In the early stages of cultivation at the Five Immortals Sect, practices similar to these existed in other sects as well—even among the martial arts schools of the Mortal Realm. Some people had simply forgotten them, believing that powerful spells or elaborate moves were the strongest.
Take mortal martial arts: the most basic punches and kicks were, in truth, powerful moves accumulated and honed over hundreds and thousands of years!
Ding Shuying followed Li Yan's guidance completely. Starting from the Qi Condensation Stage, she polished her skills bit by bit, carefully relearning each of the Qi Condensation Stage spells she had long since discarded.
Li Yan observed her in secret for quite some time. Only after confirming that Ding Shuying was not merely putting on a show for him, but was truly using her Golden Core Realm cultivation to painstakingly study the fundamentals of Qi Condensation Stage spells, did he feel satisfied.
Li Yan either took no disciples at all, or, once he accepted one, his meticulous attention to every detail showed itself again. He cultivated his disciple's character through the smallest things.
Li Yan's first aim was to help his disciple live a little longer in this cultivation world, where human lives were no more than blades of grass. For now, he gave no consideration to anything else. Growing quickly to serve the sect, possessing a wealth of techniques—all of that required time to accumulate!
The Pojun Sect's current location was very close to the Heavenly Demon Grassland. After Li Yan and Qianji set out, it took little time for them to enter the grassland.
On their way out, neither of them sensed many Demon Beasts in the dense woods outside the sect or in that mountain range. Many of the Demon Beasts that had once frequently harassed the