Li Yan listened to the conditions offered by the other party. He knew that this was the great sincerity of "Pojunmen", so he agreed without any hesitation.
He will definitely not be able to leave here for a short period of time. Now that his injuries have recovered, he needs to go out in person to inquire about various information, rather than just learning through jade slips, classics, and other people's narratives.
With all this, he can't just run around randomly, of course he needs to have a stable place to get familiar with the situation step by step.
However, Li Yan still put forward his own request. He did not want to hold any initiation ceremony, and just wanted the two of them to announce it to the outside world.
In response, Shangguan Tianque and Ren Yanyu tried to persuade him again, but in the end Li Yan still refused with a smile, and the two had no choice but to give up.
However, Li Yan was still required to show up in the sect's internal ceremony, at least to let the sect disciples know what he looked like. Li Yan had no choice but to agree.
After reaching their level of cultivation, Shangguan Tianque had seen many people with even more eccentric personalities. The two of them believed that Li Yan was that kind of ascetic person.
But think about it, if the other party was not so focused on cultivation, how could he kill people of higher levels as easily as eating and drinking water
The three of them talked for a full three hours before Senior Brother Shangguan Tianque and his sister said goodbye and left.
Shortly after Shangguan Tianque and the other two returned, "Pojun Sect" sent out a message that a third elder had appeared in the sect.
However, the information released to the outside world did not mention Li Yan's origins, nor did it mention that he had killed Mang Yan. This was Li Yan's request, as he did not want to be remembered by others.
Within the sect, the disciples knew more details. This Elder Li should have been invited back by Yu Banjiang.
He was the powerful man who had defeated two supreme elders of the "Qinlong Sect" and left one dead and one injured a few years ago. This undoubtedly made all the disciples of the "Pojun Sect" extremely excited.
"Pojunmen" has not invited guest elders for many years, which makes them feel the invisible pressure from the surrounding areas.
The sect is guarded by Senior Brother and Sister Shangguan Tianque, but other fourth-rate sects basically have more than four Nascent Soul cultivators.
But with the addition of Nascent Soul cultivators with such powerful combat capabilities, the "Pojun Gate" will surely be able to defend its territory, and the crisis from the surrounding areas will be greatly reduced.
Afterwards, Shangguan Tianque asked all the disciples outside the sect to return to the sect within one month, and the sect would hold a ceremony to celebrate Elder Li’s admission into the sect one month later.
A few days later, in a training room, senior brother and sister Shangguan Tianque, as well as Li Yan and Yu Banjiang were standing inside.
"Elder Li, we will follow your instructions in everything. How do you decide how to start? When you need us to take action, just give us your orders."
Shangguan Tianque glanced at Yu Banjiang. His mental state was pretty good. It seemed that he had been recovering seriously over the past few days.
Ren Yanyu on the side had a look of curiosity on his face. They seldom saw soul cultivators. Although Li Yan repeatedly said that he did not understand the techniques of soul cultivators, being able to see the methods of soul cultivators was also a way to broaden their horizons.
The reason she was able to come here this time was because she had sent a message to Li Yan in advance.
Li Yan finally felt that having one more person didn't matter. When he cast a spell, he had to hide well. Even if Ren Yanyu didn't come, he would probably ask Shangguan Tianque afterwards. He didn't want to offend the other party.
However, Ren Yanyu was also very polite in her voice transmission, and at the same time expressed that she did not want to wait outside, and wanted to see with her own eyes the process and results of Yu Banjiang being cast a spell.
Even if she failed in the end, she wanted to see the disciple's condition with her own eyes, which made people feel a faint sense of chivalry.
"Then Fellow Daoist Yu can now calm down and stabilize his condition.
Once you enter a state of meditation, we can begin, but it is best for you to seal off the other five senses except for your consciousness, so that you can reduce the pain when your soul is separated from you."
Li Yan reminded him and Yu Banjiang nodded. He also didn't want to let out a shrill scream if he couldn't bear it anymore.
As long as he retains his "consciousness", he can urge his soul to return to his body at the most appropriate time.
"If Daoist Fellow Yu's soul cannot return to his body in time, Daoist Fellow Shangguan is requested to help him!"
Li Yan glanced at Shangguan Tianque. Although he could also take action, he only wanted to help the other party's soul leave his body. As for what happened next, it would be better to try to touch the other party's soul as little as possible.
"Thank you, Elder Li!"
Commander Tianque nodded and said something polite to Li Yan.
A hundred breaths later, looking at Yu Banjiang who had already entered a state of meditation, Li Yan suddenly had a pen in his hand held in his sleeves, and he fiercely pointed it at the "Black Water Rune" that had already been condensed.
However, the black water rune at this time was different from its actual appearance. It had a mottled and weathered feeling. It was something Li Yan had deliberately created to cover it up.
Although his movements in his sleeves caused slight fluctuations of magic power, Shangguan Tianque and the other two were certainly not stupid enough to actually use their spiritual sense to investigate.
They would only think that Li Yan was making preparations and had quietly put on the talisman, waiting for an opportunity to strike at any time.
"go!"
At the moment when the tip of the pen in his hand touched the "Black Water Rune", Li Yan also shouted softly.
At the same time, a large sleeve was thrust forward, and a talisman with a black and grayish color flew out, floating over in an instant and sticking to Yu Banjiang's forehead.
Shangguan Tianque and Ren Yanyu looked at each other the moment the talisman flew out. They both felt that there was an unsettling aura on the gray talisman.
"It's really a talisman made by Soul Cultivator!"
Ren Yanyu's voice echoed in Shangguan Tianque's mind. The talisman that made them feel uneasy was most likely not something that an ordinary talisman master could make.
This kind of talisman gives people a very special feeling. Only the talisman-making master who specializes in this technique can refine it after engraving a special formation.
At this moment, they were actually doubting whether Li Yan was a soul cultivator, but after thinking about it, it seemed unlikely.
The biggest difference between soul cultivators and other types of cultivators is that their mental strength and soul are extremely powerful, but their physical body is too fragile. The physical body of a soul cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage may not be much different from that of an early Golden Core stage cultivator.
Because they have to meditate almost every moment, they have no time to cultivate their physical bodies. Even though soul cultivators are rare, various classics record it as such. They are powerful spiritual cultivators.
Li Yan's body was comparable to that of an ancient ferocious beast, so it was impossible for people to think that he was a soul cultivator. Soul cultivators did not have the time to cultivate such a perverted body. At the same time, what Li Yan sacrificed was indeed a talisman.
This thought flashed through the minds of the two, and then the talisman immediately disintegrated the moment it touched Yu Banjiang's forehead.
Then Yu Banjiang's eyes widened, and in just a short moment, a lot of sweat appeared on his forehead. At the same time, his mouth opened wide, his face became hideous and distorted, and he let out a silent scream.
At the moment when Fu Lu collapsed, Li Yan took out the long brush in his sleeve, pressed it down suddenly and then moved it upwards, making a hook and a pick.
Yu Banjiang in front had blue veins bulging on his forehead, as if with Li Yan's stroke, the veins were about to burst out of his body.
Although Shangguan Tianque and the other two looked calm, their consciousness was firmly locked on Yu Banjiang. At this moment, they all felt Yu Banjiang's soul fluctuate violently. Almost before they could react, Yu Banjiang's cultivation suddenly dropped to the early stage of foundation building, and it seemed that he was about to fall to the Qi Condensation stage.
But the two of them still stood there motionless. If Li Yan didn't let them make a move, they would just nail themselves there firmly. They didn't even dare to make a sound to disturb him.
And in the next moment, some dark shadows appeared faintly above Yu Banjiang's head. These shadows were extremely blurry, and even in the consciousness of Shangguan Tianque and others, they could not be seen very clearly.
But on each of the shadows, one could see Yu Banjiang's somewhat blurry face. Some were sad, some were happy, some were kind, and some were ferocious...
Among them, two shadows were partially intertwined, and after taking off, they began to slowly separate...
When Shangguan Tianque and Ren Yanyu saw this scene, they looked at each other and saw an expression of "as expected" in each other's eyes, and then their eyes changed to joy.
… Half an hour later, outside Yu Banjiang’s cave, Shangguan Tianque, Ren Yanyu and Li Yan had just walked out of the cave when Shangguan Tianque waved his hand and opened the cave’s restriction.
Then, after confirming the surroundings with his spiritual sense, he looked at Li Yan.
"Ban Jiang really has two souls intertwined, not just injured. Although I have wasted so many years and failed to find the right remedy, it is finally a happy ending after all the hard work. I still want to thank Elder Li for his help on behalf of this disciple!"
"I've already said this, there's no need to mention it again. He was the one who saved me first. Buddhism emphasizes cause and effect, that's it!"
Li Yan waved his hand, indicating that the other party did not need to mention the matter again. After the three of them exchanged a few simple words, they left.
In the following period of time, Li Yan would often leave the sect. His main purpose was to familiarize himself with the surrounding environment and inquire about various information.
But he still returned to the sect when a month came, made a brief appearance at the ceremony, accepted the greetings of many disciples, and then disappeared again.
Several months passed in a flash. One day, Li Yan returned to the sect after going out to investigate some situations.
"We have basically figured out the situation within a radius of 50,000 miles. We have all arrived near the 'Heavenly Demon Grassland', which is basically still the area that the 'Pojun Sect' and two other fourth-rate sects alternately belong to.
In the next period of time, I will see if I can fully recover my cultivation. Do I need to go to the 'Demon Grassland'? It is the only way to the nearest inter-domain teleportation array, so I need to check the danger level first!"
Li Yan was thinking while flying.
He had found a detailed map of the vicinity from the "Pojun Gate" earlier, and later bought a number of other map jade slips from two markets outside.
After several comparisons, the map in his hand became more and more detailed as he kept modifying it. This was a slow process, and the map he currently had could not meet Li Yan's needs.
"Pojun Gate" is located in the southwest of the Beimu territory, but it is not on the edge of the Beimu territory. It is even somewhat slanted towards the south.
The distribution of the cross-domain teleportation array is at the center of the four edges of the Beimu Domain in the southeast, northwest, and northeast directions. The nearest cross-domain array is a place called "Xuan Gu Mountain" on the edge of the southern boundary.
It is said that there is a super sect there, but after Li Yan looked up the name of the sect, he found that the names were different, some even completely different.
Moreover, some records describe that there are two super sects in charge of that place, but "Xuan Gu Mountain" should be certain.
From this we can see that the area where "Pojun Gate" is located is still relatively remote.
If one wants to reach the southern cross-domain teleportation formation, one must cross the vast "Heavenly Demon Grassland" diagonally. How big is the "Heavenly Demon Grassland"? The information Li Yan checked did not give the specific distance.
But some of the descriptions frightened Li Yan. Even a cultivator at the Void Refining stage might need to fly for more than 400 years. Moreover, this was the time it would take to make it without any accidents.
There are countless species of monsters in the "Heavenly Demon Grassland", and it is not surprising to see fusion-level monsters among them.
So, if you want to cross it, the first thing to consider is not how long it will take to cross it, but how far you can go and how many days you can survive!
After reading these, Li Yan looked for another place, which was the Far West Cross-Domain Teleportation Array close to him. However, that place was not only farther away, but also required crossing an endless desert, which also contained ferocious beasts of unknown levels.
Since the journey is longer and more dangerous than crossing the "Heavenly Demon Grassland", if a Nascent Soul cultivator crosses in these two directions, he will probably die.
All of this is Li Yan's preparation for the future. With his current level of cultivation, he can only do preliminary exploration and get a general understanding.
In addition, after Li Yan investigated the news about the mortal world, the results he obtained were basically the same as what Yu Banjiang said.
It seems that the way to the lower world is not a big secret in the upper world. In addition, many high-level cultivators in the lower world speculate that the power behind "Returning Home" is from the fairy world.
However, over the past few months, there was no "Guiqulaixie" shop in the two markets that Li Yan had been able to reach. Even after asking around, no one knew about it.
This made Li Yan's greatest expectations from the early stage of his fantasy come to nothing.
"Could it be that the lower-level cultivators have guessed wrong? Or did 'Returning' change its name in the upper realm? Or there is another possibility, that they are not from the Northern Pastoral Realm..."
Just as Li Yan was constantly organizing the information he had obtained in his mind, he had already flown into the sect.
There was a flash of light on the token on his waist, and the sect protection formation seemed to pass over his cheek like a soft stream of water, and Li Yan passed through it in an instant.
But even so, because he was not taking the normal road to the mountain gate, there were still flashes of light on the formation.
Inside the sect, some cultivators not far away saw the unusual light, and then saw Li Yan's figure.
When they saw Li Yan's face clearly, the nearby cultivators immediately stopped in the air and bowed deeply to Li Yan.
"Meet Elder Li!"
"Meet Elder Li..."
Li Yan waved his hand gently, signaling them to do their own thing, and then he fell towards his cave with a calm face.
Among these cultivators, many are old disciples of the sect, and they all witnessed the battle with their own eyes.
It was this ordinary-looking young man in front of him who, between flying and falling, the extremely powerful Mangyan fell in an instant.
At that time, they were already holding the desperate thought of the destruction of their clan and the death of their people, but because of this person, things turned around and they were of course very respectful to Li Yan.
Moreover, they can now obtain more resources for cultivation, many of which are snatched from the "Dragon-Catching Sect". All of this is completely inseparable from the person in front of them.
Even some extremely beautiful female cultivators, when looking at Li Yan's back, blushed and looked at him with loving eyes, hoping that Li Yan would notice them.
In the world of immortal cultivation, many female cultivators are willing to serve the strong. In the eyes of many people, this is not a shameful thing, but a manifestation of ability.