After winding around for a while, a place called Bogu Zhai came into view.
Compared to Yin Zhong, Yin Tianchou was much easier to deal with.
His father was originally one of Yin Zhong's descendants, the current Sword Manor Lord's younger brother.
But he went missing when he was very young! Later, his father married and had him. Before his death, his father wanted him to return to Sword Manor to reconnect with his family.
But when Yin Tianchou arrived, he found that a man named Yin Zhong had already claimed his father's identity and been recognized by Sword Manor.
Because of this, Yin Tianchou began to investigate and assassinate Yin Zhong.
Jiang Li explained these things, and after having Yin Zhong reveal his true form, proving that Yin Zhong was his ancestor, he knew that the Blood Ruyi's heart was to be used to save tens of thousands of people who shared his lineage. He immediately and without hesitation gave the Blood Ruyi's heart to Jiang Li!
"Unsealing Shuiyue Cave should go smoothly!"
"Are the four of you going to Shuiyue Cave together to witness the unsealing, or will you leave now and travel on your own?"
With the Blood Ruyi in hand, the matter of the Tong Clan was essentially resolved.
Zhang Sanfeng and Yan Chixia exchanged a look. Seeing Huang Rong and Yaoyue beside Jiang Li, they immediately decided to part ways with him.
After all, those who came to this different world to complete a quest could only stay for seven days.
From Shuiyue Cave to here, over a thousand kilometers were uninhabited.
They didn't know how long it would take to get from Shuiyue Cave to a populated area, and it would also waste time!
Jiang Li also didn't want to waste time traveling, so he directly took off into the air with Yin Zhong, Tong Bo, and the others, flying towards Shuiyue Cave.
As for Huang Rong and Yaoyue, they followed Jiang Li closely, hoping to earn his favor.
"You can actually fly with so many people?"
Yin Zhong gasped.
He could also fly.
But compared to Jiang Li, it wasn't even flying.
The terrifying speed made him feel a bit frightened, as mountains and rivers instantly retreated.
"What's so surprising? This is just child's play for Brother Jiang!"
Huang Rong chuckled.
In truth, this speed was only because Jiang Li didn't want to waste his mental energy.
If he used his mental energy to travel, his speed would increase several times over when he unleashed it!
Once he arrived at Shuiyue Cave, Jiang Li took the Blood Ruyi's core and another Blood Ruyi from his Storage Ring, easily resolving the ice seal.
He put all three items away, neither returning them to Yin Zhong nor giving them to the Tong Clan.
He had resolved the grievances between the two parties, so taking some items wasn't excessive.
"Found it!"
Suddenly, a smile appeared on Jiang Li's face!
Under the meticulous search of his mental energy, he finally discovered the sealed and sleeping Ling Jing in a small river.
With his mental power, the Ling Jing flew over.
"So this is the Ling Jing, the guardian artifact of the Tong Clan?"
Long Bo looked at the Ling Jing in Jiang Li's hand, a little surprised.
The thing looked like it had turned to stone, only the shape resembled a mirror!
"It's sealed!"
Yin Zhong's expression darkened.
Other than the patriarch, outsiders couldn't touch the Tong Clan's Ling Jing.
That is, during the Tong Clan's crisis back then, Long Teng had the opportunity to come into contact with it!
"It's not sealed, it's sleeping, waiting for the five-hundred-year great cycle of reincarnation."
"You are the immortal of the Tong Clan, it wants to guide you towards good!"
"Yin Zhong, you really didn't think that with the power of the Ling Jing, they couldn't have finished you off back then, did you!"
Jiang Li's teasing voice made Yin Zhong's expression change.
Thinking of that strike from five hundred years ago, he still felt a bit of fear.
That strike had killed him outright, and it took him several years to revive. It was terrifying.
"I'm waking you up now, you're going to heal Yin Zhong's injuries. I've already resolved his grievances with the Tong Clan!"
"I've done these things for you, and in return, you have to let me study you for three days!"
Buzz…
As Jiang Li finished speaking, the Ling Jing in his hand began to vibrate.
In an instant, the dull, gray coating on the spirit stone fell away, revealing a dazzling, brilliant light.
Following that, it slowly floated up, hovering over Yin Zhong's head and casting down a beam of light.
Once Yin Zhong was healed, the Ling Jing, as promised, landed in Jiang Li's hands, giving him three days to study it!
"Next, go find your daughter!"
Hell Rock.
Yin Feng had actually been revived for many years.
When Jiang Li and Yin Zhong arrived, they saw Yin Feng, who had grown into a young woman.
However, due to the constant erosion of the fire toxins here, her face and body were covered in festering sores.
Jiang Li, being a good person to the end, also helped Yin Feng dispel the fire toxins.
"You two reunite first, I'll come find you in three days!"
Leaving those words for Yin Zhong, Jiang Li departed from the Tong Clan.
As for Huang Rong and Yaoyue, those two were like sticky plasters, constantly attached to Jiang Li.
Wherever Jiang Li went, they went too.
Fortunately, both were peerless beauties, and they made pleasant companions while touring the scenic mountains and rivers.
For three days, Jiang Li, accompanied by the two women, toured the sights of the Ling Jing world.
During this time, the two women intentionally or unintentionally flirted with Jiang Li.
Their feelings had warmed up considerably.
Jiang Li wasn't as repulsed by them anymore.
Three days later.
Jiang Li and the other two returned to the Tong Clan.
This time, his gains from researching the Ling Jing were unimaginable.
The methods used to forge this thing were beyond his expectations.
After all, a magical artifact that could give birth to a consciousness had a hint of Xianxia about it.
This time, as the saviors of the Tong Clan, Jiang Li and his companions received the highest honors.
Tong Zhan, who had already been designated as the next clan leader, personally led the six elders of the Tong Clan, along with Yin Zhong, who had reconciled with them, to welcome them!
Moreover, at Tong Bo's suggestion, the Tong Clan opened up all of its collected books, which had been preserved since the beginning of the world, to Jiang Li.
Unfortunately, after Yin Zhong's actions five hundred years ago, the Tong Clan even lost the artifact they were supposed to protect, let alone their books.
Many important documents were lost during that disaster.
The current books were merely written from memory by the survivors.
"This is the Tong Clan's Ling Jing, please keep it safe!"
Jiang Li opened his hand, and the Ling Jing slowly flew towards Tong Zhan!
He had no intention of keeping the Ling Jing for himself.
He could take the Blood Ruyi without any qualms, but he felt awkward about taking the Ling Jing.
Moreover, given the Tong Clan's inherent kindness, if they didn't have the Ling Jing's warning, they might be annihilated one day.
The Tong Clan arranged a room for Jiang Li by a small river, a place of beautiful mountains and clear water.
Yin Zhong arrived!
He came to study Jiang Li for three days, as agreed.
Jiang Li naturally wouldn't be polite.
No matter how much he gained in the Ling Jing, it was still external. Only strength was fundamental.
For him, the most important thing was to decipher the secrets of the Undying.
"Yueya said she misses you!"
Yueya was Yin Zhong's daughter, Yin Feng.
The woman from the original novel, the one with formidable martial arts and who looked exactly like Yin Tianxue.
Jiang Li hadn't expected Yin Zhong's first words to be this.
"Alright, I'll make time to see her!"
Jiang Li nodded.
Next, Jiang Li continued to delve into analyzing Yin Zhong's Undying Body.
After his injuries were healed by the Ling Jing, this guy's body indeed became different from before.
For three days, Jiang Li had been giving it his all, even neglecting Yaoyue and the other two, whom he'd finally managed to see again.
But even after three days, he still hadn't completely deciphered the mysteries of the Undying.
Yin Zhong seemed to have noticed this as well, and he didn't leave. He continued observing Jiang Li's research.
It wasn't until the fourth day that he finally made a breakthrough, discovering the true secret of the Undying.