Before Li Yan had figured some things out, he would not be leaving here for the time being. Besides, his injuries had not fully recovered.
This time, the Essence Blood of the "Undead Nether Phoenix" had not saved him again. Li Yan already had his own explanation.
The white light he was in back then should have been the final spatial barrier before entering the Forsaken Continent. They had been caught in it.
At that time, his physical body was constantly collapsing, then recovering, then collapsing, then recovering. He himself couldn't even remember how he had walked.
But he was certain that if the Essence Blood of the "Undead Nether Phoenix" had not erupted, the two of them would have already died in the white light barrier.
"So, it's not that the 'Undead Nether Phoenix' Essence Blood didn't erupt, but that when we finally walked out, the power of the 'Undead Nether Phoenix' Essence Blood to reconstruct the physical body should have been completely consumed."
At this time, Li Yan also remembered a similar scene as if from a dream, the scene of him standing alone on a long bridge of flames.
There was no legendary Yellow Springs Road, no Ox-Head and Horse-Face. It shouldn't be the underworld.
Could it be that because the "Undead Nether Phoenix" clan's power to resist death was too strong, there was a special channel dedicated to receiving souls to go to the underworld?
Otherwise, why would he appear in the same place twice when he was on the verge of death? It was just that this time, the gray cloud vortex and the ferocious ghost face did not appear in the sky.
"Nine Heavens of the Netherworld, a Nirvana Rebirth for each one crossed. Traverse the Yellow Springs River, with a thought of undying immortality. What does this mean? Why did I fall directly from the long bridge this time?"
The aged voice echoed in Li Yan's mind. Although the surface meaning of this sentence was very simple, Li Yan wanted to find the so-called pattern of "Nirvana Rebirth" from it, but he was at a loss for a time.
"Not dying this time should be another great opportunity. If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to refine more of the 'Undead Nether Phoenix' Essence Blood."
Li Yan thought in his mind. It was just a pity that this was not a good place to devour and refine Essence Blood. For now, he should first let his cultivation recover.
For the next three days, Li Yan did not step out of the room, but sat in meditation.
Shan Yiyuan did not dare to disturb him at all. Even when walking in the courtyard, he tiptoed, ordering his family not to make noise and to be quiet.
It wasn't until he saw Li Yan push open the door and come out on his own that Shan Yiyuan couldn't help but marvel at the various incredible aspects of cultivators.
At this time, Li Yan's aura was steady, and his complexion was normal. He didn't look like he was on the verge of death a few days ago.
But in fact, Li Yan still hadn't fully recovered. His injuries this time were too serious. He had only recovered about fifty percent. After all, he couldn't completely enter a state of deep meditation here with peace of mind.
During these three days, the auras of a group of cultivators appeared outside the village. They were two cultivators who looked like armored soldiers.
Li Yan sensed with his Divine Sense that the aura of the leader among them was impressively that of a mid-stage Demon Lord, which was mid-stage Golden Core cultivation.
And the other armored soldier was actually an initial-stage Demon Lord. Two Golden Core cultivators had come at once. This made Li Yan instantly raise his guard.
He secretly circulated the "Five Elements Return to Primordial Genesis."
If the other party was targeting him with malicious intent, if he suddenly erupted, as long as the other party knew his realm, they would definitely be caught off guard, and it would still be possible to escape.
At the same time, he had laid down layers of poisonous shadow and latent mist throughout the room. As long as the other party dared to break in, even if they were as strong as a Demon Lord, they would fall for it if they were not careful. At the very least, it could throw them into chaos.
Once the potent poison was agitated by spiritual power and spread, it would instantly diffuse. As for whether it would injure the innocent and harm the ordinary mortals in the village, Li Yan couldn't be bothered with that much.
After the two Demon Lords arrived, they did not alarm anyone else, but stopped outside the village and then set up a formation barrier on the spot.
Then, one of them quietly took Shan Yiyuan out. The other villagers were completely unaware of all this.
At this point, how could Li Yan not understand? To go to such great lengths, it went without saying that it was targeting him.
It was just that these two had never expected that Li Yan's Divine Sense was already comparable to that of a Golden Core cultivator. All their actions had not escaped Li Yan's senses.
The two of them simultaneously used their Divine Senses to scan the room where Li Yan was meditating without any scruples. Seeing that Li Yan was still meditating with his eyes closed, seemingly unaware, they couldn't help but inwardly curse their superiors for making a big fuss over nothing.
Just an ordinary human Foundation Establishment cultivator. Any one of them could have handled this.
Li Yan's Divine Sense was faintly scattered on the periphery. Similarly, he did not dare to get too close to them, let alone touch that formation barrier.
Seeing them quietly take Shan Yiyuan away, and thinking of some of the news he had gotten from Shan Yiyuan, he could roughly guess the purpose of their visit.
Otherwise, if they really wanted to capture or kill him, there was no need to go to a mortal to ask anything. They would just act directly.
Two Golden Core cultivators dealing with a small Foundation Establishment cultivator, what was there to ask about?
Sure enough, not long after, the two Demon Lords removed the formation barrier. Shan Yiyuan was seen standing on the spot with a look of joy on his face, holding something like an animal hide.
When the two soldiers took to the air, their Divine Senses once again swept towards the house where Li Yan was. Seeing nothing unusual, they flew straight away.
At the same time, they grumbled internally.
'The Lord said that this little cultivator's physical body is comparable to a Golden Core, and his strength should be very strong. She was afraid that if we captured the mortals here and took them hostage, he would try to get information about the Lord's origin.'
'We were to subdue him without alarming others as much as possible, and erase some of his memories. Foundation Establishment is just Foundation Establishment. How can he understand the power of a Golden Core?'
'However, for the Lord to say that this person's physical body is not weak, I really want to test him. Could he be compared to the Demon Clan?'
'Since he didn't discover us, that's his luck!'
On this side, Li Yan guessed that the two demon cultivators had come to retrieve the token from Shan Yiyuan's hand and to check on his condition at the same time. Needless to say, they had also promised the benefits they had initially offered Shan Yiyuan. One could tell just by looking at Shan Yiyuan's subsequent uncontrollable joy.
"To be so guarded against me, these people must know Senior Sister Zhao Min's whereabouts. They just don't want me to know!"
Li Yan was rapidly judging everything that was happening before him.
At the same time, his Divine Sense swept over Shan Yiyuan, who was walking towards the village. He knew that his guess was correct. The Order Arrow that had been kept close by Shan Yiyuan and treated as a treasure was now gone.
Sensing the two Demon Lords rapidly moving away, Li Yan had no intention of following them.
It was obvious that the Nascent Soul cultivator was very wary of him. Just by looking at the realm of the cultivator who came to retrieve the Order Arrow, one knew that the other party was guarding against him.
Since these two were discovered by him, it was undoubtedly also a warning to him not to act recklessly.
Regarding this situation, Li Yan first sighed secretly that his serious injuries had not yet healed, and some of his methods could not be used. Otherwise, he could have tried to follow them and see.
That Nascent Soul cultivator had personally saved him, so she was very clear about his injuries. She could even deduce roughly when he would wake up.
His physical body and Dantian's Purple Mansion had likely been probed by the other party. From this, she could roughly judge his strength.
Therefore, sending a Foundation Establishment cultivator might have been subdued by him recklessly, and some information might have been forced out.
So, they simply sent two Demon Lords who were a whole major realm higher. This move indeed suppressed Li Yan and extinguished any thoughts of acting recklessly.
However, the other party had clearly still underestimated Li Yan's true strength. If Li Yan were at his peak right now, even against a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, he would dare to risk using "Stealthy Night Art" to try and follow.
Of course, this excluded the possibility that the other party was also a master of stealth, or did not carry mid-to-high level sensing magical treasures.
Now that Li Yan's strength was greatly damaged, he could only reluctantly put aside this thought and pretend that he was completely unaware of the other party's probing.
However, Li Yan had firmly memorized the appearances of these two. If he could meet them next time, he would definitely scheme against them no matter what.
From this, some of Li Yan's previous speculations about Zhao Min's whereabouts finally had some conclusion.
The person Zhao Min had joined, who could easily command several Demon Lords, was undoubtedly a Nascent Soul cultivator, and also a demon general in the army.
Another point that could be confirmed was that Zhao Min had not revealed her whereabouts, not because she was willing, but because she had no choice.
From this, Li Yan also confirmed the question in his heart. The "Twin Chan Hearts, Opening Chapter" in Zhao Min's voice transmission talisman had a much greater meaning, and was not just nonsense to confuse the other party.
'Is it hiding her current location? Or is it some other metaphor?'
For a moment, Li Yan still couldn't understand, but being able to confirm so much information was already a great gain.
If Shanggong Changge knew that just by sending a few cultivators to retrieve an Order Arrow, she had allowed Li Yan to come to so many conclusions, one wonders what she would think.
But there was another matter that made Li Yan even more confused.
Since the other party had sent such high-level cultivators, they were naturally not afraid to see him.
In order to let Zhao Min know that he was fine in advance, the other party could of course have directly asked him for the voice transmission talisman here. Why make him go to some Hundred Dao Heavenly Treasure Pavilion to deliver it?
But the other party did not do so. They only retrieved the token from Shan Yiyuan's body and left in a hurry. This was definitely to make him go to that Hundred Dao Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
The other party's various strange actions, which also did not follow common sense, gave Li Yan quite a headache, and some things once again plunged him into an unsolvable situation.
It wasn't until a long time later that Li Yan finally learned the reason, which made him very depressed. His own caution had instead brought him unnecessary entanglement.
That was because after Shanggong Changge had simply arranged matters in the army, she had already taken Zhao Min to the Black Demon Clan.
Next, after she had negotiated the relevant matters with the Black Demon Clan, she would directly return to the clan and would not be returning to the army camp.
Even if the two soldiers took Li Yan's voice transmission talisman, it would still have to be transferred, which might be even slower. So, Shanggong Changge simply did not arrange this matter.
This made Li Yan rack his brains and still not understand why the other party did this, thinking that the other party was deliberately hiding something.
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Seeing Li Yan come out of the door, looking as if his injuries had healed, Shan Yiyuan said in surprise and joy, "Great Immortal Master, do you need some food? This little one still has some Demonic Beast meat chunks left. Although they may not be worthy of the Great Immortal Master's eyes, they are always somewhat good for the body."
He had been very happy these past few days, and all of this was brought by the person before him, so his attitude towards Li Yan was even more respectful.
Although they could only rely on hunting wild animals and farming to make a living on a daily basis, that bit of Demonic Beast meat was obtained with great difficulty.
But the relationship between the person before him and the Great Immortal Master in the army was unknown. It was certain that he should try to please him a little.
Li Yan smiled and waved his hand, then said seemingly casually, "My injuries are almost healed, so I don't need those things anymore. I will be leaving here in a few days."
"By the way, the promise made to you by the person who sent me over last time has not yet been fulfilled. Should I remind them when I see them next time?"