Wei Chongran stretched out his hand, and a soul lamp appeared in the blur of the lower row of soul lamp stands. Then he cast a spell on it.
The soul lamp then made a low whimpering sound, and the flame on it flickered and slowly lit up. However, it was only as big as a fly's head at first, and it seemed to be calling someone as it swayed and whimpered.
He then looked at Li Yan. Li Yan did not hesitate. He took a step forward and forced the spirit that had been nurtured in his body for several months directly into it.
At the moment when the spirit entered the soul lamp, the flame on the soul lamp, which was originally as big as a fly's head, suddenly grew higher and seemed to be brighter than two of the seven soul lamps in the first row. Those two lamps were the soul lamps of Lin Daqiao and Wen Xinliang.
At the same time, the spirit that had been nurtured by Li Yan for forty-nine days also developed a mysterious connection with Li Yan. Li Yan could feel that this space firmly covered his soul lamp.
It seemed as if a pair of invisible eyes were watching his every word and action, which shocked Li Yan, but he did not show any strange expression on his face.
Wei Chongran, who was standing by, saw the soul lamp that Li Yan had just lit. The flame instantly surpassed two of the other soul lamps. He couldn't help but reveal a look of great interest on his face. He stared at the soul lamp for a while, then glanced at Li Yan.
Just with this one glance, Li Yan felt the hairs on his body stand on end, as if he was being stared at by a ferocious beast.
At this moment, Li Yan felt that all his secrets were seen through at this glance, but this feeling was so short-lived that Li Yan thought there was something wrong with his perception.
Then, Wei Chongran narrowed his eyes and did not say anything.
Li Yan knew that Wei Chongran was strong, but he didn't know how strong. However, from the glance just now, he had a feeling that the other party might have seen some clues through this wisp of spirit. He didn't know how much his master had seen.
Wei Chongran had already determined in his heart that his disciple was not telling the truth, and he had also determined that Li Yan might be more than just at the seventh level of foundation building.
He just used the "Qi Observation Technique" slightly and found that the restrained fluctuations on Li Yan's body were far beyond those of the cultivators who had just established their foundation, but he did not have the habit of asking questions to get to the bottom of it.
Seeing the flame of Li Yan's soul lamp was even more intense than that of his two senior brothers who had established their foundation several years earlier, he was very surprised. However, Wei Chongran didn't know that this wisp of soul was actually only contaminated with part of Li Yan's aura.
If his true spirit were here, the height of the flame would shock him beyond belief.
Afterwards, the two of them were teleported out of the soul lamp space. The drowsy old man in gray waved his hand as if to drive away flies, asking the two to leave quickly.
Wei Chongran didn't seem to care about the gray-clothed old man's attitude at all. Instead, he clasped his fists and smiled at the old man before leaving.
After the two had a brief conversation on the road, Li Yan expressed his wish to go home in the near future. Wei Chongran seemed to have known this for a long time, nodded with a smile, and gave Li Yan a jade slip.
After Li Yan got the jade slip, he was stunned at first. After his spiritual consciousness was immersed in it, he saw a map and detailed text records. On it were engraved the map leading to the dynasty, as well as the immortal sects and families along the way.
At the same time, there was also information about the location of the sect and family that possessed the teleportation formation. After a moment of thought, Li Yan knew that Wei Chongran should have prepared this jade slip a long time ago and was just waiting for the right time to give it to him. He couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.
Wei Chongran then verbally explained some things to him, telling him that when using those teleportation formations, he only needed to show his identity token, and those immortal cultivation families or sects would not dare to take any spirit stones, and would definitely treat Li Yan with caution.
After saying this, he waved his sleeves and the fat figure floated away without any delay.
Looking at Wei Chongran's receding back, Li Yan thought of what happened in the Soul Lamp Space just now. There seemed to be something touching in his heart, as if he wanted to grasp it, but he had no clue.
Just like that, Li Yan kept looking at the direction where Wei Chongran disappeared. After a long while, he still had no idea where to start.
Li Yan had no choice but to put his thoughts aside and fly towards the Four Symbols Peak.
Soon, Li Yan arrived at the Four Symbols Peak. Bai Rou had been waiting in the cave early, but after seeing Li Yan, the expression on her face was extremely surprised.
She remembered that a year and a half ago, Li Yan's cultivation level was still at the eighth level of Qi Condensation. How come he had suddenly established his foundation now? This was also the result of Li Yan not deliberately restraining his aura. Since Xiao Zhufeng knew about his foundation building, it would probably no longer be a secret in the near future.
Bai Rou thought about it immediately and guessed that Li Yan might have hidden his cultivation at that time. He probably had already reached the state of perfection of the tenth level of Qi Condensation. Otherwise, how could he have finally gained a foothold in Xiaozhu Peak.
When she thought about the recent notoriety of the people from Xiaozhu Peak and the content of the tasks they had taken on, she seemed to understand something.
At that time, Wen Xinliang and Lin Daqiao walked back with her harmlessly. Sometimes when she thought about it, her face turned pale. Later, when she heard about the methods used by the two, every one of them made Bai Rou terrified.
Therefore, she also regarded Li Yan as the same kind of person as Wen Xinliang and the others. It seemed that in the past year and a half, Li Yan had been trying to break through to the foundation-building stage. But at least Li Yan had a good relationship with her since the market town. After thinking about this, she felt a little relieved.
Next, Bai Rou took out a storage bag and handed it to Li Yan without waiting for Li Yan to speak.
Li Yan was not polite and immersed his spiritual sense directly in front of Bai Rou. Bai Rou looked at Li Yan with interest. She found it interesting that this junior brother had such a character and directly checked the items in front of others.
She didn't come into contact with many people, but those young talents were all polite and elegant in conversation when they met her. If it were those people, after she handed the storage bag to them, they would definitely smile and hang the storage bag around their waists without any care.
He was not like Li Yan, who was straightforward with him. He only exchanged a few pleasantries, which was very rare. Moreover, this Junior Brother Li didn't say much, and only said what he thought should be said. After a while, Li Yan raised his head, his face full of smiles, and patted his waist with his hand. He also took out a storage bag and handed it to Bai Rou. Bai Rou also took it with a smile, and also scanned it with his spiritual sense. There were tens of thousands of spiritual stones neatly lying in the bag.
She casually hung the storage bag around her waist and was not polite this time.
Li Yan felt relieved when he saw the other party took the spirit stone. The thing that cultivators fear most is the word "human feelings".
If the other party does not accept them, he will have to consider whether he wants these materials anymore. Otherwise, it will be difficult to deal with the puppet issue in the future, and that would be tantamount to owing the other party a huge favor.
Next, the two of them had a long chat in Bai Rou's cave, mainly discussing their experiences in foundation building and cultivation.
Bai Rou had just established her foundation not long ago. Although she would occasionally go to her master, Elder Chi Gong, for advice, she could not go there often. Moreover, she was introverted and seldom interacted with people from the same clan. She was usually obsessed with the art of puppetry and mechanisms.
After building the foundation, she had to figure out many things on her own.
Today, Bai Rou talked with Li Yan for nearly an hour. Li Yan's views and understandings on foundation building surprised her. She couldn't believe that this Junior Brother Li in front of her had just built his foundation not long ago.
As long as it does not involve the profound and secret aspects of his own martial arts, Li Yan took the opportunity to express Pingtu and Wei Chongran's insights, as well as his own understanding.
There were many places that Bai Rouke had never heard of, which made her feel as if the clouds had cleared and the sun was shining. She could only hear a pair of beautiful eyes shining brightly, like a lily dripping with water, so beautiful that it was beyond description.
Similarly, Li Yan also benefited a lot from Bai Rou's insights into foundation building. Although Bai Rou's combat power was not strong and she had only been building her foundation for more than a year, she entered the Tao through the art of puppetry and mechanisms.
Her foundation-building method was very unique, and her cultivation method and understanding were also things that Li Yan had never heard of. Bai Rou's occasional words might make Li Yan's eyes suddenly open and trigger a lot of inspiration.
None of them asked each other what stage of foundation building they were at, as this involved each other's private affairs. Only people like master and disciple, father and son, or close relatives would ask.
The two chatted for an hour before Li Yan stood up to say goodbye. Bai Rou still looked like she was not satisfied, but she had no choice but to stand up and see him off.
When Li Yan left, he also told Bai Rou that he might be away for one or two years. If Sun Guoshu had any problems during this period, he hoped she could help. Then he took out 40,000 spirit stones and gave them to Bai Rou.
This made Bai Rou's eyes reveal even more surprise. You know, even a veteran foundation-building practitioner might not be able to take out so many spirit stones.
Li Yan has just established his foundation. Obviously, he needed to prepare a large amount of elixirs to assist him when establishing his foundation. That would basically consume all the wealth of a Qi Condensation disciple.
Li Yan took out 40,000 spirit stones so easily, plus the more than 30,000 spirit stones he had just given himself, his wealth was really considerable. And looking at his expression, he seemed to be indifferent, which made Bai Rou very surprised.
Even for someone like her who often made puppets and drew formations for others, it was not easy to take out tens of thousands of spirit stones. She felt that this Junior Brother Li in front of her was even more mysterious.
Li Yan also said that if he could figure out the secret of the giant ape puppet, he would try to inform her as soon as possible, which made Bai Rou also grateful.
Afterwards, Bai Rou hesitated for a moment, then took out a jade slip and handed it to Li Yan, who took it without knowing why.
Bai Rou told him that this jade slip contained some introductory techniques of their Muliu Sect's puppet mechanisms, which might help him understand puppets. After hearing this, Li Yan immersed his spiritual consciousness in it. After a moment, he looked up in surprise and looked at Bai Rou who was smiling.
The content of the jade slip given by Bai Rou was not just the simple introduction to puppetry that she mentioned, but the basics of the puppet mechanism of the "Mu Liu Men".
Do not underestimate this basic chapter, as it is a secret of the Muliu Sect. Many subsequent mechanism-making techniques are all based on this. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the source of all the techniques of the Muliu Sect.
In fact, Li Yan had been quite interested in formations and mechanisms for a long time, but he had been concentrating on building his foundation before, so he was not in a hurry to find relevant books. Now that he had this jade slip, he could study it.
Although Li Yan knew that Bai Rou's action was still related to the secret in the puppet, it was not disadvantageous to him at all. Instead, it allowed him to peek into the secret of the other party's sect.
Li Yan did not hesitate to accept the jade slip. Then, under Bai Rou's complicated gaze, he stood up and said goodbye.
After Li Yan finished all these things, he went to Laojun Peak again. However, along the way, he felt that there were obviously fewer disciples in the sect, and it was not as bustling as before.
Li Yan bought a lot of elixirs from Laojun Peak and kept them with him. The appearance of Li Yan surprised some cultivators on Laojun Peak who knew him. They did not expect that this uncle from Xiaozhu Peak had already established a foundation in just a few years. They all looked envious.
Li Yan did not see Mei Bucai and other acquaintances. After asking around, he found out that people like Mei Bucai, Ding Yiwei, Cheng Jingnian, Wu Shixi and others had also joined the current vigorous cultivation movement and were practicing in seclusion.
Now most of the disciples in the five peaks of the sect are like this, so there are naturally fewer disciples wandering around in the sect.
Li Yan looked up and saw that it was already past noon. He had spent so much time just to finish a few things in the sect. Thinking of the appointment with Gong Chenying, he had already passed the time, so he hurried to Xiaozhu Peak.
When Li Yan returned hurriedly and landed at the gate of his bamboo courtyard, he saw a slender and plump figure leaning against a black bamboo, staring blankly at the sky. She seemed unaware of Li Yan's arrival.