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Chapter 2838 Han Li Establishes Foundation, Wang Yue Reaches Golden Core!
In fact, the Black Fiend Cult and the imperial court are closely linked, since the Black Fiend Cult was originally a remnant of the previous dynasty's royal family, and their goal was naturally to overthrow the imperial court.

Since they wanted to overthrow the court, they had to collude with the ministers in the court, use those ministers to create all sorts of trouble for the Han Dynasty, and then secretly gather troops to try to regain control of the court.

Wang Yue, while handling matters of the imperial court, also uncovered some clues.

For example, in some places, bandit attacks occur frequently, yet the imperial court can never find the bandits despite its efforts to suppress them; in some places, rebellions are frequent, but each time they are quelled, they immediately reignite.

By focusing on these areas, it's easy to find officials connected to the Black Fiend Cult.

Therefore, while Han Li was openly attacking the Black Fiend Sect's strongholds to attract their attention, Wang Yue had already quietly made arrangements to take down these remnants of the previous dynasty in one fell swoop!
The Seven Mysteries Sect, now an official organization of the Han Dynasty, is like the Embroidered Uniform Guard of the Ming Dynasty, but even more terrifying.

Under the surveillance of the Seven Mysteries Sect, the Han army moved silently and easily captured those officials who were connected with the Black Fiend Sect.

Once these officials were thoroughly interrogated, the members of the Black Fiend Cult could no longer hide. Therefore, in just over a month after the start of the Han army's operation, the Black Fiend Cult was completely eradicated.

The Great Han Dynasty fell silent once again. Wang Yue left his wife and children behind and, with a heavy heart, left again.

Of course, Wang Yue can use the distance-free method to return at any time. If he hears the message from the Ink Ring, he can return at any time, so there is nothing to worry about.

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When Wang Yue and Han Li returned to their sect to complete their mission, they naturally received some rewards.

After obtaining the spirit stones, Han Li went to find a cave to cultivate. The spiritual energy in Huangfeng Valley was much richer than in other places, and he didn't want to miss this opportunity.

On his way back to his cave, Wang Yue saw Lu Mingyuan and Chen Qiaoqian.

However, Chen Qiaoqian's condition was not quite right at the moment. Her face was flushed, clearly indicating that she had been drugged, while Lu Mingyuan looked like a hooligan, ready to pounce on her at any moment.

Seeing this, Wang Yue couldn't just stand by and watch, so he immediately subdued Lu Mingyuan. However, Chen Qiaoqian, already under the influence of the drug, managed to hug Wang Yue from behind.

Wang Yue wouldn't refuse a beautiful woman's advances, but he didn't want to do anything while she was unconscious, so he simply took control of Chen Qiaoqian as well and brought her to see Li Huayuan.

Li Huayuan was chatting with Hong Fu when he saw Wang Yue coming over, carrying a man in his hand and holding a woman in his arms. He looked quite surprised.

So he frowned and asked, "Eighth Brother, what's going on?"

Wang Yue quickly recounted what had happened, then frowned and said, "I don't know what to do, so I came to report to my master."

Hong Fu hadn't expected things to turn out this way. She changed completely. She reached out and grabbed Lu Mingyuan in her hand. A ball of flame appeared, and Lu Mingyuan instantly turned into ashes.

Li Huayuan knew why Hong Fu was so angry, so seeing Wang Yue's embarrassment, he quickly explained, "Your Aunt Hong Fu hates men like this the most, so if you see someone like this in the future, you don't need to bring him to me, just kill him directly, and your master will take care of it for you!"

Wang Yue roughly guessed, so he nodded and said, "Yes, Master, but what about Junior Sister Chen?"

Li Huayuan looked at Hong Fu somewhat awkwardly, only to find her cold and aloof. He could only awkwardly say, "Then you'll have to keep an eye on it for now. I have some rewards here; you can take them and use them first."

Wang Yue was speechless!

He's a man, yet he entrusts a female apprentice to him like this. Isn't he afraid that she'll take advantage of him?
Wang Yue, of course, couldn't argue with Li Huayuan. He could tell that Li Huayuan's heart was with Hong Fu, so he took a bottle of pills from Li Huayuan and then left with Chen Qiaoqian.

After Wang Yue left, Li Huayuan asked worriedly, "Senior Sister, are you alright?"

Hong Fu waved her hand and said with certainty, "Your disciple is quite good. I will reward him later."

Wang Yue had no idea that he had received another reward for no reason. After bringing the person back, he could only helplessly continue to strengthen the formation to conceal the spiritual energy fluctuations of the cave. After all, Wang Yue would be returning to the Great Han Dynasty frequently in the future, and it would be troublesome if he were discovered by some powerful figures.

Just as Wang Yue was setting up the formation, Chen Qiaoqian finally woke up slowly. Her face was still flushed, but she no longer had the feeling of wanting to pounce on people as before.

She first frantically tugged at her collar, and after finding nothing wrong with her clothes, she quickly looked around and then saw Wang Yue.

Chen Qiaoqian did vaguely remember Wang Yue, but at that time she had taken the initiative to pounce on him. Now that she is unharmed, it can only prove that Wang Yue did not lay a hand on her.

Chen Qiaoqian blushed and said shyly, "Senior Brother Wang, thank you for saving me."

Wang Yue met Chen Qiaoqian's charming smile and said calmly, "Any man would help in this situation, so you don't need to worry about it."

When Chen Qiaoqian heard the word "man," his face turned even redder. She understood that if other men saved him, they would definitely take advantage of her body and would not preserve his innocence.

She said with deep emotion, "No matter what, I still want to thank Senior Brother Wang. May I ask, does Senior Brother Wang have a Daoist partner?"

Wang Yue didn't expect this woman to be so direct, so he simply said, "Actually, I am the husband of the Empress of the Great Han Dynasty, but my wife did not cultivate spiritual roots, which is why she became the Empress."

Wang Yue's meaning was clear: he already had a woman, and if Chen Qiaoqian wanted to marry him, she wouldn't be able to become the first wife.

Chen Qiaoqian understood immediately. Her face flushed, and she said solemnly, "In that case, I will inform my father and ask him to arrange a thank-you gift."

Wang Yue nodded and said, "That Junior Brother Lu was killed by Martial Aunt Hong Fu. Martial Aunt Hong Fu even said that anyone like that should be killed on sight! You can use this sentence to reply to your father, and he will know how to resolve the situation."

After hearing this, Chen Qiaoqian nodded quickly and then took her leave.

Wang Yue could tell that Chen Qiaoqian was clearly unwilling to give up. He felt that this woman was probably still somewhat lusting after him. He wondered what Senior Brother Lu was after, that he wanted one too.

He banished these worries from his mind, and after completing the formation, he began to travel freely to and from the Han Imperial Palace.

With Wang Yue's personal intervention, government affairs were handled much faster, allowing the Han Dynasty, which had just experienced a major war, to enter a period of recovery. At the same time, the formations enveloping the Han Dynasty were being set up silently, proceeding very slowly to avoid attracting the attention of cultivators.

Moreover, the runes on the formation have already been carved, but since no spirit stones have been placed on them, they are not visible at all, and many people still think it is just an ordinary building.

Not to mention, while Wang Yue was cultivating his skills, he was also managing the affairs of the Han Dynasty, and Han Li was thriving in his sect.

He was clever and skilled in martial arts, combining immortal and martial arts techniques. Therefore, ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivators could not defeat him, and it was also difficult for those living in the machine to take him down. As a result, he earned spirit stones very quickly.

With enough spirit stones, Han Li quickly reached the twelfth level of weapon refining and followed the group into the Crimson Trial Grounds.

Han Li was someone who valued his life very much, but he heard that the Blood Trial, due to some unusual reason, had been changed from being held once every 30 years to once every 60 years. Having no other choice, Han Li had to go in to find herbs for Foundation Establishment.

After all, buying Foundation Building Pills individually would be too expensive.

An unexpected incident occurred during the Crimson Trial, as many demons broke in and took the opportunity to kill disciples of the seven major sects.

This gave Han Li an opportunity. The combination of his Lingbo Weibu and Luoyan Bu made him as fast as a ghost, and he hardly consumed any true energy.

So, when he could run away if he couldn't win, he not only killed many demonic sect disciples, but also picked up many storage bags, which allowed him to quickly increase his magical treasures and spirit stones.

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After the people from the Crimson Forbidden Land emerged that day, Han Li delivered the medicinal herbs needed by his sect and then found Wang Yue.

Wang Yue observed Han Li for a moment, then asked with a strange expression, "Han Li, you have a Daoist partner? Congratulations!"

Han Li's expression changed upon hearing this, and he quickly denied it, saying, "I didn't, Senior Brother is joking."

Seeing that Han Li wouldn't admit it, Wang Yue smiled and said, "Having a Daoist partner is normal. It's fine if you don't want to talk about it. But have you prepared the medicinal herbs needed for the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Han Li nodded quickly and said, "I'm ready. I'll have to trouble Senior Brother Wang again." Wang Yue smiled and said, "It's no trouble at all. We cultivators can all learn it. It's just that if you want to learn, you need to go to the Scripture Pavilion to find the pill formula."

Actually, I think this is completely unnecessary. I just happen to have enough, which saves you some spirit stones.

After exchanging pleasantries with Han Li, Wang Yue took out a pill-making furnace, which he had found in the former palace of Dayue. Wang Yue didn't have any other furnaces, so he used this one directly.

Han Li nervously took out all the medicinal herbs he had prepared.

Wang Yue examined them carefully and found there were more than a dozen portions. He said in astonishment, "Did you dig up all the medicinal herbs in the Crimson Forbidden Land?"

Han Li said somewhat embarrassedly, "No, it's just that I was lucky and collected a lot more than I expected."

Wang Yue didn't believe in good luck, so he didn't ask any more questions and simply started practicing.

Under normal circumstances, the ingredients for a Foundation Establishment Pill can only be used to make one to three pills at most, depending entirely on the level and skill of cultivation.

However, Wang Yue's alchemy skills were very strong, so he only refined five portions and already had twelve pills.

Wang Yue pondered for a moment, then simply put the two pills together in his hand and handed them to Han Li, saying, "Now you have 14 pills. Others can establish their foundation with just one pill, but I used six. You have 14, so it shouldn't be a problem, right?"

After hearing this, Han Li said somewhat embarrassedly, "How about you get me 20?"

Wang Yue glanced at Han Li and had to admit that this guy was too steady. He didn't stop him and directly refined four more batches, obtaining nine pills in total, which he then handed over to Han Li.

Han Li obtained 23 Foundation Establishment Pills, but still looked at the remaining herbs with lingering interest.

Wang Yue still needed to use the spiritual liquid to accelerate the growth of the seeds, so he said irritably, "Go eat first. If you don't get the seed, come find me again, and I'll give you the rest to practice."

Upon hearing Wang Yue's words, Han Li hurriedly took his leave, clearly still somewhat uneasy.

After Han Li left, Wang Yue began to use the spiritual liquid in the bottle to cultivate and accelerate the growth of the remaining spiritual herbs.

Believe it or not, these spiritual herbs originally took decades to mature, but after being accelerated by such a rich wood-attribute spiritual liquid, they were matured by Wang Yue in no time. Wang Yue then used the seeds he cultivated to keep a large portion of the seeds, and then cultivated some new spiritual herbs before continuing to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill.

While Wang Yue was busy, Han Li also successfully broke through.

However, he ate a total of sixteen pills, and finally, just when the true energy in his meridians was about to surge, he frantically walked the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) in the cave, and only then did he take this opportunity to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

After Han Li broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, he officially became Li Huayuan's personal disciple and Wang Yue's ninth junior brother. Of course, Li Huayuan took special care of Han Li because Han Li was a guest minister of the Han Dynasty.

The first thing Han Li did after becoming Wang Yue's disciple was to report the good news.

After congratulating Han Li, Wang Yue pointed to the table and said, "These are the remaining medicinal herbs used to refine Foundation Establishment Pills. Leave me a few, and take the rest."

After hearing this, Han Li said somewhat embarrassedly, "Senior brother has helped me so much, you should keep these pills."

Wang Yue shook his head and said, "Take them. You can exchange these pills for something you can use. I don't have any use for them."

Seeing Wang Yue's resolute words, Han Li didn't stand on ceremony with him anymore. Instead, he happily took the Foundation Establishment Pill and left.

Wang Yue could tell from Han Li's hurried pace that the kid was afraid Wang Yue would regret it.

Wang Yue was speechless. Was he the kind of person who would regret something?

However, after seeing Han Li off, Wang Yue had his own things to attend to.

Wang Yue remembered that the Yan Family Fortress incident was about to happen, and the invasion of Yue Kingdom by the demonic forces was also about to begin. He had to take this opportunity to break through to the Golden Core stage.

In this novel, Wang Yue will be facing a demonic Nascent Soul cultivator. He believes that as long as he breaks through to the Golden Core stage, he won't need to use his steam manipulation abilities to defeat the Nascent Soul cultivator directly.

If these things are done, the Han Dynasty will be able to establish itself on this continent.

Previously, Wang Yue might not have been able to break through quickly, but now, with so many spiritual herbs containing the energy of Foundation Establishment Pills, he plans to refine hundreds of Foundation Establishment Pills, and then use them to continuously condense the true essence within his body. He will continue to fill the currently empty space in his dantian with true essence, and then use the Five Elements Pill to break through to the Golden Core stage.

Wang Yue's meridians were originally at the level of a Golden Immortal, so they were exceptionally expanded. Therefore, Wang Yue could violently take drugs, then use the Azure Origin Sword Technique to refine out impurities, and then continue taking drugs.

Of course, Wang Yue had to return to the Great Han from time to time during this period. As a result, it took a whole year for Wang Yue's cultivation to reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Seeing that the time for a breakthrough had come, Wang Yue immediately arranged the Five Elements Pills according to the formation, and he sat in the center to activate the formation, injecting the energy of the Golden Pill into Wang Yue's body.

Within Wang Yue's formation, the five inner cores act as a medium, continuously absorbing the five elements' energy from heaven and earth, and then directly injecting it into Wang Yue's body through the formation.

The five Five Elements Inner Elixirs were positioned opposite the five internal organs of Wang Yue's body. After the Five Elements energy was transformed, it was finally used as a small furnace in the dantian to further refine the true essence in his body.

The originally enormous true essence sea was intended to dissipate when Wang Yue forcibly refined it in his dantian, but he simply couldn't calculate it.

Finally, this true essence condensed and became smaller and smaller, slowly forming a crystal containing high energy, which is the initial stage of a cultivator's inner core.

To form a true golden core, further strengthening is required.

However, at the very moment the inner core is formed, the dantian is extremely empty, so the Five Elements Formation continuously integrates the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and then continuously expands the size of the golden core.

At this time, the plundering of the world's vital energy became even more violent, so the five five-star pills were also triggered to their limit, causing their own energy to continuously decrease. Finally, along with all the world's vital energy, they surged into Wang Yue's body and transformed into part of the Golden Core attribute.

The moment Wang Yue's five-colored golden core was formed, he opened his eyes in surprise. He had actually used this method to break through to the golden core stage.

Thinking about the spirit stones Wang Yue threw into the formation, as well as the five Five Elements Inner Cores, Wang Yue knew in his heart that relying on the rapid breakthrough of the Nascent Soul stage was probably very unrealistic.

The moment Wang Yue's golden core took shape, he knew that his tribulation was about to begin, so he simply used the distance-free method to open his cave.

Wang Yue originally planned to find a deserted area to undergo his tribulation, but unexpectedly received a telepathic message from Mo Caihuan. The Yan Family Fortress, which he had been keeping an eye on, was now crowded with cultivators.

Wang Yue remembered that the book described how the entire city's inhabitants and cultivators were burned alive, so he thought it would be better to use Yan Family Fortress as the location for the tribulation.

Therefore, Wang Yue did not hesitate to use the distance-free method to rush to Yan Family Fortress, only to find a blood-red array that enveloped the entire city.

It's true that timing is everything!
It seems the people of this city were destined to live; as soon as Wang Yue appeared in the city, the lightning tribulation from the sky followed him.

Bolts of lightning descended from the sky. The Blood Spirit Array was originally very powerful, but it withstood most of the heavenly lightning with its demon-slaying aura until the very last strike, which finally broke the array.

Wang Chan, who was in charge of the formation, was terrified. He didn't have time to react and simply used his Blood Escape Technique to escape. The cultivators in the city also fled quickly after seeing that the formation had been broken, as they needed to report what had happened to their sects.

Wang Yue achieved his goal: to prepare the seven major sects for a proper battle with the Demonic Sect.

As for Yan Family Fortress, Wang Yue felt that they would definitely flee after this matter was exposed, and he could take this opportunity to seize the Yan family's spirit stone mine.

Wang Yue wanted to set up an array that would cover the entire Han Dynasty, but he didn't have enough spirit stones. Although he could gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth through the array to support it, it would be more effective without spirit stones.

As for the heavenly lightning that struck Wang Yue during his tribulation, he was hit at the very end, but after the lightning struck through the formation, the energy of the tribulation lightning that landed on Wang Yue was directly absorbed.

Wang Yue's body had already absorbed the power of the tribulation lightning. Although it wasn't the tribulation lightning of this world, it was of the same origin, so he easily absorbed that energy.

(End of this chapter)