The reason the Snow Mosquito King didn't immediately talk back to the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant was that this Snow Mosquito King had also heard from the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant's ridicule just now that this place seemed to no longer be the "pagoda" space it was originally in. This made it even more unable to understand; in their minds, the Northern Abyss Demon-Suppressing Pagoda was the entire world.
Even when it was taken into the "Earth-Spot" by Li Yan back then, they all thought they had been taken into a unique restriction space within the pagoda, similar to the "Melting Cave."
"Alright!" Li Yan finally recovered from his thoughts and couldn't help but frown. He was also helpless with the current Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant. When this guy first came out, he had put on an air of being old and wise.
According to its true growth experience, it was just a Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant that had just passed its childhood. Now that it had been subdued, its true nature was finally revealed.
The Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant talked an unusual amount, often asking this and that in Li Yan's ear, as if it wanted to pour out all the words it had hidden in the past. And Li Yan was a man of few words, not fond of speaking.
On normal days, if the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant asked a hundred questions, Li Yan might not even answer one. Basically, nodding and saying "hmm" a few times was already good.
Fortunately, the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant finally knew of Li Yan's indifference and was also afraid of angering him. Most of the time, after getting the hint, it would helplessly lie on one side. Today, however, it had someone to talk to, and someone it could mock. So it got excited. But just then, Li Yan had already spoken.
Seeing Li Yan's reprimand, the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant immediately tilted its head and finally did not dare to continue to mock the Snow Mosquito King.
Li Yan's voice sounded faintly again, "This is already the Desolate Moon Continent. The snow plain where you were originally was just the internal space of a pagoda-shaped 'magical treasure'."
"The Desolate Moon Continent is who knows how many times larger than that snow plain—a hundred times, a thousand times, or even ten thousand times ten thousand times."
"What you need to do now is to return to my magical treasure space and cultivate well. When I need you, you can immediately command the Snow Mosquito colony to fight."
"As long as you can help me, I will definitely not let you suffer any losses. In the future, for cultivation resources and the like, I will do my best to satisfy you..."
Speaking of this, Li Yan's words paused, and then he said calmly again, "Otherwise, if you have other thoughts, the consequences... I think you are very clear. At that time, at worst, I will just choose another Snow Mosquito King."
Li Yan's voice was very faint, very light, without much pressure. But in the ears of this Snow Mosquito King, it made its whole body shiver. Every word and every sentence was like a heavy hammer hitting the depths of its soul.
It even felt as if cold sweat was about to break out, but due to the extreme coldness of its body, it just formed a little more ice crystals on its body. How could it have any thoughts of resistance?
After Li Yan finished speaking, he just swept his gaze over the Snow Mosquito King. The Snow Mosquito King felt as if all its thoughts had been seen through by the other party at a glance, as if as soon as it had a disloyal thought, the other party would immediately know it clearly.
However, it also learned from Li Yan's short few sentences that the space it was in now was actually ten thousand times ten thousand times larger than before. For a moment, it actually felt a little expectant. Their colony had never left the snow plain.
Thinking of being able to see more living beings and things it had never heard of or seen before, the fear of being refined just now actually lessened a little.
It seemed that as long as it carefully served this black-faced baleful star in front of it and was obedient, then it would naturally not be killed. In the place where it used to stay, there were still tens of thousands of "beloved concubines" waiting for it.
If it angered this person, then all the "beloved concubines" would belong to other Snow Mosquitos. Thinking of this, the Snow Mosquito King couldn't help but nod repeatedly.
Seeing the Snow Mosquito King like this, with a thought from Li Yan, a majestic voice sounded in the Snow Mosquito King's mind, "Go!"
A cold light flashed in the Snow Mosquito King's eyes. Its body turned into an afterimage, and it opened its mouth to shoot out several streams of extremely cold ice qi. In an instant, the entire cave was a chaos of ice and snow...
After a full half-cup of tea's time, Li Yan saw the Snow Mosquito King's exhausted state. He knew that it had just been refined and had not yet recovered. And he was just testing it a little, basically being able to command it as if it were his own arm.
Li Yan was also quite satisfied with this Blood God Calcination Grand Art he had obtained from the Spirit Insect Peak. It was just that his familiarity with it still needed further practice. So Li Yan waved his arm, and the Snow Mosquito King had disappeared from the cave. The entire cave slowly recovered from the world of ice and snow.
"Master, this place is desolate and remote. This grand formation can operate on its own and is sufficient for early warning. Why don't... why don't you let me enter that space too?"
"That Mutt has just been refined and is very weak. Don't let it be killed by other Snow Mosquitos by chance. I can go in and help watch over it."
The Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant, seeing that the Snow Mosquito King had been taken away, couldn't help but roll its eyes and quickly brought its head in front of Li Yan, saying in a fawning manner.
The existence of the "Earth-Spot," the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant only knew that there was such a mysterious space, but it had never been inside, let alone know where Li Yan had hidden it.
This was because the "Great Dragon-Elephant Formation" was used quite frequently by Li Yan, so in order to deceive others' eyes, most of the time, the "Great Dragon-Elephant Formation" was placed in the storage pouch. And Li Yan had always been very secretive when using the "Earth-Spot." His left hand was usually shrunk in his wide sleeve. Therefore, the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant only knew that Li Yan had such a mysterious space and had always wanted to go in and see.
Hearing the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant's words, Li Yan was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand the meaning of the words "the Mutt has just been refined." But then he immediately realized that the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant was talking about the Snow Mosquito King.
But then he thought about it. He had been negligent. Although survival of the fittest was the unchangeable law of cultivators, if the Snow Mosquito King was really weakened by his refining and was then killed by other Snow Mosquitos after entering the "Earth-Spot," wouldn't he have wasted his efforts?
But Li Yan was also very clear about what the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant was thinking. Naturally, he had been in secluded cultivation here, and the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant could no longer bear the patience. Now that there was a Snow Mosquito King, how could it be willing to stay here with him?
But Li Yan also knew that although the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant's purpose was to have fun with that Snow Mosquito King, it would definitely not dare to kill it. On the contrary, if something happened to the Snow Mosquito King, it would definitely help.
Thinking of this, Li Yan smiled and nodded. His divine sense communicated with the "Earth-Spot" again, and the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant had turned into a streak of purple light from where it was and quickly disappeared from this cave.
The moment the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant entered the "Earth-Spot" space, Li Yan heard an excited, strange laugh, "Mutt, your Grandpa Elephant is here... Wa-hoo, such a large space, and such rich earth spiritual energy... Hahaha..."
Immediately, the cave returned to a state of silence. Li Yan shook his head slightly, and then refocused his gaze. Then, with another thought, three identical silver pages appeared in front of him.
Li Yan's gaze swept over the three silver pages floating in the air in front of him one by one. Then, with a casual wave of his hand, a silver page floated swiftly towards him.
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And just as Li Yan was staying in the far north of the Jingtu Sect, tens of thousands of li away in the opposite direction, there was also a vast and boundless sea.
But the climate here was pleasant. The azure sea was like a crystal clear blue sapphire inlaid between heaven and earth. The sky was as clear as a wash, with only a few white clouds occasionally drifting in from the distant horizon, like holy fairies slowly walking between the two pieces of azure.
Every few hundred or a thousand li in the sea, there would occasionally be a few small islands dotted about, on which unknown flowers bloomed, with coconut groves and bamboo forests. From time to time, immortal cranes would dance among them, letting out light and crisp cries to the sky. It was like a fairyland on earth, untouched by a speck of dust.
This was the extreme south of the Desolate Moon Continent, and also the main altar area of the Supreme Mystery Teachings. The main altar of the Supreme Mystery Teachings was located on an island in this vast sea.
The Supreme Mystery Teachings was composed of seventy-two large and small islands. The core of the main altar was located on the largest island in the center. The seventy-two islands, from outer to inner, formed layers of protection, with each island guarding the others, forming the world-famous Seventy-two Heavenly Gates Grand Formation. It was a holy land in the hearts of Daoist cultivators all over the world.
And on this day, on a remote small island in the vast South Sea, the originally virgin-like quiet island suddenly began to emit wisps of black smoke. The dense weeds and trees on it began to slowly wither from a small part of the island.
Then, it spread to the entire island at a speed visible to the naked eye. Subsequently, the birds flying by were caught by a powerful pulling force. Amidst cries of terror, no matter how they flapped their wings, it was of no use.
One by one, the birds were like kites with broken strings. Amidst a flurry of screams and feathers, they were pulled down towards the island below. As soon as these birds disappeared into the black smoke, they also disappeared without a trace, and in an instant, it was as if their necks had been wrung, and they lost all sound.
After another half-cup of tea's time, the speed at which the black smoke was spreading had become extremely terrifying. In just a moment, the entire island was shrouded in layers of thick black smoke.
Then, with a "boom," five figures shot out from the black smoke in a sorry state—three men and two women. The faces of two of the men and the two women were filled with terror, and their auras were extremely weak, clearly having suffered extremely heavy internal injuries.
Only the yellow-robed elder who was lagging behind had an uncontrollable look of excitement in his eyes.
As soon as he flew out of the island, he glanced at the four of them and then shouted coldly, "Quick, quick, leave this place! The spreading force that will appear in a moment will be nothing like before. You won't be able to withstand it."
"The power that can open the dimensional passage—that instantaneous impact—you won't even have a single scrap left." As he spoke, a trickle of blood couldn't help but seep from the corner of the yellow-robed elder's mouth.
After speaking, he had already quickly swept towards the distance. The remaining four, upon hearing this, their faces turned as white as paper. Just now, they had only been guarding the four corners of the formation, already a considerable distance from the center where the yellow-robed elder was.
But just as a single, incomparably cold wisp of black smoke rushed out, the entire grand formation instantly collapsed and scattered. The four of them were immediately severely injured. Now, as soon as the yellow-robed elder in front of them had finished speaking, he immediately flew away, not caring about them at all.
Subsequently, no matter how the four of them chased, in just a moment, they saw the yellow-robed elder about to disappear over the horizon. They couldn't help but be greatly alarmed.
The four of them looked at each other, and then felt the rumbling sound of the earth shaking from behind them. They were so scared that they didn't even have time to turn back and check carefully. Their faces had already turned snow-white. They all knew that they were at a life-and-death moment. In the end, it was a woman in a fiery red long dress who couldn't help but cry out miserably, "Senior, please..."