In the past few years, Zi Kun and Qian Ji were the ones who dealt with the low- and mid-level monsters. He would only lend a helping hand when the two encountered something they could not handle.
Ever since the battle with the fourth-order peak "Sea Flipping Toad", Li Yan had a clear idea of the gap between the level and the late Nascent Soul stage.
He must try every possible way to improve his strength in the shortest possible time.
During these years, whenever Li Yan had time, he would seize it to refine the essence and blood of the "Immortal Dark Phoenix".
Since he couldn't really concentrate on refining it, after all these years, he only managed to refine one drop of the "Immortal Dark Phoenix" blood essence.
But this allowed Li Yan, who was already at the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage, to actually break through to the middle Nascent Soul stage.
The feeling of the breakthrough was just like what Pingtu had said at the beginning. After reaching the Nascent Soul stage, the breakthrough of the Five Immortal Gates would be much smoother.
After reaching the middle stage of Nascent Soul, Li Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief. If he met the "Sea Toad" again, although Li Yan still could not defeat it, he at least had a 20% chance of escaping.
On the "Cloud-piercing Willow", Li Yan looked at the sea and sky in front of him, and suddenly the expression on his face changed slightly.
Most of the monsters here have no magic power in their attacks, but their physical strength is incredibly great, so it is impossible to sense the fluctuations of spiritual energy and then make judgments like before.
In addition, the howling winds on the North Sea would constantly disrupt the two demons' perception, making them nervous all the time.
Seeing Li Yan's expression change slightly, Qianji immediately asked.
"Master, is there a big monster?"
The only things they could sense in their minds were some low-level sea monsters swimming on the seabed. Since the "Cloud Piercing Willow" was flying at an altitude of thousands of feet, they didn't have to worry about their attacks.
Li Yan did not answer Qianji's question, and seemed to be sensing it carefully.
This made the two monsters even more nervous. If even Li Yan had to be so cautious with their enemy, they could only hide in the "Earth Spot" space first.
After a few breaths, a smile appeared on Li Yan's face.
"Haha, it looks like we have finally reached the other side of the North Sea!"
A line of undulating scenery appeared in Li Yan's consciousness. Li Yan initially thought it was the undulating waves in the distance.
Now that he was familiar with the North Sea, he soon discovered something was wrong. Those long black undulating lines did not change much, as if they were still.
But that was the limit of his spiritual awareness, so for a moment Li Yan himself could not be sure.
But as they continued to move forward quickly, Li Yan suddenly discovered that those places were actually a continuous stretch of hills.
After Li Yan carefully scanned it several times, he finally confirmed that it was not a huge island in the sea, but real land.
"Really? We are finally leaving this damn sea!"
Zikun and Qianji the two demons suddenly became excited.
The North Sea is so vast that they flew for about nine years, but half of the time they were flying in a detour.
The route that Li Yan and his crew took was carefully selected based on many maps. Those maps were only available because of Li Yan's current status. Li Yan believed that this was the safest route.
It is said that there are fifth-level sirens in the North Sea. If you mistakenly enter the territory and waters there, you will basically die. Li Yan is very cautious about his own life.
The North Sea, which is so vast, consumes a large amount of spirit stones every day without the support of spiritual energy.
If Li Yan had not killed two Nascent Soul cultivators, with his original wealth, he would have been penniless after flying for two or three years.
Soon the three of them flew to the seaside. Behind a sandy beach was an endless expanse of dark brown land. The vegetation on it was almost sparse and the wind was howling. It was obviously a bitterly cold place.
The three of them were suspended in the air. Although the surrounding environment was harsh, the two demons looked curious and kept looking around with a look of joy on their faces.
Finally seeing the land again after a long absence, they felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from their shoulders, no longer having to walk on the endless black sea day after day.
At this time, Li Yan's magic power fluctuations were restored to the early stage of Nascent Soul, and he returned to his usual cautiousness.
His spiritual sense quickly swept around and he was shocked to find that after arriving at the seaside, the power of spiritual sense suppression had decreased by about 30%.
It is estimated that as we continue to fly deeper behind the hills, the range of our spiritual sense will become wider and wider.
In the spiritual sense that Li Yan extended to the distance, apart from some wild beasts with undeveloped intelligence, he did not find any traces of cultivators or monsters.
A light flashed in Li Yan's hand, and a milky white jade slip appeared in his hand, which he then placed on his forehead.
After a short while, he put away the jade slip and looked towards the northeast.
"let's go!"
After leaving the North Sea, the weakest barrier between the two worlds was less than 100,000 miles away. After carefully identifying the direction, Li Yan took the two monsters on the road again.
This jade slip is the map that Zhao Min gave him. The Wei clan and the Tianli clan have had contacts for generations, so the map they provided to the Fengshen Continent is even more detailed and comprehensive than the one collected by the Wuliang Sect.
However, Li Yan still collected all the maps of the North Sea that the Wuliang Sect could collect, and after careful comparison, he modified some of the routes.
Now it seems that it was really worth it. I did avoid the possible fifth-level monster.
A few days later, in a place covered with ice and snow, there were stretches of snow-capped mountains as glittering as jade. The howling winds would occasionally sweep up the snow on the ground, raising waves of "snow fog" all over the sky.
On the top of an iceberg, Li Yan, dressed in a black robe, was carefully looking at the surrounding terrain.
In the past few days, they no longer had the daily fighting like they did in the North Sea, and the journey was peaceful.
For the three people who had been under mental tension for a long time, they were not used to it. The flying speed was reduced by more than half.
Under such circumstances, it was not until today that Li Yan and the other two arrived here.
"Master, is this the weakest point of the barrier between the two worlds?"
Qianji, dressed in white, felt the bone-chilling cold here, but he became more and more energetic and felt extremely comfortable.
After flying here, spiritual energy finally appeared. Although the concentration was not very good, they clearly felt that the speed of magic power circulation was much faster.
Feeling the spiritual energy between heaven and earth again, even if it is not much, this comfortable feeling is indescribable for a cultivator.
The bone-chilling cold made Qianji want to take his people out and stay here for a while longer.
"Well, the approximate range marked on the map is here, but this place is more than just frozen land. There are too many similar landforms, so we need to check carefully.
It will probably take a few days, or even longer, to finalize. I think the environment here is very suitable for the Snow Mosquito Clan. You can take the people out to feel the outside world."
Li Yan seemed to see Qianji's thoughts, and couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
The Snow Mosquito Clan has followed him for nearly two hundred years, but because of their special talents, they can only hide in the "Earth Spots" for many years.
"Master, can you pass the map to the two of us? If Qianji takes the tribesmen out and tells them to search for the place we are looking for, we may be able to find the target location quickly."
Zi Kun withdrew his gaze from the vast snow-capped mountains and glaciers. The snow light under the sunlight was a bit dazzling, and he could not help but squint his eyes.
Since entering the vast snow-capped mountains, the sky is no longer gloomy and depressing as before, but has revealed the long-lost blue sky and white clouds.
However, the weather on the snowy glaciers is changeable throughout the day. It may be sunny one moment and cloudy with wind and snow the next.
Every snowflake here is extremely thick and large, some small ones are as big as eggs, and they are also quite heavy.
Carried by the biting wind, every single one of them hit the body. If a mortal was hit by hundreds of them, he would be suffocated.
Therefore, even if there are wild beasts here, most of them have thick fur, oily flesh and the like.
"Xiaodan is right!"
Qianji greedily took a few deep breaths of the icy cold air, and his eyes lit up after hearing Zikun's words.
When Zi Kun heard this, his aura suddenly surged, but in the end he just glanced at Qian Ji.
Ever since this bastard reached the third level, he actually dared to call me "little egg". Although I can still beat him so badly that his parents won't recognize him, it will take quite some time.
"You mixed-blooded thing, if your master wasn't in trouble, I would have made you cry and scream!"
Zikun cursed in his heart.
Li Yan nodded to Zi Kun's suggestion and pushed the jade map out into thin air.
Not long after, Qianji disappeared from the spot. When he came out again, there was a large area of densely packed insects like thick fog and white smoke around him, and their numbers continued to increase.
Among them were some snow mosquitoes as long as arms. At Qianji's whistle, these snow mosquitoes flew in all directions, equally excited.
Two days later, Li Yan and the two demons stood on the top of a snowy mountain. After listening to the various information gathered by Qianji, Li Yan carefully scanned with his spiritual sense for a long time before nodding.
"It seems to be this place without a doubt. Although there are similar places in other places, this place is the most consistent with the description on the map.
In this case, you two should enter the 'Earth Spot'. I will tear the void apart later to find the barrier between the two worlds. You'd better not come out of the turbulent space as much as possible. It's too dangerous."
Li Yan made the arrangements immediately. Zi Kun had no objection after hearing this. He also did not want to face the turbulent space directly, so as not to add burden to Li Yan.
"Then let's go in now!"
After he said this, he looked at Qianji again. An inexplicable smile flashed in his eyes, and his figure blurred and disappeared.
However, Li Yan saw that Qianji did not follow him in, but looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"What's wrong? What else do you want?"
Li Yan looked at Qianji.
"Master... Master, some of my people want to stay here, and... and I also think that although the spiritual energy here is thin, it is relatively suitable for them to practice.
Therefore, I want to select some of my tribesmen to practice here, and then take them into the secret realm when they return from the Wind God Continent next time..."
After thinking for a while, Qianji immediately expressed his thoughts. While speaking, he kept stealing glances at Li Yan.
He knew that the appearance of the Snow Mosquito Clan outside the Beiming Demon Suppression Tower might cause a lot of trouble, so he was not sure whether Li Yan would agree.
"...Alright, this place is sparsely populated, even Nascent Soul cultivators are unlikely to appear here. But I'll still find them a place with relatively rich spiritual energy, and I'll set up a set of concealing formations!"
Unexpectedly, Li Yan's eyes just flickered for a moment, and then he agreed. This was a little beyond Qianji's expectations.
Afterwards, Li Yan personally took Qianji to fly to a place. He had not been idle in the past two days and had also searched the nearby areas. Moreover, with his strength, the search area could only be wider.
After flying north for about 40,000 miles, they finally stopped above a snowy mountain with two peaks piercing the sky.
After taking a look below, Li Yan didn't waste any time and took Qianji to fall into the glacier between the two mountains.
The top of the glacier is still crystal white, but the deeper you go, the deeper it gets. At first, it is all light blue and dark blue, and then it becomes dark blue, which makes people feel very secluded and deep.
Li Yan led Qianji all the way down. The temperature dropped drastically, and the cold wind seemed to be blowing from the Nine Nether Cold Spring.
Li Yan stopped only when he had descended about ten thousand feet.
What appeared before them was a huge cave formed by the bottom of two peaks. Inside, thick icicles looked like giant ice sculptures that had spanned the ages.
"The spiritual energy here is relatively good. Even if there are cultivators coming to this far north, it would be difficult to come here unless they deliberately look for it."
As Li Yan spoke, he probed his spiritual sense into the cave. Although he had sensed this place before, he did not investigate it carefully because it was underground.
Now he has to place some snow mosquitoes here, so he must investigate carefully before he can be completely relieved...
Less than half an hour later, Li Yan flew away.
At this time, Qianji also entered the "Earth Spot". This time he left more than 50,000 tribesmen here. For the Snow Mosquito tribe members in the "Earth Spot" now, only two or three tenths are gone.
Qianji selected five second-order snow mosquitoes to lead these snow mosquitoes, and arranged their duties in turn and gave them detailed instructions.
These five second-level snow mosquitoes are all his descendants, so he is relatively relieved.
Li Yan also placed a layer of restrictions outside the cave, completely covering it up. Unless a Nascent Soul cultivator went deep into the ground and searched carefully, it would be difficult to find the restrictions here...
When Li Yan returned to the top of the snow mountain where he had stood a few days ago, he first looked far to the south. After being silent for a long time, he took a deep breath.
He slowly raised one hand, and a strong wave of magical power emanated from his palm, and then it fiercely swept towards the space beside him.
With a light "hiss" sound, a crack half a person's height appeared there, and then Li Yan's figure flashed and disappeared into it.