I let you tame beasts, and you've already formed a contract with your stunningly beautiful mast

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Behind the main hall of Lianxiang Peak, white mist swirled in mid-air.

It completely enveloped the back mountain.

Yu Linglong has taken the Breakthrough Pill and the High-Level Jade Beast Advancement Pill and has officially begun her seclusion.

At this moment, she was enveloped in layers of purple-gold spiritual light.

Breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is by no means something that can be accomplished overnight.

Even with the aid of miraculous elixirs, it still takes time for the body to mature and transform.

That threshold has blocked countless exceptionally talented cultivators in Qingzhou, allowing no room for carelessness.

Cao Kun arranged for Leng Qingyue to stay outside the main hall to protect the Dharma.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to protect his master, he absorbed the pure spiritual energy overflowing from heaven and earth to stabilize his own realm.

It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

He then flew to the Pill Pavilion.

These past few days I've been so busy with Yu Linglong and Leng Qingyue in the inner room that I've neglected Nangong Wan.

More importantly, Nangong Wan's current cultivation level is too low.

Early stage of foundation building.

Compared to Cao Kun's terrifying physique at the peak of the late Golden Core stage, it was simply no match.

We need to quickly improve Nangong Wanye's cultivation level.

Otherwise, once I break through to the Nascent Soul stage, my physical body will undergo another transformation.

Nangong Wan's frail body simply couldn't withstand it.

After a while.

Cao Kun arrived at the gate of Dan Pavilion.

Before we even went inside, we heard a machine's enthusiastic, even somewhat obsequious, voice.

"Oh! Elder Cao! You've arrived!"

Then, Xie Wuwang, the peak master of Yunyu Peak, greeted him with a broad smile.

Three days ago, he witnessed Cao Kun kill two early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators with a single sword strike on Cloud Rain Peak.

Xie Wuwang hasn't slept for the past three days.

Whenever I close my eyes, all I see in my mind is Cao Kun's black, broken sword and the tragic deaths of the two retainers.

That's absolutely terrifying.

Xie Wuwang had never seen such a ferocious Golden Core cultivator in his entire life!

Moreover, Sect Master Qin Canglan publicly announced that Cao Kun is now the Grand Elder of the Hehuan Sect.

Their status was equal to that of the sect leader, and they held the power of life and death.

Xie Wuwang thought back to how he had once wanted to take Nangong Wan as a furnace cauldron.

He even put on airs of being a Nascent Soul Peak Master in front of Cao Kun, which made him want to die.

"Thank you, Peak Master. A dignified peak master, instead of cultivating in seclusion on your Cloud Rain Peak, you've come to my Pill Pavilion to act as a gatekeeper?"

Cao Kun stood with his hands behind his back, his tone indifferent.

Xie Wuwang shuddered, quickly straightened up, and his smile became even more obsequious.

"Elder, you jest! How could I dare to call myself a Peak Master before you!"

As Xie Wuwang spoke, he carefully observed Cao Kun's expression.

"That's right, Elder."

"I heard that Wan'er... no, I mean Steward Nangong, has been working day and night on the Dan Pavilion's accounts lately, which has somewhat delayed her cultivation progress."

"I'm thinking that Steward Nangong is sharing your burdens, Elder, which means he's sharing the burdens of the entire Hehuan Sect!"

"Therefore, I took it upon myself to take the array plate of the Six Jia Spirit Gathering Array from the Yunyu Peak warehouse and set it up in Steward Nangong's quiet room."

Xie Wuwang swallowed hard and continued to claim credit.

"In addition, I also added 100,000 mid-grade spirit stones as the core of the array, and left three bottles of grade 5 marrow cleansing pills and two thousand-year-old jade bone ginseng."

"Chief Steward Nangong is currently in seclusion in the quiet room refining the medicinal power."

"By the time I emerge from seclusion, I'll have at least broken through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, or even the late stage!"

Xie Wuwang's words were perfectly tactful.

He knew better than anyone else that if he directly took these things to Cao Kun, it would be a bad idea.

Cao Kun would most likely not even glance at it.

But giving it to Nangong Wan is a different story.

Nangong Wan is Cao Kun's woman. If you take good care of Nangong Wan, the favor will naturally fall on Cao Kun's shoulders.

Cao Kun found Xie Wuwang's smug look amusing.

This old man has a really strong will to survive.

However, keeping such a pragmatic dog around is actually quite reassuring.

Cao Kun reached out and gently patted Xie Wuwang's shoulder twice.

"sensible."

The two words, spoken lightly, sounded like heavenly music to Xie Wuwang's ears.

Xie Wuwang's nerves, which had been tense for three days, completely relaxed at this moment.

He knew that his old life, as well as the foundation of Yunyu Peak, had been saved.

"It's my duty! It's what I should do!"

Xie Wuwang nodded excitedly, bending even lower.

"Then I won't disturb the Elder any longer! I'll take my leave now! Elder, please continue with your work!"

Having said that, Xie Wuwang leaped into the air and ran faster than a rabbit.

Cao Kun watched his departing figure, chuckled softly, and stepped into the Dan Pavilion.

Since Nangong Wan is in seclusion, he is not in a hurry to disturb her.

Perfect timing, I have an important matter to attend to.

Cao Kun found an empty secret room next to Nangong Wan's and pushed the door open to enter.

He casually released a few bursts of spiritual energy, activating the soundproofing and defensive arrays in the room.

He walked to the stone table in the center of the room and sat down.

With a flick of the wrist.

An antique bronze lamp with a simple and elegant design appeared on the table.

It was the special item that the system had previously rewarded: the Soul-Guiding Lamp.

Then, Cao Kun took off the crescent-shaped jade pendant from his waist.

The system indicated that there was an extremely weak soul inside.

Its identity is special, its origin is mysterious, and the difficulty of capturing it is a question mark.

Moreover, conventional methods are ineffective.

"I want to see what level of jade beast it is."

Cao Kun formed a sword with his fingers, and a wisp of chaotic energy precisely struck the wick of the Soul-Guiding Lamp.

"call--"

A cluster of eerie blue flames suddenly rose up.

As the flame flickered, the crescent-shaped jade pendant was drawn in and automatically floated directly above the soul-guiding lamp.

Immediately afterwards, a white, semi-transparent figure slowly floated out from inside the jade pendant.

The figure was initially blurry, and its edges gradually crumbled.

However, it can be illuminated by the soul-guiding lamp.

The figure gradually stabilized and became clearly visible.

A few breaths later.

A stunningly beautiful soul was revealed to Cao Kun.

She was wearing an extremely old-fashioned moon-white palace dress, with patterns of the sun, moon, and stars embroidered on the hem.

Despite being only a semi-transparent soul, it still couldn't hide her ridiculously good figure.

Its exaggeration was even more spectacular than that of Nangong Wan.

Her legs were long and straight, without any excess fat.

Her long, black hair cascaded down to her waist like a waterfall.

A crimson flame totem was imprinted between his brows, flickering slightly.

However, the woman's eyes were very unfriendly.

She hovered in mid-air, raised her snow-white chin, and looked down at Cao Kun with an expression as if he were trash.

There was no confusion in his eyes, nor fear of the unfamiliar environment.

There was only undisguised contempt.

"A mere ant at the Golden Core stage."

"How dare you disturb my slumber with such a inferior magical artifact?"