Several people were secretly thankful that they arrived one night earlier.
Feeling that a lot of spiritual consciousness was slowly fading away, they were now almost certain of one thing: some powerful spiritual consciousness might be continuing to spread outward, starting to clear out a certain area, sealing it off and preventing outside cultivators from entering.
Such continuous, large-scale spiritual scanning is extremely strenuous even for Jindan and Yuanying cultivators. Therefore, when demon cultivators in some places send people to search on the spot, loopholes will appear.
Just because they had not been searched before did not mean they were safe. The illusion array that Li Yan and the others were in was in danger of being discovered at any time.
"The safest place right now is Zhouyang Town. Only by blending in can we find the two insiders, and it will be less likely for others to discover us.
Just as several brothers have said, the current situation is indeed like the gathering and mobilization of a large army before going out on a campaign."
At this point, worry appeared in Li Yan's eyes. He did not expect such an emergency to occur in this mission. Although it was not confirmed, they must be prepared for the worst possible scenario.
"If this is true, we have no time to wait any longer. We must enter Zhouyang Town and complete the mission tonight.
Otherwise, not only will the mission fail, but even the way back may become a battlefield for fierce fighting between the two sides, and we will definitely be exposed. "Li Yan paused and continued.
He also felt that he could not wait any longer, so he expressed his thoughts. After tonight, even going back might become a luxury for them.
The key at the moment is how to sneak into "Zhouyang Town".
"Brother Li, what you said is very true, but how can we get close to Zhou Yang Town now?"
King Hu Xiao had never thought of a way to quietly enter "Zhouyang Town". He and Yan Feijun might have similar identities, so they always had a feeling of sympathy for each other.
The two of them felt particularly empathetic during this mission, and they often communicated privately to discuss plans. Since they knew that the mission could not be avoided, they certainly wanted to complete it smoothly and get the promised rewards from the sect, but after arriving here, they have not been able to come up with a good plan.
What he said to Li Yan now was "close to 'Zhou Yang Town'", which showed that he had no idea at all.
Listening to King Hu Xiao's question, the others all nodded. Of course, they also realized that something was wrong and had been thinking of ways to solve it, but after so much time, they were still helpless.
Sun Guoshu thought he was good at gathering information, but now he couldn't use his spiritual sense and couldn't get close to the target, so he was at a loss.
"Haha, Li does have a plan that should allow us to enter 'Zhou Yang Town'." When several people looked over, Li Yan suddenly chuckled softly.
Hearing that Li Yan already had a plan, the four of them couldn't help but feel encouraged. It was good to have a plan. Only by taking action would the possibility of completing the mission be closer little by little.
"Oh, Junior Brother Li has a plan, can you please tell us?" Yan Feijun's eyes flashed with excitement, and he hurriedly asked in a low voice.
The magic array he had set up had a soundproofing effect, so unless there was something particularly private, it was most direct for the four of them to speak to each other.
Li Yan's lips curled up with an unnoticeable smile. "We transform into a demon scout team, hide from the patrol team on the mountain, then sneak out from one side, and then enter the town openly."
Of course, Li Yan already had a plan in mind. He was lurking here just looking for an opportunity and to confirm the situation in "Zhouyang Town".
But after the other four heard the plan that Li Yan said, Hu Xiaowang and Yan Feijun almost cursed. Anyone could come up with this plan. Did he really think that he was the captain and the others were pigs
The reason why they did not propose this plan was because this plan was not very feasible. The scout team here was special.
Each of their teams has two demon cultivator leaders, and the rest are made up of cultivators from foreign lands or South China Sea cultivators. Moreover, the South China Sea cultivators must have been planted with restrictions.
If they transformed into a demon scout team, where did the two demon cultivators come from? Although they could transform into their appearance, they did not have any of the unique demonic aura of demon cultivators. As long as the other party was not extremely stupid, they would find the flaws with a little attention.
Of course, you can just transform into a team of human monks. It can be said that the two demon cultivators leading the team have died in this mission.
But in this case, the most likely outcome is that not only will the five people fail to successfully sneak in, but they will directly become the most conspicuous target.
For such a team of purely human monks, the first thing they would do upon returning to "Zhouyang Town" would be being targeted by the demonic cultivators. It would be better if they were all monks from foreign lands.
If they were cultivators from the South China Sea, they would naturally have to determine why the other party did not suppress his death, or why he was willing to come back here after obtaining the token from the dead demon cultivator
No one would be so stupid as to have the chance to escape and then come over with the restriction token in both hands and beg others to continue to control their life and death.
It was precisely in view of this situation that Yan Feijun and his team did not propose the plan of transforming into a team of demon scouts and infiltrating yesterday.
I didn't expect that Junior Brother Li, with such a serious look, would come up with such a plan that anyone could think of.
Was he really anxious and confused, or did he not think of this at all? He pretended for so long and looked so calm, but in the end, it was just so-so.
This time even Bai Rou frowned her beautiful eyebrows, but she still thought about Li Yan's plan and considered the wording before speaking softly.
"Junior Brother Li, this plan still has some problems. We can't conjure up the aura of a demon cultivator. We will become the most conspicuous team. We may be targeted by the demon cultivators as soon as we show up."
Hu Xiaowang and Yan Feijun rolled their eyes in their hearts. Their Junior Sister Bai was really considering Li Yan's face by having the nerve to say such a simple truth.
He explained to the other party patiently. I really don't know what Uncle Wei is like. This Li Yan is not even as good as Bai Rou, and he temporarily seized power to become the captain. In addition to providing flight assistance on some sections of the road, most of the time it was the four of them who opened the way in front, and the role they played was not even as good as Sun Guoshu.
Fortunately, Li Yan was able to disregard his own safety and risk his life to lure away the two demon cultivators. This made Hu and Yan feel that Li Yan had good courage and luck, but now that little bit of good impression was gone.
Not only is Li Yan a pig himself, he also thinks that everyone else is the same as him.
Just when several people were complaining in their hearts, Li Yan suddenly smiled at Bai Rou and said lightly.
“Oh, that’s easy!”
The next moment, a ball of black gas suddenly rose from Li Yan's body. The black gas surged in an instant, and in the surprised gazes of several people, Li Yan was disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Instead, there was a giant with a tall stature, iron-like skin, bulging muscles, and his bare arms were covered with dense patterns.
The giant stood in the surging black air, his whole figure was looming, and the patterns on his body were like hideous ghost faces, changing with the movement of his muscles, as if he were a living thing.
His face was exactly that of one of the two demon cultivators who had been chasing them a few days ago - Wu Yuan. At this moment, Wu Yuan's demonic energy was surging like a tide, and Hu Xiaowang and the others felt that the demonic energy was particularly pure.
This sudden change scared the four of them. They reacted very quickly and leaped away from Li Yan. Their eyes suddenly became as sharp as knives.
Their backs were pressed against the barrier of the illusion array, and spiritual energy was surging in their bodies, as if they were ready to attack at any time.
"Who... are... you?" King Hu Xiao said word by word.
At the same time, Bai Rou's panicked voice also rang out, "You... you... what did you do to Junior Brother Li?"
Although Yan Feijun and Sun Guoshu did not speak, there was already flickering light in their hands. Although they would be exposed immediately if they took action, they could not care less at the moment.
In the four people's perception, the person in front of them was a real demon cultivator, with extremely pure demonic energy on his body. Their first reaction was that when Li Yan was being chased, he had been possessed by someone or had been planted with demonic restrictions.
Li Yan's soul and body were controlled by the demon cultivators. He had been lurking here all the way, of course, wanting to find out their details. Now that he has reached the end and this is the demon cultivators' lair, of course he has to take action.
At this moment, Li Yan's voice came from "Wu Yuan"'s mouth.
"Why are you four so panicked? Could it be that the other demon cultivator would easily give up his true body to take over a human body in order to control me?"
Li Yan's voice came from the mouth of a strange big man, which made the four people feel particularly weird and uncomfortable.
But what Li Yan said made the four of them realize that the conditions for taking over another's body were harsh, requiring the physical body, soul fluctuations, etc. to be in perfect harmony.
Moreover, a cultivator can only possess another body once in his lifetime. Moreover, demon cultivators always value their own bodies the most. Unless it is the last step, they would never be willing to possess the body of a human cultivator.
"What about the evil spirit in you?" This time it was Sun Guoshu who asked.
They have only come into contact with real demon cultivators in recent times, and had only heard of them before.
Demonic cultivators have always been brutal, even to themselves. Once they are defeated, they will immediately self-destruct. They are extremely fierce.
Bai Rou and the other three had never obtained the corpse of a demon cultivator, let alone studied it. The most they knew was that they could not use the demon cultivator's magic weapons or control them.
Only cultivators like Wei Chongran who had fought against demonic cultivators for a long time would know some of the origins of the demonic skills and the structure of the demonic cultivators' bodies.
After hearing the explanation from "Wu Yuan", and hearing the voice of Li Yan himself, although Bai Rou still looked at him with great discomfort, she was the first to feel relieved. She actually believed it a little because of the other party's explanation.
However, they were still in a tense state, waiting for Li Yan's answer. Hu Xiaowang and the other two did not relax their vigilance at all, but their spiritual energy surged even more violently.
Li Yan suddenly raised a strong arm. His action scared the four people, who thought that "Wu Yuan" was launching a surprise attack.
In addition to Bai Rou, the magic skills in Hu Xiaowang's hand were instantly released. However, as soon as they were released, the demonic energy on the "Wu Yuan" in front of him disappeared, but his appearance was still that of Wu Yuan. Li Yan's voice came quickly.
"Brothers and sisters, please be patient!"
Bai Rou was the first to sense the human breath on "Wu Yuan". In her anxiety, she also shot out a white streak in her hand, but this white streak rolled towards the magic cast by Hu Xiaowang and the other two.
Just when the white chain had not yet intercepted him, Li Yan mysteriously disappeared from the spot. Just as everyone was shocked, Li Yan's figure reappeared in an instant.
Li Yan stepped on the "Cloud-Piercing Willow" and his body rose and fell slightly in suspension. At this moment, "Wu Yuan" had a calm expression, pinched something with two thick fingers, and answered Sun Guoshu.
"Here, the key to the evil spirit lies in this thing!"