother, quickly tell your Senior Sister, was that mysterious chivalrous cultivator who killed Junior Sister Shen really you?"

Li Yang looked at her calmly:

"no."

"Really not?" Third Senior Sister looked on with suspicion.

"Shen Lu'er's father is the Six Desires Demon Lord. How dare I, a nobody with no background, kill her? Am I tired of living?"

"That's true." Third Senior Sister also felt that Li Yang didn't have the guts.

After all, a nobody like Li Yang lives on thin ice no matter where he is.

"Alright~ I thought I was going to have to think more highly of you, junior brother."

Ning Xinyao opened up and asked mysteriously:

"Then you must have shown some outstanding performance recently, right? Otherwise, why would Master have sent you to Yongning County with me?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yang knew that this journey of eliminating demons and protecting the righteous path was not so simple; it must involve some kind of benefit.

"How so?"

"Then I definitely can't tell you. If I tell you directly, the nature of the matter changes. You'll have to figure it out yourself."

As it turned out, Li Yang didn't ask any more questions.

He's not someone who likes trouble.

"You're really not going to ask?!"

Ning Xinyao couldn't hold back any longer.

She was still waiting for Li Yang to beg her to speak.

"Not interested, don't want to know." Li Yang didn't even lift his eyelids.

He sat cross-legged on the deck of the flying boat, cultivating his skills and repeatedly strengthening his foundation.

This sounds like a complicated matter, and he doesn't want to get involved.

Just honestly eliminate demons and defend the righteous path.

However, his failure to fall for the trap provoked Ning Xinyao:

"Aren't you curious why, lately, cultivators at the Golden Core stage and above haven't dared to approach Yongning County?"

"Not curious."

"Aren't you curious why Master specifically sent me to accompany you?"

"Not curious."

"Aren't you curious about what benefits you'll receive if you perform exceptionally well on this trip?"

"Not curious."

Ning Xinyao couldn't resist any longer and reached out to grab Li Yang's ear.

But he stopped himself abruptly, letting out an angry snort:

"If you're not curious, fine, I don't want to tell you anyway! If you miss this opportunity, you'll regret it!"

Li Yang only knew that this third senior sister was from the Ning family, an ancient immortal family.

But he couldn't figure out how this mission would be related to the Ning family.

I don't want to know at all.

His only goal is to kill to his heart's content and then successfully establish his foundation.

A few days later.

Before even approaching Yongning County, Li Yang keenly sensed the wisps of demonic energy drifting between heaven and earth, as well as the sinister aura that instinctively made him uneasy.

He knew it all too well; there must be some evil spirit at work.

"I have something to take care of."

He attached a sword-controlling talisman to the flying sword and immediately launched himself out.