The person being questioned by the middle-aged man in white robe was a short, dark, thin and strong monk wearing a yellow monk robe. He always kept a humble smile on his face.
"Amitabha, Brother Xu, you are too kind. My cultivation is just average, otherwise why would I have to enter the pagoda so many times to look for opportunities
The cultivation method this person has practiced is indeed unparalleled and might be comparable to our sect's 'Great Vajra Body', but I have never heard of it. This person should not be a cultivator under the jurisdiction of our Pure Land Sect, otherwise the sect should have records of this sect, but..."
The monk named Yiming looked to be only in his thirties, but he spoke in an old tone. After hearing what the monk surnamed Xu said, he first smiled bitterly, then spoke while thinking, but at the end, he frowned.
The cultivator surnamed Xu certainly knew what the Zen Master Yiming in front of him was thinking. Yiming was over 150 years old and had been stuck in the False Dan realm for more than 60 years. He had one last chance to advance to the Golden Dan realm. If he failed again, he would have to sit and die.
This person is a monk of the "One" generation of the Pure Land Sect. He is certainly experienced, but he still cannot figure out the origins of the monk with a strong body.
"Brother Yiming was puzzled by the fact that the other party's cultivation level was only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Compared with cultivators of the same level, physical cultivators have dispersed most of their spiritual power into their physical bodies, so the fluctuations in their aura are not obvious.
Furthermore, in order to enter the North Sea Demon Suppression Tower, this person may have cast a spell to hide his cultivation level. This is not impossible. If he is really a Jindan cultivator who cast a spell, how can we see his true identity?"
After hearing this, Zen Master Yiming nodded slowly. The great Vajra body he mentioned just now can only be obtained after practicing to the level of Buddha. The level of a Zen monk can only reach the level of a small Vajra body.
However, judging from the fluctuations of spiritual power emanating from Li Yan's body during the battle just now, he was only at the Foundation Establishment stage. He was unwilling to believe that the other party's cultivation was at the same level as his, and his physical body had reached an incredible level. In that case, the Vajra Arhat body of the Pure Land Sect would be surpassed.
"Vajra Arhat Body" is the Pure Land Sect's most powerful body-refining technique. In the Foundation Establishment Stage, which is the Zen monk realm, one can cultivate to the Small Vajra Body. In the Golden Core Stage, one can cultivate to the Big Vajra Body. Only in the Nascent Soul Stage can one cultivate to the "Vajra Arhat Body", and in the Spirit Transformation Stage it is the "Small Luojin Body", and so on.
The five of them were the first group of people to discover that someone was taking action in this area, but when they came over, Li Yan had already fought with Green Shadow, and that was the final battle with the Rhino-Horned Green Python, so they didn't see the entire battle process. The Rhino-Horned Green Python was so powerful that even if the five of them joined forces, they would not be willing to fight against it. Although they would definitely not fail, they would also suffer heavy losses, so they just avoided its edge and watched from afar.
Monk Yiming naturally would not think that the body-refining technique practiced by Li Yan could be stronger than the "Vajra Arhat Body". He firmly believed that the Pure Land Sect was the strongest body-refining sect in the world, but the aura exuded by Li Yan made him unsure. Now that the cultivator named Xu spoke again, his doubts were completely dispelled.
“What Fellow Daoist Xu said is true, but this body-refining technique is extremely advanced. Although I dare not say that I have read a lot of books, I have read the body-refining books in the temple countless times, but I still cannot figure out its origin.
However, this person's body training technique seems to start with flexibility, and is built from the inside out. It is not like the 'Vajra Arhat Body' which first practices external skills, and then switches to repairing membrane bones after the rubber bands become tough, and finally cultivates internal organs. It is a method of training from the outside to the inside.
There are many body-refining techniques in this world that can be practiced from the inside out, but like my sect, they lack softness, so this person's technique is something I have never seen in the records. "When talking about the body-refining technique, Yiming's eyes flashed with brilliance.
"Could it be that this person is from the other three domains? He is from a sect or family with a secret inheritance." The cultivator named Xu nodded and said. He somewhat agreed with Yiming's confidence. Of course, there were extremely secretive sects in the area controlled by the Pure Land Sect.
As the Pure Land Sect possesses a divine monk in the God Transformation Stage, over tens of millions of years, the hidden sects or families in the areas under its jurisdiction would have been mostly discovered. However, between the four regions, extremely secret matters like this one were strictly blocked by the other party's information.
"My two fellow Taoists, my sister and I have seen this person before." As the two were talking, except for the young man in white robe who asked a question at the beginning, the other two girls had been listening. But now, they interrupted the conversation between cultivator Xu and Yiming. It was one of the tall girls who spoke.
Except for the shorter girl who showed no surprise on her face, the other three all looked at the two girls in surprise.
"Oh? Female donor knows this person?" Yiming raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.
The tall girl shook her head and said, "I don't know this person. It's just that she happened to meet my sister and I before we entered the North Ming Demon Suppression Tower a dozen days ago. She looked like she was in the middle stage of foundation building at that time. We only took a quick glance at her but didn't have any contact with her. After that, we entered the tower. I don't know whether the two Buddha uncles outside the tower recognized her identity and cultivation level later." The girl had a clear and pleasant voice and a great figure, but she looked a little ordinary.
These two women were the first people to enter the Beiming Demon-Suppressing Tower when Li Yan first arrived at the tower. Somehow, after entering the tower, they got mixed up with these three people. The two women only glanced at Li Yan roughly at first. They had recognized Li Yan before. The two women were shocked. They didn't expect that the other party was actually a Jindan cultivator.
"Oh, then which direction did this person come from..." Upon hearing this, cultivator surnamed Xu asked, but he only said half a sentence and then stopped talking. He looked up at one place, and just before he looked up, Zen Master Yiming had already turned his head and looked in that direction. This made cultivator surnamed Xu admire him. After all, he was a veteran foundation-building master, and his spiritual awareness was still not as good as the other's.
"Amitabha, we can't stay here for long. The battle just now alarmed many people. Now there are several groups of monks and several powerful monsters coming here. Let's leave first."
Zen Master Yiming whispered something, and his figure began to blur. The other three people only heard half of what Monk Xu said and were confused, but then they heard Zen Master Yiming's words, looked at each other, nodded slightly, and their figures gradually faded.
Li Yan stood on the Cloud-piercing Willow and flew hundreds of miles in one breath. He changed direction several times on the way. After half an hour, a low mountain appeared in front of him. The mountain was covered with strange rocks, like a maze. It was nightfall at this time, and Li Yan soon came to a cluster of strange rocks in the mountain.
Looking at the strange rocks standing around him, Li Yan first put down the beautiful woman in his hand, then opened his mouth and spit out a small purple flag. The small flag fluttered in the wind. Li Yan awkwardly pinched the magic formula, and immediately the small purple flag began to rotate. Ancient formation patterns were thrown out from the small flag and landed about ten feet around Li Yan.
Then, the space in this small area was slightly distorted, which was almost undetectable in the darkness. After a few breaths, the low mountain returned to silence, and there was no trace of Li Yan anymore. It was exactly the same as before.
After Li Yan performed a set of spells, a flush appeared on his originally dull face. He pursed his lips hard, then put the small purple flag into the storage bag. His standing figure swayed, and he fell directly into the rocks. His face turned from flushed to pale. He quickly took out a few bottles of pills from the storage bag, and swallowed several of them without even looking at them. After putting away the porcelain bottles, Li Yan closed his eyes and began to regulate his breathing.
In the previous battle, Li Yan had tried his best and relied on various calculations. He finally managed to scare away the rhinoceros-horned green python. Both sides suffered losses.
The moment the real body of the rhinoceros-horned green python appeared, Li Yan judged that he was definitely not capable of defeating this monster. It was able to sneak silently into his body within several feet before being discovered. This was only possible because Li Yan relied on his spiritual sense that was far superior to that of his peers to barely discover it.
In the following battle, just as Li Yan guessed, the rhinoceros-horned green python was also able to fight across levels, so its cultivation was slightly higher than that of the early Jindan stage, and the beautiful woman in green gauze was not as good as him.
Although Li Yan was the best in the world at Guishui Sutra, his actual cultivation was only three small realms lower than that of the Rhinoceros Horn Green Python, namely the late stage of foundation building, the great perfection of foundation building and the fake elixir. The first thing he considered was to use poison to get rid of the opponent, but the Rhinoceros Horn Green Python was obviously good at poisoning, otherwise the beautiful woman would not be so unbearable, so Li Yan temporarily gave up the idea of poisoning.
Facing a monster that could also fight across levels, Li Yan felt that his spiritual power was far inferior to that of the Rhino-Horned Green Python after just taking a hit from it. How could he escape successfully? Looking at the speed of the Rhino-Horned Green Python itself, Li Yan thought that even if he used the Cloud-Piercing Willow, he might not be able to distance himself within hundreds of miles. This was when the Rhino-Horned Green Python did not have a flying magic weapon. But he had just destroyed the opponent's green shadow that was like a "clone", so it was bound to be a chase to the death.
Li Yan thought about it and decided that if he could make the other party give up, it would be a permanent solution. Otherwise, he would have to look for the Red Mother Spirit on the second floor of the tower and be chased by such a terrifying monster unless he never stopped.
In an instant, Li Yan had the idea of using "Blood-Refined Amber Pill" or "Melting Bamboo Shoots". These two treasures have the effect of improving cultivation in a short period of time, but "Blood-Refined Amber Pill" burns essence and blood, and has great side effects, so its value is much lower than that of "Melting Bamboo Shoots".
Although "Rongsun" is precious, it is undoubtedly the most suitable thing at present. This is a method of using external objects; another method, which Li Yan thinks is also feasible, is when he received the attack from the rhinoceros-horn green python just now, although his spiritual power was obviously inferior to that of the opponent, he felt that the opponent's physical strength was not as good as his.
The opponent is a monster. He is absolutely confident in the hardness of his body, which can be seen from the way he attacks.
In most cases, the rhino-horn green python likes to attack at close range, which can be used. Li Yan thought of the plan in just a short moment. He didn't want to rely on external objects unconditionally and use "Rongsun" as soon as the situation was unfavorable. If he continued like that, he would become weaker and weaker.
With a plan in mind, Li Yan began to show that the enemy was weak. He still chose to use magic weapons to fight the enemy, trying to use as little of his own spiritual power as possible and not to have a head-on collision with the opponent. Within just a few moves, the Rhinoceros-Horned Green Python had judged that Li Yan's spiritual power was too weak and he could only rely on magic weapons to barely support himself. Just after Li Yan used two magic weapons in succession and was defeated by the opponent, Li Yan knew that the time was ripe.