Li Yan did not show any dissatisfaction on his face. Instead, he raised his hand and hit the token with a stream of spiritual power as he was told. The token immediately made a slight "buzzing" sound as if in response.
At the same time, the sect token held in "Senior Brother Xia's" other hand also trembled slightly under his deliberate control, and the expression on his face also relaxed.
After sensing the same sect token in his hand, he was finally convinced that the token Li Yan took out was real and not a fake. At the same time, the spiritual power Li Yan emitted was also very pure, which made "Senior Brother Xia" feel a little relieved.
But thinking back, I realized that I was careless this time. I actually believed what others said so easily and rode alone with this person to a remote place. I kept reminding myself in my heart that I must be a thousand times more careful in the future.
He had participated in many missions to conquer the demons, and he had personally experienced how powerful the other side was. He was not sure that he could escape unscathed from facing a demon soldier alone.
Although "Senior Brother Xia" confirmed that the token was correct, he did not get rid of his vigilance towards Li Yan. In his opinion, everything was possible.
This Junior Brother Li had actually been away from the sect for over two years, and no one knew what mission he had been carrying out. Perhaps he had been possessed by the demons while on the mission, or had been forced to surrender under a restriction. Therefore, there was no doubt that all his belongings had fallen into the hands of the demons.
With "Senior Brother Xia's" level of cultivation, he certainly couldn't be sure whether Li Yan in front of him was a human cultivator, so he pondered for a moment, stared at Li Yan and spoke word by word.
"I'm sorry, I can't answer the question that Junior Brother Li just asked. Since Junior Brother Li wants to find Uncle Wei, then just follow me to meet Elder Hua. You will have the answer then."
After saying that, he stared into Li Yan's eyes, as if he wanted to see something from Li Yan's eyes.
This means that the other party still does not believe in him and needs a Jindan cultivator to decide his life or death. Li Yan knows that even if he wants to leave now, the other party will not let him leave.
However, Li Yan certainly had no idea about all this. His purpose of coming here was to inquire about the situation of Xiaozhu Peak.
Li Yan's expression remained calm. He bowed to "Senior Brother Xia" and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Senior Brother Xia."
Seeing that Li Yan did not have any abnormal reaction, "Senior Brother Xia" nodded. Then he moved his lips slightly, as if he was transmitting a message to someone.
With Li Yan's spiritual power, he could of course easily eavesdrop on the other party's voice transmission, but Li Yan was not interested in eavesdropping. Of course, he himself knew best whether it was true or false.
Soon, Zhu Gaotai came over with a puzzled look on his face, and there was a bit of scrutiny in his eyes when he looked at Li Yan.
Seeing Zhu Gaotai coming over, "Senior Brother Xia" said to Li Yan, "Let's go, Junior Brother Li, Elder Hua is on the mountain, we will go there now."
After saying that, he and Zhu Gaotai seemed to intentionally or unintentionally sandwich Li Yan in the middle, and then gestured to Li Yan to walk up the mountain road.
The moment he saw Zhu Gaotai coming over, Li Yan understood everything, and he felt that this "Senior Brother Xia" was very meticulous and cautious.
This is because they are not confident that they can control Li Yan. To be more precise, they are afraid that they cannot deal with a demon. Of course, if Li Yan is a demon, even if all ten people come, it will be useless.
However, the demons are not that stupid. They come here just to use one demon to kill several foundation-building monks, and then they will be trapped in the sword formation and wait for death. But no matter how you look at it, this is a stupid plan.
Therefore, "Senior Brother Xia" also took this into consideration. In fact, he was more than 80% sure that Junior Brother Li Yan was fine, but it was still better to be cautious.
The fact that "Senior Brother Xia" only called Zhu Gaotai here only shows that he acted carefully. Among these ten people, Zhu Gaotai was most familiar with Li Yan, and he had seen Li Yan use the Disintegrated Poison Body before, so he knew the most.
One can even discover some suspicious points about Li Yan through his behavior and conversations along the way.
Next, just as Li Yan had expected, the two of them carried Li Yan all the way up the mountain, and when they saw some monks who were also recruited to go up the mountain, they would take the initiative to say hello.
All this seems normal to others, but from Li Yan's perspective, it has a different meaning.
This was undoubtedly a warning and threat to Li Yan. This was their territory. They only needed to open their mouths and countless monks would besiege him and warn Li Yan not to have any evil thoughts.
Zhu Gaotai and Li Yan chatted from time to time, all of which were about things that had happened in the secret realm. If Li Yan was possessed by another body, although the memories of the possessed person could be obtained by the other party, most of them were fragmented and needed to be sorted out by the possessed person.
Moreover, if it is not the main memory, even the person himself will forget it. It requires certain conditions of stimulation to reawaken certain memories, not to mention the memories obtained by taking over another person's body.
So as the three of them walked up the mountain, Zhu Gaotai's voice gradually began to relax. At the same time, he would occasionally signal with his eyes to "Senior Brother Xia" that there should be no problem with Li Yan in front of him.
Some of the things Zhu Gaotai said were what Li Yan said when he rescued him. This kind of thing was not unforgettable for Li Yan, but it was deeply remembered by Zhu Gaotai who was rescued. Li Yan would often continue the topic after a brief hesitation, without avoiding the topic.
In this way, the three of them walked all the way up. Although they were not flying, with the speed of their legs, they reached the top of the mountain after about a quarter of an hour.
As soon as he stepped onto the last step, the full view of the top of the mountain appeared in front of Li Yan.
The first thing that comes into view is an open platform area. The platform is surrounded by houses on three sides and has only one exit facing Li Yan's direction.
Although these houses are not decorated with carved beams and painted rafters, they give people a feeling of solidity and durability.
At this time, there were also many monks coming and going on the top of the mountain, all in a hurry. Among them, there were many more monks wearing the clothes of the Wuling Sect than before. Li Yan even saw some familiar people. When these people saw the three people, they just nodded slightly. Seeing that the three people were in a hurry, they did not come forward to ask.
"Senior Brother Xia" and Zhu Gaotai took Li Yan and quickly walked around some buildings in front. After turning several turns, they walked along the path to the back of the mountain top. Gradually, the surroundings became silent again, with only the mountain breeze blowing, making the place seem deep and distant.
After walking about five miles, the three finally stopped in front of a house. It was surrounded by dense green trees and was far away from the houses.
As soon as the three of them stood still, they heard a cold female voice coming out of nowhere, "Xia Mingran, Zhu Gaotai, why did you two bring this person here? Eh..."
The cold voice was emotionless at first, but later on, he unexpectedly let out a light exclamation, as if he had discovered something, but he did not continue speaking.
Several people outside the courtyard, including Li Yan, bowed respectfully when they heard the voice and said, "Disciple greets Uncle Hua!"
Then Zhu Gaotai and Li Yan stopped talking. "Senior Brother Xia" glanced at Li Yan beside him and continued, "Reporting to Uncle Hua, this junior brother suddenly came here with the Pure Land Sect's conscription team today. He claimed to be Li Yan from Xiaozhu Peak. Two years ago, he was sent out by Uncle Wei to perform a mission. This time, he was conscripted by the Pure Land Sect on his way back to the sect, so he took the opportunity to go back with them and wanted to ask Uncle Wei where he is now, so..."
At this point, "Senior Brother Xia" had made his meaning clear, but he couldn't just say that Li Yan might be a demon in disguise or possessed by another spirit, so he stopped talking.
The courtyard was quiet for a moment, "Okay, I understand. You two can go down. Li Yan, come in!"
The cold voice sounded again. Seeing that Elder Hua had made a decision so quickly, "Senior Brother Xia" and Zhu Gaotai were completely relaxed. The fact that Elder Hua did not immediately take action to kill Li Yan explained everything.
However, the two of them were wondering why Elder Hua was so familiar with a disciple, especially Zhu Gaotai. He believed that with Elder Hua's status as an elder, he certainly had not had as much contact with Li Yan as they had, and his tone sounded as if he had known Li Yan for a long time.
However, the two did not dare to show any doubt on their faces, and quickly bowed again and said, "Disciple obeys your command!"
Then the two of them each took two steps back, turned around and bowed to Li Yan with a humble look on their faces.
"Junior Brother Li, I'm sorry for offending you earlier!"
"Junior brother, things are different now. Please don't take it to heart if I've offended you!"
In fact, Li Yan was thinking in his mind. He was also wondering why this Master Hua from Bulifeng was so familiar with him and immediately confirmed his identity just by seeing him.
But seeing that Xia and Zhu looked shy, Li Yan smiled and quickly returned the greeting.
"Of course, I should thank you two senior brothers for bringing Li Yan here!"
Then Xia and Zhu turned and left, and at this time the courtyard gate had been quietly opened. A bluestone path extended inward from the courtyard gate. Li Yan turned around and stepped in without hesitation.
At this time, a middle-aged woman was standing under a tree in the yard, with her hands behind her back, looking at the drooping green leaves and branches. She did not look back until Li Yan walked behind her.
Li Yan stopped three feet behind the middle-aged woman and bowed again, "Disciple Li Yan, hello to Uncle Master Hua!"
"Li Yan, the Fragmented Poison Body, I wonder to what extent this Fragmented Poison Body has been cultivated now?"
After hearing what Li Yan said, the woman slowly turned her head, revealing an ordinary face, but her skin was delicate and fair, and her voice carried a feeling of keeping people at a distance.
Li Yan didn't expect that the other party's first sentence when they met would be like this. He was stunned at first, and then he quickly understood why Master Hua recognized him so quickly.
When he was with his seventh senior brother Lin Daqiao, Lin Daqiao occasionally mentioned that when Li Yan first joined the Wuliang Sect, he had a poisonous body constitution, but he also had multiple spiritual roots.
Therefore, some elders in the Wuliang Sect believe that training Li Yan is a waste of cultivation resources. It would be better to study how his fragmented poisonous body was generated, so as to maximize its effect.
But in the end, thanks to the efforts of the master, Li Yan was allowed to join the Wangliang Sect, which prevented Li Yan from becoming a human-shaped monster.
Although Lin Daqiao said this in a tactful way, Li Yan could tell that she wanted to treat him like a monster and dissect him for research.
Although Lin Daqiao did not specifically mention those elders, Li Yan remembered the incident and was extremely frightened at the time.
Afterwards, when Li Wuyi found out about this, he not only severely punished Lin Daqiao, but also came over to comfort Li Yan. After seeing that Li Yan had gradually calmed down, he let the matter go.
Today, the first thing Elder Hua said when they met was "dismembered poisonous body". Li Yan quickly thought of this matter, because he had only seen Elder Hua from afar during the secret realm arena competition and Li Wuyi's Dan formation.
Otherwise how could I explain how an elder, whom I had barely met, could remember me so well.
That's because middle and high-level cultivators no longer rely solely on appearance to remember people, but instead remember the other person's aura. If the other person had not paid special attention to them, how could they deliberately remember the aura of a Qi Condensation cultivator