When Shuang Qingqing left the Wuliang Sect, in a medicinal field inside the Wuliang Sect, a handsome young man slowly straightened up from the field and looked up at the sky.
"It seems that your knot has been resolved. I hope you can ascend to heaven soon. We will meet again if we are destined to!"
During this journey back home, Bai Rou encountered attacks from powerful monsters in the turbulent space several times, and she almost died four times.
Fortunately, Shuang Qingqing tried her best to rescue them, and the two of them fled for their lives and finally escaped danger.
In addition, Bai Rou saw Li Yan and Zhao Min on the Qingqing Continent, and the two of them disappeared together in the end, so she seemed to be just a spectator from a distance.
His state of mind had undergone tremendous changes, and he actually broke through to the Golden Core realm in the turbulent space.
After returning to the Wild Moon Continent, she learned that Li Yan and Zhao Min had returned more than ten years earlier than them, so she did not go to Xiaozhu Peak to look for Li Yan.
Instead, he went to find Sun Guoshu, but because the other party was in seclusion, he only talked with Elder Chi Gong for half an hour. He then flew straight away from the Four Symbols Peak and returned alone to the Muliu Gate, which was not far from the Wangliang Sect.
Since her cultivation level was the only Jindan cultivator in the Muliu Sect, she was respected by everyone in the sect and became the leader of the Muliu Sect. From then on, she devoted herself to the study of formations and puppetry.
Bai Rou returned, she only went to Sixiang Peak once, her coming and going did not attract too many people's attention, just like an autumn leaf falling into a pond, passing by quietly...
Li Yan, who was in seclusion, of course knew nothing about this.
Another seven years later, one day there was thunder and lightning at the Four Symbols Peak... Half a day later, Sun Guoshu, a disciple of the Four Symbols Peak, achieved perfect golden elixir.
A month later, Sun Guoshu, whose realm had been consolidated, flew into Xiaozhu Peak, but after staying there for only a moment, he flew away with a sense of disappointment.
A few days later, he appeared at Muliu Gate...
In the same year, Li Wuyi, Li Changting and Miao Wangqing all got engaged at the same time. They found "Guiqulaixie" and sent a letter to Gong Chenying, informing them that the three of them would get married in thirteen years and hoped to return.
This was Gong Chenying's original request. It takes time to transmit messages across boundaries, so Li Wuyi simply extended the wedding date for thirteen years.
In fact, the Fengshen Continent and the Huangyue Continent are connected from north to south, so it doesn’t take a long time to cross the two large areas.
Li Wuyi's intention was to use this time to wait for several fellow apprentices who had not yet come out of retreat.
One day nine years later, Li Wuyi, who was meditating, suddenly had a changed expression. The peak master token on his waist vibrated slightly, a red dot disappeared, and he immediately stood up.
Soon, his figure appeared in a forbidden area somewhere in Xiaozhu Peak, which was the independent space guarded by the Ancient Wine Flag - the Collection Pavilion.
After a cup of tea, Li Wuyi, with a sad face, summoned everyone except those who had been in seclusion for a long time, and announced that the soul lamp of the fifth junior brother had been extinguished.
Wen Xinliang, died!
In the end, it was Wei Chongran who personally forced open Wen Xinliang's retreat place, took out his body and buried it.
Wen Xinliang ultimately failed to break through to the Golden Core stage, which made Li Wuyi and his fellow brothers and sisters extremely sad.
Wei Chongran also had a look of desolation on his face. Xiaozhu Peak was the most harmonious branch among the five peaks of the entire sect. The fact that the disciples were so united was also the thing that Wei Chongran was most proud of.
Another year passed, and Mei Bucai's soul lamp went out. The little fat boy that Li Yan was familiar with also lost his immortal path and stepped into the road of reincarnation.
However, Chu Weili successfully condensed the golden elixir in the year when Mei Bucai died. One of the twin brothers finally embarked on the path to immortality.
The sound of the bamboo sea remains unchanged, the sun rises and sets, and the shadows of the bamboos tilt, lengthen, shorten, and disappear...
One year before Li Wuyi's wedding, Lin Daqiao's soul lamp went out, and he was sitting cross-legged, with no life left.
Wei Chongran seemed to have aged a lot overnight. He was no longer the vigorous and gentle young man, and his expression was dull.
He had to bury that clever and agile disciple with his own hands again. Li Wuyi and others burst into tears, but Li Yan still knew nothing about it.
The next year, Li Wuyi's wedding did not take place as scheduled, in his words.
"Fifth Junior Brother and Seventh Junior Brother have left, and Sixth Junior Sister has not returned, so we must at least wait until the Youngest Junior Brother and Min'er come out of retreat!"
Li Wuyi is still the same senior brother. In the ruthless immortal world, there are always a few people who are willing to look back at the sunshine in the past...
Time flies. Nine years later, Zhao Min broke through to the False Infant Realm and came out of seclusion. She chose to come out only after the False Infant Realm was quite stable.
The huge full moon on the Desolate Moon Continent will not change because of anyone or anything. It still shines on the land below on the Desolate Moon Continent every night.
When people thousands of miles away look up at the sky, they can all see the tranquil hometown in their hearts. Outside the old house, the rustling of leaves touches the heartstrings...
In the secret stone chamber, Li Yan lay motionless, his long hair covering his entire face so tightly that one could not even feel his breathing.
The dark green robe that had originally clung to the muscles now looked extremely loose and baggy, as if it was placed on a skeleton, making it look lifeless.
On this day, Li Yan's body, as if made of stone, moved slightly, and then a long breath came out from his hanging hair, blowing several strands of hair high up.
Suddenly, two rays of light shot out from between the hair, like two lightning bolts in the rich golden spiritual energy, penetrating through layers of spiritual energy and hitting the wall.
Then, a sound of bones rubbing against each other like popping beans was heard in the secret room, and Li Yan, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly stood up.
"Not continuing the retreat anymore?"
As Li Yan stood up, a huge face appeared in the stone chamber.
"I can never break through the final shackles!"
There was a faint light flickering outside Li Yan's body. As he spoke, the long hair that covered his cheeks fell down. Soon, only an inch long, black hair as hard as steel needles was left.
At this time, Li Yan had already changed his appearance. His face was covered with skin and bones, and his hands were as skinny as ghost claws, as if he was a fierce ghost that had just crawled out of the underworld.
But as the faint light outside the body continued to flicker, the whole person seemed to be inflated, and the subcutaneous muscles quickly filled up.
Qi and blood quickly flowed throughout the body, and the originally dry and dark skin regained its smoothness at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Li Yan looked at the giant face that appeared in front of him, and his heart felt warm.
He was in seclusion here. As long as no one else showed up, Pingtu's body would be asleep, and that ray of divine consciousness would not come here easily. The moment he woke up, this ray of divine consciousness would immediately appear, and it had been protecting him in secret.
Although it is difficult for anyone in this world to enter the secret room here, this care makes Li Yan feel the care of an elder.
While answering, he shook his head helplessly.
Although he had the help of Shuang Qingqing's booklet, he still couldn't break through the last layer of shackles in his perception.
But the booklet was still of great help, allowing Li Yan to definitely reduce the time of hard practice by at least sixty years.
"Your insights have been trapped in one place for a long time, and you really need to end your retreat. The next step is to train your state of mind."
Pingtu has a high level of cultivation and he revealed Li Yan’s future direction in one sentence.
"I think so too, but among all the experiences, tempering one's mind is the most difficult. This thing is too illusory and it is difficult to grasp the direction. Do you have any good methods, senior?"
“That’s true, everyone’s infant formation is different, but the most worrying thing is not the lack of cultivation or magic power, but the inability to break through the state of mind.
It may be that you lack certain insights, or it may be that there are some knots in your heart that have not been untied.
If you can sense where the problem lies, then it will be easy to solve. Do you have any sense in this regard? ? Even a little bit! "
Pingtu asked immediately, while Li Yan frowned and thought, running through all the possibilities in his mind.
“Although the insights in that booklet are obscure and difficult to understand, after so many years of meditation, I have basically understood them.
Although those insights were only the experiences of the two seniors and their master, they covered a wide range of topics. If there were any problems with the insights, this should also exist...
But I think it may be due to some kind of emotional knot. My parents have passed away, and now those blood ties have no influence on me...
There is no estrangement between me and Zhao Min and A Ying. As for when we will become Taoist couples, I am not in a hurry. This cannot be called a knot in my heart..."
Li Yan thought about it quickly in his mind and could only shake his head.
"Senior, I really can't think of any bond that would hinder me!!"
"Not even a vague, hazy feeling of direction?"
"No!!"
"That's not going to work. So, after you leave here, other than your daily meditation and breathing exercises, don't practice for a long time.
It is best to focus on external things, such as growing spiritual plants, monsters, or refining elixirs. Maybe at some point in time, a flash of inspiration will come to you, and that will be the time when you break free from the shackles and are about to form a baby."
Pingtu hesitated for a moment before suggesting.
For Li Yan's situation, he can no longer force himself into seclusion. He needs to adjust his practice rhythm to allow his body and mind to calm down again.
Watch more, listen more, and let your thoughts accumulate!
Li Yan would naturally follow Pingtu's advice as he has so much experience.
"By the way, Senior, how long have I been in seclusion?"
"Fifty-one year and six months!"
Li Yan nodded. This time the retreat time was not very long. He had originally planned to retreat for at least a hundred years, or even several hundred years. He would not stop until he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage.
Now he has reached the peak of the false infant stage, but there is still a barrier that prevents him from breaking through. It is like there is a door right in front of him, but he can't find a way to open it.
After Pingtu gave a few instructions, the giant face quickly disappeared. Li Yan no longer planned to stay here. He took out the round diamond crystal, and his figure quickly faded away while communicating with his mind.
When Li Yan opened the door and walked out, a purple figure quickly rushed out from the other room.
"Master, you finally came out!"
The figure stopped in front of Li Yan. It was Zi Kun, who had a happy look on his face.
Li Yan swept his spiritual sense and found that Zi Kun's cultivation had reached the middle stage of the third level, and his foundation was very solid, so he nodded.
"It seems that you haven't been lazy all these years, not bad!"
"Master... you... you didn't make a breakthrough..."
Zi Kun was also carefully feeling the aura of Li Yan, with a look of confusion on his face.
He couldn't be sure whether Li Yan had formed a fetus or not, because Li Yan liked to hide his cultivation level for many years, and even the people around him often didn't know what realm he was at.
In addition, Zi Kun knew that the "earth spots" were mysterious and even the gods could not break through them, so he thought it was normal that he did not see the heavenly tribulation.
"No need to look any further, there is no breakthrough, and I am still a little bit trapped!!"
"Oh, with the master's talent, the day of forming a baby is not far away!"
Zi Kun finally felt relieved and actually relaxed.
If Li Yan really breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage again within about fifty years, he will probably start to doubt whether he and Li Yan are human beings.
In his impression, that should be something that only the top ten rare beasts in the world could do. That kind of bloodline is the supreme among the supremes.
As a descendant of the Purple Dragon Elephant, the blow he suffered might have been too great.
Li Yan immediately wanted to ask about what had happened in the past few years, but before he could open his mouth, Zi Kun asked again.
"Master, how is Qianji doing? Is he not breaking through yet?"
The expression on Li Yan's face froze slightly!