Then, the three of them changed the topic. Their responsibility was to ensure the safety here, and if the other party behaved inappropriately, the three of them would take action to suppress it.
What's more, the other party is a cultivator from the Wuliang Sect, and his identity is correct so he cannot be offended.
The market here is generally under the jurisdiction of the Wuliang Sect, but it is managed by several sects, and they just need to pay tribute of spirit stones to the Wuliang Sect every year.
Li Yan, who had already entered the market town, didn't care about this scene. His purpose was simple: he had something on his mind and didn't want to be disturbed by others.
You have the power near the Wuliang Sect, why not use it
Li Yan was thinking about his own things, but he kept walking. He walked through the streets and alleys and soon came to an imposing three-story attic.
In the middle of the second-floor pavilion hangs a huge golden plaque with four eye-catching cinnabar characters "Go Back" inscribed on it.
Li Yan was very familiar with this. He walked straight to the door without stopping. As soon as he approached, a waiter who looked to be in his twenties came up to greet him warmly.
Zhike had already noticed Li Yan and sensed the mountain-like aura from him. He was shocked and also extremely surprised.
The Nascent Soul cultivators on the Wild Moon Continent are like dragons, with no one seen from the head or the tail. The powerful ones walking around outside now are the Golden Core Stage cultivators.
And a Jindan-stage cultivator would not show up easily, but whenever he appeared here, he could bring considerable profits to the store and himself.
"Senior, welcome to our store. Our store not only covers a wide range of products, but also has a first-class reputation. I wonder if there is anything I can do for you?"
The guest had a flattering smile on his face.
"I want to get some information about a demon beast. Please arrange for the most experienced person in the store to come!"
Li Yan said calmly.
He had been rushing here with something on his mind and didn't want to waste any more time.
This is the nearest market town to Yuhai City. After thinking it over again and again, he gave up the plan of heading to Beiming Demon Suppression Tower first.
Upon hearing this, the guest glanced at Li Yan's expressionless face from the corner of his eye and became even more respectful.
The other party went straight to the goal, so he must have a deep understanding of "Return Home" and would not dare to brag too much about his own advantages.
"Okay, senior, please follow me!!"
This time he did not greet the shop assistants, but personally took Li Yan into the shop, leaving only the envious gazes of several other customers at the door and the awe gazes of some of the monks.
Familiar with the store layout, Li Yan followed the customer towards the stairs at the corner of the first floor. For a moment, he thought of the charming Su Hong again.
"If I hadn't come here, I would have really forgotten about her. I have to leave her some messages later. 'Return Home' is still very useful to me. Don't leave any trouble for that girl!"
When Li Yan arrived here, he suddenly thought of Su Hong and felt that he should contact this woman. It seemed that he had never taken the initiative to inquire about any news about Su Hong over the years.
He didn't think he was being mercenary. Wasn't it because he was too busy after returning that he didn't have time to contact the other party? ? He couldn't blame himself for this!
This time, the waiter led Li Yan directly to the third floor. The hall on the third floor was empty. Li Yan took a quick look and saw that there were about seven or eight rooms here.
Inside the room, the environment was still the same. Behind a large table was a middle-aged man in a black robe, who was looking at Li Yan who came in with a smile on his face.
Li Yan sensed it briefly and discovered that the middle-aged man in black robe was a cultivator in the middle stage of Jindan.
"Please take a seat, fellow Taoist. I am Zhong Wantong. I wonder how I can be of service to you."
“Zhong Wantong!!”
Li Yan silently repeated the name in his mind, not knowing whether it was true or false. He felt that it should be a pseudonym.
While the two were talking, the wood behind them had quietly closed, isolating all the sounds from outside. This was the room's own soundproofing feature.
Li Yan then sat down across the table without any hesitation. He flipped his hand and a jade slip appeared in his hand, which he then handed to Zhong Wantong.
"Please check if there is any information about this monster!"
Zhong Wantong was not surprised by Li Yan's directness. He had seen cultivators of all kinds of personalities, and many of them had strange tempers.
He took the jade slip immediately and placed it on his forehead. After his spiritual consciousness entered it, he found that there was only an engraved image inside.
It was a very strange-looking monster, with a big head and a thin tail, and its shape resembled a tadpole that had been magnified many times.
He quickly put down the jade slip in his hand and a smile appeared on his face.
"The monster you asked about can be found on the Desolate Moon Continent, but many people may not know its detailed origins."
"Oh, fellow Daoist, just tell me how many spirit stones you want!"
"Three thousand five hundred low-level spirit stones!"
"Okay, go ahead!"
When Li Yan heard this, he was delighted. His guess was right. This "Returning Home" really had news about that monster.
As for the price of spirit stones, Li Yan didn't want to argue about it anymore.
As he spoke, he flipped his hand and a storage bag was placed on the table. The middle-aged man in black robe took a quick glance with his spiritual sense and put the storage bag away with a smile.
"My friend, you are so straightforward. I will then give you a detailed introduction to this monster!"
Seeing that Li Yan agreed so readily, the middle-aged man in black robe couldn't help but have a better impression of him. In fact, some people knew that Li Yan had inquired about the news of this monster, but they were usually not interested in this monster.
"Fellow Daoist may not have been to the Pure Land Sect's North Ming Demon Suppression Tower, or he may have been there but did not enter the deep pool..." He paused here and glanced at Li Yan. Seeing Li Yan's expressionless face, he couldn't help but think in his heart.
"It seems that this person may not have gone to the Beiming Demon Suppression Tower."
The middle-aged man in black robe then continued.
"The thing recorded in this jade slip is the monster that can only be born in a place called 'Fire Palace' on the second layer.
If you need the Beiming Demon Suppression Tower, or a detailed map of the 'Huoyan Palace', our shop can provide it. The spiritual stones it costs are not very expensive, just one hundred spiritual stones will do! ! "
The middle-aged man in black robe looked at Li Yan again, and seeing that the other party was still just listening quietly and not responding, he did not feel embarrassed.
It was just a casual remark for him to have the opportunity to recommend something in the store, and it didn't take much effort on his part.
He also didn't find it strange that a Jindan-level cultivator like Li Yan had never been to the "Northern Ming Demon Suppression Tower".
The Desolate Moon Continent is vast and boundless. Li Yan has never been to the core trial areas of the Taixuan Sect and the Shibu Academy. Entering such places is not something you can do just by having spirit stones.
Especially since the other three major sects regard the Wangliang Sect as a strong rival, the chances of the cultivators in this area perishing there are even greater.
As Li Yan looked on silently, the middle-aged man in black robe continued speaking.
"This creature is called the 'Soul-Swallowing Nightmare Beast'. It is not actually a real monster, but a strange soul.
Normally they survive by devouring extremely hot magma, and only when attacked will they attack in groups.
Its individual combat power is very average, and it does not actively hurt people, so in many introductions to the monsters in the 'Northern Dark Demon Tower', it may only be mentioned in one sentence. Just be careful not to actively provoke its group.
However, the 'Soul-Devouring Nightmare Beast' has a very unique talent, which is the ability to use fire to enter dreams. Very few people know this.
This was because a young cultivator in the Qi Condensation Stage did not dare to enter the 'Northern Dark Demon Suppression Tower' at all. Under normal circumstances, it was also difficult for a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage to use fire to enter a dream.
Only in a place that few people can enter, is it possible for this thing to take advantage of the opportunity to enter your dreams..."
Li Yan was startled when he heard this. Although the middle-aged man in black robe did not specify the place, he had already guessed where it was.
The middle-aged man in black robe said this, but seeing that Li Yan was still listening with an unchanged expression and did not ask any further questions, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. He just told Li Yan the origin of this monster.
But as for other information about the 'Soul-Devouring Nightmare Beast', he hoped that Li Yan could spend more spirit stones to buy it. Unfortunately, Li Yan did not seem to ask any further questions.
He could only continue.
"After the 'Soul Devouring Nightmare Beast' devours the monk's dream, once it has the opportunity to possess another person's body, if there are things in the dream that it thinks are interesting, it will think about realizing them one by one.
In this process, it will be deeply trapped in it without knowing it, and it will not wake up suddenly and remember its past until the body it has taken over is destroyed.
The soul of the 'Soul-Devouring Nightmare Beast' had been fused with the soul of the body it had taken over for too long, so when the body dissolved, it could no longer be resurrected, and thus fell into the cycle of reincarnation together.
Generally speaking, this kind of soul has no attack power against other living beings. If it is well integrated with the physical body, it can even exist at the same time as the original soul.
It makes the original owner have some bizarre ideas, and these ideas are obtained by the "Soul-Devouring Nightmare Beast" devouring others, which will make the original owner become what some people call a natural talent.
If it were just these words, the impact on the person whose body was possessed would not be that great. On the contrary, there might be more benefits.
What is actually affected is the current actions of the 'Soul-Devouring Nightmare Beast'. These things have no impact on ordinary people.
But for a cultivator, it is the so-called cause and effect, which is what scares the cultivator the most.
Therefore, some monks would raise the 'Soul-Swallowing Nightmare Beast' to deal with their enemies. Although this method is inferior, it is indeed very effective sometimes. "
Having said that, the middle-aged man in black robe looked at Li Yan with a smile. His explanation was actually clear enough, but at this time, Li Yan's heart had already been filled with endless storms.
"That monster is called the 'Soul-Swallowing Nightmare Beast'. It devours other people's dreams. I have seen such monsters in some strange stories.
But the most special thing about this 'Soul-Devouring Nightmare Beast' is that it actually takes over the body of another person just for a dream, thereby completing the experience in the dream.
This is the so-called "heart knot" in my heart. It has a causal relationship with me, but I don't know it. However, there are still several big problems here..."
Li Yan still felt that some questions were confusing, so he opened his mouth and asked.
"But even if it possesses someone's body, how can it influence the thoughts of other people who appear in the dream and ultimately complete the so-called dream process?"
After hearing this, the middle-aged man in black robe smiled without saying anything, just looking at Li Yan with a smile.
Li Yan said helplessly.
"How many spirit stones?"
"Hehehe... one thousand low-level spirit stones will be enough!"
Li Yan didn't waste any words. He flicked his sleeves and a storage bag appeared on the table again. The middle-aged man in black robe slowly scanned it with his spiritual sense, and spoke immediately after putting away the spirit stone.
It gives people the feeling that they are very responsible and do not let the guests wait for even a moment.
"Oh, this is very simple. The 'Soul-Devouring Nightmare Beast' is a group of souls. Often, several of them will enter a person's dream at the same time.
Then, they will take over the bodies of different people according to their preferences. After merging with the other person's soul, they will subconsciously act according to the thoughts in the dream.
In the end, these "Soul-Devouring Nightmare Beasts" will work together to complete something in a dream, but in fact they themselves don't know that everything they have done was actually "planned" by them long ago.
So, I say that the so-called geniuses in some groups have lived a brilliant life.
He is actually just repeating what has been "done" by his predecessors, but at his age, it gives people the impression that it is something that only a genius can do."