What I teach you is real stuff.

The leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect has no reason to lie about this. He has no connection with the Western Spirit Mountain or the Netherworld Blood Sea. Even if they were once employer and employee, that was tens of thousands of years ago. There is no need for him to hide anything for these top forces.

Lu Yuan also felt that given the strength and status of the leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect at that time, it was indeed impossible for him to find out the internal information of those top leaders.

Back then, the Western Spirit Mountain and the Netherworld Blood Sea must have discovered something new beyond the realm, which is why they spent so much effort to explore it. There are only two possibilities that could make the Spirit Mountain and the Netherworld Blood Sea stop.

First, they encountered a major terrorist attack from outside the region, suffering losses that outweighed their gains, and were forced to retreat.

The second is that they have obtained what they wanted and returned home with a full load.

In comparison, Lu Yuan was more inclined to the second possibility, since both Mount Ling and the Netherworld had Quasi-Saints backing them.

There is Buddha on Mount Ling, and there is the Old Ancestor of the Styx River in the netherworld.

Even if the powerful beings from beyond the realm are strong, what power could they possibly possess that would make two quasi-saints hesitate?

It's highly likely that he returned after getting what he wanted, but simply didn't tell the person who hired him.

As for the leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect obtaining the small stone shield, that was purely pure luck.

However, his good luck is useless now, because the stone shield has now fallen into Lu Yuan's hands.

Lu Yuan said, "This stone shield is made of a special material. It must be one of the fragments left after the collapse of an extremely powerful magic weapon. Even a single fragment has such power."

"Fellow Daoist, haven't you considered exploring beyond the realms to find more stone shield fragments to strengthen your magic weapon?"

A single fragment of a magical artifact can become the most prized possession of the Myriad Immortals Sect, which shows how powerful it is. Did the leader of the Myriad Immortals Sect not consider venturing beyond the realms to find more fragments of magical artifacts afterward?

The leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect sighed and said, "How could I not want to? To be honest, fellow Daoist, I am also powerless to do so. The outer world is far too dangerous compared to the Immortal Realm."

That murky world seemed untouched by civilization, teeming with bizarre creatures. Some ancient extraterrestrial beings were particularly terrifying—possessing low intelligence but extraordinary strength; venturing into it alone was a near-certain death.

The leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect recalled that he did not not want to go to the outer realms, nor had he never had such thoughts.

He knew, of course, that the small stone shield was just a fragment of a broken magic weapon. After all, it was obvious at a glance that if more stone shield fragments could be found and repaired, it would definitely become more powerful.

But the key issue is that he lacks the ability to explore beyond the region, because it is too dangerous.

There are too many powerful creatures in the outer world. The terrifying thing about many of these powerful creatures is that they are not very intelligent, but they are extremely strong.

The saying goes, "The ruthless fear the stubborn, the stubborn fear the reckless, and the reckless fear the foolish."

Many ancient creatures from beyond the realm are simply stupid; sometimes, they'll explode if you even glance at them.

The leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect had encountered this kind of thing when he followed the people of Mount Ling and the Netherworld Blood Sea into the outer realms. Because he had experienced it, he knew how terrifying that place was.

Back then, he almost died in the outer realms when he went in with a group of powerful figures from Mount Ling and the Netherworld Blood Sea. Now, sending him alone is no different from sending him to his death.
Therefore, although the leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect has acted impulsively many times over the years, he has never taken any action.

As Lu Yuan listened to the description from the leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, he felt a wave of fear wash over him.

Even the leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, a late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal, dared not venture into the outer realms alone. Back then, Lu Yuan, who had just ascended to the Immortal Realm and whose cultivation was still that of a Celestial Immortal, dared to lead several of his disciples into the outer realms to collect materials for refining the puppets of the Heavenly Demon City. It can only be said that ignorance is bliss.

Fortunately, I was lucky back then and didn't encounter any extremely dangerous creatures in the outer realms. I could handle most of the extraterrestrial beings I encountered. But if I had encountered a large one, the consequences would have been unpredictable.

At this moment, Lu Yuan had figured out the origin of the small stone shield. He continued to ask the leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, "If I were to ask you to lead the way to the outer realms now, would you still remember where you found this stone shield back then?"

Leader of the Myriad Immortals Sect: "Fellow Daoist, are you going to the outer realms?"

The leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect was taken aback, but he quickly understood.

After all, with Lu Yuan's strength and cultivation, although his realm is Golden Immortal, his strength is no less than that of an ordinary Great Luo Immortal. Such a person would be confident even if he went to the outer realms.

At least there's no problem getting out unscathed. Since there's no risk, it's perfectly normal to explore beyond the realm and search for other stone shield fragments.

After all, this stone shield is indeed powerful. If more fragments can be found and restored, it will definitely be a top-tier magic weapon.

Lu Yuan said, "I have this idea, but I don't know if Leader Chen is willing to come with me."

The leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect was named Chen Feng. He and several other elders of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect founded the sect and he was a ruthless man.

Chen Feng asked, "Is there any reward?"

Lu Yuan said, "Come with me to the outer realm. I will give you those Xuanxian Five Qi Liquids. If you can find other stone shield fragments, you will receive an additional reward of 10,000 immortal crystals."

This offer is quite generous. After all, Lu Yuan's previous Xuanxian Five Qi Liquid was already worth 10,000 immortal crystals according to market prices.

Ten thousand immortal crystals have terrifying purchasing power in the immortal realm. Even the leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect cannot ignore them. Ten thousand immortal crystals are enough to get a Grand Luo Immortal to take action.

Hiring a leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect would be more than enough. If other stone shield fragments are found, there will be an additional reward of 10,000 immortal crystals. This reward is indeed generous.

Of course, Lu Yuan didn't lose out either.

First of all, the Xuanxian Five Qi Liquid is not precious to him. His medicine puppets are still being produced continuously, and 1 immortal crystals of Xuanxian Five Qi Liquid is really nothing to him. Using it to buy a Taiyi Golden Immortal late-stage expert who knows the coordinates of the top magic weapon fragments from beyond the realm as a guide is already quite a good deal.

If he can find other stone shield fragments, Lu Yuan will take out another 10,000 immortal crystals, which is actually just returning the 10,000 immortal crystals that the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect gave him.

It's like he only gave up a small amount of his family's Xuanxian Five Qi Liquid from start to finish. If he could really get the Stone Shield magic weapon in return, he would have made a huge profit.

Moreover, Lu Yuan's trip to the outer realms wasn't just about finding fragments of the stone shield; he had other plans as well.

Now that Lu Yuan's strength has increased and the top experts in the Immortal Realm are in seclusion, it will be the stage for their Great Luo Immortal Sect to fully demonstrate its abilities.

Lu Yuan now has more and more resources (immortal crystals) at his disposal, and naturally, the faster he can produce the medicinal puppets for the Xuanxian Five Qi Liquid, the better.

So this time, in addition to searching for fragments of the Extraterrestrial Magic Gem Shield, Lu Yuan also planned to collect more materials for refining the Heavenly Demon City puppets along the way.

The materials collected last time were only enough to refine more than 20 Heavenly Demon City puppets. This time, we will bring more people and collect more materials to refine a large batch of medicine puppets. This way, the production speed of Xuanxian Five Qi Liquid will also increase.

The more immortal crystals Lu Yuan earns, the stronger the Great Luo Immortal Sect becomes in terms of competitiveness and overall strength. This also means Lu Yuan can exchange for more points, allowing him to improve his abilities more quickly.

So this is definitely a virtuous cycle, and even if he doesn't find the stone shield fragments when he goes to the outer realms this time, just mining the materials to refine the puppets will definitely be worthwhile.

The reward offered by Lu Yuan was quite generous, even more so than the rewards offered by Lingshan and Youming Blood Sea back then.

The leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect had no reason to refuse.

This kind of business is a sure thing, and with Lu Yuan, a powerful expert whose combat strength is comparable to that of a Grand Luo Immortal, leading the way, the risk is not high. Moreover, the current leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, Chen Feng, is no longer the same person who had just entered the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

He had been immersed in this realm for tens of thousands of years, and his current strength was incomparable to what it used to be, making him more secure even when venturing beyond the realm. Chen Feng said, "The reward you have offered, fellow Daoist, is indeed generous. I seem to have no reason to refuse. Very well, then I will go with you."

Chen Feng agreed.

At the same time, he also proposed a better plan, which is to bring more strong people along, which would be safer.

Lu Yuan agreed. He would only pay the promised reward, and he certainly wouldn't refuse the additional allies, free labor, and fighting power.

Chen Feng then summoned two more Taiyi Golden Immortal level elders from the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect. These elders initially disagreed, still harboring hostility towards Lu Yuan because of previous events, but upon hearing the reward Lu Yuan offered, they immediately beamed with joy.

True strong people are never bound by trivialities. As long as there is enough benefit, they can be mortal enemies one second and close friends the next.

After the two parties finalized the agreement, Lu Yuan first paid a deposit for the trip, half of the Xuanxian Five Qi Liquid.

The leader and patriarch of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect smiled as they received the Mysterious Immortal Five Qi Liquid.

They had previously stolen it, only to have it forcibly taken away by Lu Yuan. When Lu Yuan took away the Xuanxian Five Qi Liquid, which was worth tens of thousands of immortal crystals, it was as painful as cutting off a piece of their flesh.

Now that they have regained what they lost, even though they earned it themselves, the reward is so generous that they are overjoyed.

These Xuanxian Five Qi Liquids can be sold and exchanged for Immortal Crystals, which can help the overall strength of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect to rise to another level.

A deposit is paid, and both parties agree to depart one hundred years later.

Venturing beyond the realms is no child's play. Although the leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect and Lu Yuan are leading the team, there are still risks involved.

Therefore, you need to prepare well before you go.

A top expert can take a hundred years to recover in the mortal realm. The leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect and several other experts were severely beaten by Lu Yuan, so a hundred years of preparation time was already very rushed.

Upon returning to Jade Heaven Kingdom, Lu Yuan began preparations.

This trip to the outer realms is not only to find fragments of the stone shield, but also to mine materials for crafting the puppets of the Heavenly Demon City.

Having learned from the previous excavation experience, Lu Yuan needed to prepare in advance this time, which meant preparing the materials needed to excavate the pot crystals.

Last time, when they were digging for pot crystals with Xiao Huang and Jiang Ming in the outer realm, they found that the pot crystals at the bottom of the Blood Lake in the outer realm were extremely difficult to dig out, as they were incredibly hard, and it took a long time to dig out even one piece.

Although their cultivation and strength have increased, mining crystal pots still takes a considerable amount of time without a suitable weapon.

Therefore, Lu Yuan had to prepare special tools for digging in advance; sharpening the axe wouldn't delay the work of chopping wood.

Lu Yuan took out a crystal pot and tried it with various magical treasures and weapons. In the end, he found that the only thing that could increase the digging speed was his Gengjin Flying Sword.

This gave him a headache. Although the Gengjin Flying Sword could dig quickly, innate Gengjin was extremely rare.

Even if Lu Yuan has cultivated to this point, this is all he has. How could he possibly go and get a bunch of innate Geng metal to refine into mining tools to mine crystals?
If he had so much innate Geng metal, would he need to mine the pot crystal?

"These crystal goblets seem to be covered by a special extraterrestrial law. This law acts like a restriction on the crystal goblets, which is why they are difficult to excavate."

Wait, a restriction?

Just as Lu Yuan was having a headache, he suddenly thought of something.

Breaking the restriction immediately brought to mind a certain figure.

When I was in the lower plane, I raised a group of mountain-drilling dragons. Those mountain-drilling dragons had dragon blood in their bodies. They were not only incredibly strong, but also had an innate talent for breaking restrictions.

However, Lu Yuan left those mountain-drilling dragons in the lower realm. After all, with their talent, it was easy for them to reach the Tribulation Transcending Great Ascension stage, but it was extremely difficult for them to reach the Immortal realm.

Lu Yuan had originally planned to leave them in the Azure Sky World to live out their days, but he never expected that he would need them again.

Perhaps those mountain-drilling dragons can really come in handy at this crucial moment.

Regardless of whether it would work or not, Lu Yuan decided to give it a try and set off back to the Azure Sky World to pick up the group of mountain-drilling dragons.

With the improvement of his cultivation level and after comprehending a portion of the laws of space, Lu Yuan no longer needs the Tongtian Gate to guide him when entering and leaving the Immortal Realm and lower planes.

He himself can use his physical body to traverse planes, create voids, and travel between the upper and lower realms.

Soon, Lu Yuan returned to the Azure Sky World.

Upon returning to the Azure Sky World, Lu Yuan did not go to the Northern Continent Alliance, but instead went to the Fire Crystal Mine of Flying Dragon City, formerly the Great Qian Ancient Kingdom.

In his early years, he also served as the city lord of Flying Dragon City. This Fire Crystal Mine was a gift from the Great Qian Kingdom's ruler.

At that time, fire crystal ore was quite valuable, so Lu Yuan sent all of the mountain-drilling dragons here.

However, as the business of the Great Luo Immortal Sect grew larger and larger, this fire crystal mine became dispensable and eventually became the retirement home for the Mountain Drilling Dragon.

After many years, Lu Yuan returned to this place and, in addition to seeing the Mountain Dragon, also met two old friends.

Zhang Long and Zhou Qing.

These two guys were Lu Yuan's chief steward of the city lord's mansion and the chief manager of the mine in Flying Dragon City.

Back then, Lu Yuan saw that the two of them were quite diligent and clever in their work. At that time, the Great Luo Sect was short of people, so he took them in as outer disciples to help him manage these miscellaneous affairs outside the sect.

At the time, he also exchanged two cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities for the two of them, namely the "Longevity and Longevity Technique" and the "Five Elements Escape Technique".

Although the Longevity and Longevity Technique is not particularly powerful, it is still a high-level technique produced by the system, and its rank is even higher than the Everlasting Spring Boy Technique practiced by Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick.

The Changchun Boy's Skill only leads to the Heavenly Immortal realm, while this Longevity and Longevity Skill is an even more direct path to the True Immortal realm. While its combat ability is certainly lacking, its lifespan is extremely long. If mastered, one can even live for a very long time, far exceeding that of an ordinary Golden Immortal.

These two outer disciples did indeed cultivate diligently after obtaining the cultivation technique, so even though tens of thousands of years have passed and their cultivation talent is only average, they are still alive and well.

Both of them had even broken through the peak of the Tribulation Transcending stage and were not far from the Mahayana stage.

Lu Yuan also felt incredibly saddened.

I never imagined that the two outer disciples I casually took in back then would have reached the Mahayana stage in cultivation today. Now, thinking back to those two Crouching Dragons and Phoenix Chicks, they are not even as advanced as these two unofficial disciples.

Lu Yuan also stayed in Bengbu for a while.

Neither of them expected to see their former mentor again in Flying Dragon City, and they were both stunned for a moment. (End of this chapter)