On the second floor of the main building of the small courtyard, the lights were still on.
Li Yunqing was worried about Li Yuan, which made Yuan Yao no longer want to sleep.
Li Yuan returned to the room, letting the two of them relax.
After briefly chatting with Li Yunqing, Li Yuan released his soul power to explore the surrounding environment.
Based on intuition, he concluded that Diao Zhiyuan was nearby.
The soul power continued to advance from the small courtyard to the surrounding areas.
About ten miles to the east, he detected the aura of a person in the late stage of Nirvana. He was a tall, thin, white-haired old man wearing a white robe. This person was Dean Hou Han.
To the southwest of the small courtyard, more than ten miles away, a Yuanzhe who reached the peak of the middle stage of Nirvana appeared, Shao Yanqing, the dean of the middle courtyard.
More than twenty miles away from the outer courtyard in the south is the residence of Ba Longbai, the dean of the outer courtyard.
The soul force went to the north of the college to explore, and found a strong man who had reached Nirvana about thirty-five miles north. This person exuded strong fluctuations of gold-type elemental power.
At this time, in the entire Daxia territory, there was only one person with the metal element who had achieved nirvana, Diao Zhiyuan.
Diao Zhiyuan should have investigated the place where the two Jinlingshan Nirvana powerhouses that Li Yuan killed previously were not in the Xialin Academy area at this moment.
When Li Yuan was about to take back his soul power, he found two Yuan practitioners hiding outside the courtyard. Both of them had reached the peak of Yuan Dan Realm. They were obviously not students of Yunjun Academy.
Two Yuan people were monitoring the small courtyard, hiding their auras very well.
"Zhengchou couldn't inform Diao Zhiyuan of my whereabouts. You guys came just in time." Li Yuan raised the corners of his mouth slightly and thought to himself.
My aunt, Yuan Yao, I found out that in the north of the college, there is a strong man who has reached the Nirvana realm. He should be Diao Zhiyuan. "Withdrawing his soul power, Li Yuan looked at Li Yunqing and Yuan Yao in the room, and said in a deep voice, "You just stay in the academy and don't go anywhere. "
"What about you?" Li Yunqing heard this, his beautiful eyes widened a bit, and he asked softly.
"Miss Mu and Protector Zhu are in the Donglin Mountains. There are two Yuan people outside monitoring us, and it should be arranged by Diao Zhiyuan.
"I plan to pass their whereabouts to Diao Zhiyuan through them and lead him to the Donglin Mountains." Li Yuan rubbed his chin.
Li Yunqing slightly retracted his slender jade fingers, clenched them into fists, and said worriedly: "Are you going to lure Diao Zhiyuan alone? This is too dangerous, he has reached Nirvana."
"Yes, Xiao Yuan, it's too dangerous for you to go alone, otherwise..." Yuan Yao was just halfway through speaking when Li Yunqing gave her a look and shook his head gently.
Li Yuan stood up, took two steps in the room, and said in a deep voice: "Diao Zhiyuan is too unsafe, and we must find a way to get rid of or solve it.
"The best way right now is for me to lure him to the Donglin Mountains and let Protector Zhu and the others deal with this person."
Li Yunqing asked: "It is impossible for Protector Zhu to be Diao Zhiyuan's opponent. Although Miss Mu is also in the Nirvana state and her cultivation level is too far apart, she probably won't be able to help him much.
"Could it be that their Qingmu Palace really has other protectors from the late Nirvana period in Xia Yang City?"
Li Yuan shook his head and said: "The person who came is not the protector of the Qingmu Palace, but Meng Yi of the Yuzhi Sect. The late stage of Nirvana has not yet reached its peak."
"The late stage of Nirvana? That's quite a gap from perfection. The Nirvana realm is different from the Yuandan realm. There is a huge difference between each level. If you want to improve to a higher level, it will take at least half a year of hard work. How could he be Diao Zhiyuan's opponent? ." Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao tilted her head and murmured.
Although she doesn't need to practice to improve her cultivation level, she still yearns for the Yuan Shen realm as soon as the Yuan Beast is born.
Therefore, when we can reach that step, we also have a lot of research on the cultivation of human beings.
"Meng Yi has a gray beast, which is not an earth monster, but a flesh-and-blood war beast, a late-level fourth-level monster.
"The strength of that gray beast is no weaker than that of the human Yuan Zhe at the peak of the late Nirvana period. If they join forces, no matter how strong Diao Zhiyuan is, they should be able to handle it." Li Yuan explained.
Walking up to Li Yunqing and Yuan Yao, Li Yuan continued: "I know you want to follow quietly, and I can't stop you. But the goal of the three of us is too big.
"You should still be able to vaguely sense my position through the bones in your body. After I leave, you can just follow me from a distance.
"Don't worry, Diao Zhiyuan came all the way and it's impossible for him to attack me immediately.
"I will go out quietly in a while to avoid the two Yuan Zhe who are watching outside. After half an hour, you can set out again to attract their attention."
"Is this really okay?" Li Yunqing asked.
"The Yuan Zhe of Qingmu Palace and Yuzhao Sect may not be able to defeat him. If he runs away, he will be in trouble." Yuan Yao followed.
Li Yuan stretched, twisted his neck, and sighed: "It is impossible to escape when being stared at by a strong man who has achieved nirvana.
"As long as we can survive until Xia Lin wins the championship, we will go to the Aoki Palace with Zhu Jingxuan and the others."
Hearing this, Yuan Yao nodded repeatedly: "Yes, no matter how strong Diao Zhiyuan is, it is impossible to chase him to Qingmu Palace to kill people. That is not the territory of Jinling Mountain."
"That's all we can do now. Xiao Yuanzi, be careful on the road. We'll be there soon."
"Yes." Li Yuan nodded slightly, tidied up the room a little, waited for a moment, avoided the two Yuan practitioners who were watching, quietly left the small courtyard, and walked towards the east side of the college.
At the fourth watch of the day, Xia Lin Academy, where Yuan Dan is like a forest, fell into silence.
During this period, except for some specific areas, flights within the courtyard are restricted to those who have reached Nirvana and below.
After sneaking all the way and spending more than half an hour, Li Yuancai arrived at the edge of the college.
To the east of the academy, there is no courtyard wall, but a canyon more than three hundred feet wide.
After looking around and confirming that no one was following him, Li Yuan summoned the Qiankun Cauldron and flew towards the east of the canyon.
………
Somewhere in the Donglin Mountains, everything is completely silent.
A faint fish belly white appeared on the horizon, and the stars hanging in the night sky were fading at a speed visible to the naked eye.
A beautiful-looking woman wearing a light green dress is sitting cross-legged on a big tree, with her hands in mudra, and is practicing cultivation.
The energy fluctuations around the woman slowly converged, and she slowly opened her eyes and scanned her eyes.
"Girl Yuting, training is over? How do you feel? That barrier can be loosened."
Meng Yi, who was sitting on the gray walking beast, looked at Mu Yuting and grinned.
Shaking her head slightly, Mu Yuting sighed: "It's not like you don't know that it's not that easy to advance from the mid-term to the late-stage. This time you return to the palace, and you have to retreat wholeheartedly."
"Jing Xuan, are you planning to let girl Yu Ting take part in the competition between gods and demons of the Eight Sects in twelve years?" Meng Yi looked away from Mu Yuting and looked sideways at the person standing on the rock in the distance with her eyes closed. Zhu Jingxuan.
After hearing Meng Yi's words, Zhu Jingxuan opened his eyes, glanced at Mu Yuting from the corner of his eye, and said slowly: "She is still a little weaker now that the gods and demons are competing for the title."
Meng Yi smacked his mouth, shook his head and said, "Your demands are too high. Yu Ting is so powerful, why don't you let her go?"
"She is fifty-eight this year. If she won't be admitted in twelve years, she will have to wait thirty-two years for the next one.
"At that time, she had already exceeded the age limit of 100 years old and had no chance to win the title of gods and demons."
Zhu Jingxuan said: "If you want to get in, you have to rely on your strength to speak. Those geniuses in the palace are not so easy to talk to. They all want to show off in the competition between gods and demons."
Meng Yi responded: "Girl Yuting is currently ranked thirty-seven on your Qingmu Palace Youth Ranking. With her talent, she will definitely be able to succeed in the later stage within two or three years. There is absolutely no problem in entering within thirty-five.
"In the remaining nearly ten years, it is not impossible to attack with all our strength and reach the peak in the later stage. If we really reach that level, the top twenty will not be a big problem."
"Top 20? After you reach the 16th spot on the Yuzhao Sect's list, even if you enter the list of the team that competes for the title of Gods and Demons, will you have a chance to play?" Zhu Jingxuan asked.
Meng Yi scratched his head and said: "Our sect is different, there are still twelve years left.
"The top ones on the Youth Ranking will be over 100 years old and withdraw from the Youth Ranking. Yuting can climb up a few more ranks and have a chance to enter the top fifteen."
Zhu Jingxuan's eyes passed through the gaps between the leaves, staring at the sky where the stars were gradually decreasing: "Judging from the past cultivation speed of the gods and demons who aspired to be the genius, it reached the peak of the later stage before the age of seventy, and the degree of evolution of the Yuan bones in the body has been infinitely close to the Xuan bones. .
"Based on the level of Yuting's Yuan Bone cultivation, there is little hope that it will be able to help her improve her cultivation to the peak of the later stage, unless there is some chance.
"Moreover, even if you reach this level, you will never have a chance to play. Every genius who comes on stage has not been at the peak of the later stage for a decade or two.
"Hey... Qingmu Temple has stayed in Ding and other teams for many terms. I really don't know when I will be able to climb up."
"Yu Zong has been in the D and other teams for many times. Hehe! The last time, Tian Linghai finally replaced Tian Linghai and became the C team." Meng Yi shrugged as he said, "Don't care about this. Young people are the ones who want to win the title of gods and demons. For play."
Zhu Jingxuan glanced at Meng Yi and said angrily: "Don't care? Which of the powerful Yuan Shen realms in each sect didn't come from the Yuan people who participated in the competition between gods and demons? Could it be said between you and me? still have a chance?"
"That's true." Meng Yi nodded with a smile.
"Every time the nine Yuan masters who appear in Bihai Pavilion have been at their peak for more than twenty years in the later period." Zhu Jingxuan continued.
Meng Yi heard this and said with envy: "It's better to have a team of A and B. Only nine Yuan players are required to play."
"There are rumors that this time they are preparing to create a few geniuses who will achieve perfect Nirvana." Zhu Jingxuan said.
Hearing this, Meng Yi frowned slightly. Nirvana will be completed before he is a hundred years old, and he will be able to enter the realm of Yuanshen just around the corner.
"Where did you hear this news?" Meng Yi was doubtful.
Zhu Jingxuan smiled and said: "It seems that you, as the guardian of the inner sect, are very qualified and don't care about the sect's affairs at all."
Meng Yi smiled awkwardly.
Zhu Jingxuan's expression immediately became solemn again, and he said in a deep voice: "A few days ago, news came out from Bihai Pavilion that there were changes in the Bixing Ranking.
“A disciple named Di Junhao is a master of both thunder and water. He has already condensed his soul and is very powerful. He has always been ranked third on the list.
“Now I have successfully advanced to perfection and rushed directly to the first place.
"What's even more frightening is that this boy is less than eighty years old. In the next twelve years, his cultivation will be completely stable, and he will definitely lead the team when fighting gods and demons."
"Nirvana is complete, so who dares to fight against them?" A hint of shock suddenly appeared in Meng Yi's eyes, "Our sect can barely gather eleven geniuses who have been at the peak of the later stage for more than ten years. It is quite difficult."
Zhu Jingxuan shook his head and teased: "You don't have to worry about this, they are an A-class team, and only B-class teams have the chance to fight against them.
"Of course, if you can win two games in a row, rush to the last game, or kill Leiyin Valley, you will have a chance to fight them."
Winning two games in a row, even if you lose in the end, is a big feat.
Meng Yi's mind was still clear, and he spread his hands and smiled bitterly.
"Is it enough to scare you like this?" Zhu Jingxuan said with a smile, "Then let me tell you something even more terrifying.
“The second and third players on the Blue Star Ranking seem to have touched the late-stage barrier, and they have all condensed their souls.
"Before Di Junhao made a breakthrough, he was always suppressed by these two and was ranked third. He succeeded in breaking through a few days ago and climbed to the first place."
Zhu Jingxuan's words echoed in Meng Yi's mind like a thunderbolt from the blue. The disciples of Bihai Pavilion were too perverted.
His body couldn't help but tremble. He was afraid that Zhu Jingxuan would spit out some explosive information again, so he immediately changed the subject and asked tentatively: "This Li Yuan looks good. Do you intend to drag him into the Aoki Palace? To participate in the competition between gods and demons?"
Zhu Jingxuan pondered for a long time and said in a low voice: "At fifty years old, he has reached the peak of the Yuan Dan realm. His cultivation level is average, but his brain is flexible enough. But if he wants to participate in the competition between gods and demons, his strength is too far behind."
"We didn't say that he would be allowed to participate in the Gods and Demons Competition twelve years later. At his age, it would be just right for him to participate in the next Gods and Demons Competition.
"I think he has performed well. In forty-four years, he has reached the peak of the late Nirvana period. It shouldn't be a big problem. If you don't want it, I intend to introduce him to Yushi Sect." Meng Yi said with a smile.
"Yuzhao Sect?" Zhu Jingxuan snorted coldly and said lightly, "The power behind Li Yuan should be quite large, so he may not be optimistic about it."
Meng Yi wanted to retort, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back, raised his eyes in the direction of Xialin College, and a worried look appeared on his face: "This kid, nothing will happen to him!
"Diao Zhiyuan is a powerful man who has reached Nirvana after all. The disparity in strength between the two is too great."
Hearing these words, Mu Yuting, who had been silent all this time, used her feet to jump up and flew down next to Zhu Jingxuan.
"Protector Jingxuan, something will really happen to Li Yuan! Why don't we go back to the academy and have a look." Mu Yuting said anxiously.
"Wait a minute." Zhu Jingxuan waved his hand, "Since he told us to wait in the Donglin Mountains, it means that he has a way to hide his whereabouts.
"It's just dawn now. If he hasn't arrived in another two-quarters of an hour, I'll go back and have a look."
………
In the sky more than 20 miles west of the area where Mu Yuting and others were, a blue figure flew rapidly eastward on a nine-color crystal divine tripod, and the energy in his body was close to being exhausted.
Li Yuanyuan looked at the lush mountain forest ahead, his body suddenly stopped, shot straight down, and landed on the giant tree.
Looking around, he murmured: "I didn't expect that there are rare materials in the Donglin Mountains. Unfortunately, they are all second- and third-level materials.
"Let Mei Xuan arrange for someone to come and take a look. This is a treasure, and they didn't even notice it.
"It's just that the number is a little smaller. If we don't have an experienced team collecting materials, it might be difficult to find them."
Unexpectedly, when I came here this time, I made an unexpected discovery.
He withdrew his gaze, rested for a moment on the branch, and looked around again. Then he clicked on the branch like a monkey, dashed towards the east, jumped several times in a row, and then disappeared among the giant trees.
………
Shortly after Li Yuan disappeared, two beautiful figures floated down.
"Qing'er, we didn't find any strong aura along the way. Did Diao Zhiyuan not follow us?
"When we came out, were we not discovered by the Yuan Zhe who was watching us?" Yuan Yao leaned against the tree trunk, scratched the back of his head with his right hand, and blinked with big watery eyes.
"Probably not, it's because Diao Zhiyuan feels that we can't escape from his grasp.
"Although it took more than an hour to fly, this distance is only half a cup of tea for a Nirvana expert. Take the time to restore your energy."
After speaking, Li Yunqing sat cross-legged, took out a pill, put it in his mouth, and began to regulate his breathing.
Yuan Yao jumped back and forth between several giant trees to explore the nearby environment. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, he sat cross-legged on a giant tree adjacent to Li Yunqing.
The two women used the divine bones in their bodies to control their aura extremely well. Even in the Yuanshen realm, it would be difficult to detect them without careful inspection.
The dark woods were silent.
(End of chapter)
