Li Shiming and Yin Shilan were walking on the mountain path at Zhongfeng. The steep path did not pose any difficulty for them.

Even the monks in the sect were very tactful and moved away, leaving the two of them with quiet space alone.

"Lan'er, you are taking too much risk!" Li Shiming said to Yin Shilan beside him with a look of heartache but helplessness.

He didn't want Yin Shilan to affect his breakthrough in order to save a Foundation Establishment Pill. No matter how talented he was, breaking through from the Qi Refining Stage to the Foundation Establishment Stage was an extremely important and critical process.

Even though he didn't see anyone as talented and experienced as Baili Jinyan, he still prepared a foundation-building pill for himself.

A cultivator has very few opportunities to build a foundation in his lifetime, and the probability of building a foundation for the first time is the highest. After that, the probability of breaking through the foundation will drop significantly, and may even be less than one tenth of the original probability.

Li Shiming couldn't help but feel a little scared when he thought of this. If Yin Shilan failed to be promoted, it would be a big trouble.

"It's not that dangerous anymore. If necessary, I will use this foundation-building pill!" Yin Shilan said with a sweet smile.

She knew that Li Shiming had three spiritual roots, and the special nature of the Foundation Establishment Pill meant that even with enough good deeds, it would take time to redeem them.

The sect produces about ten Foundation Establishment Pills every five years, and each one is extremely precious.

Even though she was the direct descendant of a sect elder, she had only exchanged her good deeds for a Foundation Establishment Pill when she needed it.

Of course, if her qualifications were poor, Elder Yin would prepare for her.

Yin Shilan would not ask her father for extra Foundation Establishment Pills. She could only save the one she was using to give Li Shiming a little more chance of a breakthrough.

The life span of cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage is about fifty years longer than that in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

But in fact, the difference is not just life expectancy, but also hope for the future.

A cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage still has the hope of being promoted to the Golden Elixir Stage and having a longer lifespan, but a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage will have his lifespan shortened, his spirit and energy weakened, and he will eventually die of old age.

"I accept the Foundation Establishment Pill. Uncle Yin said that it would be troublesome for me to break through the Foundation Establishment. I haven't exchanged the Foundation Establishment Pill from the sect yet. I believe that by the time I reach the peak of Qi Refining, my good deeds will be enough, and I will have one more Foundation Establishment Pill then!" Li Shiming no longer refused and accepted Yin Shilan's kindness.

He looked around. He had been busy at Jiufeng all the time and had never stopped to appreciate the scenery.

Only then did he realize that he was in the misty clouds, and the almost breathtakingly beautiful fairyland from his previous life's film and television works was right before his eyes, making him a little unable to tell whether it was a dream or not.

Especially Yin Shilan, who dances gracefully, standing in this scene, makes the beautiful scenery even more charming.

Li Shiming didn't know whether it was the beautiful scenery that intoxicated him, or Yin Shilan beside him that made his mind waver. He forgot about his worries and about cultivating immortality, and only hoped that this moment could last forever.

Yin Shilan snuggled quietly beside him, feeling his breath.

During the four months of seclusion, the only person who affected Yin Shilan's mind was Li Shiming.

Being able to see Li Shiming as soon as I left the customs, four months of longing were instantly satisfied.

As if intending to disturb the two of them, Elder Yin sent a message to Yin Shilan, informing her about the death of Zhuge Xuan.

Neither Elder Yin nor Li Shiming predicted Yin Shilan's reaction after learning the news.

Yin Shilan suddenly turned her head and looked at Li Shiming. Her almond-shaped eyes were full of fear and worry, which then turned into joy. She then hugged Li Shiming tightly.

"I almost lost you!" Yin Shilan murmured.

She was indeed sad about Zhuge Xuan's death, but when she saw the message sent by Elder Yin that Li Shiming was also attacked and luckily escaped with his life, she was first afraid, and then relieved.

She couldn't imagine how she would get through the days without Li Shiming.

"I'm lucky, believe me, even if you hear bad news about me one day, don't believe it. I will definitely come back on a colorful cloud!" Li Shiming gently hugged Yin Shilan and said with his lips touching her forehead.

Unlike Yin Shilan, Li Shiming has experienced life and death many times in his short career as an immortal cultivator.

He felt Yin Shilan's affection, and he didn't want the day when Yin Shilan would lose hope because of a piece of news from him.

He felt Yin Shilan's body trembling slightly, and warm tears dripped from her eyes onto his body, sliding down his skin.

The wind blew through Yin Shilan's dress and Li Shiming's robe, gently caressing the ends of their hair, entwining their hair together and then blowing it away in the wind.

In the distance, Elder Yin suppressed the urge to slap Li Shiming to death.

He didn't expect that the bad news he sent not only did not affect the two of them, but instead made their relationship even closer.

In front of Qixing Island, a huge flying boat was hovering in the air.

The seven Jindan on the Seven Star Island burst out with a terrifying aura, which was amplified with the help of the Big Dipper Formation to intimidate the flying boat.

On the flying boat, three powerful golden elixir auras were also rising, but neither side took the initiative to attack.

"Whose force are you from and why do you want to enter the sphere of influence of the seven sects?" The voice of the elder of Tianhai Sect sounded.

"The Mingxin Sect of Northern Shu would like to allow us to pass through!" A Jindan cultivator flew out of the flying boat and said in a low voice.

"Borrow the road? There is no road ahead. My Seventh Sect is in the Far North. Are you planning to go to the Sea of ​​Death?" Elder Gu asked back with a cold face.

Elder Gu and the other six Jindan elders understood that things were getting troublesome. A cultivator from Beishu appeared here, and in connection with the previous Jindan sword cultivator, could it be that something big had happened in Beishu?

As for borrowing the road, from where? The seven major sects’ sphere of influence is ahead, and they will definitely not allow large-scale cultivators to approach.

This huge flying boat is an extra-large flying boat that can accommodate more than a thousand cultivators, not to mention these three Jindan cultivators alone, which are enough to pose a considerable threat.

If the three Jindan cultivators had the combat power of the previous Jindan sword cultivator, the Seven Star Island might not be able to stop the three Jindan cultivators.

The seven Jindan monks sent out reinforcement signals to their respective sects. As long as they delay for a while, the Jindan monks from the sect will arrive.

On the huge flying boat, the two Jindan cultivators looked at the cultivators sitting cross-legged in the boat, and they couldn't make up their minds to go out and fight.

The monks in the flying boat are the hope of the sect. If they are affected by the battle and damaged, they will be guilty of a great sin.

In order to cross the dangerous North Sea, they followed the marks left by Yun Xingyi all the way. When they reached the vicinity of Qixing Island, Yun Xingyi's marks no longer appeared.

They had some bad thoughts in their minds, perhaps Yun Xingyi had encountered an accident, which also made them more alert to the combat power of the Jindan cultivator in front of them.

Yun Xingyi is the strongest Jindan master in the sect, so they need to re-evaluate the danger level of this sea area.

The three Jindan on the huge flying boat did not want to fight, they also had to wait for reinforcements, and there was a flying boat coming behind them.

In front of the Seven Star Island, the three Northern Shu Jindan and the seven Seven Sects Jindan were confronting each other, and each had their own ideas.

"Master Du Hai, do you have any specific news about Bei Shu?" Elder Gu asked Master Du Hai on the Seven Star Island.

Since the seven sects live in seclusion here, they have no idea what is happening on the other side of the sea.

Even if Jindan wanted to cross the North Sea, there would be great risks, and delivering messages would become a huge trouble.

"According to news from Northern Shu a few days ago, the Senluo Sect is rapidly expanding in the Ten Thousand Mountains of Northern Shu, and many sects are forced to flee Northern Shu!" Master Du Hai replied in a serious tone.

As Master Du Hai spoke, there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

The Wanfo Sect here is just a branch of the Wanfo Sect. There are branches of the Wanfo Sect in every continent. Normally, there is little contact between the various Wanfo Sects, but they are all connected.

This time, a special method of communication within the sect was used. The news sent back by the Wanfo Sect in Northern Shu was not just this, but also meant for the Wanfo Sect here to prepare for evacuation as soon as possible.

After receiving the news, the Wanfo Sect began to discuss how to report the matter to the other six sects.

To be honest, with tens of millions of years of friendship between the seven sects, although there are some minor conflicts among them, they have gone through countless crises in major events and have long formed a common understanding that the seven sects are the most solid alliance.

But just based on one piece of news, all the sects were ready to give up their sects. Not to mention other sects, even most people within the Wanfo Sect wanted to hold on.

"Master, what you mean is that the previous Jindan sword cultivators, as well as the Jindan cultivators on this flying boat, were all forced to leave Beishu by the Senluo Sect?" Elder Gu asked with a solemn expression.

The most terrifying thing is for monks who have lost their sect, because these monks will do everything they can to find a new place to live as soon as possible.

In the early days after losing the sect, one can still rely on the original accumulation to keep the sect alive.

But as time goes on, problems such as cultivation resources, a stable cultivation environment, the training of future generations, and most importantly, people's hearts, will drag down a sect without a base.

"Let's discuss more things after the reinforcements from the elders arrive!" Master Du Hai said slowly.

Now that we have seen the cultivators coming in large numbers, the previous news can be informed to all the sects.

"The flying boat will retreat back to the interior of the North Sea!" When the first Jindan cultivator flew towards the Seven Star Island, the Jindan on the flying boat made a choice.

The flying boat turned around without any hesitation and flew back in the direction it came from.

The Jindan of the seven sects arrived one by one, and almost all the Jindan that could be deployed had arrived.

Nineteen Jindan appeared on the entire Qixing Island. Seven sects had at least one Jindan, and many sects had two Jindan.

"Everyone, the Wanfo Sect has important news to announce. Let Duyuan speak!" Master Duhai nodded to the old monk Duyuan.

The eyes of all the Jindan fell on the old monk Du Yuan. When they came, they had already heard some news from the Jindan elder stationed on Qixing Island. Now there was important news to be announced, so they all focused.

"The Wanfo Sect of Northern Shu and my sect are of the same lineage. The Wanfo Sect of Northern Shu has sent us news that we should prepare to evacuate from here!" the old monk Du Yuan said in a loud voice.

"What? Evacuate? Where to?"

"You're retreating after encountering only three Jindan?"

"How can we evacuate a sect that has been established for tens of millions of years?"

The Jindan elders expressed their emotions one by one, and none of them could accept the idea of ​​evacuation.

"Everyone, this is just a reminder from the Wanfo Sect of Northern Shu. I think the enemies we may encounter will be extremely powerful. Our sect has no intention of persuading other sects to evacuate. To be honest with you, the voices of defending the sect are much louder than those of evacuating. Unless it is a last resort, our sect will not accept giving up the sect." The old monk Du Yuan said with his hands clasped together.

"That's true!" A Jindan elder nodded in agreement.

The Jindans calmed down and began to judge the importance of this news.

Obviously, the Wanfo Sect of Northern Shu knew something, but it might not be easy to get them to make it clear. This reminder might have some consequences.

"Master Du Hai, Master Du Yuan, we ask the Wanfo Sect to have more contact with the Beishu Wanfo Sect. If there is any reward or other request, it will be undertaken by all sects. But we need more detailed information to know who the possible enemies are?" Elder Yin said to the two masters.

Elder Yin is in the middle stage of the Jindan realm, and his strength ranks among the top among this group of Jindan realms.

Most of the golden elixirs of the seven sects are in the early stage of golden elixir, which is related to the skills, cultivation resources, and cultivation environment.

It is the unity of the seven sects, plus the fact that the area where the seven sects are located is in the extreme north, that has enabled them to maintain stability for ten thousand years.

There are almost no powerful forces that would covet this relatively barren area, but if there is a sect that has lost its base and needs to repair it this time, it may really seize the location of the seven sects.

You know, after so many years of development, the seven sects have continuously transformed their own sects, and the cultivation environment has been greatly improved.

Especially in terms of spiritual veins, the main spiritual veins of each sect are no worse than those of the medium-sized sects in Northern Shu.

This is also the reason why the seven sects have cultivated so many golden elixirs. Ten thousand years of development have given the seven sects too much time to achieve today's achievements.

“Elder Yin, our sect will try its best to contact them. In fact, I doubt whether there will be any Nascent Soul masters participating this time!” Master Du Hai expressed his judgment.

"That's impossible. How can a sect with a Nascent Soul master not be able to defend the sect?" This time even Elder Yin couldn't believe it.

Nascent Soul, that is the dream of every cultivator and is the true great power.

Every Yuanying has a lifespan of more than a thousand years, and even when their lifespan ends, they can reincarnate and cultivate again.

To a certain extent, the Nascent Soul is a being that has truly mastered the rules of heaven and earth. It is by utilizing the rules of heaven and earth that it is able to live for a thousand years and be reincarnated to cultivate again.

This kind of existence is frightening just thinking about it, let alone becoming an enemy.

"Each sect should think of ways and use their connections to see if they can find more information about Bei Shu. This is the biggest trouble the seven sects are facing, but it is also an opportunity. These cultivators who came here brought with them the accumulation of the sect, and they must have a lot of skills and resources!" Elder Yin looked at the Jindan and encouraged them.

Perhaps the various sects do not have the means to directly contact Northern Shu like the Wanfo Sect, but they must have certain channels to obtain some intelligence indirectly.

What is currently lacking is the support of intelligence to allow the Seven Sects to make accurate judgments.

At least we need to know how many enemies we are facing and how strong they are, so that the Seven Sects can respond correctly without suffering too much loss.

All the Jindan were thinking about the relationship among the sects, and some of them had fighting spirit in their eyes towards the enemies they were facing.

Having more powerful skills and more resources are the opportunities for these Jindan people to make progress.