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

Author Luan Xinghai Han Paopao presents "In Huangfeng Valley, I Have an Equipment Slot!" on Cola Novels.

"Master Zhou...it's been so many years since we last met. How have you been all these years...?"

Xueye stood at the entrance of the cave, her gaze fixed on Zhou Yuan's face, her voice soft, with a slight, almost imperceptible tremor.

In those gentle eyes, there was the joy of reunion, suppressed concern, and an indescribable emotion.

Today she wore a white palace dress, her black hair was styled in a high bun, revealing a gentle and elegant face.

After advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, her aura became more restrained and composed, and her every move exuded the demeanor of someone who had long held a high position.

But in front of Zhou Yuan, she showed no airs of a Nascent Soul cultivator whatsoever.

In fact, she had thought about the stranger who suddenly appeared and saved her in the Blood Ice Forest of the Void Heaven Palace for a long time.

Although the person's appearance and voice were unfamiliar, she subconsciously felt that it was Zhou Yuan.

Otherwise, why would that powerful stranger save her?

If that person is Zhou Yuan, it means that Zhou Yuan was already a Nascent Soul cultivator more than ten years ago.

This thought had been swirling in her mind for many years, and now that she had finally seen Zhou Yuan, she was almost certain that he was the one who had saved her in the Void Heaven Palace.

"Fortunately. I'm cultivating in seclusion on a deserted island, avoiding the chaos of war."

Zhou Yuan responded with a smile, his tone calm, as if he had truly been quietly cultivating on some deserted island all these years.

Xueye nodded without asking any further questions.

"Master Zhou, what are your plans for the future?" She paused. "I heard from Li Yan that you're planning to go to the outer seas?"

"Hmm." Zhou Yuan nodded. "With the inner sea in turmoil right now, it would be better to go to the outer sea to cultivate in seclusion."

After a moment of silence, Xueye nodded.

She actually wanted to keep Zhou Yuan by her side.

Given her current status as an elder of the Star Palace, she is capable of protecting someone.

But she knew that Zhou Yuan was not the kind of person who wanted to be protected by others.

Moreover... she always had an inexplicable timidity, like a little woman, in front of Zhou Yuan.

"I'll arrange it for you."

She said softly, then turned and left.

……

One day later.

He returned on a snowy night, accompanied by another person.

She was a woman dressed in white, with black hair that cascaded down to her shoulders, and a jade-inlaid emerald green headband around her forehead.

Her face was as white as jade, her eyebrows were dark and arched, her eyes were phoenix-shaped and her nose was delicate, and her lips were red and tender. She was an absolutely beautiful woman, androgynous, breathtakingly beautiful.

It was none other than Ling Yuling, the young master of the Star Palace.

Now, her cultivation has reached the mid-stage of Core Formation, and her aura is much more composed than it was back then.

Those phoenix eyes fell on Zhou Yuan, with a mixture of scrutiny and curiosity.

"Master Zhou, I can arrange for you to be teleported."

Ling Yuling got straight to the point, "However, as I said before—the gates of the Star Palace are always open for you."

She spoke sincerely, and it was clear that she was genuinely interested in recruiting them.

"Thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Ling." Zhou Yuan clasped his hands in thanks but did not reply.

Ling Yuling didn't insist. She smiled slightly and turned to lead the way.

……

The three headed to the Starry Sky Palace.

Along the way, the Star Palace law enforcement team patrolled from time to time, but they all made way for Xue Ye and Ling Yuling when they saw them.

Although Ling Yuling is hiding her identity as the young master of the Star Palace, not everyone knows that she has a powerful background and is not someone to be trifled with.

With her and Xueye, a Nascent Soul cultivator, leading the way, they naturally had no obstacles.

Finally, the three entered the Starry Sky Palace.

Deep within the main hall, in a hall equipped with a teleportation array, three Star Palace Core Formation cultivators dressed in white were stationed.

"Greetings, Elder Xue!"

Upon seeing Xueye, the three of them immediately rose and bowed.

"This is the Elders' Council's jade talisman."

Xueye took out a white jade token and handed it over, saying, "We must make an exception and let this person go to the outer sea today."

The three men took the jade talisman, examined it, and nodded repeatedly.

"yes!"

"By the way, Master Zhou, which monster island in the outer sea do you want to go to?" Xue Ye asked, turning her head.

"Qiyuan Island, I suppose," Zhou Yuan replied.

Xueye nodded, took out five teleportation talismans from his pocket, and handed them to Zhou Yuan.

"Take these teleportation talismans. They'll make it easy to teleport back from the outer sea at any time."

Zhou Yuan accepted it, feeling a slight warmth in his heart.

He actually possesses a Great Teleportation Token, allowing him to teleport safely without these teleportation talismans.

But he accepted the favor nonetheless.

Thank you.

He stepped into the teleportation array, a flash of white light, and his figure disappeared.

Xueye stood still, watching the light gradually fade away, without moving for a long time.

Ling Yuling stood beside her, and seeing her like this, she couldn't help but sigh softly.

……

Qiyuan Island, Blackstone City.

A flash of white light, and Zhou Yuan's figure appeared inside the teleportation stone house.

The Star Palace Foundation Establishment cultivator on duty raised his head slightly, glanced at him, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

It's rare to see cultivators who can teleport from the inner sea to the outer sea these days. This person must have completed the mission of killing the Reverse Star Alliance cultivators to be able to teleport.

Zhou Yuan ignored his gaze, stepped out of the stone house, and walked onto the streets of Blackstone City.

The war did not seem to have affected this offshore island.

Monks still come and go on the streets, and brightly dressed mortal women still solicit customers in front of shops; everything is just as it was decades ago.

Without delay, Zhou Yuan first went to a shop to buy the latest sea charts from the last few decades, and then flew directly towards the Abyss.

……

Decades ago, on a small island on the edge of this vast ocean abyss, he used a formation to kill two transformed demonic pythons.

It was precisely because there were many high-level demonic beasts in the abyss that Zhou Yuan chose to come to Qiyuan Island.

Firstly, by slaying high-level demonic beasts to obtain their demon cores for alchemy;

Secondly, he wanted to enslave a group of peak level seven demonic beasts, and then use the Cold Marrow to help them transform into human form, creating his own army of transformed demonic beasts.

It's important to know that it's virtually impossible for transformed demonic beasts to be enslaved by humans.

Unless, like the Beast Demon, it was enslaved before it gained intelligence and only later acquired the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

With the Cold Marrow in hand, he could absolutely do that.

A dozen days later, the boundless abyss sea reappeared in Zhou Yuan's sight.

"Hopefully I'll have better luck."

He flashed and plunged into the abyss.

……

Eight months later.

Deep in the ocean, above a desolate island spanning hundreds of miles, Zhou Yuan floated, his gaze fixed on a rocky beach.

There, two enormous beasts lay prone, seemingly asleep.

Their bodies are covered with silvery-white scales, which gleam with a cold, eerie light in the dim light.

It has a silver horn that is over ten feet long growing from its head. The surface of the horn faintly shows the flow of electricity, which is quite amazing.

A level 7 peak Thunder Whale Beast!

One male and one female, their bodies were over ten feet long.

Looking at them, Zhou Yuan felt a surge of emotion.

When he first went to the open sea, he participated in the hunt for an injured thunder whale on Inkbelly Island. In the end, he was chased by a barbarian and almost lost his life.

At that time, he needed to join forces with several Core Formation cultivators before he dared to attack a Thunder Whale.

Now, he didn't take the two peak level seven thunder whales seriously at all.

He no longer concealed his presence and appeared openly.

The two thunder whales sensed the aura of the human Nascent Soul cultivator and immediately awoke, letting out a low roar in protest.

But they did not flee immediately—the monsters in the abyss were not so afraid of human cultivators.

Zhou Yuan raised his hand, and a Soul Control Seal shot out, heading straight for the mother thunder whale!

The spirit control technique affects the soul.

Unenlightened level seven demonic beasts are utterly unable to resist the spiritual attacks of Nascent Soul cultivators.

The female thunder whale trembled slightly before stopping its struggle, its eyes becoming docile.

Upon seeing this, the male thunder whale roared, and lightning flashed wildly on its horn, shooting out a thick silver pillar of lightning!

Zhou Yuan remained calm and unhurried, summoning his ancient silver shield. The shield grew taller in the wind, becoming about ten feet in size, and steadily blocked in front of him!

"boom!"

The lightning bolt struck the shield, unleashing a blinding light, but the shield remained completely still.

Zhou Yuan raised his hand and cast another soul seal into the Thunder Whale's body.

After a moment, its struggles gradually subsided, and it became docile.

He easily subdued the two peak level seven thunder whales.

Zhou Yuan put them into his spirit beast pouch and continued deeper into the abyss.

……

Time flies, five years have passed.

For five whole years, Zhou Yuan wandered in the abyss, searching for those powerful demonic beasts.

He now had four more storage bags on him.

Each contains:

A level seven peak Gale Beast, whose wingspan is more than ten zhang.

Extremely fast, skilled in wind-based magical abilities.

A level 7 peak Shadow Python—completely black, adept at concealment and ambush, able to blend into the shadows, making it extremely difficult to detect.

A level 7 peak sea rhinoceros beast—its body is as large as a mountain, its hide is thick and its strength is immense, making it an excellent choice for charging into battle.

A level 7 peak Thick Earth Turtle – its shell is incredibly hard, its defense is amazing, it is skilled in earth-type magical abilities, and it can be used as a meat shield.

With the addition of the two Thunder Whale Beasts, Zhou Yuan now possesses six peak level seven demonic beasts.

As long as he feeds them the Cold Marrow and helps them survive the Transformation Tribulation, he can possess six Transformation Beasts!

An army of six transformed demonic beasts was enough to sweep away most Nascent Soul cultivators!

On this day, Zhou Yuan continued his search in the edge of the abyss when he suddenly sensed a powerful demonic aura emanating from a hundred miles away.

Level 7 monster?

His eyes lit up, and he transformed into a streak of light, speeding off in that direction.

However, when he got closer and saw the monster's appearance clearly, he was suddenly stunned.

whispering:

"This is... a Suanni?"