Li Yan shook his head and said, "I can't be sure. We were driven away by the devil!"
Li Yan knew what the other party meant, but he didn't want to increase the other party's confidence, so he gave an ambiguous answer.
Sure enough, when his words fell into the ears of the surrounding demon cultivators, those demon cultivators who had originally shown expectations suddenly showed dissatisfaction on their faces.
Especially the demon cultivator who asked Li Yan the question, looked Li Yan up and down several times, and Li Yan's face became more and more ugly as he was stared at.
The demon cultivator saw that Li Yan seemed to be angry, and finally snorted.
"In fact, there is no need to look at the results. The human monks are vulnerable and will definitely die. What area did you receive the order to report to?"
Li Yan had quietly released his spiritual sense before he landed. He wanted to find out more about the situation to avoid unnecessary mistakes.
What made Li Yan feel a little relieved was that the cultivators who appeared on the street were only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, but five powerful auras appeared inside "Zhou Yang Town".
That was the breath of the golden elixir. Li Yan only sensed the edge of it and quickly withdrew his consciousness to avoid alarming the other party.
But here at the town entrance, Li Yan could release his spiritual sense without restraint. As long as there was no spiritual sense of cultivators above the Jindan level coming over, he had nothing to worry about, so he easily overheard the conversations of the other cultivators who were being interrogated.
But what Li Yan was worried about now was that the other party might ask him to take out some token or other. So while he was eavesdropping on other people's conversations, he was also constantly using his spiritual sense to scan the movements of other people's hands.
"Received an order to report to the third area!" This was a sentence Li Yan overheard just now. He copied it out without hesitation, and there was helplessness in his tone, as if he felt that he had been delayed here for too long.
The demonic energy in his body suddenly became violent, his face became ferocious, and he turned around and growled at Bai Rou and the other three.
"Foolish human monks, hurry up and catch up. If you cause any problems again, I will directly detonate the restrictions on you, humph!"
After saying this, Li Yan's demonic energy surged violently, and he strode into the town. Bai Rou and the other three showed just the right amount of fear on their faces, lowered their heads and dared not speak, and hurriedly followed him.
The demon cultivator who was interrogating him opened his mouth and finally closed it. He originally wanted to ask Li Yan to take out the token for verification, but the other party's sudden outburst made him feel startled.
It must be that the questioning and scrutiny he had just given had hurt the other party, so only one demon cultivator came back, needless to say the other one had already died in the battle.
The reason why he finally gave up chasing after him to ask for the token was that Li Yan, who had been relatively calm, finally burst out with an aura that reached the peak of a demon soldier and was almost at the level of a demon leader.
He had never sensed it before, so his attitude was still a little arrogant. In the demon clan, the iron law of the jungle was enforced to the fullest, and the strong could kill the weak at any time.
But now that they have arrived at the Desolate Moon Continent, their numbers are limited, so they are strictly ordered not to kill each other. The demon cultivators with lower cultivation levels have gradually become bolder.
The fact that Li Yan's aura was released and retracted so freely made the demon cultivator confirm that Li Yan's cultivation had reached the pinnacle of perfection among demon cultivators. Otherwise, how could he have hidden his aura so profoundly
At this point, he no longer dared to chase after him to ask for the token. At the same time, Li Yan's words attracted the attention of many people around him, especially some human monks. Hatred flashed in their eyes, but it quickly disappeared.
Seeing that the other party did not catch up, Li Yan secretly felt lucky and quickly blended into the crowd with the four of them.
However, Li Yan was still feeling sad about Wu Yuan's magic core. In order to scare the demon cultivator just now, he forced out nearly 30% of the demonic energy in Wu Yuan's magic core in just one go. After these demonic energies appeared between heaven and earth, they truly disappeared into thin air.
Li Yan had enough demonic energy to activate a demon magic weapon to launch a large-scale attack, but he didn't want it to be wasted.
Until now, Li Yan still doesn't know that there is a more refined magic power in the center of the magic core.
The demonic energy at the center of the magic core is wrapped in layers, and its shape is almost the same as the demonic energy. Only when you sense it carefully can you find the difference between the two.
But for Li Yan, even if he was discovered, he would only think that the closer he was to the center of the magic core, the purer the magic energy would be, but he had no idea of the power of the magic source.
They walked all the way into the town, and only after they felt the aura that was locking onto them completely disappeared did Li Yan and the others breathe a sigh of relief. The first step of the plan was successfully accomplished without any danger.
At this time, the sweat of Hu Xiaowang and the other four who followed Li Yan was not yet dry on their bodies. It would be a lie to say that they were not afraid. If they showed the slightest flaw or gave a wrong answer, the opponent would punch them one by one and they would be killed to pieces.
They looked at each other, and when the coldness on their backs had not yet subsided, there was a strange look in their eyes. They understood why Li Yan deliberately got angry later, but they didn't know how Li Yan knew about the so-called "third area".
They were also most worried that something might go wrong during the other party's interrogation, but there were too many cultivators around, and there were even a few auras that frightened Hu Xiaowang and Yan Feijun, as they were the auras of half-step Jindan cultivators.
They hesitated, but of course they still wanted to get the most information and find out the news around them. However, as soon as their consciousness left their bodies, they felt that they were being noticed, and they were so scared that they quickly retracted it.
So in the end they could only use their ears to listen. Although the monks had good hearing, they could not accurately capture much of the information they needed in such a noisy environment.
But in just two or three breaths, Li Yan acted as if he had known this for a long time. This made the four people unable to understand. They did not see Li Yan take out any magic weapon in his hand. If they said that Li Yan's cultivation was far higher than theirs, no one would believe it.
However, Sun Guoshu was the exception. He was increasingly unable to see through Li Yan, but he still did not believe that Li Yan's cultivation was much higher than his own. From what he had learned about Li Yan's foundation-building time, all this seemed extremely unreasonable. These thoughts could only flash through the minds of the four people at this time.
"How can we find the two accomplices next?" Bai Rou, who was following behind him, asked in a voice transmission.
After they entered, it was of course impossible for them to report to the so-called "third area".
Li Yan did not turn around, but slowed down his pace and spoke to the four people.
"You see there are cultivators like those from the South Sea appearing alone on the street. I think it's because the entrance out of the town is guarded by demon cultivators. So if we all disperse now, it shouldn't attract anyone's attention."
After listening to this, several people nodded. They also kept observing their surroundings carefully, just as Li Yan said.
Li Yan continued to transmit his voice, "This town is not very big, and the five of us can search quickly separately. We will gather at the altar in front after one stick of incense."
As Li Yan spoke, he stopped and pointed with his eyes at a damaged altar in the middle of the street about seven or eight feet away from them.
Although it was already dark at this time, the lighting array set up in the town was already in operation, illuminating the entire town, so it was easy to see clearly without concentrating.
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Li Yan and Bai Rou separated into different areas that had been designated on the mountain, and moved alone among the crowd. The cultivators here were of all kinds, some with unfriendly looks and sinister eyes, and some with tired expressions and strong fear.
No one dared to provoke the demon cultivator that Li Yan transformed into. Only when they met other demon cultivators would they look at each other. After seeing that they did not recognize Li Yan, they would ignore them and go about their own business.
Along the way, Li Yan was looking for disciples of "Luoshu Lake" while trying to eavesdrop on the conversations of people nearby. He got a lot of useful information along the way. Every time he got some information, Li Yan would keep thinking about whether he could plan to use it.
After arriving in the town, although using spiritual sense to detect would no longer attract special attention, Li Yan was still very careful. As he walked, he quietly released spiritual sense into the courtyards on both sides.
Li Yan quickly finished searching his area, but did not find any "Qingling Sect" cultivator. Needless to say, Li Yan's search failed.
Li Yan seemed to have finished something, so he returned to the agreed place along the same route. When he arrived in front of the broken altar, he saw Sun Guoshu standing there looking around.
The demon cultivator transformed by Li Yan was tall and particularly eye-catching. Sun Guoshu saw Li Yan from a distance, and before Li Yan could get close to the broken altar, Sun Guoshu hurriedly came to meet him.
Seeing him like this, Li Yan couldn't help but feel moved. Sun Guoshu's actions were not noticeable at all here. It was like a team member reporting the situation to the team leader Li Yan, and did not attract much attention from others.
Li Yan felt strange when he saw Sun Guoshu for the first time. His spiritual sense was much stronger than the other party. Li Yan thought he came back early enough, but he didn't expect Sun Guoshu to come back earlier and search faster than him.
And looking at Sun Guoshu's appearance, it was clear that he had gained something, which gave Li Yan a hint of anticipation.
Sure enough, as soon as Sun Guoshu saw Li Yan, he whispered, "Sir, we've found the whereabouts of the traitor. It's about two miles from here. Now their entire team is gathering in the courtyard." As he spoke, he gently raised his arm and pointed to the southeast direction of the town.
When Li Yan and Bai Rou were alone, he usually called Li Yan "Young Master", to show that he had not forgotten Li Yan's kindness in helping him.
Second, he always showed that he was still the person who worked for Li Yan in Peiyang Market, and always followed Li Yan's lead.
Li Yan looked in that direction and sent a message back.
"Oh, you found him so quickly. Can you confirm his identity? By the way, isn't that the area that Senior Sister Bai is in charge of? Why did you go there?"
Sun Guoshu was responsible for searching an area in the southwest direction.
"Sir, the situation can certainly be confirmed, but there is more than one team in that courtyard. I took a quick look and there should be about forty people, including four to five magic cultivators. This should be the configuration of at least three teams.
But I didn't dare to investigate further. After all, with my current identity, it would be easy to attract the attention of the evil cultivators inside.
Haha, as for finding someone, Sun is very good at it. It’s just a little trick. He went straight to the courtyard as soon as he got the news.
I made a living from these things in the market, just looking for people and things, not worth mentioning. "
Sun Guoshu did not explain in detail how he found the target so quickly. Li Yan knew that this was some secret of the other party, so he did not ask any further questions.
But he still replied in voice transmission, "Haha, Brother Sun, you may not be too modest. Your skills have made great contributions today. Now time is tight, you have to find them and come back quickly."
It seems that bringing Sun Guoshu here this time is really a good choice, as it saves a lot of precious time at a critical moment.