"That Bu Luo is also a vengeful person, causing a storm on the first and second levels for a while."
Ever since Li Yan had just come out from under the Red Maple Pool, he had begun to hear that a page boy was ambushing some cultivators everywhere in the palace beneath the Red Maple Pool. Relying on the flying speed of the oilcloth under his feet and the many magical treasures on his body, he had actually killed several cultivators.
Upon hearing this, Li Yan, of course, knew it was Bu Luo and couldn't help but pay attention.
It turned out that Bu Luo was ambushing all the cultivators who had besieged him back then. His actions eventually angered some cultivators, who began to hunt him down together.
It was said that once, they had almost killed him in an ambush circle, but Bu Luo had actually triggered the power of the bamboo basket on his back. A strange sound came from the mouth of the basket, disturbing the minds of all the cultivators within a radius of dozens of zhang, making it impossible for them to control their magic power. Bu Luo took the opportunity to kill two of them before fleeing in a panic.
After that, it seemed that Bu Luo could no longer stay in the palace beneath the Red Maple Pool, so he rushed out of the Red Maple Pool, still being relentlessly pursued by dozens of people.
Who would have thought that Bu Luo somehow managed to find the blue-robed scholar in the end? And that was that. Although the blue-robed scholar never killed Foundation Establishment cultivators, whenever Bu Luo's life was in danger, he would appear and take Bu Luo away.
This left many cultivators both shocked and fearful, but they had nowhere to vent their anger. Just like that, after a period of time, Bu Luo would appear alone in everyone's sight again, seeking trouble again. When he was seriously injured and on the verge of death, the blue-robed scholar would appear again and take him away.
In the end, the story of the "page boy relying on his master's power" challenging people to duels spread everywhere. Even when Li Yan reached the exit of the first level of the Northern Abyss Demon-Suppressing Pagoda, he still occasionally heard people talking about it.
And every time they mentioned that page boy, they all had a look of helplessness and anger. Helpless because the blue-robed scholar was too powerful, but he really never hurt anyone.
And as long as Bu Luo was not on his last breath, he would not appear, letting Bu Luo's intestines spill out, his tendons snap and his bones break, and letting him heal himself.
"A dog relying on its master's power. Hehehe, I wish, I wish I had such a backer," Li Yan thought to himself. After muttering to himself, he looked at the ice house before him. Li Yan took a deep breath, fully released his Divine Sense and Spirit Power, and then stepped into the ice house.
At the same time Li Yan entered the ice house, on an iceberg somewhere on the first level of the Northern Abyss Demon-Suppressing Pagoda, the blue-robed scholar looked at the heavily scarred Bu Luo and smiled lightly. At this time, Bu Luo had already lost much of his childishness and carried a very strong killing aura, but he was still grinning cheekily.
The blue-robed scholar looked into the distance and said lightly, "Let's leave here today. Your actions have already displeased many Golden Core, and even Nascent Soul cultivators. Most of the cultivators who can come here have some background. I can suppress them for a while, but I have already made many promises."
During this period, for Bu Luo's future growth, as he himself was about to leave the Zuo Family, he had paid a great price.
With his reputation, many sects naturally regarded him as an honored guest, but this also had its limits.
In order to let Bu Luo experience life and death here, he had taken advantage of Bu Luo's vengeful mentality, turning Bu Luo's revenge killings into challenges.
He had to reach some agreements with many old guys on the third level, promising to refine a certain kind of medicinal pill for them. Although the raw materials were still provided by the other party, this meant that he would not be able to leave the Zuo Family for nearly ten years. This had seriously disrupted his plans, and the price he paid was extremely high.
But he also promised the other party that they could not tell their own disciples any news of Bu Luo's appearance. This way, the fight would be meaningful.
But Bu Luo also could not kill his opponent after winning. In this way, although Bu Luo fought desperately, he needed to have a degree of control. Otherwise, if he killed the opponent, those old monsters from the sects would certainly not agree.
This was even more difficult for Bu Luo, but the effect of the training was better. It required him to have higher control over his Spirit Power and magic arts. So, he was often the one who suffered, his body riddled with wounds.
But fortunately, he had the blue-robed scholar's medicinal pills, and at critical moments, the blue-robed scholar would also intervene and take him away. But no one could bear the hardships Bu Luo endured for him. The moment his internal organs spilled out, that terrifying scene, there were several times Bu Luo really thought he was going to die.
Of course, during this period, there were also a few times when Bu Luo directly took the other party's life. These were people whom the blue-robed scholar had secretly told him not to worry about. Bu Luo immediately knew that the other party must be some lone, vicious and evil person.
He would then go all out to kill them. The cultivation world was like this. Without a backer, you could only consider yourself unlucky.
Even someone like the blue-robed scholar, who looked gentle, was by no means a good person. It was all relative.
The blue-robed scholar had also killed countless people in his life. To have reached his current position, how could he really be a so-called benevolent person? As for whether the people Bu Luo dared to kill were vicious and evil, it was not known, but they certainly did not have any major backers.
The moment he entered the ice house, Li Yan's entire body's magic power surged. He knew that when he entered the ice house, it was the moment he left the Northern Abyss Demon-Suppressing Pagoda and triggered the guardian formation. This was the most dangerous time.
He had no way to retreat, but he was still willing to risk his life. Although Li Yan had always been cautious, he knew that the path of a cultivator was against the heavens, and some things had to be fought for.
Before he found another way to replenish the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant's soul power, in order to maintain the power of the "Great Dragon-Elephant Formation" at all times, these risks had to be taken. And he also had deep trust in True Lord Qianchong's magic power. The risk was also based on a certain foundation.
Upon entering the ice house, a world of bizarre lights and colors appeared before his eyes, as if he were in a different dimension. Li Yan felt an invisible pressure envelop him.
Li Yan was nervous, but he did not move randomly. The Spirit Power on his body was contained but not released. He did not resist this invisible force, letting it cover his body directly.
The next moment, Li Yan felt as if his body, inside and out, had been scanned unimpeded by this force. He also felt a palpitation in his Divine Soul. It was as if all his secrets and thoughts had been swept over by this force, and everything was laid bare before the other party.
And his Storage Pouch also opened on its own. The invisible force also circled inside it before flying out again.
It should be known that the Storage Pouch Li Yan was using now was of a high grade, taken from Bloodhand Flying Sickle and the others. It had already been refined with Li Yan's essence blood. As long as Li Yan was alive, with the current strength of his Divine Sense, even a Golden Core cultivator would need some time to open it.
But this invisible force entered the Storage Pouch without any obstruction. From this, one could see how great the gap between them was.
But this invisible force, after leaving Li Yan's body, seemed to have intelligence and did not fly away.
Instead, amidst the bizarrely colored lights before Li Yan's eyes, it transformed into a huge single eye, staring fixedly at him.
This made the hair on Li Yan's entire body stand on end. He was certain that the other party had still sensed the aura of the Vicious Souls. He felt that this giant eye might directly activate the restrictive formation attack in the next moment.
Li Yan felt cold sweat seep out from his back. He had only one thought in his mind: could the person who had refined this Northern Abyss Demon-Suppressing Pagoda back then be even more powerful than a Body Integration stage cultivator?
A bitter taste filled Li Yan's mouth. He had no confidence at all that he could block a casual strike from the Northern Abyss Demon-Suppressing Pagoda. He estimated that a single strike would be enough to annihilate his soul and make him disappear completely from this world.
The giant eye stared at Li Yan for a full several breaths. Then, a look of confusion slowly appeared in its eye, as if it couldn't be sure of something.
Then, Li Yan felt that pressure sweep over his body again. After another three breaths, the Spirit Power in Li Yan's body, which had been probed by this aura, had almost frozen and stopped circulating.
And just as Li Yan felt that his nerves had been stretched to their limit, the giant eye actually slowly disappeared from this space.
The space before Li Yan's eyes returned to the ever-changing colors. The pressure around him suddenly disappeared, and the feeling of life and death being decided in an instant also vanished without a trace.
Only then did Li Yan let out a long sigh of relief. The moment the pressure was gone, it was as if a blockage had been removed from his forehead, and sweat immediately poured out like a waterfall.
A moment ago, he really thought he might die here. And at this moment, a voice sounded low in his mind, as if afraid of being heard. "Master, this is an existence far beyond the power of a Nascent Soul."
The Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant's voice also revealed terror. Although it was an ancient ferocious beast, in the mortal realm, the Nascent Soul was almost the top existence. As for the Spirit Transformation, it was only said to occasionally appear in the world in legends. Even the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant's inherited memories were not clear on what kind of heaven-and-earth-changing divine arts a Spirit Transformation cultivator possessed.
It only sent this one sentence and dared not continue to send any more.
How could Li Yan not know how powerful this force was? He had also seen a Nascent Soul before.
And just then, he felt his vision brighten. All the bizarre and motley scenes had dispersed. What appeared before him was an empty platform. Then, he felt a gaze fixed on him.
Li Yan found that he was already standing outside the gate of the Northern Abyss Demon-Suppressing Pagoda. Following the gaze, he saw the empty platform from a year ago.
Two Buddhas, one thin and one stout, were still sitting cross-legged on either side of the pagoda gate. And the one watching him was the withered and thin Buddha. The stout Buddha and the forty to fifty Chan monks in front were still sitting in meditation with their eyes closed.
From stepping out of the ice house to appearing here, Li Yan had actually not taken more than ten breaths of time.
"Eh, it's you, the Huchen family brat. Your cultivation has indeed improved!" A voice, like the clash of metal and stone, sounded by Li Yan's ear.
The withered and thin Buddha was still on duty here. He and the stout Buddha had sensed the fluctuation of aura inside the pagoda at the first moment. When he saw Li Yan's figure clearly, he was the first to speak.
Although Li Yan's realm still appeared to be at the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment at this moment, the purity of his cultivation was incomparable to before, and it was seen through by the withered and thin Buddha at a glance.
Li Yan's mind was still stuck under the scan of the Northern Abyss Demon-Suppressing Pagoda's protective formation a moment ago. Now, finding himself safely outside the tower, although the change was too fast and left him a little dazed, he quickly reacted.
He hurriedly bowed respectfully. "This junior pays his respects to the two seniors. To have made some progress is this junior's greatest gain this time. Many thanks for your inquiry, senior."
The withered Buddha nodded, then waved his hand, signaling that Li Yan could leave. Seeing that the two Buddhas were no longer inspecting the cultivators coming out, it was clear that they had great trust in the Northern Abyss Demon-Suppressing Pagoda's protective formation. Li Yan then walked respectfully towards the square.