Facing these Jindan old monsters, Li Yan was also chatting and laughing, and responding appropriately. There was no sign of pride or cowardice of a newly promoted Jindan cultivator.
This made Xingming wonder if Zhang Ming had concealed his age. His real age was already over a hundred years old and he had a lot of experience.
Li Yan did not explain why others viewed him as a pure physical cultivator. He just let these people guess. He had always kept his trump card, so of course it was best not to reveal it.
Purple air comes from the east, the sun sets by the river, and time passes by...
In the blink of an eye, three years have passed since the ceremony of sacrificing to heaven when Li Yan became the elder of "Falling Star Valley".
After the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, Li Yan did not immediately set out to inquire about Zhao Min's whereabouts, but went into seclusion again.
His realm has not yet been completely stabilized and needs more time to be honed.
"Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood!"
Li Yan understood the meaning of this sentence very well. Although he was concerned about Zhao Min, he could not act rashly because the person who took her away was a Nascent Soul cultivator.
At the same time, after successfully refining his natal magic weapon, he also needs to practice the "Fu Bo Soul-Killing" method simultaneously, and all of this requires time.
Cultivators have the most abundant time, but they also lack time the most. As their lifespan increases, they need more time to practice.
As the dust settled on the grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven a few years ago, what happened to Elder Zhang Ming was slowly forgotten.
As a cultivator, no matter how high or low, everyone has his own things to do, such as meditation, refining qi, refining pills, refining equipment, etc., and they will not have too much time to think about a high and mighty cultivator.
And on this day, a ray of light flashed across the sky in front of the "Starry Cave" valley, and soon a tall and thin figure landed on the maple forest road in front of the valley.
The light disappeared, revealing the gaunt face of Xing Ming. He casually took out a sound transmission talisman, whispered something, and swung his hand to hit the restriction in front of him.
Not long after, the space in front of the valley twisted, revealing a small forest path with stairs leading into it. As maple leaves fluttered in the wind, Li Yan's clear voice came from afar.
"Master, please come in!"
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In the spacious hall of "Starry Cave", Li Yan had prepared tea and was waiting for the arrival of Star Moth.
Xing Ming smiled and stepped into the hall. He swept his spiritual sense over Li Yan lightly and was stunned, then pointed with his hand.
"Junior Brother Zhang, your method of restraining your Qi is truly brilliant. You hid it from us at first, and now that your realm is stable, it will be difficult to find out your true realm."
At this moment, Li Yan's aura in his consciousness was erratic. You could say it was the Golden Core stage or the Foundation Establishment stage. He was a powerful cultivator in the late Golden Core stage, while the other party had only entered the Golden Core stage for a few years.
This reminded Xing Ming of the time when Zhang Ming was still in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and his Qi Condensation Technique had deceived both himself and his junior fellow apprentice. He couldn't help but laugh and spoke frankly.
The aura from Li Yan now gave him the feeling that it was between a fake elixir and a golden elixir, but now he no longer had the intention to covet the other party's skills.
Through the contact over the past few years, I have found that Zhang Ming is a man of asceticism.
Even though he is already an elder of "Falling Star Valley", he still never leaves his house and never actively interacts with others. Only when there is something to do with cultivation will they occasionally come to see me.
The rest of the time, he will no longer be seen in the sect.
Xing Ming certainly knows that this kind of person is determined and hard to be influenced by external things, and his future path to immortality is limitless, so making friends with such a person is the only correct choice.
Otherwise, once such a person becomes an enemy, it will be extremely terrifying, and the situation will be a fight to the death.
Sometimes when I think about it, I still feel that my uncle has a very experienced vision and the decisions he makes are very wise.
"Thank you, Sect Master. But if a fight breaks out, without real strength, a young man like me will only end up dead."
Li Yan stood up, bowed, and complimented his clan leader while speaking.
Xing Ming burst into laughter upon hearing this, and then sat down opposite the tea machine without any hesitation.
Today, the sudden visit of Xing Ming was quite unexpected to Li Yan. In the past three years, he had not only stabilized his realm, but also had refined "Fu Bo Killing Soul" to the entry level.
Although this speed is extremely fast, Li Yan is not just seeking speed, but is truly practicing with peace of mind.
The rest of the time was spent refining the essence and blood of the "Immortal Dark Phoenix" and practicing the Qiongqi Purgatory Technique.
Now, with Li Yan's success in forming the elixir and his greatly increased strength, the speed of refining essence and blood is several times faster than before.
In just the remaining years or so, Li Yan had already refined about 40% of that drop of "Immortal Dark Phoenix" blood essence.
If combined with the third level of the Qiongqi Purgatory Technique, Li Yan himself is now unsure how strong his body is.
However, he felt that he was now able to use several methods at the same time, and even if they faced the enemy head-on, a late Jindan cultivator would not be able to defeat him easily. At least he had the confidence to retreat safely.
He would never have dared to have such confidence before.
Once he uses the poisonous body again and sets an ambush, even if Tian Xingzi meets Li Yan, the outcome will be unpredictable.
After all, his current attack could already cause fatal damage to the fake infant cultivator, especially the disintegrated poisonous body. Li Yan felt that even if a Nascent Soul cultivator was poisoned, he could no longer directly use magic power to resolve the poison as before.
When Li Yan faces an enemy, he would prioritize winning through strategy rather than fighting with force.
Back then, when he was still in the foundation-building stage, he used a trick to kill two middle-stage Jindan warriors, including the beautiful woman in green gauze, Zhong Mengyin, in the cave.
Only when one enters the golden elixir stage can one become a true semi-immortal and join the ranks of the strong.
“Brother Zhang, you still sound a bit rude in your words. Now that we are from the same sect and I am older than you, you can just call me Brother. Why do you have to call me Sect Master? Hahaha!”
Xing Ming looked dissatisfied, but said with a smile. "Oh... Senior Brother, why did you come here today?"
Li Yan hesitated for a moment and then changed his title.
Xingming's satisfied smile became even wider, and he immediately joined in.
"It's like this, the sect has a store in the 'Holy Demon City', which mainly sells elixirs, spiritual tools, magic weapons, and some raw materials.
In the past, we would regularly send over the elixirs, magic weapons and other things refined within the sect to ensure that the store had adequate supplies.
Normally, these matters are of course left to the deacons under the sect to handle.
However, if you need to escort high-quality raw materials, elixirs, magic weapons or other rare items, for safety reasons, I have to go there myself.
Last month, at the request of Master Wanxiang of "Longhua Temple", Zong Nei refined a Buddhist robe magic weapon for him. The grade and quality of the robe are both very good, especially for suppressing evil spirits.
Master Wanxiang of Longhua Temple had also paid a deposit in the store before this matter, and the date of the meeting was agreed to be six days later.
At the same time, two fourth-level "Seven Dragon Bone Tempering Pills" were also sent to the "Holy Demon City" this time, and they need to be taken together.
Oh, that's right. I had originally planned to bring these three treasures and some other raw materials over tomorrow.
But today, I suddenly received a message from the second elder of the Liupan Palace, asking me to refine four fourth-level Fire Purifying Pills for his disciples to use.
It seems that his disciple has encountered some problems and urgently needs this pill. Although there are disciples in the sect who can refine the fourth-grade pill, there is no guarantee that the pill can be successfully refined in one furnace.
This way I cannot guarantee that I can hand over the pills to the other party on time. In this case I have to do it myself.
But Master Wanxiang has already paid the deposit and agreed on a date..."
Xing Ming showed an embarrassment on his face, this matter was really tricky. The "Liupan Palace" had a very good relationship with the "Luoxing Valley". When an elder from the other side asked for it, he couldn't just let his disciples do it.
Since repelling the invasion of four sects led by the Liefeng Clan twenty years ago, Tianxingzi simply asked Xingming to convert the house in the "Holy Demon City" into a shop before going into seclusion.
He was asked to arrange some disciples to take care of it, which could be regarded as the preliminary preparation for "Falling Star Valley" once it enters "Holy Demon City" in the future.
Although the alchemy and refining capabilities of the "Falling Star Valley" cannot be compared with those of the first-rate sects, it does have a good quality earth fire spirit vein.
The quality of the elixirs, spiritual weapons and magical treasures refined are still very popular among some cultivators.
In the past, those sects had to come to make reservations. If this business can be opened in the "Holy Demon City", the spirit stones of the "Falling Star Valley" will surely come in droves, killing two birds with one stone.
But this time the two events happened at the same time, which made things very difficult for Star Moth.
"Falling Star Valley" is more than 80,000 miles away from "Holy Demon City". With his level of cultivation, it would take four to five days for a single trip. Even if he wanted to send it there and then rush back, the round trip would take nearly ten days.
It is simply impossible to fulfill the requirements of the "Liupan Temple".
Uncle Master and Junior Brother Xinghe were in seclusion recuperating from their injuries. Even if they were woken up, they could not travel far. The only person he could think of was Elder Zhang.
After listening to Xingming's words, Li Yan hesitated for a moment and then nodded immediately.
"It turns out that we are just sending some things to the Holy Demon City. Of course, there is no problem with that!"
He had originally planned to find Xingming in the near future to inquire about some recent events in the "Holy Demon City". Now that he can go there himself, it would of course be better.
It is also a good opportunity to make use of the influence of "Falling Star Valley" in the city to see if we can gain anything.
Seeing Zhang Ming agreed so readily, Xing Ming was immediately extremely happy. He thought that this Junior Brother Zhang really had a good character. This way he solved his dilemma.
Then, as if he had thought of something, he added again.
“By the way, Junior Brother Zhang, don’t bother two masters with one thing.
After we opened a shop in the 'Holy Demon City', we would regularly send some disciples there for training. The 'Holy Demon City' is a place where strategic locations are high and mighty. After all, many of them have never seen the world and need to meet heroes from all sides.
And in the future, some of them might be sent to the 'Holy Demon City' to guard shops, or they might also have to embark on a long journey.
And since we have a place to stay in the city, we can help them get through the initial period of adaptation.
This time, Junior Brother Zhang, can you bring some disciples with you? Of course, you just need to take them with you. Once you get there, the stewards and disciples there will take care of everything.
This time, after Junior Brother Zhang leaves, if you have something else to do, then you can stay a little longer. You can decide when to return."
Experience does not mean going around the world looking for secret places or fighting with others.
Traveling around the world, experiencing all kinds of life, including hardships, fun, life and death, glory, killing, acquaintance, and separation...
Only then, at a certain moment, you will have some realization in your heart, and make further progress in your future cultivation.
Xing Ming placed these disciples in the "Holy Demon City". While they were experiencing the prosperity, they were also aware of the sinister nature of the people there.
They choose to experience the mutual calculation with others in the shop, or go out together to explore the mysteries, or play games, everything is decided by these disciples themselves.
Life or death depends on chance.
When all the dust is washed away, that will be the time for them to break through.
In response, Li Yan just smiled slightly. These were just small things, just a piece of cake, so he nodded in agreement.