The sword barely pierced its skin, sending the pig demon crashing to the ground. As it twisted to its feet, Li Yirou injected more spiritual energy into the sword, piercing its internal organs. The pig demon, unable to move, launched a fire attack, but Li Yirou blocked it with her water shield.
The poisonous arrow curved towards her, but she didn't want to let go of the spiritual sword and continued to use her spiritual power to destroy the pig demon's internal organs. Before she could dodge, the arrow was about to pierce her body, but was blocked by Li Yi with a spell.
The pig demon stopped burning its soul, no longer able to struggle. Li Yirou quickly drew out her spirit sword and dealt another blow.
"That's right." Li Yi was about to collect the monster's corpse and dissect the golden elixir when he suddenly saw four fire pig monsters of varying sizes walking towards them.
[Thank goodness we've set up the formation.] Li Yi could easily take on several at once, but he was too lazy to fight, and three of the monsters were still very small. Having just entered the secret realm and lacking any precious treasures, it wasn't worth it. Fang had also just experienced a fierce battle and was no longer fit to fight.
He put the body away and shrank the formation beside a large tree. Li Yirou followed, pretending to meditate and recover. But she had a bad feeling. Could this be the only way for these pig monsters to pass through? Li Yi turned his back to her and observed the pig monsters, so she opened her eyes and observed her surroundings.
The pig demon's den wasn't a cave; it usually gathered fallen leaves and grass near a tree, piled them up, and lay down on top of them. As expected, Li Yi had pinpointed his final hiding spot right next to the pig's den.
Li Yiru was teased by her good luck again. Li Yi happened to turn around at this moment and saw that her expression was not right. He looked at the scenery around him and slapped his forehead, "Blame me!" He didn't know why, he didn't think about it just now and shrunk the formation to this side. This place was probably the pig demon's nest.
Several demon beasts were about to return to their dwelling when they found themselves blocked by something. The large demon beast immediately became alert, and the three small pig demons also growled. Li Yirou had just killed the pig demon and found some inspiration for the battle, but it was difficult to reveal it at this time, so she had to let Li Yi take action.
"Rest for a while." Li Yi, clutching his spirit sword, left the formation, his vision obstructed. Uneasy, Li Yirou concealed her spiritual awareness and followed him, only to see him unleash the pressure of a high-ranking cultivator. The pig demon grunted twice, and the larger one, along with the smaller one, fled with its tail between its legs!
Just how high is his cultivation level? To be able to enter the secret realm, he must not have established his foundation. But if he is at the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining, a violent monster like the Flame Pig Demon will definitely fire a few fireballs to test him.
Li Yirou looked at his slightly frail figure. Could he be at the 8th level of Qi Refining or even higher? She had seen cultivators at higher levels, such as Foundation Establishment and Nascent Soul, but she had never seen a cultivator at the advanced level of Qi Refining. He could already use the pressure of his cultivation to repel the demonic beast.
If that's the case, why did he come to Wuji Palace as a temporary outer disciple? Li Yirou briefly analyzed the situation, and Li Yi returned to the formation. "They're just passing through," he said, and told her to hurry up and recover.
... "Okay." Li Yirou didn't show it on her face, but she was a little worried in her heart. Could he be another "Han Yuzhen"? But she was sure that after experiencing the incident of being possessed by someone, she had not revealed any flaws in front of others.
But he's so young, and already at such a high level, that shouldn't be the case. I thought he was just a little above the fifth level, but I didn't expect him to be so strong. With such a huge gap in their cultivation, why did he choose me as his teammate?
Li Yirou opened her eyes and said, "Okay, let's get going." She was confused and upset. Should she continue to team up with him?
The other party looked at her with concern and said, "Are you okay? You can't rush your training and recovery, otherwise, if you encounter monsters again later, it will affect your performance."
Li Yirou saw that he didn't look fake and that his words were all for her. She thought that he was accompanying her to the outer reaches of the secret realm so that she could gain experience. Her heart felt like it was stuffed with cotton, a little blocked, but she couldn't just take it out and open it up to explain it clearly.
"It's okay, I'm not seriously injured. I'm almost healed. I'll be almost fully recovered after walking a little more." Li Yirou chose to believe him. She only saw superficial indifference in him, but he was actually very kind. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had an epiphany and extended a helping hand when he saw her.
He was a somewhat willful and naive person. He wanted to spend more time with whoever he liked, regardless of their cultivation or strength. He was not wary of those who had taken care of him. So, it didn't matter. As long as he didn't target her, Li Yirou would pretend to know nothing.
Along the way, Li Yirou, distracted and distraught, attacked the monsters even more ruthlessly. Li Yi, therefore, kept praising her, saying that a sword cultivator should be decisive and ruthless, and that this was how she should fight. Li Yirou seized this opportunity and learned to be a true sword cultivator.
Their plan was to first enter the Black Volcano. If they couldn't find any treasures, they would return to the outer reaches and ask Duobao to help find some spiritual plants. If they could find something in the Black Volcano, it would be much more valuable than outside.
I don’t know if it was Li Yiru’s luck or some other reason, but they didn’t encounter any other teams. However, there were monsters all the way, and Li Yi had to take action. In just five days, he collected more than 40 monster corpses.
Li Yirou discovered during her meditation that her meridians had become even more condensed after five days of training. This meant she had already reached the middle third level of Qi Refining. She felt that after this trip out of the secret realm, she might be able to reach the fourth level directly. Li Yi's guidance was indeed very useful, given his high level of cultivation. Not only had she improved her cultivation, but her combat methods and sword techniques had also improved.
The shape of her spirit platform seemed to have changed slightly, though it wasn't very noticeable yet. The Nine-Transformation Origin Skill, a manual for concentrating spiritual power, didn't mention this. After the spirit platform took shape, it shouldn't change except for its size. But Li Yirou wasn't sure. Perhaps it was simply because she'd been so exhausted these past few days, leaving her spirit platform exhausted.
After five days, they had arrived near the black volcano. After preparing themselves and resting for a night, they were about to enter. This meant that their team of two would leave the outer reaches of the secret realm and begin to venture deeper.
"Fang Ye, you come to assist. If the situation does not go well, use the earth escape talisman to leave." Before entering, he gave a special instruction. Although he was young, he had a lot of worries along the way.
"Okay." Li Yirou wasn't nervous, her expression unchanged. After all, the fifth-grade talisman in her hand gave her a sense of security. Following behind Li Yi, Li Yirou opened her spiritual consciousness.
The black volcano does not refer to its color, but to the black mist contained in it. It is not poisonous but is harmful to monks. It is similar to ore turning into dust, which diffuses in the air and is inhaled into the body, causing burning pain in the body's meridians.
They prepared masks to cover their faces. Vision was also obstructed within the Black Volcano, requiring greater reliance on spiritual awareness, something Li Yirou excelled at.
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