Mortal: Even with a Heavenly Spiritual Root, I still have to try and get my hands on the Little Gree

Mu Yu's words were icy cold, but these cold words gave Xin Ruyin a faint glimmer of hope.

"Could it be... that senior really does have a solution?"

Xin Ruyin found it hard to believe, but she desperately hoped that glimmer of hope truly existed.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yu's face revealed a satisfied smile.

"Hmm, not too stupid."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Mu Yu. My name isn't important; what's important is that I have a master who is at the Nascent Soul stage."

Upon hearing this, both Qi Yunxiao and Xin Ruyin were stunned.

For them, who were at the Qi Refining stage, the Nascent Soul stage was a legendary existence.

Neither of them could have imagined that they would one day actually have such an opportunity.

Mu Yu was right. Someone of such high status would have no reason to play tricks on the two of them.

After regaining his senses, Qi Yunxiao immediately knelt down and kowtowed heavily.

"Please enlighten me, Senior Mu. As long as Ruyin has a way to live, I, Yunxiao, will do anything for you, even risk my life."

Xin Ruyin stared blankly at Qi Yunxiao, seemingly lost in thought.

Mu Yu completely ignored Qi Yunxiao's intentions. As for mere weapon-refining techniques, Mu Yu had no shortage of them.

The art of weapon crafting is not uncommon in the cultivation world today, since every cultivator who reaches the Core Formation stage needs to craft their own natal magic weapon.

Therefore, in Mu Yu's eyes, Qi Yunxiao was completely worthless. Even the worst weapon-refining technique in Linghu Patriarch's hands was probably better than the weapon-refining method in Qi Yunxiao's hands.

"Brother Qi, please get up..."

Mu Yu admired Xin Ruyin for being able to remain calm at this moment.

"Senior Mu, I am of average appearance. Even if I have some talent in formations, I probably wouldn't be able to catch the eye of a Nascent Soul stage ancestor."

"But since you've said these words to me, I must still have some value."

"I hope you won't keep me in suspense any longer. When it comes to my life, I will agree to even the most demanding conditions."

Mu Yu looked at the woman who was speaking eloquently in front of him and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"You're very smart..."

"That's right, you do have some value to me."

"First, I want all your inherited formations, secret techniques, cultivation methods, and so on. If you conceal anything, you can just wait to perish on your own."

"Secondly, you need to join Yellow Maple Valley and specialize in formations to demonstrate your value."

"After all, even if I am Linghu Zushi's beloved disciple, he would not waste his time and energy on me, his only disciple."

"So, whether you survive or not depends on your talent for formations."

Mu Yu's conditions weren't too harsh, and Xin Ruyin agreed without the slightest hesitation.

Then, Xin Ruyin took out her storage bag and pulled out a large pile of jade slips and some animal skin scrolls.

Mu Yu glanced through the document and found the "Mysterious Shepherd Infant Transformation Technique".

Although we don't need this now, it will be very useful after we reach the Nascent Soul stage.

"Not bad, as expected, your array formation inheritance contains quite a few ancient array formations."

Mu Yu put away the original, then took out a large number of blank jade slips and copied all these array classics, returning them to Xin Ruyin.

"Very good, you've met the first requirement. Whether you can survive from now on depends on whether you can create enough value."

"If you can truly restore this Reversed Five Elements Formation completely, no, even if you only restore half of its power, such a contribution should be enough for you to cultivate to the Core Formation stage."

Mu Yu said casually.

At that moment, Qi Yunxiao, who had been standing there in a daze, suddenly came to his senses and asked Mu Yu:

"Senior Mu, I have some knowledge of weapon crafting techniques and can work with Ruyin to craft a complete set of array flags and array plates."

"With my talent, I wonder if I could join Yellow Maple Valley?"

Mu Yu looked at Qi Yunxiao with some surprise. He thought this sycophant was about to give up, but he didn't expect him to still be planning to chase after him to Huangfeng Valley.

After looking Qi Yunxiao up and down, Mu Yu calmly said:

"I don't mind, but you should think it through. Even if you join Yellow Maple Valley, you'll probably see Xin Ruyin very rarely."

"First of all, Xin Ruyin's Dragon Roar Body needs to stay by my master's side so that Yin energy can be injected into her every once in a while."

"Secondly, if Xin Ruyin wants to survive in the future, she will probably focus all her attention on comprehending the formation, and naturally she will not have time for your romantic feelings."

"If I were you, I would probably choose to give up."

Upon hearing Mu Yu's words, Qi Yunxiao's face turned somewhat pale, clearly realizing something as well.

The choice between wanting your loved one to stay with you or wanting them to live is a very painful one.

"I see……"

Qi Yunxiao spoke with a hint of melancholy, trying his best to maintain a calm expression.

At that moment, Xin Ruyin suddenly spoke:

"Brother Qi, I'm sorry, but I'm not willing to give up my life, no matter how slim the hope may be."

"But I hope that one day I will be able to resolve the troubles of the Dragon Roar Body."

……

Accompanied by Xin Ruyin and her maid Xiaomei, Mu Yu spent several days rushing back to Huangfeng Valley.

Xiao Mei was just a Qi Refining stage disciple, and Mu Yu could easily hand her over to Sect Leader Zhong for arrangements. For her, being able to enter Huangfeng Valley was already a kind of opportunity.

As for Xin Ruyin, she naturally wanted to take her directly to Elder Linghu for a look.

After Mu Yu met Elder Linghu and explained his purpose...

"Kid...you don't really think of me as a babysitter you can boss around, do you?"

"You want me to keep her by my side and inject her with yin energy every now and then to balance yin and yang? That's... truly something I can't believe!"

Listening to Linghu Laozu's somewhat gloomy words, Mu Yu could clearly sense the displeasure in Linghu Laozu's voice.

If it were a normal disciple, they would have been trembling with fear by now.

But for Mu Yu, as long as there are no bad omens and he seeks good fortune, he dares to do anything.

I had even considered trying to get some benefits from the Nascent Soul master Xiang Zhili, but unfortunately, my talent for seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune prevented me from doing so.

"She's just a genius in formations. If you don't want her, Master, I'll let her go."

"Anyway, I've already accomplished my main purpose for this trip. You can do whatever you want with the rest; I don't care."

Mu Yu wore an indifferent expression, completely ignoring the furious look on Linghu Patriarch's face.

Xin Ruyin, who was standing next to Mu Yu at this moment, was almost on the verge of collapse as she listened to their discussion and felt the slight pressure emanating from Elder Linghu.

Unfortunately, neither of them is paying any attention to her right now.

Linghu Patriarch remained silent for a moment, then suddenly changed his attitude, looked at Xin Ruyin and said:

"You're quite a nuisance..."

"Let me see how far your talent for formations has reached, and whether you can set up this formation."

Linghu the Elder spoke and threw a storage bag on the ground.

After the pressure from the Nascent Soul stage suddenly disappeared, it took Xin Ruyin a while to recover her physical mobility.

"Yes, senior."

After respectfully picking up the storage bag from the ground, Xin Ruyin took out the tools for setting up the formation, as well as a jade slip containing the formation's information.

After probing the jade slip with her divine sense, Xin Ruyin only glanced at it before speaking:

"Senior, I can set up this formation, but to do so, my magic power is insufficient. I need a large number of mid-grade spirit stones to provide spiritual energy, or someone to assist me."