For a moment, the Snow Mosquito King did not retort, but quietly retreated to Li Yan's side. He was very clever. To speak now would be to get abused.
Li Yan watched as these two demonic beasts immediately started bickering upon meeting. For a moment, it was as if he had returned to Windy Cool Mountain. At that time, the two demons were just like this.
The only difference was that now, the little Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant had a real physical body, and had also advanced to the third-rank demonic beast level.
Although it was just a shallow test just now, Li Yan could feel that the little Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant's strength was probably only slightly weaker than an ordinary mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.
The little Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant had just formed its physical body, and its realm was still unstable. After some time, it should have no problem facing a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.
At this time, the little Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant looked at Li Yan again, its eyes full of expectation. Li Yan pondered for a moment.
"You will be called Zi Kun. I imagine that in the future, you will have the power of Kunlun, to tear apart dragons and tigers!"
"Many thanks to Master for the name. From now on, I will use this name to step onto the immortal path!"
A look of joy appeared on the young Zi Kun's face.
"Master, you can't be too biased. What about me?"
The Snow Mosquito King, at this time standing on Li Yan's shoulder, immediately said with dissatisfaction. It was annoyed with itself for not having thought of this matter.
It was a complete demonic beast, unlike that little elephant who was just a remnant soul before and really wouldn't care if it had a name.
"You, shall be called... Qian Ji!"
Li Yan turned his head slightly.
"Qian... Ji, Qian Ji. Is this scourge implying that I'm scheming? I am resourceful and intelligent!
"Unlike little egg, who is nothing but brute force, a mere brute."
After hearing this, the Snow Mosquito King was a little dissatisfied in his heart, but his face was wreathed in smiles.
"Many thanks to Master for the name. Qian Ji is good. Master still loves me the most. In the future path of cultivation, there will be one thousand, two thousand, three thousand, many, many thousands of opportunities waiting for me!"
Li Yan was slightly stunned and thought to himself.
"It can be interpreted this way?"
"Zi Kun, why didn't you trigger a heavenly tribulation when you advanced? Although this is another space, there should still be some strange phenomena, and the outside world would also trigger a heavenly tribulation to strike the place where I am."
Li Yan remembered the question Qian Ji had just asked, and he was also a little curious.
Regarding tribulation transcendence, he had also asked Ping Tu before, whether he could hide in the "Earthen Patch"? Ping Tu's answer was.
"It's useless. The 'Earthen Patch' is also a space, with no less of the five elements' power, and the Spiritual Energy is exceptionally dense. When it was refined into a magical treasure by True Lord Qianchong, it also had the laws of heaven and earth to stabilize the space.
"So if a cultivator breaks through here, if a heavenly tribulation is supposed to be triggered, it will still be triggered. It is closely related to the cultivator himself.
"Even because the cultivator in the 'Earthen Patch' triggers the power of heaven and earth, it will also draw out the heavenly tribulation from the outside world to form..."
A look of confusion also appeared in Zi Kun's eyes. He thought carefully before he said.
"The moment my physical body was forged, I was already at the third rank.
"This is like some powerful ancient demonic beasts. It's normal for their offspring to reach the third rank as soon as they are born.
"It's just that in my memory, although the bloodline of the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant is also very strong, it's not considered the strongest among the ancient demonic beasts. A newborn Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant can only be a second-rank demonic beast.
"The only thing that could be related to me being like this might be the skull I fused with.
"The owner of the skull before he died was at least at the level of a high-grade fourth-rank demonic beast. And I just fused my soul into it with a secret art.
"The physical body formed is, of course, fundamentally formed by this senior's bones. Maybe... maybe this is the reason. I didn't advance myself, but the physical body formed was already at the third rank!"
Zi Kun said uncertainly in the end. He could only think of this possibility. Li Yan thought for a moment and also felt that this reason was plausible.
Qian Ji stood on Li Yan's shoulder. Seeing the two of them chatting about advancement, he said with a sad face.
"Master, you got a physical body for little egg... Zi... Zi Kun. He's even advanced to a mid-grade third-rank demonic beast. But the 'Howling Cold Stone' I need is still nowhere to be seen.
"My cultivation has been stuck at a bottleneck for many years. I feel that without the 'Howling Cold Stone,' it will be very difficult to advance any further.
"I need to go out, even if it's just to walk around and see. There might be different insights. But Master, you haven't paid any attention to me for so many years..."
Hearing the words "little egg," Zi Kun's eyebrows twitched twice, and then he looked at Qian Ji with a half-smile.
Li Yan raised a hand and rubbed his nose, saying with some embarrassment.
"One is that I have been in seclusion for so many years; the other is that you still can't go out now. I am staying in the 'Sacred Demon City,' not in the 'Falling Star Valley.'
"There are as many experts here as clouds. I don't want their Divine Sense to scan your existence for the time being. I want to hide Zi Kun as a backup.
"As for the Snow Mosquito clan, if someone has ever been to the Desolate Moon Continent, or has seen a description of the Northern Abyss Demon-Suppressing Pagoda in some classics, then they might be able to guess my origin.
"So, you will have to stay here for a while longer. I will let you out after I leave the 'Sacred Demon City'!
"Also, although I have been in seclusion, I have still sent people to inquire about the whereabouts of the 'Howling Cold Stone,' but there has been no news.
"How about this, I will have someone look for some strange cold items that can first improve your cultivation in the near future!"
As Li Yan said this, he looked at the Snow Mosquito King with some apology.
This demonic beast had contacted him many times, and Li Yan, of course, knew and had guessed what it wanted to do.
After decades in one place, as long as one was not in cultivation, it was also quite torturous.
But with Li Yan's usual caution, even though he had been on the "Forsaken Continent" for many years now, he had never let down his guard.
Hearing this, Qian Ji immediately became listless, while Zi Kun had a look of hope. He said to Li Yan.
"Master, can you tell me what has happened these years!"
Ever since he came to the Forsaken Continent, he had been seriously injured by the pressure of the two-realm barrier. Not long after his injuries had healed, he had had an opportunity.
This time, it had taken him about seventy years to reforge his physical body. Of course, he didn't know what had happened outside.
Li Yan thought for a moment, and then he selectively told the two demonic beasts some things...
When Li Yan's Divine Sense returned to his body, several hours had already passed.
When he left the "Earthen Patch," Qian Ji had already coaxed Zi Kun into a comfortable state, calling him "Kun Ye" with every breath.
He even had a group of snow mosquitoes transform into a magnificent chariot. Zi Kun lay on it, pulling him to fly everywhere in the "Earthen Patch," like a king inspecting his mountain.
Just like that, in the following days, Li Yan continued to move about in the "Sacred Demon City," collecting different pieces of news.
And on this day, just as Li Yan had returned to the gate of his courtyard, he saw Su Yuan pacing anxiously in front of the gate.
A thought stirred in Li Yan's heart. Before he could speak, Su Yuan saw him from a distance and ran over, his fat body shaking.
"Elder Zhang, you're back!"
As he spoke, a light flashed in his hand, and a jade slip emitting a faint yellow light appeared in his hand. The moment Li Yan sensed that familiar aura, he was overjoyed.
"Elder Zhang, this jade slip flew into the pavilion this morning. I knocked on the door for a long time but there was no response. I have been waiting here for three hours."
As he spoke, he had already handed the jade slip in his hand to Li Yan. He knew that Li Yan definitely did not want to be disturbed now. He immediately added.
"I've been out for a long time. I still have a batch of goods to inspect today. This disciple will take his leave now!"
Li Yan was quite satisfied with the perceptive Su Yuan. After taking the jade slip, he also waved his hand.
"Many thanks, Deacon Su. You may go about your business!"
"Elder Zhang, you flatter this disciple. This is what we disciples should do!"
Su Yuan immediately bowed, said with a smile, and then turned to leave.
Li Yan entered the courtyard and came to the stone bench in the courtyard. Although his face was calm, he had not yet sat down before he quickly pressed the jade slip to his forehead.
A moment later, Li Yan had a look of astonishment, and then he fell into deep thought with a grave expression.
This jade slip was indeed from Zhao Min. In the jade slip, she only said one sentence, asking if he was still in the "Sacred Demon City." She asked him to reply immediately after receiving the voice transmission talisman.
Li Yan immediately took out a voice transmission talisman, informed her of his current location, and then threw it out with a flick of his hand. The voice transmission talisman turned into a phantom and instantly merged into the air.
Half an hour later, Li Yan, who was sitting in the courtyard, moved his expression. Immediately, with a smile on his face, he waved his hand and opened the courtyard gate.
A white shadow flashed, and a beautiful lady stood gracefully in front of Li Yan.
Zhao Min was in a white dress, her skin like snow, her face as beautiful as ever.
After entering the courtyard, she first scanned the surroundings of this courtyard, and then walked towards Li Yan.
"This is much more convenient than the shop before!"
Her voice was as pleasant as a yellow warbler's.
Watching the beauty approach, Li Yan felt a wave of joy in his heart, but at the same time, a sense of guilt actually arose in his heart.
The moment he saw Zhao Min, he actually unconsciously thought of another pair of long legs wrapped around his waist, a pair of pink tongues taking wantonly, and the scene of him being intimate with that person.
For a moment, he actually lost his usual confidence.
"Oh, Senior Sister, please sit!"
He still forced himself to calm down and quickly gestured for Zhao Min to sit down on the other side of the stone table.
"You seem to be in a state of unease. Did something happen in your sect?"
Zhao Min nodded her head, and just as she sat down, she suddenly asked, and her pair of pitch-black eyes looked Li Yan up and down.
"Oh... oh... no, it's just that seeing Senior Sister again, I feel a little shocked. How did Senior Sister's cultivation suddenly get so close to the late-stage Golden Core?"
Li Yan was shocked in his heart. He hadn't expected a woman's intuition to be so terrifying. He had just been a little guilty, and Zhao Min had actually noticed something was wrong.
However, he was a man of great cunning. His thoughts raced, and he had already thought of a topic, and quickly changed the subject.
What he said was indeed the truth. At this moment, the aura on Zhao Min's body gave Li Yan the feeling that she was almost at the late-stage Golden Core.
And Li Yan himself had also been in closed-door cultivation for so many years, and with the help of the "Undead Nether Phoenix" essence blood, he had only just broken through to the mid-stage Golden Core.
With Zhao Min's current identity and status, she must have also consumed heavenly materials and earthly treasures. But to say that the "Sacred Demon Palace" also had such a heaven-defying item as the "Undead Nether Phoenix" essence blood, Li Yan felt that the possibility was not too great.
Zhao Min withdrew her gaze with suspicion. She always felt that this junior brother today did not have his usual calmness.
But then her thoughts also returned. She had come to find Li Yan for an important matter.
"My cultivation has indeed increased somewhat. Isn't it the same for you, Junior Brother? I am cultivating the ultimate technique of the 'Sacred Demon Palace,' and am only a little faster than you.
"However, Junior Brother, how can your strength be as it appears on the surface? If I were to fight you, I wouldn't have much of a chance of winning!"
The current Zhao Min had already reached the peak of the mid-stage Golden Core. It had only taken her forty years. She had formed her Golden Core only a few decades ago.
At this moment, Li Yan's state of mind had also calmed down. He suddenly asked with a strange look on his face.
"Have you been out on an adventure somewhere?"