"A Spirit Transformation cultivator's magical treasure, or Buddhist and Confucian Nascent Soul-level experts taking action?" After muttering to himself, the Grand Elder looked towards the Second Elder and the others, as if seeking their opinions.
They quickly exchanged glances. In the end, the Grand Elder's eyes flickered imperceptibly, and the others understood his meaning.
The Tianli Clan did possess a magical treasure left behind by the Great Sacrificial Priest. It was the last resort for the Tianli Clan's final moments.
However, it was not of the ultimate yang and firm attribute. It was also the Tianli Clan's greatest trump card in their fight to the death against the three beast clans.
But once that magical treasure was brought out, the Tianli Clan would basically be finished, because even with the Grand Elder's strength, he could not fully activate it.
Therefore, it required at least three Mid-stage Nascent Soul or higher cultivators to perform a blood sacrifice using the sixth layer of the "Qiongqi Purgatory Art" secret technique. After the spell was cast, the three Nascent Soul cultivators would all perish.
As for the "Grand Furnace Seven-Light Art" witchcraft refining method that Hong Yin mentioned, they did know of it. But with the Third Elder's current Mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, at best, she could only refine a magical treasure at the initial-stage Nascent Soul level.
Moreover, even if she could refine a higher-grade one, where would they find the "Seven-Light Wood"? This item seemed to have disappeared from this realm. At least, no one had seen it for tens of thousands of years.
"Daoist Li, you have also entered the bottom of the swamp. What are your thoughts on this 'Yin Mountain Beast'?" The Third Elder lowered her head and pondered for a moment. She was thinking of high-powered witchcraft besides the "Grand Furnace Seven-Light Art," but it seemed that all the ultimate yang witchcraft used against Nascent Soul or higher beings required some kind of unusually precious raw material.
Any kind of raw material, let alone ten years, might not be collected even in a hundred years. And most magical treasures required several precious materials.
At this time, she looked up at Li Yan on the side. Li Yan pondered for a moment.
"Fellow Daoist Hong Yin has actually said it in enough detail. Her understanding of the 'Yin Mountain Beast' is not something I can compare to. I imagine you have also discussed this matter in detail with Clan Chief Gong before. There really aren't many suggestions I can offer. But the only good news at present is that of the Fifth-rank 'Yin Mountain Beast's' avatars, one is dead and two are injured. We have fewer strong enemies to face. Moreover, with the avatars damaged, its main body should have also suffered some backlash. This might be able to extend the time a little more." When Li Yan said this, he looked at Hong Yin. Hong Yin also nodded slightly. The severe damage to the "Yin Mountain Beast's" avatars would still affect the main body. This would slow down the speed at which the Fifth-rank beast broke through the seal.
"That's just a guess, Daoist Li. Perhaps after its avatars were killed or injured, it will stimulate the main body's ferocity. It might subconsciously want to break out of the seal even more." The Fifth Elder glanced sideways at Li Yan, his face wooden and expressionless.
Hearing this, Li Yan was not angry. Instead, he spread his hands. You have to come up with your own suggestions. What suggestions can there be? In the face of absolute strength, it's better to run away as soon as possible.
When I said these things, it at least shows that at the Nascent Soul level, they have to deal with a few fewer "Yin Mountain Beasts," right? The pressure should be less. A Fourth-rank "Yin Mountain Beast" is also very destructive. But since the other party said so, what else could Li Yan say? He would not confront him head-on. Li Yan did not like to gain an advantage only in words.
"Fifth Elder, we have invited the two fellow daoists to come for consultation to see if there are any conditions that can be exploited. What are you trying to do? If you have the ability, you go deal with that Fifth-rank 'Yin Mountain Beast,' see if you can do it?" The Grand Elder's face darkened. Now that Gong Shanhe had returned, he naturally no longer had to tolerate their attitude.
The Fifth Elder was silenced by the Grand Elder's words, but the gloom in his eyes grew thicker.
"May I ask Fellow Daoist Hong Yin, that Fifth-rank 'Yin Mountain Beast' has been suppressed for so many years, and you also severely injured it back then. Now... oh, please don't be offended, Fellow Daoist, I'm just making an analogy. Now that you are so injured, even if he awakens, how much combat power can he retain?" The Second Elder spoke at the right time, diverting everyone's attention to Hong Yin. He believed that the Fifth-rank beast's cultivation should have fallen just like Hong Yin's.
"Me? The sarira that I transformed into has been constantly consumed, while he has been nourished by the 'Heaven's Eye Wind.' The two situations are completely different." Hong Yin immediately shook her head. Next, the several elders of the Tianli Clan did not let go of any detail and began to ask carefully. This questioning lasted for more than half an hour.
It was only when impatience began to show in Hong Yin's eyes that they stopped. If it weren't for the agreement to become a guest elder of the Tianli Clan, she would have been unwilling to answer long ago. Her first answer had been clear enough.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Hong Yin, for your explanation. This is really very important to my clan!" The Grand Elder finally said politely. They still couldn't find any usable conditions from Hong Yin's many answers.
Hong Yin, however, said no more. It was clear she felt she had already said enough. Afterward, the Grand Elder looked at Li Yan again. In this half an hour, Li Yan had only spoken a few sentences, and that was when they had mentioned him in the middle of their questions.
"Hehehe... By the way, Daoist Li, there is one matter. I wonder what your opinion is on what comes next?" As the Grand Elder said this, the others all looked at Li Yan. Li Yan, however, smiled in his heart.
'Heh, the main event is here! This is the main reason for calling me over.' But his expression remained impassive.
"Opinion? About the Yin Mountain Beast? Please speak plainly, Grand Elder. But I really only know this much about the 'Yin Mountain Beast.' I can't say any more."
"Oh, it's like this. Daoist Li has already completed the assessment to become the 'Qing A Wang,' and my clan has also fulfilled our promise. Shanhe should have also given you the two layers of the cultivation method, right?" A gleam of light flashed in the Grand Elder's eyes, but his tone was gentle.
"Yes, thank you all for this!" Li Yan said, nodding his thanks, but a trace of doubt appeared in his eyes, as if he didn't understand why the other party had mentioned this matter.
"Hehehe, that's good, that's good! Both sides are satisfied with this. Ahem... it's just... it's just that the defense you set up has become weaker and weaker. Recently, some 'Wind Goose Beasts' have broken through from the air. And the defense below has also been battered to a precarious state. This is about to make my clan lose the respite we just gained, and we will be plunged into a fierce battle again. I wonder..." After the Grand Elder said this, he did not continue, but stared intently at Li Yan's face.
After hearing this, Li Yan's expression was clearly stunned. Then, a look of sudden realization appeared on his face. This made the Second Elder, who had dealt with him before, curse inwardly.
'Damn it, if you really only just remembered this matter now, I'll take your surname!' But Li Yan did not answer immediately. For a time, he seemed to have fallen into deep thought.
This made Hong Yin on the upper seat also a little strange. Gong Chenying had not told her about these things, so she didn't know. She only half-understood the content of their conversation.
So she looked at the Grand Elder with an inquisitive look. After a little hesitation, the Grand Elder simply explained it to Hong Yin via voice transmission. Hong Yin soon knew the whole story. When she looked at Li Yan again, her eyes couldn't help but become surprised.
"According to Chenying, when she had already reached Foundation Establishment, this kid had just entered the second layer of the Qi Condensation stage. Now it seems that not only is his cultivation speed astonishingly fast, but he is also an extremely powerful poison cultivation grandmaster. With just his own strength, he has forced the three beast clans to be unable to attack. It's truly surprising..." Gong Chenying certainly wouldn't tell others about Li Yan's Fragmented Poison Body. Even if Hong Yin was her master, with her personality, she wouldn't talk much about others' secrets.
This made Hong Yin think that this Li Yan was a "prodigy." Not only were his arts and divine abilities extraordinary, but he also hid other troublesome poison cultivation methods.
'If this person were born in my era, he alone could be worth more than half of the 'Red Whisk Temple's' Nascent Soul cultivators. If he were there to support from below, and I confronted that 'Yin Mountain Beast' from above, the 'Red Whisk Temple' would never have ended up in its current state of demise...' Hong Yin thought that Li Yan alone could block the overwhelming number of mid-to-low-rank beasts. For a time, her emotions began to stir, and she once again thought of her own sect.
Regardless of what Hong Yin was thinking on the side, after dozens of breaths, in a dead silence, the Fifth Elder first glanced at the Second Elder. Seeing the Second Elder nod slightly at him, he spoke again.
"Daoist Li, as the 'Qing A Wang,' you should also be duty-bound in the affairs of the Tianli Clan. A'ying probably doesn't want to see her own clansmen fall in large numbers like that. Before, you yourself said that as long as you can do it, you will naturally help, right?" After the Fifth Elder finished speaking, a rare smile appeared on his face.
But when he finished speaking, a trace of embarrassment appeared on the Grand Elder's face. He wanted to reprimand the Fifth Elder for being so blunt, but what he said was the most urgent matter for the clan at present. Li Yan had been silent all this time, and they couldn't just go on like this.
The Third Elder also became silent, even closing her beautiful eyes, as if she was still thinking about how to bring up this matter. After hearing the Fifth Elder's words, Li Yan finally spoke.
"Of course, there is no problem with what I said. I was just calculating the materials needed to refine the poison pills. I still had some savings on me before, but I have already used eighty to ninety percent of them. Next, I will list a list of materials for refining the poison pills and poison liquid. Don't worry, they are not particularly rare materials, but the amount needed is relatively large. After you gather these raw materials, I can refine enough potent poison to defend for three months." Li Yan said slowly, his face very normal, without any reluctance.
He could help, but this time, he would definitely make the Tianli Clan bleed a little. The Tianli Clan was not the Gong clan. He had no obligation to help them completely.
Even if he couldn't use those raw materials, he could exchange them for spirit stones or other things in the future, or even give them directly to the Gong clan.
After hearing this, the Grand Elder's eyes flickered a few times. He knew that Li Yan still didn't want to expose the fact that he possessed a poison body, but he didn't want to point it out. Li Yan had already agreed to help again.
But in the eyes of others, Li Yan's words showed that he was a great master of poison pills, with the ability to turn the rotten into the magical.
Some common medicinal materials, under his combination and refining, could be turned into unbelievably potent poison. If it were in the past, the several elders of the Tianli Clan would definitely not have believed it, but now they already knew that the other party had this ability.
Even the Third Elder, who was good at refining witch poison, was also very impressed with Li Yan. She could also refine equally deadly poison, but it mostly relied on the efficacy of the raw materials themselves, that is, she had to add rare raw materials.
In her view, Li Yan was deeply versed in the way of pharmacology, worthy of being a Nascent Soul-level poison cultivator from the Malevolent Spirit Sect. But everyone noticed that Li Yan had set another time limit in his words, but it was good that he was willing to help.
And just at this moment, Li Yan continued.
"I can help for free this time. But after three months, if you want me to help again, we will have to calculate how many clansmen I have saved..." He stopped there and did not continue.
"Daoist Li, are you trying to use this to get our clan's subsequent cultivation method? Is this a threat?" At this time, the Second Elder, who had been silent all along, raised his eyelids. He knew this guy was not so easy to talk to. Sure enough, he had no good intentions, always thinking about their divine skill treasure manual.
"What the Second Elder said is not right. The 'Qing A Wang' can only obtain each layer of the cultivation method by completing clan missions or making significant contributions to the clan. Isn't saving so many clansmen a significant contribution? If the clan doesn't negotiate terms with me, what's the harm in helping for free? I wouldn't say a single word, or propose any conditions..." An hour later, Li Yan walked slowly out of the "Heavenly Dawn Pavilion." With him was the nun Hong Yin. The several elders of the Tianli Clan remained in the building, continuing to discuss other matters.
Li Yan let out a long breath, feeling helpless in his heart. Of course, he longed for the subsequent cultivation method of the "Qiongqi Purgatory Art," but it was really difficult. The other party strictly followed the clan rules. After a round of talks, Li Yan agreed that if he helped the Tianli Clan with their defense for five years, he could get the sixth layer of the cultivation method.
After considering it for a while, Li Yan felt that he probably wouldn't be able to leave here in the next ten years. After all, the Tianli Clan had to complete their migration in about ten years. He would have to help Gong Chenying no matter what, so he agreed.
But in fact, this was the shortest time. It might even be twenty years. When Li Yan proposed that if he helped with the defense for ten to fifteen years, calculated from now, in exchange for the sixth, seventh, and eighth layers of the cultivation method, it was immediately rejected by the Second and Fifth Elders in unison.
And even the Grand Elder and the Third Elder also became silent. Li Yan knew that had touched the bottom line of the Tianli Clan. Let alone the seventh and eighth layers of the cultivation method, even the seventh layer, the other party would not be willing to take out again.
Gong Chenying had said that the last three layers of the "Qiongqi Purgatory Art" were the most core and powerful key cultivation methods of the entire text.
From the seventh layer onwards, it was equivalent to entering the Spirit Transformation realm. That was not something that could be exchanged for with any mission, even if a large number of Tianli Clan members died.
Unless it was the most critical moment of the clan's annihilation, the Tianli Clan would still be unwilling to exchange it.
"It's difficult. I'd better get the sixth layer of the cultivation method first. The Spirit Transformation stage is still very far away!" Li Yan thought silently in his heart. Obtaining each layer of the cultivation method was like a difficult tug-of-war.