Peerless Sword God of the City

Li Yi walked for about two or three hours, covering a distance of about ten kilometers, before stopping.

Li Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead and glanced around. This area was already in the suburbs.

"This is it."

Before Li Yi was a small valley, dark and quiet all around, with a stream flowing down the center of the valley and eventually flowing into Tianxin Lake.

Li Yi followed the mountain path into the valley. When he reached the center of the valley, he was greeted by a spring the size of a fist, gushing out from the cracks in the rocks with a 'plop plop' sound.

As the spring water gushed forth, a wisp of white mist drifted up, and a gentle breeze swept by, making one feel completely refreshed.

"There really is a spiritual spring. Although it's not big, it's enough."

Li Yi was overjoyed. He immediately found a rock next to the spiritual spring, sat cross-legged, and began to cultivate without the slightest hesitation.

In the world of cultivation, cultivation is divided into seven major realms.

Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation, Inquiry into the Dao, Tribulation Transcending.

Qi cultivation is the most basic stage of cultivation.

However, even the Qi Refining stage is divided into three minor realms.

They are respectively: Spirit Building, Divine Treasury, and Spirit Embryo Realm.

The Qi Refining stage is divided into nine levels, with each three levels corresponding to a minor realm.

To cultivate oneself, one must first build one's spirit, open the divine treasure within one's body, and refine the spiritual embryo before one can refine Qi through nine cycles to build the foundation of the Great Dao and become a Foundation Establishment expert.

Once one becomes a Foundation Establishment expert, one has truly entered the gate of immortal cultivation.

Not only can they fly through the air, but they can also use some supernatural powers and spells, summon wind and rain, scatter beans to create soldiers, and have the strength of ten thousand catties with a wave of their hand. Their strength is infinite and has exceeded the limits of human beings. In the eyes of ordinary people, they are almost like gods.

After Foundation Establishment, the Core Formation and Nascent Soul realms are even more terrifying.

With a flick of the finger, mountains crumble and the earth splits; mountains are burned and seas are boiled; and lifespan can reach a thousand years.

As for the powerful realm after the Nascent Soul stage, it refers to the great powerhouses of ancient clans in the universe who have been passed down for thousands of years. Their cultivation is all-encompassing and unparalleled in the world.

Li Yi knew that these things were still far from him, and he had to start from scratch step by step.

"In my previous life, before I reached the Foundation Establishment stage, I cultivated the Nine Heavens Dao Integration Technique, a rare Foundation Establishment technique in the world. In this life, I am simply retracing the path of my previous life, so cultivation will be much easier for me."

Li Yi exhaled a deep breath, recalling the contents of the Nine Heavens Dao Integration Technique in his mind.

The Nine Heavens Dao Integration Technique is one of the most powerful cultivation methods before the Foundation Establishment stage in the universe. It is said that "of all the myriad methods under heaven, only the Nine Heavens Dao Integration Technique can achieve oneness."

While there may be a slight exaggeration, its effect on refining spiritual power and integrating various Daoist techniques should not be underestimated.

Li Yi's Divine Guardian Platform began to operate according to the trajectory of the Nine Heavens Harmony Dao Technique, with faint light flickering around him.

As Li Yi cultivated, a vortex about ten feet in size formed around him, like a bottomless pit, greedily absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Spiritual energy gathered from above the spiritual spring and finally poured into Li Yi's body, causing a faint glow to appear on the surface of his body.

"call."

Li Yi gave a soft shout, and the vortex suddenly grew larger, drawing in spiritual energy from hundreds of meters around it.

In this way, during cultivation, day and night alternated in a cycle, and before they knew it, it was already the morning of the third day.

"boom."

At that moment, a roar suddenly rang out in the valley.

Suddenly, Li Yi's eyes widened, gleaming with a sharp light.

"Qi Refining Level 3, Peak Spirit Building Realm." Li Yi revealed a look of joy.

Li Yi originally thought that he could only cultivate to the second level of Qi Refining in this valley at most, but he was surprised to find that he successfully broke through to the third level of Qi Refining.

Li Yi knew that this was the effect of his re-cultivation of the Nine Heavens Dao Integration Technique. Ordinary people probably wouldn't even be able to reach the threshold of Qi Refining.

Li Yi stood up, waved his hand, felt the abundant power flowing through his limbs and bones, and threw a punch in mid-air.

"Boom."

Suddenly, a sonic boom rang out, the force of which shook the air like a gust of wind, causing the leaves to fall in a rustling sound.

If a single punch can generate such power, one can imagine how much force it carries.

If Li Yi were to encounter a martial artist with internal energy like Lu Qingshan, he could kill him with a single slap.

“Martial artists like Lu Qingshan are not true cultivators at all, yet they possess a faint trace of spiritual energy within their bodies. It’s really strange.” Li Yi shook his head, somewhat puzzled.

In his previous life, when he returned to Earth, he only took his revenge and left in a hurry, without paying attention to these things.

In Li Yi's eyes, Lu Qingshan was just a bootleg, miniature version of a cultivator, far too weak.

"It seems I'll have to consult with that reclusive person when the time comes."

Speaking of the recluse, Li Yi smiled slightly, recalling the six-month agreement.

Six months is enough time for him to advance his cultivation level again.

Furthermore, this person lent him the sword to save Fei'er, for which he owes him a great debt of gratitude. Once his cultivation level is higher, it won't be difficult for him to help those in seclusion establish their foundation.

"A cultivator at the peak of the Qi Refining stage has already opened his divine treasure and formed his spiritual embryo, and is only one step away from establishing his foundation. Ordinary pistols and swords in this world can no longer threaten him."

"Unless heavy sniper rifles or some small bombs are used, they will be no threat whatsoever."

Li Yi shook his head, also finding the world's advanced modern weaponry somewhat troublesome.

If this world were to use nuclear bombs to attack cultivators, perhaps only cultivators at the Golden Core stage or above would be able to withstand it with their physical bodies.

"There's still danger. I need to continue cultivating diligently." Li Yi sighed softly, then got up to leave.

However, as he stood up, two people walked towards him from the mouth of the valley.

This is a middle-aged man and a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old.

The middle-aged man was about forty years old, with a resolute and strong face, sharp eyes, and was wearing a black Tai Chi uniform.

The young girl stood behind the middle-aged man, dressed in a tight-fitting outfit. She was tall and slender, with a slightly perky bust. She was dashing and her appearance was in no way inferior to Xie Feier's.

When the girl saw Li Yi there, she first showed surprise and doubt, then her face turned cold, and she walked up to Li Yi and angrily rebuked him:

"Who are you, and why are you in the forbidden area of ​​my Liu family?"

Li Yi was completely bewildered by the girl's question, never expecting that the spiritual spring actually had an owner.

And since he had used someone else's things, it seemed inappropriate, so Li Yi apologized to the girl:

"I'm sorry, I didn't know this spiritual spring belonged to someone. I meant no offense and I apologize."

"Is an 'unintentional offense' enough? This spiritual spring..." the girl questioned Li Yi, but when she realized that he actually knew that the spring was a legendary spiritual spring, her beautiful eyes widened in surprise and doubt, and she asked, "How do you know that this is a spiritual spring?"

Li Yi shrugged and said, "This valley is located in a low-lying area. Spiritual energy, like water, flows from high to low and gathers in this small valley. Finally, it merges with the spring water and gushes out to form a spiritual spring. This is very simple common sense."

The girl looked at Li Yi with surprise and doubt, not expecting that this person would have such knowledge.

You should know that her father had taken her to consult many ancient books to discover this secret.

"Why is this young man in the forbidden area of ​​my Liu family?" the middle-aged man in black Tai Chi uniform questioned Li Yi.

Li Yi bowed slightly to the middle-aged man and said, "I have been cultivating here for a few days, but I did not know beforehand that this was your family's forbidden area. I am very sorry."

Li Yi apologized twice, his attitude sincere.

The young girl glared at Li Yi with her beautiful eyes and said coldly, "Trespassing on the forbidden area of ​​my Liu family is a serious crime."

"If you can't explain yourself clearly, don't even think about leaving here today."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi remained calm and composed.

If he hadn't yet broken through to become a cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining, there would still be a sliver of a chance.

However, these two, father and daughter, are still a long way from being ready.

Having already sincerely apologized twice to show that he had no intention of offending them, Li Yi wouldn't mind taking action if the father and daughter really went too far.

Seeing that Li Yi didn't answer him, the girl angrily rebuked him, "Ignorant little thief, you..."

Listening to the girl's incessant chatter, Li Yi also became somewhat angry. His eyes suddenly turned cold, and a murderous intent instantly swept out, enveloping her.

The moment Li Yi unleashed his killing intent, the girl felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, her body trembling violently. She felt as if she were being stared at by some ferocious beast, causing her heart to race and filling her with an intangible terror.

Li Yi looked at the girl. Not to mention that in the cultivation world, the strong prey on the weak, and it is common for the strong to kill and rob in a fit of anger to seize cultivation resources.

The girl's unforgiving attitude truly angered Li Yi.

The middle-aged man's pupils constricted sharply as he sensed the killing intent emanating from Li Yi. He shouted at the girl:

"Shanshan, don't be rude. Quickly apologize to this young man."

Shanshan had been a pampered young lady since birth, and although she was a little scared, she was unwilling to apologize.

"Dad, I won't! This kid bullied me, please help me teach him a lesson."

Li Yi looked at the girl in the tight-fitting clothes with an indifferent expression. It seemed that he had no choice but to teach her a lesson and put her arrogant temper to rest.

Upon realizing this, the long sword behind Li Yi suddenly appeared in his hand.

Suddenly, a sword aura shot out into the air with a 'whoosh', exuding a chilling aura as it aimed directly at the girl.

"Please have mercy, sir."

The middle-aged man felt the murderous intent emanating from the sword energy, and his expression changed drastically. But before he could finish speaking, he realized it was too late.

In an instant, Shan Shan felt a sudden surge of death overwhelm her.

The sword energy flashed through the air like lightning, finally severing three inches of her ponytail.

"this?"

Looking at her hair, which was exactly three inches long and had fallen to the ground, Shan Shan felt a pang of fear.

If that sword energy had been aimed at her head, even her father probably wouldn't have been able to save her; she would already be dead.

Looking at Li Yi, Shan Shan felt as if she had just escaped death, and she was even more terrified of him.

Seeing that Shanshan was safe and sound, the middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief, immediately stepped forward, bowed to Li Yi, and clasped his hands in greeting:

"My name is Liu Dong. Thank you for your mercy, sir."