Occasionally, Li Yan and Zhao Min would enter the "Earth Spot" and sit by the river covered with green grass for a long time, recalling their shared life and death experiences when they were lost on the continent.
Zi Kun was also notified by Li Yan's mind before Li Yan's wedding and chose to interrupt his practice to attend Li Yan's wedding. As Qian Ji was still trying to reach the middle stage of the Golden Core, Li Yan did not disturb him.
More than half a year passed in a flash. One day, Li Yan and Zhao Min sat opposite each other in his courtyard.
"Mom is finally going to start her retreat again. I hope she can succeed this time!"
The two of them had just returned from Wei Chongran's place, and when they were leaving, Zhao Zhi told them about his plan to go into seclusion again.
After hearing this, Zhao Min and Li Yan looked at each other and saw joy in each other's eyes.
The most important thing for a person is to have fighting spirit. If even this is lost, then the immortal path for the cultivator has come to an end.
No matter what the outcome will be, at least Zhao Zhizhen has regained confidence.
"Well, Master has also started preparing to refine the 'Mingxian Powder'. With the help of this medicine, Master's Wife will have a good chance of breaking through the bottleneck of her realm!"
At Zhao Zhi's request, Li Yan still used the previous title.
This is because Zhao Zhi felt that since Li Yan was the Nascent Soul ancestor of the Wuliang Sect, it might be okay if she privately took into account the relationship between master and disciple and called him "mother".
But saying it in public seems inappropriate, since it is the face of the Wuliang Sect after all.
After Li Yan mentioned Wei Chongran's refining of "Mingxian Powder", Zhao Min also nodded. If Zhao Zhi had the support of this kind of elixir, the chances would naturally be much greater.
"So when do you plan to go to Fengshen Continent?"
Zhao Min raised her cold face and looked at Li Yan. After Li Yan thought about it, he knew that this thing was finally coming.
"Before that, I still have some things to deal with! By the way, try to see if you can refine this drop of blood essence!"
Li Yan flipped his hand and an exquisite jade bottle appeared in his hand, which he then handed to Zhao Min.
"What's this?"
There was a hint of doubt on Zhao Min's icy face.
"A drop of blood from the Immortal Phoenix. If you refine it, your body should be much stronger!"
Li Yan handed over the jade bottle as he spoke. Zhao Min also followed the body refining tradition, so the essence and blood of the "Immortal Dark Phoenix" would naturally be useful to Zhao Min.
Thinking of this, Li Yan couldn't help but take another look at Zhao Min.
Thinking of the amazing elasticity under the snow-like jade skin, and the round and smooth spots that made him linger every time, he suddenly felt a burning sensation in his heart.
After hearing this, Zhao Min's beautiful eyes showed surprise, but she didn't notice the strange look in Li Yan's eyes.
As she and Li Yan were already husband and wife, she was used to his often fiery gaze.
If she knew what Li Yan was thinking at this moment, she would definitely kick Li Yan away.
"This... This is the essence of the 'Immortal Phoenix'? Could it be that my husband is..."
She had always found it strange that she and Li Yan were both practicing the "Qiongqi Purgatory Technique", and that she had been practicing it for a longer time than Li Yan.
At the same time, she also practiced the White Demon Clan's supreme treasure, the "Heavenly Demon White Jade Plate", which is also the world's top treasure for body refining.
But in the end, Li Yan's physical body was actually slightly taller than hers. She used to think that it was a mutation effect brought on by the poisonous body.
But after hearing the name "Immortal Dark Phoenix" today, Zhao Min immediately thought of a possibility. She knew that the "Immortal Dark Phoenix" was revered as a "sacred beast" among monsters.
Its level is so high that it is staggering.
"Well, this is a drop I got a few years ago, but since you have been in seclusion, I haven't had time to give it to you!"
Ever since Li Yan got the three pieces of silver paper from Qi Jinghong's storage ring, the next time he saw Zhao Min, it was almost time for their wedding. During that time, the two of them didn't even have time to practice, so he never mentioned this matter.
"I don't need it, you can refine it yourself!"
Zhao Min shook her head but politely refused.
"Min'er, don't worry, I still have one drop!
You refine this drop of Immortal Phoenix blood essence. I have to go out for a while because I got some news about other Immortal Phoenix blood essences!"
"Is this what you mean by unresolved matters?"
"Yes, this matter cannot be delayed any longer, otherwise it will lead to more troubles."
"According to what you said before, I was in seclusion when I received the blood essence, which means it was after you formed your infant. You haven't been there for so many years, so the place you are going to must be a dangerous place. Are you sure?"
Zhao Min was extremely intelligent. Based on Li Yan's few words, she was able to guess the approximate time period when Li Yan obtained the essence and blood, as well as the reason why he was unable to go.
However, she thought that the clue Li Yan had obtained should be some secret and dangerous place. Such a treasure must be in an extremely dangerous place and would not be easily obtained.
Otherwise, Li Yan would have gone there long ago and would not have waited until now. This was because he felt that he did not have enough strength and gave up the idea.
She had not expected that the essence of the "Immortal Dark Phoenix" had already fallen into the hands of others. That was because Zhao Min did not know that other people could not refine the silver paper.
Li Yan stuffed the exquisite jade bottle into Zhao Min's hand. He knew that Zhao Min did not want to occupy such precious cultivation resources.
Although Zhao Min was holding the jade bottle, she did not put it away. She just looked at Li Yan quietly.
Li Yan was also helpless. Zhao Min had a stubborn personality and would not accept something she had determined unless it was explained clearly.
So he took her hand, and after a little consideration, he roughly told her the origin of the blood essence of the "Immortal Dark Phoenix".
But when it comes to refining the silver paper, Li Yan feels that it is better for others not to know about the mysterious blood river.
This is not because he does not trust Zhao Min, but because there are too many strange and bizarre things in the world of cultivation. It is best not to let unknown things that even he himself cannot judge appear in other people's memories.
Especially now that Zhao Min's cultivation was not as good as his, he said that after repeated experiments, he combined three poisons and actually melted them into silver paper.
After listening to Li Yan's narration, Zhao Min realized that the place Li Yan was going to was some sects, and the cold expression on her face calmed down slightly.
“The nine places you are going to either have Nascent Soul cultivators in charge or there is a first-rate sect nearby.
If my husband wants to get the remaining four drops of blood, he cannot use fair means. How confident are you?"
Li Yan smiled slightly, with a confident look on his face.
"I have already cultivated to a small degree, and I also have a set of methods to conceal my aura. As long as I don't encounter a great cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, no one should be able to discover me.
To put it another way, even if I were discovered, there would only be a handful of people who could keep me.
Besides, I have already found out which Yuanying cultivators are near these nine places, and I have already made plans to deal with them in case of any situation. " Li Yan said confidently, but Zhao Min's eyes were as still as still water, unmoved.
"Then tell me how you will deal with them!"
Zhao Min continued to ask, and Li Yan could only shake his head in his heart, but a warmth rose in his heart, and then he chuckled and told Li Yan about his plan one by one.
The next morning, Li Yan quietly left the Wuliang Sect, and Zhao Min stopped going out and began to retreat to refine the blood essence of the "Immortal Phoenix"...
After Li Yan left, he disappeared from the sect for five years! !
One day five years later, the token on Zhao Min's waist vibrated slightly while she was practicing. When she came to the hall in front, Li Yan was already sitting there, sipping tea.
After not seeing each other for several years, Li Yan's aura is still almost undetectable, like that of an ordinary person.
The moment Li Yan saw Zhao Min, a light flashed in his eyes. Zhao Min also saw Li Yan's expression, and she walked straight to the side and sat down.
"My husband noticed it?"
"Although your cultivation has improved, your physical strength doesn't seem to have increased much. Why is that?"
Li Yan looked Zhao Min up and down with some suspicion.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Min flipped her jade palm, and an exquisite jade bottle appeared in her fair palm, which she then stretched out in front of Li Yan.
"Hmm? Min'er, what do you mean? Since I gave you this thing, it was for you to refine it. How come after several years, you still haven't practiced it?"
Li Yan saw clearly the exquisite jade bottle. It was the jade bottle that contained the blood essence of the "Immortal Dark Phoenix". His face instantly turned ugly.
"Husband, you misunderstood..."
Zhao Min still hasn't worn her hair in a bun, and her appearance is almost the same as before, with her long black hair hanging down behind her in a ponytail, but she has a more attractive maturity.
But he always maintained the cold and aloof attitude that kept people at a distance. This was due to his personality. Even when facing Li Yan, he would only smile on rare occasions.
Li Yan did not take the jade bottle, but stared at Zhao Min with his pair of clear black and white eyes.
"It's not that I don't want to refine it, but I can't integrate it at all!"
Li Yan was stunned when he heard this.
"Huh? Can't refine it? This thing can be refined during the Foundation Establishment Stage, how could this happen!"
"After I tried to refine it, the magic power in my body was forced out of my body. I tried many methods but it didn't work!"
Zhao Min said this calmly, as if she was not disappointed at all that she could not refine the blood essence of the "Immortal Dark Phoenix".
"Being... eliminated by the mana in the body..."
Li Yan's eyes fixed when he heard this, and after a few breaths he seemed to remember something.
"Could it be related to the technique you practice?"
I am a human, and Zhao Min is also a human, so there shouldn't be any problem in refining it.
But it was forcibly excluded by magic power, which might be related to the martial arts method. What Zhao Min practiced was the supreme treasure of the White Demon Clan, "The Heavenly Demon White Jade Plate".
Zhao Min also glanced at Li Yan with her beautiful eyes. Her husband has always been very sharp-minded and he figured out the problem almost instantly.
She came to this conclusion after careful consideration and observation.
“After observing the reaction during the refining process in my body, I think this should be the case!
After practicing the 'Demon White Jade Plate', although I still breathe in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it has made my body different from that of a normal human.
The demons are actually a group of noble bloodline monsters, similar to the powerful immortal underworld phoenixes. I think there may be some mutual repulsion between the bloodlines of these two races.
Therefore, the 'Devil White Jade Plate' does not allow the 'Immortal Phoenix' essence and blood to enter, which is why I cannot refine it! "
After listening to Zhao Min's simple explanation, Li Yan frowned, thought about it, and nodded. Zhao Min's physical body really cannot be speculated by common sense.
Zhao Min stretched out her snow-white jade palm again. Li Yan sighed helplessly and could only reach out to take the jade bottle. He was a little depressed that Zhao Min could not improve her cultivation through this method.
"My husband, don't worry. Every time the 'Heavenly Demon White Jade Plate' is promoted, it will bring a significant improvement, and eventually become the most powerful cultivator of the demon clan."
Zhao Min's pleasant voice like the collision of ice cubes came again, and Li Yan felt the same way. The bodies of those demon cultivators were famously strong.
After practicing "The Heavenly Demon White Jade Plate", Zhao Min may not be weaker than himself in the way of body refining. It's just that Zhao Min is currently stuck in the false infant stage, which makes her physical strength weaker than himself.
"How did your outing turn out?"
After Zhao Min withdrew her hand, she finally asked the question in her mind.
"I finally visited all nine places and actually found two pieces of silver paper..."
When Li Yan said this, a smile finally appeared on his face, and then he gave a brief account of what had happened in the past five years.
During these five years, he used his most proficient technique of concealing his aura to sneak into these nine sects and families one after another.
To say that what Li Yan likes and is best at since he embarked on the path of immortality is actually hiding and attacking, which has also made him calm and good at disguising himself.
Especially after he reached the Nascent Soul stage, there were only a handful of people in this world who could see through his true face.
During the five years, he changed his appearances one after another and actually found two more pieces of silver paper, but he also tried his best not to kill anyone for this.
Li Yan was extremely satisfied with the result. The silver paper had been taken out of the Beiming Demon Suppression Tower for nearly two hundred years, and too many accidents might have happened in the meantime.
Fortunately, as the cultivators’ cultivation level increases, most of them like to stay in seclusion for many years, which reduces the risk of dying when going out. This gives Li Yan an opportunity.
Although he only got two, it was beyond Li Yan's expectations.
Moreover, during these five years, although Li Yan could not remain in seclusion for a long time when he had free time, he was able to refine the drop of "Immortal Dark Phoenix" blood in his hand after several stages.
Although his realm has not yet broken through to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, his physical combat power has definitely reached the peak of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.
With such great progress in just a few years, Li Yan couldn't help but sigh at the strength of the "Immortal Dark Phoenix"'s essence and blood.
In fact, this is also the reason why the 59th elder "Tatian", who condensed ten drops of essence and blood, has a high level of cultivation.
Li Yan estimated that the other party was at least in the Spirit Transformation Realm, otherwise every drop of his essence and blood would not have been of such great help to a Nascent Soul cultivator, and almost helped him cross a small realm.
This is the Nascent Soul Realm. Just look at how long Mo Qing, Master Dajing and others stayed in the early Nascent Soul stage, and you will know how difficult it is to advance to the Nascent Soul Realm. They are all geniuses, not mediocre people.
At the same time, during this period of time, Li Yan also found a treasure and a related jade slip from the master's storage ring.
It was a formation named "Yuanqi Taiqing Formation". It was the formation that was set up outside the huge meteorite to protect all the members of the clan when the Great Master and his companions were drifting in the turbulent space.