Li Fuge and Li Lichou had heard countless stories about this Little Martial Uncle. Among their parents' generation, he was the last to join the sect, yet he had burst onto the scene, even braving the demon-infested Forsaken Continent alongside their aunt…
Later, not only was he the first to form a Nascent Soul, but just ten years after, he had slain a Nascent Soul expert in a matter of breaths.
Of course, this was under the assumption that Chan Master Dajing's whereabouts remained unknown to this day. Otherwise, Li Yan would have been even more of a legend.
Therefore, among the younger generation of disciples, Li Yan was a new-generation ancestor whom almost everyone worshipped.
Earlier, when they heard Li Wuyi call the other "Little Junior Brother," the eyes of both siblings lit up, and they couldn't help but stare at Li Yan, forgetting all sense of propriety. In the cultivation world, such behavior was extremely impolite. Now, seeing Li Yan stop before them, the two of them suddenly felt a little uneasy.
A smile appeared on Li Yan's face as he looked at the two anxious youths.
"Hehehe... you call me Little Martial Uncle, I can't let you call me that for nothing. Here are two bottles of medicinal pills. Each jade bottle contains ten pills. The black jade bottle contains ten poison pellets, which I condensed myself. Almost no cultivator below the Nascent Soul realm can neutralize them. Just crush the pills with your magical power when you throw them at your enemies. As for the timing and so on, you'll have to master that yourselves. The white jade bottle contains ten antidotes. You two can take them and divide them evenly!"
As Li Yan spoke, he had already flipped his hand and taken out two small, delicate jade bottles, one black and one white. Then, with a gentle push, the two bottles floated before the two of them.
Li Fuge and Li Lichou were stunned at first, then they quickly reacted, their faces showing a mixture of surprise and joy.
Medicinal pills were what cultivators liked most, especially those that could aid in cultivation. However, pills that could heal injuries and kill enemies were also cherished by cultivators. It was just that some poison pills that were regarded as treasures by others outside were not necessarily in high demand by Malevolent Spirit Sect cultivators. The Malevolent Spirit Sect had countless types of poison pills and liquids. Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator might not necessarily look twice at a third-rank or so poison pill, especially with the status of Li Fuge and Li Lichou.
Miao Wangqing was not skilled in fighting, but she was extremely proficient in refining medicinal pills. It could be said that besides Wei Zhongran, she had the deepest attainments in alchemy on Lesser Bamboo Peak. And Li Changting was also proficient in infusing Gu into pills and had her own unique set of skills for pills that enhanced cultivation and killed enemies.
With the help of their two mothers, Li Fuge and Li Lichou were not short of good pills. However, the two of them had heard a phrase in Li Yan's words.
"Which I condensed myself!"
This was enough to make them overjoyed.
Li Yan's Fragmented Poison Body had actually been more deliberately concealed by Mo Qing and Wei Zhongran after he had formed his Nascent Soul. Apart from some of the older generation who were given a strict gag order, no one in the younger generation knew. Even Li Fuge and Li Lichou did not know. Li Wuyi would never mention it.
Miao Wangqing was also a very tight-lipped person, but she couldn't stand up to the outwardly strong but inwardly soft Li Changting. She doted on this pair of children. Although she did not mention Li Yan's Fragmented Poison Body, she had secretly revealed that their Little Martial Uncle's skill in using poison was probably the best in the world today.
So the two of them had understood the meaning in Li Yan's words just now, but they thought that Li Yan had personally refined them in a furnace. This guess was not far off, but Li Yan had not used a furnace, but had condensed the fragmented potent poison with his magical power.
These poison pills were actually not of much significance to Li Yan himself. On the contrary, they would leave more traces when he used poison. But in the past few decades, he had developed five antidotes for the fragmented potent poison. The purpose of condensing these potent poison pills was for his own experiments. What he gave to the two of them today were two of the remaining poison pills and their corresponding antidotes.
Up to now, Li Yan had only developed a total of eight antidotes for the fragmented potent poison.
"Unless your lives are at stake, you two are not to use these indiscriminately. You must remember this!"
At this moment, Li Wuyi's voice came over, filled with a stern warning.
At this time, Li Fuge and Li Lichou were still immersed in joy. These pills could actually deal with Golden Core cultivators. However, as Li Yan had said, the key to using poison was the method. Even if you were given a poison pill that could kill a Nascent Soul cultivator, you had to use it at the right time. The opponent was not a fool who would just stand there and wait to die.
Hearing their father's rebuke, the two of them finally came to their senses and quickly agreed.
Then, Li Yan saw his First Senior Brother glance at him. There was no politeness between them, but Li Yan knew that his First Senior Brother had noted this favor. The poison pills he gave were unique in this world. Without the antidote he provided, it was almost impossible for others to survive after being poisoned, unless the opponent's cultivation was also at the Nascent Soul stage or above. Then it might be possible to expel the poison with their powerful cultivation.
This undoubtedly gave Li Fuge and Li Lichou five life-saving opportunities each before they became powerful. This favor was by no means light.
Li Yan still had some magical treasures he had obtained from the Nascent Soul cultivators in the last great battle. But even if he didn't use them himself, he couldn't just give them away. Giving them to two small Foundation Establishment cultivators would only bring them endless disaster.
At this time, Wei Zhongran and his wife had already sat down.
"Where is your Second Junior Brother?"
"He went into seclusion four years ago. He's trying to break through to the late Golden Core stage!"
Wei Zhongran nodded and didn't ask further.
"Your Little Junior Brother and Min'er plan to get married in May of the year after next. You can send out the invitations in the next few days and start preparing some necessary items at the same time!" Wei Zhongran said with a smile. Although everyone except Li Fuge and Li Lichou already knew about this, hearing it from Wei Zhongran's own mouth still made everyone's faces light up with joy.
In fact, Li Fuge and Li Lichou had already had their suspicions from what Li Changting had said to Zhao Min. And Zhao Zhi had been smiling ever since she entered the door. In all these years, none of them had ever seen her so genuinely happy.
"This... this is a great joyous occasion! Hehe, Min'er is finally getting married!" Li Wuyi looked at Zhao Min at his side and began to pace back and forth, a sense of relief on his face.
"Do I have to die alone then?" Zhao Min's dissatisfied voice came over.
"You really shouldn't say that. Although you and Little Junior Brother are engaged, I was afraid you would get stubborn again!" Li Wuyi walked up to Zhao Min with a grin. Zhao Min, however, turned her head away, not wanting to bother with him.
"Go, go, go, how can you talk to Min'er like that? Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey... bad things won't happen, only good things!" Li Changting glared at Li Wuyi fiercely.
"Congratulations, Little Junior Brother and Junior Sister. Congratulations, Master, Martial Mother!" Yun Chunqu also stepped forward and offered his congratulations. Yun Chunqu was usually a man of few words, but he was not truly dull or ignorant of worldly affairs.
"Little Junior Brother, you've finally won the beauty's heart!" Miao Wangqing had also come to Zhao Min's side at this time, taking her other arm. Zhao Min's face turned even redder.
Li Yan returned their bows and thanked them.
"Congratulations, Aunt!" Li Fuge and Li Lichou also ran to Zhao Min's side and offered their congratulations.
Since Li Wuyi and Zhao Min were as close as brother and sister, these two had always been very close to Zhao Min. Although Zhao Min did not like to socialize, she was fond of Li Wuyi's two children. With her cold personality, she showed a rare doting look towards them.
"Leave these matters to me. Min'er won't be returning after she's married. The two of them can't both be on Lesser Bamboo Peak. She must be married from Bu Li Peak... Wuyi, you go and inform the other peak masters and elders later... Mm, Wangqing, you send a voice transmission to old Wei the second later, see if he can come out of seclusion..." Li Changting had already let go of Zhao Min's arm and began to count on her fingers as she made arrangements…
Seeing that Li Changting was already arranging things, Zhao Zhi also quickly walked over to Li Changting and Miao Wangqing and joined their discussion, completely ignoring Wei Zhongran, Li Wuyi, and the others.
Zhao Min remained silent, but her cheeks were flushed, a beauty like jade…
Woodstream Sect. When Tang Yuniang handed the jade slip in her hand to Bai Rou, she had been secretly peeking at the sect master's expression. But after reading it, Bai Rou smiled.
"Our big backer is getting married. Alright, I know about this! This is a gift for a Nascent Soul cultivator. Now the sect is going to have to bleed again. How annoying!"
Bai Rou said something completely different that stunned Tang Yuniang. Then, holding the jade slip, Bai Rou fell into deep thought at the table, as if considering what gift to give that would not make her heart ache but also would not lose face…
In a secret chamber filled with extremely dense earth spiritual energy, Li Yan's figure appeared here again after several decades. This time, as he looked around, the huge face of Ping Tu appeared in his line of sight as expected.
"You've cultivated well these years. Although you're still in the initial Nascent Soul stage, the stagnation in the circulation of your True Scripture of Gui Water has been reduced by seventy percent. It shows that you've been cultivating diligently all these years. I think, if you continue like this, you should be able to smoothly advance to the mid Nascent Soul stage after another fifteen or sixteen years of seclusion. From the Nascent Soul to the Void Refining Realm, as long as you cultivate diligently, the cultivation methods of the Five Elements Sect, given that the inner and outer five elements have already been generated, allow for very rapid breakthroughs in minor realms compared to other sects!"
Ping Tu could tell Li Yan's cultivation progress with just a glance, due to his familiarity with the Five Elements Sect's cultivation methods. But he couldn't tell Li Yan's true combat power just by looking. However, he was certain that Li Yan could now easily defeat a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. Almost every cultivator of the Five Elements Sect was like this. Fighting across a major realm was no problem, let alone fighting a cultivator one minor realm higher.
However, since the Spirit Transformation realm was very special, and was the most important threshold for a cultivator to truly become an "immortal," the understanding of the rules of heaven and earth by a late-stage Nascent Soul great cultivator would change over and over again. Therefore, there was a huge gap between a late-stage Nascent Soul great cultivator and a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!
If a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator wanted to defeat a late-stage great cultivator, they usually had to use an endless stream of techniques to make up for the difference.
"Senior!" Li Yan quickly bowed in respect.
Ping Tu had always been direct. After a simple understanding of Li Yan's cultivation over the years, he quickly gave some pointers, which instantly made Li Yan feel as if the blockages in his cultivation had been cleared up in just a few words. There was no problem with Ping Tu's guidance. A few seemingly casual words hit the nail on the head, making Li Yan overjoyed. But Ping Tu would not say too much, so as not to affect Li Yan's own judgment. Most of his guidance was in the form of leading questions.
Afterward, Li Yan asked about the First Sir. He had actually come this time because he most wanted to know how the First Sir was doing. He was very wary of this person and was particularly worried. A Spirit Transformation cultivator would not perish so easily. Even if trapped in one place for a thousand years, they might not necessarily die.
"That thief only perished four years after entering the 'Five Elements Dao-Defiance Pearl.' It really took me some effort!" When he spoke of the First Sir, a hint of ruthlessness appeared on Ping Tu's face, his killing intent surging.
Hearing this, the heart that had been hanging in Li Yan's chest finally relaxed. At the same time, he was secretly shocked by the First Sir's strength. The "Five Elements Dao-Defiance Pearl" was a magical treasure refined by a Body Integration cultivator. Although Ping Tu's main body was seriously injured, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. The First Sir had actually struggled in there for four years before perishing.
"You think the First Sir is quite capable, don't you? Hmph, if I hadn't wanted to capture his Nascent Soul alive, I could have killed him in a month. To get the Nascent Soul of a late-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator, this wisp of my divine will is obviously not enough. I could only slowly wear him down. But I couldn't let him lose hope. Only when I found the best opportunity could I imprison him in one fell swoop. Sigh! If it were back in the day, just a Spirit Transformation cultivator..."
Ping Tu also recalled the days and nights he had fought with the First Sir. The thought of this matter made him very depressed, and he also remembered his own infinite glory back then. There was quite a contrast in his heart!
"You got his Nascent Soul?" Li Yan was somewhat surprised.
"Nonsense, did you think I was just trying to kill him? But you can't see his Nascent Soul now. It was swallowed by my main body long ago, which has greatly increased the speed of my recovery!"
Li Yan was stunned. He had not known that Ping Tu's goal was to capture the First Sir's Nascent Soul to consume. He had always thought that Ping Tu was acting against the First Sir out of his hatred for those traitors.
Seeing Ping Tu's indifferent look, as if eating a supreme expert who could destroy a continent in the lower realm with a wave of his hand was a very ordinary thing, Li Yan felt the Nascent Soul in his Dantian tremble faintly.
"Senior, are you saying that you can recover from your injuries by swallowing Nascent Souls?"
"Yes, it seems I haven't told you about this. But it requires the Nascent Soul of a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator at least. It's a pity you didn't let me kill that old man from the Malevolent Spirit Sect. Otherwise, if I had teleported him in at that time, my recovery would have been even faster!"
Ping Tu seemed to be reminiscing about the taste of swallowing a Nascent Soul. He couldn't help but lick his lips, a look of wanting more on his face.
Seeing this expression on Ping Tu's face, Li Yan was truly frightened. Ping Tu was still thinking about Gu Jiuqi at this time.