In the past few years, Zi Kun and Qianji have been responsible for dealing with low- and middle-level monsters. Only when they encounter something they cannot handle, he will lend a helping hand.
Ever since the battle with the peak-level fourth-level "Sea-Crossing Toad", Li Yan had a clear assessment of the gap between him and the later levels of Nascent Soul.
He must try his best to improve his strength in the shortest possible time.
During these years, whenever Li Yan had time, he would seize the time to refine the essence and blood of the "Immortal Phoenix".
Because he couldn't really concentrate on refining, after so many years, he finally refined only one drop of "Immortal Dark Phoenix" essence and blood.
But this allowed Li Yan, who was already at the peak of the early Yuanying stage, to actually break through to the middle stage of the Yuanying stage.
The feeling during the breakthrough is exactly like what Pingtu said at the beginning. After reaching the Nascent Soul realm, the breakthrough will be much smoother.
After reaching the middle stage of Nascent Soul, Li Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief. If he encountered that "sea-climbing toad" again, although Li Yan still couldn't defeat it, he would at least be 20% more confident of escaping.
On the "Chuanyunliu", Li Yan looked at the sea and sky in front of him, and suddenly the expression on his face changed slightly. .??.
Most of the monsters here have no magic power in their attacks, but their physical strength is surprisingly strong, so they cannot sense the fluctuations of spiritual energy before making judgments like before.
In addition, the howling wind on the North Ming Sea will disrupt perception at all times, which puts the two demons' nerves under tension all the time.
Seeing Li Yan's expression change slightly, Qianji immediately asked.
"Master, is there a big demon?"
In their consciousness, there are only some low-level sea monsters that walk through the seabed. Since the "Cloud-piercing Willow" flies thousands of feet high in the sky, there is no need to worry about their attacks.
Li Yan did not answer Qianji's question, but seemed to be sensing it carefully.
This made the two demons even more nervous. If they were enemies that Li Yan wanted to be so cautious about, they would have no choice but to hide in the "earth spot" space first.
After a few breaths, a smile appeared on Li Yan's face.
"Hehehe, it seems we have finally reached the other side of the North Sea of Hell!"
A line of undulating scenery appeared in Li Yan's consciousness. At first, Li Yan thought it was the undulating line of waves in the distance.
Now that he was familiar with the Sea of the North Ming Dynasty, he quickly discovered something was wrong. Those long black undulating lines did not change much, as if they were still.
But that was the limit of his consciousness, so Li Yan couldn't be sure for a while.
But as he continued to move forward quickly, Li Yan suddenly discovered that those places turned out to be a stretch of hills.
After scanning it carefully several times, Li Yan finally determined that it was not a huge island in the sea, but a real land.
"Really? We are finally leaving this damn sea!"
Zikun and the two demons Qianji suddenly became excited,
This sea of the North Underworld is so big that they have been flying for about nine years, but half of that time, they were flying around the same route.
The route that Li Yan and the others flew was carefully selected based on many maps. Those maps were only obtained by Li Yan's current status. It was regarded as the safest route in Li Yan's opinion.
It is said that there is a fifth-level sea monster in the sea of Northern Darkness. If you enter the territorial waters there by mistake, you will basically die. Li Yan is extremely cautious about his own life.
Such a wide area of the North Ming Sea would consume a large amount of spiritual stones every day without the support of spiritual energy.
If Li Yan hadn't killed two Nascent Soul monks, , with his original net worth, he would be penniless after two or three years of flying.
Soon the three of them flew to the seaside. Behind a beach, there was an endless black-brown land with almost no vegetation. The wind was howling, and it looked like a bitter cold place.
The three of them were hanging in the air. Although the surrounding environment was harsh, the two demons had a novel look and kept looking around with a happy look on their faces.
Finally seeing the long-lost land again, and not having to walk endlessly on the black sea every day, gave them a feeling of relief.
At this time, Li Yan's mana fluctuations were maintained at the early stage of Nascent Soul, and he returned to his usual caution.
His consciousness quickly swept around, and he suddenly discovered that after arriving at the beach, the suppressive power of his consciousness was reduced by about 30%.
It is estimated that as we continue to fly deeper and deeper behind the hills, the scope of our spiritual consciousness will become wider and wider.
When Li Yan swept his spiritual consciousness into the distance, he found no traces of monks or monsters, except for some beasts whose intelligence had not yet been awakened.
The light flashed in Li Yan's hand, and a milky-white jade slip appeared in his hand, and was immediately placed on his forehead.
After a short time, he put the jade slip away and looked to the northeast.
"let's go!"
After leaving the Sea of Beiming, the weakest barrier between the two realms was less than 100,000 miles away. After carefully identifying the direction, Li Yan took the two demons on the road again.
This jade slip was a map given to him by Zhao Min. The Wei clan and the Tianli clan had had contacts throughout the ages, so the map they gave to the Fengshen Continent was even more detailed and comprehensive than the one collected by the Sprite Sect.
However, Li Yan still collected the maps of the Sea of Bei Ming that the Demon Sect could collect, and after careful comparison, he modified some of the routes.
Now it seems that it is really worth it. Sure enough, we have avoided the possible existence of a fifth-order monster.
A few days later, in a land of ice and snow, there were stretches of snow-capped mountains as crystal clear as jade. Howling winds swept up the snow on the ground from time to time, raising waves of "snow mist" all over the sky.
On the top of an iceberg, Li Yan, dressed in black robe, was carefully looking at the surrounding landscape.
In the past few days, they no longer fought like they did in the North Sea, and the journey was peaceful.
For the three people who have been under mental stress for a long time, they are not used to it, and their flying speed has dropped by more than half.
Under such circumstances, it was not until today that Li Yan and the others arrived here.
"Master, is this the weakest point in the barrier between the two realms?"
Qianji, who was dressed in white, felt the bone-chilling chill here, but became more energetic and felt extremely comfortable.
After flying here, spiritual energy finally appeared here. Although the intensity was not that good, they obviously felt that the mana was running much faster.
Feeling the spiritual energy between heaven and earth again, even if it is not much, this comfortable feeling cannot be described in words for the monks.
The bone-chilling cold made Qianji want to take his tribe members out and stay here for a while longer.
"Well, the approximate range marked on the map is here, but it's not just thousands of miles of ice, there are too many similar landforms, so you need to check carefully.
Probably still
It will take a few days, or even more, to determine.
I think the environment here is very suitable for the Snow Mosquito clan, so you can take the clan members out and feel the atmosphere of the outside world."
Li Yan seemed to have seen Qian Ji's thoughts, and couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart.
This snow mosquito clan has followed him for nearly two hundred years, but due to their special talents, they can only hide in the "soil spots" for many years.
"Master, can you pass the map to the two of us for viewing? If Qianji takes the tribesmen out and then sends them an order to search for the place we are looking for, then we may be able to find the target location very quickly."
Zikun retracted his gaze towards the vast snow-capped mountains and ice fields. The snow light under the sun was a bit dazzling, and he couldn't help but squint his eyes.
Since entering the vast snowy ridge, the sky is no longer as gloomy and depressing as before, but instead reveals the long-lost blue sky and white clouds.
It's just that the weather on the Snow Ridge Icefield changes from day to day. It may be clear and clear one moment, but it may be stormy and cloudy with snow and wind the next.
Every snowflake here is extremely thick, even the smallest ones are as big as eggs, and the weight is quite heavy.
Carried by the biting wind, each one hit the body. If hundreds of pieces fell on a mortal, they would be hit and suffocated.
Therefore, even if there are wild animals here, they are mostly those with thick fur and oily bodies.
"Little Dan is right!"
Qian Ji greedily took a few more deep breaths of the icy cold air, and his eyes lit up after hearing Zi Kun's words.
Hearing this, Zi Kun's energy suddenly surged, but in the end he just glanced at Qian Ji.
Ever since this bitch reached the third level, he actually dared to call himself "little egg". Although he could still beat his parents until they didn't recognize him, it would already take a lot of time.
"You bloody thing, if the master hadn't been in trouble, I would have made you cry and fight!"
Zikun cursed in his heart.
Li Yan nodded to Zikun's suggestion, and pushed the jade slip map out of thin air.
Not long after, Qianji had disappeared. When he came out again, there was a large dense fog of white smoke around him, and the number of insects continued to increase.
There were also snow mosquitoes that were as long as arms and as thick as arms. When Qianji whistled, these snow mosquitoes flew in all directions, equally excited.
Two days later, Li Yan and Er Yao stood on the top of a snow-capped mountain. After listening to all the information gathered by Qianji, Li Yan carefully scanned the information with his spiritual consciousness for a long time before nodding.
"It seems that this is undoubtedly the place. Although there are similarities in other places, this place is the most consistent with the description on the map.
In this case, you two should enter the 'Earth Spot'. I will tear apart the void later and look for the two-dimensional barrier. You'd better try not to come out of the turbulent space. It's too dangerous."
Li Yan immediately made arrangements. After hearing this, Zi Kun had no objection. He did not want to face the turbulent space directly, so as not to increase the burden on Li Yan.
"Then let's go in now!"
After he said this, he glanced at Qianji again, a vague smile flashed in his eyes, and his figure blurred before disappearing.
However, Li Yan saw that Qian Ji did not follow him, but looked like he was hesitant to speak.
"What's wrong? What else can you do?"
Li Yan looked towards A thousand chances.
"Master...Master, my...some of my people want to stay here, and...and I also feel that although the spiritual energy here is thin, it is still more suitable for them to practice.
Therefore, I want to select some tribesmen and let them practice here, and then bring them into the secret realm next time they come back from Fengshen Continent..."
After Qianji thought for a while, he immediately expressed his thoughts. While speaking, he kept stealing glances at Li Yan.
He knew that the appearance of the Snow Mosquito clan outside the Demon Tower in Beiming Town might cause a lot of trouble, so he was not sure whether Li Yan would agree.
"...That's okay. There are few people here, and even Nascent Soul cultivators are unlikely to show up. However, we'd better find them a place with a relatively strong aura, and I'll set up another covering formation!"
Unexpectedly, Li Yan's eyes only flickered, and then he agreed, which was beyond Qianji's expectations.
After that, Li Yan personally took Qian Ji to fly to a certain place. He was not idle in the past two days. He also searched the nearby area, and with his strength, the area he searched could only be wider.
After they flew about 40,000 miles north, they stopped over an ice and snow peak with twin peaks reaching into the sky.
After taking a look below, Li Yan didn't say much nonsense, and took Qian Ji down to the glacier between the two peaks.
The top of the glacier is still crystal white, and the lower you go, the deeper it becomes. First, it is light blue, then dark blue, and then it is deep blue, which makes people feel very claustrophobic and deep.
As Li Yan led Qianji all the way down, the temperature dropped exponentially, and the cold wind seemed to be blowing from the Jiuyou Cold Spring.
Li Yan didn't stop until he reached about 10,000 feet.
What appeared in front of them was a huge cave formed by the bottom of two peaks. The thick icicles inside were like giant ice sculptures spanning eternity.
"The spiritual energy here is relatively good, and even if there are monks who come to this far north, it will be difficult to come here unless they deliberately search for it."
As Li Yan spoke, he probed his consciousness into the cave. Although he had sensed this place before, he did not explore it carefully because it was underground.
Now that some snow mosquitoes are to be placed here, he must carefully investigate before he can feel completely at ease...
Less than half an hour later, Li Yan flew away from here.
At this time, Qianji also entered the "Tuban". This time he left more than 50,000 tribesmen here. For the Snow Mosquito tribe members in the "Tuban" now, they can only be regarded as gone.
Twenty-three out of ten.
Qianji selected five second-level snow mosquitoes to lead them, arranged their responsibilities in turn, and gave detailed instructions.
These five second-order snow mosquitoes are all his descendants, so he is relatively relieved.
Li Yan placed another layer of restrictions outside the cave, completely covering the cave. Unless a Yuanying monk went deep underground and searched carefully, it would be difficult to find that there was a restriction here...
When Li Yan returned to the top of the snow mountain where he stood a few days ago, he first looked towards the south in the distance. After being silent for a long time, he took a deep breath.
Slowly raising his hand, a strong wave of mana emanated from his palm, and then he slashed towards the space beside him.
With a soft "chi" sound, a crack half a person's height appeared there, and immediately, Li Yan's figure disappeared into it in a flash.