Zhuo Lingfeng's sudden question made Li Yan suspicious.
"Could it be that Fellow Daoist Zhuo knows my senior brother? You..."
As soon as he said this, he suddenly remembered that Hu Chen Wuding had briefly told him about the origin of Zhuo Lingfeng.
Zhuo Lingfeng was an extremely handsome man when he was young. He had fought with people from the four major sects and was also a famous person back then. However, Hu Chen Wuding just mentioned it lightly at that time and Li Yan did not take it too seriously. Only now did he suddenly remember it.
“Hehehe… Fellow Daoist Li is indeed the junior fellow of that kid Li Wuyi. When I had just established my foundation, I also represented the sect to participate in some competitions between peers held by the four major sects.
Li Wuyi and I have fought before. He is one of the few people I admire.
Oh, there are also the two Taoist friends Baili Yuan and Wang Tian. I have also had contact with the other three major sects such as Quan Jiuxing and Wang Lang.
By the way, has Li Wuyi condensed the golden elixir now?"
Zhuo Lingfeng stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the dark forest swamp in the distance. The aura on his body was faintly surging. He seemed to be remembering the past, and his hunched body became somewhat straighter.
Li Yan looked at Zhuo Lingfeng in some surprise. Although he had some guesses, only now did he realize the pride of the man in front of him. It seemed that among his peers, there were not many who caught his eye.
The four major sects govern the entire Desolate Moon Continent. Young cultivators from every era are as numerous as stars, and talented people emerge in large numbers, but not everyone has the opportunity to compete with the outstanding disciples of the four major sects.
Zhuo Lingfeng was just a disciple of a small sect back then, but he was able to step forward and compete with Li Wuyi and others. It can be seen from the little that his talent is not as ordinary as it seems on the surface.
What Li Yan didn't know was that Zhuo Lingfeng had rejected the recruitment of the Wangliang Sect in the first place. During that period of time, his temperament changed drastically and he became bloodthirsty and cruel. His reputation as the "Demon Dog Yueying" was even more frightening.
“Fellow Daoist Zhuo is a gifted son of the same generation as our senior brother. I joined later and was not able to see your elegance in your time. I am really sorry for that.
Senior Brother has been condensing his golden elixir for nearly two years. As for Senior Brother Baili and the others, they were already in seclusion when I left the sect, so I don’t know what their recent situation is.”
Li Yan's words were also vague. He did not say that he had been away from the sect for some time, but it seemed as if Baili Yuan and the others had just started seclusion. However, he was very careful in everything and would not reveal in his words that he was not here to carry out the sect's mission.
"Oh, Li Wuyi is indeed the first one among the few people in the Wuliang Sect to successfully form a pill. It's really cause for celebration! Hehehe... If we are lucky enough to meet again, I will have to respectfully address you as 'Senior Li'."
Zhuo Lingfeng, who had originally had a turbulent aura, seemed to show a hint of loneliness when he heard the result, even though he had already guessed it. As he lay on the hillside under the moonlight,
After seeing this, Li Yan could of course see the loneliness of this once great genius, so he smiled slightly.
“If Brother Dadao knew about your experiences over the years, he would definitely be impressed. You gave most of your cultivation resources to Hu Chen Wuding, but you still reached the level of fake pill.
Daoist friend, just this aptitude alone has already made many people envious. If you have another chance, it is not impossible for you to form a pill."
What Li Yan said came from his heart, without a single word of flattery.
Just imagine that with the qualifications of Li Wuyi, Baili Yuan and others, plus the support of the sect's large amount of cultivation resources, it is only in recent years that some people have succeeded in forming a pill, or even reached the level of false pill.
On the other hand, comparing Zhuo Lingfeng's embarrassing situation of hiding from place to place, even in such a dire situation, he still cultivated to the false elixir realm. Zhuo Lingfeng's aptitude was truly incredible.
In Li Yan's opinion, Zhuo Lingfeng was most likely a three-series earth spiritual root, or even a two-series heaven spiritual root, and his foundation was most likely an advanced foundation of level seven or above.
After hearing this, Zhuo Lingfeng shook his head and smiled bitterly. Opportunities are not so easy to find.
Moreover, he only has less than sixty years left. According to his age, he is only eighty-four years old. According to the lifespan of a foundation-building cultivator, he should have more than a hundred years to condense the golden elixir.
However, in order to obtain one of the main materials for refining the Jade Purifying Bottle for Hu Chen Wuding, he traveled to a forbidden area of the Pure Land Sect and nearly lost his life there.
Although he finally obtained the materials he needed to refine the weapon, he paid for it with several decades of his life. Otherwise, he would not only not be able to escape from the forbidden area, but would have died in it long ago.
After he came out, he didn't have any extra spirit stones to buy a large amount of pills for recovery. There were still several hidden injuries in his body that had not healed yet, but he never told anyone about this.
Even when he told Hu Chen Wuding that he would use the remaining years to condense the golden elixir, he still did not mention that he had less than sixty years to live.
"Fellow Daoist Li, are you leaving to carry out the sect's mission? If you can help me, just let me know. I can accompany you."
Zhuo Lingfeng no longer thought about the matter of forming the elixir and changed the subject directly.
After listening to this, Li Yan smiled and shook his head. He heard a sincerity in Zhuo Lingfeng's words, which were by no means polite. He knew that Zhuo Lingfeng was expressing his gratitude for saving his life.
"What I did was quite secretive. Although I hope someone can help me, it is not possible. Thank you very much for your kindness, Taoist Zhuo."
Li Yan never mentioned the word "sect mission" again in what he said, but his search for the "Youwuqiong" tree did involve the secrets of the Guishui Xianmen, so he didn't mention it anymore.
After hearing this, Zhuo Lingfeng pondered for a moment. Since the other party refused, he didn't say any more about it.
"Friend Li, I may have to go somewhere first this time, so I need to find the nearest teleportation array. What about you?"
"Oh, this is the same as Fellow Daoist Zhuo. The place I'm going to is also quite far away, and I've already wasted a few days here. I also need to find a teleportation array. In this case, I can travel with Fellow Daoist Zhuo for a while."
Li Yan had already planned the trip, but he said at the end that he wanted to travel with Zhuo Lingfeng, which seemed to be a sign of care.
This place is still under the control of the Hu Chen family. Frightened by Li Yan's previous nonsense threats, the ancestor Hu Chen really didn't dare to act rashly against Li Yan, but he was not sure about Zhuo Lingfeng.
Within a radius of several thousand miles, Patriarch Hu Chen might not mind killing Zhuo Lingfeng at will.
If Zhuo Lingfeng really left the Hu Chen family, Li Yan guessed that Hu Chen Patriarch would definitely not go all over the sky to look for Zhuo Lingfeng just for this matter, because that was not what a Yuanying would do. Zhuo Lingfeng looked at Li Yan deeply, his eyes full of smiles, and bowed gently, then looked at the dark night in the distance.
"Then, Fellow Daoist Li, please!"
As he spoke, he flicked his sleeves, and a black-armored demon dog stepped into the air with a low growl.
Two days later, in a market town, Zhuo Lingfeng and Li Yan stood on the street, looking at the flow of people.
Zhuo Lingfeng looked up at a shop in front of him. There was a flag fluttering gently on the eaves, with "Qingfeng Pavilion" written on it. It turned out to be a shop that mainly engaged in teleportation.
"Fellow Daoist Li, this market is close to the Hu Chen family, so it mainly deals in elixirs. There are many materials for alchemy, but relatively few materials for refining equipment.
However, although it may not necessarily contain what you need, after searching for it, there may be unexpected gains. In this case, Zhuo will go ahead."
Although Zhuo Lingfeng still looked old at this moment, the gloomy air on his body had been swept away, and his free and easy spirit was restored.
His body is no longer hunched. His appearance used to look old due to the drastic change in his mind, but the hunchback was mostly due to his deliberate act to match his appearance and make himself more mediocre, all for the purpose of better protecting Hu Chen Wuding.
During these two days, while talking with Li Yan on the road, he had recovered from his past thoughts, which made Li Yan sigh at Zhuo Lingfeng's free and unrestrained character.
Perhaps only this kind of person can give up everything and guard the original love in his heart for so many years.
"Fellow Daoist Zhuo, please do as you please. Now that I'm here, I still have to take a walk. I wish Fellow Daoist Zhuo will succeed in forming the elixir soon."
Li Yan also bowed.
Zhuo Lingfeng said no more, and tightened his hands in his sleeves.
At this moment, in his right hand, he was holding a jade comb, which he had seen on the dressing table in Yue Xiangyun's room. When he left Hu Chen Wuding Courtyard, he only took this jade comb with him.
He thought silently in his heart.
"Xiangyun, after I visit you, I will travel around the world. I think one day, I will go to the Hu Chen family. There are still many things that need to be settled. Although I can't kill Hu Chen Wandong, I have to at least teach him a lesson.
The east wind knows what I am doing, and the thick shade of the mulberry trees and elms turns into the glistening silk of spring silkworms.
The west wind knows I am leaving; the withered mulberry leaves fall; the wind rumbles on the branches in the setting sun.
No snow on the branches, only the farewell pavilion from the past... "
In front of Zhuo Lingfeng, a graceful girl seemed to appear. The girl was holding a mulberry leaf in her hand and smiling at him.
Zhuo Lingfeng left. Li Yan noticed that the moment Zhuo Lingfeng turned around, his steps seemed to be much lighter. However, at the same time Zhuo Lingfeng left, his voice also sounded in Li Yan's mind.
"Friend Li, be careful!"
Li Yan stood on the street, narrowed his eyes, and then walked towards a shop with a normal expression.
During the past two days of traveling with Zhuo Lingfeng, he felt as if someone was secretly spying on them. This was something Zhuo Lingfeng told Li Yan after he discovered it.
Zhuo Lingfeng has experienced many more life and death situations than Li Yan. His cultivation and perception are much more sensitive than Li Yan's. The two of them remained silent, but after spreading their spiritual senses and scanning everywhere, they still found nothing.
The two of them had been communicating via telepathy before, and they judged that it might be that Patriarch Hu Chen was watching them in secret with his spiritual sense. If he wanted to kill a foundation-building cultivator, it would only take a thought.
So after arriving at the market town, Zhuo Lingfeng was teleported away in a hurry. He was always being watched by an old Yuanying monster. Li Yan was also uneasy, but how could he miss the market town when he encountered it, so he had to stay for a while reluctantly.
Moreover, he made this decision after repeated consideration. He felt that Patriarch Hu Chen would not attack him. If he stayed, he might be able to find the refining materials he wanted, which would be worth it.
Half an hour later, just as Zhuo Lingfeng said, Li Yan only walked around half of the market and lost interest.
Most of the shops here sell elixirs, and there are also some shops selling spiritual weapons and treasures. As for shops selling raw materials for refining, Li Yan only saw two or three of them, and most of the things sold there were ordinary items.
The monks who came here obviously had clear purposes. They basically went in and out of medicine shops, and seemed to have made a lot of gains.
Since it was fruitless, Li Yan went straight back to "Qingfeng Pavilion" and teleported directly to the north. He had another important matter that needed to be dealt with as soon as possible.
That was a few days ago, when he absorbed all kinds of poisonous spiritual energy from the magic weapon of Ancestor Hu Chen and suppressed it in his body.
His cultivation has now reached the peak of the early stage of foundation building. According to the normal advancement speed, it would take at least two or three years of meditation and hard practice before he could break through to the middle stage of foundation building.
But this time, in the accident of the Hu Chen family, he swallowed rare poisonous spiritual energy and even the poisonous blood and venom of three rare monsters. He could feel that the barrier at the peak of the initial stage of foundation building had loosened.
Therefore, Li Yan urgently needed to find an uninhabited place to refine the poisonous spiritual energy and poisonous blood in his body first.
It’s just that the Yuanying old monster is too terrifying. Li Yan dare not stay within the range of Ancestor Hu Chen’s spiritual awareness. If he is not careful, Ancestor Hu Chen might discover clues and find out the reason why the power of his magic weapon has been greatly reduced.
At that time, he would have a reason to take his own life. What was even more terrifying was the biggest problem of the poison cultivator. It was very likely that he would directly dissect his own body and conduct a careful study.
Li Yan's teleportation this time reached 50,000 miles. In this way, he was not far from the area under the jurisdiction of the Pure Land Sect, and at the same time he was far away from the control of Patriarch Hu Chen.
After Li Yan came out of the teleportation array at the other end of "Qingfeng Pavilion", he couldn't help but frown.