"Is this matter so urgent? Didn't they say we have half a month? There are still a few days left!"
Li Yan was not surprised that Star Moth knew about his return.
The other party had the sect's protective formation in his control, and he did not hide his aura. It would be strange if Xingmo didn't sense it when a Jindan cultivator stepped into the sect.
At this time, the old voice of Star Moth was also heard from the valley entrance.
"Junior brother, you just went straight into the cave this time. It's a bit boring. Why don't you come out and have a drink?"
Li Yan smiled slightly and waved his sleeves, and the restriction more than ten miles outside the valley was opened.
After a while, Li Yan, who was standing at the entrance of the cave, saw an old man in white clothes floating towards him. Li Yan bowed with a smile.
"It was already late at night when I returned to the sect. I was afraid of disturbing my brother's meditation, so I wanted to go over and talk to him tomorrow!"
Xing Ming laughed and walked straight towards the maple forest in front of the cave. Li Yan followed him.
In the middle of a large open space among the maple trees, on a huge stone platform, a blue and white light was shining brightly.
There were originally horizontal and vertical lines on it like a chessboard, and at each node between the crisscrossing lines, there were bright spots of blue or white flashing, which reflected the stars in the sky.
The maple trees towering up into the sky all around swayed in the wind under the night sky, making rustling sounds, beautiful as a dream.
Star Moth has already taken a step closer to the long, thin stone in the middle of the square platform.
Then, with a flash of light in his hand, two wine jars, several oil paper bags and two pairs of bamboo chopsticks appeared on the long stone.
Seeing Li Yan coming over, he waved his hand and several oil paper bags started fighting silently.
Shredded pig ears, fried peanuts, sliced cooked beef, and melon slices unfold as the oil paper wrappers spread out, filling the air with fragrance that will make you feel good just by smelling it.
Xingming had already sat down with his knees bent, leaning against the side of the long stone. The platform beneath him instantly surrounded him in starlight, as if he was sitting in a fairyland.
He waved to Li Yan to sit down on the other side of the long stone.
He casually opened the mud seals on the two wine jars, and immediately, Li Yan felt the surrounding area filled with the refreshing aroma of wine and cooked food, which instantly made him want to eat.
Xingming flicked his finger and a large jar of wine floated towards Li Yan. He didn't need to drink from a cup or bowl.
"Junior brother, you are tired from the journey. Occasionally, you can taste some grains to relieve your fatigue and travel between heaven and earth. This is the great way to cultivate immortality. Haha, how about we talk while drinking?"
Li Yan reached out and grabbed the mouth of the wine jar that was floating over.
"To cultivate immortality like you, Senior Brother, is to be truly free and unfettered like an immortal. Senior Brother, please!"
With a smile on his face, he was not polite. He raised his head, held the wine jar and turned it over gently. A clear line of water flowed from the mouth of the jar into his mouth.
Xingming also grabbed the wine jar and took a big sip, then smiled at Li Yan, picked up a crystal pig ear thread and put it in his mouth, chewing it with half-closed eyes.
Seeing that the other party was not in a hurry, Li Yan did not urge him. He also picked up the bamboo chopsticks, picked up two fried peanuts and slowly chewed them. For a moment, his mouth was filled with fragrance.
"Sometimes cultivating immortals may not be able to live as happily as ordinary people!"
Star Moth looked at the stars in the sky with an old and low voice.
Li Yan looked at the old man in white in surprise. He didn't expect that Xingming would have such an idea.
"Compared to the other Jindan in the sect, I have the most contact with Xingming, but he has never told me about his past. It seems that even at his level, there are still things that he can't let go of!"
The other party didn't say it clearly, and with Li Yan's personality, he naturally wouldn't ask any further questions. He just smiled and nodded.
"Brother, what you said is true. Some happiness of mortals is easy to satisfy, unlike what cultivators expect. But there is always a mountain higher than another one, and there is no end!"
"Junior brother, you are right. A cultivator never knows what you will get tomorrow. By the way, have you found any clues about your master in the 'Holy Demon City'?"
Xingming slowly withdrew his gaze from the night sky, looked at Li Yan, and changed the subject.
"No, I have no idea!"
Li Yan shook his head, his face calm.
"This matter cannot be rushed. It is really good to keep a thought in mind. Unlike my old ghost master, he passed away early and there is no thought left.
Although Xinghe and I were often beaten by this old ghost at that time, it really motivated us and we entered the Golden Elixir realm many years earlier than our uncle's disciples.
But this is also related to the fact that Master accepted disciples late. It’s just that when I was Zhu Luomu’s age, I had already successfully formed a pill. All this is related to the old ghost’s stereotype…”
Xingming took a sip of wine and said so.
His words surprised Li Yan, and he also felt that Star Moth was a little strange today, but he just listened quietly, not knowing why Star Moth would have such emotion today.
"Hehe, Junior Brother, do you think I am a little bit abnormal today?"
Although Xingming didn't look at Li Yan, he gently patted the platform in the starry light below him with his hands and chuckled.
"Brother, with your expression, I really don't know what this has to do with you calling me back?"
"Junior brother, do you know who lived in the cave you live in before?"
There aren't many caves with rich spiritual energy in a sect, so they naturally won't be idle. Even if they are not used for long-term residence, they can be used as rewards to outstanding disciples to practice for a period of time.
As for the "Starry Cave", I once heard from Star Moth that people were often sent to clean it, which obviously means that no one has lived there for a long time.
Li Yan was a man of clear thoughts. He had not known why Xing Ming was like this today before, but after hearing this question, Li Yan's heart moved, and he looked at Xing Ming in confusion.
"Could this cave be..." Xingming was still gently patting the platform beneath him, with a look of reminiscence on his old face.
“Junior brother, you guessed correctly, this is the cave where our master once lived.
Since my master passed away, no one has lived here. Whenever I come here, I will think of the scene where my master sat here and played chess with my uncle. "
"The sect really loves me, Zhang. It turns out that this is where the senior immortals stayed. However, the path of cultivating immortals is extremely dangerous and difficult at every step. How many people can really make it to the end
Brother, there is no need to be sad all the time. After all, neither you nor I know what tomorrow will bring!"
Li Yan was not good at comforting others, and he didn't know the past of Xingming's master, so he could only respond dryly.
"Yes! More than 150 years ago, my uncle was covered in blood and full of murderous intent. He brought back our dying master. The old ghost only told Xinghe and I to practice hard and then passed away."
The reminiscence in Xingming's eyes slowly faded away, and was replaced by sharpness.
"The cause of the old ghost's death was simply that he was fighting with someone for a 300-year-old 'Kongting Bamboo'.
The master injured a master from the Light Feather Parrot Clan, but out of kindness, he let the man go.
More than a month later, when Master Laogui was on his way back to the sect alone, he was ambushed by the Light Feather Parrot master and two Jindan masters.
The old ghost was seriously injured, but before he was seriously injured, he also performed the "Spiritual Acupoint Shattering Star Method", catching the opponent off guard, killing two Jindan, injuring one Jindan and escaping.
Master Laogui could only use the last bit of power from the 'Spiritual Aperture Star Shattering Method' to seal himself in a hidden place, and sent out a message for help before falling into a coma.
When the uncle found the master, the time for treatment had passed and it was too late to save him, so the uncle was furious and went all the way to the Guangyu Parrot Sect and slaughtered all of them. "
Having said this, a gleam of light flashed in Xingmoth's eyes.
Li Yan was a little confused when Xing Ming called him "Master", "Old Ghost" and "Old Ghost Master" one after another, but he could also see the relationship between Xing Ming and his Master from this.
But Li Yan was more surprised. Although Xing Ming did not explain the detailed realms of both parties, the battle between five Jindan cultivators appeared in just a few sentences.
Li Yan has been in "Falling Star Valley" for such a long time that he has some understanding of its inherited skills.
"'Spiritual Acupoint Shattering Star Technique' is the secret technique that caused Lin Xinghe to seclude himself for many years, which allows him to instantly improve his cultivation by self-mutilation!
I really didn't expect that the previous generation of the sect of 'Falling Star Valley' would be so powerful. He killed two people of the same level and injured one person with his own strength. It was really amazing.
Tian Xingzi should not be the one, but his opponent. Otherwise, when the Liefeng tribe invaded, he would have the confidence to fight against them head-on! "
Li Yan was thinking in surprise in his heart, how difficult it is to kill Jindan in a head-on fight. Li Yan is now becoming more and more clear about it.
He could only successfully kill a Jindan cultivator of the same level by sneak attack if he used poison or the other party was unaware that he was practicing both magic and body.
"Brother, this must be related to you calling me back, right?"
Xingming was acting a little abnormally today, and told him this secret.
Li Yan felt that the other party definitely did not say this because he lived in the "Starry Cave" and caused the Star Moth to sigh.
It’s not like Star Moth hasn’t come here to talk to me before.
"You know what? What I value most is that you are thoughtful. Although Xinghe is also thoughtful, he often makes mistakes in small details, haha!"
Xing Ming stretched out his hand and took a piece of melon, pinched it lightly with two fingers, and a smile appeared on his face. Li Yan could feel that it was a smile of happiness.
This made him even more confused, but he just had to wait.
After Star Moth swallowed the cantaloupe slices in one gulp and took a big sip of wine, his eyes lit up.
"Because I have now found the murderer who killed my master!"
"Murderer?? Didn't Senior Brother say that he had already slaughtered all the members of the Light Feather Parrot Sect..."
“Junior brother, my uncle slaughtered all the members of the Light Feather Parrot Sect back then, but I also told you before that our master was besieged by three people from the other side, and he killed two of them and injured one.
The injured man did not return to the Light Feather Parrot Sect. He might have been seriously injured at the time, so he hid nearby to recuperate, or he might have had a premonition and escaped early.
There were a total of four Jindan masters in the Guangyu Parrot Sect, so when the uncle-master arrived, he slaughtered all the monks in the sect, and only found one Jindan monk who was left behind.
Even the disciples of the Light Feather Parrot Sect who were outside at the time were hunted down and killed one by one by their uncle-master using the blood of his clansmen and his magical powers, except for this person.
That's because this person's cultivation was already in the middle stage of the Golden Core, and after sensing the bloody disaster, he also cast a spell to block the tracking of the master uncle! "
There was reluctance in Xingming's old voice, and Li Yan frowned.
"So, you, brothers, have been looking for this person for a long time. You have still found him after more than 150 years. That person must have some special features.
Appearance can be changed, and that person also has the ability to block the tracking of his clan's essence and blood. Could it be that it is based on the cultivation method he has practiced?"
Star Moth nodded slightly.
“I’ve said that Junior Brother is very smart, and although he didn’t guess it right, he was not far off.
Just as Junior Brother said, whether it is to inquire about his true appearance or to use the blood essence of his clan members to sacrifice and track him, these two methods are only possible when the difference in the cultivation level of both parties is quite large.
Otherwise, when you spy on the other party, the other party will also sense it and cast a spell to block it, or even kill you.
What we rely on is a word left by our master. When he made the final attack, his life-saving magic weapon, the Seven-Colored Glazed Lamp, hit the man and embedded itself into his body.
After being seriously injured by that person, he took it away. My master was no longer able to retrieve it, but my master's life magic weapon appeared some time ago, and I finally found the person who used the magic weapon based on this! "