Chapter 29: That Fleeting Opportunity

Li Yan turned and walked into the valley, thinking as he walked, he seemed to have missed a great opportunity to escape. How could he be so careless? He already knew the current situation, but he was still so careless. Now his life is in danger all the time. Who knows when the fire poison of the military advisor Ji will not be able to be suppressed and start to slaughter this "pig" of his.

"No, since there is this opportunity, I can't hesitate. I have to leave in a while. I can't wait any longer, otherwise I will regret it." Thinking of this, he hurried back to the house. There was nothing to pack in the house. A few clothes and the salary of nearly two months were placed in the brown wicker box on the table. A simple bag would be enough, but if he carried a bag, it would be too conspicuous. He simply put the dozens of taels of silver in his arms to avoid being too conspicuous.

Although he had not left the valley for two months, the salary of several dozen taels of silver for the post of deputy lieutenant of the defense was handed in by Chen An and others every month, which made him feel much more at ease. Now it was just the right money for him to go out, otherwise it would be difficult to go.

After thinking it over, he sat cross-legged in the house, adjusted his breath and rested his spirit, and got up and escaped from the valley after a while. He didn't know yet that even if the third military division was not in the valley, he would have to work hard to get out. Chen An and Li Yin would not let him go easily without receiving orders.

He had been practicing "Guishui Zhenjing" recently, which was really like heaven's help. It was indeed an ancient immortal method in the immortal world, and it was a specific method for his physique. In just a dozen days, he had felt that his water spirit power was growing rapidly. He couldn't look inside his body now, but he faintly felt that his water spirit tank had been injected with about one-fifth of the spirit power in just a dozen days, and his body was more sensitive and his strength increased a lot.

This cultivation speed is extremely terrifying. Li Yan thought that if he cultivated at this pace, he would be able to reach the peak of the first level of Qi Condensation in less than a year. He was right in part, but not entirely. There is no shortcut in cultivation. He is cultivating fast now. First, the technique was originally created for his physique, so he is like a fish in water, especially from nothing to something at the beginning, so of course the growth is very fast; second, the spiritual power tank in his body is actually pitifully small, so he feels that the spiritual power is growing fast; third, he does not know the way of cultivation yet. No matter the technique or the technique, the progress will be slower in the later stage.

While he was adjusting his breath, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the house. He thought, "Lunch is here. After this meal, I don't know when the next meal will be. Let's eat it whole first, so that we can have enough strength to run." He stood up and walked towards the door.

"Li Yan, I heard you were looking for me just now?" Just as Li Yan walked to the door and his hand just touched the door handle, a familiar voice came. This voice made him feel like he was struck by lightning. He stood still and his head was buzzing. If this voice was not Master Ji, then who else could it be? For a moment, he felt like he was falling into the abyss.

Fortunately, he had some self-control. After calming down, he pulled the door with a confused look. He knew that his teacher's spiritual consciousness could be released, but he didn't seem to feel the pressure of spiritual consciousness just now. Maybe he didn't release his spiritual consciousness.

"Hey, teacher? You're back!" After the door opened, when he saw that it was Master Ji's face, Li Yan's face was stunned, and then he said with a look of surprise.

"Oh,

I went out recently because of an urgent matter. I just came back and heard Chen An said you were looking for me, so I came to see you."

"I came to you because I have some questions to ask you!"

At this time, Master Ji's face was not very good. His clothes were torn in many places and stained with blood. His originally gray face showed a trace of black.

Speaking of which, Master Ji made a decision after Li Yan left that day. He decided to go to the place marked on the map and see it first. Now he felt that the fire poison was becoming more and more uncontrollable. This time, as long as he was more careful and didn't fight with others, the spiritual power consumed on the road could still be tolerated. After making the decision, he resolutely left the valley and headed west.

But there are unexpected events, and man's plans are not as good as God's. Li Yan was also extremely unlucky. Originally, the round trip of Ji Junshi was nearly 30,000 miles, plus the time he spent on treasure hunting, it would take at least one or two months. However, just after Ji Junshi went thousands of miles deep into Daqing Mountain, he happened to encounter a level 1 intermediate monster. It stands to reason that the route he took was a route he had explored before. Monsters of this level would only be encountered when he went deeper than 10,000 miles. By then, he was already sneaking carefully and trying his best to avoid these beings that he could not currently defeat.

Speaking of these concealment methods, there are still many in their long-standing inheritance of "Xunxian Lineage", or hiding by using the smell of herbs, or hiding by using the terrain of mountains, rivers and rivers. If he used these methods, as long as he did not go too deep into Daqing Mountain for tens of thousands of miles, he could still avoid most monsters. Otherwise, if they did not have some methods, this "Xunxian Lineage" would still be looking for immortals in a place where few people have ever been, and would have long been extinct in the long river of history.

But this time, for some reason, the monster had a limp on one leg, as if it had been injured in a fight with humans or some other creatures. Now it actually ran here, and happened to run into Master Ji, who was completely unprepared at this time and could not hide his whereabouts at all.

A level one mid-stage demon beast is comparable to a cultivator at the fourth or fifth level of Qi Condensation. The injured demon beast saw that it was a human cultivator, and also judged from the breath of Master Ji that he was far from being its opponent. It immediately became fierce and rushed towards Master Ji to kill him.

Master Ji was only at the third level of Qi Condensation, so he was no match for him. Fortunately, the demon beast's foot injury had not healed, and it was very inconvenient to move. Master Ji saw that the situation was not good, so he immediately turned around and fled. However, the demon beast had not been angry since it was injured. Now that it found an object to vent its anger, it could not let it go. It chased after it and fled to the edge of Daqing Mountain. During this period, the demon beast relied on its higher realm to close the distance several times. Master Ji had to try his best, using all his immortal skills and worldly martial arts to barely escape to the edge of Daqing Mountain.

The monsters and ghosts in Daqing Mountain basically will not leave Daqing Mountain. According to records, millions of years ago, there were several times when a large number of monsters and ghosts left Daqing Mountain and wreaked havoc on the human world, causing ordinary mortals to complain. Later, the powerful human cultivators joined in the fight. There were countless casualties on both sides, including many high-ranking Jindan-stage cultivators and third-level monsters and ghost kings. Finally, after several Yuanying ancestors were born in the human world, things took a turn for the better. They set some conditions with the fourth-level top monsters and ghost emperors on the other side. The specific contents of these conditions are not known to ordinary mortals and low-level cultivators. But since then, these monsters and ghosts have retreated to the depths of Daqing Mountain and rarely appeared in the secular world. So when the military division Ji escaped to the edge of Daqing Mountain, the monster did not dare to cross the line, as if there was some kind of restraint outside the mountain. It could only roar at him repeatedly, and then turn around and rush into Daqing Mountain again. Military Advisor Ji heaved a sigh of relief, but he was already extremely angry. Not only did he fail to find the secret of the immortal method, but he almost died in it. Although he finally saved his life, he used a lot of spiritual power to fight, which made him almost unable to suppress the fire poison in his body, and his spiritual power almost ran away. After this time, it was almost impossible for him to recover to his previous state, and it would take several months to recover to a stable state of spiritual power in his body.

So he had to return to the military advisor's mansion in disappointment. He needed to calm down for several months to suppress the fire poison, and then see how to proceed with the next matter. If he recovered well, and Li Yan had not cultivated to the peak of the first level of Qi Condensation, he would enter Daqing Mountain again to explore. Of course, he didn't believe that he could be so unlucky, and the next time he entered, he would be careful immediately and would not be as careless as this time.

He returned to the military advisor's residence. As soon as he arrived in front of the valley, Chen An and Li Yin saw him and immediately stepped forward to salute. They saw that Lord Ji looked very bad, and his clothes were torn and stained with blood, but they did not dare to ask. They thought, "Lord, you should have gone to the Meng Kingdom again, but why is it so bad this time? Could it be that Meng Kingdom has also sent a good player like you?" These words were just in their minds, but they did not dare to ask, and then they reported that Li Yan had come to him. After hearing this, Military Advisor Ji nodded to show that he knew, and then asked about Li Yan's recent situation.

Chen An answered carefully, "Recently, the young master's temper seems to be a little fluctuating."

Military Advisor Ji nodded after hearing this, he knew all this.

"Also, the young master suddenly found a pen, ink, paper and inkstone recently, and often copied poems and songs. His behavior was a bit strange. I have saved the copied paper, and I don't know what to do with it?" Chen An whispered again.

"Oh, then bring those papers to me." After hearing this, Master Ji had guessed most of the things in his mind.

Chen An and Li Yin quickly came over with two large boxes. After opening the boxes, Master Ji picked up a few sheets and looked at them. They were nothing more than words and ancient texts from books he had placed on the bookshelves in several rooms. The handwriting on the papers was messy and it was obvious that they were randomly excerpted. However, the handwriting was really not good.

After reading more than a dozen sheets, Master Ji put the papers back into the box and said to Chen An and Li Yin, "These are useless. They are just written by Li Yan to relax. In the future, things like this can be taken to the kitchen as firewood after cleaning." He knew that

These were just Li Yan's rising anger and nowhere to vent, so he found this way to calm his restlessness. He had used this kind of method before, such as playing the piano and the flute.

After saying this, he walked into the valley. He did not go back to the house directly, but went straight to Li Yan's house. He planned to ask Li Yan about the matter, and then he would close the door and rest for a while. If there was nothing necessary, he would not see guests.

He came to Li Yan's house, but did not use his spiritual sense to see if Li Yan was practicing. The main reason was that he was seriously injured this time, and his spiritual power was greatly damaged. Using spiritual sense also required spiritual power to support it. At the moment, he could save as much as possible, so he asked directly.

Li Yan looked at the dark-gray face and ragged clothes of the military division in front of him. He knew that the opportunity had gone, and he couldn't help but regret it. With the current appearance of the military division, he should not leave the military division mansion at least in the short term, but even with this physical condition, it was impossible for him to escape easily.

"Teacher, what's wrong with you?" Li Yan asked with concern. On the one hand, his question was a false concern, and on the other hand, he really wanted to know where the military division had been in the past ten days?

The master of the army, with a forced smile on his dark gray face, said, "My master went on a long journey for some things, but he met a strong enemy on the way. But I killed that guy, and my master was also injured. He will be fine after recuperating for a while." The master of the army said half-truthfully.

After hearing this, Li Yan thought to himself, "What a pity. I think the person who could hurt him must be a cultivator. It would be great if he could be killed. It's a pity that I really missed a great chance to escape."

"Oh, I just want to ask you some questions in my cultivation. It's not a big deal. Then I won't delay your recuperation." Li Yan bowed and said.

"Is that so? Your problem is not a small matter. Come, come, tell me what it is." When the master of the army heard that it was Li Yan's cultivation, he knew that it couldn't be delayed.

After hearing this, Li Yan could only move aside. After entering the room, Master Ji found a chair and sat down. Li Yan stood beside him with his hands hanging down. Then he began to rack his brains to think about the so-called "Mu Yin Gong" first-level formula, and then raised five or six questions. The questions he raised naturally could not be too simple, otherwise the hard practice every day for more than ten days would not be blind practice.

Master Ji nodded after hearing this. These questions are easy to appear in practice, and then he began to answer them one by one. Li Yan showed a listening look on his face, and from time to time he asked a question to find the root of the problem. This made Master Ji more satisfied, and even his injuries seemed to have improved a little.

After a cup of tea, Li Yan's face was full of enlightenment. He bowed again, and Master Ji nodded with satisfaction. "You should practice diligently. I hope to see you practice to the second level as soon as possible. In this way, even if I die, you will have some self-protection power in this world." At the end of the words, there seemed to be a sense of sadness.

Li Yan's face changed and he said quickly, "Teacher, with your skills, it will be fine if you take some more time to recuperate. I will also work harder to practice to repay you for your kindness."