Time zipped by. Soon, a year had passed.
During this year, the Demon-slaying Battleground was peaceful and so was the Great Land.
Apart from the fact that the Lu Family sent out an army to destroy a small world where the Yaksha Race was hiding, nothing significant happened.
The Lu Family acquired two large pieces of land and they settled down in a year.
The Lu Family was too powerful. Even though Lu Li never showed up and Lu Renhuang disappeared for a year, nobody dared to offend the Lu Family as long as they were still alive.
Lu Renhuang had gone to the Purgatory of Primordial Chaos with two Earth Immortal Realm warriors of the Demon-slaying Hall. They had been there for a year.
There was no reply from the three. Fortunately, their jade talismans of life were still intact, which was why Lu Li was not so worried.
Many frozen warriors in the Demon-slaying City had passed away. Only the Human Sovereign Realm warriors and Earth Immortal Realm warriors were still holding on.
If Lu Renhuang could not get the elixir back in a year, not even Jiang Tianshun would be able to hold on.
Lu Li cultivated for a year. Bai Qiuxue and Jiang Qiling had been cultivating and Bai Xiashuang had been traveling around. Lu Li sent three Earth Immortal Realm warriors to protect her and Little White was with her. She was safe …
Lu Li did not gain much during the year. He studied several small diagrams and engraved them into his Bead of Life. He even integrated them with the first diagram.
However …
The few diagrams were not of much use. His Feather Wind castle was not strengthened. It was just more stable and the speed of forming the Feather Wind castle was faster.
Xuan Energy and his Soul Pond were improving. The Wicked Bead was working well as well. More than half of the second layer of the seal was gone. In three or four months at most, it would be done.
What confused Lu Li was that more than half of the seal was gone, but the Wicked Bead still had no new functions.
The first layer of the seal could fly when it was half gone. As the seal went on, the Wicked Bead could fly faster and faster.
"Let me take a rest."
Lu Li was tired after a year of cultivation. He felt guilty that his three wives did not spend much time with him.
He left his room and checked the other two rooms with psychic power to see if Bai Qiuxue and Jiang Qiling were cultivating.
"What?
How lucky I am? "
Lu Li was surprised to see that neither of them was in the room. He had just come out from cultivation and now they had come out as well?
He scanned the manor with his divine thoughts but still didn't find the two. He frowned and walked out of the yard. He asked an Earth Immortal guard, "Where are the two madams?"
"He went to the Deserted World."
The Earth Immortal Realm soul slave answered, "A new passage was found in the Deserted World. It is said that there is a good blessed land there and a hot spring. The water in the hot spring has a special liquid that can strengthen one's body and beautify one's skin. Madam Shuang took the two ladies there to play."
"Oh?"
Lu Li was intrigued. How could there be such a good place?
He waved his hand and said, "Let's go and take a look."
He left with the Earth Immortal Realm soul slave and told the guards outside to tell Lu Ling and Ming Yu that he was going to the Deserted World. Then, he stepped into the Teleportation Portal and arrived at the Deserted World.
The new passage was in a perilous place in the Deserted World. Of course, that perilous place was only for civilians. For the Earth Immortal Realm warriors, the place was not dangerous.
Lu Li teleported three times and flew for two hours. Then, he arrived at a mountain. There was a miasma in the mountain. It was not man-made but naturally formed. The miasma was so toxic that even Noble Lord Realm warriors would die upon coming in contact with it.
There were people at the foot of the mountain. They were from the Shadowland Race. Seeing Lu Li, they hurried over and saluted, "Greetings, Saint Lord."
"Rise!"
Lu Li nodded. He used psychic power to check the mountain and asked, "Have you cleaned up the miasma?"
"Yes!"
A patriarch of the Shadowland Race answered, "When the passage was found, our Family Patriarch came in person. Lady Ling sent someone over to kill all the poisonous insects.
Our Family Patriarch ordered the construction of some formations and a passageway to cut off the miasma so that we can go in and out. "
"Your Family Patriarch has done a good job."
Lu Li was satisfied with Ke Mang. Then, he asked with curiosity, "Where does this passageway lead to?
Have you built a formation on the other side? "
"To the Central Plains!"
The patriarch answered, "The exit is at the Eastern Sea, not far from the Central Plains. Our Family Patriarch has built a formation there.
Patriarch Lu has heard about it. He has sent someone to build a Teleportation Formation and has mobilized an army to guard it. In the future, Saint Lord, it will be closer to the City of Mystic Armor from here. "
"Good!"
Lu Li nodded and walked into the passageway. A path had been built here with formations to cut off the spread of the miasma.
After the time for three incense sticks to burn, Lu Li arrived at the destination. There was an army stationed here and there was a castle. Clearly, that was the passageway.
"Where are Qiuxue and the others?"
Lu Li used psychic power to check but did not see Bai Qiuxue and the others.
He frowned. He used psychic power to check further and found a cave. The cave was covered up by a formation of illusion and there were three Earth Immortal Realm soul slaves guarding outside.
"Whoosh ~"
Lu Li strode over to the cave. Looking at the three Earth Immortal Realm soul slaves, he asked, "Are the ladies in there?"
"Yes, Young Master."
One of the Earth Immortal Realm soul slaves nodded. Lu Li strode in. As soon as he entered the cave, he felt some psychic power.
They were Jiang Qiling's maids. They were from the Pavilion of Delicacy and three of them were at the Noble Lord Realm.
"Young Master!"
Seeing that it was Lu Li, the maids let down their guard. Lu Li nodded and walked in.
Clearly, the cave had been decorated simply. There were oil lamps along the way and the path was flat.
"Ha, ha, ha ~"
Walking into the depth of the cave, Lu Li could hear some bell-like laughter coming from inside. It was Bai Xiashuang.
There was a formation of illusion nearby that could cut off psychic power. There were two maids guarding outside.
"Young Master."
The two maids bowed to Lu Li at once. They were about to warn Jiang Qiling and the others when Lu Li made a shushing gesture and waved the two maids away.
The two maids understood at once. They left with blushing faces.
Lu Li walked into the formation of illusion. It was foggy inside and he could barely see through it. Lu Li saw a pond and he could hear the sound of flowing water.
Vaguely, he could see three beauties soaking in the pond like three mermaids. The steam in the water surrounded them.
Because they had been soaking in the hot spring, their skin was flushed. Sitting side by side, they were so beautiful, like the most beautiful scenery in the world.
"Who is it?"
Hearing the footsteps, Jiang Qiling glared at Lu Li. Bai Qiuxue and Bai Xiashuang were taken aback. They covered their chests, dived into the water and looked over with alarm.
"Ha, ha, who else has the guts to come in apart from me?"
Lu Li's voice was heard. The alertness in the three's eyes was replaced by shyness.
Bai Qiuxue pouted and said, "What are you doing?
Get out. Let us get dressed first. "
"Ha, ha, ha!"
Lu Li laughed out loud. He flew into the pond like a sharp sword and said, "My three beauties, do you think I will let go of such a good chance?
Just listen to me. We are in the wild. You can shout until your throats are hoarse, but it is useless … "
"Ah, pervert —"
Bai Xiashuang's exaggerated voice was heard but the maids acted as if they heard nothing. Instead, they stood there with blushed faces.