Li Yan was shocked at first, but immediately realized that he might have made a low-level mistake. From the other party's words, Li Yan had guessed that the phenomenon of immortals and mortals coexisting in the same city seemed to be normal within the jurisdiction of the Pure Land Sect, but his face remained expressionless, and he just looked at the big man without saying a word.
Li Yan looked indifferent to his own surprise. The big man hesitated for a moment, feeling that Li Yan was not as ignorant as he guessed. However, this matter was obviously the most common thing, but as a frequent traveler, he knew that some people asked questions that were not his real questions. It might be just a lead-in, and the real question would be asked inadvertently later. This kind of people often do not want others to know what he wants to do, and try to get or deduce the answer he wants by asking indirectly.
When the big man was about to answer, he suddenly looked back. Before him, Li Yan also looked up in one direction. Only the two young men behind the big man were still looking at Li Yan with vigilance.
When the big man turned around, Li Yan had already retracted his gaze. The big man couldn't help but be even more surprised, because in his spiritual sense he had just sensed someone flying towards their direction in the distance, but the young cultivator in front of him discovered it earlier than him. But what the big man didn't know was that Li Yan had actually discovered it a long time ago, and he discovered it before he just intercepted the big man, but he didn't want others to know how powerful his spiritual sense was, so he only looked over in advance when he felt that the big man was about to turn around.
"My fellow Daoist, let's talk while flying. Standing here will attract too much attention." The big man's attitude became more respectful. Li Yan's strength was definitely above his. Although he had seen that Li Yan was extraordinary, he relied on his life-saving methods and might not be afraid of the other party in a head-on fight. However, seeing that the other party was much stronger than himself, he naturally did not want to anger Li Yan.
Although the depth of a cultivator's spiritual power is of great importance in combat, it is not absolute. Take the big man for example. He is also a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building. Compared with others, his spiritual power is also strong or weak. For example, if you encounter a cultivator with wind attribute in the spiritual root, generally speaking, their spiritual power may not be too deep, but when escaping, they are first-class players. If you chase him with the idea that his spiritual power is not as deep as yours, it is often difficult to succeed. For the same distance, you need to consume 20% of your spiritual power to fly, while a cultivator with wind spiritual root may not even need 10%. However, the strength of spiritual consciousness is a recognized criterion among cultivators. Spiritual consciousness is difficult to cultivate, especially there are very few ways to cultivate spiritual consciousness alone. Basically, it is enhanced at the same time as the realm strength increases. Even so, it is difficult to increase spiritual consciousness by a little bit. I don't know how many years it will take to increase spiritual consciousness by a little bit. When the spiritual consciousness becomes strong, many high-level magic arts can be performed. Even if the spiritual power is not enough, the magic arts within the range of the spiritual consciousness can be driven, but the power cannot be fully exerted.
After hearing what the big man said, Li Yan nodded. He didn't want to stand in the air like this, so he urged the spiritual power under his feet and the Cloud-piercing Willow slowly flew forward. The big man stared at the flying magic weapon under Li Yan's feet, and a strange look flashed in his eyes. He had clearly accelerated to avoid this person just now, but this person just shook and appeared in front of him. The grade of this person's flying magic weapon was definitely above medium grade.
The four of them flew slowly towards the city ahead. Li Yan did not rashly step onto the opponent's flying magic weapon, which was a taboo for both sides.
"My fellow Taoist, this is the case in several large cities of my Pure Land Sect, but the mortals in the city don't know much about it..." The big man began to speak, and slowly Li Yan began to talk about some things about the Pure Land Sect. These were not secrets, but immortals and mortals were on different paths, so they would not be recorded in the classics. Ordinary people who had been to the Pure Land Sect once would know them clearly. While he was speaking, the two young men behind him still glanced at Li Yan from time to time with strange eyes, and the big man was also observing the reaction on Li Yan's face.
But what was destined to disappoint them was that Li Yan, who was flying synchronously with them, had nothing but a smile on his face and nodded from time to time, without any expression of surprise or confusion. Li Yan's expression made the big man more certain that Li Yan wanted to find out something by asking indirectly, so he became even more vigilant, fearing that Li Yan would suddenly interrupt and ask, and he would accidentally say something he shouldn't say, which might bring trouble to himself.
But in fact, the big man's words at this time had already made Li Yanxin shocked and suspicious. Li Yan could not have imagined that the Pure Land Sect would build a city in this way. The matter was originally simple, and the big man finished speaking in just a moment. During this time, Li Yan also interrupted to ask some questions, but the big man was very cautious. He either said a general answer or said that he didn't know much.
Of course Li Yan knew what the big man was worried about. If it were him, facing a strange cultivator with higher cultivation than him who suddenly stopped him, he would of course want to leave as soon as possible. As for answering the other party's questions, he would just say what he could.
After the big man saw that he had answered the question, he said goodbye to Li Yan, "Daoyou, these things are actually common. Even if you ask some respected mortals in the city, you may get the answers you want. They are not secrets, but very common. I have urgent matters with two disciples. How about..."
Li Yan had been looking at the three big men. Before the big man could finish his words, he raised his hand to stop him. The big man couldn't help but get angry when he saw this. He saw that they were not far from the city as they flew. Li Yan didn't dare to take action in a place where Buddhas were stationed, so he wanted to leave.
Li Yan said calmly at this time, "To be honest, I know part of what you said, but I don't know some of it. In fact, this is my first time to come to the jurisdiction of the Pure Land Sect. I am an alchemy practitioner, and I came here because my family sent me here. Unfortunately, I have never been here before, and the people who are familiar with this place are practicing in seclusion, so... I still have to trouble you to explain it in more detail. Thank you very much!"
Except for the fact that this was his first time in the jurisdiction of the Pure Land Sect, nothing else Li Yan said was true, but he buried a trap in his words.
As expected, the big man had planned to lead his disciples to forcibly leave no matter what Li Yan said. Their sect paid tribute to the Pure Land Sect every year. Although the young cultivator in front of him was more powerful than himself and he was not sure of the other party's identity, he believed that Li Yan would not dare to take action here. But when he heard the second half of Li Yan's words, the unhappiness that gradually appeared on his face quickly disappeared, and the respectful look that had appeared before appeared on his face again, but this time the respect was accompanied by some excitement.
"Oh? So you are an alchemist. I am sorry for my ignorance. Please don't take it personally if I said anything inappropriate just now." Seeing such a sudden change in the other party's attitude, Li Yan smiled in his heart. It was indeed true. In the world of immortal cultivation, alchemists and weapon refiners are really respected.
As long as they are cultivators, they cannot live without elixirs and magical tools. They will deal with alchemists and tool refiners all their lives. A famous alchemist or tool refiner is always surrounded by followers. When they encounter problems, they often raise their arms and call for help, and many people will be willing to work for them. Their purpose, of course, is to gain the favor of an alchemist or tool refiner. If the other party really accepts the favor, there will be some guarantee of elixirs and magical tools in the future.
So when Li Yan said this, the big man's attitude changed drastically.
“Oh, so fellow Daoist is from a family of alchemists? I wonder…” the big man continued, but he was not the kind of person who would believe everything others said, so he pretended to be hesitant and asked again.
"Oh, I'm from the Hu Chen family. I wonder if you have heard of me?" Li Yan said with a smile. He already knew that the Hu Chen family had business dealings with the Pure Land Sect, otherwise where would the "Xuan Ming Order" come from? So he brought over the name of the Hu Chen family without hesitation. He disliked the ancestor of Hu Chen anyway, and if he got into some trouble because of this, he didn't mind giving the ancestor of Hu Chen a headache.
"Ah... you are the poison... elixir... cultivator of the Hu Chen family. I am Ouyang Jinfei, the elder of Qianfeng Mountain. Nice to meet you again, Hu Chen... Hu Chen... Daoist friend."
The big man who called himself Ouyang Jinfei was surprised at first, then he showed joy on his face and bowed to Li Yan. However, he didn't know Li Yan's name, so he paused in the middle.
"Haha, my name is Hu Chen Jianghai. I wonder how the areas of mortals and immortals that Fellow Daoist Ouyang mentioned just now are divided, so as to avoid going to the wrong place later." Li Yan reported Hu Chen Jianghai's name without hesitation. Anyway, he would not make a name for himself outside. It is possible that he would cause trouble accidentally, and that would be blamed on Hu Chen Jianghai. He was almost killed by people sent by Ye Luoyan. If the Ye family was also a family of alchemy, he would have directly said that he was a member of the Ye family.
"Oh oh oh, Fellow Daoist Jiang Hai, I see that you are not very old, but your cultivation is astonishing. It is truly admirable. Well, since this is your first time here, you should have been accompanied by someone in your family who is familiar with this place, or someone should have informed you in advance. It is indeed a bit hasty for you to come here." Ouyang Jinfei still did not answer Li Yan's words, but showed concern for Li Yan in a very familiar manner.
Li Yan shook his head in his heart, "It seems that no one who walks outside is easy to get along with. This person is obviously a person who has seen a lot of ups and downs."
Li Yan looked at the city that was already a few miles away and smiled bitterly, "Family matters, ah, it's hard to say..."
Li Yan's words were nonsensical, but when Ouyang Jinfei heard it, he looked relieved. An immortal cultivation family is also a sect, and the competition for immortal cultivation resources among disciples is no less fierce than that within the sect, and even brothers killing each other is not uncommon.
"It seems that this person is a person who is excluded from a certain branch, but this has nothing to do with me. I just want to buy some pills from him." Ouyang Jinfei not only knew the Hu Chen family, but also had inquired about it in detail. It was a poison cultivation family. The detoxification pills they sold were very popular, and the poison pills were even rarer. In order to ensure the status of the Hu Chen family, the Hu Chen family took out very few pills each time. Ouyang Jinfei had wanted to buy the pills of the Hu Chen family many times, but he was only a third-rate sect elder. This kind of thing was not his turn. Once the pills came out, they would be purchased by the Pure Land Sect. Although not all of them were purchased, the remaining ones were also divided up by some major forces.
Ouyang Jinfei wisely did not respond to Li Yan's words, and now he explained in detail, "In fact, this is the case in several cities of the Pure Land Sect. There will be a grand temple in the center of the city, and outside the temple are all mortals living. Of course, mortals only live in a small half of this city. Most of them are covered by the formation. Mortals have no way of knowing that this city is actually very big. They just live in a very small area.
The area where we cultivators move is entered from the temple, which is our activity area. The reason why the city is built like this is to facilitate the promotion of Buddhism, save all living beings, and give mortals the opportunity to worship the gods and experience the supreme authority of the immortals at any time. "