One month after Li Yan and his three companions left Jiao Mingzhou, as they continued to fly north, they encountered more and more types of wind beasts.
Li Yan had never seen many of them in the classics, and was not familiar with their attack characteristics, so it was more troublesome to deal with them.
Moreover, the places where these wind beasts appear are often their own territories. They appear in groups, and a group usually occupies an area of 30,000 to 50,000 miles.
Although they are called wind beasts, not all types of wind beasts are good at speed. Instead, they were born from the "strange wind" generated underground in the Wind God Continent.
Some wind beasts move slowly, with a layer of rock-like armor on their bodies; some wind beasts are extremely swift in their earth-moving skills, catching people off guard when they launch attacks; some wind beasts come and go like the wind...
Along the way, they saw many towns destroyed by wind beast attacks, and even several sects of immortal cultivators that had been devoured and almost completely razed to the ground.
Only from some remaining stone tablets and houses, as well as the richness of the spiritual energy, can one determine that it was once a sect of immortal cultivation.
Ever since Li Yan left Jiao Mingzhou, he has been sitting cross-legged studying the "Golden Pearl Dragon Subduing Technique". More than 90% of the attacks were carried out by Qianji and Zi Kunyun to deal with the wind beasts, or the two monsters directly controlled the "Cloud Piercing Willow" to fly past quickly.
After a month of careful study, Li Yan finally got an unexpected surprise.
Not only did the power of the eighteen Buddhist beads that he offered up again increase a lot, but he even didn't feel much resistance when he tried to refine the tailbone of the "Descending True Dragon" monster into a Buddhist bead.
However, Li Yan does not have a quiet environment to truly refine the magic weapon now. In addition, he has only been studying the "Golden Pearl Dragon Subduing Technique" for a short time and is still a little inexperienced, so he can only try the refinement briefly.
At this time, Qianji and Zikun flew over from a distance, each holding two third-level wind beasts in their hands.
They are shaped like a dustpan, shiny black and plump, like two fleas magnified countless times, with slender limbs, sharp claws, and a pair of curved fangs with a row of dense serrations.
It may be due to Qianji and Zikun's nature, they like to capture these strange wind beasts, dissect them and study them.
But he was afraid that Li Yan and others would become anxious, so he often brought the captured wind beasts to the "Cloud-Chuanliu" and studied them while flying.
It has to be said that all monsters, whether or not they have transformed into human form, retain a ferocious nature in their bones. The instincts of monsters are bloodthirstiness and brutality.
After throwing the fat wind beast heavily into a corner of the "Cloud-piercing Willow", Zi Kun saw that Li Yan had put down the jade slip and was looking towards the north, so he asked.
"Master, how far are we to the Tianli tribe?"
"There are probably still more than 800,000 miles to go!"
A smile appeared on Li Yan's lips.
During this month, they also met many cultivators. The cultivators in the Wind God Continent mainly trained by going to different areas and killing different kinds of wind beasts.
One is that they can obtain more raw materials and spirit stones. The second is the unknown dangers that can often make them walk on the brink of life and death, which can also strengthen and temper them.
Therefore, some of the cultivators in the Wind God Continent are similar to the demon cultivators in the Lost Continent. They mostly like killing and have fierce personalities.
Even though Li Yan and the other two had demonstrated their Jindan realm cultivation, they had still been attacked four times in the past month.
Since those people came out to kill wind beasts, and wind beasts usually live in groups, most cultivators often go out in teams, and the number of people will basically be around five, or even more.
In comparison, Li Yan and the other two seemed a little weak.
Killing and robbing is an unchanging truth in any world of immortal cultivation. The results of the four attacks are self-evident.
Those people never expected that they would actually run into the Nascent Soul cultivator who had always been elusive.
"Then we will be able to see Mistress Shadow soon. Congratulations, Master!!"
He took every opportunity to offer a flattery.
Li Yan did not hide the fact that he came to Fengshen Continent to look for Gong Chenying from the two demons. As soon as they saw Gong Chenying, the two demons would be able to guess it from the attitudes of Li Yan and Gong Chenying.
After Li Yan already had "Mrs. Zhao", the two demons suddenly had another "Mrs. Ying". They had no resistance at all. The more females the demon clan could have, the more powerful the "king" would be.
For example, the Snow Mosquito King himself has had contact with countless female snow mosquitoes, and he even flirted with the female cultivators from the Wuliang Sect.
"let's go!"
Li Yan pointed the "Cloud-Piercing Willow" under his feet and quickly flew towards the sky.
They had been traveling day and night since leaving Mingjiao Prefecture. When they rested, they would sit cross-legged on the "Cloud-piercing Willow" and had no intention of stopping to rest.
Half a day later, Li Yan, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly stood up, and then he whispered.
"There's a big market nearby, let's go take a look!"
They encountered many sects along the way, and of course some markets as well.
However, the scale of those markets was not very large, and after Li Yan’s powerful spiritual sense swept through them, he lost interest.
Those who appeared in the market were low-level cultivators in the Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment stages. One could guess the level of the things they were selling without even thinking about it.
Of course, there is a possibility of finding good stuff here, but Li Yan is not interested in that.
Ever since he learned the reason why Gong Chenying returned early and witnessed the wreaking havoc of these wind beasts, Li Yan realized how rampant the monsters on the Wind God Continent were.
They would actively attack towns in groups, and even harass sects with large numbers of monks, which shows how bold they are.
But at this moment, the market town that appeared in Li Yan's consciousness covered a very large area, about thirty miles in size, with the aura of golden elixir crisscrossing throughout.
Li Yan could even vaguely sense the presence of a more powerful aura, but because of the protective formation of the market town, Li Yan did not want to force his spiritual sense in to investigate.
After thinking for a while, he decided to enter the market town to take a look. There should be Nascent Soul cultivators in the market town, which was enough to show the extraordinary nature of this market town.
Another more important reason is that Li Yan wanted to see if there was a teleportation array in the direction of the Tianli tribe in the market town. If so, they would be able to find Gong Chenying faster.
It stands to reason that there is a certain probability that such a long-distance teleportation array exists in Dafang City.
The two demons were delighted when they heard that they were going to enter the market. They were already tired of flying day after day, so they were more than happy to go to the market.
When they were still a mile away from the market, Li Yan and his two companions descended from the air, because there appeared an archway blocking the way ahead with the words "Sanliu Market" written on it.
In front of this archway, there are three thick willow trees with lush branches and leaves. The long willow branches hang down like green rain. When the breeze blows, the branches flutter in the wind, giving people an infinitely fresh feeling when they enter the eyes.
There was a long queue outside the archway, and the monks in front were being checked by the market guards standing in front of the archway. They were not allowed to go through until they were found to be normal.
Of course, Li Yan didn't want to break other people's rules, so the three of them stood at the back of the team. About half an incense stick later, the three of them finally arrived in front of the archway.
The guards of the market were four foundation-building monks. When they saw Li Yan and the other two approaching together, they knew they were a group of people. After a quick look with their spiritual sense, their attitude immediately became respectful. One of the men with a refined appearance said, "Seniors, I wonder if this is your first time to come to the 'Sanliu Market'. If you don't understand the rules here, I still need to explain them to you."
The guard did not ask about the origins of Li Yan and the other two. In fact, as long as they could not produce a token to prove their identity, it would not be very useful to ask about their origins, so it would be better not to ask.
Obviously, "Sanliufang Market" understands this very well, so it simply follows its own set of rules.
“This is our first time here!”
Qianji immediately interfaces.
"Oh! Senior, each person needs five low-level spirit stones to enter the market!"
The guard didn't waste any time and directly told them their "rules".
"Five low-level spirit stones? Are you kidding me, or are you bullying me?"
When Qianji heard this, a cold look appeared on his handsome face.
Fifteen low-level spirit stones for three people were of course equivalent to nothing to them, but 70% to 80% of the markets they had visited before did not charge any fees, and even if there were occasional charges, it was only one or two low-level spirit stones.
Come to think of it, if some low-level cultivators want to enter the market, whether to buy or sell, they have to hand over five spirit stones first.
This may be the entire wealth of a low-level cultivator, and for a low-level cultivator just thinking about it is like killing someone.
Therefore, Qianji thought that the other party saw that the three of them were well dressed and was going to raise the price.
"Seniors, please calm down. This rule applies to all fellow practitioners who come here. If you don't believe it, you can ask around first, and it won't be too late to come back later.
If I lie, you can find my family here, so how dare I say nonsense."
The guard was not angry when he heard this. The rules here not only annoyed the three people in front of him. Many monks who came here for the first time either left in anger or had the same questions.
Qianji looked up and down at the guard and saw that he was frank. He then looked at the people behind him who seemed to be urging him. However, due to the three of them having good cultivation, he did not go forward to urge them.
After looking at Li Yan again, he took out fifteen low-level spirit stones and handed them over.
"I hope it's as you said, but is there a reason for such a high entrance fee? Is it because rare treasures often appear here, or is it because the land here is made of gold?"
Qianji was still somewhat dissatisfied. Although he was questioning, in the end he was already mocking.
After the guard took the spirit stone, the smile on his face deepened, and he spoke with a smile.
"Senior, please don't be ridiculous. Everything sold here is voluntary. It is up to the customer to decide whether it is a rare treasure or not.
However, 'Sanliu Market' is the largest market within millions of miles. Other markets may be attacked by wind beasts after entering, but there is no need to worry about that here.
Because there are two Nascent Soul cultivators in charge here every day, the market here will become larger and larger, and more and more items will be traded.
For these matters, you can find out by asking around in any shop after entering. Please, seniors!"
The guard said something quickly and then moved aside, urging Li Yan and the other two to come.
From beginning to end, Li Yan had a calm expression on his face until this moment, when he said a word.
"let's go!"
Li Yan has restored his original appearance, and his cultivation is suppressed to the early stage of the Golden Core, appearing to be lower than the two monsters. However, the attitude shown by Qianji and Zikun makes others see that they are just a master with two powerful servants.
The moment the three people entered the archway, they felt as if they had passed through a transparent membrane. All kinds of hawking sounds came to their faces. At the same time, they felt a red light passing over them from above the archway.
They already knew that there should be restrictions here, so as long as they entered the archway they had to be scanned by the restrictions, but when the red light swept over, the three of them did not feel anything unusual.
"This is a scan of the soul, probably to identify whether the person entering is transformed by a wind beast!"
Li Yan's voice rang in the minds of the two demons. At the same time, he glanced at the two demons beside him and couldn't help feeling a little surprised.
"I don't know what method is used to restrict this place. Qianji and Zikun are both monsters, but they are unstoppable. Could it be that the wind beast has some strange characteristics?"
After entering the market, the three of them separated. Everyone had different preferences, so it was better for them to do things on their own.
The three of them had sound transmission talismans marked with marks on them, so they could contact each other and leave at any time. Li Yan gave each of them a storage ring with a large space.
The two storage magic weapons belonged to Qi Jinghong and Shi Pozhu. They contained a large number of low- and medium-level spirit stones. It was most convenient and appropriate for the two demons to use these spirit stones for transactions at their level.
After discussing with Zhao Min about the ring with a larger storage space, Zhao Min felt that Gong Chenying needed it more, while Zhao Min's current environment was a bit comfortable.
Especially the soul storage bag with a large space, which can save more lives on the battlefield and is the most practical.
Therefore, the storage ring of the master and the other spirit storage bag given by Meng Zhiyuan will be given to Gong Chenying.
What's more, after the battle with Shi Pozhu in the turbulent space, Li Yan killed several Nascent Soul cultivators one after another, and he obtained a lot of treasures and storage rings.
After Li Yan separated from the two monsters, he started looking around the market town. The first thing he did was to inquire whether there was a teleportation array here.
But after he inquired in several stores in succession, Li Yan was a little disappointed.
Although there are several teleportation arrays for rent in the market town, either they are in the wrong direction or they only teleport over short distances. For Li Yan, this is simply not worth it.
Besides being disappointed, Li Yan was also helpless, but since he was here, he had to take a look anyway.
The materials and elixirs sold here are quite different from those sold in the Wild Moon Continent, and Li Yan is very interested in this.
But he did not buy them immediately. Instead, he went in and out of seven or eight shops before he started to buy three jade slips of maps and fourteen jade slips introducing the Wind God Continent. This was Li Yan's habit.
When Li Yan walked out of a shop again, his expression suddenly changed and he looked up, because a young monk in gray clothes was walking towards him.
Although the street was crowded with people at this time, the man kept looking at him and was clearly heading straight towards him.
Li Yan frowned. He was sure that he did not know the other person. The monk's cultivation was only in the initial stage of Golden Core, which was equivalent to the cultivation level he had shown.
So Li Yan simply stood where he was, quietly watching the young monk who was getting closer and closer.
After just a dozen breaths, the gray-robed monk walked in front of Li Yan. There were many pedestrians coming and going on the street, and not many people paid attention to Li Yan and the gray-robed monk.
"Amitabha, is this senior's surname Li?"