I forge immortality with a pagoda.

Shen Yu naturally took out the vine heart and placed it on the table in front of Xiang Shiquan.

Xiang Shiquan picked up the vine core, turned it over and over, carefully examined it several times, and finally nodded deeply.

"Indeed, this is the heart of the ancient vine demon. Its aura is pure, its demonic power has dissipated, leaving only the essence of wood-type spiritual energy."

"Fellow Daoist, please hand over your disciple's token to me, and I will allocate Dao merit to you."

"Isn't this the bank card from my past life...?"

The thought flashed through Shen Yu's mind for no apparent reason, and he handed over his disciple's token as instructed.

Xiang Shiquan placed the talisman on the side of the tourmaline and cast the spell again.

A pale golden talisman shot out from the mouth of the beast atop the tourmaline and disappeared into the disciple's talisman.

"This so-called Daoist skill is actually a special kind of spiritual seal, which can only be generated by our sect's Myriad Transformations Returning to Number Seal."

As Xiang Shiquan handed the talisman back, he explained, "This design is also to prevent some disciples from having ulterior motives and using strange methods to privately tamper with or increase the number of Taoist merits in the talisman."

Shen Yu nodded slightly, indicating her understanding.

Xiang Shiquan paused for a moment, then said, "I see that you are a newcomer to the sect, but you have been able to complete such a difficult Heaven-level talisman on your own. You are truly proficient in the Dao and your strength is unfathomable."

"I am Xiang Shiquan, and I am honored to serve as a steward of this Daogong Pavilion. I hope you will take good care of me in the future."

Shen Yu took the talisman and scanned it with his divine sense. He discovered that there were fifty dark golden fang marks inside the talisman of his disciple, and he was delighted.

He performed a Daoist curtsy and said, "Steward Xiang, you flatter me. I am Shen Yu, a newcomer here, and I will inevitably need your help in the future. It should be me asking you to give me more guidance."

Xiang Shiquan returned the core of the ancient vine demon to Shen Yu.

Then she started talking about everyday trivia and interesting stories from within the sect.

Although these things were not of great use to cultivation, they could increase Shen Yu's understanding of the Lu Jing Sect. Shen Yu accepted all of them and chatted enthusiastically with Xiang Shiquan.

While the two were exchanging pleasantries and chatting, in another corner on the second floor of Daogong Pavilion, two other people were also gathered together, exchanging whispers.

Both Wang Chengxuan and Ji Ran had a gloomy expression on their faces, sighing repeatedly.

Ji Ran said with a bitter face, "Uncle Yan is too harsh. Yangquanzhi is so hard to find, yet the capital still wants us to find ten of them. Now that we have failed to find Yangquanzhi, he actually demands that we use our own Taoist skills to issue talismans to help him continue the search."

Wang Chengxuan also looked helpless and sighed, "Alas, in principle, such a private matter should be handled by Uncle-Master Yan himself. It's a pity that Master has been in seclusion for several years and is at a critical juncture in breaking through to the third level of Foundation Establishment. Otherwise, how could he have the right to order us around like this?"

Ji Ran frowned, "The Yangquanzhi grows in extremely yang places, making it very difficult to find and collect. If we only issue a human-level talisman, I'm afraid no one will be willing to accept it."

"But issuing a regional-level talisman would be too costly. I've worked hard for my senior uncles to look after their herb gardens for half a year, and I've only managed to accumulate five minor merit points."

Wang Chengxuan also knew how difficult it was to accumulate Daoist merit, and upon hearing this, he remained silent, lost in thought.

Just as he was at his wit's end, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure in the Heavenly Rank Talisman area out of the corner of his eye.

The person's appearance seemed somewhat familiar to him.

He quickly looked closely, and upon careful examination, a thought struck him.

"Isn't this the senior brother I saw outside the Lu Jing Sect's mountain gate three months ago?"

Some time ago, he and Ji Ran searched for Yangquanzhi in vain, so they returned to the sect.

While chatting with others, I heard that a new inner disciple had arrived in the sect and dared to challenge Huang Daocheng of Shayun Peak.

Curious, he spoke with someone who knew the situation and was surprised to find that the new disciple seemed to be the senior brother he had seen outside the sect that day.

At this moment, Wang Chengxuan recognized Shen Yu when they met by chance in Daogong Pavilion.

"I actually ran into him here?"

Wang Chengxuan stroked his chin, deep in thought, then patted Ji Ran on the shoulder, "Stop sighing. Look who's over there?"

Ji Ran looked in the direction Wang Chengxuan pointed and indeed saw Shen Yu's figure. She immediately exchanged a glance with Wang Chengxuan.

The two understood each other without saying a word, straightened their robes, and walked towards where Shen Yu was.

As Shen Yu was exchanging pleasantries with Xiang Shiquan, he suddenly noticed someone walking towards him. He turned around and saw two unfamiliar disciples approaching him, their brows furrowed with worry.

Wang Cheng cupped his hands first and asked, "Was it Senior Brother Shen Yu in person?"

"It is indeed me, Shen." Shen Yu nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the two of them.

"I, Wang Chengxuan, have long admired your name, Senior Brother. Meeting you today, I can confirm your extraordinary bearing and well-deserved reputation."

Wang Chengxuan then introduced his companions.

"This is my junior brother, Ji Ran."

"Greetings, Senior Brother." Ji Ran bowed respectfully in return.

"So it's Junior Brothers Wang Chengxuan and Ji Ran. May I ask what business you two have with me?"

"this..."

Wang Chengxuan looked troubled and hesitated.

As the saying goes, one doesn't wait for nothing to happen, so his visit to Shen Yu this time was certainly not out of boredom.

"To be honest, Senior Brother Shen, my brother and I have come here because we have encountered some trouble and would like to ask for your help."

"Troublesome?" Shen Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Junior Brother, please speak."

Seeing that Shen Yu did not refuse, Wang Chengxuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "

"Has Senior Brother ever heard of Yangquan Zhi? This item is extremely important to us. We would be extremely grateful if you could help us."

"Yangquanzhi?" Shen Yu rubbed his nose; he had indeed seen this before.

While attending a Dharma assembly in Liexing Valley, he also saw a Yangquan Ganoderma in the market. This plant was quite valuable, but it was of little use to him at the time, so he did not buy it.

"I have heard of this creature before; it is said to grow only in extremely yang places and is quite rare."

"What do you two junior brothers need such a powerful yang-attribute medicine for? Judging from your soft and sustained yin-attribute auras, your cultivation methods seem to be yin-attribute, which is incompatible with this."

Wang Chengxuan smiled wryly, "Senior brother has discerning eyes. The two of us are indeed practicing Yin-type techniques and are not knowledgeable in alchemy, so this Yangquan mushroom is completely useless to us."

"But our Uncle-Master Yan has ordered us to come, and with the deadline fast approaching, we are truly desperate."

Shen Yu understood, knowing their predicament.

In the southern region of Dongling Prefecture, whether it is a righteous sect or a major demonic sect, once a disciple is promoted to the inner sect, he will most likely become a disciple of an elder.

While this would certainly grant access to more resources and guidance, it would also mean undertaking various tasks assigned by the master.

The amount of reward for these tasks depends entirely on the master's will, and some of them are extremely difficult. If they cannot be completed, one will be punished at best, and at worst, one's spiritual path will be affected.

Presumably, the two people in front of me were given a task by the Foundation Establishment Elder, and they were unable to complete it, so they came to me for help.

However, this was the first time Shen Yu had heard of a "senior uncle" entrusting a task to him, which did not comply with the sect's rules.

"Although I have seen this Yangquan Zhi before, I do not have any in stock. My two junior brothers, I apologize that I am unable to help you."

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