After flying for about half an incense stick of time, Li Yan and his companions arrived above an island covered with dense trees and bushes. Without hesitation, the two of them fell directly downwards.
At the same time, a token appeared in the hands of both of them. The moment they touched the invisible formation, light poured into the token. Li Yan only felt the token in his hand vibrate slightly.
In the "earth spots", the unconscious Yang Youxian's face became even paler. He had just lost another drop of blood.
With a light "swish" sound, Li Yan and the other person directly passed through an invisible barrier. At the same time, several spiritual senses swept towards them, and Li Yan sensed a powerful spiritual power from them.
"As expected, there are Nascent Soul cultivators patrolling here all the time, and the defense is very strict."
This is different from the sects in the Wild Moon Continent. Many sects with Nascent Soul cultivators will only conduct inspections from time to time, and will not inspect all visitors.
Even if there is a Nascent Soul on duty, most of the time they are detecting abnormalities through sensing, and they basically meditate with their eyes closed.
"Whether it's because they're afraid of a sneak attack from a wind beast or because they're afraid of an enemy coming to visit, this kind of precaution is indeed very strict."
Although Li Yan's face remained expressionless, his muscles were tense. If he realized something was wrong, he would rush out immediately.
There was no situation like the Great Elder where his whereabouts were exposed and he was immediately targeted by several Nascent Souls.
"The formation and divine sense should not have discovered that the disguise of the Chaos True Pill was fake..."
Li Yan quickly judged the surrounding situation in his mind.
However, until the two of them entered the formation, although those spiritual senses could see them clearly, they still followed them.
"Ten feet, fifty feet, one hundred feet... two hundred feet... three hundred feet... five hundred feet..."
As Li Yan silently calculated in his mind, he was getting farther and farther away from the invisible barrier behind him, but those spiritual senses never dissipated, but kept following closely, sweeping over his body.
Li Yan appeared to be completely normal on the surface. With a flash of light in his hand, he put the token away, but his heart became more and more tense.
"Isn't this just catching the turtle in the jar?"
The farther he is from the formation behind him, the more dangerous he will be!
At this time, Cao Lang started talking to him.
"Brother Yang, I'm going to hand in the task! Later, after you register the bottle of elixir I mentioned on the way, I'll have to trouble you to pay more attention to it."
After saying that, Cao Lang bowed to him.
Yang Youxian was good this time and revealed the treasures he got last month. Cao Lang then took a fancy to a bottle of elixir, but these things were not something they could get just by saying so.
Otherwise, wouldn't they be able to take advantage of everything the sect has acquired, and others would have to eat the leftovers? They could only use their special identities to have the opportunity to get the upper hand.
For example, the bottle of pills that Cao Lang has his eyes on needs to be registered and Yang Youxian needs to tell the internal affairs steward first. Then Cao Lang might get one or two of them, or a whole bottle.
As for the good things that Yang Youxian saw in the shops in the market town, he would usually collude with the shopkeeper Wu in advance, but this kind of thing would only happen once or twice in four or five years.
If there were too many, they would be exposed, so they did not dare to act too rashly. Otherwise, even if they had a Nascent Soul cultivator as their backer, it would not work. After all, there was more than one Nascent Soul cultivator in the "Qionglin Sect".
Li Yan also nodded to the other party. Of course he also had to hand in the task, but the place where he handed in the task was not with Cao Liang, but in the Internal Affairs Hall.
After the two separated, Li Yan flew towards the place in his memory. At the same time, the spiritual senses that had scanned him finally left one by one, which made Li Yan feel a little relaxed.
After Cao Liang and those spiritual consciousnesses left in his spiritual consciousness, Li Yan did not go to the Internal Affairs Hall immediately, but flew directly to the northwest.
At this time, the sun was setting and it was approaching evening. Li Yan, who was flying, could see the endless deep blue sea outside the island through the transparent barrier.
Li Yan soon came to a cave facing the sea. In front of the cave was a platform made of huge stones, one side facing the sea and the other side leaning against a mountain only a few dozen feet high.
There are several rows of tall trees on both sides of the platform. In the afterglow of the setting sun, the sea water is sparkling, and the cool evening breeze makes people feel peaceful.
After Li Yan landed on the platform and looked around, he found that there were no cultivators around and the place seemed even quieter.
He immediately stepped towards the cave entrance. After he had walked on the platform for only a dozen feet, he was stopped by an invisible force. The cave entrance, which was so close at hand, could no longer be approached.
At this moment, a peaceful voice came out of nowhere, floating in the evening breeze.
"What brings you here?"
"Master, I just came back from the market!"
Li Yan bowed with a very respectful attitude. After hearing this, the voice fell silent for a short while.
"Then come in, please?"
As the words fell, Li Yan felt that the invisible force blocking the front suddenly disappeared, and then the cave door in front of him also shook slightly and slowly opened.
Li Yan did not hesitate and entered the cave in a flash.
The interior of the cave is very large, and what comes into Li Yan's view is actually a quiet courtyard with rocks, a fish pond, and many golden water lilies in the pond that emit a fresh fragrance.
On one side of the mountain wall, there are streams of clear spring water flowing down. After flowing into the pond, it makes bursts of pleasant sounds. The whole cave is filled with summer coolness, making people's body and mind more refreshed.
Li Yan walked around rocks and ponds with ease, and continued to move forward along the winding cobblestone path.
I don’t know what kind of formation was used on the top of the cave, but it actually completely reflected the sky outside the cave. Under the setting sun, half of the sky was golden, magnificent and dazzling.
Li Yan knew that it was not an illusion, but the sky outside. When it was daytime outside, it was bright here, and when it was night outside, it was dark here. This was a very good protective formation.
After walking along the stone path for about three hundred breaths, Li Yan bypassed rocks and green banana leaves and saw a pavilion connected to a corridor in front of him.
At this moment, a middle-aged man in a green robe was sitting in the pavilion. He was sitting in front of a stone table, holding a cup of tea in his hand, leaning in a big chair, as if he was thinking about something with his eyes closed, and seemed to be unaware of Li Yan's approach.
Li Yan walked to the front of the pavilion and outside the corridor. He stood with his hands behind his back and did not say a word.
Time passed little by little until the middle-aged man in green robe slowly opened his eyes, took another sip of tea, put the teacup behind the stone table, and then looked at Li Yan.
He admired the character of this eldest disciple very much, saying he was steady and experienced.
"Youxian, what did you find in the market town?" The middle-aged man in green robe was Yang Youxian's master, "Reverend Bi Hai". When he heard Yang Youxian say that he had returned from the market town, he knew what the other party's intention was.
Anything that Yang Youxian likes must have some value.
"Master, I saw a damaged magic weapon in the market. I thought it was made by a Confucian Yuanying, so I bought it back at a high price. I would like to ask Master to appraise it!"
As Li Yan spoke, he stretched out his hand and slapped his storage bag. With a flash of black light, a black inkstone appeared in the air. It was his own magic weapon.
Normally, the treasures that Yang Youxian brought back had to be registered in the Internal Affairs Hall first. Moreover, if the items were too valuable, he had to report to "Reverend Bi Hai" and take his handwritten order before he could take them out of the Internal Affairs Hall.
But sometimes Yang Youxian would bring the treasure here first, but this didn't happen too often. For example, if Cao Lang knew about the inkstone, he would inform his master, which would cause trouble.
Of course, if Yang Youxian and Manager Wu had colluded in advance, he would have embezzled the money himself.
However, Li Yan did not want his magic weapon to remain in the Internal Affairs Hall, so he would not go to the Internal Affairs Hall to carry out the so-called task handover. Anyway, he only needed to meet "Venerable Blue Sea" and then have some time to take action.
Cao Lang might still be handing over his own affairs at this time. He bought a lot of things, which needed to be counted one by one, which happened to give Li Yan some free time.
"A Confucian Yuanying-level magic weapon? It's not easy to find this in the market!"
"Reverend Bi Hai" immediately became interested and glanced over with his sharp eyes.
Of course there are Nascent Soul-level magic weapons in the market, but if you want to come across one of truly high quality, you may have to go to the auction house. However, you may occasionally be able to find a bargain in some shops.
That depends on luck and vision. He thinks Yang Youxian's vision is good.
Li Yan hurriedly took a few steps forward. Although he did not enter the pavilion, he respectfully handed over the black inkstone across the guardrail.
"Reverend Bi Hai" stretched out his hand and took it. Of course, he would not have any precautions against his eldest disciple. After getting the black inkstone, "Reverend Bi Hai" immediately swept his spiritual sense over it.
Then, his expression froze. It was indeed a manifestation of the Confucian spirit of righteousness, and it seemed to be quite strong.
However, this treasure looked as if it had been corroded by some extremely powerful and poisonous substance. He could feel a cold and sinister blood energy surging from its surface.
"It is indeed a good Confucian magic weapon. If it can remove the cold blood and activate the righteousness in it, its power will be much better than the magic weapons I have..."
As he pondered, he immersed his spiritual consciousness into the magic weapon and began to carefully explore it! !
Li Yan stood across several horizontal guardrails, with his hands hanging down with a respectful look on his face, looking submissive and submissive.
After more than a hundred breaths, "Reverend Blue Sea" withdrew his spiritual consciousness and turned his head to look at Li Yan.
"This should be a set of magic weapons. If I am not mistaken, it may be the four treasures of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, a set of magic weapons refined together. Did you only get this one
Or maybe you only saw this magic weapon in the market, the other three magic weapons…”
Just as he said this, his expression, which had been calm all along, suddenly changed, and the black inkstone in his hand fell to the ground with a bang.
Then, "Reverend Bi Hai" turned back with difficulty, his face full of shock and his eyes full of disbelief, staring at "Yang Youxian" who was standing outside the guardrail.
"Why... did you plot against my master?"
"Reverend Bi Hai" felt his entire body going numb, and the numbness first spread from his hands. Other parts of his body also showed this symptom almost the next moment.
Before, he had no feeling at all, everything happened so suddenly.
Just now, the Nascent Soul in his Dantian suddenly stood up, and then the magic power in his body also moved like his skin, with a hint of "woodenness" in its circulation.
There was a sense of strangeness between his own perception and the magic power in his body. This was because he was poisoned. The "strangeness" of the magic power was the result of a gap between it and his consciousness after being poisoned.
"Reverend Bi Hai" figured everything out in an instant. "Yang Youxian" outside the guardrail also showed a look of surprise on his face. He wanted to take a step forward, but under the sharp eyes of "Reverend Bi Hai", he immediately stopped.
"Master, you...what's wrong with you?"
His expression made the "Jun Bi Hai" who was staring at him wonder for a moment whether his disciple also didn't know what happened? ? Could this poison be possessed by the magic weapon itself? But he quickly reacted.
"You have a predecessor, but where are the others? Who are you?"
This magic weapon is poisonous, but it was taken out by the "Yang Youxian" in front of him. He must have carefully examined it bit by bit, so why is he fine
In an instant, "Reverend Bi Hai" knew that there was something wrong with the person in front of him.
"Master... Master, of course it's me, what are you talking about? You must be kidding me!!"
"Yang Youxian", who had a look of surprise on his face just now, now looked terrified and at a loss, giving people a very scared feeling.
Li Yan did not admit it immediately, but continued to act deliberately. He tried his best to be cautious in everything he did, in order to delay a little more time.
The poison he put on the inkstone magic weapon was called "Wood Flow Puppet". He named the poison after seeing the puppet made by the "Wood Flow Sect".
The onset of this poison is rather slow, and it penetrates into the body in a "silent and subtle" way. The toxicity will adhere to the flesh, blood, and tendon walls, slowly forming a layer of diaphragm.
The monks become increasingly "unfamiliar" with the use of their own magical powers, and experience an uncontrollable sense of alienation, until they are unable to sense any magical power at all.
The poison of the "Wood Flow Puppet" will disappear on its own after a period of time, and there will be no subsequent harm to the body.
As for how long the poison lasts, Li Yan must control it personally. He has to decide how much poison to use based on the other party's cultivation level.
All these can only be known after Li Yan tests them bit by bit on his own, so although the "Fragmented Poisonous Body" is powerful, every time after the split and promotion, it is the most painful time for Li Yan.
He had to test them one by one, and this kind of test was not as simple as taking a monster and putting poison on it. It required careful observation of its various reactions, and constant recording and speculation.
At the same time, we must also judge based on the other party's cultivation level, and even the surrounding environment, in order to finally determine the method of applying the poison.
Seeing "Reverend Bi Hai" take the black inkstone, Li Yan felt relieved until his spiritual sense penetrated into the magic weapon to observe it...
"Who... are you? What deep hatred do I have with you? Why would you go to such great lengths to plot against me?"
"Reverend Bi Hai" spoke almost word by word. At the same time, even his sitting body shook a few times, and the aura that had just burst out from his body quickly weakened.
Looking at the sharp and fierce gaze and quickly fading breath of "Reverend Bi Hai", Li Yan's spiritual sense swept over. What he had to do was not to allow the other party any means or opportunities to resist.