I forge immortality with a pagoda.

Wang Chengxuan frowned and said, "I wonder if Senior Brother Shen could help us search for it. If he can help us solve our urgent problem, we are willing to reward him with our Dao merits."

Shen Yu became interested and asked, "How much Dao cultivation are you two junior brothers willing to exchange for the Yangquan Zhi?"

Wang Chengxuan pondered for a moment and said, "Five points of minor merit in exchange for ten Yangquan Ganoderma lucidum mushrooms, what do you think, Senior Brother?"

Shen Yu raised an eyebrow and said, "Junior brother, you should find someone more capable. I'm afraid I'm not worthy of these five minor skills."

He had just earned fifty small merits, so naturally he looked down on such a small reward.

Moreover, Yangquan Ganoderma is already rare. If we were to collect ten of them, it would take an unknown amount of time and delay our cultivation, which would be a great loss.

Standing to the side, Xiang Shiquan chuckled and chimed in at the opportune moment: "You two are being rather stingy. Fellow Daoist Shen is a high-level cultivator capable of slaying demonic beasts at the peak of Qi Refining. To expect Fellow Daoist Shen to lend a hand with such meager cultivation is nothing short of laughable."

"A Qi Refining Peak Demonic Beast?!"

Wang Chengxuan was shocked. He never expected that the seemingly ordinary Shen Yu would be able to kill a demon beast at the peak of Qi Refining!

He originally intended to test the waters, to see if this new senior apprentice knew the market, and it would be best if he could achieve the deal at a low price.

Upon hearing Xiang Shiquan's words, he was filled with regret, fearing that he would become enemies with Shen Yu.

He forced a smile and said, "Senior Brother Shen, please forgive us. It's not that we're stingy, but we're simply short of funds and can't afford any more cultivation points. Most of the cultivation points we've accumulated over the years have been used for other cultivation..."

Shen Yu spread his hands, "I see, but what does this have to do with me? My time is precious, so please ask your two junior brothers to find someone else."

With that, Shen Yu nodded to Xiang Shiquan and turned to leave.

"Senior Brother Shen, wait!" Wang Chengxuan hurriedly called out to stop him.

Shen Yu's expression darkened. "What? Does Junior Brother have any further guidance?"

Wang Chengxuan immediately gritted his teeth, "Uncle-Master is forcing us too hard. We really have no choice. Although our cultivation is insufficient, I have accumulated some good items over the years. Senior Brother, please take a look and see if there is anything you like, and we can use it to offset the cost!"

As he spoke, Wang Chengxuan took out a storage bag from his pocket and presented it with both hands.

Shen Yu took the storage bag and, with a slight movement of his divine sense, sensed that there were indeed some good treasures inside.

They consist of a round tripod with two handles and three legs, a tattered and old oil-paper umbrella, a bottle of brown elixirs, and a jade scroll.

Among them, the round cauldron is a pill-refining cauldron, the oil-paper umbrella is a one-time use talisman, the pill is a Qi-condensing pill suitable for Qi-refining cultivators, and the jade slip records three rather rare inferior Dao techniques.

The first two were naturally useless to Shen Yu. He didn't refine pills, so the pill cauldron was useless, and the talisman was not as useful as his Spirit Cry Sword.

During this period, he was temporarily residing in the lower courtyard and could not enjoy the spiritual veins. He also could not use the Xuanqiong Pagoda continuously. The Qi Condensation Pill was just the right thing to solve his immediate problem.

The jade slip containing Taoist techniques was exactly what he wanted. If he could condense a new seed of magic, it would greatly benefit his cultivation of the "Mysterious Record of All Wonders".

However, these two items alone are still not as valuable as the five minor merits.

"With this bottle of Qi Condensation Pill, the jade slip, and five more points of minor cultivation, I, Shen, will find the Yangquan Mushroom for you two."

Wang Chengxuan was overjoyed upon hearing this, knowing that he had already gained an advantage with this condition. "Thank you so much, Senior Brother. We will remember this kindness and virtue. If you ever need our help in the future, we will do our utmost!"

Shen Yu waved his hand: "No need for formalities. You go to the human-level area to issue the decree, and I will accept it."

Wang Chengxuan nodded repeatedly, immediately turned around and walked away, and soon assigned the tasks.

Shen Yu accepted the imperial edict and received a jade slip and a Qi Condensation Pill from Wang Chengxuan.

After bidding farewell to the two, Shen Yu hurried back to Lanxiu Peak.

Shen Yu was not in a hurry to go to Cui Youxin to study the ancient immortal scripture. Instead, he returned to the sixteenth courtyard of the Jia character, sat cross-legged by the spiritual spring, and began to practice Taoist arts.

In his battle against the ancient vine demon beast at the peak of Qi Refining, he achieved a crushing victory. During the process, he used the Blazing Nether Wind Calling Technique and the Purple Fiend Forging Yuan Technique simultaneously. The purple flames rising from his body were like a blazing purple sun, with power far exceeding that of the two techniques used individually.

This was completely unexpected for Shen Yu, giving him the vague feeling that he had created a new technique.

As he broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, and his two superior Daoist techniques also reached the threshold of intermediate mastery, this feeling became even clearer.

Shen Yu focused his mind and first activated his cultivation technique, frantically absorbing the spiritual energy from the spiritual spring.

Under his intense absorption, the spiritual spring showed signs of drying up. Only after he stopped his practice did the spiritual liquid slowly seep out again, restoring it to its original state.

Clearly, this Gui-level spiritual spring could no longer meet his needs.

The Primordial Mysterious Truth enveloped these newly acquired spiritual energies, but did not refine them; instead, it turned fiery red, intensely hot.

Under the guidance of the Primordial Mystery, these spiritual energies gradually purified themselves, and the primordial elements transformed into turbid yang spiritual energies.

As soon as the Yang Zhuo Ling Ji was formed, Shen Yu began to use the mental technique recorded in the Lie You Calling Wind Technique to refine it into a stream of flames.

After more than ten days, Shen Yu had already refined ninety-eight streams of flame within his body. He was only one stream away from breaking through to the intermediate level.

He emptied his mind and did not deliberately try to break through the barrier, but let it happen naturally. Gradually, he found that familiar feeling.

With a thought, the turbid spiritual energy instantly converged, compressed into a single point, and then instantly expanded, transforming into a stream of flames.

Immediately, the ninety-nine streams of flame trembled simultaneously, their ends connected, flowing endlessly.

"It's done!" Shen Yu opened her eyes, her face beaming with joy.

At this moment, he felt the power of wind and fire surging around him, as if he could burn everything with every move he made. The power of the Blazing Wind Technique was more than twice as strong as before.

Without delay, he immediately switched to cultivating the Purple Fiend Forging Yuan Technique.

Unlike the Fierce Nether Wind Summoning Technique, the Purple Fiend Forging Yuan Technique is simpler and more direct to cultivate.

Simply absorb a massive amount of spiritual energy, transform it into purple Fiend, and use it to temper your physical body and strengthen your physique.

It sounds simple, but the physical pain and enormous resource consumption involved are far beyond what ordinary people can endure.

Shen Yu took out the heart of the ancient vine demon and slowly refined it with his true qi.

The dark green vine heart gradually softened under the influence of true qi, and the remaining demonic energy was peeled away layer by layer, like unraveling a cocoon.

In the end, the vine heart transformed into a pool of thick green liquid, shimmering and glowing.

Shen Yu opened his mouth and swallowed it, simultaneously activating the Purple Fiend Forging Yuan Technique.

In an instant, the gentle inspiration transformed into a blazing and domineering purple aura, repeatedly washing over and tempering the muscles, bones, and flesh.

In an instant, it felt as if my body was being pierced by thousands of steel needles, or as if it were being burned by lava, causing unbearable pain.

Shen Yu gritted his teeth, maintaining his clarity of mind, and guided the Purple Fiend to circulate in his meridians, repeatedly tempering his physical body.

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Yu's body shone with a brilliant purple light, and it seemed as if purple flames were flowing beneath his skin, causing him to unleash a powerful aura.

With every gesture, it seemed as if he could command boundless power.

Shen Yu slowly finished his practice, feeling the surging power within his body, and a smile appeared on his lips.

Breaking through to the intermediate level in these two superior Taoist techniques has elevated his strength to a new level.

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