The two of them had stopped talking at this time. Apart from the sound of footsteps, the only sound was the rustling of leaves in the wind.
Just like this, after walking about four thousand feet in the woods, a thatched house appeared in front of Li Yan.
The lower half of this thatched house is built with crossbeams, and the roof is covered with thick thatch, and even some banana leaves scattered on it.
From the outside, the thatched house looked to be only about ten feet in size, standing alone in the middle of the woods.
Apart from the chirping of insects all around, there was only a stone path that Li Yan and his friends had come from that led to this place, like a lonely grave in the dark night.
When the stone path reached the entrance, it came to an abrupt end, as if the worship had come to an end...
Li Yan had already seen all of this in his consciousness, so he felt that Dong Lin Tingyue's cousin was a little weird, but for a cultivator, this was not that surprising.
Li Yan was just a little surprised. He also discovered that there was not even any formation restriction around here. Only on this thatched house was there a layer of formation restriction fluctuations.
When she was still a short distance away from the thatched hut, Dong Lin Tingyue stopped, turned around and looked at Li Yan seriously.
The silver mask glowed with a textured silver light in the moonlight filtering through the woods, making her look even more mysterious and enchanting.
"Friend Li, from now on, until you leave this forest, you must not reveal any of what you have seen!"
Looking at the other party's serious expression, Li Yan nodded silently.
Dong Lin Tingyue took another step with her long legs and walked towards the thatched cottage in front. Soon she arrived in front of the house. She gently raised one of her white jade hands, like a fairy under the moon, ready to dance.
The next moment, a statue that looked like some kind of monster appeared in her hand. She waved it lightly at the door of the thatched hut, and then a circle of green light appeared on the door of the thatched hut.
Although the door was still not open, Dong Lin Tingyue took a step forward and stepped into the circle of green light. At the same time, he turned around and waved to Li Yan.
A layer of black light appeared on Li Yan's body, and his consciousness spread out at the same time. Then he stepped into the green light...
Li Yan only felt a flash before his eyes, and his consciousness had sensed four auras in an instant. These four auras were close at hand, some strong and some weak.
There was the familiar aura of Dong Lin Tingyue inside. Li Yan was just sensing the direction of the surrounding spiritual energy fluctuations, and it did not press towards him.
So he also didn't take any action.
What I saw was a softly lit room filled with a strong scent of medicinal herbs.
The first thing Li Yan saw was a slender figure with its back to him. It was Dong Lin Tingyue, who had just stood still.
About six or seven feet in front of Li Yan, there was a bed with a person lying on it, and an old woman was sitting next to the bed.
At the same time, in a corner of the house, there was a big black dog lying on the ground with its legs stretched forward and its big head resting on its paws, looking drowsy.
At this moment, seeing Dong Lin Tingyue and Li Yan coming in, the big black dog just moved its drooping ears slightly, and then raised its eyelids.
Li Yan felt a powerful spiritual consciousness sweeping over him, and then the big black dog lazily closed its eyes again.
"A peak fourth-order mid-stage demon beast!"
The moment Li Yan felt the other party's consciousness, he judged the cultivation level of this big black dog, a powerful demon beast in the Nascent Soul stage. From his perception, it seemed that it was about to enter the late Nascent Soul stage.
What surprised him was that he couldn't tell what kind of alien species this big black dog was. Apart from its body shape being half that of a calf, it looked like an ordinary domestic animal.
Li Yan felt that as long as the other party shrank his body, he would be no different from the local dogs in the village, and there was no sign of any so-called blood suppression at all.
"The Donglin family said there are five Nascent Soul cultivators, but I don't know if this big black dog is included!"
Li Yan quickly recalled in his mind the information he knew about the Donglin family, which said that they only had five Nascent Souls.
"I, Yuan Shuiyun, greet Fellow Daoist Li!"
While Li Yan was thinking, Dong Lin Tingyue in front of him had quickly walked to the bed, and the old woman sitting beside the bed also stood up and saluted Li Yan.
The old woman had a head of white hair, but she looked full of energy and vitality. Her hair was very shiny, not dry, and was combed neatly.
She was dressed in simple and elegant clothes and looked to be around 50 or 60 years old. Although her face showed signs of age, her skin was not too loose.
Her pair of dark eyes were bright and sharp, and from her brows one could tell that she must have been a top beauty when she was young.
Maybe the technique she practices is not the kind that helps maintain beauty, so she looks like she is in her fifties, but her whole body exudes an elegant temperament.
Li Yan also looked at the other party at this time, and his spiritual sense swept across the bed.
There was a person lying on the bed, but there was a layer of light green light covering the outside of the bed, so his appearance could not be seen clearly for a moment, but it could be seen that he was dressed in men's clothes.
"Fellow Daoist Li, this is the second supreme elder of my clan."
Dong Lin Tingyue had already walked to the bed and turned around to say to Li Yan.
"Hello, Fellow Daoist Yuan!"
Li Yan walked in slowly and bowed to the old woman, thinking in his heart.
"Yuan Shuiyun? The second elder is actually a woman from another family!"
"Fellow Daoist Li has been here for a few days, but I haven't been able to go over to pay my respects to him. I am really being rude. The reason is not complicated. It's the oath you made to the inner demon that Tingyue told you about!"
The old woman looked at Li Yan who was slowly approaching, with an absurd smile on her face, but the words she said made Li Yan slightly stunned.
He didn't expect that the old woman named Yuan Shuiyun would be so direct and mentioned something that had always puzzled him.
"oh?"
Li Yan showed a puzzled look on his face, but only uttered one word.
“That’s because this matter involves some of our own secrets, so the other supreme elders have different opinions, and some actually don’t agree with Fellow Daoist Li’s personal treatment.
Instead, we hoped that he could produce elixirs or tell us the treatment method, and we would pay a large sum of money for them. However, Tingyue said that this was a magical power of fellow Taoist and he would not give it to him, so we discussed this matter for a long time. "
Having said that, the old woman still looked at Li Yan with her dark eyes, and Li Yan nodded calmly.
"Please forgive me for what I have been taught by my master!"
He had already explained this to Dong Lin Tingyue in the market, and the fundamental reason was that he didn't have the antidote. "So, in the end, I have to trouble Brother Li to do it personally!!"
The old woman nodded. When she sensed the unusual fluctuations within the tribe, she had already scanned over with her spiritual sense and had seen the contents of the oath scroll made by the other party's inner demon.
Although the two sides only exchanged a few words, Li Yan had roughly understood some things. The Nascent Soul cultivators of the Donglin family still had different opinions on the issue of treatment.
But from the looks of it, it was this old lady who finally made the decision despite all objections.
"Being able to become the second Grand Elder with a different surname, this person must have a special status in the Donglin family. Judging from this, the strongest Grand Elder of the Donglin family should be in the same camp as this person!"
Li Yan had been in the Tianli tribe for such a long time, and he was very clear about this kind of immortal cultivation sect where people live together in groups. It was difficult for the people in the tribe to be united.
He thought quickly in his mind. Matters like this usually were decided by the Grand Elder, but it seemed from the old woman's words that she was weighing the matter and making the decision.
Moreover, there are no other family elders here except Dong Lin Tingyue, which shows that this old woman can make all subsequent decisions.
"Okay, then please ask Brother Li to cast the spell!!"
While the old woman was speaking, she waved her hand lightly, and the light green light covering the bed was instantly removed.
At this point, all the necessary agreements between the two parties had been made, and Dong Lin Tingyue had already proved Li Yan's methods.
When she talked with Li Yan in the market, she asked him to remove the toxins from the large piece of blood.
What made her happy was that when she returned to the tribe and showed it to everyone for examination, the poison in the flesh and blood did not grow again, but remained in the cleared state.
Therefore, the Donglin family no longer has any means to test Li Yan's methods, so they will just use magic.
When the light shield was removed, Li Yan frowned slightly when he saw the face of the person lying on the bed.
Because what he saw was an old man in purple with gray hair and a pale complexion. His face was as gray and deathly as if he would die at any time.
"Is this Donglin Tingyue's cousin? He was tortured by the poison and became like this?"
This was Li Yan's first thought, but he immediately realized that something was wrong. He also felt that there were three pairs of eyes staring at him without blinking, two people and one monster.
At this time, the big black dog that was lying on the ground also raised its head and stared at Li Yan's face.
After counting the breaths.
"This... Is this the great elder of your clan?"
Li Yan slowly turned his head, his eyes swept across Dong Lin Tingyue, and finally fell on the old woman's face. His eyes were still calm, but with a questioning look.
"Fellow Daoist Li, don't you know the Grand Elder of our clan?"
This time, it was Dong Lin Tingyue who spoke, with a hint of doubt in her voice.
"Have you, fellow Taoists, known me before?"
Li Yan did not answer but asked instead.
But he already understood in his heart. No wonder the other party was so cautious and claimed to be Dong Lin Tingyue's cousin.
After letting me come over, he didn't want me to receive treatment, and finally made me swear an oath to my inner demons. It turned out that the other person was poisoned by someone else.
And this person is the only late-stage great cultivator in the clan. If this matter gets out, the Donglin family will be in danger.
Moreover, Li Yan now understood why he guessed that it was the Second Grand Elder who went against the majority opinion, because the First Grand Elder was already in a coma and could no longer take charge.
"Fellow Daoist Li, now you finally understand why my clan is so cautious!"
The old woman sighed softly.
In fact, their clan has always been worried that if the family sent people out to look for an antidote, some people with ulterior motives would definitely guess the reason.
But there is no other way around it. We can't just sit there and wait for the Great Elder to die.
"Can I explore first?"
Li Yan didn't say anything more to the other party. He just wanted to complete the transaction as soon as possible, get what he deserved, and then leave.
After dozens of breaths, Li Yan gently raised the fingers that were placed on the purple-clothed old man's neck, and his brows furrowed slightly.
"How about it??"
Dong Lin Tingyue's somewhat nervous voice came over. They had seen Li Yan's expression more than once. It appeared on the faces of several other people, and the final result was that they were helpless.
But Li Yan clearly had the means to remove the poison from that piece of poisonous flesh and blood, so why did he have such an expression
Li Yan did not answer immediately, but fell into deep thought. For a moment, the room was surprisingly quiet, but the old woman sat on the side with a normal expression.
After dozens of breaths passed, Li Yan finally raised his head.
“The poison he was poisoned with had seeped into his Nascent Soul because it had been there for too long, and his Nascent Soul had fallen into a coma.
If I treat him, I am not sure I can remove the toxins in his Nascent Soul. His cultivation level may drop, which is my main concern."
After Li Yan finished saying this, a gleam of light flashed in the old woman's eyes. Dong Lin Tingyue was also obviously stunned, and then he seemed to be relieved.
This poison has left them with no alternative but to try every possible means. They can only watch the opponent's energy weaken day by day. Li Yan is worried about the opponent's cultivation level after he wakes up.
"How low can it fall?"
the old woman asked.
"This... has a 40% chance of falling to a lower realm, and the possibility of falling to a higher realm... is less than 20%!
However, the remaining poison in the Nascent Soul was only deeply integrated, but the amount was very small, and he could slowly expel it by himself."
"No problem, then I'll trouble you, Brother Li!"
This time, the old woman answered even faster.