At this moment, he felt a bit regretful for killing his two companions.
If he were to kill them, he should have waited until this crisis was over to silence them.
Now, heâs left himself embarrassed and unable to escape, with his life hanging by a thread, truly awkward.
"Well? Do you agree or not? Iâ ll give you one last chance! Look at this!"
Li Yunjing was impatient, speaking coldly, as he revealed something in his hand.
"A Communication Talisman!"
Xu Zhengshou was shocked, and his heart sank upon seeing it!
He also had a Communication Talisman and naturally knew its convenience. As long as the person on the other side imprinted the information with Divine Sense and sent it out, disciples of the Shenxiao Dao Sect outside would immediately receive the message and rush in.
"Fine! Iâll give you half!"
Helplessly, Xu Zhengshou conceded.
"Hahaha! Thatâs more like it!"
Li Yunjing laughed heartily, but secretly prepared ten Talismans, ready to activate them at any time, and even had a Water and Fire Mutual Aid Talisman, which he had painstakingly crafted, hidden in his sleeve, waiting to use it at a critical moment.
"Alright! Iâ ll give you a Storage Bag!"
Xu Zhengshouâs face showed pain as he threw a Storage Bag towards Li Yunjing.
Meanwhile, his figure swiftly darted towards the tunnel, attempting to escape!
As the Storage Bag flew out, Li Yunjingâs figure suddenly disappeared into thin air, reappearing moments later at the quickest speed, blocking Xu Zhengshou five yards away.
"Boom!"
Then, the Storage Bag suddenly exploded near the water pool, causing flying sand and rocks, and trembling the cave slightly.
Amidst the aftermath, many flying rocks, dust, and even black water flew towards Xu Zhengshou and Li Yunjing!
Xu Zhengshou, being behind Li Yunjing, naturally bore more of the explosionâs aftermath.
"You think you can outsmart me?"
Li Yunjing sneered, thinking this trick was inadequate; just look at whether your brain works well or not!
Taking advantage of Xu Zhengshou being attacked by the explosionâs aftermath, Li Yunjingâs Cold Star Sword was already in hand. As the long sword appeared, he slashed at Xu Zhengshouâs Flying Sword!
"Clang!"
Attacked from both front and back, Xu Zhengshou staggered, his face flushing alternately red and white, blood surging within him. He stared at Li Yunjing in shock!
How was this Shenxiao Dao Sectâs Outer Disciple so experienced?
Even he, an old hand, could not outplay the opponent?
Was this really a novice Outer Disciple of the Shenxiao Dao Sect?
In the moment of Xu Zhengshouâs distraction, Li Yunjing exerted all his strength, and the Cold Star Sword in his hand erupted in resplendent light, slashing down at Xu Zhengshou once more!
Star light dazzling, killing intent rising!
"Hmph! Despite your cunning, your cultivation is inadequate, and canât deal with me!"
Xu Zhengshou seemed to have anticipated Li Yunjingâs attack, his face devoid of panic as he thrust his long sword to meet the Cold Star Sword!
This time, Xu Zhengshou used all his strength, noticing that the Cold Star Sword from Li Yunjing was deeply cracked after several collisions.
If he could destroy the Cold Star Sword in one move, the little thief would be like a tiger without claws, at his mercy!
With a loud clang, the two swords collided. Xu Zhengshou felt a deep discomfort, wondering where the opponentâs strength was.
Why did he feel completely empty, without any force?
Under his full-force attack, the Cold Star Sword flew high, breaking into several fragments!
As Xu Zhengshou was lost in thought, Li Yunjingâs face suddenly appeared in front of him, revealing a sudden eerie light shooting out.
He could hardly see the trajectory!
In the next instant, the eerie light pierced through Xu Zhengshouâs forehead!
This formidable enemy finally collapsed with a thud!
"Lucky!"
Li Yunjing murmured, moving to stomp on Xu Zhengshouâs head.
With a bang, Xu Zhengshouâs head split like a watermelon, red and white fluid flowing everywhere!
Confirming the manâs death, Li Yunjing quickly searched his body.
Moments later, Li Yunjing stripped him clean, leaving nothing but underwear.
"Good stuff! Theyâre all Hundred Treasures Pouches! Five in total!"
Li Yunjing cheered up, quickly hiding the pouches on him, and carrying Xu Zhengshouâs Flying Sword, he destroyed the scene before heading out.
When Li Yunjing walked halfway through the tunnel, he suddenly heard footsteps ahead.
"Whoâs there!"
Upon meeting, Li Yunjing exhaled in relief as he recognized the seven or eight disciples of the Shenxiao Dao Sect, all exuding killing intent, clearly having dealt with matters outside and come in.
"Senior brothers and sisters, itâs me, Li Yunjing from the Scripture Pavilion!"
Fearing being mistaken for an enemy, Li Yunjing quickly explained.
"Li Junior Brother, why did you rush in here?"
Seeing it was indeed an ally, the leading Law Enforcement Hall disciple curiously asked.
"Hehe! Chased by the Black-Winged Centipede earlier, I stumbled near the Tribulation Cultivatorâs stronghold."
"Since I came here, I checked inside and ended up killing a bandit leader named Xu Zhengshou!"
Seeing everyoneâs gaze, Li Yunjing inwardly sighed, having no choice but to speak.
Of course, his words mixed truth and lies, with some matters naturally needing concealment.
"What? You killed Xu Zhengshou? You could kill a Great Perfection Qi Cultivation Realm Tribulation Cultivator?"
Beside the fellow who questioned, a voice of astonishment arose.
It was the Liang Law Enforcement Hall disciple leading the way, who looked at Li Yunjing with shock and disbelief.
He was a sect spy investigating Tribulation Cultivators, knowing that a Loose Cultivator expert named Xu Zhengshou was active in Youlan Market.
Previously, he didnât realize this person was the Tribulation Cultivatorsâ leader.
Given Li Yunjingâs words, the Liang Law Enforcement Hall disciple was truly astonished!
"Hiss..."
Others hearing this inhaled sharply, all gazing at Li Yunjing with serious expressions.
Could this Outer Disciple really be so strong to battle a Great Perfection Qi Cultivation Realm cultivator?
Although Shenxiao Dao Sectâs disciples often fought stronger outside, defeating a Qi Cultivation fifth layer cultivator against a ninth layer seemed surreal!
They had a hard time accepting this fact!
"Hehe! Pure luck! I used the Ghostly Vortex Blade to ambush him."
Li Yunjing chuckled lightly, holding his top-grade Magic Sword, showing some embarrassment.
"Ghostly Vortex Blade!"
Those familiar with the minor Divine Technique had a face of realization.
They had borrowed this minor Divine Technique, knowing its considerable power and stealth, perfect for ambushes.
This makes sense!
An ambush, indeed!
Succeeding in an ambush, even a first-layer Qi Cultivation could defeat a ninth-layer!
As long as itâs within Qi Cultivation, fatal dangers abound!
This became understandable!
Li Yunjing was not engaging a Great Perfection Qi Cultivation Realm cultivator head-on after all!
Everyone involuntarily exhaled in relief, looking at Li Yunjing slightly more normally.
"Well done! You scored big! This top-grade Flying Sword from Xu Zhengshou, âSoul-Cutâ worth 3000 Spirit Stones, is top grade among top grades!"
Senior Brother Liang continued to praise.
Everyone examined Li Yunjingâs Flying Sword, their eyes green with envy.
"Hehe! Weâve destroyed six or seven hundred Tribulation Cultivators, I only killed ten-plus, how can my loot compare to yours?"
Secretly cursing Senior Brother Liang for revealing too much, Li Yunjing smiled.
"Hmm!"
Hearing Li Yunjing, everyone nodded, smiling.
They had collected considerable loot; the Tribulation Cultivators had given everyone a small fortune.
"Senior brothers and sisters, how were the outside circumstances?"
Not wanting Senior Brother Liang to strip him bare, Li Yunjing changed topics.
"We won decisively!"
A Law Enforcement disciple replied confidently, "Xu Xun Senior Brother used the Five Thunders True Method, crushing Si Hezhong, greatly boosting Shenxiao Dao Sectâs prestige!"
"Xu Xun Senior Brother is invincible!"
Li Yunjing echoed, inwardly sighing: "Fu Chao said this person might harm me, his victory wasnât good news!"
Seeing no two-sided injuries upset Li Yunjing slightly.
Law Enforcement members brightened upon hearing Li Yunjingâs praise of Xu Xun.
Instead of leaving immediately, they inspected the cave with Li Yunjing.
Finally, finding no survivors or hidden treasures, they exited reluctantly.
An hour later, after clearing the battlefield, Shenxiao Dao Sect disciples regrouped.
Out of forty-three members, thirty remained; thirteen perished in battle.
Nearly half suffered injuries, blood-stained.
Li Yunjing observed, noting some injuries requiring long-term recovery.
The Sect favored those wounded in duty, with reduced tasks, unchanged resources, and consolation funds.
Li Yunjing saw only five Outer Disciples survived, including familiar Ma Ye.
Though Ma Ye seemed unwell, pale from blood loss, he fared better than the deceased.
Even leader Xu Xun appeared unwell.
The sect prodigy, bloody-faced, scanned present conditions.
Stopping momentarily on Li Yunjing heightened his anxiety, wondering if Xu Xun had targeted him.
Was Xu Xun disappointed seeing him alive?
Unaware of Li Yunjingâs thoughts, Xu Xun focused on the fallen thirteen junior brothers and sisters.
His face darkened, blood trickling from his mouth.
Clearly, Xu Xunâs condition was worse than perceived.
"Senior Brother, are you alright?"
Startled, a Law Enforcement disciple hurried forward to ask.
"Itâs just a minor injury, Iâll recover in three to five months! Si Hezhong suffered worse and with Golden Core Elders helping, needs fifteen to twenty years to recover! He canât oppose Shenxiao Dao Sect soon."
Relieved inside, Li Yunjing felt compelled to thank Si Hezhong.
Xu Xun smiled bitterly, scanning everyone, asking about retrieved corpses.
"We found only seven corpses; the rest are gone."
The Law Enforcement disciple replied solemnly.