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

"Hey, our excellent student Li, why didn't you go shopping with us?"

Hearing Dongfang Jinghong's somewhat teasing words, Li Youan replied.

"I have to ensure the employer's safety; I need to make sure you get back to your room safely."

"Not bad, I'll consider increasing your commission accordingly."

"Thank you so much!"

……

The two chatted idly for a while before returning to the thirteenth squad's lodging.

"If you don't need to use your points right away, you can save them up first. If you have any questions about how to use your points, feel free to ask me."

Upon hearing Dongfang Jinghong's words, Li Youan quickly clasped his hands in gratitude.

"Well, I do have something I'd like to ask Dongfang about."

Upon hearing Li Youan's words, Dongfang Jinghong stopped and faced him. "Speak, what is it?"

"Do you remember when I asked you about upgrading magic items?"

Seeing Dongfang Jinghong nod, Li Youan continued.

"I feel that my bone whip is no longer keeping up with my growing strength, so I want to find someone to refine it into a Xuan-grade magic weapon."

"Let me think about it."

Upon hearing Li Youan's words, Dongfang Jinghong lowered her head and began to ponder. At the same time, she slowly walked towards the cave belonging to the thirteenth squad, with Li Youan following behind her without disturbing her.

And so, the two walked in silence to the cave's main hall.

"I was the one who crafted that bone whip for you. If you want to upgrade it to the Xuan rank, then take a look and prepare these materials."

As Dongfang Jinghong spoke, he quickly operated on the terminal. Before long, Li Youan's terminal received a list of materials sent by Dongfang Jinghong.

After clicking, Li Youan saw a list.

{金光石1块、龙血沙100克、不朽竹1米长2根、夜翎花5朵、铁蛇水……}

Looking at this long list, Li Youan felt that even his own wallet might not be enough.

Seeing Li Youan staring blankly at the terminal, Dongfang Jinghong thought for a moment and then understood the reason.

"These things aren't worth many spirit stones; you can afford them. However, try not to use your points. Some of them can be found around the outpost; you can go look for them."

"I need to go into seclusion for two days to recuperate. The backlash from the Blazing Armor and the jade pendant is more severe than I expected."

"Once I finish my seclusion, just bring me the materials you've collected, along with the bone whip, and I'll refine it for you."

Before the two parted, Dongfang Jinghong said to Li Youan.

"If it's convenient for you in two days, let's have a spar. You probably won't find a more suitable practice partner here than me."

Li Youan nodded, "No problem. Send me a message anytime in two days and we'll discuss where to spar."

Back in her room, Li Youan looked at the room, which was exactly the same as when she left, and her mood quickly calmed down.

After quickly cleaning up, Li Youan went into the bathroom to wash up.

Before washing up, Li Youan also set up defensive and soundproof formations in the room.

"Ah, that feels good."

After washing up, Li An lay down on the bed, deciding not to go out again today.

He casually swallowed a few pills, and after they entered his stomach, their effects quickly took hold, and Li Youan's injuries began to heal rapidly.

"Sigh, Dongfang Jinghong still wants to spar with me. I'll have to hold back in two days. I don't want to make her lose confidence. She's a big customer."

"Hahaha."

Bai Ze had jumped onto the bed at some point and was standing to the left of Li Youan's head.

"What are you laughing at? I'm being very considerate of other people's feelings."

Bai Ze turned to look at Li Youan, "I'm laughing at you for not having a clear understanding of your own abilities."

Li Youan sat up and held Bai Ze in her hands.

"Think about it, when your captain let you fight the monsters one-on-one before, what was the highest cultivation level you were at?"

Upon hearing Bai Ze's words, Li Youan tilted his head and began to think.

"Fifth or sixth level of the Kaiyuan Realm."

Having received the answer he wanted, Bai Ze patted Li Youan's hands, which were supporting him, with its forelimbs.

"So how did you feel during the battle? Think about these past few battles against other higher-level demonic beasts, how could your strength have increased so much? Even with the enhancement of the formation, it's unrealistic."

Li Youan thought about it and realized it was true. In the initial battles against Monkey Two and Monkey Three, he had only used formations to alter the terrain and had no other involvement. He had also used formations in his battles against the rabbit demon and the fox demon.

Finally, on the return journey, when he and Dongfang Jinghong killed the eagle demon together, he was already able to fight the eagle demon, who was at the eighth or ninth level of the Kaiyuan Realm, on equal terms, and even injure or kill it. His strength had indeed improved somewhat beyond expectations.

Seeing Bai Ze standing proudly on his hands with his head held high, Li Youan finally realized what was happening.

"Oh, so it was you who helped, Mr. Bai! This is really kind of you. No wonder you were handling the fight so easily!"

Li Youan showered Bai Ze with compliments, making him feel very comfortable.

……

After a while, Li Youan was so full of praise that his throat was dry, and Bai Ze finally waved his hand.

"Sigh, it's good that you know, it's good that you know. But..."

"Master Bai, do you even need to say that? Tomorrow we'll go hunting in the Ten Thousand Demon Forest. What would you like to eat? Just tell me, and I'll arrange everything for you."

Seeing that Li Youan was on his way, Bai Ze didn't say anything more. He lay down on the bed next to him, closed his eyes, and rested.

Li Youan, who was originally sleepy, was no longer sleepy after Bai Ze's antics. Instead, he sat cross-legged and carefully reviewed the previous battle.

"After my 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear' was upgraded to the initial stage of the Profound Rank, its power did increase significantly. In other words, my vital energy content is far beyond that of ordinary people, so I can withstand the consumption."

While thinking, Li Youan was also practicing a few gun moves with his hands.

"However, my connection between the two spear techniques, 'Phoenix Dance in the Nine Heavens' and 'Phoenix Soaring Through the Sky,' is not smooth enough. Otherwise, when fighting that eagle demon at the ninth level of the Opening Yuan Realm, I could have killed it directly instead of seriously injuring it."

"Hmm, regarding the formation, this Five Elements Trapping and Killing Formation is a combination of the Six Harmony Locking Spirit Formation from the outpost. Although its power and range are sufficient, the speed of setting it up is still a bit slow. If it weren't for Dongfang Jinghong helping me with the formation, I wouldn't have been able to set it up in a timely and covert manner during the ever-changing battle. It seems that in terms of controlling the formation plates and flags..."

"However, these are not the most critical issues. My cultivation level is my biggest weakness right now. Even though my Yuan Qi is pure and far exceeds that of ordinary people at the second level of the Kaiyuan Realm, my ability to sustain combat when facing multiple high-level enemies is still my biggest weakness."

"If it weren't for the many sparring sessions with Dongfang Jinghong that led to our tacit understanding, this battle wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

Li Youan carefully reviewed every shortcoming in the battle and made a mental note of it. At this time, his injuries had almost completely healed.