This is actually attempting to seize the blade with bare hands!
"You have a death wish! I was just giving you a free shot earlier!"
Li Yunjing sneered. Earlier, he was merely relying on the "Profound Jade Inner Armor" to take a blow head-on.
Bai Family’s second son’s palm strike couldn’t harm him in the slightest.
Li Yunjing had long figured out the maximum attack power of cultivators in the Qi Cultivation Realm!
Especially loose junior cultivators one!
Now, he was finally using his true power, and the "Cold Star Sword" in Li Yunjing’s hand seemed to come alive.
Gleams of cold light flickered, and Bai Family’s second son couldn’t see where the sword was.
Even with his cultivation at the sixth layer of the Qi Cultivation Stage, it was difficult to match Li Yunjing’s power at the third layer. The power of his "Cold Star Sword Technique" was immense, each stab ever-changing, and the sword momentum impossible to fathom.
In just a moment, Bai Family’s second son felt dizzy, noticing multiple cuts on his arm, all of which were bleeding.
In almost the same instance, he was struck by nine sword blows!
Stricken with grief, Bai Family’s second son lost control of his emotions, unable to unleash his full power, and couldn’t evade any of Li Yunjing’s attacks!
With his "Light Body Technique" activated to perfection, Li Yunjing darted around Bai Family’s second son like a wisp of blue smoke.
"Slash, slash, slash!"
Like a butterfly among flowers, he unleashed his sword continuously, with Bai Family’s second son being drenched in blood.
Seeing the terrified look on the man’s face, Li Yunjing’s lips curled into a sneer as he plunged the "Cold Star Sword" into his chest.
In an instant, all three brothers of the Bai Family were dead at the hands of Li Yunjing.
With a flicker of his form, Li Yunjing swiftly decapitated the heads of the second and third brothers with two precise strikes.
Caution was his nature; even in victory, he avoided leaving loose ends!
"Heh! Initially, I only had a fifty-fifty chance of escaping the charge of attacking fellow sect members! But now, with your heads, I have a much stronger case!"
Li Yunjing smirked coldly, placing the three brothers’ heads into a storage bag and stripping them of all valuable items.
Only three Middle Grade Daoist Robes Magical Artifacts, with two damaged by his broken sword, were of minimal value.
The three Bai brothers were skilled in the Three Talents Sword Array, so they naturally had excellent flying sword magical artifacts.
Indeed, Li Yunjing found three high grade magical artifact flying swords in their storage bags.
By his estimation, they were worth at least 200 spirit stones each, and with the right buyer, could sell for over 300 spirit stones.
Li Yunjing’s cultivation level at the third layer of the Qi Cultivation Realm was quite deceptive, causing the Bai brothers’ all to be careless enough not to utilize their best techniques before they were completely defeated.
Next, Li Yunjing found another two hundred low grade spirit stones in their storage bags.
Twenty Qi Replenishing Elixirs, ten Antitoxic Pills.
A dozen pieces of refined copper, refined iron, red fire stone, green copper essence, purple spirit jade marrow, demon blood wood, star sand and other artifact refining materials.
And a dozen or so talismans, all low-tier ones.
As for their cultivation techniques, Li Yunjing glanced once and rated them with just two words, "Trash!"
Finally, he found a manual for setting up the Three Talents Sword Array, which seemed to be the Bai brothers’ most prized possession.
Channeling his mana, he sent out three firebirds, burning the three corpses to ashes. Seeing no traces left in the forest, Li Yunjing swiftly continued his treasure hunt in the mountain.
As for Gong Renju’s fate?
He decided to set it aside for now. The next time he came to Red Sun Market would be the old man’s last day alive!
Given that Li Yunjing had enough problems to deal with, he naturally didn’t want to create any more complications. Red Sun Market was not a place he could act recklessly.
Furthermore, with no direct evidence and with the heads of the Bai brothers, even if he found sect members, they probably wouldn’t be able to do anything to Gong Renju.
That old geezer had been operating in the Red Sun Market for years, and likely knew people in the Market Management Office. Those fellow sect members were probably closer to him than to Li Yunjing.
They would most likely protect Gong Renju.
So the matter would end up unresolved!
Therefore, there was no need to bring trouble upon himself and add to his worries.
Once his status was elevated, he would have plenty of ways to kill Gong Renju!
For now, using what little time he had left to find some spiritual objects was the most important thing...
After running for ten miles, Li Yunjing suddenly stopped. The mountain terrain ahead was lush and verdant, with ancient trees towering into the sky.
Everywhere was teeming with life, abundant vegetation, and birds and fierce beasts roaming about.
Within a few miles, a fierce beast let out a low growl.
"So this was actually the core area of Great Black Mountain!"
Li Yunjing remained wary, his body tense, for he could no longer afford to be at ease in this place.
Out of nowhere, a giant serpent rolled out from the earth, its enormous jaws opened wide, spewing venom at Li Yunjing.
In an instant, the ancient trees and rocks around Li Yunjing were all dissolved, sizzling and turning to white smoke.
"Red Sun Giant Snake?"
Li Yunjing’s mind buzzed, for the creature he feared the most had appeared.
His luck had run out.
In this large mountain, teeming with many kinds of fierce beasts, how could he have run into such a rare Red Sun Giant Snake?
Immediately, Li Yunjing swallowed an "Antitoxic Pill," then swiftly pulled out a few talismans. A series of flashes created a multicolored barrier that enveloped him fully.
Any "Vajra Talisman," "Anti-Miasma Talisman," and "Clear Spirit Talisman" that might be useful were all slapped on his body!
With a flick of his form, Li Yunjing darted out ten feet, dodging the Red Sun Giant Snake’s attack!
This Red Sun Giant Snake was far larger and more formidable than the ones he had encountered before!
Clearly, it was not easy to deal with!
With a boom, the spot Li Yunjing had just vacated split apart, dust rising in the air.
Barely, but successfully, Li Yunjing evaded the Red Sun Giant Snake’s strike.
Enraged by its miss, the Red Sun Giant Snake roared furiously.
The tiny bug before it was utterly detestable, having narrowly avoided its attack!
The Red Sun Giant Snake tightly pursued Li Yunjing, writhing its massive body and flattening the mountain forest.
"Damn it! This beast is incredibly fierce, causing landslides, toppling trees, and hurling rocks wherever it moves. I can’t tackle it head-on!"
Seeing the beast’s ferocity, Li Yunjing shivered and moved even faster.
With "Gale Boots," his speed was exceptional, and his relatively small stature allowed him to zip through the forest agilely.
Bit by bit, he managed to increase the distance between himself and the Red Sun Giant Snake.
After about three hundred miles, having circled around, he finally evaded the snake’s pursuit.
During this journey, Li Yunjing fought countless battles, fleeing when necessary, and even killing many foolish beasts that blocked his way.