As he spoke, he gently shook the Soul-Devouring Banner, taking in Li Qing's soul.
Lou Lan, who was at his side, felt a pang of bitterness in her heart as she watched all of this unfold. She knew that Li Chengfeng was cautious and wouldn't easily trust others.
She tried to remind Li Chengfeng, "Fellow Daoist Li, even if you obtain the Wind Stabilizing Pearl to cultivate wind-based techniques, you'll still find it hard to escape the influence of the Demonic Path.
When that time comes, your identity will also be exposed. The Wind Cloud Sect is a righteous sect, they…"
Li Chengfeng smiled slightly, interrupting her, "You're right, that's exactly what I intend. However, you don't need to worry about these matters."
After speaking, he directly activated the 'Flourishing and Decaying Sky-Reaching Art'. The demonic energy within his body instantly transformed, becoming filled with righteousness. A surge of righteous energy emanated from within him, completely concealing the original demonic energy.
This vitality radiated from his body, shocking Lou Lan to the point where she almost fell to the ground.
"This is impossible!" Lou Lan exclaimed, "How could you possibly completely transform into a righteous cultivator?"
Li Chengfeng smiled faintly, not answering. He knew that his 'Flourishing and Decaying Sky-Reaching Art' possessed a miraculous effect, allowing him to freely switch between the righteous and demonic paths. This ability was one of his greatest secrets.
Now, he only needed to find the Wind Stabilizing Pearl, and he could begin his plan.
During his wandering journey, Li Chengfeng's strength steadily increased, and his understanding of the techniques deepened. Two years later, he arrived at the largest market in the Wind Spirit Kingdom—the Heavenly Cloud Grand Market, which was only ten thousand miles away from the Wind Cloud Sect.
The long journey and spatial drift had given him a deeper understanding of the Dao of Space, which made the fusion of his body world and the Hell Realm even more perfect.
Lou Lan secretly marveled at how, despite his great strength, Li Chengfeng remained cautious. When faced with the robbery of cultivators, he often chose to avoid them, only acting when he was absolutely certain. This strategy allowed him to gain a lot during his journey.
According to the clues provided by Li Qing, Li Chengfeng used his spatial power to arrive at a valley thousands of miles away. With a thought, the puppet crossed space and appeared in reality, arriving at the designated location with extreme speed.
He flipped over a giant rock and took out a storage bag. The items inside were indeed consistent with what Li Qing had said.
As the puppet opened the storage bag and took out the pearl circulating with wind spiritual power, a sinister voice suddenly sounded.
"My good junior brother, you've finally appeared."
The man was dressed in a blue robe, with wind-based spiritual energy surrounding him. His goatee swayed gently in the wind, and his beady eyes darted around on his sharp-mouthed, monkey-cheeked face, revealing an undisguised shrewdness.
Seeing that Li Chengfeng was unmoved, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, but then quickly returned to calm, as if he had thought of a countermeasure.
Bai Mo said, "I used all sorts of methods to hire Heavenly Calculator, and finally calculated the location of the Wind Stabilizing Pearl.
I've been guarding here for half a year, but I didn't expect you to actually come.
Did you seize the body of a disciple? As a late-stage existence, your cultivation speed is indeed not slow."
Li Chengfeng and Li Qing's soul both felt unbelievable.
Li Qing exclaimed in the space, "My lord, don't blame me! I didn't expect my senior brother to be so cunning and spend a lot of money to get rid of me.
He's actually after the Wind Stabilizing Pearl, and he's also afraid that I'll cause him trouble. He's been guarding here for half a year, thinking that you are me."
Li Chengfeng stroked his chin and said calmly, "It's truly a case of searching high and low without finding it. Since your senior brother has come, I happen to have some things to ask him. He also has many treasures on him, and I'll take them all."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Chengfeng's figure flashed, and he suddenly appeared in reality, facing the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage peak cultivator in front of him.
Lou Lan was also incredulous within the space. The always low-key Li Chengfeng actually went in person, obviously possessing sufficient confidence, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen to appear personally.
The reason why Li Chengfeng appeared in person was also because he had used his divine sense to detect that there were no other cultivators within a hundred miles, and since he was only facing a Foundation Establishment Initial Stage cultivator, he was naturally unmoved.
Bai Mo looked at the suddenly appearing Li Chengfeng in disbelief, and asked suspiciously, "Who are you? Could you be the helper that my junior brother hired?"
However, when he saw that Li Chengfeng and the Substitute Puppet Li Chengfeng were almost exactly the same, he was immediately speechless.
Without saying a word, Li Chengfeng directly attacked.
Li Chengfeng snorted coldly, and a mental sting instantly erupted. Bai Mo only felt a burst of dizziness, the world spinning, and his brain went blank.
Immediately afterwards, a feeling of chest tightness and nausea struck, his divine sense began to flicker, as if his soul had been hit hard.
Seeing this, Li Chengfeng suddenly pointed and unleashed the Dust of Time.
Bai Mo originally thought that the other party was only a Qi Refining Peak cultivator, and did not take him seriously.
However, that seemingly ordinary finger contained a strange and powerful force.
This force instantly landed on Bai Mo's body, and with a snap, his realm suddenly plummeted. The mana of the Foundation Establishment Stage disappeared in an instant, leaving only the spiritual energy of the Qi Refining Stage scurrying around in his body.
The sudden change made Bai Mo horrified, and he looked at Li Chengfeng in disbelief, trying to struggle, but it was already in vain.
Before he could figure out all of this, Li Chengfeng's Nine Great Blood Shadows had already appeared behind him. These blood shadows moved swiftly, grabbing his limbs, pressing down on the top of his head, and piercing his dantian.
Afterwards, Li Chengfeng cast the Spirit Locking Array, directly locking all the mana in Bai Mo's body.
This Foundation Establishment Initial Stage cultivator was directly subdued by Li Chengfeng unexpectedly.
Bai Mo was knocked unconscious in fear and despair, and then Li Chengfeng quietly took him away.
Lou Lan nodded secretly when she saw this scene.
He thought that Li Chengfeng could easily deal with Foundation Establishment Initial Stage cultivators, and he should have a fifty-fifty chance against Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivators.
The only ones who posed a threat to Li Chengfeng were Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators. However, considering Li Chengfeng's cautious nature, he would probably choose to retreat even when facing Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivators.
The only ones who could make Li Chengfeng fight to the death were Core Formation Stage cultivators.
However, Li Chengfeng didn't give Lou Lan too much time to think. He returned to the space together with the Substitute Puppet.
Li Qing saw this scene and deeply bowed to Li Chengfeng, "Thank you, my lord, for avenging me and killing this treacherous cultivator."
Li Chengfeng laughed and said, "You're right, this Wind Stabilizing Pearl is indeed a good treasure."
He raised the Wind Stabilizing Pearl in his hand, carefully examining it, feeling the power of the wind and the wind-based laws within it.
He thought to himself, "Even ordinary people can cultivate wind-based techniques as long as they refine or devour this Wind Stabilizing Pearl. Sure enough, this treasure is truly hard to find in the world."
Li Chengfeng put the Wind Stabilizing Pearl into his pocket, then looked at Li Qing and said in a deep voice, "I will now send you to reincarnation, I hope that in your next life you can be reincarnated and reach the peak of cultivation."
After hearing this, Li Qing respectfully kowtowed to Li Chengfeng to express his gratitude.
Li Chengfeng gently flicked his finger, and Li Qing's soul was delivered by him to reincarnation, and would no longer suffer from the torment of the evil Soul Devouring.
