Chapter 596 - 595: Secrets, Cut the Knot Quickly

Xiang Yunxian had been gone for a long time.

Unconsciously, the sky gradually darkened.

Li Jing stayed in the house, not intending to go out and check.

The longer Xiang Yunxian was gone, the more this proved his guess was correct.

The older generation in Yun family knew about the problem that existed in their own line; they just kept it as a secret and didn’t tell the younger generation.

The night grew deeper.

Around midnight, Li Jing’s primordial spirit sensed Xiang Yunxian’s return, as she entered this courtyard where the spatial level had been expanded.

She stopped outside the door.

Xiang Yunxian paused, there was no sign of movement.

Sensing this, Li Jing slightly furrowed his brow, got up and opened the door.

The door opened.

In front of him was Xiang Yunxian, her eyes red-rimmed after obviously crying.

Upon seeing Li Jing come out, her expression turned into panic, and she hastily tidied her appearance.

Li Jing saw her distress in his eyes but didn’t break the silence. He simply moved aside.

"Come in, let’s talk."

On hearing this, Xiang Yunxian looked up at him and responded lightly with "Hmm".

She came in and sat down.

Li Jing didn’t hurry to converse.

He calmly brewed Life Tree leaves tea for Xiang Yunxian and poured her a cup. He soothingly said.

"Have some tea and calm your mind."

Xiang Yunxian is rather naive.

But not naive enough to think that Lee Jing hadn’t noticed her state when she returned.

But he didn’t ask anything.

This touched her deeply.

Although they were merely acquaintances, Li Jing from the start had treated her with much more sincerity than anyone else and did not have any judgment towards her due to certain matters.

She nodded, picked up the tea cup, took a sip. The invigorating tea revitalized her, she bit her red lip and looked at him.

"Master Jiu, may I ask you something?"

"You don’t have to ask."

Li Jing responded, saying.

"We’re associated, and I’ve used a lot of the medicines you’ve compounded. We also have a future agreement regarding the supply of the medicine. Just say what you need and, if it’s within my power, I’ll definitely help."

Hearing this, Xiang Yunxian’s face showed a touched expression as she took a deep breath.

"I implore you, save our Yun family."

"How so?"

Li Jing asked while sipping his tea.

Without waiting for Xiang Yunxian to respond, he looked at her.

"Does it have to do with the abnormalities I noticed in you and Xiang Yunsheng?"

Xiang Yunxian nodded, organized her words, and then said.

"My father told me everything. Our Yun lineage ... no, more precisely, the original Yun Sect wasn’t as we descendants understood, born and raised in the Immortal Realm of Zhong Zhou. We’re actually from the Ancient Fairyland. What’s more, back in the Ancient Fairyland, everyone in the Yun Sect were pharmacists, though we didn’t live very honorably."

She continued narrating.

"The Yun Sect was greatly involved with the ancient demon suppressed under Haoran City. One could even say that without that ancient demon, there would be no Yun Sect. Our lineage was nurtured by him to research and create drugs, addicting and lethal poisons to control others."

"That ancient demon was very skilled. In order to control the Yun Sect, he left a kind of secret mark in the bloodline of all the people of the Yun Sect. Any descendants of Yun Sect with a pure bloodline could have their life and death controlled by him."

"At the same time, this mark also served as a kind of legacy, passing down the experiences and wonderful thoughts of our ancestors’ research on medicine recipes through bloodline, bringing something like enlightenment to descendants of Yun Sect with a pure enough bloodline at the end of each year."

After narrating these three points, Xiang Yunxian stopped talking.

Obviously.

This issue shocked her greatly.

Li Jing was indeed shocked as he listened.

A secret mark, not only controlled a group of pharmacists to serve him, but even their descendants were affected.

Moreover, this mark also had the power of legacy.

To ensure that the younger generation of the Yun Sect could learn from the experiences of their predecessors and each could become successful.

This plan.

Truthfully, it’s quite impressive.

Li Jing frankly couldn’t imagine what kind of method could affect even the descendants of the family.

But thinking that it was the Ancient Fairyland, he felt that nothing was impossible.

Not to mention the Ancient Fairyland.

The current Immortal Realm, which has obviously deteriorated countless times compared to the Ancient Fairyland, has various magical methods, and the results are unexpected.

Shaking the tea cup in his hand, Li Jing looked up.

"So, the real reason why the Yun Sect abandoned its sect position and became the Yun family rooted in Haoran City is because of the Ancient Demon. The secret of Haoran City you told me about the Yun family is just a lie from the ancestors of the Yun family?"

Xiang Yunxian silently nodded, without speaking.

Li Jing pursed his lips and asked.

"If I kill the Ancient Demon, can the Yun family regain its freedom?"

"No."

Xiang Yunxian shook her head and said.

"According to my father, the hidden method branding and the Ancient Demon are intertwined. Unless it willingly removes the branding, when it dies, our Yun family will also die."

Saying this, she continued tiredly.

"Whether the descendants with impure blood will be affected, even the elders in the family are not sure. After all, strictly speaking, they also carry the blood of their ancestors in their bodies."

Hearing these words, Li Jing nodded.

"I understand."

Saying this, he smiled.

"Since there is a way to solve it, it’s not a problem. Don’t worry too much about it, I’ll handle this matter. When the Ancient Demon breaks the seal and emerges, I will make it willingly remove the hidden method branding."

This lightly uttered statement, like a full-dose tranquilizer pill, was fed into Xiang Yunxian’s mouth, and she immediately showed a relieved expression.

Although she knew the matter would not be so simple.

But if Li Jing said it.

She believed he could do it.

Xiang Yunxian, looking at Li Jing, hesitated for a while and slowly stood up.

?

Li Jing.

Thump!

Xiang Yunxian suddenly knelt down.

This kneel.

Was pretty forceful.

The ground tile made of a certain spiritual object was cracked by her kneel.

The hem of Xiang Yunxian’s skirt was instantly torn, and her white knees immediately became inflamed as the skin tore open.

But she didn’t even frown, she just bent down and was about to bow.

"Tsk."

Li Jing clicked his tongue, waved his hand, and forced her from bowing down and made her stand up.

"I’ve told you, if I can help you, I certainly will. Why do you have to do this?"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yunxian was speechless, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Meeting Li Jing.

She’s really lucky.

She has thought so since the beginning.

After all, if it wasn’t for Li Jing, she might have been manipulated into something by Nalan Longao or Nalan Que.

Upon returning and encountering the Ancient Demon.

The Yun family line would either again become a harmful tool or be wiped out.

In such a predicament.

Without Li Jing, she wouldn’t know what to do.

Just as she didn’t know what to say, Li Jing waved his hand.

"Alright, sit down and talk. Don’t cry, I can do anything, but I don’t know how to coax women."

Hearing this, a smile unintentionally formed on Xiang Yunxian’s face.

He was capable of anything, except for flattering women?

In her mind, the omnipotent him did not know how to do this?

She rubbed her eyes and wiped away her tears, then looked at him.

Just as she was about to speak, Li Jing asked.

"What is the attitude of your father and other elders towards this matter?"

"Take it one step at a time."

Xiang Yunxian replied.

"For so many years, elders who knew about this secret good fortune have been living in fear every day. These conservatives consider the continuation of the family more important than anything else. Watching countless young people grow into capable pharmacists, it is difficult for them to accept that they might lose these one day."

As she spoke, she shook her head with a somewhat self-mocking expression.

"But as time goes by, they gradually become numb. In my father’s words, if the Yun family has come this far because of the ancient demon, it would not be a big deal if it were to perish because of that demon. The emergence of the ancient demon may not necessarily bring destruction to the Yun family, we still have some vitality."

Li Jing fell silent.

The elders of the Yun family indeed took it rather lightly.

However, these words were probably intended to comfort Xiang Yunxian alone.

When they previously encountered Xiang Yunsheng, it was mentioned that the elders were almost unable to resist dropping their medicine spoons and rushing out when they heard that the Confucianism holy thing had been stolen.

If it wasn’t for the timely notification from Sun Qu, these pharmacists without much fighting power might have confronted the half-demon Kong Zhi.

Kong Zhi indeed has some considerations when dealing with people.

But there is a condition.

That condition is that Li Jing, who is confronting him, has the ability to deal with him equally, even injuring him.

If he doesn’t have this ability.

After several obstructions, Kong Zhi might have killed on the spot.

Without revealing these thoughts, Li Jing glanced at Xiang Yunxian’s bare kneecap with scraped skin, and casually splashed the tea in his teacup over it.

Xiang Yunxian was startled by this situation.

Seeing it was the tea brewed from Life Tree leaves being splashed over, she did not dodge.

Her broken skirt was wet at once.

At the same time, the scraped kneecap healed visibly fast because of the rich vitality in the tea water.

Such a scene couldn’t help but make Xiang Yunxian sincerely amazed.

No wonder this is tea brewed from Life Tree leaves, the vitality didn’t seem to have been absorbed at all, but it could easily heal such an external injury.

At this moment, Li Jing spoke.

"You didn’t mention my affairs at your house to your father, did you?"

"No."

Xiang Yunxian reflexively responded.

"Although I didn’t interact with you for a long time, I can tell that Master Jiu, you don’t like being complimented by others. You also don’t like interacting with irrelevant people."

Hearing these words, Li Jing shrugged noncommittally and poured himself another cup of tea.

"I said I would help you, and I will not break my promise. But there is a question, how do you plan to return the favor after this matter is over?"

"Return the favour?"

Xiang Yunxian paused for a moment.

"What, you didn’t think I would ask you for a return?"

Li Jing tilted his head.

"Ah, no."

Xiang Yunxian shook her head hastily, straightened up.

"Master Jiu, how... would you like me to repay you?"

"By offering yourself."

Li Jing smiled.

???

Xiang Yunxian.

What?

What did Li Jing say?

For a moment.

She thought she was hallucinating.

This casual request made Xiang Yunxian panic, her mind uncontrollably filled with countless imaginations all at once.

Staying with Li Jing, how many children should he have?

Having tasted the Nine Yin Body, who wouldn’t get addicted?

For Li Jing’s sake she definitely needs to be restrained to some degree.

All sorts of things she shouldn’t have thought about, Xiang Yunxian thought of it all at once.

The only thing she didn’t think about was that Li Jing suddenly asked her to offer herself, and whether she had the right to refuse.

Just as she was panicking, Li Jing gave a bitter smile.

"What are you thinking wildly about? What I meant was, after this matter, you should follow me to the Eastern Immortal Domain."

"..."

Xiang Yunxian.

She had begun considering how many children to have, and Li Jing tells her this?

TM...

Did he do it on purpose?

Looking at Li Jing, who is enchantingly attractive as a fox demon, Xiang Yunxian spotted a trace of mischief in the corner of his mouth, feeling inexplicably relaxed amidst her annoyance.

With just a word from Li Jing, she felt relieved.

Returning the favor.

She did indeed have it in mind.

For such a big matter, it’s impossible to just let Li Jing help without paying him back.

Li Jing may not want it.

But she must give it.

Only in this way, there will be no debt.

Otherwise, her future path will inevitably be affected.

The Orthodox Immortality Path advocates open-mindedness.

If you have a knot in your heart or a great gratitude and resentment that you can’t let go, it may not have much effect on you in the short term, but who knows when it will emerge.

And most of the time, it will be an extremely fatal cause and effect.

Apart from these.

Xiang Yunxian was not naive enough to think that Li Jing was just helping her because they were fated, he had his own motives, only he did not say them outright.

At this moment, though, it became clear.

He wanted her to leave Zhong Shen Zhou with him.

She took out a blanket and covered her already healed legs, and then Xiang Yunxian replied.

"Since Master Jiu wishes for Yunxian to go with you, from today onwards Yunxian will follow you."

Without waiting for Li Jing to respond, she stated seriously.

"But the premise of all this is that the Yun family must be unharmed."

"Good."

Li Jing had a bright smile.

"Don’t take the ancient demon too seriously, I will take care of it. I have exterminated the void creatures that caused the destruction of the ancient fairyland, what is a sole demon that escaped from the ancient fairyland considered as?"

?

Xiang Yunxian was taken aback.

The void creatures that caused the destruction of the ancient fairyland?

This...

Li Jing killed them?

When did this happen?

Could it be...

He actually migrated from the ancient fairyland too?

How many years has he lived?

What are void creatures?

According to the literal interpretation, they are creatures that exist in the void.

In the endless void space...

Could there be any living beings left?

One question after another emerged in Xiang Yunxian’s mind.

Before she could ponder any further, Li Jing spoke again.

"I give you two hours to gather all the people of the Yun family."

?

Xiang Yunxian’s eyebrows furrowed.

"I can handle it, but we must prepare for any contingency."

Li Jing spoke out.

"To avoid hitches, all the Yun family members should stay in my independent world for now. Even if there is an impact from the hidden method branding in the blood, I can protect you."

As he spoke, he continued.

"Besides, Ling Ling and Xiaocai may be able to solve this magic. However, this is just a backup plan. Ling Ling and Xiaocai are too special, and unless it’s necessary, I don’t plan to let the Yun family members have contact with them."

Hearing this, Xiang Yunxian just remembered that the person in front of her is not only capable of individual power.

If there is an independent world to protect...

The Yun family members indeed wouldn’t be in any trouble.

No matter how powerful the hidden method branding is, it is no match for the protection of one’s own universe.

As for Ling Ling and Xiaocai...

If either of these two sparkling cuties came out, they could bring Nalan Que, who had been dead for countless years, back to full health on the spot. How hard could it be to give the Yun family members a new life at the necessary time?

Thinking of this, Xiang Yunxian stood up in haste.

"Master Jiu, you are considerate. I’ll go find my father right away."

"Hmm."

Li Jing echoed and said,

"Now that things have reached this point, it’s okay to let him know that I am the Taoist who acted today. As for my real identity, it’s not late to talk about it after you follow me to the Eastern Immortal Domain and settle down."

Xiang Yunxian nodded her head and turned to leave.

...

About two hours later, that is, an hour later.

Xiang Yunxian returned.

Apart from her, there were two men and a woman who had also returned, all latter venerables at their peak.

The one who was the obvious leader resembled Xiang Yunxian by seventy percent, obviously her father.

Upon seeing the three of them, Li Jing waved his hand and immediately took them into the Little Universe, sending them to an unknown place.

???

Xiang Yunxian.

She had just brought the three in charge of her family here.

Before she even had a chance to introduce them, Li Jing had already dispatched them...

At this time, Li Jing spoke again.

"There’s no need to go through the trouble of introducing them to me, and don’t get it wrong. I only appreciate you, not the others in the Yun family."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yunxian was speechless.

Not that she didn’t want to talk.

It’s just that Li Jing had said everything that needed to be said, and she didn’t know what to say.

Indeed.

She brought the three Yun family elders, who had absolute say in the family, including her biological father, not just to let them meet Li Jing, but also to try to see his reaction.

However, Li Jing didn’t give her a chance ...

Had she done something unnecessary then?

Looking at Li Jing, Xiang Yunxian was a little flustered.

Li Jing saw her misgivings and smiled knowingly.

"Don’t overthink it, I was speaking the truth, not blaming you."

With that, Li Jing inquired.

"Since you have brought them here, it means that you have successfully convinced them, and the Yun family members have all gathered in the mansion?"

Seeing that he didn’t blame her, Xiang Yunxian couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Upon hearing his question, she nodded subconsciously.

Li Jing responded with an indifferent smile.

"Okay, let’s inconvenience them for a while."

With that said, he moved his heart and opened up a large area of his domain.

The entire Yun family’s courtyard was immediately taken into the Little Universe and then sent to the unknown place.

Watching as an enormous part of her family suddenly disappeared, Xiang Yunxian stood blankly in stunned silence.

This...

Is this what it means to be an emperor?

Thinking she herself held a branch of the Heaven and Earth Tree and that maybe someday she could claim the throne after opening her own independent world, Xiang Yunxian couldn’t help but daydream.

At this time, Li Jing spoke.

"It’s settled, it’s time to take action."

?

Xiang Yunxian turned her head.

Take action?

What action?

The ancient demon’s seal hasn’t been broken yet, has it?

Meeting her doubtful gaze, Li Jing gave a shy smile.

"Originally, I didn’t want to draw attention, and I intended to wait until he broke the seal. But since there’s this issue with the Yun family, let’s get the situation handled quickly so you can be at ease sooner."

"..."

Xiang Yunxian.

So...

Li Jing does not need to wait for the ancient demon to break the seal to deal with him!?

Is such a thing really possible?

While she was still dazed, Li Jing chuckled.

"Since the other one is an ancient demon, I might as well face it as a demon myself."

With that, he rose into the sky.

Xiang Yunxian immediately realized that she was following Li Jing in his ascent. She then realized that she was already inside the Little Universe, not just in his domain, and was being sheltered.

However, Li Jing didn’t close the domain, in order to facilitate her witnessing what was about to happen.

Having realized this, Li Jing transformed back into his previous guise of a Taoist.

"Last stage of the Path of Demonic Cultivation."

"Boom!"

An enormous noise.

The universe shook.

Frighteningly massive waves of Demonic Qi instantly erupted from around Li Jing, spreading out in all directions and quickly developed into a level that obscured both the sky and the sun.

Last stage of the Path of Demonic Cultivation.

This is a capability Li Jing gained from his Demon cultivation practice.

It is fundamentally a skill for drastically enhancing combative power.

With the advancement of Li Jing’s realm, the power of this ability, which is quite consistent with the Cultivation Path, also keeps on increasing.

The endless Demonic Qi, in the blink of an eye swept through the entire Haoran City.

At this moment, the Haoran City was far from being depopulated.

There were people who had received the news and fled, but most people hadn’t had the chance to pack their belongings and leave.

The surprise came so suddenly that everyone in Haoran City was shaken to their core.

This...

Could it be the ancient demon that Lord Sun had mentioned?

Such strong demonic qi...

Does it have to be so horrific?

Just as everyone was terrified by the unparalleled demonic qi, a thunderous bellow came from the west side of the city.

"Haoran Universe, stays righteous forever!"

A towering phantom immediately appeared.

It was the form of Sun Qu.

Li Jing looked over upon seeing this.

"It’s me, don’t mind it."

"..."

Sun Qu.

Li Jing’s sudden actions caught him so off guard that he thought the ancient demon had broken free from the seal prematurely. He was so startled that he took out all his stops, swearing to share the same fate as Haoran City.

Who would have thought that the chaos was caused by Li Jing!?

Seeing him dressed like a Taoist but emanating a raging demon Qi, Sun Qu hesitated slightly before nodding and diffusing his righteous aura.

???

People of Haoran City.

With the appearance of City Lord Sun Qu, everyone thought that the Confucianism leader of the Immortal Realm would finally stand up for Haoran City. Who knew he would retract back again?

Nevertheless, they were able to figure out the situation to some extent.

Li Jing was not an ancient demon and was harmless to Haoran City.

So the question was...

What was this demon head planning to do with such terrifying power?

In the Little Universe domain.

Xiang Yunxian watched Li Jing in a daze.

Has he succumbed to the demon path?

What kind of power is this?

At this moment, looking at Li Jing, she felt as if she was in the face of an Outer Realm Sky Demon.

She had never seen a Sky Demon before.

Only heard of them.

But for some reason, that was the sensation she felt.

So...

What exactly is Li Jing?

If he’s a human...

Why does he have such power?

Is there anything he can’t do!?

While she was stunned, Li Jing lowered his eyes, the pupils turning golden.

The Eye of True Vision activated.

Instantly, he perceived everything inside and outside of Haoran City, including the seal hiding in the deep ground.

There.

Was a simple word "suppress".

But just the sight of this word "suppress" made Li Jing feel some pressure.

This was left from the power struggle era of the Immortal Realm. Its power has been worn away countless times.

Without the support of the Confucianism holy thing, its power was further reduced to barely maintaining its lowest point.

It was hard to imagine.

How terrifying this seal would be at its prime.

The person who set this seal in ancient times was a bit strong.

When comparing Sun Qu with the person who set this seal, the current Confucianism leader of the Immortal Realm couldn’t even be considered a junior.

After a moment of astonishment, Li Jing waved his hand.

"Unnamed."

With the call, the Unnamed Taoist Tool quietly appeared in his hand.

Under the surging demon Qi, every spike on the Unnamed’s body radiated endless cold light.

The next second.

Li Jing descended.

"Boom!"

There was a tremendous sound.

The ground shattered and he pierced into the depth where the word "suppress" was located. He raised his hand to form seals and lightly reprimanded.

"All heavens and stars, heed my command, Eternal Reincarnation!"

In an instant.

The place where the word "suppress" was located at the bottom of the earth turned into a whole starry sky.

Eternal Reincarnation.

It also had the effect of confinement.

But it was the ultimate upgrade version of Da Zhoutian Ban.

Top specification!

It was one of the final truths of Heavenly Net True Explanation.

Li Jing didn’t use it before because he didn’t have the ability to display it.

It’s inevitable.

The Taoist law is too profound.

Eternal reincarnation and Da Zhoutian Ban both require the use of starry sky rules.

But such a large rule power, even Li Jing, who maxed out the Heavenly Net True Explanation, couldn’t borrow it all at once.

In a strict sense, he was still an outsider to the system of Taoist law.

Even with maxed out skills, there were still many things he was not familiar with.

Da Zhoutian Ban was a choice made out of no other options.

Now possessing the Heaven and Earth Heart from the Nine Emperor Sutras, the highest secret book of Taoism from the Upper Three Realms, things were different...

Just with the entry-level understanding from those fifteen skill points, he was already able to control one of the strongest truths of the Heavenly Net True Explanation.

After setting up Eternal Reincarnation, Li Jing swung his hand, hitting the word "suppress" with a rod.

"Boom!"

The word "suppress" shattered.

Following that.

"Hahaha" a burst of wild laughter sounded.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist, for the rescue. And now...you can die!"

Accompanied by this declaration, a figure with a ghostly shape quietly appeared behind Li Jing, reaching out to him.

Xiang Yunxian, who was in the domain, couldn’t help but cry out when she saw this.

"Master Jiu, be careful!"

At the critical moment, much faster than it took for her to speak.

Li Jing turned his head back, neither dodging nor avoiding.

"Bang!"

The ghostly figure scratched his chest, sparking a burst of fire.

???

The ancient demon.

"A demon path body cultivator!? Achieved sainthood through body refining!?"

"I am not some demon path body refiner but an unknown Taoist. As for becoming a saint through body refining, I just accidentally ate an Immortal Medicine and achieved immortality, incidentally acquiring some body refining skills."

Li Jing spoke in a leisurely manner, but his movements did not falter. He struck the ancient demon’s head with the Unnamed Taoist Tool with a "whir" sound.

Immersed in demonhood.

Power of soaring.

With the double melee bonuses.

The path of the Unnamed Taoist Tool shattered spaces, creating voids.

This was not the effect of Void Rules.

It was a result of the unparalleled brute force acting on the Unnamed Taoist Tool, which was always violent, reaching an unprecedented intensity, causing the destructive and pulverizing Rule Power to reach a level that could completely destroy space.

Facing this momentum, the ancient demon wanted to retreat but was completely immobilized.

This power...

Was too terrifying!

It completely immobilized him.

At the brink of life and death, the ancient demon shouted.

"Spare me, Taoist Master!"