Chapter 1493: Li Yan's Intervention (Part One)

Grandmaster Lan quickly made a decision, separating these matters one by one, making a plan, and then rearranging them.

After Grandmaster Lan had finished speaking, Xue Tieyi did not immediately state his position. Instead, the sound of his fingers tapping on the armrest became a bit more urgent.

It was not until after more than ten breaths that Xue Tieyi finally spoke.

“If the plan is decided like this, then this Li Yan can only be a core disciple of the Soul Suppression Palace from now on. He can no longer have any thoughts of betrayal. Otherwise, it will not be as simple as just killing him. It will be to completely eliminate everyone related to him, leaving no one behind, killing them all root and stem.

“We are using him to achieve our goal, but he will also learn many of the sect’s core secrets because of this. As long as this information is revealed, the enemy will no longer have any scruples. We may be attacked by a group because of this, which will plunge the sect into a state of eternal damnation!

“However, I agree with Grandmaster Lan’s suggestion. I think this matter should first be explained to him by Tang Feng. Explain some of the situation within the sect, but don’t release all the pressure at once, lest he feel a sense of hopelessness…”

Xue Tieyi first explained the stakes, determining Li Yan’s position in the sect. It was just that his tone turned, and what he said was about annihilating entire clans. But his tone was very gentle, as if he were just talking about a very ordinary matter. How many people died was of no consequence to him.

If the Spirit-Slaying Sect were to learn of this matter, they would surely want to flay Li Yan and refine his soul. This is what is called a disaster falling from the heavens. They had nothing to do with Li Yan, but if something went wrong with him, the entire Spirit-Slaying Sect would find it difficult to escape, and no living being would survive.

Then, Xue Tieyi began to make arrangements for the two of them.

Tang Feng sat below and listened carefully, his pair of starry eyes constantly flashing. He was also constantly thinking about how to grasp an appropriate measure!…

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In a cultivation chamber, Li Yan was sitting cross-legged. And in the outer room of this room, the green-robed elder, Feng Hongyue, was also cultivating with his eyes closed and cross-legged. Li Yan had not only set up a formation here, but had also used this peak Spirit Transformation cultivator as his own protector.

And Mu Guyue, after choosing a room for herself, Li Yan had taken out a lot of medicinal pills and Spirit Stones and had given them to her for her cultivation.

Li Yan had actually wanted to give one of the Void Shadow rings from the Spirit Transformation cultivators he had killed this time to Mu Guyue to use, but Mu Guyue was unable to drive her soul power to open it.

Li Yan had already checked the contents of those few Void Shadow rings. Apart from a large number of Soul Sprout Crystals and mid-to-high-grade Spirit Stones, there were just some soul-type magical treasures and artifact refining materials. The grade of those things, to Li Yan, he only felt was acceptable. It was not enough to surprise him.

His standards were very high now. What dissatisfied him the most was that among the several Spirit Transformation cultivators, there was not even a single supreme-grade Spirit Stone. Although Li Yan had not yet been able to leave the “True Earth Domain,” he had been collecting supreme-grade Spirit Stones all this time, to prepare for his future cross-realm travels.

And the few “True Earth Domain” Spirit Transformation cultivators he had killed this time, although there were three Late-stage Spirit Transformation experts among them, their wealth was simply incomparable to that of outside cultivators. Although the “True Earth Domain” had Spirit Stone veins, supreme-grade Spirit Stones only appeared in the center of some veins, and the quantity was very limited.

Fortunately, they were all Soul Cultivators. When cultivators at the Void Refining realm and above cultivated, using Soul Sprout Crystals of five hundred years or more was not much of a problem. Otherwise, if a Void Refining cultivator wanted to advance, they could only rely on breathing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to slowly polish their realm.

The few supreme-grade Spirit Stones that were mined, how could these Spirit Transformation cultivators possess them? For cultivators below the Void Refining realm like them, to obtain supreme-grade Spirit Stones, they could only get some by chance from outside Evil Spirit Cultivators. It was clear that none of these four Spirit Transformation cultivators had that kind of heaven-defying luck.

Seeing that the things in the Void Shadow ring still had to be taken out by himself, Li Yan thought of the idea he had had before. He also had non-Soul Suppression Palace Soul Cultivator techniques on him, but in the end, he still did not take them out for Mu Guyue to cultivate. Firstly, Mu Guyue’s injuries had not yet fully healed and needed further treatment. Another point was that Li Yan himself was still hesitating, considering whether or not to give the other party a Soul Cultivator technique to cultivate. His actions were helping a member of the Demonic Clan to increase their strength.

Li Yan then also gave Feng Hongyue a lot of medicinal pills and Spirit Stones, and let him act as his protector while also letting him cultivate nearby. This was a peak Spirit Transformation cultivator. Li Yan had been relying on his own cultivation to break through all the way. He also had many problems in his cultivation path that were weighing on his mind. If there was a shortcut, Li Yan naturally did not want to take a detour and waste precious time.

Feng Hongyue could not be imprisoned for a long time. It was better to give him a certain degree of freedom for the time being. In his attitude towards Feng Hongyue, Li Yan certainly felt that Feng Hongyue was less of a threat to him than Mu Guyue. This was a Soul Slave who had been planted with a soul seal by him. Once the other party had the thought of committing suicide or killing his master, a restriction would appear in his soul and attack.

To Li Yan, as long as he didn’t give Feng Hongyue a Soul Cultivator technique to cultivate, it didn’t matter if Feng Hongyue’s cultivation was higher than his own. He was helpless to remove the restriction on his soul. It was quite safe.

As for Mu Guyue, it was better to keep a certain distance between them. He would not dare to let Mu Guyue cultivate near him.

Li Yan, who was sitting cross-legged, did not immediately enter a state of cultivation, but was frowning and thinking about what to do next. He had to determine the future development of the situation in the Soul Suppression Palace so that he could make plans for himself in advance. He had always been one to plan before acting, to avoid being caught off guard when things happened, which could cost him his life.

‘The duration of this cultivation session should still not be very long. Now that a great war has broken out, I don’t know when the two Supreme Elders will be able to come out. With nine fighting against one, and many forces not helping either side, and even secretly colluding with the nine major forces, the situation of the sect is not very good now.

‘But the Soul Suppression Palace is, after all, the overlord here. Its foundation is naturally unfathomable, so it won’t be easy for it to fail. Without the Supreme Elders’ intervention, it is very likely that it will turn into a war of attrition. In such a great war, even Void Refining cultivators will go out to fight the enemy at any time.

‘Even with Tang Feng’s connection, I am, after all, just a small Nascent Soul. It is possible that in the near future, I will still be sent out on missions. And the degree of danger outside will not only not decrease, but will only increase with each passing day. Then I must make full use of this short period of time and do my best to increase my strength.

‘Because in these years, I have been cultivating the ‘Saintly Soul Transformation’, my breakthrough in my own sect’s cultivation method has been very small. Only after my comprehension of the power of the laws of heaven and earth has increased again will it be possible to break through. And this certainly cannot be done in a short period of time, so it is very difficult to increase the strength of the Gui Water Immortal Sect’s cultivation method!

‘Without Grandmaster Lan’s formation, the ‘Saintly Soul Transformation’ also cannot be broken through again in a short time. And what I can expose is my Body Refining Art, which has still reached the bottleneck of the sixth layer. To advance even an inch, I can only break through to the seventh layer, Spirit Transformation…

‘In this way, the only thing that can help me quickly is the Fragmented Poison. I wonder if I can combine it with a soul cultivation method to adjust and drive the Fragmented Poison…’

Li Yan’s mind was racing. He now had several ways to reach Spirit Transformation, but they all required a certain amount of time to continuously comprehend. This time would definitely not be too short.

To break through to the Spirit Transformation realm within the sect, on the whole, was not too much of a problem. Li Yan had long since checked a lot of information on this. A Soul Cultivator’s advancement to the Spirit Transformation realm was actually the same as a normal Dharma Cultivator of other types advancing to Spirit Transformation. In the end, they would all face a great heavenly tribulation. As long as you could withstand all the calamities in the tribulation, then you would have successfully advanced.

It was just that in the way of dealing with the heavenly tribulation, Li Yan had some worries. He was afraid that in the tribulation, when facing a certain tribulation, if he couldn’t handle it with a Soul Cultivator technique, if he were to use other means, a flaw might appear. So, he still wanted to find a deserted place to reach Spirit Transformation, and have Feng Hongyue protect him. But it was clear that the conditions he was thinking of were not yet ripe.

And the only thing that could quickly increase his strength was the Fragmented Poison Body. It could be combined with a soul cultivation method and continuously combined and tested for new uses!

After some thought, Li Yan finally made a decision. For now, everything else could be put aside. Only after he had first secured his own life could he talk about anything else.

After making a decision, he would not delay any longer. He immediately closed his eyes. And just as he was about to move the divine sense in his body to between his chest and abdomen, Li Yan, who had just closed his eyes, suddenly opened them and looked up. The formation restrictions in the courtyard outside had, at this time, suddenly shown an abnormal fluctuation.

Feng Hongyue in the outer room, although he had lost his divine sense, he still quickly sensed that something was amiss outside. The next moment, he also opened his eyes.

“Someone is coming. This old slave will go out and take a look!” Feng Hongyue said to the inside.

“No need. You can just cultivate here!” Li Yan had already sensed the visitor through the restrictions. After saying this, his person had vanished into thin air…

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A short while later, in the reception hall, Li Yan looked at the handsome Tang Feng. He just asked him to sit down, and then, with a puzzled look on his face, he got straight to the point.

“Brother Tang, to come looking for me so quickly, could it be that some change has occurred in the sect now?”

Li Yan was not being polite. Tang Feng’s sudden visit immediately made his heart sink. Could the situation have changed so quickly?