Mortal: I became invincible after becoming sworn brothers with Han Li.

Chapter 163 Returning to Luoyun

Inside the icy passage, a blue beam of light was flying upwards at an extremely fast speed.

The extremely cold energy flowing inside posed absolutely no threat to the Core Formation female demon, Han Mei.

The other party was born with a cold constitution, so naturally they were not afraid of being invaded by this cold energy.

But Li Yunfan, who was enveloped by its spiritual power, was not having such a good time.

You must control the spiritual fire to protect your body from being frozen into an ice block again.

Fortunately, the cold energy was greatly weakened by the spiritual power of the Core Formation female demon, Han Chi.

Although the cold air passage was very long, given the speed of the other party's Core Formation cultivation, they arrived at the cold cave of the abandoned cave in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

The place remained deserted and quiet, with hardly anyone guarding it.

"It seems that the old ancestor of the Chan family who had just reached the Core Formation stage must have thought that I had already been frozen to death by that cold air!" Li Yunfan thought to himself.

"Remember the secret technique I taught you. When the cold energy within Bing'er's body erupts, you must use this secret technique to cultivate together with her."

Otherwise, without the help of the Cold Pool, the cold energy within her body simply couldn't dissipate!

The Core Formation female demon, Han Chi, first surveyed the cold cave before giving Li Yunfan a message.

"Don't worry, senior, I know what to do!" Li Yunfan said, cupping his hands in greeting.

The Core Formation female demon, Han Chi, nodded, then transformed into a streak of blue light and flew into the cold energy passage.

Seeing the other party leave, Li Yunfan immediately used the low-level spell "Frost Spell" to condense a whole block of ice and block the entrance to the cold air channel again.

Only after finishing did they leave the cold cave and the abandoned cave dwelling.

After speeding along in the Cloud Piercing Boat for more than ten days, they finally returned safely to the Falling Cloud Sect.

As soon as he returned to the sect, he was summoned to the main hall of the main peak by the sect leader, Wu Qingming.

Li Yunfan has already gained considerable fame within the Luoyun Sect.

Many disciples knew of this late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who had overpowered the disciples of the Ancient Sword Sect and the Hundred Crafts Academy to win first place in the Sword Trial Tournament.

So as soon as he returned, the news was relayed to Wu Qingming by his disciples.

"Junior Brother Li, you're finally back! You've been out of touch for more than half a year since the Sword Trial Tournament, which has worried your senior brother for quite a while!" Wu Qingming said to Li Yunfan with a smile.

"I'm sorry to trouble you with your concern, Senior Brother. I've been traveling in the Southern Abyss Kingdom for some time now, and I'm not within the territory of the Stream Kingdom. It's normal that the disciples in the sect haven't heard from me." Li Yunfan smiled slightly and calmly stated his itinerary.

"Nanyuan Kingdom?" Wu Qingming's face showed a hint of surprise.

However, he didn't press for the specific reason, but instead said with a smile, "It seems that Junior Brother must have gained quite a lot from this trip!"

Li Yunfan smiled faintly, neither denying nor admitting it.

"By the way, Junior Brother just returned, he probably doesn't know what happened in Xi Kingdom and within the sect yet," Wu Qingming said, changing the subject.

Li Yunfan's smile vanished, and he nodded, saying, "I truly don't know. Has something major happened within the sect?"

Seeing this, Wu Qingming waved his hand and said, "Junior brother, there's no need to be so nervous. Nothing has happened within the sect; it's just that the landscape of the Tiannan cultivation world has changed somewhat!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunfan immediately understood; he had already guessed what the other party was about to say.

Sure enough, after Wu Qingming finished speaking, he immediately began to explain to him.

"Currently, both the righteous and demonic paths are gaining momentum. To resist their invasion, more than a dozen countries surrounding the northern part of Xi Kingdom formed the Heavenly Dao Alliance several months ago." Led by the two seniors, Long Han and Feng Bing of the Luanming Sect, our three Yunmeng sects have also joined.

Li Yunfan naturally knew about these things, but he was somewhat surprised, not expecting the Luanming Sect to act so quickly.

"—Junior Brother, if you encounter cultivators from other sects within the Heavenly Dao Alliance in the future, try to avoid fighting if possible. Of course, if it involves the struggle for treasures or your own life, then there's no need to worry about anything. After all, the cultivation world is all about strength. Even if you kill them, my Falling Cloud Sect can still protect you!"

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother!" Li Yunfan nodded with a smile.

The two then chatted briefly before Li Yunfan took his leave and departed the main hall.

After returning to the front hall of his cave, he gently patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist, and a white light flew out from it.

As soon as Bing'er came out, she immediately swam forward with her snake tail, hugged Li Yunfan's arm, and looked at the scene inside the cave with a face full of curiosity.

Although the other's chest was covered with a layer of milky white scales, it was still very soft.

Feeling the cool touch on his arm, Li Yunfan glanced at it briefly before clearing his throat and saying, "Bing'er, this is my cave dwelling within the sect!"

After saying that, Li Yunfan, with Bing'er clinging to his arm, began to tour the place.

Bing'er was like a curious child, always amazed by everything she saw.

After all, for more than two hundred years after his birth, the other party had lived in a cave deep underground and had never seen the world on the surface.

"Will I be living here from now on?" Bing'er asked Li Yunfan with a big smile.

"I'll prepare a separate room for you in a little while. If you're not cultivating, you can rest in the room," Li Yunfan said, a strange look on his face, nodding.

According to the lifespan calculation of the Hanchi clan, Bing'er should now be considered to be in her forties among humans, much older than Li Yunfan.

Calling him "brother" like that would always give him a very strange feeling.

"I want to live with you!" Bing'er shook her head and said.

After hearing this, Li Yunfan thought about it and realized that it was indeed unnecessary to open a separate stone chamber, so he nodded in agreement.

Since he spends most of his time cultivating anyway, and the two of them need to cultivate together, why not just let Bing'er live in the cultivation room?

If you need to go out, just put Bing'er into your spirit beast bag and carry her with you.

He then placed the shapeshifting insect into the insect chamber, took out a bottle of demon beast food he had obtained from a cultivator of the Spirit Control Sect, and fed it to the insect.

Upon seeing the shapeshifter, Bing'er's eyes lit up.

The insect's plump, white appearance clearly surprised Bing'er, who was seeing it for the first time, and she stared at the shapeshifting insect with her big eyes.

"It seems that the refining of the Spirit Feeding Pill needs to be put on the agenda as soon as possible—" Li Yunfan thought to himself.

The Shapeshifting Insect is now just a high-level level one demon beast. Although it can transform its form to hide itself, it can only fool Qi Refining cultivators and is of no help to him at present.

This insect must be advanced to level two, or even level three, demon beast as soon as possible in order to unleash its true potential.

Although the medicinal ingredients used to refine the Spirit-Feeding Pill are extremely rare, they are not impossible to find.

If he's willing to spend spirit stones, he'll surely be able to collect some.

"We also need to start collecting the spiritual herbs for refining the Soul-Gathering Pill; we can't let the damage to our soul drag on any longer—"