Cultivation! My Augmented Statuses Have Unlimited Duration

by Stayrr

Jiang Li takes a meal and gains the status [Satiety]. [Satiety: Restores 1 Stamina per minute. Duration: ] He no longer has to eat. He sticks a talisman on himself and gains the status [Armored Horse Divine Travel]. [Armored Horse Divine Travel: Increase movement speed by 1000%. Duration: ] Taking pills, gaining spiritual qi, refining the body, nurturing the soul, and increasing

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Chapter 111: Scaled Demon Tribe

After the sword cultivator clone separated from the Scripture Storage Valley's group, he first took out the map and confirmed the direction before traveling on the flying sword.

His goal was clear. After a night of sleep, his energy was restored. After flying for a few days, he arrived at the region where mortals like himself had gone on a journey to seek immortality.

He even recognized the location where the Immortal Ascension Pavilion's convoy was stationed when they were attacked by the Scaled Demons!

Continuing forward, he quickly found a river. After flying for a long time, a place resembling the Redwood Forest Swamp appeared ahead.

It was currently nighttime. The bright moonlight shone down, penetrating the layers of green leaves in the forest. Finally, only a small amount of light shone on the water surface, forming several spots of light.

The flying sword retracted the flames and gradually lowered its height. Jiang Li controlled the sword cultivator clone to quickly enter the treetop silently. He stepped on the flying sword and agilely shuttled through the forest.

In this kind of swamp terrain, the air quality was not much better, and everywhere was filled with an unpleasant stench of decay.

However, as Jiang Li moved forward, a faint stench entered his nose. The indescribable smell gave him a familiar feeling.

His main body was thousands of miles away. He touched the scar that had long disappeared on his shoulder and recalled a creature that looked like a human girl regardless of whether it was male or female.

Scaled Demon!

This time, Jiang Li had two main reasons for letting out his sword cultivator clone.

First, he would try to return to the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak and secretly learn the cultivation method manuals of the number one sect in the Great Mountain Region.

Second, he would continue to investigate the matter of the spiritual root seed and attempt to expose this plot as a Shu Mountain disciple.

After all, the betrayal of Elder Duan Shuang had already indicated that the spiritual root seed could control high-level cultivators. Then, there was very likely an extremely terrifying puppet network hidden behind this matter.

If his main body was exposed, he might be rewarded by the sect and be in the limelight. However, at the same time, he might also face the threat of the parasitic cultivators hidden behind the scenes.

The enemy was likely stronger than him and hidden in the dark. A backhanded sneak attack could end his transmigration life.

So, after thinking about it, Jiang Li temporarily gave up on the intention of letting his main body take the risk. The gains simply did not make up for the losses.

The sword cultivator clone's destination was the white-haired Scaled Demon tribe that year.

Through Yan Hong's connection with the Immortal Ascension Hall, he successfully obtained information about the location of the Scaled Demon Tribe.

At that time, the way that the Scaled Demon spat out the spiritual root seed was different from all the cultivators Jiang Li had seen later on.

Although its hair had turned white, it was not unconscious or on the verge of death. It could still survive for a long time!

Moreover, when a group of Scaled Demons attacked the campsite at that time, besides rescuing their own kind, Jiang Li felt that they mostly wanted to retrieve the spiritual root seed. This meant that this Scaled Demon tribe might very well know some secrets about the spiritual root seed.

At this moment, Jiang Li suddenly lowered his foot and raised it up, causing the tip of the flying sword under his foot to be raised up. It looked like a technical action resembling a skating board maneuver as he suddenly stopped.

In front of him stood several clay spears planted in the ground. The spears were crudely made from sharp wooden sticks, but on the spears, they pierced through the air as if through a gourd, each having seven or eight heads!

In fact, the top few heads were still relatively fresh. The remaining flesh and blood had not rotted completely.

He stood on his flying sword and frowned as he stared at the wooden spears!

"The guts of these vile animals… how dare they!"

They treated the heads of humans as decorations and stuck them near their territory to showcase the strength and honor of their tribe. This kind of behavior instantly infuriated Jiang Li.

They really were not of the same race! When Jiang Li was still a mortal back then, he even felt some pity when he saw those captured Scaled Demons.

Now, it seemed that he was really too naive and innocent.

Previously, he had thought that their young girl's appearance was beautiful, so it was a pity to kill her directly.

However, after thinking about it, the Scaled Demon's disguise as a beautiful human girl was clearly meant for capturing humans.

These creatures that looked like young girls mainly ate humans as their diet.

If not for the presence of a large number of human cultivators, who often slain demons and devils, limiting the range of activity of these other dangerous races, humanity would be in deep trouble already.

Stepping on the flying sword, Jiang Li continued forward.

In next to no time, a Scaled Demon Tribe built on tree roots appeared before Jiang Li.

"A total of… 77 Scaled Demons."

Through the effects of the Bodhisattva Heart Sutra, Jiang Li could count the population of the tribe clearly without even opening his eyes.

However, how could there be so few?

At that time, the number of Scaled Demons that attacked the convoy was not limited to this number. Could it be that because of the huge losses suffered by the other side a few months ago, the Scaled Demon Tribe had fallen to such a state?

Jiang Li did not act rashly. He stopped on a tree and quietly observed everything in the tribe ahead.

"It seems… that these Scaled Demons are either weak or old, and there are also women and children?"

Jiang Li had specially borrowed the information about the Scaled Demons in the Scripture Storage Valley. He was quite knowledgeable in this aspect and could identify them without spending much effort!

The Scaled Demons in this tribe were either so old that they had lost their ability to survive alone or were only equivalent to young Scaled Demons that were five or six years old. This was an abnormal tribe structure.

Then, where did those adult Scaled Demons go?

Jiang Li held back the killing intent in his heart and continued to observe. After all, he had come here this time for the sake of obtaining information, and not purely to kill.

He sat there quietly for a long time.

The sound of flowing water came from nearby.

Suddenly, the water surface broke open. A few Scaled Demons emerged from the water.

They let out hoarse hissing sounds as if they were talking in the language of the Scaled Demons. Then, they dragged out the corpses of several horses and threw them onto the shore.

The few young Scaled Demons did not come ashore with them. Instead, they plunged into the water again, leaving behind a series of bubbles that disappeared.

Jiang Li became energetic. His ear approached the tree that was providing him shelter and pressed against the tree trunk. Through the tree trunk and the water's vibrations, he could clearly capture the world below the water surface where the Scaled Demon Tribe was located.

"So, the tribe above is just a facade. The real Scaled Demon Tribe is underwater!"

Due to the fact that Scaled Demons preyed on humans, it was very easy for them to be purged by human cultivators in the cultivation world.

Against humans, they had the advantage in attributes and the special talent of the Scaled Demon's song. They basically did not need to spend much effort to easily slaughter a village.

But when faced with human cultivators, they became even more vulnerable than infants. Thus, they came up with the idea of two tribes, one open and one hidden.

After the cultivators easily discovered and killed the elderly, women, and children of the tribe above, they would leave in satisfaction. As for the true underwater tribe, it would be preserved. After the cultivators left, they would continue to cruelly hunt the humans of the nearby villages.

It seemed that their heads, which were very similar to humans, were not for nothing. They were indeed a race with intelligence and the ability to think.

However, it seemed that no cultivator had specifically studied the language of the Scaled Demons. It seemed that it was not easy to obtain information through interrogation.

His hearing captured the movements of the few Scaled Demons underwater. Following their movements, he quickly found a cave that was hidden underwater.

Jiang Li was not in a hurry to attack. He relied on his ears to listen to the movement under the water. He sat quietly in the dark, blending into the shadow of a tree trunk. Even if a Scaled Demon swam past him, it would not discover him.

At night, the Scaled Demons were originally active. In total, dozens of waves of Scaled Demons appeared, either going out to hunt or returning after hunting.

A detailed map gradually formed in Jiang Li's heart, and he remembered all the underwater caves where these Scaled Demons entered and exited.

The Scaled Demons were a type of humanoid amphibian. Although they could go ashore, they also needed their skin to remain moist. Therefore, they usually moved in the cold and moist night. They were typical night creatures.

Finally, the night gradually receded and the Scaled Demons' activity began to slow. When the sun rose, approximately three hundred young Scaled Demons returned to the nest.

Only then did Jiang Li stand up from the tree trunk and draw his Flying Sword Burning Rainbow.

"As a family, you should all die in an orderly manner."

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Chapter 112: Inverted Deity Statue

The sun rose and the temperature gradually rose. Even with the shade of the trees, the air still became hot.

However, although it was only morning today, the temperature had already become higher than the usual noon.

A Scaled Demon that was sleeping in a wooden nest could not stand it anymore. It crawled out of the nest and planned to go outside to take a breather or swim in the water to replenish its body's moisture.

Hiss, hiss, hiss! (So fragrant!)

Hiss! Hiss! (Eh? What are you doing here?)

The Scaled Demon's body was slightly hunched and its muscles were weak. The human girl-like appearance was no longer attractive. It was clearly very old.

After emerging from the nest, it saw an old Scaled Demon standing motionless in front of it.

Furthermore, there was a burnt smell on its body.

Following the smell, it noticed that a crimson sword was extending from the chest of the Scaled Demon in front of it.

This old Scaled Demon was not standing in front of it, but rather hanging on the sword!

Hiss.

It tried to hiss an alarm, but the sword cut through its throat.

Sizzle!

The terrifying sound of burning iron touching flesh sounded in its body. Thick smoke instantly poured out of its windpipe and filled its nose.

So fragrant!

This was the Scaled Demon's final thought.

Jiang Li's clone was at the Foundation Establishment realm. How could he fail when dealing with a group of Scaled Demons who were only slightly stronger than wild beasts?

He stood on the tree branch and did not move. He only formed hand seals and controlled the flying sword to move around the Scaled Demon Tribe, easily killing all the creatures inside.

In the end, they died completely. This group of Scaled Demons who were acting as sacrifices on the water did not even have the chance to scream. Not even a drop of blood flowed out.

Next, his target was the group inside the water.

Jiang Li thought for a moment and still did not rely on his flying sword to attack forcefully.

He took out a dozen unidentifiable talismans that could be bought from any place. This was a small help that his main body could give him without exposing himself.

He first used the talisman paper to seal the other underwater caves, then he flew into the water and swam into the last cave.

This cave was just like what Jiang Li had detected with his hearing earlier. It was cleverly dug out into a U-shaped design. The outer part of the cave was completely covered in water, but inside, it formed a dry pipe space.

His clone did not have the ability to breathe underwater. Furthermore, under the water, not only was the power of the fire flying sword greatly reduced, forcefully activating it might even cause damage. This situation was just right.

Behind him, after using the talisman paper to form a simple Five Elements Formation to seal the exit, Jiang Li entered through the passageway.

The tunnel dug by the Scaled Demons was not wide. Ordinary people had to bend down or crawl forward.

However, his clone did not have to do this. Jiang Li controlled him to lie on the flying sword and let the flying sword carry him forward. This way, he did not have to dirty his clothes and his movements were even faster.

The deeper he went, the stronger the stench became.

Although this Scaled Demon Tunnel did not extend in all directions, it was still rather complicated. Jiang Li was not a reincarnated groundhog, so he was a little clueless about this three-dimensional maze.

He tried to follow using the smell, but all that did was torture his nose.

However, hard work would always yield results. Under Jiang Li's repeated trial and error, he crawled deeper and deeper into the cave using the flying sword.

Soon, after passing through another corner, dense hissing sounds resounded in the passage.

Jiang Li was invigorated. He was not good at sniffing things, but spy… hearing was his forte.

Following the direction of the voice, he did not take any more detours. The passageway also became wider and wider.

Finally, the hissing sound became louder and louder. At the end of the passage, Jiang Li saw a space that suddenly expanded with a flash of light.

"What are they doing?"

Jiang Li walked to the end of this passage and stuck his head out to look around.

Hundreds of Scaled Demons crawled in front of something, constantly emitting rhythmic sounds. It sounds like the chanting of a prayer.

One had to know that in terms of appearance, the Scaled Demons were all cute looking human girls, and they were even naked.

At first glance, it looked like a scene of a hundred people moving together. If one did not know their true colors, their blood would rush somewhere.

This group of Scaled Demons… were they offering sacrifices? Or were they worshiping a totem?

The intelligent races that had their own language in the tribal era were smart enough to generate theology.

Jiang Li controlled his clone to sneak out. He covered the last Scaled Demon's mouth and snapped its neck.

Then, he carried the Scaled Demon as a shield and got closer to observe the situation in the underground cave.

"Gasp… what is… that?"

The clone instinctively gasped in shock, but the stench of air that was sucked in made him use great willpower to barely hold back from exhaling.

At the front of the hundreds of Scaled Demons, there was a very strange statue. It was obviously the target of worship for all the Scaled Demons.

But a statue was a statue. Why was it strange to him?

This was because the statue was not like the normal statue. The head was facing the bottom.

The statue was attached to the ceiling of the cave with its head facing down. It was as if gravity acted in the opposite direction on it.

Jiang Li still wanted to see it more clearly, but from this distance, he could not decipher more details.

At this moment, at the front of the Scaled Demons, an obviously much taller Scaled Demon roared. The cave immediately fell silent.

Even Jiang Li's clone who was hiding behind the Scaled Demon's corpse revealed a slightly surprised expression.

That Scaled Demon actually had a cultivation base!?

Furthermore, sensing that aura, the Scaled Demon's cultivation was even at the Foundation Establishment realm.

Wait a moment. It was fine if he did not pay attention. However, once he did, he realized that there were more than ten Scaled Demons standing at the front of this group. They were either strong or weak but all had spiritual qi fluctuations.

They did not hide it at all. Instead, they worked hard to stir their spiritual qi to reveal themselves to the Scaled Demon above.

Jiang Li was shocked.

Although Scaled Demons were called demons, in the cultivation world, they were generally treated as beasts with slight intelligence.

This was because although the Scaled Demon had some talent, it was actually unable to absorb spiritual qi to cultivate like spiritual root cultivators and demon beasts.

However, not only could that Scaled Demon cultivate, it had even reached the Foundation Establishment realm?

Could this be the effect of the spiritual root seed?

The spiritual root seed could allow ordinary mortals to obtain spiritual roots, so it was not strange for the Scaled Demon to obtain the talent to cultivate.

But what did the spiritual root seed have to do with the inverted statue that the Scaled Demons were worshiping?

Just as Jiang Li was filled with thoughts, two Scaled Demons stood up from the Scaled Demons.

A look of honor appeared on their human-like faces. They walked forward and knelt in front of the tall Scaled Demon.

Two wooden bowls were placed in front of them.

After that, it was a familiar scene that Jiang Li had seen before.

The black hair of the two Scaled Demons turned white from the end and quickly spread to the roots.

The aura on their bodies also began to weaken rapidly. The spiritual qi fluctuation that could still be vaguely sensed quickly disappeared.

Without spending much effort, their black hair turned snow-white, and two spiritual root seeds were spat out from their mouths and landed in their wooden bowls.

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Chapter 113: Source?

The two seeds rolled in the wooden bowl, but the two Scaled Demons did not fall to the ground. They only looked a little weak.

After spitting out the spiritual root seeds, they knelt on the ground and held the wooden bowl in their hands above their heads. It seemed that they were going to prostrate themselves and offer their spiritual root seeds.

The taller Scaled Demon reached out and grabbed the two seeds before ignoring the two white-haired Scaled Demons.

It walked to the inverted statue and hissed softly. It was unknown if it was chanting some Scaled Demon version of an incantation or just making sounds aimlessly.

However, the change occurred very quickly. Jiang Li noticed that the mouth of the statue actually opened slightly. The two spiritual root seeds floated up and directly entered the statue's mouth.

This was a statue that could actually eat.

The moment the spiritual root seed entered its mouth, the statue immediately glowed slightly.

Soon, a vine grew from the statue and stopped in front of the tall Scaled Demon. Then, two cherry-sized fruits grew out at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Jiang Li was enlightened. It was no wonder his spiritual root seed showed no signs of growing. It turned out that the method he used was wrong.

After the tall Scaled Demon bowed at the statue, it stood up again and reached out to pluck a fruit to eat.

However, at this moment, a red light suddenly appeared in the Scaled Demon's dark cave. The flying sword, Burning Rainbow, instantly arrived. In the blink of an eye, it had already flown in front of the Scaled Demon.

Almost instantly, a turbid water screen suddenly appeared and blocked the flying sword. The Foundation Establishment Scaled Demon roared and was about to give the order to kill the invading enemy!

Pew!

However, the layer of water and the Scaled Demon's bodies were instantly pierced by the scorching light, and it did not have the slightest defensive effect.

No matter what, Shu Mountain Sword Cultivators were reputable existences in the Great Mountain Region. Even if their ordinary sword cultivators were not the strongest among their peers, they were definitely ranked first or second among others of the same realm.

Especially in terms of attack power, very few cultivators could match them.

With the appearance of his flying sword, even the Benevolent Travel Temple's orthodox body cultivators would have to consider whether they could withstand it.

This Scaled Demon did not have any legacy and did not know any spell techniques. It only had an incomplete Qi Refinement technique and relied on its own clansmen to barely reach the Foundation Establishment realm.

If Jiang Li was not wrong, the layer of water screen earlier was clearly a barrier forcefully condensed from muddy spiritual qi. In terms of defense, it was slightly better than nothing.

It was estimated that any powerful Qi Refinement realm sect disciple could easily take it down.

If Jiang Li's flying sword could still be blocked by it, there would be no need for him to cultivate anymore. He should just find a branch to hang himself and end this miserable life.

After stabbing through the Scaled Demon, the flying sword did not stop. The sword glowed red and turned into a stream of light that swam through the cave at high speed, easily reaping lives!

Since he had already achieved his goal, Jiang Li no longer needed to hide. He stood up straight and walked towards the statue not far away.

Every step he took, the flying sword would reap the lives of more than ten Scaled Demons.

Some Scaled Demons noticed the eye-catching Jiang Li, and they roared as they intended to pounce forward.

Unfortunately, the speed of the red stream of light was ten or a hundred times faster than them. It streaked across space and left charred holes in the Scaled Demons.

When Jiang Li walked to the side of the Foundation Establishment Scaled Demon, there were already few living beings in the entire Scaled Demon Cave.

He used his foot to flip over the Foundation Establishment Scaled Demon and kicked the Scaled Demon's lower jaw, breaking it.

Its jaw dropped, revealing a row of sharp teeth that were as sharp as steel needles.

Jiang Li had specially weakened the might of the earlier sword strike, and it did not hit the vital parts. Only then did it barely manage to temporarily survive.

As for why he left it alive, the reason was quite obvious.

A bunch of waste pills were stuffed into its mouth. The heavily injured Scaled Demon quickly twisted and struggled violently.

Its long, black hair also quickly turned white.

Jiang Li checked the other Scaled Demons with cultivation levels. Unfortunately, their vitality was not strong enough, and only three survived.

After going through the procedures, Jiang Li washed the four seeds that were slightly disgusting due to the vomit. After wrapping them with cloth, he stuffed them into his arms.

He had a feeling that these spiritual root seeds would be of great help to him in the future.

After clearing the demon nest, Jiang Li did not find anything of interest that these poor Scaled Demons had.

After walking around and killing many of the escapees that lived in other caves, Jiang Li stood in front of the inverted deity statue.

Flying Sword Burning Rainbow floated quietly beside him. Flames surrounded the sword, illuminating everything around him.

Only when Jiang Li approached did he discover that the statue was actually a strange, inverted tree.

The roots of the monstrous tree dug deep into the top of the cavern, supporting it in such a manner that it could turn upside down for a long time.

The tree's body completely revealed the image of a figure sitting cross-legged. From his movements to his expression, it was extremely beautiful and magical.

There was even a canopy of dark green leaves above the inverted statue, making it look solemn.

However, there was no doubt that this was indeed a living tree. Jiang Li, who had a Wood attribute spiritual root, was confident that he would not be wrong about this.

The vine with two fruits grew from the top of the reversed statue.

Jiang Li thought for a moment before reaching out to pluck the two fruits.

The black-red fruit had an alluring color, and the rich fragrance was mouthwatering.

Clearly, this fruit was the same as the spiritual root seed.

"Haha, this treasure is for those who are fated to obtain it. It seems that my luck has been very good recently."

"I'm going to eat it!"

He picked up the fruit and was about to stuff it into his mouth. The sweet smell made the spiritual qi in his clone's body stir. His instinct told Jiang Li that as long as he ate this fruit, his cultivation would rise exponentially.

However, just as the fruit was about to fall into his mouth, he stopped.

"I'm not stupid. Of course I can't actually eat this."

Even if he wanted to eat it, he had to completely control this strange tree. At that time, he might be able to enjoy this spiritual fruit that had absorbed the cultivation essence of these creatures.

Jiang Li looked at the strange tree that had grown into a statue.

There was definitely something wrong with this inverted divine tree.

It could eat the spiritual root seed and grow the same number of fruits.

This was the only method Jiang Li had discovered to date to use the spiritual root seed. After eating the fruit, he should be able to obtain a portion of the cultivation that the previous person lost.

Perhaps… This strange tree was the source of the spiritual root seed! Or at least, one of the sources.

After all, in the Southern Seal Kingdom, there was a terrifying existence that could easily release more than 2,000 spiritual root seeds.

As for the strange tree in front of him, it only released a dozen spiritual root seeds to carefully plant in the Scaled Demon Tribe.

In the past, when the Immortal Ascension Pavilion caught the owner of a spiritual root seed, these Scaled Demons had to take a huge risk to attack the convoy in order to retrieve the spiritual root seed.

From the looks of it, there should be more than one source of the spiritual root seed. Moreover, the difference in strength was extremely great.

In addition, from the information he had gathered, the spiritual root seeds were actually similar to 'parasitic' entities that could not live on their own.

They were like worker bees in a swarm. They did not possess reproduction ability and existed only as tools and the medium to obtain energy.

Its function was to take root in the biological body and guide them in their cultivation. Then, it would seize all the cultivation gains and send it back to the mother tree.

Therefore, since spiritual roots were not a method of reproduction, how could two strange trees that had appeared in the Great Mountain reproduce? It was very likely that they did not have the ability to do so.

Perhaps, the strange tree in front of Jiang Li was the reproduction of a stronger existence.

However, this inverted growth seemed to go against plant instincts. What was the source of this plant?

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Chapter 114: Senior Sister's Request

In short, no matter what was behind this strange tree, since it was in his hands, Jiang Li had to obtain it.

However, it was a pity that his clone did not have a storage artifact. Jiang Li scratched his head and felt a headache coming on.

It was impossible for the clone to carry the tree around.

The speed at which his body rode the Dragon Imprisoning Lock was far inferior to the flying sword. It would probably take him at least half a month to retrieve it personally.

If the clone left, would the tree immediately open its eyes and flee?

After all, the mouth on this statue was not a decoration. What if the legs could also move?

There were all kinds of strange things in the cultivation world. This kind of possibility was indeed likely.

After thinking about it, Jiang Li formed hand seals and controlled the flying sword to quickly dance on the top of the cave, carving out lines.

From time to time, he would produce a spirit talisman and paste it around the area. Soon, using the talismans as the array core, he carved out a simple fire attribute trapping array on the ceiling.

Three more spirit stones were placed as the energy source as the entire array formation immediately emitted a faint red light.

To be safe, his clone did not leave. Instead, he sat down cross-legged and began cultivating.

Looking at the temporary hideout of the Scripture Storage Valley's Demon Vanquishing Hall a thousand miles away,

Jiang Li's main body woke up from his cultivation. Because he and Senior Sister Liu Mulan were usually on night shift, the day was when he cultivated Qi Refinement.

He let out a long sigh. Not long ago, his Ghost Wood Art had already broken through to the sixth level.

Under the endless flow of spiritual qi, he almost did not feel any bottleneck, so he naturally crossed it.

As for the next level of the Ghost Wood Art, he would be at the late-stage Qi Refinement realm after reaching it.

Jiang Li scratched his head. He realized that his previous calculations were wrong.

Previously, using the speed at which he refined the spiritual qi in the fourth level of the Ghost Wood Art, he estimated that he would need about two years to reach the peak of the Qi Refinement realm and break through to the Foundation Establishment realm.

However, the problem was, could the refinement speed of the fourth level of the Qi Refinement realm be the same as the refinement speed of the sixth level?

Obviously not.

The higher his cultivation level, the stronger his cultivation method was. Although the difficulty of cultivating continued to increase, the speed at which he absorbed and refined spiritual qi would only become faster and faster.

"My good master, I am happy for you. What a genius disciple you have taken in!" Jiang Li muttered to himself while the smile on his face was impossible to conceal.

Of course, he was purely happy for the sake of his master.

However, what excuse should he use to ask Senior Sister if he wanted to take leave?

He scratched his head, looking troubled again.

"What? You're saying you want to go out alone to train?!" A roar sounded from Senior Liu's room.

Their master usually spoke so slowly and leisurely. Who knew where this Senior Sister Liu had learned how to roar?

"Senior Sister Mulan, listen to me. I did this because I listened to Master's arrangements."

Jiang Li said a few words that Elder He used to scare him when he was bragging earlier.

Without saying a word, he took off his shirt, revealing his strong muscles and the blood tattoo on his back that had begun to dim.

"How… How long have you been out of the sect for? Is this blood tattoo going to be exhausted already?"

Senior Sister Liu Mulan was not shy. After all, she was also a body cultivator and had often seen her fellow disciples revealing their muscles. She did not have much of a reaction to this scene.

She came forward to touch the blood tattoo on Jiang Li's body, feeling extremely surprised.

The other disciples under Elder He, including her, would need at least five months to consume a beast blood tattoo during the Qi Refinement realm.

However, this Jiang Li… it had only been half a month and the blood tattoo was about to disappear again. This speed was really exaggerated.

Although the consumption of the blood tattoo was related to the intensity of his usual combat strength cultivation, but… Alright, the combat strength of this junior brother of hers was indeed ridiculous and was not inferior to that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Now, he even started to spar with her from time to time.

This kind of usage speed was considered normal. However… in comparison, it was demoralizing.

Senior Sister Liu Mulan felt depressed.

"That won't do either. Although Master does have this rule, that depends on the situation."

"How long have you been in the sect? Your cultivation is only at the mid-stage. You don't have any experience surviving alone in the outside world."

"You need to know that in the wild, there won't be any demon beasts that will fight you fairly. You might even be bitten to death by any poisonous insect on the way."

"Do you know how far away this place is from the sect? There are countless demon beasts and dangers along the way. If you go out, you're courting death!"

Senior Sister Liu Mulan naturally would not deny Jiang Li's strength and talent.

But geniuses needed more protection, right?

There were so many mediocre people. Who would care about their lives?

With Jiang Li's cultivation speed, wouldn't it be good for him to stay in a safe place and cultivate until he reached the Core Formation realm?

The rule that he mentioned was indeed set by Elder He.

The first three materials for the Beast Blood Diagram were personally selected for them by Elder He.

He captured the demon beasts back to the sect and made them engage in one-on-one combat while being watched over. This was undoubtedly much safer than suddenly fighting an enemy that appeared in the wild at any time.

But sooner or later, the young bird would have to flap its wings and fly into the sky. Elder He could not shield them forever.

Therefore, there was this rule. From the fourth beast blood tattoo, Elder He would no longer provide demon beasts.

Disciples had to head to the wilderness forest on their own to find and defeat their targets to obtain the beast blood materials to become stronger in the future.

This rule was very reasonable and diligent. It could be seen that Elder He held great expectations for them.

However, other disciples would use up three beast blood tattoos usually after cultivating a year or two. At that time, they would be experienced and prepared.

But in Jiang Li's case… how long had it been?

"Senior Sister, don't worry. I'll be fine. Don't you know how powerful I am?" Jiang Li tried to coax her, but his senior sister was unmoved.

"How strong are you? Are you stronger than me?"

"I'm not even completely confident that I can return to the sect by myself, so don't even think about it."

Liu Mulan's senior sister's tone was firm at first, but when she saw Jiang Li's expression, she seemed to have thought of something and suddenly added, "Unless… you can defeat me."

Senior Sister Liu Mulan actually proposed such a condition to Jiang Li.

Jiang Li was stunned.

As fellow body cultivators, everyone's combat methods were similar. At most, they focused on different points, but in essence, they relied on their basic attributes.

However, Senior Sister Liu Mulan was not weak in the Foundation Establishment realm. Her cultivation level was much higher than Jiang Li's, and her attributes were firmly above his in all aspects.

If they fought, he would feel terrible and his chances of winning would be slim.

Right now, he had an urge to sacrifice his body and make his senior sister change her mind!

Jiang Li scratched his head and pondered bitterly for a long time before he suddenly thought of something. After weighing the pros and cons for a moment, he decided.

"Senior Sister, if I want to live outside, I actually don't have to defeat all the demon beasts, right? If I can run fast, I can escape, isn't that right?"

"Let's have a competition. We'll compete in speed, if you can capture me, Senior Sister, I'll cultivate obediently and wait for the next flying ship."

"But if I win and you can't capture me, how about you let me gain some experience? I promise I won't go too far and I'll come back immediately if there's any danger."

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Chapter 115: What Kind of Monster Is He?

"Oh? You want to compete with me in speed?" Senior Sister Liu Mulan was extremely surprised.

This junior brother of hers actually wanted to "challenge her with his shortcomings"?

Jiang Li's body refinement specialized in strength. She had long figured this out during the many sparring sessions.

As for her, Liu Mulan, she was a body cultivator with an agility attribute. Every time, she could easily suppress Jiang Li in terms of speed and movement technique. Although Jiang Li's third beast blood tattoo used a vine-tailed leopard that leaned towards speed, it was definitely not so easy to make up for the gap between them.

"Yes, Senior Sister. How about letting me try?"

Jiang Li was extremely persistent. That divine statue tree should have a great origin. He had a wood attribute spiritual root to begin with. If nothing unexpected happened, that thing should be extremely important to him.

It was impossible for him to give up because of this obstruction. Even if Senior Sister Liu refused, he would still find an opportunity to slip out.

On the other hand, Liu Mulan was puzzled in her heart. This junior brother of hers was not a fool. Why would he suggest such a sure-lose competition? Could it be that he was plotting something?

However, after thinking about it, Senior Sister Liu Mulan could not think of any way to let Jiang Li defeat her. Therefore, she finally agreed.

"Sure, I can give you this chance, but you can't use medicinal pills or talismans."

She added this condition as a way to stop Jiang Li from cheating in the end.

However, Jiang Li's expression did not change in the slightest as he agreed with a smile.

Since there was nothing else to do, Liu Mulan and Jiang Li walked out of the temporary base.

Looking at the mountain opposite, Liu Mulan took out a spear from somewhere and aimed it at the mountaintop. In an instant, her arm swelled up and she quickly ran a few steps forward.

Swoosh!

A tearing sound resounded in the air as the spear flew out from his hand and shot into the sky. After flying in a large arc, it stabbed into the mountaintop opposite him. At that distance, even with Jiang Li's good vision, he could only see a black dot.

"I'll let you run for five breaths before I chase after you. If I capture you, you lose. If you pull out that spear before I capture you, you win. Remember, you're not allowed to fly."

Jiang Li nodded without any objections. With his Dragon Imprisoning Lock, the speed at which he flew might not necessarily be faster than his full speed.

However, right when Senior Sister Liu Mulan was about to shout, Jiang Li hurriedly stopped her, "Wait, Senior Sister. Let me prepare for a while."

Jiang Li looked at the spear on the opposite mountaintop and precisely adjusted his direction to face his target.

Five seconds later, a negative status was quietly removed from his status bar.

After that, a gust of wind spread out from beneath Jiang Li's feet. In his legs, a powerful force awakened from its slumber. Fortunately, he did not fly out directly.

"Alright, Senior Sister, you can begin."

Liu Mulan was speechless. What difference was there between preparing and not preparing?

She casually threw out two rocks in succession. While flying, the rocks behind caught up to the rocks in front. The two rocks collided and exploded with a bang. This meant that the competition had begun!

Boom!

Almost at the same time that the rock exploded, there was an explosion where Jiang Li was. It was as if he had been hit by a meteorite on the ground, causing dust to rise high.

By the time Liu Mulan waved her hand to blow away the dust, Jiang Li's figure had already disappeared.

Liu Mulan looked down the mountain path and her pupils immediately constricted. She saw a shadow flying down the mountain at an exaggerated speed. The dust that was stirred up could not even keep up with his speed. After he ran for a while, it slowly spread out.

What… what speed was this?!!

Senior Sister Liu Mulan was shocked. How could she still care about the rules she had set with Jiang Li? She did not care if it was for five breaths of time or a few breaths of time, she immediately activated her movement technique and chased after Jiang Li.

However, no matter how she utilized her movement technique, not only did the distance between her and Jiang Li not shrink, it instead continued to widen.

Jiang Li's speed was actually faster than hers! It was not just a little bit faster!

This was very ridiculous. Between the two of them, who was at the Foundation Establishment realm and who was at the Qi Refinement realm?

"Master, oh Master, what kind of monster did you take in!"

There were no spectators in their impromptu competition this time, and the route was also decided at the last minute. In fact, it was just going down the mountain where the sect's temporary base was located, and running to the mountain where the spear was stabbed was the end.

After Jiang Li unsealed his speed, he left everyone else in the dust. On the way down the mountain in the first half, he went very smoothly. This was because a sect had set up camp and cleaned it up in advance. The mountain path down the mountain was also straight, and it was relatively wide and flat.

However, in the latter half of the journey, his speed clearly slowed down. The uneven rocks and trees that grew everywhere were annoying to him. If not for his clone helping him practice his movement technique during this period of time, he would have long fallen out.

He crossed his arms and lowered his shoulders, putting on the Mountain Crushing Scripture's posture. When he encountered a tree, he collided with a tree, and when he encountered a rock, he shattered the rock. He slammed into all the obstacles until they were gone.

However, his speed was still very fast.

In the end, Jiang Li crossed the steep slope and arrived at the peak of the target with a body covered in splinters.

Stop! Stop! Stop! Too far!

Jiang Li's figure brushed past the spear that was stabbed into the ground. He stumbled forward for dozens of meters before barely stopping.

He was still far from being able to perfectly control his full speed.

Slap! Slap!

Two talismans were slapped onto his thighs. The power of the talismans spread out, and the restless power of the Armored Horse Divine Travel was suppressed once again.

Five seconds later, Jiang Li tore off the talisman papers, ran to the spear, and pulled out the spear that was half buried in the ground.

At this moment, another figure climbed up the mountaintop. It was Senior Sister Liu Mulan who had arrived late.

"Senior Sister, I won this time."

Jiang Li waved the spear in his hand while his smile remained unchanged. He did not have the feeling of superiority as a victor, and it did not cause others to feel the slightest discomfort.

"You… your speed is… Forget it, you win."

Senior Sister Liu was extremely depressed in her heart. She really wanted to ask Jiang Li about his speed, but when she spoke, she took into account that this was Jiang Li's secret and held back.

Furthermore, even if she managed to find out, so what? She felt that she was asking to be humiliated.

Jiang Li did not have any talismans on his body, and he did not show any side effects of exhaustion after the incident.

This speed should indeed be the strength that Jiang Li had grasped, but it was concealed during normal times because he was unable to grasp it. This could be seen from the destruction Jiang Li caused along the way.

Some cultivators even had to sacrifice their lives for the sake of greater strength, while some cultivators had to take the initiative to restrict their own speed. The gap between people was sometimes even greater than the difference between a man and a pig.

"Come with me. Since you've won, I can't stop you anymore. However, you're going out alone to train. There are some things I have to explain to you."

Liu Mulan rode a flying disc back to the temporary base.

Jiang Li also activated the Dragon Imprisoning Lock on his waist and followed his senior sister.

It had to be said that the feeling of using the Dragon Imprisoning Lock to fly was still slightly inferior to riding on a sword.

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Chapter 116: This Thing Has An Affinity With Me!

While flying in the air, Senior Sister Liu told him many things to take note of when going out. Some he had heard of when he was in the Outer Sect Cultivation Hall, while others were new stuff that he had heard for the first time.

He was still a newbie without much experience. With someone teaching him kindly, he naturally enjoyed learning.

When she arrived at the encampment, the senior sister returned to her room and rummaged through it. This was the trouble with not having a storage artifact. All the cultivators were like squirrels, they would hide all the stuff that they found inconvenient to bring everywhere.

In the end, Senior Sister Liu Mulan gave him a few bottles of powdered medicinal pills powder and pulled him along to carefully explain the usage method before finally letting him go.

[Applied Smell Erasing Powder. Added Status: Body Smell Erased.]

[Body Smell Erased: Body Smell reduced by 95%. Duration: 2 hours] ( )

[Applied Insect Repellent Powder. Added Status: Repel Insects]

[Repel Insects: Drives away small insects. Duration: 2 hours] ( )

Removing his body smell could allow him to hide his tracks better in the wilderness, greatly increasing his safety.

Repelling insects was essential for survival in the wilderness. Otherwise, in the wilderness, those insects could really torture a person to death.

After applying these two types of powder on his body, Jiang Li obtained two very practical statuses for the wilderness.

After bidding farewell to his senior sister, he descended the mountain and headed into the distance.

Jiang Li did not fly directly in the sky. Instead, he relied on his legs' movement techniques to run just like his clone had.

Through gradually reducing the restrictions of the talisman paper and the Life Locking Needles, he could slowly increase his speed and gradually adapt.

This time, he did not choose to smash through the trees along the way. Instead, he treated the complicated jungle terrain as the best obstacle course. He moved around and constantly practiced adapting.

Thus, he practiced for seven days and sprinted all the way.

After an unknown period of time, under a tree in the forest, an ape carrying vines landed here.

It scratched its hairless bottom, then puffed up its chest and began watering the trees.

The criteria for choosing a mate in this group was a little strange. Those female apes did not like shiny fur or strong muscles, but they had a penchant for males with high urine levels.

Among their species, the powerful ape was over three meters tall, but it could only reach 1.5 meters.

It puffed up its chest and immediately stood up. Then, it saw that the water line it created was getting higher and higher.

Before the ape could get excited…

Eh? When did a coffin appear under its feet?

Uwaaa!

The silly monkey was shocked by the coffin that suddenly came out of the ground. It screamed and ran far away.

After a moment, the coffin lid automatically slid to the side, and Jiang Li walked out from within. He stretched his back and felt refreshed.

This was the third time he had woken up after coming out. He had been traveling for a long time.

Fortunately, because his clothes were usually worn out quickly, he prepared many disciple clothes in advance and placed them in the Yin Burial Coffin. After often changing his clothes, his body did not stink.

His journey here was rather peaceful. The smell of his body was very faint, and he never stopped to rush along the way. When some powerful demon beasts discovered that there was a human here, he had already run for an unknown distance.

This was far from what he imagined. He did not encounter a demon every few steps along the way.

On the way, he continuously used appraisal to raise his appraisal skill by a small level. At the same time, he also obtained quite a number of spiritual materials and spiritual herbs. In terms of spirit stones, he could earn about a hundred.

However, as an inner sect disciple, his monthly allowance was more than a hundred spirit stones. This bit of hard-earned money was better than nothing.

He sensed that the distance between him and his clone was not far.

Jiang Li calculated the distance and speed. He should be able to reach it by today!

After putting away the coffin, Jiang Li's figure vanished like the wind again.

On the other side, the clone also opened his eyes. After glancing at the strange statue tree above him, he got up and walked out.

As soon as the clone left, two vines stretched out from the statue tree.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Two sparks arose on the fire attribute array, burning back the vines that wanted to create trouble.

During the period when Jiang Li rushed over, this strange tree had been stirring up trouble.

However, its combat ability was quite limited. It could only grow some vines and roots to wrap people up.

Moreover, the speed was not very fast. After more than ten were cut down by the flying sword, it did not dare to act rashly in front of the clone.

However, in order to maintain the independence of his main body and clone, Jiang Li had to try his best to prevent both sides from appearing at the same time or even being too close. Therefore, his clone had to leave first.

Once the clone left, it wanted to come out again. However, before leaving, the clone had set up five layers of array formations around the strange tree. It was impossible for it to break through in a day.

When Jiang Li's main body found the location of the Scaled Demon Tribe, the exposed Scaled Demon corpses had already been eaten by the wild beasts in the forest.

He sank into the water and skillfully found the entrance to the nest. At this time, the smell of the Scaled Demon's cave was much better than before.

In order to prevent himself from dying of stench, his clone had burned all the Scaled Demon corpses in the cave to ashes with his spirit fire. After more than 20 days, even if he was in the underground cave, the smell had already dissipated quite a bit.

Jiang Li followed the path in his memories and quickly found the spacious stone room.

The strange tree was still unwilling to give up. However, compared to the beginning, the vines that grew out were thin, dry, and obviously malnourished. It looked a little pitiful.

"Let me see what you really are!"

Jiang Li's eyes lit up. He immediately used appraisal.

His clone was unable to use appraisal, and his curiosity towards this thing had tortured Jiang Li for a long time. Now, he could finally take a look.

[Name: Spiritual Root Branch (??)]

[Type: Plant]

[Grade: Unknown]

[Root Status: Inverse Gravity]

[Nutrition Source: Subsidiary Parasite]

[Note: From an unknown land.]

Spiritual Root Branch… Spiritual Root Seed…

Jiang Li's eyes flickered with an inexplicable light as he repeated these two words softly.

Apart from the cultivation talent of cultivators, what else could the word spiritual root mean?

Spiritual Root… Spiritual Root of Heaven and Earth… Connate Spiritual Root!

Jiang Li suddenly recalled a passage written by his predecessor in the Ghost Wood Art and some myths and legends from his previous life.

Immortal Peach, Ginseng Fruit, Yellow Core Tree, Fusang Tree, Moon Laurel Tree, Bitter Bamboo, Calabash Vine…

In his previous life, these natural plants in the Primordial World of ancient mythologies were called spiritual roots!

Among them, there were 3,600 immortal peaches. They were divided into three grades, high, medium, and low. They were all reproductive sub-branches of the Connate Immortal Peach.

It could be seen that the spiritual root indeed had such a phenomenon.

As for the strange tree in front of him that had reversed gravity, it was appraised as a Spiritual Root Branch, but as to which spiritual root it was, there were still two questions unanswered.

Could it be that its source was also a Connate Spiritual Root?

Jiang Li was excited. Since the ancient times, there had been no signs of Immortals or Buddhas. He had originally thought that all the treasures had been reduced to ashes in the great calamity. He did not expect that such a thing would still exist.

Although the strange tree in front of him was quite pitifully weak, it was only because it had unfortunately fallen into the hands of a group of Scaled Demons.

The fact that it was a Spiritual Root Branch still meant that it was undoubtedly very powerful.

This point could be discovered just by looking at the characteristics of the spiritual root seed.

Oh no, when the appraisal skill appraised that seed, the information displayed was [Name: Spiritual Root Seed?].

Now, it seemed that the full name of these seeds should be called the seed of the Spiritual Root Branch.

Spiritual roots were spiritual roots. In ancient times, they were things that only the Immortal and Buddhist sects could master.

If he could figure out the secret of this Spiritual Root Branch, it would not be impossible for him to walk on his own path to the Great Dao!

Jiang Li stepped forward. The more he looked at the Spiritual Root Branch in front of him, the more he liked it. Even the divine statue that had sprouted from the tree trunk became delicate in his eyes.

Swoosh!

With a thought, the Dragon Imprisoning Lock flew out from his waist and bound the Spiritual Root Branch.

"This thing has an affinity with me!"

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Chapter 117: Female Bird Seeking Revenge?

Jiang Li's Dragon Imprisoning Lock was a chain that had once bound the dragon race. If it was just the toughness of the chain, it was absolutely impossible to trap a dragon.

The characteristics of the Dragon Imprisoning Lock were naturally on that single word, imprisoning.

After being bound by the Dragon Imprisoning Lock, it would have a strong suppression effect on the target.

Regardless of whether it was spiritual qi cultivation or physical strength, once they were locked up by the Dragon Imprisoning Lock, most of their strength would be sealed. They would be powerless to resist.

When Elder He had just given this artifact to Jiang Li, due to the wear and tear of time, the spiritual qi within the Dragon Imprisoning Lock had already dispersed completely. Apart from being sturdy, it was practically useless.

However, later on, Jiang Li made a mistake and swallowed a drop of high-grade spirit stone spiritual liquid, obtaining a [Spiritual Qi Infusion] status that was beyond his current tolerance level.

In order to share the burden of the surplus spiritual qi, he used an endless supply of high-grade spiritual qi to refine it every day. This Dragon Imprisoning Lock gradually recovered some of its former power.

The spiritual root before him was still lacking in strength. After being bound by the Dragon Imprisoning Lock, it immediately stopped moving.

Jiang Li did not forcefully pull it away. If he were to break this spiritual root, he would be the one feeling heartache.

Clenching his fists, he suddenly jumped up and smashed into the mountain rock above him.

How exaggerated was Jiang Li's strength at this moment? As a fist smashed down, large chunks of rock shattered and rolled down.

However, this was far from the end. He surrounded the spiritual root and punched the top of the cave.

Jiang Li was actually planning to dig out this strange tree from the rocks!

In the sect, Jiang Li was very familiar with such matters. He only spent more than an hour to completely dig out the root structure with a radius of only three meters, along with the rocks.

After throwing out the Yin Burial Coffin, the coffin's mouth quickly enlarged and actually stuffed such a huge tree into the coffin!

Jiang Li also flipped over and entered the coffin space. He was afraid that his spiritual root would accidentally drop into the Yin Zombie's blood. It would be a sin if it got soaked.

However, after entering, he realized that his worries were completely unnecessary.

The inverted property of the spiritual root was still present. He saw that the black and red Yin Corpse Blood sank to the bottom. The Spiritual Root Branch, on the other hand, seemed to have really reversed gravity as it steadily landed on the ceiling of the coffin.

This saved him a lot of trouble.

With a wave of his hand, Jiang Li put away the Dragon Imprisoning Lock. However, he threw out a few spirit talismans and stuck them onto the tree, restricting it.

Before he could completely master this Spiritual Root Branch, Jiang Li did not plan to give it too good of a treatment as it would be easy for an accident to happen.

However, with the rich spiritual qi environment inside the coffin, it should not starve to death.

After leaving the cave, Jiang Li formed hand seals and pointed forward. The array formation set up by the sword cultivator clone shattered with a bang.

The Scaled Demon Lair, which was already full of cracks from Jiang Li's violent fists, finally could not endure it and completely collapsed, burying everything that had happened in the past underground.

Jiang Li tapped his feet lightly and started moving towards the direction of the sect again. The tattoo on his back had really vanished completely this time, and he could already condense a new blood tattoo.

Shriek!

On the sword cultivator clone's side, he was flying in the direction he came from calmly.

However, after flying for half a day, a familiar cry sounded from afar.

Jiang Li's parallel mind was shocked. Wasn't the Golden-Winged Condor already dead? The corpse had already been distributed among the people in the Scripture Storage Valley. How could it still cause trouble?

Jiang Li immediately retracted the fluctuation of his flying sword and quickly descended to the ground. Soon, he entered the forest below to temporarily dodge.

Shriek!

Another similar cry sounded. This time, the sound was much louder than before. Clearly, the distance was quickly closing.

However, Jiang Li who had extremely sharp ears noticed a trace of abnormality.

This voice was different from the previous one.

Wait a minute, didn't the sect's Eldest Senior Brother Chu Yunxuan tell him before?

Golden-Winged Condors generally lived together as a pair of male and female.

At that time, it was only a male bird that they had killed. In other words, this was the female bird!

Was it here to seek revenge? He could not be that unlucky!

As Jiang Li converged his aura, he held the flying sword in his hand tightly. He focused his mind and slowed his heartbeat as he adjusted his condition.

Ever since the awakening of his Sword Heart that day, his parallel mind had been trying to recover that feeling. After sitting cross-legged for more than twenty days, he finally made some progress.

Although it required a lot of preparation time and the duration was very short, he could indeed enter the Sword Heart state steadily.

As long as he was given a little more time, when that condor came over, his clone would be able to ruthlessly attack it with Burning Rainbow!

Soon, the sound of something tearing through the air could be heard.

Jiang Li was stunned. He raised his head and looked up through the treetops, only to see green, blue, gold, and brown flying swords streak through the sky. A few breaths later, another large bird flapped its wings and chased closely behind!

It was a Golden-Winged Condor that was even larger than Jiang Li had seen previously. It was currently chasing after four sword cultivators.

It was not after him?

Jiang Li rejoiced in his heart. However, who was so unlucky as to bump into a female bird who had lost her mate?

He pushed aside the leaves and looked at the two parties chasing after him. However, when he saw the four sword lights that were fleeing ahead, he felt that they looked familiar.

"Senior Sister, our sword speed isn't fast enough. If this continues, we'll definitely be caught up!"

The sword cultivator on the green wood attribute flying sword spoke. He was the youngest among the four with the lowest cultivation level. At this moment, he could not hold on anymore.

Leading them was a water attribute female sword cultivator. Her pitch-black hair was mixed with traces of ice-blue, making her look mysterious and cold.

"You guys leave first. I'll go stop that beast!"

The water attribute female cultivator glanced at the pursuing condor. After saying this, the flying sword beneath her suddenly slowed down. She turned around and faced the incoming bird.

After learning from the disciple of the Scripture Storage Valley that "Senior Brother Tang Yan" was not dead, she went down the mountain to look for her senior brother. She felt that she was the cause of this incident and could not implicate her companions. Moreover, she was still the senior sister, so she should take responsibility for this.

However…

A voice came from beside her. It was the metal attribute sword cultivator who said, "Senior Sister, you're wrong. I'm the fastest on my sword and I'm even more confident in escaping. This kind of mission should be given to me, right?"

From the other side, another voice spoke, "No, no, no. My Stardust Sword is best at resisting enemies. In terms of delaying enemies, I'm the best."

"I… hehe, I don't know anything, but if my senior brothers and sisters don't leave, I won't leave either." The last wood attribute sword cultivator answered.

The female cultivator on the ice-blue flying sword looked around. A helpless smile appeared in front of her. It turned out that she had planned to sacrifice herself and suddenly slow down.

The three companions beside her also stayed behind without any hesitation.

"You… Alright! Then let's have another battle with that beast and let it see the might of the Shu Mountain sword cultivators!"

The four of them immediately regrouped. The flying sword beneath their feet glowed brightly as they charged at Golden-Winged Condor.

Shriek!

The Golden-Winged Condor lunged forward with its sharp claws.

The four sword lights dispersed in four directions at the same time, causing the pair of huge claws that could crush rocks to miss.

The condor had limited intelligence and did not know which direction to pursue for the time being. As a result, it lost the initiative.

After the four sword cultivators rushed out a distance in the opposite direction, they gathered together again. In the next moment, the flying swords in their hands turned into four streaks of light that flew out of their hands. They circled around each other and attacked the condor.

This was the Five Elements Sword Formation that they had tempered a thousand times! However, the five elements were missing fire, so its power was greatly reduced.

Swoosh!

However, at this moment, a crimson stream of light rose from the forest below and chased after the four flying swords at an extremely fast speed!

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Chapter 118: Five Elements Sword Formation

"That's… the Burning Rainbow Sword! Burning Rainbow! Senior Sister, that's Burning Rainbow!"

"Ancestor! Please don't let my eyes see wrongly!"

"Senior Brother is still alive! Senior Brother Tang Yan is indeed still alive!"

The four Shu Mountain sword cultivators standing in the air on their flying artifacts were also shocked when they saw the flying sword suddenly appear. However, they were immediately overjoyed.

Because of their experiences together, they were too familiar with that sword light! They recognized it at a glance.

The three junior brothers looked at the water attribute senior sister, who was the only one who did not speak. They saw that she was covering her mouth with one hand and tears were already flowing down her face.

At this moment, Jiang Li's clone's voice sounded from below, "Focus your mind! Five Elements Sword Formation!"

Standing on the tree branch, he was also speechless. He had no choice but to remind them.

At the beginning, the sword formation had been fine, but after the flying swords rose into the air, it suddenly became chaotic. Forget about the power of such a sword formation, it was already fortunate that the five flying swords did not collide with each other.

When the four people above heard the command of the clone, they also felt the same as when the five of them were together. They suppressed the excitement in their hearts and controlled their flying swords to return to the correct place.

At this moment, the flying sword that carried a red stream of light finally arrived. It stabbed into the sword formation from behind and the five elements returned to their positions!

Immediately, fire fueled earth, earth fueled metal, metal fueled water, water fueled wood, and wood fueled fire!

The five elements rotated and coexisted. The might of the sword formation suddenly increased! With an invincible might, it charged at the Golden-Winged Condor!

Shriek!

When the condor saw the sudden change in front of it, its soul almost dissipated in shock!

With its intelligence, it was difficult to understand why the power of the toothpicks would rise exponentially with just four toothpicks becoming five.

The huge condor beat its wings frantically, trying to escape in the opposite direction.

The violent flapping caused many of its precious feathers to fall, but it was still useless!

Under the guidance of the most dazzling fire-type flying sword, the Five Element Sword Formation instantly struck Golden-Winged Mystic Condor.

Swoosh!

The power of the Five Elements Cycle poured into the condor without holding back. The hard feathers did not even have a chance to resist before they were completely destroyed.

Then, the flesh, bones, and internal organs!

With just one strike, the insufferably arrogant Golden-Winged Condor perished on the spot!

This was the power of the Shu Mountain Five Elements Sword Formation!

Back then in the Mother River, even the Golden Core zombie demon did not dare to withstand this sword formation. How could a mere condor have such ability?

A moment later, the five flying swords passed through its body. After bending in the air, they returned to their masters.

The only thing left behind was the corpse of the condor, which was still being ravaged by the five elements sword qi.

This time, the attack was a little heavy. When the five elements sword qi dissipated, there would probably be nothing good left on this huge bird.

"Senior Brother! Senior Brother Tang Yan!"

Jiang Li had just recalled Burning Rainbow when such a sound came from above.

It was as if he had been stimulated by something familiar.

In the brain of this body, countless memory fragments were quickly piecing together, and his consciousness was recalling more and more of his predecessor's memories.

He held his head and stood motionless, trying to digest the incomplete memories.

Soon, the four Shu Mountain sword cultivators flew to his side and surrounded Jiang Li, shouting non-stop. Their faces were filled with excitement.

"Senior Brother! It's really you!"

The female cultivator with black hair mixed with wisps of ice-blue walked up to him.

The female cultivator lowered her head and looked up at him. Her eyes were filled with tears and she looked pitiful.

Seeing this familiar face, more memories surfaced in his mind, causing him to frown.

The female cultivator looked at the clone's neck again, and tears immediately rolled down her face.

On the neck of the clone, the scar left behind by the Golden Core zombie demon was still clearly visible.

"I'm sorry, Senior Brother! If… if I hadn't given up on finding you, perhaps…"

"Junior Sister Shuang… Meng…" The clone interrupted the other party's self-reproach.

Jiang Li did not know about the others, but after the battle of the Mother River, the people from the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak were definitely the last to leave. It was said that they had been searching for more than half a month.

For some reason, the clone, Tang Yan, stretched out his left hand and inserted his fingers into the other party's hair.

However, Junior Sister Shuang Meng did not resist at all. Instead, she was different from her usual aloofness. She took the initiative to gently rub her head against the palm of Tang Yan's clone.

From far away, Jiang Li's main body had a helpless expression as he no longer paid attention to the live broadcast over there. He temporarily cut off his main body's memories of his clone, allowing his clone to perfectly act as "Tang Yan".

However, he did not expect that one day, he would actually have to witness his own clone flirting.

Was he not handsome enough? Why had he never met a junior sister who took the initiative to throw herself at him?

That did not seem right. When he returned to the outer sect last time, he had also received quite a number of love letters.

Oh, that's right, that was a thing.

There should be no problem with his clone for the time being. His identity could withstand inspection. Once he returned to the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak, he would see if he could learn some powerful cultivation methods and Jiang Li would be able to easily learn them from afar.

If the situation was appropriate, he could reveal a little more about the spiritual root seed so that the cultivation world of the Great Mountain Region would be prepared for any possible plots.

Jiang Li's hopes for this clone were basically fulfilled.

The clone and his junior sister exchanged pleasantries before leaving.

After they left, Jiang Li's figure shuttled through the forest and arrived here.

He took out the sect map and after carefully identifying the direction, he drew two straight lines on the map.

The first line was the route the previous male bird took after capturing the clone to return to the nest.

The second line was the route that the female bird guarding the nest took after discovering the four sword cultivators.

The two straight lines stretched out and crossed each other, pointing out a location on the map.

Good. It was not far from here.

Jiang Li looked towards a certain direction in the forest. He put away the map and his figure flashed as he quickly ran towards the target location.

About four hours later, Jiang Li arrived at the area indicated by the intersection of the two lines.

Although on the map, it was only a point where the two points crossed, in the vast cultivation world, it was still a considerable area.

However, it might be harder to find another animal's nest, but a bird's nest was a different story.

Jiang Li turned around in the jungle in the region.

Soon, he found what he wanted to see.

A particularly large pile of bird feces.

Yes, it was really a big one. One look and one would not be able to eat for two days.

The Golden-Winged Condors lived together as a female and a male. With their strength, they were considered a small tyrant in this mountain forest. Powerful demon beasts were not permitted around them, much less large birds.

Therefore, the ones who left this thing behind must be the two condors.

Jiang Li continued to search. The bird manure appeared more and more frequently and densely. Soon, it was all over the ground and trees. The environment on the ground was terrible.

Jiang Li's eyes lit up. In the center of the bird manure, there were a few ancient trees that were especially huge.

Jiang Li controlled the Dragon Imprisoning Lock to rise into the sky. Finally, in the middle of the three huge ancient trees, he discovered a bird nest that was also enlarged by hundreds of times of a normal nest.

In the middle of the nest, two huge eggs that were half the height of a human lay quietly.

He had finally found it!

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Chapter 119: Dragon Tortoise

A few days later.

Boom!

On a calm lake, a water splash that was a few meters high suddenly exploded. Jiang Li's figure that was covered in a wooden armor leaped out from within, and then he stepped on the surface of the water and flew towards the shore.

As he walked on the water, an enormous tentacle suddenly stretched out from beneath the surface of the water and swept towards Jiang Li. However, Jiang Li seemed to have made preparations beforehand, and he dodged it with a few flashes under the enhancement of the Armored Horse Divine Travel.

After landing on the shore and retreating to a safe distance, the black tentacle seemed to have reached its limit and stopped pursuing. It swayed twice before sinking back into the water.

However, the end of the tentacle was especially round, as if there was a part missing.

Seeing that the water surface no longer moved, Jiang Li stretched out his hand and gestured towards the surface of the lake.

Splash! A black chain shot out of the lake.

The Dragon Imprisoning Lock automatically became thinner and shorter, wrapping around Jiang Li's waist.

Slam!

A black tentacle that was three meters long and as thick as a bucket landed in front of Jiang Li and was still wriggling non-stop.

This thing was obviously the tail section of the "tentacle" that attacked Jiang Li earlier.

Jiang Li sighed. Spiritual qi brushed past his entire body, and the lake water on his body dispersed into a mist that was quickly blown dry.

"This thing is really hard to deal with in the water!"

Jiang Li looked at the lake nearby and could not help but sigh.

After finding the two eggs, he flew all the way here and had already stayed by the lake for three days.

This was all because he had taken a fancy to a demon beast in the water!

[Name: Dragon Tortoise]

[Type: Water Demon Beast]

[Age: Sexual Immaturity]

[Gender: Male]

[Source of Nutrition: Omnivorous]

[Status: Ambush and Strangle]

[Danger Level: High]

This was a type of aquatic demon beast that was recorded in the Scripture Storage Valley's Beast Record. It was said that it inherited the powerful bloodline of the Ancient Dragon Race.

Although it was still a minor, the body was already as huge as a water monster.

It had a dragon head, a tortoise body, and a snake tail. It was said that its appearance was very similar to the legendary divine beast, Black Tortoise.

There were even rumors that this Dragon Tortoise was a variation born after a night of intercourse by the amorous dragon race and the divine beast, Black Tortoise!

When Jiang Li arrived at this lake the day before, he discovered that the scenery here was beautiful and the surface of the lake was like a mirror. As such, he decided to rest here for the night.

Moreover, as this place was already not far from the sect, he chose to camp and start a fire after relaxing a little. He even took out a huge beast leg and roasted it on the fire.

If he continued forward, he would only need two days to return to the sect. However, along the way, he did not encounter any demon beasts that he liked, and he had yet to obtain the material for the beast blood tattoo.

There was a reason why this beast leg was roasted, he wanted to attract some powerful demon beasts to fall into the trap.

However, after waiting for a while, although there were indeed some demon beasts that were attracted by the fragrance, the strange thing was that those demon beasts did not seem to have much courage. They only stood at the edge of the forest from afar and watched, and for a long time, no one dared to go forward and snatch it.

Jiang Li's aura was only at the Qi Refinement realm. In theory, it should be an existence that was inclined towards the bottom of the food chain in this forest. It should not be enough to deter so many demon beasts from approaching.

Could it be that they did not dare to approach the lake?

Jiang Li suddenly discovered a problem.

The lake in the wilderness where animals were densely packedâ should be the water source for a large number of animals. Every day, tens of thousands of animals would come here to drink water. How could the environment here still be so intact?

Unless…

This lake was not a safe water source!

Just as Jiang Li thought of this, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

A tail as thick as a water bucket silently extended from the river.

Jiang Li only felt his waist tighten, and he was swept up together with the roasted meat that was crazily dripping oil on the fire.

Immediately, he felt a severe weightlessness. Without giving him any time to react, the pitch-black and slippery tail dragged him into the water.

The sudden coldness of the water and the large number of bubbles in front of Jiang Li made him unable to react for a moment.

Then, a gaping maw clamped down on his head. Sharp teeth slashed at his neck as if seeking to rip it off.

If not for the black armament covering him in time, he would have joined the Headless Zombie Club.

A stench entered his nose. The tail that was as thick as a water bucket wrapped tighter and tighter around his body, squeezing crazily.

The thing that swept him into the water was extremely powerful. The tail that was as thick as a water bucket wrapped around his entire body, causing his bones to creak.

This hunting pattern was very similar to that of some giant snakes.

However, after throwing the appraisal skill at the bloody mouth, he did indeed obtain information about the Dragon Tortoise.

It was clearly still underage, but the danger level to Jiang Li had already reached a "high" level. It was almost the same level of danger as Senior Sister Liu Mulan.

His head was completely covered by the dragon's bite, so he tried to bring his heavy fists down on the tail.

However, because he was underwater, Jiang Li had nowhere to exert his strength. All the joints in his body were wrapped up by the snake's tail, so he was unable to exert any brute force.

Coupled with the Dragon Tortoise's astonishing defense and the layer of slippery mucus covering its skin, 50-60% of the force would slide away. The effect of his counterattack was minimal.

As the Dragon Tortoise's tail tightened, Jiang Li also began to feel suffocation and pain.

Was he going to die at the hands of a tortoise?

No, absolutely not. If that was the case, he would definitely feel extremely aggrieved.

After forcefully stabilizing his mind, Jiang Li had a thought and severed the high-grade spiritual qi flow to his clone and the two artifacts.

The 50 points of high-grade spiritual qi per second immediately stayed in his body. It kept surging and churning, causing his body to immediately swell.

Pew!

Jiang Li circulated the cultivation method. A moment later, he suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a large amount of cold Yin attribute spiritual qi.

This was a spell technique that Jiang Li had learned earlier.

Yin Wind Art!

He had used it when he had been tested by Senior Sister Liu Mulan in the Demon Vanquishing Hall. Although its power was limited, it was great because it did not need him to chant or form seals. It was impossible to guard against!

At least, it was better than spitting saliva.

Under the continuous expenditure of spiritual qi in his body, this power might not necessarily be weaker.

He was not stingy with the expenditure of high-grade spiritual qi. He converted all the spiritual qi that surged into Yin qi and blew at the Dragon Tortoise's throat.

He gained 50 points of high-grade spiritual qi per second. How astonishing would the Yin qi that it transformed into be?

The dragon tortoise's throat swelled up instantly.

The bright red flesh on the inner wall of the esophagus quickly turned black and dark under the erosion of the Yin qi!

If this continued, the flesh and blood would rot and die under the Yin qi!

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Chapter 120: Unfair Battle

Under the extravagant usage of Yin Wind Art, the Dragon Tortoise only lasted for five seconds before it retracted its head as if it had been electrocuted.

The cold wind blew directly at the throat, attacking the vital part of the Dragon Tortoise.

It was in so much pain that its head shrank back. However, the majestic dragon head was too big, and no matter how hard it tried, it could not pull back into the tortoise shell.

It could not be bothered to hunt Jiang Li anymore. After letting go of Jiang Li, its long tail slapped the water a few times, and like a water dragon, it quickly disappeared into the depths of the lake.

At that speed, the Dragon Imprisoning Lock could not even catch up to his opponent's "tail qi."

This was the first time Jiang Li met this Dragon Tortoise, both sides suffering a bit.

Then, Jiang Li developed a strong interest in this water demon beast.

The terrifying strangulation force definitely far exceeded that of other demon beasts of the same level.

Jiang Li had also caught a glimpse of the dragon head underwater. Perhaps this fellow really did possess the bloodline of the Ancient Dragons?

Moreover, Jiang Li indeed had a severe shortcoming in underwater combat. If he could obtain its blood essence, perhaps he could make up for it a lot.

Therefore, Jiang Li had already set this Dragon Tortoise as the material for his fourth beast blood tattoo.

In the next three days, Jiang Li took the initiative to attack. He lured it onto the shore and provoked it while in the lake. He had several great battles with the Dragon Tortoise.

However, in the water, this demon beast was extremely strong and agile. He was at a disadvantage every time he fought it.

The only time was when he used himself as bait to set up a trap in advance. It was not easy for him to finally use the Dragon Imprisoning Lock to tie up his opponent's tail.

However, he did not expect that the Dragon Tortoise would actually have the ability to escape by cutting off its tail, causing Jiang Li's plan to fail again.

Jiang Li had a headache about this.

He wanted to use the Dragon Tortoise's blood essence to make up for his weakness in underwater combat.

However, if he did not make up for his shortcomings in underwater combat, he would not be able to defeat the Dragon Tortoise.

As such, Jiang Li fell into an awkward stalemate.

If only there was a way he could make it leave the water.

Jiang Li looked at the broken tail in front of him and fell into deep thought.

He had tried using bait several times, but it had been proven to be a failure.

He had nearly lost an egg of the Golden-Winged Condor in the process.

'In that case… don't blame me!'

Jiang Li was determined to kill that Dragon Tortoise. After three days of fighting, he discovered that if he did not use some crafty methods, it would probably be very difficult to win.

'In the mountains, I can set fire to the trees. In the water, I can use poison!'

He took out the coffin and threw it out.

The coffin expanded in the wind. As it grew larger, it flew higher and higher until it was a hundred meters high in the center of the lake.

Yin Corpse Blood! Release!

The coffin lid slid to the side, and immediately, a stream of red-black liquid poured out.

It was the Yin Corpse Blood that could fill a medium-sized pool in the coffin.

This Yin Corpse Blood was incomparably sinister and poisonous. When it entered the lake water, it immediately dyed the blue lake water into a rich red-black color, and it quickly spread towards the surroundings.

On the surface of the lake, large numbers of dead fish quickly floated up. This scene was practically a replica of the Mother River.

The area of this lake was not very large, so it should be unable to cleanse such a large amount of Yin Corpse Blood.

This Dragon Tortoise was not an evil thing. Jiang Li did not believe that it could still stay in the water.

Sure enough, not long after, a long-bearded dragon head surfaced for the first time.

If not for the fact that Jiang Li had seen its true form underwater, he would have probably been frightened by the majestic dragon head and fled a thousand miles away.

Roar!

With a roar, a thick column of water shot out from the dragon's head. It ignored the gravitational force and shot straight at the coffin that was still pouring out Yin Corpse Blood.

However, how could Jiang Li watch as his artifact got attacked? The chain in his hand immediately flew out.

After a long period of refinement by high-grade spiritual qi, the various aspects of the Dragon Imprisoning Lock were already very powerful.

In just a moment, it caught up to the water pillar.

With a swooshing sound, the Dragon Imprisoning Lock wrapped around the water column before suddenly tightening. The thick water column was bound by the chains and dissipated in midair.

Roar!

After all, the Dragon Tortoise had such a huge head. Its brain capacity was clearly not what ordinary tortoises could compare to. It was obviously much smarter.

It turned its head along the direction of the Dragon Imprisoning Lock and saw Jiang Li, the culprit who had thrown the poison.

Its instincts told it that as an aquatic demon beast, leaving the comfortable water to go ashore was not a good idea.

But the red-black blood spreading from the center of the lake made it understand that this lake, which it considered home, was going to be ruined.

In the end, anger overcame the demon beast's already low intelligence. A long tail stirred the lake water and finally climbed up to the shore under Jiang Li's expectant gaze.

This Dragon Tortoise was nearly 50 meters in length. Its tail was long and strong. Just its tail alone took up 40 meters of length.

Behind the sinister dragon head was a slightly strange tortoise shell.

This was strange because other than the head and tail, this Dragon Tortoise shell only had two holes.

This was because a normal tortoise had four legs, while this Dragon Tortoise only had two front legs supporting it on the ground. Behind it, it relied on the powerful snake tail.

Jiang Li was slightly curious now. This fellow's head was so big and its tail was so long. Obviously, it was impossible to withdraw its head and body back into its shell.

Then what was the meaning of this tortoise shell? Was it for fun?

Swoosh!

At this moment, the Dragon Imprisoning Lock flew back like a pitch-black bolt of lightning. With two cracking sounds, the shackles on the two ends of the chain held onto the front claws of the Dragon Tortoise while holding onto Jiang Li's left leg.

The man and the beast were tied together.

Jiang Li could not help but smile. This is the way he liked to fight!

Roar!

The Dragon Tortoise relied on its snake tail to move at an astonishing speed even after leaving the lake.

Raising its huge dragon head and two beast claws, it roared and rushed towards Jiang Li.

On the other hand, Jiang Li was not afraid in the slightest. His thick shoulder sank as he ran, and the move, Mountain Crushing Ape Demon, that had been tempered a thousand times ruthlessly smashed towards the Dragon Tortoise.

Boom!

Jiang Li's cannonball-like figure collided with the Dragon Tortoise's shell and sent it flying.

On land, not to mention possessing dragon blood, even a True Dragon…

Alright, he could not beat a True Dragon, but bullying a Dragon Tortoise with a thin bloodline was not a problem.

In the water, Jiang Li was not as strong as the Dragon Tortoise, but at this moment, the situation had completely reversed.

After he collided with the Dragon Tortoise, he pressed down on its head and beat it up. Hard scales flew everywhere like snow in the air.

The long snake tail swept over, wishing to entangle and strangle Jiang Li. However, he quickly retreated, not giving the slightest chance.

If this Dragon Tortoise wanted to return to the water, Jiang Li would nail it on the spot again, using his extremely powerful strength to pull it, making it exhaust a large amount of stamina in vain.

A dragon had its reverse scale while snakes were weakest seven inches below its head.

This Dragon Tortoise had dragon blood and a long snake tail. Logically speaking, it definitely had such vital parts.

However, the tortoise shell that Jiang Li thought was useless at the beginning just happened to protect its vital parts, causing the weakness to become the hardest part of its body.

He could not end this quickly.

Jiang Li had no choice but to enter a prolonged battle of attrition with this Dragon Tortoise.

His skin was dyed black as he battled the Dragon Tortoise, exchanging injuries and spewing blood.

However, in terms of stamina and recovery, Jiang Li was really not afraid of anyone.

It was rare for him to suffer such injuries, and he was able to recover from them easily as if he was breathing. It was as if there were two female cultivators from the Rejuvenation Hall behind Jiang Li who were constantly using recovery techniques.

Ever since the situation had dragged into a protracted battle, the battle had become unfair.

A few hours later, Jiang Li stepped on the huge dragon's head while panting slightly. The Dragon Tortoise had finally exhausted all of its strength, and it lay on the ground while on the verge of death.

Jiang Li stuffed it into the coffin, wrapped the chain around his waist, and flew towards the sect that was not far away.

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Chapter 121: Sect Martial Arts Competition

Jiang Li's main body was rushing. The sword cultivator clone and his four junior brothers and sisters rode their swords along the way, but they returned to the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak faster than him.

The Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak, as its name suggested, consisted of five steep mountain peaks that reached into the clouds.

The five mountain peaks were exquisite, like five sharp swords that pierced through the clouds.

The clouds and mist that coiled around the mountain peak, no matter from which angle, made the mountain terrain look majestic and imposing. The sight was extremely awe-inspiring!

Anyone who looked at them would undoubtedly think that they were five immortal mountains.

With Jiang Li's current knowledge, he was even able to discern that these five mountains were each situated above the positions of the five elements, and they relied on each other to directly form an enormous natural formation.

No wonder it was said that the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak was impregnable. Such a natural array formation used the five spiritual mountains as the array cores. How could it be possible for humans to break it?

After returning to Shu Mountain, as Jiang Li had guessed, they conducted a series of checks on his Dao Foundation and soul.

However, this was the power of the Bodhisattva Heart Sutra. If this was the incarnation of that mighty figure, it would be impossible to tell even if one had cultivated to the Golden Immortal realm.

Although Jiang Li's understanding of the Heart Sutra was only superficial, no one in the current cultivation world had ever heard of a cultivator successfully ascending to the Immortal Realm, and practically no one had the ability to see through his parallel mind.

With just the two Core Formation elders, they were still far from being able to see through Jiang Li's clone.

In fact, after he displayed his cultivation level and his initial awakening of the Sword Heart, no one doubted him anymore.

They only believed that the clone had benefited from a disaster and that he had awakened his Sword Heart after surviving the calamity.

Therefore, after his identity was verified, the sect paid even more attention to him. Because of his memory loss, they directly opened up all the spell techniques for Foundation Establishment and below, allowing him to study them for two months.

During this time, whatever the clone learned became Jiang Li's as well.

Two days later, Jiang Li landed at the entrance of the Scripture Storage Valley. Under the influence of the illusion array, the huge valley looked desolate and barren from the outside.

He did not immediately enter the Scripture Storage Valley, but first found a hidden place and dragged out the dying Dragon Tortoise.

Jiang Li did not want to expose the existence of the coffin, so he could only trouble himself like this.

However, this Dragon Tortoise's vitality was really tenacious. Two days ago, it was already beaten to the point of near death by him. He did not expect that it was still alive now.

Slowly, Jiang Li dragged the 50-meter-long Dragon Tortoise closer to the entrance of the Scripture Storage Valley.

After he took out the inner sect disciple token, a hole was immediately opened in the defensive formation. Jiang Li easily stepped in, and the scene before his eyes became a familiar and flourishing cultivation sect.

"Senior Brother Jiang Li, welcome back!"

When the two registered disciples verified Jiang Li's identity, their eyes were completely focused on the Dragon Tortoise, afraid that this huge thing would wake up and give them a bite.

However, Jiang Li did not mind.

Originally, outer sect disciples in the Qi Refinement realm did not have the ability to take on important duties like guarding the sect entrance.

However, this mission required a long period of exposure to the sun and wind. There was not much to gain, so the precious inner sect disciples were not willing to sacrifice themselves.

Therefore, the inner sect disciples thought of a method. They built an elegant small building not far from the entrance of the valley.

On the pretext of holding down the fort inside, they would issue missions and let outer sect disciples at the late-stage Qi Refinement realm or registered disciples of the Internal Affairs Hall take up the missions. They would take over the duties under the scorching sun and rain.

This kind of strategy that had its own assurance and countermeasures was not a big deal. As long as it did not affect the execution of the mission, the sect would not say anything.

After completing the test, the two of them bowed and sent him off. Jiang Li nodded and walked towards the inner area of the sect.

However, he had only taken a few steps when he stopped. He waved his hand and summoned the two disciples guarding the door over.

"What's going on over there?"

Jiang Li pointed into the distance. In the sky above the sect, a huge platform about a hundred meters in length and width floated.

That thing seemed to be a floating spell arena, but wasn't the outer sect competition over already? What was the sect doing?

"Senior Brother, that's the stage for the sect martial arts competition." A disciple respectfully replied.

"When was the sect martial arts competition decided? How could I not know?"

The sect martial arts competition was naturally a martial arts competition between the entire sect's various halls. It was a grand event between inner sect disciples, and it was no longer a competition between outer sect disciples.

However, Jiang Li was slightly surprised. Why had he not heard of such an important matter before?

The disciples of the Demon Vanquishing Hall were all hot-blooded. This should be the most exciting thing to them. No one had mentioned it in the hall before.

"Senior Brother, the martial arts competition was set about half a month ago."

"I think it's said that they're holding a martial arts competition in the sect to select excellent disciples for the distribution rights of a mystic realm."

Half a month ago?

At that time, Jiang Li had already left the Demon Vanquishing Hall's base and was traveling alone in the wilderness. No one would specially use a communication spirit stone to inform a mid-stage Qi Refinement realm disciple to participate in this kind of martial arts competition. Therefore, Jiang Li was unaware of this matter.

"The distribution rights of the mystic realm?"

However, when he heard this reason, Jiang Li recalled some things.

His master, Elder He, had already left the sect for several months. Later on, he learned from his conversation with Liu Mulan that he seemed to have gone out to develop a new mystic realm.

Many important figures in the sect, including Eldest Senior Brother Chu Yunxuan, also went over to help.

Other than that, the people from the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak, Benevolent Travel Temple, and Hundred Tempering Mountain were also present. They had all shown great interest in that mystic realm.

In fact, the news that his clone was still alive was also obtained from Chu Yunxuan by the elder stationed there.

At that time, he had heard that the mystic realm seemed to have quite a lot of benefits and the distribution method was still undecided.

It was said that due to the awkward geographical location of the mystic realm, it affected more than half of the sects in the Great Mountain Region. Countless high-level cultivators were wrangling there.

From the looks of it now, the distribution method should have been set. It was planned to be decided by the competition between the disciples of the various sects.

Jiang Li thanked the two disciples guarding the entrance, leaving the two registered disciples feeling overwhelmed by the treatment.

He dragged the huge Dragon Tortoise back to the Demon Vanquishing Hall.

All along the way, when those outer sect disciples saw this giant beast, they were terrified to the point their legs and stomachs trembled, and all of them hid far away and did not dare approach.

In the crowd, Lu Qianqian, Qu Qianfan, Wang Liuliang, and others who were familiar with Jiang Li also saw this scene. While they were afraid, they also had mixed feelings.

Not long ago, they were all outer sect disciples. In fact, Qu Qianfan and Wang Liuliang had high-grade spiritual root aptitudes. They had even felt superior in front of Jiang Li.

However, Jiang Li's cultivation suddenly advanced by leaps and bounds. In that accident, he surpassed everyone in the outer sect and was the first to enter the inner sect.

Later on, their interactions ended. Their small group wanted to work hard to try and enter the inner sect to be on equal footing with Jiang Li again.

However, seeing this scene made their hearts tremble.

The gap between the inner sect and the outer sect… was it really that big?

Jiang Li had only joined the inner sect for a few months, yet he was able to hunt such a terrifying monster by himself. Did they really still have any hope of catching up?

Jiang Li did not care about the worship of the outer sect disciples. He dragged the heavy beast and entered the Demon Vanquishing Hall with ease.

What entered his sight was the familiar Demon Vanquishing Hall's square. At this moment, the square was bustling with training disciples.

Almost all the disciples of the Demon Vanquishing Hall that Jiang Li could name were present.

Many new faces that he usually did not see were also sweating on the field as they practiced their cultivation methods.

The ten arenas of the Demon Vanquishing Hall were also fully occupied. The intense battles above were to their heart's content, and spell techniques and artifacts were unleashed continuously.

However, in Jiang Li's eyes at this moment, those battles were already no different from children fighting.

The disciples in the hall were especially interested in cultivating during this period of time. Clearly, they were extremely enthusiastic about this sect martial competition.

Of the twelve inner sect halls in the Scripture Storage Valley, the Demon Vanquishing Hall was probably the most enthusiastic about this matter.

They usually liked to exchange pointers when they were free. Now that they had the chance to display their muscles in front of the entire sect and even the entire cultivation world of the Great Mountain Region, how could they not be excited?

Jiang Li walked into the Demon Vanquishing Hall and instantly attracted the gazes of most people. The Dragon Tortoise that was nearly 50 meters long was simply too conspicuous.

However, Elder He often captured demonic beasts to teach disciples in the past. They were naturally not as surprised as the outer sect disciples. They were taken aback for a moment but did not lose their composure.

However, Jiang Li who was carrying the Dragon Tortoise also became the focus of attention. Many senior brothers and sisters immediately recognized him, and they waved their hands and greeted him from afar.

"Junior Brother Jiang Li, what's that thing you're dragging? Is it still alive?"

"Dragon Tortoise! This looks like a Dragon Tortoise. Did the Head Elder capture it?"

"I heard that the Dragon Tortoise has the bloodline of the Dragon Race and is extremely powerful. Junior Brother, you have to be careful not to be injured by it."

A group of people surrounded the Dragon Tortoise, but none of them thought that this thing was captured by Jiang Li himself.

Although Jiang Li was powerful, in their hearts, he was still in the Qi Refinement realm. Even Foundation Establishment cultivators would not have an easy time against such a huge Dragon Tortoise. They naturally did not expect Jiang Li to capture it alive.

Jiang Li did not try to explain but only spoke a few words with them.

After watching for a long time, someone finally asked about him.

"Junior Brother Jiang Li, I heard you participated in the demon extermination mission earlier. How was it? Was it dangerous?"

"Junior Brother Jiang Li, did you also return to the sect to participate in the martial arts competition?"

"In my opinion, with Junior Brother's strength, you will definitely be able to obtain a good ranking in the martial arts competition. You will definitely be ranked first in the Qi Refinement realm!"

"When the time comes, let others see how powerful our Demon Vanquishing Hall is."

The martial arts competition this time was divided into two parts: the Qi Refinement realm below 20 years old and the Foundation Establishment realm below 30 years old.

Ignoring everything else, Jiang Li was definitely an invincible existence among the Qi Refinement realm.

The disciples of the Demon Vanquishing Hall were very certain of this because Jiang Li's iron fists had made them suffer greatly not long ago.

Now, the pair of fists were about to show their might to the outside world, making them feel excited.

The only thing Jiang Li had to worry about was that he should not use too much strength, lest he beat someone to death.

If an ordinary Qi Refinement realm cultivator received a punch from him, they would probably lose even if they had ten lives.

As he chatted with his fellow disciples, Jiang Li noticed a familiar figure in the distance.

It was a towering figure and a bald head covered in tattoos.

He took a closer look and was immediately overjoyed. Wasn't that the Head Elder of the Demon Vanquishing Hall, his beloved master, Elder He?

Wind arose beneath Jiang Li's feet as he carried the Dragon Tortoise's corpse and ran towards Elder He. After such a long period of running through the jungle's obstructions, his movement technique was already different from before, and his grasp of the Armored Horse Divine Travel had also risen to a new level.

He dragged the Dragon Tortoise like a train and quickly arrived in front of Elder He. He threw it to the side and cupped his hands to greet the other party.

"Master! You're back."

After all, the Demon Vanquishing Hall was the main combat force of the Scripture Storage Valley.

Apart from the Heaven and Earth Hall where the Valley Master's faction was located, which took away most of the genius disciples, very few people could suppress the Demon Vanquishing Hall.

Right now, it was the critical moment of the sect martial competition and they had to select talents. The Demon Vanquishing Hall was an extremely important force, so Elder He naturally had to return to preside over the situation.

"Yes, I heard from Mulan that you went to hunt demon beasts yourself?" Elder He nodded.

Then, he looked at the Dragon Tortoise that still had some faint aura on the ground, doing his best to appear calm.

However, Jiang Li clearly saw the corners of the other party's mouth twitching slightly.

What strength did such a huge Dragon Tortoise have?

How long had it been since he took Jiang Li in? He was actually able to hunt such a thing already?

Elder He's inner thoughts were abnormally interesting. What kind of disciple did he take in?

"Disciple's skills are not good enough. The beast blood tattoo on my body disappeared too quickly. I can only temporarily pause the extermination mission and go out to hunt demon beasts."

"Afterwards, I momentarily forgot the direction and walked further and further away. When I succeeded in hunting, I did not expect that I would already be this close to the sect so I directly returned."

Jiang Li had told Senior Sister Liu Mulan at that time. However, he was searching for demon beasts near the gathering point. Now that he had crossed such a distance to return to the sect, he felt that he still needed to explain things.

Elder He naturally did not believe his words. The distance between the Scripture Storage Valley and the temporary gathering point of the Demon Vanquishing Hall was huge.

Even if an ordinary Qi Refinement realm cultivator flew in a straight line, it would take them around a month. Jiang Li could not be assessed as an ordinary Qi Refinement realm cultivator, but he could not possibly get lost and wander off to this extent.

However, Elder He did not ask further.

Earlier, Jiang Li returned by sprinting while carrying the Dragon Tortoise. He saw the improvement in Jiang Li's movement technique with his own eyes, so he had already "guessed" the reason why this kid wanted to run such a distance by himself.

While hunting for beast blood materials, he was also training to make up for his shortcomings.

"It's your own ability to be able to return to the sect alone."

"Is this the demon beast you caught? Where did you find this Dragon Tortoise?" Elder He asked.

Dragon Tortoises were quite rare in the Great Mountain. Because of its dragon bloodline, it could be said that the entire body was a treasure.

This Dragon Tortoise was clearly underage, so there would definitely be a male and female Dragon Tortoise living nearby.

Capturing them to make soup was not a bad choice.

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Chapter 122: Medicine Garden Mystic Realm

Jiang Li was stunned. That lake still had the Yin Zombie Blood that he had poured.

The only time in the past hundred years that the Yin Corpse Blood had appeared on a large scale was in the Mother River.

If Elder He saw this, then the coffin, the underwater fish, and even the corpses of the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak sword cultivators would be traced…

He thought for a moment, then took out a map and decisively pointed at a water area in the other direction.

Elder He nodded and did not doubt him. He brought Jiang Li back to the quiet room that was specially used to cultivate the Beast Blood Diagram.

The water vapor in the quiet room had not completely dissipated. Clearly, someone had used it not long ago.

It seemed that the senior brothers and sisters who he had never seen had also returned because of the sect martial arts competition.

From the back of the quiet room, Elder He brought over a large vat that was several times larger and let Jiang Li boil the fire and medicine himself.

Elder He stood at the side and helped Jiang Li deal with the Dragon Tortoise.

This Dragon Tortoise possessed dragon blood, so every drop of blood essence on it was abnormally precious. With Jiang Li's technique, he would probably waste 70% of the blood essence.

Furthermore, this Dragon Tortoise was still alive. The effects of the blood essence were even better. If Jiang Li was lucky, he might really be able to obtain a trace of dragon blood.

To all body cultivators, it was something that they dreamed of.

Jiang Li would fan it towards the bottom of the huge vat every two breaths of time. It was not a difficult task.

He went to Elder He's side and observed the other party's method of killing the Dragon Tortoise to extract its blood.

He also asked about that mystic realm.

It was impossible for Jiang Li not to be curious about the mystic realm that caused the entire cultivation world of the Great Mountain Region to be shaken.

Elder He was currently cutting the tortoise shell. His hands were as steady as a machine.

There was no need to hide this from Jiang Li, so he spoke about it in passing. It could be considered to have given him a deeper understanding of the mystic realm's appearance.

According to Elder He, that mystic realm was a huge spiritual plant medicine garden.

At first, it was two lucky rogue cultivators who discovered it by accident.

The two rogue cultivators did not know how to refine pills and medicine. After picking more than 50 kilograms of spiritual materials in the mystic realm, they went to the Immortal Ascension Pavilion to sell them.

In the end, when the Immortal Ascension Pavilion's deacon saw that the two of them did not understand the value, he wanted to scam them and offer a very low price.

However, the two rogue cultivators were also shrewd. They discovered that something was wrong with his words.

The two of them realized that they had been cheated and immediately became angry. They did not let up and shouted.

Seeing that something was amiss, the deacon wanted to raise the price again, but they were also unwilling.

Both sides argued in the Immortal Ascension Pavilion as a result.

The Immortal Ascension Pavilion's market was the best in the Great Mountain Region. All the major sects had people stationed there to guard and exchange information.

As a result, this argument attracted many cultivators who were watching the commotion.

As cultivators who stayed in the cultivation bazaar all year round, how could they possibly be stupid?

Soon, someone discovered that the technique of plucking those spiritual materials was terrible. The person who plucked them did not seem like he could grow them.

However, it was very abnormal for the two of them to be able to gather over 50 kilograms of spiritual materials.

Soon, someone discovered that something was wrong from the roots of those herbs.

The residual soil at the spiritual material's root was exactly the same.

This meant that the fifty kilograms of spiritual materials had been harvested in a very small area.

However, this was not a hundred kilograms of weed, but a hundred kilograms of spiritual medicine!

Generally speaking, for a spiritual plant master to search a mountain and find one or two kilograms of spiritual materials was already not bad.

However, if these 50 kilograms of spiritual materials were not stolen from some sect's spiritual plant garden… then this would be a big matter.

This time, the two rogue cultivators realized that something was wrong. Why did the surrounding cultivators not speak up for them and even stare at them?

When they carried the spirit materials and wanted to leave, it was already too late.

At that time, almost all of the reputable sects in the Great Mountain Region were present.

They represented more than half of the cultivation world of the Great Mountain Region. Under their combined pressure, very few people could say no to them.

After the two rogue cultivators revealed the mystic realm under pressure, almost everyone knew about this secret.

Coupled with the location of the medicinal garden mystic realm being not within the territory of any of the four major sects, there was a huge conflict that arose later.

As for the other small sects, if they dared to claim that the mystic realm was their property, it was probably not an opportunity to rise up, but the beginning of their destruction.

Subsequently, this news was sent back to various sects immediately. The reputable factions in the Great Mountain sent out their people to take a share of the loot.

In the beginning, they really did not pay much attention to it. After all, no one could say for sure how valuable news like this—which was obtained without effort—was.

It was not until they arrived at the mysterious mystic realm that they realized that the value of it was far above their imagination!

The spiritual materials and resources inside were so abundant that if one stepped on a random grass or plucked a random flower, they could likely be spiritual plants.

In terms of spirit stones, it was a huge number that could practically cause a heart attack.

In each sect, there were dozens of alchemists and spiritual plant masters who had entered the mystic realm.

After that, they unanimously believed that the value of the Medicine Garden Mystic Realm would definitely surpass five complete spirit stone mines!

One had to know that there were only five spirit stone mines in the entire cultivation world of the Great Mountain Region.

A single medicinal garden was equivalent to the total amount of known spirit stones in the entire Great Mountain Region!

In the beginning, some people also thought of mining forcefully. They wanted to obtain the immediate benefits first.

However, that person was immediately scolded by all the spiritual plant masters present.

Although temporary benefits were straightforward, it was no different from killing the chicken for the eggs and draining the pond to catch fish!

One had to know that spiritual materials could grow after every harvest. If that medicinal garden was properly managed, it would continuously produce large amounts of spiritual materials every year. That was something that could benefit the future generations for a thousand years. It could even change the current state of the cultivation world of the Great Mountain Region.

The various large sects were not short-sighted people. Only rogue cultivators and demonic cultivators without roots sought temporary benefits.

Large sects had a history of tens of thousands of years. On the contrary, they looked down on that little bit of profit and preferred to manage their gains.

Those rogue cultivators who only found out later also swarmed over.

After they gathered together, they declared that since this mystic realm was unowned, all cultivators in the cultivation world of the Great Mountain Region were qualified to reap benefits from it.

This caused them to create quite a commotion, just like when the Scripture Storage Valley was established.

At that time, the sects were short-handed. Due to their numbers, they really divided a small area and let the rogue cultivators search and guard it.

With this, the short-sightedness of the rogue cultivators was exposed.

The rogue cultivators who had obtained admission tickets no longer cared about exploring or guarding. They were like a swarm of locusts as they started to gnaw on the land.

Although they were discovered by the sect forces in just a few hours and jointly expelled, the destruction they caused already made many cultivators' morale plummet.

Then, more and more sect cultivators arrived and suppressed the chaotic rogue cultivators. They even issued joint warrants against the few rogue cultivators leading the group, turning them into fiendish cultivators that everyone wanted to beat up.

As the Head Elder of the Demon Vanquishing Hall, it was also after the incident that Elder He went over personally.

The sects learned from their mistakes. No one was willing to let rogue cultivators in anymore. Moreover, there was nobody who wanted to see further destruction of the precious mystic realm.

What followed was a lengthy wrangling.

The four great sects naturally wanted to divide it among themselves, but because the cake was too big and the temptation was too great, the other sects naturally would not agree.

When small sects worked together to speak, even the four major sects could not ignore them!

Therefore, in the end, they still followed the old rules. In the cultivation world, the words of the strongest were most effective.

Of course, this was not referring to an all-out war, but the Great Mountain Region's Cultivator Competition!

Those small sects knew that their higher-ups were far inferior to the four great sects.

Thus, they planned to use the new generation of disciples with even more uncertainty to try to turn things around.

After all, if those small sects gathered most of their resources to support a few genius disciples, the resources that those disciples obtained would not be inferior to those of large sects.

This was the reason why they were so confident.

As for the four major sects, they did not think that their disciples would be worse than others!

Therefore, the candidates for the competition were decided on two categories: Qi Refinement realm disciples under the age of 20 and Foundation Establishment disciples under the age of 30.

At this point, the rules of the Great Mountain Cultivation World's competition were slowly finalized.

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Chapter 123: Dragon Tortoise Blood Tattoo

After Jiang Li heard the entire story, he pondered for a moment before asking in a very ignorant manner, "If we win the competition, the rewards will be very generous, right?"

Elder He was at a loss for words. This disciple of his was probably living a life of poverty. Why was he always thinking about such things?

However, without a doubt, regardless of whether it was the sect martial competition or the Great Mountain Cultivator Competition, the winner would definitely receive rich rewards.

Soon, the medicinal liquid in the large vat began to boil. Elder He began to pour the Dragon Tortoise blood into the large vat.

Unlike the previous heart, Elder He planned to use the Dragon Tortoise's blood this time, all of it.

This was also the reason why the medicinal cauldron was several times larger than before.

However, Jiang Li was not a giant. With his small size, he would definitely be unable to absorb all of the Dragon Tortoise blood. It would be difficult for him to even absorb one-tenth of it.

Therefore, before condensing the blood tattoo, they still had to take complicated steps to refine the concentrated tortoise blood.

However, more than ten minutes later.

"Aren't you a registered disciple of the Alchemy Hall? Why are you so clumsy?"

Jiang Li, who was assisting from the side, was despised by Elder He.

Elder He knew that Jiang Li had the status of a registered disciple of the Alchemy Hall, so he naturally thought that Jiang Li had talent in alchemy and had a certain foundation.

However, in the end, he kept making mistakes while only refining the essence blood. This made Elder He quite upset.

If Jiang Li screwed up some important parts, this precious Dragon Tortoise would be wasted.

"Forget it. Don't cause trouble anymore. Go to the Alchemy Hall and find a disciple to help out."

Jiang Li smiled awkwardly and did not explain the origins of his registered disciple identity.

After leaving the quiet room, Jiang Li directly went to the Alchemy Hall. In the Disciple's Alchemy Area, he found an especially neat alchemy room.

"Senior Sister Little Four, long time no see!"

There was only one person Jiang Li knew in the Alchemy Hall, and that was Senior Sister Little Four, who was like a rabbit and usually bounced around when she walked.

Senior Sister Little Four's Pill Chamber was neatly arranged. From the ground to the roof beams, there was not a speck of dust.

Clearly, this Pill Chamber had a very diligent master.

Little Four, who was rolling up her sleeves and grinding the blue shell pearls, looked up. She was stunned for a moment when she saw Jiang Li, then her face lit up in joy.

She put down the chores in her hand and bounced to Jiang Li's side, sizing up his inner sect disciple uniform.

"Not bad, not bad. You look much better in this outfit."

"But you've been in the inner sect for so long and haven't come to see me at all. Have you forgotten about your Senior Sister Little Four?"

She tried her best to look like a senior sister. With one hand on her waist, she patted Jiang Li on the shoulder.

However, ever since Jiang Li started cultivating his body, under the effects of various buffs, his height practically changed every day. Now, he was already an entire head taller than Senior Sister Little Four.

Therefore, the way Little Four raised her hand to pat Jiang Li's shoulder did not look right. Instead, it looked a little lively and cute.

"Yes, yes, yes. It's all my fault. How could I not come to see the most beautiful Senior Sister Little Four as soon as I entered the inner sect?"

Jiang Li hurriedly smiled and apologized, and he praised Little Four to the point her face turned red.

He casually grabbed the grinding bowl that the other party had placed on the table previously. As he stirred the grinding stick, he stated his purpose for coming this time.

Little Four put on an 'as expected' expression. She knew that Jiang Li would never visit unless he needed something. He definitely had something to ask her for help with.

However, she still readily agreed and patted her chest, saying that she would take care of it.

After saying these few words, the pearls in the grinding bowl had completely turned to dust.

Little Four covered the spiritual materials that were currently being handled in the Pill Chamber with a white cloth before returning to the Demon Vanquishing Hall with Jiang Li to help Elder He refine the tortoise blood.

There was a huge difference between a professional and an unprofessional.

Little Four came over, took a few glances and asked a few questions before rolling up her sleeves and starting to work. Her movements were practiced and precise without any mistakes.

To alchemists who were refining and cooking pills daily, brewing soup was child's play.

A large amount of Dragon Tortoise blood was added into the vat.

A thick stench of blood quickly filled the air.

As the blood soup bubbled, a layer of yellow-brown foam floated on the surface of the blood soup.

At that time, the oil and poison in the blood were slowly separated from the blood due to the effects of the spirit fire and medicinal herbs.

Then, Jiang Li grabbed Senior Sister Little Four's calf, carrying her high up into the air, standing next to the boiling large vat. In her hands, she held a large iron spoon, removing the foam.

As for why he did not use the wooden ladder a few steps away and instead used his hands to hug her… don't ask, he was just training his body.

This process of separating the impurities was very cumbersome and long. The blood soup in the huge vat was boiled for an entire day and night until it became as sticky as magma. Only then did it basically meet the requirements.

In the end, after some processing, Jiang Li began to skillfully remove his clothes, and then he jumped into the large vat.

He concentrated on circulating the Beast Blood Diagram. Rich blood qi instantly penetrated his body. He was already very familiar with these operations.

Within his consciousness, the huge Dragon Tortoise appeared in the form of blood-colored mist again. It roared at the culprit who killed it, Jiang Li!

The Dragon Tortoise's aura was extremely strong. After all, its rank was higher than Jiang Li's.

Although Jiang Li was only dealing with the ferocity of the Dragon Tortoise's blood, it was still very easy for him to suffer a loss if he was not careful.

Therefore, compared to usual times, he needed to make more preparations to increase the success rate.

First of all, when faced with the murderer Jiang Li, the blood-colored Dragon Tortoise was naturally inferior.

Furthermore, in the Sea of Consciousness, there was not only one person standing opposite the blood-colored Dragon Tortoise.

Far away on the Fire Mountain of the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak, the sword cultivator clone seemed to be meditating in his room. However, everything had already stopped.

Apart from Jiang Li's consciousness, a smaller version of the parallel mind with the sword on its back and the smaller version of the ghost who was only half the height of a human stood on both sides of him.

After the parallel mind obtained the partial memories and experiences of the sword cultivator, Tang Yan, he had already grown a lot. He was no longer as small as a palm when he first split up.

When he appeared in Jiang Li's consciousness, he was already not much inferior to his main body. If this parallel was recalled in the future, the comprehension obtained would probably raise his Enlightenment and Mind attributes by a huge number.

And although the ghost was weak, if it had a powerful master behind it, it would immediately commit all sorts of crimes.

This was especially true for the Sea of Consciousness, which was where the ghost was most powerful. Even Jiang Li had nearly fallen for its trick back then, so it was obvious that it had some redeeming qualities.

This Dragon Tortoise was quite pitiful. When it was alive, it met a hooligan.

Even after death, it still had to suffer such an unfair treatment in Jiang Li's consciousness.

The Dragon Tortoise was in a disadvantageous situation of fighting against 2.5 enemies.

Roar!

The blood-colored Dragon Tortoise roared. It swayed its thick and long snake tail and pounced towards Jiang Li. However, what greeted it was a dazzling sword light.

In the next moment, his world was filled with a miserable cry. The entire Dragon Tortoise was split into two halves by the sword light.

The parallel mind was the first to attack. The flying sword, Burning Rainbow, did not have a sword spirit, so it naturally could not enter the consciousness space to help. The sword of light behind the clone was the materialization of his Sword Heart talent!

Sword cultivators placed great emphasis on the cultivation of their mental state. The Sword Heart that was carried on their backs in the consciousness space was the nemesis of all mental demons and evil thoughts.

If not for the fact that his parallel mind could only use the Sword Heart once a day, this thing would be a divine artifact in his spiritual world.

The blood-colored Dragon Tortoise was not corporeal after all and would not be killed by this strike. However, after the blood-colored fog gathered and recovered, its size was reduced by half.

Apart from the effect of Sword Heart, something seized the opportunity to seize control of a small part of the blood fog.

Behind the blood-colored Dragon Tortoise, another Jiang Li formed from blood-colored fog appeared. This was the ability of the ghost.

After that, all three Jiang Li violently beat up the blood-colored Dragon Tortoise.

In the outside world, an entire six hours passed before Jiang Li finally erased the last bit of blood mist. He opened his eyes in a slightly exhausted manner.

[Beast Blood Diagram has successfully recorded a beast's blood. Added Status: Dragon Tortoise Blood Tattoo.]

[Dragon Tortoise Blood Tattoo: Strength9, Constitution10, Speed7, physique will improve more quickly, cell aging decreased by 80%, production of dragon blood: 0.01 drops per day. Duration: 90 days] ( )

Had he finally succeeded?

Jiang Li rubbed his brows and looked at the status that had just appeared impatiently.

This Dragon Tortoise was indeed worthy of being a Dragon Tortoise. The blood tattoo condensed by it alone brought about the basic attributes enhancement which was more than twice that of the previous few demon beasts.

In addition to the standard physical enhancement, it also had two additional attributes: "Cell aging decreased by 80%" and "production of dragon blood: 0.01 drops per day."

The former was naturally the characteristics of a ten thousand-year-old tortoise. This effect was actually pointless for these expendable blood tattoos.

Let alone slowing down his cell aging by 80%, so what if it was delayed by 100%? At most, the tattoo would only last a few months. The effect could not even be felt.

However, to Jiang Li, his lifespan seemed to have increased by five times just from calculating with his fingers.

The last condition of producing dragon blood made him even happier.

Initially, Elder He had only wanted to try his luck. He did not expect that he would really succeed!

Fortunately, Jiang Li did not dissect the Dragon Tortoise himself and instead brought it back to the sect.

From the information in the status bar, it could produce 0.01 drops per day for a duration of 90 days. Such a huge Dragon Tortoise could not even provide him a complete drop of dragon blood under normal circumstances.

If he foolishly took out the heart and brought it back, then the effect of "producing dragon blood" would definitely have nothing to do with him.

Although he could only obtain a drop of dragon blood after a hundred days, he still had a long life ahead. As long as he waited, he could accumulate quite an amount over time.

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Chapter 124: Beginning of the Martial Competition

"Don't touch him!"

When he saw that Jiang Li was about to get up and come out, Little Four, who had been blushing for some reason, went up to help him, but she was hurriedly stopped by Elder He.

Senior Sister Little Four retreated in confusion. In the next second, the huge vat shattered under Jiang Li's uncontrollable force.

Jiang Li was also stunned. He was still holding onto a piece of the jar.

He also felt that something was amiss and took a step forward.

Bang!

The limestone floor beneath his feet was directly shattered by his stomp. In just two moves, this quiet room was completely ruined by him.

Jiang Li only felt the muscles in his entire body swell up as his strength rose greatly.

However, following that, he lost control of his body's strength.

Although it was not as exaggerated as the full power of the Armored Horse Divine Travel, the power unleashed by any of his movements was enough to destroy the stone floor.

"Master, I'm going out to dig holes."

"Senior Sister Little Four, thank you so much this time. It's a little inconvenient for me now. I'll definitely pay you a visit someday."

Under Elder He's murderous gaze, Jiang Li did not dare to move recklessly. After exchanging greetings with Senior Sister Little Four, he reached out and summoned the Dragon Imprisoning Lock that he had set aside, allowing it to bring him towards the open space outside.

Soon, an exaggerated rumble sounded from the empty space.

If not for the fact that Jiang Li had already carved a circle of sound absorption runes around this place, the entire Demon Vanquishing Hall would not be able to sleep for a long time under his continuous pounding.

This lasted for another seven days and seven nights.

During this period of time, the registration for the sect competition would begin. It was naturally impossible for Elder He to deny Jiang Li's participation.

It should be said that he had been waiting for this opportunity to show off for a long time.

He could not help but feel excited when he thought about how the young disciple he had just taken in for a few months would beat up a group of geniuses.

Therefore, before Jiang Li could say anything, Elder He had already signed up for him.

During this time, Yan Hong sent him another bag of golden powder and golden paint, finally covering his entire body with the Anti-Demon Golden Skin.

Of course, this also meant that he would no longer have any affinity with beautiful female ghosts.

Yan Hong had finally stepped into the mid-stage Qi Refinement realm too. As Jiang Li gradually gained a foothold in the sect, his business also improved.

Apart from giving Jiang Li a portion of the dividends every month and the expenditures he used for his own cultivation, he could even give some spirit stones to his lackey disciples as bonuses.

According to him, he planned to set up a stall and send people to the Immortal Ascension Pavilion's bazaar. At that time, he would be able to earn more than ten times the amount of spirit stones.

After that, Jiang Li once again visited Senior Sister Little Four's Alchemy Chamber.

Unfortunately, the few bottles of good wine that he brought with him did not come in handy. Instead, she dragged him to deal with a large pile of spiritual materials that needed to be processed with great effort.

After that, Elder He's disciples, Liu Mulan, and a few other disciples who met the requirements for the competition also rushed back to the sect.

Jiang Li had seen all of them before. All of them were super fierce men with tattoos on their bodies.

Although Jiang Li was strong enough, he was still young. When he stood beside them, it was as if a potato had mixed into a group of pumpkins.

They treated this junior brother of theirs, Jiang Li, pretty well. Basically, every single one of them had the intention to give him a gift, and it even allowed Jiang Li to surprisingly make a small profit.

Time passed day by day, and it was getting closer and closer to the time of the sect martial arts competition. On the ground below the floating main arena, another ten small arenas appeared.

At that time, the floating platform would be the stage for Foundation Establishment disciples. This was because if Foundation Establishment disciples used their full strength to cast spell techniques, the damage range would be very difficult to grasp and it was very likely that they would accidentally injure the audience.

As for the weaker Qi Refinement realm disciples, they would fight in the arena.

Of course, if both sides' disciples wanted to fight in the air, this arena could also be used.

Soon, it was the day of the sect martial arts competition.

The Valley Master of the Scripture Storage Valley and many of the higher-ups gathered in the Long Clear Hall. After that, the entire hall soared into the sky and landed on a cloud, exuding an immortal aura.

From that height, the field of vision would definitely be perfect. All eleven arenas could be seen clearly.

The inner sect disciples could choose to board the sect's flying ship and stand on the deck to watch the large and small arena in the center.

As for the outer sect disciples, they did not receive such good treatment. The ten Qi Refinement realm disciples' rings on the ground were not bad. If they wanted to see the exciting battle between the Foundation Establishment realm senior brothers, they could only look up.

Following that, a sect elder came out to announce the rules of the competition.

There were no rules actually.

One could use artifacts, talismans, and even swallow pills on the spot. This was the rule set by the Great Mountain Cultivator Competition. As long as one could win, all other trivial matters were nothing.

Of course, killing was not allowed in the sect.

"Jiang Li, are you really going to fight in this ring?"

"I heard that only two of the Qi Refinement realm disciples who are participating in this Martial Competition are at the mid-stage Qi Refinement realm. The other senior brothers and sisters are all at the late-stage Qi Refinement realm. Is it really fine for you to go up like this?"

Yan Hong stood beside Jiang Li and chattered non-stop. In his eyes, or in the eyes of most cultivators at his level, the Qi Refinement cultivation realm represented everything.

"Have you forgotten that I was able to capture that Dragon Tortoise last time? What can a few Qi Refinement disciples do against me?"

Yan Hong was in the trading area at that time and did not see the true body of the Dragon Tortoise. Later on, when he heard people talk about it, he only thought that it was exaggerated.

In his mind, there was a deeply-rooted view, a mid-stage Qi Refinement cultivator could never defeat a late-stage Qi Refinement cultivator.

It was nothing much, he was just ignorant.

"Moreover, it's just the late-stage Qi Refinement realm. I'm almost there." Jiang Li rolled his eyes helplessly, and then he muttered to himself.

It had been more than two months since he had broken through to the sixth level of the Ghost Wood Art. He had spent a long period of time cultivating his movement technique, so he did not have much time to cultivate his Qi Refinement cultivation method.

However, the effect of [Spiritual Qi Infusion] was indeed powerful, causing him to already be at the peak of the sixth level. He was only a step away from breaking through to the late-stage Qi Refinement realm.

"Right, you said that other than me, there is another mid-stage Qi Refinement realm disciple who is participating in the Martial Competition. Do you know who it is?"

Jiang Li became curious about this. Besides him, who else was so brave?

"Look over there, isn't that the one?"

Yan Hong quietly pointed in a direction. Jiang Li looked over and discovered that in a corner of the waiting area sat a youth who was similar to them in age. The expression between his brows was indifferent, as if he was arrogant to the point of disdaining all life in the world.

However, Jiang Li suddenly felt that this posturing expression was a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

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Chapter 125: As You Wish

"He is?" Jiang Li thought for a long time, but still could not figure out who the other party was, so he asked Yan Hong beside him.

"He's Qi Tianya, a disciple of our batch. It's just that he's a genius with a top-grade spiritual root! He became an inner sect disciple as soon as he joined the sect and even entered the Heaven and Earth Hall. He's very impressive."

Yan Hong often mingled in the trading area with a lot of people and was well-informed. In order to do business that could earn money, he naturally could not lack information in all aspects.

Therefore, unlike Jiang Li who was always occupied by various cultivation plans, Yan Hong had already become a know-it-all in the past half a year after he entered the sect.

However, when Yan Hong spoke of him, his tone was sour and slightly mocking.

"Qi Tianya… I seem to have heard this name before. But if he's from the Heaven and Earth Hall, could he be a disciple of the Valley Master?"

Jiang Li was so familiar with Yan Hong, so he naturally understood what he meant. They were both at the mid-stage Qi Refinement realm, so what was there to be arrogant about?

After Yan Hong's repeated reminders, Jiang Li recalled that he had indeed seen this person when he had first boarded the sect's flying ship.

However, at that time, the other party had only put on that arrogant expression because he looked down on outer sect disciples like them.

He did not expect that he would treat everyone, including these inner sect senior brothers, like this.

"No, he's the disciple of another elder of the Heaven and Earth Hall."

Yan Hong's words were very calm, but his expression clearly said that he was not worthy. It seemed that the EQ of that genius of the same batch was quite low.

From the situation of Qi Tianya sitting at a table alone, there were not many inner sect disciples who were willing to bear with him.

This was especially true when compared to his senior brother, Chu Yunxuan. In comparison, he appeared even more ignorant. The Eldest Senior Brother was so strong and yet still so humble. Wasn't this guy's spiritual root just a bit better? Who was he to put on a long face every day?

Jiang Li nodded and did not say anything. He only thought that perhaps he and the other party would be placed together in the upcoming sect competition.

The two of them were at the mid-stage Qi Refinement realm, so it was likely to happen. He shook his head, finding it funny.

He casually took out two black pills from a small porcelain bottle and stuffed them into his mouth to chew. A sweet taste of the sea lark fruit slowly filled his mouth.

Senior Sister Little Four was indeed as she had said. She was a true alchemy genius. This was the Hundred Flavors Pill that she had invented herself.

This thing could refine various food dishes into pills, almost perfectly retaining the flavor and nutrition within.

He could bring it along with him. Although it was not considered a medicinal pill and did not have any special effects, this thing was delicious.

Out of the tens of thousands of kilograms of meat scraped off the Dragon Tortoise's body, other than having a barbecue party with the fellow disciples of the Demon Vanquishing Hall, the remaining few hundred kilograms were also made into Hundred Flavors Pills by Little Four.

Jiang Li, Yan Hong, and a few disciples of the Demon Vanquishing Hall gathered at a table. After sharing a few Hundred Flavors Pills as snacks, the martial arts competition finally officially began.

There were a total of 272 Qi Refinement realm disciples participating in the sect competition this time, and a total of 43 Foundation Establishment realm disciples.

Under the condition of age restrictions, to still have so many disciples registering showed that the Scripture Storage Valley's inner sect was indeed second to none in the Great Mountain Region.

There were only ten grounded arenas. Just for this first round alone, each ring had to accommodate 13 to 14 rounds.

There was no need to mention the floating battle arena above. If two people fought at once, it would still take 21 rounds to complete.

He estimated that the first round of the Martial Competition would take at least two days to end.

On this side, female cultivators from the Rejuvenation Hall who did not participate in the martial arts competition acted as staff members. Soon, all the disciples who participated in the martial arts competition received a bamboo stick with a name and number engraved on it.

Jiang Li, No. 271.

When Jiang Li received the bamboo skewer, black lines could not help but appear on his forehead.

He looked at Qi Tianya who was sitting not far away. The other party's expression was no different from his, he had clearly gotten No. 272.

Jiang Li was speechless. The other 270 disciples were clearly all at the late-stage Qi Refinement realm… What was the point of arranging them according to cultivation level?

He pursed his lips helplessly. However, this number was not completely useless. The only thing that made Jiang Li feel gratified was that the order of the battles on stage was completely opposite to the number on the bamboo stick.

In other words, he could go on stage to finish the battle in the first round. He did not need to wait two days like his senior brothers who had drawn a single digit lot.

Under the guidance of the disciples of the Rejuvenation Hall, the disciples between 253 and 272 entered the ring according to their number.

Jiang Li and Qi Tianya happened to be the first ring with the letter "A".

Two mid-stage Qi Refinement realm disciples could be considered the two oddities of the martial arts competition. Although their cultivation levels were low, they attracted the attention of many people below the stage.

Especially the tens of thousands of outer sect disciples who were clearly not involved in the sect martial arts competition, they were the most excited.

The disciples below the stage started to discuss animatedly. Many disciples who knew Jiang Li and the other party's identities even started to speak with assurance and analyze the outcome of the battle between the two.

Jiang Li had only been an outer sect disciple a few months ago. In fact, many disciples had even come to greet him after he had been promoted to the inner sect. Logically speaking, they were naturally more inclined to hope that Jiang Li would win.

Moreover, Jiang Li had seized the only victory in this year's Outer Sect Grand Competition as a new disciple, and he carried some legendary story that others took delight in talking about. There were many people who supported him to win.

As for Qi Tianya, who was an inner sect disciple as soon as he entered the sect, not many people knew him. However, a top-grade spiritual root was enough to make most of the outer sect disciples gasp in jealousy.

According to incomplete statistics, every year, for five nights out of the first ten days on average, an outer sect disciple who had just entered the Scripture Storage Valley would dream that they had a top-grade spiritual root.

The other five nights were spent enviously thinking about this.

Under such circumstances, top-grade spiritual roots were naturally deified in the outer sect. Even if they had not even met Qi Tianya before, his spiritual root talent was enough to let them classify him as an invincible opponent.

The onlookers below were in a heated argument, but the two people on the stage appeared very calm.

Jiang Li was still chewing on the "candy" in his mouth, while Qi Tianya was still hugging his sword.

Dong!

It was not until the referee beside the ring sounded the gong that they finally looked at each other.

"Heaven and Earth Hall, Qi Tianya."

"Demon Vanquishing Hall, Jiang Li."

The two of them first politely reported their names.

Jiang Li had a smile on his face and wanted to say a few polite words between fellow disciples. However, before he could say it, Qi Tianya spoke arrogantly.

"You, attack first. Otherwise, you won't have the chance anymore!"

Jiang Li was stunned, and he politely lowered his cupped fists.

Jiang Li almost laughed when he heard this. Did this fellow really think he was invincible?

"Then… as you wish."

A breeze blew past. Qi Tianya, who was still immersed in his "powerful strength", suddenly opened his eyes wide. A drop of cold sweat involuntarily rolled down his forehead.

This was because Jiang Li who was standing in front of him earlier had already vanished, and the words 'as you wish' sounded out from behind him!

Bang!

Jiang Li kicked his opponent's butt from behind.

To be honest, Jiang Li felt that Qi Tianya was indeed the most troublesome among the 271 Qi Refinement disciples.

Because he was only at the mid-stage Qi Refinement realm, Jiang Li had to restrain his strength very much in order to avoid accidentally killing him!

Amidst the crisp sound of bones breaking, Qi Tianya's hip was violently deformed. His tailbone and pelvis were instantly deformed and broken under the collision of the huge force.

The insufferably arrogant Qi Tianya, who was holding a longsword in his hand, instantly fell to the ground. Moreover, his momentum did not stop as he slid forward quickly in a pathetic posture.

The clothes tore apart as they slid, leaving a large amount of blood stains on the reinforced arena.

It was not until he slid to the edge of the ring and half of Qi Tianya's body was already hanging outside that he finally stopped and was not directly eliminated.

However, judging from his deformed lower body, he clearly could not stand up.

"Senior Sister, I think we can announce the results."

Jiang Li felt that he had already used very little strength. He even attacked the lower body with the thickest soft tissue and the least possibility of injuring him permanently. However, he did not expect that he would still kick the other party to this extent.

However, there were countless spirit pills and wondrous techniques in the cultivation world. If treated properly, it should not leave any repercussions of urinary incontinence on the other party.

The female cultivator from the Rejuvenation Hall nodded. She also knew Jiang Li, the young arena master of the Demon Vanquishing Hall, and was not surprised by this result.

She was also prepared to announce the results early and then rescue the injured, just as she often did.

"Battle Arena A, first match, winner…"

At this moment…

Clang!

A flying sword flew out of Qi Tianya's body and tore through the air towards Jiang Li.

It seemed that he was still unwilling to admit defeat. He gritted his teeth and endured the pain. He pointed his right hand that was covered in blood like a sword and aimed at Jiang Li from afar.

He moved the flying sword to pierce the opponent's heart!

In terms of sword cultivators, the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak was naturally the most powerful. However, it was not that other cultivators did not use flying swords or sword-type treasures.

On the contrary, in the region of the Great Mountain, the frequency at which cultivators used sword-type artifacts was quite high. It was just that they were not as strong as the Shu Mountain sword cultivators.

Ding!

When faced with the flying sword that shot over, Jiang Li casually stretched out his hand and pinched it as if he was crushing a tree branch, and he only used his index finger and thumb to crush the flying sword in his hand.

The quality of this flying sword was not low. Although it could not compare to the Shu Mountain's flying sword, it was definitely of excellent quality. It should be a treasure bestowed by the other party's master.

"The sword is a good one, but it's such a pity to have it in your hands."

Buzz~

The flying sword was pinched by Jiang Li and was still buzzing and vibrating non-stop. Qi Tianya's sword fingers, which were lying on the ground, almost started to bleed. He desperately urged the flying sword to try and break free from Jiang Li's fingers.

Jiang Li glanced at him, and then he flicked his other finger towards the sword. The flying sword immediately shook violently and let out a sound before the dazzling flowing light on the sword instantly vanished.

The spiritual qi in the flying sword was forcefully scattered, and it also suffered considerable damage. For a time, it sank into silence like a piece of scrap iron. No matter how Qi Tianya urged it, it no longer moved.

"How is this possible! What did you do to my flying sword?!"

"Move! Move! Hurry up and move!"

Jiang Li walked step by step to Qi Tianya's side. The other party glared at him with reddened eyes, and tears of unwillingness and injustice could even be seen in his eyes.

He seemed to be blaming Jiang Li for not following his script as the main character.

"Is it my fault?" Jiang Li shrugged indifferently, and then he kicked his opponent off the arena.

"Battle Arena A, first match, the winner… is the Demon Vanquishing Hall's disciple, Jiang Li!"

Jiang Li casually tossed away the flying sword in his hand as if it was trash, and he left the combat ring under the stunned gazes of the outer sect disciples.

That flying sword was given by the other party's master. Since they were from the same sect, there was no need for him to be greedy over such a small gain.

"So… so… so powerful. Did you see that? Jiang Li won."

"I saw it, but I think I was hallucinating."

"I think so too. Did Senior Brother Jiang Li grab the flying sword just now? Can someone tell me how a physical body can grab a flying sword?"

"Moreover, Senior Brother Jiang Li seems to be able to teleport. He instantly arrived at the other side of the arena just now. How did he do that!?"

A group of outer sect disciples chattered as they gathered together and discussed with one another. They tried to use their shallow knowledge to speculate exactly what kind of spell technique Jiang Li had used to achieve such an effect.

Compared to the outer sect disciples watching the commotion, the inner sect disciples and sect elders saw through the act.

"Old He… what's up with your disciple?"

"Is he really only in the mid-stage Qi Refinement realm? With that physique, how many demon beasts have you stuffed into his body?"

"That's not right. Old He, you've only taken this disciple in for a few months, right? How has his cultivation level increased so quickly? Looking from his aura, he will probably reach the late-stage in a few days. Did you feed him pills every day?"

On the floating Long Clear Hall, a group of elders were attracted by the crushing battle on Jiang Li's side.

Those disciples did not understand what happened, but as high-level cultivators, they were not blind.

Jiang Li had run to Qi Tianya's back just now and kicked carefully. Then, he grabbed the flying sword and scattered the flying sword's spiritual qi. This series of actions did not expend any of his spiritual qi at all. It was a situation created by pure physical strength.

This was extremely exaggerated, because just a few months ago, the weak Jiang Li had become Elder He's disciple before their eyes.

"Junior Brother He, how many blood tattoos have Jiang Li already drawn?" At this moment, the Valley Master of Scripture Storage Valley, Daoist Wushe, asked.

As expected of the Scripture Storage Valley Master, his perception was really extraordinary. He hit the nail on the head.

"Senior Brother Wushe, that kid is already at the fourth blood tattoo." Elder He replied, but the smile on his face could not be concealed no matter what.

"The fourth one… looks like it was the right choice to let you take in this disciple. If it was anyone else, his talent would probably be wasted."

The Beast Blood Diagram was one of the four strongest ancient inheritances in the Scripture Storage Valley.

Its might was only inferior to the Dao Technique of the Valley Master's lineage, "Square Heaven Seal".

In a short period of time, Jiang Li had already drawn the fourth blood tattoo. This meant that he was extremely compatible with the Beast Blood Diagram.

The faster the beast blood tattoo disappeared, the faster the speed at which he absorbed the demon beast's power. This was an even more effective method than swallowing medicinal pills.

Therefore, although Jiang Li's speed of improvement was still unbelievable, with this explanation, it was not so hard to accept.

All the sect elders smiled sourly in their hearts as they congratulated Elder He regarding the disciple he had taken in.

Only Qi Tianya's master from the Heaven and Earth Hall had an ugly expression on his face.

This disciple with a top-grade spiritual root had been taught by him for more than half a year. Yet, against the medium-grade spiritual root disciple, Jiang Li, that Elder He took in for a few months, he lost terribly. This made him feel very embarrassed.

Moreover, it was one thing for his disciple to lose like this, but his personality was also terrible. He had offended many people in the inner sect and it really made him worry a lot.

No one came to carry him away after lying on the ground for a long time. It could be seen how bad his social relationship was.

This master of Qi Tianya had never thought of standing up for his disciple and finding trouble with Jiang Li.

The other party's master was the Head Elder of the Demon Vanquishing Hall. Why would an ordinary elder like him to do such a thing, was he tired of living?

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Chapter 126: Square Heaven Seal, Earth Dust Scripture!

Jiang Li's first battle ended just like that.

This was something without any suspense to begin with, but this battle had exposed some problems. His power was still not under his control.

In fact, this had already been proven when the Demon Vanquishing Hall was fighting.

At that time, he had been careless and often injured his fellow disciples. If not for the fact that the bodies of the Demon Vanquishing Hall disciples were relatively sturdy, and because he was not so powerful back then, there would have been more severe injuries occurring.

This control of strength was not only useful when holding back against weak enemies.

This power was apparent in all aspects.

It was just like how he was still unable to master the Armored Horse Divine Travel and could not even walk normally, so he had to use a negative status to suppress it.

The power that he could not control was sometimes strengthened, but at other times, it was also weakened.

When Jiang Li's opponent was someone with ordinary strength like Qi Tianya and was far inferior to him, he would naturally crush and win. After that, he could even say arrogantly, "You fell before I even used any strength."

However, when his opponent was on the same level as him or even stronger, this power might become a burden to him, making him unable to hit his opponent effectively.

Apart from that, the most obvious drawback was that Jiang Li was no longer able to draw runes on the wood pieces. The fluctuating strength had a devastating effect on this meticulous operation.

However, his method of slamming the ground was actually just to expend his strength. It was already very difficult to help him control his strength better now.

He had to find a more effective training program.

After some thought, Jiang Li first went to the nearby kitchen and brought out a basket of eggs. Then, he carried the eggs and flew to the ship where the Demon Vanquishing Hall was located.

Although this Demon Vanquishing Hall had a few warships that could be used, it was still a sect event after all. It was clearly not appropriate to use a killing weapon like a warship to surround the venue.

"Junior Brother Jiang Li, well done!"

"Little Junior Brother is mighty!"

"Did you guys see that? That disciple from the Heaven and Earth Hall was beaten to tears! Haha!"

As soon as Jiang Li returned, he received enthusiastic greetings from his fellow disciples, causing Jiang Li to feel embarrassed for a long time.

After all, he was only bullying a novice. How could he be called mighty?

"Hehe, you flatter me. This is only the first round, it's nothing much."

After Jiang Li said a few humble words, he began to watch the martial arts competition with everyone.

Jiang Li ended quickly, but the first battle of the Foundation Establishment disciples had yet to be determined.

One of them was a disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall while the other was a cultivator from the Weapon Refinement Hall.

That disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall was still the same as before. He used a saber as a weapon, and he used a rather ruthless saber technique to slash out saber lights repeatedly, creating ravines on the arena with astonishing might.

However, he was not the one with the advantage.

In the arena, a fire gourd would spew out flames from time to time. There were two flying swords, three flying sabers, and four steel forks. They danced in the air and continuously attacked the disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall in the middle, causing him to have no choice but to desperately brandish the sabers in his hand and run for his life.

This was the combat style of the cultivators of the Weapon Refinement Hall. They would use their magic artifacts to smash people to death.

However, it was not completely impossible for the disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall to win. Apart from the extraordinary fire gourd, the other nine artifacts that were flying in the air were of ordinary quality and could not form an overwhelming advantage.

At the same time, controlling ten magic artifacts had an extremely exaggerated pressure on a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The current situation depended on whether that disciple from the Law Enforcement Hall could withstand the pressure. If he could withstand it until the other party's spiritual qi was exhausted, there was a possibility of him turning the tables.

However, if he could not withstand it… Not long after, that black-clothed disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall started to become more and more flustered. He completely fell into the opponent's rhythm and was quickly hit by the pillar of fire that was spat out by the gourd after making a mistake.

He fell to the ground and was pinned by four steel forks that flew over quickly. He could not move at all and was defeated.

The moment that disciple lost, the surrounding disciples immediately cheered.

Obviously, they were not congratulating the victor of the Weapon Refinement Hall, but purely feeling happy for the loss of the Law Enforcement Hall disciple.

The disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall had no right to punish the inner sect disciples, and if they were arrogant in the inner sect, they would be easily beaten to death.

However, among the many inner sect disciples, a large portion of them had also been promoted from the outer sect. They had more or less been oppressed by the Law Enforcement Hall, so they naturally hated them.

Even Jiang Li had been raided by them before he entered the inner sect. There was nothing special about the work in the Law Enforcement Hall. However, people who thought that they were superior would definitely not be liked by anyone.

Jiang Li thought hatefully that he should be a little more ruthless when he met the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall in the future. Then, he could not help but increase his strength a little, crushing the two eggs in his hand.

He threw the broken eggs into the wooden barrel at the side, then took out two eggs from the basket, placed them in his palm, and gently rolled them around like walnuts.

The basket of eggs that he had brought from the kitchen was naturally not for eating, nor was it used to smash the stage, but to train his uncontrollable brute strength.

This method was taught by Senior Sister Liu Mulan. It was said that as senior brothers and sisters, they had used it before. However, the speed at which their physiques strengthened was far inferior to Jiang Li's.

These shattered eggs could also be eaten by the spirit beasts domesticated by the sect after the matter was over. It would not cause too much waste.

After a few more battles, Jiang Li had gained a lot of knowledge and had a rough understanding of the combat methods and strength of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

It had to be said that the Dao Foundation was really too important to cultivators.

Apart from cultivators who cultivated body cultivation, the bodies of ordinary Qi Refinement realm cultivators were actually not much different from that of mortals. When mortal swords and daggers slashed at them, they would also be injured and bleed.

However, Foundation Establishment cultivators were not like this. After experiencing the Qi Refinement cultivation for a long time, cultivators would carve the special techniques and methods they cultivated into their bodies bit by bit, forming the foundation of their cultivation path.

It was as if their body had been refined into a magic artifact. From then on, their flesh and blood body could unleash powerful might. Naturally, ordinary Qi Refinement realm cultivators could not compare to them.

"Oh? Senior Sister Liu is going on the stage."

At this time, there was a commotion among the disciples of the Demon Vanquishing Hall on the flying ship. They saw the valiant and heroic Senior Sister Liu Mulan step onto the wooden platform.

Her opponent was a disciple of the Heaven and Earth Hall.

Jiang Li narrowed his eyes. Looking at the order of combat, it seemed like the elders were stirring up trouble. They were forcing the disciples of the Demon Vanquishing Hall and the Heaven and Earth Hall to fight.

Opposite Senior Sister Liu stood a female cultivator.

Jiang Li could already imagine the expressions of the elders in the Long Clear Hall who were waiting to watch the show.

Jiang Li knew that Senior Sister Liu Mulan was very powerful.

Before cultivating the Dragon Tortoise Blood Tattoo, if he did not use other methods, Jiang Li believed that he would not be able to defeat her.

However, that female cultivator was definitely not a simple opponent.

This was because the other party was the junior sister of their Eldest Senior Brother, Chu Yunxuan. She was the youngest disciple of the Scripture Storage Valley Master, Daoist Wushe.

"Doesn't that mean she can also use the Square Heaven Seal?" Jiang Li could not help but ask another senior brother beside him.

After the clone witnessed Chu Yunxuan's golden seal, he returned to the sect and consciously inquired about this information.

The ultimate technique of the Scripture Storage Valley was not a secret. It was quite famous in the cultivation world of the Great Mountain Region. Countless fiendish cultivators were killed by it.

However, the information he obtained through Yan Hong might not be true or incomplete, but it was always slightly different from the truth.

After Jiang Li asked this question, he saw that his senior brother's expression was strange.

"Junior Brother Jiang Li, the Square Heaven Seal is an ultimate technique passed down by our Scripture Storage Valley's Valley Master for generations. In the entire sect, besides the Valley Master and a few founders, only Eldest Senior Brother Chu Yunxuan has the qualifications to cultivate it."

When Jiang Li heard this, he did not understand but felt that it was impressive. So that Chu Yunxuan was not only the Eldest Senior Brother of the sect, but he was also secretly appointed as the next Valley Master.

This sort of information that could be considered common knowledge between the various halls in the inner sect was completely unknown to Jiang Li.

Who asked him to cultivate every day? His source of the information was largely dependent on Yan Hong. However, he was in the outer sect, and a lot of information could not be obtained by outer sect disciples.

"Haha, I see. That's good. Then, Senior Sister Mulan's chances of winning will be higher."

Jiang Li laughed and made this judgment.

After all, he had personally experienced the power of the Beast Blood Diagram. Others could not be like him and possess multiple beast blood tattoos at the same time.

However, even with the augmentation of a single beast blood tattoo, it was still enough for Senior Sister Liu to surpass all cultivators of the same level.

Furthermore, this beast blood tattoo could speed up her cultivation. It was a very practical secret technique.

"I'm not sure. But I know that Shen Ruoshi, Mulan might not be her match."

The disciples of Elder He stood together, but their opinions were more uniform. Their opinion of Senior Sister Liu Mulan's battle was not too optimistic.

The battle broke out. Senior Sister Liu was a body cultivator so she instantly took a step forward and threw a fist at the other party.

Boom!

The fist hit the other party. However, in the next moment, Shen Ruoshi's body exploded into dust.

It was not real.

A moment later, Shen Ruoshi appeared behind her again. Senior Sister Mulan turned around and swept her leg across the air. Once again, she turned the other party into dust.

After the dust dispersed, it quietly gathered again. The other party did not launch a sneak attack and only stood there with a smile, waiting for Senior Sister Mulan to raise her fist to attack.

Dust exploded again and again. However, this kind of heavy fist that could split mountains and crack rocks could not cause any substantial damage to the other party. It could only exhaust her own stamina in vain.

Jiang Li and the others looked at her from a third party's perspective. They could not find where Shen Ruoshi's real body was. It would be even more difficult for Senior Sister Liu Mulan.

If Shen Ruoshi could continue like this, wouldn't she be invincible?

As expected, the direct combat methods of body cultivators lacked variations. Once they encountered some magical methods, they would fall into a rather passive situation.

This should be a rather advanced escape technique. He did not know if there was any way to crack it.

But, why did Shen Ruoshi not attack? If she wanted to win by wasting the stamina of a body cultivator, it would take a long time.

Wait, no, she had already attacked!

Jiang Li suddenly noticed that Senior Sister Liu Mulan's breathing had become heavier, and her physical condition was declining quickly at an unusual rate.

"I see… it's the dust?"

Every time Shen Ruoshi was beaten up, not all the dust would reform into her body.

A portion of the dust would land on the arena and Senior Sister Liu. That dust probably had some secret power that severely suppressed her strength.

Soon, Senior Sister Liu also noticed that the dust was the problem. She suddenly released her spiritual qi to blow away the dust.

However, this time, it was not effective at all. The dust was stuck to her body like super glue, unable to be shrugged off.

"You finally realized it. I thought that Senior Sister would take a longer time."

When Shen Ruoshi saw Senior Sister Liu's action, she knew that she had discovered the problem.

She covered her mouth with her hand, still showing that businessman-like smile. Then, she no longer hid it. With a wave of her hand, dust flew towards Senior Sister Liu.

Every dust had a trace of earth attribute spiritual qi. If she was covered by this dust, she would definitely lose!

Senior Sister Liu instinctively came to this conclusion, but the entire ring was already covered in dust, and there was no place to stand at all.

The only way out was to rise into the air!

She stepped on the ground, intending to fly into the sky. However, when her foot left the ground for more than half a meter, a powerful pressure enveloped her.

The entire ring seemed to be pulling her body, not letting her leave the ground. The layer of dust on her body seemed to have turned into a weight, pulling her back to the ground with a bang.

The next moment, the dust filled the sky and directly wrapped Senior Sister Liu Mulan up like a clay person.

It was as if she had become a terracotta soldier. She stood where she was, unable to move at all.

At this moment, if Shen Ruoshi wanted to take her life, she could do it with a single thought. Senior Sister Liu could not even use her trump card to burn her blood essence before she was defeated.

"Floating Battle Arena, sixth match, the winner is the Heaven and Earth Hall's disciple, Shen Ruoshi!"

Jiang Li did not expect Senior Sister Liu Mulan to actually lose in the first battle. There was nothing she could do against this powerful opponent.

Jiang Li's heart sank. Sure enough, he could not underestimate the experts of the world. His current physique should be slightly stronger than Senior Sister Liu's, but it was limited.

How could he deal with Shen Ruoshi in that situation?

Huh? Wait a minute, he seemed to be in the Qi Refinement realm. At the very least, he would not have to face her in this Martial Competition.

Jiang Li had asked his senior brothers and they said that they did not have a good solution. They only said that they would try their best to avoid the dust.

However, the dust would cover most of the stage with a single explosion. If they wanted to avoid it, the difficulty level would be too high.

Jiang Li knew the name of the technique that Shen Ruoshi used.

Earth Dust Scripture

It was also one of the four great techniques of the Scripture Storage Valley, but the effects were practically unstoppable.

Jiang Li finally understood why the Heaven and Earth Hall was called the Heaven and Earth Hall.

This name sounded a little tacky, but the meaning behind it could make 99% of the cultivators of the Great Mountain drool.

This was because 'Heaven' represented the "Square Heaven Seal", while 'Earth' represented the "Earth Dust Scripture".

The Square Heaven Seal could only be learned by the Sect Master and the soon-to-be Sect Master. The Earth Dust Scripture was the Heaven and Earth Hall's true ultimate technique inheritance.

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Chapter 127: Double Breakthrough

Although Senior Sister Liu was defeated, the other party did not heavily injure her, so she did not suffer much injuries. It was just that after she returned, she was a little depressed and upset.

The few disciples went up to comfort her. However, the few Foundation Establishment realm senior brothers did not say that they wanted to "beat Shen Ruoshi" for her.

Clearly, no one had the confidence. After all, the Earth Dust Scripture was especially effective against body cultivators. They did not know if their master, Elder He, had any useful suggestions.

Senior Sister Liu returned to wash her body while Jiang Li and the other disciples continued to watch the martial arts competition.

There were many disciples from the Demon Vanquishing Hall who participated in the martial arts competition. Jiang Li and his fellow disciples watched the sunset together. The baskets of eggs had also been used up. Only then did the first day of the martial arts competition come to an end.

It had to be said that the disciples of the Demon Vanquishing Hall often carried out missions to subdue demons. Their skill in combat was quite impressive.

On the first day of the martial arts competition, overall, they had more wins than losses. Only when they met the disciples of the Heaven and Earth Hall would they be pressured or suppressed.

This was because the disciples of the Heaven and Earth Hall did not have poor aptitudes. The ones they recruited were basically the most talented disciples among the new disciples every year.

Of course, there were also disciples with top-grade spiritual roots from the other halls. It was just that they were not as many as the Heaven and Earth Hall of the Valley Master's lineage.

This point could be seen from the fact that Qi Tianya, that top-grade spiritual root disciple, was not under the Valley Master but was only a disciple of an ordinary Heaven and Earth Hall elder.

Even if not everyone among them knew the Earth Dust Scripture, under the circumstances of age restriction, the faster cultivation speed brought about by high-grade spiritual roots would also allow them to form a considerable suppression towards the other disciples.

However, geniuses were always scarce. While the Heaven and Earth Hall adhered to the high requirements of the disciples, it naturally meant that the number of disciples was limited.

In terms of number of disciples, the Demon Vanquishing Hall had the absolute advantage. If the Demon Vanquishing Hall and the Heaven and Earth Hall fought in a group, their chances of winning were still very high.

In addition, fast cultivation speed? They might be able to suppress others, but it was hard to say when faced against Jiang Li.

Jiang Li grunted and returned to his luxurious residence to meditate.

The spiritual qi in his body was already stirring, ready to break through at any moment.

This cultivation speed was simply as if a cheat had been activated.

Originally, when Jiang Li first entered the Qi Refinement realm, he had relied on the Yin qi of the outer sect graveyard to increase the strength of his spiritual qi by 20-30% compared to cultivators of the same cultivation realm, so the might of his spell techniques was greater.

Moreover, since the beginning of his cultivation, Jiang Li had never experienced the ordeal of painstakingly absorbing spiritual qi from the outside world bit by bit.

He had the statuses of [Wood-Yin Infusion] and [Accelerated Qi Nourishment] on him all year round. They were basically providing the most suitable attribute spiritual qi into his body for refinement.

After that, he obtained the status of [Spiritual Qi Infusion, which made his cultivation speed even faster.

It had to be said that high-grade spirit stones were indeed high-grade. The purity of the spiritual qi inside was even higher than the Wood-Yin spiritual qi that Jiang Li had painstakingly cultivated.

For a few months, Jiang Li only focused on Qi Refinement every day, refining the spiritual qi that continuously surged out of his body. While his cultivation soared, the strength of the spiritual qi also rose bit by bit under this kind of nourishment.

Previously, he had roughly estimated that the strength of his spiritual qi was roughly twice that of cultivators of the same level. If two spell techniques collided with each other, his spell technique would definitely be able to crush his opponent.

With such buffs, the difficulty of breaking through realms, which ordinary cultivators would scratch their heads in frustration, seemed to become insignificant in front of him.

Soon, he would break through to the late-stage Qi Refinement realm. At that time, the Ghost Wood Art would produce some new changes.

Focusing his mind, the Ghost Wood Art, with the augmentation of several statuses, began to circulate crazily as if he was on a highway without any other cars.

In his consciousness, a small ghostwood tree with lush leaves was gently swaying in the space that clearly could not have wind.

The trunk of the ghostwood tree was about the thickness of an arm. Although it was no longer a sprout, it had not yet matured.

If one observed carefully, they would discover that there was a small mound on the ground beside the ghostwood tree.

Under this mound was none other than the ghost that had entered Jiang Li's consciousness through the demonic ape and was captured by the ghostwood tree roots.

As he circulated the Ghost Wood Art, Jiang Li could feel the ghostwood tree in his consciousness stirring.

It was as if he had reached a certain limit. He only needed one last push to succeed.

He gently took a breath and with a thought, an iron ring on the Dragon Imprisoning Lock that was originally emitting a faint light was immediately extinguished.

One of the spiritual qi currents that were flowing towards the Dragon Imprisoning Lock was temporarily cut off by him.

In the next second, the spiritual qi in his body surged even more and instantly broke the barrier between minor realms.

Jiang Li felt as if he was a patient who had been bedridden for 30 years. He stretched lazily, and his entire body felt comfortable all over.

In his consciousness, the ghostwood tree grew rapidly as if time was accelerated.

The height of the tree increased rapidly, the tree trunk became thicker, and the branches and leaves expanded to cover a wider and larger area. The roots under the soil were also continuously climbing deeper into the soil.

About half an hour later, Jiang Li slowly opened his eyes and spat out a mouthful of air, causing it to spray out for over 30m. It struck the wall and even forcefully scraped off a layer of dust.

Was this the late-stage Qi Refinement realm?

The quantity and strength of the spiritual qi had both increased by nearly 50%.

In addition, the spiritual qi seemed to be different from before.

Jiang Li closed his eyes to sense for a moment, and he had a slight understanding of the current changes in the Ghost Wood Art.

After some thought, he took out the coffin and threw it to the ground. The coffin opened, and inside was darkness that seemed to be able to devour everything.

Jiang Li opened his palm. A ball of spiritual qi slowly appeared on his palm. However, it was not as scattered as usual. Instead, it condensed into a ball and slowly changed its shape.

A moment later, dark green spiritual qi formed a translucent root in Jiang Li's palm.

At the late-stage Qi Refinement realm, one did not need to use spell techniques. Just by using spiritual qi, one could already show some of the characteristics of the cultivation method.

For example, this!

Jiang Li stretched out his hand. The dark green spiritual qi root shot forward and grew, entering the coffin.

Then, the root curled and pulled. A faint black shadow was pulled out from the coffin by Jiang Li.

This was a ghost that had been transformed from a soul. It could be seen with the naked eye.

The 300,000 spirits in the coffin had already transformed drastically.

Most of the souls had already been combined together again. Under the nourishment of the increasingly dense spiritual qi in the Yin Burial Coffin, they had already transformed into initial-grade ghosts with a certain degree of combat ability.

As for where this spiritual qi came from?

That was naturally the large amount of high-grade spiritual qi that Jiang Li had continuously invested in the past few months.

The 50 points of high-grade spiritual qi per second was fine for a short period of time, but as time passed, the sword cultivator clone and Dragon Imprisoning Lock would suffer from indigestion.

However, this coffin contained an inner space. Even if one could not absorb and use the spiritual qi, they could still transfer it directly into the space to store it. Therefore, most of the spiritual qi during this period of time had actually been stored in the coffin.

With the Yin Burial special ability of the artifact, the high-grade spiritual qi became the Yin Burial spiritual qi that filled the internal space.

The 300,000 souls had been nourished by the Yin Burial spiritual qi for a few months before they collectively evolved into stronger ghosts.

How strong were these ghosts now?

They were probably at the level where they could easily kill and eat humans alone, could fight with mortal Daoists without spiritual qi, and would be easily destroyed by a talisman of a true cultivator.

It was not much different from the ghosts in mortal legends.

However, although they were weak initial-stage ghosts, countless ants could bite an elephant to death. If he released all 300,000 ghosts, even if ten Foundation Establishment cultivators came, they would probably not be able to withstand it.

This ghost was now bound by dark green spiritual qi roots. Pain flashed across its blurry ghost face from time to time, but it did not resist at all.

Jiang Li was not at all worried that he would suffer a backlash from the ghosts.

This was because besides being a storage artifact, the main function of the coffin was still in the field of logistics, its specialty was to refine various Yin attribute ghosts and spirits.

Like the zombies, skeletons, ghosts, and others.

The more Yin Burial spiritual qi these ghosts absorbed, the stronger the coffin's control over them.

Moreover, the foundation of this group of ghosts was too weak. More than 95% of their strength came from Jiang Li. Not to mention now, even if all of them became Ghost Kings, they would be unable to resist his will.

The spiritual qi root slowly retracted, pulling the ghost into his palm.

Jiang Li only felt a chill run through his palm, and then this feeling flowed along his arm and quickly entered the space between his brows before vanishing.

He closed his eyes and entered his consciousness again. A small bump appeared on the ground beside the tall ghostwood tree.

Ghostwood! Ghost within the Wood!

It nurtures a lonely and sinister ghost…

After cultivating to the late-stage Qi Refinement realm, the special traits of the Ghost Wood Art finally began to gradually appear.

Now, Jiang Li was no longer in the state where ghosts had to enter his sea of consciousness for him to capture them.

The current Ghost Wood Art could already create spiritual qi tree roots and actively capture ghosts.

Moreover, capturing ghosts and binding them under the roots could bring Jiang Li several other uses.

Jiang Li stretched out his palm, and a layer of green light blossomed on it. The thin wooden armor suddenly started to grow, and it quickly covered his entire right hand.

Although it was not very obvious, the strength of his spiritual qi had indeed increased again.

Moreover, if he were to spend a little more time, the ghosts captured by the roots would transform into lumps that would adhere to the roots. If there were more of them, then it would greatly increase the amount of spiritual qi Jiang Li had. It could be considered a bonus to his cheat.

Of course, this effect was useless to him, he had never lacked spiritual qi since he started cultivating.

Jiang Li did not care about anything else. He grabbed another 30 ghosts and dragged them into his body. He only stopped when he reached the limit of his current cultivation method.

These 32 ghosts needed to be transformed into lumps on the roots before he could continue kidnapping more.

Jiang Li was quite satisfied with his breakthrough to the late-stage Qi Refinement realm. He struck while the iron was hot and cultivated for the entire night.

On the morning of the next day, Jiang Li opened his eyes. He got up and was about to leave when his expression changed.

Crack!

A familiar voice sounded as Jiang Li's expression changed. He lowered his head to look. As expected, the limestone floor beneath his feet had already shattered into hundreds of pieces along with spider web-like patterns.

He squeezed his palm, and the strength he felt increased again.

Jiang Li pulled out his interface in a daze and took a look. The "mid-stage Body Refinement realm" in the body cultivation column had unknowingly turned into the "late-stage Body Refinement realm".

No wonder he felt such a huge reaction when he broke through previously. It turned out that not only had his Qi Refinement cultivation broken through, but his body cultivation had also reached the late-stage.

Alright, with the four beast blood tattoos and the combination of many body refinement pills, his body cultivation speed was not inferior to that of Qi Refinement.

It was a good thing that he had broken through to the late-stage of both body refinement and Qi Refinement cultivation.

However…

This breakthrough was really not timely.

They were still in the midst of the sect's martial arts competition. Jiang Li was really afraid that he would accidentally kill someone with this sudden breakthrough.

Looking at the creaking ground, it was not impossible.

It seemed that he had wasted a basket of eggs yesterday.

However, it was too late to practice his punches on the mountain.

Jiang Li scratched his head. He was quite vexed.

After thinking for a long time, he suddenly looked at the Dragon Imprisoning Lock around his waist.

This thing might be of use.

Swoosh!

Under Jiang Li's will, the pitch-black chain instantly came to life and circled around his body like a nimble snake.

It coiled from his waist to his arms.

Finally, there were two cracking sounds.

The shackles on both ends of the Dragon Imprisoning Lock wrapped around Jiang Li's wrists.

An invisible pressure enveloped him, causing his swelling strength to gradually fall.

Under Jiang Li's control, the Dragon Imprisoning Lock naturally did not unleash its strongest power directly.

Instead, it suppressed his strength bit by bit until Jiang Li felt that this level was something that he could barely accept.

He took two more steps. At the very least, the limestone floor did not crack open. This way, he could temporarily endure the sudden boost in strength.

There was really no one else who would shackle themselves like this.

Jiang Li shook his head gloomily. After he went out, he did not directly go to the venue to watch the competition.

He went to the Scripture Storage Pavilion in his current state.

He needed to find a body cultivation method that could help him control his strength.

Previously, Jiang Li already had a lot of cultivation tasks. Body cultivation, Qi Refinement, and listening to the Heart Sutra. Each of them required a lot of time, so he simply could not find any free time.

Furthermore, this was under the condition that he had handed over the matters of inscribing runes, learning how to forge weapons, and cultivating movement techniques to the parallel mind.

Therefore, he had previously thought that it would be enough to familiarize himself with controlling strength for a few days. There was no need to learn a spell technique as it was time-consuming.

However, the continuous loss of control of his powers told him that such situations would likely happen in the future. If he had to familiarize himself with it every time he lost control, then the time it would take would be more than learning one spell technique.

After passing through the inner sect, Jiang Li did not encounter the embarrassment he had when he was still an outer sect disciple. From time to time, he would encounter a group of registered disciples patrolling the area, and they had to bow to Jiang Li.

Soon, he knocked on the metal door embedded in the mountain wall.

In the Scripture Storage Pavilion, Elder Li was still drinking alone behind the counter.

Speaking of which, Jiang Li still had one more token that he had obtained from the Scripture Imparting Hall when he joined the inner sect.

He had to find a time to use it.

After bowing towards Elder Li, Jiang Li went to the bookshelf in the body cultivation area and started to search.

It was obvious that there were fewer people in this body cultivation area. The floating dust on the bookshelves were much thicker than other bookshelves.

Then, as he flipped through it, Jiang Li's expression fell even more.

It seemed like in history, there were not many cases like him where one's strength was unable to be controlled due to rapid growth.

Therefore, after searching for a long time, he did not find any technique that he liked in the body cultivation area.

This was quite awkward.

In fact, logically speaking, increasing the Mind attribute was the best solution for failing to control his strength.

Cultivation methods like the Bodhisattva Heart Sutra were very suitable for Jiang Li.

As long as he retracted his sword cultivator clone and obtained another mental enlightenment, he would quickly master this portion of overflowing power.

Or perhaps, he could choose to keep a parallel mind in his body to help Jiang Li control it better. Not only could it help in controlling his body, he could even multitask and scheme better in battles.

However, the problem was that his Bodhisattva Heart Sutra was still not at the level where it could create two parallel minds.

As for the sword cultivator clone, he could not easily abandon it for the time being. Therefore, he could not rely on the Heart Sutra for the time being. He had to find a strength controlling technique instead.

Jiang Li refused to believe in fate and searched for a long time, but he still did not obtain anything.

"Elder Li, Elder Li!"

Helpless, Jiang Li could only return to the counter and wake up Elder Li who was taking a nap.

The other party was not angry.

After Jiang Li told him about his needs, he thought for a moment and sized Jiang Li up before standing up and walking towards the depths of the Scripture Storage Pavilion.

Jiang Li's eyes lit up. From the looks of it, there was a solution!

His footsteps followed closely behind Elder Li as they passed through the bookshelves. Soon, they returned to the body cultivation area.

Jiang Li was slightly puzzled. Didn't he already search this place thoroughly? Could it be that he had missed out something?

Elder Li stopped in front of a bookshelf. His body swayed as if he was about to fall asleep at any moment.

After swaying for a long time, Elder Li finally held the bookshelf to steady his body and groggily searched the bookshelf.

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Chapter 128: Overlord Body?

During this period of time, Elder Li knocked down a few books from the bookshelf before finally taking out an exquisite-looking booklet from a certain corner and handing it to Jiang Li.

Overlord Body Art

There were only three words on the booklet.

This spell technique sounded very fierce, but Jiang Li did not seem very happy holding it.

Jiang Li knew about this body cultivation method. It was said to be a rather brilliant technique for taking hits.

Although it was called the Overlord Body Art, many people called it the Immovable Overlord Body Art.

Of course, this was not a praise, but mockery.

This Overlord Body Art was like a semi-finished pill formula. While it was powerful, it was also accompanied by huge flaws that were hard to overcome.

When using this Overlord Body, one could neither attack nor move. One would become a sandbag and stand there to be beaten.

Jiang Li was slightly speechless. Did this Elder Li drink too much and take the wrong thing?

However, when Jiang Li looked at Elder Li again, he had already staggered far away.

Helpless, Jiang Li flipped open the booklet and read the detailed introduction of the spell technique.

So this was the Overlord Body Art?

As Jiang Li watched, the originally disdainful expression on his face slowly became serious.

Perhaps it did suit him after all.

This Overlord Body Art was a technique that combined strength and qi to focus on defense.

Through this spell technique, the user could contract their strength and spiritual qi in a certain ratio and circulate them to the surface of the body to form a defensive layer.

The more spiritual qi and strength contracted, the stronger the defense formed on the surface of the body. It was a special method to exchange attack for defense.

Oh right, to body cultivators, spiritual qi was also vital to them. Of course, body cultivation methods still required spiritual qi to cultivate.

Otherwise, if one only relied on body tempering, how could he be called a body cultivator? That was a martial artist from the mortal world, a mortal martial arts technique…

Jiang Li took a look. The effects of this Overlord Body Art should be quite powerful.

The method to combine spiritual qi and physical strength was extremely brilliant. If he defended with his full strength, the intensity of the attack he suffered had to be at least more than twice that of Jiang Li's own before it could break his defense.

In terms of quality, this was already quite good.

However, after executing this spell technique, the characteristics of being unable to move made the value of this Overlord Body Art decrease greatly.

Defending without retaliating meant defeat. Cultivators could not rely on this to exhaust their opponents to death.

Jiang Li flipped through it again and noticed that this technique was divided into four parts. Strength Control, Qi Control, Combination, and Secret Cultivation.

Elder Li's intention was to let Jiang Li focus on the Strength Control chapter.

This Overlord Body Art emphasized on making cultivators contract the power they released and spread it around their bodies on average to deal with external attacks.

When he could control his physical strength to contract and release at will, his current problem would be resolved.

However, as he read on, Jiang Li's gaze was attracted by another description of the Overlord Body Art.

In the 'Secret Cultivation' chapter of the Overlord Body Art, it described that after the Overlord Body Art reached the eighth level, cultivators could store some of the strength and spiritual qi they usually accumulated on the surface of their bodies.

At that time, this Overlord Body Art would show a sudden boost in power. The user could maintain the highest level of Overlord Body defense without reducing their strength, spiritual qi, and speed!

In other words, before the eighth layer of the Overlord Body Art, it was only a technique, but after the eighth layer, it could be considered a status!

It could be said that there were also many flaws, he had to prepare before each use, the duration was short, and the expenditure was huge. It was not worth paying such a price to defend for just a short moment.

But in Jiang Li's case, was this another godly technique?

As Jiang Li became stronger, his physical defense would also become stronger along with his physique.

However, his Armament Hard Skin and Hardened Skin were gradually unable to keep up with his growth.

There was naturally no problem in catching a Qi Refinement realm flying sword.

However, after Jiang Li tried it, he was already unable to completely defend against the Foundation Establishment flying sword of the sword cultivator clone.

This did not match Jiang Li's expectations for his strength.

This way, this Overlord Body Art might become an even stronger substitute.

After returning to the counter and obtaining the jade slip of the Overlord Body Art, Elder Li took his inner sect disciple token and charged some sect contribution points.

Jiang Li had already entered the inner sect for four to five months. Every month, the contribution points distributed by the sect would be directly transferred to his token. Previously, he had participated in a period of demon extermination missions, so the contribution points he obtained was naturally quite a lot.

Jiang Li would occasionally enter the Scripture Storage Pavilion to learn a few spell techniques, but the contribution points distributed every month were simply too much.

This was another huge difference between inner sect disciples and outer sect disciples.

After the protection period, outer sect disciples had to complete a certain number of missions on time to pay the sect contribution points that were deducted every month.

As for inner sect disciples, they did not need to do anything to obtain the resources that outer sect disciples desperately fought for.

Jiang Li sighed for a moment about his old days before leaving the Scripture Storage Pavilion and arriving at the bustling martial arts venue.

He flew into the airship where the Demon Vanquishing Hall was located with the Dragon Imprisoning Lock.

The chains on Jiang Li's body were not obvious because of his clothes, but the shackles on his wrists were not easy to cover up.

"Junior Brother Jiang Li, what are you doing?"

Therefore, those senior brothers and sisters naturally noticed Jiang Li's unusual behavior with a single glance.

The shackles and chain looked familiar.

When they had just entered the sect, the Dragon Imprisoning Lock had once been tied to their ankles, binding them to fight the demon beast to the death.

Of course, they all succeeded in the end and obtained the Beast Blood Diagram's inheritance.

But now that they saw the indestructible chain, they still felt a little fearful.

"Oh, this. I accidentally broke through earlier. My body is a little out of control. I'm using it to temporarily suppress my strength."

When Jiang Li said this, everyone noticed that the aura on his body was obviously much stronger than the day before.

After not seeing him for an entire night, Jiang Li did not even say anything and broke through without any warning.

"Oh, you broke through. That's pretty good. Continue to work hard and build your foundation as soon as possible."

The senior brothers habitually encouraged him. After a moment, they reacted.

"Oh? Wait, when was the last time you broke through?"

"Did you break through in body refinement? Or did you break through in Qi Refinement?"

The senior brothers and sisters suddenly recalled that Jiang Li seemed to be a new disciple who had just entered the sect this year. Moreover, based on the time, they knew that their master had taken in this junior brother, Jiang Li, not long ago.

Previously, he had been at the mid-stage Qi Refinement and Body Refinement realm… but now, no matter how they looked at it, he should be at the late-stage of the Qi Refinement realm.

Their expressions were a little complicated. Wasn't that Qi Tianya who fought with Jiang Li yesterday a top-grade spiritual root disciple who had entered the sect at the same time as Jiang Li?

The other party was clearly only at the mid-stage Qi Refinement realm and was still quite a distance away from breaking through.

What was going on with this junior brother of theirs? His body cultivation was complementing his Qi Refinement? Did the Beast Blood Diagram have such an effect?

In two years, would he reach the Foundation Establishment realm?

They were all silent for a moment. It was not that they suspected Jiang Li, but they were a little conflicted in their hearts.

Jiang Li's rapid growth was after he became Elder He's disciple. The rest of his growth was basically under the watch of the people from the Demon Vanquishing Hall. There was no problem at all. At most, it was Elder He who gave him special treatment. This was understandable.

It was naturally a good thing for this little junior brother to be a genius, but suddenly having a junior who could catch up to them made them carry quite a bit of pressure.

If they were to be surpassed by their junior brother one day, they did not dare to imagine how Elder He would deal with them at that time…

The martial arts competition below continued, but Jiang Li's mind was mostly focused on cultivating the Overlord Body Art.

After asking a few questions from his senior brothers and sisters, he stood at the railing of the flying ship and tried out the Overlord Body Art.

From time to time, a thin layer of spiritual qi would surge on his body. His muscles bulged everywhere, as if a rat was stuffed under his skin. A terrifying physical force swam around his entire body.

In the process of circulating his strength throughout his body, his strength and control also increased bit by bit.

The advantage of the Strength Control chapter was that he did not need the assistance of other tools and would not affect the outside world too much. Whether he was standing, sitting, or lying down, he could cultivate.

Moreover, it was a professional strength control technique after all. This kind of cultivation was even more effective and faster than ramming mountains or rolling eggs.

The ten Qi Refinement realm battle rings on the ground had already ended the session at noon the next day. However, the floating rings in the sky were delayed until night.

On the one hand, the reason was that there was only one arena, and there were more matches in the Foundation Establishment realm martial arts competition. On the other hand, the quality of high-level cultivators was stronger in all aspects. Unless there was a great disparity in strength, it was difficult to quickly determine a winner.

The sect was not in a hurry to begin the second round of the Qi Refinement realm.

It was only after the first round of the Foundation Establishment disciples ended that the second round began on the third day.

There were a total of 272 Qi Refinement realm disciples participating in the martial arts meeting. After the first round, the losers would be eliminated and the winners would be left behind. There were still 136 left.

It was still Battle Arena A, and it still felt as light as the wind and clouds. Jiang Li stood there with chains around his body and shackles on his hands, waiting for his opponent to ascend the stage.

Jiang Li's number was "271", the last number among all the Qi Refinement realm disciples.

According to the rules of the battle, as long as he did not lose, he would continue to fight on this stage.

The competitor on the other side did not make Jiang Li wait long. Not long later, a figure walked onto the ring… and then the second, third, and fourth competitors.

In this instant, four figures in white disciple clothes stood before Jiang Li.

A moment later, the four of them looked up together and saw that they were wearing the same white mask with no facial features. On the mask, the words "sour, sweet, bitter, spicy" were written.

Sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy? This person had quite a personality.

With just a glance, Jiang Li understood what his opponent was good at.

The puppet technique of the Mystic Gate Hall.

Jiang Li had seen this senior brother's battle before. The rune mechanisms hidden in the puppets were impossible to guard against, and the main body was hidden among the puppets.

In any case, his previous enemy had not been able to find his true identity even after exerting all his strength and leaving the arena.

"Demon Vanquishing Hall, Jiang Li."

Jiang Li was the first to cup his hands and announce his name, and then he raised his head to look over as if he wanted to rely on his voice to find the main body that was about to speak.

"Mystic Gate Hall, Ban Chi." x4

However, these words were said by the four masked puppets at the same time.

Obviously, his opponent was similar to Jiang Li in that he had already cultivated the Five Senses Technique to the level of mastering all five senses. By relying on the "tongue", not only could the puppets speak, he could even utilize them to chant spells.

"Senior Brother, has Elder Weng Sanqi been well?"

Ever since he entered the sect, Elder Weng of the Mystic Gate Hall had been taking good care of him. When he met the disciples of the Mystic Gate Hall, he naturally had to ask.

"Hehe, hoho, haha, keke."

"Junior Brother, have you experienced the sourness, sweetness, bitterness, and spiciness of the mortal world~?"

The disciple of the Mystic Gate Hall paid no attention to Jiang Li's greeting. The four masked puppets emitted strange laughs respectively, and then they started to set up formations and play games.

This caused Jiang Li to be rather speechless. Wasn't it just a few puppets? Why did it seem like he was going to be sent to hell?

As such, Jiang Li relaxed the bones in his body and intended to play with the other party.

"Seriously speaking, Senior Brother, letting me know where your true body is is actually for your own good."

"Otherwise, the probability of death this time is 25%."

As the gong sounded, Jiang Li suddenly spoke in a sinister manner. As soon as he finished speaking, his robust figure had already vanished on the spot.

Bang!

Countless wooden fragments flew everywhere. The masked man standing at the back had already been pierced through by Jiang Li's claws.

"What! How can he be so fast!"

The remaining three masked puppets were stunned by the sudden change in events. They hurriedly turned their heads to look at Jiang Li as if the three masks had terrified expressions under them.

Jiang Li, on the other hand, was calm. He withdrew his right hand from the chest of the puppet, and then his eyes swept over the remaining three masked men, causing Ban Chi's chest to constrict as if a palm would pass through it in the next moment.

"Senior Brother Ban Chi, your probability of death this time is 33%."

Jiang Li casually tossed the ruined puppet to the side, and then his figure vanished once more.

As he watched Jiang Li's figure vanish, the heart of the Mystic Gate Hall disciple seemed to have skipped a beat.

Crack! Crack!

A sharp voice sounded, and Jiang Li appeared behind another puppet. This time, he grabbed the puppet by the neck and directly tore its head off its body. He really did seem to have the potential to become a crazy murderer.

The disciple of the Mystic Gate Hall looked over and saw Jiang Li casually throw away the puppet's head. The sound of the wooden head hitting the ground made him feel dizzy.

If he was unlucky, then wouldn't he be the one whose head was torn off?

His neck felt cold. Ban Chi felt that it was extremely difficult to swallow his saliva. A large amount of cold sweat had already soaked through his clothes.

"Senior Brother, the probability of death is 50% now."

Jiang Li's words sounded faintly again. His 'naive' eyes swept across the remaining two masked puppets, preparing to launch another fatal attack in the next moment.

"Wait a moment! I admit defeat! I admit defeat!"

The disciple of the Mystic Gate Hall could no longer endure this feeling of imminent death. He no longer cared about showing off. He tore off his mask as quickly as possible and hurriedly admitted defeat.

However, in the blink of an eye, Jiang Li's figure had actually vanished once more. This scene caused him to feel as if his soul had left his body.

Slam.

A hand landed on the disciple's shoulder as his face instantly turned pale.

"Sorry, sorry. I was just joking. Senior Brother, don't mind me."

Jiang Li's words sounded in the other party's ears. If not for his legs already turning soft, he would have jumped more than three meters high on the spot.

After a long time, he finally heard Jiang Li clearly. It turned out that Jiang Li was only joking and did not really want to kill him. However, his pale face still could not recover for a long time.

He wanted to cry but had no tears. If he had known earlier, he would not have acted mysterious. Now, he was frightened badly.

However, this Qi Refinement realm junior brother was also ridiculously powerful, right?

Jiang Li was naturally just scaring the other party earlier. No matter how similar the other party's puppet was, it was impossible for his heart to completely stop beating.

With the Bodhisattva Heart Sutra, such subtle sounds were no different from beating a gong. In fact, he had long identified the other party's actual body and had deliberately frightened him into admitting defeat.

After this battle, this senior brother of the Mystic Gate Hall did not even manage to unleash a single attack. Instead, he lost two puppets. This was indeed quite tragic.

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Chapter 129: Mad Disciples

Without any surprise, Jiang Li won the battle. However, as the competition continued to progress, the fights in the other arenas became more and more intense.

All sorts of mystical spell techniques appeared one after another. They were truly marvelous.

Jiang Li stood on the flying ship and watched. He had already discovered several disciples with dual-attribute spiritual roots in a row. He had even discovered a Qi Refinement realm disciple with a variant lightning attribute spiritual root.

That lightning attribute spiritual root disciple looked to be around 18 or 19 years old. Lightning flickered on his palms, and as soon as he went on stage, he unleashed the Five Heart Lightning. Whoever faced him was quite unlucky.

It could be said that in the entire Qi Refinement realm arena, besides Jiang Li's side, the fastest to win the round was him.

According to others, this person's experience in life was comparable to a child of providence.

It was said that he was once an orphan who did not have enough to eat or wear. He was picked up by an elder by chance.

At first, they only thought that he was a seedling with spiritual root aptitude. Seeing that he was pitiful, they brought him back to take a look.

If his aptitude was good, they could take him under their wing. If he was tested to have a medium-grade and below spiritual root, he could have a good life in the outer sect.

However, they did not expect to test that he had a high-grade aptitude, and it was a variant lightning attribute spiritual root!

This variant attribute spiritual root was not on the same level as a dual-attribute spiritual root.

It possessed powerful might and unpredictable spell techniques that could often crush cultivators of the same level.

As a result, the cultivation world generally tacitly agreed that a variant spiritual root could directly raise the potential by one level.

This point could be seen from Elder Duan Shuang's performance back then. He could still persist for so long despite facing the lightning tribulation.

Duan Shuang, who was thought to be a genius and the backbone of the Demon Vanquishing Hall, had a variant ice attribute spiritual root.

The lightning spiritual root specialized in killing while the ice spiritual root specialized in defense. This lightning spiritual root cultivator was probably even more terrifying in the arena.

After the second round of fights ended, that senior brother with a lightning spiritual root suddenly raised his head from the platform and glanced at Jiang Li. The gazes of the two of them almost collided in the air.

If this continued, then the two of them would clash sooner or later. Clearly, both sides were extremely confident in their own strength.

After the second round ended, half of the 166 Qi Refinement realm disciples would be eliminated on the fourth day.

Jiang Li waved his hand and parted ways with his fellow disciples. He did not return to the Demon Vanquishing Hall with them but walked casually through the sect.

He wanted to see if he could maintain his mobility while executing the Overlord Body Art.

He was different from ordinary cultivators. Apart from his own strength, his legs also contained the power of the Ancient Armored Horse Talisman.

If his feet could not move, could he move using the power of the armored horse?

It was not entirely impossible to release a portion of the Armored Horse Divine Travel's power.

Jiang Li tried to use it as he walked. Along the way, he stumbled occasionally. He either stepped on the ground to create a hole, or jumped seven to eight meters high into the sky.

Not only was his speed extremely slow, but his actions also looked strange and weird.

Jiang Li paid no attention to the gazes of the others. With his status as the Head Elder's disciple of the Demon Vanquishing Hall, no one would look for trouble with him because of the pits on the ground.

Unknowingly, Jiang Li arrived at the outer sect.

His appearance attracted even more attention.

In the last two rounds of the martial arts competition, Jiang Li's performance was very eye-catching. He defeated his opponents cleanly and quickly. There was even one opponent who was frightened and took the initiative to surrender.

As a new disciple, he was one of the only two mid-stage Qi Refinement cultivators participating in the Martial Competition. Jiang Li's performance undoubtedly showed that he was a huge dark horse.

Now that Jiang Li had appeared here, he was naturally recognized by many people. However, due to their inherent impression of inner sect disciples, they moved far away from Jiang Li and did not dare to disturb him at all.

Apart from… a group of people.

Since he had come to the outer sect, Jiang Li intended to go see the outer sect graveyard that had once assisted him in Qi Refinement and provided great help to his early-stage cultivation.

It was already quite late in the day, but Jiang Li saw living people here, unexpectedly.

Eight outer sect disciples were sitting or lying on a tombstone at the edge of the outer sect graveyard. Their eyes were hollow and their faces were filled with a satisfied smile that made people feel uncomfortable.

They were not cleaning the tombstones, nor were they disciples who had accepted the sect's corpse burying mission.

What were they doing…?

Jiang Li looked at them and felt that something was not right. He went forward with a strange feeling.

"Hey! What are you looking at! Who let you come over!"

"Get lost! Get lost immediately! Otherwise, we'll kill you!"

"Get lost! No, you still have to compensate us! Hand over all the spirit stones on you! Otherwise, we'll bury you together with this guy under our feet!"

There were eight outer sect disciples sitting or lying around the tombstones, six men and two women. Their faces looked as pale as paper and their eyes were sunken. All of them looked like they had been physically expended.

At first, their eyes were hollow and their bodies did not move at all. If not for their heaving chests, Jiang Li would have thought that they were actually dead.

However, they seemed to be extremely sensitive to all changes in the outside world, be it light or sound.

When Jiang Li approached, some sounds came from beneath his feet and a bit of sunlight was blocked out. These eight outer sect disciples immediately became anxious and uneasy.

Their chests heaved violently, as if Jiang Li had committed a grave sin by approaching them. They felt extremely angry at him.

The two male disciples stood up first and shouted at Jiang Li while cursing.

Then, the noise completely woke up the other six people. All of them stood up and shouted at Jiang Li to get lost. One of the female cultivators even wanted Jiang Li to hand over all the spirit stones he had and planned to rob him before letting him leave.

Jiang Li lowered his head and looked at the clothes on his body. It was indeed the white inner sect disciple uniform.

Did these eight people take the wrong medicine? What nerves did they have?

They actually dared to speak to him like this, and they even wanted to rob an inner sect senior brother?

Were they afraid that the seniors in the outer sect graveyard would be lonely, so they wanted to go and accompany them?

"Such insolence!"

Jiang Li waved his right hand, and Yin-Wood attribute spiritual qi formed eight palms that slapped the eight people who were still howling madly.

A series of slaps sounded. The eight people were directly slapped flying by the spiritual qi palm. They turned 720 degrees in the air before falling to the ground.

Their cheeks were puffed up, and blood flowed out of one ear, eye, and nose. None of them could remain conscious.

'Eh? What is this?'

After teaching them a lesson, Jiang Li saw two porcelain bottles and a stack of leaves that he did not recognize.

[Name: Green Spore Powder]

[Type: Material]

[Grade: Low-Grade Yellow-Rank]

[Note: One foot in the immortal palace, one foot in the underworld.]

[Name: Bitter Mulberry Tree Leaf]

[Type: Trash]

[Grade: None]

[Note: The leaves of the bitter mulberry tree can be used to alleviate hunger.]

There was no specific name on the two porcelain bottles, nor was there any symbol of any sect.

After Jiang Li threw out a few appraisals, he obtained the answer.

It seemed that the stack of leaves did not have any practical use. The problem was most likely the green spore powder.

Jiang Li thought for a moment before the spiritual qi in his hand surged out and transformed into a dark light. He raised his hand and struck the head of one of the 'mad' disciples.

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Chapter 130: Green-Robed Immortal and Elder Lin

The dark light that Jiang Li struck out entered the outer sect disciple's head. A thin, pale green, and translucent line floated in the air and connected Jiang Li's finger to the disciple's head.

After waiting silently for a few minutes, Jiang Li hooked his finger, and the green threads pulled out the black light that had entered the other party's head.

This black light was none other than the ghost that Jiang Li had captured.

At the late-stage Qi Refinement realm, Jiang Li could already use the Ghost Wood Art to summon a few ghosts to serve him.

The green line was the Ghost Wood Art's binding on the ghost, preventing it from escaping even if it left Jiang Li's consciousness. It could only obediently work for him.

This ghost had a certain ability to read minds. Although it was not strong, it could still be used.

Jiang Li sent it into the brain of the disciple in front of him to see if he could read any useful memories.

After pulling the ghost back into his Sea of Consciousness, some fragmented memories were quickly transmitted.

There were not many memory fragments captured by the ghost, and it was far from reaching the level of the skill, Mayfly's Dream.

This ghost's ability was quite similar to telephone scams. It could only make up stories and bluff people.

Circulating the Bodhisattva Heart Sutra that could even take over a person's life, Jiang Li quickly went through the memory fragments of the disciple in front of him.

All the meaningless content was abandoned, leaving only some content that Jiang Li was interested in.

"Green-Robed Immortal… What a nice name, but is there such a forbidden drug in the cultivation world?"

Jiang Li held the two small porcelain bottles in his hand and recalled the few memory fragments stolen by the ghost.

When taking this drug, one would feel as if they were floating in the air. After stopping, they would feel muddle-headed.

This was an extremely addictive and vicious forbidden drug.

It was fine for cultivators above the Foundation Establishment realm. Their powerful bodies could help them resist the addiction and dependence on the drug. As long as their wills were a little stronger, they could at most get rid of their headache for a week.

However, for Qi Refinement realm disciples, touching this thing could cause them to be trapped forever. That kind of reliance on drugs that could make people's minds go crazy was not easily overcome.

After Jiang Li finished reading the memory fragment, he looked at a thin and tall figure lying on the ground.

After thinking for a moment, he did not choose to slap him to death. Instead, he waved his hand and used his spiritual qi to open the disciple's mouth. He took out seven or eight waste pills from his bosom and stuffed them in.

This disciple's body twitched and trembled while unconscious, and his originally pale face became even darker and darker. His body already began to emit a disgusting aura, as if he was beyond cure and was about to die at any moment.

This was the leader of the group that was snorting the spore powder called 'Green-Robed Immortal'.

This thin and tall man had met a few rogue cultivators in a market when he was out on a mission. Then, he got addicted to 'Green-Robed Immortal'.

How many spirit stones could an outer sect disciple have?

After he became addicted, it was just like what Jiang Li had heard in his previous life. He exhausted his spirit stones and was at his wit's end. In the end, he started to drag people down and used them to get more drugs.

The other seven people lying on the ground had been tricked by him through some methods before they were finally tainted by this 'Green-Robed Immortal'.

People like him deserved to die.

After consuming these few waste pills, the amount of this pill poison was enough to cause irreversible damage to this guy's cultivation and spiritual root. Moreover, the pill poison would be stubborn for at least a hundred years.

He would never be able to make a comeback in this life until he died painfully under the torture of the pill poisoning.

After taking away all the "green spore powder" on them, Jiang Li ignored them and continued to walk towards the center of the graveyard.

However, today, this godforsaken place seemed especially lively.

From afar, Jiang Li saw a tall figure standing in front of him. No one knew what he was doing.

Could it be that one of the brothers in the graveyard had turned into a zombie?

Jiang Li quickly rejected this thought, because the other party's clothes were neat and tidy. Clearly, he was not a dirty zombie.

However, he did not have any fear and directly walked over. This was his target location after all. He could not just retreat when he saw someone he did not know.

The more he walked in, the more familiar Jiang Li felt.

Wasn't the place where the figure stood where Jiang Li had cultivated the Ghost Wood Art back then?

This figure was indeed not a zombie. From the back, it looked to be a middle-aged man of medium build.

The edges of his Daoist robe were faded and had turned white.

Jiang Li had never seen a cultivator dressed like this, but from the oppressive feeling coming from his body, Jiang Li was certain that he was at least a Core Formation cultivator.

Since the other party could enter the sect easily, he was most likely an elder of the Scripture Storage Valley.

"This disciple has passed by this place and disturbed you. Elder, I seek forgiveness."

Jiang Li cupped his hands and took a few steps forward. He finally saw the other party's face from the side.

His facial features looked ordinary and even a little old. He did not look like a very powerful person. Only his sharp and straight eyebrows were facing the sky, making him look very heroic.

"Yes, this graveyard is not a good place. Don't stay here any longer. Leave."

The elder glanced at Jiang Li and reminded him to leave quickly.

Jiang Li did not mind the other party's reminder. To other disciples, this graveyard might not be beneficial to their bodies because of the Yin qi, but to Jiang Li, it was simply like he had returned home.

"Elder, what are you looking at?"

Following the other party's gaze, the outer sect graveyard was corroded by the Yin qi to the point that not a single blade of grass grew. 15 tree saplings had grown out at some point in time.

In Jiang Li's eyes, these sprouts were even more familiar. Every day, he cultivated Qi Refinement and visualized the same thing.

"These are… ghostwood trees."

"Elder, is there something wrong with these ghostwood trees?"

Jiang Li immediately felt a little embarrassed. He knew what this elder was looking at. At this moment, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

It was just like when he was young and hid his paper after he scored a zero.

The elder glanced at Jiang Li once more. Perhaps it was because of the inner sect disciple uniform he wore, but he opened his mouth and explained to Jiang Li.

"The Yin qi in this outer sect graveyard is very heavy. I wonder who planted 15 ghostwood trees here and set up a Feng Shui Wood-Yin Array."

"Recently, there have been frequent zombie transformations and ghosts causing trouble in this graveyard, disturbing the outer sect. I wonder who did this and what their intentions are."

This elder spoke with a slight accent as he looked at the ghostwood tree array in front of him with a serious expression.

In the sect, Elder Lin was originally in seclusion all year round to cultivate. However, recently, there were frequent accidents in the outer sect graveyard and many disciples had been injured.

It was naturally not difficult for sect elders and inner sect disciples to deal with these new ghosts.

However, it was as if the graveyard had been on stimulants recently, producing ghosts frequently.

The others did not find the reason and could not really let Foundation Establishment cultivators camp all year round for a graveyard. Therefore, they invited Elder Lin, a professional, to help solve the problem of the graveyard.

This Elder Lin was really capable. He was the one who designed and improved the layout of the outer sect graveyard. The rule of stuffing copper coins into the mouths of the dead to suppress the zombie transformation was also his suggestion to the sect.

As an expert, he quickly found the problem. These ghostwood trees that had been planted were the culprits.

However, he was still a little puzzled. Although these 15 sprouts had set up a Feng Shui Wood-Yin Array, based on his experience, they should still be far from reaching the extent of gathering such dense Yin qi.

To reach this state, one would need at least 15 ghostwood trees over fifty years old.

"Could there be another secret in this graveyard?"

When Jiang Li heard this, he could not help but break out in a cold sweat. If he did not guess wrong, this matter was probably related to him.

"Cough cough, Elder, this disciple might be able to answer you."

Jiang Li scolded himself for having a bad memory. He thought for a moment and summoned up his courage to speak to the other party awkwardly.

With a wave of his hand, he sent out Wood-Yin spiritual qi.

Under his spiritual qi, cracking sounds of roots breaking could be heard from the ground.

Jiang Li was stunned, and then he increased the output of his spiritual qi.

Then, the soil beneath the 15 ghostwood trees suddenly flipped up. One after another, a total of 15 thick ghostwood trees were pulled out from the ground.

However, the ghostwood tree wooden stakes were already very different from when Jiang Li had buried them in the ground.

Many thin roots grew out of the tree bark, and the 15 ghostwood tree saplings grew from these tree trunks.

These ghostwood tree wooden stakes that had no roots were actually revived under the nourishment of the Yin qi in the graveyard.

"Wood-Yin spiritual qi… did you bury these ghostwood trees?"

When Elder Lin saw this scene, how could he not know the problem? It turned out that the secret was buried under the ground.

"Elder, these ghostwood trees were buried for my cultivation training previously. It's just that after I entered the inner sect, I was busy cultivating and accidentally… forgot about them."

Elder Lin was speechless after hearing Jiang Li's explanation. He had wasted his time thinking there was an enemy attack.

There was no such thing as a hidden plot. It was just a disciple who had forgotten to clean up the mess after cultivating, resulting in this mess.

If Jiang Li was still an outer sect disciple at this moment, this matter would be a huge issue. Any punishment from the sect would be able to make him suffer from the consequences.

Fortunately, he was now the disciple of the Head Elder of the Demon Vanquishing Hall, Elder He. Thus, this matter would only be a misunderstanding that was not worth mentioning.

"These Yin attribute ghostwood trees are very dangerous if left in the graveyard. Don't be so reckless in the future. You can deal with them yourself."

Sure enough, this elder did not say much, and he only gave Jiang Li a few words of advice.

"This disciple knows his mistake. Thank you, Elder."

Jiang Li released the Dragon Imprisoning Lock on his body and coiled it around the 15 ghostwood trees that had been reborn, binding them together.

After the 15 ghostwood trees were tied together, they were almost the size of a small mountain. In his previous life, large trucks were needed to transport them.

However, the Dragon Imprisoning Lock glowed slightly. Under Jiang Li's immense strength, it pulled back the ghostwood trees and carried them on his shoulder.

The soil beneath his feet caved in, but Jiang Li acted exceptionally calm and collected. It was as if this bit of weight was nothing at all.

"Are you a body cultivator?"

Elder Lin looked at Jiang Li's actions and his expression could not help but change slightly. It was rare for a body cultivator in the Body Refinement realm to have such strength.

After Jiang Li gave an affirmative answer, he could not help but reveal a slightly regretful expression. However, it was not pity for Jiang Li, but for himself.

Elder Lin had been living with corpses all year round and knew nothing about female cultivators. Therefore, he had no clue about matters like Dao Companions and children.

Furthermore, in recent years, although he had been cultivating bitterly in seclusion, he had no hope of breaking through in his cultivation. Therefore, he gradually had the thought of taking in a disciple to pass on all that he had learned.

After he came out of seclusion, the Valley Master had told him that there was a disciple with a dual-attribute Wood-Yin spiritual root who was very suitable for him. It was just that he had unfortunately missed out on it because he was in seclusion and had already lost to the Head of the Demon Vanquishing Hall.

How could he not guess Jiang Li's identity at this point?

"I saw that your spiritual qi is the dual-attribute Wood-Yin. What cultivation method did you learn? What is your current realm?"

Although it was already impossible to take him in as a disciple, Elder Lin still asked Jiang Li out of concern. After all, there were very few cultivators with a Wood-Yin spiritual root. It was rare to meet one and it could be considered fate. He had to give Jiang Li some pointers.

"I cultivate the Ghost Wood Art and am currently only at the late-stage Qi Refinement realm."

Jiang Li answered truthfully. His voice was calm and the heavy burden on his shoulders did not affect him much.

"Ghost Wood Art? It's quite a good cultivation method."

"Then the one you released was your ghost servant?"

How could Jiang Li not know that the elder had witnessed the scene at the edge of the graveyard with unknown methods earlier?

"Don't worry, they deserved to die. I won't blame you for this."

When he saw Jiang Li's expression change, the elder hurriedly consoled Jiang Li and told him not to worry because of this.

Jiang Li was naturally not worried, but the other party seemed to understand his cultivation method very well. This made him feel a little puzzled.

"Elder, forgive me for being presumptuous. May I know your name?"

"My name is Lin Fengying. You can call me Elder Lin."

At this moment, Jiang Li understood that this was the inheritor of the corpse manipulation clan who had once been most suitable to be his master, Elder Lin.

As they both had a Wood-Yin attribute spiritual root, it was natural for the other party to study the other two Wood-Yin attribute cultivation methods in the valley.

Jiang Li hurriedly put down the ghostwood trees and bowed once more before calling out, "Elder Lin, I have something to ask."

Jiang Li's master was only good at body refinement. It was really difficult for him to be of help in Qi Refinement cultivation.

Now that he met Elder Lin, how could he let this chance slip by? He asked all the difficult questions he encountered regarding cultivation methods and techniques.

Elder Lin Fengying was indeed skilled in this aspect. A few words of advice could enlighten Jiang Li greatly.

Moreover, as they conversed, Jiang Li noticed that the other party was actually an array formation master.

Elder Lin also praised the Wood-Yin Feng Shui Array that Jiang Li set up back then. He said that Jiang Li was absolutely talented in array formations.

Back then, relying on the superficial teachings of the Outer Sect Cultivation Hall, he could use 15 ghostwood trees to set up that kind of Feng Shui Array. His talent was definitely not ordinary.

At this moment, he truly got what he needed the most.

Jiang Li had been learning how to draw runes for several months already. His foundation was quite good, but he had been suffering from the fact that no one was teaching him the secrets of array formations, so he had been stagnating and not making any progress.

This time, he happened to bump into Elder Lin and quickly grabbed the opportunity to get close to the other party, obtaining the promise of imparting array formation knowledge to him.

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Chapter 131: "Fair Fight"

Perhaps because the corpse manipulation lineage used to be a "service industry", Elder Lin did not put on airs.

When Jiang Li chatted with him, they actually got along quite well.

They had all played with zombies and ghosts before, and what they practiced were all Yin attribute cultivation methods. Although there was a huge difference in age, they also felt like they regretted not meeting sooner.

As he spoke, Jiang Li followed Elder Lin back to his residence. There were more than a hundred coffins filled with talismans and more than a thousand soul altars that were lit with joss sticks.

This was the daily routine of the corpse manipulators. They were always accompanied by evil spirits and ghosts. Although Jiang Li did not dislike it, he did not like the atmosphere here either. Now, he was a little glad that he had chosen to become Elder He's disciple.

After learning from each other for a long time, Jiang Li finally returned to the Demon Vanquishing Hall with the few items that the other party had given him.

The Ghost Wood Art was a tree demon's cultivation method. It was not like the cultivation methods passed down by human cultivators over generations. Some people continuously developed and studied cultivation methods.

The Ghost Wood Art did not have a set of spell techniques, so Jiang Li's wood-attribute spell techniques were all from the corpse manipulation lineage.

Apart from studying array formations, he received quite a bit of help in terms of spell techniques during his meeting with Elder Lin.

After reading the ancient books given to him by Elder Lin overnight, Jiang Li threw the heavy task to the parallel mind of the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak that was far away. His main body stepped on the time and walked up to the Battle Arena A.

The other party was already waiting for Jiang Li in the arena this time.

Jiang Li went forward and was speechless to discover that it was actually a disciple of the Demon Vanquishing Hall.

That senior brother had clearly long known that his opponent today would be Jiang Li, and his face was showing a helpless and bitter smile.

Jiang Li also felt a little awkward and greeted the other party.

"Junior Brother Jiang Li, you have to be gentler this time." That disciple bitterly said so, causing the audience to sigh again.

The gong sounded. The senior sister from the Rejuvenation Hall was already preparing for the next battle. In her experience, this was another battle that would be ended in seconds.

The senior brother opposite him immediately assumed a defensive posture and erected a shield artifact in front of him. He closed his eyes and waited for the terrifying impact to arrive.

However, Jiang Li did not attack as he usually did.

"Senior Brother, we're all fellow disciples of the Demon Vanquishing Hall. It wouldn't be good if we got injured in an intense battle. Why don't we change our method of fighting?"

When the disciple saw that Jiang Li's attack had yet to arrive, he removed his shield and looked at Jiang Li.

"Change the method… how?"

Jiang Li thought for a moment before suggesting a suggestion that was rather disadvantageous to him.

"I'll defend, and Senior Brother will attack. If Senior Brother can beat me out of the ring within a hundred moves, it'll be my loss."

"If Senior Brother is unable to make me fall out of the arena within a hundred moves, then you will admit defeat. How about it?"

When the disciple from the Demon Vanquishing Hall heard that there was such a good deal, he immediately wanted to agree.

He did not have any strange thoughts like being humiliated by his junior brother. What he felt was that even if he lost in the end, at least he would not be beaten up, right?

"Junior Brother Jiang Li, doing this is against the rules, right?"

The disciple of the Rejuvenation Hall, who was the referee, felt a little hesitant. This was because the essence of the arena battle was to choose the best disciples to participate in the Great Mountain Cultivator Tournament and compete for more distributional rights in the Medicine Garden Mystic Realm.

At this time, if the outstanding disciples took the initiative to restrict their strength in order to form a 'fair competition' with the weak disciples, it was undoubtedly stupid. If the outstanding disciples lost, it might affect the sect's interests.

Therefore, as a temporary referee, she was a little hesitant about stopping Jiang Li's antics.

"Senior Sister, don't worry. I know what I'm doing. Senior Brother, please take out your artifact."

That disciple scratched his head in slight embarrassment. Jiang Li was going to take hits from him now. He had already been given such good treatment, so was it not a little too overboard for him to still use an artifact?

However, under Jiang Li's persistence, he still took out his main combat artifact, a shiny silver three-section staff.

Jiang Li's consideration was that if his opponent did not use any artifact, he might not even need to activate the Overlord Body Art. If the opponent could not injure him, then what meaning was there in doing this?

The other party took out the three-section staff, and Jiang Li also started to remove his clothes in the arena.

He threw the white disciple uniform to his side, revealing a healthy and strong muscular body.

"Come!"

Jiang Li set up the standard movements of the Overlord Body Art. Then, the strength in his entire body began to slowly contract, fusing with the spiritual qi that was gradually released, and dispersed as evenly as possible to his limbs and bones.

The air whistled from the right, and a sharp air-piercing sound could be heard. It was the senior brother's three-section staff.

Slam.

There was no loud sound.

The end of the three-section staff really hit Jiang Li's shoulder.

However, under the collision of the huge force, the sound produced was probably that of an ordinary mortal using their index and middle fingers to knock on the table.

Jiang Li did not use his Armament Hard Skin to defend himself, but he still did not feel any pain.

When the three-section staff collided with his skin, a force that had been constricted by Jiang Li's body was released at the right time, and it perfectly offset the force of the attack.

The difference in strength was very small, so even the sound of collision was very soft.

At the beginning, that disciple from the Demon Vanquishing Hall had been restraining himself. Although he had used a lot of strength, the area that he had struck was the shoulder. It was not a vital area.

After he noticed that Jiang Li was fine, he felt much more at ease. The three-section staff in his hand waved even faster. In the next moment, a violent storm of attacks assaulted Jiang Li.

A series of dense cracking sounds rang out. Jiang Li's incomplete Overlord Body Art quickly revealed a flaw.

The distribution was uneven, the combination of spiritual qi and body strength was not dense, the subsequent replenishment was insufficient, etc.

At first, there was no reaction, but gradually, there were white marks from time to time.

Jiang Li calculated. With his current Overlord Body, he would probably make a mistake every three attacks and fail to defend himself.

This success rate was already considered excellent for a beginner like Jiang Li.

However, he still did not have much idea on how to maintain the Overlord state while moving. He still needed to attempt more trial and error.

Jiang Li silently remembered the reason for his mistakes and corrected them bit by bit.

It was only when the disciples opposite him stopped attacking while gasping for breath that Jiang Li finally woke up from his concentrated state.

He had gained a lot from this battle. After both sides cupped their hands, Jiang Li won the third round of the battle.

When he looked at the white marks on his body, the small bruises had already disappeared under the powerful recovery and enhancement effect of his various buffs.

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Chapter 132: Lightning Technique

After the third round of the Martial Competition, only 34 Qi Refinement realm disciples remained.

These 34 people could already be considered elites among the young disciples. Basically, everyone had tricks up their sleeves, and not many of them were really weak.

The following competition would only be even more intense, and Jiang Li's next opponent would be that lightning attribute disciple.

Jiang Li glanced at the other party and noticed that he was looking at him as well. A strand of lightning flickered on the other party's palm, and then he made a gesture to Jiang Li as if he was certain that Jiang Li would be defeated.

Lightning was an extreme yang attribute, so it was very effective against evil things in the world.

Not to mention ghosts and zombies, even ordinary ghostwood trees in the natural world would often be killed by lightning due to the characteristics of gathering yin qi.

Jiang Li, who had the Wood-Yin attribute, cultivated the Ghost Wood Art. In the laws of the cultivation world, it was roughly to the extent where he was "twice as weak to lightning".

At that time, Jiang Li still remembered the incident in Cloud Stream City where he was nearly struck to death by the tribulation lightning. He did not know how powerful that person's lightning was.

Jiang Li was slightly concerned about this, but he was not too worried.

If the other party was at the Foundation Establishment realm, Jiang Li might be a little troubled. However, if he was only at the Qi Refinement realm, even if this was a natural enemy, it would be very difficult to pose a substantial threat to him.

After leaving the venue, Elder He held a celebration party in the Demon Vanquishing Hall.

This was because, up until now, regardless of whether it was the Qi Refinement realm or the Foundation Establishment realm, the number of disciples in the Demon Vanquishing Hall was the largest.

Especially in the Qi Refinement realm arena, eight of the 34 people were from the Demon Vanquishing Hall. This number could be said to be outstanding among the halls.

This also allowed Elder He to feel proud in front of the elders in the Long Clear Hall.

However, Elder He also knew that once the next round passed, this number would probably plummet.

After all, the disciples of the Demon Vanquishing Hall were experienced in combat because they carried out missions to subdue demons all year round. They were skilled in using their Dao techniques, so they were slightly stronger than the disciples of the other halls.

They had given their blood and sweat to achieve this. The advantage was that their average strength was higher than the rest.

However, the cultivation world was not a place where hard work could change everything.

Talent, resources, and artifacts were far more important than hard work.

Although it sounded cruel, this was the truth. When the disciples of the Demon Vanquishing Hall faced other ordinary disciples, they naturally held the advantage without any reason.

But as the martial arts competition progressed, the remaining people were all elites, the treasures of the other halls.

In comparison, the resources and treatment that ordinary inner sect disciples of the Demon Vanquishing Hall could receive was definitely inferior to theirs.

Therefore, Elder He did not ask for too much from them. He very happily set the celebration party to today to let everyone enjoy in advance.

He would leave the rest to the geniuses. In any case, the Demon Vanquishing Hall was definitely going to take the first place in the Qi Refinement realm.

Regarding this, Elder He spoke kindly to Jiang Li, saying that if he did not obtain first place, Elder He would personally come and treat his broken leg.

As for why Jiang Li would have a broken leg, Elder He only left a mysterious smile.

The celebratory banquet ended very late and was very fulfilling. When Jiang Li returned to his small courtyard, he was in a drunken state.

It was just that the few of them had relatively faster metabolism. Otherwise, wouldn't this affect the battle the next day?

After Jiang Li skillfully activated the array formation, he pressed the status for five seconds and his drunken state was removed. His slightly dizzy mind instantly became clear.

After entering the chamber, he sat down cross-legged and connected to the parallel mind of the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak.

Then, pieces of text appeared in his mind without any obstruction.

That was what he had learned from the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak.

One of them was a wood attribute sword cultivation method that he had spent a lot of effort to obtain from that junior brother of his from the Wood Element Peak.

Jiang Li did not have a Sword Heart, so it was naturally impossible for him to change his cultivation method.

However, the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak originated from the ancient Shu Mountain Immortal Sect. Some of the individual chapters in their cultivation methods and some of the secret techniques of Shu Mountain were still worth studying for Jiang Li.

However, the Shu Mountain Sword Technique was honest and peaceful. It was very rare to have sacrificial techniques. This made Jiang Li somewhat disappointed.

After handing a few more missions to his parallel mind, Jiang Li had a rare nap.

In his sleep, his consciousness seemed to have turned into a ghost again, floating around the courtyard and playing the treasure hunt game.

The next morning, Jiang Li and his senior brothers arrived at the venue.

He leaped onto the stage skillfully. There were many more ravines on the stage. It seemed that the battle situation these few days was quite intense.

"Demon Vanquishing Hall, Jiang Li. Senior Brother, please enlighten me."

Jiang Li stood on the stage and remained polite.

"Foreign Affairs Hall, my name is Ma Donggui. I don't dare to enlighten you. Senior Brother, I'll apologize to you in advance."

That disciple with the lightning attribute spiritual root had dark and rough skin. When he smiled, he opened his mouth wide, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. At a glance, he looked like an honest farmer. However, the lightning flashes in his hands from time to time still showed how extraordinary he was.

"Senior Brother, why do you say that?" Jiang Li gave him face and replied.

"I've seen your battle. Junior Brother Jiang Li, you're indeed very strong. If you didn't encounter me, you would definitely be able to smoothly enter the next round of the martial arts competition."

"That's why I have to apologize to you in advance."

This senior brother might look very honest and spoke politely, but he was really good at posturing.

"I see. Senior Brother doesn't need to worry too much about this. The next round of the Martial Competition is a ranking challenge. If Senior Brother loses today, there's still a chance for the next round."

Jiang Li comforted his opponent like this, indicating that he would definitely lose.

There was no harm in shooting their mouths off. The senior sister of the Rejuvenation Hall who was standing at the side had already heard so much these days that she was already numb to it.

The gong sounded, and the battle officially began!

Five Heart Lightning!

That lightning spiritual root cultivator, Ma Donggui, was really sinister. He had already formed a hand seal at some point in time. With a knock of the gong, he raised his hand and shot a bolt of lightning at Jiang Li.

Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

The Five Heart Lightning was released from his five fingers, and it struck wherever he pointed.

Five bolts of lightning instantly struck where Jiang Li was standing, and it instantly caused a burnt smell to arise. Moreover, the ground on the combat arena that had been reinforced by the talisman formation had been blasted into five pieces.

However, the lightning bolt's target was no longer there.

Ten meters away, Jiang Li stood loosely. He waved at Ma Donggui, gesturing for him to continue.

The speed of lightning was extremely fast. If Jiang Li wanted to dodge when the lightning technique had been activated, it would be extremely difficult.

However, no matter how fast the lightning was, the reaction speed of the person controlling it was limited.

Relying on the power of his lightning-attribute spell techniques, Ma Donggui had always focused on frontal assaults to take down his opponents. His previous opponents were only average in strength, and they were always directly taken away by his lightning techniques.

As a result, this guy's actual combat experience was ridiculously poor. He stood there like a statue while chanting incantations, and the thought of attacking was completely written on his face.

This allowed Jiang Li to predict his movements extremely easily.

Lightning flashed repeatedly on the arena, but Jiang Li's figure was like a phantom as he appeared and disappeared on the arena. He was always able to perfectly dodge his opponent's lightning strikes, and he seemed to be very relaxed.

Jiang Li even flashed to Ma Donggui's side and patted his back, almost scaring him out of his wits. However, for some reason, Jiang Li did not directly knock down his opponent.

Instead, he casually dodged as if he was playing a game.

"Do you only know how to dodge?!"

A few minutes later, Ma Donggui was already covered in cold sweat and gasping for breath, while Jiang Li was still standing perfectly fine. Not even the corner of his clothes had been scratched.

It seemed that the advantage of the lightning attribute spiritual root was that it was fast, but its weakness was also that it was fast. Was he about to collapse after such a short period of time?

Therefore, female cultivators had to be careful. They definitely could not find such a partner.

However, since he said so, Jiang Li did not dodge anymore. This was an opportunity to test how powerful this mutated spiritual root was.

In addition, Jiang Li also had a little thought. Lightning could refine the body. This was practically the consensus of all transmigrators. He also wanted to try it. Would this lightning attribute spell technique have the same effect?

Jiang Li no longer dodged. After circulating the Overlord Body Art, he stood on the spot and waited for the lightning technique to descend.

Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

When the senior brother with the lightning spiritual root saw that Jiang Li had actually stopped, he was immediately overjoyed in his heart. In the next moment, another five bolts of lightning flashed past and directly struck Jiang Li.

White smoke rose in spirals. Five areas of the white disciple uniform on Jiang Li's body were scorched black. It looked like the power was really not small.

It actually hurt quite a bit.

After enduring five bolts of lightning, Jiang Li silently felt the feeling of being electrocuted.

As expected of the lightning technique, its penetrating power was without question. Physical defense was useless against lightning.

After all, whether or not he channeled electricity had nothing to do with his physical toughness.

If he wanted to defend against lightning, he could only use spiritual qi.

On the other hand, Jiang Li's Wood-Yin spiritual qi was countered by his opponent. It required him to expend several times the energy in order to resist and wear down the five bolts of lightning formed by spiritual qi.

This already greatly reduced Jiang Li's defense against lightning.

Coupled with the fact that Jiang Li's Overlord Body Art had yet to mature, the five bolts of lightning that struck Jiang Li were not completely blocked. A portion of them still seeped into Jiang Li's body.

Jiang Li only felt that wherever the electric currents passed, it was numbing. Under the stimulation of the electric currents, his muscles were slightly injured and twitching.

A status called [Mild Lightning] popped up on the interface at the right time. This bit of intense electric current only slowed Jiang Li's body by about three percent.

However, due to his extremely powerful physique, this bit of electric current could not cause him any more injuries, nor could it strengthen him in the slightest.

Could it be that the intensity was not enough?

Jiang Li was unwilling to give up on the effects of lightning. He reduced the power of the Overlord Body Art and allowed more lightning energy to flow into his body. However, other than the slowing effect becoming stronger, there was still no strengthening effect.

Jiang Li frowned and was slightly disappointed by this.

However, it made sense. If it was so easy to train the body with lightning, why did this Ma Donggui not train his own body?

If the user could not use his lightning to train his own body, it was even more impossible for the enemy to do so.

What kind of talent would invent a spell that could make the enemy stronger?

After that, Jiang Li didn't want to continue wasting time with him, and he casually formed a seal before activating the arrangement he set up earlier.

Accompanied by a loud explosion, a flame suddenly swelled from behind the lightning spiritual root disciple, Ma Donggui, and he was ruthlessly sent flying.

The sudden explosion caused him to be utterly unprepared, and he flew to a place not far from Jiang Li. The clothes on his back was completely burnt, and he lay on the ground unable to stand up again.

It turned out that when Jiang Li approached the other party earlier, he had patted the other party on the back and placed a talisman on Ma Donggui's back.

Jiang Li had always been a cautious person. He would basically not do anything that he was not confident in.

After all, his spiritual root attribute was countered by lightning. Even if he wanted to use his body to test the lightning, in the event he was unlucky and lost, Elder He would not let him off.

Therefore, to be safe, Jiang Li pasted a talisman paper on the back of the other party.

That way, even if he was controlled by the lightning technique, he could directly detonate the talisman to win the battle.

Earlier, there were many disciples in the surroundings who had seen Jiang Li's little actions behind the other party. However, Ma Donggui clearly did not notice the changes in the audience's gaze. Perhaps when he woke up, he would not know how he had lost.

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Chapter 133: Green Elegance

"Battle Arena A, the winner… is the Demon Vanquishing Hall's disciple, Jiang Li!"

In the fourth round of fights, he still won without any accidents.

After four rounds of elimination, there were still 17 Qi Refinement realm disciples left.

In the next round, it was not to continue with the one-on-one competition like before. Instead, it was the ranking that Jiang Li had mentioned earlier.

In order to prevent the large sects from crushing the small sects too severely, there were some restrictions on the number of people participating in the Great Mountain Cultivator Competition.

Each sect could at most send out fifteen disciples to participate. Among them, ten were Qi Refinement realm disciples and five were Foundation Establishment realm disciples.

This way, even if the disciples of the four great sects were really too strong in the end, and directly dominated the competition,

According to the distribution rules that they had agreed on at that time, there was still 20-30% left over for the other dozens of sects to distribute.

This was also a compromise the four great sects made to placate the other sects.

This was because the history of the Scripture Storage Valley was still vivid in their minds. Even rogue cultivators could form a large sect with their combined efforts, much less those sects that were not considered weak to begin with.

If they joined forces, even the four great sects would not be able to suppress them. Therefore, they had to give up this portion of the benefits and let them compete with each other.

In order to obtain the greatest benefits under the rules, the sect had to choose the strongest ten Qi Refinement realm cultivators. Therefore, the final round would be carried out in an arena defending style.

The first to tenth positions would be represented in these ten rings.

Ten disciples would go up to defend the ring on their own. The other disciples would challenge either of them, and the winner continued to stay behind to defend the ring against the next challenger.

The last ten disciples standing were the top ten in this sect competition.

Of course, before that, Jiang Li and the others would have three days of rest and adjustment.

In these three days, all the other defeated disciples would obtain a chance to participate in the revival round.

The name list for the previous four rounds of Martial Competition had been meticulously arranged by the sect. They would do their best to prevent the outstanding disciples from colliding too early.

But, in many cases, even high-level cultivators could not calculate everything.

For example, Jiang Li, a strange black horse with a low cultivation but terrifying strength would cause some disciples who originally had a chance to enter the top ten to lose prematurely.

For example, the mutated lightning spiritual root disciple Ma Donggui.

He was close to twenty years old, and his cultivation level was almost at the peak of the Qi Refinement realm. He was one of the people with the most advantage in this Martial Competition.

In addition to having a powerful variant lightning spiritual root, let alone top ten, the difficulty of reaching the top five was not too high.

On the other hand, Jiang Li's cultivation was only at the intermediate-stage of the Qi Refinement realm a few days ago. In the eyes of the higher-ups of the sect who were unaware of the situation, he was the type of disciple that would be eliminated in the first two rounds.

Who would have thought that he would be such an unexpected black horse? Jiang Li crushed his way through and entered the last round.

The appearance of an outstanding disciple was naturally a good thing, but it was a pity that a few powerful competitors had fallen just like that.

Therefore, in these three days, the 255 disciples who had failed would participate in an additional battle and compete for the qualifications to enter the final round together.

After leaving the venue, Jiang Li rejected the invitation of his senior brothers to spar. After that, he seemed to have thought of something and did not return to his small courtyard to cultivate. Instead, he went all the way to the outer sect.

He did not look for Yan Hong directly. Instead, he walked into the residential area of the outer sect and stood in front of a dilapidated hut.

This small house was tattered and torn. Even in the outer sect, only the lowest level disciples who had yet to enter the Qi Refinement realm would be pushed aside to stay in this place.

Bang!

Jiang Li kicked the door open, and the moist and smelly air in the room assaulted his senses. This smell was very unsuitable for living creatures with noses.

Frowning, he took two steps back and took a deep breath. Then, he blew a gust of wind into the house.

A bone-chilling cold wind poured into the dilapidated house. Although Jiang Li had already reduced the power as much as possible, the simple and crude house was still blown until it creaked and swayed.

The paper window on the opposite wall was blown to pieces, and most of the roof tiles were also sent flying.

"Cough cough~ Cough cough~ Spare me~ Stop~ Spare me~"

A weak cry came from the hut, but Jiang Li ignored it. After blowing for a moment longer and waiting for the air in the hut to be refreshed, he walked in.

There was no furniture in this dilapidated house, only a broken bed with uneven legs and a black blanket covering it.

On the bed, there was a skinny disciple lying there.

That disciple's condition looked pretty bad.

His eyes were swollen and his dark eyebags were almost hanging down. His lips and nails were also in a rotting color.

His body was still emitting a stench that was exactly the same as the smell in the room earlier.

This fellow had just been affected by Jiang Li's cold wind again. His body, which was already at its limit, could barely tremble from time to time. His body's instinctive reaction to the cold was about to disappear.

Anyone who looked at him would know that he would not live past tonight.

Jiang Li raised his hand and shot out a black light, directly sending the ghost into his brain.

The other party's mind was ravaged, and he was unable to resist the ghost. However, after several attempts, the memories that it had stolen were all incomplete, and they were unable to piece together what Jiang Li wanted.

Jiang Li was a little disappointed, but he had already expected this.

"Wu Liang, do you still want to live?"

Jiang Li glanced at him without any sympathy in his eyes.

When this outer sect disciple who was lying on the bed heard Jiang Li's voice, he opened his eyes with difficulty before looking at him.

However, with a single glance, the outer sect disciple called Wu Liang became excited, and his chest rose and fell violently as he struggled to pounce towards Jiang Li.

However, his current body did not allow him to do this. In the end, his body fell off the bed, almost causing him to die.

Wu Liang lay on the ground. He raised his hand and pointed at Jiang Li as he spoke with all his might.

"It's you! It's you! Cough! I've seen your face before! You! Cough! What have you done to me!"

Jiang Li remained unmoved as he looked at the embarrassed and furious outer sect disciple.

This Wu Liang was the 'Green-Robed Immortal' trafficker who Jiang Li had fed eight waste pills to at the outer sect graveyard earlier.

A total of eight waste pills. This large amount of pill poisoning caused Wu Liang's mid-stage Qi Refinement realm cultivation to vanish overnight. His spiritual root was tainted and his foundation was completely destroyed. He directly became a cripple.

After waking up, the first thing he encountered was the robbery of his seven 'friends'.

After everything of value was snatched away, he returned to the outer sect with difficulty.

However, his retribution was not over yet. After he was discovered to have lost his cultivation and was about to die, even the small house that he originally lived in was seized by someone. If he were to give it some thought, he would suffer a beating.

Although Jiang Li had not experienced too many battles between outer sect disciples, the cruelty within was still vivid in his mind.

Therefore, after being fed with waste pills, in just a day's time, this Wu Liang had fallen to such a state. He waited painfully in this broken house for death.

If there was no transmigrator coming after him, he would probably become a pile of rotting flesh that even flies would not eat in a few days.

"Do you still want to live?"

Jiang Li did not answer the other party's question. He repeated what he had said earlier.

After saying that, he flicked a seed from his finger and threw it into the ground. A wave of spiritual qi that carried dense vitality rippled slightly, and a few tree branches quickly broke out of the ground. After a few breaths of time, they weaved into a chair behind Jiang Li.

Jiang Li sat down calmly and waited for the other party to answer. He seemed to be very patient.

"You… cough cough cough cough… Can you let me live?"

Wu Liang coughed violently again. After spitting out a mouthful of black phlegm, he finally finished speaking.

"Naturally, I can detoxify my own poison. Not only can I keep you alive, I can also give you this."

Jiang Li sat on a chair and took out two porcelain bottles. One of them was the few leftover Detoxification Pills that Jiang Li had eaten earlier, and the other was the bottle of Green-Robed Immortal he obtained from the other party.

That Detoxification Pill naturally could not really remove the influence of the pill poison. However, the other party did not know what poison he was affected by. It was completely enough to lie to him.

"Give it to me! Give it to me! Give that to me! Cough cough~ Just one sniff! I just want one sniff!"

When Wu Liang saw the bottle of Green-Robed Immortal, he squeezed out some strength from somewhere and dragged his ruined body towards Jiang Li.

It could be seen just how exaggerated the reliance on the drug caused by the Green-Robed Immortal was. Wu Liang's obsession with it was even greater than his life.

In his eyes, there was no longer the "antidote", only the Green-Robed Immortal.

Wu Liang struggled to crawl over, but Jiang Li did not want this guy to touch him.

He casually formed a spell technique, and two green vines stretched out from the ground and tied Wu Liang to the ground.

The strength of Jiang Li's spiritual qi was astonishing. The binding spell technique he used was something that ordinary late-stage Qi Refinement realm disciples could not break free from. How could a dying person escape from it?

"So, do you want to live?"

Jiang Li asked this question for the third time. He was a polite person, and he did not like others to be disrespectful to him, especially when that person was younger than him.

In addition, if this thing on the ground could not even obey and answer such simple questions, then he had no value to speak of.

Wu Liang, who was on the ground, recovered from his madness. He could not understand why Jiang Li would insist on this question. He only wanted to obtain the Green-Robed Immortal as soon as possible.

However, the situation was obvious. Jiang Li did not care about this trafficker's pleading at all.

Moreover, he slowly told Wu Liang that if he did not cooperate and speak properly, he might die on the spot.

"I… I want to live."

Wu Liang forced himself to calm down and answered Jiang Li's question.

Jiang Li nodded in satisfaction. He opened the porcelain bottle and dabbed a little green powder on the ground in front of the other party.

Wu Liang was immediately overjoyed. He did not mind the dirty mud, carefully bringing his nose close to the green powder and taking a deep breath. Then, a look of deep enjoyment appeared on his face, as if all of the pain in his body disappeared without a trace.

The bits of green powder on the ground were quickly sucked in, but Wu Liang was clearly not satisfied. He put his face close to the ground and rubbed it back and forth, even rubbing off a layer of black soil.

His performance was really disgusting.

"Give me! Give me another sniff! Cough cough~ I beg you! Just one last sniff!"

Indeed, no matter which world it was, the words of drug abusers could not be trusted.

He had asked for one sniff earlier, and now he wanted another. He would never be satisfied after this.

Jiang Li looked at him plainly. His enjoyment quickly turned into pain. He even used his head to hit the ground to ease the intense discomfort caused by his reliance on drugs.

He did not look like a human at all.

"If you want this Green-Robed Immortal, I can give it to you. However, you have to answer a few questions."

Jiang Li placed the bottle in front of him. He shook it back and forth, attracting the other party's gaze that stayed glued to the drug.

"I'll tell you, cough cough cough, I'll tell you everything!"

Wu Liang hurriedly agreed. Without the Green-Robed Immortal, he could not endure it any longer.

"Very good. Tell me, where did you buy this Green-Robed Immortal? What's the seller's background? What's his price? Are there any higher quality goods…"

In fact, after Jiang Li returned from visiting Elder Lin Fengying that day, he had already understood the situation of the Green-Robed Immortal.

Just as Jiang Li had guessed, a status called [Green Elegance] appeared on his interface.

The Green-Robed Immortal could stimulate one's mind for a short period of time, making them feel as if they were floating among the clouds.

In terms of attributes, it had quite a good strengthening effect on a cultivator's Mind and Enlightenment.

However, the temporary effect of "forced stimulation" would cause double the harm later on. It was an extremely unworthy and unreliable thing. It was purely harmful.

Drug dependence, low spirit, and neurological weakness. If the situation was serious, it might even cause the permanent decrease in spiritual perception, or even central nervous system damage, paralysis, and death.

The notification on the interface showed that [Green Elegance] lasted for five minutes. After it ended, [Green Sorrow] would be inflicted.

The consequences were so terrifying that even Jiang Li felt a little fearful.

However, during the five minutes of [Green Elegance, the effect of just a fingernail's size of the drug was not inferior to the expensive Concentration Incense.

The difference in value was at least a hundred times. This was the difference between having side effects and not having side effects.

Of course, Jiang Li was not someone who lacked that bit of money.

No one would use something that harmful to cultivate. However, Wu Liang did not think so.

"You… also used the Green-Robed Immortal? Cough cough~ You used it too!"

In his opinion, Jiang Li asked this not because he wanted to take down the Green-Robed Immortal's trading network. He thought that Jiang Li was also under the drug effects.

The moment he heard that, the fellow's spirit was stirred. His bloodshot eyes started to move around dishonestly. Clearly, he had some crooked thoughts again.

"Give me the Green-Robed Immortal and the antidote, cough cough cough… Give me the two bottles of the Green-Robed Immortal and the antidote, cough cough… Give me more spirit stones, I'll help you buy them when I recover."

After thinking for a while, Wu Liang actually said such a thing. Jiang Li was shocked as well. Where did he get his courage from?

"Do you think that's possible? What right does a dying person have to negotiate with me?"

With a thought, one of the vines binding his opponent immediately tightened. Soon, there was a cracking sound as his calf was broken.

The intense pain made Wu Liang suck in a cold breath. The smelly cold sweat quickly soaked his clothes.

However, he was still smiling. Although his smile was ugly, he felt that victory was already in his grasp.

"I'm the only one! In Scripture Storage Valley, only I can get the Green-Robed Immortal!"

"Haha, you can't live without it! You can't stop taking it, right! That Green-Robed Immortal won't last much longer! Haha… cough cough cough… it won't be long… it won't be long before you die of pain!"

"Only I… Only I can help you!"

As he spoke, Wu Liang revealed an excited expression. He felt that he had already captured Jiang Li in his palm.

He knew very well the feeling of being unable to satisfy his reliance on drugs. No one could resist such torture.

When Jiang Li's Green-Robed Immortal ran out, he would definitely beg him. At that time, what kind of situation would it be if he controlled an inner sect disciple?

He did not have to worry about not having enough drugs anymore. No, not just that!

Humph! Not only could he get rid of this problem, he could even make use of the resources of the inner sect disciple to advance further! At that time, he would definitely trample all those who kicked him while he was down!

However… Before he could dream about dominating the world, something that he could not understand happened.

"What are you trying to do! What are you trying to do! Cough, cough, cough! Stop! Hurry… cough, cough… stop!"

Jiang Li got up and walked to a smelly ditch at the entrance. He opened the lid of the Green-Robed Immortal and started to pour it out.

When Wu Liang saw this scene, he was so agitated that it was as if he saw his lifeline being taken away to be dumped. He cried out in pain.

A moment later, Jiang Li stopped pouring and shook it. There was not much left inside.

"There's only one-third left. If you talk any more nonsense, I'll pour it all down. You won't have a chance to sniff the Green-Robed Immortal until you die."

Jiang Li was very determined. Not to mention that his cheat made him completely unafraid of these side effects, even if he did not use the cheat, his strong physique was enough to allow him to easily escape the dependence of drugs… Of course, the strong physique actually came from the cheat.

The Green-Robed Immortal was worthless to begin with. It was useless to leave it around. It was only harming others. So what if he emptied it?

He looked for this fellow for the sake of saving trouble. This fellow was related to those drug networks. If he spoke the truth, Jiang Li would only have to hand over the information and the outer sect of the Scripture Storage Valley would regain its peace.

Jiang Li's actions completely crushed Wu Liang's fantasy.

He looked at Jiang Li in surprise and uncertainty. He wanted to test him with words again, but if he said one more word, Jiang Li would immediately start to discard the powder.

Helpless, this guy could only tell him everything he knew.

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Chapter 134: The Lonely Defender on Stage

After settling the issue here, Jiang Li reported the information to the Demon Vanquishing Hall.

This sort of thing was under the jurisdiction of the Demon Vanquishing Hall to begin with, and Elder He attached great importance to it.

Who was the mastermind? He actually dared to stretch his dirty hands into the Scripture Storage Valley. Did he really think that the four great hooligans of the Great Mountain were useless?

What mastermind? What untouchable network?!

That was only true for outer sect disciples and ordinary rogue cultivators.

What if they had the so-called powerful backers? No matter how strong they were, could there be a Nascent Soul cultivator?

In other words, would Nascent Soul cultivators be greedy for such small gains?

If they started a sect, countless people would swarm over in support.

Therefore, the high-level cultivators behind these networks could not be Nascent Soul or even Golden Core cultivators.

It was already the limit for them to be at the Foundation Establishment or Core Formation realm.

Therefore, the Scripture Storage Valley was not afraid of such people.

They immediately gathered many elders and disciples and organized an emergency operation to subdue the offenders. With a thunderous strike, they annihilated this group of evil demons.

According to the clues provided by Jiang Li, it was said that the operation was going quite smoothly. There were also several famous demonic cultivators and a small sect who had succumbed to greed.

However, because Jiang Li was preparing for the sect martial competition, and his cultivation had reached a critical moment, he did not participate in this operation. It was quite a pity.

On Jiang Li's interface, after he added the new status that day, his Mind and Enlightenment attributes received a drastic change again.

Affected by this, the "Great Carefree Bodhisattva Heart Sutra" that had been stagnant and unable to improve for a long time finally obtained a breakthrough in these two days.

In his sea of consciousness, Jiang Li's consciousness shook lightly, and another parallel mind split out from between his brows.

The palm-sized parallel mind landed on the ground. It had a nose and eyes, and its thoughts were clear and agile. It was almost no different from the main body.

The connected consciousness turned from two to three. That feeling was indeed very wonderful.

The most obvious change was that the strength of the body that had not been completely grasped had become extremely well controlled under the cooperation of the main body and the second parallel mind.

This feeling of perfectly controlling his strength was something that Jiang Li had not experienced in a long time.

Apart from that, Jiang Li also thought of another method to use it.

That was the flaw of being unable to move when using the Overlord Body Art.

When Jiang Li had a parallel mind in his body, theoretically speaking, he could use two different attribute spell techniques at the same time. He could even cultivate body refinement and Qi Refinement spell techniques at the same time.

Then, while maintaining the Overlord Body Art, it might also be possible that he could use the parallel mind to activate the power of the Armored Horse Divine Travel.

As he thought like this, Jiang Li began to try. The strength in his entire body contracted. After wrapping spiritual qi around him, it spread evenly throughout his body, causing his body to seem as if it was made of molten iron and become indestructible.

At this moment, the muscles on Jiang Li's legs had completely constricted, causing his joints to stiffen and be unable to move at all.

However, in his legs, other than the most basic muscle strength, there was also an even more powerful force, the Armored Horse Divine Travel.

His parallel mind quickly connected to this force. With a thought, his originally stiff legs suddenly moved, and he agilely ran forward. The situation was smooth beyond Jiang Li's expectations.

Bang!

Jiang Li had just gotten excited when his head collided with the wall in front of him.

Fortunately, this cultivation chamber was the most expensive and sturdy place in the entire small courtyard. Even though Jiang Li had collided with it, only a small depression appeared, and it was not too damaged.

He had gotten too carried away. The meditation room was so small, yet he dared to run using the power of the Armored Horse Divine Travel. It would be a wonder if he did not crash into something.

However, this small matter was not a big deal. He could practice a little outside and this cooperation would be resolved quickly.

Many of the problems that Jiang Li was extremely troubled about previously were easily resolved. He could even use his parallel mind to cultivate a second cultivation method at the same time, greatly accelerating his cultivation.

Leaving a parallel mind in his body could actually bring so many benefits to Jiang Li.

Right now, he could not bear to send out this parallel mind. Or perhaps, he had long regretted turning the first parallel mind into a sword cultivator clone.

Occasionally, he would send it into the bodies of mayflies, mosquitoes, flies, butterflies, and other short-lived insects to obtain a short period of comprehension. It could improve his mental power and advance his cultivation of the Bodhisattva Heart Sutra.

However, if it was a long-term clone like the sword cultivator clone, even though Jiang Li already had a target, that second parallel mind would definitely be able to bring him great benefits.

The issue was that in a short period of time, the parallel mind that could not be retrieved would cause Jiang Li's Bodhisattva Heart Sutra cultivation to stop. His Mind and Enlightenment attributes would not increase further.

This would cause quite a bit of trouble for him. So, after weighing the pros and cons, Jiang Li decided to temporarily suppress a certain thought in his heart.

Three days later, the final round of the sect competition officially began.

The enormous floating platform in the sky was divided into five. 11 outstanding Foundation Establishment disciples below the age of 30 would be competing for the top five.

In front of the ten venues on the ground, the 22 Qi Refinement realm disciples were already itching to try.

In this final round of the martial arts competition, besides needing extraordinary strength, one had to have the confidence to go on stage to defend their spot, have the courage to challenge others, have the wisdom to accurately judge the situation, have the ability to judge the strength of the challengers, and even have the luck to take advantage of the situation…

These factors would ultimately affect the final rankings.

For example, there was a possibility of a tag-team battle in this round.

Even if one was very strong, they could not withstand the continuous attacks of others.

Therefore, the best and wisest choice at this time should be to watch from the bottom of the ring. After figuring out their position compared to everyone's strength, they would find a ring that was not too close to the front positions and had less intense competition to defend.

Along with the passage of time, due to the intense competition in the nearby arenas, the disciples in charge of guarding the arenas would definitely suffer great losses. At that time, if they went forward to challenge others, perhaps they would be able to defeat the strong while being weak, and this method was undoubtedly the best solution for sensible people.

On the contrary, in this ranking competition, the bravest thing to do… or rather, the stupidest and most brainless thing to do was to be the first to go on stage and defend the arena that represented the first place, the "A" stage.

Dong!

A heavy knock sounded on the gong.

The 17 disciples who won the first round and the five disciples who won the next round did not move. For a time, they looked at each other, their eyes shining with "wisdom".

Then, at this moment, a burly figure yawned in boredom and stepped out of the crowd. Then, the tip of his feet left the ground as he directly jumped onto the 'A' stage that represented the champion of the Qi Refinement realm.

"What? Aren't we going to start?"

Jiang Li rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked at the 21 senior brothers who still had not moved.

The 21 Qi Refinement realm disciples below the stage looked at each other, not knowing what to say to Jiang Li.

They really admired Jiang Li, this person who broke the stalemate, but whether he was brave or stupid depended on whether he could stand firmly on the 'A' stage.

While the 21 disciples were calculating, the first brave (stupid) disciple had already appeared.

Now, who was going to be the second brave soul?

A moment later, a disciple with a sword on his back shook his head and sneered. After he walked out of the crowd, he similarly leaped onto the 'A 'stage and stood before Jiang Li.

However, based on his expression, his sneer was not targeted at Jiang Li, and it was a form of self-ridicule.

"Junior Brother Jiang Li is brave. As senior brothers, we feel ashamed of our inferiority."

The sword-bearing disciple cupped his hands towards Jiang Li, and he seemed to be extremely displeased by his earlier hesitation. His praise towards Jiang Li was sincere.

"Senior Brother is too polite. It's just that I, Junior Brother, have fought four rounds in this Arena A and have some feelings towards it. I naturally have to continue fighting here."

Jiang Li returned the greeting, but the ease in his tone was obvious.

I'm not brave, I'm just confident.

"Hahaha! Junior Brother, you're right. A sword cultivator should be brave. I, Mu Luo, will be your first opponent."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sword behind him flew out automatically and landed in his palm.

Jiang Li was stunned. He looked at the other party and also became serious. This senior brother was obviously a sword cultivator as well. However, unlike Qi Tianya who was an embarrassment, the sword in this senior brother's hand gave Jiang Li a familiar feeling.

It was the feeling of… the Sword Heart talent!

Jiang Li had experienced the wonders of the Sword Heart quite a few times through his parallel mind, so it was impossible for him to not recognize this little thing.

However, were there still disciples who had talent in Sword Heart but did not choose to join the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak?

The green sword in Senior Brother Mu Luo's hand shook slightly, but he did not throw it out. Instead, he held the spirit sword in his hand as he walked step by step towards Jiang Li.

When Jiang Li saw this, he was even more surprised.

He did not expect that this senior brother was actually a non-mainstream person. He did not cultivate sword kinesis but instead practiced swordsmanship.

Jiang Li's mouth curled up slightly, and his fists were covered in a layer of pitch black as he walked towards the other party.

One step, two steps, three steps, their speed gradually increased.

The attainments in movement techniques of the sword cultivator, Mu Luo, were truly rather extraordinary. His feet were swift and illusory, and after a short moment, his entire body moved along with the sword. He actually transformed into a gust of wind and dragon roar as he charged towards Jiang Li.

That scene could be said to be as ethereal as an immortal.

If the other party was said to be a breeze, then Jiang Li was a heavy truck that was speeding at full speed. His entire body carried a tremendous force as it concentrated on the iron fist.

Ding!

Amidst the crisp sound of metal colliding, the sword edge that stabbed forward collided with Jiang Li's fist.

The stalemate only lasted for a short moment before the gust of wind was defeated by Jiang Li.

Under the pressure of the enormous force, the sharp longsword bent extremely flexibly. Then, all of the power passed through the spirit sword and landed on the sword cultivator Mu Luo, sending him flying several times faster than when he had arrived.

It felt too light!

This was the first feeling Jiang Li had after he blasted his opponent flying. At least 30-40% of his strength had been dispersed by his opponent's movement technique, and the remaining strength was buffered by the spirit sword, so he should be unable to heavily injure his opponent.

As expected, the figure that was sent flying was carried by the wind again. After flying outside the area of the arena, not only was he not captured by the gravitational force and fell to the ground, he even rode his artifact to rise into the sky.

It had long been said that Jiang Li would be at a disadvantage when facing an agile opponent, and he had never had such a chance to experience it. Now, he had finally encountered it.

'Let's see how much force you can deflect from my next punch.'

Jiang Li smiled and assumed a high jump position. He clenched his fists and was about to jump again.

However, a sharp pain came from his fist.

Jiang Li stopped what he was doing and raised his right hand to look. On the third knuckle of his right hand, a bright red bloody hole had actually appeared on the hardest part of his fist.

The collision just now had clearly broken his defense.

As expected of the Sword Heart talent, this Senior Brother Mu Luo's Sword Heart should be close to awakening.

To be able to break through Jiang Li's skin defense at the Qi Refinement realm, he would definitely be a genius disciple even on the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak.

Although it had only taken a few breaths of time for the small hole to completely heal and no traces could be seen, it was still a fact that he had broken through Jiang Li's defense.

"Armament Hard Skin really can't keep up with my growth. Looks like I have to get the Overlord status as soon as possible."

Jiang Li stood on the combat ring and muttered to himself. When he saw that the bloody hole on his hand had completely healed, a thought arose in his mind.

Swoosh!

The chains on his waist automatically flew out and nimbly climbed up to wrap around Jiang Li's fists. Soon, they formed two pitch-black iron chain gauntlets!

The two fists collided, and a metallic sound immediately sounded.

"Senior Brother Mu Luo, I apologize in advance!"

The sword cultivator Mu Luo, who was flying in the sky, was gasping for air with lingering fear. He used his sleeve to wipe away the bright red blood flowing out of the corner of his mouth. He looked down in disbelief.

It was one thing for his right hand to not be crippled when he used a fist to collide with the tip of the Wind Chant Sword, but how could he possibly send him flying with a punch?

At this moment, his spirit sword was still sending him mournful sounds.

The body of the Wind Chant Sword was flexible, and under the punch earlier, it was fortunate that it was not directly broken. However, such brute force still caused it to be unable to avoid suffering heavy damages. The sword light flowing on the edge of the sword was already unstable.

The sword cultivator should be brave, but they should not seek death.

He was currently thinking about how he should admit defeat in order to appear more elegant.

Then, he heard Jiang Li's shout.

Apologize… in advance?

Boom!

The platform below, which had been augmented by the runic array formation, finally could not withstand the immense force. A half-meter deep hole appeared in the center.

Then, there was the intense sound of air being torn apart. When Jiang Li's figure appeared again, he had already appeared above Mu Luo. Immediately, a fist wrapped in layers of chains smashed down.

Mu Luo was so frightened that his soul was about to fly out. However, with an iron fist coming at him, he had no choice.

He swung his sword horizontally in an attempt to block it.

Ding!

The Wind Chant Sword howled madly as it received a heavy blow that it could not endure at its level.

A trace of blood sprayed through the sky. Senior Brother Mu Luo spat out a mouthful and fell back to the ground. However, he was indeed a genius. Before he landed, he was once again surrounded by a breeze, dissipating most of the momentum.

He could still stand firmly on the stage.

"Impressive! Looks like I can use a bit more force."

Jiang Li threw out a floating wooden piece from behind him. After crushing it with one foot, he borrowed the recoil to smash back to the ground even faster. Then, he threw out another punch.

Before the fist and the sword were about to collide, Jiang Li seemed to have seen Senior Brother Mu Luo's mouth move a few times, but because it was filled with blood, he was unable to speak in the end.

The fist and sword collided again!

The fist that was wrapped in the indestructible Dragon Imprisoning Lock naturally could not be injured again. Instead, an even heavier fist pressed down on the spirit sword and smashed into the chest of the other party. Then, Senior Brother Mu Luo's body flew out like an arrow.

An elder rushed over and caught Mu Luo in the air, preventing him from crashing into the audience.

A few disciples of the Rejuvenation Hall quickly went up to treat him. They cast spell techniques into Mu Luo's body and quickly healed his injuries.

Although his condition was not good, he could still go on stage after meditating for a while.

After observing for a moment, the Core Formation elder raised his head and took a deep look at Jiang Li on the platform.

He did not blame Jiang Li for being too heavy-handed, but it was the opposite.

The injuries that the sword cultivator suffered from the last punch were not serious. In fact, they could be considered light.

The disciple of the Head Elder of the Demon Vanquishing Hall was probably much stronger than he appeared to be, since he was able to stop so accurately under such circumstances

Jiang Li stood on the arena and was eager to give it a try. This Senior Brother Mu Luo was actually able to receive three of his punches, and this caused Jiang Li to deeply feel that there was always someone better than him.

Right now, he was halfway through his warm-up. He immediately cast his expectant gaze towards the remaining twenty Qi Refinement realm disciples to see who would go on stage to fight him.

However, what greeted him was stunned silence as everyone avoided his gaze.

The genius with the lightning spiritual root, Ma Donggui, acted as if he did not see Jiang Li. He scratched his head before jumping onto the B stage beside Jiang Li.

The other disciples seemed to have awakened from a dream and all of them jumped onto the arena to compete.

As a result, the other nine arenas were in full swing, and only Jiang Li guarded the empty arena by himself, feeling extremely lonely.

'Didn't they say that the 'A' stage would be the most intense battlefield?'

'Why are they ignoring me?'

Jiang Li, who showed a face of helplessness, stood on the empty arena by himself.

Now, Jiang Li finally knew the benefits of pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger. If he did not act weak, not to mention a tiger, he would not even be able to eat a pig.

Jiang Li was a little depressed. Under the gazes of everyone, he felt very awkward standing alone.

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Chapter 135: The Sixth Floating Arena

"Valley Master, it seems that no one is going to challenge that 'A' stage."

An elder noticed the situation in the Qi Refinement realm arena below. This kind of situation where no one dared to fight the arena's defender was rare.

The last time such a situation occurred, it seemed to be Chu Yunxuan's batch.

When the master of the Scripture Storage Valley, Daoist Wushe, heard this, he withdrew his gaze from the Foundation Establishment stage and looked at the battlefield below.

Then, he saw a familiar figure.

"Heh, it's this kid again."

As they looked at Jiang Li who had created a rocking chair with a technique and was lying bored on the combat ring, all the higher-ups could not help but chuckle.

This disciple of Elder He really had some of the demeanor that his master had when he was young. He was really… very indecent.

"It seems that the champion of the Qi Refinement realm disciples has been decided. Junior Brother He, congratulations."

"Thank you, Elder He!"

This group of elders had seen Jiang Li's several rounds of fights in the Long Clear Hall. At their level, they could naturally tell that Jiang Li's physical cultivation level had already surpassed the Qi Refinement realm.

If the other disciples wanted to win against him, it would undoubtedly be extremely difficult.

In their eyes, just the Foundation Establishment realm Dragon Tortoise Blood Tattoo on Jiang Li's body was enough to put a terrifying distance between him and the other Qi Refinement realm disciples.

This was the power of the secret technique, Beast Blood Diagram. An outstanding blood tattoo could completely help cultivators crush their peers easily.

Of course, the elders did not know that the Dragon Tortoise was captured by Jiang Li himself. Before he gained the Dragon Tortoise blood tattoo, his strength was already extraordinary.

With the two factors combined, Jiang Li naturally became even more invincible.

"Senior Brother, you must be joking. My disciple is naughty and mischievous. I've embarrassed myself in front of you and the elders."

Although he was humble, Elder He was very satisfied with this disciple of his. Now that he had gotten the first place in Qi Refinement, he had to think of what he could reward him with.

"Junior Brother He, to be honest, how strong is this disciple of yours? Can he actually fight a Foundation Establishment disciple?"

The Valley Master, Daoist Wushe, did not look at the five floating stages that were currently striking out with spiritual qi fluctuations. Instead, he stared at Jiang Li below with interest.

"Regarding this… I'm not afraid to be laughed at, but Senior Brother, Jiang Li is very shrewd and cunning. He always likes to hide things. Even as his master, I don't really understand his full strength."

Elder He recalled what Liu Mulan had told him before. This disciple of his, Jiang Li, secretly possessed a speed that he could not control.

Who knew if he was hiding something else from him.

"However, he usually practices with my other disciples. I think it shouldn't be a problem for him to deal with ordinary Foundation Establishment disciples."

Elder He thought for a moment and felt that since Jiang Li was able to hunt the Dragon Tortoise alone, his strength should not be lower than this.

"Junior Brother He, why don't we test your disciple?"

The horsetail whisk in Daoist Wushe's hand fluttered. It was unknown if it was because he thought of Chu Yunxuan, whom he believed to be his legacy inheritor, or something else.

"Senior Brother, what do you mean?"

After that, he followed the other party's gaze and understood what his senior brother meant.

That was… rather interesting.

Elder He, who liked to lock his disciples and demon beasts together and watch them fight desperately, was famous for enjoying huge commotions.

The two of them looked at each other and revealed expressions of tacit understanding. After that, they looked at the other elders who were puzzled by this.

"Elders, what do you think?"

A moment later, all the higher-ups and elders in the hall revealed interested expressions. All of them looked towards Jiang Li who was on the 'A' stage below. Obviously, a terrifying 'plot' was brewing.

If Jiang Li saw this scene at this moment, he would definitely be shocked for an entire year.

All along, in Jiang Li's heart, these senior members of the sect with unfathomable cultivations should be sagely and respected wise men, or old antiques that followed the rules strictly.

Who would have thought that this group of high-level cultivators, who were all 150 years old at least, would actually still want to have fun every day…

Jiang Li who was lying on the rocking chair and wasting time on the arena suddenly felt as if there were rays of light on his back, and it was as if many pairs of eyes with ill intent were staring at him.

Jumping up from the rocking chair, he looked around, seeking the source of the danger.

Then, he saw the expression of the senior sister of the Rejuvenation Hall—who had been guarding the gong beside him and also had nothing to do—freeze suddenly.

"Yes… yes… yes… yes, disciple understands."

Then, as if someone was whispering in her ear, she nodded and responded. However, Jiang Li could not hear it at all.

A moment later.

"Junior Brother Jiang Li, the Valley Master asked you not to be so lazy. The better your results, the more rewards you will receive."

The senior sister left behind these words without rhyme or reason, and as soon as she finished speaking, she jumped off the arena and stood on the empty ground at the side. She even waved her hand at Jiang Li as if she was saying goodbye to him.

"Lazy…? What do you mean?"

Jiang Li raised his head and looked in the direction of the Long Clear Hall, feeling a little puzzled.

The better his results? What sort of result could surpass first place?

Could it be that the Valley Master wanted him to kick all the Qi Refinement disciples out of the arena? Did he have to occupy all ten rings by himself?

This was not good.

Subsequently, before Jiang Li could let his imagination run wild for long, the ring beneath his feet suddenly shook.

Jiang Li was shocked. After stabilizing himself, he immediately assumed a defensive posture. He subconsciously thought that someone had launched a sneak attack.

However, soon, the arena that was slowly rising up from the ground made him develop of a bad guess.

A better result… could it be?

Jiang Li was dumbfounded, and so were the surrounding disciples. How could such a huge platform fly up so easily? Had the array formation malfunctioned?

"The 'A' stage seems to have… flown up?"

"Rubbish. Such a huge spirit array platform is already flying. Could our eyes be playing tricks on us?"

"But Senior Brother Jiang Li seems to still be up there. What… is he going to do?"

"Did someone apply to fight Senior Brother Jiang Li in the air? But I haven't seen any other senior brothers go on stage."

"Could it be that Senior Brother Jiang Li has broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm? Is that why he wants to participate in the Foundation Establishment competition?"

"How is that possible? Senior Brother Jiang Li has only entered the sect for less than a year. How could anyone succeed in building their foundation so quickly? It's impossible even for the top-grade spiritual root disciples."

Everyone, including Jiang Li, did not guess what the higher-ups of the sect thought at the first moment because it was simply outrageous.

A few minutes later, the 'A' stage Jiang Li was in floated to the same height as the five floating stages, and it became the sixth stage on the Foundation Establishment battlefield.

He stood alone on the stage, but like the stage below, he stood out very much.

"Junior Brother, this is the floating arena for Foundation Building disciples. You shouldn't be here. Leave quickly!"

In the last round of the Foundation Establishment battles, a total of eleven outstanding disciples were competing in five floating stages.

Right now, on the five stages, there were two pairs. A total of ten disciples were fighting.

The last person was free. He flew in the air, waiting for the opportunity to issue a challenge.

After he noticed Jiang Li who had suddenly appeared, this disciple's occupational disease suddenly acted up, and he came forward to skillfully drive Jiang Li away.

The Foundation Establishment senior brother was dressed in black and he was standing on a flying sword. He had a long saber on his waist and his characteristics were obvious. All the disciples in the Scripture Storage Valley could tell that he was a law enforcement disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall.

Only disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall would develop such a habit of meddling in other people's business.

However, without needing Jiang Li to answer, the Foundation Establishment law-enforcement disciple had just finished speaking when his expression turned as stunned as the senior sister from the Rejuvenation Hall. A voice transmission that no one could hear entered his ears.

It was obvious that the sect elder was talking to him.

"Senior Brother, do you understand now?"

Jiang Li shrugged helplessly. He still had not figured out what the higher-ups of the sect wanted to do.

The strength he had always revealed was only at the level of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator. When he sparred with his senior brothers and sisters, he had always been more restrained. The strength he displayed was always slightly inferior.

How could they think that they could defeat the strongest 11 people in the Foundation Establishment realm below the age of 30 in the Scripture Storage Valley?

Moreover, so what if he won a few of them? In the competition for the share of the Medicine Garden Mystic Realm, the Qi Refinement realm and the Foundation Establishment realm were separated; he could not help them anyway.

Jiang Li was instinctively resistant to this sort of pointless display. But in the next moment, he was slightly stunned.

In his ear, he heard the deep voice of his master, Elder He, mixed with the roars of subtle beasts.

"Regarding the reward for getting the top five spot, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

Elder He only said this sentence, but Jiang Li sneered at this.

Who did he think Jiang Li was? So what if there was a reward?

I, Jiang Li, merely love to fight on the stage!

"Yes, Master. I understand."

The bored Jiang Li instantly became energetic.

On the opposite side, the law-enforcement disciple who landed on the 'A' stage raised his head and just happened to end the voice transmission conversation.

He raised his head to look at Jiang Li, and a trace of disdain could still be seen in his eyes.

"I've already heard the whole story. Since it's arranged by the Valley Master and the elders, as a disciple, I naturally have to obey."

"However, Junior Brother, I hope that you can admit defeat and return to the surface to have a proper martial arts competition."

"You should understand that it's impossible for Qi Refinement realm disciples to defeat Foundation Establishment realm cultivators. If you continue, the one who will suffer in the end will only be you."

An aura erupted from that senior brother's body, and he showed Jiang Li his cultivation and strength without any fear.

If it were an ordinary Qi Refinement realm disciple, they would have long kowtowed, begged for mercy, and retreated. This was his experience from enforcing the law. It had been tested time and again.

Unfortunately, it was not a weak and helpless outer sect disciple that stood before him, but the disciple of the Head Elder of the Demon Vanquishing Hall, Jiang Li!

"Junior Brother appreciates Senior Brother's good intentions. However, please make a move quickly. After I'm done fighting Senior Brother, I still have to challenge the rings later."

As he spoke, Jiang Li's gaze had already shot towards the other five arenas not far away, and he seemed to really want to end the battle as soon as possible. He utterly did not take this Enforcement disciple seriously.

"Hehe, how arrogant!"

"Don't think that you can ignore us seniors just because you're the first in the Qi Refinement realm. You don't understand the power of the Foundation Establishment realm at all."

That disciple was very displeased by Jiang Li's attitude. After all, he was still a senior brother. This was too outrageous.

The more he spoke, the more agitated he became. The aura on his body became slightly stronger.

Wasn't he afraid that he would expend too much of his spiritual qi just to create this useless aura?

"Sigh, what a bad temper."

Jiang Li sighed. He was completely disappointed in the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall.

The special nature of their work put them in an emotional state of arrogance. They were used to offending people with their words, for example: "What are you looking at? Stare at me and I'll make sure you regret it."

They generally believed that only anger could control the tens of thousands of disciples from the outer sect.

After a long time, they had gotten used to tyrannizing others.

Jiang Li did not expect his few words to be able to change their character, so he was unwilling to say anything to the senior who was up his own ass.

With a tap of his foot, a piece of shattered rock was kicked flying, bringing about a whistling sound as it smashed into the gong that flew up along with the arena.

Dong!

The sound of the gong meant the start of a battle!

"You don't know what's good for you!"

The Foundation Establishment disciple's expression was as black as the bottom of a pot, believing that Jiang Li had wasted his good intentions.

Therefore, he did not want to waste any more time talking. He pointed his finger at the flying sword floating in the air.

The flying sword, or rather, the sword-shaped artifact, suddenly erupted with a burst of extremely powerful spiritual qi and shot towards Jiang Li.

The place he aimed at was not a vital spot, but it was enough to teach this arrogant Qi Refinement realm junior brother a lesson.

However, at the next moment.

Swoosh!

A pitch black chain flew out from Jiang Li's waist, and it curled and pulled against the sword shaped artifact that shot over, causing it to be directly bound tightly, despite having extraordinary might.

The Dragon Imprisoning Lock immediately flickered with a dark light, and a terrifying binding and suppression force acted on it. In an instant, it completely exhausted the spiritual qi on the sword shaped artifact, and it directly descended to the ground before being firmly stepped on by Jiang Li.

In terms of flying swords and sword-shaped artifacts, there was almost no difference in their appearance. However, their essence was two completely different things.

The simplest difference was that the most important thing to drive the flying sword was still the sword techniques cultivated by sword cultivators.

Sword-shaped artifacts relied completely on the artifact itself. What cultivators needed was only to provide spiritual qi and point out their targets.

From the sound of it, a sword-shaped artifact seemed to be more convenient than it was cost-effective. It did not require a cultivator to do anything to unleash its power.

However, such sword-shaped artifacts were actually things that true sword cultivators did not fancy.

True flying swords could often accompany a cultivator for life and become stronger together with a sword cultivator. In theory, there was no limit to the power of a flying sword.

As for a sword-shaped artifact, it was ultimately just an artifact. Unless one paid a huge price to reforge it, the upper limit of it had been set since the beginning of the forging.

If this thing was a flying sword, with the external support provided by the sword cultivator, it might be able to struggle a little.

However, if it was only a single artifact, it could only be ruthlessly suppressed by the Dragon Imprisoning Lock.

Boom!

A ten-meter-long flaming saber slashed down.

When the Foundation Establishment realm disciple saw that his sure-kill attack had been easily blocked by Jiang Li and that the junior had even used a strange chain to directly seal his artifact, he immediately felt humiliated. He no longer held back and ruthlessly slashed down with his saber.

However, Jiang Li seemed to be shocked silly as he stood on the spot without dodging.

The moment before the blade light landed, a pitch-black color crawled all over his body. At the same time, he instantly activated the Overlord Body Art.

Coupled with the Anti-Demon Golden Skin, Hardened Skin, and Cool Skin, it formed a thick layer of multiple defenses on Jiang Li's body.

The flame blade qi was extremely strong, and Jiang Li's defense had almost reached the limit of bearing the pressure. However, in the end, he still defended against it.

Swoosh!

Black chains shot out from the raging flames, instantly arriving in front of the law-enforcement disciple and about to completely bind him.

Under Jiang Li's continuous refinement day and night, the current Dragon Imprisoning Lock was practically equivalent to receiving the nourishment of over a hundred high-grade spirit stones, and its might was already incomparable to before.

Once caught by it, not to mention Foundation Establishment cultivators, even Core Formation experts would have to kneel down and surrender.

Unfortunately, Jiang Li's sneak attack still did not succeed. The Dragon Imprisoning Lock was slashed away by numerous blade lights, and he was still able to escape defeat in the end.

The flames dispersed, and Jiang Li's upper garment had already been burned to ash, revealing his pure muscles. The clothes on his lower body were protected by his spiritual qi so they were intact.

Below his feet was still the sword-shaped artifact. After losing the Dragon Imprisoning Lock's suppression, this thing began to struggle again, trying to overturn Jiang Li and regain freedom.

However, when Jiang Li wiped the cloth bag at his waist, a small rune carving knife appeared in his hand.

With sharp eyes and agile hands, he slashed at the core runes of the sword-shaped artifact ruthlessly.

Under the immense brute force, the key rune was destroyed. It was as if a precise circuit had been cut off. The spiritual qi of the sword-shaped artifact was quickly lost. In a few seconds, it lay on the ground and did not move anymore.

Jiang Li kicked away the sword-shaped artifact, raised his hand, and took back the Dragon Imprisoning Lock that was flying around while chasing after the law-enforcement disciples. He then wrapped it around his hands.

Crack! Crack!

The bones in his body rumbled as if an ancient ferocious beast had awoken from its slumber. Jiang Li stretched his waist, raised his iron fists, and charged towards his opponent.

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Chapter 136: Battling a Foundation Establishment Cultivator

The movement technique that Jiang Li cultivated had always existed for the sake of better controlling the speed of Armored Horse Divine Travel.

Now that he used it, Jiang Li really transformed into a stream of light that pounced towards his opponent.

Clang!

Amidst the tearing sound, the fist wrapped in chains collided fiercely with the opponent's crimson saber.

Instantly, flames erupted.

Jiang Li's fist was firmly blocked by the terrifying spiritual qi saber. It poured forward with a tremendous force, but it still failed to succeed in front of the saber.

His opponent was not a body cultivator, and even his Foundation Establishment strength was still suppressed by Jiang Li.

However, not only was the other party at the Foundation Establishment realm, but he was also one of the top experts among the Foundation Establishment disciples.

With the support of powerful spiritual qi, the difference in physical strength was still unable to crush the other party.

Under the effect of the other party's Dao Foundation and the eruption of an even higher quality spiritual qi, Jiang Li's terrifying fist force was completely nullified. Then, he waved his saber, holding Jiang Li's fist and drawing it to the side.

Since this law-enforcement disciple was able to enter the top 11, he naturally could not be weak. He assessed Jiang Li's punches and discovered that his move had more force than technique. His punch did not leave any room to maneuver, so he used the power diversion technique to make Jiang Li lose his center of gravity.

Sure enough, with this maneuver, Jiang Li's fist immediately lost its direction, and it brushed past his side before crashing into the arena. The terrifying force of the fist plowed out a long gorge in front of him.

Taking advantage of Jiang Li's unstable footing, a wisp of blade light attacked Jiang Li's back the next moment.

The blade light was sharp and fierce, and once he was struck by it, he would be unable to use the defense of the Overlord Body Art while attacking. At that time, even with Jiang Li's physique, there would still be a hole in his back.

Boom!

The blade light struck the ground, and the blazing flames broke a large amount of bricks, causing the floating platform to become even more damaged.

However, such a powerful strike was unable to hit Jiang Li.

When the flames dissipated, Jiang Li's current figure was like a swimming snake as he twisted at an enormous angle to the side, avoiding the slash in a split second.

This was the flexible joint given to him by the Dragon Tortoise Blood Tattoo. Although it was not displayed on the interface, this small ability could still play a huge role at the critical moment.

Seeing that his attack did not hit, the Foundation Establishment disciple raised his saber and slashed again.

However, Jiang Li, who had already recovered and adjusted his state, was not afraid in the slightest. He faced the continuous blade lights and smashed out countless fist shadows.

In an instant, the two clashed, resulting in a rain of metal collision sounds.

The crimson saber and Jiang Li's rapidly brandishing fists were so concentrated that only afterimages could be seen.

They tried to counter speed with even more speed. The explosive spiritual qi spread out like waves with the two of them as the center.

The area under their feet was enduring heavy pressure as spiderweb-like cracks quickly spread out.

This was originally a ring prepared for the battle between Qi Refinement realm disciples. The quality and durability were lacking.

Under the impact of the waves of higher and higher spiritual qi, the strengthened stone slab on the surface was lifted up like a piece of paper, and next was the more fragile stone base below.

This was not like a battle between a saber and a fist. It was more like two hurricanes that had met and were fighting for authority.

In the battle, Jiang Li's strength was slightly stronger. The Dragon Imprisoning Lock that was wrapped around his fists was also indestructible.

However, the spiritual qi quality of Foundation Establishment realm disciple was even higher. As he waved his hands, saber lights and flames covered the sky and earth.

For a time, the ferocious attacks were evenly matched.

Swoosh!

Jiang Li's fist shattered a blade light, but the shattered sharp qi still drew shallow blood traces on his face.

From time to time, there would be a few stinging scratches on his body, but they would quickly disappear with the help of several healing effects.

In this moment of continuous and intense attacks, Jiang Li felt an unprecedented pressure.

Before the constantly dissipating Foundation Establishment spirit fire, even if Jiang Li had a certain degree of fire resistance, he was still baked by the high temperature until his mouth was dry and his hair curled.

The high temperature increased the intensity of his movement. Large beads of sweat constantly appeared on his body, but they would immediately evaporate under the high temperature, only forming thick white frost on his body.

While Jiang Li felt uncomfortable, the Foundation Establishment realm law-enforcement disciple on the other side also felt terrible.

Jiang Li's fist was so powerful that he did not expect it. The saber in his hand collided with the fist consecutively. Not only did he not gain the slightest advantage, he was instead repelled by the enormous force until his palm split open and his arm went numb.

It was clearly a single-handed blade, but he was now holding it with both hands. Moreover, the soreness and numbness coming from his arms made him nearly drop the blade several times.

Now, he seriously suspected that this junior brother was not human, how could a human really have such exaggerated brute force?!

This was different from the usual practice sparring with his fellow disciples. At this moment, both sides were already fighting seriously. If he was not careful, he might be heavily injured.

At the edge of the stage, an elder was already floating in the air. If anything happened, he would immediately save them.

Bang!

Right at this moment, the ground beneath Jiang Li's feet suddenly collapsed. Instantly, there was a slight imbalance, causing his movements to involuntarily slow down. A gap appeared in the net of fist shadows that he was brandishing.

When the law-enforcement disciple saw the gap, his eyes immediately lit up. Flames wrapped around the saber, and he directly slashed at the exposed gap.

Jiang Li was shocked when he saw this, yet it was already slightly too late to resist!

He immediately made up his mind. As the Wood Armor Technique covered his entire body, he circulated his Overlord Body Art at full force. Then, he controlled the power of the Armored Horse Divine Travel together and ruthlessly collided with his opponent.

The saber first came into contact with the wooden armor. Fire attribute spiritual qi was the key to subduing wood. Coupled with the fact that the quality of the wood armor technique was very low, even if Jiang Li used his spiritual qi that was higher than his cultivation level, it would still be broken in an instant.

However, in this short period of time, Jiang Li's entire body suddenly seemed as if it was made of solid copper, and it became motionless.

Pew!

The crimson saber slashed onto Jiang Li's shoulder, and the sharp edge still broke through his skin. The scorching saber began to burn his flesh.

However, the expression of that Foundation Establishment law-enforcement disciple changed in an instant. His saber had only entered the flesh for an inch before it stopped moving.

Under the effect of the Overlord Body Art, Jiang Li focused all of his strength at that spot and blocked the saber.

In the next moment, a cold smile appeared on Jiang Li's face. A huge momentum suddenly erupted from his feet, and his entire body shot out, directly colliding with the body of the Foundation Establishment law-enforcement disciple who was a foot away.

At the instant of collision, Jiang Li's body still maintained the toughness of the Overlord Body Art. Under the collision, the figure of the law-enforcement disciple's body was overlapped by Jiang Li's.

He only felt that his internal organs were all shifting and entangled. Every part of his body hurt.

Then, he flew out.

That law-enforcement disciple was sent flying far away. He rolled for a long time before finally stopping.

Only then did Jiang Li undo the Overlord Body Art. He held the burning area on his shoulder, grimacing in pain.

He released the chain in his hand and grabbed one end of the Dragon Imprisoning Lock. He used it as a whip and threw it at the other party.

If he did not deal the finishing blow now, when would he have another chance?

However, as expected, a few saber flashes flew out and struck the Dragon Imprisoning Lock again. The other party still had the strength to counterattack!

Foundation Establishment cultivators had their Dao Foundation. Even if they did not cultivate their bodies, their bodies were superior to Qi Refinement realm disciples.

When he was struck by Jiang Li, he only broke a few bones and bled a few hundred milliliters of blood. His spiritual qi and internal breath were in chaos, and his Dao Foundation was slightly damaged… only.

However, from the few saber qi he brandished, it was clearly much weaker than before.

Jiang Li held his shoulder and walked towards him again. The effect of the [Golden Wind Jade Dew] was indeed astonishing. It was as if spring water filled with vitality was slowly flowing around his body.

The pain in his shoulder was quickly relieved. However, the other party's saber had a high temperature and was quite vicious. It burned a large area of Jiang Li's wound, making it impossible to recover easily.

Jiang Li gritted his teeth and took out a special cutting knife from his waist pocket. He sliced off the burnt flesh with a few swooshes and directly debrided himself on the spot.

Although Jiang Li's body also had the pain suppression status, in order to maintain the sensitivity of his senses, the pain suppression effect was only average.

As for this self-mutilation, it still hurt so much that his eyes turned red and he gritted his teeth.

After the debridement, the wound on his shoulder began to quickly heal. However, the anger that Jiang Li felt because of the pain was not so easily eliminated.

"I have a fist technique that I would like Senior Brother to evaluate!"

The Foundation Establishment law-enforcement disciple was holding a long saber and coughing out blood when he saw Jiang Li walking towards him with red eyes.

The internal organs in his body were still twitching from the pain, causing him to have some trauma towards this freakish junior brother.

Especially Jiang Li's furious gaze, it terrified him to the point he instinctively wanted to flee, but he had just taken two steps back when the self-esteem in his heart forced his feet to firmly take root on the spot.

He was a Foundation Establishment disciple who was close to 30 years old, but Jiang Li was not even 14 years old now. He was more than double of Jiang Li's age. If he was still frightened to the point of fleeing, then how could he still stay in the Law Enforcement Hall in the future!

Most importantly, he glanced at the beautiful figures flying in the air not far from the ring.

Right there, the female cultivators of the Rejuvenation Hall were still watching. If he were to be chased away by a junior brother in the Qi Refinement realm, then his preferential rights in the sect would be completely ruined!

Resisting the intense pain in his chest and abdomen, he took a deep breath and raised the crimson saber again.

"Come! For the dignity of the Law Enforcement Hall! I won't lose!"

Jiang Li walked over step by step and wiped off a scab on his shoulder, revealing skin that was no different from other places besides being slightly pale.

After his injuries were healed, a violent force once again filled his entire body. Jiang Li's figure flashed like lightning, and he let out an explosive sound as he charged towards his opponent again.

His heavy fists were accumulating power, just like at the beginning of the battle.

That disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall still wanted to use the long saber to block Jiang Li's heavy fist. However, Jiang Li's fist seemed to be a deterrent and was unwilling to smash out.

The gaze of the law enforcement disciple was drawn over by Jiang Li's fist, and only when it approached did he notice that Jiang Li had suddenly raised his leg and fiercely stabbed his foot forward.

Could anyone explain why Jiang Li's mysterious fist technique was unleashed with his foot?

Clearly, the consequence of being one step slower was almost fatal.

Bang!

Jiang Li ruthlessly kicked his foot into the abdomen.

The disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall suffered a heavy blow to his abdomen, and his entire body flew up into the air. A terrifying force penetrated his body and blasted a small hole in the clothes on his back. A moment later, his entire body transformed into a shooting star that flew out of the ring.

After this heavy blow, even if the other party could still stand up, he absolutely did not have the strength to face Jiang Li again.

Jiang Li heaved a sigh of relief and finally relaxed a little.

This disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall was indeed very strong.

In terms of winning smoothly this time, there was indeed a portion of luck involved.

If not for the other party's initial contempt, allowing Jiang Li to seize the opportunity to directly take out the other party's sword-shaped artifact, Jiang Li might have fallen into an unsightly disadvantage in this battle.

If that artifact had not been damaged and had been waiting to attack covetously, this Foundation Establishment senior brother would have had the ability to fight him head-on.

While the intense battle was ongoing, the artifact could suddenly attack from behind. Even Jiang Li did not have a good solution to deal with it.

Or perhaps, if he had not created a second parallel mind two days ago, his control of his body would not have been as perfect as now.

The speed at which he used the Overlord Body Art to form a defense would definitely decrease drastically. He would also be unable to move while defending with all his might.

At the critical moment, so long as there was an extra second of delay, Jiang Li might suffer a heavy blow when he lost his balance.

Not to mention counterattacking, in the situation where he did not use the Yin Burial Coffin, he might have already lost.

On the other side, the Foundation Establishment law-enforcement disciple who was sent flying was caught by an elder and sent to the bottom for treatment. He had some external injuries, and after the miraculous healing by the disciples of the Rejuvenation Hall, perhaps he could try to challenge the other arenas again.

As for Jiang Li, he did not have any injuries on his body, and his expenditure had only slightly exceeded the recovery rate. He only needed to take a few breaths to recover.

However, in the eyes of outsiders, it was impossible for his body to be intact after fighting a Foundation Establishment cultivator who had surpassed his cultivation level.

Thus, a beautiful figure flew up into this messy arena, and Jiang Li received the treatment of an injured person.

Jiang Li realized that the person was someone he knew. He waved his hand and greeted her, "Senior Sister Qi Yu."

This female cultivator from the Rejuvenation Hall was proficient in all kinds of healing techniques to begin with. When she was free, she would even give him and her hall sisters a try and even achieve the miraculous effect of moisturizing their skin and transforming their bodies.

Therefore, the fairies of the Rejuvenation Hall were all moist, soft, and gentle. If one approached them, they could smell the natural fragrance coming from their bodies.

As long as a female cultivator's foundation was not bad to the point of terrorizing the heavens and earth, if they were treated like this for a few months, it would definitely be the effect of having severe beautification.

On the other hand, this Senior Sister Qi Yu was even more outstanding, and she was on the level of being a crane in a flock of chickens amongst the female cultivators of the Rejuvenation Hall.

Every time she came to the Demon Vanquishing Hall to be a referee, those fellow disciples would attack each other especially harshly.

The disciples in the sect who had designs on her could definitely line up hand in hand from the entrance of the Rejuvenation Hall to the outer sect.

If not for the fact that this body of his was born a few years later, Jiang Li might have lost more than ten kilograms of weight because of her.

"Junior Brother Jiang Li, well done! Are you injured anywhere? Senior Sister promises to make you lively and healthy."

Senior Sister Qi Yu surrounded Jiang Li's bare upper body and rubbed it left and right. That gentle smile made Jiang Li's kidneys involuntarily twitch twice.

He hurriedly tightened his belt, having almost become full of vigor.

"Cough cough, Senior Sister, do you have water? I'm dying of thirst."

Jiang Li shifted his attention. He was really thirsty. This was the bad thing about fighting with fire-attribute spiritual roots cultivators. When one was hot, it was easy to sweat. If one fought for a longer time, they might be roasted dry.

"Are you really not injured? Senior Sister saw you get slashed just now."

Senior Sister Qi Yu handed a bottle of spirit spring water to Jiang Li, and then she went forward to check Jiang Li's shoulder.

In the place where he should have been injured, she only found a faint line that could barely be seen in the bright light.

She looked all over his body again, but she did not find any wounds. For a moment, there was actually no place for her to use her skills.

In the end, Senior Sister Qi Yu could only use a cleansing technique on Jiang Li.

The cool water attribute spiritual qi washed over Jiang Li's body. In a short few seconds, it cleaned all the stains and salt crystals on his body.

Jiang Li even felt a stream of spiritual qi enter his mouth and nose and spin around, helping him brush his teeth.

[Affected by the cleansing technique, Added Status: Body Cleaning.]

[Body Cleaning: Clean away dust, oil, colored spots, blood, and other ninety-nine stubborn stains. Ensure that both the skin and clothes are clean. Duration: 5 seconds] ( )

Under the effect of the cleansing technique, Jiang Li's body seemed to have been rubbed in the bathhouse for two hours, becoming clean and relaxed.

However, Jiang Li looked at that status and fell into deep thought.

"Senior Sister Qi Yu, can you use more spiritual qi to give me the strongest cleansing technique you know?"

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Chapter 137: Following in Her Footsteps

In the Long Clear Hall, an elder sighed to himself, "He really defeated a Foundation Establishment disciple… and it's that disciple of Elder Zuo."

The other sect elders could not help nodding in wonder when they heard this.

"He won against a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the Qi Refinement realm… and I don't see many injuries on his body. This kid really… has a strong body."

"A body forged from body refinement can actually suppress the Dao Foundation. This is unprecedented."

"There's also that chain. Its grade isn't low. Elder He really invested a lot in this disciple."

"That's true… if such a disciple were to be given to me, I would be willing to pay a huge price as well."

After seeing Jiang Li's first battle in the sky arena, it would be a lie to say that they were not surprised.

In the process of a cultivator's cultivation, every single realm represented a transformation of the body, and there was naturally a huge gap between it and the previous realm.

Wanting to cross realms to challenge others was definitely not as simple as just saying it.

Amongst the elders, the most smug person present was Jiang Li's master, the burly Elder He.

They saw Elder He walking towards the elder with a 'grim' expression on his face.

"Oh my, look at what happened. Junior Brother Zuo, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. How did my disciple injure your disciple?"

Although Elder He said that he was sorry, his mouth was already grinning from ear to ear. Anyone who saw this would wish to punch him in the face.

He glanced and winked at Elder Zuo of the Law Enforcement Hall, causing the other party's face to turn green and white. The two of them nearly brawled on the spot.

However, none of the other elders stopped them. All of them held back their laughter as they watched the two of them tear each other apart.

Over the past hundreds of years, these two had always been like this. If they stopped fighting, everyone would find it strange.

Among the 12 inner sect Head Elders of the Scripture Storage Valley, including the Valley Master, Daoist Wushe, none of them were fellow disciples under a certain master.

In fact, when they were young, they did not even know each other.

These 12 Head Elders were basically all people who had experienced the establishment of the Scripture Storage Valley back then. They were members of the rogue cultivator alliance.

After that period, they understood the importance of unity better than anyone else.

After all, the Scripture Storage Valley was a sect that was born from rogue cultivators.

They could not have the master and disciple relationship of the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak, where the five elements supported each other.

They were not from a clan like the Hundred Tempering Mountain who were related by marriage for generations.

Even Benevolent Travel Temple had a common faith and belief that they could not abandon.

However, there was nothing in the Scripture Storage Valley at that time. There were many internal conflicts and some rogue cultivators even had deep grudges.

At that time, other than the powerful guidance of the 11 founders, the reason why they stood together was because of external pressure.

It could be said that without the bullying of the other three sects back then, there would not be the Scripture Storage Valley of today.

Therefore, at the location where the Scripture Storage Valley was successfully established, the founders set this rule.

The twelve Head Elders of the inner sect of the Scripture Storage Valley had to set an example by supporting each other. They addressed each other as senior and junior brothers in order to achieve success and lead the sect to greater unity.

After more than 200 years, what they had done was indeed quite good.

Apart from the outer sect disciples that they could not take care of, although inner sect disciples did not love each other, there were rarely any conflicts between them.

Therefore, although it was a joke, the disciple of Elder Zuo was defeated by a Qi Refinement realm cultivator was a little shameful, but that was all.

In their eyes, most of them still believed that the Foundation Establishment disciple had lost to the Beast Blood Diagram, not Jiang Li.

However, it seemed to be the truth. If he did not have the four blood tattoos of the Beast Blood Diagram, Jiang Li was far from being his opponent's match.

An ancient inheritance that was compatible with one's body would definitely bring about a huge bonus to a cultivator.

Although Jiang Li's performance was a little exaggerated, it was still within the scope of understanding.

After all, the previous genius, Chu Yunxuan, had already crushed their world view once in front of their eyes, causing their acceptance threshold for the concept of a genius to greatly increase.

"Junior Brother He, Junior Brother Zuo, don't mess around."

"It's our fortune to have such a disciple appear in the sect. Junior Brother He, you should still continue to teach him well in the future."

As the Valley Master, Daoist Wushe stepped forward and said a few words before the two of them stopped.

They looked at the floating 'A' stage again.

The ruined platform was covered in cracks, as if one stomp could send it back to the ground.

"The strongest cleansing technique?"

"Junior Brother Jiang Li, are you still not feeling well? If I just used the cleansing technique, no amount of spiritual qi can treat your injuries."

When Senior Sister Qi Yu heard Jiang Li's request, she was very puzzled.

With the cleansing technique, even a pig would become a clean pig. If she used more spiritual qi, she would probably be able to wash someone until their skin peeled.

"It's like this, Senior Sister. I seem to have gotten some poison on my body just now. I'm afraid that I haven't gotten rid of it completely, so I wanted to get your help to feel at ease."

Jiang Li thought for a moment and came up with a reason.

Senior Sister Qi Yu frowned tightly when she heard this, and she seemed to be slightly angry.

"That guy actually dared to poison you… Junior Brother, don't worry. Senior Sister will help you teach him a lesson later."

After Jiang Li mourned for that senior brother for three seconds, he stood obediently on the spot.

A moment later, a stream of water attribute spiritual qi struck Jiang Li's body again.

If it was said that he was bathing in the mud just now, then Jiang Li had walked into the car wash store and let the strongest worker in the store wash him like a car.

The status had also changed from the original [Body Cleaning] to the more effective [Effective Body Cleaning]. As usual, Jiang Li pressed the plus button to keep this status permanently.

Qi Yu left after completing the mission, leaving behind Jiang Li, who had put on his disciple uniform again. He stood on the platform alone and observed the battles between the other ten Foundation Establishment disciples.

He would continue to challenge them later. For the reward promised by Elder He, he had to choose one of the five floating stages to occupy.

As he looked at the spiritual qi fluctuation that seeped out from the five combat rings, Jiang Li was calculating in his heart which one he had the greatest chance of winning against.

At this moment, a sandstorm seemed to have blown up on an arena, and dust covered the entire area. After a while, a human-shaped statue was pushed out from above.

After flying into the air, the statue's outer shell collapsed, revealing a familiar burly figure.

Jiang Li slapped his forehead and was slightly speechless. This was a senior brother under Elder He. Obviously, he had followed in Senior Sister Liu Mulan's footsteps.

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Chapter 138: Overcoming the Earth Dust Scripture?

When he saw his senior brother being blasted out of the arena, Jiang Li rode the Dragon Imprisoning Lock forward to greet him, "Senior Brother Liu Bai, how are you?"

After helping the other party up in the air, he and Senior Brother Liu Bai flew back to the 'A' stage. While letting him rest, he received the treatment of the Rejuvenation Hall's disciple.

"Sigh. I'm fine."

Senior Brother Liu Bai had a dejected look on his face, appearing rather regretful of his loss this time.

"Hmm? Junior Brother Jiang Li? Shouldn't you be in the arena below? Why have you flown here?"

After being depressed for a long time, Senior Brother Liu Bai suddenly noticed that the person speaking to him was his junior brother, Jiang Li, who was at the Qi Refinement realm.

Jiang Li did not conceal it. After all, this was something that everyone knew. It was only because Senior Brother Liu Bai and the others were in an intense battle earlier and were too busy to pay attention to it that they did not notice it.

After he roughly explained the situation, Senior Brother Liu Bai had a stunned expression as well. After staring blankly for a long time, he became even more depressed.

"I originally thought that Junior Brother would still need a few years to catch up to us. I didn't expect you to be here so soon…"

The matter of Jiang Li being arranged to fight with the Foundation Establishment disciples seemed to have a greater impact on Senior Brother Liu Bai than losing to Shen Ruoshi.

It was as if he was a top student in high school and had lost to another straight-A student in the next class during a mid-term examination. This made him unhappy, but it was also normal.

However, when he returned home with the result, he discovered that his cousin was a guest at home. He graduated from high school at the age of eight and studied his master's degree at the age of ten. At the age of thirteen, he was already a Nobel Prize winner…

That was the feeling.

Jiang Li comforted him. Senior Brother Liu Bai was actually just like Senior Sister Liu Mulan from before, and he was not injured at all.

As long as he took a short break, he would be able to issue another challenge. In fact, he still had a chance of entering the top five.

However, for some reason, the other party's mood was constantly low.

"However, Senior Brother Liu Bai, that Earth Dust Scripture is so effective against us body cultivators, why do you still want to challenge her?" Jiang Li asked after thinking about it. He was still puzzled by this.

"Because…"

"I didn't challenge her. It was Shen Ruoshi who kept chasing after me."

Jiang Li was speechless. Although it was understandable to challenge an opponent that she was good against, it still felt like bullying.

'I don't want to fight you, but you are not letting me go…'

On the five floating stages of the Foundation Establishment realm, the result of three of the stages had already been decided.

They were respectively the first, third, and fourth rings.

Among them, there was a senior brother from the Alchemy Hall on the fourth ring. He seemed to have grasped a blue spirit fire of heaven and earth that was extremely scorching when burning.

The person fighting with him might have a higher cultivation level and stronger Dao technique, but he could not withstand the power of the spirit fire and was eventually forced out of the arena.

On the third combat ring was a beautiful young lady with a smile on her face. She was the Heaven and Earth Hall's Shen Ruoshi that Jiang Li had seen defeat Jiang Li's senior brother and sister in succession.

After the battle with Senior Brother Liu Bai, the entire third ring was already covered in problematic dust. As long as the challenger stepped onto the ring, it was equivalent to directly stepping into a trap, and it was a very troublesome character to deal with.

On the first stage stood another disciple from the Heaven and Earth Hall.

The sect's Heaven and Earth Hall had a collection of the best geniuses in the entire Scripture Storage Valley. Unlike the other halls, the Heaven and Earth Hall itself existed to nurture experts and cultivate the future pillars of the sect.

Naturally, they produced the most outstanding disciples.

However, this senior brother's expression was gentle, and his demeanor, as well as his every move, looked like… a lower-quality version of Chu Yunxuan.

Even his combat style was extremely similar to the Eldest Senior Brother. He used things to smash people, but what he held in his hand was not a golden seal, but a small mountain peak that seemed to be an ornament.

This imitation could not be said to be similar, but nearly identical.

This person… was not normal.

For some reason, Jiang Li instinctively had this feeling when he looked at him.

Jiang Li stared at the other party who seemed to have noticed his gaze as well. He turned around and met Jiang Li's gaze.

The two of them looked into each other's eyes, and then they revealed a warm smile at the same time, nodding towards each other.

After turning their heads, they sneered in their hearts at the same time.

'Hmph! That guy really acts well!'

Due to the restrictions of the rules, after each battle, the ring that had been challenged would have the right to stop fighting for two hours. That was for the disciples after the battle to meditate and recover from their injuries.

Jiang Li and Senior Brother Liu Bai meditated on the 'A' stage together.

Of course, to Jiang Li who had recovered his spiritual qi long ago, this was only an act. In his mind, he studied the possible tactics he could use with the parallel mind.

Two hours passed quickly.

Jiang Li stood up while Senior Brother Li Bai who was by his side was still immersed in regulating his breathing and was unable to free himself. It seemed that he had indeed exhausted a great deal of his strength in the battle earlier.

The Dragon Imprisoning Lock on his body emitted a crisp sound as Jiang Li slowly flew towards one of the five stages.

Thump. Thump.

When his feet landed on the platform, Jiang Li could clearly feel that the texture of the platform below his feet was obviously much tougher than the Qi Refinement realm stage.

"Senior Sister Shen, I am Jiang Li of the Demon Vanquishing Hall. Please enlighten me."

Jiang Li cupped his hands. The person standing opposite him was the disciple of the Heaven and Earth Hall, Shen Ruoshi, who had defeated two Foundation Establishment realm cultivators in succession!

"This Jiang Li actually wants to challenge Little Ruoshi?"

In the Long Clear Hall, the group of elders who were watching the show felt very surprised.

This was especially true for the Valley Master, Daoist Wushe, and Elder He, the Head Elder of the Demon Vanquishing Hall.

The two people standing opposite them were both the youngest disciples under their wing. They were looking forward to the outcome of this battle.

However, Jiang Li's choice was very confusing to others.

It was obvious that Shen Ruoshi's Earth Dust Scripture was an ancient technique that could restrain body cultivators. It was powerful and unpredictable.

Facing such an enemy, the best way was to use long-range spell techniques to probe them and not let them be tainted by the dust. As a result, body cultivators who only knew how to engage in close combat were always restrained.

As for Jiang Li, the elders had watched him fight until now, and they were already quite familiar with his stubbornness.

There was no denying that he was a genius in body cultivation.

In terms of Dao Techniques, it was true that he could already be considered outstanding, and the strength of his spiritual qi was also impressive among the Qi Refinement realm disciples.

However, compared to Foundation Establishment Cultivators, there was clearly no comparison.

Did he have some sort of special confidence when he chose to challenge Shen Ruoshi? Or did he find some flaws in the Earth Dust Scripture from the perspective of a third party?

On the other hand, Shen Ruoshi could not understand why a Qi Refinement realm disciple came up to challenge her.

Jiang Li could only explain the reason again before the other party reluctantly accepted reality.

"Junior Brother Jiang Li is also a body cultivator?"

After getting an affirmative answer, Shen Ruoshi covered her mouth again. She looked surprised.

"If I remember correctly, your two senior brother and sister lost to me. Since you are a body cultivator, why did you choose to challenge me?"

"Could it be that… Junior Brother wants to avenge them?"

Shen Ruoshi could not understand.

"No, no. Senior Sister misunderstood."

"Senior Sister Shen is beautiful and kind-hearted. You didn't even injure the two seniors earlier, so I won't be so ungrateful."

Jiang Li waved his hand repeatedly and immediately praised, causing the other party's smiling eyes to narrow even more.

What he said was the truth. After the battle, Senior Sister Liu Mulan and Senior Brother Liu Bai did not have many injuries on their bodies. The other party clearly showed mercy. If they still wanted to seek revenge shamelessly, it would not make sense.

"It's just that the path of body cultivation is a straightforward path. If you choose to blindly escape after discovering your deficiencies, then the restrictions you encounter in your future cultivation will definitely increase. Therefore, I am determined to succeed in challenging Senior Sister."

"This Junior Brother is reckless and stubborn. Senior Sister, please be gentler with me."

As Jiang Li spoke, everyone who heard his words nodded successively. They sighed in their minds and felt that this kid would definitely become great in the future with such a character.

"Since Junior Brother has said so, please go ahead."

The gong sounded, and the battle began.

At this instant, Jiang Li felt the atmosphere on the arena suddenly change.

A thin layer of dust that almost covered the entire ring started to jump and float as if it had a life of its own.

The dust around Jiang Li's feet was like iron sand that was attracted by a magnet, and it gathered around Jiang Li's feet.

If one was surrounded by this dust, their feet would become heavier and slower.

However, if he wanted to find a place to hide, there was no safe place to stay in the entire ring.

Jiang Li did not float in the air, allowing the fine dust to stick to his shoes and pants.

However, at the next moment, this thin layer of dust was washed away by an invisible force. Every tiny dust was washed clean.

The surrounding dust continued to stick to him, but it was continuously washed away by the invisible force. As this happened, not a single dust could stay on Jiang Li's body for even a second.

Jiang Li was delighted in his heart. He had made the right guess!

To achieve such an effect, it was naturally the status that Jiang Li had just obtained. This was the magical effect of [Effective Body Cleaning].

This powerful cleaning effect came from Senior Sister Qi Yu's full-powered cleansing technique.

Compared to the ordinary [Body Cleaning, this [Effective Body Cleaning] could not only remove the foreign stains on his body, but it could also remove some tracking scents and spiritual qi objects.

For example, the dust that contained the spiritual qi of the Earth Dust Scripture was within its targeted group.

This was the same as having a Foundation Establishment cultivator beside Jiang Li at all times, using a full-powered body cleaning technique on him every five seconds.

It was difficult for the dust to stay on him.

Jiang Li did not have to worry about the troublesome dust for the time being. He immediately kicked his feet and drew a straight line on the arena. Then, he punched Senior Sister Shen Ruoshi in the chest.

Shen Ruoshi did not dodge or resist. She let Jiang Li's fist land on her body.

However, Jiang Li's heavy fist seemed to have landed on a pile of ash. It passed through his chest without any obstruction.

In the next moment, her delicate figure transformed into a cloud of dust that enveloped Jiang Li.

Huff!

A gust of cold wind from the Yin Wind Art that did not care about spiritual qi expenditure blew away the dust.

Jiang Li's body was still dyed a layer of gray.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

Every second, a layer of dust would be brushed off from Jiang Li's body. He did not need to worry at all. After a few seconds, his body would become spotless again.

"Junior Brother Jiang Li, you asked me to be gentler, but your punch was so heavy."

The dust that was blown away gathered in the distance. When it dispersed again, Shen Ruoshi appeared there unscathed. She patted her chest as if she was really afraid.

"Senior Sister's Earth Dust Scripture is unfathomable. How can I injure you? Don't make fun of me."

As Jiang Li spoke, he continued to rush towards the other party. This time, he raised his leg and swept the other party into two segments. Then, he watched helplessly as the other party turned into dust.

Jiang Li had long known that this move of his would not have any effect. It was just that he did not use much strength.

However, the moment the attack struck the other party, he observed any abnormalities in his surroundings with all his might, trying to find out where the other party's true body was.

In the end, he found nothing.

Shen Ruoshi appeared again. Jiang Li threw the Dragon Imprisoning Lock at her. He wanted to use the Dragon Imprisoning Lock to suppress her spiritual qi so that she could not use it.

However, the moment the chains tightened, the other party was still turned into dust. At this point, even the Dragon Imprisoning Lock was also covered in thick dust, not giving him any chance at all.

Jiang Li pursed his lips and put away the Dragon Imprisoning Lock. Not only could this dust suppress the strength of cultivators, but it could also weaken the might of artifacts.

How troublesome.

Even though he had successfully removed the other party's dust from his body, he was still caught in a bitter struggle.

However, Jiang Li was not discouraged. He put the Dragon Imprisoning Lock back on his waist. He punched and kicked Shen Ruoshi into dust repeatedly as she appeared time and again.

He believed that all spell techniques had to consume spiritual qi.

It was obvious that most of the dust was prepared by the other party in advance, as Shen Ruoshi could not have enough spiritual qi to make them on the spot.

However, the amount of dust that she had prepared beforehand would definitely be limited without any spatial equipment.

Moreover, no matter how little it consumed to control them, there would definitely be some expenditure.

As long as it continued, Jiang Li did not believe that the other party's stamina could still compare to his.

Jiang Li shuttled through the flying dust without any fear. He ignored the dust that stuck to him and blasted the other party's body apart one after another.

From time to time, he would use the Yin Wind Art to blow the dust away from the ring.

Every time he did that, Shen Ruoshi had no choice but to recall the dust. He was doing everything he could to increase her spiritual qi consumption.

It would be the biggest joke in the world if a Qi Refinement realm disciple wanted to bring down a Foundation Establishment realm disciple. However, when it came to Jiang Li, everything was not absolute.

In next to no time, Jiang Li noticed that the speed at which his opponent's body reconstituted had started to slow down. It was probably because the expenditure of spiritual qi had increased, causing her to feel strained.

Shen Ruoshi was not a fool. She saw that Jiang Li was still lively despite being in her territory. There was definitely something fishy about him!

Initially, she had planned to win with this invincible technique, but now that her plan had been foiled, she started to panic.

She took the initiative to gather a large amount of floating dust, forming a few earth currents that rushed towards Jiang Li, attempting to directly cover him into a statue.

However, in her previous battles, the reason why she did not do so immediately was because she had always used fine dust to weaken her opponent before controlling large amounts of dust to cover them.

It was not because she did not want to, but because she could not.

The speed at which the gathered dirt flowed in the air was truly slow, and Jiang Li's swift movement technique easily dodged it before he shattered the head with a punch.

Without weakening or restricting the opponent ahead of time, it would be difficult for the dust to catch up to cultivators who were focused on avoiding them.

"Why! Why aren't you afraid of my turbid air heavy earth!"

Shen Ruoshi could not retain her smile any longer. How could a Qi Refinement realm disciple crack her turbid air heavy earth?

That was the core chapter of the Earth Dust Scripture. How could it be easily unraveled by a disciple?

She could not help but ask Jiang Li anxiously.

When she asked this question, she originally did not think that Jiang Li could answer, but she did not expect that Jiang Li would actually say the 'truth' about his countermeasure against the Earth Dust Scripture.

Jiang Li did not answer directly but asked first, "Senior Sister actually can't control all the dust, right?"

The other hesitated for a moment, then nodded in acknowledgment.

Jiang Li thought to himself that it was indeed the case. Even he, who cultivated the Bodhisattva Heart Sutra, progressed slowly in the aspect of spirit refinement. It was impossible for the other party to possess a high Mind attribute. She would definitely not be able to control this "turbid air heavy earth" in a large area.

"But so what? What does this have to do with you being able to overcome the Earth Dust Scripture?"

Shen Ruoshi still looked confused. The Earth Dust Scripture was such a powerful technique. Even if she did not control it in detail, as long as the enemy entered the range, they would still be attacked.

This was a trait that she had tested time and again. In the past, it had never lost its effectiveness in battle. She definitely could not be wrong.

"That's exactly why. You'll understand when you see it, Senior Sister."

Jiang Li took out two talismans from his bosom. After pouring a large amount of spiritual qi into them, he threw them towards a stream of dust floating in the air.

The two talismans pierced through the dust flow, but after passing through the dust flow, the two talismans were covered in a thick layer of dust, and then they lost all their strength and fell to the ground.

"Senior Sister's turbid air heavy earth will be attracted by objects with spiritual qi and will automatically stick to them. Am I right?"

Jiang Li had discovered this matter from the Dragon Imprisoning Lock. At that time, after it swept through the dust, it was covered in a thick layer of dust. After that, Jiang Li had some guesses about this.

He had secretly tried it during the process of the battle, and he quickly verified this guess.

Although he himself did not use the characteristics of turbid air heavy earth to overcome it, using it as an excuse was completely reasonable.

As for whether this would cause problems for them later, it was none of his business.

"I'm a body cultivator, so I don't really rely on spiritual qi. As long as I don't use spiritual qi myself and use other sources of spiritual qi to lure them, I can naturally avoid getting tainted by the dust."

Jiang Li explained a lot of things that he had just thought of. Shen Ruoshi and the elders of the Long Clear Hall came to a realization.

So that was the reason… As long as he did not use spiritual qi, he could overcome the Earth Dust Scripture.

Wait, not using spiritual qi?

How could they fight without it?

Even body cultivators had to infuse their bodies with spiritual qi.

Body cultivators only used their bodies to fight, but it was not to say that they did not rely on spiritual qi. If they threw aside spiritual qi, even if they could still fight, their attributes would be greatly reduced. It would be a blessing if they could unleash 40-50% of their strength.

Only a freak like Jiang Li could maintain considerable combat strength without using spiritual qi.

Moreover, the Earth Dust Scripture's turbid air heavy earth could be controlled by a cultivator's will. Shen Ruoshi had this limitation only because she had not reached the higher levels of the cultivation method.

If she was given two more years, this method would be completely useless to her. At that time, if he still plunged into the turbid air heavy earth, he would only suffer a crushing defeat.

So, when they thought about it carefully, the method Jiang Li spoke of was actually very limited.

He did not overcome the Earth Dust Scripture. He only unraveled the Earth Dust Scripture that Shen Ruoshi used.

Moreover, he was not even close to overcoming it. At the very least, Jiang Li was still unable to see through Shen Ruoshi's actual body.

With this in mind, they subconsciously heaved a sigh of relief. If the sect's ultimate technique was broken just like that, it would be a huge problem.

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Chapter 139: You've Already Lost

"I see."

Indeed, Shen Ruoshi had not used the Earth Dust Scripture against a mortal.

In the past, the opponents she faced were either demon beasts or cultivators. Which one of them did not carry spiritual qi? She did not expect that someone would use this trait to avoid being affected.

However, after hearing this, she gradually calmed down.

Just now, she was only a little nervous because of the Earth Dust Scripture's failure.

In her heart, the Earth Dust Scripture was simply a supreme holy scripture, so when she discovered that it was not so absolutely powerful, she lost her composure.

However, even though she was unable to take down Jiang Li until now, this junior brother of hers was unable to do anything to her.

Before her spiritual qi was exhausted, it was not time to admit defeat.

"Junior Brother Jiang Li, thank you for answering my questions. However, I'll still do my best from now on."

Shen Ruoshi adjusted her mood as her expression became serious. If someone familiar with her saw this, they would be shocked.

Shen Ruoshi, who was always smiling, had actually shown such an expression.

She formed hand seals and released the spiritual qi that even Jiang Li could clearly sense from her body. Clearly, she was preparing a powerful spell technique.

Jiang Li immediately rushed forward and threw a punch.

There was no surprise, it was still dust that scattered.

However, what surprised Jiang Li was that he was actually unable to interrupt his opponent's casting. What was up with this Earth Dust Scripture's escape technique? Was it really invincible?

If not for the fact that Jiang Li did not have an earth attribute spiritual root and could not cultivate the Earth Dust Scripture, he would have turned around and entered the Heaven and Earth Hall.

If he could use such a strange escape technique and coupled with his perpetual motion machine characteristics, he could at least wander around the Great Mountain Region safely.

Unfortunately, this was fate…

Jiang Li, who possessed the Beast Blood Diagram, was still jealous of other people's cultivation methods and secret techniques.

He shattered the other party's body a few more times, but it still did not have any effect.

The floating dust cloud also slowly changed.

Dust gathered together and formed small pieces.

Soon, a dirt ball formed in the dust. As it continued to gather, the dirt ball grew larger and larger. Finally, the five balls of dust formed five long earthen yellow spikes in the air that looked like they were made of rocks.

Looking at this situation, Jiang Li roughly understood the other party's thoughts.

Since she did not have enough mental power to control the dust in a large area, she would gather them together. She would move them in the same direction and control them like a piece of artifact.

From countless free particles to five complete earth spikes, wouldn't the difficulty of controlling them drop drastically?

"Senior Sister, no need to hold back. I'll also use my full strength."

Jiang Li's expression became very serious as he looked at the five floating earth spikes.

The thick and heavy spiritual qi emanating from them was really frightening.

The turbid air heavy earth refined by the Earth Dust Scripture was absolutely not ordinary.

A single dust particle was weak and powerless, and it could not even injure a mortal or even tear a piece of paper.

However, countless specks of dust gathered together, and countless tiny forces pushed in the same direction. The power produced would definitely be terrifying to the point of being unable to resist.

A clay ball the size of a marble could easily pierce through ten mortal heavy armor, and these five earth spikes were all as thick as a wrist and 30 centimeters long.

This was the Heaven and Earth Hall's cultivator, Shen Ruoshi. She had cultivated the Earth Dust Scripture for more than ten years to accumulate the turbid air heavy earth. Once she unleashed it, the power would definitely be extraordinary.

Whoosh! Boom!

Jiang Li's figure instantly appeared tens of meters away.

On his face, there was a bloody scratch. Something brushed past the skin as wide as a finger's length and half a centimeter of flesh below the skin.

Jiang Li's tough skin was actually unable to resist this kind of attack at all. This made Jiang Li, who always used defense to bully others, feel extremely uncomfortable.

He looked at the spot where he had originally stood. After the dust settled, a hole the thickness of a wrist appeared there. With Jiang Li's hearing, he could even hear the sound of wind coming from the hole.

His heart beat wildly a few times. The power of that earth spike just now actually directly pierced through the platform!

What an exaggerated attack!

Jiang Li thought to himself that it was a close call. Fortunately, he was not careless and dodged in time. Otherwise, he would have fallen to the ground and lost after the previous strike.

But it was not yet time to be relieved. The remaining four spikes turned and pointed at him.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Jiang Li tapped the ground with his foot, and his figure instantly vanished on the spot. With a speed that he could currently control, he moved at an irregularly high speed on the combat arena.

No matter how strong the attack was, as long as it did not hit someone, it was useless.

Bang!

He shattered his opponent's body with another punch.

However, Jiang Li noticed that the dust that erupted from the other party's body was far less delicate than before. The earth attribute spiritual qi contained in it was also far weaker than before.

Clearly, according to the degree of refinement and nurturing, the turbid air heavy earth was also divided into grades.

The most powerful core portion had already been drawn out to form the five earth spikes.

Whoosh! Boom!

As soon as Jiang Li swung his fist, another earth spike suddenly shot down.

Sparks flew as hole was formed in the specially reinforced Foundation Establishment stage after the earth spike penetrated it.

The earth spike brushed past Jiang Li's waist, colliding with the Dragon Imprisoning Lock around his waist.

With just this collision, Jiang Li's waist seemed to have suffered a heavy blow. He suddenly felt a pain and was sent flying over a hundred meters away, almost falling off the stage!

Jiang Li rolled over and stood up. He did not dare to stay any longer and quickly left the spot, continuing to run at high speed. Even with Jiang Li's terrifying speed, as long as he paused for a moment, he would be caught and attacked.

This time, he did not dare to be careless. His body moved like a bolt of lightning, and his actual body could not be seen.

Not far away, Shen Ruoshi appeared again. However, she looked exhausted, it was obvious that the two spikes were a huge drain on her.

Moreover, the two earth spikes that had already shot out did not appear again.

It seemed that it was a one-time use attack that could instantly erupt the spiritual qi accumulated in the dust. Although it was powerful, she would lose a large amount of turbid air heavy earth. Even if she won in the end, she would suffer a heavy loss and her combat strength would be greatly reduced.

Moreover, judging from her current state, even if she was given more turbid air heavy earth, Shen Ruoshi would not have enough spiritual qi to condense more earth spikes.

Swoosh!

As he ran, the Dragon Imprisoning Lock on Jiang Li's waist flew out and swept towards the three earth spikes in the sky, attempting to destroy the dangerous spikes directly.

Boom!

Before the Dragon Imprisoning Lock could touch them, an earth spike was forced to change targets and strike the Dragon Imprisoning Lock. The thick, pitch-black chain was struck so hard that it fell to the ground.

With the toughness of the Dragon Imprisoning Lock, it was naturally not damaged. However, its body was already covered in dust that had yet to be cleaned. When it smashed onto the ground, the surrounding inferior-grade dust swarmed over, wrapping the Dragon Imprisoning Lock tightly.

As a result, it could not break free in a short period of time.

Jiang Li was slightly helpless. His Dragon Imprisoning Lock had actually only taken down one of the other party's earth spikes. This was truly a little too disappointing.

However, there were still two earth spikes left. As long as he dealt with them, Jiang Li would definitely win this battle!

While Jiang Li was running, he looked at Shen Ruoshi who was still standing in the middle of the ring.

The other party's face had long lost its calm. Her face was pale as paper and sweat poured down like rain. From the looks of it, she was definitely an arrow at the end of its flight.

She was unlike Jiang Li, who had a large amount of spiritual qi flowing out from his body at all times, allowing him to maintain his peak condition.

Shen Ruoshi had already used the Earth Dust Scripture twice in a row on a large scale. She was also affected by Jiang Li and had exhausted a lot of her spiritual qi.

Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator could not withstand such a battle of attrition.

These five earth spikes were her last bit of stubbornness. If she could not hit Jiang Li, then her remaining spiritual qi would not even be able to maintain the Earth Dust escape technique.

Thus, all of her hopes for victory rested on these last two earth spikes.

However, Jiang Li still had other methods.

As he ran, he muttered incantations while his hands formed a few simple wood attribute seals.

In the Scripture Storage Valley, it was not a profound spell technique. However, after combining it with one of the wood attribute secret techniques of the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak, it could become extremely powerful, turning something useless into something magical.

He ran around Shen Ruoshi at high speed. When the other party could not grasp his movements, he released a large amount of wood-attribute spiritual qi to the outside world.

On the entire stage, there was something stirring.

In the Long Clear Hall, Daoist Wushe shook his head and said with a smile, "Little Ruoshi is going to lose."

Even he had not expected this to happen.

Most of the surrounding elders did not know why the Valley Master said this. Clearly, there were still two earth spikes left, and it was hard to say who would win. How did he come to such a conclusion?

Only the few Head Elders standing beside the Valley Master nodded. Clearly, they also saw some subtle things.

At that moment, there was a flash of vitality under Shen Ruoshi's feet. Something moved under her feet and raised it up.

Shen Ruoshi was shocked. She thought that she had fallen into a trap and wanted to escape.

However, what surprised her even more was that the Earth Dust escape technique, which had always been successful, actually failed at this moment!

How was this possible!

No! It was the layer of azure light beneath her feet that blocked the escape technique!

She started to panic, then calmed herself.

Shen Ruoshi wanted to run to the side immediately, thinking of leaving the area covered by the wood attribute spiritual qi.

Speaking of which, this was the first time she had moved on her feet since participating in the sect martial arts competition.

However, after running a few steps, she discovered that the entire arena had unknowingly been covered by a layer of azure light.

She actually had no place to stand!

When the green light dissipated, Shen Ruoshi finally saw what the soft thing all over the stage was.

This was… moss?

This thing that suddenly grew out and covered the entire arena was moss.

It was the moss that Jiang Li had created with his wood-attribute spell technique.

Previously, when the battle had just begun, the turbid air heavy earth was still in the dust form, and the entire arena was floating.

Jiang Li rampaged in the dust clouds. Apart from consuming the other party's spiritual qi, it was not as if he did not do anything.

Quietly, he scattered a large number of plant spores and seeds on the ground. Most of them were this type of "desolation moss".

It was said that this tenacious plant could even cover the area of the desert. Under the nourishment of Jiang Li's spell technique and the rapid provision of spiritual qi, it covered the entire arena.

Jiang Li did not know the profundity of his opponent's escape technique, but the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth complemented and countered each other.

Jiang Li also knew a little common sense. When executing the Five Elements escape technique, one had to rely on the power of the five elements. Generally speaking, Earth Escape had to come into contact with earth and water.

Wood attribute spell techniques happened to be something that countered earth attribute spell techniques.

Ordinary moss naturally could not isolate escape techniques.

However, when the moss on the ground was filled with Jiang Li's wood attribute spiritual qi, even Foundation Establishment cultivators would encounter considerable obstruction if they wanted to escape through the ground.

Perhaps it would only take a few seconds for the other party to tear apart the moss and escape again. However, with Jiang Li's speed, one second was enough to do many things.

He crossed dozens of meters and appeared in front of Shen Ruoshi in an instant. He held a spell in his hand and wanted to restrain the other party.

Slam!

The talisman landed on Shen Ruoshi's shoulder. A large amount of ink climbed out of the talisman and spread all over her body. It was going to bind her completely.

This was the Spirit Locking Talisman that Jiang Li had spent a lot of spirit stones to purchase. Once it was pasted on, even Foundation Establishment cultivators would not be able to easily break free.

Although Jiang Li had an even more useful Dragon Imprisoning Lock on him, it was his main combat artifact and had to be used at all times. Naturally, he could not use it to tie people or demonic beasts for a long time.

Therefore, he bought this talisman paper to replace the Dragon Imprisoning Lock to restrain the opponent.

In the sect martial arts competition, it was not a life and death battle after all.

If he were to punch his senior sister, it was clearly not appropriate to hit her in the face or chest.

She was also the disciple of the Valley Master. He was afraid that if he went overboard, he would be asked to be responsible for his senior sister forever. Then, what about his freedom?

Thus, Jiang Li simply used the talisman paper to end this battle.

However, right at this moment, an earthen yellow stream of light instantly arrived.

The light flashed past his eyes and went through Shen Ruoshi's shoulder, tearing the talisman.

Subsequently, the aftershock did not stop at all. Jiang Li felt a chill on his left thigh and was directly pierced by the earth spike.

Immediately after, it pierced through the ring behind him. Only then did the earth spike exhaust all its strength. As it fell, it scattered into dust.

Shen Ruoshi's shoulder was badly injured. She fell forward and hit Jiang Li. The two of them slid back far away. A long line of blood was drawn on the ground.

Jiang Li's thigh was numb at first. After the numbness slowly dissipated, it became the terrifying pain of having his flesh cut out from his leg.

He gritted his teeth and controlled himself. Only then did he not spit out curses like "damn" out loud.

Shen Ruoshi, who was pressing against Jiang Li, was also trembling because of the pain. Warm blood flowed out of the wound on her shoulder and drenched Jiang Li's clothes.

Jiang Li smiled bitterly in his heart.

He had been careless. He had not expected his senior sister to be so ruthless.

Jiang Li did not attack in a random direction. At that time, he, Shen Ruoshi, and the two earth spikes overlapped.

Shen Ruoshi was in the middle so she blocked Jiang Li's from the earth spike's direction of attack. Only then did he dare to rush up and subdue the other party.

However, no one had imagined that an internal sect battle would actually result in such an attack that would cause mutual injuries to the user and target. It had truly exceeded Jiang Li's expectations, and this caused him to suffer this ruthless strike without much preparation.

At this moment, Shen Ruoshi, who was lying on Jiang Li's body, moved. She forced herself not to faint from the pain and supported herself with her other hand as she spoke with trembling lips.

"Your leg is injured. You can't run… I still have an earth spike left. Junior Brother… admit defeat."

Shen Ruoshi had to pause for a moment before she could finish her sentence.

The last earth spike had already floated above their heads. With a thought, she could instantly activate it.

Jiang Li really wanted to tell her that he could tear her apart more than ten times while she was talking to a body cultivator at such a close distance.

However, Jiang Li still did not do that. He only raised his finger and pointed at the floating earth spike, shattering his opponent's last hope.

"No, Senior Sister, you've already lost."

As soon as he finished speaking, the last earth spike suddenly shook and large cracks quickly appeared on it.

Soon, a few fresh green buds grew out of the crack. The green buds grew rapidly in the blink of an eye, directly bursting the earth spike from the inside.

Seeing this, Shen Ruoshi could not take it anymore. She fainted on top of Jiang Li's body due to her injuries and exhaustion.

That was why the Valley Master and the elders felt that Shen Ruoshi had lost.

From the beginning, Jiang Li had scattered large amounts of fine seeds in the dust.

When Shen Ruoshi condensed the earth spikes, Jiang Li controlled the seeds and sent them inside as well.

At the beginning, the density of the earth spike was too high. Even with Jiang Li's wood attribute spiritual qi, most seeds would be unable to grow.

Except that Jiang Li had discovered a kind of vine plant.

This colorful flower vine was also called the earth dragon tendon. It was a terrifying plant that could grow wantonly underground.

The root system covered an area of a hundred meters underground.

Even the rocks could be cracked by the force of its sprouting. Even the mountain could be completely occupied from the outside to the inside.

Jiang Li used it to destroy the earth spike.

After that, Jiang Li pushed Shen Ruoshi away and stood up to declare his victory.

However, the wound on his thigh was too big. There was a visible hole that got pierced. In the shadow behind him, there was even a spot of light where one could see a trickle of blood flowing out.

Even his thigh bone was grazed by the earth spike. A large number of cracks appeared, and it was almost broken into two.

With such severe injuries, Jiang Li was in so much pain that he nearly lost his footing.

It would take an hour to grow the missing piece of flesh.

Finally, after the outcome was determined, the few female cultivators from the Rejuvenation Hall who had been waiting for a long time hurriedly flew into the ring. Before they arrived, they had already struck the two of them with several spell techniques.

[Treated with the Hemostasis Spell. Added Status: Hemostasis.]

[Treated with the Bone Repair Spell. Added Status: Bone Repair]

[Treated with the Muscle Recovery Spell. Added Status: Muscle Recovery]

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Chapter 140: Absolute Domain

Several healing spell techniques landed on his body, and naturally, several recovery statuses popped up.

Jiang Li had some of these statuses before, while a number of them were new to him.

After all, with his physique, it was difficult for him to get injured when he was practicing with his fellow disciples in the Qi Refinement realm.

This time, such a large piece of flesh was cut off, it was the most severe injury he had suffered since he started his cultivation journey.

Looking at the hole, he felt a sense of trepidation.

Fortunately, the senior sister of the Rejuvenation Hall contributed several recovery buffs at the Foundation Establishment realm.

After making the new statuses last an infinite amount of time, Jiang Li roughly calculated that the recovery speed of his injuries had doubled again.

There were also effects that targeted hemostasis, bone repair, muscle recovery, and other effects. The effects of these statuses would be more ideal for large wounds.

Flesh quickly grew out, filling up the hole in the thigh.

The granulation tissues served the purpose of filling and supporting, which was equivalent to the scaffolding on a construction site. These tissues themselves did not have much of a function on their own.

Under the support of the growing tissues, the ends of the wound began to produce cells and grow along the thigh's hole.

There were also the ruptured tendons, the severed blood vessels, and the severed nerves to heal. These functionary tissues replaced the granulation tissue bit by bit and then connected together at the center of the wound.

As the tissues regenerated, the wound was itchy and painful. He did not dare to touch it, afraid that he would affect the healing.

Jiang Li could only slowly circulate his wood attribute spiritual qi and gently comb his wound.

He could not just stand there and recover. On the spot, he used a wood attribute spell technique to make a wooden wheel chair and sat on it. Then, he watched the other stages' fights while healing his injuries in an innocent manner.

"Junior Brother Jiang Li, can you try to move your toes now?"

Ten minutes later, Senior Sister Qi Yu poked Jiang Li's injured leg and asked about his recovery.

Jiang Li did as he was told. Although it was still a little difficult, his toes could already move, and his limbs' senses were slowly recovering from his injuries.

However, because the blood vessels in the middle was missing for nearly ten minutes, the blood supply in the lower limb was disrupted for ten minutes. After his nerves reconnected, the first thing he felt was a numb and painful feeling, as if he had squatted in a pit for half an hour.

He had not experienced such a sensation in a long time.

As long as his nerves and meridians recovered smoothly, the recovery of his injuries would only be a matter of time.

In order to help Jiang Li recover from his injuries as soon as possible, Senior Sister Qi Yu and another senior sister used healing techniques on him several times before flying away in the end.

This was the benefit of having good social relationships. Other contestants did not receive such treatment.

Regarding this, although Jiang Li actually did not need it, he did not reject it for the sake of hiding his secrets to a certain extent.

As time slowly passed, the circular scab on Jiang Li's wound became stiff and brittle, and it could fall off at any moment.

His weak leg gradually recovered its strength.

Jiang Li tried to slowly tighten his muscles. 10% strength, 30% strength, 70% strength, 100% strength!

The wooden wheel chair beneath him creaked as if it would be torn apart by the immense force if it moved slightly.

He was slightly happy to find that his injured leg had completely recovered. Even when he tightened his muscles, there was no pain.

Moreover, although it had just recovered and had not undergone any rehabilitation, the new flesh and blood had already recovered most of its original strength.

It was only slightly weaker than his right leg. As long as he exercised a little, he would be able to recover completely.

This sort of thing actually did not make sense, but after some thought, he understood the reason.

This was because most of Jiang Li's strength came from the various buffs on the interface.

His body cultivation was only at the late-stage of Body Refinement.

The current Jiang Li could kill a Jiang Li without any buffs using just one slap.

Therefore, even if this injury still affected a portion of his low-level strength, it was not a big deal to the overall situation.

Moreover, because his foundation was relatively weak, it was easier to heal him as a late-stage Body Refinement realm cultivator with the treatment of several Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Jiang Li used his spiritual qi to carefully sense his original wound. The bone that had cracked open earlier had become even tougher and stronger than before.

This was probably the effect of Benevolent Travel Temple's Jade Bone Flesh Regeneration Pill. However, this kind of amplification was rather limited, and it was not worth Jiang Li injuring himself by breaking his own bones.

"Qing Lie! What do you want!"

At this moment, some noisy argument not far from the third ring attracted Jiang Li's attention.

"What do I want? I'm only going to continue fighting according to the rules."

"As for you, Liu Bai, why aren't you guarding your fourth ring properly and stopping me here?"

Jiang Li looked over when he heard this. It was his senior brother, Liu Bai, who had an argument with the disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall that he had defeated earlier.

The disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall was called Qing Lie. Judging from his expression, he probably wanted to go up the arena and challenge Jiang Li, but he was stopped by Senior Brother Liu Bai.

After a battle, the contestants would receive two hours of rest. After that, even if their spiritual qi was empty and their injuries had not recovered, they could not reject other people's challenges.

This was a rule set from the beginning.

It had been two hours since he defeated Senior Sister Shen Ruoshi.

"Qing Lie! Do you really want to challenge an injured Qi Refinement realm junior brother? Aren't you afraid of being mocked by your fellow disciples?"

"My fourth ring is still empty. If you have the ability, come and fight me first!"

After Jiang Li defeated Shen Ruoshi, Senior Brother Liu Bai woke up from his meditation and successfully took over the fourth ring.

After that disciple of the Alchemy Hall who possessed the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire was defeated in the end, he went to stand guard on the 6th combat ring that Jiang Li was originally on.

After all, Jiang Li was not at the Foundation Establishment realm. In the end, he still could not participate in the Foundation Establishment group competition in the Great Mountain Cultivator Competition.

Therefore, even if he was ranked first in the sect, they still had to choose five Foundation Establishment disciples to participate in the Cultivation Competition.

Therefore, the number of arenas naturally increased from five to six.

However, Senior Brother Liu Bai's victory in the battle was not easy either. His black hair had already disappeared, becoming the same refreshing hairstyle as Elder He.

There were also large burns on his body that had not been completely healed. Coupled with the red beast blood tattoo, it looked a little scary.

In other words, the Demon Vanquishing Hall currently occupied two stages of the Foundation Establishment realm, the third and fourth rings. Their results were already very outstanding.

However, Jiang Li's injuries made him look like a pushover in the eyes of the other competitors.

Under normal circumstances, even if such injuries could be healed on the spot, the regenerated flesh would undoubtedly be much weaker than before.

In this aspect, the more powerful a body cultivator was, the more they were affected. On the other hand, ordinary Qi Refinement cultivators would not be troubled by this.

In their eyes, Jiang Li was undoubtedly a pure body cultivator. It was the same even if he had displayed pretty good standards in the last battle.

Right now, Jiang Li's leg was 'weak', so his terrifying speed was already crippled. His combat strength had been reduced greatly, and he was still guarding the floating arena that was ranked third. In this way, he would naturally be targeted by others.

However, bullying their injured junior brother was indeed a little shameful, so the six Foundation Establishment disciples who did not manage to obtain a place were still hesitant and did not step forward.

They hesitated time and again. In the end, only the Law Enforcement Hall's Qing Lie dared to act against Jiang Li in the name of revenge.

Then, Liu Bai who was currently guarding the fourth ring could not stand seeing his junior brother being bullied, so he flew out of his ring to stop the other party.

This caused Jiang Li to witness the scene from before.

"Hmph, I don't fancy your fourth ring. Move aside, I'm only challenging him according to the rules of the martial arts competition."

"If he can't defend the ring, it can only mean that his strength is insufficient. The ring of the Foundation Establishment realm is not for a Qi Refinement realm disciple to stand in."

Qing Lie was right when he said that.

However, for someone like him who had lost to a Qi Refinement realm disciple earlier, it sounded a little strange.

"Qing Lie, do you still have any shame? You've completely disgraced all the Foundation Establishment disciples!"

Senior Brother Liu Bai's berating caused the other party's expression to change indeterminately.

"Do you want to break the rules of the Martial Competition! Move aside! Get lost and go back to your fourth ring!"

The two of them flew in the air and were very close to each other. One of them was holding a fist and the other was holding a knife. However, it was obvious that no one dared to act rashly in this situation.

"Senior Brother Liu, let him come over. I'm fine."

Jiang Li walked to the edge of the ring and shouted to his senior brother.

That Qing Lie was indeed issuing a challenge according to the rules. Jiang Li was not the kind of weakling who needed to be protected like this.

Since everyone participated in the Martial Competition, there was indeed no need to break the rules for such a trivial matter.

"Junior Brother Jiang Li, you…?"

Senior Brother Liu Bai was still a little worried, but an elder of the Internal Affairs Hall had already flown over not far away. As he forcefully stopped the challenge process, it was obvious that he did not obtain any support.

Under Jiang Li's persuasion, he still flew back to his fourth ring.

"Senior Brother Qing Lie, please."

Jiang Li stretched out his hand and made an inviting gesture to the senior brother of the Law Enforcement Hall before slowly walking back to the center of the ring.

The expression of the Law Enforcement Hall's Qing Lie was still not good. Although he was basically taking advantage of a junior, the rules of competition were like this. Furthermore, he still had injuries on his body, but did he complain?

Moreover, after the battle with Jiang Li earlier, the group of female cultivators from the Rejuvenation Hall had not given him a good attitude.

He did not know what was wrong with the healing spell techniques, but it felt as if they were mixed with chili water. When they hit him, he was almost tortured to death.

"Junior Brother, don't worry. I'll hold back."

After landing on the arena, Qing Lie kept silent for a long time before he said that. It was unknown if he was trying to show off or if he was truly expressing his concern as a senior brother.

It made Jiang Li not know if he should 'thank' him.

"No need for that. Senior Brother Qing Lie, you lost to me because of carelessness. It's better to be careful this time."

Jiang Li reminded him out of kindness. At the same time, he subtly reminded him that this senior brother was the one who had lost earlier, so how could he show mercy?

With the low IQ and EQ of the Law Enforcement Hall's Qing Lie, he could basically say goodbye to his future Dao Companion in this lifetime.

The battle soon began. Jiang Li faced the same opponent again but as the defending champion this time.

The flaming saber qi attacked and was swept up by the flying Dragon Imprisoning Lock. A strangulation was instantly disrupted.

Immediately, more flaming saber qi followed. This Qing Lie was certain that Jiang Li's leg had not recovered. He planned to use long-range attacks to directly win.

However, after the battle with Shen Ruoshi, Jiang Li suddenly felt that such a battle was boring.

With the Dragon Imprisoning Lock in front of him, these flame saber qi could not break through at all.

Jiang Li's hands suddenly thrust into the ground, lifting up a heavy stone tablet.

Making a standard throwing motion, Jiang Li's entire body suddenly exerted strength. He threw out the huge stone slab that was three meters in length and width, and a thickness of 40 centimeters.

There was a whistling sound. Qing Lie raised his head and looked up. Then, he sneered in disdain, "Throwing stones? This is child's play!"

The crimson saber slashed at the stone slab in the air.

There was a loud explosion. Even the stone slab, which had been specially strengthened for the fights of the Foundation Establishment realm, could not withstand the might of this saber and exploded into pieces in midair.

The law-enforcement disciple Qing Lie smiled disdainfully and was about to say something polite.

But suddenly, his expression shifted.

He raised his head and stared at the flames that had yet to dissipate. A moment later, one, two, and three… More huge stone slabs continuously tore apart the flames and fell towards him.

Without saying anything, Jiang Li actually flipped over the ground. In a short period of time, he threw out more than 20 reinforced stone slabs.

It was easy for Qing Lie to break a stone slab, but there were so many that flew over so suddenly…

"Damn it! Fiery Slash! Fiery Slash! Fiery Slash!"

Qing Lie of the Law Enforcement Hall gritted his teeth and released a large amount of spiritual qi. Fire-attribute spiritual qi surged into the saber and turned into multiple saber qi that slashed into the air.

The saber qi and the stone slabs collided with each other, causing huge crimson sparks to explode non-stop. Countless shattered rocks rained down.

Qing Lie only felt that his chest and abdomen, which had yet to recover, began to hurt again. All of a sudden, a large amount of spiritual qi was poured out, causing him to feel dizzy and empty inside.

At this moment….

Crack.

A crisp metallic sound could be heard.

The expression of the Law Enforcement Hall's Qing Lie changed drastically, but he did not dare to immediately lower his head. He waved his saber again and shattered the last few stone slabs before he gasped and looked down.

A pitch-black chain with shackles at the end had already wrapped around his left foot.

The pitch-black chain extended forward and connected to Jiang Li who was standing a hundred meters away.

The other end of the shackle was on Jiang Li's right leg, while the other end was on his left leg. This meant that… he could not escape!

Ding! Ding! Ding!

The crimson saber struck the Dragon Imprisoning Lock one after another, causing sparks to fly. However, not a single scratch was left on the pitch-black Dragon Imprisoning Lock.

The quality of his saber was not low, but it was on a completely different level compared to the Dragon Imprisoning Lock.

Clang!

Jiang Li's right leg stepped back, and the Dragon Imprisoning Lock suddenly straightened.

Qing Lie only felt the air beneath his feet disappear, and he felt an intense weightlessness. His entire body was dragged by the Dragon Confinement Lock, and he crossed over a hundred meters of distance before finally stopping in front of Jiang Li.

Jiang Li cracked his knuckles as the sounds felt crisp and pleasant to the ear.

Within the two range of the Dragon Imprisoning Lock was his absolute domain!

After that, there was a series of delightful beatings.

Unfortunately, his opponent had only managed to withstand eleven punches before surrendering.

Jiang Li could only stop his fists after that.

"Sorry, sorry. I was too heavy-handed. Senior Brother Qing Lie, please don't take offense."

Jiang Li undid the Dragon Imprisoning Lock and helped the bruised and battered Qing Lie up from the ground. Under the other party's bitter gaze, he helped him pat the dust on his body and even apologized.

After losing twice in a row, Qing Lie completely lost his temper. He smiled bitterly and admitted defeat.

However, the smile on Jiang Li's face that he could not suppress made him feel that Jiang Li's "sorry" was not sincere at all.

Picking up the long saber, he held his already swollen head and prepared to leave the scene. With his current appearance, he would not have the face to continue fighting.

At this moment…

Boom!

A loud rumbling sound came from not far away. The movement that caused even the air to tremble made the Qi Refinement realm disciples watching the martial arts competition below nearly lose their footing in fear.

Be it the disciples who were fighting or the disciples watching the martial arts competition, they all stopped and looked in the direction of the sound.

It was the first floating platform!

On the first ring, dust had already completely spread out.

What was not shocking was that the base of the first floating ring was actually not flat at this time.

Instead, it leaned nearly ten degrees in one direction.

At this moment, a sect elder had already arrived. With a wave of his sleeve, a large amount of spiritual qi formed a violent wind and blew away the dust.

At this moment, Jiang Li and the others noticed that a mountain had actually appeared on the first combat arena at an unknown time!

It was a mountain peak that was more than twenty meters tall and looked like a fake mountain in the courtyard.

On one side of the mountain peak were pavilions, small bridges, and flowing water. They were vivid and lifelike.

On the other side of the mountain was the graveyard of an abandoned village. It was covered in scorched earth and withered trees. It was filled with a ghastly aura.

What… What a strange artifact.

Was it this thing that caused the entire first floating ring to tilt?

Jiang Li suddenly recalled the small mountain that the disciple of the Heaven and Earth Hall was dragging at that time. Wasn't this mountain before him formed from that small mountain?

Such might was truly slightly shocking. Jiang Li felt that he was unable to go against it.

Wait a minute, it was impossible for the Heaven and Earth Hall disciple to use this thing for no reason.

If this thing was used and really crushed someone, how could his opponent survive?

This was not an external competition, but an internal sect competition. The sect clearly forbade people from intentionally killing each other. They were all fellow disciples, so it should not be allowed.

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