Mortals cultivate immortality, and their IQ is playing with their heartbeats

Lou Yun nodded in satisfaction, tossing a jade scroll to Li Chengfeng: "Cultivate diligently. I'll give you three years. You must reach the Great Accomplishment stage and condense the Heavenly Godly Thorn. If you dare to slack off, I, Lou Yun, will not keep any trash under my wing!"

Li Chengfeng accepted the jade scroll, his heart filled with both trepidation and excitement.

He knew this was a crucial opportunity to embark on the path of cultivation. He gripped the jade scroll tightly, replying firmly: "Disciple will spare no effort to live up to Master's expectations!"

Under Lou Yun's Foundation Establishment stage pressure, he made his assurances with fear and trepidation, but inwardly, he was skeptical. A weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken – definitely not with good intentions. Such a pie falling from the sky seemed too good to be true.

Lou Yun finally nodded in satisfaction and said, "Alright, you may return now. I happen to have some matters to attend to."

Li Chengfeng responded respectfully, "Master, this disciple encountered unforeseen circumstances and was delayed by three days before returning, for which I am deeply ashamed.

Moreover, my Blood Shadow was also destroyed during the escape. Now, I am penniless and unable to purchase even basic cultivation resources, which I fear will affect the progress of my cultivation.

Disciple humbly requests that Master bestow upon me some cultivation resources, such as Blood Replenishing Pills, to help me overcome this difficulty."

Lou Yun scanned Li Chengfeng's storage bag with his divine sense, discovering that while it contained many items, most were insignificant trinkets and stones.

He snorted coldly and tossed out a storage bag, saying, "Inside are 100 Blood Spirit Pills and 100 low-grade spirit stones, enough for you to pay the fine and re-condense your Blood Shadow. For the remaining time, focus on cultivating."

Li Chengfeng felt as if a great weight had been lifted from his shoulders, and he respectfully accepted the storage bag.

He had hidden tens of thousands of cultivation resources in his own storage bag, along with precious items like the Sky Mending Divine Stone and Earthly Fiend Blood Crystal Stones, but they were disguised by the dust of history and did not attract Lou Yun's attention.

He knew that if Lou Yun had discovered these treasures, his life would likely be in danger.

Li Chengfeng felt uneasy as he rose and watched Lou Yun depart.

Lou Yun left in haste, taking Liu Yue's storage bag, the Golden Cloud Sword, and the Golden Armor Talisman, leaving Li Chengfeng with nothing.

He looked at the dried corpse on the ground, severed in two, and felt a mix of emotions.

Even such a powerful Foundation Establishment cultivator had died. The path to survival in this immortal world was indeed cruel. He became even more determined to cultivate quickly, planning to use Lou Yun's name to cultivate in peace and re-condense the nine Blood Shadow clones.

He no longer intended to work in the Pill Chamber but decided to go to the Blood Pool to cultivate.

In the Blood Pool, he could use the "Cauldron Bottom Dao Source" to cultivate the Blood Arts, while the baleful aura, Yin spirit energy, and death energy there would significantly benefit his Evergreen Sky-Reaching Art. He planned to implement this perfect cultivation plan as soon as he returned.

He wasn't far from the Blood Demon Sect. At his speed, he could reach it within a day.

He had been delayed for four days and needed to quickly hand over 80 low-grade spirit stones and 80 Blood Replenishing Pills as a fine.

Although the cultivation resources Lou Yun had given him weren't much, they were enough to cope with his current predicament.

He changed into new clothes, stepped onto a standard-issue demonic blade, and flew toward the sect.

With Lou Yun as a protective talisman and enough resources to cover the punishment, he no longer had any worries and his steps became more relaxed.

After careful consideration, he reviewed all his battles and actions, trying to identify shortcomings.

He gradually realized that his greed was his greatest enemy. If he hadn't been greedy for the Blood Fiend Crystal Stone, he could have retreated safely.

He wouldn't have become entangled with Lou Yun, and all these troubles would have vanished. He knew that greed was the root of all evil and must be guarded against.

In the future, he resolved to assess situations carefully, act cautiously, and avoid unnecessary conflicts as much as possible.

But being in the Demonic Sect, being too low-key was not a good strategy either. How to grasp the balance was indeed an art.

At the same time, deep within the Earthly Fiend's cave in the Fiend River Battlefield.

Xue Wenlong, due to a moment's carelessness, was beheaded by Qiu Yunhe, and his soul dissipated.

Xue Wenlong's heart was filled with unwillingness and helplessness, but reality was cruel, and he was powerless to turn the tide.

Seeing this, Yu Lin laughed and congratulated Qiu Yunhe: "Senior Brother's cultivation has reached great heights. Not only has he eliminated a demonic cultivator, but he has also made great contributions to the Pine Sect. He will surely win the favor of the fairy."

Qiu Yunhe said smugly, "I had prepared many methods, but I didn't expect the opponent to be so vulnerable."

"We must retrieve the crystal stone immediately, lest there be unforeseen complications."

However, when they arrived at the location of the crystal stone, they found that the baleful aura was gradually dissipating, and the crystal stone was gone.

Stealing the Earthly Fiend Blood Crystal silently was no ordinary feat, but the scene before them still shocked them.

After searching, they found the corpses of many Demon Sect disciples, but Li Chengfeng was nowhere to be found.

Qiu Yunhe was furious, concluding that Li Chengfeng had stolen the crystal stone and was pretending to be weak.

Qiu Yunhe analyzed calmly, pointing out that all the corpses were here, except for Li Chengfeng's, which further confirmed his guess.

They immediately decided to hunt down Li Chengfeng and retrieve the crystal stone.

The two hurried to the cave entrance, where they learned that someone had escaped with the crystal stone at great speed, making it impossible to catch up.

Rhine bluntly stated that even at his speed, he couldn't catch up.

They knew that this crystal stone had been borrowed from the sect for the purpose of helping their Eldest Brother advance to the Foundation Establishment stage, but now it was lost, and the consequences were unimaginable.

They were worried about being severely punished upon returning to the sect.

The six Skysea Sword Sect disciples lost their former smugness, each of them seemingly shrouded in shadow, evading their inner pain and unease.

They hated Li Chengfeng to the bone, but what could they do? Complaining was useless.

Rhine then suggested, "The sect is no longer our home. Perhaps escaping to another country is the only way to survive."

However, someone questioned, "Can we escape? Once discovered, they will definitely assume that we stole the Earthly Fiend Blood Crystal. We are destined to bear this guilt, but even if we don't escape, we will only face death."

Yu Lin pondered and said, "Rhine, if you have a secret method to temporarily conceal our aura, then we can only escape to another country.

Cultivate in seclusion. When we achieve something, we must avenge this false accusation and return to kill Li Chengfeng!"

He added, "After all, as long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood. How can we return to the sect so rashly?"

Qiu Yunhe gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "That's right, this is the only way out. We must leave this place as soon as possible."

Rhine then took out a magic weapon, gently touched it, and although the magic weapon was tattered, it exuded a strange aura, like a stick of incense.

The aura of the incense quickly spread, enveloping the six of them, and their aura was instantly concealed.

In this way, even if the sect had powerful experts, it would be difficult to find their tracks.

They acted quickly and began to flee.

No one wanted to face that terrible fate, but facing the pressure of death, they had no choice but to flee.

What made Qiu Yunhe even more heartbroken was that they had racked their brains to win the favor of a certain fairy, but now they had ended up as traitors.

This made him feel extremely regretful. Especially Li Chengfeng. If it weren't for this bastard's interference, he could have personally killed Xue Wenlong and returned to the sect in glory, but now he had to go into exile.

The more Qiu Yunhe thought about it, the more frustrated he became, spitting out a mouthful of blood and roaring: "Li Chengfeng, you wait! I will definitely come back and tear you to pieces!"

Li Chengfeng was completely unaware of all this and had no interest in knowing.

Between them, it was originally a life-and-death contest, and the other party also harbored murderous intentions towards Li Chengfeng. Therefore, Li Chengfeng felt no guilt in his heart.