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Chapter 101 Yun Yao Bids Farewell [Please Read Further]

Under the moonlight.

Inside the private room of Juxianlou, Lin Chang'an was somewhat puzzled. With the third auction about to begin, why had Yun Yao come all this way?

It should be noted that ever since he established his foundation, this person has been very mysterious and has always kept his distance from him.

In the middle of the night, someone actually came to meet him.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, I never imagined that in the end only the two of us would reach the Foundation Establishment stage."

"Yes, the path of cultivating immortality is long and arduous."

Hearing this, Lin Chang'an was also somewhat moved, but when he glanced at Yun Yao's outfit tonight, his expression was a little strange.

She wore a white silk outfit, a jade belt tightly binding her slender waist, and gold-embroidered cloud patterns on her shoulders, with a white jade crown binding her hair.

This outfit looks somewhat familiar.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Yun, on your progress in cultivation."

However, turning his head, Lin Chang'an revealed an envious look. He had only just established his foundation, but judging from Yun Yao's aura, she should already be in the middle stage of foundation establishment.

The difference between people is truly vast.

With such superior spiritual root aptitude, the cultivation speed is not slow at all after Foundation Establishment.

His low-grade spiritual root aptitude has clearly shown signs of decline.

"His cultivation has improved!?"

Faced with Lin Chang'an's congratulations, Yun Yao's beautiful face revealed a self-deprecating smile. She looked up at Lin Chang'an with a somewhat bewildered and envious gaze.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, do you know that from the very first day we met, I have been filled with envy for you?"

"In the mortal world, you can be free and unrestrained, but I am locked in a cage in the royal palace. Do you know what my first thought was when I learned about cultivating immortality?"

Watching Yun Yao drink the wine in her glass, she suddenly changed the subject, leaving Lin Chang'an bewildered.

"fly!"

A longing shone in Yun Yao's deep black eyes.

"I can be as free as a bird. Perhaps you, Fellow Daoist Lin, will laugh at me and think that I am simply unaware of the hardships outside."

At this point, Yun Yao gave a self-deprecating laugh, while Lin Chang'an seemed to understand and shook his head.

"It's just that everyone has different pursuits."

Peddlers and laborers yearn for fine clothes and delicacies, while those who crave fine clothes and delicacies yearn for power, and those who desire power yearn for immortality and the path to immortality.

Ultimately, desires are endless, and everyone's desires differ depending on their individual circumstances.

"After I became a cultivator, I thought that as long as I worked hard to cultivate and became a Foundation Establishment cultivator, I would be free and have a vast sky to explore."

At this moment, Yun Yao glanced at the night outside, at the various cultivators rushing about, and thought about her current situation.

"After going around in circles, we realized that we had simply flown from one gilded cage to another, a slightly larger gilded cage..."

The initial excitement of attaining enlightenment and establishing a foundation was overshadowed by the realization that her previous sense of freedom was utterly ridiculous.

What kind of disciple is a Golden Core Elder? They are nothing more than a furnace to be used to improve one's cultivation.

Lin Chang'an remained silent, simply listening calmly to the other person's story.

Everyone has different pursuits; Yun Yao pursues freedom.

But the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong.

It felt a bit like he was giving his last words, and then I thought about how Master Lu of Tianxuan City was planning for his disciple to reach the Core Formation stage.

The Li Huo Palace naturally does not want to see this.

Lin Chang'an seemed to understand something, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly, while at the same time becoming somewhat cautious.

It seems that the Li Huo Palace is about to make a big move.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, I'm sorry to have made you laugh." After a long silence, Yun Yao suddenly smiled, a rare smile appearing on her usually cold face.

"No, it's just that in this life, who doesn't want to do whatever they want?"

Lin Chang'an chuckled and shook his head. He also wanted to become a Nascent Soul cultivator, unify several countries near Yue Kingdom, and become a powerful patriarch who could act arbitrarily.

But now we have to obediently and discreetly cultivate ourselves.

After drinking a cup of wine, Yun Yao calmed down and then took out several items from her storage bag.

"Brother Lin... I'm leaving now. I hope we'll meet again someday. These things are for Shen Lie and Qingqing... Don't tell them."

"this!"

Looking at these items, especially the incomplete jade slip given to him, Lin Chang'an was taken aback.

Yun Yao calmly waved her hand and said, "It's just some stuff we got while eliminating the remnants of the Demonic Sect. It's nothing to mention."

Seeing Yun Yao's attitude, Lin Chang'an sighed and took out several second-tier talismans from his storage bag and handed them to her.

Under the moonlight, in the private room of Juxianlou, there was only Lin Chang'an and the unfinished cup of wine opposite him.

"This... as the personal disciple of a Golden Core elder of the Li Huo Palace, do I really need to risk my life?"

At this moment, Lin Chang'an looked at the jade slip left by Yun Yao with some astonishment.

Even if Li Huo Palace wants to prevent Master Lu's disciple from forming his core, this is a matter of power struggle among the higher-ups.

Is it really up to Yun Yao, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, to risk her life?

However, when Lin Chang'an looked down at these few items, he couldn't help but fall silent.

Erniu, Lu Qingqing, Shen Lie, and even Wei Buyi all possessed incomplete talisman master inheritances.

"Although much of the second-tier talisman master's inheritance is missing, most of the insights into talisman techniques have been preserved, as well as the inheritance of the second-tier ice talisman."

Looking at the jade slip in his hand and recalling Yun Yao's deliberate distancing over the years, Lin Chang'an frowned deeply.

He could understand this time, but why was it like this before?

"What secret does Yun Yao have that would cause even the Golden Core Elder's personal disciple from the Li Huo Palace to deliberately distance himself from them?"

Then Lin Chang'an shook his head and sighed softly. In this damned world of cultivation, everyone has their own hardships and secrets.

He could only wish his friend a long and prosperous life.

"However, the Frost Talisman perfectly fills the gap in my current lack of a control talisman technique."

The second-tier Frost Rune can freeze the opponent and restrict their movements after being released.

"Moreover, with this Frost Talisman, I can secretly sell it after the festivities in Tianxuan City have subsided, without being discovered."

Lin Chang'an nodded secretly; Yun Yao was simply his lucky star.

Each time, I can always give him something different.

As a guest retainer, he openly exchanged three types of talismans—the Vajra Talisman, the Swiftness Talisman, and the Firebird Talisman—from Tianxuan City, while secretly selling the Frost Talisman, so that no one would suspect anything.

"Moreover, even if there are a lot of second-tier talismans, they would at most arouse the suspicion of Foundation Establishment cultivators. Such a small matter would not alarm Golden Core cultivators."

After all, what Golden Core cultivator would be so bored as to do that?

Moreover, right now, all the Golden Core cultivators in Tianxuan City are focused on Master Lu's disciple's Core Formation.

"And this invaluable second-tier rune master's insights, this is truly a treasure."

Lin Chang'an carefully put away the jade slip; it was a treasure that could quickly improve his proficiency in talismans.

What he lacks now is cultivation resources. If he can break through to the second-tier mid-grade talisman master as soon as possible, even Tianxuan City will pay attention to him.

More importantly, the higher one's status, the different circles one will come into contact with.

Once he becomes a third-tier rune master, Tianxuan City will have to treat him as an honored guest.

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