"Oh, I've already arranged for Junior Brother Tang to send him to the back mountain for teleportation. He will personally escort this person back to the Malevolent Spirit Sect. I've also explained some related information to Junior Brother Tang."
"This time, that 'Luoshu Lake' Nascent Soul expert will definitely be satisfied. And because a direct descendant of the clan died, I think this senior will hate the demonic clan even more from now on." Elder Chigong's meaning was already very clear.
"Senior Brother's arrangements are proper. With Junior Brother Tang escorting him, he only needs to go through two more teleportations. And they are both in the rear. At most, some remnants of demonic cultivators might appear there. Junior Brother Tang can handle it."
After hearing this, Wei Zhongran nodded. He was mainly stationed at Windy Cool Mountain, and this rescue mission was also led by him. And it had almost caused Li Yan to die. Of course, he had to pay more attention to the result.
Elder Chigong looked at Wei Zhongran and then chuckled.
"Hehehe, speaking of bringing back the 'Luoshu Lake' disciple, Junior Brother Wei's contribution this time is also great. You killed a demonic cultivator and led them back across more than nine thousand li before the opponent's Nascent Soul cultivator could react. Junior Brother, I'm finding it harder and harder to see through your cultivation now."
After hearing this, Wei Zhongran also smiled.
"Senior Brother, are you praising yourself? You acted as the bait yourself. Your contribution is undeniable."
"Also, if it weren't for the two Martial Uncles blocking the opponent's Nascent Soul divine sense pursuit, and with you several fellow martial brothers and three fellow daoists advancing on different routes to attract the opponent's Golden Core cultivators."
"No matter how capable I am, I wouldn't have been able to cross more than nine thousand li in such a short time."
"As for that demonic cultivator, he was provoked by Bai Rou and the others and was also injured. In his fury, his emotions were stirred."
"When our cultivation reaches our level, victory and defeat are often decided in an instant. I also took a big advantage."
Wei Zhongran did not admit that his magical power was high, and he showed that gentle look again.
"I'd be a fool to believe you. For many years, you've used excuses not to participate in the sect's Golden Core sparring. We can't see through your cultivation at all now."
Elder Chigong stroked his snow-white beard with one hand and pointed at Wei Zhongran with the other, smiling.
What he said was true. Although they had used several groups of people to attract the opponent's Golden Core cultivators this time, Wei Zhongran himself was also a bait all the way.
A total of eight Golden Core cultivators from Windy Cool Mountain had been dispatched, sneaking out multiple times. In fact, every one of them was a bait, and at the same time, every one was also a real rescuer.
This was the fastest decision they had made after receiving Li Yan's Ten-Thousand-Li Voice Transmission Talisman. At the same time, they had also asked the two stationed Nascent Soul experts to help in secret.
But the distance Li Yan and the others had escaped was too short, only nearly a thousand li. And in order to avoid the opponent's demonic cultivator team's interception, they had also changed direction.
A journey of more than nine thousand li, even for a Golden Core cultivator, was a relatively long distance. And it was obvious that when Li Yan and the others sent out the distress signal, they were already facing a life-and-death crisis.
Elder Chigong thought to himself that he would not have been able to arrive in such a short time. It would have been difficult for the others as well. Wei Zhongran must have some kind of great divine ability to be able to cross nine thousand li in just over half an hour.
And the demonic cultivator he killed in the end, it was not for the reason Wei Zhongran himself said. He had asked Bai Rou.
The one pursuing them was a Mid-stage Golden Core demon lord. Wei Zhongran had knocked that demonic cultivator unconscious in just a few exchanges.
In Bai Rou's words, Martial Uncle Wei was extremely furious at that time, and his attack speed was so fierce that she, still in shock from her near-death experience, had not been able to react before that demonic cultivator fell to the ground unconscious, and then was taken away by "Martial Uncle Wei."
"By the way, have you also arranged for Hu Xiaowang and the other two, Senior Brother?" Wei Zhongran remembered the other three.
He wasn't worried about his cultivation being known, but he was willing to talk about his cultivation from his heart. In fact, at that time, besides Bai Rou, the others were all unconscious. Of course, this did not include the little Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant.
What did it matter if his cultivation was known? He had always felt that all these empty things were meaningless. A strong cultivator could still fall due to a small matter, so he preferred to go all out when facing an enemy.
"I have already strictly ordered them again not to speak of this mission. Otherwise, their cultivation will be directly crippled. At the same time, the restrictions you left on the three of them, I have not yet lifted. Let's observe for a period of time."
Of course, Elder Chigong knew what Wei Zhongran was worried about. Now was the beginning of the most critical time. Next, that Mid-stage Nascent Soul expert from 'Luoshu Lake' should immediately sneak back to the South Sea.
Although Hu Xiaowang and the other three did not know the inside story, they could not be careless about what needed to be done.
"Thank you, Senior Brother. Senior Brother is more thoughtful. However, I will summon the three of them tomorrow. Some promises still need to be fulfilled."
Wei Zhongran said, his expression still gentle, but he did not mention the matter of the restrictions left on the three of them again.
Looking at the faint light of dawn on the horizon, the night had finally passed. Wei Zhongran's mood had also improved a lot because Li Yan's injuries were no longer life-threatening.
Elder Chigong also looked up at the horizon and said, "According to Bai Rou, on this mission, Li Yan saved them many times, especially at the end when he held off a Golden Core demonic cultivator for nearly twenty breaths."
"That was a Mid-stage Golden Core demonic cultivator. You must cultivate this boy well. His future is limitless!"
After saying that, Elder Chigong gave Wei Zhongran another deep look. With his robes fluttering, a cloud of mist rose from under his feet, and he floated away into the sky.
Although Bai Rou's injuries were not light, she was the only one who had been conscious from beginning to end. When she returned, she had only briefly explained the situation in front of everyone.
Many things involving Li Yan, Bai Rou was extremely clever. Naturally, some things that could not be said to the other elders were reserved at that time. Later, she had privately reported everything to Elder Chigong.
What Elder Chigong had not expected was that Li Yan had almost single-handedly held off a Mid-stage Golden Core demonic cultivator for nearly twenty breaths.
If it weren't for Bai Rou's solemn promise that she was not lying, and his deep understanding of his disciple's character, he would not have believed that any of this was true.
And he had also seen that Li Yan's battered and bruised body was not, as Wei Zhongran had said, beaten to a pulp by the opponent.
Later, after hearing Bai Rou's words, he finally understood that in those ten or so breaths, it was Li Yan who had actively launched one attack after another, and the injuries on his body were due to the rebound.
From this, one could see how fierce Li Yan's attack power was. Li Yan was also extremely ruthless to himself, launching one desperate sneak attack after another.
After hearing Bai Rou's account, Elder Chigong was extremely shocked. The Foundation Establishment cultivators he knew, including them who had once been in the Foundation Establishment stage.
They would have liked to have this kind of fighting style, but they would have had to be able to touch the corner of someone's clothes first. What did this mean? It meant that Li Yan's true strength was infinitely close to the Initial-stage Golden Core, and he had at least two unknown mysterious cultivation methods for speed and body cultivation.
So he believed that all of this was taught by Wei Zhongran. Wei Zhongran's family inheritance was also very long. It was said that he had a close relationship with a race on another continent. In addition, with the teachings of Grandmaster Dacen, the cultivation methods Wei Zhongran knew were very diverse.
Later, Wei Zhongran had also gone out for training for several decades, and then he went to the Devil's Cliff Crevice to participate in the defense. During this period, the chances of obtaining powerful cultivation methods were also numerous.
So Wei Zhongran was the most unfathomable among the Golden Core cultivators of the Malevolent Spirit Sect.
Looking at Elder Chigong floating away like an immortal, Wei Zhongran looked back at Li Yan's cave residence and then also flicked his great sleeve and floated away.
He didn't expect to be able to hide everything about Li Yan at all, but as long as he could hide some of the main things about Li Yan that couldn't be explained, it would be fine.
As for Li Yan being able to hold off a Golden Core, that was just holding him off, not killing him. Wei Zhongran had many magical treasures and cultivation methods on him. Couldn't he bestow and teach them to his disciple?
If Li Yan knew that his fatty master, whom he had always been wary of, had such a broad mind, it was unknown whether he would let out a long sigh or have a thousand knots in his heart.
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In a daze, Li Yan slowly opened his eyes. He had had a long dream, a dream he was unwilling to recall.
He only felt that his throat was dry, but his body was numb as if it didn't exist. After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes, his gaze still dazed.
For a moment, he didn't know where he was. "Where... where am I?"
After a long time, Li Yan's gaze slowly focused. He rolled his eyes and found the scene very familiar. He subconsciously propped himself up on the edge of the bed with his hands and sat up.
"This... is the Windy Cool Mountain cave residence?" After confirming his surroundings again, Li Yan subconsciously muttered.
Immediately after, Li Yan felt a wave of weakness from his body. His arms softened, and he fell back onto the bed again.
Finding himself in the cave residence, Li Yan's heart first relaxed. His body, which had fallen back, seemed to have no feeling. His mind had already begun to race.
'The last I was conscious was in the valley when I used the 'Five Elements Return to Primordial Genesis' grand art to sneak attack the opponent, and then I fell into a coma.'
'Now it seems that the Ten-Thousand-Li Voice Transmission Talisman has worked. I was rescued in the end. I just don't know who saved us.'
Li Yan quickly sorted out his thoughts. Now that he had returned to the cave residence, it was enough to explain everything. As for the mission, since he had returned, that 'Luoshu Lake' disciple and the others must have also been brought back by someone.
'But, I remember that I was severely injured by the rebound at that time, but now...' Li Yan weakly raised his head and re-examined himself.
He was covered in blood and dirt, only wearing trousers on his lower body, his upper body bare. Many black blood clots on his body had already scabbed over. It was obvious that he had been back for some time.
What surprised Li Yan was that besides the scabbing blood clots on his body, there were no scars left from the battle.
Li Yan's head then fell back powerlessly, hitting the bed heavily. For a moment, he thought he might have remembered wrong.
He clearly remembered everything that had happened in the valley, especially at the end when his body should have almost collapsed.
The moment he was seriously injured, he had wanted to use his divine sense to retrieve the "True Essence Pill." This was all calculated by him.
A "True Essence Pill," an Eighth-rank top-grade immortal pill, refined by True Lord Qianchong. Ping Tu had given him two of them back then, one of which had easily saved Gong Chenying, who had already had one foot in the grave.
This kind of medicinal pill simply could not appear in the mortal realm. Li Yan knew that his strength was too far from Teng Wuji's, so before he used the "Five Elements Return to Primordial Genesis" to risk his life, he had already thought of a backup plan.
After being seriously injured, he would immediately take the "True Essence Pill," hoping that while saving his life with this pill, he could launch a follow-up sneak attack on the opponent.
Li Yan either didn't fight with people, or he would try every means and at all costs to attack his opponent until the opponent was dead, or he himself fell.
But Li Yan clearly remembered that he had completely lost consciousness the moment his divine sense connected with "Earthen Patch." He shouldn't have been able to retrieve the "True Essence Pill" and swallow it.
But how could he explain the injuries on his body now? And at this moment, a voice sounded beside him.