Immortal Martial Saint, something's wrong with my entry.

Bai Ze waved his hand, not caring.

"So, we're going to stay until nightfall, waiting for that Night Feather Flower?"

Li Youan nodded as he grilled the meat. "Yes, we'll collect it all at once and then not come out again. Even though it's around the outpost, it's not absolutely safe."

Li Youan flipped the meat over and continued, "Next time I come out, it will be to spar with Dongfang Jinghong."

……

"If you don't help me, who is stronger between me now and Dongfang Jinghong?"

Bai Ze was resting with his eyes closed when he suddenly heard Li Youan, who was eating barbecue, say this.

"If she doesn't use those obviously overpowered magic weapons, she can't beat you. You're already at the second level of the Opening Yuan Realm, and I think your total Yuan Qi is already on the verge of breaking through."

Li Youan nodded. Bai Ze was right. He was indeed on the verge of a breakthrough. As long as the timing was right, he could use another "cultivation card" to successfully break through to the third level of the Kaiyuan Realm.

When cultivators reach the Kaiyuan Realm or even the Zhenling Realm, the most important thing is the accumulation of total Yuan Qi. The faster the Yuan Qi increases, the faster the cultivation will improve. Only when they reach the Lingdan Realm will it be difficult to condense a Lingdan in their Dantian.

Shaking his head, Li Youan stopped thinking about things that far ahead. He was only looking at the roasted meat in his hand to satisfy his craving. He finished it off in a few bites, patted the loose soil off his backside, and flashed back to the surface of the water.

After standing still for a moment, Li Youan calmed his breathing and prepared to increase his formation speed. It was a pity that his master seemed to be in seclusion and had not replied to his messages sent through the terminal.

Looking back on these battles, Li Youan realized that formations were indeed very useful, especially when fighting opponents of higher levels. Moreover, he also had a real talent for formations.

With a wave of his right hand, dozens of array plates and flags appeared in different positions around his body. He then closed his eyes and focused his mind. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and his hands moved in a spinning and interlacing motion, like bees flitting about.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

These array plates and flags transformed into streaks of light, as if being pulled, and flew rapidly toward their predetermined positions.

At the same time, Li Youan changed his footwork, his hands drew graceful arcs in the air, and his vital energy transformed into threads, connecting all the array plates and array flags, and rapidly changing their positions.

"Mist Formation, activate!"

It was slightly faster than in the previous battle.

Remove the formation and try again.

"Vine Binding Formation, activate!"

If nothing changes, let's try again.

"Golden Sword Formation, activate!"

He did this again and again until most of his vital energy was depleted. Only then did Li Youan stop. Instead of taking any pills, he sat cross-legged on the water to regulate his breathing and recover his vital energy.

After recovering his strength, Li Youan began practicing his marksmanship again.

Li Youan didn't plan to give the "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear," which was already at the initial stage of the Xuan rank, a fixed number of moves. Instead, he would let it be used as it came to him.

However, there is a certain difference between the moment of understanding and the subsequent use, so daily practice is still necessary.

After practicing for a while, Li Youan realized that this marksmanship only had offense and no defense, and that he still had some problems with power amplifier switching and move connection.

With this in mind, Li Youan focused his subsequent training on these two aspects.

Li Youan practiced until it got dark before he finally stopped holding his spear.

Upon reaching the shore, Li Youan discovered that two rabbits and a deer were already lying beside Bai Ze.

"hiss--"

"No, Brother Bai, you're braver than me to have a barbecue in the forest at night."

After all, this place is in the Forest of Ten Thousand Demons. During the day, the visibility is good, and Li Youan can still think about grilling meat. But now that it's nighttime and he's not in a cave, Li Youan really has no desire to grill meat.

"It's alright, this area is very safe. Would I cheat you?"

Seeing Bai Ze's heartbroken expression, Li Youan knew it was an act, but she still lit the campfire.

"Brother Bai, you must protect me!"

After quickly washing the food by the pond, Li Youan didn't cut it into small pieces, but instead placed the whole thing on the campfire.

"I'll go find the Night Feather Flower."

After placing the meat over the fire and sprinkling it with seasonings, Li Youan prepared to search for the Night Feather Flower that the shopkeeper had mentioned earlier in the bamboo forest.

"Don't go, they're not blooming yet; it's not their flowering season."

Just as Li Youan was about to set off, Bai Ze reminded him.

"Isn't it available at night?"

Seeing Li Youan's puzzled expression, Bai Ze explained.

"This flower only blooms at midnight, and it is most effective when picked at 11:15 AM, whether for alchemy or treasure refining."

Hearing Bai Ze's words, Li Youan returned to the campfire and began to turn over the food on it.

"Brother Bai, that's impressive, you're really skilled."

"That's right, hurry up and eat. After you finish eating, I see that you've reached a bottleneck in formations. I'll teach you properly in a bit."

Upon hearing this, Li Youan ignored the roasted meat on the rack and flashed to Bai Ze's side, his big eyes fixed on Bai Ze.

He remembered that Bai Ze had casually concealed the cave at the bottom of the river before.

Moreover, Bai Ze is a divine beast! Teaching me would be more than enough.

After quickly grilling and eating the meat, Li Youan squatted down next to Bai Ze and watched it.

"Um."

"ah."

"hiss."

……

At first, Bai Ze didn't feel anything while being stared at by Li Youan, but anyone would feel uncomfortable being stared at like that while eating.

"That's enough! If you keep staring at me like that, I'm not going to teach you anymore."

Li Youan pretended not to hear and continued to stare at Bai Ze. He knew exactly how slow Bai Ze could eat.

buzzing.

Li Youan raised his wrist and looked at the vibrating terminal.

"Hey, Captain, what's up? Need to assemble urgently?"

Li Youan answered the phone and hurriedly asked.

"I noticed your room was empty, so I asked around, but apart from Qi Xuan saying he sold monster meat with you this morning, no one else has seen you. I've come to confirm with you."

Hearing the captain's words, Li Youan felt a warmth in her heart.

"Captain, I'm in a valley not far from the outpost, currently..."

Before Li Youan could finish speaking, Luo Jingshan interrupted him.

"What?! You're still outside? Come back right now, it's not safe for you to be alone."

Li Youan waited quietly for Luo Jingshan to finish speaking before offering words of comfort.

"Captain, listen to me. I'm in a small valley very far from the outpost. I need to gather a certain herb to refine the magic weapon. It's only available at night. I'll go back as soon as I gather it."

"I see. Then please contact me anytime if anything happens. I know the place you mentioned; it's very close and there's no danger."

"Yes, thank you for your concern."

"Of course, since you've joined my 13th squad, I have to take responsibility."

The two chatted for a few more minutes before ending the call.

"You're a pretty good captain."

Li Youan was staring blankly at the reflection of the bamboo in the water when he heard Bai Ze's voice.

"Yes, that's really good. They care about their team members."

"I was praising him for getting you away from me with that phone call, so you stopped keeping an eye on me."

"Tch~"