Li Wuyi was sitting in the main hall, looking uneasy. Miao Wangqing, who was standing beside him, was staring at Li Wuyi's handsome face with her big eyes. As she looked at him, she didn't know what she was thinking about, and her pretty face suddenly turned red.
But when she saw that Li Wuyi didn't seem to notice her, she breathed a sigh of relief and asked curiously.
"Big Brother, Big Brother, what are you thinking about? There are still many things here that need you to deal with."
After she called out several times, Li Wuyi finally came to his senses and couldn't help but smile at her awkwardly.
This smile made Miao Wangqing pout.
"Big Brother, you look so distracted, are you thinking about that insect girl from Buli Peak again?"
"Bug Girl" was the name she gave to Li Changting.
"How could that be, Fourth Junior Sister, did you notice that something was wrong with Sixth Junior Sister and Min Junior Sister yesterday? After they went out, they both looked lonely when they came back."
"You said that something is wrong with Sixth Junior Sister and Min Junior Sister? What's wrong? Why didn't I see it
Senior Brother, are you still drunk from last night? I heard that the two of them grew up together. You should know this better than anyone else. The bond between them cannot be compared even between sisters.
If someone says that they will marry the same man in the future, I won’t be surprised, but Junior Sister Min won’t like Third Senior Brother…”
After hearing what Li Wuyi said, Miao Wangqing started chattering. Li Wuyi suddenly felt a headache and waved his hands repeatedly.
"Stop, stop, stop, what are you talking about? I just asked you about what happened yesterday. I felt that the two of them were not as casual as before. Why are you talking nonsense again?!"
"When did I say anything nonsense? Don't you know them better than me? Sixth Junior Sister is half Junior Sister Min's master, what else could cause them to be at odds with each other
I didn't think there was anything wrong yesterday. Well, the two of them went out to talk for a while, but I think they also said some private things.
Ah... By the way, weren't you drunk at that time? How did you know they went out? ? And how did you see that they looked strange after they came back? ? Okay, you were pretending to be drunk, no, I have to talk to the insect girl about this... hehehehe!"
Miao Wangqing blinked her big eyes, and said things one by one with her scallion-like jade fingers, and suddenly she shouted.
The shout immediately frightened Li Wuyi. Then, he saw a pair of cunning eyes staring at him and sneering sounds coming out of the mouth. Li Wuyi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, as if he had forgotten something about last night.
But in his chaotic mind, he still remembered what Miao Wangqing had just said.
"Marrying the same man? They did it for their third junior brother..."
But the next moment, he threw the idea aside. It would be ridiculous if Third Junior Brother was favored by Junior Sister Min.
… …
The courtyard was silent. After a long time, Gong Chenying spoke again.
"Li Yan, I'm going to retreat soon."
"Oh, did Sixth Senior Sister gain anything from this trip to the secret realm?"
Li Yan was still thinking about what Gong Chenying had said before, and replied casually.
Everyone enters the secret realm not just for the reward. One important reason is that the rich spiritual energy in the secret realm is conducive to cultivation, and the pressure of life and death can make it easy for them to break through.
Even if one cannot break through at that time, it will help consolidate his cultivation and lay the foundation for future breakthroughs.
Another point is that after passing the trial of life and death, everyone's state of mind will undergo a qualitative change, which is often more precious than a direct breakthrough. The change in state of mind will make the realm more stable and make it easier to perform magic.
However, with Li Yan's previous continuous breakthroughs in the secret realm, there was already a big gap between his state of mind and comprehension and his realm. Even though the magic he performed was several times more powerful than before, it was still jerky and stagnant, unable to reach the smooth and satisfactory level.
This would not be a problem when dealing with cultivators who are at a lower level than oneself, but when fighting a life-and-death battle with someone who is almost at the same level as oneself, a pause at a certain moment might cost one's life in an instant.
That moment of stagnation was enough for the other party to kill him dozens of times.
After Li Yan finished speaking, there was no reply from Gong Chenying for a long time. He could not help but look up and saw Gong Chenying lowering her head. As if she sensed Li Yan's gaze, she made a sound like a mosquito's buzz.
"Yes... Ah... Ah Ying."
Li Yan didn't hear clearly at first, but then he understood and his face became hot. He had never addressed a woman so intimately before. He scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Then... Ah Ying! Ah Ying, are you retreating this time to reach the next level, or to comprehend what you have gained this time?"
Gong Chenying's pretty face flushed as she listened to Li Yan's stuttering words. She couldn't help but look up at Li Yan. When she saw Li Yan scratching the back of his head and calling "Aying" in a silly manner, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Her smile was like ice melting and flowers blooming, her teeth were as white as gourds, her eyes were longing, her red lips were slightly pursed, and her mouth corners were slightly upturned, just like the scorching sun and fire. Li Yan felt as if he was in a cloud for a moment, not knowing where he was.
As soon as Gong Chenying laughed, she felt something was wrong, and quickly lowered her head, biting her teeth. A few strands of short hair slid from her ears to her silky cheeks. Her crystal earlobes shone like translucent agate.
A pair of jade hands wanted to retract from the stone table, but felt it was a bit abrupt. With her hands crossed, her slender jade fingers gently twisted together, making her look a little uneasy.
Li Yan had never seen such a heart-wrenching scene before, and his face turned red and his neck became thick. For a moment, one could hear a pin drop in the courtyard. It seemed that only the sound of each other's heartbeats echoed in his mind.
After a long time, Gong Chenying raised her head again, with a trace of shyness on her face. She bit her lower lip and said, "It's not about comprehending the state of mind, but there is a lot of residual medicinal power in your pill. I was going to retreat when I came back yesterday, but because... I feel that this retreat is very likely to impact the false pill state."
Halfway through her words, her voice lowered a notch.
"Oh? You said that the healing pill still has a lot of medicinal power left?"
Speaking of "Zhenyuan Pill", Li Yan suddenly became excited. He didn't expect that the pill was so powerful. Not only was it amazing in healing, it was also effective in improving cultivation.
This was something he really wanted to know. After all, he still had a "True Essence Pill" in his hand. The more he understood it, the better he would be able to grasp how to use it in the future.
“Well, I feel that this elixir is not a fifth-grade elixir, it should be at least sixth-grade, or even high-grade sixth-grade. Even after healing, the medicinal power in the body is still surging.
I feel like I can no longer suppress it, so I must go into seclusion as soon as possible. I think it should be no problem for me to reach the peak of the late stage of foundation building."
Thinking of such a precious elixir, which Li Yan gave to her without hesitation, Gong Chenying felt a little sweet in her heart. But she had no idea that Li Yan did not hesitate at all at the beginning.
But after feeling some heartache and realizing there was really no other medicine that could cure her, he gave it to her, and he was worried for a long time.
However, if a similar situation were to occur now, Li Yan would not have any hesitation. Li Yan is especially generous to his loved ones, and he would give them everything he has without hesitation.
But when it comes to the people he wants to deal with, he will often rack his brains, even resorting to any means necessary, to achieve his goal.
Li Yan is affectionate on the one hand, but ruthless on the other. When he was young, he killed Advisor Ji. It was his first time killing someone, and he showed no mercy or fear at all.
He is also a contradictory person. He has extremely strong selfish desires in emotions, but he will only be recognized by someone who can enter his heart. Otherwise, even if the person is beautiful and charming, he will not be shaken at all. If it involves his fundamental interests, he will kill without mercy.
“It’s a high-grade sixth-grade pill. If I tell you it’s an eighth-grade pill, will you jump up
However, this medicinal power is still being used even for healing in Pingtu, and it should do more than just help her reach the late stage of foundation building, or the false pill realm. It is much better than the 'Dustless Pill' that the master gave to the eldest brother.
But I need to worry about whether my state of mind and understanding can keep up, just like my current situation... "
Li Yan looked at Gong Chenying with a smile, thinking somewhat complacently in his heart, and said at the same time.
"I really don't know what grade this elixir is. You came here today to tell me that you are going to retreat, besides the previous matter. You can just send a message by voice, there is no need to make a special trip."
After saying this, Li Yan thought of Zhao Min again and sighed in his heart. He wanted to sort things out, but the more he sorted, the more confused he became. He also wondered if he could be the same as before when he saw Zhao Min again in the future, and not make things worse.
This was actually the reason why he didn't want to cut off contact with Zhao Min deep down in his heart. Maybe there was no such thing as men and women, but he just felt that this incident happened so suddenly that it was hard for him to accept it.
In terms of familiarity, apart from Li Wuyi and Lin Daqiao, Zhao Min is the one who gets along best with him and is one of the earliest friends he has contact with. He likes to talk to Zhao Min in silence, speaking occasionally, as if time has stopped.
Occasionally, the two of them would say a word, and then they would fall into a brief silence, as if immersing themselves in the words just said, able to recall them for a long time, and savor them carefully.
Gong Chenying was very smart. She could tell that when Li Yan talked about "previous events", there was a slight pause in his voice and his eyes were a little dim.
The starry river is full of boats, how far are we from each other...
"I will go into seclusion as soon as I return today, for a few months at the least, or a year at the most. But before I go into seclusion, there is one more thing I need to tell you. It is up to you whether you do it or not."
Gong Chenying took a deep breath, then looked at Li Yan with her beautiful eyes.
Li Yan was stunned when he saw Gong Chenying's solemn expression. He didn't know what could make her so serious.
"Do you want to learn the art of 'Qiongqi Purgatory'?"
As soon as Gong Chenying said this, Li Yan was shocked. He knew that the secret body-refining technique that Gong Chenying practiced was called "Qiongqi Purgatory", but he was really surprised why Gong Chenying suddenly asked this question.
This technique had been briefly mentioned by Gong Chenying before. It was a top-level secret technique of the Tianli clan, on the same level as witchcraft. It was the most powerful cultivation technique in the world and only the core disciples of the Tianli clan could access it.
From this point, Li Yan could also guess that Gong Chenying must have a very high status in the Tianli tribe, so high that Gong Chenying didn't even want to mention it. Now, for no reason, it seemed that he wanted to let him practice this technique. When did the secret technique become so easy to obtain
However, it is impossible to say that Li Yan does not want to obtain this top-level body-refining technique now. After witnessing Gong Chenying's strength in this trial, he has long wanted to return and spend a large sum of money to find a book on body-refining technique.
In fact, he had read about body-refining techniques in some classics before. Of course, there were also body-refining techniques in the Wuliang Sect, but they were either ordinary elementary or intermediate level techniques, or incomplete fragments.
There is no advanced body refining technique, let alone the method of practicing the top-level body refining technique. But this may be because Li Yan’s identity level is not high enough and he cannot access it. But at least if he wants to get a good book on body refining technique, he does not have that opportunity for the time being.
What's more, since there are only a few body-refining techniques left, even the basic ones require a huge amount of spirit stones to purchase.
At that time, Li Yan was penniless, and the spirit stones he received every month were not enough for his cultivation. In addition, the classics emphasized that those who practiced both the Dharma and the body would make slow progress in their cultivation due to multitasking, so this matter was put aside.
It was just that during this trip to the secret realm, after witnessing Gong Chenying's attack and the powerful body of that demon cultivator, Li Yan had a radically different understanding of body refining techniques, and he was extremely eager for it.
He had been thinking that after receiving several hundred spirit stones as a reward from the sect this time, plus the spoils from selling the Wheel of Life and Death, especially Miao Zhengyi's several hundred flying swords, he might be able to buy a book on elementary body refining techniques.
However, he didn't expect that Gong Chenying would bring up such a thing at this time, which made Li Yan stunned on the spot. He felt that things would definitely not be so simple.