Immortal Martial Saint, something's wrong with my entry.

"However, I cannot forget the [Seed of Immortality]."

Li Youan's biggest advantage right now is his stats, followed by his array formation talent and the [Longevity Seed], all of which are extremely important.

Fortunately, he didn't need to spend time improving his cultivation, which gave Li Youan plenty of time to comprehend the formation and nurture his Dao seed.

With this in mind, Li Youan stopped paying attention to the panel, calmed his mind, and began to circulate his blood and qi throughout his body to cleanse the [Seed of Longevity] in his dantian.

After absorbing a portion of Monkey Three's blood and demonic essence, the [Seed of Immortality] was surrounded by more black mist.

Li Youan could even sense the aura of demonic energy within it, but after examining it several times, he discovered that the black mist surrounding the [Seed of Immortality] posed no threat to his body, so he let it remain. In fact, Li Youan had no means to deal with the black mist and could not ask Luo Jingshan, so he could only wait for Bai Ze to wake up and ask Bai Ze.

After passing through the vortex and the swirling black mist, the primordial energy finally entered the [Seed of Longevity]. Although Li Youan could sense the flow of this primordial energy, he was still somewhat uneasy. So he began to circulate the "True Scripture of Longevity Tribulation" to refine the primordial energy around his body.

Li Youan, who was completely focused on circulating his cultivation technique, failed to notice that after his vital energy passed through the Dao Seed, it underwent a series of extremely subtle changes. The most significant change was that Li Youan's own vital energy had become tainted with a trace of demonic energy.

Stopping thinking about these things, Li Youan began to cultivate diligently. The vital energy in his body circulated in circles in his meridians, eventually flowing into the spring. The spring then spewed out the vital energy again, which was absorbed by the vortex above and transferred to the [Seed of Longevity].

Li Youan could sense that the [Seed of Longevity] he was cleansing with his own blood and qi was slowly changing every moment.

Each time a cycle of Qi and blood is completed, the [Seed of Longevity] will release some energy to the surroundings. Some of this energy flows into Li Youan's Yuan Qi Spring, some is absorbed by Li Youan's body, and some simply dissipates into thin air. With Li Youan's current cultivation level, he cannot perceive where this energy goes.

Li Youan felt that the physical and mental energy he had lost in the battle today was rapidly recovering.

There are only two guard teams tonight, or rather, Luo Jingshan needs to be on guard all night. The people accompanying him are divided into two groups. The first group consists of only Li Youan, and the remaining uninjured people are in the second group.

Half of the time allotted to Li Youan for guard duty had passed. At this time, although Luo Jingshan was in worse spirits than when he set off, and even looked a little pale, he had actually recovered from his injuries.

Li Youan was not seriously injured, and the energy he had lost had been fully restored after the recent recuperation.

Even thanks to the feedback from the [Seed of Immortality], the total amount of primordial energy has increased slightly, and it is not far from the second level of the Opening Origin Realm.

Li Youan wanted to try to see if he could break through his cultivation level through his own cultivation. He would try not to use the cultivation card stored in the panel for the time being.

Although he was thinking about various things, Li Youan did not stop using his qi and blood to cleanse the [Seed of Immortality]. This behavior had now become an instinct of his body.

Although Luo Jingshan didn't know what Li Youan was doing, he could still sense that Li Youan had stopped cultivating. Thinking about what had happened today, Luo Jingshan spoke.

"Xiao An, as expected of Master Wei's recommendation. Master Wei suddenly informed me that he needed to take on one of his apprentices."

"In the past, Master Wei would notify me or other squad leaders in advance that his apprentices were coming to the outpost. You are the first one who was notified at the last minute. I thought you were a second-generation rich kid who came to get some experience."

Luo Jingshan recalled the scene when he first received the notification and told Li Youan, who was standing next to him, about it.

"I hadn't seen your information at the time. I thought you were sent to Master Wei by some family, or a junior member of Master Wei's family. I didn't expect you to be so much more outstanding than the information I saw later."

Upon hearing Luo Jingshan's praise, Li Youan initially wanted to be modest, but seeing Luo Jingshan's earnest and affirmative gaze, he ultimately held back.

"Captain, I do feel quite comfortable with formations. Perhaps my master recognized my talent and that's why he took me on as his apprentice."

That's undeniable. While Li Youan might have relied on the panel for other things, he relied entirely on his talent for formations.

This was also what surprised Luo Jingshan greatly. After all, he had seen many cultivation geniuses, but in terms of formations, only Li Youan was such a genius.

This body may not be particularly talented in cultivation, but its talent in formations is truly astonishing. Coupled with Li Youan's ingenious ideas from his previous life, it can only be said that his already outstanding talent has now reached an even higher level.

Without the panel, Li Youan's cultivation speed might be too slow, preventing him from using high-level formations. However, his current cultivation level is not an obstacle on his path to advancement.

Considering the current situation, Luo Jingshan didn't talk to Li Youan much. It was partly because it was too quiet and it wasn't good to stay silent, but more importantly, it was because today's battle was Li Youan's first battle since arriving at the outpost, and he had directly encountered two True Spirit Realm demonic beasts.

Luo Jingshan was worried that Li Youan might have some problems, but after hearing those two sentences, he realized he was overthinking it and didn't say anything more.

Time passed slowly, and Wei Xiao walked to Li Youan's side and gently patted his shoulder. Neither of them spoke, but they both understood each other's meaning. They simply nodded to each other, and Li Youan returned to the depths of the cave.

Looking at the group of people scattered throughout the cave, Li Youan's steps became even lighter. The Luo brothers and Feng Lin, the three most seriously injured, lay at the very back of the cave.

Fu Ming was not far from the three of them, but he wasn't lying down; instead, he was sitting. Li Youan could tell from the aura emanating from Fu Ming that he was cultivating. This was truly a cultivation fanatic. For an alchemist to maintain his cultivation level was already quite remarkable.

He Xiaoluo and Qi Xuan did not cultivate; instead, they rested together on the right side of the cave, not far apart.

The remaining team members, who were not on guard duty, were also scattered in different locations within the cave.

After observing for a while, Li Youan found that the only suitable place for him to rest was a small open space not far from Dongfang Jinghong.

Without thinking much, Li Youan quietly walked towards the open space.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that Dongfang Jinghong was not asleep either, but rather turned to the side and examined the terminal.

Li Youan did not disturb her, but went directly to the open space and lay down, but did not close his eyes. Instead, he stared blankly at the rock wall above.

"How are you feeling?"

As Li Youan was about to reply to the message sent by Dongfang Jinghong on the terminal, more messages began to pop up.

"Are you adjusting well?"

"Feel free to ask me any questions."

……

"?"

Dongfang Jinghong looked at the question mark sent by Li Youan and sent back the same question mark.

Li Youan suppressed a laugh and stopped being cheeky, instead starting to edit the message.

"What's wrong, employer? Are you worried about the bodyguards?"

"Of course! I paid for this. If something happens to you, all my money will be wasted. I paid for this, so I deserve the service I'm entitled to."

After pausing for a moment, Dongfang Jinghong adjusted her posture and continued sending messages.

"You'll be my bodyguard until you return to the front-line base."

"Understood, little boss."

"I'm the boss, not a small-time boss."

"Alright, alright, little boss."

Ignoring the still-vibrating terminal, Li Youan closed her eyes to rest. She didn't know what tomorrow would bring, and she needed to maintain her strength and energy.

Moreover, even though he was Dongfang Jinghong's bodyguard, Li Youan would never abandon his teammate even without that relationship.

These two times, I had to ask Dongfang Jinghong for a lot of spirit stones to set up the formation.

Dongfang Jinghong never mentioned the matter again. With such a wealthy young woman by his side, Li Youan felt that being a bodyguard was well worth it.

The next day arrived quickly, and under Luo Jingshan's leadership, the group moved rapidly toward the outpost.

The journey was extremely peaceful, and nothing else happened, which may have been largely due to Luo Jingshan.

Yesterday, the sudden appearance of Monkey Two and Monkey Three raised Luo Jingshan's vigilance to a whole new level.

Previously, he also felt that he had been a bit careless on the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Demon Forest, otherwise he could have spotted the two demonic beasts earlier and avoided them.

Of course, Luo Jingshan did not find any more monsters for Li Youan or Dongfang Jinghong to practice on during the rest of the journey.

Now, he didn't want to do anything outside the plan; he just wanted to complete the mission first, because Luo Jingshan had a feeling that this mission wouldn't go smoothly.

As evening fell, the thirteenth team arrived at a lake. Luo Jingshan led the group from a small puddle into the lake, and after twisting and turning, they entered a hidden underwater cave behind a rock.

This is the outpost they will be staying at during this mission, and also the place where they can rest during this time.

"Okay, then I'll explain the specific execution process for this mission."

Luo Jingshan looked at the group of team members in front of him and began to explain his plan.