Chapter 1497: Entering the Camp (Part Two)

“You’ve guessed some of it right, but some of it wrong. That formation is indeed helpful in finding the two Supreme Elders, and the cultivation method you are practicing is indeed a key part of the assistance! But we are not asking you to continue assisting with the research of the formation now; we have other arrangements.

“Within the sect, there are indeed many disciples who have cultivated this method, but they have already been summoned. After so many years of cultivation, the best result for them was to be firmly stuck at the stage where their star power accumulation reached ninety percent. Furthermore, a few of them have accumulated even more star power than you, but that is the result of hundreds or thousands of years of cultivation.

“Although you had the help of that formation to improve to this stage, the final place of cultivation that the sect provides them, in terms of this ‘Saintly Soul Transformation’ technique, the cultivation effect there is several times better than my formation. So we hope that you can use one to three years in that place to see if you can break through to the ‘Stellar Shift and Lunar Advent’ stage. However, the cultivation time we can actually give you is only one year! If there is no progress after one year, you won’t need to cultivate for the next two years. You will then do your best to help me research that formation!”

Grandmaster Lan’s voice was calm, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.

“A better place for cultivation? One to three years?”

Upon hearing her words, a look of disbelief appeared on Li Yan’s face. He was mainly shocked by the time limit proposed by Grandmaster Lan. He had personally experienced the difficulty of cultivating the “Saintly Soul Transformation.” Now, no matter how he cultivated, after leaving the tempering of that formation, he had hardly improved at all.

Combining this with his previous experience, Li Yan felt that even if he were to enter that formation for tempering again, his star power would not improve at that same rate. In the recent period, he had already felt that the improvement of the “Saintly Soul Transformation” had begun to become negligible.

“It’s not that we are pressuring you, but we really don’t have that much time. After three years, regardless of whether any method succeeds, as long as you have done your best, that’s enough. If, at that time, none of them have succeeded, as a core disciple, we will teleport you away from here with Tang Feng and the others to a very hidden place. You don’t need to worry about being found by the nine major forces again. After you arrive there, you can even wait until you have cultivated to the Void Refining realm before you come out and walk around again!

“The environment there is not much different from the sect. It is protected by a formation refined by a Body Integration Supreme Elder. It is almost impossible for a Void Refining realm cultivator to break it. In fact, even the foundation of the sect here is also extremely firm. If we were to activate the grand formation, plus with our protection, if the nine major forces want to break in, as long as there are no traitors, they can only be dreaming.

“It’s just that as the overlord of this world, we cannot act like a coward who hides in its shell. That would attract the participation of even more cats and dogs. And there are too many disciples here. The cultivation resources are definitely not enough to supply everyone. We must go out to obtain them. Therefore, it is impossible to truly seal this place off. This creates loopholes that will appear from time to-time. It is possible that with just one oversight, the enemy will be able to break through the sect.

“But at that time, the place you core disciples will go to will be very different. Not only is it hidden, but the cultivation resources stored inside are enough for you disciples to cultivate for tens of thousands of years without any problem!”

Grandmaster Lan looked at Li Yan’s surprised face and then said these words.

Li Yan knew that the other party was trying not to make him too nervous, and at the same time, it was possible that they were also painting a pretty picture for him.

Resources that could allow all core disciples to cultivate for ten thousand years. If there really was such a place, it meant that the Soul Suppression Palace might have made preparations like a cunning rabbit has three burrows from the very beginning, and had been constantly hoarding resources. And the other party had only said this. How they would treat him at that time, and where that place was, was still up to others to decide.

But it could not be denied that this, after filling him with fantasy, had indeed reduced the pressure in his heart by a lot. That was a path of retreat established by a Body Integration cultivator.

“As long as I cultivate to ‘Stellar Shift and Lunar Advent’?” Li Yan asked with uncertainty.

“Yes, as long as you cultivate to this realm, you must notify us immediately. At that time, you will know what to do next!” Grandmaster Lan said immediately.

However, she still did not say what had happened to the two Supreme Grand Elders, and why Li Yan could help after cultivating to “Stellar Shift and Lunar Advent”!

This made Li Yan fall silent for a moment, because he had thought of a possibility, the worst thing that could happen—”Devouring!”

It was possible that he was cultivating for others, just like a kind of cultivation method called “Bridal Gown Divine Art,” where in the end, it was all to benefit others. At the end of the day, it was the shadow left from his youth, which could never be erased. In his heart, the figure of Strategist Ji appeared inexplicably.

Seeing Li Yan fall silent, Grandmaster Lan frowned. She had already said so much, why did this Li Yan still look unwilling? Although she was old and shrewd, because of her obsession with the Dao of alchemy and artifact refining, her consideration of some matters was not too thorough.

“Hehehe, Brother Li, for the disciples of the sect, to put it bluntly, although we do occasionally use them, we would not do things that would harm our own disciples. Elder Lan actually wants to protect you as much as possible. If you were to know the cause and effect of the matter now, before this matter is settled, you might not be able to go anywhere. If you haven’t gained our complete trust, you would most likely be imprisoned in a certain place in the sect.

“What’s more, it’s very simple to hear the reason. We can also casually find a suitable reason, and it definitely won’t make you suspicious. Brother Li, do you think what I said is right or not?”

Tang Feng, upon seeing this, chuckled and said these words. Grandmaster Lan on the other side, upon hearing this, immediately understood Li Yan’s worry.

And Li Yan, after hearing Tang Feng’s words, suddenly smiled.

“Brother Tang and Grandmaster Lan are overthinking things. I was just thinking that with only such a short time, I feel I have no confidence in making a breakthrough. But I am still willing to give it a try!”

Li Yan’s sudden change in attitude also made Grandmaster Lan and the other pause for a moment. For a moment, Tang Feng even felt that he had seen wrongly just now, and whether he had also guessed Li Yan’s thoughts wrong. It was more like he himself was being overly suspicious.

“I still say the same thing. Just do your best. Next, Tang Feng will take you to a place. You haven’t brought any Soul Slaves or Spirit Pets with you, right? If you have, you must let them out now! That place of cultivation does not allow extra people to enter and cultivate. I can give them a place to cultivate here, or I can send someone to send them out and back to your residence!”

Grandmaster Lan’s astonished expression flashed and disappeared. As long as Li Yan agreed, that was fine. She disliked dithering people the most.

“It is indeed as Brother Tang said!”

Grandmaster Lan’s subsequent instructions confirmed for Li Yan that the place he was about to enter was definitely an important place in the sect. He could enter, but to bring other living beings was absolutely impossible. However, none of this really mattered. As long as he had the “Earthen Patch” in his hand, this was his greatest reliance before he reached the Body Integration realm.

“I don’t have any. Brother Tang had already explained these matters before he came over!” Li Yan quickly replied. … A few breaths later, Tang Feng led Li Yan out of the side hall and soon entered another side hall. Here, there was also an old woman. This person looked even older than Grandmaster Lan, giving people a feeling of being weak and listless. However, Li Yan felt a chilling sense of danger from the other party. He immediately guessed that this person’s cultivation was also at the Void Refining realm.

Now, when facing a Late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator, the feeling Li Yan had was no longer that of being powerless to resist.

This old woman raised her sleepy eyes, and after seeing Tang Feng, her gaze fell on Li Yan. Tang Feng had already quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

“Greetings, Elder Liu. I am taking this person to the Wenwu Hall. This is the Sect Master’s handwritten order!”

As he spoke, a soul slip had already appeared in his hand, and then he presented it with both hands.

Upon seeing this, that Elder Liu finally withdrew her gaze from Li Yan. The moment her gaze was withdrawn, Li Yan felt his whole body suddenly relax, as if an invisible mountain had been moved away. In that instant, beads of sweat had already appeared on his forehead.

Without seeing any movement from Elder Liu, the soul slip in Tang Feng’s hand flew in front of her and then landed on her knees. Li Yan didn’t even sense whether the other party had infused any soul power into the soul slip before Elder Liu had already nodded.

“Little Feng, I heard you just came back today. Where is Old Ghost Ling?”

She did not immediately arrange for the two of them, but instead asked Tang Feng.

“After this junior has sent Brother Li into the Wenwu Hall, I will come back and explain in detail to Elder Liu!”

Upon hearing the other party mention Elder Ling, a look of sadness immediately appeared in Tang Feng’s eyes.

Upon hearing this, Elder Liu’s brows furrowed. In the soul slip, the Sect Master Xue Tieyi had said that this small cultivator named Li Yan had a very important identity. He had had Tang Feng personally take him into the Wenwu Hall, and had also given some subsequent instructions. This made her feel that Li Yan’s identity was even more extraordinary.

Since the other party was a core disciple, she had not held back and had asked about Elder Ling’s matter. But Tang Feng’s answer had shaken her heart. It was clear that Li Yan’s identity was not what she had thought.

Then, she waved her large sleeve.

“You may enter!”

Li Yan felt that suddenly above his head, a dark cloud was pressing down. The next moment, he was swept up by an irresistible force. He didn’t even have time to dodge. His body, involuntarily, had already risen into the air. Then, some images flashed rapidly before his eyes, but in just about a breath’s time, his feet were already on solid ground.

And then the dark cloud had also disappeared. What entered his eyes was a dusky yellow world, and Tang Feng was already standing in front of him.