"Junior Brother could tell?"
"You have a very strong killing intent on you!"
"This is also the reason why I haven't contacted you for so many years!"
Zhao Min's pair of delicate black eyebrows furrowed slightly. It wasn't that she didn't want to contact Li Yan these years, but that she simply couldn't get a voice transmission out.
During the period after Dongli Qing's death, the "Sacred Demon Palace" was indeed investigating very strictly. The voice transmission talismans coming and going would be monitored.
Zhao Min even suspected that those Spirit Transformation old monsters were also observing in secret, so she didn't dare to send a voice transmission to Li Yan, for fear that he would be found by following the clues.
Originally, she had wanted to wait a few months before contacting Li Yan, but not long after, something happened that even caught Zhao Min herself off guard.
The Supreme Grand Elder arranged for her and a few of the clan's young talents to enter a space. That space was an ancient secret realm left by the original Demon Clan.
Only the most core direct disciples of the clan could enter for training. There, their opponents were actually Black Demon Clan cultivators.
It turned out that after Xiahou Shangxie had withdrawn his army back then, he was still unwilling to give up on this secret realm. The secret realm had many medicinal herbs and ores that were difficult to find in the outside world, as well as some demonic beasts that had already gone extinct.
Whether it was collecting medicinal herbs or hunting demonic beasts, one could obtain coveted high-quality materials, and at the same time, one could also get cruel training.
So, after Xiahou Shangxie withdrew his army, he once again sent a message to the original Demon Clan, requesting that a teleportation entrance leading to the Black Demon Clan must be set up in this secret realm.
This would allow Black Demon Clan cultivators to also enter, and both sides would rely on their own abilities to hunt for benefits inside.
Otherwise, the two clans could not just divide the land and rule. He would still look for an opportunity to start a full-scale war.
Finally, after a fierce discussion, the elders of the original Demon Clan still agreed to Xiahou Shangxie's suggestion.
Although they had a trump card, it was not their own power. At that time, they were already afraid of Xiahou Shangxie.
What's more, the White Demon Clan also didn't want their own children and grandchildren to get things too easily in the secret realm in the future. They also wanted to keep their future generations in a state of crisis at all times.
To be able to constantly fight with Black Demon Clan cultivators was, of course, the best training method to deal with a war that could break out at any time.
The two sides agreed that no Spirit Transformation cultivators could appear in the secret realm. The strongest expert could only be a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.
Because there were fourth-rank demonic beasts in the secret realm. If only cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage entered, the chances of being completely annihilated were high. That would not be tempering the disciples, but sending them to their deaths.
Therefore, when the two sides generally entered the secret realm, they would be led by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator with a group of mid to low-rank cultivators. Inside, everything depended on their own abilities.
Even if a Foundation Establishment cultivator was separated from his own side and encountered a Nascent Soul cultivator from the other side, he could only consider himself unlucky.
How could there be fairness in a fight between cultivators? Just because you are a little Foundation Establishment cultivator, does your opponent have to be at the Foundation Establishment stage?
It was just that in the outside world, when those high-level cultivators appeared, the low-level cultivators simply didn't know that there was an expert by their side.
And the vast majority of mid to high-level cultivators disdained to slaughter low-level cultivators. That would not bring them any benefits, and it would also arouse the public anger of the cultivation world and be pursued and killed.
Unless the low-level cultivator was a descendant of an enemy, or the other party had accidentally obtained a treasure that they shouldn't have, they would kill them to silence them.
Zhao Min had entered the secret realm under unknown circumstances, led by a Nascent Soul cultivator with six other Golden Cores and more than ten Foundation Establishment cultivators. She had been there for more than forty years.
After Zhao Min entered, she was in extreme danger every day, bathed in blood. There were eleven times when she was on the verge of death and almost perished inside.
Just the time she spent in seclusion healing from serious injuries added up to eighteen years.
However, the Nascent Soul of the White Demon Clan's side was also formidable. Whether it was fighting against the Black Demon Clan's Nascent Soul or the fourth-rank ancient demonic beasts in the secret realm, he could withstand the other party's attacks and buy time for Zhao Min and the others to escape.
In addition, Zhao Min's own strength had advanced by leaps and bounds, so she had managed to come out alive in the end.
However, of the other five Golden Cores who had entered with her, three had perished, and only forty percent of the Foundation Establishment cultivators had survived.
During this period, something unexpected happened to Zhao Min.
The leading Nascent Soul cultivator took good care of her. At first, Zhao Min didn't think much of it. Although her appearance was beautiful, compared to some of the female cultivators of the White Demon Clan, she was actually on par.
But this person later began to express his admiration for Zhao Min, wanting to become Dao Companions with her. How could Zhao Min be willing? She immediately politely refused the other party's proposal.
That Nascent Soul person did not pester her after that. Zhao Min originally thought that this matter would end there. With her status in the "Sacred Demon Palace," no one would dare to use force.
Unexpectedly, just after she had walked out of the secret realm, she was directly called over by the Supreme Grand Elder. The other party got straight to the point and requested that Zhao Min become Dao Companions with that Nascent Soul cultivator.
But given that Zhao Min was in a period of rapid advancement in her cultivation, this matter could be settled first, and an announcement would be made to the public on a chosen day. When the time was right, the two would officially become Dao Companions.
Zhao Min, who had just come out of the secret realm, was greatly shocked upon hearing this. She didn't understand why the Supreme Grand Elder, who had never asked about her private affairs, would make such a decision.
In the end, she risked death to refuse, but was ruthlessly rejected by the usually gentle Grand Elder. Zhao Min could only helplessly choose to acquiesce and leave first.
After returning, she immediately asked Shanggong Changge and only then learned that that Nascent Soul cultivator was a direct descendant of the Supreme Grand Elder's lineage.
Now, as Zhao Min's "Heavenly Demon White Jade Plate" cultivation method advanced by leaps and bounds, her cultivation had progressed all the way. This had already caused all the various branches to become restless.
Everyone wanted their own lineage to grow stronger day by day, and to be able to give birth to a bloodline descendant with the "Ice Soul Blue Jade Body" in the future. This, of course, also included the two Supreme Elders.
They had not revealed this intention before because neither of the two Supreme Elders wanted the other to benefit. They were the real rivals, but neither would speak first.
And as for the various antics of the Spirit Transformation elders below, they didn't care at all. These people were not worthy of them dealing with them personally.
But this time, for some unknown condition, the Grand Elder had actually obtained the tacit approval of the Second Elder, who would no longer interfere.
To make a Spirit Transformation old monster who had lived for an unknown number of years no longer meddle in this matter, it was likely that the Grand Elder had paid a great price. This was Shanggong Changge's analysis.
Under such circumstances, for Zhao Min to refuse this marriage was undoubtedly a fool's dream. Li Yan's face grew darker and darker as he listened.
"I didn't expect that after Dongli Qing died, another Nascent Soul cultivator would appear! And he's a giant from the most powerful faction!"
He thought of countermeasures in his heart.
"Then does Senior Sister know roughly when the other party said the wedding would be?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Min's face also became even colder. She didn't want to mention this matter at all. It made her upset just thinking about it.
"It's hard to say. According to Shanggong Changge, the Grand Elder definitely wants to dispel everyone's thoughts immediately.
"Now that he has already negotiated with the Second Elder, the announcement of the Dao Companionship should be in the next few days, no more than five days at most.
"As for the wedding, it's just a thought in his mind. No one can guess!"
"This master of yours is not bad to you. For her to tell you this guess is already the utmost benevolence. I think she is right. Everything is already unstoppable.
"Senior Sister, you can no longer stay in the 'Sacred Demon Palace'..."
"Junior Brother, do you mean I should enter that space now?"
Ever since Zhao Min had come out of the secret realm and been arranged this matter, she had been worried. She still hadn't found a way to leave this Forsaken Continent.
It wasn't that she hadn't thought of hiding in the space that Li Yan had mentioned before, but in that case, she would definitely not be able to come out again. She could imagine the consequences of her disappearance with her toes.
The Supreme Grand Elder would definitely personally come to look for her. She couldn't even imagine how terrifying a Spirit Transformation cultivator was. With a single thought, his Divine Sense could cover most of the continent, or even the entire Forsaken Continent.
Once her aura was detected by the other party, her ending might be better, but Li Yan would have to die. He wouldn't even have a chance to resist.
Although Li Yan had said with confidence that that mysterious space could not be discovered by a Spirit Transformation cultivator, what if? She knew how much risk Li Yan would have to take for this.
Originally, Li Yan was just a minor cultivator. If no one paid attention to him, he would still have a chance to return to the Desolate Moon Continent in the future.
This time, possibly because of her, he would immediately come into the eyes of the "Sacred Demon Palace." That would be a completely different situation.
"Let's do it now. If there's nothing in the 'Sacred Demon Palace' that you need to take, you can't risk going back. No one can predict what will happen if you delay.
"And once you go back, something unpredictable could happen at any time."
A determined look flashed in Li Yan's eyes. He had always been decisive in his actions and disliked dawdling.
This time, he could not let Zhao Min leave again. He would never make a decision like waiting and seeing how things developed.
In that case, he and Zhao Min couldn't afford to gamble. If they lost even once, the result for Zhao Min could be imprisonment in the deep palace, never to come out again.
With Li Yan's cultivation, let alone in the "Sacred Demon Palace," what kind of waves could he make even in the "Sacred Demon City"?
Seeing Li Yan so decisive, Zhao Min did not hesitate this time and nodded immediately.
"Alright then. But after I enter that space, how do I contact you? At least I need to be clear about what's happening outside."
"That's easy. Every two to ten days, I will enter with my Divine Sense to inform you of the outside world. I'm afraid I'll be delayed by cultivation in between.
"If you have something, I have my two companion spirit beasts inside. One is the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant you've seen, which has now reforged its physical body and is named Zi Kun.
"The other is named Qian Ji, from the Snow Mosquito clan. If you have something, you can have them transmit it to me. I have a blood contract with them and can sense their transmissions.
"In a moment, I will give them some instructions to have them obey you!"
Li Yan said so. Hearing this, Zhao Min was somewhat surprised. She had seen that Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant once before. It could control a very strong defensive formation.
With their Foundation Establishment stage strength at that time, they could even resist the pressure of the two-realm barrier for a short period of time.
That was just an artifact spirit in a soul state. Unexpectedly, Li Yan had already reforged that formation spirit's physical body. She also knew the origin of the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant clan. This clan was already a very high-rank race among demonic beasts.
As for the Snow Mosquito clan, she was even more surprised. If she remembered correctly, the snow mosquitoes seemed to be demonic beasts from the Jingtu Sect's Northern Abyss Demon-Suppressing Pagoda.
When she had been thrown into the mysterious space by Li Yan in the two-realm barrier, she had also sensed that there were mosquito-type demonic beasts on that mountaintop. It was just that her injuries were not light, and she was eager to meditate and recover, so she did not investigate carefully.
Therefore, she did not know that those mosquitoes were the Snow Mosquito clan.
"If Junior Brother didn't get them from somewhere else, then they must have been brought out from the Northern Abyss Demon-Suppressing Pagoda!
"The laws of that treasure pagoda of the Jingtu Sect are no secret to the other three major sects. Any demonic beast inside cannot leave.
"Otherwise, even the cultivator who tried to take away a demonic beast from the pagoda would be instantly killed. It has never been heard that a demonic beast from the pagoda has appeared in the outside world.
"Could it be that Junior Brother used the power of this mysterious space to bring those snow mosquitoes out?"