Li Yan was just about to release his spiritual sense to take a look around when Hua Siwang finally entered the square. Li Yan looked back and saw that the team of more than 150 people had all come in within such a short time.
Then Hua Siwang quickly came in front of them and walked into the square. Li Yan and the others quickly lined up again and followed him.
However, Li Yan already had time to quietly release his spiritual sense.
First, they confirmed that Hua Siwang in front was indeed leading their group towards the rear of one of the teams.
Secondly, Li Yan’s spiritual sense quickly passed through the crowd and probed to the foot of the mountain in front of the square.
After just a moment, Li Yan felt happy in his heart, but his face remained expressionless, not wanting anyone to see any fluctuations in his heart.
It seems that the bet was right this time. When he first saw the road in the square extending forward to the mountains in four different directions, he guessed in his mind that this should be a gathering point of the four major sects.
Now Li Yan has confirmed that after all the cultivators arrive here, they will report to their respective jurisdictions according to their identities. At the foot of the mountain ahead, cultivators from the four major sects are registering the cultivators' information, and then they will be allowed to go up the mountain in groups. The four peaks represent the different locations of the four major sects.
The reason why Li Yan was so sure was that there were ten registration monks in front of each of the four mountain roads at the foot of the mountain, responsible for registering visitors, for a total of forty monks.
These forty cultivators were wearing the unique costumes of the four major sects. Among them was the dark green robe that Li Yan was most familiar with. At the foot of the mountain, ten of them had a pair of tightly embracing poisonous insects embroidered on their cuffs. They were the disciples of Buli Peak.
The levels of these forty cultivators were not very high, all of them were in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and the highest was the False Pill Stage.
However, I think this kind of registration is most suitable to be handled by the foundation-building cultivators. The people who are capable of fighting against the demons this time are at least at the foundation-building stage.
Therefore, there was no Nascent Soul cultivator here. How could those Jindan uncles and uncles do such vulgar things
Li Yan recognized two of the ten Buli Peak disciples. One of them was Zhu Gaotai. At this time, Zhu Gaotai had reached the peak of the initial stage of foundation building. When Li Yan took a closer look, he found that Zhu Gaotai's aura was quite solid, and he was only half a step away from entering the middle stage of foundation building.
Of course with Zhu Gaotai's spiritual power, he was unable to detect Li Yan's spying.
It has only been over two years since then, and Zhu Gao has not only successfully established his foundation, but has also made rapid progress. This shows that his aptitude for cultivating immortals is quite excellent.
Another person Li Yan was more familiar with. Li Yan only heard Li Changting call him "Junior Brother Xia". This person had also entered the secret realm together with him in the beginning, but he was already in the late stage of foundation building at that time. Now he is surprisingly in the false pill realm.
The reason why Li Yan knew him was because this person often followed Li Changting and followed Li Ting's lead in everything. It seemed that he was the third or fourth senior brother of Li Changting's generation who was not in Li Feng. Li Yan had seen him several times.
Among the remaining eight people, Li Yan noticed that one or two looked familiar, but he couldn't remember their names. He thought they might have met before.
When Li Yan was in the sect, he seldom went out of Xiaozhu Peak. At most, he would go to Laojun Peak more often. He basically never set foot on the other three peaks, so the number of disciples he knew was very limited.
By the way, Li Yan's spiritual sense also swept across the disciples of the other three sects at the foot of the mountain. As expected by Li Yan, there were actually a few people among them who had entered the secret realm before, and they seemed to have quite an impression of it.
However, the people Li Yan was most familiar with, such as Wang Lang and Qiu Jiuzhen, were not among them. It was unknown whether they were at the foot of their respective mountains at this gathering point, or somewhere else.
At this moment, Li Yan's mind was no longer on those people. Led by Hua Siwang, they had already reached the center of the square and were following the team in front, slowly moving towards the foot of the mountain where the Pure Land Sect was registered.
Li Yan withdrew his spiritual sense, and after a moment of hesitation, he did not immediately fly to the Wuliang Sect.
Li Yan has always been low-key and not fond of publicity. If he immediately walked to the other side at this moment, not only would the people around him immediately notice him, but even Hua Siwang's scolding would be heard immediately.
In that case, Li Yan would become the focus of attention, which was not what he wanted to see. After staying in the Wuliang Sect for a long time, he liked the way of sneaking around in secret, so he had to think of a way to get to the Wuliang Sect with as little attention as possible.
So Li Yan temporarily continued to walk forward with the crowd in front of him. Zhu Gaotai and his team were on the far right side of the square, while the Pure Land Sect team where Li Yan was was in the middle, and it was the third largest team from the right.
There were monks from the Taixuan Sect between them and the Wuliang Sect, but on this square, the Taixuan Sect's team had the smallest number of people, only about sixty or seventy.
But think about the current situation of Taixuan Sect. Their own nest has been captured, and many areas under their jurisdiction have probably fallen into the hands of the demons. So the number of cultivators that can be recruited will be very limited.
If Li Yan guessed correctly, the four major sects should have more than one gathering point, and this place should be just one of them. So in this case, the number of Taixuan Sect monks would appear to be even smaller.
From the perspective of Li Yan, who fell behind the team, there was no one blocking him from the Wuliang Sect, but if he wanted to get close to Zhu Gaotai and others in front, he still had to bypass the people from the Taixuan Sect.
At the registration offices at the foot of the mountain ahead, ten disciples from the four major sects were quickly registering. With the means of immortal cultivators, they were naturally incomparable to ordinary people.
Although there were many people in the square, they were moving forward at a very fast speed. Soon Li Yan saw that he and his group had reached the front of the square.
At this time, the people from the Taixuan Sect, which was between the Wuliang Sect and the Pure Land Sect, had already completed the registration, and a completely empty space was left. Li Yan could see Zhu Gaotai and the others without any obstruction. Li Yan was standing at the middle and back end of the team, and on the left side of the team, inconspicuous. He seemed to take a small step diagonally to the outside of the team inadvertently.
During this waiting period, there were still many people who seemed to be distracted. Soon, the gap left by Li Yan was followed by the people behind him, and Li Yan had fallen behind invisibly.
Although his action did not attract the attention of other people, it was still seen by several people who had recently interacted with him. They couldn't help but cast inquiring glances at him. This was inevitable.
Li Yan smiled slightly and sent a message to them, "Fellow Daoists, I met an old friend here. I would like to say to Senior Hua that we will meet again in the future."
After saying that, although Li Yan still followed the team, his figure moved away from the team a little. Then, he moved his lips slightly and transmitted the message again.
The cultivator named Liang with heavy eyebrows, as well as Deng Lingtian and others were all stunned when they heard Li Yan's nonsensical words.
Then the slightly fat monk named Zhou exclaimed in surprise, "Even if he has acquaintances, he can wait until he understands the situation here. He will anger Senior Hua if he does this."
As he spoke, his fat body involuntarily took a few steps forward, apparently fearing that he might get into trouble. There were a few other people who made the same move as him. They were all monks who had had a pleasant conversation with Li Yan some time ago.
Only after hearing what Li Yan said, Deng Lingtian's eyes sparkled. Then, after looking at Li Yan, he was no longer in a hurry to move forward, nor did he ask Li Yan any more questions. He just lowered his head as if in deep thought.
Hua Siwang, who was at the front, saw that there were less than forty people left in the team ahead and was thinking in his mind.
"This mission was accomplished quite well. Not only did we complete all the 14 sects' recruitment tasks as specified in the jade slip, but we also captured quite a few independent cultivators. This is considered to be exceeding the mission target. The elders of the Pure Land Sect must give us a generous reward."
Looking at the teams in front of him, the largest one had only about a hundred people, which was much less than his, and he couldn't help feeling proud.
When he was thinking about how to take credit after going up the mountain, suddenly a young voice came from his mind.
"Senior Hua, I am a disciple of the Wuliang Sect. This time, I am ordered by my master to go to the northernmost part of the Pure Land Sect. My sect is here, so I will not bother you any more. Thank you for your care along the way. I will definitely tell my master about your kindness."
The voice came suddenly, and Hua Siwang, who was at ease and thinking about good things, was unable to react for a moment. Even the expression on his face was dull for a moment.
Soon he looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man in a blue shirt. He was walking at the edge of the team, as if ready to leave at any time.
Hua Siwang was also a man who had experienced many hardships. In a flash, his dull expression returned to normal. He did not immediately come over to look for Li Yan. Hua Siwang's mind was racing, and he actually sorted out some things in a moment.
"This young man is a disciple of the Wuliang Sect. How did he get into my team? Now he sent a message but did not leave immediately. It is obvious that he does not want to attract other people's attention and wants to handle this matter in a low-key manner."
His mind raced and he quickly figured out the meaning of Li Yan's action. It was not until this moment that he suddenly remembered the previous origins of this young man in blue, and anger rose in his heart for a moment.
But thinking about the identity that the other party has revealed now, that is an existence that he absolutely cannot afford to offend. He thinks that the other party would not dare to talk nonsense about this matter. Otherwise, even if he doesn't need to use his own power, even the Wuliang Sect will punish this kid for the crime of impostorship.
The four major sects have always imposed death penalty on anyone who impersonates a disciple, in order to serve as a warning to others.
Hua Siwang was angry now because he thought of the gray-robed old man. He was angry in his heart, "Could it be that Li Hanqing was just talking nonsense? Didn't he say that this person was one of his nephews?"
Hua Siwang quickly remembered what the monk named Li said to him when he met him near Huangxuan Valley.
However, Hua Siwang turned around quickly. Now that the Wuliang Sect was right next to him, the other party dared to speak so recklessly, so he would rather treat this matter as true.
His face was indifferent, and his voice was a little cold. He immediately sent a message over, "My friend, you must know the consequences of telling such a lie. Not to mention that the Wuliang Sect will not let you go.
If I knew you were joking with a Jindan, I would never forgive you, no matter how high I go.
What is the reason for 'Wuyouzi'? Could it be that Li Hanqing doesn't even know what sect your master belongs to?"
Seeing that the other party responded almost without any delay, Li Yan secretly admired the reaction and determination of these old guys. He had been paying attention to Hua Siwang while transmitting the message.
If the other party is a reckless man who attacks him without thinking in anger, he must of course be prepared to escape as soon as possible.
Now that he was so close to the monks of the Wuliang Sect, Li Yan believed that if he moved, many people here would notice him, including Zhu Gaotai and the others. Therefore, even if the other party used great magical powers to imprison him in an instant, his goal would be achieved, but it would cause a big disturbance, which Li Yan did not want to see.
Fortunately, Hua Siwang was very shrewd and regained his composure in an instant. He was able to remain calm and ask questions in return, which made Li Yan feel relieved.