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Chapter 97 New Mission

His cultivation base had successfully broken through, allowing Li Ming to smoothly enter the Golden Core realm.

As for the Golden Crow Body Tempering Art, he had also successfully entered its eighth level.

Moreover, after experiencing the tempering of heavenly lightning, his physical body had been greatly strengthened. At this moment, the strength of his physical body had reached an unprecedented level!

Feeling the changes in his body, Li Ming was delighted.

It was not easy for him to reach this far. To him, everything simply felt like a dream.

After all, not long ago, he was still a person who practiced and dutifully grinded every day for even a single entry just so that he could increase his talent. In the first three years he had been in the Divine Will Sect, he had barely made any progress.

He had initially believed that he was simply not fated for cultivation. However, he eventually came to obtain high-quality entries one after the other. He then successfully reached the body cultivation foundation establishment realm, and now even the golden core realm!

He had now properly stepped into the world of cultivation!

While some people claimed that the foundation establishment realm was the first step into the world of cultivation, the golden core realm was where it was truly at!

A foundation establishment cultivator only had a lifespan of 150 years, which was only slightly longer than a mortal. It was not really outside the scope of mortals.

However, after reaching the golden core realm, the lifespan of a cultivator could reach 300 years!

This was a huge difference!

"A golden core cultivator is indeed different."

"However, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to improve further."

Li Ming frowned. The path of body cultivation became more and more difficult the further he went.

As he rose higher and higher in cultivation level, the more time it would take to make another breakthrough.

Moreover, he was cultivating both his body and qi, so one could only imagine the time it would take for him to make further progress.

Although he had obtained many entries that aided his talent and allowed him to increase his cultivation at a faster pace, that did not change the fact that it was still harder to do so.

He was aware of this.

"Congratulations. I did not expect you to go from the perfected level of the foundation establishment realm to the golden core realm in such a short period of time."

"You truly are incredibly talented."

"Indeed, the fact that you are also talented in pill refinement no longer feels as unbelievable."

The few consecrators looked at him and went forward to congratulate him. Their faces were filled with envy.

After all, this was the first time they had seen such an all-rounded genius!

Not only was he a cultivator of both body and qi, but he was also a fifth-grade pill refiner!

And now, he had completed his core formation in an extremely short period of time!

He had even managed to withstand the heavenly lightning with his bare body.

Only body cultivators would dare to do such a thing, right?

Thinking about it carefully, Li Ming had only been muddleheaded for the first three years and had not made any progress.

Now, in less than a year, he had directly advanced from the qi refinement realm to the golden core realm!

This speed was truly incomparable to ordinary people!

"You're too kind. I'm just lucky. This place is rich in spiritual qi and is simply very suitable for cultivation."

Li Ming took out some clothes from his storage bag, put them on, and then turned around.

Seeing that the cave abode had taken some damage, he felt a little embarrassed.

After all, this place was specially made by the sect master.

"Is the sect master still in seclusion?"

Li Ming looked at Fan Shuang's cave abode. Seeing that there was no

movement coming trom it, he grew curious.

The nascent soul realm was already the realm of the strongest in the continent, and the sect master had already reached the peak of it. Now, she was only one step away from breaking through to the next realm!

He wondered if the pill he had refined would really work.

"That's right. The sect master's cultivation is profound. And this time, she's trying to break through the barrier. Although she has the help of the pill you refined and has a higher chance of success, it will still be very difficult for her to succeed."

"She probably still needs more time."

The great elder told Li Ming. Once the sect master completed her breakthrough, the Divine Will Sect would definitely be able to come out on top in the sect competition.

It would become inevitable.

This was an important time. The sect had many matters to attend to. This was also a period where the sect needed manpower.

"Li Ming, now that you have entered the golden core realm, as a consecrator and chief guest of the sect, you will have to shoulder the responsibility of protecting the sect."

"The sect master is still in seclusion. There is an urgent mission that requires an elder to lead a team."

"Are you willing to take on this mission?"

He generally would not reject any mission given to him.

However, he had only just entered the golden core realm. He was still not used to his current level of strength, and wanted some time to consolidate his current cultivation.

[System Entry Options]

[Accept Mission: You will receive a purple entry after completing the mission!]

[Reject Mission: You will receive a blue entry!]

Li Ming was speechless when he saw the options that his system had presented him with.

With this being the case, was there even a need to think twice?

He would naturally accept the mission!

Although he already had a few good purple entries to support him, purple entries were still rare. As such, the more he had of them, the better!

If he really could not use them, he could simply fuse or synthesize them with other entries.

"Accomplishing matters for the sect is naturally a part of my duty"

"Great elder, what is the mission this time?"

Li Ming looked at the great elder curiously.

The great elder replied, "The mission this time concerns mine at the borders of the Divine Will Sect's territory. Demons plan to invade this mind. It is located right on the border that connects to the Endless Sky Holy Land. They will also send people there."

"The mine basically belongs to the two sects."

"But because of the sect competition, you will need to remain wary of the Endless Sky Holy Land."

After the great elder finished speaking, Li Ming had a general understanding of the situation.

Snatching the resources in the mine and eliminating the demons made it the perfect mission where he could fight and train himself.

As for the people from the Endless Sky Holy Land?

If it were the trash from the Heavenly Demon Sect, then Li Ming would not have thought much and simply eliminated them whenever he encountered them.

However, since the other party was from the Endless Sky Holy Land, as long as they did not take the initiative to stir up trouble with him, he naturally would not let them be.

"As for the members of your team, you are now a consecrator, so you can choose them for yourself."

Li Ming felt relieved after hearing the great elder's words.

Spirit Will Hall.

Li Ming left the back of the mountain and headed straight for the Spirit Will Hall.

When it came to choosing people to join him on the mission, Li Ming immediately thought of those who he was familiar with.

Chen Qingke and Lu Lan.

After all, Li Ming was honestly not too familiar with the other disciples in the sect.

It would be enough to let the two help him look for more team members.

The rewards for this mission were generous. For the two of them, it would naturally be worth it.

But for Li Ming, that was not necessary.

After all, he was a consecrated elder of the sect, as well as a chief guest. He did not have to worry about resources at all.

With Chen Qingke and Lu Lan's help, the team was quickly formed.

Their destination was the border. More specifically, the location of their mission was the core area of the border between the Heavenly Southern Region and the Heavenly Northern Region, the Endless Sky Holy Land.

Along the way, Li Ming asked around curiously.

He did not know much about the major sects in the Eastern Continent.

Although he had come into contact with the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Three Gods Mountains before, he did not know much about them.

As for the Endless Sky Holy Land, this was the first time he had heard of it.

"Lu Lan, what is the situation of the Endless Sky Holy Land?"

"The Endless Sky Holy Land is not inferior to the Divine Will Sect. It is also a relatively neutral sect."

"Of course, they are also participating in the sect competition. Moreover, they are always ranked in the top three in every sect competition!"

"They are the most powerful competitors of the Divine Will Sect."

"I heard that there's a young prodigy in their generation who's extremely talented. He's even stronger than Junior Sister Chen."

"However, I don't know how they would compare to you."

Hearing Lu Lan's words, Li Ming grew more curious about the Endless Sky

Holy Land..

Chapter 98 Endless Sky Holy Land

A heaven's favorite.

Someone who was considered the strongest among the younger generation of the sect!

Just the name of a prodigy was enough to suppress countless people of the same generation.

To be able to be called a prodigy in the sect, that was indeed extraordinary.

Of course, the most important thing was that this heaven's favorite from the

Endless Sky Holy Land was even more talented than Chen Qingke.

Hearing Lu Lan's words, even Chen Qingke grew curious.

"The Endless Sky Holy Land actually has such a person?"

"If I can meet a person such as that this time, I really need to have a good spar with them!"

Chen Qingke's face was filled with excitement. It looked like she was really eager to see how she would compare to such a person.

They were both regarded as prodigies, so the competitive spirit she felt was naturally greater.

In fact, it was the same for Li Ming.

Chen Qingke's talent was already very outstanding, and now it seemed that there was an even more talented guy in the Endless Sky Holy Land.

This naturally piqued Li Ming's interest.

How much difference was there between him and the so-called heaven's favorites?

It would obviously be exciting to compete with those who were considered the strongest in their generation!

Ever since he stepped into the golden core realm, Li Ming seemed to have become even more obsessed with the feeling of cultivation. He believed that on the path of cultivation, one could not just bury their head in bitter cultivation. More importantly, one had to seek out and face challenges in order to make further progress!

This was especially true for him, who cultivated both his body and qi. He needed more battles and more opponents to test his abilities and to sharpen his own path!

He deemed this inevitable.

Three days later, the group finally arrived at the border between the Heavenly Southern Region and the Heavenly Northern Region.

The border area was a mountain range, the Sunset Mountain Range.

Li Ming and his group arrived at the mine in the Sunset Mountain Range that belonged to both the Divine Will Sect and the Endless Sky Holy Land. The mineral vein that mainly composed this mine could even produce mid-grade spirit stones, which would be of great help to cultivators.

At the same time, it was also one of the two sects' foundations. It could provide them with a large number of spirit stones to ensure the growth of their sects.

"This place has always been filled with demons."

"It is just that they did not dare to provoke the two sects in the past. They must think that due to the approaching sect competition, the two sects do not have the spare resources or attention to keep hold of this mine." As Lu Lan spoke, the group finally saw the location of the mine.

However, the mine was surrounded by demons!

There were many of them. Moreover, there were quite a few foundation establishment demons!

"Fellow daoists of the Divine Will Sect, you have come quite quickly."

While Li Ming was in the middle of deciding what to do, a clear voice sounded from behind him. He turned around and saw a group of youths dressed in a single style of clothes walking over.

The leader of the group was a young man with a delicate face and a calm expression.

It was obvious that these people were disciples of the Endless Sky Holy Land.

"Everyone, I am a disciple of the Endless Sky Holy Land and the leader of this mission."

"Qin Siyue, perfected level of the foundation establishment realm."

"Please guide me."

The young leader, Qin Siyue, had a refined attitude. He spoke with a warm and intimate tone, making it difficult for those who heard him to be annoyed with him.

After all, this was a place shared by both sects, so they were on the same side.

In addition, although many sects in the Heavenly Northern Region were not on good terms with the Divine Will Sect, the Endless Sky Holy Land was one of the few neutral parties.

Naturally, they would not attack them out of nowhere.

Listening to the other party's introduction, Li Ming also stepped forward and faced him with a smile. "I'm Li Ming, a consecrated elder of the Divine Will Sect and the leader of this mission.

"I am at the early golden core realm."

When Li Ming introduced himself, the Endless Sky Holy Land disciples were stunned.

A consecrated elder?

Early golden core realm?

They looked at Li Ming, who appeared to be of the same age as them, shocked to discover that he had already reached the golden core real!

It appeared to them that the Divine Will Sect did indeed have an impressive foundation!

They had thought that Chen Qingke of the Divine Will Sect was already a genius for reaching the perfected foundation establishment realm in just over a year.

However, they did not expect that there was another prodigy hiding in the Divine Will Sect!

"I did not expect Consecrated Elder Li to have already reached the golden core realm at such a young age."

"Then it appears that we will have to rely on you for this mission."

Qin Siyue maintained a humble attitude, but Li Ming did not completely buy it.

"Fellow daoist, you're too kind."

"There's no need to address me as a consecrated elder. I've been in seclusion all year round and do not know much about the outside world."

"Since our two sects are working together, it's better to cooperate with each other."

"Right now, what we need to do is to drive these demons out and ensure the safety of the mine."

Li Ming spoke without pause, and the other party nodded.

With the sect competition just around the corner, these were troubled times.

The most important thing to do right now was to resolve this matter as soon as possible and return to the sect.

"Since that's the case, let's move."

"Let's end this quickly."

"There are usually foundation establishment demons here."

Not to mention for demons, golden core cultivators were rare even among all the cultivators in the Eastern Continent.

Cultivation for demons was complicated and difficult. The difficulty they faced

in increasing their cultivation was several times that of human cultivators.Those who had reached the golden core realm had a high status among them.

Both sides agreed.

They would immediately launch an attack!

Although there were many demons here, there were many of them as well. Moreover, the lowest cultivation level among them was at the late stage of the foundation establishment realm.

It should be simple for them to emerge victorious.

As soon as they got close enough, the disciples of both sects displayed their own respective abilities!

The Divine Will Sect's specialty was undoubtedly the Cauldron Transformation Art. Bronze cauldrons appeared one after another, causing great damage to the demons.

In comparison, the Endless Sky Holy Land was not any worse.

They were skilled in sword techniques, so they brought out all kinds of flying swords and sword arts!

Moreover, their lethality was particularly powerful!

Qin Siyue, who was the leader of his group, dished out the fiercest attacks. While he spoke like a gentleman and appeared as gentle as jade, when he fought, he was like a god of war. He attacked ruthlessly and mercilessly!

The battle was intense, and the two sects had the advantage. They quickly eliminated most of the demons.

Li Ming relied on the strength of his physical body and did not need to use any magical arts at all. He simply relied on the fruits of his body cultivation to make his way through.

He faced no obstructions as he moved through the group of demons.

Li Ming's physical body was so powerful that even foundation establishment cultivators could not damage it.

The same was true for these demons.

After all, no one had ever cultivated body cultivation to such a level.

Qin Siyue looked at Li Ming as he charged into the group demons alone. He clearly did not show any regard for the demons, and he did not even use any magical arts. He relied solely on his fists and the sword in his hand. Wherever he passed, corpses littered the ground behind him!

"I did not expect your sect's consecrator to be so domineering."

Qin Siyue was stunned.

Although they were not in the golden core realm, it was not like they had never seen golden core cultivators fight.

However, other people were only able to do so through powerful techniques and boundless spiritual qi, but Li Ming was the complete opposite.

His body itself was terrifying, and he was able to completely ignore the attacks of these demons.

A golden core cultivator's body should not be that strong.

Although their bodies were indeed slightly stronger than those at the foundation establishment realm, they were still naturally vulnerable to demons and monsters who were known for their physical strength.

However, the sight before Qin Siyue's eyes overturned his knowledge..

Chapter 99 Lesser Divine Technique

The powerful physical strength that Li Ming displayed left the people from Endless Sky Holy Land dumbstruck!

Cultivators were powerful existences that far surpassed mortals. This was true. But at the same time, cultivators were weak.

In a fight with a fellow cultivator, the slightest carelessness would lead to their death!

This was especially true for cultivators below the nascent soul realm. Before developing a nascent soul, their physical bodies were very important. However, they were also very weak.

Compared to demons and demonic beasts of the same realm, the bodies of human cultivators were extremely fragile.

Moreover, as there had never been a high-leveled body cultivator in the Eastern Continent, they had never seen anyone with such a powerful physical body!

Was it because he had reached the Golden Core realm?

Obviously, this idea was a bit far-fetched. Not to mention the golden core realm, even if it was the nascent soul realm, the weakness of the body could not be changed.

While nascent soul cultivators could give up on their physical bodies and possibly reconstruct them in the future, that did not mean that their bodies were strong.

While they were stunned from shock, Li Ming had already completely decimated the demons!

All of the demons in the mine either died or fled. Those that remained no longer had any will to fight left in them.

A devil that was even more terrifying than them was slaughtering them, and they had no way of retaliating against him.

They naturally could not continue to battle in such a scenario.

Seeing the demons retreat, Li Ming let out a long sigh.

In this battle, he did not use any spiritual qi, nor did he use any magical arts.

He relied entirely on his physical body. Fighting in such a way made Li Ming extremely excited.

His physical body had received a great test. After entering the golden core realm, it was undoubtedly a good thing for Li Ming to have such a battle to temper his physical body.

"F-Fellow Daoist Li, your cultivation method is really unique. Your body is even stronger than those demons."

"It seems that the Divine Will Sect will emerge victorious this year."

Qin Siyue sighed. After cultivating for so many years, this was the first time he had seen such a ridiculous body.

Was this still within the scope of the human race?

"Fellow Daoist Qin, you're too kind."

"The outcome of the sect competition is not something that can be decided by one person."

"As for cultivation, everyone has a different path. Does your sect not also have a peerless prodigy?"

"I wonder how strong he is?"

Li Ming grinned. Although he had just engaged in a battle, he had barely consumed any energy.

Foundation establishment cultivators were nothing in front of a golden core cultivator.

This was absolute.

The suppression of cultivation was unchangeable.

In addition, Li Ming also had a powerful physical body as a guarantee. Because of this, he naturally had even more strength.

Hearing Li Ming's words, Qin Siyue smiled awkwardly.

Everyone had different cultivation methods. Even if they came from the same sect, there would still be differences.

Li Ming's strength naturally stemmed from his different cultivation method.

Such inquiries were quite unnecessary.

"The heaven's favorite of my sect is still in seclusion, but he's also an elder of the sect. As for his cultivation level, I'm not too sure.'

"Perhaps we will have a chance to see Fellow Daoist Li fight him during the sect competition."

When the other party said this, Li Ming looked forward to it.

To be able to fight with a true prodigy, he was excited to do so.

Although it would not be a life-or-death battle, it would at least allow Li Ming to have a clearer understanding of himself and improve himself.

The most important part of body cultivation was to temper oneself through battle. The path of body cultivation especially stressed fighting with experts of the same realm.

After the mission was completed, the two sects left some people behind to take care of the mine and left.

After all, these were important times. They had already completed their mission by chasing away the demons and protecting the mine.

Next, they had to prepare with all their might for the sect competition!

After the members of the two sects split up, not far from the mine, in the direction where the demons had fled, a woman stood on top of a large tree.

Her figure was graceful and beautiful.

"It has only been a few months, yet you have already cultivated the Golden Crow Body Tempering Art to such a level.'

"Little brother, big sister is looking forward to meeting you again in the future."

The beautiful woman's voice trembled, and as soon as she finished speaking, she turned into red smoke and disappeared.

At the Divine Will Sect.

After the mission was completed, the disciples received their rewards.

Li Ming also relaxed.

He returned to the Martial Hall.

Even though Li Ming had become a sect consecrator and chief guest, and his status had risen greatly, the Martial Hall was still the same as before.

He was alone.

After all, body cultivation was a difficult path, and not everyone could do it.

"It's still more comfortable here.'

In the courtyard.

Li Ming sat in the rocking chair, relaxing.

Ever since he entered the Divine Will Sect, knowing that his talent was extremely poor, he stepped on the path of body cultivation and cultivated day and night.

He had never slacked off.

He had not had much time to relax like he was doing now.

Now, his cultivation had broken through one level after the other in quick succession and he had reached the golden core realm.

He felt that he could finally relax for a while.

Of course, it was not that Li Ming wanted to slack off.

When done hastily, things can go awry.

In the past three years, in order to consolidate his foundation and polish his foundation, Li Ming diligently cultivated the entire time.

Now that he had gotten so far, the fundamentals of body cultivation no longer had as clear of an effect on Li Ming. It was even more so after he had entered the golden core realm.

Relaxing occasionally was also a form of physical cultivation.

"Kid, not bad. You know how to relax. This is good for you."

"With your current status, you should be able to get a lot of spirit stones, right?"

"Why haven't you sent me any recently?"

Suddenly, the black stone's voice rang out. Li Ming immediately took out the black stone when he heard it.

He looked at the black stone in his hand with disdain.

"Spit!"

"When my cultivation base broke through, I had to rack my brains on what to do. I tried asking you, but you never responded to me."

"Do you have any shame? Why are you asking for spirit stones now?"

Li Ming rolled his eyes. He was obviously very dissatisfied with the black stone's behavior.

Was this guy not clearly an assh*le?

Was it any different from a blood-sucking leech?

"Huh? What do you know?"

"There is a rune formation on the mountain where the sect master of the Divine Will Sect is located. That place can detect my weak aura. Do you think the sect master would have let you stay if I was discovered?"

"Cut the crap. Let's make a deal. I'll give you a magical art that will allow you to take care of your dual cultivation and allow you to cultivate a lesser divine ability! "

"And in return, you give me all your spirit stones."

Hearing the black stone's words, Li Ming raised his eyebrows.

A lesser divine ability?

That was a magical art that was even more powerful than magical techniques!

Rumor had it that in the entire Eastern Continent, there were no more than five lesser divine abilities between the major sects!

Moreover, they were all prized secret treasures of their respective sects!

It was said that the Divine Will Sect also had a lesser divine ability, but Li Ming was not sure about it.

Now that he had reached the golden core realm, although he had the Great Sun Heaven-overturning Seal, the Cauldron Transformation Art, and the Imperial Finger, having more techniques was still very beneficial to him.

Moreover, this was a lesser divine ability!

Li Ming had no reason to refuse!

Chapter 100 The Sect Competition Begins!

"Sure!"

"However, I only have 80,000 spirit stones on me right now."

Li Ming immediately agreed.

In the previous mission, he had obtained the purple entry, Relentless Life. This entry greatly increased Li Ming's vitality and recovery ability!

More specifically, it increased them by 100%!

In addition to the recovery opportunity from one of his previous entries, his physical body was now even more monstrous!

Now, being able to cultivate a lesser divine technique would be greatly beneficial to Li Ming.

"Deal!"

The black stone did not waste any time. He collected the spirit stones and passed the lesser divine technique to Li Ming.

As a ball of light entered his body, some information appeared in his mind.

"Three Yuan Golden Light Art?

"Regulate your spirit and breath, condense golden light, and nourish your flesh from the inside out.'

"If you cultivate it to the major success stage, you can obtain the Chaos Dharma Idol."

Li Ming's eyes lit up after he read the information.

This technique could reconcile some of the drawbacks of cultivating both his body and qi, and at the same time, it could also strengthen him!

This technique was a more convenient way for him to nurture his golden core. Moreover, after he cultivated it to the major success stage, he would be able to obtain a divine ability!

The Chaos Dharma Idol could increase the various functions of his physical body by 200%!

Moreover, during the casting period, he would be immune to physical damage!

As expected of a lesser divine technique.

It was indeed extraordinary!

After receiving the technique, Li Ming could not wait to start cultivating it.

There was only half a month left before the sect competition.

During this remaining half a month, he naturally needed to improve and stabilize his current cultivation.

The Three Yuan Golden Light Art mainly used heaven yuan qi, earth yuan qi, and natal qi. The three yuans or origins combined to purify the golden light and absorb it into the body to nourish the body.

The so-called heaven yuan and earth yuan were different forms of spiritual qi.

There was a spirit in the heaven and earth, and it existed in the world. It was the sum of the spiritual qi of all things.

Among them, there were yin and yang and the five elements. The heaven yuan and earth yuan roughly divided them into two categories.

His natal qi did not refer to spiritual qi, but the source of life.

According to the technique, Li Ming began to cultivate with the support of his various entries.

As his aura surged, it circulated according to the unique method of the technique, fusing and gathering bit by bit.

However, when Li Ming tried to fuse the three types of energies, he realized that he could not do so. Instead, trying to do so even caused great damage to his body!

This time, he had actually hurt himself a little.

Fortunately, [Relentless Life] and the recovery opportunity allowed Li Ming to recover back to his peak state in an extremely short period of time.

After that, he tried again and again.

Risks naturally came with the cultivation of various techniques, and the endeavor could never always be smooth sailing.

Even though Li Ming had many entries, he would still make mistakes when it came to unfamiliar things.

However, these mistakes did not deter Li Ming. Instead, it made him more focused.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

On this day, a large crowd had gathered in the Divine Will Sect. Cultivators from all over the world and representatives from all major sects had arrived.

It was as if the entire Divine Will Sect was welcoming a hundred-year-old festival. It was unusually grand.

The lively atmosphere enveloped the place.

Although it was a sect competition, it was also a prelude to the start of the war.

However, during the sect competition, the disciples of the various sects were not allowed to have any conflicts, let alone take the lives of their competitors. This was a rule that had always existed, and no one dared to disobey it.

Therefore, the whole situation seemed harmonious.

At the Martial Hall.

Chen Qingke rushed over and looked at Li Ming, who was still meditating. Golden light surrounded him, and his aura was extremely sacred! "Senior Brother Li, the sect competition is about to begin."

"Are you still cultivating?

Chen Qingke interrupted. The sect competition was about to begin. and as a sect consecrator, Li Ming naturally could not be absent.

After all, not only disciples were to be chosen for the competition, but also the elders of the sect.

As Chen Qingke's voice rang out, Li Ming opened his eyes and dispersed the golden light around him.

In this half a month, he had mastered the Three Yuan Golden Light Art and made great progress.

Although he had not grasped the Chaos Dharma Idol yet, he had already pretty much finished consolidating his foundation.

Unknowingly, half a month had passed.

Li Ming did not expect the sect competition to have already arrived. The prodigies of the various sects would appear in this sect competition!

"Let's go, junior sister."

Li Ming stood up and walked straight to the location without fixing himself up.

The sect competition was held in the Divine Will Sect's square, and the entire area had been expanded by more than three times!

In this way, it was able to accommodate the disciples of the various major sects.

When Li Ming arrived, most of the people were already there.

There were people from the Heavenly Demon Sect, Three Gods Mountain, Golden Dragon Castle, Endless Sky Holy Land, Jade Lady Palace, Myriad Demon Valley, and other large sects.

Above the arena, there were seats for the elders of the various sects.

At this moment, only the Divine Will Sect was lacking a person.

Li Ming looked up and saw the great elder's signal. He immediately leaped up and took the remaining empty seat.

When they saw Li Ming take his seat, the elders of the other sects were surprised.

They were shocked to discover that, despite looking so young, he was an elder of the Divine Will Sect.

Feeling out his aura, they discovered that he had reached the golden core realm!

Such a young golden core cultivator honestly surprised them!

As everyone had arrived, the great elder stood up and swept his gaze across the crowd.

"Everyone, the sect competition officially begins!"

"An elder of the Shangguan Clan of the Central Continent will preside over this competition!"

"Let us all welcome Elder Shangguan!"

As soon as the great elder finished speaking, all the elders and disciples of the various sects stood up one after another. All of them carried a respectful attitude, making Li Ming extremely surprised.

Although he had long known that there was an even stronger force involved in this sect competition, he did not expect all the sects in the Eastern Continent to be so fearful toward them!

The Central Continent?

It seemed like it was a place that was even more powerful than the Eastern Continent!

As the great elder's voice fell, a blue light surged in the center of the square. As the blue light slowly dissipated, an old man's figure appeared!

The moment this person appeared, the entire square turned tense. The powerful pressure he exerted made it difficult for all the cultivators to breathe!

Even the great elder, who was in the intermediate stage of the nascent soul realm, felt pressured!

The cultivation of this elder of the Shangguan Clan was profound!

When Elder Shangguan appeared. He looked old, but his gaze was extremely sharp.

He glanced around and said in a clear voice, "The Eastern Continent's sect competition will determine the ranking of the sects. All of the disciples and elders of the sects will participate."

"The rules are simple. You just need to defeat your opponent!" "But remember, you are not permitted to kill your opponent!"

"If you violate this rule, I will personally wipe out your sect!"

As soon as Elder Shangguan said this, everyone instantly held their breaths, not daring to say a single word!

It appeared that even if all the sects in the Eastern Continent were to band together, they would not be able to resist the whims of this single person from the Central Continent.

This was an absolute suppression through strength!

Looking at the old man in the middle of the field, Li Ming's heart pounded.

He originally thought that after seeing people with powerful cultivation like the great elder and the sect master, he had already seen genuine powerhouses.

But now, the appearance of this cultivator from the Central Continent gave Li Ming a different feeling!

Chapter 101 - 101: Battling Against Demons!

The sect masters and elders of the other sects were all standing and watching a distance away from the stage. At the same time, the disciples of their respective sects were also with them. The viewing area was several kilometers wide, and there were tables filled with all kinds of spiritual fruits and spirit teas. The low-ranking cultivators stood aside respectfully, serving them respectfully.

Although the Divine Will Sect was clearly treated with great importance during this sect competition, the force from the Central Continent was clearly much stronger.

Merely by flaring out his aura, the elder from the Shangguan Clan from the Central Continent left everyone stunned.

Li Ming's strength had already reached that of the golden core realm, and his combat power was astonishing. However, he knew that even he did not have a great chance of winning in this competition.

Due to the large number of people in the huge competition, it was expected that the battles between those at the golden core realm would only take place after about half a month.

In the beginning, the battles would mostly be between the disciples at the foundation establishment and qi refinement realms. These battles hardly interested Li Ming.

In fact, even if it was a battle between golden core cultivators, it might fail to catch his interest.

But unfortunately, those at the nascent soul realm cherished their reputation too much, so they would not fight one another, causing the entire event to now feel rather boring to Li Ming.

Although the battles were quite lively on the first day, Li Ming became rather sleepy while watching them. As such, he simply decided not to go on the second day, and rather just wait half a month when it would finally be his turn to participate in the competition.

While he was waiting, he just so happened to hear that a mineral vein of the Divine Will Sect had been forcefully occupied by demons.

The mineral vein was in the Cangnan Mountain Range.

The mineral vein was located in a large area of land, and there were more than a dozen large and small mines, each of which were practically bottomless.

Two teams from two separate sects gathered about 5 kilometers away from the mineral vein.

They were observing the situation of the mines from a distance.

Most of the low-level demons outside the mines were of the first level, and there were a few level-two demons.

A level-two demon possessed strength that was roughly equivalent to an early-stage foundation establishment cultivator.

Li Ming's face was currently as dark as water. There were probably many more powerful demons inside the caves!

"Everyone, I'm afraid that the demons inside the mines are even more powerful. We must be extremely careful. Junior Brother Qin, how do you think we should deal with these demons?" Li Ming turned to look at Qin Siyue and said calmly.

Qin Siyue frowned, "We will naturally follow Brother Li's lead. As you have said, I'm afraid that there are indeed likely to be many higher-level demons in hiding. "

He paused for a moment before continuing, "If we attack them head-on, although we are not afraid of them, we will inevitably suffer casualties. Why don't we lure them out and attack them more strategically?"

Li Ming nodded. Qin Siyue had the same idea as him.

By setting up a formation, coupled with their magical treasures and immortal techniques, their chances of eliminating the demons would naturally be much higher than if they were to rush in recklessly.

And so, they immediately started preparing.

Both sides had brought by cultivators who were proficient in array formations. The whole group sneaked their way to a location that was less than a kilometer away from the group of demons. This was their limit. If they went any further, the likelihood that they would be discovered would simply be too high.

The Mulberry Spirit Protection Formation and the Five-colored Light Formation were swiftly set up. One of these two formations was a defensive formation that could protect cultivators inside while the other was an illusion formation.

They placed spirit stones into the formation cores and activated the formations. The two formations immediately began operating.

A white light shield enveloped everyone, forming a sphere with a radius of about 40 meters.

This Mulberry Spirit Protection Formation was a tier three formation. Ordinary level one and two demons would not be able to enter the formation at all. Even high-level demons would have to pay a huge price to break through it.

Two cultivators were responsible for using spirit beasts to lure demons over.

When the demons around the mine saw the two snow-white spirit rabbits, they thought of them as nothing more than excellent delicacies and they immediately pounced over.

As soon as the Five-colored Light Formation was activated, five-colored light radiated out, causing the area to look like an immortal realm.

The five-colored light did not have any killing power, but it could confuse its targets while concealing one's aura.

It was especially effective on the demons, who basically lost all their senses.

The demons were all shocked. They did not understand what had happened and why they were suddenly surrounded by the formations.

In the formation, Li Ming looked at the surrounding scene and the corners of his mouth curled up. " Fellow daoists, get ready. Once those demons gather, we will immediately launch our attack!"

With his order, all the cultivators solemnly prepared themselves.

At this moment, hundreds of demons had already gathered in the formation. They were immediately trapped in the illusion formation after losing their five senses.

A few demonic beasts rushed out of the formation and saw the human cultivators not far away. They suddenly pounced over.

A furry spirit wolf took the lead and pounced toward the human cultivators.

At this moment, Li Ming shouted, "Attack!"

The immortal cultivators had already prepared all sorts of offensive magical techniques and threw them out.

For a moment, an extremely gorgeous scene emerged in the mountain range.

All kinds of powerful magical techniques, such as the Blaze Technique, Wind Blade Technique, and so on, were thrown at the demons.

The spirit wolf at the front was the first to be attacked and was instantly annihilated.

Of course, compared to the attacks of the cultivators, the Seven Gold Sword Formation, which was set up together with the two defensive formations, was even more powerful.

Blades of silver sword light flashed in the formation, piercing the demons' bodies, leaving bloody holes in them.

The massacre had officially begun.

The deaths of the demons outside attracted the attention of those in the cave. Several huge abyssal wolves emerged and rushed over.

Level three demons! They were equivalent to late-stage foundation establishment human cultivators.

Just the strength of these few beasts alone could not be underestimated!

The rest of the demons followed closely behind, rushing toward them. It seemed that they intended to devour the teams from the two sects.

There was also a huge broodmother spider among the demons. It was a level four demon!

It suddenly shot out spider silk that covered the sky and trapped many cultivators.

Li Ming sneered and said, "That spider should be a level four demon. Everyone, be careful and end the battle as quickly as possible!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a flying sword turned into a stream of light and shot toward the spider.

The flying sword was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of the spider and cut off one of its legs!

The spider screeched in pain. The others looked at Li Ming in shock. They did not expect him to be so powerful!

The remaining demons knew that they had encountered a troublesome enemy.

A demon that looked like a black bull suddenly made its way over and bit the light barrier in front of Li Ming.

The bull-like demon's teeth were extremely sharp, and it actually bit a hole in the light barrier.

The expressions of the other cultivators changed, and they hurriedly used their A flaming spear appeared out of nowhere and shot at the bull-like demonic beast. The bull-like demonic beast opened its bloody mouth and swallowed the flaming spear.

The flaming spear exploded instantly. The bull-like demonic beast wailed and retreated.

The other cultivators took advantage of the situation to attack. For a moment, the demons fell into disarray.

Li Ming seized the opportunity and activated his flying sword, killing another demon.

The broodmother spider from before was already hiding behind, unwilling to come out.

At this moment, a few more black bull demonic beasts roared angrily and charged over without care!

These level three demons were extremely powerful, instantly creating several holes in the defensive formation.

The two formation masters immediately chanted an incantation, and a yellow light appeared in their hands.

A layer of pale yellow light enveloped the light barrier from before, and the black bull demonic beast crashed into the light barrier.

Bang!

The light screen trembled for a moment, but it quickly returned to normal.

The black bull demonic beasts did not seem to have expected this to happen. They roared in pain and crashed into the protective barrier without caring about anything else.

However, the light barrier was clearly much stronger than before.

Boom!

Li Ming's flying sword slashed down.

A powerful wave of qi spread around him, and the few black bull demonic beasts were forced back a few steps.

He slashed the black bulls into two halves with his sword.

"Roar-

A chaotic battle began, and both sides fought fiercely.

The cultivators made good use of the formations. "Haha, this is awesome. We've really made a killing this time."

"I didn't expect these demons to be so weak."

"I think these demons are all useless!"

The cultivators were extremely excited, completely forgetting that they were here to hunt demons under the orders of their sects.

These demons were all treasures. Even the level one demons had materials that could be exchanged for a lot of spirit stones.

But at this moment, Li Ming's expression turned solemn..

Chapter 102 - 102: A Fierce Battle against the Blood Spider!

What Li Ming was most concerned about was whether there were level six demons among the group of demons. After all, these demons were just ordinary demons and did not really pose a threat. But what if a demon of the sixth level appeared?

Although level six demons were not as terrifying as level seven demons, they still made Li Ming extremely wary, especially when they were currently practically trapped in a formation.

If a level six demon were to attack at this time, the situation would turn dire.

As he commanded the cultivators to continue attacking, he looked around vigilantly.

Suddenly, his gaze locked onto the broodmother spider.

This spider was obviously cunning. Initially, it wanted to trap everyone with its spider silk.

Thinking of this, Li Ming took out his flying sword without hesitation and stabbed at the broodmother spider.

One of the broodmother spider's legs had been cut off earlier. Seeing that Li Ming was going after it, it turned around and ran.

But how could Li Ming let it escape so easily?

He threw out a spirit talisman, and the spider's body instantly stiffened. At the same time, Li Ming took out his flying sword again and cut off another one of the broodmother spider's legs.

The broodmother spider shrieked in pain and kept twisting its body in an attempt to break free.

However, how could Li Ming give it a chance to do so? His flying sword slashed out repeatedly, and the broodmother spider quickly fell.

Li Ming had just retracted his flying sword when he suddenly felt danger approaching.

He hurriedly moved to the side.

With a bang, the place where he was originally standing was swept by demonic qi, leaving a deep pit.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Li Ming had almost been seriously injured before he could react.

He quickly retreated back into the defensive formation.

An abyssal tiger appeared where Li Ming was previously.

Li Ming narrowed his eyes.

As expected, there was a high-level demon in this group of demons.

A level five demon was equivalent to an early-stage golden core human cultivator!

At this moment, the spider had already been minced into pieces.

Li Ming looked at the pit with lingering fear. If he had taken that force on with his body, he would have been seriously injured if not dead!

At this moment, a beam of light suddenly came from afar and arrived where he was in the blink of an eye.

Li Ming looked up and saw that it was a golden core expert.

Her white clothes fluttered in the wind. It was actually a woman.

She was none other than Liu Mengyun, the senior sister of Qin Siyue.

"Junior Sister Qin, master was worried that you would not be able to handle things here, so he sent me to support you."

At this moment, Li Ming's heart tightened.

A blood-red wheel expanded in the wind. In everyone's eyes, the blood-red wheel suddenly turned black and turned into a vast blood-red mis that enveloped everyone's heads.

The surging blood-colored mist was like a monster that kept letting out shrill cries, causing people's hearts to tremble.

Liu Mengyun shouted softly, and a jade pot-shaped magical treasure floated out.

A ball of crystal clear light appeared from the jade pot. It was like a burning flame, turning from translucent to deep green. The blazing flames were wrapped in a thin layer of clouds and slowly rose.

This flame emitted a terrifying pressure.

The green flame wrapped around the mist and tore it apart.

Clang!

A crisp sound similar to two pieces of crystal clashing together was followed by a series of miserable screams. The onlookers felt a sharp pain in their eardrums, and a trace of blood seeped out of their ears.

This Senior Sister Liu Mengyun was actually so powerful!

Li Ming had just entered the golden core realm, so he had not had the chance to learn suitable techniques just yet.

The green flame emitted extremely thin blade lights. Any blood mist that got close to it would be torn apart by the blade lights, turning them into extremely thin blood beads.

The green flames seemed to have no end. But similarly, the blood mist constantly surged like an angry beast that kept squirming. The screams in the blood mist became louder and louder.

The center of the blood mist suddenly collapsed and rapidly shrank. In the blink of an eye, the blood mist within a ten-meter radius disappeared and was replaced by a blood-red spider.

This blood spider was taller than Li Ming. There were black patterns on its body that looked like runes.

The spider's limbs were covered with huge spikes, and the tips of the spikes emitted a cold light. Anyone could feel that if they were stabbed by these spikes, their bodies would be pierced.

The blood spider's two palm-sized eyes stared at Li Ming emotionlessly.

Li Ming's heart skipped a beat.

However, at this moment, his heart was filled with sword intent. Even in the face of an unprecedentedly terrifying level six demon, his will did not waver at all!

Liu Mengyun's green flame carried a thin layer of water vapor. It suddenly turned into a ray of light and flew toward the blood spider.

The spider suddenly raised its head and opened its mouth.

It let out a miserable scream, and visible ripples appeared in the surrounding space with it as the center.

The green flame suddenly shone even brighter, while the mist became denser and denser. The tiny sword energies crisscrossed around the flame, forming an invisible net!

Li Ming's body trembled. He was shocked. The cry of this spider could actually cause damage to his divine sense! If not for his divine sense far surpassing ordinary people, he would have been severely hurt long ago.

The other cultivators were much more miserable. They fell to the ground with pale faces. Their divine sense had clearly suffered considerable damage.

If it was not for the defensive formation, they would have suffered even greater damage!

Only Liu Mengyun remained undeterred as if she had not been affected at all.

However, Liu Mengyun's green flame gradually dimmed and was exhausted.

Liu Mengyun spat out a mouthful of blood!

The strength of this blood spider was beyond her imagination! The jade pot was her natal magical treasure, and the clash with the blood mist had actually damaged her natal magical treasure.

As for the other disciples, they naturally could not participate in a battle of this level.

Everyone else continued to fight with the other demons.

Although there were formations protecting them, there were too many demons. Gradually, disciples began to be injured and die.

Seeing this situation, Li Ming knew that he could not wait any longer.

Li Ming formed a hand seal, and a sword appeared in the air in front of him.

Under his control, the sword turned into a ball of green flames and hit the spider's front leg!

At the moment of collision, the spider's body emitted a dense blood-red light to protect itself.

The green sword and the sword qi slashed at the red light on the blood spider's body, scattering ice fragments all over the sky. However, it could not even break through the spider's defense.

Bang!

The sword's body crashed into the bloody light.

The originally calm blood -red light suddenly became extremely violent. It kept surging as if it would collapse at any moment..

Chapter 103 A Narrow Victory, A Difficult Battle

Roar! The blood-red spider raised its head and released a thunderous roar filled with boundless anger!

The blood light on its body suddenly erupted. The thick blood light seemed to be condensed from thousands of drops of blood.

Li Ming immediately felt a huge sense of oppression coming from the sword. This level of pressure was something that he had never felt before. It was as if there was killing intent directed at him from all directions. The sword was like a fish caught in a fishing net.

At this point in the battle, Li Ming could not afford to have any distractions in his mind. He had thrown all his thoughts on spirit stones and magical treasures to the back of his mind.

In his eyes, other than the blood spider, there was only his water-drop sword!

The blood-red spider's compound eyes glared at Li Ming.

Thick killing intent and hatred emanated from it!

Li Ming felt the fatal threat coming from the spider and instinctively used all of his skills!

He poured all his spiritual qi into his water-drop sword. The thrill of fighting a life-and-death battle made him incredibly excited.

At this moment, there was no other thought in his mind. There was only the instinct to fight and survive!

Li Ming quietly floated in the air.

While floating in the air, the surrounding spiritual qi surged toward Li Ming at an astonishing speed. A huge vortex formed at his position as he absorbed the heaven and earth yuan qi between the heaven and earth.

To be honest, there was not much spiritual qi in the area, but the terrifying suction force emitted by Li Ming's body could be felt by those around him. Not only did he absorb all the spiritual qi in the surroundings, but he also attracted the spiritual qi from further places. They had never witnessed such a violent and direct robbery of spiritual qi.

Moreover, he was doing this while in the midst of the battle.

This was simply… unbelievable!

Li Ming did not know how much of an impact he had on everyone. He was like a beast that had been forced into a corner. All of his attention was on the spider in front of him as he racked his brains on looking for a way to survive the ordeal.

In the end, he arrived at the decision of staking it all in one strike!

He did not care about the condition of his body and desperately absorbed the spiritual qi around him.

As spiritual qi was instilled into it, the water-drop sword shone even brighter. It began to emit crisp cracking sounds as it was brought to the limits of what it could handle! If Liu Mengyun's attack just now was like that of a silent girl, then the water-drop sword now was like a violent man!

The blood spider's eyes flashed with fear, and it became even more irritable.

It could not come to terms with the fact that the weak youth in front of it dared to repeatedly challenge its dignity. Moreover, it could not believe that it even felt some fear toward the youth just now. It was absolutely enraged!

After all, it was a level 6 demon!

It was an existence that could run rampant without worry in an entire region!

Roar! Roar! Roar!

The blood spider's body rapidly grew. In the blink of an eye, it had grown to the size of a small hill. The bloody light on its body flickered. It looked like a thick layer of blood film that kept sliding off its body.

The blood fell to the ground, creating a sizzling sound. It emitted spiraling smoke, burning black holes into the ground.

Everyone understood that this was the final moment of the battle.

Suddenly, the sword light and the red light moved at the same time! They used the simplest and crudest method. They were like two mad bulls, fiercely rushing toward one another.

BOOM!

Everyone was blinded by this dazzling light and could no longer see anything. The ground beneath them shook violently, shocking everyone as they hurriedly tried to stabilize their bodies.

Before everyone could open their eyes, the blood-red spider's miserable cry resounded in their ears.

When they regained their senses, they saw that the blood spider had turned into a pile of mushy flesh. There were two deep wounds on its body. The sight was horrific. It had been completely killed.

To them, this battle was so soul-stirring that it left them utterly dumbstruck. When everyone recovered from their shock, they looked at the battlefield. The other demons immediately fled as soon as they discovered that the blood-red spider had died.

Li Ming slowly opened his eyes and his mouth which were currently filled with the scent of blood. When he saw the spider's body, he heaved a sigh of relief.

After checking his body, he felt much more relaxed.

His condition was much better than he had expected. Other than some internal injuries, his meridians and dantian were not injured. What he had been most worried about earlier was damaging his dantian. To any golden core cultivator, this would be an incredibly difficult injury to recover from.

Luckily, he did not suffer such an injury.

He landed on the ground with difficulty. He was already quite used to pain, so he was able to ignore it for the most part. Thinking about it carefully, he seemed to have done this many times. As long as one did anything enough, they would become numb to it, even if it was something like enduring pain.

There were still a few scattered demons in the mines, and they were handed over to the other disciples to deal with, while Li Ming treated his internal injuries.

This time, he spent a very long time, a full 10 hours, before he finally woke up.

Although he would be able to recover from them, Li Ming's body had suffered a lot of damage. The full-force clash with the blood-red spider caused a lot of damage to his body.

He must have been crazy at that time. Why did he risk his life to fight the demons? But on second thought, that did not seem quite right. Why did he have to fight so hard at that time? He could not really say why.

Li Ming woke up from his meditation. He did not get up immediately. He quietly recalled the previous battle.

This battle was very short and ended with one strike. However, everything that had transpired during the battle was in no way boring. Instead, there were many things that had taken place that he had not thought possible in the past. He did not even hesitate to take the risk and absorb the spiritual qi from the outside world into his body, all so that he could unleash that attack. The precise control of spiritual qi, the divine soul attack, and the control of aura could all be used as reference.

Five more hours quickly passed.

By the time he realized how much time had passed, he also realized that he was starving.

After eating some food, Li Ming saw his fellow disciples.

"Junior Brother Li Ming." When Liu Mengyun saw Li Ming, she immediately bowed.

Li Ming returned the greeting. "Senior Sister Liu."

Liu Mengyun's face was filled with joy. This battle had not only helped the sect take back the precious mineral vein, but more importantly, they had killed a level 6 demon.

The demon core of a level demon was considered priceless for them.

Fortunately, there were not many casualties among the sect disciples this time.

Overall, they had achieved an unexpected result.

Liu Mengyun's status in the sect would naturally rise along with the success of this operation. Therefore, she was very happy to see Li Ming.

"Have you been thinking about how to purify the spiritual qi impurities in your body during this period of time?" Liu Mengyun asked leisurely.

Hearing this, Li Ming was instantly interested. "Do you know what I should

"That's right." Liu Mengyun chuckled. "To thank you for your contribution in this battle, I'm willing to help you once."

"Thank you, senior sister!" Li Ming replied with a smile..

Chapter 104 Liu Mengyun 's Reward

Liu Mengyun flicked her sleeves. The sound of crystals clashing rang out. Some materials were placed on the table.

Li Ming looked at Liu Mengyun, waiting for her to continue.

"Let me explain it to you clearly. It's actually quite simple." Liu Mengyun had a calm look on her face as she spoke.

"Between cultivators, monsters, and demons, it is the most difficult for cultivators to obtain spiritual qi."

Seeing Li Ming's surprised expression, Liu Mengyun chuckled before saying, "You must be wondering why it is so difficult for cultivators who use spiritual qi as their foundation to obtain spiritual qi. When it comes to monsters or demons, they both have an innate connection to spiritual qi. For example, when demons are born, they attract the energy between the heaven and earth, automatically absorbing the surrounding energy, filtering out the impurities, and using the absorbed energy to cultivate their own bodies."

"What then do they do with the spiritual qi they absorbed? Their bodies contain plenty of spiritual qi, but in terms of aptitude when it comes to qi cultivation, they cannot compare to cultivators. You have practiced a lot of cultivation techniques, so you should know what the essence of cultivation techniques are, right?"

"What?" Li Ming, who was listening attentively, blurted out.

"Formations." Liu Mengyun's eyes suddenly became extremely deep, as if she could see through the passage of time. "All chants are formations in a sense. Ordinary cultivation techniques are divided into several stages. The first stage is absorption. If one could not even absorb spiritual qi, then it is completely useless to try and cultivate. The next step is refinement. If a person cannot extract the impurities from the spiritual qi they absorb, they would be hard-pressed to use it and, using the spiritual qi might even cause harm to their body. The third level is storage. If they cannot preserve or store the spiritual qi that they had refined, then there is no point to absorbing spiritual qi.

Li Ming was stunned. No one had ever told him of this perspective on cultivation techniques. Liu Mengyun's explanation was very simple. There was nothing obscure or difficult to understand about it. Li Ming thought about it and was touched. It was indeed as she said!

"A good cultivation technique allows a person to cultivate better and store more spiritual qi. Isn't that how it is?" Liu Mengyun sighed. "You must be very curious. How can monsters and demons absorb the spiritual qi in the world? They were born with a kind of magical technique. This is a gift to them from the heavens. However, monsters and demons are not as intelligent as cultivators. They had a treasure trove but were unaware of it. For tens of millions of years, they had been merely acting according to their instincts, which is why the progress of their cultivation is so slow."

"Alright, that's enough about that." Liu Mengyun suddenly smiled. "Let's get back to your matter. In fact, your matter is easy to handle. You can even resolve it in one go. Would you like to give it a try?"

Liu Mengyun, who was already extraordinarily beautiful, had a smile on her face that would make the eyes of anyone that saw her light up in delight. Even Li Ming could not help but look to the side to calm himself.

"What do I need to do?" Liu Mengyun was talking about something else. If this was a simple matter that could be solved once and for all, then there was a high chance that he would have to do something in exchange.

"Consider yourself lucky to have met me." Liu Mengyun said lazily, "Didn't I tell you that monsters and demons can naturally gather the energy of the world and convert it into their own energy? It just so happens that I've done quite a bit of research on such naturally formed formations."

"Would such experts give up on such a method?" Cultivators had captured countless monsters and demons. If the monsters and demons had any secrets, they would have long solved them.

Liu Mengyun ridiculed, "Unfortunately, this thing that the heavens and earth bestowed upon them is probably something to prevent the extermination of monsters and demons! It is not that simple. It can only increase the purity of the spiritual qi in your body to a certain extent, but it cannot reach a perfect level."

Li Ming asked, "To what extent can it be improved? Will there be any adverse reactions? Will the chant contradict my mental cultivation technique?"

"Hehe, the exact extent of the improvement depends on your physical fitness, but there will at least be an improvement of several times compared to your current state. As for adverse reactions? Well, how can there be something in this world that only brings you benefits without any drawbacks? You should know that there is always an exchange loss. As for the incantation, there was no problem."

Liu Mengyun was full of confidence as she spoke.

Li Ming lowered his head and pondered.

Liu Mengyun did not rush him. Instead, she sat down slowly at the table.

For some reason, Li Ming felt that the option he was about to make would have a huge impact on his life. However, he really could not explain why he felt this way. He had learned a lot of knowledge from Liu Mengyun.

He hesitated.

He had been very happy recently. Although he still had some worries, he felt that everything was good. He was improving himself bit by bit, and every day was very fulfilling.

At this rate, he would no longer have to worry about the issue of money. He could live very well and obtain an extremely high position in the sect.

Li Ming, who had his head lowered, could not help but clench his fists. His body was trembling slightly.

What did he want?

He thought about it for a long time before he finally said, "I've decided, please help me resolve the impurities in my spiritual qi."

Liu Mengyun waved her hand, and some strange things were placed on the table.

Seeing all kinds of strange things on the table, Li Ming could not help but feel his scalp go numb. He had the illusion that some evil ritual was going to be carried out here, and those strange and fresh things that had just been taken out were like sacrifices. Even the formations he usually studied would not be anywhere as strange and terrifying as this.

"We can only make do with what we currently have." Liu Mengyun had a helpless look on her face. "Regardless, this should be enough to make the most basic level demonic pattern."

"Demonic pattern? What's going on?

"This matter is very difficult to explain." Liu Mengyun picked up everything and looked at it carefully before saying, "You can think of it as a type of rune, a natural rune. It is a formation made of flesh, blood, hair, and essence. Haha, cultivators always hoped to be able to understand these subtle details, but how could these subtle details be so easy to understand?"

"What do you plan to do next?"

"Don't be silly. Can't you figure it out yourself?" Liu Mengyun looked at Li Ming as if he was an idiot. "Naturally, it's to make a demonic pattern on your body." "Drawing a demonic pattern? Would that not be very difficult to do?"

"If I can't do it, then that means that others can't do it either." Liu Mengyun snorted coldly, her face filled with pride.

Liu Mengyun wanted to say something, but she hesitated. Although Li Ming was puzzled, he did not ask further. Instead, he pointed to another set of materials and herbs. "Where are these materials for? Are you these also for the making of the demonic pattern?"

The ingredients on the table were very distinct. One side was made up of spiritual herbs, while the other was a demon's internal organs.

"Let's begin then." Liu Mengyun giggled.

As she spoke, Liu Mengyun handed Li Ming a cup.

"Oh." Li Ming nodded as if he understood something. He drank the liquid in the cup in one gulp. He wanted to speak, but his vision blurred and he got sleepy.

Then, in a daze, Li Ming felt his clothes being unbuttoned. The pain began to spread throughout his entire body, but he was very sleepy.. The pain seemed to be very distant…