Mortal's Journey: Reborn as Xin Ruyin, she begins by possessing Qi Yun's body.

"This is a genuine act of saving a life, far more valuable than a Foundation Establishment Pill!"

As Qi Yunxiao thought this, his fingertips remained on Chen Qiaoqian's lips, watching her unconsciously lick them. She slowly licked the powder from her palm clean, the subtle sucking motion carrying a hint of unintentional allure.

Qi Yunxiao was momentarily lost in thought, his heart fluttering slightly.

A moment later, he snapped back to his senses, shook his head vigorously, and forced himself to calm his chaotic mind. He thought to himself, "I can't lose my composure. If it weren't for the Chen family's power, or the fear of getting into trouble, I would have dealt with you today!"

He wasn't acting on impulse; he clearly remembered the plot of the original work.

Han Li saved Chen Qiaoqian without doing anything out of line, but after Chen Qiaoqian reached the Foundation Establishment stage, she still had her family carefully check the records of disciples who entered and left Huangfeng Valley during that period.

Firstly, he desperately wanted to find his savior.

Secondly, his family had arranged a marriage for him, and he wanted to find someone with whom he could have physical intimacy.

If he had done anything to Chen Qiaoqian today, given her personality, she would definitely search for him frantically after waking up and would never let it go.

Moreover, the Chen family has a deep-rooted presence and great power in Huangfeng Valley. If the Chen family finds him, given Chen Qiaoqian's stubbornness, they will most likely force him to take responsibility.

Even worse, if the elders of the Chen family knew about this, they might directly propose that he marry into the Chen family.

He remembered that in the original story, there was a Foundation Establishment stage manager from the Chen family who had taken a liking to Han Li's powerful combat abilities and had secretly encouraged Chen Qiaoqian to marry Han Li.

Moreover, if he were to actually harm Chen Qiaoqian today, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Thinking of this, Qi Yunxiao felt a sense of urgency and dared not linger here any longer.

He quickly withdrew his hand and carefully put the white porcelain bottle into his storage bag, afraid of leaving a trace.

Then, he swayed and took out the flying artifact he had crafted. After stepping onto it, he activated his spiritual power with his fingertips, and the artifact instantly transformed into a stream of light, hurriedly flying out of the cave and speeding towards the direction of Xuankun Mountain.

He knew in his heart that the effects of Qingling Powder were not slow, and Chen Qiaoqian would wake up soon.

If we had left any later and she had seen us, it would have been a real problem, and all our previous plans might have been ruined.

Upon returning to his cave dwelling on Xuankun Mountain, Qi Yunxiao immediately raised his hand and unleashed a ray of spiritual light, closing the stone door of the cave dwelling tightly.

He then set up a simple concealment barrier, completely isolating himself from all external sounds and disturbances, ensuring that no one could disturb him.

He strode to the stone table in the center of the cave and sat down, eagerly taking out the small red wooden box from his pocket.

It was the one I got from Senior Brother Lu.

He gently lifted the wooden box, and two Foundation Establishment Pills, each the size of a broad bean, lay quietly inside. They were covered in a lustrous, azure light, and a faint spiritual energy seeped out from the seams of the box, refreshing and invigorating. These were the spoils he valued most on this trip.

Qi Yunxiao held the wooden box, his gaze fixed on the two Foundation Establishment Pills, his eyes filled with cherishment and anticipation.

He stared at the pill without moving for a full hour, as if trying to etch every detail of the Foundation Establishment Pill into his mind, before reluctantly taking it out and putting it in a special container.

It was a small jade box, a magical artifact, pure white, with fine spiritual energy gathering patterns engraved on its surface.

He had crafted quite a few of these jade boxes in his daily life. They were not high-level magical artifacts, but they had extremely strong sealing and spirit-gathering effects.

It can lock in the spiritual energy within the Foundation Establishment Pill to the maximum extent, preventing it from slowly dissipating and ensuring that the pill's efficacy remains intact.

He had already made up his mind why he didn't take the Foundation Establishment Pill immediately.

The Foundation Establishment Pill has a potent and powerful medicinal effect. For ordinary cultivators, it would take a full three months just to refine the medicinal power within their bodies after taking it.

However, the opening of the Crimson Forbidden Land is only a little over a month away. If he takes the medicine now, the process of refining its power will inevitably conflict with the trial time, disrupting his entire plan.

This perfectly aligns with his original plan.

The sect will reward you with a Foundation Establishment Pill. Take both of these pills together and, with the combined effect of the medicine, go all out to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm and strive for success in one fell swoop.

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Outside the Hundred Herbs Garden, spiritual energy lingered, and a light green array light screen surrounded the area.

The light screen shimmered with spiritual energy, and the lush medicinal fields within the garden could be vaguely seen. The fragrance of herbs wafted out through the gaps in the array, refreshing and invigorating.

Qi Yunxiao stood outside the light screen, holding a yellow communication talisman between his fingertips. With a flick of his spiritual power, the talisman transformed into a stream of light and flew into the formation.

He then withdrew his hand, calmly waiting in place, his gaze occasionally sweeping over the array's light screen as he secretly plotted what to do next.

In just a moment, a slight ripple appeared on the originally seamless array of light screens.

Immediately afterwards, a gap about the width of two people slowly appeared, the light at the gap was soft and there was no aggression.

Without further hesitation, Qi Yunxiao swayed, a faint aura of spiritual energy emanating from his feet. He leaped and flew into the Hundred Herbs Garden through the gap. His footsteps were light when he landed, making almost no sound.

As soon as he landed, a thin figure walked over from the nearby medicinal field; it was Han Li.

Han Li, dressed in a simple blue disciple's robe, looked calmly at Qi Yunxiao, who had just landed, with a blank expression on his face. He asked in a flat tone, "Senior Brother Qi, why did you specifically send a communication talisman to me?"

He had some acquaintance with Qi Yunxiao, and they both entered Huangfeng Valley later, but they rarely interacted. Now that the other party had come looking for him, he couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

Qi Yunxiao turned around, cupped his hands slightly to Han Li, and said in a gentle tone, "Junior Brother Han, I happened to find out that you had been to Yuelu Hall before. I have come today to ask you if you have any credentials to enter Yuelu Hall."

Yuelu Hall is where Huangfeng Valley stores cultivation techniques, classic texts, and various cultivation skills. Ordinary disciples cannot enter without proper credentials. He came here for this very reason.

Upon hearing this, the doubt in Han Li's eyes instantly vanished, and he nodded in understanding.

In his view, Qi Yunxiao's search for the evidence of Yuelu Hall was driven by only two motives.

They either want to go in to find suitable cultivation methods and scriptures to hone their own cultivation skills.

Either they want to buy a few suitable magical artifacts in the hall, since there are quite a few low- and mid-level magical artifacts stored in Yuelu Hall, so it's not a rare thing.

However, he figured that since Qi Yunxiao was capable of refining magic weapons, he probably wasn't looking to buy them.