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

"Leave the rest to me."

The Frost and Snow Cranes that are currently besieging Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong are at least at the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm, and their main force has even become Frost and Snow Cranes at the Opening Yuan Realm.

Li Youan, who had already reached the Kaiyuan Realm, did not even need to wave his hand before the array plate and array flags automatically floated into the air.

At this moment, when Li Youan used these formations, it felt completely different from when he was in the Body Tempering Realm.

Now Li Youan felt that these formations were like extensions of his own body, and he could control them with great ease. With just a thought, the formations would operate according to his wishes.

"Vine Binding Formation, activate."

"Golden Sword Formation, activate!"

Suddenly, vines dozens of times thicker and denser than before appeared in the air, strangling and attacking the flock of Frost and Snow Cranes.

When Li Youan was at the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm, he set up the Vine Binding Array. The low-temperature zone created by the Frost Crane had a significant impact on the vines. But now, the vines only have a layer of white frost on their surface, so the impact on their speed is negligible.

Those faster, uninjured frost-snow cranes were able to dodge the vines.

Those Frost Cranes that were already injured and no longer agile were entangled by the vines, which tightened their grip, leaving them only able to let out helpless cries.

Those frost-snow cranes that escaped the vines but did not fly away from the formation area in time should be wary of sneak attacks from the golden sword formation.

Li Youan's Golden Light Sword Formation can't kill the Frost Snow Crane at the first level of the Kaiyuan Realm with a single blow, but it can still seriously injure it.

At this moment, although Li Youan and his companion were still surrounded in the air, the situation had completely reversed.

As more and more Frostcranes were killed, a number of demonic beasts gathered in the Ten Thousand Demon Forest below the battlefield, devouring the corpses of the Frostcranes.

Although Li Youan can't see the rapidly increasing source energy on the panel right now, he is still very happy.

"Awesome, the speed at which this source is acquired is really fast."

Even with a manipulator behind them, the surviving frost-snow cranes' biological instincts still made them want to retreat.

At this moment, more than ten kilometers away from the battlefield, on the mountainside of a small hill.

A figure dressed in black, wearing a hood, gazed at the battlefield in the distance.

Watching the Frost Crane in the sky, which had initially held the advantage in intercepting him, now find itself being pursued by Li Youan manipulating the Sky Shuttle. Several near-successful attempts had sent his emotions surging like a rollercoaster.

"She survived all this? Something's not right with this kid. Looks like the previous data was inaccurate. These guys are just sitting around doing nothing."

As he spoke, the man punched the towering ancient tree beside him.

Click!

Watching the extremely thick, towering ancient tree being snapped in two by a single punch, falling straight down.

It broke some of the thinner trees around it and startled the birds in the forest.

"not good."

The reason the man didn't make a move immediately was because he sensed an aura of equal strength following Li Youan and his companion from a distance.

He had concealed himself extremely well; his opponent knew of his existence but couldn't pinpoint his location. But now, with this punch, he had definitely exposed himself.

"I've found you."

Zhou Yi, perched atop a small hill not far below Li Youan, kept a close watch on the battlefield above.

If Li Youan hadn't discovered a loophole in the encirclement and broken through from above, Zhou Yi would have already made her move.

As the battlefield rapidly changed, Zhou Yi even considered rushing up and slapping Li Youan twice as he prepared to break through.

If Li Youan hadn't successfully broken through, Zhou Yi, who had watched Dongfang Jinghong grow up, would have intervened when she was injured.

"Xiaoyi, I know you love Jinghong very much. But she is the young mistress of the Dongfang family. If she's too comfortable now, how will she be able to handle the difficulties she'll face in the future?"

"Remember, spoiling a child will prevent them from becoming successful, and indulging a child is like killing them. Letting you go to the front-line base is already the biggest concession I can make."

But remembering Dongfang Jinghong's father's instructions from yesterday, Zhou Yi held back several times.

Just like Dongfang Jinghong's assessment, Zhou Yi was also searching for the person behind the scenes.

However, the other party remained hidden behind the scenes, without revealing any trace of their presence. Zhou Yi was preoccupied with Dongfang Jinghong and had no way of finding the hiding place of the person behind the scenes.

But Zhou Yi still noticed the slight fluctuation of energy the man made the punch.

"The mouse couldn't hide any longer; it finally showed its tail."

"I'd like to see which family dares to set their sights on the Dongfang family."

Whoosh whoosh.

With a casual wave of her hand, Zhou Yi unleashed a rain of golden swords that fell upon the small hill where the hooded man in black was hiding.

Bang bang bang!

The rain of swords covered the entire hill, and the energy swords struck the ground, blasting deep craters.

Zhou Yi looked at the messy hill but found no trace of the person behind it all.

"The mouse is pretty fast, but it still thinks it can escape after I've already spotted it. It underestimates me."

Zhou Yi flipped her right hand, and a disc appeared in her palm.

"The Limitless Mysterious Tracks Disc, search, activate."

The disc flew from Zhou Yi's palm, radiating ripples of energy in all directions. It quickly pinpointed the man's previous location.

The surrounding energy slowly gathered into a phantom image of the man. This phantom image mimicked the man's previous action, punching to the side.

Looking in the direction of the fist, Zhou Yi saw the broken tree.

Then, the male phantom looked at the spot where Zhou Yi had been standing, and then flashed away into the distance.

"I've found the mouse."

Zhou Yi glanced at the battlefield in the air, where the situation had already reversed, and chased after the man in black.

"You guys stay here and protect the young master. If things get complicated, contact me and then activate that magic weapon."

"Yes, Master."

Some guards from the Dongfang family appeared around them, dressed in uniform. Their uniforms featured a refining cauldron on the back, while the cuffs and collar bore the Dongfang family crest.

At this moment, on the battlefield in the sky, only those Frost Cranes with cultivation levels at the second and third levels of the Opening Yuan Realm remained after Li Youan killed them.

Although Li You could not see the growth of the origin, he discovered another phenomenon.

"Bai Ze, is there some special meaning behind the cultivation technique you gave me? I feel that after these Frost Snow Cranes were killed, some of their energy was absorbed by the branches that sprouted from the Dao Seed."

Bai Ze stood on Li Youan's shoulder, sensing his surroundings, and glanced in the direction of Zhou Yi and the man in black.

"What is the third sentence of the general outline of the exercise?"

Hearing that Bai Ze did not answer directly but instead asked him a question, Li Youan thought for a moment and then spoke.

"Seize all the will of creation and destruction in the universe."

"And what is the second line of the seed-cultivation manual?"

"Blood and Qi nourish the roots and seedlings."

"That's right. The most crucial aspect of your cultivation path from now on is nurturing the [Longevity Seed]. All the blessings you gain from killing enemies, including their blood and energy, will be thoroughly tempered, purified, and transformed by the [Longevity Seed], eventually merging with you."

"From now on, you must always remember to use your own qi and blood to repeatedly cleanse the [Seed of Longevity], so that the [Seed of Longevity] becomes completely integrated with you."

"This process is like polishing a piece of raw jade, making the [Seed of Immortality] purer and enhancing its abilities."

After listening to Bai Ze's explanation, Li Youan felt that this technique was a perfect match for him.

Now, killing monsters not only provides the source of energy for my character panel, but also nourishes my own cultivation techniques. In the future, I will kill all the enemies in front of me.

Looking around at the frost-covered cranes, Li Youan felt that these were all nutrients for the [Longevity Seed] within his body, and he couldn't let them escape.

"Now, it's my turn."