Chapter 72

"Could it be because I cultivated the Heaven-Dominating Body Refining Technique and the Great Derivation Divine Technique? So much righteous energy couldn't even break through the First Star Realm!" Li Yunxiao was somewhat surprised. He had only broken through to the Sixth Star after consuming a large amount of Thousand Bird Pills, which had already given him a vague feeling. Now, he dared to confirm it.

"It seems that cultivating several techniques at the same time has its advantages and disadvantages! However, with the Heaven-Dominating Body Refining Technique and the Great Derivation Divine Technique, plus my martial arts comprehension, I will be invincible among peers!"

After his true qi absorbed the righteous energy, he was right at the bottleneck of the Sixth Star, feeling slightly disappointed. Just as he was about to leave, he heard Yan Jin and Yu Zixian's conversation. A massive wave of righteous energy surged from over a hundred scholars, like a hundred rivers converging into the sea, surging endlessly!

Damn!

Yan Jin, Yu Zixian—I love you two to death!

Li Yunxiao was overjoyed, like a person who had just eaten half a meal and suddenly had a full banquet pushed in front of him. He wasn't going to be polite!

All the pores on his body suddenly opened, greedily absorbing the pure righteous energy, fully immersing himself in the wonderful sensation.

To prevent them from interrupting the supply of righteous energy, Li Yunxiao deliberately showed a pained expression and shouted, "You, you, you are too cruel, too vicious!"

A large amount of righteous true qi was absorbed into his dantian, finally reaching saturation. A new realm quietly descended upon his body, and all his meridians were instantly opened. Li Yunxiao's eyes flashed with a sharp light, finally reaching the Seventh Star Warrior!

He wanted to roar with joy but continued to greedily absorb the righteous energy, shouting, "Animals, stop it, stop it! I can't take it anymore, save me!"

The faces of the over a hundred scholars below turned pale, and large beads of sweat rolled down their foreheads. They felt their essence, energy, and spirit rapidly draining. This had never happened before; usually, reading the classics made them more energetic.

"Everyone, hold on! This evil is about to die!"

Gongsun Rang gritted his teeth. He had already vomited up his stomach from eating Li Yunxiao's earwax and wanted to tear him apart. So, he was the one who released the strongest righteous energy of Confucianism!

Li Xian was shocked, "Lord, what should we do? Young Master Yun is about to die!"

Li Chunyang was stunned, looking up at Li Yunxiao in the air. Apart from the pained expression, his eyes were clear and bright. There was no sign of him being in trouble. Moreover, the aura coming from the air... Could this kid have advanced?

Finally, after a short while, the hundreds of scholars below could no longer hold on. As soon as they stopped reading the classics, they felt as if their connection to the righteous energy was forcibly cut off. They all withered, feeling as if their insides were hollow, losing all their essence, energy, and spirit!

"Pfft!~"

Some of the weaker scholars even spat out a large mouthful of blood and fainted. Gongsun Rang's mind was overwhelmed, and he felt dizzy and unsteady!

Yan Jin and Yu Zixian were also mentally damaged, looking up in horror to see Li Yunxiao, who still had a calm expression, slowly descending from the air in a large "T" shape.

Both of them and the few still conscious scholars were dumbfounded: Where was the sign of injury? And his aura seemed even stronger than before.

"Pop!~"

The moment Li Yunxiao's foot touched the ground, the invisible force surging from his five centers burst like a bubble, disappearing with a "pop."

He lightly landed on both feet, stood up straight, and slowly opened his eyes. A golden lightning bolt seemed to flash, instantly vanishing. All the scholars suddenly felt a shock to their hearts, and those still conscious spat out a large mouthful of blood, fainting again.

Li Yunxiao took a long breath, scolding, "Phew~ Seventh Star Intermediate Warrior, not bad. If you had given a bit more, I could have broken through to the Seventh Star Peak. Tsk tsk, you couldn't even handle that much righteous energy. How do you usually read your books?"

His words were like a thunderclap, instantly exploding in the ears of all the scholars. Those who had fainted were jolted awake, staring blankly, their minds blank!

"What? He, he, he actually used our righteous energy to break through his cultivation?!!!"

"Pfft!~"

A large number of scholars spat out blood. Yan Jin and Gongsun Rang were also enraged, spitting out a large mouthful of blood and collapsing.

"Ah?" Even Li Chunyang was stunned, eyes wide, then burst into laughter, "Haha, worthy of being my grandson! Thank Kong Renyi for this great gift. You should thank him on my behalf. Haha!~"

Li Chunyang's words further damaged the scholars' minds, making them act crazily, some in a daze.

"You, you, you will not die a good death!" Yan Jin screamed in curses.

"Hmph, don't think that spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood will be enough. You surrounded the Li family, acted recklessly, and falsely accused my grandfather!"

Li Yunxiao coldly snorted, his gaze flashing over everyone, saying coldly, "What am I going to do? You over a hundred people surrounded my Li family's door, and you're asking me what I'm going to do? Are you here to tell jokes?"

Yu Zixian steadied the retreating Yan Jin, calmed himself, and stepped forward, angrily shouting, "Your Li family has ten major crimes, unpardonable!" He knew this operation would fail, but he had to stand for the Five Constants and the Ten Major Crimes had to be pinned on the Li family!

Li Yunxiao's eyes flashed, staring at him and laughing, "You're really here to tell jokes. Ten major crimes? Do you think the emperor is blind? You're clearly saying that the emperor can't distinguish between loyal and treacherous, favoring villains and distancing virtuous ministers, a complete fool and a昏君? Isn't that right?!"

"You, this, you..." Yu Zixian was speechless, at a loss as Li Yunxiao pressed him step by step.

Gongsun Rang stepped forward, angrily saying, "Li Yunxiao, don't try to evade the main issue, take things out of context, and spout nonsense!"

Li Yunxiao slightly raised his eyelids, looking at him with disdain, sneering, "You? After eating my earwax, are you dumb? I don't want to talk to a shit-eater, please respect yourself!"

"Pfft!~"

Gongsun Rang spat out a large mouthful of blood, unable to stand steady, retreating and falling, his finger trembling, "You, you, you, you, you..."

The three great scholars, all humiliated, spat out blood in anger!

The remaining scholars who had not fainted were pale, their spirits and energy drained, their eyes dazed. Seeing their leaders fall one by one, they were stunned and at a loss.

This scene was completely different from what they had imagined. They thought Li Chunyang would be executed under their condemnation!

How could this happen? Not just the three great scholars, but Zhou, Zhang, Meng, and Sima, all talented scholars who usually discussed the state of the nation, were lying on the ground like dead pigs, with pools of blood...

Li Chunyang was also stunned, seeing a group of scholars who only knew how to talk their way through life, being made to spit blood by his grandson.

The air was filled with a bloody smell, and Li Yunxiao frowned, saying, "Originally, you would have been killed for offending the Li family, but since you helped me advance, I'll give you a chance to save your lives."

"Arrogant! We are disciples of the sage, scholars and virtuous men. Do you dare to kill us?" one of the scholars shouted angrily.

Li Yunxiao ignored him, reaching out and pointing into the air, a banner flew into his hand, with the words "Ten Major Crimes, Unpardonable" written in large characters. He sneered and instantly moved to the scholar who had spoken, lightly slapping his head.

"Slap!"

Like a watermelon bursting, the scholar's head split open, yellowish brain matter splattering everywhere. Li Yunxiao then slapped his chest, and a thick column of blood spurted from the broken neck.

"Zzz!~"

Everyone gasped, feeling a chill run down their spines!

They had never seen such brutality. They spent their days buried in the classics, admiring flowers and the moon, and wouldn't even dare to kill a chicken or a duck. Now, they were all stunned, a sense of fear creeping into their hearts, realizing they had really gone too far!

Li Yunxiao threw the white banner onto the blood column, and the blood instantly washed away the large characters. He clenched his fingers, and a ball of blood coalesced in the air, moving to the back of the banner, forming the words "Kong Renyi is a hypocrite, a real bastard!"

He threw the banner into the middle of the scholars and said calmly, "Hold this banner and walk around the city three times, shouting it every three steps. I'll send someone to follow you. If anyone doesn't shout, skips, or shouts too low, they will be killed!"

"Li Yunxiao, are you not afraid of being cursed by the world, not afraid of being remembered for eternity..."

Yu Zixian pointed angrily, but suddenly felt a pain in his neck. He realized his body was flying away, not just his body, but the ground was also moving away from his sight. Everyone looked up in horror, and he realized his head had been thrown into the air.

The scene was so shocking that everyone was stunned, realizing the gravity of their actions.