Cultivation begins with planting techniques

As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Jingde immediately stood up.

"I'd better go and greet him myself!"

He had grown accustomed to his status, but almost forgot that Li Ye was also a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator like himself.

Even if the other party has just broken through and their accumulated supernatural abilities may not be comparable to his, they are not someone who can be summoned directly.

Not to mention, the reason we invited Li Ye here is to rely on his help.

We can't afford to be careless!
After saying this, Meng Jingde didn't wait for his junior sister and immediately transformed into a beam of light and flew away.

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"Fellow Daoist Li, please look ahead. This is the blockade we have set up. Further ahead, the site of the former Yan Shen Sect, covered by the array, is the outpost now built by the cultivators of the Ancient Huan Realm..."

On the flying boat, Fang Qing took the initiative to introduce himself to Li Ye.

They have already communicated with the order token, so they should make arrangements soon. It wouldn't hurt for them to linger in front of the formation for a while and let Li Ye know some of the situation.

Li Ye nodded and gazed into the distance.

Thanks to the early warning and cooperation before the descent, although the location of the descent passage was somewhat unexpected, the righteous and demonic paths reacted quickly.

The surrounding forces were mobilized quickly, and the reinforcements from the Tianxuan Sect and the Liuyu Sect arrived just in time.

Even though the ancient Huan Realm forces, who had some geographical advantages, took the lead in occupying the area and establishing a solid outpost, they were not given any opportunity to expand.

This effectively contained the intensity of the disputes arising from the demotion within a certain range.

However, the Ancient Huan Realm has already occupied the descent passage. Given enough time, it can continue to mobilize cultivators from its own territory to expand its strength.

With the help of the abundant spiritual energy in the human world, their supernatural abilities were enhanced.

It is not impossible to launch a counterattack and break the blockade of southern Xinjiang.

There was nothing interesting to see in the blockade between the righteous and demonic paths, Li Ye pondered, his gaze mostly fixed on the outposts built by the Ancient Huan Realm.

The formation operated with impregnable strength, perfectly integrated with the surrounding void. It cleverly utilized the characteristic of the reverse flow of spiritual energy between the two realms at the descent passage, possessing considerable power even without the support of spiritual veins.

Not only were the outposts protected, but the descent passage was also completely blocked, leaving no room to approach.

In particular, by taking advantage of the characteristics of the void and the changes in spiritual energy, the stability of the great formation has been improved to a new level.

To forcibly break the formation would not only be a struggle against the formation's own structure, but also against the descent passage formed by the convergence of the two realms' power.

The fact that Meng Jingde and Bai Minghua, who joined forces, both suffered a defeat makes the situation seem less exaggerated.

"The ingenuity of this array technique is such that it almost entirely incorporates fifth-order variations. The foundation of this Ancient Huan Realm is truly unfathomable..."

Li Ye murmured, a rare look of amazement on her face.

Even though it was just a fleeting glimpse, and he didn't actually test the operation of the formation, he had to admit that breaking it was indeed difficult.

"Fellow Daoist Li has traveled a long way and has already devoted himself to studying the enemy's formation upon arriving here. He truly deserves the reputation of being a master of both alchemy and formations!"

A calm voice rang out.

Li Ye turned his head and saw a pure white beam of light coming towards him. As it approached, it dispersed, revealing a middle-aged man dressed solemnly with a neat beard and hair.

Although it did not intentionally reveal its magical power, even the slightest aura it exuded during its flight was magnificent and imposing, possessing a very profound foundation.

"Fellow Daoist Meng, you are too kind. I have only made a brief observation and do not deserve such praise."

Li Ye cupped his hands in greeting to the newcomer and said humbly.

On his flying boat, the other three people immediately greeted him upon seeing him.

Meng Jingde, having reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm for quite some time, possessed an aura that deeply resonated with everyone, and no one, friend or foe, dared to show him the slightest disrespect.

However, Li Ye's expression remained calm and composed throughout. The two, meeting for the first time, were both paying close attention to each other as they spoke.

Li Ye estimated Meng Jingde's cultivation foundation. Although he felt there was a gap, thanks to the blessing of the entry, he was far superior to other cultivators of the same level in all aspects, so this gap did not actually exist.

Furthermore, since this person was already a renowned cultivator, and many of his supernatural abilities and magical treasures were known to others, Li Ye could be on guard against his methods and intelligence.

They were naturally very confident.

Meng Jingde responded to his fellow disciples. Seeing Li Ye's calm demeanor, aside from the refreshing scent that resembled natural plants, his magical power was so profound that even Meng Jingde couldn't discern anything about him.

The importance I place on him immediately increased, and I truly put him on the same level as myself.

He smiled lightly and said:

"Even so, Fellow Daoist Li might as well move to the main camp and rest first..."

"Although our attempt to break through the formation failed, we still managed to glean some information. I will organize it and send it to you..."

"After you've read this, it won't be too late for us to discuss breaking the formation!"

Although this is a time to race against time with the Ancient Huan Realm, there is no need to be completely impolite. As soon as Li Ye arrived, he was asked to go into battle.

"That's excellent, then I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Meng."

Li Ye nodded, readily agreeing.

Just as everyone was about to leave, Meng Jingde, as if he had just remembered something, asked Fang Qing:
"Junior Brother Fang, how did it go when you and Fellow Daoist Ding went to capture the escaped cultivator from the Ancient Huan Realm?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Qing subconsciously glanced at Li Ye and immediately replied:

"During the pursuit, we happened to encounter Fellow Daoist Li and Senior Brother Tang..."

"The other party was captured on the spot by Fellow Daoist Li and is currently being held captive in the cabin!"

Meng Jingde showed no surprise.

It's not surprising that my junior brother and Li Ye, who are completely unrelated, returned together.

He simply looked at Li Ye and said, "Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist!"

"It was just a small matter. It just so happens that I, Li, also wanted to learn about the affairs of the Ancient Huan Realm. Since this person has run into my hands, it's just a coincidence..."

Li Ye smiled.

A living Nascent Soul cultivator from the Ancient Huan Realm is quite valuable at this time.

Even among those who have made contact and had conflicts, there have been very few instances of each other's cultivators being captured.

The cultivation techniques and treasures he possessed were secondary; what was truly important was the information he had about the Ancient Huan Realm!

With the situation in the Southern Frontier now looking very good, and with Li Ye coming to help, breaking through this ancient Huan Realm outpost should not be difficult.

Once they are free from the threat of the Ancient Huan Realm and regain control of the Descent Passage, it will no longer be the Ancient Huan Realm invading them, but rather the Southern Frontier cultivators launching a counterattack against the Ancient Huan Realm!

At times like these, the more information about the Ancient Huan Realm one has, the better it will be for the post-war counterattack.

Meng Jingde originally had some expectations for this person.

But since he had run into Li Ye, he couldn't force it to go, so he had no choice but to accept it.

Seeing that his senior brother didn't say much, he directly invited Li Ye into the camp.

Tang and Fang exchanged a glance, both secretly relieved, yet with a strange undertone.

In the end, there is yet another person in the Southern Frontier who can challenge his position in the Heavenly Profound Sect! (End of this chapter)