The level division of this skill called "Ebb of Tide" is quite simple, with three realms: entry level, minor success and major success.
This reminded Li Yan of the technique of concealing her aura that the pretty girl had learned before. Although he only glanced at the jade slip quickly, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
After practicing this technique to the entry level, it can block the detection of spiritual consciousness that is one to two small realms higher than one's own. The actual situation depends on the strength of the enemy's spiritual consciousness.
When one has achieved minor success in cultivation, one can conceal three minor realms. And once this technique has been cultivated to a major level, it can almost conceal the detection of a major realm.
This is what shocked Li Yan the most. The "Guishui Sutra" he practiced itself has the function of concealing the realm, and it is also the most powerful concealment method among the cultivators he has ever seen.
Even though his cultivation has reached the late Jindan stage, it is still difficult to hide a higher realm.
"This range has been cultivated to a high level and can actually be hidden from a higher realm. I don't know if it's true or not. If it's true, I was really careless to kill that woman just now."
Li Yan had quickly seen through the true cultivation level of the pretty girl, who seemed to be in the early stage of the Golden Core and approaching the peak, so he did not take her seriously and did not even think of searching her soul. He then killed her directly.
"I was careless. If the other party hadn't recorded this technique on a jade slip, I would have missed out on this great thing!"
Li Yan felt a little regretful when he thought of this, but he was not a real immortal after all, and he could not predict the future. Just now, he had the killing intention, and felt that there was no point in fighting the other party, so he killed him directly.
"I can practice this set of skills with my senior sister. With the enhancement of the 'Guishui Sutra', I wonder if I can reach an unexpected level.
Judging from the hidden aura of the pretty girl before, she should have reached the entry level of cultivation."
Li Yan was thinking in his heart, a smile appeared on his face, and he looked up at Zhao Min.
"Senior Sister, this is a pretty good technique!"
Three days later, at sunset, a huge mountain appeared at the end of the desert, blocking out the sky. The mountain was dark and barren.
A hundred feet in front of the foot of the mountain facing the desert, the endless yellow sand comes to an abrupt end here, clearly separated from the black mountain.
Li Yan and Zhao Min stood at the edge of the desert. In front of them at the foot of the mountain there was a "human" shaped canyon, where the light was even dimmer.
As they traveled, they were ambushed five times, both by monks and monsters.
Those monks deliberately wanted to kill people and steal treasures, so Li Yan was of course ruthless and killed people and searched their souls.
What surprised him and Zhao Min in the end was that some of the monks who had ambushed them had actually stayed here for nearly a hundred years.
Basically, they spent spirit stones to come in but got nothing in return. Of course, they were unwilling to leave like this, so they started to wait for opportunities to ambush and kill other cultivators.
They include lone travelers and small groups of several people.
Some people gained unexpected gains from killing other monks, which was many times better than hunting for treasure on their own.
So, those people simply stayed and made a living from this, just like the three gray-shirted old men that Li Yan and his companions met at the beginning.
After several rounds of fighting, Li Yan and Zhao Min killed a total of three cultivators. Most of the cultivators chose to flee as soon as they saw that the situation was not right.
The monks who can survive here are all cunning and basically have their own set of life-saving methods.
Unless they are like the old man in gray, who is trapped in his own web and accidentally seals himself and the enemy in the formation at the same time.
So, Li Yan got a few more storage bags from the three cultivators, but the storage bags of these people were not very spacious and did not contain many valuable things.
Li Yan guessed that these people were out robbing because they had lost hope of finding treasure and their spirit stones and elixirs were almost used up.
But this time, luck was not good and they met the two of them.
There are only some cultivators here who have a lot of wealth like the old man in gray. Many cultivators may still be spending more than they earn.
As for the monsters that attacked them, the situation was just like the crossbow worms. It was because Li Yan and Zhao Min passed through their territory that it seemed as if they had automatically delivered themselves to their doorstep.
Whether it is the cultivators' essence and blood, or the treasures on their bodies, they are enough to make the monsters want to kill them.
With Li Yan and Zhao Min's current strength, they have a 60 to 70 percent chance of winning against the fake infant cultivator alone, let alone if they are traveling together in pairs.
Along the way, Li Yan's powerful spiritual sense played an important role. He was often able to accurately lock onto the enemy before the enemy discovered them. There were some surprises along the way but no danger.
As soon as we entered the canyon, gusts of cold breeze blew out. Although it was not a strong wind, the chill in the wind was like needles piercing into the bones.
The breeze whistled sharply, making the already dark surroundings seem even more eerie. The canyon was full of jagged rocks, like monsters lurking in the dark night.
Although the light is dim, it does not have much impact on Li Yan and Zhao Min. In their eyes, the scenery here is like a night under a full moon.
The two of them released their spiritual sense, which swept through the darkness, bypassing rocks, and passed through quickly. Their spiritual sense spread out, and they found that there were no other cultivators or monsters in the canyon.
In just half a cup of tea, the scenery in front of the two of them suddenly changed and became bright. It was a vast expanse of land.
The land is endless, and no one knows where it extends to in the dark night. It looks more like a large plain.
On the vast land, there were clusters of thin mist gathering about a foot above the ground.
In the darkness, like ghosts gathering or dispersing, a richer spiritual energy constantly emanates from the mist.
Li Yan stood at the entrance of the valley, took the jade slip in his hand away from his forehead, then carefully identified the direction and pointed in one direction.
"Let's go in that direction. The river where the 'Hanshi Stone' once appeared is about 50,000 miles away.
This 'Soul Prison Clan' used to have countless strong men. It is said that the size of this secret cave alone is 310,000 miles, which is no less than the territory of some first-class sects. "
Li Yan sighed. This was undoubtedly a huge underground space. Although he had met more than ten cultivators in the past few days, compared with the vast area here, they were indeed like scattered stars. How could they be counted as too many
"Then hurry up and get there. It's been thirty-one days since you came out!"
Zhao Min said softly, and Li Yan chuckled.
"If it's fast here, it will take more than 20 days, and if it's slow, it will take more than a month to get back to the Tianling tribe."
Of course Li Yan understood what Zhao Min meant.
After getting Shuang Qingqing's promise, although she still didn't know how many years it would take to return to the Wild Moon Continent, and she might even die in the turbulent space, Zhao Min was already looking forward to the day of her return.
"And am I not the same?"
Li Yan sighed in his heart. He had worked non-stop to return in the past. Now that he had the hope of returning, he felt a boundless sense of uneasiness in his heart.
His relatives are not like Zhao Min's family, they are all mortals.
Although I left a lot of elixirs for my parents and third brother, more than seventy years have passed.
“Maybe they are still alive!”
Li Yan sighed softly in his heart.
He had thought about this matter carefully when he returned to the mountain village last time. It is difficult for immortals and mortals to share the same path.
If I were still a mortal, I would probably have turned into a pile of dry bones in the ground after a hundred years of filial piety.
"Okay, let's go!"
Li Yan threw away his thoughts and rushed towards the clouds of mist...
A few days later, somewhere in the underground secret cave, a dark mountain stood up.
In front of the mountain is a boundless and vast land. On the land, there are also clumps of thin mist that gather or disperse. This scene is similar to what Li Yan saw when he just entered the canyon.
Between the vast land and the mountains, there is a river that is not very wide flowing quietly. The river bends along the mountains and stretches into the distance...
If a monk approaches a river, he will find that the temperature at the riverside is frighteningly low.
There is a huge difference between the first half foot and the last half foot, as if it is the coldest time of winter, but there is no sign of ice on the river surface.
An ordinary mortal could be frozen to death within a dozen breaths even if he was three or four miles away from the river.
The river surrounds the mountain, making this dark peak stand quietly in its embrace like a piece of cold stone that has existed for thousands of years.
At this moment, somewhere in the river, ripples suddenly appeared in the water, and a head popped out. Then, not far away, the water surged again, and another head popped out...
In just a few breaths, there were five places where water surged and ripples spread. As soon as they appeared, they flew out quickly.
"Finally, the 'Yunluo Formation' has been set up. Fellow Daoist Andie has done a great job this time!
As long as the 'Black Cloud Frost Condensation Insect' we speculated is really in the cave below, it should not take more than ten days for it to come out and inhale the mist on the ground to speed up the refining of the cold air in its body."
The person who spoke was a skinny and dark old Taoist priest, with water vapor rising from his body. He was using his magic power to quickly expel the coldness from his body.
The woman called Ande is a gorgeous woman with a charming figure and large areas of exposed white skin.
She had just come out of the river, and many water droplets rolled down her snow-white skin, making her look even more hydrated and beautiful.
The thin clothes that were soaked by water and stuck to her body were so tight that you could see her black undergarment clearly. One look at her would make one's lower abdomen feel hot.
An Die smiled when she heard this.
"I can't set up this formation by myself. It is only thanks to the help of several fellow Taoists that I can accomplish my mission."
Although she said this, she still took the main credit for setting up the "Yunluo Formation" on herself.
She is the weakest here, but she is the strongest in array training. If she wants to share the benefits, she naturally has to show her value.
"Although we were well prepared, we only stayed down there for a little over a quarter of an hour, and we have used about 40% of the 'Fire Sun Stone' that we prepared to defend against the cold air over the years.
The remaining 'Fire Sun Stone' can only support us one more time at most!
If we fail to capture the 'Black Cloud Frost Condensate' on the shore, the 'Cloud Formation' below will probably be able to prevent it from rushing back to its nest for fifteen breaths.
The Fire Sun Stone is only enough for me to use once in an underwater fight, so everyone should keep this in mind."
A short man covered in a black cloak said.
"Fellow Daoist An Die, please use the concealment formation quickly. We don't know when the 'Black Cloud Frost Condensation Insect' will appear. It's better for us to hide early so that we can take the opportunity to meditate and recover."
A man with feminine features who looked like a scholar withdrew his spiritual sense and looked at the beautiful woman with fair skin. A strong desire flashed across his eyes, but he concealed it well.
Andie was tying her black hair up again. When she raised her arms, her breasts and hips formed an alluring curve, and her eyes flickered a few times.
"Of course there is no problem with this!"
If Li Yan and Zhao Min saw these five people, they would recognize at a glance that the man with the scholar-like appearance and feminine features was Wusitu, and the other four were the people who traveled with Wusitu.
These five people entered the underground secret cave later than Li Yan and his friends, but the difference was only half a cup of tea!