Li Yan didn't know what the people behind him were thinking, but this was just a small episode for him and he didn't take it to heart at all.
He was different from the vast majority of immortal cultivators. Except for the fact that he almost died at the hands of Master Ji when he first started on the immortal path, he later had smooth sailing with the care of his master.
He is not as ill-fated as Hu Chen Wuding, whom he had met before, nor is he like Ding Yushan, who was always walking on thin ice.
Li Yan met a good master, and unknowingly developed the pride of a child from a wealthy family in his bones.
Although Li Yan is very careful about his words and actions on weekdays, he will not deliberately reveal this mentality.
But when he faced some monks who he thought posed no threat to him, even if the other party was higher than him in realm, he did not have the mentality to put the other party on a high pedestal.
Li Yan quickly flew to the cave halfway up the mountain where Wei Chongran lived. Along the way, he encountered two patrol teams.
But in each team, there are always a few people who know him. He is the disciple of the person in charge of Fengliang Mountain. The cultivators who know Li Yan's identity will always introduce the situation here to the newly recruited cultivators.
Among these patrolling monks, some were already quite familiar with Li Yan. After Li Yan showed his token, they chatted briefly for a few words and then left to do what they wanted.
As soon as Li Yan landed on the platform, he knew that he might have come at the wrong time, as there was no sign that the protective formation outside the cave was opened.
In the past, whenever Li Yan arrived here, the formation restrictions would automatically open, but today it was completely silent.
After standing for a while, Li Yan still transmitted a few words to the cave, but of course there was no response.
"Master, is he still fighting outside? Or has he gone to discuss matters with other elders?"
Li Yan didn't have much clue for a moment. He could only pat his head and secretly said "carelessness".
Although he was unable to ask the bearded Jindan monk just now, he should ask other people he met on the road.
But just now, when he thought about coming here to ask in person, he hurriedly said goodbye to the patrolling monks. Those monks also thought that he knew about it, so they didn't dare to take the initiative to mention the matter of a Jindan.
After thinking about it, Li Yan decided not to return to his cave first, but to go to the "Green Bat Camp" to have a look. He thought that Gong Yuantai and the others might be in the camp, so he would not come up empty-handed when asking questions.
After making the decision, Li Yan's figure flashed and turned into a ray of gray light shooting towards the sky.
When Li Yan was about to reach the mountain of "Green Bat Camp", he couldn't help but be stunned, because the mountain, which was usually quiet, now seemed unusually lively.
Because of the fierce battle, the mountain where the "Green Bat Camp" was located in the past was left with only the monks who had just been recruited and the incomplete team that had retreated back to rest.
As Li Yan approached the mountain, he saw from afar that from time to time, rays of light would shoot up into the sky from the mountain peak.
In the distance, there were some lights streaking across the sky, then gradually approaching and landing on the mountain peak. Then, one by one, the monks walked towards the hall.
Li Yan, who flew over, instantly became one of them. Looking at the mostly unfamiliar faces, Li Yan was full of doubts.
Because in the coming and going of Guanghua, there are some people that Li Yan is not very familiar with, but he has met them once or even several times.
If Li Yan remembered correctly, these cultivators should have come from different places in Fengliang Mountain. There were cultivators from the "Green Bat Camp" itself, as well as from the "Earth Camp", "Tiangong Camp" and "Zhongfeng Camp".
"How is this going?"
Li Yan landed in front of the hall and looked around, confused for a moment.
Some people who knew him, after seeing Li Yan falling down, many of them nodded and greeted him with a smile.
When they looked at Li Yan, there was surprise and even awe in their eyes.
Some people also looked Li Yan up and down several times. Li Yan felt very unhappy when he was constantly being looked at.
But he usually keeps a low profile in Fengliang Mountain. He still has a smile on his face and nods and greets others.
In this situation, he didn't want to waste any more time. He had more and more questions in his mind, so it would be better to find someone familiar to ask.
After Li Yan returned the greetings from several people, he walked directly through the hall and headed towards the "Qingzhen Sixteen" courtyard at the back.
Looking at the bluestone road under his feet that seemed both strange and familiar, Li Yan felt particularly at home.
Just a few days ago, they set out from here and experienced a death journey with a team of people.
Later, he almost died outside while performing a mission alone. After going around in circles, he finally came back here.
Li Yan was filled with emotion, and the past few days seemed like a lifetime ago.
A long courtyard wall on one side of the road stretched out into the distance, and the house numbers that occasionally flashed before his eyes made Li Yan feel at ease.
Although this place and the devastation outside the formation are separated only by an invisible magic circle in the sky, they are two completely different worlds.
When Li Yan pushed open the half-open door of "Qingzhen Sixteen", there were about sixty or seventy people in the courtyard, divided into groups of varying sizes, talking in low voices.
Li Yan's arrival did not attract anyone's attention at first. It seemed that the coming and going of cultivators here in recent days was a common thing.
But soon, someone noticed Li Yan. That person was stunned at first, then his face showed surprise and he shouted hesitantly.
"Li Dao...Captain...Captain!"
The man's voice was very loud. Although there were many monks here, they were all talking in whispers, so it was relatively quiet. This voice immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Li Yan glanced at the man, who was chatting with six or seven other people. They were the closest to the gate. The man was facing the gate, and as Li Yan approached, he naturally looked up at the newcomer.
His expression was stunned at first, then he stared at Li Yan fiercely, and after making sure that he was not mistaken, he shouted uncertainly.
Judging from his tone, it seemed that he was still not sure that it was Li Yan who appeared.
The memory of a cultivator is very strong, especially Li Yan, as the captain of the "Green Sixteenth Team", he must know his team members very well.
Therefore, Li Yan knew that his name was Tao Yishan, and he was a cultivator from a small and inferior sect under the jurisdiction of Shibuyuan.
This person's cultivation level is just average. It is unexpected that he did not die in such a brutal battle a few days ago, and it seems that he may not even be seriously injured.
This reminded Li Yan of Tao Yishan's background, and he felt somewhat surprised.
As Tao Yishan shouted, voices of surprise, disbelief, or indifference rang out in the courtyard.
"The captain is really back!"
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Li just came back at this time. I am really worried about him!"
"Oh, it turns out to be Junior Brother Li..."
"He is that Li Yan?"
"Is he the one who killed more than a dozen demon cultivators of the same level?"
"Li... Junior Brother Li, when did you come back..."
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For a moment, the originally quiet courtyard was suddenly filled with noises, and among these noises, Li Yan actually heard the voices of Du Sanjiang and Bai Rou.
This made him look in the direction of the sound, and he was stunned for a moment, because this was the "Green Bat Camp".
But he soon returned to normal, glanced at everyone with a smile on his face, and first bowed to Tao Yishan and the others.
"I just came back. I'm here now. I still have some things I need to know first. I'll talk to you later. I apologize for the time being!"
As Li Yan spoke, he put down his hands and walked towards a group of people in the corner of the courtyard.
There were fifteen or sixteen cultivators there, including Gong Yuantai, Tan Tai Dongyue, Bai Rou, Du Sanjiang, Bu Luo, Wu Ye and others.
Most of them were monks wearing the dark green robes of the Wuliang Sect. Only seven people including Bro and Wuye were sent from outside the sect, but their cultivation was basically above the late foundation-building stage.
They are the strongest group of monks in this academy.
Among the dozen or so cultivators, several women particularly attracted people's attention. In addition to Bai Rou and Tan Tai Dongyue, the other three women were also beautiful.
Two of them were wearing the robes of the Wuliang Sect, and the other one was wearing a pink palace dress. All three of them were around twenty years old, of course, this was just their apparent age.
As Li Yan walked towards Gong Yuantai, everyone he met returned his greetings, and then the courtyard slowly became quiet again, but the atmosphere was obviously different from before.
Many people still stared at him, but their voices became extremely low and short, as if they were quickly communicating information with the people around them.
With the eyes and ears of a cultivator, even if Li Yan didn't listen carefully, some sporadic words still reached his ears clearly.
"Did he really kill more than a dozen demon cultivators in just a few dozen breaths? It looks like his cultivation level has just reached the false elixir stage..."
"That's right. We have fought against demon cultivators before. It takes one or two of us to defeat one demon cultivator together. I still don't believe what you said..."
"Hehehe, I still say the same thing, is it because your Qing 16th team suffered heavy casualties after defending 'Tonggui Ridge' for half a day, so you put all the credit on him, and then divert our attention..."
"Get lost! How will it benefit our reputation if we give all the credit to him alone?"
"We suffered heavy casualties? It's not our fault. Now everyone knows that the other side has a powerful magic weapon. Anyone who goes up will end up in failure.
After the formation was destroyed, they were able to fight against twice as many enemies with the strength of a hundred people, and they were led by a demon cultivator, and finally defeated the enemy. I guess very few people in Fengliang Mountain can do this."
"You have been coming and going here many times in the past few days, aren't you just trying to confirm the news
Being able to kill so many demon cultivators of the same level by myself really makes you feel unbalanced every day, hehe..."
After hearing these words, Li Yan's mind raced and he thought of some things. It seemed that some people came here for the battle at "Tongguiling" a few days ago.
And just as he took a step forward, thinking in his heart, Bro had already stood up with a chuckle.
"Brother Li, you are finally back. I thought you had left here. Come here quickly!"
At this moment, the big hole on Bro's face has disappeared. Considering his background, the Zuo family's elixirs should not be able to cure such flesh injuries.
The way he stood up and greeted him did not surprise Li Yan. During the battle a few days ago, when the opponent's Jindan demon appeared, he was the only one who sent a message to Li Yan, telling him to run away quickly.
He was still thinking of others at that time. Even though it was just one sentence, it showed some affection from the other party. Li Yan felt much closer to Bro.
Li Yan no longer thought about the meaning of what those people said just now, and walked quickly to the crowd where Bro was with a smile on his face.
As he approached, the group of people stopped talking and looked at Li Yan who was walking quickly towards them.