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In the chaos without sun or moon, it was unknown how much time had passed when Li Zhirui suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards the chaos outside the formation.

The reason he suddenly awoke wasn’t because he intended to end his cultivation but because the warning formation he set up earlier had been triggered!

However, it was still unclear whether it was a chaotic fierce beast or a being from some world that had triggered it.

But soon, Li Zhirui figured out that it was a being from within a world, not a chaotic fierce beast commonly seen in the void.

Moreover, the condition of this being was dire, having suffered severe injuries, and if not treated in time, there could be a life-threatening danger.

"I beg the fellow Daoist in this place to lend a hand and save me. I, Ming Yun, will be eternally grateful and will present a generous gift."

While Li Zhirui was still hesitating, he directly pointed out the two nearby formations and the presence of two people within.

Or rather, he chose to fly this way after discovering the existence of formations here.

Although he needed to gamble on whether the other party was willing to lend a hand, for him, this was one of the few chances of survival in the vast chaos!

After pondering for a moment, Li Zhirui decided to help him out.

It wasn’t out of pity for Ming Yun; it was more about gaining more benefits from him!

Though killing him could grant access to his storage magical treasure, some things cannot be obtained just by killing, or even if obtained, Li Zhirui might not comprehend or understand them.

For instance, acquiring methods and books from him.

Furthermore, this person was just a mid-stage Xuanxian; although his cultivation was higher, Li Zhirui was not completely without resistance. If this person turned hostile, Li Zhirui had enough power to ensure his safe departure.

"I can help save you, but how do you plan to repay me?"

Ming Yun quickly responded, "I wonder what the fellow Daoist needs?"

"I need you to tell me all the methods you can teach."

"Okay!" His agreement came almost instantly, with such speed it made one wonder if he even listened properly.

"Then please make a Dao Oath and a Demon Oath."

The Dao Oath is public yet rigid. If a reasonable loophole is found, there might be no punishment; but the Demon Oath is not like this. Instead, it is very strict and flexible, meant to devour many living beings.

"With the Great Tao above, I, Ming Yun, vow that as long as Li Zhirui saves me, I will teach him the laws I can impart."

After confirming there was no problem, Li Zhirui took out a healing pill for him to consume, first fulfilling his part of the bargain.

After he consumed the pill, almost instantly, he felt a power reviving within him, a flash of surprise passing through his eyes, seemingly not expecting the pill to be this effective.

"Thank you for saving my life, fellow Daoist!" Ming Yun said gratefully.

But Li Zhirui just shook his head indifferently and said, "No need for that, this is just a transaction."

Ming Yun froze for a moment, but then realized it was better this way, just a transaction, with not much interaction.

Then, he retrieved a few jade slips, engraving all kinds of methods into them using his divine sense.

Especially to enable Li Zhirui’s understanding, he engraved everything using his spiritual soul power, so even if Li Zhirui didn’t recognize the characters of his world, he could directly comprehend them through the spiritual soul.

But in doing so, Ming Yun’s face became very pale. His injuries hadn’t healed, and doing something so exhausting for the spiritual soul didn’t worsen his injuries was already fortunate enough.

"These are the methods the fellow Daoist wanted."

Li Zhirui took all the jade slips with a wave of his hand, scanned them with his divine sense, and found quite a few seemingly complex and precious methods, nodding in satisfaction.

"This pill is for restoring your divine sense."

In one instant, it seemed a bit like a warm gesture, but in the next, he coldly stated, "The transaction is completed, I ask that the fellow Daoist leave this place promptly and not disturb our cultivation."

Not caring about his injuries at all, he just wanted them to leave.

Ming Yun didn’t say a word in response, just silently left, though the expulsion left some anger in him, the other party hadn’t done anything excessive.

Asking him to leave was a reasonable request, just a bit unsympathetic.

Without another word, he transformed into a spirit light and departed.

Seeing that he had indeed left, Li Zhirui didn’t re-enter the formation to continue his secluded cultivation, but instead woke Qing Si from cultivation.

"Jiu, what’s going on?"

"I’ll explain on the way, let’s leave here first."

As he spoke, he began to put away the formation and quickly left the area.

The purpose of this was to prevent any pursuers of Ming Yun. If they didn’t leave, the trouble might indeed involve them.

After all, whoever could injure a mid-stage Xuanxian cultivator to such a state, the strength of those perpetrators was likely even more formidable!

Along the way, Qing Si knew why it was necessary to leave in such a hurry.

To this, he felt Li Zhirui’s decision was reasonable.

If they indeed encountered a stronger being, it would be too dangerous for them.

"Jiu, will we continue secluded cultivation next?"

"Since we’re already awake, let’s not."

Li Zhirui thought for a while and said, "Besides, after so much time, I think those chaotic fierce beasts have decided the victor, and the void is no longer as calm as before."

"Very well, I’ll first fully grasp these current insights."

But just moments after they left, a group of three appeared in that chaos.

"Besides Ming Yun’s aura, there seems to be traces of other beings here!" one of them said solemnly.

"Don’t mind them, continue pursuing Ming Yun!" the cultivator in the middle frowned but felt it shouldn’t affect them, then ignored it.

"Yes!"

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Meanwhile.

Not too far away in the chaos, Ming Yun, who had left first, hid in the void and began taking pills to heal.

Having taken another pill crafted by Li Zhirui, he couldn’t help but marvel, "The pill’s effect is remarkably good. If only I had figured a way to trade for more pills, my injuries would have healed much faster."

Though he couldn’t trade methods anymore, he didn’t know how many spiritual objects he had from his world, which were also precious and sought after by an alchemist. The other party would surely agree to trade.

Regrettably, they had parted ways now, and meeting them again wouldn’t be an easy feat.

"Forget it, better not dwell on it."

He immediately calmed his scattered thoughts and continued taking pills to heal.

But the peaceful time was quite short-lived, as it wasn’t long before the group of three pursuing him came near!

"Ming Yun is hiding in this chaos."

"Search! Find him at all costs!"

The leading cultivator’s face was grim, saying, "Daring to steal spiritual objects from the Youfeng Zhang Family, even if he fled into the void, we must bring him back."

Ming Yun immediately noticed their presence, quietly leaving the chaos and fleeing at full speed. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

’Damn it! How are they doing it, finding my trail so accurately in the void?’ he thought regretfully as he fled.

If he had known, he wouldn’t have risked stealing the Zhang family’s spiritual objects.

"He has already fled!"

Ming Yun had only been gone for a short while when one of the three noticed, discerning his escape direction and approximate distance.

In less than an hour, they caught up with the fleeing Ming Yun.

"Damn it!"

Ming Yun sensed them right behind him, frantically growling, "These maniacs, it’s just some Heavenly Immortal rank spiritual objects! Do they really have to pursue me to the death to complete their task?"