At this time, Li Yan on the opposite side was no different from an ordinary mortal, and the fluctuations of spiritual power on his body had disappeared completely.
As Li Yan's aura was released and retracted, Sun Guoshu felt that Li Yan's current cultivation level was quite strange. Logically speaking, he was also in the middle stage of foundation building. No matter from which aspect, Li Yan could not crush him.
But now Sun Guoshu couldn't even capture the fluctuations of Li Yan's spiritual power, which made Sun Guoshu feel an unknown fear in his heart.
"How did this person cultivate? Could this be the foundation of the Wuliang Sect? Not only him, but even Miss Bai's cultivation seems to be improving by leaps and bounds. The elixirs and techniques of the Wuliang Sect are surprisingly powerful."
But at the same time, Sun Guoshu kept comforting himself that Li Yan might be carrying an extremely powerful magic weapon that could conceal his aura, which gave him this illusion.
Just as Sun Guoshu was thinking in his mind, Li Yan spoke again.
"Fellow Daoist Sun, I have observed today that Senior Sister Bai is not the strongest among the Ninth Team. Among the others, there are those who are in the late foundation building stage, and there are even three fake Dan brothers.
In my opinion, even with your fighting experience, Senior Sister Bai may not be your opponent in a real life-and-death battle.
How did she become the captain of the Ninth Team? Could it be that this was arranged by the higher-ups?"
This question made Li Yan a little confused. A cultivator with limited combat power could not be the captain unless she was extremely intelligent. However, Bai Rou was only smart, but she was not good at thinking about the layout of the battle.
But today Li Yan had taken a closer look. This ninth team had a total of twenty people, including Bai Rou. The other nineteen people were surprisingly very respectful to Bai Rou. This was definitely not an attitude that could be exchanged for by the so-called arrangement from above.
In fact, Li Yan himself already had an uncertain answer, but he felt it was unlikely.
"Oh, so this is the question you are asking. In fact, this is not a secret. Not only in the 'Heavy Front Battalion', but also in the other battalions, there are still many people who know Miss Bai."
After hearing this, Sun Guoshu immediately stopped thinking and a smile appeared on his face.
"Oh? I'd like to hear more about it!" Li Yan said with a smile.
“To put it bluntly, it’s nothing. Miss Bai has a set of puppets, which are two large and one small mother and child puppets. They are incredibly powerful.
It has to be said that Miss Bai is extremely talented in the art of mechanical engineering. It is said that this set of mother-and-child puppets was made by Miss Bai within the past year and is full of mysteries.
Once it is used, with the three puppets working together, few people below the Golden Core stage can defeat them.
I also heard that if the three puppets burst out with all their strength, they can even defeat a Jindan in the early stage for a few breaths. Of course, I have never seen these.
It is speculated that if there is a sneak attack, a cultivator in the early Jindan stage may not be able to be injured. However, the team member before the ninth captain was not Miss Bai. Although the previous captain also stood out by relying on his own strength, Miss Bai may not have any intention of competing.
However, during a mission, they encountered strong enemies. Among them, there was a human monk who was particularly strong. In the end, it was Miss Bai who took action and resolved the crisis.
Although we also suffered casualties, we eventually killed an entire enemy squad.
From then on, they realized how powerful Miss Bai was. The original captain of the ninth team was unwilling to serve as captain anymore after six of his team members died. Finally, everyone unanimously elected Miss Bai as captain.
However, since I was only recently transferred to the Ninth Team, these are all hearsay, so I don't know how much of it is true or false.
It’s just that the difficulty of the recent missions was not too high. Although I saw Miss Bai take action, I could only see that she did not use her full strength, and her specific strength was still unknown. "
Sun Guoshu told all he knew in one breath. These were not secrets anyway, and Li Yan would know them all as long as he joined the team for a while.
There was a hint of doubt in Sun Guoshu's tone, which reminded him of his surprise when he first heard the reason why Bai Rou became the captain of the ninth team.
His heart was filled with emotions for a moment. Not long ago, that timid little girl in Peiyang Market had become so powerful that he might not be able to match her.
He had never seen Bai Rou actually take action, but with Sun Guoshu's intelligence, he knew it just by looking at the attitude of the three fake alchemy monks towards Bai Rou.
After hearing this, Li Yan's expression did not show much fluctuation. After a few flashes of light in his eyes, he smiled and said.
"Senior Sister Bai is extremely talented. In fact, all of this is within common sense. This is something worth celebrating."
Then, Li Yan asked Sun Guoshu about the situation in Fengliang Mountain. Sun Guoshu was indeed a veteran in the martial arts world. Although his cultivation was not that great, he knew a lot about the things in Fengliang Mountain. He even talked about the affairs of the demon clan. It can be seen that people like Sun Guoshu have their own way of survival wherever they go.
Although most of them were hearsay, Sun Guoshu's answers were of certain reference value to Li Yan. Regardless of whether they were true or false, Li Yan kept them in mind one by one, leaving them for him to slowly discern when he had time in the future.
In this way, the two talked for about half an incense stick, and Li Yan said with a smile, "Thank you, Brother Sun, for solving many of my questions. If I have anything else to ask in the future, I hope Brother Sun will be generous in giving me advice.
Regarding the matter of refining materials, I hope Brother Sun will pay more attention to it in the future."
After hearing what Li Yan said, Sun Guoshu knew that he was going to send him away. He came here to get his reward, so he had nothing else to do. So he stood up respectfully and left. Looking at Sun Guoshu's departing back, Li Yan did not close the cave door immediately. Instead, after a while, he smiled slightly at the empty cave entrance in the night.
"I am sorry to have kept Senior Sister Bai waiting for so long. If you don't mind the simplicity of this place, how about you come in and have a chat?"
"Li... Li... Junior Brother, what is your current level of cultivation? How... how could you find me so easily?"
A timid voice sounded at the entrance of the cave, and then a slender and graceful figure appeared in the dark night. Then, with light lotus steps, Bai Rou appeared in Li Yan's cave.
Li Yan had sensed Bai Rou's arrival a long time ago, but he still wanted to hear Sun Guoshu's answers to some questions, so he did not delay for some time before sending Sun Guoshu away.
Seeing Bai Rou asking about his cultivation, Li Yanke didn't want to say more about it. He already regretted not suppressing his cultivation to the initial stage of foundation building before coming here.
It is extremely difficult for others to upgrade their realm, and they may not be able to break through a small realm even in ten years. However, his Guishui Zhenjing, with the perfect combination of the five elements and constitution, is so abnormal that it is terrifying.
He laughed out loud, "Haha, if I remember correctly, Senior Sister Bai only succeeded in building her foundation more than three years ago, and now she has reached the middle stage of building her foundation. This is something that deserves admiration.
I just had a chance outside, which was a fluke, it doesn't count. Senior Sister Bai, please take a seat!"
Li Yan had a smile in his eyes. As he spoke, he flicked his sleeves and the stone door of the cave closed quietly.
Bai Rou looked inside the cave and saw that there were indeed only herself and Li Yan here. Her face turned red and she found a stone bench close to the stone gate and sat down.
Li Yan was very surprised that she could do this. Bai Rou at that time would probably only be able to stand there timidly.
It seems that after experiencing a life-and-death battle, even the shyest person will become strong inside and his character will change invisibly.
Bai Rou did not respond to Li Yan's change of subject, but pursed her lips, her voice sounding timidly like a spirit bird in a cave.
"Li... Junior Brother Li, why are you making fun of me? I was able to improve my cultivation in the past few years thanks to you. Come to think of it, I don't need you to tell me, Junior Brother has guessed it."
Upon hearing this, Li Yan first put away the smile on his face, then picked up a new cup, filled it with tea, and gently pushed the cup, as if it was held by an invisible hand, and slowly brought the cup to Bai Rou.
Then he nodded and said, "It seems that Senior Shuang has returned to Muliu Gate and found you!"
With Li Yan's intelligence, as early as when Sun Guoshu said that Bai Rou suddenly had three powerful puppets, Li Yan had basically guessed that Shuang Qingqing had returned and found Bai Rou.
Thinking of that peerless charm, Li Yan seemed to smell a hint of fragrance on the tip of his nose. He could not help but touch his nose and quickly calmed his mind.
Moreover, from another perspective, although Bai Rou has an amazing talent in puppetry, the previous inheritance of Muliu Sect is incomplete, and it is absolutely impossible for her to have such a near-incredible breakthrough in puppetry so quickly. The only possibility left is that Bai Rou has had a great opportunity.
"The person that the ancestor met in Feisha Ancient Cave was really my junior brother!"
Although she already had the answer, when Bai Rou heard Li Yan say the three words "Shuang Seniors" in person, she felt like she had finally let go of a very important matter in her heart.
Li Yan scratched his head and said, "Speaking of which, I really have to thank Senior Sister. If it weren't for the Thousand Luo Ancient Ape, Senior Shuang wouldn't have come to my rescue. I'm afraid I would have died two years ago. You saved me once."
Somehow, after hearing what Li Yan said, Bai Rou felt a little happy in her heart. She didn't know where this joy came from, but she just felt that it was a happy thing that the Qianluo Ancient Ape, whom she regarded as her life, was able to save Li Yan.
“Junior brother, you are too kind. The ancestor said that this time it was all thanks to you. If you hadn’t appeared in the Feisha Ancient Cave, she might not have been able to rush out of the cave until her remaining soul was exhausted.
To be honest, Junior Brother has helped me a lot in Muliu Sect, and even my master asked me to express my gratitude to Junior Brother when I see him again."
As she spoke, Bai Rou seemed to recall that her master was almost at the end of his lifespan. However, after the ancestor returned, his cultivation, which had been stagnant for a long time, actually made a breakthrough and his lifespan was finally extended. How could she not be happy
So what she said about her master wanting to thank Li Yan on her behalf was actually true.
Thinking of the moment when Master Muliumen appeared in front of her again with vigorous energy, a smile quietly broke out on Bai Rou's face.
Just this smile, like a blooming lily, made Li Yan a little dazed for a moment. Bai Rou, who had just smiled, noticed that Li Yan looked a little dazed, and then quickly lowered her head.
Bai Rou, with her long black hair like a waterfall covering her beautiful face, Li Yan could still see Bai Rou's fair and round earlobes, which had already turned into pink jade pendants, and her snow-white neck was a patch of pink.
"Oh... Oh, Master... You are too polite. How are Seniors Shuang now?" Li Yan came to his senses immediately and asked hurriedly.
"The old... the old ancestor is still in seclusion. I was called back by the old ancestor more than a year ago..."
Bai Rou lowered her voice again, but as she narrated, her voice slowly returned to calm. However, she turned her face to the side, not daring to look at Li Yan at all. Her eyes only wandered on the stone walls of the cave.