Hua Siwang was shocked to hear the gray-robed old man's words, but he became suspicious the next moment. Why had he never heard that Fellow Daoist Li had met such a powerful cultivator before
But then he thought about it and realized what the other party meant. He wanted to plead for the boy in front of him and asked him to think carefully before attacking his sect.
However, how could Hua Siwang really give up such an opportunity to make a fortune just because of the other party's words? What's more, he was skeptical about the fact that Li Siwang had such a powerful friend. So Hua Siwang replied with a hint of disdain.
"Oh, thank you very much for your reminder, Senior Brother Li. However, any cultivator who practices in the Wild Moon Continent is subject to the 'Conscription Order'. I am also following orders, right?"
When the gray-robed old man heard this, he knew that the other party did not believe what he said, so he simply waved his sleeves and looked around casually.
Anyway, I have already lost face for this kid today and have done my utmost. This is an extremely unusual thing for a cultivator, but now I have not gained any benefit from the other party.
It was okay to talk just now, but it would not be worth it to make him give up more face. As for the fact that Hua Siwang might have offended a powerful monk because of this, he didn't care. Since Hua Siwang didn't give him face, he hoped that Hua Siwang would suffer a great loss at the hands of that mysterious monk because of this.
He could only shake his head gently at Li Yan and said no more.
Li Yan finally saw the old man shaking his head, and he finally felt relieved. Otherwise, if he was teleported back, he didn't know how many days it would take to return to this area.
As for being "recruited" by this big man, he was not too worried. He just cooperated on the surface and showed a nervous expression.
Li Yan had carefully observed Hua Siwang's cultivation level in secret, which was the middle stage of the Golden Core. Li Yan knew that he was far from being a match for this person, but if he wanted to escape, he still had some confidence.
He knew from the conversation between Hua Siwang and the gray-robed old man that the eight foundation-building cultivators behind Hua Siwang were also recruited cultivators. With so many cultivators, would Hua Siwang really always focus his attention on him? If he took the opportunity to escape halfway, Li Yan felt that he had at least a 60% chance of success.
After the grey-robed old man finished speaking, he really walked to the side and no longer cared about the situation here. However, he happened to stand in front of the teleportation array, intentionally or unintentionally blocking the entrance of the teleportation array. Obviously, he was very wary of Hua Siwang.
Hua Siwang didn't expect that the gray-robed old man would be so straightforward. He originally wanted to use words to elicit more information from the other party, but the other party actually just ignored him.
And looking at the expression on the gray-robed old man's face, he really didn't worry at all that he would have to force the young cultivator in front of him to go to the sect, and there was even a hint of expectation in his eyes.
Hua Siwang hesitated for a moment. All the cultivators who could cultivate to his level had developed suspicious characters along the way, and Hua Siwang was no exception.
The dangers he experienced were simply countless. Some of them were overcome by strength, but many times he relied on luck and a split second of judgment.
He turned his head suspiciously and looked at Li Yan again. Although he could see that Li Yan was a little nervous, he also saw a hint of expectation in Li Yan's eyes. Although Li Yan hurriedly lowered his head when he looked at him, he still could not escape Hua Siwang's keen observation.
"Expecting? What is this kid expecting? It seems like he has communicated something with that old guy." Hua Siwang became more suspicious, and then a flash of lightning flashed through his mind.
"This kid is expecting someone to save him. Could it be that the 'Wuyouzi' that this old guy mentioned is really so powerful that even though the other two know his own cultivation level, they are still fearless.
They just want me to take this opportunity to bring this kid back to the sect as soon as possible, where he has his backers and support. Humph, no matter if it's true or not, at least it's not easy to get money from the sect..."
Hua Siwang quickly figured out a link, that is, this kid's master might really be a fake infant monk. If he really went to look for his roots...
Thinking of this, Hua Siwang couldn't help but feel a chill on his back. Although he claimed to be an extraordinary cultivator, when he met a master above the late Jindan stage, there was no possibility except being taught a lesson or dying directly.
Perhaps the other party was concerned about his identity as the "Pure Land Sect's Envoy" and was punished lightly, but the personalities of some monks could not be inferred by common sense at all.
After thinking all this through, Hua Siwang no longer dared to go and recruit soldiers as he had said before, but he would not give up so easily.
His eyes rolled, and he thought, "No matter how powerful your master is, can he be stronger than the four major sects? I just need to capture this kid and take him to the gathering point. Once I report the matter, stronger cultivators will come.
And given the friendship between this old guy and that person, the message should be passed on very quickly. If that fake infant monk dares to show up by then, the result will be even more amazing."
Thinking of this, Hua Siwang suddenly smiled and bowed to the old man in gray robe.
"Brother Li, I have responsibilities to attend to. These cultivators need to be sent to the gathering point as soon as possible. Without a special order from above, your nephew will inevitably have to go there.
I hope Senior Brother Li can explain this to your friend. Under such a serious situation, I can only follow orders. Otherwise, if it gets out, I won't be able to report to my superiors." The gray-robed old man had seen Hua Siwang's hesitation. He also saw that Hua Siwang was used to taking advantage of others and would not stop because of any concerns.
But what he said just now still played a significant role. Hua Siwang obviously did not dare to go to find Master Jiang Hai, so he recruited Jiang Hai first. In the future, Master Jiang Hai would also have to owe him this great favor.
He also nodded indifferently. "Brother Hua, please do as you please! Nephew Jiang, you'd better find a way to tell Master Tongling, otherwise he will forget your whereabouts."
He said the first half of the sentence to Hua Siwang, but turned to look at Li Yan in the second half. He had done the most he could. He couldn't really ask Li Yan for the address of his master's sect and then run there himself.
Putting aside the question of whether others would believe him or not, he could reveal the position of his master to him. Even if he really gave it to him, would he really have to humble himself and become an errand boy in order to make friends with another cultivator? That is absolutely impossible. Only if the other party is a Nascent Soul cultivator would it be worth his doing so.
The nervousness in Li Yan's eyes slowly turned into panic. He stammered, "This... I... still have to go to Daning..."
Hua Siwang's face darkened, and he said in a cold voice, "Friend Jiang, now that the demons are invading, we cultivators should rise up and kill the enemy. Otherwise, everyone will want to hide in remote places and find a safe place to practice. Then, when the nest is overturned, how can the eggs remain intact
By then, I'm afraid there won't be a single inch of peace and security in the entire Desolate Moon Continent. Do you know that?"
What Hua Siwang said was righteous and made some sense, but his real thoughts were not known to outsiders.
Under Hua Siwang's scorching gaze, Li Yan could only put on a bitter face in his trepidation. After bowing to the old man in gray robe, he flew up to the giant sword in the air with a somewhat listless look.
At the moment of flying onto the giant knife, Li Yan clearly saw that some of the eight foundation-building cultivators had cold eyes, some were gloating, and only very few, one or two, had a kind of helplessness and sympathy in their eyes that flashed with a kind of sympathy.
Most of the cultivators cannot stand others being better off than themselves, so naturally they hope that others will also experience the same situation as themselves, otherwise it would be too unfair to them.
Hua Siwang then turned around, bowed to the gray-robed old man from afar, then stepped onto the giant sword in the air. Immediately, the sword glowed white and flew quickly into the distance.
"Uncle Li, if Fellow Daoist Jiang's master knew about this, I wonder if he would..."
Just as Li Yan and his ten companions flew away, some of the cultivators below asked the gray-shirted old man. They were on duty here and had heard the previous conversation between the gray-shirted old man and Li Yan. Of course, they already knew Li Yan's origins.
He thought again of that powerful monk. If he knew that his disciple had been forcibly recruited, the consequences would be bad. And if he and his group remained here, they would inevitably get into trouble.
"Shut up. If I hear anyone talking about this again, I will kill you first." The old man in gray was already furious because Hua Siwang didn't give him face just now.
Now, hearing the people below talking again, he immediately shouted coldly, and then the cold aura on his body was re-emerged, which immediately made the six monks silent, and they dared not say another word.
Li Yan was sitting alone in a remote corner on the blade of the giant sword, while Hua Siwang stood silently in front of the giant sword, facing the wind, not even glancing at anyone behind him, let alone paying attention to these little monks.
The giant sword moved like lightning, and Li Yan felt that its speed was only slightly slower than when he was using all his strength to activate the "Cloud Piercing Willow", but the difference was not too much.
It was incomparable to his own use of "Feng Chong Tian". Li Yan was confident that within a dozen breaths, if he used "Feng Chong Tian", he could throw the big man at least seventy miles away.
But as long as he is not in battle, Li Yan will never use "Feng Chongtian". The distance of more than seventy miles does not mean much to a Jindan cultivator, it is almost equivalent to nothing.
The other eight people were all from the same sect "Huangxuan Valley", so they ignored Li Yan completely. Only a few of them would occasionally say a few words to him in groups of three or two.
In Li Yan's opinion, these eight people were obviously all worried and had no intention of talking, let alone coming up to Li Yan to chat and bother him.
In this way, Li Yan was happy to have some free time. He seemed nervous and hid in a corner alone, but in fact he was always observing the surrounding situation and looking for the right opportunity. Then he would use the "stealth and hiding at night" technique to escape.
At the same time, with Li Yan's powerful spiritual sense that was several times stronger than that of the cultivators of the same level, he could naturally eavesdrop on the conversation of the eight cultivators without anyone noticing.
"Third Senior Brother, do you think we should gather at Lingyunmen?"
A handsome young man was talking in a low voice with two monks beside him, with an uneasy look on his face.
"Ninth Junior Brother, you have seldom gone out to practice since you started practicing. This direction is not the destination of Lingyunmen. Lingyunmen is in the southwest direction, and we are now heading due south and a little to the east.
Although I don't know where this is going, it's definitely not to Lingyunmen. Maybe the gathering point is somewhere else."