Chapter 99: Clues
What Li Yan didn't know was that while he was hesitating, in a cave on the top of the mountain far behind the stone tablet, a tall old man in gray linen clothes was sitting cross-legged on a flower bed. He had a head full of silver hair and a face like a baby. He chuckled and said, "It's this kid again. He actually found something wrong with those Qi Condensation disciples. It's really interesting. In addition to Wu Xing and his group of Jindan elders who found that there was something wrong with the Qi Condensation disciples of Taixuan Sect, only a dozen people in the foundation building stage could find some clues. This kid in the Qi Condensation stage is weird. I haven't seen him for a few years. How come his mixed spiritual roots have become more pure? It's really weird. His skills don't seem to be special." The old man still remembered Li Yan, the disciple with a broken poison body.
"Why did the Taixuan Sect do this? The variables in the wheel of life and death should appear in this group of Qi Condensation Stage... Forget it, let Wu Xing and the others deal with it." The old man in gray linen thought for a while, then put aside his thoughts and slowly closed his eyes. He guarded here to prevent the entrance from being deliberately destroyed. You must know that the Taixuan Sect and the Pure Land Sect have always been dissatisfied with the two secret passages of Shibuyuan and Wuliang Sect. If they can destroy them secretly, even if the secret realm is closed, the Taixuan Sect and the Pure Land Sect can do it. After all, the entrance is in the hands of others. Who knows when Shibuyuan and Wuliang Sect will be able to negotiate the terms with the monsters in the secret realm in private? It will be difficult for them to sneak in in the future. The resources will be quietly divided by the two sects.
The purpose of the old man in gray linen clothes here is to determine whether there is something strange in the other party's golden elixir. As for whether it will be destroyed from the inside of the passage, he will not even consider it. This secret passage is arranged by the Nascent Soul Stage. The golden elixir needs the strength of dozens of people, or it may be possible to complete this task with a magic weapon. However, in that case, no one in the passage can survive. Therefore, the two sides need to enter the passage alternately, so that the monks who enter first, those who are being transmitted, and those who have just entered cross in a long pipe. No one can escape the space turbulence caused by the destruction. It is also impossible to enter the Nascent Soul old monster from Shibuyuan. There is also a fourth-level top monster sitting at the other end of the passage for many years. The same is true for Shibuyuan. As long as there is a Nascent Soul old monster entering, they must pass their level. And from the Shibuyuan passage to the Wuliang Sect passage, it is almost across half of the secret realm for tens of thousands of miles. During this period, the fourth-level top monsters in the secret realm have already surrounded it.
Since the old man in gray linen clothes did not find any Yuanying stage monster hidden among the monks who came, he could ignore this matter. They were not interested in this kind of competition between the younger generations. The old guys liked to watch their group of fledglings go through bloody storms. Only in this way could they truly become the pillars of the sect when they reached the Jindan stage.
The old man in gray linen clothes had already seen that these three sects might want to lose the foundation-building and Qi-condensing stage monks of the Wuliang Sect this time, so that the lower-level monks of the Wuliang Sect would be cut off in the next few decades or even a hundred years. In this way, even if the Wuliang Sect was not fundamentally damaged, these decades would at least allow the other sects to have several generations of rising stars. But he did not remind them. As long as it was not a matter of life and death for the sect, or the foundation of the sect was not affected, the Yuanying ancestor would not care about these things at all. If these things also required a Yuanying ancestor to care and remind them from time to time, then there was no need for this sect to exist. The Jindan elders also had to go through trials and tribulations. Only such a sect could last for a long time.
Li Yan only felt that the world in front of him was bizarre and black and white interlaced. He felt dizzy for a while, and then he felt as if he had traveled through time and space and was in an endless space. He felt confused and didn't know what the future held. When he woke up, he felt his feet pause and stepped on a slightly soft ground.
Li Yan calmed down and opened his eyes. He felt a suffocating and rich spiritual energy coming towards him, which made him feel a little blocked in his breathing. This made Li Yan very happy. You know, the spiritual energy of the Wuliang Sect can be said to be extremely rich, which made Li Yan's cultivation more effective. He didn't expect that there was such a place with even richer spiritual energy in the world.
Li Yan saw green everywhere. They were standing on the edge of a grassland. The endless grassland in front of them was covered with unknown green grass and wild flowers half a person's height. The sky was blue and the sun was shining. Behind them was a dense jungle with giant trees that several people couldn't hug, layered and spreading into the distance.
From time to time, wild beasts and some low-level monsters ran across the grassland in front. Some were hostile and some were curious, but seeing that there were many people here, they all stayed away for more than ten miles.
From time to time, several different roars came from the dense forest behind, which made some wild beasts on the edge of the forest and on the grassland alertly prick up their ears. Some wild beasts were frightened and ran away. Some low-level monsters stood in the depths of the grassland as if responding or provoking, and they also roared non-stop.
Li Yan looked at the grassland for a few times. There were very few wild beasts he recognized, but he had never seen most of the wild beasts and monsters. Birds and beasts were everywhere. Fortunately, there were many cultivators on his side, so it was safe. I think this is why those golden elixirs came in the first batch. They should be controlling the area here to prevent the low-level disciples from becoming food for monsters as soon as they entered.
Of course, Li Yan didn't know that there was a top-level demon beast here that was more terrifying than any demon beast he had seen so far. It was just that the realm difference was too great, so he had no sense of it at all. When he just came out of the black and white passage, a powerful divine sense swept over his body. Only the Jindan cultivators would have a sense of warning in their hearts. This was when the Yuanying and the fourth-level top-level demon beasts deliberately revealed a little breath, in order to make their leading Jindan be more honest. The only difference was that at the entrance of the passage, the Jindan cultivators of the Taixuan Sect had to keep their bottom line, while here, the Jindan cultivators of both sides had to be honest and obedient.
Li Yan looked around, greedily absorbing the spiritual energy that made his pores tremble, and found that the ten people on his side were standing in the middle of the two camps. The black and white vortex behind them was still slowly rotating. After a moment of concentration, the ten of them walked towards the three elders led by the beautiful woman Li Fengzhu of the Wuliang Sect. When Li Yan passed the foundation-building camp, Li Wuyi's voice rang in his ears, "Junior brother, the other side's Qi Condensation cultivator seems to be strange. This may be a trap set for your life and death wheel. You must be careful. The Jindan uncles should have seen it, and they will probably find time to remind you again."
Li Yan couldn't help but pause, thinking, "It turns out that the eldest brother also saw something wrong. It seems that it's not my perception that has a problem." He raised his head and looked to the side. Li Wuyi was whispering something with several foundation-building cultivators over there, and he didn't turn his head to look at him.
In this way, it didn't take long for all the cultivators to arrive one after another. Finally, even the ten Jindan elders from both sides entered the place together. At this time, the black and white passage became smaller and smaller as the vortex spun, and finally disappeared in the air, leaving no trace between heaven and earth.
Five elders headed by Peng Wuxing came over, their faces were very tired, and it was obvious that the performance just now was also a great burden for them. After Peng Wuxing came to the front of the master of Buli Peak, he whispered a few words to the three of them, then raised his head and waved his hand. Li Yan and the others felt the sky darken, as if something blocked the sunlight. They all looked up and saw a ferocious monster in the air. This beast had a ghost face, full of wrinkles, red skin, and a pair of green eyes that kept turning. As it flew into the air, it opened its mouth and let out a sharp roar, which actually covered the roars and screams of the monsters in the forest behind it and the grassland in front of it. Its big mouth was full of fine fangs, flashing a faint cold light. Its body was like a dragon, covered with fine scales, and it had three claws under its body. After this beast came out, its body grew rapidly in the air, and it was dozens of feet in size in a short while. Then Elder Peng jumped onto the ferocious ghost head and shouted softly, "You wait and come up quickly." Then the other elders also jumped up. Seeing this, Li Yan and others followed suit and jumped into the air and pounced on the monster.
At the same time, on the other side, Immortal Hang Wu was whispering with the ten Jindan cultivators who had arrived earlier. Occasionally, some people looked over here. When Elder Peng released the strange beast, they stopped talking. The next moment, the giant boat appeared in the sky again, and the people of Taixuan Sect also took off and flew towards the giant boat.
With a low roar, the huge strange beast quickly flew up to a height of several hundred feet, and then swung its tail and shot into the depths of the grassland. Its speed was extremely fast, and this action caused the nearby monsters to roar to the sky, but no monsters chased and followed.
The giant boat was not slower than the strange beast. After it was pulled up, the boat body shone with dazzling light, and a huge ball of light also whistled away.
The beast was several dozen feet long, so Li Yan's team of 100 people didn't feel crowded when standing on it. As it flew up, Elder Peng waved his hand, and a large red cloud enveloped the entire beast. Although the white clouds below quickly moved away at a terrifying speed, the people standing on it didn't feel unstable at all.
Li Yan looked at the beast under his feet and thought to himself that this beast had such a fierce aura, it must be at least a second-level or even a third-level monster. It was just unknown how many magical powers this beast had. The speed alone was a great innate magical power, and it was thought that even a foundation-building cultivator could not catch up.
Just as Li Yan was looking at the strange beast in surprise, a deep voice sounded in his ears, "There is something wrong with the breath of the Qi Condensation disciples of Taixuan Sect, and they are almost all in the late tenth level of Qi Condensation, and there are even many who are in the Great Perfection. The journey of the Wheel of Life and Death may be quite dangerous. It seems that we have fallen into the trap set by the other party. We only know that Shibuyuan, Taixuan Sect, and Pure Land Sect have some plans. The sect thought it was targeting the foundation-building cultivators, but today, the foundation-building Taoists of Taixuan Sect are not too suspicious, but the Qi Condensation cultivators have problems. When we meet the other two sects later, if this kind of situation also occurs, then it can be confirmed that the three parties have joined forces without a doubt."
Li Yan looked up when he heard the words, and saw that all the elders in front of him turned their heads. It was Elder Peng who spoke, and his face was extremely solemn. Elder Peng paused, glanced at everyone, and continued, "If that's the case, we can give up this round of life and death. After all, only a small number of you are above the late tenth level of the Qi Condensation Stage. It would be very disadvantageous if you encounter it. This is also the result of my discussion with the elders. The consequences will be explained to us and the sect. But this time, except for the secret realm picking that can benefit us, the rest of the opportunities can only be fought over by the three sects and the monsters."
At this point, the eight elders looked very embarrassed. Although they had already discovered it outside, it was impossible for them to find so many cultivators in the late tenth level of the Condensation Stage in a short period of time, and they must be the ones who fought without authorization. This also puzzled them. In the end, they all thought that the other party might have used some drugs to stimulate them. However, in addition to gaining benefits in this competition, these cultivators stimulated by drugs would basically have no hope of entering the Foundation Establishment Stage in the future. What's the point of this?
"Of course you can choose to fight. My Wuliang Sect relies on more than just realm in battle. What's more, only two teams can fight at a time in the Wheel of Life and Death. So there seems to be a glimmer of hope." Elder Peng raised his voice and then swept his cold eyes over everyone, including the Foundation Establishment cultivators. The Wheel of Life and Death also requires three Foundation Establishment cultivators to enter together. If the main combat force of any team's Qi Condensation cultivators are all killed, this Foundation Establishment cultivator will basically die with them. After all, his opponent is a Foundation Establishment cultivator of the same level as Fang and several Qi Condensation masters in the late tenth level or above. The opponent's Foundation Establishment cultivator only needs to hold him back, and the rest of them can take action.