After finding out what was going on inside, Li Yan felt disappointed but also relieved.
He wanted to see who else was there, but at the same time he was afraid of seeing multiple Divine Transformation monks. It was a contradiction, but he wanted to get an answer.
After deciding on the first room, Li Yan calmed down a little before moving on to the second room...
After nearly another hundred breaths, Li Yan floated to the third room like a ghost again, intending to conduct a third investigation.
"Still no one! This means that what the old woman said might be true!"
This time, Li Yan also chose the window frame side of the third room. He concealed his breath more carefully. As the first two explorations were fruitless, the danger was concentrated in the second half.
After a while, Li Yan, who was hiding, suddenly felt a slight tremor in his body, and then his face changed slightly. His entire breath became stagnant, and even his blood flow and heartbeat almost stopped.
“There’s someone inside!”
The moment Li Yan sensed the powerful aura inside, he instantly withdrew his spiritual sense. He didn't even see the situation in the room clearly, and his whole body began to tremble with an unpleasant feeling.
The opponent's aura was so strong that it almost filled the entire room. The moment Li Yan's consciousness entered, it came into contact with the opponent's aura.
But Li Yan had already been fully prepared. Just when the "Heaven-Stealing Scarf" melted a small hole in the restriction, the spiritual sense he extended out was as thin as a wisp of mist.
Although the strength of his spiritual awareness is far beyond that of his peers, it is almost the same as that of the early stage of the Spirit Transformation. Therefore, if the other party is a cultivator at the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation or above, he should be able to sense that someone is detecting him.
Li Yan immediately held his breath and stood outside the room without moving. He had only been here for a few hundred breaths when he encountered a crisis.
Here, he is no longer as comfortable as he was below.
At this moment, the female cultivator named Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged in the room, suddenly opened her eyes.
She looked at the thick vine beside her in confusion. It had suddenly reacted, and many of its thin branches were dancing gently.
"What's wrong?"
She sat here and tried her best to drive the giant boat, and the other party had been quietly protecting her safety. After sensing that the magic vine had suddenly changed, she immediately sent a message to the other party through her mind.
"It seems like someone is spying here, but... but it seems like I'm wrong!"
An old voice sounded in the mind of the female cultivator named Yuan, with a hint of suspicion. It was the voice from the tree spirit of the "Bi Luo Demon Vine".
For a moment just now, he felt as if someone was secretly spying on him, but the feeling was almost a trance. When he was startled, he searched hurriedly, but found nothing.
"Someone is spying?"
After hearing this, the female cultivator named Yuan immediately swept her spiritual sense outside the room, but she did not find any trace of anyone inside or outside the room.
"no one?"
She couldn't help but whisper, but then she stood up. She still trusted the "Bi Luo Demon Vine", and the other party's cultivation was not inferior to hers.
Although the female cultivator surnamed Yuan thought that it might be the illusion of the magic vine, she certainly would not make a judgment based on her own thoughts since she had lived to such an age.
The emergence of this situation made her even more vigilant.
Moreover, she did not find the old woman surnamed He when she scanned with her spiritual sense just now. It seemed that she had not come up yet. This made her feel a little bad for a while.
When she just made a slight movement of her body, the figure disappeared and the door opened silently.
The speed was so fast that it happened almost at the moment when Li Yan just put away the "Heaven-stealing Handkerchief".
The figure of the female cultivator named Yuan has appeared outside the door. She glanced around with her beautiful eyes and found that the entire deck was empty, exactly as she had detected with her spiritual sense.
At this moment, on her left side, about thirty feet away, Li Yan was standing by the wall, staring at the other person with his black eyes, and the two kinds of skills on his body were maintained at the extreme state of operation.
He didn't expect the other party to react so quickly, and his level of caution was no less than his own. At the slightest sign of trouble, he stood up and investigated without any hesitation.
These people have come this far, and it definitely wasn't achieved for nothing, so none of them are stupid.
However, the instant this woman appeared, Li Yan finally confirmed who lived here. It was one of the living people he knew, the female cultivator in the late stage of the Spiritualization Realm from "Tianshan Garden".
Although Li Yan had retracted all his spiritual sense, he could still feel another powerful pressure from the door that opened behind the female cultivator, which was spreading outward along with the breath of the female cultivator named Yuan.
"Could it be Chong Yangzi?"
The unexpected powerful pressure from behind made Li Yan even more surprised.
If this is the case, then it is consistent with what the old woman surnamed He said. Is this female cultivator really helping Chong Yangzi heal his wounds? Otherwise, why would this pair of lonely men and women stay together
But at this moment, Li Yan dared not move.
Afterwards, he saw the female cultivator named Yuan glance around and her figure flashed to the door of a room. This room was the second room that Li Yan had explored. He saw the female cultivator named Yuan speak.
"He Daoyou!!"
Then, he stood quietly outside the door, but after a moment, no one answered.
The female cultivator named Yuan couldn't help but frown slightly. It seemed that the other party was not in the room, otherwise, he would have responded to her anyway.
"Congratulations, fellow Taoist!"
This time she shouted word by word, and then waited for a few breaths, but still no one answered.
Her spiritual sense immediately swept downwards along the staircase exit, and she immediately felt something was wrong. Not only did she not sense the presence of the old woman named He.
Moreover, at this time, even the entire first deck was deserted and empty.
It makes sense that after killing the cultivators from the two sects, the old woman surnamed He asked her disciples from "Tianshan Garden" and the cultivators from their "Fuling Villa" to go into their rooms and wait for orders.
But where are the people of the old woman surnamed He? ? Even though she had come so far, the other party did not show up! The old woman surnamed He was a Divine Transformation cultivator, so killing some Nascent Soul cultivators was a piece of cake.
Therefore, she didn't pay attention to how the other party did it. If she had to pay attention to this kind of thing all the time, she might as well do it herself.
She is not the old woman surnamed He's nanny, and she has to do everything herself, so what kind of cooperation can the two sides talk about?
"Congratulations, fellow Daoist!"
She shouted towards the room again, but this time her voice was infused with magic power and directly hit the restriction outside the room.
Suddenly, a large light appeared on the door of the room, and a buzzing sound was heard, but still no one responded in the room.
The next moment, the female cultivator named Yuan rushed down the stairs. She had already felt that something was wrong.
But no matter how kind-hearted she was, she couldn't guess where the problem lay.
Before the two sects came, they had already taken into account all possible unexpected situations and formulated comprehensive response plans.
The moment Chong Yangzi was captured, the woman surnamed Yuan no longer thought that any accidents would happen. Here they had control over the life and death of everyone.
When she scanned with her spiritual sense, she saw many traces of fighting on the first floor, but the silence was too eerie at this time, as if it was a ghost town, and everyone seemed to have disappeared.
If those disciples entered the room and activated the restriction, she would not be able to see whether there was anyone inside with a quick scan with her spiritual sense, but would also need to lift the restriction of the formation there.
Therefore, she had to go down and investigate, especially to find the old woman named He.
Li Yan, standing under the window frame, did not move, looking at the other party who was so vigilant. He only revealed a very weak breath during the detection process, and the other party immediately reacted so quickly.
Fortunately, when I came up, I was very careful and had already put away the "illusion array" at the bottom of the stairs. Otherwise, with the cultivation level of this female cultivator, she would definitely find that someone had set up the "illusion array" at the stairs, and then she would be more vigilant, and it would be difficult to plot again.
Just as the female cultivator named Yuan walked down the stairs, Li Yan no longer waited, but quietly floated towards the third door opened by the female cultivator named Yuan.
He knew that doing so was extremely risky, but he had to find out whether Chong Yangzi was here or not, and whether the powerful aura inside the door was actually him
Only by clarifying all of this can Li Yan know whether there is a problem with the Blood Lamp Sect and how to respond later.
At the moment, he was doubly hiding under the "Stealth at Night" and "Ebb Tide" techniques. As long as he did not actively release his spiritual awareness and only relied on observation with his eyes, the other party might not be able to detect his existence.
With the help of the "Feng Chongtian" skill, Li Yan was sent to the door in an instant.
He knew that time was running out and this was a rare opportunity. The female cultivator from "Tianshan Garden" might return soon, and by then, she would definitely have discovered that something was wrong with the entire flying boat.
Li Yan stood outside the door and glanced into the room. The next moment, the scene he saw made him gasp.
The size of the space inside the room should be the same as the previous two rooms. Although the entire environment inside cannot be seen through the door, the scene that appeared in the room at this moment scared Li Yan.
There was actually a "dense forest" covered with vines in the room, which was completely different from the two rooms he had explored before, which had almost identical furnishings.
Here, even if he didn't release his spiritual sense, a heart-pounding aura still made Li Yan's skin feel slightly painful.
“This is a spiritual plant with intelligence!”
Li Yan's skin was trembling. This was his instinctive reaction to danger.
"It's at least a fourth-order spiritual plant at the Nascent Soul level!"
Li Yan quickly judged the opponent's strength in his mind.
As far as he could see, he did not see any other monks, as his view was blocked by many large and small vines that were hanging, winding, or coiling.
Li Yan suppressed his aura to the limit of his martial arts, and eliminated all murderous intent and distracting thoughts in his mind. He knew that for some strong men, even if you just glance at them, the other party might feel it.
Therefore, he couldn't allow himself to reveal any murderous intent or other emotions.
Fortunately, what he was best at was the method of concealment and stealth, and he had mastered this kind of control to perfection. Li Yan confirmed again that the spiritual plant inside should not have sensed that someone was standing at the door and observing.
Li Yan took a look at the remaining two rooms, gritted his teeth, and planned to sneak towards the stairs. At this time, the female cultivator named Yuan had just come down the stairs.
"She only called out to the old woman surnamed He in the second room, and didn't even ask about the remaining three rooms. This shows that the two teams have decided to join forces.
Of the remaining three rooms, I checked one and it was empty. The last two were either empty or the people inside were controlled…”
Li Yan thought quickly in his mind, he no longer had time to investigate.
And now he had to go and check on the condition of the female cultivator named Yuan to see if he had a chance to launch a sneak attack, but that chance would be fleeting.
The situation is becoming more and more critical. If any movement occurs, this spiritual plant will accidentally know about it. If there are other Divine Transformation cultivators in the other two rooms, such as Chong Yangzi.
If they show up to help again, I will be caught off guard.
Just when Li Yan was about to sneak back to the first floor, a sudden scream came from the stairs.
"who is it?"
When Li Yan heard this shout of shock and anger, he knew that the matter had been exposed and the other party had discovered his trap.
It was no longer possible to take action now. After alerting others, he had already lost the best opportunity.
Almost without thinking, his body flashed, and he did not rush to the stairs again, but went straight into the room in front of him.
Almost at the moment when Li Yan sneaked into the room, a breath of destruction rushed out of the door! !
The most dangerous place may be the safest place.
After the test just now, if he did not release his spiritual consciousness, then the "Stealth at Night" given to him by the Five Immortals Sect would not be able to detect it even by the spiritual cultivators here.
Even if the female cultivator named Yuan comes back, if I hide inside, I can always observe her movements.
Even after reaching the "Big Fruitless" tree area, this woman would definitely go out, so he could seize the most appropriate opportunity, quietly follow her out, and take the chance to escape.
Of course, the price he paid for doing so might be that once discovered, he would have no choice but to hide in the "Earth Spot", and then the "Earth Spot" would fall into the hands of the enemy.
However, although Li Yan was cautious, he had a ruthless determination in his bones. This was shown when he faced the third-ranked division who was many times stronger than him.
But Li Yan didn't know that. He thought this vine might be a fourth-level existence, but it was actually a fifth-level one. That's why he boldly adopted this method.
If he knew that he was actually within the attack range of two great Jindan monks, he would definitely not enter the room, but would just stay outside and think of other strategies.
There was no way. Li Yan was unable to release his spiritual sense. In addition, his cognition was still influenced by the usual thinking of the lower realm. He had never seen a fifth-level spiritual plant.
Moreover, Li Yan actually didn't know what happened, and he didn't know if this female cultivator surnamed Yuan could communicate with her. Was she like the female cultivator surnamed He from "Fuling Villa", who wanted to kill people when they met
Li Yan has just settled down in "Pojun Gate" and has not yet made all the preparations to go to other realms.
If the old woman surnamed He had not killed people on sight, he would of course want to explain that he knew nothing about the rebellion of the Blood Lamp Sect.
Li Yan shook his body and entered the room. After making a few gentle turns and avoiding many hanging branches, he first went to a corner on one side. He still did not emit the slightest murderous intent.
He knew that these branches were the spies of the spiritual plants and could not be touched at all. He wanted to find a place to hide first and then think about how to deal with it next.
But with a quick glance, he saw a scene that he could not see from outside the door. Next to a thick vine, there was a human figure with most of his body entangled and hanging in the air like a dumpling.
Although the man had his eyes closed and his face was covered in blood, Li Yan recognized him instantly. It was Chong Yangzi, the captured Chong Yangzi!
… …
At the entrance of the stairs, a figure shot out. It was the graceful female cultivator named Yuan.
At this moment, in the middle of her forehead, which was originally as smooth as white jade, there were three thin vertical lines of black, purple and red, which were being suppressed by her magic power.
Just now, in a flash, he had reached the staircase and soon arrived at the corner of the stairs.
Then, just as she walked out of the stairs, she felt that her skin and consciousness seemed to have collided into an invisible mist, which made her slightly startled.
She had just scanned the place with her spiritual sense. Most of the restrictions here had been closed, and only the restrictions that blocked the spiritual sense were still there. However, these restrictions were not of much use to her.
That's why she rushed down. When she felt something was wrong, she felt a layer of fog appear in her consciousness, which startled her.
She immediately stopped moving and stood where she was. Her magical power surged throughout her body, protecting her entire body. The mist in her consciousness also disappeared in an instant as her magic power circulated.
When she looked more closely, she saw an extra person on the deck in the distance on the side, who looked like an old woman named He.
She suddenly felt relieved. It seemed that she still couldn't fully understand the formation restrictions between the first and second floors. She even felt that something was wrong after passing through the restrictions here.
So the figure of the old woman surnamed He that she saw was a little blurry, and her own spiritual consciousness was also affected.
Her main idea before was to get the "Big Fruitless" tree as soon as possible. After all, this giant boat was a magic weapon refined by a cultivator of the Void Refining Realm, and the restrictions on it were extremely complicated.
Now that I have obtained it, this magic weapon naturally belongs to me. The "Big Fruitless" tree has been given to the "Lianxin Valley". The other party can't possibly ask for a magic weapon that I got at the cost of my life.
This magic weapon is really good. When she has time in the future, she will certainly study it carefully so that it can exert its maximum power.
She was about to step out and ask the old woman surnamed He, but just as she was about to ask, the pretty face under the black veil suddenly changed.
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PS: I won’t be able to update any more in the next few days. During the long vacation, there are still many things at home that I need to take this time to deal with.