Seven years later, on the Heavenly Demon Grassland, Li Yan and Qianji had continued onward for several years. Along the way, Qianji seized opportunities to temper himself once more, while Li Yan again guarded him from the shadows.
After entering the Heavenly Demon Grassland this time, they also visited some of the markets within. Having reached the Body Integration Realm, Li Yan no longer feared being easily recognized as a member of the Human Race.
Although he concealed his aura and displayed no demonic aura, the unfathomable cultivation he revealed, coupled with the Spirit Transformation Realm Qianji following respectfully at his side, led other Demon Beasts to assume he was some great demon from a certain clan.
During the earlier part of their journey, Li Yan spent three years taking a detour to the place where Donglin Tingyue had once obtained Silver Sand. Li Yan investigated it carefully for four months, yet found no clues whatsoever concerning the "Undying Underworld Phoenix."
He only found that the place had been visited more than once. Once someone opened a secret location for the first time, broke its formations or restrictions, and took the treasures within, they naturally would not restore those formations or restrictions.
Thus, more people would discover it afterward, and the place could only be plundered again and again. What Li Yan saw was utter emptiness. After searching in vain, he could only leave with Qianji...
After the two entered the central region of the Heavenly Demon Grassland, Qianji only occasionally went out to temper himself. At the same time, they entered the markets of the central grassland less and less frequently, mainly using teleportation arrays to travel.
This greatly increased their speed, and it was all a benefit brought by Li Yan's profound cultivation. Back when he was in