Mortal: I can unlock the card pool by becoming an apprentice to him.

At this moment, it's clearly impossible to refuse.

Lin Mo wasn't naive enough to think that Li Zhiya would let him leave so easily.

For now, the only way to save their lives is to agree to their demands. As for escaping, they'll have to deal with that later, depending on the circumstances.

The thought of suddenly leaving the cultivation world of Yue Kingdom and heading to the so-called Tianluo Kingdom made him feel somewhat uneasy and confused.

"Since you have explained the advantages and disadvantages, if I were to refuse, wouldn't I be just as foolish as the seven factions of Yue?"

After a few blinks, Lin Mo spoke without hesitation.

"Haha, good, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. You're a smart one. From now on, following the young master, not only will you have access to cultivation techniques, but also all kinds of pills and magical artifacts. Isn't that much better than being a rogue cultivator like you now?"

Li Zhiya was extremely satisfied with Lin Mo's attitude.

After that, he handed over the cultivation technique "Dark Yuan Technique" from the jade slip to Lin Mo.

"Previously, I placed a restriction on this technique, only revealing the first six levels. Now that you are a disciple of my Ghost Spirit Sect, I can naturally teach you the entire content of Qi Refining from the first to the thirteenth levels. In addition, I have another personal benefit to give you."

As Li Zhiya spoke, he slowly reached his hand into the storage bag.

"Thank you so much for your help, senior. I am already extremely grateful and dare not ask for any more benefits."

Lin Mo quickly bowed and refused.

"This is a treasure I obtained by chance. You should refine it, as it will greatly benefit your future cultivation of the Dark Yuan Technique."

Li Zhiya, as if he hadn't heard Lin Mo's words, handed the latter a small, dark green bottle.

Upon receiving the small bottle, Lin Mo immediately felt a chilling, bone-deep yin energy seep into his body through his fingertips.

He certainly didn't believe the other party's nonsense about obtaining treasures by chance. If he wasn't mistaken, there was most likely an object controlling cultivators. The Ghost Spirit Sect was a demonic sect, and this action was merely to plant a trap within him, preventing him from betraying them.

"To prevent you from going astray in your cultivation, I will personally protect you."

Seeing Li Zhiyai with his arms crossed, firmly locking onto his presence, Lin Mo's heart sank, and he had no choice but to swallow his words of refusal.

Right now, we are at their mercy, like fish on a chopping board.

I had no choice but to comply with their wishes for the time being.

Upon opening the bottle cap, unexpectedly, a pure and potent aura of yang energy burst forth, completely opposite to the icy and yin aura emanating from the bottle.

"This substance is called the Pure Yang Qi, and the incantation for refining it is..."

a few days later.

"Brother Tie, why hasn't Senior Brother come back yet?"

Han Li said listlessly in the room.

"I don't know either, maybe... he's busy with something else important."

Zhang Tie felt he had "betrayed" Han Li and dared not meet his gaze. He could only change the subject, saying, "Little Chestnut, I heard that the Ascension Arena officially opens today. Why don't we go and take a look? Maybe Senior Brother is there too."

"Alright."

Han Li also became interested when this was mentioned.

After these days of contact and communication with cultivators, he is no longer the clueless small-town boy who has just embarked on the path of seeking immortality.

Especially after realizing the importance of elixirs to cultivators, Han Li finally understood just how extraordinary the little green bottle he found at the Seven Mysteries Sect was.

During these days of exchange events, Han Li easily exchanged pills for a lot of talismans with other cultivators, and now he naturally has a bit of curiosity about the battles between cultivators.

The two followed the flow of people and stepped into the arena specially set up by the seven major sects.

On the arena, two cultivators are facing off.

One of them held a small blue flag, its surface shimmering with an eerie light. The other held several talismans and chanted incantations.

After these days of understanding, Han Li naturally knew that the reason why the two fought to the death was to be able to join the prestigious Seven Sects.

Knowing his own low cultivation level, he couldn't help but sigh upon seeing this scene, realizing that the path of cultivation was truly difficult.

Two cultivators with even higher cultivation levels than him were fighting to the death for a single spot. But that thought was quickly put aside.

The cultivator on the stage, who was holding talismans, suddenly threw all the talismans in his hand away.

In an instant, crimson light and fire swept through the air, transforming into a dozen or so fireballs of various shapes that hurtled toward the flag-bearing cultivator opposite them.

Upon witnessing this awe-inspiring scene, the latter, while showing surprise, did not stop what he was doing. He unfurled the small blue flag in the wind, instantly stirring up a gust of wind.

The spiritual light on the flag surged several degrees, eventually condensing into a thick, cyan wind wall in front of it.

The fireball collided with the wind wall, and the combined force of the fire and wind was many times greater than before.

The immense energy exploded instantly, producing a muffled, deafening roar.

Fortunately, there was a special protective array on the arena, which prevented the cultivators watching the excitement from being affected.

Zhang Tie and Han Li were so engrossed in watching that they didn't notice a figure quietly approaching them.

"Little Chestnut."

Hearing someone call his name, Han Li turned around sharply and saw Lin Mo squeezed in the crowd.

"Senior brother, where have you been? Why haven't you come back for days?"

Lin Mo did not answer, but simply called the two of them out from under the arena.

"There are a few things in my room that I'm leaving for you... I'll put them here..." Lin Mo hurriedly finished speaking, but still not entirely at ease, he quietly told Han Li the specific purpose of the Ascension Token.

"Join the Yellow Maple Valley? Senior brother? You're not kidding, are you?"

Han Li was astonished. So many experts on the stage were fighting to the death for a small spot, yet he and Tie Ge were able to join the sect so easily. This was simply too unbelievable.

"There's no time to explain now. I'll tell you in detail another time when I have the chance."

"What about you, senior brother? Shouldn't we go together?"

Although Zhang Tie didn't know what his senior brother and Han Li had said, he keenly sensed that the three of them were probably going to separate, so he quickly asked.

"Although Huangfeng Valley is indeed a good choice, the Hidden Moon Sect offers me a wider range of possibilities."

Lin Mo acted casually, turned around, waved his hand, and walked towards the direction of the Hidden Moon Sect's arena.

At the same time, Li Zhiya, who had been secretly observing Lin Mo, suddenly turned his gaze away.

Beside him, a woman with a graceful figure and wearing a veil in white robes spoke softly, "Is this the boy with the dark spiritual root you were talking about?"

"good."

"Is he reliable? If this kid has ulterior motives or is recruited by the Seven Sects, then we'll be in trouble."

Li Zhiya nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry, I've already taken measures against him. This kid is a smart man and won't do anything stupid. Besides, arranging for him to join the Hidden Moon Sect is just a side move; he doesn't know our specific plans."

Hearing this, the white-robed woman's lips curled slightly beneath her veil, and she asked no further questions. Instead, she said, "Speaking of which, you've done a great service this time. I remember your Ghost Spirit Sect seems to have a secret technique for condensing puppet forms, which requires the puppet to possess the same type of spiritual root as its master, right? I imagine your young master will reward you handsomely when he arrives in Yue Kingdom."

How did you know?

Li Zhiya looked startled and immediately asked in a stern voice.

"Hehe, why the surprised look? Although we are all from the same demonic sect, isn't it common for us to plant spies among ourselves?"

The woman in white chuckled softly, her beautiful face beneath the veil breathtakingly stunning.