But this time, he did not ask Pingtu for help. Instead, he completed the requirements of the first level of the strange posture after experiencing the tearing pain again.
Li Yan also began to slowly become familiar with some of the characteristics of the Qiongqi Purgatory Technique. Once he had passed the first three sentences of the introductory chapter, when he practiced the first three sentences again, the feeling of pain in his bones had disappeared.
But when he began to truly practice the first level of the technique, every time he practiced, he felt severe pain that went straight into his soul, which was even more painful.
This made Li Yan shiver involuntarily before each practice. Now he finally understood why Gong Chenying was always wearing a tight suit and sweating all the time when he saw her in the Spirit Plant Garden before.
With such a painful practice process of this technique, it is considered good if you don't faint, let alone just sweating. This is probably the reason why this body-refining technique is so domineering. Without rigorous practice, there would be no rich rewards.
Another thing that made Li Yan a little happy was that since he had formally completed the introductory chapter of the Qiongqi Purgatory Technique, even if he failed in subsequent practice, those mantras and strange practice diagrams would no longer be forcibly erased from his memory.
The tingling, dizzy feeling that had been making his brain ache was finally gone.
The days passed one by one, and Li Yan often shuttled between the secret realm and the secret room and his own courtyard. His daily training tasks were fully arranged, including the coordinated use of the Qiongqi Purgatory Technique, the Guishui Sutra, the Disintegrated Poison Body and the Immortal Technique, etc.
He has now reached the initial stage of the first level of the Qiongqi Purgatory Technique, which means he has officially entered the door, but he is still a long way from reaching the middle stage of the first level.
With the help of the rich spiritual energy in the secret room, the practice of Guishui Zhenjing has been steadily progressing towards the middle stage of the tenth level of Qi Condensation. Li Yan estimates that in a year, he will be able to practice to the great perfection of the tenth level of Qi Condensation, and then he can try to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
Pingtu also told him that with the strangeness of the Five Immortal Sect's skills, the chances of successfully building the foundation were usually quite high. Even without the foundation-building pill, there should be a 30% chance of success.
Do not underestimate this 30% chance, which is already amazing. If this news were to be released to the outside world, it would cause countless cultivators to go crazy, and would also arouse many immortal cultivation sects to inquire about the Five Immortal Sects.
You know, among a thousand Qi Condensation cultivators, not necessarily one can successfully build a foundation. Since ancient times, how many cultivators had to live with regrets for the rest of their lives, spending just a few decades in depression, and turning into a handful of earth with the regret of not being able to build a foundation.
Therefore, as long as someone says that there is a 10% chance of building a foundation, it is already a blessing from heaven, and this kind of chance usually only appears after years of preparation.
How could someone like Li Yan, without the help of elixirs, claim to have a 30% chance? If people told others about it, they would be envious of him. It would be strange if they didn't capture him and search his soul.
As for the fragmented poisonous body, as its realm improved, there were signs that it would split again. Li Yan estimated that the day when he successfully built his foundation would be the day when the fragmented poisonous body would undergo mutation.
As for immortal arts, Li Yan knew fewer of them. What he knew now were only a dozen common introductory immortal arts. He really needed to find some immortal arts to practice.
However, Pingtu also told him that many of the Five Immortal Sect's magic arts can only be practiced after building a foundation, so it is enough to learn some ordinary magic arts during the Qi Condensation Period.
The reason why Li Yan has not seen any magic from the Guishui Immortal Sect until now is probably because Dong Fuyi cast a spell on him, preventing him from seeing it during the Qi Condensation Period, in order to avoid being too distracted.
However, Li Yan still planned to go to the Treasure Pavilion after a while to see if he still had the power to learn intermediate skills or magic for free.
Li Yan spent every day busy. During this period, he sent several messages to Gong Chenying, but Gong Chenying never replied to him, as if he was in seclusion.
Li Wuyi also began a long period of seclusion. When Li Yan went to the main hall to collect his monthly spirit stones, Wei Chituo told him that after Li Wuyi got the "Chenless Pill", he began to prepare for the impact of the Golden Pill.
The purpose of this retreat is to adjust the body to its peak condition, and then start to impact the Golden Core realm in one fell swoop.
As for Yun Chun, after resting in the secret realm for half a month, he dragged Wen Xinliang and Lin Daqiao, who had just come out of seclusion, to explore the Shiwan Mountains. It is estimated that it will take some time for them to return to the mountain gate.
Although Miao Wangqing is not good at fighting, she is also not mediocre when it comes to cultivation, otherwise how could Wei Chongran accept her as his personal disciple? After handing over the matters in hand to Wei Chituo, she also chose to practice in seclusion.
As a result, with the addition of Wei Chongran and his wife, who have been in seclusion for more than half a year, the entire Xiaozhu Peak seems even more deserted.
Only Wei Chituo, Ouyang Ping, Zhang Que, Feng Moshen, and a group of servants were there to handle matters, and the number of people in the front mountain became increasingly sparse.
During this period, Li Yan also went to the platform in the back mountain several times to practice magic.
One evening, Zhao Min came walking on the moon. She seemed to be a little thinner and looked more cold. Their meeting was not as awkward as Li Yan had imagined.
After nodding to each other, they sat on the platform and talked in low voices, looking at the full moon and the distant mountains, just like in the past.
Somehow, Li Yan always felt that Zhao Min seemed to speak less than before. Usually, Li Yan would speak first and then she would follow up with a sentence, or she would not respond at all, but sit on the edge of the platform, gazing at the distant Black Mountain under the moon, as if she wanted to see everything there clearly.
When they met that time, the stars moved in the middle of the night. The two of them slowly stopped talking, but neither of them had the intention to go back. They just sat quietly, looking at the starry sky above their heads, accompanied by the cool breeze, and the cold and dewy night...
As dawn was about to break in the east, Zhao Min stood up, still without saying a word. She nodded to Li Yanwei, and then, facing the bright sunlight, she stepped on the edge of the platform, and flew away with dewdrops on the grass leaves like tears of parting. Her white clothes were whiter than snow, and her sleeves were flying in the wind...
Li Yan sat on the platform for a long, long time, until it was bright. Then he stood up and walked towards the bamboo forest path he came from.
The early morning sunlight cast his back obliquely on the bamboo forest path, very long, very long... The path seemed very narrow, very narrow, so narrow that it could only accommodate a figure... Time, like the sunlight between bamboo leaves, can be seen but not touched. Every day, the mottled light between the dense bamboo leaves makes time green and the years seem like yesterday. It seems that all that has changed is the repeated light and shadow of the small bamboo peak.
In a blink of an eye, another month had passed. On this day, Li Yan had just been teleported back from the secret room in the secret realm. The sect token on his waist was glowing red and flashing non-stop.
Once the sect token enters the secret realm, communication will no longer be possible. The secret realm is an independent space. Apart from the two passages known to outsiders, it is estimated that only the round diamond crystal on Li Yan's body can be used for communication.
Upon seeing this, Li Yan immediately released a spiritual consciousness that sank into the token. After a moment, Li Yan withdrew the spiritual consciousness and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.
There were several messages in the token, all sent by Lin Daqiao. He had returned to the sect last night, and Li Yan went to the secret realm yesterday afternoon, so naturally he did not receive any messages.
The content of the message was to tell Li Yan that he would go to the market with his fifth brother tomorrow and asked Li Yan if he would go with them. The other messages that followed were urging Li Yan to reply.
"Fangshi?"
Li Yan pondered for a while. He had heard of this kind of market composed of immortal cultivators a long time ago, but he had never been there. Not to mention going to the market town, even Li Yan of the Wuliang Sect had never been out in all these years.
"Then let's go and have a look. Besides, apart from the first time that Senior Brother took me on a rough flight over the other four peaks, I am only slightly familiar with Xiaozhu Peak and Laojun Peak. I don't even know where the sect's mountain gate is.
When I entered the sect, I was unconscious and was brought in by Yu Yiyong and the others. What’s more, those dozens of storage bags and the items in them also need to be dealt with.”
Li Yan thought of this and looked outside the practice room. It was already bright in the sky, it was early morning, so maybe it wasn't too late for him to come back.
He quickly immersed his spiritual consciousness into the token and sent a message to Lin Daqiao, informing him that he had been practicing since yesterday and asked whether they had set out yet. If not, then he would take him with them.
Not long after, the token glowed red, and Li Yan hurriedly released his spiritual sense. Then a smile appeared on his face. He was quite timely. Lin Daqiao and Wen Xinliang had just left Xiaozhu Peak. After returning, they were waiting for him on the hillside in front of the mountain.
Seeing this, Li Yan immediately stood up, pushed the door and walked towards the lounge. Except for Miao Zhengyi's large storage bag and hundreds of flying swords hanging on his waist, the remaining dozens of storage bags were placed there.
Looking at the storage bags densely hanging around his waist, Li Yan chuckled and strode out of the courtyard.
Outside the courtyard gate, Li Yan took out a flying sword and stepped on it, and soon arrived at the front mountain servant office.
In front of the dark green passage outside the bamboo fence, Li Yan put away his flying sword and slowly walked into the passage under the respectful gazes of the servants.
Walking on the path, looking at the dark passage formed by the black bamboo above his head and on both sides of him, the green light crystals were still flowing freely, which made Li Yan return to the time when Li Wuyi brought him to Xiaozhu Peak.
It was still the feeling of walking in a bizarre world. Since that time, whenever Li Yan left Xiaozhu Peak, he would soar into the sky and fly away. He never walked along this path in front of the mountain again. Looking at the star-studded passage around him, Li Yan felt as if he was in another world.
Soon, the light ahead became brighter and brighter. At the end of the path, amid the sound of the waves of bamboo leaves, two figures were standing there.
Looking at Li Yan who was walking towards her, Lin Daqiao smiled and waved to Li Yan, while Wen Xinliang folded his arms, leaned against a black bamboo, and looked at Li Yan with a smile.
Li Yan took a few quick steps, and when the light in front of him became brighter, he had already exited the bamboo forest passage. He first bowed to Wen Xinliang.
"Meet Fifth Brother."
Then he bowed to Lin Daqiao.
"Meet Senior Brother Seven."
"Hehehe... Junior Brother, I saw that you looked a little dazed just now. Are you remembering the scene when you first entered the sect? Our Xiaozhu Peak does not have a mountain gate. Unlike the other four peaks, which have mountain protection formations, you must enter through the mountain gate.
This passage is actually the simple mountain gate of Xiaozhu Peak. Every one of us enters the sect from here. It can be regarded as a ritual!
But after entering the gate, everyone flew out directly from anywhere for convenience. Today, Daqiao and I just happened to fly away from the mountain when we received your message. We were closer to this place, so we landed here to wait for you. It made you miss me a little."
Wen Xinliang spoke before Lin Daqiao could say anything, and his words seemed to see through Li Yan's thoughts.
Li Yan was stunned when he heard this. He really didn't know what Wen Xinliang said. He was just brought here by Li Wuyu at the beginning, and he went wherever he went. It turned out that there was such a saying.
When he walked this road again today, he really felt as if his forgotten memories were being called back, and he bowed again.
"Thank you, Fifth Brother. I really didn't know. Senior Brother didn't explain it that day. It turns out that this is a process of getting started. Thank you for your guidance."
"Alright, alright, why are you two so nagging? Let's just go now. The distance is not short."
Lin Daqiao finally couldn't help it and hurriedly interrupted. While speaking, she took a step forward and put her arm around Li Yan's shoulders. Li Yan did not dodge but looked at Lin Daqiao with a smile.