Over the past few years, whenever Li Yan had time, he carefully polished the art of "Subtle Thought" bit by bit.
Although this technique was merely an auxiliary cultivation method, it had shown far too many potential uses when he ambushed and killed powerful enemies in repeated battles.
Whether it was controlling the Cloud-Piercing Blade for sneak attacks, precisely controlling spells, or probing the auras of powerful cultivators, it was tremendously useful.
Li Yan also knew that if he wished to break through the unknown regions within the chaotic spatial currents, then throughout the entire journey, aside from relying on his perception and predictions of the five-element laws to avoid crashing into other dangers—
powerful Divine Sense was likewise crucial for detecting subtle changes in space.
Apart from cultivating, Li Yan also reflected on the reasons this time had nearly cost him his life. Whenever he considered how he had fallen into such a state, his heart still trembled with fear.
Before dying, the other party had mentioned the "Five Immortal Sects." There was no longer any doubt that this was why he had been targeted; there was no need to suspect anything else.
But Li Yan simply did not know how the other party had set their sights on him, nor where those two had come from. It was even more as though they had been waiting for his arrival.
As for the identities of those two, one suspicion could be ruled out: they were not cultivators from the Yin-Yang Chaos Sect. Their attacks contained no laws of yin-yang interaction at all. They were genuine sword cultivators.
Li Yan had encountered quite a few sword cultivators, and what had left the deepest impression on him was their formidable combat strength—such as Xue Longzi, whom he had met on the