117: Li Yi's unspoken advice, Li Yi's choice

After boarding the flying boat, Jiang Yan was chatting with Several women.

Suddenly, his consciousness was dragged into his Divine Soul sea, and immediately after, the white crystal that had been sealed by Lan Ruoyu lit up.

Jiang Yan was completely bewildered. He had searched his entire body and even explored with his Divine Soul back then, but had never found a trace of this crystal. He hadn't expected that the crystal had actually been sealed within his Divine Soul sea by Lan Ruoyu.

'What's going on?'

Jiang Yan's Divine Soul approached the white crystal, wanting to study it properly, but the moment his Divine Soul touched the crystal, an image suddenly appeared before him.

'Whoa, Revered Master?!'

He was truly a bit dazed at this moment, completely unsure of what the situation was.

"Jiang Yan, by the time you see this image, I may have already headed to the Great Sect Secret Realm."

"Next, my words might affect you, but I hope you can survive well. As for your identity as a Qingyun Sect Disciple, do not use it anymore."

Jiang Yan was shocked because this was the first time he had seen Li Yi so serious.

"I sent you to the Blood Cloud Sect to temper you, because when I took you in, you were surrounded by Killing Intent. Thus, I felt that no matter how well I taught you, it wouldn't compare to being honed in that place once. Of course, I also had selfish motives; after all, I wanted you to take revenge for me."

Looking at Li Yi's carefree, half-smiling expression, Jiang Yan's mouth twitched. In fact, he had known for a long time.

"If you are still a Servant in the Blood Cloud Sect, then hide yourself well. My grudges, I will settle them myself."

"If you have time, go back to the Qingyun Sect market. I have opened a special storage locker for you in the Treasure Gathering Tower for a period of ten years. The Spirit Stones and resources there are at your disposal. The password is: 'Did you kill the Spirit Feather Chicken tonight?' Remember, the cultivation world is not like the mortal world; I hope you can live well."

Jiang Yan gave a meaningful, bitter smile. Looking at Li Yi's illusory figure, for the first time, he felt familial affection in this cold world.

"Oh, right, I almost forgot the most important thing." Li Yi's phantom scratched his head as if troubled, his tone calm. "If you hear that the Qingyun Sect has been destroyed, do not rush back. Wait until things have settled, then find a way to sneak back into the Qingyun Sect. I have left two good things for you under the cliff behind Spirit Beast Peak. Remember, once you open the second layer of the Formation Restriction, leave immediately. No matter what happens afterward, do not return to the Qingyun Sect again."

As Li Yi finished explaining everything and the phantom gradually faded away, Jiang Yan took a deep breath.

'Cheap Master, your way of leaving a last will seems a bit early.'

Jiang Yan knew very well that Li Yi wasn't joking with him, because usually, breaking a Formation Restriction meant releasing something.

The women saw Jiang Yan suddenly close his eyes mid-sentence, but just as they were about to ask, Su Qingyan stopped them with a word. Although Su Qingyan's Divine Soul was incomplete, she could feel that Jiang Yan was currently introspecting his Divine Soul sea.

When Jiang Yan opened his eyes, his gaze had become exceptionally cold, which gave the women a start.

Noticing his own issue, Jiang Yan immediately put on a smile: "You guys keep chatting, I'm going to see where we've reached."

"What happened?" Yin Duo asked Su Qingyan in a low voice.

"I don't know," Su Qingyan replied coldly.

Yin Duo rolled her eyes, feeling she had asked a redundant question.

"Alright, don't go prying. If he wants to talk, he'll tell us," Xiao Muying said.

"I think this matter is definitely not simple," Lü Yue guessed.

Jiang Yan stood on the deck of the flying boat, feeling the cold wind.

Although he didn't know who wanted to destroy the Qingyun Sect, he was certain that it must be related to the three great Sects.

'Revered Master, you certainly wouldn't have thought that your Disciple has already returned!'

Meanwhile, within the Qingyun Sect.

After the bell chimed nine times, all Inner Sect Disciples and Foundation Establishment Realm Elders rushed to the Sect Master's Hall on Tongtian Peak.

Sect Master looked at the over one hundred Foundation Establishment Realm Inner Sect Disciples with great satisfaction, for these were the younger generation of his Qingyun Sect.

"Sect Master, the teleportation array has been set up and can be activated at any time," Zhang Xugu said.

Tongtian Peak had three small courtyards. The first was Lan Ruoyu's Mirror Realm Small Courtyard, the second was Zhang Xugu's Mingdao Small Courtyard, and the owner of the third was Sect Master!

Sect Master nodded and glanced at Duan Tianhai and the other Peak Revered Masters. He had to make a very difficult decision now: who would be the main force for this Great Sect Secret Realm.

One must know that their older generation was not eligible to enter the Great Sect Secret Realm, so the leader must have the ability to command respect.

Among the second-generation Disciples, only Murong Xue, Hua Yunlan, Tie Lizhen, Lü Yang, and Li Yi remained.

While Sect Master was hesitating, Gu Chen said in a deep voice, "Sect Master, why not let Hua Yunlan lead the team?"

Before Sect Master could speak, Lu Wuxiu immediately intervened, "Old Gu, stop joking. Although Hua Yunlan is at the seventh layer of Core Formation, her Golden Core is only of the fourth grade, not even as good as Tie Lizhen's."

Hearing this, everyone nodded in unison. In their view, the strongest currently must be Murong Xue.

"Sect Master, I think Murong Xue should serve as the main force," Xiao Mubai suggested.

"Fine, then it shall be..."

Before Sect Master could finish, Murong Xue took a step forward and said respectfully, "Senior Martial Uncle, I do not have the ability to lead a team. I wish to hand this position to Senior Brother Li."

Hearing this, everyone turned their gazes in unison toward Li Yi, who was standing to the side with a nonchalant attitude.

"Xiao Xue, are you sure?" Sect Master asked with some concern.

It wasn't that they didn't trust Murong Xue, but rather that the current Li Yi always gave them an unreliable feeling.

"Please rest assured, Senior Martial Uncle. I am willing to guarantee it with my character," Murong Xue said respectfully.

Hearing this, Sect Master didn't ask further; after all, this was Murong Xue's recommendation.

"Ahem..." Sect Master's expression was serious and his voice resonant. "The main force leader for this Great Sect Secret Realm is... Li Yi!"

As his voice fell, there was dead silence below.

The Inner Sect Disciples stared at each other as if they were hallucinating.

"For real?"

"It should be real, right?"

"No way, Senior Sister Murong is so strong, yet she's not the main force leader?"

...Hearing the quiet discussions of the Inner Sect Disciples below, Sect Master was also quite embarrassed, but this was Murong Xue's recommendation.

"Silence!" Sect Master barked in a deep, serious tone. "Next, the main force leader will assign the teams."

As his words fell, the gazes of the several Peak Revered Masters and the crowd of Elders all turned toward Li Yi.

Li Yi, meanwhile, shed his playful expression and shouted to those below in a calm tone, "Next, I will group the teams."

"Second squad, captain is Murong Xue, with the Disciples from the Spirit Sword Peak lineage."

"Third squad, captain is Hua Yunlan, with the Disciples from Alchemy Peak and Hua Ling Peak."

"Fourth squad, captain is Tie Lizhen, with Disciples from Little Bamboo Peak."

"Fifth squad, captain is Lü Yang, with Disciples from Spirit Beast Peak."

When Li Yi finished the assignments, everyone present—Peak Revered Masters, Elders, and Disciples alike—looked at him, because Li Yi hadn't assigned any Disciples to himself at all!

Duan Tianhai couldn't take it anymore and stood out to scold him, "Li Yi, you are the main force leader. Why aren't you taking a single Disciple with you?"

Li Yi spread his hands nonchalantly, "Because I plan to go in and kill people!"

This single sentence instantly extinguished everyone's thoughts. They never expected Li Yi would dare to say he was going to kill people so openly.

"Li Yi, are you trying to lead our Qingyun Sect into eternal damnation?" Xiao Mubai rebuked.

Li Yi gave a disdainful smile and snapped back directly: "Old man, this isn't your era anymore. If I don't go and fight, do you think we have any way to survive?"

"Let me tell you, those people have already planned how to carve up our Qingyun Sect. If I don't strike back, should I just wait for them to come knocking on our door?"

Li Yi's words directly tore away the fig leaf. He wanted to tell all the Inner Sect Disciples present that their Sect was facing a catastrophe. If they wanted to live in ignominy, they could leave immediately. For those willing to fight alongside him, he would stand before everyone as the first person to withstand the storm.

"Fight!" Lü Yang immediately shouted at this moment.

"Fight! Fight! Fight..."

These words were like a spark being ignited; the Inner Sect Disciples below immediately began to shout.

The Outer Sect Disciples might not know what the Inner Sect Disciples were about to go through, but as Inner Sect Disciples, they knew better than anyone just how terrifying this cultivation world truly was!

Seeing this scene, a thick Battle Intent erupted in Li Yi's eyes!