Mortal: Li Feiyu, who came from the realm of a supreme being

The next morning, Li Feiyu met the sect leader, a monk surnamed Chen, known as "Yungu Jushi," through Jia Ding's introduction.

Master Chen was a middle-aged cultivator with a refined appearance and calm demeanor, whose cultivation level at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage was concealed.

When he saw the armored bear corpse that Li Feiyu had taken out, a hint of undisguised surprise flashed in his eyes.

"With Qi Refining stage cultivation, you managed to kill a second-tier demonic beast that was comparable to a weak Foundation Establishment cultivator at its peak..." Master Chen's gaze swept over Li Feiyu and Han Yunshu, his tone calm yet probing. "Among rogue cultivators, those with such combat power are truly rare. You two seem to be extraordinary."

Li Feiyu remained calm: "It was just luck. This beast was already severely injured; my junior sister and I merely got lucky. I wonder if this could be exchanged for something we need?"

Seeing that he had no intention of delving deeper into the conversation, Master Chen wisely refrained from pressing the matter and instead said, "Of course. May I ask what kind of pills, materials, or magical artifacts Fellow Daoist Mo requires?"

"The cultivation method," Li Feiyu said succinctly.

"Cultivation techniques?" Master Chen paused slightly, then seemed to understand. "Fellow Daoist is quite unique. Ordinary cultivators come here seeking quick-acting pills and magical artifacts for protection and combat. While cultivation techniques are fundamental, the Qi Refining stage and even some Foundation Establishment stage techniques circulating in the market are not extremely difficult to obtain. Moreover, the lineage of cultivation techniques is often complex, and private transactions make it difficult to distinguish between genuine and fake, superior and inferior, posing considerable risks."

Li Feiyu nodded to indicate that he understood, but still said, "It's fine, just make sure there are as many kinds as possible, no limit on the grade, even fragments are fine. We mainly use them for reference and verification."

These words deepened Chen Fangzhu's suspicions.

Reference and verification? This is something that only highly skilled seniors who intend to create or improve their own cultivation methods would do.

These two people in front of me are clearly only at the Qi Refining stage...

He pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, I do have a cultivation technique here that might meet your requirements. However, this technique is somewhat special."

He took out a warm-colored white jade slip from his storage bag and placed it on the table. "This is a fragment of the True Yang Technique from Yellow Maple Valley. It requires a Three Yang Body to cultivate; otherwise, even a Heavenly Spiritual Root will find it difficult to achieve anything."

Li Feiyu's heart stirred.

Isn't this Li Huayuan's cultivation technique? It should be considered a high-level technique from Huangfeng Valley, right? However, it's said that if someone with the Three Yang Body doesn't cultivate it, it will burn their meridians, so it's useless to outsiders.

"Alright." He didn't haggle. "How about we exchange this demonic beast material for this jade slip?"

Seeing his straightforwardness, Master Chen readily agreed, "Alright. Although the True Yang Technique is a high-level cultivation method, this is an incomplete version. Even without the restriction of the Three Yang Body, one can only cultivate it up to the Foundation Establishment stage. In addition, since you need various cultivation methods for reference, I personally have some miscellaneous incomplete texts. Although they are not systematic, they may still have some value, so I will give them to you as well." As he spoke, he took out several old jade slips of different colors.

Li Feiyu clasped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, Master Chen."

After the transaction was completed, Li Feiyu inquired about the approximate location of the Hidden Moon Sect before taking his leave.

Afterwards, the two replenished their supplies in the market.

They sold the unused Qingyuanzhi and banana leaf magic artifacts, and used the spirit stones they obtained to purchase a large, heavy, dark gold flying magic artifact shaped like a door panel. Although it did not look impressive, it was crafted by a master craftsman of the Greatsword Sect, so it flew steadily, could easily carry two people, and was much faster than the banana leaf.

In addition, Li Feiyu chose a low-level defensive shield magic artifact called "Mystic Tortoise Shell" for himself. After being infused with magic power, it can form a solid, earth-yellow light shield with decent defensive capabilities. For Han Yunshu, he chose a "Azure Spirit Rope". This rope is made of flexible vines. After being infused with wood-type spiritual power, it can flexibly bind enemies or objects, and also has a certain defensive and blocking ability.

After making preparations, the two left the Hanging River Valley without lingering.

The day after they left, Chen Fangzhu came looking for them in a hurry, as if something had happened.

Unfortunately, by this time, the two had already ventured deep into the mountains, found a secluded valley with a decent amount of spiritual energy, set up simple warning and concealment flags, and began a seclusion that lasted for more than a year.

During this period, Li Feiyu steadily accumulated spiritual power using the improved "Eternal Spring Skill" while comprehending subsequent techniques.

Han Yunshu, on the other hand, was single-minded and focused on cultivating the "Eternal Spring Technique" and the "Nuwa Mending the Heaven Technique" by relying on the efficiency of the simulated Heavenly Spiritual Root, making extremely rapid progress.

When they emerged from seclusion, both of them had reached the eleventh level of Qi Refining.

Li Feiyu was even faintly touching the threshold of the twelfth level, but he deliberately stopped. He felt that with the current foundation of the "Eternal Spring Skill", even if he successfully established his foundation, he was still missing something crucial from the pure image of "life". Perhaps it was the artistic conception, or perhaps it was some kind of trigger.

Just as they were preparing to head to the territory of the Hidden Moon Sect, Han Yunshu frowned slightly and raised a question that neither of them had previously overlooked:

"Brother Li, we are both disguised as rogue cultivators with wood-type celestial spiritual roots, and we are also Daoist partners... Isn't this too much of a coincidence, arousing suspicion?"

Li Feiyu was taken aback upon hearing this, then suddenly realized.

Indeed! Heavenly spiritual roots are already one in ten thousand, and for two wood-type heavenly spiritual root cultivators with no blood relation to become Daoist partners, especially since they are both from rogue cultivation backgrounds... the probability of this is so low that it's almost legendary, and it's easy to backfire and attract unnecessary scrutiny.

He cultivates wood-based techniques to cultivate the concept of "life" and prepare for devouring "destruction" later.

Han Yunshu uses wood-based cultivation techniques because the "Nuwa Mending the Sky Technique" is naturally compatible with the Dao of Life, which will benefit her future cultivation.

Both of their individual choices were reasonable, but when put together, they seemed "unreasonable."

"Your concerns are quite valid." Li Feiyu pondered, "But if we split up..." He looked at Han Yunshu, but didn't finish his sentence.

He would never feel at ease letting her venture out on her own.

This is not just about emotions, but also about the success or failure of his future path. Han Yunshu is the key person in his plan to help him overcome the difficulties of filming on location in the future.

Now that we've come this far, there can be no surprises.

Han Yunshu understood his concerns and said softly, "Yunshu knows the importance of this. However, our cultivation is still shallow, and if we expose ourselves because of this detail, it might cause trouble. Brother Li, is there any alternative?"

Li Feiyu pondered for a moment, his eyes brightening slightly: "Yes. We don't need to reveal our 'Heavenly Spiritual Roots' at the same time. I can maintain my spiritual energy fluctuations at the level of 'Dual True Spiritual Roots,' which will be easily concealed. You, on the other hand, will maintain the disguise of a 'Wood-type Heavenly Spiritual Root.' In this way, a pair of Daoist partners, one with a rare Heavenly Spiritual Root and the other with an excellent True Spiritual Root, will still be enviable, but it will no longer be so shocking. It will be more in line with the narrative of a genius born by chance among rogue cultivators and their partner seeking the Dao together."

He paused, then continued, "Furthermore, we need to agree on our story. We'll say we've known each other since childhood in a remote mountain village in the Yue Kingdom, and that we unexpectedly discovered we possessed spiritual roots, supporting each other in our cultivation journey until now. My aptitude is slightly better, hence my cultivation level is slightly higher..."

Han Yunshu thought about it carefully and nodded in agreement: "This method is feasible. From now on, we need to pay attention to the details of our words and actions, and avoid contradictions."

"Hmm." Li Feiyu looked into the distance. "Let's go to the market near the Hidden Moon Sect to gather information first, and then we'll make further plans."

Han Yunshu said, "Okay, I'll follow Brother Li's arrangements."

After deciding on their course of action, the two departed on the same flying sword.

This time, traveling by air and aided by a map, they left the Qingmang Mountains a few days later and entered Jianzhou territory.

Chen Fangzhu didn't know the exact location of the Hidden Moon Sect either, only a general direction. Judging solely from a simple map, the error could be thousands of miles.

Several months later, the two finally found Huadaowu, one of the seven major sects of Yue Kingdom, in the vast Jianzhou Mountains!

"Didn't you say you were going to join the Hidden Moon Sect?" Han Yunshu asked, looking puzzled.

Li Feiyu was also a little dizzy. He thought his sense of direction was pretty good, but he didn't know why he kept making mistakes. He was supposed to go to the Hidden Moon Sect, but he ended up at the Blade Transformation Valley.

Theoretically speaking, although both sects are located in Jianzhou, Yue State, they should be more than 5,000 li apart.

"I've changed my mind. Compared to the Hidden Moon Sect, sects like the Giant Sword Sect of the Blade Transformation Valley are clearly more suitable for us," Li Feiyu said calmly.

"Is that so?" Han Yunshu nodded. "Brother Li is very thoughtful."