A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu Transmigrates into a Book, the Dao Ancestor of Rein

Chapter 86 Where did this brat come from, daring to act so recklessly in the Taiyue Mountains?

He left, forgetting about that pimp.

The person said they would come to inform him before the secret shop opened.

However, he couldn't wait any longer.

Han Li headed straight for the cave dwelling of the Spirit Eye Spring and began to try out the setup of the Inverted Five Elements Formation.

He treated the array formation as if it were a beloved toy, touching the array plates, array flags, and other array-setting tools with great affection.

"bring it on."

After burying the array plate underground, array flags of comparable value to top-tier magic artifacts were inserted into various nodes along the hundred-foot cliff face. Then, five mid-grade spirit stones of different colors were arranged into a small array and embedded into the array's core, providing ample spiritual power to the entire array. Thus, the array was successfully set up.

The formation may seem simple, but it takes several hours to set up.

Of course, compared to those mountain-protecting formations that take months to build, the current situation, which only takes a few hours, is far too convenient.

The next moment, a light barrier of array rose up, covering an area of ​​over a hundred feet in radius.

With a wave of the main array flag he had reserved, Han Li's array light screen quickly retracted, revealing a scene identical to the original one in the area. However, in reality, it was merely a mirage created by the array; the area had undoubtedly been sealed off by the array.

I tested the array's operation, and it seems to be working quite well. As Qi Yunxiao said, its defensive and trapping capabilities are indeed difficult for Foundation Establishment cultivators to break through. At least the Jade Mantis and Icefire Wolf were completely helpless once trapped inside; even their combined efforts couldn't get them out, and they didn't even cause much of a commotion.

"Not bad."

Han Li was very satisfied with this half-finished Inverted Five Elements Formation.

Just as Lei Wanhe said, even a Core Formation cultivator would be unable to break the formation for a while and would find it very troublesome.

"However, to be on the safe side..."

While pondering, Han Li added five more mid-grade spirit stones to the core of the formation.

He didn't mean anything by it; he just needed enough spirit stones. Therefore, he had to ensure that the great formation wouldn't run out of spiritual power and be broken by external forces through a war of attrition.

After setting up the formation, he proceeded directly to the main hall of the Taiyue Mountain gate, keeping to the beat of time.

After confirming that Young Master Lin was not in that storage hut, and making some further inquiries, they learned from the disciples guarding the mountain that Senior Brother Lin had gone out on business.

Without further delay, they headed to Red Tassel Mountain.

...

"Disciple Han Li greets his master." Upon entering the cave hall, Han Li bowed to his master, Hong Fu.

"Huh? Junior brother, your cultivation level..." Dong Xuan'er's beautiful eyes widened.

The reason was simple: her junior brother's cultivation level had actually surpassed hers.

And it exceeded many things!

This, this, this…

Keep in mind, she had been at the Foundation Establishment stage for several years and had refined three or four bottles of pills bestowed upon her by her master. Yet, even so, her magical cultivation was still some distance from the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage. But what about her junior brother, Han Li? He was already at the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage!
She was clearly outshone.

How could this be?
"Peak of the early stage of Foundation Establishment? How is that possible?"

The twin sisters, Xiulan and Xiuting, were also stunned, covering their lips in disbelief. Their rapid advancement in recent years, reaching the mid-Foundation Establishment stage in just twenty years, was due to a combination of factors: one's dual spiritual roots, the other's several bottles of pills left by their master, cultivation resources they purchased with their own earned spirit stones, and their persistent hard work. Each factor was indispensable.

What's the situation with the junior brother?
Isn't this growth rate a bit too fast?

Is he definitely a useless person with four pseudo-spiritual roots rather than a genius with a heavenly spiritual root?
Even Hong Fu looked surprised and doubtful:
"Come forward and let your teacher take a look."

Han Li did not refuse and offered his wrist.

After examining it, Hong Fu was even more astonished:

"His magical power is profound and his foundation is solid; it is not a demonic method."

But how was this done?
He reached the peak of the early stage of Foundation Establishment in just over three years after Foundation Establishment. Even those with Heavenly Spiritual Roots do not have such a cultivation speed.

Could it be that their disciple has encountered some extraordinary adventure?
"Tell me, what's going on?"

She was very curious about her young apprentice's experiences over the past few years.

"Master, I have discovered something that can help with cultivation, and I have personally tested it and there are no problems. So I have come to tell you and my senior sister." Han Li said with a simple and honest smile.

"Your cultivation level is all because of this 'good stuff' you mentioned?"

Hong Fu smiled.

"Yes and no." Han Li nodded and shook his head, then said more respectfully, "Master, I can't take that thing with me. We can't explain it here. Why don't you and Senior Sister Xuan'er go to my cave? The thing is over there."

The girls became even more curious about this.

"Xiuting, Xiulan, you two stay here to look after the cave and the herb garden. Xuan'er and I will go to visit your junior brother."

"Yes, Master."

Although the two women also wanted to go together, they had to stay behind because of their master's instructions.

Han Li breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't want to share this opportunity with these two senior female students he wasn't very familiar with.

He can humbly decline small gains, but he will still seize any opportunity that is big enough.

The three of them rode on the magical flying carpet and soon arrived at Han Li's cave in the northwest corner of Mount Taiyue.

"Junior brother, I'm puzzled. This place has neither spiritual veins nor beautiful mountains and rivers, and it's too far from the mountain gate to receive any support. Apart from being slightly closer to the Tianxing Sect market in the Yuanwu Kingdom to the north, it has no other advantages. Why did you choose such a remote and desolate place for your cave dwelling?" Dong Xuan'er asked in confusion.

In her view, it was far less effective than opening a cave dwelling in the places where spiritual energy converged within the mountain gate.

"Senior sister, you've probably misjudged me this time," Han Li said with a smile.

As he spoke, he waved the main battle flag in his hand, opening a small maze array that revealed a misty passage:

"Master and Senior Sister, please come in."

After the two women entered, they scanned the area with their divine senses but found nothing else.

But then Han Li opened a well and used water magic to dive in.

After entering a secret passage through the underwater tunnel, you pass through another transparent light curtain.

"Your formation just now was quite good," Hong Fu commented meaningfully from behind.

The one being mentioned is the Inverted Five Elements Formation.

"That was obtained by my disciple through a fortunate coincidence and at a considerable cost," Han Li explained briefly from the front, without going into details.

Before long, the three entered a natural cave space that was more than ten feet in size.

"Senior sister, look what that is?"

Han Li pointed to the small spiritual spring at the very center of the cave space.

The gurgling spring water and the misty, ethereal atmosphere captivated Dong Xuan'er.

"This, this is... the Spring of Spiritual Eyes?"

How could there be a spiritual spring in such a godforsaken place?
Moreover, over the past few hundred years, there must have been at least eight or ten thousand cultivators flying back and forth over Huangfeng Valley. The number of times they flew over it must have been in the hundreds of thousands or millions, yet no one has ever discovered that there is such a spiritual spring below.

"this…"

At this moment, not only Dong Xuan'er was shocked, but even Hong Fu was slightly agape in surprise and excitement. Looking at her little apprentice, she felt increasingly uneasy.

“There’s absolutely no sign of it being moved. This is definitely a natural spring of spiritual energy.” Hong Fu walked around the spring twice before confirming this.

They marveled at his disciple's good fortune.

This child is incredibly lucky to have found such a hidden gem of a spring.

“Master, back then, I was just taking a twin-eyed rat for a stroll around Mount Taiyue. When we passed by this place, the twin-eyed rat reacted extremely strongly, and that's how we discovered this spiritual spring through this crevice.” Han Li arrived at the edge of the cave and pointed to a crevice that had been filled with earth magic.

Although the small crack had been filled and reinforced by the soil and rock, the fracture in the rock layer could still be discerned under the careful observation of divine sense.

Now, even the divine sense of a Core Formation cultivator cannot penetrate the rock strata that are dozens of feet deep.

It's just unknown whether the Nascent Soul stage monster's divine sense could penetrate in if it were to become aware of it.

"Junior brother, your luck is incredible..."

Dong Xuan'er truly didn't know what words to use to describe it.

“Master, Senior Sister, three years ago, I found a very small bead full of pure spiritual energy in this Spirit Eye Spring. At first, I didn’t dare to touch it. Later, I discovered that absorbing its spiritual energy could accelerate my cultivation. Since I didn’t find any side effects, I treated it like a spirit stone and absorbed it all. My cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. However, during the absorption process, the bead got smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared completely.”

Han Li initially spoke with smug satisfaction and great joy.

But then, he became more and more flustered as he spoke, like a well-behaved student who was worried about being criticized by the teacher.

"That bead, could it be a Spirit Eye Bead that hasn't fully formed yet?" Hong Fu raised an eyebrow: A Spirit Eye Bead could be used in such a wasteful way?
“Junior brother, so that’s how you got your cultivation…” Dong Xuan’er said, as if suddenly realizing something.

She thought to herself, her spiritual root talent was clearly better, she had been working hard to cultivate, and she had three bottles of elixirs provided by her master to save time on arduous cultivation, yet her junior brother still managed to surpass her in cultivation. This just didn't seem right.

So that's where the problem lies.

"Senior sister, I was just lucky, just lucky."

Han Li modestly declined.

In fact, he could have waited until he reached the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage before revealing the Spirit Eye Spring. At that time, he could have easily attempted to advance to the late-Foundation Establishment stage. Moreover, the higher his cultivation level, the greater the benefits he would gain from digging the spirit spring.

But he needed to cover up and find an excuse for his drug-fueled cultivation practices.

That means we have no choice but to expose this Spirit Eye Spring ahead of time.

"That's not right. Since you have this Spirit Eye Spring to aid your cultivation, why did you go to the No. 6 Herb Garden?" Dong Xuan'er sensed something was amiss.

"I went there to learn alchemy and research the Dao of Alchemy. Considering that buying the necessary spiritual herbs from others is too expensive and wastes too many spirit stones, it's better to save costs by using the sect's internal price. Working as a manager and guard in the spirit herb garden not only ensures that you get what you pay for, but also that no one can cheat me; I can also earn rewards for taking care of the spiritual herbs and guarding the herb garden. Senior sister, over the past three years, I've received a guaranteed salary of six mid-grade spirit stones."

Han Li's response was quite frank.

that's the truth.

If you add the mid-grade spirit stone that the sect gives to Foundation Establishment cultivators for free every year, he will have nine mid-grade spirit stones in his hands in three years.

"So that's how it is. No wonder you were trying to get spirit stones everywhere and selling a lot of low-grade pills. You were learning alchemy." Dong Xuan'er suddenly realized.

"Senior sister, you have no idea, I was thinking of innovating a Foundation Establishment Pill formula to make a lot of money. I've spent tens of thousands of spirit stones on it, but it didn't even make a splash. I'm losing a lot of money. I regret it so much." Han Li muttered again, feeling heartbroken.

This made Dong Xuan'er laugh so hard she almost covered her stomach.

She had actually heard about this.

At the time, I thought this junior brother was being too unrealistic.

Now it seems that tens of thousands of spirit stones were indeed wasted.

Tsk tsk.

They really know how to make a fuss.

Han Li, on the other hand, ignored Dong Xuan'er's suppressed smile.

Instead, he looked at Fairy Hong Fu again:
“Master, I truly have no way to repay your kindness. I failed to give you that bead as a token of my gratitude immediately, which was already a sign of my greed and disrespect. I am ashamed, therefore, this Spirit Eye Spring must not remain here any longer.”

His words were sincere and he was grateful.

"What nonsense are you talking about, child? These are all your opportunities. How could your master steal your disciple's chance to become an immortal?"

Hong Fu, however, looked serious and pretended to be angry.

However, a hint of relief was clearly visible in the quick glances in his eyes.

"Don't worry, you can keep this Spirit Eye Spring for yourself. No outsiders will know about this place anymore."

"Master..."

Han Li wanted to say something more.

Hong Fu waved her hand to interrupt:
"I appreciate your kind intentions. However, you should keep this opportunity for yourself."

At her level, having a spiritual spring is certainly a bonus, but not a necessity. The spiritual spring would accelerate her arduous cultivation by about 10%, but without it, it wouldn't be a major problem.

Anyway, she knows her own family affairs.

Given her current condition, achieving Nascent Soul formation will be extremely difficult.

After all, he only has 150 or 160 years left to live.

To reach the late-stage perfection of Core Formation, or even the Pseudo-Nascent Soul stage, it would take decades or even centuries of arduous struggle. By then, her body would be aging, her lifespan nearing its end, and forcibly shattering her core to form a Nascent Soul would only hasten her demise. Her situation wouldn't be much better than that of the current Old Monster Qiong.

Instead of stealing the immortal opportunities from your disciples, it's better to pave the way for your children.

Speaking of Han Li, he's a truly remarkable young man. Though somewhat clever, he's sincere, down-to-earth, and steady in his approach to things. He's also incredibly kind and gentle, making people feel comfortable around him. If Xuan'er could become his cultivation partner, they could complement each other's strengths and weaknesses in many ways. With her careful guidance and the assistance of this Spirit Eye Spring, he might very well achieve Core Formation in a hundred years.

The Fairy Hongfu thought of many things in an instant.

Han Li, however, was getting a little anxious.

Wasn't he just taking out the Spirit Eye Spring to make some money from Master Hong Fu, and then use Master Hong Fu to unlock the real treasure beneath the Spirit Eye Spring?
That astonishing spiritual energy only bursts forth when the Spirit Eye Spring is moved. And to move the Spirit Eye Spring without damage, at least a Core Formation stage cultivator would be needed.

Moreover, by then, that astonishing spiritual energy will be absorbed by the three of them, master and disciples, and it won't benefit outsiders.

Furthermore, Young Master Lin has been away from the sect for several days, undoubtedly to contact his former subordinates in the Thousand Bamboo Sect. This will inevitably lead to bloodshed. After being injured, he will most likely flee from the Tianxing Sect market towards the Yellow Maple Valley sect gate in hopes of receiving medical treatment.

At that time, even if they didn't pass through the mountain where the Spirit Eye Spring was located, they would still pass through the nearby area. A Core Formation stage cultivator's divine sense could cover a radius of tens of miles, and a more powerful one could see objects in mid-air a hundred miles away. Seeing Huang Long and the others chasing after Young Master Lin, how could Master Hongfu stand idly by?
At that time, the Great Evolution Technique, the Puppet True Solution, and even the hundreds of level 2 late-stage Qi Refining puppets of Huang Long and the other seven Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Thousand Bamboo Sect, as well as that level 4 late-stage Foundation Establishment puppet, will all become spoils of war.

As a participant, a disciple of Master Hongfu, and having conveniently given up the Spirit Eye Spring, it wouldn't be unreasonable for him to ask for some "trash" that Core Formation cultivators wouldn't even consider worthwhile, would it?

In other words, he chose this particular time to invite Master Hongfu here with the intention of killing multiple birds with one stone.

It's not about being modest with your master.

Unfortunately, his master's mind was made up, and his first plan failed.

Alright, then let's go with the second option.

This is also the time.

The cave where the three of them were located shook very slightly.

Immediately following, a continuous rustling sound was transmitted through the mountain into the cave.

An ordinary mortal might not have noticed this tiny commotion. But those present were all cultivators, with exceptionally sharp senses, able to detect even the slightest breeze, let alone such a commotion clearly caused by a powerful attack on the external formation.

"What happened?" Dong Xuan'er was the first to frown.

"Let's go out and take a look."

Han Li guessed what was going on, and his heart pounded.

However, he did not show any excitement or joy. Instead, with anger on his face, he first returned to his cave through the underground passage, and then flew out of the cave to look at the hundred-zhang mountain wall shrouded by the Inverted Five Elements Array two miles away.

The scene that caught his eye made him unable to help but curl his lips into a smile:
It's like a pillow being delivered when you're sleepy.

Okay, okay, sure.

My little darlings from the Thousand Bamboo Cult, you have a path to heaven but choose not to take it, and a path to hell but choose to forge it.

Two miles away, hordes of puppet beasts, numbering six or seven hundred, were seen relentlessly attacking the hundred-foot-tall mountain, spewing energy blasts. The previously hidden Inverted Five Elements Array had been revealed under the continuous and intense barrage of fire, presenting a hundred-foot-tall spherical light shield whose interior was impossible to discern.

And just as one of the puppet tigers spewed out an extremely intense beam of fire, a ripple spread across the surface of the array.

The force maintaining such a large-scale offensive was none other than the seven Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Thousand Bamboo Sect.

One Foundation Establishment stage, seven Foundation Establishment stage.

"How dare you! You dare to run wild in my Taiyue Mountain Huangfeng Valley!" Dong Xuan'er said angrily from the side, and with a slap on her storage bag, she took out a top-grade magic weapon that she could handle.

She wasn't blind; how could she not see that the hundred-foot-high mountain wall was where Han Li's Spirit Eye Spring was hidden?

These strangely dressed people, are they here to steal the Spirit Eye Spring? "Hmph!"

The Fairy Hongfu let out a cold snort and then directly waved her sleeve to strike.

From within his sleeve, the magical flying sword transformed into a streak of light and hurtled straight toward the seven unfortunate members of the Thousand Bamboo Sect.

Upon seeing this, Han Li quickly reminded him:

"Master, don't damage those puppets. They're all spirit stones."

A level 2 puppet, equivalent to a Qi Refining Stage 9 cultivator, is comparable to a high-grade magic weapon. Its selling price is at least seventy or eighty low-grade spirit stones. Especially the level 4 giant tiger puppet, whose combat power is comparable to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator and also to a top-grade magic weapon, is worth at least several thousand, or even tens of thousands, of spirit stones.

It would be such a shame to destroy it.

We absolutely cannot allow Master Hongfu to replicate Lei Wanhe's brutal behavior.

Meanwhile, Huang Long and the others from the Thousand Bamboo Sect were working hard, eager to destroy the Inverted Five Elements Formation so they could capture Young Master Lin, who had "escaped" into it.

But the next second, they all got goosebumps all over their bodies.

Because just two miles away, a powerful aura of a Core Formation stage cultivator suddenly rose up! And it wasn't just an ordinary early Core Formation stage cultivator, but a late Core Formation stage cultivator far more formidable than their sect leader!
Holy crap…!
How could a Core Formation cultivator even deign to visit such a godforsaken place and establish a cave dwelling here for secluded cultivation?
Are they blind, or is this Core Formation expert blind?
Then, they began to harbor resentment towards Lin: "Young Master, so you were waiting for us here?! You bastard, we'll haunt you even in death, we'll curse you to a terrible death!"
"Senior, please spare our lives! We had no intention of offending you..."

Huang Long and his companions were terrified.

He instinctively opened his mouth to beg for mercy.

But because Hong Fu struck too quickly, and because they were so close, several people died on the spot before they could even finish a sentence or make a move to escape. They were easily killed and reaped by that red sword. No matter what defensive spells, magic weapons, or talismans they possess, they are all paper-thin before a magical weapon.

Among those who fell first was Huanglong, who controlled the giant tiger puppet.

The remaining three tried to escape in different directions, but how could they outrun the magical flying sword?
In less than two breaths, they were both instantly killed.

They died so quietly that no one knew what happened.

Too smooth, too crisp, too fast, too overwhelming!

In the blink of an eye, seven Foundation Establishment cultivators, whose strength was not weak, were all killed!

Han Li watched with a mixture of shock and longing.

Is this the Core Formation stage?

Is this Master Hongfu?
So fierce.

So domineering.

They're so strong it's practically unreasonable.

If he had faced her directly, he would have been killed in a single exchange. More likely, he wouldn't have even realized his master, Hong Fu, had made her move before he was already dead.

"How dare you run wild in my Yellow Maple Valley territory and even steal my disciple's opportunity? Humph!"

Hong Fu Fairy, like Dong Xuan'er, had clearly misunderstood something.

They mistakenly believed that Huang Long and his companions were after the Spirit Eye Spring.

Ok.

This is truly a wonderful and beautiful misunderstanding.

"Master, I have been very careful to hide the Spirit Eye Spring. How did they know about this place?" Han Li asked, frowning.

“Junior brother, there are no secrets that stay hidden forever. You’ve been building this cave for three years, and it’s inevitable that some things will go wrong.” Dong Xuan’er shook her head and said, “It’s fortunate that you invited Master here today, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.”

"Regardless of the circumstances, these people who dare to run wild in my Yellow Maple Valley deserve to die." The girl still seemed somewhat angry.

"Hmm~"

Master Hongfu also agreed with this point.

Whatever the reason, these people from the Thousand Bamboo Sect just happened to run into her line of fire, so killing them was just a convenient excuse. If the Thousand Bamboo Sect's leader, Jin, has any objections, he can come to Yellow Maple Valley and demand an explanation.

Just then, a blinding white light suddenly shone in the sky.

The white light rapidly approached this direction, like a shooting star.

Before the white light even arrived, a loud shout rang out:
"Where did these brats come from, daring to act so recklessly in the Taiyue Mountains? They even dared to attack the cave dwellings of our sect's disciples! You're tired of living, I'll send you on your way..."

The sound seemed to come from a very far place. Even after being attenuated over countless miles, it still made Han Li and Dong Xuan'er's ears ring and their internal organs churn.

just.

The sound had barely reached its destination when a soft exclamation came from the other side:

"Eh? Senior Sister Hong Fu?!"

A few breaths later, the white light flashed and approached, landing in front of the three people from the Red Tassel Mountain lineage, quickly revealing a fat man with a body full of fat.

This man was so obese that his eyes were squeezed into narrow slits, making him appear squinty. His chin was drooping with layers of flesh, far exceeding the category of a double chin. His waist was thicker than a bucket, and it seemed that it would take two people to encircle him. This man was none other than Lei Wanhe, one of the eight Core Formation elders of Huangfeng Valley.

A Core Formation stage cultivator with a Thunder Spirit Root, renowned for his Thunder Techniques.

Although his cultivation level is only at the mid-stage of Core Formation, it is said that his combat skills are almost comparable to those at the late-stage of Core Formation.

"Greetings, Uncle Lei."

Dong Xuan'er and Han Li bowed to Lei Wanhe together.

Hong Fu nodded, then asked:

"Junior Brother Lei, what are you doing here?"

"Oh, what a coincidence! I just came back from Yuanwu Kingdom and was passing by this area."

"What brings you to Yuanwu Kingdom, Junior Brother?"

"Senior sister, you don't know this, but I had already gathered all the auxiliary ingredients for refining the Yuan-Enhancing Pill, as well as four of the six main ingredients. However, I was still missing two high-quality spiritual herbs that were over five hundred years old to replace those two main ingredients. So, more than a year ago, I went on a journey, traveling all over Yue Kingdom and several neighboring countries. I visited not only markets large and small, but also major pharmacies in the mortal world. All of this was to find the last two substitutes."

Lei Wanhe smacked his lips and explained.

At the same time, he waved his hand to indicate that Han Li and Dong Xuan'er should dispense with the formalities.

Have you found a replacement?

When Hong Fu asked this question, she blinked and a strange smile appeared on her face.

Han Li and Dong Xuan'er immediately understood.

He knew very well why his master had that strange smile.

Lei Wanhe, however, didn't understand and was still sighing to himself.

“High-quality spiritual herbs with an age of over 500 years are hard to find. In the past year or so, I have tried my best and only found two small high-quality ones that are 400 years old. This time I returned to the sect to try to refine a batch of Zengyuan Pills with a slightly lower potency.”

He is now over three hundred years old and has reached the peak of the mid-stage Core Formation realm.

If the bottleneck can be overcome with the help of the medicine as soon as possible, there may be hope for the baby to be born in the future.

But if it were a few decades later, it would be hard to say, very hard to say…

"Senior Sister, since these juniors from the Thousand Bamboo Sect are so blind, and you've already dealt with them, I won't stay any longer. Junior Brother still needs to return to his cave at Lei Gang Mountain to start refining pills. I'm off..." Lei Wanhe said, preparing to ride a white cloud away.

The white cloud was one of the magic treasures of this Core Formation cultivator.

Its speed of escape was so fast that it almost reached the speed of sound.

Han Li was extremely envious.

But all they could do was watch helplessly.

"Wait, junior brother, do you know about the Blood Trial four years ago?" Hong Fu called out to Lei Wanhe.

Upon hearing this, Lei Wanhe didn't rush to leave. Instead, he shook his head and said, "Senior Sister, I had just reached the bottleneck of the peak of the mid-stage Core Formation and was in seclusion in my cave."

Who would disturb him during his seclusion?

"Then Junior Brother must be unaware of what Junior Brother Huang, Junior Brother Li, and I have gained?"

Her face flushed, and her smile deepened.

"What did you gain, Senior Sister? I remember the time before last, Junior Brother Li lost a piece of superior iron essence to Fuyunzi of Qingxu Sect, right? Did you also go to the Blood Trial last time and gamble with fellow Daoists from other sects for fun?" Lei Wanhe became interested.

"good."

Hong Fu nodded, and what she said next made Lei Wanhe's eyes widen in envy, his squinting eyes disappearing and his pupils gleaming green:

"That time, I won two Invisible Needle Talismans from Old Monster Qiong of the Hidden Moon Sect. Junior Brother Li won three Invisible Needle Talismans from Old Monster Qiong and also won a level 5 Bloodline Flood Dragon Inner Core from Fuyunzi!"

"What?!"

Lei Wanhe was stunned.

Can their sect's profits from forbidden areas surpass those of the Hidden Moon Sect?
Do not make jokes.

Over the course of several hundred years, Huangfeng Valley has never won a single victory.

But the senior sister in front of him was clearly not joking.

"and many more…"

Immediately realizing something, Fatty Lei's breathing became rapid:

"Senior sister, you, you, you, you mustn't tell me that our sect obtained quite a few high-quality forbidden spiritual herbs during the last Blood Trial?"

“Yes, there are not only fine pieces with medicinal value of five or six hundred years, but also rare treasures with medicinal value of over eight hundred years.” Hong Fu nodded.

"Hey!"

Lei Wanhe was so excited he almost jumped up and down.

"No, no, no, if there were any top-quality or even rare medicinal herbs, why didn't anyone notify me?"

Does Zhong Lingdao still want to be the sect leader?
"Because the finest and rarest items were all picked out by me and Junior Brother Huang in advance." Hong Fu blinked.

Lei Wanhe's expression immediately changed: "Senior Sister, what you're doing..."

“I didn’t violate any sect rules. The superior spiritual herbs I chose were obtained by my disciple during the Blood Trial. According to the sect’s rules for accepting disciples, I am entitled to receive half of them as a gift for becoming an apprentice. Of course, before I could even ask, this child took the initiative to give me half of the spiritual herbs he had obtained.” Hong Fu made no attempt to hide her admiration for the little disciple beside her.

Lei Wanhe turned his head and began his first serious examination.

"These two young people have very ordinary spiritual root aptitudes? Could they both be ordinary three spiritual roots?"

“Xuan’er has three spiritual roots, while Han Li has four spiritual roots.”

Lei Wanhe: "...Four-element pseudo-spiritual roots?"

How can it be?

Can one establish a foundation even with four pseudo-spiritual roots?
He was startled once again.

"It was my unremarkable disciple who brought out enough spiritual herbs and ruined the Hidden Moon Sect's scheme, allowing Junior Brother Li and me to win easily."

"So that's how it is. It was obtained by exchanging merit points earned from forbidden land herbs." Lei Wanhe was even more surprised after understanding the reason:

Tsk tsk, it takes a lot of Foundation Establishment Pills to help a pseudo-spiritual root cultivator cross the Foundation Establishment hurdle. How many rare spiritual herbs, long extinct in the outside world, would one have to harvest in the forbidden area to exchange for enough Foundation Establishment Pills?

This little guy has some luck.

"And what's the deal with Junior Brother Huang Nie? What gives him the right to choose the finest spiritual herbs?"

Lei Wanhe was still somewhat indignant about this.

“He has a disciple in the Chen family who was not formally accepted as a disciple. He did not accept any apprenticeship gifts before. After the last trial, he used the rules of the apprenticeship gifts to intercept the high-quality spiritual herbs that the child brought out.”

Upon hearing this, Lei Wanhe's eyes reddened with envy.

If he had known that the Crimson Forbidden Land could still be as profitable as it was two hundred years ago, he would have definitely wanted to get a stake in it.

He would be very satisfied if he could get his hands on one or two rare and precious medicinal herbs—no, two high-quality ones.

It's important to know that the medicinal herbs within the forbidden area are far more potent than ordinary herbs from the outside world. Even among the same high-quality herbs, the effects can vary significantly. If he could refine a batch of Enhancing Essence Pills using the finest herbs from the forbidden area, the pills' efficacy would undoubtedly be amplified, greatly aiding his breakthrough into his bottleneck.

Unfortunately, I missed the last opportunity.

"Senior sister, you deliberately kept me here to say so much, it wasn't just to show off in front of junior brother, was it?" Lei Wanhe suppressed his amazement and narrowed his chubby eyes again.

"Go and handle things over there."

Master Hongfu pointed to the large pile of junk left behind by the Qianzhu Sect members and gestured to Dong Xuan'er and Han Li.

Dong Xuan'er immediately left, showing her understanding.

Han Li then opened the cave's protective barrier:

"Master and Uncle, you two can talk inside."

"Well, you are interested."

After the two disciples had gone far away and were busy collecting the spoils of war, Hong Fu led Lei Wanhe into the fake cave dwelling that her own disciple had used as a cover:

“Junior brother, those high-quality spiritual herbs I have, and even that rare Purple-Gold Flower, are actually of little use to someone like me in the late stage of Core Formation. But they are of great use to you…”

At this moment, Hong Fu deliberately lengthened her tone slightly.

Lei Wanhe understood perfectly well.
His eyes lit up and he immediately stepped forward, his chubby face full of earnestness:

"Senior sister, my dear senior sister, you absolutely must sell me two. Just name whatever you want... anything that I can offer!"

...

Han Li and Dong Xuan'er then entered the ruins of the previous battlefield and picked up the scrap metal scattered on the ground.

One giant tiger puppet, and more than seven hundred level 2 Qi Refining stage puppets comparable to high-grade magic artifacts.

There are also more than ten storage bags.

"Junior brother, it's good that you reminded Master not to destroy these people's things, otherwise, our gains would have been greatly reduced."

More than 700 puppets of comparable value to high-grade magical artifacts.

A giant tiger puppet that looks quite formidable.

In addition to the storage bags of so many Foundation Establishment cultivators.

If it's completely destroyed, we'll lose at least 70,000 to 80,000 spirit stones.

"Senior sister, actually, I don't need to say anything, Master will know how to handle things."

Master Hongfu isn't Lei Wanhe, who just returned from searching for spiritual herbs and is in a bad mood.
Moreover, with Master Hongfu's discerning eye, how could she not see the value of the numerous puppets and the wealth contained in the dozen or so storage bags?

The fact that these Foundation Establishment stage protectors of the Thousand Bamboo Sect can control so many puppets simultaneously suggests they are incredibly wealthy. Their reserves of spirit stones must be astonishing.

really.

Han Li glanced at just one of the storage bags and clicked his tongue in amazement:

"Senior sister, this storage bag contains over two thousand spirit stones, and the other two storage bags I have are in similar condition..."

“Me too,” Dong Xuan’er replied. “And this one is even richer, carrying over three thousand low-grade spirit stones and twelve mid-grade spirit stones. Oh? And a piece of iron essence?”

Of course.

Besides the storage bags of Huang Long and the others, there were actually storage bags belonging to six other Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

However, the big fish eat the small fish.

After the six men were wiped out by Huang Long and his group, the storage bag became spoils of war and fell into the hands of Huang Long and his men.

The six people each had a little over a thousand spirit stones in their storage bags, totaling around seven or eight thousand. However, if you included the various magical artifacts, talismans, materials, and other supplies, the total value was quite considerable.

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