Yan Liming had lived for over four hundred years.
Having reached the Core Formation Stage as a demon cultivator, he naturally possessed a wealth of combat experience.
The moment Li Ping approached, he cast a spell to cloak himself in a barrier of magical power.
With that barrier protecting him, methods such as poisoning and sneak attacks were unlikely to work.
What he had never expected, however, was that Li Ping would mix poison into the Blood Sea Domain he had unleashed.
Moreover, after administering the poison, Li Ping summoned a Desolate Fire Sparrow to spew scorching flames, making a show of being determined to burn Yan Liming's Blood Sea Domain away.
This left Yan Liming deeply alarmed.
In his anxiety, he had no time to inspect it carefully and drew all his painstakingly refined magical power back into his body.
And so he fell for the trap.
After Li Ping's mocking words rang out, Yan Liming hurriedly tried to mobilize the magical power within him.
But at that instant, the power he had once commanded as easily as his own fingers seemed to weigh a thousand tons, utterly refusing to obey.
Moreover, wherever his magical power flowed, his body gradually went numb.
"Despicable, shameless bastard! You actually used poison!" Yan Liming cursed.
As he cursed, he slapped the Storage Bag at his waist, and a black bead appeared in his hand.
Seeing this, Li Ping swiftly retreated while directing the Purple Shadow Sword to transform into a ribbon of violet radiance that swept toward Yan Liming, as though intent on killing him outright.
Of course, to let Yan Hengchuan practice the Foundation Seizure Method, he had to capture his opponent alive.
Though he now appeared to be trying to kill Yan Liming, it was merely a feint to force