"Try harder, the ice crystal beast is about to fall!" Yuan Xi shouted.
Just when the Jindan monks were preparing to get rid of the Ice Crystal Beast in one go, another cry of the Ice Crystal Beast was heard.
Another ice crystal beast rushed out from the sea. As soon as it appeared, it created a group of ice arrows that fell down.
These indiscriminate ice arrows almost covered the entire battlefield.
The Jindan cultivators did not bother to kill the ice crystal beast and hurriedly strengthened their defenses. Yuan Xi even came to Yuan Xiao's side and raised a defensive magic weapon for Yuan Xiao.
The injured ice crystal beast was also hit by an ice arrow, but this ice arrow was not an attack to the ice crystal beast. After the ice arrow came into contact with the injured ice crystal beast, it quickly merged into the body of the injured ice crystal beast.
The wounds on the injured ice crystal beast were covered with ice crystals. These ice arrows enhanced the energy in its body and healed its injuries.
Several Jindan cultivators had grim expressions on their faces. Everyone could see that the ice crystal beast that came later was extremely powerful, and its cultivation level was at the middle stage of a great demon.
The realm of the middle stage of the great demon is the same as Yuan Xi's, but the realm of human cultivators cannot be compared with that of the great demon.
The Ice Crystal Beast has the ability to control ice. The ice not only increases the attack power, but also the defense power is greatly enhanced.
To defeat an ice crystal beast in the early stage of a great demon, it would require the cooperation of at least several ordinary early stage Jindan cultivators.
Originally, with Yuan Xi, a mid-stage Jindan cultivator, around, they could have eliminated the first ice crystal beast without getting hurt.
However, the appearance of the second ice crystal beast put this team of monks in big trouble.
"Prepare to retreat, Yuan Xiao, abandon the formation here and hold off the ice crystal beast for a moment!" Yuan Xi was the captain, and he made the decision.
Yuan Xiao was somewhat reluctant, but he still waved the formation flag in his hand and made the final reinforcements, hoping that the formation could hold out a little longer to give them time to evacuate.
The other several early Jindan cultivators looked at each other, with fear on their faces.
The Ice Crystal Beast was in the middle stage of the Great Demon. If it had not been for the hasty preparation of the Ice Crystal Beast to use a range ice arrow attack in order to save the first Ice Crystal Beast, they might have been injured in the first attack of the Ice Crystal Beast.
At this time they were all a little panicked. When they heard Yuan Xi say to retreat, they forgot the retreat plan that had been discussed in advance.
They all turned around and activated their respective flying magic weapons, flying towards the rear.
The Ice Crystal Beast, which was in the middle stage of the Great Demon, was attracted by them. As the formation lost the support of six early stage Jindan cultivators in an instant, the power of the formation was greatly reduced.
The ice crystal beast spewed out a series of ice arrows and caught up with several early Jindan cultivators.
"Ah!" Screams were heard one after another. Among the six Jindan early stage cultivators, except for the Jindan cultivator named Ma Dongxin who was lucky and the ice arrow attacking him was blocked by the defensive magic weapon behind him, which sent him away, the other five Jindan early stage cultivators were all hit by the ice arrows and fell from the air.
"Damn these incompetent guys!" Yuan Xi did not expect this situation to happen, he said hatefully.
Under his command, although it would be a bit troublesome to face the Ice Crystal Beast in the middle stage of the Great Demon, the chances of a safe evacuation were very high.
But these temporary teammates really had no spirit of cooperation, which led to this situation.
But it was too late to say this. The Ice Crystal Beast, which was in the middle stage of the Great Demon, did not chase Ma Dongxin, the only one who escaped, but instead set its sights on Yuan Xi and Yuan Xiao.
Another injured ice crystal beast also looked at them.
"Xiao'er, I will block them for you, you leave first!" Yuan Xi said in a deep voice.
"Father, how can I leave you here? I'd better unleash the formation and see if I can affect them!" Yuan Xiao shook his head and said.
"You kid!" Yuan Xi shook his head helplessly.
Because of this delay, he lost the hope of escaping. Even if he wanted to stop the ice crystal beast, he could not stop two ice crystal beasts that were ready to attack at the same time.
Just as the father and son were feeling despair, a white light flashed in the space.
There was a loud 'boom', although there was only one thunder sound, but two bolts of lightning fell.
The two ice crystal beasts started from their heads and the electric light went straight through their bodies.
No matter whether it is the early or middle stage of the great demon, there is only one result under the thunder and lightning.
"Which Taoist friend can help me? I will be grateful to you!" Yuan Xi's eyes flashed with horror, and he said with a fist clasped.
Li Shiming used "A World Away from Home" to appear in front of Yuan Xi in one step from afar. He did not use "Lotus Blooms with Every Step" because it was too eye-catching and people could recognize at a glance what magical power he was using.
However, 'A World Away' was much more low-key. At least Yuan Xi, a mid-stage Jindan cultivator in front of him, could not discover that 'A World Away' was a divine foot power and only thought it was the effect of some secret flying technique.
Li Shiming didn't want to expose his identity just after arriving in Dongqi Continent.
Tianwen Sect is a sect in Dongqi Continent. No one knows when Patriarch Luo Wei will return. If the news that he has mastered the Divine Foot Power leaks out, Patriarch Luo Wei might suspect him.
So Li Shiming changed his fighting style and used thunder attacks which he rarely used in the Northern Shu Continent.
Although he had only practiced the 'Jade Purity Thunder Code' for eleven months, because his Jindan realm had reached the level of a great elder, and with the help of the fourth-grade Heavenly Thunder Hammer, he had practiced the 'Jade Purity Thunder Code' to a level comparable to the late Jindan stage.
Now he has only revealed his identity as a Lei Xiu, a Lei Xiu in the late Jindan stage. No one would have thought that the alchemy master Li Shiming is a Lei Xiu.
You can't blame him for being cautious. When you are in a foreign country, you can never be too careful.
Now he no longer has the support of a sect, and his enemies are Nascent Soul cultivators. The strength of his own Nascent Soul cultivator, Venerable Hui Jing, is really not up to par.
Li Shiming's face was not his real face. If the Great Elder of Body Refining wanted to change his appearance, he didn't need any help from magic weapons. He only needed to adjust the bones and muscles of his face.
With the help of his life-saving magic weapon IBMz15, although his face has changed, it is extremely natural, so that when others see this face, they will not think it is fake.
"No need to thank me, I need a map of the mainland!" Li Shiming said in a deep voice.
"Fellow Daoist, this is a map of the continent, with the information I compiled added to it!" Yuan Xi took out a jade slip without any hesitation, handed it over respectfully and said.
Li Shiming took the jade slip and entered his mind into it.
There are many place names marked on the map of the mainland, and in one area there is a lot of information about the world of immortal cultivation, such as markets, sect headquarters, residences of famous cultivators, and so on.
I think this area is the area where Yuan Xi normally walks, so it has such detailed markings.
"Fellow Daoist, I can also explain to you the situation of various forces on the continent!" Yuan Xi said with a flicker in his eyes.
"You are smart, I hope you are really smart!" Li Shiming looked at Yuan Xi deeply and said lightly.
It was obvious that his behavior of asking Yuan Xi for the map of the continent made Yuan Xi think that he was a foreign cultivator.
This is not surprising. If Li Shiming, a late Jindan cultivator, is really a cultivator from the Dongqi Continent, how could he not even have a map of the continent?
Li Shiming was not worried about the disclosure of the identity of the foreign cultivator. He thought that even if the Tianwen Sect knew that he was a foreign cultivator, they would not be able to connect him with Li Shiming from the Northern Shu Continent.
There are so many foreign cultivators in the entire Dongqi Continent. He has heard that Dongqi Continent is not a closed continent like Beishu Continent and does not prohibit foreign cultivators.
"Please rest assured, fellow Taoist. I will keep my mouth shut!" When Yuan Xi heard Li Shiming's words, he felt relieved and bowed.
I think Li Shiming came to Dongqi Continent because he could no longer stay in other continents.
This is a very normal thing. Many cultivators are like this. When they offend a big force or a powerful cultivator in a certain continent, they have to leave the original continent and hide in another continent.
In the world of cultivating immortals, all kinds of fighting and revenge have always been rampant throughout the world of cultivating immortals. It is too common to escape from dangerous situations through various means.
Just like Ma Dongxin who escaped just now, if he really escaped back to the mainland alive, he would definitely find another place and hide away from Yuan Xi, fearing Yuan Xi's revenge. This is so similar to Li Shiming in front of him.
But looking at Li Shiming's strength, the force that Li Shiming offended must be extremely powerful, so he has to be so cautious.
Yuan Xi didn't care what force Li Shiming had offended. He just wanted to use Li Shiming's strength to retreat back to the mainland from the sea.
Without a team, he would be in great danger in the sea. If he hadn't brought his son Yuan Xiao with him, he would still be confident that he could return safely.
However, with Yuan Xiao, a formation master in the middle stage of the building period, around, he was not completely sure he could guarantee Yuan Xiao's safety.
It would take nearly ten days to get from here to the mainland if everything went well.
The time that Li Shiming considers to be one day is determined by his own speed, which is not the speed of an ordinary Jindan cultivator.
For ten days, Yuan Xiao, who was in the middle stage of the Building Period, was in the dangerous sea without the protection of his team. Any big monster could kill him.
So Yuan Xi proposed to work with Li Shiming. He explained the situation on the mainland to Li Shiming, and during this period he was protected by Li Shiming.
"Fellow Daoist, I have decomposed this ice crystal beast for you!" Yuan Xi said, looking at the ice crystal beast on the ground.
Although the Ice Crystal Beast was killed by lightning and its body was charred black, the materials of the Ice Crystal Beast cannot be wasted as they are very valuable.
"Put it away yourself. It will be considered as the fee for your explanation to me!" Li Shiming had no interest in the corpse of the ice crystal beast. He waved his hand and said.
A smile appeared on Yuan Xi's face. He also saw that Li Shiming really didn't want it.
Come to think of it, Li Shiming could kill two ice crystal beasts with one casual blow, so why would he be interested in the corpses of the ice crystal beasts?
He took out a small knife, walked forward and cut open the body of the ice crystal beast. He first took out the demon pill, and then cut off several materials from various parts of the ice crystal beast's body.
Especially when he was taking out the demon pill of the Ice Crystal Beast, a middle-stage great demon, his hands were shaking slightly.
Originally, he planned to use this harvest to exchange with the business for a third-grade cultivation elixir for the middle stage of the Golden Core. However, with this middle stage Great Demon elixir, he could ask the alchemist to refine a furnace of third-grade cultivation auxiliary elixirs.
His strength has not improved for a long time. If he is lucky, his cultivation can be improved further.
Other gains can also allow Yuan Xiao to purchase more formation-related resources.
"Are you independent cultivators?" Li Shiming couldn't help but ask when he saw Yuan Xi's actions.
Only casual cultivators would harvest those low-value materials from the corpses of big monsters. In his opinion, dealing with low-value materials is simply a waste of time.
"Yes!" When Yuan Xi heard this question, the smile on his face froze. He thought for a while and answered.
Li Shiming could tell that Yuan Xi's answer was not so firm, and he was afraid that there might be some other story behind it, but he had no intention of asking further questions.
Everyone in the world of immortal cultivation has some stories, especially those in the middle stage of the Golden Core stage among the casual cultivators.
At least in the Northern Shu Continent, mid-stage Jindan cultivators are extremely rare among the casual cultivators. Even if the Dongqi Continent has more resources, mid-stage Jindan cultivators will not be seen everywhere.
Li Shiming looked towards Yuan Xiao, who was setting up the formation.
His eyes swept over the formation and he immediately memorized it. This formation was different from what he had learned, but after analyzing it with IBMz15, he quickly grasped the principles behind it.
"Not a bad formation!" Li Shiming said with a smile.
Although Yuan Xiao is not a master of formations, his level in formations is not low, at least at the level of a high-level formation master.
"This is the Yihua Trapping Beast Formation that I developed. It's a pity that there are not enough third-grade materials, otherwise the power of the Yihua Trapping Beast Formation could be twice as powerful!" Yuan Xiao said proudly when he heard Li Shiming praising his formation.
"The third node of this formation is displaced three points towards Kun, and the sixth node is displaced one point towards Xun..." Li Shiming casually mentioned the many flaws of this formation.
Yuan Xiao was stunned when he heard it. He stood there in a daze, thinking about Li Shiming's words in his mind.
"Xiao'er, get ready to go!" Yuan Xi had collected the materials and saw his son standing there, not yet finishing the formation, so he couldn't help but remind him.
But Yuan Xiao seemed not to hear anything and just stood there blankly.
"Don't be in a hurry. He has some ideas about the formation. You can tell me about the situation on the mainland!" Li Shiming said with a smile, stopping Yuan Xi from pushing Yuan Xiao.
He also came from a formation master, so he naturally knew what the formation master felt when thinking about the formation.
No matter how complicated the problem is now, it will not affect his normal movements, but that is because he has one hundred and ninety-one brains available.
Yuan Xi knew the importance of his son's condition. He was just worried that Li Shiming would be angry. After hearing Li Shiming's words, he felt relieved.
Then he began to tell Li Shiming about the situation in Dongqi Continent, and Li Shiming gradually gained a clear understanding of Dongqi Continent.
The Dongqi Continent is a continent where many forces gather. In addition to some cross-continental forces, the four strongest local forces are:
The Taichu Sect is the leader of the righteous path, and the Wanshou Sect uses beast taming to control spiritual beasts for their own use. Their strength should not be underestimated.
The Lotus Temple is the head of the Buddhist sect, and the Yanri Sect is the head of the demonic sect. These four local sects occupy most of the resources of the Dongqi Continent, and the rest of the resources are divided up by cross-continental forces and medium-sized forces.