After hearing this, Li Yan's expression just flashed, but he was not too surprised, because when Cheng Wenming told him the origin of the Beiming Demon Suppression Tower, he thought that the Rong Cave might be related to the evil spirit, and it turned out to be true.
"So that's how it is. The restriction was also made by the evil soul. This is the first time I've heard of it. Although Master Xue Ye said before that they entered together with several people, there is this reason behind it. My soul is definitely not as strong as those of the three foundation-building cultivators. In this case, I really have to borrow the power of others." Li Yan thought to himself.
Then Li Yan's heart moved, because he thought of the "Heaven Stealing Handkerchief" in his storage space. It was a mysterious ancient treasure. Although it could not be said to ignore all restrictions, he had tested it several times and it worked every time. Maybe it could also ignore some restrictions made by fierce souls. He had only met three monks in the past few days. He had never been to the thick wall of ice and snow between heaven and earth, so he didn't know how many monks were waiting to form a team to enter a certain passage. If there were many people, it would be inconvenient for him to take out the Heaven Stealing Handkerchief. Although the three sides of the "concave"-shaped thick wall of ice and snow were outrageously long, the monks' spiritual consciousness crossed, and they didn't know how far they had to fly to avoid everyone and use the Heaven Stealing Handkerchief, and they still had to find someone else by then.
When Li Yan thought of this, he made up his mind. He first clasped his fists to Cheng Wenming and the other two, and then said to Cheng Wenming with a puzzled look on his face, "I am a casual cultivator. You can call me Jiang Hai. But aren't there exactly three of you? Opening the ice and snow 'melting cave' passage is not a problem. Why are you looking for me?" Li Yan gave his name. This time he did not use the name Hu Chen Jiang Hai. Although he wanted to use it, he estimated that as soon as he said it, if the other party knew the Hu Chen family, they would definitely know that he was a poison cultivator, and Li Yan himself was indeed a poison cultivator. That was his real killer move, which was equivalent to directly revealing his trump card, making others wary of him. So he simply used the word "Jiang Hai", but it still had some relationship with Hu Chen Jiang Hai. He was setting a trap for one person.
Li Yan is the kind of person who will never let go of any grudge. As long as someone starts investigating from Ouyang Jinfei and slowly finds out here, if Li Yan still uses poison to kill people during this period, it is very likely that he will still link the two together and guess that the two are actually the same person. In this case, the account will also be put on Hu Chen Jianghai, especially since the Pure Land Sect knows that he used the Hu Chen family's "Xuanming Order". If Hu Chen Jianghai, who will die in the future, knows that Li Yan keeps borrowing his name to wander around, he may really jump out from underground to fight with Li Yan.
As for Li Yan saying that he was a casual cultivator, it would not arouse special suspicion from Cheng Wenming and the other two. In the outside world, casual cultivators could buy the "Xuanming Order" as long as you were willing to pay a high price. It was also possible for a casual cultivator to come here in search of rare treasures.
Li Yan did not feel the slightest bit of gratitude towards Cheng Wenming for taking the trouble to explain the matter in detail to him. Instead, he became more alert. There are no good people in this world who appear for no reason, especially immortal cultivators. The other party must have other intentions.
"Oh, it's Fellow Daoist Jiang Hai. If I'm not mistaken, you should be majoring in fire-type spiritual roots, right?" Cheng Wenming looked at Li Yan with a smile. He didn't quite believe the name and identity that Li Yan reported, but he didn't care about them.
After hearing this, Li Yan immediately looked alert and said, "Fellow Daoist Cheng, are you trying to find out about Jiang's martial arts? You've crossed the line!"
Seeing Li Yan's expression, Cheng Wenming knew that his guess was almost right, and he chuckled, "I think Brother Jiang has misunderstood. You were able to ride alone across the snowfield and walk all the way here without any harm. For cultivators like us who are building foundation, only cultivators with fire spiritual roots can achieve such a result unless they have intermediate or higher level fire magic weapons.
I think that you should have discovered along the way that fire has a natural restraint on the snow mosquitoes on the snowfield, but maybe you are used to using fire as your magical power, so you feel that the snow mosquitoes are not as difficult to deal with as the legend says. Maybe you have the idea that the snow mosquitoes are just so-so. The reason why I said so much and guessed that you are a cultivator with fire spiritual roots is that it is worthless to say it out loud, because most of the cultivators who come here will travel in teams. If they are not teleported to the glacier area in the south, before reaching the "Melting Cave", they will usually invite cultivators with fire spiritual roots to join the team, that is to deal with snow mosquitoes. Of course, these are not absolute things. Even if there are cultivators who are not fire spiritual roots and travel alone, there are many people who have passed through the snowfield, but there are many difficulties. I say this, do you understand, Jiang Daoyou?"
Li Yan nodded after listening to this, and then glanced at the three people, "So, among the three Taoist friends, there is also a Taoist friend with fire spiritual power?"
Li Yan discovered that except for one of them saying a few words before, the two scholars had always looked cold, and it was Cheng Wenming who was the only one communicating with him.
As expected, it was Cheng Wenming who spoke again. "Fellow Daoist Jiang, you guessed correctly. I am also a cultivator with fire spiritual roots. However, my cultivation is still shallow, so I am unable to protect three people at the same time. That is why I am in such a mess. I am sorry to make fun of you."
"We have reached the edge of the snowfield now. We won't encounter too many snow mosquitoes on the rest of the journey. The three of you have already explained the 'Melting Cave' to me. You won't stay here just to explain it to me and then help me enter the 'Melting Cave', right?" Most of the immortal cultivators are selfish. When facing strangers, let alone lending a hand, it is a blessing that they don't add insult to injury. So when Li Yan said this, there was already a hint of ridicule in his words.
Li Yan had just finished speaking when the tall cultivator behind him spoke again, without waiting for Cheng Wenming to speak, "Brother Cheng, this Daoist fellow Jiang has great magical powers. I believe it will be easy for him to open the 'Rong Cave' alone. Why should we continue to entangle with him? It would be better for us to leave quickly now." Li Yan had this look all the time. The two Chengxin Sect cultivators had already been dissatisfied, and they were already being polite by not taking action immediately.
"Brother Ye, please be patient. If we were traveling alone and were stopped by several people, we would definitely be so careful." Cheng Wenming looked back at the tall cultivator and said with a smile, then faced Li Yan again. The short cultivator from Chengxin Sect didn't say a word from beginning to end, but just when Li Yan seemed impatient and wanted to leave, murderous intent appeared in his eyes. The murderous intent only flashed and disappeared, but it had already fallen into Li Yan's consciousness. Li Yan just pretended not to know and kept talking to Cheng Wenming.
Listening to Cheng Wenming talking about his companions, Li Yan sneered in his heart, "They haven't taken action yet, so they must have been enduring very hard. This Cheng Wenming is a very good talker, and every word he says seems to be for the sake of the other party. If it was a young man who had just started out, I would really have some good feelings for him."
"Fellow Daoist Jiang, I have the audacity to stop you because I have something to ask. It is of course not a problem for the three of us to enter the Rongdong. Of course, we are not here to help you alone, but I want to discuss a mutually beneficial matter with you. Of course, if you do not agree, then just pretend that we never said anything.
Well, it is like this, Brother Jiang, do you know the term "snow spirit"? "Cheng Wenming stopped nagging about other things and went straight to the point.
"'Snow spirit'? Daoist friend, you must be referring to the creatures in the 'Melting Cave', right? Are there anything special about those monsters?" Li Yan asked in a somewhat strange tone.
"Snow Spirits", of course Li Yan knew about it. It was introduced in the jade slips. It was a special kind of monster among the many monsters in the Rongdong. They had low intelligence and the power to manipulate ice and snow. Although they did not live in large groups like snow mosquitoes, they often hunted other prey in the 'Melting Cave' together with seven or eight or more. The reason why they were special was that they were different from many monsters born in the Beiming Demon Suppression Tower. They could only reproduce by the heaven and earth, and could not breed themselves. The "Snow Spirits" had no organs in their bodies, which was completely different from the Snow Mosquitoes. The Snow Mosquitoes had all the internal organs. The "Snow Spirits" had a thick layer of snow on the outside of their bodies. Because the temperature in the "Melting Cave" was terribly low, the snow was like a layer of hard armor, protecting the "bones" inside.
The so-called "skeleton" of the "Snow Spirit" is actually a large block of ice, but this block of ice never melts, and this large block of ice is still just a protection for it. Inside the large block of ice is the life core of the "Snow Spirit", and all their magic power comes from the life core. The life core of the "Snow Spirit" that is so heavily protected is a ball of blue flame, which is a flame produced by the reverse when the temperature is extremely low, that is, the demon core of the "Snow Spirit".
Although the "Snow Spirits" have no organs in their bodies, they still need to eat in order to maintain the power of the blue flames in their bodies. After they swallow their prey, the prey will first be frozen in their bodies and then attached to a large block of ice. The blue flames in the large block of ice will quickly wrap around the prey and burn it to ashes. In this way, the essence, blood and spiritual power in the prey's body will be absorbed by the blue flames, allowing it to continuously replenish and grow, making the "Snow Spirits" stronger and stronger.
The blue flames of the "Snow Spirit"'s demon core are good materials for refining weapons for cultivators. It is a material that cultivators with water and fire spirit roots prefer to use. If the blue flames of the "Snow Spirit" demon core are added to the refining of spiritual weapons and spiritual treasures, the power can be greatly improved. Refining one to two grade elixirs can also make the elixirs more powerful. However, if it is used to refine magic weapons, the added power is not too obvious. Therefore, "Snow Spirit" is not too concerned about cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage. On the contrary, it is very popular among cultivators in the Condensation Stage. After entering the first floor of the tower, cultivators in the Condensation Stage will often be led into the tower by the elders of the Foundation Establishment Stage. No matter which area on the first floor they are in, they will want to take a walk in the "Melting Cave". The first-level monster is a good place for cultivators in the Condensation Stage to train. At the same time, they can also obtain the "Snow Spirit" demon core and take it back. Whether it is for refining spiritual weapons, spiritual treasures, or selling them, it is a good choice for them.
"Yes, I'm talking about those snow elves. The blue flames of their magic are good materials for refining weapons for water and fire cultivators, and fellow Daoist is a fire cultivator..." This time, before Cheng Wenming could finish his words, Li Yan's face showed displeasure. After talking for such a long time, the other party still talked about this lowest level monster. Did he really think he was a ignorant boy
"Fellow Daoist Cheng, can you please explain directly that you know those things are not very useful to us, and I don't want to team up together to hunt down a large number of 'Snow Spirits', use the number of demon cores to make up for his low level, and then exchange them for spirit stones."