He has recently been looking for some incomplete ancient books in Fangshi, trying to learn more about the past of the lost continent.
He had a conjecture that during the war that broke out between the Forsaken Continent and the Qingqing Continent in ancient times, there were certainly tens of thousands of monks who teleported across the border.
If each use of the formation really requires a large amount of high-grade spiritual stones, or the use of top-quality spiritual stones, even the primitive demons and Qingqing Continent may not be able to afford it.
However, the war is ongoing, and both sides need to have a continuous flow of troops and baggage sent in or out. All this seems unreasonable.
There is no way that war could last for such a long time.
Then they should have a "channel" like the crack in Yin Mo Cliff. Once opened, it would be easier to transport monks to and from there.
The "easy" transportation here is definitely relative, but the amount of heavenly materials and earthly treasures consumed is definitely far lower than that of the two-realm teleportation array.
And there is no need for the protection of Nascent Soul monks. Otherwise, even if all the Nascent Souls are put into the passage and exhausted ten times a hundred times, it is impossible to escort such a large number of monks through.
And this kind of speculation was finally derived from an incomplete jade slip.
"... After the service, he was left alone for a while to serve as Liang, and he allowed the monks to come and go, so that thousands of sects in the forgotten continent gathered together, and they ushered in a prosperous age of cultivating immortals, most of which were cross-border..."
This is a fragmentary jade slip that records the unofficial history of the numerous sects that were left on the mainland. It contains a paragraph describing the reasons for the many sects that were left on the mainland.
What made Li Yan's eyes light up was the sentence "After the service is over, I will be left alone for a while to serve as Liang..."
The meaning of this sentence is obviously that after the war between the two sides, only one teleportation formation was left for monks from both sides to use for cross-border travel.
This situation is consistent with the super teleportation array currently reserved in the two realms.
In addition, the underlying meaning is self-evident, that is, there was not only this super teleportation array in the war between the two worlds, but the rest were later destroyed.
Because this jade slip was broken and missing, Li Yan could not know who had left it.
After careful identification, he found that the material of this half-broken jade slip was not available today, and was completely different from the blank jade slips currently sold in the market.
Moreover, Li Yan had never seen its refining techniques. For this reason, he deliberately bought back the jade slips of various grades in the "Holy Demon City" one by one, and repeatedly checked and compared them with his spiritual consciousness.
In the end, he came to the conclusion that the half-broken jade slips should be ancient things that have been handed down.
He had not told Zhao Min about this matter. At that time, there was a "divine road" and they were conducting more targeted inquiries.
Now the "Divine Road" stopped thinking, he planned to tell Zhao Min about the jade slip and his speculation later, and let her use the resources of the "Holy Demon Palace" to confirm the news.
After there was really news that could be corroborated with the broken jade slip, they would try to find out if the secret passage remained.
Although there is little hope, both Li Yan and Zhao Min are unwilling to wait for the unknown. Gotta try it.
As for the possibility of needing the protection of Yuanying monks during cross-border teleportation, that is a matter for the future. Food must be eaten bite by bite, and problems must be solved one by one.
Maybe they can find a shortcut like the crack in Yinmo Cliff, and they can pass it without the protection of Nascent Soul monks.
However, now Li Yan still wants to know what other anxieties Zhao Min contained in what he just said.
Seeing that Li Yan had changed the subject, Zhao Min wrinkled her delicate black eyebrows, thought about it for a moment, and then spoke softly.
"What I did in the palace was not noticed by anyone, but someone was always watching me for other purposes.
In the past, I was basically in seclusion, and nothing happened. But these three times I left the palace, it was a bit more troublesome.
When I came out today, I was almost chased here by the other party. Fortunately, I found out in advance and directly drank the other party's Xingzang. After going around a few more times, I finally got here, but there was already a problem. "
As Zhao Min spoke, her brows furrowed even more tightly, and a look of worry flashed across her pair of autumn-cut eyes. It was obvious that she was also worried about this matter.
When Li Yan heard this, he felt a little puzzled. He initially thought that Zhao Min had revealed some clues, but was eventually discovered by the two elders.
In the past year or so, Zhao Min only came out three times this time, and he was extremely careful every time. If the monk was not in retreat, it would be normal for a monk to step out of the "Holy Demon Palace" three times in a year.
After all, "Holy Demon City" is a big city for cultivating immortals. There are countless markets, auction houses, materials, and elixir shops. It is the most normal thing for monks to come out.
But there is no denying that Zhao Min will still be discovered to be abnormal, but after hearing that someone else was targeting Zhao Min with other purposes, Li Yan didn't understand what it meant for a while.
"Senior sister, this is Shang Gong Changge. No, she is a Nascent Soul cultivator. If we follow you, senior sister will not be able to find you..."
After his last long talk with Zhao Min, of course he knew about the existence of Shang Gong Changge, and his first reaction was to her. After all, Shang Gong Changge had set up many obstacles for him in the first place.
Zhao Min sighed softly, "He's not Shang Gong Changge, but he is really a Yuanying monk. But this time he is following his disciple, and that person's name is Dong Liqing..."
So next, she simply told about Dong Liqing's entanglement with her.
Including the last two times she left the palace, she found someone following her in the palace last time, but that person did not dare to follow her.
Not long after I came out today, I found someone following me.
Although the man was hanging very far away, since Zhao Min practiced the "Demon White Jade Plate", her cultivation level was not consistent with the realm she showed, and the power of her spiritual consciousness had also greatly increased.
That person thought he was in the middle stage of Jindan cultivation and was eyeing a Jindan
There are more than enough monks in the early stages.
There were so many people on the street and they were so far apart that Zhao Min would definitely not be able to notice it, but he miscalculated and was discovered by Zhao Min.
She recognized the other person as Dong Liqing's disciple at a glance, and immediately understood what was going on.
What kind of character is Zhao Min? After discovering that he was being stared at, he simply turned around and walked towards the person without caring about the other person's face. He questioned the other person on the street.
Although the man denied it repeatedly with a sneer, Zhao Min finally gave her a message and asked him to bring it to Dong Liqing. If she discovered such a thing again, she would immediately inform the Supreme Elder and thoroughly investigate the other party's intentions.
The monk suddenly felt that this matter was no longer something he could handle. He dared not say anything more, so he turned and left.
After listening to Zhao Min's narration, Li Yan's face became a little embarrassed.
They are doing things to make the "Holy Demon Palace" angry, and they must not be known to others, but the Nascent Soul monk named Dong Liqing suddenly got involved, which undoubtedly increased Li Yan's chances of exposure several times.
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Of course, there is another important reason here that makes Li Yan extremely unhappy. Although he has never really entered into a marriage contract with Zhao Min, in his heart, Zhao Min is his Taoist companion, so how can he allow others to covet him.
Zhao Min saw that Li Yan's face was not very good-looking, and her usually cold heart suddenly felt a joy she had never felt before.
The excitement was more of an inexplicable secret joy.
"I actually care about his opinion so much!"
She thought in her heart, but there was nothing unusual about the carved jade surface. This was related to her character. After looking at Li Yanyi, she continued to speak softly.
"For more than a year, I have been very careful. When I came out to meet you for the first time, he didn't expect that I would leave the palace, so he couldn't trace me.
The second time was too long from the first time, with a gap of several months. He also failed to predict which day I would travel, so he just made a guess in his mind.
Sending disciples to certain places in the palace can only be regarded as an act of waiting for something to happen.
As for this time, Dong Liqing had already guessed that I was not in seclusion for many years like before after passing through the previous two times, so while letting the disciples take turns to guard me, they dared to follow my itinerary.
However, my cultivation level is rarely revealed, so he still miscalculated. After being discovered this time, he will know that my cultivation level should be much higher than that of his disciples.
Next time, he may track it himself. If so, I won't be able to come out again.
Dong Liqing is very anxious now, and I know that the elders of his branch have repeatedly put pressure on him to get him married or to establish a relationship with me as soon as possible."
Zhao Min said quietly, Dong Liqing really spent a lot of money, he did not dare to disturb the Supreme Elder, but he did not know how much it cost, and finally persuaded Shang Gong Changge. Even Shang Gong Changge took the initiative to mention this matter twice, but was ruthlessly rejected by Zhao Min.
After that, Shang Gong Changge never mentioned the matter again. She took what she should take and mentioned what she should say to Zhao Min. She didn't want Zhao Min to be disgusted and rely on her in the future.
On the contrary, later on, Shang Gong Changge also told Zhao Min some things about Dong Liqing's branch, which allowed Zhao Min to fully understand Dong Liqing's intentions.
Zhao Min himself guessed that what Shang Gong Changge did later was not because he was afraid of his dissatisfaction in the future, but that Shang Gong Changge was a cold-blooded person. Guarding the border all the time, he developed a decisive and iron-blooded character.
As a female cultivator, Hao Hao also hates those who want to take advantage of female cultivators to gain power, but perhaps because Dong Liqing's initial offer was too much for her to refuse, she agreed to make peace.
When it comes down to it, Shanggong Changge is a typical profit-seeking person who starts everything from himself.
After she finished speaking, Li Yan became even more silent except for his eyes flickering a few times. She also knew that there was nothing Li Yan could do about this kind of thing.
He didn't even have the ability to deal with the disciples of the Qing Clan in Dongli. This was the "Holy Demon City" and he relied on the respect of the two Tai Chang elders to be able to overpower them.
"Next time, try to send messages, but it shouldn't be too frequent. Even if there is an emergency, you must pay attention to the intervals between messages.
Otherwise, some news exchanges are still about once every three months. I already feel that I have not been in retreat for a period of time, and the Supreme Elder may have noticed me!"
Zhao Min thought about it for a while and then expressed her other worries. She was not worried about herself, but about Li Yan's life.
If Li Yanruo is targeted by the "Holy Demon Palace", the consequences can be imagined. These can be seen just from the attitude and methods of Chang Ge when he went to the palace.
Li Yan nodded upon hearing this, and then Zhao Min immediately stood up and wanted to leave.
"Wait a minute, senior sister, I have another discovery..."
Zhao Min immediately stopped and looked at Li Yan with a pair of dark autumn eyes.
Under the other party's steady gaze, Li Yan's heartbeat actually accelerated slightly.
After Li Yan calmed down, he deliberately did not let himself show other emotions.
Only then did he tell his discovery of the broken jade slip and his speculation, and then gave the broken jade slip to Zhao Min.
After Zhao Min carefully detected the jade slip with his spiritual consciousness, his beautiful eyes suddenly lit up.
"I can check this matter again. There is indeed no mention of this kind of thing in the classics I checked before. I don't know if it's because the passage has been destroyed and I don't bother to record it.
I am still afraid that others, or in other words, the black demons will find the passage between the two worlds and invade other interfaces.
In the past, most of what I looked up were historical books on the activities of the original demon clan after the split, but this time I can broaden my horizons and search for information."