Sect: Starting with Comprehending Thunder Skill Chapter 1520: Foreign Land, Profound Sect's Ruthlessness

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Li Yunjing and his companions escape an icy trap by using a powerful sword technique to tear open a spatial rift. They emerge in an unfamiliar snowy landscape and encounter three elders from the Northern Territory's Cold Iron Gate. After securing their escape, Li Yunjing learns from the elders that the powerful Ice Hall sect controls Cang Country and the northern trade routes, imposing heavy tolls and using a mysterious "Profound Celestial Mirror" to inspect travelers. This mirror has led to the severe punishment of those suspected of being from the Shenxiao Dao Sect.

“What?!”

Li Yunjing was furious.

Even Zhao Qi and Su Muqing’s faces turned extremely unpleasant.

“What a Profound Ice Hall.”

After a long while, Li Yunjing suddenly laughed and turned his gaze to the north, “Our Shenxiao Dao Sect lost an Elder, so I’ll make sure the Profound Ice Hall loses a Supreme Elder!”

“Senior, please reconsider!”

Tie Zhan and his companions were so frightened their legs went weak: “The Profound Ice Hall is a massive force, with over a hundred Nascent Soul Realm Masters!”

“That’s not for you to worry about.”

Li Yunjing interrupted, “One last question, have there been any other foreign cultivators trying to pass through recently?”

“Yes! Many forces with strong ties to the Profound Ice Hall have paid Spirit Stones to pass through.”

Tie Zhan thought for a moment, “Half a year ago, a group of black-robed cultivators, bearing the Profound Ice Order, passed through directly. The guards said they seemed to be from the Netherworld Ghost Sect.”

Li Yunjing exchanged a glance with the two women.

“This is too much!”

Zhao Qi said in a low voice: “I never expected that a Profound Sect would rather let Demon Sect cultivators through than allow Shenxiao Dao Sect to pass.”

“Heh heh!”

Li Yunjing let out a cold laugh, “In the Southern Heaven Continent’s Profound Sect, aside from the Primordial Yang Dao Sect being an ally, the other forces are no different from the Demon Sect or the Buddhist Sect.”

Li Yunjing had already prepared himself mentally for this.

The Shenxiao Dao Sect was too powerful.

The entire sect was being suppressed by the joint forces of other sects in the Southern Heaven Continent to prevent the Shenxiao Dao Sect from breaking out of the Transverse Mountain Range.

Now their first plan had failed.

The Transverse Mountain Range blockade line had become the domain of the Shenxiao Dao Sect, and the sect had drawn the battle into Youyue Country.

This made the forces across the Southern Heaven Continent even more wary of the Shenxiao Dao Sect.

The Profound Ice Hall and the Shenxiao Dao Sect had no past grudges or recent enmities, but once the Shenxiao Dao Sect opened the channels across the Southern Heaven Continent, it was inevitable they would enter the Luo Fu Continent.

At that time, a conflict with the Profound Ice Hall would be almost unavoidable.

The Shenxiao Dao Sect would not allow the Profound Ice Hall to tightly control the path to the Luo Fu Continent.

“Alright, you can leave now.”

Li Yunjing waved his hand, a chilling glint in his eyes, “Today’s events…”

“Will never be spoken of!”

Tie Zhan and his companions hurriedly swore a Heart Demon oath, then fled as if relieved of a great burden.

“Fellow Daoist Li, what do we do now?”

After the trio’s figures disappeared into the Icefield, Su Muqing immediately set up a soundproof barrier, “The people of Profound Ice Hall won’t let the people of Shenxiao Dao Sect pass, how will you get through?”

“If the normal way won’t work, then we’ll make the Profound Ice Hall have no choice but to let us pass.”

Li Yunjing caressed the Boundary-Breaking Sword, laughing coldly, “I just happen to need to avenge my fellow sect members!”

“Are you thinking…”

Zhao Qi’s eyes lit up as she asked.

“Isn’t Han Wuji collecting cultivators with special physiques?”

Li Yunjing took out an ice-blue Jade Scroll from his Storage Ring, “I just happen to have the Profound Ice Technique here, which can disguise me as a top-grade Ice Spirit Root cultivator.”

“Well! I am also a top-grade Ice Spirit Root cultivator!”

Zhao Qi nodded and said with a smile.

“What about me?”

Su Muqing asked.

“You just need to follow us!”

Li Yunjing asked, “Do you have any other cultivation technique to hide your Beidie Sect Divine Skill?”

“I do! I can disguise myself as a Fire Cultivator.”

Su Muqing nodded.

High-Tier Cultivators master more than one or two cultivation techniques, allowing them to hide their original techniques in any environment.

Su Muqing was no exception.

“Great!”

Li Yunjing nodded slightly, smiling, “Then let’s head to the Cang Country and enjoy the exotic scenery!”

Three days later, in front of the Northern Territory checkpoint.

Li Yunjing transformed into a Loose Cultivator in a blue robe, exuding a dense icy aura.

Su Muqing and Zhao Qi posed as his junior sister and Dao Companion, and the three of them swaggered toward the Ice City ahead.

This Ice City is an important checkpoint established by the Profound Ice Hall.

Its primary purpose is to guard against the invasion of the Shenxiao Dao Sect, and secondly, to defend against the Barbarian Race and special creatures of the Icefield.

The significance of this city is almost the same as Shenxiao Dao Sect’s City of Glory.

“Halt!”

The guard at the checkpoint shouted harshly, “Who are you people?”

“Esteemed officer, we are Loose Cultivators, heading to the Icefield for training and to slay Demon Beasts.”

Li Yunjing replied with a smile, “We have just completed our training and are returning home.”

Li Yunjing unobtrusively handed over a Storage Bag, smiling, “Esteemed officer, you’ve worked hard. These are a few Demon Cores we harvested on the Icefield as a token of appreciation.”

“Ah, fellow cultivators!”

The guard swept his Divine Sense over the bag and found three Inner Cores from Foundation Establishment Realm Demon Beasts, beaming with joy, “Go on in!”

“Yunjing, where are we heading next?”

After entering the city smoothly, Zhao Qi transmitted a message.

“We’ll head north all the way!”

Li Yunjing’s gaze swept over the street, “As for this great pass, we won’t stay and will leave immediately!”

The three of them passed through the North Gate, and the sight before them made their eyes light up.

The originally icy scenery suddenly disappeared, replaced by lush forests and gently flowing streams.

“I didn’t expect Cang Country’s scenery to be quite nice!”

Su Muqing said with a smile, pointing to the green hills in the distance.

“Indeed!”

Li Yunjing squinted, smiling, “Between Great Ming and Cang Country, the Icefield is a natural chasm. Once you cross that barrier, there’s not much difference from other places.”

Zhao Qi suddenly tensed: “Someone is following us.”

“Keep moving forward.”

Li Yunjing transmitted calmly, “Once we’re far from this stronghold, find a deserted place and deal with them!”