The night is like ink, the moon is full and the stars are scarce, and the faint moonlight, through the dense branches and leaves, forms a beam of light, hitting the mountains and forests, speckled and dotted, looking very mysterious.

At night, the Aomine Mountain Range, the shadows of the trees, the chirping of dark insects, the dense clatter of leaves in the breeze, and the occasional roar of wild beasts in the distance, make the surroundings seem extraordinarily quiet.

In a cave, the bonfire was beating, the firewood in the fire was crackling, and the light of the fire in the cave was swaying.

Ling Qingfeng sat cross-legged against the entrance of the cave, since he had served Li Yunzhi during the day, Ling Qingfeng seemed to be a different person, no longer walking on thin ice and gloomy as before. But his cautious personality has not changed.

In the cave, not far from Ling Qingfeng, a young man sat quietly like an old monk, with his palms up on his legs, his chest undulating, and his breathing was even.

Li Yunzhi operated the Taixu Heavenly Technique, and the Xuanyuan Qi gently poured into all parts of his body, surging in the acupoints and meridians in his body. With the operation of the Taixu Tianyan Technique, the Xuan Qi that poured into all parts of the body gradually returned to the Xuanyuan in the dantian after a great week, and in the body, along with the exercises, it merged into the lower dantian in the abdomen, and then reincarnated directly through the acupoints and meridians of the body, and Li Yunzhi's realm faintly showed signs of breakthrough.

As Li Yunzhi ran the exercises, Li Yunzhi entered a wonderful state of cultivation. Li Yunzhi felt that he was like a fugue too empty, and the so-called body did not move and his heart yearned, as if he was in the realm. Li Yunzhi had another epiphany and reached the realm of emptiness and mystery.

Suddenly, the vitality in the surrounding air flowed, and it slowly poured into Li Yunzhi's Baihui acupoint. At this time, Li Yunzhi was like a machine, and his hands were involuntarily imprinted on his chest. Immediately, the vitality in the cave was like a flood that burst the embankment, pouring down from the top of Li Yunzhi's head.

The firelight moved slightly, and what was unexpected was that the heaven and earth vitality outside the cave poured in. The fire flickered. The flames drifted in the direction of the air flow. The movement in the cave made Ling Qingfeng, who was also in cultivation, wake up from his cultivation.

When Ling Qingfeng looked at Li Yunzhi, Li Yunzhi's ethereal, dream-like looming aura of emptiness and tranquility made him feel unreal.

Li Yunzhi cultivated in this epiphany, and comprehended everything......

Inside the cave, there was a faint sound of shattering, and the terrifying momentum swept out, which was extremely amazing.

"It's ...... What kind of exercise is this?" Ling Qingfeng, who was in shock, looked at Li Yunzhi blankly and muttered to himself.

"It's not good! It seems that the palace master is about to break through!" Ling Qingfeng, who came back to his senses, showed a worried look, the late stage of the Xuanwu Realm broke through to the Earth Yuan Realm, and it was the first time he had seen such a big movement.

Immediately, Ling Qingfeng didn't say anything more, got up and walked out of the cave. Ling Qingfeng came to the outside of the cave, and soon arranged a prohibition. Then, Ling Qingfeng walked outside the prohibition, his body straight as a sword out of the sheath, standing proudly, his eyes looking around like electricity.

Somewhere within the inner perimeter of the Aomine Mountains.

"Young Master......" The man in black knelt on his knees, as if to report something.

Before anyone finished speaking, "Bang", I saw Zong Dao slap the man in black with a palm. The man in black, who was still kneeling on the ground, suddenly flew upside down in the air with his body in the air.

"Click......

In an instant, several trees around the waist broke violently. The man in black fell to the ground in dismay.

"Subordinates should be damned! subordinates are willing to be punished for disobeying the young master's orders!" The man in black hurriedly got up from the ground, staggered over, and knelt down in front of the sect.

"Hehehe, Eighteen Guards, a group of rice buckets! Time is running out, and the Tomb of the Holy Martial is about to appear. I don't have time to spend it here!" The angry Sect Dao laughed angrily.

"Zong Wei, the Zong family treats you well! not only does it give you, an orphan, a place to rely on, but it also trains you to become a powerhouse in the middle of the Emperor Yuan Realm. Why did this young master treat you slowly, not only promoted you from thousands of people like you to be the head of the eighteen guards, but also gave you a surname. But you're disappointed with me!" Zong Dao patted the shoulder of the black-clothed man named Zong Wei and said gloomily.

"Young master, please give your subordinates another chance. The subordinates went in person and will definitely bring the heads back. ”

"Okay, I'll give you another chance! Don't let me down again!" Zong Dao said with a smile.

Hearing this, Zong Wei no longer hesitated, confessed, and turned to leave.

After a long time, Zong Dao looked at the direction in which Zong Wei had left, his face was cold and terrifying, like a poisonous snake devouring people in the dark.

"It's not that my sect won't give you a chance, Zongwei, Zongwei, Ben Shao doesn't want to do this! I told you before, if you fail, I will let you know my methods. Hehe! How can I not believe in my word!" Zong Dao muttered to himself.

Immediately, Zong Dao seemed to be talking to himself in the air, "Ah Er, Ah San, you two follow Zong Wei and don't let him notice." If Zong Wei does not complete my instructions, you can help if necessary, and then kill Zong Wei, if Zong Wei succeeds. So...... Well, in short, there will be no Zong Wei in the eighteen guards in the future. ”

After a pause, Zong Dao continued: "In addition, re-select newcomers to fill the eighteen guards, and in the future, the eighteen guards will be led by the two of you. Don't let me down!Well, go ahead!"

In the early morning of the next day, the mist in the mountains had not yet dispersed, and Ling Qingfeng, who was standing outside the cave, was already covered with hoarfrost, looking at Ling Qingfeng's appearance, it was obvious that he had stood there all night and had not moved, in the last night, Li Yunzhi's breakthrough was not small, Ling Qingfeng did not dare to be careless.

Suddenly, the sound of breaking wind came from far and near. It didn't take long for a black shadow to fall not far in front of Ling Qingfeng.

"Thirteen, you've disappointed me. He actually betrayed the young master, which made the young master very angry this time!What benefit did that kid give you!"The person who spoke was none other than Zong Wei.

Ling Qingfeng was still standing in place, staring at Zong Wei with his eyes like a torch, but he was very anxious in his heart, Ling Qingfeng knew that he was most taboo about other people's disturbances when he broke through. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Seeing that Ling Qingfeng was just standing there and not speaking, Zong Wei seemed to have discovered something.

"Hehehe, Thirteen, it's only been a long time for you to be so faithful, it's really ironic! Thirteen, I'll give you a chance, if you get out of the way, I will definitely intercede with the young master this time. If you make a great contribution, the young master will definitely not pursue your betrayal again. How?" Zong Wei said as he looked directly at Ling Qingfeng.

"Hehehe, I didn't expect the famous leader of the Eighteen Guards of the Zong family to be so impenetrable!" Ling Qingfeng did not answer Zong Wei's question, but said to Zong Wei mockingly.

"Thirteen, what do you mean, I advise you not to make mistakes!" Zong Wei spread out his momentum and looked directly at Ling Qingfeng and said.

"Sect leader, I am no longer the thirteenth of the Eighteen Guards, the thirteenth is dead, standing in front of you is Ling Qingfeng! Ling has something to send to Your Excellency. I hope that the leader of the sect is not a mistake. Ling Qingfeng said without fear.

"Ling Qingfeng? The one who betrays the Lord should die! I will fulfill you before you die! Let you finish your words, don't blame me for ignoring the past!"

"What if the Thirteen of the past did not betray the Lord? The Thirteen of the past knew the outcome of the future after the mission failed. Doesn't today's sect leader still understand? After all these years, the sect leader still doesn't understand the sect's character? In fact, after the failure of the Thirteen and the other four guards, even if he doesn't die, he is already a dead man, and this includes the sect leader. You must know that this is this mission that you are directly leading this time!If it weren't for that, the sect would not be his sect!" Ling Qingfeng squinted his eyes and said no more.

But he said that after Ah Er and Ah San received Zong Dao's order, they didn't say anything all the way, hanging far behind Zong Wei. Finally, Ah San couldn't hold back and said to Ah Er: "Second brother, Li is saying something." Suffocate me!" "On weekdays, Ah Er and Ah San are close after all, and their relationship is excellent. In such an environment, it is rare to have such a relationship!

"Ah San, what do you want to say? This is not like your usual style. Ah Er said lightly.

"Second brother, do you say that in the future, will you and I end up like today's sect leader?" Ah San couldn't help but ask with a sigh.

Ah Er heard that Ah San, who was usually very arrogant, actually asked such a question, but Ah Er didn't know how to answer, so he just sighed and said to Ah San: "Hey, don't think about it, the future is not something you and I can speculate! Let's go, don't lose it!" After speaking, Ah Er frowned and continued to hurry.

After a short time, he followed Zong Wei to a dense forest not far from the cave, which was hidden. And the conversation between Zong Wei and Ling Qingfeng naturally fell into the ears of Ah Er and Ah San.

Outside the cave, Ling Qingfeng saw that Zong Wei was silent, as if he was thinking about something. He continued, "The palace master of my family has never been as vicious as the sect, although he is still young now, his talent is not comparable to that of many ......people that Ling has seen. Afterwards, Ling Qingfeng told him about the previous interception and killing of Li Yunzhi.

After a pause, Ling Qingfeng said again: "My palace master cherishes talents very much, and he can be appreciated by the palace master like me!

Ling Qingfeng didn't know if he could let De Zongwei listen to his words, but what he didn't know was that his words made Ah Er, who was not far away, hear it in his heart. Ah Er is also a thoughtful person, thinking that Zongwei has made a lot of contributions to Zongdao, but he doesn't want Zongdao to secretly kill him.

In addition, thinking of what Ling Qingfeng said, if Li Yunzhi is really like this, his future achievements will definitely be immeasurable. Besides, it seems that after Zongdao faced Li Yunzhi, he never took advantage of it.

Long......

"Huh...... Thirteen, no, I should call you Ling Qingfeng. Don't be clever anymore, my sect almost fell in love with you, you are delaying time. Hehe, presumably Li Yunzhi is at the critical moment of breakthrough!" Zong Wei didn't look at Ling Qingfeng, he directly bypassed the other party, and was about to go to the cave.

Ling Qingfeng was anxious in his heart, knowing that he was not Zong Wei's opponent, but he still dodged and stopped in front of Zong Wei. stared at Zong Wei with a nervous expression.

"Hehe, are you going to stop me? Can you stop me? Since that's the case, then let's die!" Zong Wei said, and he was about to shoot at Ling Qingfeng.

"Wait...... Stop!" suddenly a voice came.

Zong Wei saw two figures jumping out of the dense forest in the distance, but at this time, Ah San didn't understand why his second brother wanted to come out to stop Zong Wei. Didn't you say that it was good to kill him while he was unprepared, and then bring Li Yunzhi's head back.

"Oh, Ah Er, Ah San, you came just in time, Li Yunzhi is in the cave, you two quickly go and catch Li Yunzhi, and wait for me to take Ling Qingfeng!" Zong Wei was overjoyed when he saw the visitor.

At this time, Ling Qingfeng's face was not good-looking. I thought: If one person drags Zong Wei for the time being, when the palace master breaks through, he will definitely be able to capture Zong Wei! It's just now...... That's how good!

"Slow, leader!" Ah Er stopped Zong Wei, and without waiting for Zong Wei to be puzzled, he turned his head to Ah San and said, "Ah San, didn't you ask me if you and I would end up like today's sect leader in the future!"

"Hmm!" Ah San didn't know what this second brother was going to do, so he nodded in response.

"Ah Er, what do you mean, what do you mean by my ending today, are you two going to betray the young master!" Zong Wei asked puzzled.

"Chief, Thirteen is right. After the failure of the Thirteen and the other four guards, even if you don't die, you're already a dead man, including the leader you. Ah Er sighed.

"Hmm, you two are following me?

"Hey, Chief, just after you received your order...... Ah Erbian said the whole thing.

"Impossible...... Impossible, how could it be?!" Zong Wei lost his voice after hearing this!

"Sect leader, if this matter is not true, then why did Ah Er and Ah San follow you so far?" Ling Qingfeng's big stone in his heart at this time could be regarded as landing, but he didn't expect to lead another village.

"Then why do you disobey the young master, no, disobey the orders of the sect? Aren't you afraid?" Zong Wei gritted his teeth and said, at this time, Zong Wei couldn't wait to pull the sect out of his bones, even if he didn't have merit over the years, he had worked hard, not to mention that he had indeed made a lot of credit for the sect, why did he have to kill him because of a failure!

"Hehe, this is thanks to Ah San's words that woke me up! Ah San once asked me if I would end up like today's sect leader in the future. This is still the case for people with great merit like the leader, not to mention me and Ah San!" Ah Er said with a smile.

"Zong Wei is here to thank you two! It's just that now that you and Ah San have left the sect and betrayed him to me, the sect will definitely not give up! Hey! Where should we go in the future!" Zong Wei said helplessly.

"Hehe, three, why don't you go to my palace master, now my palace master is short of manpower!" Ling Qingfeng was very happy now. In this way, his palace master force has taken another step forward. Then as an old man, his status will naturally improve.

"Yes, Chief, why don't we defect to Palace Master Li!" Ah Er persuaded him.

"Hehe, how can there be any leader now!Qingfeng, Ah Er and Ah San are okay to say, but I came here to kill Li Yunzhi this time, not to mention that I was also in charge of the previous matter, I don't know if Palace Master Li will accept me!" Zong Wei said helplessly.

"I promise, my palace master ......"

"Hehe, welcome to join me in Lingwu Palace, it seems that double happiness is coming today!" Before Ling Qingfeng finished speaking, Li Yunzhi's voice came from the cave.

Ling Qingfeng was happy in his heart, it seemed that the palace master had successfully broken through, and he turned around and was about to walk towards the cave, but he didn't want Li Yunzhi to go out of the cave before Ling Qingfeng.

"Palace Master, you have broken through to the early stage of the Earth Venerable Realm, ah, the middle stage of the Earth Venerable Realm!" Ling Qingfeng looked at Li Yunzhi in shock, who was still unable to suppress his breath, and said in surprise!

"If you are not careful, you will break through one big realm and two small realms!" Li Yunzhi waved his hand.