Time flew by. Before long, Li Yan and the others had advanced to the place where Master Lan had previously broken the restriction with her formation.
Sweat had begun to bead on Li Yan's forehead as well.
Using the Five Elements Return to Primordial Chaos technique consumed a great deal of his spiritual power. Fortunately, he was now a Spirit Transformation Realm powerhouse, and his reserves were exceptionally abundant.
An hour later, Li Yan and the others had advanced more than fifty li. Although their speed was incomparably slower than when Master Lan had broken the formation before—
—it was heartening that they had continued moving forward the entire time. That alone was enough.
"I need to recover my spiritual power. Seniors, please hold the front for a while. I'll retreat more than ten li."
Li Yan's face was pale. At last, he recalled the two ink-black brushes. In truth, he still had over thirty percent of his spiritual power remaining. Though it was not yet depleted, given Li Yan's nature, he would certainly leave himself some in reserve.
Judging by the spiritual power of an ordinary early Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator, others would have thought Li Yan had already given his all and was nearly drained dry.
If Li Yan retreated now, even with Elder Hao and the other blocking the way here, they could only slow the spread of the chaotic force. This was a method of taking five steps forward and one step back.
But there was nothing to be done about Li Yan needing to recover his spiritual power. As long as the overall trend remained one of progress, that was enough.
"You don't need to retreat that far. You can recover right here. I have pills that rapidly restore spiritual power. For you, after refining