In those years when I was a mortal and a demon

Somewhere in the wilderness outside the Golden Drum Plains, an early-stage foundation-building monk wearing Yellow Maple Valley clothing was slowly and cautiously moving forward.

During this period, people kept looking around, as if they were afraid of being followed.

After Han Li walked out of the exchange, he went straight to his master Li Huayuan's residence. Prepare to greet each other as usual, as a master and disciple.

To his surprise, fourth senior brother Song Meng stood outside the house with his arms folded over his shoulders, standing guard in high spirits.

When Song Meng saw Han Li, a smile appeared on his face and he said in a deep voice:

"Junior Brother Han, I'm here to say hello to Master again!"

Han Li chuckled and said, "Yeah."

Speaking of which, Senior Brother Song had forced Han Li to compete with him since Han Li became famous. Although Han Li was able to defeat him with a sharp move using his magic weapon, he and Han Li gradually became harmonious.

"Junior Brother Han, the master is discussing matters with several guests. Please wait outside for a while!" Song Meng explained to Han Li with a smile.

Han Li naturally didn't have any objections, and he became somewhat interested in the guests inside, guessing that most of them were also monks in the alchemy stage.

So when he was about to pry something out of Song Meng's mouth, the closed door suddenly opened, and several male and female monks walked out of it.

Four men and three women, their cultivation is unfathomable, they are definitely Danjie monks!

Li Huayuan saw Han Li at a glance, but smiled and didn't care anymore. However, after a female monk with a slender figure and a veil covering her face glanced at Han Li, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. At the same time, a pair of bright autumn eyes flashed a strange look that was difficult to identify.

"Has Fairy Nangong ever seen a scoundrel?" Li Huayuan asked in confusion.

As soon as the words "Fairy Nangong" entered Han Li's ears, Han Li's heart skipped a beat, as if he had knocked over the five-flavor plate. He had all kinds of tastes.

Although he barely controlled his expression, he still couldn't help but glance at the female monk.

"No! It's just that Ling Tu looks a lot like an old friend of mine whom I haven't seen for a long time." The strange color in Fairy Nangong's eyes disappeared, and her cold eyes returned.

These words made Han Li feel a bit bitter in his heart.

"Oh, what a coincidence!" Li Huayuan said with a smile and looked at Han Li again. However, Han Li's face was as calm as water, showing no signs of any strangeness.

After the other monks looked at each other, although they all showed their original expressions, how much they really believed this, but only God knows!

Fairy Nangong also knew that this statement was difficult to win people's trust, but she walked away without any excuse. The remaining people looked at Han Li meaningfully for a few times before bidding farewell to Li Huayuan and his wife.

The smile on Li Huayuan's face gradually disappeared after seeing off all the guests. He frowned, turned to Han Li and said calmly:

"Come into the house with me, I have something to ask you!"

Seeing this, Han Li groaned secretly in his heart, so he had no choice but to agree and enter the house.

"Do you know Nangong Wan from the Yanyue Sect?" Li Huayuan stopped thinking when he saw Han Li walking in front of him, and asked directly without any hesitation.

Han Li listened in silence for a while and thought about it several times in his heart. Knowing that there was no way to deal with it, I had no choice but to nod and admit it. He also very politely asked Li Huayuan for forgiveness on the grounds that it involved some personal matters of Master Nangong, which he had promised not to leak.

This surprised Li Huayuan and his wife. They looked at each other and finally gave up the idea of ​​continuing to ask questions. Then he casually asked Han Li a few questions about his experience in cultivation and gave some advice.

Han Li naturally listened attentively and refused to let go of any of Li Huayuan's words.

After a while, Li Huayuan saw Han Li's respectful expression and showed respect for his teacher. He was quite satisfied with his answer and couldn't help but admire Han Li.

"Recently I heard people say that there is a ferocious man from my sect, Li Huayuan, and even people from the other six sects often talk about it. It really surprised me and your wife!" Li Huayuan said with a smile. It can be seen that he is I was in a very good mood.

After hearing Li Huayuan's compliments, Han Li looked shy, and became somewhat embarrassed and humble: "Master, I'm so grateful. Compared with my junior brother's record, this is nothing. If it weren't for The Patriarch forced him to stay in seclusion and was forbidden to go out, so no one would talk about me."

"That's right! The fact that you are not arrogant because of this shows that you are calm and neither arrogant nor impetuous, which makes you feel relieved as a teacher." Li Huayuan liked Han Li's performance even more.

"The talent of your junior brother Lu Yuan is indeed amazing. By doing this, Senior Uncle Linghu has determined that he will be the future of Yellow Maple Valley. If he hadn't been erratic and unstable, the entire sect would have devoted all its efforts to train him."

You know, in terms of stability, Lu Yuan is not even as good as Zhang Tie. Compared with you, I'm not even half as good as you. So don't be complacent just because of your current level. Remember to practice hard and believe that hard work can make up for your shortcomings. Your achievements in the future may not be as good as Lu Yuan's. "Li Huayuan began to teach earnestly.

"Disciple has learned the lesson." Han Li quickly bowed obediently.

"Well, speaking of stability, I have two things I want to leave to you. I wonder if you are willing to do so." Li Huayuan suddenly said something unexpected.

Han Li was stunned for a moment, but he immediately agreed: "Master, if you have something to do, just ask, and the disciples should try their best to complete it!"

Li Huayuan was very pleased with Han Li's attitude without hesitation. He stood up and walked around the room for two steps. He said to him in a deep voice:

"The first thing is that it has to do with your junior brother. Do you know why the people from the Hidden Moon Sect came to me just now?"

"Is it because junior brother and the others are targeting the Hidden Moon Sect?" Han Li guessed carefully.

"That's right. You have been in Jinguyuan for so long, and you have been living with him before. Because this year, Master Tian, ​​you have been the most ruthless, and you have a bad reputation among the alchemy monks on both sides. And among the foundation monks, the three of you It also frightened the demons, and with the arrival of your ancestor Linghu half a year ago. Now the seven factions of the coalition forces in Jinguyuan can be said to respect me, Huang Maple Valley.

The people from the Hidden Moon Sect came here today just to mediate through me. But your Master Tian is obsessed with you, so I really can’t say anything. But after all, he left the matter to Lu Yuan, so I want you to persuade him to calm down a little and not go too far. "Li Huayuan said slowly.

"Disciple understands. If I see my junior brother, I will definitely discuss it with him."

"Of course, I don't ask you to do it well, just do your best. As for the second thing, it's my private matter..."

By the time he left Li Huayuan's residence, the sky was already as dark as ink. Han Li did not rush back to his residence and directly left the camp in a divine wind boat.

After changing several directions around the perimeter of Jinguyuan, they confirmed that they were not being followed. He put away the kamikaze boat, put on the black cloak again, took out a small black flag from the storage bag, turned into a black smoke and flew in a certain direction.

About two hours later, at midnight, Han Li came to an ordinary pile of rocks.

As soon as he landed, a shout came from the darkness.

"Who is coming!"

"Yellow Maple Valley Han Li!" Han Li took off the hood on his head. Through his spiritual consciousness, he had noticed that two monks in the early stage of foundation building were peeping in the darkness.

"It's really Senior Brother Han, please go ten feet to the right this time."

Han Li put on his hood again and found the place as requested. Suddenly, a huge boulder in front of him slowly moved away, revealing a dark hole diagonally downwards. Han Li walked forward without hesitation. The two people among the rubble never showed up.

After passing through the long passage, what comes into view is a canyon about ten miles long and wide. At the entrance of the canyon, an old man with white beard and hair is sitting cross-legged.

Han Li took a step forward and saluted, "I have met Senior Brother Jiang."

"It's Junior Brother Han, come in." The old man opened his eyes and looked at Han Li, nodded, and continued to meditate with his eyes closed.

Han Li was not surprised by the old man's indifference. After all, he was one of the three late-stage foundation-building monks stationed here.

After advancing a few hundred feet, there was a tall cave entrance in front of him. Wu Feng was explaining something to a person who was in the same foundation building stage. Seeing Han Li arrive, he took out a golden arrow from his arms and handed it to the man.

Han Li couldn't help but narrow his eyes when he saw the command arrow. It was exactly the one Lu Yuan used to issue orders.

After Wu Feng sent the man away, he stood up and greeted, "Senior Brother Han is here."

"Junior Brother Wu, is Uncle Tian here?" Han Li saw that the man was leaving in the direction of the canyon exit, and he immediately understood. No wonder Lu Yuan had been in seclusion for half a year, but the people of the Hidden Moon Sect still couldn't stop. Wu Feng had taken over his feelings. It seems that what Li Huayuan ordered him to do may be out of the question.

After all, Wu Feng only listened to two people in Jinguyuan, one was Lu Yuanyuan and the other was Tian Fei.

"Master returned to Jinguyuan a few days ago, but he sent two additional senior brothers here." Wu Feng said with a smile.

"So junior brother and the others haven't left seclusion yet?" Han Li's expression changed.

"No, senior brother just advanced to the late stage a month ago and is still in a stable state. Senior brother Zhang is also at the critical moment of the mid-stage impact, so you won't be able to see them this time. If senior brother Han is not in a hurry, you can wait. Come back next month."

"Hey, I'm afraid one month will be too late. I received a mission to leave Jinguyuan for a while." Han Li said with a disappointed smile.

"Oh? If anything happens to Senior Brother Han, I can convey it to you."

"Okay, if Junior Brother and the others come out of seclusion, please ask Junior Brother Wu to hand this over." Lu Yuan took out a jade slip and handed it over.

"Senior Brother Han, don't worry, this matter will be taken care of by me." Wu Feng carefully put the jade slip away and looked at Han Li with an apologetic look.

"Farewell!" Han Li clasped his fists. He understood what Wu Feng meant. He had already noticed that there were two spiritual consciousnesses in the secret that were not weaker than his own, and they had been locking him since he came in.

This place is a forbidden area specially designated by Huang Maple Valley for Lu Yuan and Zhang Tiequan. Although Lu Yuan won the gambling battle, he was brought to this abandoned spiritual mine by Tian Fei because of his unstable state.

However, Zhang Tie was valued by Ancestor Linghu because of his outstanding skills in formations, and was given an ancient elixir to help him reach the middle stage of foundation building.

In addition to the two early stage monks outside, there were always three late stage monks inside who were ordered to guard. Even though he has an irreversible relationship with the two of them, he can't stay here for long.

After leaving here, Han Li changed back to his original appearance and rushed in the direction of Yue Jing.

At the end of a tunnel deep in the spiritual veins of the canyon, the rich spiritual energy is almost substantial. The spiritual energy is as thick as streams, and hundreds of rivers merge into the sea. With Lu Yuan as the center, a terrifying whirlpool formed.

Although he has advanced to the late stage, Lu Yuan is still frantically absorbing spiritual energy. It's just that all the spiritual energy absorbed now is supplied to the Golden Spirit Vine.

Although five years jumped from the early stage to the late stage, this speed is already shocking enough. But more importantly, the growth of the golden gourd could not keep up with his own cultivation.

Originally, Lu Yuan's plan was to form the elixir first and wait for the gourd to mature later. Because Lu Yuan had no idea how to refine the gourd sacrifice into a magic weapon.

But after getting Tian Fei's refining method half a year ago, Lu Yuan changed his mind. In addition, now that there is such a spiritual mine that continuously provides him with spiritual power, he cannot miss it.

After all, the Sea of ​​Stars is too barren, and it is difficult to find a place with rich spiritual energy.

At the end of another tunnel, Zhang Tie was sitting cross-legged in a colorful magic circle, with countless small spiritual energy vortexes swirling outside the magic circle. Although not as exaggerated as Lu Yuan, it is still shocking enough.

After being transformed by the magic circle, the spiritual energy vortex condensed into arm-thick, water-like beams of light that penetrated Zhang Tie's head, just like the magic method of infusing the body.

Both of them are frantically absorbing spiritual energy in their own way.

About a month later, Zhang Tie took the lead to walk out of the magic circle. His eyes flashed with light, and a golden light suddenly flashed through, blasting a deep hole about ten feet wide in the tunnel wall next to him.

"Is this the strength in the mid-term?" Zhang Tie looked at the deep hole with excitement.

"Senior Brother Zhang, you succeeded in advancing so quickly!" At the entrance of the cave, Wu Feng was surprised when he faced the unfathomable Zhang Tie. Because according to the estimation of Ancestor Linghu, even with the help of elixirs, it would take at least one or two years for Zhang Tie to advance from the early stage to the mid stage.

"Well, the wonders of the ancient elixir cannot be inferred based on common sense. It is a pity that the recipe has been lost. Otherwise, if it can be refined in large quantities, it will be easy to do it in the later stage." Zhang Tie was quite impressed by the ancient elixir and seemed to be interested in it. In the middle stage, it is really like relying on the power of elixirs.

"Ancient elixirs are rare. It's not easy to find just one or two, but the recipe is even more difficult." Wu Feng also lamented.

"That's right, people are contented!" Zhang Tie laughed at himself, but there was no regret in his eyes, because he was able to successfully advance in such a short period of time. In addition to the elixirs, the most important thing was the formation. Legal help.

It was created by the unknown monk who taught Xin Ruyin the formation method. It can speed up the refining of spiritual energy, especially when used in this place of spiritual veins, it is even more powerful for cultivation.

"Oh, by the way, Senior Brother Han once came to help you and left a jade slip." Wu Feng said and handed the jade slip to Zhang Tie.

After reading the contents of the jade slip, Zhang Tie couldn't help but frown. After thinking for a while, he turned and walked towards the place where Lu Yuan was.

After a while, we reached the entrance of the canyon cave dwelling.

The five late-stage foundation-building monks who were on duty here all arrived, and they all looked like they were facing a formidable enemy.

"Senior brother, please don't embarrass us." Wu Feng looked at Lu Yuan with a troubled face.

"That's right, Junior Brother Lu might as well practice a little longer. It's a pity to get out of seclusion so early." The five late-stage foundation-building monks, headed by the old man surnamed Jiang, said with solemn expressions.

"Junior brother, who is making things difficult for whom? Maybe I can't go out yet." Lu Yuan chuckled nonchalantly.