"This time, it was my miscalculation! I didn’t expect there to be two waves of enemies, and even a master like Si Hezhong showed up!"
Xu Xun shook his head slightly and sighed lightly.
"Senior Brother! It’s not your fault! Besides, we defeated 728 Tribulation Cultivators with only 43 people, and you even wounded the True Disciple of Primordial Yang Dao Sect. No matter how you look at it, it was a resounding victory!"
"Exactly! Senior Brother, we cultivators go against the heavens. We seek a glimmer of hope in the impossible! From the moment we embarked on this path, it was about slaying demons, battling other cultivators, fighting against the heavens and the earth. Life and death have long been left behind!"
"Well! You all rest here for a bit, I’ll summon the ’Cyan Cloud Ship’, and we’ll head back."
Seeing the high spirits of his fellow disciples, Xu Xun nodded in satisfaction.
A day later, Li Yunjing returned to his home in the Outer Sect.
After completely closing the door, Li Yunjing refused to see anyone and began to tally his earnings from this haul.
Looking at the storage bags and Hundred Treasures Pouches piled like a small mountain on the table, Li Yunjing couldn’t stop grinning.
"This time we really hit the jackpot! I’ll count them one by one!"
Li Yunjing quickly began to crack each storage bag.
There was too much stuff inside!
It couldn’t all fit on the table, so Li Yunjing dumped everything onto the floor.
Especially when he opened those five "Hundred Treasures Pouches", Li Yunjing’s room was almost filled to the brim!
It was practically a treasure mountain!
"This time we really hit the jackpot!"
Li Yunjing’s voice trembled a bit, and the room was filled with the dazzling glow of treasures.
It took Li Yunjing a full two hours to categorize and organize all the resources.
[Sect Contribution Points: 150]
[Spirit Stones: 39900 Low Grade Spirit Stones, 100 Middle Grade Spirit Stones]
[Elixirs: 3009 Qi Cultivation Pills, 1142 Qi Replenishing Pills, 343 Antitoxic Pills, 700 Grain Avoidance Pills, 300 Beast Feeding Pills, 3 Barrier-Breaking Pills]
[Talismans: 400 Tier One Low Grade Five Elements Spirit Talismans, 200 Middle Grade Five Elements Talismans, 17 Tier One High Grade Five Elements Spirit Talismans, 70 special talismans like Vajra Talismans, 10 Flying Talismans, High Grade Magical Artifact Tranquil Wolf Hair Brush, Red Sun Giant Snake Blood, other talisman brushes, talisman paper, various blood, Myriad Li Communication Talisman]
[Arrays: Spirit Gathering Array Disc, one Array Atlas]
[Magical Treasures: Top Grade Magical Artifact Profound Jade Inner Armor, Gale Boots, Soul-Slaying Sword, two Breaking Gang Spears; High Grade Outer Sect Daoist Robe; Mysterious Thunder Origin Root, 20 Low Grade Magical Artifacts, 100 Middle Grade Magical Artifacts, 40 High Grade Magical Artifacts, 6 Top Grade Magical Artifacts]
[Spirit Roots: High Grade Five Elements Spirit Root, High Grade High Tier Thunder Spirit Root]
[Cultivation Techniques: Self-Comprehended Thunder Skill, Shenxiao Dao Qi Refining Technique, Martial Arts Cultivation, Blood Rain Sword, Celestial Spirit Force]
[Magic: "Flying Flame Technique," "Cyan Wood Formula," "Clear Spirit Formula," "Stone Fall Technique," "Cold Star Sword Technique," Small Divine Technique Water and Fire United, "Ghostly Vortex Blade," and 17 more captured cultivation techniques and spells]
[Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Realm Fifth Layer Middle Grade]
[Miscellaneous: 100 Refined Copper, 1000 Refined Iron, 30 general Five Elements Spiritual Objects, Geng Metal Nail Size, one Starlight Stone, several Blackwing Centipede corpses, countless poison, Red Sun Giant Snake Teeth, Poison Sac, Snake Gall, one set of scales, one section of spine, 100 jin of Spirit Rice, 14 storage bags, 5 Hundred Treasures Pouches]
After counting everything, Li Yunjing felt like he was in a dream.
No wonder Xianyu Zhengshou was so ruthless, wanting to kill his companions.
With so many resources, if divided among three, Xianyu Zhengshou certainly wouldn’t be willing.
By killing the other two, not only did he get these treasures, but he could also seize the resources of the other two.
With this much wealth, even the dream of Loose Cultivators’ "Foundation Establishment Pill" could be bought three or four times over!
With this much wealth, advancing to the Foundation Establishment Realm would be no problem at all!
This wealth is truly astonishing!
"So much wealth cannot be consumed within the Sect! I still need to find an opportunity to sell it at the outer market!"
Li Yunjing exclaimed.
First of all, for safety, wealth should not be exposed; secondly, external prices are generally higher, and selling outside can maximize profits.
All the items he had were highly liquid hard currency!
There’s no worry about not being able to sell at a good price!
As he thought about his bright future, an image of a perfect figure appeared in Li Yunjing’s mind.
At this moment, Li Yunjing remembered the kindness of Yu Yunyi.
Now that he had made it, he had to find a chance to repay the 1000 Contribution Points he owed her.
Just returning it, Yu Yunyi would surely refuse.
He would have to find an opportunity to give her a valuable gift as a token of appreciation for her help!
At this moment, Li Yunjing was truly rich and powerful.
With so many resources, what was there to worry about?
There’s a saying, "Killing and arson bring gold belts!"
Without this life-and-death battle, no matter how hard he worked in the Sect, even a hundred years wouldn’t yield this much wealth!
No wonder so many Inner Sect disciples and True Disciples often go out to seek opportunities!
The outside world truly is wonderful!
If there are no opportunities, just killing some Tribulation Cultivators would be enough to gather a fortune!
Thinking of this, Li Yunjing became even more eager to go out on missions.
In this battle, Li Yunjing also suffered losses, using many talismans and completely damaging the Cold Star Sword.
Even his "Spirit Gathering Array" was damaged.
Li Yunjing didn’t feel sad about it anymore; he directly selected some materials and began to repair the "Spirit Gathering Array."
In the following days, Li Yunjing also refined his "Soul-Slaying Sword," greatly enhancing its power.
This "Soul-Slaying Sword" was extremely vicious; a strike could hurt the opponent’s soul, making it a top-notch malicious magical artifact.
No wonder Senior Brother Liang said it was worth 3000 Spirit Stones; it’s truly on par with the best magical flying swords.
With resources, cultivation becomes simpler.
"Spirit Gathering Array" was always open; Spirit Stones were used 24/7, elixirs were taken freely, and talismans were drawn at will. It was an opulent lifestyle!
Li Yunjing even suspected whether an average True Disciple had as much money as he did?
Could they pull out forty to fifty thousand Spirit Stones at once?
This made him suspicious.
While Li Yunjing was sorting his resources, Wei Henian faced big trouble at Ten Thousand Laws Peak, in the Hall of Ten Thousand Laws.
All four of his trusted aides, including Ye Long, had perished, making him a key suspect due to his close connection with them.
The people from the "Law Enforcement Hall" had already come to the Hall of Ten Thousand Laws to question him.
"I’ve said it twice already! They were close to me, but I wasn’t their father. How could I monitor their every move? Should they inform me when going out on a mission? How can I cultivate if they do?"
Wei Henian was almost mad with rage, his face twisted in anger. The steward from the "Law Enforcement Hall" interviewing him was so scared that he didn’t dare to provoke this True Disciple again.
"I’ll curse you, Li Yunjing! You bastard, you’re dead!"
In his heart, Wei Henian roared madly.
For the first time, he felt an intense desire to kill this Outer Disciple!
Earlier, he had only seen Li Yunjing as a venting target.
Now, he truly took Li Yunjing seriously and wanted to kill him for real!
The death of Ye Long and the others was a severe loss for Wei Henian.
They were the top levels of the "Laws Association," and underneath them were many subordinates who needed their connection.
After all, the "Laws Association" was a private, informal organization he had established. It couldn’t be exposed and operate publicly.
To avoid suspicion, Wei Henian didn’t involve himself in many matters.
He only received the resources offered by the "Laws Association" and used it to accomplish his goals.
The Law Enforcement Hall steward, seeing Wei Henian’s fearsome expression, had no desire to antagonize him further.
Unlike Zhong Hongtai, who took bribes from the Fu Family and was willing to fight for them.
Confronting a dominant True Disciple like Wei Henian, he had no intention of making enemies.
With a grave expression, the steward said, "Wei Henian, the sudden death of four Inner Sect disciples is a serious matter. If you know anything, you should tell us in the ’Law Enforcement Hall’."
Suppressing his inner rage, Wei Henian realized the Law Enforcement Hall was unwilling to let this go easily. Though he wanted to mention the conflict between Ye Long and Li Yunjing, he refrained to avoid further complications.
"I understand, Master Wang. I always support the work of the Law Enforcement Hall!"
Wei Henian nodded slightly and exchanged a few polite words with the steward before sending them out of the Ten Thousand Laws Peak.
"Li Yunjing! You little fox! Interesting! I failed to eliminate you immediately!"
Watching the disappearing figures of the Law Enforcement Hall members, Wei Henian murmured to himself, "But you’re just at the Fifth Layer of the Qi Cultivation Realm. I have countless ways to toy with you! I’ll play with you!"
"Additionally, this matter must be related to the Fu Family. Fu Chao is the most active one. I’ll find an opportunity to take him down! If ordinary disciples can’t do it, I’ll hire some Foundation Establishment Realm experts! Haha..."
With this in mind, Wei Henian set off.
Nobody knew where he went or which experts he sought to deal with Fu Chao and Li Yunjing.
Meanwhile, after finishing his cultivation, Li Yunjing forcibly advanced his level to the peak of the Fifth Layer of the Qi Cultivation Realm.
Then he went out to meet with Ma Xingyuan, Hou Boyan, and Yue Zhouwang.
With his rapid advancement, it was time to consider forming his faction.
Ma Xingyuan, Hou Boyan, Yue Zhouwang, and Wang Yun were all Outer Sect disciples without any significant backing, yet their cultivation was decent with good potentials for quick advancement to the Inner Sect and could help him.
Such individuals were perfect for Li Yunjing to win over.
This time, instead of exploiting them, Li Yunjing bought some top-grade ingredients and fine wines.
He handed the ingredients to Yue Zhouwang for preparation, and they all gathered merrily at the "Yaxiang Garden."
Everyone was overjoyed.
They had never expected young master Li to host a feast, and they all felt immensely honored.
Their goodwill towards Li Yunjing grew, and they started to regard him as the leader of their circle.