Li Yan immediately thought of the top-tier body-tempering technique, the "Qiongqi Purgatory Art." A thought he had suppressed for a long time surged up once more.
A good body-tempering technique was far too important to Li Yan. Ever since he had been a low-level cultivator, his combat skills had centered on it.
Li Yan was even more at ease in close combat. His fighting techniques had long since seeped into his bones.
Only after a while did Li Yan calm the thoughts in his heart. Everything had to proceed according to a plan. He had always planned before acting; this matter could not be rushed.
Although he had refined another complete drop of Undying Nether Phoenix essence blood this time, Li Yan had not acquired any new innate ability. However, the Phoenix Soars to Heaven movement technique had improved dramatically once again.
When Li Yan had merely tested it a little indoors before, he discovered that Phoenix Soars to Heaven had not only doubled his speed, but also gave him the sensation of directly tearing through the void while moving.
Li Yan knew this was a manifestation of the Undying Nether Phoenix's immortal body advancing.
Although the Undying Nether Phoenix did not possess the naturally enviable spatial divine abilities of the two Phoenix clans, it had innate gifts that those two Phoenix clans lacked.
Namely, an incomparably powerful physical body and speed, allowing it to tear through space and travel with ease.
That meant that, once Li Yan reached a certain stage, he would be able to cross turbulent spatial currents relying solely on his powerful body, unafraid of the gale winds, chaotic currents, or even spatial severing within, all while remaining unharmed.
Even Nascent Soul cultivators, or perhaps even Spirit Transformation cultivators, could not accomplish such a thing.
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