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Yuan Yao is also very famous in the original book. Not only is she extremely beautiful, but she also has a hot figure and daring clothes.

What's even more remarkable is that this woman is a person who values ​​loyalty and affection.

In order to save his senior sister Yanli, who was only a soul, he risked entering the Void Heaven Palace to find the Soul Nourishing Wood, and almost died and perished.

Moreover, as a Core Formation stage cultivator, she was willing to shatter her core to use the Soul Return Technique to save Yanli, and subsequently became a ghost cultivator as a result.

Li Shizhou paid attention to Yuan Yao because, according to the original book, after she murdered the young master of Qingyang Sect, she obtained a "Crying Soul Beast".

This beast can devour ghosts and souls; it is extremely powerful, even defying the heavens.

If we can get our hands on the "Soul-Crying Beast", we will have a trump card when facing ghosts in the future.

In the original book, Han Laomo has many trump cards, but most of them require the assistance of Xiao Lvping to form combat power.

For example, when forging his natal magic weapon "Azure Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword", he used ten-thousand-year-old Golden Thunder Bamboo.

The Gold-Eating Insects need the "Rainbow Grass" that the small green bottle hastened to ripen, in order to trigger cannibalism among their own kind.

Crafting a late-stage Core Formation puppet requires ten-thousand-year-old ironwood.

The "Crying Soul Beast" is the most special one. It can advance by devouring ghosts along the way. It eats, sleeps, and then devours again after waking up, without needing the help of the little green bottle.

Moreover, Li Shizhou also possesses the Soul-Nourishing Wood that Yuan Yao needs, so it's possible to exchange it for this beast, and perhaps some Azure Fire Thunder as well.

As far as he knows, the young master of Qingyang Sect has not yet perished, so it's better to inquire in advance than to be caught off guard.

"A name alone won't do; Fellow Daoist Li, it would be best if you could also provide some information about your cultivation level and appearance."

Upon hearing the name, the beautiful woman in palace attire frowned slightly and said with some difficulty.

Li Shizhou pondered for a moment and replied, "She is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, with excellent looks and figure. She has a senior sister named Yanli, and the two of them once appeared on Kui Xing Island."

He deduced Yuan Yao's cultivation level based on the information in the original book. When Yuan Yao entered the Void Heaven Palace, she had only recently formed her core. Now, there are still more than fifty years before the Void Heaven Palace opens, so the probability of her being at the Foundation Establishment stage is the highest.

"I've instructed my disciples to keep an eye out and inform you immediately if there's any news."

The beautiful woman in palace attire didn't ask what the relationship was between Li Shizhou and Yuan Yao, and answered directly.

Upon hearing this, Fairy Ziling paused in her tea-drinking motion, her long eyelashes fluttering slightly as she glanced at Li Shizhou a few more times.

Seeing Zi Ling's expression, Li Shizhou suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but lament inwardly, "I should have sent her away first. Now Ting'er is probably going to misunderstand."

Now that the words had been spoken, there was no point in trying to get Zi Ling away, so he stopped dwelling on it and instead asked about the number of spirit stones needed to gather information.

"Then I'll have to trouble Sect Leader Wang. I wonder how many spirit stones it will cost to gather information?"

The beautiful woman in palace attire replied, "It was nothing, Fellow Daoist Li, please don't be so formal. Just wait for news. This time, we won't accept your spirit stones; consider it a congratulatory gift from our Miaoyin Sect to Fellow Daoist on your Core Formation."

Li Shizhou didn't want to easily owe anyone a favor, so he looked at the beautiful woman in palace attire and said seriously, "Sect Leader Wang, you are mistaken. Even brothers should settle accounts clearly. It's better to make things clear beforehand to avoid any misunderstandings or embarrassment later."

The beautiful woman in palace attire had dealt with countless cultivators and knew that the higher a cultivator's cultivation level, the less willing they were to get involved in karma.

Forcing someone to owe you a favor will only breed resentment, and recruitment should be done in moderation and gradually.

Moreover, the current situation is much better than she expected.

After all, I'm not afraid of being rejected; I'm afraid of not even wanting to interact with the other party.

As long as you can keep in touch, you'll naturally develop a friendship over time.

She chuckled and replied, "The exact number is still uncertain. We'll discuss it when we have more information. But please rest assured, fellow Daoist, I will not ask for more than what is required."

Li Shizhou nodded.

After a short while, Miaoyin and the other two women got up to take their leave.

Before leaving, the beautiful woman in palace attire left him a magical artifact for future communication.

After everyone left, Li Shizhou entered Zhuo Ruting's stone house.

Yun Zhiyao, who was originally bound, is now nothing but ashes, not even a trace of her clothes remains.

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Three years later.

In a weapon-refining room in Tianxing City, a jet-black bead hovered in mid-air.

This bead is no bigger than a thumb. Although it is black, it radiates a precious light, and it is clear at a glance that it is no ordinary object.

Li Shizhou, who was standing on the ground, twitched his fingers slightly, and the bead flew over and disappeared into the palm of his left hand.

This black bead is called the "Qiankun Bead," and it was the first magical artifact he crafted.

Used to store and release the refined "Hidden Dragon Miasma".

Li Shizhou now possesses considerable skill in weapon crafting, and the "Qiankun Pearl" is not a complex magical artifact, yet it has detailed crafting steps.

So after collecting the materials, he spent three months refining it successfully in one go.

Since this was not his natal magic weapon, he sealed it in the palm of his left hand so that he could use it at any time.

After carefully storing the magical artifact, Li Shizhou left the weapon-refining room.

With a thought, in an instant, billowing black mist enveloped the area within a thirty-foot radius around him.

With a gentle wave of his left hand, the black mist was instantly drawn back into his palm.

After repeatedly manipulating it, Li Shizhou suddenly got excited and used his escape light to fly away, wrapped in the miasma of the Hidden Dragon. A thin, long black rainbow streaked across the sky above Tianxing City.

The monks below would occasionally look up curiously and stare at them.

The rules in Tianxing City are relatively lenient. As long as you don't fight or cause trouble inside, even the most notorious criminals and evil cultivators listed on the wanted list won't be arrested by the Star Palace.

Therefore, the cultivators in the city are a diverse group, with various cultivation techniques and naturally, many of them also practice demonic arts.

Therefore, Li Shizhou doesn't need to worry about being mistaken for a demonic cultivator and causing trouble.

As he flew away, he thought to himself, "I no longer need to take out a copper bottle from my storage bag every time I use Hidden Dragon Miasma, and the consumption of my divine sense is only half of what it used to be."

The black rainbow circled the sacred mountain of Tianxing City several times, then flew out of the city for a quarter of an hour before Li Shizhou finally withdrew the Hidden Dragon Miasma and returned to his cave.

As soon as he returned, he saw two slender figures walking hand in hand out of the array light barrier of his cave. The two walked and laughed, just like sisters who were very close.

These two figures were his Daoist partners, Zhuo Ruting and Fairy Ziling Wang Ning.

In recent years, Zi Ling has frequently visited Zhuo Ruting.

She does seem to be practicing alchemy. In the original book, this woman did indeed refine pills in the Fallen Demon Valley, so she must have a certain level of skill in this field.

In the past few years, Li Shizhou had never heard Zhuo Ruting mention Yuan Yao.

Either she doesn't mind, or Zi Ling is a reasonable, tactful person who doesn't gossip.

This dispelled the slight worry that had been in Li Shizhou's mind.

When she saw him coming, Zhuo Ruting greeted him affectionately.

Zi Ling smiled slightly and said in a light tone, "Greetings, senior. Sister Zhuo and I are going to the market."