Fortunately, before setting out this time, the Great Elder had been quite generous, producing more than ten Nascent Soul-level defensive talismans. Li Yan naturally accepted them without the slightest politeness.
A talisman on Li Yan's body transformed into a yellow bronze bell. Though it burst forth with a succession of dazzling flashes, the black snowflakes on its surface spun it apart into fragments.
Yet Li Yan took the opportunity to circulate the "Nine Cauldrons Gui Water" technique, condensing the spiritual power within him into something like a steel wire. It ceased its turmoil and began circulating normally again, while his spiritual power barrier also returned to normal.
With a wave of his hand, another talisman became a yellow bronze bell and shrouded him within it. At the same time, his spiritual power turned into blazing flames around him, continuously melting the blanket of black snow pouring down from every direction.
Yan San, watching from the side, had gleams of light flickering in his eyes. He could sense that the fire-element spiritual power Li Yan had unleashed was exceedingly pure, surging like boundless, scorching heavenly fire.
"His spiritual power seems to have grown deeper again. Could he be a cultivator with a heavenly spiritual root, and one of the rare water-and-fire dual elements at that? I never expected even his fire-element spiritual power to be so overbearing."
"Fellow Daoist Yan San, we agreed to cooperate sincerely. What do you mean by this? If you know anything else, I hope you will say it sooner rather than later. Otherwise, we will return now, and the contract will be void!"
At that moment, the Great Elder's aged voice drifted over, carrying a chill as cold as the surrounding frigid winds.
When those black snowflakes had appeared below them earlier, Yan San had immediately