Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Jiang, on successfully taking possession of this waterway secret realm!" Lu Cheng'an congratulated him with a smile.

"I have to thank Fellow Daoist Lu for this, otherwise I wouldn't have had the opportunity to take over this waterway secret realm!"

Jiang Li laughed loudly and said, "It took me another year to successfully take over this waterway secret realm. I'm sure Fellow Daoist Lu is getting impatient. Let's return to the Netherworld now, and I will deal with Zhao Wuji and his son then!"

"Then thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Jiang!" Lu Cheng'an said with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, you're too kind. I already have a grudge against Zhao Wuji and his son. Even without you, if I had known about them, I wouldn't have let them off so easily!" Jiang Li said coldly.

After Lu Cheng'an and Jiang Li made their arrangements, they didn't waste any time and left Black Ruins Lake directly, heading swiftly towards the boundary passage to Lizhou.

Lu Cheng'an and Jiang Li traveled at a fast pace. Although there was some distance between Black Ruins Lake and the boundary passage of Lizhou, the two of them arrived near the boundary passage of Lizhou in no time.

“Fellow Daoist Lu, let’s part ways here. The one who’s in charge of the passage between Lizhou and the border is Daoist Qingyuan of the Wanfa Sect. He’s on some terms with my master, and I’m going to visit him!” Jiang Li said with a smile.

Jiang Li met Lu Cheng'an at Black Ruins Lake because Jiang Li's goal was to reach the border passage of Lizhou.

He knew that the one guarding the Lizhou boundary passage was Daoist Qingyuan of the Wanfa Sect. Daoist Qingyuan and his master had a good relationship. If he entered the Lizhou boundary passage, he could seek Daoist Qingyuan's protection.

“Then I will listen to Fellow Daoist Jiang. We will part ways here. Fellow Daoist Jiang, please be careful!” Lu Cheng’an replied with a smile.

He knew that the person in charge of the passage to the border of the state was a Dao Integration Realm cultivator from the Wanfa Sect, but he only found out now that this Dao Integration Realm cultivator was Dao Lord Qingyuan.

After telling Lu Cheng'an about this, Jiang Li took the lead in entering the boundary passage of Lizhou.

Jiang Li's cultivation has broken through to the Refinement of Emptiness realm, which is a relatively rare level of cultivation.

Moreover, Jiang Li did not enter the endless void through the boundary passage of Lizhou. Now he is returning from the endless void through the boundary passage of Lizhou. Therefore, the moment he entered Licheng, he attracted the attention of the cultivators guarding Licheng.

Of course, it wasn't Daoist Qingyuan who was paying attention to Jiang Li, but rather the Void Refining Realm cultivators in Licheng.

Besides those from Lizhou, some of these Void Refinement Realm cultivators were disciples of Daoist Qingyuan, and all of them knew Jiang Li's identity.

For this reason, not long after entering Li City, Jiang Li was able to meet Qingyuan Daojun through his disciple.

After meeting Qingyuan Daojun, Jiang Li told him in detail about his experiences in the endless void and asked Qingyuan Daojun to help him send a message to his master to let him know his current location.

Jiang Li asked Qingyuan Daojun for help because all of his and his master's means of communication had failed.

Qingyuan Daojun did not refuse to help. After receiving Qingyuan Daojun's promise, Jiang Li did not stay in Licheng for long. He quickly left Licheng and returned to Xuanchen Realm.

After Jiang Li entered the boundary passage, Lu Cheng'an lingered outside the boundary passage for a while before entering it himself.

Lu Cheng'an entered the endless void through the boundary passage of Lizhou, which can be found in the records of Licheng.

Moreover, Lu Cheng'an was only a Nascent Soul cultivator, so he naturally wouldn't attract the attention of the Void Refinement cultivators guarding the city.

Therefore, after entering Li City for a short time, Lu Cheng'an successfully left Li City and quickly returned to Xuan Chen Realm, entering the territory of Li State.

"Fellow Daoist Lu can return directly to his family. I will leave this place after I have dealt with Zhao Wuji and his son!"

After putting away the communication artifact, Lu Cheng'an sighed softly, "I don't know when I'll be able to see Jiang Li again!"

Lu Cheng'an understood Jiang Li's meaning. Due to her own reasons, Jiang Li did not want other cultivators to know about their relationship, so as not to cause him trouble.

Since Jiang Li had already taken the initiative to do so, Lu Cheng'an naturally wouldn't refuse her kindness.

After sending a message to thank Jiang Li, Lu Cheng'an headed from Lizhou to Qianyuanzhou.

Jiang Li's cultivation level is at the Refining Void Realm, and he comes from the Xuan Chen Sect. Without using a teleportation array, his travel speed is much faster than Lu Cheng'an's.

Therefore, before Lu Cheng'an rushed back to Qianyuan Prefecture, Jiang Li had already arrived at the location of the Yuanshui Demon Sect's mountain gate in Qianyuan Prefecture.

Zhao Wuji and his son, along with Ban Yao, came here specifically for Jiang Li. Although they had occupied the Yuan Shui Demon Sect's mountain gate, they had not made many changes to it.

Inside the mountain gate of the Yuan Shui Demon Sect.

A jade talisman that Ban Yao carried with her suddenly flashed a rapid red light, which startled Ban Yao.

"It's Jiang Li! He really didn't die!"

Ban Yao held the jade talisman that was constantly flashing red light in her hand. This jade talisman was a magic treasure specifically for monitoring Jiang Li's aura. As long as Jiang Li appeared within a certain range of the jade talisman, the jade talisman would react.

This jade talisman was personally crafted by Ban Yao's master, Daoist Qiushui, and its sensing range is actually quite far.

The reason why the jade talisman only reacted when Jiang Li appeared outside the gate of the Yuan Shui Demon Sect is because Jiang Li's cultivation has broken through to the Refinement of Void Realm, and his aura has changed drastically compared to the Nascent Soul Realm.

"Besides Zhao Wuji and his son, there is another aura here!"

"This aura belongs to Ban Yao!"

"The dangers I encountered in the endless void were indeed related to Daoist Qiushui, but why would she do such a thing?"

Upon sensing Ban Yao's presence, a chilling expression immediately appeared on Jiang Li's face.

Without hesitation, he rushed into the mountain gate of the Yuanshui Demon Sect.

After Zhao Wuji and his son, along with Ban Yao, took up residence at the gate of the Yuanshui Demon Sect, they also set up a barrier here to prevent other cultivators from investigating their situation.

This seal was set up by Zhao Wuji, and its power is not weak; it can easily block cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage.

However, Jiang Li's cultivation level was at the early stage of the Void Refining Realm, the same as Zhao Wuji's, so the seal set up by Zhao Wuji naturally could not stop Jiang Li.

Jiang Li's cultivation had only recently broken through to the Void Refinement Realm; he broke through to the Void Refinement Realm many years later than Zhao Wuji.

Even so, Jiang Li's strength was still far superior to Zhao Wuji's.

After Jiang Li easily broke the seal set by Zhao Wuji, she was immediately noticed by Zhao Wuji.

At this moment, Zhao Wuji and his two sons, who were inside the Yuan Shui Demon Sect's mountain gate, also gathered together. Zhao Wuji and his son had been summoned by Ban Yao, who had discovered Jiang Li in advance.

"The barrier I set up has been broken. Could it be Jiang Li?"

“But how dare he? Even if he is strong, he is only at the Nascent Soul stage. He can’t possibly be my match!” Zhao Wuji said in a deep voice.

"You're wrong. Jiang Li dares to appear here, so his cultivation has probably already successfully broken through to the Void Refinement Realm!" "You are definitely no match for Jiang Li. Let's leave this place quickly!"

Ban Yao's eyes flickered slightly, and the moment her voice fell, she prepared to leave.

"This is impossible! The information we received could not possibly be wrong. Even if Jiang Li is not dead, his injuries must be extremely serious. How could he possibly break through to the Void Refinement Realm!" Zhao Tianlin exclaimed in shock.

It is extremely difficult for a Nascent Soul cultivator to break through to the Void Refinement realm; otherwise, Ban Yao and Zhao Tianlin would not have remained at this realm for so long.

Ban Yao ignored Zhao Tianlin's doubts and wasted no time, quickly flying towards the gate of the Yuanshui Demon Sect.

"Ban Yao, where do you think you're going?"

Jiang Li's voice drifted over, accompanied by a stream of pale blue water.

This light blue stream of water was formed entirely from the power of the waterway, and the moment it appeared, it instantly enveloped Ban Yao's body.

"Jiang Li, my master is Daoist Qiushui. If you dare to hurt me, my master will not let you get away with it!"

Ban Yao shouted angrily, then let out a shrill scream.

The water flow, formed entirely from the power of the waterway, carried an extremely terrifying force. After enveloping Ban Yao's body, this water flow was also constantly eroding the Dao Domain that Ban Yao had condensed.

"I only spared your life out of respect for Daoist Qiushui, otherwise you would already be dead!" Jiang Li coldly rebuked. After quickly suppressing Ban Yao, he turned his gaze to Zhao Wuji and his son.

"It really is Jiang Li, he really isn't dead!" A look of horror appeared on Zhao Tianlin's face.

"go!"

A gloomy look appeared on Zhao Wuji's face. He reached out and grabbed his son, and a stream of light emanated from his body as he prepared to take his son away.

Zhao Wuji was well aware of Ban Yao's strength. As a disciple of Qiu Shui Daojun, a late-stage Dao Integration Realm expert from the Xuan Chen Sect, Ban Yao possessed formidable power.

Even though Zhao Wuji's cultivation was at the Refinement of Emptiness realm, suppressing Ban Yao was not an easy task.

However, Ban Yao didn't even have a chance to make a move under Jiang Li's control, and was easily suppressed by Jiang Li.

If he were to fight Jiang Li, he certainly wouldn't gain any advantage either.

Ban Yao is a disciple of Daoist Qiushui, and like Jiang Li, she is a cultivator of the Xuanchen Sect.

Jiang Li only suppressed Ban Yao out of respect for Qiu Shui Dao Jun, and would not take Ban Yao's life, but Jiang Li would definitely not show any mercy to the father and son.

"You're only thinking of leaving now? Don't you think it's too late?"

Jiang Li sneered and spread out his Dao Domain. A terrifying pressure poured out, and Zhao Tianlin was already struggling to breathe because of this aura alone.

"How is this possible? Jiang Li's cultivation should have just broken through to the Void Refinement Realm. Why is his Dao Domain so powerful?"

A look of fear appeared on Zhao Wuji's face. He knew he was no match for Jiang Li, but he was still somewhat confident that he could escape from Jiang Li's clutches.

However, after realizing how powerful Jiang Li's Dao Domain was, he felt that it would be extremely difficult for him to escape from Jiang Li's clutches.

The moment Jiang Li released her Dao Domain, she immediately unleashed its power to press down on Zhao Wuji.

When Jiang Li was in the Nascent Soul stage, her Dao Domain range reached more than 2,300 zhang, surpassing many weak early-stage Void Refinement cultivators.

Moreover, after breaking through to the Void Refinement Realm, he also integrated the Water Dao Spirit into his Dao Domain, which greatly enhanced the power of his Dao Domain after his cultivation broke through to the Void Refinement Realm.

Jiang Li's Dao Domain power has now reached the level of some late-stage Void Refinement Realm cultivators, far surpassing that of Zhao Wuji, a mediocre early-stage Void Refinement Realm cultivator.

After sensing the Dao Domain rapidly pressing down on him, Zhao Wuji revealed a resolute expression.

He quickly formed a hand seal, and then a ray of light drifted out from his body and instantly disappeared into the distance.

This ray of light was Zhao Wuji's primordial spirit. The primordial spirit of a cultivator in the Void Refining Realm is much stronger than that of a cultivator in the Nascent Soul Realm.

A cultivator in the Refining Void Realm can cultivate on their own. Although the primordial spirit will be affected to some extent after leaving the physical body, the impact is not significant.

A cultivator at the Refining Void Realm possesses the ability to traverse the void and teleport. Now, Zhao Wuji can only escape from Jiang Li's clutches by abandoning his physical body and relying on the power of his primordial spirit.

A cold smile appeared on Jiang Li's face as his Dao Domain power instantly descended into the bodies of Zhao Wuji and Zhao Tianlin.

This terrifying power instantly crushed the physical bodies of Zhao Wuji and Zhao Tianlin. Zhao Tianlin's cultivation was at the Nascent Soul stage, and his primordial spirit had not yet had time to escape from his physical body.

The moment Jiang Li's physical body crushed Zhao Tianlin's physical body, Zhao Tianlin's primordial spirit also collapsed at the same time, resulting in his complete death.

At this moment, Zhao Wuji had no time to grieve for his son's death; all he wanted was to escape for his life!

"Zhao Wuji, you don't need to run anymore. Now that I know you're here, how could I not be wary of your soul escaping!"

Jiang Li sneered. The moment his voice fell, he lightly pointed his finger, and a dark golden net appeared, instantly enveloping Zhao Wuji's primordial spirit.

This dark golden net is a secret technique of the Xuan Chen Sect, specifically designed to capture the primordial spirit of cultivators.

Jiang Li's master was at the peak of the Dao Integration Realm and held a very high position in the Xuan Chen Sect. Jiang Li was also highly valued by his master, so he was able to study many of the Xuan Chen Sect's secret techniques and scriptures.

Jiang Li showed no mercy. The instant he used the dark golden net to capture Zhao Wuji's primordial spirit, he directly annihilated it.

"Jiang Li, how dare you! Zhao Wuji was a cultivator at the Refining Void Realm, and you actually killed him like that!" Ban Yao exclaimed in shock and anger, glaring at Jiang Li with resentment.

Ban Yao was so angry not because Jiang Li killed Zhao Wuji and his son, but because Jiang Li almost burned down the Dao Domain she had condensed.

This almost completely cut off her chances of breaking through to the Void Refinement Realm. This is an irreconcilable enmity!

"Noisy!"

Jiang Li chuckled coldly and slapped Ban Yao hard across the face.

Jiang Li used all her strength in this slap. Even though Ban Yao was at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, she was still struck so hard that blood flowed from her mouth and half of her face swelled up instantly.

After that, Jiang Li didn't give Ban Yao another chance to speak. He completely sealed Ban Yao and then directly put her into the waterway secret realm. (End of this chapter)