I forge immortality with a pagoda.

After explaining these basic facilities, Cao Yancheng introduced Shen Yu to the names of his other colleagues, their rooms, and their general cultivation progress.

Afterwards, Cao Yancheng hurriedly bid farewell to Shen Yu and headed towards the Blood Altar.

In this way, only Shen Yu remained in the courtyard.

Following Cao Yancheng's directions, he first found the first room on the east side, which had been assigned to him for temporary residence, and simply arranged his personal belongings.

The room was simply furnished with a bed, a table, and a futon, and it was spotless.

Afterwards, he returned to the courtyard and sat cross-legged by the clear spring and stone.

Looking inward, one sees a powerful and abundant flow of true qi in the dantian, indicating that there has been further progress in this area recently.

Shen Yu smiled. His cultivation level was already at the peak of the fourth level of Qi Refining, and he was only one step away from the fifth level.

Throughout his journey from Yu Guolai to kill Emperor Jingzong, Shen Yu did not slacken in his cultivation.

He not only steadily pushed his cultivation to the peak of the fourth level of Qi Refining, but also successfully cultivated the Purple Fiend Forging Yuan Technique to a minor level, and his physical strength was already comparable to that of ordinary talismanic artifacts.

Of course, the price for this advancement in cultivation and body-refining techniques is also enormous.

He had already used up all his pills and spirit stones, and even his talisman coins were almost gone, which gave Shen Yu a real headache.

However, having just entered the sect, my foundation is not yet stable, and there is no good way to quickly acquire resources.

His purpose in coming to the Lu Jing Sect was not to tie his own hands, but to find a superior Dao Seed to use for foundation building.

Cultivating in the kingdoms of Yu and Xian, and living as a landowner, is certainly carefree, but those spiritual treasures, rare materials, and high-grade elixirs that are crucial to the foundation of the Great Dao are indeed extremely difficult to obtain.

Quan Wu and You Che were incredibly lucky to find a piece of Dust Heart Sand, and of course, the help of the Earth Elemental Beast was also indispensable.

In short, for Shen Yu at present, joining a sect like the Lu Jing Sect is something he absolutely must do.

It would be extremely difficult to advance further in cultivation with just this Gui-level spiritual spring.

Once he opens up the cave, with the help of the spiritual veins, he may be able to take another step forward.

Besides improving his cultivation, he also needs to sell all the talismans and artifacts he has accumulated as soon as possible to exchange for cultivation materials.

These talismans were mostly obtained from previous battles. Although there were no particularly rare items, their quantity was considerable and should be enough to support his expenses for some time.

Putting aside these conflicting thoughts for the time being, Shen Yu began to concentrate on practicing his Taoist arts.

He had mastered two superior Daoist arts, the Blazing Nether Wind Summoning Technique and the Purple Fiend Forging Yuan Technique, and their power in combat should not be underestimated. In particular, the physical enhancement brought by the Purple Fiend Forging Yuan Technique gave him even more ways to protect himself.

His progress in cultivating the fundamental technique, "The Mysterious Record of All Wonders," has also been remarkable.

He has now successfully condensed more than a dozen magic seeds, most of which are inferior Dao techniques, such as the Sand Refining Technique, Earth Armor Technique, Flying Phoenix Technique, Fire Ball Technique, Water Sword Technique, and so on.

There are also intermediate-level Taoist techniques such as the Mountain-Splitting Technique, the Flowing Iron Cover Technique, and the Green Vine Binding Technique.

With the blessing of these Dharma seeds, the power of his own Xuanlu is already equivalent to that of a mid-level Taoist technique.

Once he successfully condenses the seeds of the Fierce Nether Wind Summoning Technique and the Purple Fiend Forging Yuan Technique, the power of the Mysterious Talisman will reach an even higher level.

He focused his mind and spirit, sinking his consciousness into his dantian, visualizing the mysterious talisman that contained all laws.

When the mind moves, the true qi within the body splits into two streams. One stream draws upon the essence of wind and fire, extracting the true meaning of wind and fire contained within the sixty-six streams of flame, and then condensing it into a seed of law according to the description in the method.

Before long, a fierce wind quietly rose, and wind and fire were generated together. Although it was not fully activated, it already made Shen Yu's dantian warm.

Immediately, a red and white intertwined wind and fire seed was created and merged into the Xuanlu.

Shen Yu continued refining the Purple Fiend Seed, while another stream of true energy gathered together and activated the method, causing the Purple Fiend Qi to converge and manifest within it.

As the purple energy continued to solidify, it eventually transformed into a small, shimmering purple dragon about an inch long, which wandered aimlessly within the primordial energy.

With precise control, Shen Yu successfully integrated the Purple Fiend Seed into the Mysterious Talisman.

The whole process sounds simple, but it requires extremely precise control of true qi. If you are not careful, it will backfire and damage your foundation.

Sweat began to appear on Shen Yu's forehead, and his aura was sometimes violent like wind and fire, and sometimes deep and heavy like purple gold and black iron.

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Yu suddenly opened his eyes and exclaimed in a low voice, "It's done!"

With a thought, a more complex Xuanlu (mysterious talisman) immediately materialized in his palm.

This mysterious talisman radiates light, its runes flashing and shifting erratically; even a cursory glance is enough to induce a sense of dizziness.

In addition to the original runes and radiance of the lower-level Taoist arts, two particularly striking marks have appeared.

One is like a swirling fire, violent and agile; the other is like a structure cast in purple gold, indestructible.

With the addition of two more powerful magic seeds, the spiritual pressure emanating from the Xuanlu was noticeably stronger, indicating a significant increase in its power.

Shen Yu secretly estimated that the power of the Myriad Mysteries True Profound Talisman at this moment was comparable to the level of a mastery of a mid-level Daoist technique, and even faintly touched the threshold of a superior Daoist technique.

He was eager to try, and without further hesitation, he left the courtyard and headed towards Lanxiu Peak.

As he was leaving, he encountered several other cultivators in the courtyard, but he only greeted them briefly and did not say much.

At the foot of Lanxiu Peak lies a secluded and deserted wilderness.

Shen Yu focused his mind and calmed his spirit, and a talisman containing divine light instantly condensed in his palm.

Then he hit it without hesitation!

A deep, muffled thud was heard, like a giant hammer striking a drum.

A solid rock, as big as a house, was struck by the Xuanlu and instantly shattered into countless fragments that flew everywhere.

The residual spiritual energy on the rubble was chaotic and mixed, including elements of wind, fire, metal, earth, wood, stillness, dispersion, heaviness, response, and circling...

The traces of various zodiac signs intertwined, appearing extremely chaotic, yet strangely cohesive and unyielding, forming a chaotic yet powerful destructive force that continuously eroded the surrounding rocks.

"This power is actually stronger than my fully mastered Mountain Splitting Technique!" Shen Yu was surprised and shocked by the power of this Xuanlu.

Just as Shen Yu was in shock, a voice filled with anger suddenly came from the mountaintop and entered Shen Yu's ears.

"Who's recklessly performing magic here, disturbing my peaceful cultivation!"

Immediately, a dazzling silver sword light leaped down from the mountaintop, its speed so fast it was as if it were teleporting, and its incomparably sharp sword intent locked onto Shen Yu from a distance.

In the blink of an eye, the sword light was already in front of him. The light faded, revealing a figure.

Shen Yu had just seen it clearly; the figure was like a peerless sword, the man and the sword becoming one, piercing through the air.

Four words flashed through his mind in an instant: "Flying on a sword!"

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