After listening to Li Yan's message, Xing Ming nodded. He felt relieved that everything was normal with Feng Mo Ru.
Seeing the relieved expressions on the remaining two people's faces, the four-winged "Dark Spirit Bat" with the female voice couldn't help but scold them coldly again.
"We are not as untrustworthy as you human monks. Hurry up and send one more person out!!"
Li Yan and Xing Ming didn't care about the other party's dissatisfaction. Being careful is the first condition for saving life.
"Junior brother, I will wait for you outside for an hour. If you don't come out, I will gather more people to come here within three days and flatten this place!"
After the message was transmitted, Xing Ming no longer hesitated and stepped into the cave wall...
Ten breaths later, Li Yan slowly turned his head, and the scene of the passage on the cave wall returned to the scene of the seabed outside, but Xing Ming and Feng Mo Ru had disappeared into the dark sea farther away.
At this time, only Li Yan and a group of "Dark Spirit Bats" were left in the corridor.
"Friend Zhang, we are people who keep our promises. We have done everything... everything as ordered. Now... now it's ok, right?"
Seeing how cautious these people were, Meng Zhiyuan, although disdainful in his heart, still agreed with their approach.
"Of course, but Brother Meng seems to have forgotten that there are still some things that have not been completed in our previous agreement."
Li Yan looked at Meng Zhiyuan in front of him with a smile, who was still trapped by the long spiritual rope.
"Boy, do you want to cause trouble again?"
Before Meng Zhiyuan could speak, one of the four-winged "Dark Spirit Bat" spoke to Li Yan in a very impatient tone, and murderous intent was surging around them.
Li Yan glanced at the four-winged "Dark Spirit Demon Bat".
Although they looked almost identical, from the voice, Li Yan remembered that the other party seemed to be the "Second Brother" mentioned by Meng Zhiyuan, a third-level top-level monster with extremely powerful strength.
Li Yan ignored this and just turned his gaze back to Meng Zhiyuan.
Although Meng Zhiyuan felt unwilling, he knew that what the other party said was right, and he still had some verbal agreements that he needed to fulfill.
He kept thinking in his heart that if the two sides fought again after he recovered from his injuries, this human cultivator would definitely be no match for him.
If you are careful, you can still find traces of that strange magic weapon.
He spoke to several four-winged "Dark Spirit Bats" whose auras were becoming increasingly fierce.
"Okay... okay, among the several agreements between me and Fellow Daoist Zhang, there is still... one last one to be completed!"
Li Yan looked around.
"Friend Meng, should we talk here, or should we find a more secluded place to talk?"
"No... No need, don't you just want to know the origin of this place
These are not secrets to… to my people, you can ask any questions here.”
Meng Zhiyuan immediately rejected Li Yan's proposal. Now the other side was surrounded by powerful enemies. Even if he died, the other side would also die.
He just wanted to surround the other party and not give them any chance to take advantage.
“I have briefly asked you before whether the owner of this place is still alive, or are you the owner of this place
Besides you, are there any other powerful beings here? What are the terrifying powers in the three final passages? And what is the origin of this place
After these Taoist friends have finished answering, I will remove their restrictions and we will have nothing to do with each other!"
Li Yan spoke quietly. He was very curious about this place. If possible, he certainly wanted to get some benefits from it.
Many opportunities that monks obtain are obtained after escaping death at great risk of their lives.
Li Yan is just like other cultivators. He seeks wealth and honor through risk. Now that he is here, he always wants to find out some information before he is willing to do so.
Meng Zhiyuan stared at Li Yan for a few moments and then slowly spoke.
"Sure enough... As expected, money can move people's hearts... My friend, you still have great expectations for this place.
If I tell you that I am not the owner of this place, but just a guard, the owner of this place is just out for something...
And he is... a Nascent Soul cultivator. I wonder if you will still be so calm standing here and talking to me?"
After saying that, he stared at Li Yan's face with weak eyes and mockery.
After a few breaths, to his disappointment, he did not see a trace of panic on the other person's face.
Instead, the other person let out a soft chuckle after touching his nose with his finger.
"Do you think I believe it or not? If that were true, I would have used it as a threat when I first captured your soul.
Let me know how serious the consequences of killing you are, and don't make any conditions with me in exchange for your life;
Of course, you still have another idea, which is to keep delaying time with me and wait for the arrival of a strong man.
Everything that Fellow Daoist Meng did was based on the premise of saving his own life, and he even went so far as to help me kill the enemy and retrieve the magic weapon.
Now, you suddenly say that there is a Nascent Soul cultivator here. If you are not afraid that I will suddenly kill you, then this senior has already appeared here.
With all I've done before, does that senior need to listen to me nagging? Just kill him.
All of this only shows one thing: Fellow Daoist Meng has no bigger trump card to save his life, he is just threatening... "
A strange look flashed in Meng Zhiyuan's eyes.
"This kid is so thoughtful and considers everything!"
But he was also a cunning man. He kept a straight face and interrupted Li Yan.
"Then all this might be my... my delaying tactic, including letting your companion go just now. It will take some time for the owner of this place to come back... to come back, and by then, none of you will be able to escape!
Hehehe... I... I was just joking, Fellow Daoist Zhang... Fellow Daoist, don't take it seriously!! "
Meng Zhi originally spoke in a sinister tone, then he stared at Li Yan's changing expression and laughed while breathing heavily.
On the opposite side, Li Yan's expression indeed changed slightly.
"Friend Meng, we cooperated very well before. I hope you can abide by the previous agreement so that we can go our separate ways!"
Seeing Li Yan's face become somewhat embarrassed, Meng Zhiyuan felt happy in his heart. He was not so easy to deal with when fighting with him. Seeing that Meng Zhiyuan was speaking incoherently, the four-winged "Dark Spirit Demon Bat" behind him, who was the second senior brother, spoke hurriedly.
"Brother, you take a rest. I will answer his questions!!"
Li Yan glanced at the four-winged "Dark Spirit Bats" that were already very impatient.
"Although Fellow Daoist Meng is injured, I think it's okay to talk to him for the time being."
Li Yan still felt that after Meng Zhiyuan had seen his methods, he had some personal experience, so he would think twice before answering the questions.
Moreover, the other party was threatening me just now, and it seems that his soul is very "spirited", so I will let him talk more.
"Your Excellency has gone too far..."
"Don't push your luck..."
"Humanity… "
The four-winged "Dark Spirit Bats" on the opposite side suddenly became furious and started shouting.
"That's it, no... don't waste any more time, it's still possible to say something!!!"
A fierce look flashed in Meng Zhiyuan's eyes, but he did not delay any longer. He knew that this cultivator named Zhang Ming was very difficult to deal with, and there was not much point in arguing about such a matter.
Then he began to narrate the origin of this place as if on his own.
This is indeed a cave left behind by ancient monks. Their owner was once a truly terrifying existence who had reached the level of deification and was known as "Venerable Duanmu".
Now, apart from their clan, there are no other living creatures here. Just as Li Yan guessed, they are the guards here.
Those three sub-caves are where Venerable Duanmu and his two daughters live. Outsiders are absolutely not allowed to enter there.
Although Meng Zhiyuan and his companions are the guardians of this place, they cannot appear in other places of the cave at will.
The reason is that the two daughters of "Venerable Duanmu" who are as beautiful as fairies do not like the appearance of their clan, so they restricted the "Dark Spirit Demon Bat" to a forbidden area.
They will only appear to defend against the enemy when an enemy triggers the formation.
About 30,000 years ago, something seemed to have happened to the youngest daughter of "Venerable Duanmu" after she went out. Later, the eldest daughter went out to look for her, but also never returned.
Afterwards, "Venerable Duanmu" must have sensed something, probably that there was a problem with the imprint of his spiritual consciousness left on his two daughters, and he left in a hurry. Since then, there has been no news from the three of them.
However, "Venerable Duanmu" left behind a soul before leaving, which is the power in the last three corridors that Li Yan and others saw. It is the soul mark left by the Divine Transformation cultivator.
Even if it was just a random path, it was left by a Jindan cultivator. A Yuanying cultivator would surely die if he entered it.
Meng Zhiyuan told everything very quickly. The matter was not very complicated, so he spoke very quickly. However, due to his weak body, he stopped several times to close his eyes and rest.
After hearing this, Li Yan's eyes flickered a few times, as if he was thinking about something, and as if he was doubting Meng Zhiyuan's words.
Seeing Li Yan's expression, Meng Zhiyuan felt a little dissatisfied.
"I have told Fellow Daoist Zhang everything I know, so please... please fulfill your promise!"
Li Yan was also decisive and immediately put away the spiritual power rope lock.
Then, without even looking at the other four-winged "Dark Spirit Bats" that had gathered around him, he quickly walked towards the passage on the cave wall in front of him.
Several sounds of breaking through the air rushed towards Li Yan rapidly, and Meng Zhiyuan finally felt relieved when he felt the restrictions in his body were removed and his spiritual power was slowly awakening.
Seeing Zhang Ming walking towards the cave wall regardless of anything, a fierce look suddenly flashed in Meng Zhiyuan's eyes.
But his expression suddenly changed in an instant and he immediately spoke out to stop it.
"All of you stop right there, Fellow Daoist Zhang, you... you betrayed me and left a backup inside me. This is too... shameless!!"
Before he could finish his words, Li Yan had already raised one hand, and in the palm of his hand there was a pill emitting a faint yellow light.
“Friend Meng, you said that I was treacherous, and your people also seem to have bad intentions and really don’t want me to leave.
I'm just being cautious. Otherwise, if I really wanted to poison you, you wouldn't be able to sense the poison in your body. There's only one antidote, and if I accidentally destroy it... hehe..."
Li Yan sneered.
"Damn human boy!"
"kill him!"
"Boy, you are so deceitful, do you really think we are easy to bully? If something happens to my elder brother, the pain he suffered will be inflicted on you tenfold, a hundredfold!"
… …
The corridors around were buzzing with the sound of loud shouts.
At this time, Li Yan was already standing at the exit leading to the outside world. He did not enter, but stopped.
The magic formula to open and close the channel is in the other party's hands, so Li Yan doesn't dare to enter rashly.
Looking at the several black shadows rushing towards him, Li Yan's eyes flashed with brilliance, and the black light outside his body surged rapidly.
"I...I said, you...all stop right there, didn't you hear me?"
Meng Zhiyuan's weak but increasingly stern voice rang out, and several black shadows suddenly stopped a few feet away from Li Yan.
"Brother, he is just teasing us... again and again!!"
“Haha, I just released Fellow Daoist Meng, and you two are turning against each other, both of you!
You can just come and kill me, it's just one life, right?"
Li Yan's voice became increasingly cold.