Li Shiming knew it when the defensive formation was controlled by the jade token trying to close it. He quickly gathered the spiritual power in his body and slowly finished the 'Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Art'.
Fortunately, he had prepared some means, which gave him a few seconds to recover. Otherwise, the formation breakthrough would have been activated, and he would have been exposed during his training, without even a chance to react.
Anger rose in his heart. If he hadn't thought this place was extremely safe, he would never have practiced his main technique.
You must know that if you forcibly interrupt your main practice, there is a risk of going astray.
When he finished his training, the defensive formation outside was completely broken.
Li Shiming sensed the auras of four cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building, and also the existence of an isolation formation.
"This is a conspiracy against me!" He understood immediately.
This is at the foot of the Shushan Sect. If they dare to open an inn here, they must be sure of protecting the monks.
The first thing he thought of was the token he was holding. He remembered that Xu Chuan was ambushed not long after entering the Shiwan Mountains. It seemed that some cultivators did not want him to meet Elder Su!
"Since you want to cause trouble, then make it bigger!" Li Shiming immediately had an idea in his mind.
This place is special. Even if he has the ability to kill a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building, he will not force himself to do so here.
If he is bitten back and attacks the monks, he will be in big trouble.
His thoughts only lasted for a moment, and his figure crashed heavily into the wall behind him. Due to the disappearance of the formation, the wall of the courtyard was like paper to the body of the foundation-building cultivator.
Li Shiming's retreating direction was exactly opposite to that of the four mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. His movements widened the distance between him and the four mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The four cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building did not care about his actions, because the formation had already covered this area, and no matter how Li Shiming tried to escape, he could not get out of this area.
But they didn't know that they were facing a high-level formation master, and a monster with computing power many times higher than that of a normal high-level formation master.
Li Shiming's spiritual sense swept across the isolation formation. This kind of isolation formation activated by the formation plate was extremely troublesome for cultivators who did not understand the formation, but for professional high-level formation masters, it was like a college student encountering a problem with an elementary school student.
Of course, solving the problem also takes time, which depends on the level of each senior formation master.
When Li Shiming retreated, he had five more spirit stones in his hand. IBMz15 had analyzed the spiritual power lines of the isolation formation with the help of his spiritual thoughts.
He threw out five spirit stones and sank them into the isolation formation.
Five spirit stones flew into the formation and landed on five formation nodes respectively. The formation disk that isolated the formation was unable to calculate such a sudden accident and the formation lost control all of a sudden.
The isolation formation was broken in an instant, and there was no longer any obstacle except Li Shiming and four cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building.
"A cultivator from the Demon Sect has sneaked in and colluded with the inn to assassinate the guests!" Li Shiming mobilized all his spiritual power and shouted loudly.
His voice, under the effect of "speaking like a lotus", spread throughout the entire Guanshan Town.
At the same time, the confrontation between the five Foundation Establishment cultivators was also discovered by the cultivators in Guanshan Town.
After the isolation formation was broken, the four cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building were not prepared at all. When they were about to take action, their auras were at their strongest state.
When Li Shiming was facing four cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building, he naturally could not hold back at all and also released his full aura.
"Where are the Demon Sect monks?" The monks from Shushan Sect were the first to react. No matter what strength the monks were from, they all came to the inn.
For the monks of the sect, the appearance of the monks of the Demon Sect here is a provocation to the Shushan Sect. Even if it means sacrificing their lives, they must make the monks of the Demon Sect pay the price.
Next came the rest of the monks. They relied on Guanshan Town for survival, and the safety of Guanshan Town was also their responsibility.
So a strange scene appeared in the backyard of the inn. The Four Tigers of Lieshan mobilized their spiritual power with all their strength to break through the defensive formation. When they were preparing for the second attack, they did not expect that the isolation formation they had set up had lost its effect.
Before the Four Tigers of Lieshan could make a move, Li Shiming's loud shout attracted a large number of cultivators.
There is no need to explain the situation at the scene. Four cultivators in the middle stage of foundation building surrounded a temple. There was also a formation plate next to the four cultivators. Anyone who saw this situation could tell what was going on.
Could it be said that the early foundation-building cultivator who lived here took the initiative to call four middle-foundation-building cultivators, and asked the four middle-foundation-building cultivators to set up the formation in advance?
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, these four seniors are guests of the inn, they may have come to the wrong place!" The shopkeeper came out at this time, clasped his fists and explained to the monks around him.
"What a misunderstanding! The defensive formation of the Jingyuan where I live has opened up to these four Demon Sect monks. It seems that you are using the inn to assassinate the monks staying there. I don't know how many monks have died at your hands!" Li Shiming made up stories, making the matter as big as possible.
But what he said about the defensive formation was true. The defensive formation here did not offer any resistance at all. Only the several spirit stones he laid down used the power of the formation to resist for a while.
As soon as Li Shiming's words came out, all the cultivators present were shocked. This was not just a matter of the Demon Sect cultivators, but cultivators from the sect were involved.
A cultivator in the town who was proficient in formations came forward and examined the formation of the Jingyuan for a moment. When he looked up again, his eyes changed when he looked at the shopkeeper.
The Four Tigers of Lieshan didn't even dare to move at this moment. There were at least ten foundation-building cultivators here. Besides, the situation here must have alarmed the Shushan Sect. Not to mention that they didn't have the ability to fight their way out.
Even if they have this ability, where can they escape to? They simply cannot escape the Shushan Sect's pursuit.
With the inspection of the monks who are proficient in formations, none of the monks present were fools, and they all understood that the shopkeeper must be involved.
Some monks sensed the conspiracy, but most of them were still outraged. No matter who Li Shiming was, the assassination of monks in Guanshan Town had affected the interests of all monks.
The reason why the monks come to Guanshan Town is because Guanshan Town is safe and stable.
Many cultivators work hard to earn spirit stones in order to borrow the spiritual energy of the inn to practice and break through. However, the safety of the inn is questionable. Who would come here?
"I hold the token of Xu Chuan's true teachings, and come to meet Elder Su. The matter has been handled by the monks stationed in Guanshan Town, and I am waiting for an audience with Elder Su!" Li Shiming still felt that the matter was not big enough, he took out the token, held it high above his head, used his spiritual power to activate the token and spoke loudly.
This time, all the cultivators' faces changed drastically. The innkeeper actually contacted cultivators outside the sect to plot to assassinate the true messenger. The matters involved were very serious.
The Four Tigers of Lieshan were almost frightened to death. They didn't know that this involved the Jindan Elder, the Jindan Elder of Shushan Sect, who could crush them to death with ease.
Their only hope was Ji Zhenchuan, but they didn't dare to say anything at this time.
"I want to see Elder Su. If there is any cultivator who can help me make the contact, I believe Elder Su will be very grateful. Of course, you don't have to make the contact, but it's hard to say whether Elder Su will consider you as a participant in that case!" Li Shiming's voice continued.
His words startled all the monks in the sect. It was indeed true. No matter what, the attack on the true messenger happened in Guanshan Town, and they were also in the town. If they did not say anything after knowing about it and being reminded by Li Shiming, they would indeed put themselves on the suspicious side.
The monks of the sect silently used their respective identity jade discs to notify the sect. Regardless of whether there was a way to notify Tianmu Peak at this time, they had to at least inform the sect of the situation here.
At this moment, the aura of six foundation-building monks came from afar, and a red flying boat approached from afar.
"It's the sect's law enforcement team!" a cultivator shouted.
"The Four Tigers of Lieshan, you are so bold that you actually dare to attack the true messenger. Surrender immediately!" The leader of the law enforcement team shouted at the Four Tigers of Lieshan as soon as he arrived at the scene.
The leader made a secret signal with his fingers. After seeing the signal, the four tigers of Lieshan all showed joy in their eyes and quickly restrained their spiritual power, ready to deal with the problem.
Four sets of shackles flew out of the team leader's hands and tied up the Four Tigers of Lieshan.
The shackles were of spiritual weapon grade, and cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage could not break free of them. In addition, these instruments of torture had the effect of sealing off the spiritual lake, so once they were put on, there would be no power to resist.
"Don't gather here anymore. Let the law enforcement team handle this matter!" the leader said in a deep voice to the monks around him.
When the monks saw that there was a law enforcement team handling the matter, they did not stay any longer and dispersed.
Li Shiming saw it clearly, he took in the leader's secret signals and the reactions of the Four Tigers of Lieshan. He was shocked that the forces hostile to Xu Chuan were really powerful and had connections in the sect.
"You participated in a fight in Guanshan Town and violated the rules. Come back with us and accept investigation. Don't worry, we will not wrongly accuse a good person!" The team leader turned to Li Shiming and said lightly.
"I'm curious whether the law enforcement team is waiting outside the town to deal with this matter!" Li Shiming didn't dare to go with the law enforcement team. He didn't trust the law enforcement team, but his voice still spread throughout the town.
In fact, many monks have noticed that as soon as something happened here, the law enforcement team came over.
The law enforcement team is not stationed at the foot of the mountain, but is normally stationed inside the sect, so even if they receive the news, they would not be able to receive it so quickly.
But the relationships involved are too terrible. The struggle between the true disciples also involves the Jindan elders. They dare not intervene, otherwise they will die without knowing how.
"If you dare to resist, we will kill you on the spot!" said the leader with a gloomy face.
To be honest, his law enforcement team is responsible for handling aftermath and is not prepared to intervene directly.
But an accident happened here, and Ji Zhenchuan sent a strict order, so he had to take action.
Directly arresting Li Shiming would be tantamount to offending Elder Su, who was no ordinary force. Although Elder Su was recovering from his injuries, his influence in the sect was no weaker than that of Elder Ji.
In other words, his arrest of Li Shiming this time was equivalent to stepping into huge trouble.
"I want to see how you make your move!" A faint voice was heard. The voice was not loud but it made all the monks present feel fear. It seemed that the voice carried a power that could decide life and death at will.
"Su... Elder Su!" The team leader would never have thought that Elder Su would actually come down the mountain.
"You are very good. You have put a lot of effort into stopping people from seeing me!" Elder Su's voice was extremely indifferent.
The leader and the other five law enforcement monks all knelt on the ground, not daring to say a word.
"Take these four back. If they die, you won't be able to live either. I will arrange someone to take over!" Elder Su couldn't deal with the monks from the law enforcement team here, so he waved his hand.
Li Shiming saw Elder Su clearly. Elder Su was wearing a white shirt and looked to be no more than thirty years old.
From the outside, it doesn't look like Elder Su is seriously injured.
"Thank you for your hard work, young friend. Come with me to visit the sect. This place really needs to be tidied up!" Elder Su looked at Li Shiming and said with a smile on his face.
With a wave of his hand, he disappeared with Li Shiming, leaving behind only the shopkeeper who was shaking like a sieve.
Elder Su's words have determined the life and death of everyone in the inn.
On the other side, Ji Hongbo listened to the latest information coming from Guanshan Town. After hearing about the capture of the Four Tigers of Lieshan and the appearance of Elder Su, his face changed slightly.
When Elder Su showed up, the matter was no longer a conflict between true disciples, but had escalated into a conflict between elders.
He did not tell his father, Elder Ji, what he did. It was a decision he made privately.
Now, he had to inform his father about the matter and let his father deal with it.
Ji Hongbo arrived outside Elder Ji's cave and cast a spell.
"Come in!" The formation opened a door, and the voice of Elder Ji came from inside.
"Father!" Ji Hongbo saw Elder Ji who was looking at something, and stepped forward to greet him.
"You are worried, right? Don't worry. The four foundation-building monks from the outer sect cannot kill you. Any action between you and Xu Chuan is a competition between true disciples, which is allowed by the sect!" Elder Ji's eyes were filled with a calmness that seemed to see through everything.
"Father knows everything?" Ji Hongbo's nervous expression relaxed and he said softly.
"How can you grow without going through hardships? Your generation has too little experience. Your schemes and Xu Chuan's sincerity are all a style of doing things, and they are all needed by the sect. For the sect, it has nothing to do with right or wrong. Old Su's action this time was actually against the rules, and he can't possibly delve into it!" Elder Ji taught.
Elder Ji was standing at a very high angle, and in his eyes, the movements of the true teachings were just like children playing house.
Of course, he also knew that when it came to Elder Su's injury, some of Ji Hongbo's actions had crossed the line.
But these actions that crossed the line have already been taken, and they need to be resolved by him as a father. It was he who trained Ji Hongbo and taught him how to plan since he was a child. This is the direction he chose for his son.
"Go back and meditate for three months and think carefully about what I said!" Elder Ji waved his hand and ordered.