Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

The blazing heat of the sun exists between heaven and earth, under the scorching sun.

Ordinary cultivators simply cannot collect it.

If you forcibly absorb the energy, you will burn yourself and even damage your foundation.

However, in places where the Yang energy is abundant, rare and precious materials containing Yang energy may be born.

This rare and precious material has many wonderful uses; at the very least, it can be used to create high-grade magical artifacts with the Yang Flame attribute.

Some exceptional talents can even use this Yang Flame Qi to cultivate martial arts techniques and spells.

Jiang Shi had seen a description of this treasure in a book he obtained from the Liu family's secret vault in the market town of scattered cultivators.

Therefore, when Jiang Shi heard what Fu Yunsheng said, his eyes lit up and he was somewhat tempted.

He cultivated his five internal organs using the Five Elements cultivation technique, and now his liver and lungs have been fully developed.

The remaining organs—heart, kidneys, and spleen—have not yet been cultivated.

Among them, the heart belongs to the element of fire.

This yang energy might be used to cultivate heart-strengthening techniques and enhance oneself.

Although Jiang Shi has not yet obtained the fire-type body-refining technique, it is certainly not wrong to prepare for the future and collect these five elemental materials first.

"In that case, let's hurry up and dig for the treasure, lest things get complicated," a Foundation Establishment cultivator said.

The others also agreed with this.

Currently, there are over fifty Foundation Establishment stage cultivators in the secret realm.

There's no telling who might try to steal the treasure later, so we need to act quickly.

"What Fellow Daoist Li said is quite right. However, this Yang Flame Qi is different from other spiritual materials. There is a method to extract it. One cannot be too hasty," Fu Yunsheng said, stroking his beard.

"As expected of Master Fu, what you say is absolutely right. We will follow Master Fu's arrangements." A senior cultivator surnamed Ma hurriedly flattered him, appearing to be completely subservient to Fu Yunsheng.

Jiang Shi nodded without saying anything more, as he was not an expert in this matter of treasure hunting.

Since Fu Yunsheng knows how, let's watch his performance.

However, he had better be able to extract this rare treasure intact. If he dared to try anything funny, Jiang Shi would make him regret it.

"Thank you all for your trust. I will certainly live up to your expectations," Fu Yunsheng said, bowing to the crowd.

After speaking, Fu Yunsheng began to take out hexagonal jade tablets from his storage bag.

The jade plaque is engraved with various Taoist patterns, which are quite mysterious.

"This is a formation plaque. I just don't know if Fu Yunsheng made it himself or bought it," Jiang Shi thought to himself.

These array tokens, when combined in multiple pieces, can quickly set up an array.

Like the eighteen fire-patterned silver rings, they can also be considered a unique array.

Fu Yunsheng began to arrange the formation around the stone.

He held the compass in his hand, chanting incantations, and stopped to check the compass after each step.

Soon, Fu Yunsheng put down all the array plates, then he calculated with his fingers and walked to the Xun position.

Standing in the Xun position within the formation, Fu Yunsheng nodded, put away the compass, and took out a whisk.

"The wind rises!"

He flicked his whisk, and a gust of wind surged in from all directions, blowing towards where he stood.

As the wind blew in, the interior of the formation suddenly heated up, as if flames were burning underground, about to erupt like a volcano.

The temperature rose higher and higher, and even Jiang Shi, suspended in the sky, sensed the changes taking place there.

If a powerful cultivator were to enter the formation at this moment, he would surely be burned.

However, Fu Yunsheng was completely unharmed. He was standing in the Xun position, and the winds coming from all directions blew the flames inward, so they couldn't burn him at all.

The wind continued to blow inwards, and the flames kept breaking through the ground.

The heat of the sun grew stronger.

Just then, three people flew over from a distance.

They seemed to have noticed something was wrong and quickly approached, landing not far away.

"Cousin, look! Is there some kind of treasure over there?" Liu Yueling asked curiously.

"That's a rare and precious treasure imbued with the aura of Yang Fire!" A glint flashed in Liu Xuanming's eyes, as if he could see right through the ground.

"It's actually a low-grade third-rank spiritual material—the Xihe Stone," Liu Xuanming said with some delight.

Lower-grade spiritual materials of the third rank; once they reach the third rank, they become treasures at the Golden Core stage.

Although Liu Xuanming comes from a top family in the South China Sea, he is currently only a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, so this Golden Core stage treasure is still very useful to him.

"Don't get into a conflict with them! They are members of the Liu family from the South China Sea!" Fu Yunsheng's expression changed drastically when he saw the three Foundation Establishment stage cultivators in brocade robes, and he quickly sent a telepathic message to the others.

They were afraid that some fool might dare to offend them.

After Fu Yunsheng finished transmitting his voice, the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators all became serious. Even if they were not from the same region, others knew that they should never offend a top-tier family like the Liu family of the South China Sea.

"Young Master Liu, Miss Liu, please forgive me, I am currently entangled in the formation and cannot leave for the time being. I apologize for any inconvenience caused," Fu Yunsheng said respectfully.

"You Taoist priest, you're quite the smooth talker," Liu Yueling said.

The term "Taoist priest" is not used to address all cultivators.

Only a few sects will formally allow their disciples to enter the Dao.

The vast majority of people in the cultivation world seek immortality, not the Dao; they cultivate truth, not the Dao.

"We want what's down there," Liu Xuanming said.

His words were very impolite, showing no regard for Jiang Shi and his group.

Even so, no one dared to resist.

"Since Young Master Liu desires it, then this treasure is yours," a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator said.

"You're quite sensible. Here are twenty mid-grade spirit stones. Five for each of you four." Liu Xuanming took out twenty mid-grade spirit stones from his storage bag and floated them over.

After obtaining five mid-grade spirit stones, Jiang Shi expressionlessly put them into his storage bag.

"This scion of a top-tier family is incredibly stingy, only giving me five mid-grade spirit stones," Jiang Shi cursed inwardly.

He was certain he could have obtained this rare and precious material imbued with the aura of yang fire.

These four men, including Fu Yunsheng, couldn't stop him.

However, now that the top Liu family members from the South China Sea have arrived, we cannot take action for the time being.

He was no match for these three for the time being, so he had to give up this rare treasure for now and then slowly work on it and find another way.

"Alright, the four of you can leave now," Liu Xuanming said to Jiang Shi and the others.

Liu Xuanming was not at ease with these four people; he sensed a dangerous aura emanating from them.

Therefore, Liu Xuanming did not choose to take action, but simply told them to stay away.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shi didn't linger and flew away.

In his heart, he had already secretly written down the names of these Liu family members in his little black notebook.