Patriarch Hu Chen looked at Li Yan and Zhuo Lingfeng behind him with cold eyes.
Hu Chen Wuding and Zhuo Lingfenghuan had not yet recovered from their previous shock when they heard the cold words of Ancestor Hu Chen, which sounded as if they came from the Netherworld.
Obviously, in order to keep Hu Chen Wuding, Patriarch Hu Chen decided to kill Li Yan and the others.
Hu Chen Wuding was horrified. He had not expected that Li Yan's trump card was the identity of a disciple of the Wangliang Sect. The glimmer of hope that had just emerged was shattered by the words of ancestor Hu Chen, and he could not help but speak in a hurry.
"Old Ancestor, if you do this, I will kill myself right here. Even if you can imprison me and keep me alive, I will definitely give up all my cultivation."
As Hu Chen Wuding said this, the gaze of Patriarch Hu Chen, which had begun to turn cold, became even more gloomy.
Hu Chen Wuding's words not only failed to make him feel at ease, but instead made him feel humiliated. A family genius that only appears once in a thousand years actually went against the interests of the entire family for an outsider.
He was already burning with rage, and with just a light snort, Hu Chen Wuding felt his body tighten, and in an instant he could no longer move at all, while Li Yan and Zhuo Lingfeng's bodies quickly floated in front of Hu Chen's eyes.
Hu Chen Wuding's eyes were bloodshot, but no matter how he struggled, he could no longer make any sound.
Zhuo Lingfeng looked at Li Yan sadly. In front of a Nascent Soul cultivator, he had already lost the desire to resist. Just a look from him was enough to make them lose all ability to resist.
The next moment, Patriarch Hu Chen only needed to think about it and they would die.
But when he saw Li Yan who was also floating in the air, he saw Li Yan with a calm face, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
"Oh, it seems that you are not afraid of death? I said that the Wuliang Sect would not investigate a single foundation-building cultivator alone. Aren't there many disciples of your Wuliang Sect who die outside every year?"
Patriarch Hu Chen looked at Li Yan, who was unusually calm, and spoke slowly.
"Since you are a little hesitant about your status as a disciple of the Ten-Step Academy, do you really not want to know my status in the Wuliang Sect
Perhaps the Wuliang Sect will really track me down all the way just for a Foundation Establishment disciple like me. It is hard to say for sure.
Hehehe... And, you will be able to find it here soon!"
Although Li Yan could not move, Patriarch Hu Chen did not restrict his six senses.
Ever since Patriarch Hu Chen did not kill him immediately in the peach blossom forest, Li Yan knew that he had made the right bet.
Ancestor Hu Chen had some concerns, especially since he appeared in the Hu Chen family and was seen by outsiders.
As for what Patriarch Hu Chen said just now, that he still wanted to kill him and Zhuo Lingfeng, it should be true, but he should still be thinking about it and want to confirm some information before taking action.
After hearing what Li Yan said, Patriarch Hu Chen did not take action immediately. He looked at Li Yan with a mocking expression.
“All cultivators above the foundation-building stage of the Wuliang Sect have soul lamps stored in the sect. I don’t know about the soul lamps of the other three major sects.
However, the soul lamp of the Wuliang Sect is kept in a formation set up by a great master of the sect. That formation not only has the function of protecting the soul lamp, but also has the great ability to track down the disciples who are away.
If a disciple dies, as long as an ancestor above the Nascent Soul stage takes action, he can use the power of this formation and his essence and blood to trace the place where the fallen disciple's consciousness last dissipated.
Do you think that just because the Wuliang Sect can become one of the four great sects, it can allow its disciples to die at will?"
Li Yan spoke slowly with a calm expression.
After hearing what Li Yan said, Patriarch Hu Chen's expression changed again and again.
He had never taken action before because the four major sects not only had powerful Nascent Soul masters, but also possessed the world's top cultivators - the God Transformation masters.
Not to mention the powerful ones in the Spirit Transformation Stage, even the magical powers possessed by the strong ones in the late Nascent Soul Stage are by no means comparable to the first two stages of the Nascent Soul Stage.
Nascent Soul cultivators are definitely not like Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators. Although the late stage can crush the middle stage, there is also a limitation.
Just like if a cultivator in the middle Jindan stage wants to run away, there is a greater than 50% chance that a cultivator in the late Jindan stage will not be able to kill him completely.
But it is different for the late Nascent Soul stage. If he wants to kill a middle Nascent Soul stage cultivator, it is very easy and casual.
It is said that cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage have already left the normal range of cultivators because they have touched a trace of the shackles of the rules of heaven and earth, not to mention that Patriarch Hu Chen is just a cultivator who has just entered the middle Nascent Soul stage.
It was okay to kill ordinary cultivators from the Shibuyuan, as long as they were not important figures of the other party, the Shibuyuan would not intervene in the matter. However, he still hesitated about killing a disciple from the highest sect who was in charge of him.
Patriarch Hu Chen had no idea what methods the late Nascent Soul and Spirit Transformation masters had to inform the world, but he did know some secrets from the classics.
It is no exaggeration to say that those in the Spirit Transformation Stage are immortals on earth. In addition to calling the wind and rain, they also have unfathomable abilities to deduce the heaven and earth and predict auspiciousness.
Patriarch Hu Chen's expression changed, but the fierceness in his eyes did not diminish, it just flickered.
Judging from Li Yan’s previous performance, he should be an outstanding disciple of the younger generation of the Wuliang Sect.
Although Patriarch Hu Chen just said that every year disciples of the Wangliang Sect died outside and that they would not investigate, he also had the intention of testing them, and in fact he was afraid.
Otherwise, he would only need to search the soul to know everything. However, if the cultivator in charge of his own sect searched the soul, once this matter was leaked, his Hu Chen family would definitely be in great danger.
Li Yan knew that what he said had made the other party cautious, but he still needed one final blow.
"I think you are afraid of misunderstanding. My destination this time is to go to the Pure Land Sect to handle a sect mission. The 'Xuanming Order' is just a personal matter for me. I just did it casually.
I think as a senior, you must have known that the Wuliang Sect had issued an order a long time ago, asking all disciples to return to the sect and wait for orders, but I am still away. Could it be that the senior really thinks that I am going to betray the sect?"
Li Yan's words were a mixture of truth and falsehood, reality and illusion, and he did not mention at all that Patriarch Hu Chen wanted to kill someone. He just said it was a misunderstanding.
In fact, what Li Yan said about the soul lamp being stored in the formation arranged by the powerful ones in the God Transformation Stage, and that the strong ones in the late Nascent Soul stage or the cultivators in the God Transformation Stage can rely on the soul lamp to find the location of the fallen disciples, etc., is pure nonsense.
He had no idea how much of a role the soul lamps left behind by the sect could play.
He only knew that when a disciple died, the soul lamp would go out, but the soul lamp he left in the sect was a fake one, so it would never go out even if he died.
But what he said just now about finding the dead person based on the soul was not just random talk. This is something that many cultivators know, but the person who can do this is definitely not an ordinary cultivator.
Generally speaking, only old monsters with at least Nascent Soul cultivation can do this. In order to protect the safety of their loved ones, they often leave a trace of their loved ones' souls around them and perform rituals to refine them. However, this kind of ritual technique is so rare that only some people have heard of it. For example, although the ancestor Hu Chen has been promoted to the middle stage of Nascent Soul, he still does not have this magical power to practice.
It is said that only the four major sects and a few hidden sects can preserve this kind of magical power.
Based on this bit of information, Li Yan made up a bunch of specious words.
In order to make it more realistic, he also pointed out that even if the sect wanted to inquire about the whereabouts of fallen disciples, it would require a cultivator at least in the late Nascent Soul stage or above, using the power of essence and blood to cast a spell.
In this way, the question of why no one tracked down the Wuliang Sect after the death of ordinary cultivators above the foundation-building stage was explained.
Because only when an important disciple of a sect dies will it be worth it for an old monster in the late Nascent Soul stage or above to waste his essence and blood to cast his spells.
Then, Li Yan pointed out that this is an extraordinary period and that he came out alone to carry out the sect's mission. This was consistent with the order issued by the Wuliang Sect to let the disciples return to the sect.
Patriarch Hu Chen had no choice but to believe it, and this was the most crucial point.
This implicitly points out that although he is only a small cultivator in the foundation-building stage, he has come here with a mission in an extraordinary period. The affairs of the sect can be big or small, but the timing of Li Yan's appearance shows that the matter is not small.
If it were under normal circumstances, when Li Yan said this, Patriarch Hu Chen would just sneer and would not believe it at all.
But now the Wuliang Sect is calling for disciples to return, which is a real thing. Unless Li Yan wants to betray the sect, he will not ignore the sect's secret order and stay outside.
According to Patriarch Hu Chen's speculation, anyone who could go out on a law enforcement mission at this time must be on an extremely important mission. Li Yan's death would probably attract the Wuliang Sect's high attention.
As for the soul lamp that Li Yan mentioned, he was not sure whether it was true or not, so for a moment he really did not dare to gamble.
Although Li Yan appeared calm on the surface, he was actually extremely nervous. He was afraid that this man would not care and still kill him. Then his trip would be a real waste.
Patriarch Hu Chen stared in deep thought. He suddenly raised his head, stretched out his hand and summoned the token that Li Yan was holding. It flew directly towards him.
Patriarch Hu Chen looked at the token carefully again. After a long while, he raised his head.
"Hehehe... Is this token like the flying sword in Shibuyuan, something you snatched from someone else?"
A strange laugh came out of his mouth.
"Senior, you are joking. The Wuliang Sect Token is not an ordinary spiritual weapon. It has a self-destruct array inside. It needs the owner to drip blood to recognize it before it can be used. Even if someone else gets it, they can't use it."
Li Yan said respectfully. In fact, he knew it very well in his heart. How could a Nascent Soul cultivator not know about such a small matter
"Oh, you try it!"
Patriarch Hu Chen flicked his finger and the token flew towards Li Yan again. At the same time, Li Yan felt a sense of relaxation and the lost control of his magic power returned to his body.
Li Yan looked at the flying token, stretched out a finger, and lightly tapped the air, and the token stopped in front of him.
When it was suspended in the air, a dark green halo appeared, and above the halo slowly, a piece of golden bamboo branch emerged.
"Xiao Zhufeng? Are you Da Cen's disciple?"
Patriarch Hu Chen looked at the golden bamboo branch that appeared, and for the first time, his expression, which had been calm until now, showed a trace of emotion.
Just as Patriarch Hu Chen said this, Zhuo Lingfeng's body in the distance shook slightly. Even Hu Chen Wuding, who was supporting him, did not notice his change.
However, Patriarch Hu Chen inadvertently glanced at Zhuo Lingfeng out of the corner of his eye.
"Reporting to the senior, my master is Wei Chongran, and I am the disciple of Patriarch Da Cen."
Li Yan had already received the token and answered respectfully. He had been a disciple for several years and already knew several Nascent Soul ancestors of the sect. He also knew who Wei Chongran's master was when Gong Chenying talked about Zhao Min's life experience.
Ancestor Hu Chen nodded slightly, and a deep fear was revealed in the depths of his eyes.
Among the five peaks of the Wuliang Sect, if we were to ask who is the most protective of his shortcomings, it would definitely be Da Cen.
Patriarch Hu Chen knew that there were very few disciples in Xiaozhu Peak, and Da Cen valued his direct disciples even more. If he was a little hesitant before, he wondered whether after killing Li Yan, the Wuliang Sect would really use secret methods to track down this kid.
But now he won't gamble anymore. Da Cen is a madman, and the disciples he teaches are also madmen.
He also knew about Wei Chongran. When he was in the early stage of Nascent Soul, he went on patrol to guard the crack of Yinmo Cliff and saw Wei Chongran's madness, which was almost the same as Dacen's.
Thinking of this, when Patriarch Hu Chen looked up at Li Yan again, he immediately thought of what happened before. When Li Yan faced the fact that he wanted to kill him, he still went to take the test. This person must be very crazy.
"Oh, it seems that Wu Ding is lucky to meet you and Fellow Daoist Zhuo."
Patriarch Hu Chen waved his hand, and the restraints that bound Zhuo Lingfeng and Hu Chen Wuding disappeared in an instant.
The two men regained their freedom in a state of shock.
From beginning to end, Li Yan never mentioned the fact that Patriarch Hu Chen wanted to kill someone, as if it had never happened at all, and Patriarch Hu Chen also took the opportunity to back down.
Although he felt aggrieved, he was a powerful cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, and for a moment he was unable to do anything about these two Foundation Establishment cultivators.
But he is a hero of his generation after all. How can a person who can cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage be an ordinary person
In fact, what he feared most was his family inheritance, and he dared not gamble with the future of the entire Hu Chen family.
If it was for the lives of the two young foundation-building people, it might be possible to sacrifice the future of the entire Hu Chen family.
Anyone can calculate the gains and losses.