I'm in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have one equipment slot!

Zhou Yuan's entry into the sect did not cause any ripples in the vast Yellow Maple Valley.

Time flies, and Zhou Yuan has already been staying at Xuankun Mountain for half a month.

Outside the cave, the mountain breeze was crisp and refreshing.

Several Qi Refining stage disciples who also lived on Xuankun Mountain had just left, their faces still showing signs of lingering enthusiasm.

"Brother Zhou's alchemy skills are truly exceptional."

"If we need to refine pills in the future, we hope Brother Zhou will not refuse."

Zhou Yuan stood at the cave entrance, cupped his hands in farewell, and wore a perfectly appropriate smile on his face.

"No problem, no problem. We're all from the same sect, so we should help each other."

He only turned back to his cave after the figures of those people had completely disappeared around the bend in the mountain path.

The moment the stone door closed, the smile on his face vanished, and his eyes returned to their usual calm.

He is an alchemist with a cultivation level of eleventh level Qi Refining.

The combination of these two factors made him highly regarded even in Xuankun Mountain, a place teeming with elite Qi Refining disciples.

These people addressed each other as brothers and spoke earnestly.

In reality, they were just interested in his alchemy skills and wanted to become familiar with him so that it would be easier to ask him for pills in the future.

Zhou Yuan was fully aware of this, but he was happy to deal with it.

Even within a sect, interpersonal relationships are equally important; having more friends means having more options.

Since he's new here, it wouldn't hurt for him to get to know a few fellow disciples.

Back in the quiet room, Zhou Yuan sat cross-legged, and the surrounding noise completely faded away.

In his mind, however, he began to rapidly calculate the information he had gathered recently.

"The Ascension Ceremony ended three months ago."

He learned this from several fellow disciples he had just met at Xuankun Mountain.

This proves that the original plot of "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality" has already begun.

"Then Han Li, the protagonist of the original work, has already entered Huangfeng Valley."

His fingertips tapped lightly on his knee unconsciously.

"Right now, Han Li is probably hiding in the Hundred Herbs Garden, quietly improving his cultivation."

He did not take the initiative to contact Han Li.

They didn't covet the Heaven-Defying Palm Bottle in the other party's possession.

The other party is the chosen one of this world, blessed with good fortune.

With his current strength, if he becomes greedy, he probably won't go far.

He has his own magic touch; by taking steady and solid steps, he will naturally achieve great things in the future.

And following the timeline of Han Li entering Huangfeng Valley...

The next major plot involving the entire cultivation world of Yue Kingdom is the Blood Trial.

These four words surfaced in his mind, bringing an invisible pressure.

Of course, this is also something Zhou Yuan is extremely concerned about.

As a pseudo-spiritual root, he has no real backing.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Lin family only saw himself as a tool for the Lin family's alchemy, and there was no way he would go out of his way to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill for him.

The only way for him to obtain the elixir that could defy fate is to participate in the Crimson Trial.

This is also a necessary step for Zhou Yuan to establish his foundation.

He silently calculated the time.

Since the Ascension Ceremony has just ended, the Crimson Trial should still be around two years away.

A sense of urgency, like an icy tide, slowly washed over his heart.

That trial was fraught with danger, and elite disciples from all the major sects who had cultivated Qi would participate.

Murder and plunder, the strong reign supreme – this trial is the only theme.

Two years.

In the next two years, he must ensure that he has enough power to protect himself before he has any right to covet that opportunity.

Otherwise, with his current strength, going in would just be sending him to the real elite sects as food, or using him as a stepping stone.

First, one must raise their cultivation level to the peak of the Qi Refining stage.

The thought became incredibly clear and unwavering.

The next moment, Zhou Yuan stopped thinking and patted his storage bag.

slam-la-

A crisp, pleasant sound echoed in the quiet room.

A large pile of spirit stones was poured onto the ground, forming a gleaming little mountain.

The faint glow emanating from him cast shifting shadows on his resolute face.

A full thousand low-grade spirit stones.

This is all he has at this moment.

The five hundred coins were advanced from Manager Wang.

The more than four hundred were obtained by selling the Xuan Turtle Shield.

The remaining shortfall was finally covered by selling a few bottles of Golden Source Pills to the newly acquainted "friends" at Xuankun Mountain over the past few days.

He looked at the pile of spirit stones, his mind sank into his sea of ​​consciousness, and gave instructions to the pale blue light screen.

"upgrade!"

hum!

The thousand spirit stones on the ground seemed to be grasped by an invisible hand, and their light dimmed instantly.

All the spiritual energy was frantically drawn away, turning into countless dazzling points of light, which were then sucked away by an invisible force and disappeared into the void in an instant.

Zhou Yuan immediately focused his mind and stared intently at the pale blue light screen.

The text on the panel started to blur, then refreshed rapidly.

Name: Zhou Yuan

Age: 25

[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 11]

……

[Equipment 1: Jade Scroll of the Fiery Cloud Technique (Tier 1, Mid-Grade)]

【Equipment 2: Golden Source Pill (Tier 1 Excellent)】

[Equipment 3: None]

[10,000 low-grade spirit stones can upgrade equipment slots]

Become!

The third equipment slot has appeared!

A flicker of excitement flashed in Zhou Yuan's eyes.

But when he saw the 10,000 spirit stones required for the next level upgrade, his surging blood cooled down for a moment.

Ten thousand spirit stones.

This number is absolutely terrifying.

However, he quickly adjusted, realizing that one must eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time.

Now that he has a third equipment slot, his strength will experience another qualitative leap.

Zhou Yuan calmed his turbulent emotions, and with a flick of his finger from his storage bag, an ancient jade slip fell into his palm.

The jade slip is titled "Detailed Explanation of the Li Family Fire Cloud Technique".

He had just exchanged this for a few days from Li Lie, a cultivator at the eleventh level of Qi Refining in Xuankun Mountain.

Even after arriving at Xuankun Mountain, Zhou Yuan did not forget to collect some old objects that contained "hidden meaning".

Li Lie came from a mid-level cultivation family and was quite arrogant.

At first glance, he was arrogant, but after hearing that Zhou Yuan could refine top-grade pills, his attitude immediately changed completely. He took the initiative to visit Zhou Yuan and befriend him, speaking to him with great enthusiasm.

According to him, this jade slip was brought out from the teaching hall of their Li family.

Through generations, it has served as the introductory "textbook" for the younger generation of the Li family to cultivate the Fire Cloud Technique.

Not only does it contain many insights and experiences from the Li family's predecessors regarding the cultivation of the Fire Cloud Technique, but it also includes several annotations that improve upon the details of the technique.

This can definitely be called an old object that carries the heritage of a family.

Zhou Yuan held the jade slip in his hand, and a thought crossed his mind.

"equipment!"

He directly chose to equip the "Detailed Explanation of Li's Fire Cloud Technique" to the newly appeared third equipment slot.

[The "Detailed Explanation of Li's Fire Cloud Technique" has been detected. Do you wish to equip it?]

"equipment!"

The familiar mechanical voice suddenly resounded in his mind, and Zhou Yuan confirmed it without hesitation.

The jade slip in his hand vanished into thin air the next moment.

He immediately focused his mind and looked at the attribute panel.

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