Upon hearing Li Ming's decision, Lin Qiancheng sighed:

"Sigh, I won't say anything more... Just remember to stay alive, and you must come back!"

No matter how much I say, it's useless now.

He wasn't unreasonable; Li Ming's departure was for their own good.

If anyone is to blame, it's only because they were too weak, leaving Li Ming to bear this responsibility.

Under the cover of night, Li Ming quietly departed, promising his master, Lin Qiancheng, that he would return safely.

He moved with lightning speed, and soon he was far away from Qing Shi City, arriving at a beautiful mountain.

This place was originally occupied by a sect, but it was attacked by demons before. The sect's disciples either died or fled, and this mountain can now be said to be a desolate mountain.

It was a desolate place, with only birds and beasts for company.

Li Ming sat cross-legged, lost in thought.

He and this demon had a certain tacit understanding.

The demon's true form could track his aura, and his every move was actually vaguely known to the other party. He didn't know if it was because he had merged with the demon's bloodline, but he also had some sense of the demon's true form.

However, he couldn't sense the other party's location accurately.

Li Ming could actually guess that the demon's main body didn't make a move immediately, but perhaps something was wrong with it. It felt it couldn't easily defeat Li Ming, and when the time was right, it definitely wouldn't let him go.

It wasn't just that Li Ming killed the opponent's avatar, but also because he himself was a major contributor to the opponent's advancement.

If he escapes and seeks refuge, the demons will most likely take their anger out on Qing Shi City.

But if we don't leave Qing Shi City, they will come seeking revenge.

Therefore, he left openly and alone. If the demon was killed by the experts sent by the imperial court during this time, he would naturally be more than happy to do so.

If the demon itself comes looking for him, he will take it on himself!

After all, killing a demon would surely yield a considerable amount of life energy.

If you really can't beat them, just add some movement skills and run away.

However, Li Ming naturally wanted to kill the opponent directly and gain some life energy.

Perhaps we can even ask the imperial court for some rewards.

Thinking of this, Li Ming calmed himself down, knowing that thinking too much was useless. His most important task now was to improve his strength. As long as he was strong enough, what was there to be afraid of?

When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it.

In terms of cultivation, he is currently at the fifth level of the fifth-grade Refining Spirit Realm, and his spiritual strength is only at the initial level of the fifth level. He is still far from the perfection of the fifth level and the opening of the Divine Platform.

However, there are many ways to improve combat power.

In terms of swordsmanship, he has continuously comprehended the essence of swordsmanship, and now he has grasped 70% of it.

The boxing techniques are also quite similar.

These aspects are difficult to improve in a short time; they require sudden enlightenment in battle or gradual understanding during seclusion.

Therefore, Li Ming needs to start from other places.

For example, the new term he previously obtained, "Divine and Demonic Bloodline," refers to bloodline as part of one's own power.

In this world, bloodlines always contain some wondrous power, some from ancestors, and some even from one's race.

Demons are born to explore the mysteries of bloodlines, and based on bloodlines, they continuously learn and even develop demonic arts.

Some exceptionally gifted martial artists also have this advantage.

Having this opportunity, Li Ming naturally wouldn't waste it.

Although he had no family inheritance or bloodline secrets, he could still use the power of his soul to slowly explore the power of his own bloodline.

Even if we don't fully develop it, it would be excellent if we could develop the bloodline power of the developers as much as possible and improve their strength a little.

After some time of dedicated study, he did make some progress.

His exceptional comprehension allowed him to make rapid progress in the application of spiritual power.

As Li Ming once again began to use his divine soul power to connect his divine soul with his bloodline, he couldn't help but fall into a mysterious state.

In this mysterious state, time seemed to stand still, and Li Ming's mind sank into another world.

Li Ming witnessed this scene.

The setting sun stood atop the mountain peak, which was shockingly covered with corpses.

Countless warriors died in battle, and countless demons perished. The intense stench of blood filled the air, even the strong winds could not dispel it.

The sky was a deep crimson, its vastness suggesting the rampant dance of demons, annihilating all living beings.

The smells of gunpowder, blood, decay, and burning... all mixed together, enough to make someone vomit for three days and three nights!

Suddenly, a mighty voice rang out from the mountaintop!

"I will transform into a dragon and an elephant to guard this hell on earth!"

The murderous voice shook the heavens and the earth.

Li Ming looked up and saw an extremely domineering figure on the mountain of corpses, his aura soaring to the sky, the setting sun like blood.

Soon, Li Ming's consciousness blurred, and the world before him spun around him. Following the power of his bloodline, he arrived in another world.

He suddenly opened his eyes. This was neither the bloody battlefield nor the deserted wilderness.

Where is this?

What happened?

"Long Yu, you're awake?"

A voice interrupted Li Ming's thoughts.

"Your reputation is already known to everyone, the Long family is incredibly wealthy and powerful, and even your martial arts skills are unparalleled in the world. Why have you come to Tianbei Zhenmo Pass?"

The aged voice was filled with confusion.

Before Li Ming could figure out the situation, he blurted out:

"Money is like waste paper to me, and fame is not what I seek... Even martial arts are just something I practice casually."

Li Ming was startled when he said those words.

That's not what he said; it's as if he was watching a movie, only he was adopting the protagonist's first-person perspective.

"Then what do you seek?"

"Just to continue guarding this border for her sake."

Long Yu said calmly.

His wife was one of the guards of this pass. After giving birth to their child, she learned that Tianbei Zhenmo Pass was being attacked by a wave of demons, so she went to guard it without telling anyone.

After holding off the seventeenth wave, he ultimately died at the border, his body never to be found.

When he emerged from seclusion and learned of this devastating news, he nearly fainted.

Ten years later, the wave of demons struck again.

Then he came.

All for the promise we made, to guard the borders of humanity together and resist the invasion of demons.

This day.

Dark clouds loom over the city, threatening to crush it.

A horde of demons swept in, some glowing with blood-red light, others emitting black mist, their enormous bodies blotting out the sky.

Li Ming discovered that the Dragon Prison he had transformed into possessed power that was simply unbelievable.

With a single palm strike, it was as if mountains and rivers were collapsing; a terrifying palm print descended from the sky, leaving nothing but emptiness for miles around.

The surrounding demons instantly vanished into nothingness, shattered completely.

With a single punch, countless divine dragons roared in unison, and the world changed color.

Li Ming could see that within this body, particles were like a sea, and every instant was an endless evolution, with dragons and elephants seemingly resonating in every drop of blood.

"Is this... the realm beyond Martial Saint?"

Li Ming pondered silently.

This is definitely not a human body. Even if a Martial Saint is a transcendent being, it is impossible for him to be this powerful. Only those above the Martial Saint realm can be this strong!

This person has likely progressed far beyond the realm of Martial Saint.

With each breath, it's as if the Milky Way is flowing.

With each punch and palm strike, heaven and earth trembled.

Faced with an endless stream of demons, and the appearance of increasingly powerful demons, each of them possessed an aura far surpassing that of the seven demons that Li Ming had encountered.

Long Yu suppressed it with a single punch until a terrifying aura appeared.

"The Demon King, the Sun-Devouring King."

Long Yu spoke slowly.

The opponent's body was like a mountain, and in just one step, it arrived at the gate of the Demon-Suppressing Pass from the horizon.

"I've been waiting for you!"

Boom!

Long Yu unleashed a punch!

The entire world shattered; this world, evolved through bloodlines, could not bear the astonishment of this punch!

Li Ming mustered his strength, only able to glimpse the mystery of this punch in the final moment before the world was destroyed!

"Dragon Elephant Suppressing Prison Force, an unparalleled power!"

A thought flashed through Li Ming's mind, and then all other thoughts vanished!