However, no matter how smart Old Ancestor Ren Chihuo is, he can still make mistakes sometimes.
More than ten years ago, when he was out, he met two young girls from the Ye family who were training outside. Seeing that the two girls were beautiful and elegant, he had evil thoughts in his mind and directly abducted the two girls back to his cave to enjoy himself.
However, she didn't expect that one of the two women was a direct descendant of the Ye family and also had a way to save her life. She crushed the jade talisman in a hurry, and was found in the cave by the ancestor of the Ye family in just one day.
When the two met, there was a fierce battle. However, no matter how many magical powers the Red Fire Ancestor used, he was no match for the Ye Family Ancestor when there was a difference of two small realms between them. In the end, he was defeated and captured.
After a fight between the Ye family's ancestor and the Chihuo ancestor, the Ye family's original murderous intention turned into a desire to subdue him. In the end, he promised the Chihuo ancestor that as long as he was willing to become a guest official of the Ye family, not only would he not be killed, but the two girls would be promised to him as concubines.
Moreover, the Ye family would provide a large amount of cultivation resources for him to use. In this way, this one-legged giant owl became a guest elder of the Ye family.
In this way, the Ye family is considered very strong among second-rate families.
Think about it, Xuanqing Temple only has one ancestor in the middle stage of Jindan, which is already a certain reputation, not to mention that the Ye family is a family with three Jindan cultivators.
This time, Patriarch Chihuo went to the Huchen family with Patriarch Ye, leaving behind another Jindan elder to guard the family.
Because the Ye family had something to hide, in order to be on the safe side, when they were some distance away from the Hu Chen family, the ancestor of the Ye family left the ancestor Chihuo outside in case of emergency.
In the end, when Li Yan helped Hu Chen Wuding to win, the ancestor of the Ye family did not see the Shibuyuan Flying Sword that Li Yan took out, so in his heart he always believed that Li Yan and Zhuo Lingfeng were of the same kind.
His hard work failed because of Li Yan, so he targeted the two of them.
However, he had to attend the Hu Chen family's Son of Inheritance Ceremony in three days, so he naturally could not leave.
So he sent a message to the Chihuo ancestor who was outside, recorded the appearance of Li Yan and the other man, and sent them back, asking him to kill them at all costs.
After receiving the message, Patriarch Chihuo went to wait near the Huchen family. As expected, he soon met Li Yan and Zhuo Lingfeng, but he did not dare to take action there. He could only stay behind them from a distance, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
Although Patriarch Chihuo also called himself "Ancestor", he certainly knew that his title of Ancestor was probably not even as good as a mouse compared to Ancestor Huchen.
When Li Yan and his companions finally entered the market town, there were also two Jindan cultivators guarding the market town, so he still could not take any action.
What made Old Ancestor Chihuo even more depressed was that Li Yan and the other person separated as soon as they entered the market town.
After hesitating for a long time, Patriarch Chihuo finally did not chase Zhuo Lingfeng, but chose to stay and kill Li Yan. After all, the ancestor of the Ye family sent him a message, mainly pointing out that the person who deserved to die the most was Li Yan.
He followed Li Yan all the way here, and after following him for a short distance, he found that there was no one else in his consciousness except the two of them, so the Red Fire Ancestor decided to take action here.
It's not that he is timid. He needs to be so careful even when dealing with a foundation-building cultivator. This is a habit he developed when he was a casual cultivator. Although he killed people like crazy, he always acted cautiously.
Li Yan revealed the origin of the Red Fire Ancestor. The Red Fire Ancestor raised his eyebrows and did not answer at all. He did not give Li Yan any more time to avoid any more trouble.
He waved his hand without any visible gestures, and a huge palm with billowing flames suddenly appeared in the air, and then slapped down from the sky.
This palm was formed by fire spiritual power and was about four or five meters in size. As soon as it was formed in the air, a high temperature that could burn everything swept towards the ground below.
Although Li Yan was asking the other party, he had already put all his heart and soul into it. Just as the Red Fire Ancestor raised his eyebrows and was about to make a move, Li Yan had disappeared from the spot.
Facing a Jindan cultivator, Li Yan now has no other options except dodging.
In a desert, the fastest option is to use earth escape.
"It is really ridiculous to use such means in front of this old man."
The Red Fire Ancestor in the air glanced at the place where Li Yan disappeared, with a hint of ridicule on his face.
He had no intention of using any magic weapon, and even the spells he cast were just ordinary ones that he knew at will.
The Red Fire Ancestor just moved his palm slightly, and the giant flaming palm condensed in the air remained, but its direction had changed, and it smashed down heavily towards a place in the distance.
Underground, Li Yan, who was moving rapidly in the quicksand, suddenly felt his hair stand on end, and then a huge force pressed down directly from the top of his head.
“Bang, bang, bang!!”
The next moment, the ten "Ghost Car Talismans" that had just been stuck on his body made a series of loud noises and exploded.
Li Yan hurriedly lowered his head and arched his back, only to feel a huge force directly hitting the spiritual power shield on his body surface, and the entire earth made a dull rumbling sound.
Then, Li Yan was driven into the deeper underground of the quicksand like a nail.
As Li Yan fell, he spat out a large amount of blood. The spiritual power shield outside his body shattered immediately like paper.
His head was dizzy and he felt suffocated in his chest.
Li Yan shook his head hard, trying to make himself more awake. He only had thirty "Ghost Car Talismans" on him, and in such a hurry, he only had time to use up ten of them and apply them on his body.
Although it was still vulnerable, fortunately there was a thick layer of sand on it, which dispersed most of the attacks. In addition, the accumulated defensive power of the spiritual shield was able to withstand most of the power of the attacks.
The remaining aftermath of the attack was taken up by his strong body, and he finally survived the attack from a Jindan cultivator.
"Huh!"
The Red Fire Ancestor in midair let out a surprised cry. Although he had only used an ordinary palm strike, he had also used 30% of his strength. Under normal circumstances, even if it was a late-stage foundation-building cultivator, he would have been severely injured or even killed immediately by his blow.
It was just that he wanted to keep Li Yan alive to search his soul, so when he took action just now, he didn't intend to kill him directly.
But he only pushed the kid fifty more feet underground. In his consciousness, Li Yan still had a breath. Although it was extremely weak, he still had the power to move.
Li Yan was still feeling dizzy. His earth escape technique was broken at this moment. Suddenly, huge forces from all directions gathered towards him, as if they were going to squeeze him to death in the ground.
Li Yan's body made a series of "crackling..." sounds of bones breaking, and there was a sharp pain in the shoulder blades on his back.
He knew that although he had taken the aftermath of the attack with his back, his shoulder blades were broken in several places. What was even more terrible at this moment was that the earth, sand and mud were swarming towards him from all directions.
The Red Fire Ancestor in the air sneered and stretched out a finger. In an instant, a magical power appeared on the fingertips and immediately turned into a long blood-red hook.
He wanted to hook Li Yan out directly from the ground. He believed that even if Li Yan was still able to move, he would not be able to avoid his long spiritual hook no matter how fast he was.
But at this moment, his body suddenly shook, his mind became confused for a moment, and then he felt that the circulation of the magic power in his body was slowing down.
"Oh no, it's poisoned!"
Old Ancestor Chihuo was greatly shocked. He had taken many precautions, but he still didn't know when he was poisoned.
The ancestor of the Ye family once told him in a message that the young cultivators among the other side were good at using poison, so he must be careful.
When Old Ancestor Chihuo saw the message, he also kept it with him. He was a cautious person and would not let his guard down just because the other party was a foundation-building cultivator.
But during the entire process of chasing Li Yan, he held his breath and used his spiritual awareness to the fullest, carefully sensing everything around him.
It can be said that during the entire pursuit, he would know even if there was a slight odor or a bit of smoke or vapor between him and Li Yan.
But all along the way, none of this happened. Even when he surpassed Li Yan to block the opponent, he deliberately avoided the route that Li Yan passed. But now he was still tricked. How could he not be surprised
Just as the body of the Red Fire Ancestor was shaking, Li Yan, under the ground, had already barely made up his hands to perform the magic formula and started the earth escape technique again.
Although his shoulder blade was fractured, he had no intention of healing at this time. He once again tried his best to escape into the distance underground. He was already terrified.
A Jindan cultivator was definitely not someone he could fight against. If the other party tried to kill him as soon as they met, using powerful spells or using magical weapons, he would probably have been killed on the spot by now.
Fortunately, the other party intended to capture me alive, so he was careful in his attack.
However, the opponent did not expect that he had practiced the Qiongqi Purgatory Technique and had trained his body to a very strong level. Although the talisman and the spiritual power shield were broken by one blow, he was still able to withstand it.
Li Yan didn't even carefully check the situation of the Red Fire Ancestor on the ground. Faced with such absolute strength, he had no choice but to escape.
He was not attacked again and guessed that the poison in the opponent's body had already taken effect. However, Li Yan was not sure how much effect the poison he had administered would have on a Jindan cultivator.
Is it just a momentary blockage, or does it have a longer-term effect
Therefore, as long as he was not attacked continuously, he just had to run for his life.
Li Yan's timing of setting an ambush is usually unpredictable. Once he realizes that something is not right, he will strike first, regardless of whether the other party is really an enemy.
This time, he set an ambush in the teleportation array. When the Red Fire Ancestor behaved abnormally in the last three nodes, Li Yan was unable to see through the other party's cultivation level, so he quietly released the poison in the narrow space of the teleportation array.
This poison is the same one that was used on He Manzi. It is called "Isolating Heaven and Earth". The reason for choosing this poison is that it is mild in nature and its concealment is the strongest among all the poisons in Li Yan's body.
Its greatest function is to isolate spiritual power, causing the poisoned person to lose control of the spiritual power in his body for a short period of time, as if he was isolated from the world.
Moreover, Li Yan was not sure whether the other party was really an enemy, so he could not use any means that could take someone's life.
It was Li Yan's cautious character that allowed him to escape danger temporarily. However, since he had no idea of the other party's background, he only controlled the release of a very small amount of the "Isolating Heaven and Earth" poison.
At the same time, they need to use their magic power to protect their bodies during the teleportation process, so even if there are slight fluctuations in the teleportation array, they will usually be ignored.
During the transmission process, some incomprehensible transmission fluctuations will occasionally occur. As long as these phenomena do not continue to expand, this is normal. Li Yan took advantage of this condition and made the Red Fire Ancestor inevitably contaminated with this poison.
Li Yan was now underground in the desert, having walked more than forty miles before he released his spiritual sense and scanned backwards.
After a quick glance, he felt a little relieved. The Red Fire Ancestor had already fallen from the air to the ground. After swallowing the pill, he was meditating with his eyes closed to recover. The fluctuations of mana outside his body were also intermittent.
Li Yan knew that if he continued like this, it would not be good. Although he took precautions at that time, the amount of "Isolation of Heaven and Earth" poison he released was too little, which caused the onset of the disease to be delayed.
For a Jindan cultivator, it is impossible for him to recover like He Manzi, who needs a long time.
After confirming the situation, Li Yan broke out of the ground directly. No matter how fast his earth escape technique was, it would not be as fast as flying.
After flying in the air, Li Yan took out several pills and swallowed them, then turned into a stream of light and flew quickly towards the distant sky.
Just as Li Yan quickly disappeared into the horizon, the Red Fire Ancestor, who had his eyes closed, slightly opened his eyes, looked coldly in the direction where Li Yan disappeared, and then closed his eyes again.
No one knew how furious he was at the moment. He was actually ambushed by a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and even at this moment, he didn't even know how the other party had done it.