After returning to his cave residence, Li Yan first had a good wash, and his whole person became refreshed.
After setting up the "Great Dragon-Elephant Formation," he gave a few instructions to the little Purple Dragon-Elephant and, by the way, also let out the Snow Mosquito King. When the two demonic beasts met, they naturally exchanged a round of cold taunts and sarcasm.
Li Yan paid them no mind. After settling everything, he fell asleep. He let the two carefree demonic beasts go back to patting each other on the back and blowing their own trumpets in the next moment.
As for the result of the great battle outside, with their level, it would be impossible to know for a while. Anyway, if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up.
Li Yan had been exhausted recently. He had to hurry up and recover to his peak state.
Otherwise, if the result of the great battle between the two races was really bad, then what followed would either be a bitter struggle or he would have to find a way to escape.
Li Yan slept until the latter half of the next night before slowly waking up.
He felt extremely energetic. Although it was said that cultivators could replace sleep with meditation and practice, Li Yan felt that sleep could better relax his body and mind.
When Li Yan woke up and walked out of his rest area, he saw the little Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant lying on the ground in a corner of the living room cave, its eyes half-closed. The Snow Mosquito King was squatting beside it in a dignified manner.
The Snow Mosquito King's small eyes were darting around. Because Li Yan was resting, the two demonic beasts only dared to boast in low voices. When they got agitated, besides their eyes turning red, they did not dare to fight immediately.
Seeing Li Yan come out, the Snow Mosquito King flapped its wings and immediately pounced on Li Yan.
Li Yan smiled and let the Snow Mosquito King pounce on him. When the Snow Mosquito King's crystal-clear, ice-sculpture-like proboscis, carrying a chill, touched Li Yan's skin, it had already landed on his shoulder.
Li Yan reached out and stroked its back twice, feeling the clear and bone-chilling coldness coming from the Snow Mosquito King.
"It's not easy to find a place as strangely cold as the 'Northern Abyss Demon-Suppressing Pagoda' outside now. Your cultivation is not advancing very quickly at the moment."
"After we return to the sect this time, I'll go and check the records to see if there are any strange and cold objects between heaven and earth. I still have to get them. Otherwise, the help you can give me will only become less and less."
The icy coldness coming from his palm sent a cool sensation through Li Yan's heart. He thought for a moment and said. With the help of that strange ice throne, the Snow Mosquito King clan's advancement was very rapid at the beginning.
But later, the effect began to decline significantly.
"Master, is that true? I do know of a strange stone called the 'Howling Cold Stone.' Its yin coldness contains a trace of Nine Springs water, which should be helpful for our cultivation."
"'Howling Cold Stone'? I've never heard of it. Do you know where to find it?"
Li Yan's eyes lit up. The Snow Mosquito King's face immediately turned bitter.
"Master, I only know the name of this thing. Even my impression of its shape is very vague, let alone where it grows."
Li Yan frowned. "Rascal, then you still say it's beneficial to your cultivation. Isn't that a lie!"
Hearing this, the Snow Mosquito King was startled. Li Yan suddenly calling its name was a clear sign of his displeasure.
"He's just talking nonsense, taking the opportunity to tease Master!"
At this time, the little Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant, lying in the corner of the cave, lifted its eyelids and said lazily.
The Snow Mosquito King, hearing this, immediately raised the wings on its back and glared fiercely at the little Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant before quickly putting on a smiling face and looking at Li Yan.
"Aiya, aiya, Master, don't listen to that remnant soul's nonsense. Its soul is incomplete, so its mind is naturally chaotic."
"I won't stoop to its level. I can only say it's too ignorant. It's like this: for matters related to cultivation, some inexplicable words often appear in my mind."
"'Howling Cold Stone' is one that often appears. I can feel that this thing will definitely be of great help to our clan's cultivation. This should be something from my bloodline inheritance."
After the Snow Mosquito King finished speaking, it looked at Li Yan pitifully, with an expression that said this matter was not its fault.
"Howling Cold Stone... Howling... Cold Stone. Mm, I've noted it down!"
After Li Yan silently repeated the name of this thing twice, his brows had already relaxed.
He knew that this should be a trace of an imprint from the Snow Mosquito King's bloodline inheritance, as it had said. For a demonic beast that was naturally sensitive, this kind of imprint was extremely accurate.
Just like the first time a cat sees a mouse and the first time it sees a dog, the natural impulse to capture and the mutual suppression in the bloodline are completely different.
As for which ancient demonic beast the Snow Mosquito King's bloodline sense came from, probably no one could say for sure.
After all, the Snow Mosquito King was a new species born in the "Northern Abyss Demon-Suppressing Pagoda." Its bloodline, as the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant said, was "very mixed."
But some demonic beast in its bloodline must have come into contact with the "Howling Cold Stone" in its lifetime, so the memory was very deep, so much so that it was integrated into its bones and was not forgotten even in death.
However, this also meant that the "Howling Cold Stone" must be a rare item, especially since it also contained a trace of "Nine Springs water." Li Yan didn't know what this was, but from the name, it should be something from the netherworld.
With this clue, there was still a direction to search, it was just a matter of time.
"However, before we find an external object that can greatly enhance your strength, I think there are other ways to improve your strength in the short term."
Li Yan glanced at the little Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant in the corner of the cave, then his gaze returned to the Snow Mosquito King.
"Really? Master, what way, what way?"
Demonic beasts were more easily moved by the ability to improve their strength. Worshipping the powerful was their instinct.
Hearing that Li Yan had a way to improve its strength, the coldness on the Snow Mosquito King's body grew even thicker. Layers of white mist had already formed around its body, and its expression was very excited.
But in its excitement, it did not notice that when Li Yan had seemingly unintentionally glanced at the corner of the cave just now, the little Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant's entire body had involuntarily twitched.
"Have you not noticed that although the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant's realm has not advanced much recently, its strength has already surpassed yours by a lot?"
A faint smile curled at the corner of Li Yan's mouth. Then his eyes showed a look of deliberate surprise as he looked at the Snow Mosquito King.
"Oh? Has it? I didn't think so. I just thought its cultivation progress was similar to mine. It doesn't look any different from when I saw it a few months ago!"
The Snow Mosquito King was also surprised. It immediately swept its Divine Sense over the little Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant again and again. This was exactly the same as its previous judgment.
They hadn't seen each other for a few months, so when they met, they would naturally judge each other's cultivation at the first opportunity.
"It seems you haven't fought it. The Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant has been diligently cultivating a certain cultivation method these past few months and has already made some progress. It should be very difficult for you to be its opponent now."
"Mm, it probably won't take more than ten breaths for you to be defeated!"
"Ten breaths! Master, you said ten breaths! You're simply..."
The Snow Mosquito King, upon hearing this, immediately flew up from his shoulder and jumped in front of Li Yan, saying excitedly. It almost said, "You're simply talking nonsense."
Fortunately, the fear Li Yan had instilled in it was too great, and it instinctively held its tongue at the critical moment. But at this time, its long proboscis was almost touching the tip of Li Yan's nose.
The smile at the corner of Li Yan's mouth grew wider. Sure enough, the Snow Mosquito King got anxious as soon as it heard it.
"Master, a remnant soul is just a remnant soul. No matter how it cultivates, without a physical body, its strength will always be discounted."
"I don't even need to call out my children now, I can easily subdue it. Ten breaths, hmph, I can beat it down in eight breaths."
The Snow Mosquito King actually knew that without summoning its children, the best it could do was fight the little Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant to a mutual defeat.
But who doesn't know how to boast? What's more, Li Yan was making it sound worthless. If not for the fear of disturbing Li Yan's rest, it would have taught that ignorant remnant soul a lesson long ago.
"Mm, I was just thinking of seeing the true results of your cultivation. So you two can have a fight and see."
Seeing that the Snow Mosquito King was still a one-track mind that couldn't take any provocation, Li Yan no longer hesitated. With a wave of his large sleeve, the two demonic beasts in the cave had already disappeared.
And in the next moment, a phantasm conjured by Li Yan's Divine Sense also appeared in the "Earthen Patch."
The small space in the cave was naturally not enough for the two demonic beasts to fight. Of course, it was even more impossible to let the two beasts fight outside the cave residence. The "Earthen Patch" was naturally the best choice.
The moment the Snow Mosquito King arrived in the "Earthen Patch" space, it became even more energetic.
If you were to ask who was more familiar with the "Earthen Patch" now, perhaps not even Li Yan himself was as familiar as it was.
When it had nothing to do, it would take its concubines and children on a slow flight through each place, as if it were inspecting its territory.
Except for the two caves at the foot of that large mountain where Li Yan had set up restrictions to store vicious souls, it had set foot in every other place.
Fighting in a familiar environment, the Snow Mosquito King naturally felt like a fish in water. But fortunately, it was also somewhat wary of Li Yan's words and did not actively summon its clan members.
But once the fight started, it would likely still attract the attention of many snow mosquitoes.
What the Snow Mosquito King didn't notice was that the usually arrogant little Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant's eyes had lit up the moment it entered the "Earthen Patch."
Afterward, when the Snow Mosquito King looked over with some alarm, the little Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant had been smiling at it, staring at it until its heart felt hairy.
"What... what are you looking at? In a moment, Mosquito Lord will make you hug Mosquito Lord's thigh and beg."
"I'm just looking at a hairball. Hehehe, little punk, don't be discouraged after your miserable defeat in a moment."
"Actually, it's not that your cultivation is insufficient, nor that the environment here is bad. Even if you find that whatever 'Howling Cold Stone,' it still won't work."
"At most, you'll only reach the third rank in this life. Unlike Elephant Lord, who can cultivate to the fifth rank with just this soul body."
"All of this can only be blamed on your bloodline being too mixed, so mixed that it's chaotic."
"However, if you want to hug Elephant Lord's leg and beg for mercy later, give me a heads-up first. Otherwise, I won't have the chance to hold back."
After speaking, the purple light on the little Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant's body suddenly flared, turning into a dazzling purple sun, like a giant beast looking down on all living beings from the clouds.
Its appearance at this moment was extremely majestic, and its aura was rising steadily.
The Snow Mosquito King, on the other hand, had a flash of disdain in its eyes. The white qi on its body also greatly increased, and its entire body instantly expanded several times, looking no smaller than the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant.
A sharp whistle came from its long proboscis, and the Snow Mosquito King also flew into the air.
In an instant, it had pounced over. The two beasts instantly engaged in battle. Although the Purple Divine Dragon-Elephant's innate divine ability was singular, it was incomparably pure. Its body just swayed lightly, as if with the force of ten thousand jun.
The Snow Mosquito King, in an instant, had used three divine abilities: Ice into Shield, Water into Sword, and Mist Freezing Heaven and Earth, which showed that its bloodline inheritance was very "broad."
The phantasm conjured by Li Yan's Divine Sense stood suspended in the air with its arms crossed, watching everything in the field with a smile.