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

Time passed second by second.

Finally, the beast's struggles weakened, and the black ripple gradually subsided.

Zhou Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

He exhaled a long breath of stale air.

"It's done!"

This beast is still one step away from reaching the Nascent Soul stage; its intelligence has not yet been awakened.

In essence, it is equivalent to the level of a level seven demon beast.

Under the combined effects of the Soul-Crying Spell and the Spirit Control Technique, it was finally completely enslaved!

"knock off!"

Zhou Yuan stopped the weeping soul.

With a reluctant expression, Tihun withdrew its Soul-Absorbing Divine Light and released the demon soul. Its enormous body quickly shrank back to a small monkey about a foot tall.

It hopped and skipped over to Zhou Yuan, looked up at him, and chirped twice, as if trying to curry favor.

Zhou Yuan smiled and patted its head.

On the other side, the beast had already calmed down and looked at Zhou Yuan with great respect.

Then, Zhou Yuan took out two spirit beast pouches and put the Crying Soul and the Beast Demon into them respectively.

The moment the beast demon entered the spirit beast pouch, Zhou Yuan clearly sensed the stable and distinct soul imprint connection between it and himself.

"With this beast-like creature, we will have a powerful ally in the future."

Without further delay, he determined the direction and transformed into a streak of light, leaving the burial ground.

half a month later.

Zhou Yuan could see the familiar outline of the island in the distance—Ink Belly Island.

At this moment, Zhou Yuan had already changed into a loose black robe, completely concealing his figure.

Not only that, he also covered his face with a black mask, leaving only his eyes visible.

This is just in case.

If that old monster in blue robes—the bearded barbarian—were still on the island, he might have been able to fool everyone with that disguise.

Of course, Zhou Yuan knew in his heart that with the domineering and arrogant personality of the Barbarian Beard, it was absolutely impossible for him, a mere "mid-stage Core Formation" cultivator, to have been waiting on Ink Belly Island for several years.

Sure enough, after he flew into Inkbelly Island, everything was as usual.

The island still had the same simple shops and the same lazy shopkeepers, nothing seemed amiss.

Zhou Yuan lingered on the island briefly, but did not immediately use the teleportation array to return to Tianxing City.

He came up with a disgusting plan to get revenge on the bearded man.

Not long ago, he killed the young master of Qingyang Sect at the burial ground.

This matter will be discovered sooner or later, and Qingyang Sect will definitely do everything in its power to find the real culprit.

If we could frame Barbarian for this...

Zhou Yuan's lips curled into a cold smile.

He immediately left Inkbelly Island and flew into the vast open sea once again.

Several hours later, Zhou Yuan's divine sense detected a group of cultivators flying in the sea a hundred miles away.

Those were a dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators, and judging from their direction, they were heading to a certain sea area to hunt demons.

Zhou Yuan silently circled around to the front of them and landed on a small island, no more than ten miles in circumference. He concealed his presence behind the rocks and waited quietly.

The group of cultivators was getting closer and closer, and they were about to fly over the small island.

Just then—

Zhou Yuan deliberately raised his voice, as if he were talking to someone:

"Heh, what Qingyang Sect Young Master? He's nothing but a piece of trash. In front of the Barbarian Master, he was reduced to ashes in a single move!"

His voice was extremely penetrating and clearly reached the ears of the group of cultivators.

The dozen or so cultivators were all taken aback.

They all stopped their flying magical artifacts.

They looked toward the small island with surprise and uncertainty.

"What?!"

"The young master of Qingyang Sect is dead?"

"His father, the Three Yang Ancestor, was a renowned demonic powerhouse in the Chaotic Star Sea! I'm currently reading Chapter 158 of the Cola Novel, 'The Murderer, the Barbarian Beard,' and I'm completely engrossed in it."

"I heard it was killed by some kind of 'Barbarian Master'... Barbarian Master? Could it be that demonic giant with the Barbarian Beard, who has a mid-Nascent Soul cultivation level?"

The cultivators looked at each other, their faces filled with shock.

With such explosive news, how could they possibly have the mind to continue hunting demons?

They immediately changed direction and hurriedly left.

Some of the more shrewd ones had already started plotting how to sell this information for a good price.

Zhou Yuan hid behind the reef, watching the departing figures of the group of cultivators, and sneered inwardly.

The Qingyang Sect has lost its young master, and they will definitely do everything in their power to find the real culprit.

There are more than a dozen cultivators in this group, so the news will spread very quickly.

At that time, there is a high probability that this news will reach the ears of Qingyang Sect.

How could the Three Yang Old Demon let it go after learning that his only son had been killed by the Barbarian Beard?

Even if the bearded man doesn't admit it, given his domineering and arrogant nature, he probably won't bow his head and explain when he's wronged.

There's bound to be a good show between the two of them!

"Let this news continue to spread."

Zhou Yuan did not linger and returned to Mofu Island, heading straight for the simple stone house.

Inside the stone house, the Star Palace Foundation Establishment cultivator was still sitting cross-legged in the corner.

When he came in, she just glanced at him coldly and then ignored him.

Zhou Yuan paid seven hundred spirit stones, received a teleportation talisman, and stepped onto the teleportation array.

A flash of white light, and his figure disappeared into the stone house.

……

The fiftieth level of the sacred mountain, the Starry Sky Palace.

Zhou Yuan stepped out of the teleportation array, took a deep breath of the familiar spiritual energy of Tianxing City, and felt more relaxed than ever before.

The harvest was far greater than expected!

His cultivation level broke through from the mid-stage of Core Formation to the late-stage of Core Formation in one fell swoop!

I obtained two high-level spirit stones—one of fire attribute and one of wood attribute!

They subdued three strange beasts: the Invisible Jellyfish, the Howling Soul, and the Beast Demon!

They obtained two defensive ancient treasures: the Silver Ancient Shield and the Golden Inner Armor, as well as two high-quality fire-attribute magic treasures: the Fiery Cloud Sword and the Crimson Banner!

And those three Azure Sun Lightning Bolts are powerful killing moves that can threaten even a Nascent Soul stage expert!

This trip has made them incredibly wealthy!

Suppressing his excitement, Zhou Yuan rode his escape light and flew towards the Boundless Cave on the forty-seventh level of the Holy Mountain.

……

The restrictions on the Boundless Cave remained intact. Zhou Yuan took out the token and opened the cave door.

"Brother Zhou—!"

Two beautiful figures rushed forward at the same time, carrying a familiar fragrance, and hugged him tightly.

It was Yuan Yao and Yan Li.

The two women had tears in their eyes, but their faces showed undisguised joy.

The separation of seven or eight years brought their longing for Zhou Yuan to its peak.

Zhou Yuan had his arms around the two women's slender waists, and was about to say something when his gaze suddenly sharpened.

He sensed Yanli's aura—early stage of Core Formation!

"Lili, you...you've broken through?"

Zhou Yuan was both surprised and delighted.

Yanli tilted her head back, smiling brightly: "Yes! I haven't been slacking off these past few years since Brother Zhou left. Sister Yao has already reached the Core Formation stage, how can I fall too far behind?"

Yuan Yao, who was standing to the side, also laughed and said, "Senior Sister is very diligent in her cultivation, and with the help of the Great Evolution Technique, her breakthrough is even smoother than mine."

Zhou Yuan was greatly relieved.

Both women have entered the Core Formation stage, greatly increasing their lifespan. In the future, they will have even more time to spend together.

He put one arm around each of them and strode into the depths of the cave.

"I'll spend some quality time with you all tonight."

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