Li Yan looked up out of the window. The large window frame was intricately carved. Pushed open, it let in gusts of fresh air. Half of the window was blocked by two thick, verdant banana leaves, which seemed to want to reach inside, adding a touch of fresh elegance to the pavilion.
The two demons were still whispering behind him. After Qian Ji had discussed it with Li Yan just now and spoken his mind, and after Li Yan had promised him some things, his mood had recovered a lot.
Li Yan, however, was staring out the window, silent for a long time, his mind racing. Many things he had a vague feeling about, but they seemed to be unrelated. If they were all connected, it would be extremely absurd!
Those things that were originally unrelated to what was happening now, why did they seem to have a thread of connection after Qian Ji said those words? This was something Li Yan could not figure out.
'Two continents, the crimson spearhead, several familiar auras...'
Li Yan fell into deep thought...
The next day, above the battlefield in front of the Tianli Clan, violent fluctuations once again spread in all directions.
The angry roars and bellows of Yan San's side were incessant, making a booming sound in the heavens and the earth, shaking the clouds and scattering them. Because that person had begun to deploy potent poison below again, the kind of poisonous mist and liquid that all three clans deeply loathed.
This caused the defensive line, which they had managed to loosen with great difficulty at the cost of the lives of a large number of low-rank beasts, to change again.
Today, they saw that person enter a formation again, and immediately, the attacking beasts there began to fall in swathes.
It was as if a huge scythe was being brandished, harvesting wheat, falling in one patch after another. They didn't even have time to let out a miserable cry before their corpses were piled up layer upon layer.
With Gong Shanhe's return and the recovery of the Fifth Elder's injuries, the beasts' advantage had basically disappeared. Once Gong Shanhe and the Sixth Elder fully recovered, they really wouldn't have a shred of hope left.
In fact, at this point, Yan San and the others had already lost hope.
"You will all die then! Every single one of you, the entire Tianli Clan, not even a chicken or dog will be left!"
Yan San was extremely furious. The fierce words he spoke seemed to have a hint of being fierce in appearance but timid in heart. This made the Tianli Clan cultivators and the warriors below all have looks of disdain in their eyes.
Both sides were mortal enemies, and it had long been a fight to the death. Such fierce words actually had no meaning at all.
But when Yan San's words fell into the ears of the high-level cultivators on both sides, it was a different situation. They all knew the true meaning of Yan San's words. It was definitely not a threat or helpless anger.
Yan San watched as Li Yan entered the defensive line to lay down poison. He knew that unless he truly abandoned everything, even disregarding the clansmen below, only then could he attack the place where the cultivator named Li Yan was.
Otherwise, he could only be held in check by the Grand Elder. Under these circumstances, he had already had the thought of both sides perishing together.
But because that underground beast had not yet appeared, he still retained a shred of reason for now.
Yan San still had hope of breaking through to the Fifth-rank beast realm. However, if he fought desperately, the Grand Elder would inevitably have to fight desperately as well. At that time, let alone the Tianli Clan, even the three beast clans would have to die here together.
It was just that the final result might be the extinction of the Tianli Clan, but the foundations of the three clans, due to the existence of the "Heaven's Eye Pit," might not necessarily be destroyed.
In the future, this place would either be ruled by that underground beast, or the three clans would continuously accumulate strength in the "Heaven's Eye Pit," and there might be a chance of re-emerging.
According to this line of thought, Yan San could actually perish together with the Tianli Clan. But the beasts did not have the human idea of sacrificing themselves for righteousness.
Yan San would never sacrifice himself for the so-called clan. That was absolutely impossible. He wanted to obtain eternal life and step onto the great path of the eternal happy immortal journey.
But to obtain superior cultivation resources on the Wind God Continent, especially those needed for his level, besides heaven-defying opportunities, ninety-nine percent of them had to be snatched. Otherwise, Yan San would have no hope of reaching the Spirit Transformation stage.
Only when he was forced into a corner would he rely on his understanding of the underground "Heaven's Eye Pit" to try to completely detonate this place. At that time, everyone would be finished together, and no one should think of getting this place.
But to completely detonate the "Heaven's Eye Pit," even Yan San was not absolutely confident!...
Three months later, Li Yan had finally redeployed the front defensive line. This time, he had used far more time than last time. The reason was that he still didn't want to expose his methods.
Although this time he no longer needed to deploy formations, and only needed to repair some broken formations on the original basis and then lay down some potent poison.
But for the rest of the time, in the eyes of many people, he was just refining more potent poisons.
After feeling that enough time had passed, Li Yan appeared in everyone's sight. He still did not leave immediately but continued to stay in front.
There was no other reason. He was just going over the defensive line again, bit by bit. This was something he really had to do.
In the following period, he planned to go out for a trip. Of course, he had to be as careful as possible with the matters here, so as to avoid any problems at that time, which would give the Second Elder and the others something to hold against him.
The total amount of potent poison he laid down this time was huge. He also set up many restrictions in the formation at the same time to seal these potent poisons and prevent them from spreading out in large areas, for long-term use.
Seven days later, when Li Yan flew back to the clan, the Grand Elder and the others also dispersed from the sky, leaving behind only an unusually tight defensive line!...
When Li Yan returned to his residence, Gong Chenying was sitting cross-legged in his pavilion. The moment he saw Gong Chenying, a divine light flashed in his eyes, and a smile appeared on his lips as he landed.
"Congratulations on your cultivation progress, Sixth Senior Sister!"
Li Yan had not concealed his aura when he returned. Gong Chenying had also sensed someone coming long ago. When Li Yan entered, she was raising her beautiful eyes to look at the black-robed youth who was landing.
At this moment, her aura had reached the peak of the Pseudo-Nascent Soul realm, and she did not give Li Yan any feeling of being superficial. It was as if she had been in this realm for a long time.
This was the huge effect brought by thick accumulation. Li Yan, as someone who had been there, could see that Gong Chenying's magical power was deep and solid. What she lacked now was the same thing as Zhao Min, and that was her state of mind.
Once her state of mind reached the required level, she would naturally welcome the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation.
"It will not be too late for Junior Brother to congratulate me when I break through to the Nascent Soul!"
Gong Chenying was as direct as ever. She felt that she was still too far behind Li Yan and did not think that such an improvement could bring much help to the Tianli Clan. Li Yan still smiled.
"That day, I believe Senior Sister will welcome it soon. You walk the path of slaughtering the strong. Your state of mind is already being tempered at all times. You just lack the comprehension of the Pseudo-Nascent Soul realm!"
Li Yan's words were not flattery, but the truth. It was also a slight reminder to Gong Chenying.
Gong Chenying was different from Zhao Min. Zhao Min walked the path of a clear heart, while Gong Chenying, influenced by the previous generation's Great Sacrificial Priest since she was a child, hoped to become a supreme expert of her generation. She walked a path of slaughtering the strong.
Years of conquest had already forged a strong heart, and her disposition was tempered to be very tough.
"I hear you are leaving the clan for a while?"
Gong Chenying had already stood up. She had come here for this matter. Li Yan was not very familiar with the Wind God Continent. If there was anything, Gong Chenying felt that it was best to let the clan handle it, and there was no need for him to run an errand himself.
Li Yan walked slowly to the opposite of Gong Chenying. Gong Chenying was only a little shorter than him, her figure tall and slender.
Li Yan looked directly into Gong Chenying's pair of pitch-black eyes, and Gong Chenying also looked back at Li Yan without dodging. In her blue archer's sleeves, she was heroic and imposing.
The two were so close that Li Yan could feel gusts of youthful aura blowing in his face. It might be because Gong Chenying's qi and blood were too vigorous, but she had always given people the vitality that only a girl of eighteen or nineteen would have.
Li Yan raised his hands and placed them on Gong Chenying's shoulders. Gong Chenying's shoulders were not the soft, sloping shoulders of a gentle woman, but were round and full, but without the explosive feeling of a man.
Gong Chenying's body trembled slightly, but then returned to normal.
"I'm going out for a special matter..."
Li Yan would not hide anything at all, and immediately began to send a voice transmission.
Gong Chenying's beautiful eyes looked at Li Yan without blinking. But as Li Yan's voice transmission continued, a look of surprise first appeared in her black and white eyes, and then it slowly turned into a look of shock.
The matter Li Yan wanted to talk about was actually not much, but it just sounded too absurd. Li Yan needed to constantly explain the reason, so he had been talking for about half a cup of tea's time.
After he finished speaking, the disbelief in Gong Chenying's eyes still lingered. Her usual cold and frosty expression completely disappeared at this moment.
"Little Junior Brother, is... is what you said really feasible?"
Gong Chenying's somewhat forcibly suppressed yet still trembling voice sounded in Li Yan's mind.
"I have discussed it with Fellow Daoist Hong Yin. At least it is possible to delay the seal for some time!"
"But then you said you wanted to..."
As Gong Chenying sent the voice transmission, her jade-like hands had already clenched into fists, the knuckles turning white.
"Let's complete the first step first. The ideas for the later steps are just ideas for now. We can only see at that time. I have a little confidence, hmm, less than twenty percent, but we can give it a try!
Senior Sister, don't tell anyone about these things. These things may not succeed. I just want to give it a try. If too many people know, there might be unexpected changes."
Li Yan explained. The matter he had told Gong Chenying before was originally only known to Hong Yin. The ideas for the later steps were only told to Gong Chenying.
There was no way around telling Hong Yin. Li Yan had to consult her on Buddhist matters. Could he just figure it out on his own instead of asking a former Spirit Transformation cultivator?
He didn't know how long he would be gone this time. Although he wanted to come back as soon as possible, he definitely had to explain the reason to Gong Chenying.
And at this time, Gong Chenying's mind was already in a turmoil. The thing Li Yan wanted to do was too shocking. If the Grand Elder and the others knew, she didn't know what kind of earth-shattering wave it would bring to the Tianli Clan.
Li Yan's hands squeezed Gong Chenying's shoulders slightly and shook them gently.
"Now that the Clan Chief and the Sixth Elder have returned, and on the battlefield in front, apart from using mid-level or higher cultivators to occasionally break out in fights in the sky, there are not many battles at your level. What you need to do now is to cultivate in peace and strive to break through to the Nascent Soul realm as soon as possible!"
As Gong Chenying listened to Li Yan's words, the expression in her eyes gradually recovered. A moment later, her full chest heaved violently, and she nodded slightly.
Suddenly, she took another half step forward, wrapped her arms around Li Yan's waist, and quickly planted a kiss on his lips. Then she quickly retreated a few steps, her cheeks flushed with shame. She then whispered to Li Yan.
"When the clan is a little more stable, I... I will ask A'die about the matter of the 'Qing A Wang'..."
After speaking, Gong Chenying's slender figure had already levitated, about to fly away. But the next moment, Li Yan's figure appeared by her side, and at the same time, he whispered.
"Senior Sister!"
Seeing this, a trace of panic appeared on Gong Chenying's cold and beautiful face.
'Could it be that Junior Brother is moved? I was just acting on impulse just now...'
She and Li Yan already had a nominal relationship, but they had always kept a certain distance.
The main reason was the current situation of the Tianli Clan. They were not some insignificant minor characters here. Therefore, it was not feasible to immediately become Dao Companions.
Only after the Tianli Clan had achieved a certain degree of stability could they truly talk about marriage.
But after seeing Li Yan come to the clan, he had gone through life and death for her one thing after another. She couldn't help but feel indebted, so she kissed Li Yan. But it was only a light peck, but for her, it was already extremely rare.
Seeing Li Yan fly over again, Gong Chenying felt a little flustered. She thought that she might have moved Li Yan at this moment.
But if Li Yan really had something to ask for, she really didn't know whether to refuse or how to respond for a moment...
And just at this moment, Li Yan flipped his hand, and two exquisite jade bottles appeared in his palm.
"You take this!"
Li Yan gave a gentle push, and the two exquisite jade bottles flew towards Gong Chenying. Gong Chenying was stunned for a moment, and then her heart relaxed.
"This is?"
Immediately, she looked at the two jade bottles and did not reach out to take them. Every time Li Yan gave her something, it was a rare treasure in this world.
But the things he had given her before, she could roughly tell what they were at a glance, and Li Yan would explain casually. But this time, Li Yan did not explain immediately.
Li Yan paused for a moment.
"These are two drops of 'Undead Nether Phoenix' essence blood. Once refined, they have unexpected effects on the physical body, and can even produce innate divine abilities..."
Li Yan switched back to voice transmission. As Gong Chenying listened, her brows furrowed. Although Li Yan was explaining the contents of the bottle, he soon saw that Gong Chenying's expression was not right.
"I can accept other magical treasures, but I will not take these two drops of essence blood..."
"Senior Sister, if you refine it, not only will it give you a better chance of surviving the tribulation, but also, after you step into the Nascent Soul, your strength will definitely far exceed that of other initial-stage Nascent Soul cultivators of the same rank!"
Li Yan also frowned and interrupted Gong Chenying's words. This was a good thing that could improve his senior sister's strength the fastest.
"Junior Brother, my current cultivation method can already allow me to rise rapidly on the path of dual dharma-body cultivation. To say something you don't like to hear, I can continue to cultivate the 'Qiongqi Purgatory Art' to the end, but you may not be able to. The subsequent cultivation methods are too difficult to obtain.
Although you are already thinking of a way, it is really not that easy to obtain. Once you have only cultivated to the sixth layer, it will be very difficult for your body cultivation path to advance even an inch.
Unless you can obtain a cultivation method stronger than the 'Qiongqi Purgatory Art,' otherwise, these two drops of essence blood are the fastest way for you to improve your physical body, or perhaps the only best way!"