The righteous path punishes Heaven

Chapter 36 Enemies

“What…” A young male cultivator looked at the dried and broken pieces of corpse on the ground, knelt down with a thud, and showed a pained expression on his face. The female cultivator who had been killed by Zhang Yunling was his Daoist partner.

Because the two were connected by their divine senses, if one of them were to suffer a mishap, the other would be able to sense it in their mind. However, at that time, the male cultivator was fighting an ancient demon beast with the elders of Sanqing Mountain and did not have time to escape to this place. He never expected to see his Daoist companion die a tragic death, his body torn to pieces.

After kneeling on the ground and weeping bitterly, the male cultivator used his storage bag to collect the remaining flesh and blood of the female cultivator. With red eyes, he turned to the elder of Sanqing Mountain and said, "Elder Li, this must have been done by the Quanzhen Sect. I beg you to join me in killing them and avenging my Daoist companion!"

Elder Li, the elder of Sanqing Mountain, also had a solemn expression. This female cultivator was a prodigy of his Sanqing Mountain inner sect, but now she had been brutally murdered in this ancient world, her body and soul destroyed. Even without the male disciple's words, he would have pursued this matter.

At the same time, Zhang Yunling and Ren Jixing, who had been meditating for a day and a night to recover, also emerged from their meditative state. Zhang Yunling suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked, "Senior Brother Ren, before you spoke to me, I still had something to finish. The villager I've been following has been scared away by us. Actually, I wanted to go with him to that mountain to see what was going on."

Ren Jixing nodded and smiled upon hearing this, sprang to his feet, and picked up the folding fan again. As he slowly walked out of the cave, he said, "Is this such a small matter too troublesome for you, Junior Brother? We, the Quanzhen Sect, had already received intelligence before coming here. This mountain is called Flame Mountain, and there must be an unknown being with a very high level of cultivation inside. The reason we entered the Xuanxu Ancient Realm this time is to go to Flame Mountain to survive and seek opportunities."

“I see. Then why don’t we travel together and meet up with Elder Ming and the others?” Zhang Yunling said tentatively. Seeing that Ren Jixing’s expression did not change and he readily agreed, he had no further doubts and followed Ren Jixing to fly towards Flaming Mountain.

Originally, Zhang Yunling had considered that since he had killed the female cultivator from Sanqing Mountain, he would need to avoid that area when he returned to the Flame Mountain region. However, even so, an unexpected event still occurred.

"Hey! You two, stop right there!" A cold shout rang out from in front of Zhang and Ren. It was the male cultivator from Sanqing Mountain who had previously boasted that he would annihilate the Quanzhen Sect. Elder Li was also there with him.

"You are... Zhu Yi?" Ren Jixing recognized the other party at a glance. This person's physical strength was so great that he could directly contend with fifth- or even sixth-order demonic beasts. His abnormal physical strength also provided him with enough defense to withstand a full-force attack from a Nascent Soul cultivator. He was a well-known figure among the young cultivators of their generation.

"You're not a Quanzhen Dao cultivator, are you? Why is your body so full of Yin energy?" Zhu Yi pointed at Ren Jixing and said, then looked at Zhang Yunling beside him. "You have abundant Yang energy, so it seems you're related to the Quanzhen Dao. Now quickly tell us your identity, and I'll give you a quick death!" After saying that, Zhu Yi didn't wait for the two to answer and directly stepped into the air to kill them.

Seeing this, Ren Jixing frowned. Although this brute had a high level of cultivation, he was single-minded and could not win by force. However, in this critical moment, there was no time to think too much.

Zhang Yunling then realized that with his novice Foundation Establishment cultivation, he would definitely be cannon fodder who would be instantly killed by an opponent like Zhu Yi. Without hesitation, he directly summoned the immortal artifact Vajra Bracelet and threw it at Zhu Yi who was coming towards him.

Seeing Zhang Yunling pull out that powerful magic weapon again, Ren Jixing quickly distanced himself. The moment the Vajra Bracelet flew out, it shone with golden light. The power emanating from it made Zhu Yi feel a strong sense of crisis. He hurriedly tightened his momentum and narrowly avoided the attack of the Vajra Bracelet.

Just as Zhang Yunling was about to use his divine sense to control the Vajra Bracelet to continue the attack, the old man in the green robe next to Zhu Yi made a move. With a wave of his sleeve, he released an extremely powerful cultivation that directly severed the divine sense connection between Zhang Yunling and the Vajra Bracelet, which was then snatched from his hand.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Yi's face lit up with joy. "Thank you for your help, Elder Li! It seems that I will personally kill these two today!" Taking advantage of the momentum, Zhu Yi suddenly exerted force and charged towards Zhang and Ren again.

"Damn it..." Seeing the Vajra Bracelet fall into someone else's hands, Zhang Yunling was extremely anxious but helpless. Now that he had encountered these two evil stars coming to kill him, he had to think about the worst possible countermeasure.

Although this place seems to be a space from another world, the powerful figure Sun Jie, who claims to be a transmigrator, should have a way to get in. Now that his immortal artifact, the Vajra Bracelet, has been taken away by Elder Li, his only trump card is to use the jade slip to send a message to Sun Jie to come and rescue him.

Ren Jixing hurriedly pulled Zhang Yunling and fled in another direction, with Zhu Yi roaring and chasing after them. However, Old Li remained where he was, his eyes fixed on the magic weapon golden ring he had just snatched, lost in thought.

Just as Zhang Yunling reached into his robes to take out a jade slip and send a message to Sun Jie, Ren Jixing suddenly stopped, turned around, and laughed loudly: "Zhu Yi! You brat, just because your cultivation is superior to ours, you think you can bully us? Do you really think the Quanzhen Sect has no one left?!"

After saying that, Ren Jixing stretched out his left hand, squeezed the jade slip in his hand hard, and it shattered directly. The divine power contained on it poured out in an instant, which was noticed by the old monster of the underworld in the distance.

In just a few breaths, Zhang Yunling, Ren Jixing, and Zhu Yi in mid-air all felt a fluctuation of spatial power spreading out, sensing the terrifying presence that was about to descend. Even though Zhu Yi was filled with killing intent, he had no choice but to stop and observe cautiously.

A rift appeared in the space, and an old man stepped out. His thin, bony figure was hidden in a black robe, revealing only two skeletal hands and an extremely aged face.

"Disciple greets Elder Ming!" Ren Jixing was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward to bow respectfully. Zhang Yunling's expression, however, was somewhat solemn. Was this the influential figure of the Quanzhen Sect, Elder Minggui? If he could not pass his test, his attempt to join the Quanzhen Sect would likely fail, and he might never be able to have any contact with the sect again.

Although Zhu Yi, who was in the distance, was also extremely worried, he was fortunate to have Elder Li's assistance. Even if he failed to kill anyone today, he could still escape unscathed.

Elder Ming looked at Ren Jixing and slowly asked, "Jixing, you've only been in the Xuanxu Ancient Realm for a few days, yet you crushed the jade slip I gave you. What exactly happened?"

Ren Jixing pointed to Zhu Yi in the distance and Elder Li who had rushed over and said, "Those two are cultivators from Sanqing Mountain. When they learned that I was a disciple of Quanzhen Dao, they charged at me like mad dogs! My cultivation was no match for them, and they were accompanied by a Nascent Soul cultivator. In desperation, I had no choice but to ask you for help. I beg Elder Ming to defeat them!"

Before Elder Ming could respond, Elder Li on the other side shouted, "Ming Shan! You old codger, how dare you show your face in front of me!"

"Li Hongbin? Hmph! You shameless old bastard, how dare you speak so arrogantly to me?" Faced with Li's insults, Ming Lao was not to be outdone. "What a small world! You were defeated by me two hundred years ago, and now that you're facing me, you'll still be beaten and forced to flee!"

"Sharp tongue and sharp tongue! It's still uncertain who will win or lose. If you're so capable, come and have a match!" Li Hongbin cursed back at Ming Shan and charged forward without saying another word.

Elder Ming also unleashed his cultivation, forming hand seals as he charged forward. The two Nascent Soul stage elders clashed, and the resulting magical fluctuations and power sent the three juniors flying far away.

Ren Jixing quickly activated his spiritual power to stabilize himself, then grabbed Zhang Yunling, who was still retreating, and hurriedly said, "Leave that place to Elder Ming, and we can take this opportunity to escape from here and continue towards Flaming Mountain!"