Breaking through the illusion of the mortal world

Chapter 169 The Incarnation of the Academy Master

A palm print powerful enough to destroy everything hovered above Li Jingyun's head, completely locking down the space and preventing even a trace of spiritual energy from leaking out.

The shadow of death loomed over him like a mountain, and he could even clearly feel the destructive power contained within the palm print.

"Are we doomed today?"

Li Jingyun had only one thought in his mind. He unleashed the strongest sword intent with the Dragon Roar Sword, but it couldn't even shake the slightest bit of the opponent's pressure.

Just as the palm print was about to shatter his skull.

A cyan jade talisman on Li Jingyun's chest suddenly burst forth with a thousand-foot-long clear light!

The jade talisman was meant to be worn close to the body, but it activated automatically at this moment, its clear light pouring down like a celestial river, instantly transforming into a thick wall of cyan light in front of Li Jingyun.

"Buzz"

With a loud, soft sound, the palm print slammed into the wall of light, but was blocked in mid-air and could not advance an inch!

Jiang Li's pupils suddenly contracted, and his face showed surprise: "This is... the Dao Academy's supreme treasure, the Jade Talisman of Transformation?!"

Amidst the azure light, a majestic phantom slowly coalesced into form.

The man was dressed in a blue Taoist robe, his face was indistinct but he exuded an aura of majesty, and his body was filled with Taoist charm, as if he were in harmony with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Although it was just a phantom, it exuded a powerful aura that even Jiang Li found terrifying.

This illusory figure is none other than the academy's headmaster!

Li Jingyun was both surprised and delighted, feeling completely drained, and staggered back several steps.

"Greetings, Master!" Li Jingyun said respectfully.

This cyan jade talisman was personally bestowed upon him by the academy master when he left Qingzhou. It contains an external avatar of the academy master, but his master did not tell him its function when he gave it to him.

This jade talisman can only be activated in a life-or-death situation, and can only be activated a maximum of three times in a lifetime. Once used up, it becomes completely useless.

Although the avatar only possesses half the strength of the academy master's true body, it is still enough to contend with most of the powerful figures in the Nine Provinces!

"Jiang Li".

The academy master's illusory figure spoke, his voice filled with anger: "You've lived for nearly three thousand years, yet you shamelessly bully the weak, ruthlessly killing a junior. Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the world?"

Jiang Li's face turned pale and then red.

He was wary of the academy master's reputation, but when his divine sense carefully swept over the illusory figure, a cold smile appeared on his lips, and his wariness instantly dissipated by more than half.

"It's just an avatar with only half its strength left, it couldn't even last half an incense stick's time, yet it dares to lecture me?"

Jiang Lizhou's aura surged, his eyes sharpening: "Even if you come in person today, you cannot save him!"

"If we don't bully the weak, are we going to wait for him to grow up and become a formidable opponent? I think you're getting senile!"

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Li unleashed his full cultivation power, throwing out both fists simultaneously. Two dragon-shaped bursts of energy shot straight towards the illusory figure of the academy master and Li Jingyun.

"Stubborn to the end!"

The academy master's illusory figure snorted coldly, raised his hand and waved it lightly. The azure Daoist charm transformed into thousands of rays of light, which collided violently with Jiang Li's two dragon-shaped figures.

"boom!!!"

A terrifying shockwave swept out, shattering the spatial barrier array of the Yang family's main hall layer by layer, and turning the side hall into ashes in an instant.

The aftershocks of the clash between the two powerful forces directly shook the entire city of Yang. The spiritual veins in the underground space roared, and countless teleportation arrays trembled wildly, nearly collapsing.

Yangcheng is the Yang family's stronghold, filled with spatial Dao patterns. Such a fierce battle instantly alarmed the Yang family's higher-ups.

"presumptuous!"

A deep, majestic roar, like a thunderclap, resounded over Yangcheng.

A figure with flowing white hair appeared out of thin air, surrounded by layers of spatial Dao patterns. With one step, he appeared on the ruins of the side hall. It was none other than Yang Taixu, the Great Elder of the Yang family!

Yang Taixu, his face contorted with rage, swept his gaze over the two locked in fierce combat and roared, "The Yang family has treated you with utmost courtesy, regarding you as honored guests. How dare you engage in this private duel, destroying my pavilion and disrupting my spatial array? Do you not take the Yang family seriously?"

Jiang Li paused, her face turning grim.

The Yang family has a history of ten thousand years, possesses formidable strength, and is proficient in spatial secrets. If one were to completely offend the Yang family, the teleportation array of the Heavenly Spirit Immortal Dynasty would be completely paralyzed in the future, a consequence he could not bear.

The illusory figure of the academy's abbot also withdrew his attack and stood protectively in front of Li Jingyun.

Yang Taixu's gaze first fell on Jiang Li, and he said with dissatisfaction, "Jiang Li, you are a person who has been famous for many years. To attack a junior like this is already a loss of manners."

"They've attacked me in Yangcheng again, breaking my rules. Do they really not respect the Yang family? Do they think they can do whatever they want here?!"

He then looked at the illusory figure of the academy master: "I know the whole story. Since you have come to the Yang family, you are naturally a guest. The Yang family will certainly not let you be in danger. Young friend from the academy, I will see you off."

Before anyone could react, Yang Taixu raised his hand and waved it, unleashing his supreme spatial divine power.

Countless spatial Dao patterns wrapped around Li Jingyun, forming a pale blue spatial cocoon. Li Jingyun felt dizzy and had no chance to resist.

"Thank you so much, senior!"

Li Jingyun only had time to leave behind a single sentence before he was enveloped in a spatial cocoon, which tore through the void and instantly disappeared from Yangcheng.

The next moment, he appeared a hundred miles away from the Holy Land of Fuyao and landed safely.

Amidst the ruins, Jiang Li watched as Li Jingyun was sent away out of thin air, her eyes filled with resentment, yet she dared not make another move.

Yang Taixu glanced at him indifferently: "Jiang Li, do I need to ask you to leave again?"

"It was my presumption, I hope you will forgive me!" Jiang Li said reluctantly, but there was nothing he could do. He had no choice but to give up on today's matter.

With a swift movement, he turned to leave.

"Wait a minute, isn't the Heavenly Spirit Holy Land being a bit too impolite? They destroyed my pavilions and ruined my formations, and they're just going to leave like that?" Yang Taixu said calmly.

Jiang Li's face twitched, and with a flick of his sleeve, he tossed down a thousand top-grade spirit stones: "This is an apology from the Heavenly Spirit Holy Land!"

After saying that, Jiang Li left without looking back.

The illusory figure of the academy's abbot gazed in the direction Jiang Li had left, nodded slightly, and bowed to Yang Taixu, saying, "Thank you for your help today, fellow Daoist."

"It's nothing. The Taoist temple and the Yang family have a long-standing friendship, and I should do my part in helping them," Yang Taixu replied.

As soon as he finished speaking, the light of the cyan jade talisman gradually dimmed, and the illusory figure of the academy master began to become transparent.

"My time as an incarnation has come to an end. Farewell."

With a soft whisper, the academy master's illusory figure vanished.

A hundred miles away lies the sacred land of Fuyou.

Li Jingyun staggered to the ground, still shaken and filled with lingering fear.

The vast difference in strength left him with a deep sense of powerlessness, completely robbing him of his former composure.

He dared not delay and immediately headed straight for the Tingtao Garden, the sacred site of Fuyou.

Inside Tingtao Garden, Xia Linxian was assigning tasks to Anxiang Tower, but when she saw Li Jingyun return in a disheveled state with a pale face, she was immediately shocked.

He quickly stood up: "Junior Brother Li, why do you look like this? Has something gone wrong in Yangcheng?"

"Thank goodness! If my master hadn't appeared in his avatar, I would have died on the spot!" After settling down, Li Jingyun recounted everything that had happened in Yangcheng.

Upon hearing this, Xia Linxian's expression changed drastically, and she said angrily, "What a Jiang Li! What a Heavenly Spirit Holy Land! They actually dared to try and kill you in Yang City!"

Xia Linxian looked at Li Jingyun with a serious expression and said, "The academy master has used up his secret jade talisman once, and Jiang Li already holds a grudge against you. You and I are currently in the limelight, and they may very well target us to intimidate other forces."

"If you ever run out of jade talismans, you must never leave the Fuyou Holy Land!" Xia Linxian warned again.

"Understood, Senior Brother."