78: I seem to have seen you tens of thousands of years ago?
From the Corpse Puppet and the Ember Immortal in the Magic Eye, Li Yan learned that he had spent several hours in the illusion, while only a single breath of time had passed in the real world.
The time in the illusion was just a fleeting moment for Li Yan.
But even in such a short time, Li Yan, standing before the flesh and blood bridge, was still targeted.
Several Cultivators of the Blood Core Realm surrounded Li Yan from three directions, forming a pincer attack.
Judging by their attire, they appeared to be Elders of the Tianyan Sect from Mi Mountain City.
The three Elders stroked their beards, and one of them pointed at the ring on Li Yan's hand.
"Fellow Daoist, this Storage Ring on your hand doesn't look like a replica."
Another Elder analyzed it logically: "From theTexture of the ring, the one on his hand is a Sect-level Storage Ring."
"Rings of this Rank, in ancient times, could only be worn by Sect Masters or Chief Elders of a Sect."
"Young friend, why not hand this ring over to our Tianyan Sect? We are willing to give you the position of an honorary Elder."
On the surface, the three Elders appeared righteous, but in reality, their eyes were filled with greed.
Looking at these three hypocritical old ghosts, Li Yan raised a finger and summoned the Moon Rainbow Sword from his Storage Ring.
The leading Elder's eyes burst with light, staring intently at the Moon Rainbow Sword in Li Yan's hand.
"This is..."
"Is this an ancient Immortal Artifact Magic Treasure?"
"Fellow Daoist, you've picked up quite a few good treasures from the Divine Tomb."
"Carrying rare and exotic treasures makes one easily coveted by thieves. Fellow Daoist, quickly hand these treasures over to our Tianyan Sect for safekeeping."
"A Fellow Daoist is innocent, but possessing a treasure makes one guilty."
Looking at these three greedy old men, who didn't even bother to act, their mouths full of righteousness, but their hearts filled with thoughts of murder, arson, and blatant plunder.
Li Yan didn't waste words with them and assumed the Moon Essence Stance.
The three gray-haired old men exchanged glances and suddenly launched a three-pronged attack on Li Yan simultaneously.
As he watched them mobilize their full body Qi, Li Yan's heart was filled with disdain.
After witnessing ancient Immortals, facing these Cultivators who practiced false Qi, his mindset had completely changed.
Watching the three blood-colored Magic Flames blast towards him, Li Yan seized that fleeting moment, swung a crescent arc, and flung the three balls of Magic Flame back!
The counterattack was successful, and the three balls of Magic Flame were flung by Li Yan directly towards the Tianyan Sect Elder in front.
Whoosh!
The Magic Flame ignited, and the leading Tianyan Sect Elder's entire body was corroded by the blood-colored Magic Flame.
Caught off guard, that Tianyan Sect Elder was directly severely wounded by the explosion.
The other two Tianyan Sect Elders also gasped.
"Rebound? This kid is not right, retreat quickly!"
"Quickly call for reinforcements!"
As the two Elders turned to run, they found two dark shadows on their left and right blocking their path.
Li Yan's two shadows held shadow blades in the form of the Moon Rainbow Sword.
As Li Yan's thought moved, the two shadows simultaneously unleashed the [Ashes Extinction Slash].
One Ashes Extinction Slash cut the two Tianyan Sect Elders in half at the waist.
Everything happened too fast, all in a flash.
Li Yan annihilated these three Blood Core Realm Elders within ten breaths.
Watching the three Elders fall to the ground, still struggling desperately, Li Yan only needed a thought, and three dark shadows appeared before them, raising their shadow swords high and stabbing fiercely.
Accompanied by the screams and pleas of the three Elders.
"Don't!"
"Fellow Daoist, don't kill me."
"This old man still has a beautiful daughter, who can also be offered to Fellow Daoist!"
Li Yan's expression was cold, and he let the shadows continue to finish them off until the three were silent.
Having dealt with these three, Li Yan looked at the blood glass treasure lotus lantern in his hand.
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "What I got before was a replica; each shadow could only exert fifty percent of my strength."
"But now, this true blood glass treasure lotus lantern in my hand can allow the shadows to exert over one hundred and ten percent of their power."
"The difference between the genuine and replica treasure lotus lamp is too great."
That being said, now the shadows can exert over 110% of their strength.
But Li Yan felt that this upper limit could be even higher; the treasure lotus lamp's bonus to shadow magic power was too absurd.
However, upon closer thought, this unique skill of shadow magic was created by the Shadow Old Demon of the Demon Shadow Sect, and he continuously improved it.
Currently, almost all shadow magic is inherited from the Shadow Old Demon's Cultivation Technique.
And as the Sacred Artifact of shadow magic, the blood glass treasure lotus lantern.
It must have a huge boost to shadow magic, and its upper limit can be raised to an even higher level.
Shadow magic can still unearth more powerful effects, which need to be slowly comprehended through actual combat.
After Li Yan put away the Moon Rainbow Sword, he had the shadows dig out the Blood Cores from the deceased and keep them for his own use.
The Blood Cores of these three Elders were also a great tonic for Li Yan.
"Cultivators of Blood Core Realm third layer and Blood Core Realm fifth layer? Not bad."
After contentedly taking away the treasures from these three, he summoned blood flames from the treasure lotus lamp and immediately incinerated the three corpses.
And from his battle to cleaning up the battlefield.
Throughout the entire process, there was one person watching, and that was the remnant Divine Soul of the Ember Immortal in the Magic Eye.
At this moment, she was full of confusion and bewilderment.
"Strange, where did this kid get the Moon Rainbow Sword?"
"Isn't that the Moonlit Sword Immortal's Magic Treasure, the sister sword of the Moon Radiance Sword?"
"And he even knows the Moon Essence Stance?"
"Wait a minute, wasn't the slash this kid just used my unique skill, the Shura Path Ashes Extinction Slash?"
At this moment, the Ember Immortal, with her small head, had big questions.
Her inner thoughts kept echoing, and she herself became a hundred thousand whys.
That's not right.
The Ember Immortal felt more and more that something was off; how did these Moves also include her unique skill?
"Strange, I cultivate the Shura Path, and logically, I haven't left behind any Personal Disciples, nor any Legacy holder."
"How did this kid learn my Ashes Extinction Slash? Where did he learn it from?"
Inside the Magic Eye, the Ember Immortal's remnant Divine Soul paced back and forth in the Small World.
She pondered for a long time: "Do I have a Legacy holder?"
"I really don't remember teaching anyone, after all, this is my unique skill."
"Could it be some abandoned infant I adopted back then? Continuing my Legacy?"
The Ember Immortal racked her brain for a long time, and suddenly, she felt Li Yan looked more and more familiar.
"Strange, how do I seem to remember seeing him at the Demon Shadow Sect thirty thousand years ago?"
The regularization of the side effect System caused events in dreams to begin interfering with reality.
Making the Ember Immortal's memory blurry, vaguely recalling something.
"Thirty thousand years ago, the Demon Shadow Sect's mountain gate..."
"How do I remember him being there too? But it's too long ago, plus my Divine Soul is damaged, I can't quite remember what happened back then."
The Ember Immortal shook her head; she only had a wisp of remnant Divine Soul left and had lost many memories.
It was just that in her impression, she seemed to remember Li Yan.
The Magic Eye secretly observed Li Yan's appearance, and suddenly, the Ember Immortal had a flash of inspiration.
"Wait, I think I remember!"
"I know who he is!"